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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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00HANOI2580 INFORMAL VIETNAMESE RESPONSE TO U.S. QUERIES ON ASEAN SEANWFZ NON-PAPER
[...] POLOFF MET NOVEMBER 28 WITH MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT SEANWFZ EXPERT TRAN DUC BINH TO DISCUSS REFTEL QUESTIONS. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02580 280819Z BINH SHARED THE FOLLOWING VIEWS, KEYED TO REFTEL POINTS: 2. SOVEREIGNTY: BINH STATED DEFINITELY THAT ASE [...]
2000-11-28 08:00:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM VM CH ASEAN
00HARARE6956ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENT RATIFIES OTTAWA CONVENTION
[...] (U) ON DECEMBER 5, ZIMBABWE'S PARLIAMENT PASSED THE ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES (PROHIBITION) BILL, WHICH RATIFIES THE OTTAWA CONVENTION BANNING ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINES. PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ARE PROHIBITED FROM USING, STOCKPILING, TRANSFERRING, AND PRODUCING ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES. ON NOVEMBER [...]
2000-12-12 05:27:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALKHDP MOPS PARM PGOV PREL ZI
00THEHAGUE1863READOUT ON MTCR DUTCH CHAIR VISIT TO SOUTHEAST ASIA
[...] END SUMMARY. TEXT OF DUTCH MTCR TRIP REPORT FOR FUTURE PARIS POC MTG (PROTECT UNTIL RELEASE AT NEXT MTCR POC MEETING) 2.(C/REL MTCR - REL TO MTCR UPON LATE JUNE POC MTG CIRCLTN) BEGIN TEXT OF DUTCH MTCR TRIP REPORT: GENERAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATE GIVEN BY THE NOORD [...]
2000-06-22 12:35:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL HK MC MY SN IR NL MTCRE
00THEHAGUE1940DUTCH THOUGHTS ON RS WALKOUT OF SRCC, SERB
[...] No summary [...]
2000-06-27 16:08:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID PREL MARR BK SR HR NL OSCE
00THEHAGUE1959PICK-UP OF U.S.-SUPPLIED ENCRYPTION EQUIPMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2000-06-28 15:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETTC KNNP PARM TRGY
01ABUJA1249NIGERIA: ECOWAS MORATORIUM ON SMALL ARMS
[...] No summary [...]
2001-06-01 10:03:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECOWAS NI PARM
01ABUJA2561TFUS01: NIGERIA: WORKING TOGETHER TO FIGHT
[...] (S) As agreed during the October 8 meeting between the Ambassador and the National Security Advisor (Ref B),PolMilOff met October 9 with LTC Mohammed Idris, the NSA's Military Advisor and Mohammed K. Ibrahim, Assistant Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affair [...]
2001-10-11 10:09:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPREL PTER PARM NI
01ABUJA3016NIGERIA: NO CWC OR BWC LEGISLATION YET
[...] (C) PolMilOff November 28 spoke to Stella Aburime at the Nigerian Justice Ministry. Aburime said that Nigeria had not yet developed domestic legislation on chemical or biological weapons. Aburime, who works on the Ministry Committee charged with drafting the legislation to internalize the CWC [...]
2001-11-29 09:06:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPARM NI
01VATICAN3976VATICAN VERBATIM
[...] THE JULY 14-20 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03976 01 OF 02 282136Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN RATIFIES NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY - WHITE HOUSE ACCUSED OF PUTTING "SPIN" ON PAPAL SPEECH - 2008 OLYMPICS: CHINA NOT ONLY [...]
2001-07-27 09:54:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM MOPS AM KZ CH VM RW VT VTPREL
02ABUJA1190NIGERIA ON BUSTANI -- HELP US CONVINCE AFRICA
[...] (C) DCM April 16 spoke with Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Chairman of Nigeria's National Council on the OPCW. Baba-Ahmed said Nigeria intended to vote for Bustani's removal and that he saw little likelihood of that position changing. However, taking this stance had put Nigeria "far from [its] natur [...]
2002-04-16 12:54:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL NI
02ABUJA254NIGERIA: SMALL ARMS/LIGHT WEAPONS
[...] (U) This is an action request; Please see para 11. 2. (U) SUMMARY: During a January 3 conversation with PolMilOff, the Chairman of the Nigerian Committee on the ECOWAS Moratorium on Small Arms/Light Weapons (SA/LW) Musa Yahaya said Nigeria was making progress combating SA/LW proliferation [...]
2002-01-28 14:37:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KOMC NI ECOWAS
02AMMAN2270JORDAN: PARTICIPATION IN TRANSSHIPMENT ENFORCEMENT
[...] Jordanian Customs Director General Mahmoud Qteishat confirmed May 6 that his agency would send three representatives to the Barcelona conference on transshipment: -- Faisal Ahmad al-Sarhan, Director of Inspection -- Fadi Baker Makhlouf, Director of the al-Omary Customs House -- Mohammad Faye [...]
2002-05-08 15:31:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETTC JO KSTC MNUC PARM PREL
02AMMAN2674DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN ENCOURAGING UNIVERSAL
[...] (U) On May 27, Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of International and Regional Organizations. Aamiri noted that Jordan submitted data on military expenditures in 2001 and is currently preparing its 2002 submission with a view to me [...]
2002-05-27 12:34:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM JO UNGA CDG
02AMMAN3111PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTION PLAN: WMD- JORDAN
[...] EMBASSY AMMAN AGREES THAT SUBJECT PLAN IS AN IMPORTANT GOAL. THE GOJ ALREADY HAS A VERY HELPFUL POSITION ON THE ISSUE OF WMD AND WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT PROACTIVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ON THE ISSUE WILL BE USEFUL WITH OUR AUDIENCE. GIVEN THE CURRENT POLITICAL REALITIES IN THE REGION, PUBLIC ENGAG [...]
2002-06-12 08:34:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALASEC KPAO OPRC OIIP PTER PARM
02AMMAN3621POINTS ON OPEN SKIES TREATY DELIVERED
[...] (U) POLCOUNS AND POLOFF DELIVERED REF NON-PAPER TO ALI AL-AYAD, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO FONMIN MUASHER, ON JULY 2. AL-AYAD HAD NO INITIAL REACTION TO THE NON-PAPER BUT PROMISED TO REVIEW IT FURTHER. Gnehm [...]
2002-07-03 06:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM OSCE
02AMMAN3813OUTER SPACE ARMS CONTROL DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) On July 11, A/POLCOUNS conveyed reftel points and Ambassador Javits' remarks on the issue of Outer Space Arms Control to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the Jordanian MFA's Department of International Organizations. Aamiri had no substantive comment, but said the Ministry would review th [...]
2002-07-11 13:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL RS CH JO
02AMMAN3931CWC: POINTS ON JULY 25 CSP MEETING DELIVERED TO
[...] (U) On July 17, A/Polcouns conveyed reftel points on the July 25 meeting of the CWC's Conference of State's Parties to Ali Al-Ayed, personal aide to Foreign Minister Muasher, encouraging Jordanian participation at the meeting and the GOJ's support for the candidacy of Ambassador Pfirter as mew [...]
2002-07-17 09:06:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL JO CWC
02AMMAN4447DEMARCHE TO JORDANIANS ON IRAQI PROCUREMENT
[...] (S/NF) On August 8, POLCOUNS delivered points in reftel to Ali Al-Ayed, personal assistant to the foreign minister. Ayed asked if there was any more specific information on the names of the companies involved, the shipping and transit route, or the shipment schedule, and also asked if the info [...]
2002-08-08 14:45:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IZ JO
02AMMAN4682(NIAG 2057) JAPANESE EMBASSY ASKS FOR MORE
[...] (S/NF) Japanese Embassy Counselor (and Japanese Charge in Iraq) Masashi Kono called on PolCouns August 18. Referring to Embassy Tokyo's demarche (ref b) on Iraq's possible purchase of thermal luminescence dosimetry equipment from Japan through the Jordanian company al-Eman Investment Group ( [...]
2002-08-19 13:41:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNKNNP PARM PREL GM JA IZ JO
02AMMAN5918DEMARCHE ON JORDANIAN CW-RELATED EXPORTS TO IRAQ
[...] (S/NF) ORCA DELIVERED POINTS IN REFTEL TO GOJ COUNTERPARTS, WHO INDICATED THAT THEY WILL REVIEW THE INFORMATION AND FOLLOW UP. POST WILL ADVISE OF ANY FURTHER RESPONSE FROM GOJ. GNEHM [...]
2002-10-10 14:22:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPARM ETTC TU IZ JO CBW
02AMMAN622757TH UNFC: DEMARCHE ON IRAQ'S DEPLETED URANIUM
[...] No summary [...]
2002-10-24 13:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL JO UNGA
02AMMAN7450IRAQ: JORDAN BRIEFED ON U.S. REACTION TO IRAQ
[...] (C) The Ambassador on December 21 summarized ref information on the U.S. reaction to Iraq's weapons declaration with Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. Muasher had little comment on the presentation, other than to say that he had been following the subject in the press, and that "everyone exp [...]
2002-12-24 09:22:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL JO
02ANKARA8546EMBASSY EFFORTS TO STOP TURKISH ATROPINE EXPORTS
[...] (S) Post has expended substantial and sustained efforts to encourage the GOT to shut off potential for Iraqi acquisition of atropine from Turkey. We offer the following chronology of our efforts: (S) May 2002 - Regional Affaires (RA) Office begins work on issue with GOT interlocutors. In [...]
2002-11-22 12:21:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC TU IZ
02ANKARA8961(NIAG 1094) TURKISH COOPERATION WITH IRAQ (S)
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-13 07:41:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC TU IZ MNUC UNSC
02COLOMBO1422GSL minister cautiously optimistic on direction of peace process based on meeting with Tiger spokesman
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a July 31 meeting, Milinda Moragoda, a senior GSL minister, provided the Ambassador a detailed readout of his recent talks with Anton Balasingham, the spokesman of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The atmospherics were excellent, he related. On substantive issues, pro [...]
2002-08-01 11:11:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PTER PINR PREL PARM CE NO LTTE
02COLOMBO1491PM ON COHABITATION: "NOT LOOKING GOOD"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM WICKREMISINGHE TOLD ME LAST NIGHT (AUGUST 13) THAT COHABITATION TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH AND THAT PROSPECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT ARE "NOT LOOKING GOOD". HE PROFESSED TO BE SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S MENTAL BALANCE. WHEN TOLD THAT SHE WILL BE COMING TO JEFFERSON HOUSE [...]
2002-08-14 09:05:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINR PREL PARM CE NO
02COLOMBO1501PRESIDENT KUMARATUNGA SAYS SHE WILL MEET RANIL ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: My dinner with President Kumaratunga last night (August 14) went well. She was vivacious, relaxed and chatty. We hardly discussed substance at all, but she did say she will try to meet with Ranil before she leaves for the UK this weekend. She is prepared to discuss new terms f [...]
2002-08-15 08:43:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINR PREL PARM CE NO
02COLOMBO1551SRI LANKA: DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE HEARS HOPES
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Armitage had four brief "pull-aside" meetings at the start of a reception held in his honor, August 22, with the Leader of the PA Opposition the Maldivian High Commissioner, Tamil National Alliance representatives, and the Leader of the Muslim Congress. D heard [...]
2002-08-23 02:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM PARM ECON ETRD CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2022 U.S.-sponsored Quick Reaction Demining Force
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) After approximately seven months of operations, the U.S.-sponsored Quick Reaction Demining Force (QRDF) has wrapped up its work in Sri Lanka. On October 24-25, the QRDF turned over two plots of land clear [...]
2002-10-29 10:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PHUM PREF KPAO EAID CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2312GSL MINISTOR MORAGODA SAYS INDIANS MAD AT JAPANESE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: GSL Minister Milinda Moragoda told me over the weekend that the Indians are "really mad" over the attempts by the Japanese to involve themselves in Sri Lanka's negotiation to end the war. Moragoda said Indian Foreign Secretary Sibal, who visited Colombo last week, was SIPDIS [...]
2002-12-16 09:55:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM CE LTTE
02ROME1251ITALIAN 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 11:38:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEU IT MARR MOPS PARM PREL AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1461OPCW ITALIANS CONCERNED ABOUT LINKAGE TO
[...] (C) ITALY DOUBTS THE REMOVAL OF DG BUSTANI WILL BE SETTLED BY THE OPCW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND EXPECTS IT WILL HAVE TO BE RESOLVED AT THE STATES PARTIES MEETING THIS FALL, ACCORDING TO MFA ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT OFFICE DIRECTOR ALESSANDRO CEVESE. CEVESE MET WITH POL-MIL OFFICER JUST AFT [...]
2002-03-21 17:19:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IT CWC
02ROME1548ITALY ON WASSENAAR HOS: NOT TO WORRY
[...] (U) ITALY SEES NO REMAINING SUBSTANTIVE WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT HEAD OF SECRETARIAT SUCCESSION ISSUE, MFA'S NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR UGO DE MOHR TOLD ECONOFF ON MARCH 22. ITALY ACCEPTS THAT THE SWEDISH CANDIDATE, AMBASSADOR DANIELSSON, WILL BE THE NEXT HOS, AND DE MOHR SAID ITALY IS FULLY S [...]
2002-03-27 08:53:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC IT KSTC PARM EUN
02ROME1748ITALY MAY LET PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY ENTER LIBYA
[...] (S) SUMMARY. THE ITALIAN OFFICIAL CHAIRING AN INTERMINISTERIAL LICENSING COMMITTEE IS "INCLINED TO SUPPORT" THE APPLICATION OF AN ITALIAN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY FOR A LICENSE TO CONTRACT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA TO REFURBISH FACILITIES AT RABTA, LIBYA IN ORDER TO ALLOW THEIR PRODUCTION OF [...]
2002-04-08 16:38:00Embassy RomeSECRETETRD ETTC IT PARM PREL
02ROME186DELIVERY OF ATLANTIC BIRD DEMARCHE TO GOI AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBASSY DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO THE GOI AND ALENIA SPAZIO ON DECEMBER 18 AND 21, RESPECTIVELY. BOTH CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD REFTEL MESSAGE THAT A PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER OF THE EXPORT CONTROLS REGARDING ATLANTIC BIRD WOULD BE HIGHLY UNLIKELY IN THE CONTEXT OF CURRENT CHINESE UN [...]
2002-01-14 06:19:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL ETRD TSPA PARM CH IT MTCRE EXPORT CONTROLS
02ROME2256ITALY ON IRAN'S PASTEUR INSTITUTE: NOTHING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY AND IRAN HAVE BROKEN OFF NEGOTIATIONS THAT HAD BEEN AIMED AT LENDING ITALIAN KNOW-HOW TO VACCINE PRODUCTION EFFORTS AT IRAN'S PASTEUR INSTITUTE. THE ITALIAN MFA REPORTS THAT IRAN BALKED AT THE STRINGENT INSPECTION PROVISIONS ITALY INSISTED BE INCORPORATED INTO ANY GOI-GOI [...]
2002-05-09 13:44:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC ETRD IR IT UN
02ROME2257ITALY SAYS IRAN MAY REALLY NEED SPEED BOATS
[...] (C) ACTION REQUEST AND SUMMARY. ITALY WILL INVESTIGATE REFTEL POTENTIAL SALE OF HIGH-SPEED BOATS TO IRAN BUT, AT LEAST PRELIMINARILY, DOES NOT NECESSARILY AGREE THAT THE SALES WOULD EITHER VIOLATE ITALIAN LAW OR WOULD COME WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF WASSENAAR'S MUNITIONS LIST. MFA'S NONPROLIFERAT [...]
2002-05-09 13:48:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ETTC IR IT UN EXPORT CONTROLS
02ROME2977ITALY'S NUANCED POLICY ON DUAL USE EXPORTS TO IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. ITALY INSISTS ITS POLICY PROHIBITING SALES OF WEAPONS AND SENSITIVE DUAL USE ITEMS REMAINS FULLY IN FORCE. HOWEVER, MFA'S NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR FLAGS A POTENTIAL LEGAL VULNERABILITY IN THE POLICY BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE UNITED NATIONS' FAILURE TO ADOPT A [...]
2002-06-18 17:22:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ETTC ETRD IR IT EXPORT CONTROLS
02ROME3067ITALY ON LIBYA: RABTA GATHERS STEAM
[...] (S) SUMMARY. HAVING VETTED THE MATTER THROUGH INTELLIGENCE CHANNELS TO ITS SATISFACTION, THE GOI HAS RESUMED CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION OF AN ITALIAN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY TO CONTRACT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA TO REFURBISH CHEMICAL FACILITIES AT RABTA TO ALLOW FOR THE PRODUCTION OF [...]
2002-06-21 17:42:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL ETRD ETTC PARM IT SECRET PAGE ROME
02ROME3280CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): AD REF HOST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. TEAM SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED AD REF HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT (HCA) IN TALKS WITH ITALIAN OFFICIALS JUNE 21. TEAM BELIEVES THAT AD REF HCA PROTECTS FULLY U.S. INSPECTION RIGHTS WHEN ITALY IS THE INSPECTED STATE PARTY (ISP) AND RIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES TO BE THE ISP. END SU [...]
2002-07-03 15:53:00Embassy RomeSECRETPARM MARR KTIA IT CWC
02ROME3855U/S BOLTON DISCUSSES NON-PROLIFERATION ISSUES WITH
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. U/S BOLTON DISCUSSED HIS RECENT MOSCOW VISIT, NON-PROLIFERATION AND ARMS COUNTROL ISSUES, MISSILE DEFENSE, THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, CHINA AND THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (REF A) AT AN AUGUST 5 WORKING LUNCH [...]
2002-08-06 11:26:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MASS MARR IT
02ROME393457TH UNGA: ITALY SHARES U.S. GOALS
[...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH THE MFA'S ACTING OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR UN AFFAIRS, MARIO BALDI, POLOFF CONVEYED MESSAGES ON U.S. GOALS FOR THE 57TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA) (REF D) AND ON THE CANDIDACY OF RUTH WEDGWOOD FOR THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE (REF A). BALDI STATED THAT THE GOI SHARED USG G [...]
2002-08-09 13:26:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PHUM ECON PARM EFIN IT UNGA UN
02ROME402WASSENAAR HOS: ITALY STILL MUMBLING BUT COMING
[...] (SBU) UGO DE MOHR, MFA'S NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR, GAVE HIS VIEW OF THE STATE OF PLAY OF THE WASSENAAR HEAD OF SECRETARIAT ISSUE DURING A JANUARY 24 MEETING WITH ECONOFF. SIPDIS HE SEES, OR AT LEAST COUCHES, THE SITUATION IN PROCEDURAL TERMS: THE DECEMBER PLENARY HAVING ENDED WITHOUT SE [...]
2002-01-25 17:42:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAMGT ETTC IT KSTC PARM EUN
02ROME4031GOOD ADVICE ON ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS FROM ITALY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR GIANCARLO ARAGONA URGED THE U.S. TO EXPLAIN THE EFFORT TO NEGOTIATE ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT "ROME TREATY" IN TERMS OF THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR ALLOWING CONTINUING USG INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT. "DON'T EMPHASIZE YOUR SEPAR [...]
2002-08-16 14:37:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PARM RS IR IT KICC UNGA
02ROME4724UNDER 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 07:21:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAF PARM PREL AFGHANISTAN
02ROME4887A/S RADEMAKER'S ITALY CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) ITALIAN MFA ARMS CONTROL EXPERTS, MEETING WITH A/S RADEMAKER ON SEPTEMBER 25, WELCOMED THE NEW US POSITION ON THE 5TH BWC REVCON. AFTER RECEIVING CLARIFICATION OF THE PHILOSOPHY UNDERLYING THE US APPROACH TO THE BWC, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THEIR SKEPTICISM THAT THE NAM WOULD ACCEPT AN AGREE [...]
2002-10-08 07:01:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IT CBW
02ROME4900GOI ON TURKEY'S EU CANDIDACY
[...] (C) ON OCTOBER 4 THE MFA'S DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS PAOLO PUCCI TOLD POL MINISTER COUNSELOR THAT WHILE ITALY RECOGNIZED THE REFORMS PUT IN PLACE RECENTLY BY THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04900 082132Z TURKISH LEGISLATURE, IT WOULD HAVE LIKED TO [...]
2002-10-08 13:23:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL TU IT EUN
02ROME4912KUCHMA VISIT TO ITALY
[...] (U) GUIDANCE REQUEST. SEE PARA 3. 2. (C) POL MINISTER COUNSELOR USED THE OPPORTUNITY OF HIS COURTESY CALL ON THE NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL (A/S EQUIVALENT) FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS PAOLO PUCCI TO UNDERLINE U.S. CONCERNS SECRET PAGE 02 ROME 04912 081516Z OVE [...]
2002-10-08 14:40:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL PARM IT UP IZ UN
02ROME5036ITALY: POINTS FOR PM'S TRIP TO RUSSIA AND
[...] (C) ON OCT 15 DCM BRIEFED PM BERLUSCONI DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR CASTELLANETA ON USG CONCERNS REGARDING RUSSIAN POLICIES TOWARD IRAQ AND IRAN, USING POINTS IN REF A, IN PREPARATION FOR THE PM'S OCT 16 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN IN MOSCOW. (NOTE: CASTELLANETA HAD REQUESTED THIS BRIEFING ON BEHALF OF [...]
2002-10-16 12:27:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IT IR IZ RS EUN UN
02ROME5079NORTH KOREANS SIGNAL NEW OPENNESS AT ENERGY
[...] AT A RECENT CONFERENCE IN ITALY ON NORTH KOREAN ENERGY NEEDS, THE DPRK DELEGATION APPEARED TO SIGNAL UNUSUAL OPENNESS. ITS PRESENCE AT A CONFERENCE WITH USG AND ROK REPRESENTATIVES WAS ITSELF REMARKABLE, AND ITS FRANK DISCUSSION OF SHORTCOMINGS AND REFORMS WAS MORE SO. DPRK REPRESENTATIVE [...]
2002-10-17 13:55:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG EAID PARM KN IT
02ROME5117MISSILE DEFENSE FOLLOW-UP WITH ITALIANS
[...] (C) THE GOI IS INTERESTED IN CONTINUING BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS ON MISSILE DEFENSE BUT WANTS FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITHIN NATO TO DEVELOP FURTHER A COMMON CONCEPTUAL APPROACH TO THE PROGRAM, ACCORDING TO MINISTER CARLO TREZZA, MFA COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS. NATO MEMBERS, AND [...]
2002-10-21 11:13:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MARR MCAP IT NATO
02ROME5569ITALIAN RESPONSE TO PRE- GAERC POINTS ON DPRK,
[...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 14, POLMINCOUNS DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO ROCCO ANTONIO CANGELOSI, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION. ON THE DPRK, CANGELOSI'S WANTED TO KNOW, "WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THEM IN ORDER TO REOPEN THE DIALOGUE?" POLMINCOUNS REPLIED THAT WE HAD LOST CONFIDENCE IN ANYT [...]
2002-11-15 16:25:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KN TU CY IT EUN
02ROME5961ITALY'S INPUT FOR G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP MEETING
[...] (C) MFA OFFICIALS IN THE DISARMAMENT BUREAU APOLOGIZED FOR THEIR DELAY IN RESPONDING TO REFTEL QUERIES AND HAVE NOW SHARED WITH US THE POINTS BELOW. 2. (C) STATUS OF DISCUSSIONS WITH RUSSIANS: THE GOI MET WITH THE GOR AT THE POLITICAL DIRECTORS LEVEL IN MOSCOW JULY 15-16, HAD AN INFORMAL M [...]
2002-12-12 12:20:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL RS IT UN
02STATE53501CW PROLIFERATION DEMARCHE: IRANIAN ORDER FOR
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: DURING MISSILE NONPROLIFERATION TALKS ON MARCH 6 IN WASHINGTON, CHINA'S MFA ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT DIRECTOR GENERAL LIU JIEYI TOLD NP A/S WOLF THAT CHINA WAS TAKING SEVERAL, SIGNIFICANT NEW STEPS TO TIGHTEN CHINA'S NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL EXPORT REGULATIONS, INC [...]
2002-03-20 16:16:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL CH IR
02TEGUCIGALPA2555HONDURAS TO INVESTIGATE NACO ARMS THEFT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 28, the Honduran Armed Forces (HOAF) designated Army Auditor General Colonel Rodolfo Reyes Argueta to investigate the alleged robbery of 230 of 790 AKMS-type assault rifles from the arms cache in Naco. The weapons were stored under court injunction in a Honduran milit [...]
2002-08-09 16:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALMASS MCAP PARM PGOV PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2959HONDURAN MINDEF OUTLINES REGIONAL DISARMAMENT PLAN; EMERGES AS LEADING NATIONAL SECURITY FIGURE IN GOH
[...] No summary [...]
2002-10-25 19:02:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALETRD HO MASS MCAP PARM PIRN PREL XK
02TEGUCIGALPA2975OFFER OF ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT ILLICIT ARMS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 17, 2002, PolOffs met with the Honduran Minister of Defense Federico Breve Travieso (MOD),and again delivered reftel talking points. The MOD expressed great interest in the offer to provide training and technical assistance to combat illicit arms trafficking in Hondur [...]
2002-10-29 13:23:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MASS MARR HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3012AMBITIOUS NEW GUN CONTROLS IN EFFECT--BUT WILL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 12, a new Honduran gun control law went into effect, requiring registration of all pistols, revolvers, rifles and shotguns with the National Criminal Investigation Division (DGIC) of the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS). The new law requires registration by both ind [...]
2002-10-31 20:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV KCRM HO ASEC
02TEGUCIGALPA3318HONDURAN ACTION ON SEVEN COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: PolOff met December 6 with Honduran MFA Director General for Treaties Ivonne Bonilla to demarche Bonilla on the 1988 maritime counterterrorism (CT) convention and protocol and to get a status report on the GOH's slow acti [...]
2002-12-09 22:47:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO
02VATICAN4539POPE WELCOMES IRAQ'S APPARENT OPENNESS TO NEW ARMS
[...] POPE JOHN PAUL II ENDED HIS WEEKLY GENERAL AUDIENCE SEPTEMBER 18 BY WELCOMING IRAQ'S APPARENT ACCEPTANCE OF UN ARMS INSPECTIONS AS POTENTIALLY A STEP BACK FROM WAR. THE VATICAN'S PRESS OFFICE SLUGGED THE PAPAL STATEMENT IN ITS DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN AS "POPE MAKES APPEAL FOR PEACE." TEX [...]
2002-09-19 05:57:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL IZ VT
02VATICAN5546ABM CODE OF CONDUCT DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-14 14:55:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC TSPA ETTC MASS VT
03ABUDHABI1346 UAE: DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE UNGA AND
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Polchief discussed reftel demarche on possible UNGA and CHR sessions on Iraq with MFA Assistant U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi on March 19. Al-Nuaimi did not think the NAM initiative would have any traction b [...]
2003-03-19 14:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALUNSC PARM PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1366 UAE: KEEPING THE IRAQ ISSUE IN THE
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Polchief shared reftel demarche with Marwan Al-Sha'ali, the special assistant to MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi on March 22. Al-Sha'ali noted that the MFA had not received any [...]
2003-03-22 12:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALUNSC PARM PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1469IRAQ: ENCOURAGING POSITIVE STATEMENTS
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT, FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) POLCHIEF PASSED REFTEL MESSAGE TO MFA PROTOCOL DIRECTOR OBEID AL-ZAABI ON 3/26 AND ASKED HIM TO BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF MFA MINSTATE HAMDAN BIN ZAYID AL- NAHYAN, NOTING THAT WE EXPECTED THE OPEN SESSION WOUL [...]
2003-03-26 12:38:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL TC
03ABUDHABI1763CT TRAINING STRATEGY FOR UAEG: STRATEGIC
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for Reasons 1.5 (B, D). 2. (C) As a "next steps" follow-up to the U.S.-UAE Strategic Dialogue (see ref A),we have met with UAEG officials and identified UAE law enforcement training needs in counter-terrorism cooperation. Training needs in [...]
2003-04-13 12:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEIAR ELTN ETCC PARM PBTS PGOV PREL PTER TC
03ABUDHABI2026 INVITE TO EXBS CONFERENCE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-29 09:14:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL PTER KSTCC TC
03ABUDHABI2082 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RUMSFELD MEETING
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) SUMMARY: SecDef met with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) on April 27 in Abu Dhabi. After congratulating SecDef on Operation Iraqi Freedom, MbZ made the following point [...]
2003-04-30 10:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC AF IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2305 SCENESETTER FOR UAE AIR FORCE
[...] (U) Classified by Charge Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) UAE Air Force Commander Major General Khaled Abdullah Al-Buainnan will visit the U.S. May 12-22. Al-Buainnan's visit presents a good opportunity for us to review our strong bilateral Air Force-to-Air Force rel [...]
2003-05-12 07:22:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC TC
03ABUDHABI2798 SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL FRANKS'
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) General Franks: Your Emirati friends and the U.S. mission to the UAE are looking forward to your valedictory visit. As always, UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) [...]
2003-06-11 10:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI286UAE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN IGCC
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-19 11:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP TC
03ABUDHABI2861 SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) Secretary Bolton: Your visit to the UAE will provide an excellent opportunity to discuss our concerns about Iran with the UAEG. We have secured a meeting with de facto Foreign Minister, Shaykh Hamdan bin Z [...]
2003-06-14 12:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PARM ETTC IR TC
03ABUDHABI2876EXBS TEAM RECEIVES COMMITMENT FROM UAEG FOR TRAINING
[...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: An interagency USG visited the UAE June 14-15 to successfully re-launch a comprehensive, multidisciplinary training roadmap on the key bilateral issue of export controls and border se [...]
2003-06-15 12:37:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL PTER KSTC TC
03ABUDHABI2962 U/S BOLTON ENCOURAGES EARLY SIGNING OF AN
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In the course of a June 18 meeting in Abu Dhabi with MFA Minister of State Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, Under Secretary for Under Secretary for Arms Control and International SIPDIS Security Assista [...]
2003-06-21 12:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM TC
03ABUDHABI2982MTAG: UAEG ALERTED RE: IRANIAN FRONT COMPANIES
[...] (U) Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Thomas E. Williams for Reasons 1.5 (B),(D). 2. (S) On 22 June, Polchief delivered reftel demarche to Khedaim Al-Deeri, Deputy Office Director for MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and requested that the information be shared w [...]
2003-06-23 11:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETETTC MNUC PARM PREL TC
03ABUDHABI2988U/S BOLTON DISCUSSES NORTH KOREAN AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR THREAT WITH MFA MINSTATE HAMDAN BIN ZAYID
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) SUMMARY: Conveying a message from President Bush, U/S Bolton laid out USG concerns on the nuclear weapons programs of both North Korea and Iran in a June 18 meeting with MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid. In t [...]
2003-06-23 12:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PGOV PARM ETTC IR NK TC
03ABUDHABI299 UAEG FORMING CABINET LEVEL COMMITTEE
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) During a 1/14 meeting with MFA Minstate Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (other topics reported septel),the Ambassador pressed Hamdan and MFA Assistant Undersecretary Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi on the need to jumpstar [...]
2003-01-20 09:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL PTER KSTC TC
03ABUDHABI3039 SHAYKH ZAYID BESTOWS THE EMIRATES'
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (SBU) UAE President Shaykh Zayid bin Sultan Al- Nahyan conferred upon CENTCOM Commander General Tommy R. Franks the Emirates Military Order of First Class in a meeting on June 24 at Al-Bahr Palace in Abu Dhabi. [...]
2003-06-25 11:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3075 (U) UAE SUPPORT FOR THE POLISH-LED
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador raised the issue of UAE support for the Polish-led multinational division with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) via letter and a follow-up phone call on June [...]
2003-06-30 07:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS AF IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3116(U) VEHICLES IN SUPPORT OF THE POLISH-LED
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) OUR ACTING CG IN DUBAI DISCUSSED THE ISSUE OF DUBAI'S VEHICLE DONATIONS TO THE POLISH-LED DIVISION IN IRAQ AND TO THE AFGHAN POLICE WITH SAYANTA BASU DURING A PHONE CALL ON JULY 1. DUBAI HAS NOT OFFERED T [...]
2003-07-02 14:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS EAID EFIN AF IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3195UAEG CONSIDERATION OF SIGNING ICOC ONGOING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The UAEG is actively considering signing the International Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (ICOC or "Hague Code"). The MFA Legal Affairs Department has recommended to MFA MinState Hamdan Bin Zayed's Office that the UAEG sign the Hague Code. [...]
2003-07-08 12:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA KSCA
03ABUDHABI3251 UAEG WANTS ARTICLE 98 DVC ON JULY 16
[...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Katherine Van De Vate, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and Action Request: The UAE Ministry of Justice is eager to hold a digital videoconference on the U.S.-UAE Article 98 agreement and is proposing July 16 for the date. The relevant Ministry of Just [...]
2003-07-14 10:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KTIA KICC PGOV PARM TC
03ABUDHABI333 U.S.-UAE STRATEGIC DIALOGUE NEXT STEPS
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) The Ambassador met 1/21 with MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi to discuss next steps for the U.S.-UAE Strategic Dialogue and to present a non-paper drawn from reftel. Noting the [...]
2003-01-21 12:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER PARM TC
03ABUDHABI3372UAE REQUESTS INFORMATION ON EXBS TRAINING
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 3. 2. (U) In June 2003, UAEG officals met with an interagency USG team in the UAE to develop a roadmap for EXBS training (reftel). The UAEG MFA has requested further information about the training programs scheduled to start in October 2003. Th [...]
2003-07-20 12:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL PTER KSTC
03ABUDHABI3975 (C) UAE'S ARABSAT BOARD MEMBER WEIGHS IN ON U.S.
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, A.I. RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 9. 3. (C) SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER (SCO) AND SENIOR COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST VISITED UAE BOARD MEMBER TO ARABSAT, MOHAMED OMRAN, ON SEPTEMBER [...]
2003-09-01 12:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALBEXP ETTC PARM PREL TC
03ABUDHABI3993 SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL BUCHANAN'S
[...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Charge d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) General Buchanan: On behalf of Ambassador Wahba, who is out of country until September 4, I would like to welcome you to the UAE. Your visit comes at a time of unprecedented Emirati cooper [...]
2003-09-02 12:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC AF IZ TC
03ABUDHABI4135 SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5(b) and (d). 2. (S) Vice Admiral Keating: I look forward to welcoming you back to the UAE in a few days. The staff at the Embassy in Abu Dhabi and Consulate General in Dubai are making all the arrangements to ensure your visit to [...]
2003-09-10 14:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PGOV PARM MOPS TC
03ABUDHABI415A/S BURNS AND MFA MINSTATE HAMDAN BIN
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Visiting NEA A/S Burns and MFA Minstate Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan discussed next steps in the U.S.-UAE Bilateral Dialogue during a 1/22 meeting. Burns praised Hamdan's handling of the UAEG delegatio [...]
2003-01-26 13:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PARM TC
03ABUDHABI4188UAEG REQUESTS INFORMATION ON OCTOBER EXBS COURSES
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 3. (C) Post has received repeated inquiries from the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the two EXBS-funded courses, WMD Commodity Identification an [...]
2003-09-15 06:29:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL PTER KSTC TC
03ABUDHABI4314 SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) General Abizaid: I would like to welcome you back to the UAE for your full introductory visit. You will be calling on Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and have an opportunity for f [...]
2003-09-22 10:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI4495 UAE: PSI STATEMENT OF INTERDICTION PRINCIPLES
[...] (C) Per Refs A and B, Polchief delivered the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Statement of Principles on September 7 and followed up with MFA interlocutors September 28 and 30. Polchief also made contact with other embassies that had received similar demarche instructions from their ca [...]
2003-10-06 12:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PHSA PBTS EAIR EWWT TC
03ABUDHABI4611 CONVEYING U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT LIBYAN WMD
[...] (S) On October 14, Charge delivered reftel demarche on USG concerns about Libyan WMD development after the lifting of UN sanctions to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi. Al-Noaimi said that the UAEG's views about Libya had not changed after the liftin [...]
2003-10-15 13:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM MNUC KNNP LY TC
03ABUDHABI4695 UAE: ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT UPDATE
[...] (C) The Ambassador briefed Deputy Prime Minister and MinState for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HBZ) October 19 on the status of our Article 98 agreement with the Emiratis. She said the UAE inter-agency panel appeared to be stuck on the "where it is appropriate" language [...]
2003-10-22 04:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM TC
03ABUDHABI5133 SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT TO THE
[...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Chargi d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) General Abizaid: I would like to welcome you back to the UAE. The highlight of December in the UAE will be the 2003 Dubai Air Show, the third largest air show in the world and the premier a [...]
2003-12-01 12:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5138 SCENESETTER FOR AIR FORCE LEADERSHIP VISITS TO
[...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Chargi d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) I would like to welcome you to the UAE. The highlight of December in the UAE will be the 2003 Dubai Air Show, the third largest air show in the world and the premier aviation and air industr [...]
2003-12-01 15:18:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5295 SCENESETTER FOR CSAF VISIT TO THE UAE, DECEMBER
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) General Jumper: I would like to welcome you back to the UAE. The highlight of December in the UAE has been the 2003 Dubai Air Show, the third largest air show in the world and the premier aviation and air indus [...]
2003-12-15 13:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5435EXBS LEGAL AND TECHNICAL FORUM GOES VERY WELL
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. A State-Commerce team visited Abu Dhabi from December 14th to 16th to hold a Legal/Technical Forum with the UAEG under the auspices of the State Department's Export Control and Related Border Security Program. The forum was well attended by [...]
2003-12-30 11:31:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL TC
03ABUDHABI893 THANKS TO THE REMOTE SENSING
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-24 10:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM TC
03ABUDHABI978MOVING FORWARD WITH EXBS TRAINING FOR THE
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE -- PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH FOUR. 3. (C) The Dubai Ports and Customs Authority (DPA),which oversees Jebel Ali and Port Rashid (together the 12th largest port in the world),has on se [...]
2003-03-01 07:10:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEXBS PARM PREL PGOV ETTC TC
03ABUJA1708NIGERIA: PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE
[...] (C) Embassy and the embassies of the other countries who participated in the Ref A demarche in Abuja delivering the PSI Statement of Interdiction Principles received an substantive response from MFA Director for Regions Olusanmokun on September 30, after a joint meeting with him September 29. [...]
2003-10-06 06:47:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL NI
03ABUJA300NIGERIA: REACTION TO SECRETARY'S SPEECH
[...] (U) Reaction to the Secretary's speech on Iraqi violations has been muted. Local media covered the event with straightforward accounts of the Secretary's presentation. Until today (February 10),Embassy has seen no official comments from the GON and little discussion of the speech's merits [...]
2003-02-13 10:38:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM NI IZ UNSC
03ABUJA333NIGERIA: MANPADS INFORMATION REQUEST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GON maintains a stockpile of several hundred poorly maintained SA-7s and has made efforts to purchase more modern SAMs from Russia and Ukraine. The GON maintains control of MANPADS stocks, but poor security and an active illicit arms trade make theft a very real risk. The GO [...]
2003-02-13 17:53:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL PTER
03ABUJA390 NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO NAM STATEMENT DEMARCHE
[...] (C) DCM February 22 delivered ref A points to MFA Permanent Secretary Ambassador T.D. Hart. Hart took the USG position on board, promising to convey it to FM Sule Lamido. 2. (C) COMMENT: Nigeria believes that Iraq must be disarmed through the UN Security Council but that Saddam must rea [...]
2003-02-24 16:25:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPARM AINF IZ NI MY UNSC NAM
03ABUJA566NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO DISAVOWS HIS MINISTER'S
[...] (C) Summary: During a midnight March 21 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo distanced the GON from Minister of State Onyia's accusation that the U.S. had cut military assistance because of Nigeria's position on Iraq. Obasanjo also expressed surprise at Washington's negative react [...]
2003-03-25 17:43:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM SF SG IZ NI
03AMMAN1040JORDAN MFA ON SECRETARY POWELL'S FEBRUARY 14 UNSC
[...] (C) PolCouns February 16 presented Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, with a copy of the Secretary's February 14 address before the UNSC on Iraq. Ayed said he had called up a text of the Secretary's speech from the Department web site and had already read it. [...]
2003-02-18 13:34:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL US IZ JO UN
03AMMAN1049CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): JORDANIAN
[...] (SBU) On February 17, Poloff delivered reftel points and copies of OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) questionnaires to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's IO Department. On February 18, Poloff followed up on this issue with Jusuf Bataineh, the MFA's action officer on CWC issues. Bataineh [...]
2003-02-18 14:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ABUD JO AROC CWC CBW OPCW
03AMMAN1081MANPADS NEA BILATERAL PLANS: POST INPUT FOR JORDAN
[...] (C) This message responds to reftel request for input on the MANPADS situation in Jordan. Answers are keyed to questions posed in reftel paras 7-13. ------------------- General Information ------------------- 2. (S) Jordan possesses a limited stock of MANPADS, all of which are under the [...]
2003-02-20 05:38:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNETTC PARM PREL PTER JO
03AMMAN1188JORDAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a 20 February meeting, Jordan Atomic Energy Commission DG Kodah made a strong pitch for U.S. technical and financial assistance in the operation of Jordan's five radiation portals. In addition, Kodah is keen for his staff to participate in upcoming EXBS training on export con [...]
2003-02-27 10:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PTER SENV IZ JO
03AMMAN1833TFIZ01: IRAQ: ENCOURAGING POSITIVE JORDANIAN
[...] (C) A/DCM on March 26 covered ref points on the UNSC open session on Iraq with Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. A/DCM asked that Jordan make a positive statement regarding the conflict in Iraq. Al-Ayed said that he did not think Jordan's UN PermRep would b [...]
2003-03-26 14:13:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ JO UNSC
03AMMAN3047SCENESETTER FOR CDR, CENTCOM GENERAL FRANKS' MAY
[...] (C) GENERAL FRANKS: WELCOME BACK TO JORDAN. YOUR VISIT PROVIDES AN OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF JORDAN FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND THEIR CONTINUED EFFORT IN AFGHANISTAN, CONGRATULATE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS ON HIS RECENT PROMOTION TO GENERAL, [...]
2003-05-22 09:18:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR PARM MASS JO
03AMMAN3421EXBS PROPOSED ACTIVITIES FOR JORDAN
[...] (u) Post concurs with EXBS cooperative activities proposed reftel, and expects the GOJ will react favorably to the proposal. 2. (u) Post recommends the following amendments to the proposed programs: -- For FY 02 funds, we note that item (d),"Licensing Workshop," is proposed as a on [...]
2003-06-10 08:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM AMGT ETTC KSTC JO
03AMMAN6255PSI BACKGROUND AND TALKING POINTS DELIVERED TO
[...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff September 29 delivered ref a points on the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) to Ali al-Ayed, Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office Director. PolCouns had previously delivered ref b text of the Statement of Interdiction Principles (SOP) to Ayed on September 7. [...]
2003-09-30 12:29:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PHSA PBTS EAIR EWWT JO
03AMMAN6713JORDAN-IRAQ: SECURE DISPOSITION OF RADIOACTIVE
[...] (C) PolCouns on October 20 conveyed to Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office, and Basheer Zoubi, MFA Private Office Iraq Action Officer, ref points on the need to identify and secure orphaned and illicitly trafficked radioactive sources from Iraq. Ayed said he u [...]
2003-10-21 11:27:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNKNNP MNUC PARM PREL US JO
03AMMAN7087DEMARCHE ON UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE: JORDAN
[...] PolOff delivered reftel talking points, non-paper and draft resolution October 30 to Ayman Al-Amiri, Acting Head of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Amiri responded that reform of the First Committee was desirable and that Jordan would carefully [...]
2003-10-30 15:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP JO UNGA CDG UNDC
03AMMAN7275 COOPERATIVE MONITORING CENTER LAUNCHED IN AMMAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador and visiting officials from the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration and Sandia National Laboratories recently inaugurated the Cooperative Monitoring Center (CMC) in Amman. CMC/Amman is modeled after the CMC at Sandia, which has been a [...]
2003-11-06 13:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PBTS PINR PREL PTER JO MEPN
03AMMAN7387JORDAN OFFERS CUSTOMS TRAINING TO IRAQ DURING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a discussion concerning a proposed export control and related security assistance (EXBS) program in Jordan, Jordanian Customs Department Director General Mahmoud Qteishat expressed to the DCM his government's gratitude and support for the program. Qteishat also gave assur [...]
2003-11-12 16:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KNNP KTIA KSTC SCUL MNUC PARM PREL PTER IZ JO
03AMMAN8412BRIEFING ON LIBYA WMD PROGRAMS: JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-23 13:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL LY JO
03AMMAN988REINFORCING THE NPT: DEMARCHE TO JORDAN
[...] (C) PolCouns February 16 discussed ref points on North Korea and the NPT with Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. Al-Ayed responded that, while Jordan has not been directly involved in the North Korea dispute, it hopes that the current confrontation can be re [...]
2003-02-17 14:25:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM JO
03ANKARA1036IRAQ/DEMARCHE ON FRENCH PROPOSALS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-13 08:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM FR TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1666S13-03: TURKS WILL BLOCK HEAT EXCHANGER EXPORTS
[...] (S) On March 13, polmiloff met with Ferhat Alkan of the MFA's Iraq Desk and delivered Ref A points. Alkan remarked that the information was "news" to the MFA. He promised to pass the information immediately to the Turkish National Intelligence Agency (TNIO),the Turkish General Staff, and v [...]
2003-03-17 08:15:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC TU IZ SY JO UNSC CBW
03ANKARA1701IRAQ: TURKEY WILL CONSIDER OPPOSING UNGA SPECIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-18 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIZ PARM PREL TU
03ANKARA1737S12-03: TURKS REQUEST FURTHER DETAILS & UPDATE ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Polmiloff met Ferhat Alkan, of the MFA Iraq Desk, and delivered Ref A points on March 18. As has been the case with similar demarches, MFA showed appreciation for the information and a ready willingness to forward our points [...]
2003-03-19 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IZ TU UNSC CBW
03ANKARA1792NOTMAR AND NOTAM DELIVERED TO GOT
[...] Economic Officer delivered Reftel NOTMAR to MFA Chief of Maritime Affairs Cagatay Erciyes, and reftel NOTAM to MFA Chief of Aviation Affairs Bekir Uysal on March 20. Uysal asked if the U.S. could provide coordinates to more specifically define "Eastern Mediterranean Sea." Both Uysal and Erci [...]
2003-03-20 12:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MOPS MARR XF EWWT PHSA EAIR
03ANKARA1818KEEPING THE IRAQ ISSUE IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-21 15:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IZ TU UNSC
03ANKARA1832GOT TERMINATES OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-22 12:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIZ MOPS PARM TU
03ANKARA1922S63-02 IRANIAN ENTITIES SEEKING TO PROCURE CBW
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-25 06:38:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR TU
03ANKARA1949BLOCKING ARAB EFFORTS AT UN ON IRAQ: GOT RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-25 15:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IZ TU
03ANKARA1970GOT RESPONSE ON ENCOURAGING POSITIVE STATEMENTS AT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-26 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IZ TU
03ANKARA1994S13-03: TURKISH FOREIGN TRADE OFFICIAL PROVIDES
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-27 07:34:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC IZ PARM PREL TU
03ANKARA2126IAEA & IRAN: TURKS TO PASS USG POINTS TO THEIR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Polmiloff met MFA Disarmament Department Head Ibrahim Yagli on March 31 and delivered reftel points. Regarding the information outlined in reftel para 2, tick 2, Yagli asked whether the USG thought Iran had conducted experiments [...]
2003-04-01 07:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP ENRG TU IAEA
03ANKARA2374EXBS: TURKS REJECT AGREEMENT ARTICLES; PROPOSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary. On March 31, the Turks objected to three articles of our proposed Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance (EXBS) Program agreement. The articles govern the status of personnel, claims, and inspections and [...]
2003-04-11 13:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC PREL KSTC TU
03ANKARA2497MTAG 05-96: DEMARCHE ON IRAN'S MISSILE RELATED
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-16 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC MNUC PARM PREL TU MTCRE
03ANKARA2498NO ENDORSEMENT OF OPIC FINANCE APPLICATION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-16 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL TU EINV IZ
03ANKARA2511IAEA AND IRAN: TURKS WELCOME CLARIFICATION ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-17 14:10:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP PARM PREL TU IR IAEA
03ANKARA2709EXBS: TURKS REJECT AGREEMENT ARTICLES: NEXT STEPS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Polmiloff on April 25 spoke with MFA/Disarmament Second Secretary Aykut Kumbaroglu to inquire if there had been any further movement on Turkey's objection to three articles of our proposed Export Control and Related Border Secu [...]
2003-04-25 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU
03ANKARA2710FLEEING IRAQI OFFICIALS LIST: TURKS SAY NO
[...] (U) Classified by Political-Military Counselor Stuart Brown. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S) On April 24, Polmiloff delivered ref demarche to MFA/Middle East Department Ferhat Alkan. Alkan promised to deliver it at once to MFA DG for Middle East Affairs Tahsin Burcuoglu, who had bee [...]
2003-04-25 14:42:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMARR MOPS PARM PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA284TURKEY REQUESTS ADDITIONAL BORDER CONTROL
[...] Embassy Ankara received correspondence dated December 4 from the Turkish Under Secretary for Customs requesting additional radiation detection equipment be provided for Turkish borders. Embassy notes that the current NP/NDF program completed its last installations in December 2002. The Turks [...]
2003-01-13 10:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM ETTC ASEC TU
03ANKARA3023AUSTRALIA GROUP SPRAYER NON-PAPER SHARED WITH GOT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-09 08:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL TU
03ANKARA3057AFGHANISTAN: TURKS INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTING TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) MFA Coordinator for Iraq and Afghanistan Reconstruction Ambassador Ahmet Okcun and DDG for South Asian Affairs Aydin Evirgen told us May 9 the MFA was interested in continuing Turkey's high-level participation in international security an [...]
2003-05-09 15:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER PGOV MARR MASS MOPS AF TU
03ANKARA3503TURKEY WORKING ON CATCH-ALL CONTROLS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-29 12:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC TU
03ANKARA3706NEGOTIATING THE EXBS MOU: MFA SUGGESTS WASHINGTON
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-09 09:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU
03ANKARA3751GOT FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF USG APPROACH FOR JUNE 16
[...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Action Request at paragraph 8. 3. (C) SUMMARY. We delivered reftel demarche on June 9 to representatives of the Turkish MFA, who promised full support for the USG approach at the June 16 IAEA Bo [...]
2003-06-10 13:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA
03ANKARA3814GOT FULLY CONCURS WITH USG ASSESSMENT OF DG
[...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On June 12, we delivered ref A demarche, following up on ref B demarche (reported in ref C). The GOT has gone over ElBaradei's report with great care and fully concurred with USG concerns over Iran's [...]
2003-06-12 13:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA
03ANKARA4024GOT PLANNING TO IMPLEMENT CATCH-ALL CONTROLS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-24 06:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL TU
03ANKARA4239GOT CONCURS WITH USG WAY AHEAD ON IAEA/IRAN,
[...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Per ref A, we delivered ref B demarche on July 2 to Ibrahim Yagli, Head of the Disarmament Department at the MFA. Yagli concurred with the way ahead outlined in our demarche, and stressed that the GO [...]
2003-07-07 09:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
03ANKARA4406MTAG 05-96/NO EXPORT ACTIVITY FROM TURKEY TO
[...] (U) Classified by Political-Military Counselor Stuart Brown. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S) Ibrahim Yagli, Head of the Disarmament Department at the MFA, reported to Polmiloff on July 9 that there has been no export activity from Turkey to the Iranian entities outlined in ref A. Yagli e [...]
2003-07-14 10:15:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC MNUC PARM PREL
03ANKARA4411NIGHT VISION DEVICE CONTROLS IN WASSENAAR
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-14 10:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KSTC PARM
03ANKARA4732TURKEY PROMISES FULL SUPPORT FOR THE USG'S
[...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires ad interim Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY. NP A/DAS Mark Fitzpatrick and T Senior Advisor David Wurmser were in Ankara on July 24 to consult with a team of Turkish MFA officials, led by Ambassador Turan Morali (Director-General [...]
2003-07-25 12:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALDA IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
03ANKARA4817PAPER ON THE USG APPROACH IN THE FIRST COMMITTEE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Polmiloff passed reftel non-paper and points to Omur Yurdakul (1st Secretary in the MFA's Disarmament department) on July 30. Yurdakul had no immediate comment regarding the paper or points, noting that t [...]
2003-07-30 14:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP
03ANKARA4899MTCR NON-PAPER PASSED TO THE GOT
[...] (U) Classified by Acting Pol-Mil Counselor Harry Kamian. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On August 4, polmiloff passed reftel non-paper regarding MTCR-related contacts between the USG and non-MTCR countries since the September 2002 Warsaw MTCR plenary to Omur Yurdakul, 1st Secretary in th [...]
2003-08-05 07:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC MASS
03ANKARA4908AUSTRALIA GROUP: NO INDICATION THAT THE GOT WILL
[...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires ad interim Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On August 4, polmiloff delivered reftel points to Omur Yurdakul, First Secretary in the MFA's Disarmament Department. Yurdakul said that she was not aware of any intention within the GOT to brea [...]
2003-08-05 12:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL
03ANKARA5073GOT WILL LIKELY SUPPORT USG PROPOSALS AT MTCR
[...] (U) Classified by Acting Pol-Mil Counselor Harry Kamian. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On August 8, polmiloff passed reftel paper to Omur Yurdakul, First Secretary in the MFA's Disarmament Department. Yurdakul indicated that the GOT would likely support all three reftel proposals at the [...]
2003-08-11 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR BA TU
03ANKARA5144SPACE COOPERATION: GOT IS ANXIOUS TO CONCLUDE A
[...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires a.i. Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Action request at paragraph 7. 3. (C) Following the conclusion of the "Statement of Intent between the United States Department of Defense and the Turkish General Staff for Defense Space Cooperat [...]
2003-08-13 09:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC KSCA KSTC PARM TU
03ANKARA5209TURKEY PLANS TO DEPOSIT NATO INSTRUMENT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-15 13:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MARR PREL KTIA
03ANKARA5415MTCR PROPOSALS DELIVERED TO TURKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-25 13:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA TU
03ANKARA5449IRAN SOLICITING TURKEY'S SUPPORT FOR THE IAEA BOG
[...] (C) Summary: MFA DG for International Security Affairs Morali gave DCM August 26 a detailed readout of the visit of Iranian National Security Council Deputy SYG Hussein Mousavin (spelled Museviyan in the Turkish press) August 25. According to Morali, Mousavin told his Turkish interlocutors tha [...]
2003-08-27 07:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR TU IAEA
03ANKARA5576IAEA/IRAN: TURKEY RIDING THE COATTAILS OF THE E.U.
[...] (C) Because higher level GOT disarmament officials were in Vienna for the CTBT discussions, PolMilOff delivered reftel talking points to the new MFA Head of the Disarmament Department Bulent Meric September 4. Meric said his department was still examining the IAEA August 26 report in detail, [...]
2003-09-05 06:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR TU IAEA
03ANKARA5681TURKEY CONSIDERING PSI STATEMENT OF INTERDICTION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-08 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU
03ANKARA5693IAEA/IRAN: EXPECT MORE COOPERATION FROM TURKEY
[...] (C) Subsequent to receiving clarification from the Department that resolutions described in Refs D and E were in fact the same resolution, MFA Disarmament Head of Department Bulent Meric reiterated to PolMilOff Sept. 8 that Turkey's position on the Iran resolution was the same as the EU's. Pol [...]
2003-09-09 12:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR TU IAEA
03ANKARA5787EXBS: SEPTEMBER 11 MEETING WITH TURKEY ON EXBS
[...] (SBU) Summary: An interagency team led by NP/ECC Director van Son met with Turkish MFA and the Turkish interagency on September 11 to negotiate the proposed EXBS legal agreement so that planned EXBS assistance programs can commence. The Turkish and U.S. teams concentrated their discussions [...]
2003-09-12 06:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ETTC PREL KSTC TU
03ANKARA6005 Turkish Delegation to Oxford Tracker Workshop
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-24 06:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM TU
03ANKARA6111EXBS: REVISED TEXT OF LEGAL AGREEMENT PASSED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-29 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM ETTC PREL KSTC TU
03ANKARA6112TURKEY AND PSI STATEMENT OF INTERDICTION PRINCIPLES
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-29 14:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU
03ANKARA6341US CONCERNS ABOUT LIBYAN WMD DEVELOPMENT POST UN
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-08 15:14:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM MNUC KNNP LY TU
03ANKARA6724TURKEY SUPPORTIVE OF THE U.S. IN 58TH UNGA FIRST
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-27 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP TU
03ANKARA6909GOT RESPONDS TO CFE HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-05 11:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL TU
03ANKARA6910TURKEY ACCEDES TO THE OTTAWA CONVENTION ON
[...] During a meeting on another topic, MFA Head of Department for Disarmament Affairs confirmed to PolMilOff that Turkey had deposited its instrument of ratification for the Ottawa convention simultaneously with Greece on September 25, 2003. Meric reminded PolMilOff that Turkey was party to every [...]
2003-11-05 11:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM TU
03ANKARA6954GOT MORE CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED TO SECURE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche regarding the disposition of radioactive sources from Iraq, on October 6 MFA Energy Department First Secretary Basak Tug gave PolMilOff a verbal, unofficial translation of a report of the events of September 28 as provided by the Turkish Atomic Energy Counc [...]
2003-11-06 15:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM ZP TU
03ANKARA7039TURKEY PREPARING TO DEPOSIT INSTRUMENTS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-12 16:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MARR PREL KTIA TU
03ANKARA725TURKS SUPPORTIVE OF RESTRICTIONS ON MANPADS (AND
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-29 12:57:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC PARM PREL TU
03ANKARA7443TURKEY SUPPORTS PSI AND WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN
[...] This is an urgent action request. MFA Disarmament Head of Department Bulent Meric told PolMilOff December 4 that after much consideration the GOT had decided to support the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Nevertheless, it still had many questions about what partnership entailed. Mer [...]
2003-12-04 13:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU
03ANKARA7445WASSENAAR: TURKEY WILL SUPPORT JOINT STATEMENT ON
[...] (C) PolMilOff delivered ref A letter and joint statement to MFA Disarmament Head of Department Bulent Meric along with Italian DCM Gianni Piccato December 4. Meric said the GOT had received the joint statement earlier from its mission in Vienna, had decided to support the statement, and had a [...]
2003-12-04 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALOPDC PREL ETTC KSTC PARM TU
03ANKARA7584TURKEY: IN SEARCH OF A ROLE IN PSI
[...] (C) PolMilOff delivered ref A and B information to MFA Disarmament Department Head Bulent Meric. Meric said that the GOT had discussed at length the PSI Principles and supported them unambiguously. In addition, the GOT was committed to making an "effective contribution" to interdiction activ [...]
2003-12-10 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU
03BEIJING18021DECEMBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS: WEN'S
[...] At the regular semi-weekly press briefing, MFA Spokesperson Liu Jianchao reported on statements made by Premier Wen Jiabao that the objective of his U.S. visit is to "resolve problems" in bilateral relations and not to "engage in trade wars." While asserting that common interests have "outwe [...]
2003-12-09 11:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM ETRD CH KN
03BRUSSELS4518RFG: SHOULD THE EU BE INVOLVED WITH PSI?
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) At the September 16 meeting of the EU's Political and Security Committee (PSC),PSC Ambassadors broadly supported the case for EU involvement in, or association with, the Proliferation Security Initiative [...]
2003-09-23 11:04:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS5510EU TROIKA DEC 9-12 VISIT TO PYONGYANG
[...] (C) Summary. Senior EU officials will visit Pyongyang December 9-12 to convey EU support for the Six Party Talks; EU interest in improving ROK-DPRK relations in order to coordinate peninsular development; the need to respect human rights; and the need to begin a process of economic reforms. [...]
2003-12-05 14:12:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM KNNP EAID KS CH KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03COLOMBO1312 Mission conveys talking points and CWC
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-29 02:33:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ABUD MV CWC OPCW
03COLOMBO1335 UNGA: Mission conveys First (Disarmament)
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-31 11:11:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC CE MV UNGA
03COLOMBO1543 PSI: Mission conveys statement of
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-05 05:47:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP MNUC PARM CE MV
03COLOMBO1631 Sri Lanka: Untangling the confusion over the
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In this message, Mission provides a brief overview of the status of the possible FMS procurement of Bushmaster cannons for the GSL. Suggested next steps for Washington to review with visiting Minister Moragoda and Ambassador Subasinghe are discussed. Mission would appreciate an [...]
2003-09-19 05:53:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS PARM CE IS
03COLOMBO1666 PSI: Sri Lanka continues to review "Statement
[...] (C) Per Ref A, Mission followed up on September 25 with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding its reaction to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) "Statement of Interdiction Principles" document. Rohan Perera, the MFA's Legal Adviser, told us that the GSL continues to r [...]
2003-09-25 10:06:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MNUC PARM CE MV
03COLOMBO1712 Joint demarche on GSL regarding Proliferation
[...] (U) On October 1, Ambassador, plus Ambassadors/Charges/DCM's from UK, Italy, Germany, France, Australia and Netherlands and Japan -- all of the PSI members with resident missions in Colombo -- called on GSL Acting Foreign Secretary Sarala Fernando, MFA Legal Adviser Rohan Perera and MFA Direc [...]
2003-10-02 05:23:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM CE
03COLOMBO1815 UNGA: Mission conveys First (Disarmament)
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-20 08:54:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL UNGA MNUC AORC KNNP CE MV
03COLOMBO189INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER ON SRI LANKA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: I met for one hour today (2/3) with Indian High Commissioner Nirupam Sen concerning the current state of peace talks in Sri Lanka. To my surprise, we agreed completely on our analysis of the situation (the trend is not positive); on the reasons why (LTTE aggressiveness, cohabitation [...]
2003-02-03 09:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM CE IN ECONOMICS LTTE
03COLOMBO198 SRI LANKA: NEED FOR EDA CUTTER
[...] (U) Classified by DCM W. Lewis Amselem, Reasons 1.5 (b, d) 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY TEAM STRONGLY SUPPORTS PROVISION OF A 210' EDA CUTTER TO THE SL NAVY. 3. (SBU) AS EXTENSIVE EMBASSY REPORTING HAS DISCUSSED, THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, MILITARY AND SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IN SRI LANKA HAS UNDE [...]
2003-02-05 07:50:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MASS PGOV PTER PINS CE
03COLOMBO202 Senior GSL Minister G.L. Peiris previews
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a February 3 meeting with the Ambassador, senior Sri Lankan Minister Peiris -- like other contacts -- set low expectations for the February 7-8 GSL-LTTE talks in Berlin. He said he primarily wanted to use Berlin to lay the groundwork for future rounds, including by raisin [...]
2003-02-05 10:32:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PTER PINR PARM ECON CE GM LTTE
03COLOMBO260 Mission conveys points on strengthening the
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the points on strengthening the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) to the Sri Lankan Government in light of North Korea's decision to withdraw from the treaty. The GSL has not yet [...]
2003-02-14 06:08:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP CE KN
03COLOMBO277 MANPADS: Information for possible bilateral
[...] (S) Per Reftel, Mission's input for the request for information on Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) follows. Responses are keyed to the questions in Reftel Paras 7-13. Sri Lanka --------- 2. (S) Begin Text: -- General Information: To our knowledge, the Sri Lankan military [...]
2003-02-18 11:33:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPREL PARM PTER ETTC CE MV
03COLOMBO278 Mission conveys Secretary Powell's February 14
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-18 11:33:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ CE MV UNSC
03COLOMBO284HMG ON LTTE'S PROSCRIPTION UNDER UK LAW
[...] (C) I met for an hour today (2/19) with HMG's very able High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Stephen Evans. Evans came to see me under instructions from London to discuss next steps in (1) moving the LTTE toward a formal renunciation of violence and (2) attaching conditionality to loans and grants [...]
2003-02-20 03:23:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM CE UK LTTE
03COLOMBO3 ACTION REQUEST: Demining assistance for
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. Message contains an **ACTION REQUEST** -- Please see Para 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mines/UXO are a serious problem in Sri Lanka. After a very successful stint, the U.S.- sponsored QRDF program ended operations in [...]
2003-01-02 10:23:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PHUM PREF EAID CE LTTE
03COLOMBO301 Mission conveys points re NAM summit to GSL
[...] (U) Classified by Lewis Amselem, Deputy Chief of Mission. Reasons 1.5 (b, d) 2. (C) Per Reftel, Mission conveyed the points on the expected NAM statement on Iraq to the Sri Lankan and Maldivian governments on February 22. Responding to the Ambassador, key GSL Minister Milinda Moragoda w [...]
2003-02-24 09:35:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ CE MV UNSC
03COLOMBO462 Sixth round of GSL-LTTE talks reportedly gets
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tigers used the first day of the sixth round of talks in Japan to condemn the March 10 sinking of one of their resupply ships by the Sri Lankan navy. Milinda Moragoda, a key GSL minister and negotiator, called the Ambassador from Japan and said atmospherics for the first day [...]
2003-03-19 11:31:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS PARM CE JA NO LTTE
03COLOMBO48 Security of Radioactive Sources: Mission
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-08 11:11:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM MNUC CE MV IAEA
03COLOMBO486 Iraq: Mission conveys points on CHR to the
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per Reftels, Mission conveyed on March 22 the talking points on not interrupting the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for a special sitting on Iraq to the Sri Lankan government. The GSL has not yet replie [...]
2003-03-24 10:09:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PHUM CE MV IZ UN
03COLOMBO514 Iraq, Mission conveys points for UNSC open
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified - please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel, mission conveyed paper re U.S. themes for the March 26 UNSC Open Session to the Sri Lankan and Maldivian governments. 3. (U) Minimize considered. WILLS [...]
2003-03-26 10:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM CE IZ UN
03COLOMBO542 PRESIDENT KUMARATUNGA PROCLAIMS SHE IS PRO-PEACE,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga convoked the diplomatic corps on short notice Monday, March 31, to discuss current events. Iraq did not come up. She assured us all that she is for peace and a federal solution and is also inclining toward an alliance with the hard left JVP. She also pro [...]
2003-03-31 10:30:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM LTTE
03COLOMBO587PRESIDENT KUMARATUNGA TELLS AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: I spent two hours 15 minutes with President Kumaratunga on Saturday, April 5. I didn't learn much. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) I met with President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga for two hours 15 minutes at her residence Saturday afternoon, April 5. She was attended by forme [...]
2003-04-07 07:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM
03COLOMBO748 Sri Lanka: Mission conveys points on
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-05 11:23:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM CE
03COLOMBO990 Mission conveys talking points re ICOC to
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-09 08:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC TSPA KSCA MV
03DJIBOUTI1827 PSI BACKGROUND AND TALKING POINTS DELIVERED TO
[...] (SBU) CDA Tim Smith presented reftel talking points to Djiboutian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Badri Ali Bogoreh October 2. Bogoreh expressed interest in the program. He promised to circulate the Interdiction Principles within the GoDj. He wished to know how counter-terror [...]
2003-10-06 10:37:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PREL DJ
03GUATEMALA1108GUATEMALA STILL STUDYING BALLISTIC MISSILE ICOC
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-28 19:13:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MNUC ETTC TSPA GT
03GUATEMALA2253GUATEMALA SUPPORTS CENTRAL AMERICAN ARMS INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-02 21:49:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL GT
03GUATEMALA2341STATEMENT OF INTERDICTION PRINCIPLES DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-09 21:46:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL GT
03GUATEMALA2527GUATEMALA DOES NOT HAVE A POSITION YET ON
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-01 15:38:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PHSA EAIR GT
03GUATEMALA2651GUATEMALA'S DELEGATION TO OAS SPECIAL CONFERENCE
[...] Poloff delivered reftel points to Carla Rodriguez, Director General for Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry on October 7. In a follow-up meeting on October 9, Rodriguez said that the Guatemalan delegation would be led by Foreign Minister Edgar Gutierrez. Other delegates include Mini [...]
2003-10-15 23:50:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC MARR PARM XM XL XS GT
03GUATEMALA370GUATEMALA NONCOMMITTAL ON IRAQ IN WAKE OF
[...] (C) Due to the absence of President Portillo on February 6, Ambassador Hamilton discussed Secretary Powell's UNSC presentation of the case against Iraq with Vice President Reyes (reftel). The Ambassador concluded that no one prefers the option of war, and that the best way to convince Saddam [...]
2003-02-11 15:13:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ GT UNSC
03GUATEMALA429GUATEMALA WILL NOT ADDRESS FEB 18 UNSC OPEN SESSION
[...] Per reftel, DCM discussed Iraq's failure to disarm with Foreign Minister Gutierrez on February 17. Gutierrez was noncommittal. He requested a Spanish version of Secretary Powell's UNSC speech of February 14 (which Post will provide) and stated that Guatemala would not take the opportunity to [...]
2003-02-18 18:00:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM IZ GT UNSC
03GUATEMALA534PROGRESS TOWARD REGIONAL ARMS INVENTORY
[...] (C) Summary: On February 19, Central American Foreign Ministers ratified a model format for providing each other with information about the composition, armaments, material and equipment of their military and police forces. The measure removes another hurdle in establishing a "reasonable bala [...]
2003-02-27 18:13:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MARR MCAP GT
03GUATEMALA706DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE UNGA AND UNCHR SESSIONS ON
[...] (C) In the absence from Guatemala of Foreign Minister Gutierrez, the Ambassador spoke with senior Presidential Advisor Arturo Montenegro on March 18 to express USG concern over the possible convocation of a special UNGA or a special session of the UNCHR to condemn possible coalition military a [...]
2003-03-18 18:17:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ GT UNSC
03GUATEMALA786GUATEMALAN RESPONSE TO BLOCKING ARAB EFFORTS AT UN
[...] (C) In the absence from the country of President Portillo, and the absence from the office of Foreign Minister Gutierrez (due to illness),the Ambassador spoke with Vice Foreign Minister Jorge Perez on March 25 and relayed reftel request that the GOG oppose any effort to convoke a special Gener [...]
2003-03-25 23:19:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IZ GT UNSC
03GUATEMALA802GUATEMALA DEMARCHED ON SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN
[...] (SBU) The Embassy raised reftel talking points with MFA Deputy Director General for Multilateral Affairs Marco Tulio Chicas, in the absence of more senior officials. Chicas took note of our concerns and promised to immediately relay our points to the Guatemalan PermRep in New York. 2. (SBU [...]
2003-03-27 14:15:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM IZ GT UNSC
03HANOI2521 VIETNAM AND THE PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE
[...] (U) Following up on our delivery of the Proliferation Security Initative's Statement of Interdiction Principles September 5 (ref c),Embassy coordinated with ten of the eleven PSI country Ambassadors in country (the eleventh, Portugal, does not have an Embassy in Vietnam) and obtained their si [...]
2003-10-01 07:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL VM
03HANOI2650 POLITICS AND MONEY: VIETNAM AND THE KOREAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's relationships with both Koreas are growing. ROK-Vietnam relations are likely to continue to expand, especially economically, while Hanoi-Pyongyang relations will develop more slowly. Vietnamese interlocutors are discouraged by their lack of access to or influence on [...]
2003-10-17 00:19:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ETRD ECON VM KN KS SW DPRK ASEAN
03KATHMANDU1472ACTION REQUEST: NEPALESE PARTY LEADER INVITED TO
[...] (S/NF) On August 1, Pashupati SJB Rana, Chairman of Nepal's National Democratic Party (RPP),reported to the Ambassador that he has been invited to travel to North Korea by its Ambassador to Nepal, Jon Son Myong. Rana offered to deliver points that align with U.S. policy, and he is willing t [...]
2003-08-04 06:44:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPINS PINR PARM KN NP
03KATHMANDU2469NEPAL: A/S ROCCA AND CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF DISCUSS
[...] (C) On December 17, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, met with Nepal's Chief of Army Staff, General Pyar Jung Thapa, to discuss the army's counter-insurgency efforts and human rights. The two also touched upon the possibility of Nepal providing peacekeepers in Iraq [...]
2003-12-19 07:05:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPARM PHUM PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2500NEPAL: BRIEFING ON ROYAL NEPAL ARMY OPERATIONS FOR
[...] (C) On December 17, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, received a briefing from Major General K.B. Khadka, Director General of Military Operations of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). The briefing provided an overview of the RNA's strategy to combat the Maoist insurgency, [...]
2003-12-23 09:26:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PGOV NP
03KUWAIT296(U) MTCR PLENARY RESULTS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-26 09:50:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA PL KU MTCRE
03KUWAIT4534(C) KUWAITI FM DISCUSSES IRAN/IAEA
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah told the Ambassador September 30 that Kuwait has told Iran it must sign the NPT Additional Protocol (AP),and he expects the GCC states to press this point at the OIC Summit in Kuala Lumpur. He also expects Iran to make a big push for support at [...]
2003-10-01 14:10:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM MNUC PREL IR KU IAEA
03KUWAIT4683(C) IRAN: GOK PESSIMISTIC, BUT REMAINS ENGAGED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOK sees no short-term hope that Iranian reformists will be able to challenge the conservative mullahs effectively, but intends to remain engaged with Tehran. It claims to have told Iran the international community is united on the need for it to comply with IAEA conditions [...]
2003-10-14 12:20:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IR KU IAEA
03KUWAIT4844ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-25 10:46:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM KU
03KUWAIT613INPUT TO MANPADS NEA BILATERAL PLANS
[...] (S) Prior to the Iraqi invasion in 1990, the Kuwaiti Armed Forces (KAF) owned SA-7, SA-8, and SA-14 missile systems. Since 1991, the Kuwait Ministry of Defense (MOD) has claimed that all of their missile inventory was stolen by the Iraqi military. In 1995, the Kuwaiti MOD purchased 48 Starburs [...]
2003-02-19 17:10:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETETTC MOPS MARR PARM PREL PTER KU
03KUWAIT666DEMARCHES CONCERNING IAEA DG ELBARADEI'S VISIT TO
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-23 13:46:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALIR KN KNNP PARM PREL RS IAEA NACB
03LAGOS351LOST RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
[...] (S) Summary: CG, LEGATT, and RSO met with Johan Bakker, Vice President of Haliburton Nigeria on 02/18/03. Mr. Bakker advised the CG that a radioactive source used in logging operations was missing. Mr. Bakker advised that the material was approximately 18.5 curries in strength and had been [...]
2003-02-19 20:34:00Consulate LagosSECRETASEC PTER PINS PARM NI
03LAGOS637NIGERIA: A CONVERSATION WITH ONE IJAW
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-25 18:36:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET PINS ASEC PGOV PARM PHUM NI
03LAGOS739 NIGERIA: AN IJAW'S VIEW OF THE IJAW-ITSEKIRI
[...] Summary: On April 6, EconOff heard the Ijaws' side of the story regarding their longstanding conflict with the Itsekiris, the subject of reftel. The Ijaws argue that they have a legitimate claim to the land in and about Warri. Our Ijaw interlocutor, who acted as if he spoke for the Ijaws co [...]
2003-04-07 16:03:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EPET ECON PINS PGOV PARM PHUM PREF SMIG NI
03OTTAWA1022IAEA/IRAN: CANADIAN DEMARCHE TO EL-BARADEI
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-09 16:14:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP ENRG IR CA IAEA
03OTTAWA1066CANADIAN COMMENTS ON BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-11 21:32:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CA CBW BWC
03OTTAWA1284CANADIAN CABINET DISCUSSES MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C) The Canadian Cabinet discussed missile defense cooperation with the U.S. in its May 6 meeting, but reached no conclusion and will continue discussions on May 13. Foreign Minister Graham and Defense Minister McCallum briefed Cabinet and encouraged a decision to engage in missile defense neg [...]
2003-05-06 21:50:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PARM CA
03OTTAWA1333NPT: IRAN'S BOGUS CLAIMS OF CANADIAN NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-09 19:16:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC IR CA NPT
03OTTAWA1556IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM: CANADA PUSHING HARD
[...] (C) Canadian Foreign Minister Graham met with Iranian FM Kharazzi May 24 in Paris, and stressed Canada's strong concerns over the Iranian nuclear program. Terry Wood, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, said Graham told Kharazzi that Iran's May 6 presentation at the IAEA ga [...]
2003-05-30 20:46:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IR CA
03OTTAWA1670IAEA/IRAN: CANADA SAYS IT WILL SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS
[...] (C) Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Lavertu told DCM on June 12 that Canada will support our efforts to get a formal resolution on Iran at the June 16 IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) meeting (ref. A). Despite the Canadian delegation's skepticism in Vienna that such a resolution will be attaina [...]
2003-06-12 21:08:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM MNUC IR CA IAEA
03OTTAWA1722AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW CANADIAN DEPUTY
[...] (C) Peter Harder, Canada's new Deputy Foreign Minister, met with Ambassador Cellucci on June 17 to discuss the bilateral relationship and his June 19-20 visit to Washington. Harder and the Ambassador discussed management of the relationship, energy cooperation, missile defense, the ICC, the T [...]
2003-06-18 15:28:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD MARR SMIG PARM CA KICC
03OTTAWA1740AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW CANADIAN DEPUTY
[...] (C) Peter Harder, Canada's new Deputy Foreign Minister, met with Ambassador Cellucci on June 17 to discuss the bilateral relationship and his June 19-20 visit to Washington. Harder and the Ambassador discussed management of the relationship, energy cooperation, missile defense, the ICC, the T [...]
2003-06-19 16:37:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD MARR SMIG PARM CA KICC
03OTTAWA1875IAEA/IRAN: CANADIAN VIEWS ON NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Canada would support a summer IAEA Board meeting (reftel) so long as there is consensus for a resolution or other strong statement at that meeting on the Iranian nuclear program. Ron Stansfield, Foreign Affairs' Acting Director for Nuclear and Chemical Disarmament, told us on July 2 that [...]
2003-07-02 20:49:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM MNUC PREL IR CA IAEA
03OTTAWA2115IAEA/IRAN: CANADA AGREES ON NEED TO MOVE UP EL
[...] (C) Canada agrees with us that the IAEA Director General's next report on Iran needs to be issued prior to August 29 in order to mount an effective campaign before the September 8-12 Board of Governors meeting (ref. A),but believes that August 15 may not be feasible. Terry Wood, Foreign Affai [...]
2003-07-24 18:17:00Embassy OttawaSECRETKNNP PARM MNUC PREL IR CA IAEA
03OTTAWA2180AUSTRALIA GROUP: CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR JUNE 2003
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-31 20:51:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL CA CBW
03OTTAWA233158TH UNGA: CANADA ON U.S. APPROACH IN FIRST
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-14 15:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MNUC CA UNGA
03OTTAWA2453CANADA SUPPORTS IRAN NONCOMPLIANCE RESOLUTION AT
[...] (C) Canadian DFAIT Nuclear Non-Proliferation Deputy Director Terry Wood assured us that the GOC fully supports a finding of noncompliance at the September IAEA Board of Governors meeting and wants to assist in any way possible. Though Canada already was inclined to support a resolution, Wood s [...]
2003-08-27 20:32:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR IAEA
03OTTAWA367CANADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS SECRETARY POWELL'S
[...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Bill Graham told the Canadian press that Secretary Powell's February 5 presentation on Iraq "amounts to a transfer of the burden of proof from the United States to Saddam Hussein." Graham went on to say that "we are not at a point where there is a need to use force. How [...]
2003-02-06 15:58:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA448IRAQ/UN: CANADIAN REACTION TO FEBRUARY 14
[...] (SBU) Canadian Foreign Minister Bill Graham, speaking to the press after the February 14 weapons inspectors' report to the UN Security Council, said that the report shows progress as well as the need for continued pressure on Iraq. Graham said that while no-one is excluding the use of force, t [...]
2003-02-14 20:27:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UN
03OTTAWA453IRAQ: SECRETARY POWELL'S ADDRESS TO SECURITY
[...] (C) Charge contacted Canadian Political Director Jim Wright Feb. 16 to urge that Canada make a statement on Iraq during the Feb. 18 UNSC Open Meeting. Wright said he had already drafted such a statement for Foreign Minister Graham - one which tracks very well with the talking points reftel [...]
2003-02-16 20:21:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CA UNSC
03OTTAWA461CANADA ON REINFORCING THE NPT IN THE WAKE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-18 16:51:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM KN CA NPT
03OTTAWA492CANADIAN CABINET TO DISCUSS MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C) Following up on high-level consultations held in Washington January 28, the Canadian cabinet will be meeting soon to discuss potential missile defense cooperation with the United States. Missile defense is currently on the calendar for the February 25 Cabinet meeting (Cabinet normally mee [...]
2003-02-20 20:01:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL CA
03OTTAWA533CANADA ON IAEA DG EL BARADEI'S VISIT TO IRAN
[...] (C) Canada shares our strong concerns over Iran's nuclear program (reftel),and will continue pushing for a tough approach to Tehran by the IAEA. Terry Wood, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, told us on February 21 that Canada believes Iran is technically in breach of its [...]
2003-02-25 20:22:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM IR CA
03OTTAWA589CANADIAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Affairs Political Director Jim Wright told us that the Canadian proposal at the UNSC is not an attempt to mediate, but a set of ideas that might help the Council focus again on disarmament rather than on internal divisions. Wright appealed for USG public statements to keep [...]
2003-03-03 23:56:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA692IRAQ/UNSC: CANADA STILL WORKING - AT THE HIGHEST
[...] (C) As seen from Canada's proposal for a new UNSC resolution on Iraq (reftel A),the GoC continues to be active in seeking a compromise solution at the Security Council. Officials at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO),the Privy Council Office (PCO),and Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) have confirmed t [...]
2003-03-12 22:46:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA703CANADA ON NORTH KOREAN AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMS
[...] (S) Canada shares our strong concerns about the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, and believes that Iran will be emboldened if North Korea abandons the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). We discussed reftel messages with Marc Vidricaire, Director of the Nuclear and Chemical Disarmamen [...]
2003-03-13 23:14:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL KNNP PARM KN IR CA NPT
03OTTAWA747CANADA WON'T JOIN MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ
[...] (SBU) Summary: Echoing Prime Minister Chretian's March 17 comments in Parliament, Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Lavertu formally notified A/DCM Gerson that, absent another UNSC resolution, Canada would not participate in a U.S.-led military coalition against Iraq. End Summary. 2. (S [...]
2003-03-17 23:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MOPS IZ CA
03OTTAWA768CANADA OPPOSED TO IRAQ DISCUSSION IN OTHER UN FORA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-18 20:35:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA773CANADA WON'T JOIN MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ
[...] (U) Corrected version of Ottawa 00747 (Changing classification to Confidential--please destroy previous cable). 2. (SBU) Summary: Echoing Prime Minister Chretian's March 17 comments in Parliament, Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Lavertu formally notified A/DCM Gerson that, absent ano [...]
2003-03-19 15:24:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MOPS IZ CA
03OTTAWA81CANADA'S NONPROLIFERATION DIALOGUE WITH INDIA
[...] (S) Canada shares our concern over Indian export controls on WMD/missile programs, and welcomes our dialogue with India on entities trying to acquire controlled goods (reftel). Marina Laker, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament, told us that Cana [...]
2003-01-09 17:40:00Embassy OttawaSECRETETTC PARM KNNP PREL IN CA
03OTTAWA963CANADA TO RAISE IRAN CONCERNS - AGAIN - WITH
[...] (C) In response to Under Secretary Bolton's request, Canada will make reftel demarche to IAEA Director General El-Baradei as soon as possible through the Canadian Head of Mission in Vienna. Terry Wood, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, told us that the more Canada learns [...]
2003-04-03 21:41:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP ENRG IR CA IAEA
03RANGOON1390RUSSIA-BURMA NUCLEAR ISSUE
[...] (S) Russian Ambassador Oleg Kabanov told EAP/BCLTV Director Judith Strotz and DCM October 22 that Russia's proposal to sell a nuclear research reactor to Burma was "basically frozen," adding that Burmese students are in Russia studying (at Burmese expense) nuclear engineering and technology. [...]
2003-11-03 02:29:00Embassy RangoonSECRETPARM KNNP PREL BM RS
03RANGOON147RUSSIAN MIGS AND REACTORS
[...] (C) Summary: Russia now has the only bilateral military and technical cooperation agreement with Burma, according to a Rangoon-based Russian diplomat. A draft agreement for the sale of a 10 megawatt research reactor was approved by the Russian government last year and is now under study by the [...]
2003-02-04 08:53:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM MARR BM IAEA BNUC RU
03ROME1144ITALY TO OPPOSE SPECIAL UNGA/IRAQ SESSION
[...] (C) POLMIN DELIVERED REF A POINTS TO CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MFA'S BUREAU FOR MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS AND HUMAN RIGHTS. POLMIN ALSO NOTED WITH APPRECIATION RECENT POSITIVE STATEMENTS BY PM BERLUSCONI AND FM FRATTINI REAFFIRMING ITALY'S FRIENDSHIP WITH THE UNITED [...]
2003-03-20 08:15:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALIZ PARM PREL UNSC
03ROME1228S63-03 IRANIAN ENTITIES SEEKING TO PROCURE CBW
[...] (S) ECONOFF DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO MFA EXPORT CONTROL COORDINATOR UGO DE MOHR ON MARCH 21. DE MOHR (WHO HAS REASSUMED HIS POSITION FOLLOWING AN EXTENDED ABSENCE) WELCOMED THE RECEIPT OF FURTHER INFORMATION FROM THE U.S., FOLLOWING UP TO RECENT DISCUSSIONS AMONG AUSTRALIA GROUP MEMBERS OF [...]
2003-03-24 16:08:00Embassy RomeSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR IT EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME144GOI ON DAYTON ARMS CONTROLS NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) ACCORDING TO MFA OSCE OFFICE DIRECTOR FABIO CRISTIANI, THE GOI CONCURS WITH USG POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR THE DAYTON ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT 12-18 MONTHS AS OUTLINED REFTEL. HE TOLD POLOFF ON DECEMBER 10 THAT HE AGREED WITH THE NEED FOR CONTACT GROUP PRESSURE ON THE PARTIES FOR [...]
2003-01-14 11:39:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL BK HR SR IT OSCE
03ROME1502MTAG 05-96: IMMINENT MISSILE-RELATED TRANSFER
[...] (S) ECONOFF AND UK EMBASSY POLITICAL OFFICER NICK HOPTON DELIVERED REFTEL MESSAGE TO MFA EXPORT CONTROL COORDINATOR UGO DE MOHR ON APRIL 8. OUR MEETING FOLLOWED THE APRIL 7 MEETING BETWEEN UK EMBASSY DCM SCOTT WIGHTMAN WITH THE PM'S DEPUTY DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR GIANPAOLO SCARANTE ON THE SAME ISS [...]
2003-04-08 16:08:00Embassy RomeSECRETKSCA PARM PREL ETTC IT IR UK EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME1564U/S BOLTON BRIEFS ITALIAN OFFICIALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON BRIEFED SENIOR ITALIAN OFFICIALS ON IRAQ, NORTH KOREAN, IRAN AND OTHER NON-PROLIFERATION ISSUES IN ROME ON APRIL 9, FOLLOWING HIS MEETINGS AT THE VATICAN (REPORTED SEPTEL). THE ITALIANS ARE ANXIOUS TO REPAIR RIFTS IN THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE, PARTICULARLY D [...]
2003-04-11 15:59:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM MOPS PREL IT
03ROME1568ITALY/EU - GOI REACTION TO USG GAERC POINTS
[...] (U) WE DELIVERED POINTS REF A TO APPROPRIATE GOI OFFICES. RESPONSES FOLLOW BELOW. ESDP ----- 2. (SBU) MFA BALKANS OFFICE DIRECTOR FERNANDO GENTILINI SAID THAT THE GOI CONCURS WITH THE USG VIEW THAT THE EU NEEDED TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF OPERATION CONCORDIA BEFORE FOCUSING ON A POSSIBLE EU [...]
2003-04-11 16:26:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PHUM EU IT ETRD ETRD PREL
03ROME1605MTAG 05-96: GOI HALTS MISSILE-RELATED TRANSFER
[...] (S) ECONOFFS MET APRIL 15 WITH GIANPAOLO SCARANTE, DEPUTY DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO PM BERLUSCONI, TO RAISE CONTINUED SERIOUS USG CONCERNS REGARDING THE EXPORT OF CLIMATIC CHAMBERS FROM ITALY'S MAZZALI SYSTEMS TO IRAN'S SAFETY EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT INCORPORATED (REF A). SCARANTE WAS VERY FAMILIAR [...]
2003-04-15 13:04:00Embassy RomeSECRETKSCA PARM PREL ETTC IT IR UK MTCRE EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME1734DPRK/SARS: ODDS AND ENDS FROM THE GOI
[...] (S) DURING A CATCH-UP SESSION, THE MFA DEPUTY OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR EAST ASIA, PAOLA MUNZI (STRICTLY PROTECT),REVEALED TO POLOFF SOME INTERESTING TIDBITS ABOUT THE DPRK, SARS, AND THE GOI, AS WELL AS HER FUTURE POSTING. 2. (S) ACCORDING TO MUNZI, THE DPRK HAS MADE A SERIES OF ODD REQUE [...]
2003-04-24 08:45:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL PARM KNNP KN IT EUN
03ROME226ITALY IMPOUNDS LIBYA-BOUND CARGO OF MORPHOLINE
[...] (S) THIS MESSAGE SUPPLEMENTS OFFICIAL GOI INFORMATION IN JANUARY 16-17 PRESS REPORTS THAT, IN DECEMBER, 2002, THE ITALIAN FINANCE POLICE (GUARDIA DI FINANZA/GDF) SEIZED IN THE PORT OF GENOA CONTAINERS CONTAINING THE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE MORPHOLINE. 2. (S) EMBASSY LEGATT ON JANUARY 17 WAS T [...]
2003-01-17 18:20:00Embassy RomeSECRETPARM PREL IT BE LY GM IR MT UN
03ROME2412(S) PROPOSING INTERDICTION STRATEGY: ITALY
[...] (S) CHARGE MET WITH MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ARAGONA ON MAY 29 TO RAISE REFTEL POINTS AND TO DELIVER NONPAPER ON PROPOSED INTERDICTION STRATEGY TO COMBAT PROLIFERATION. A/POLITICAL MINISTER-COUNSELOR AND ACTING MFA DIRECTOR FOR ARMS CONTROL CUCULI ALSO PARTICIPATED. CHARGE STRESSED THAT WE SEEK [...]
2003-05-30 15:01:00Embassy RomeSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KNNP IT
03ROME244ITALY: DPRK; AFGHAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA OFFICIALS ASSURED CHARGE THAT THE GOI WOULD PURSUE NO INITIATIVE ON THE DPRK, INCLUDING THE IDEA OF "HUMANITARIAN" OIL SHIPMENTS, WITHOUT OUR CONCURRENCE AND COLLABORATION. CHARGE ALSO SOUGHT REACTION TO REF A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN TRADE TO AFG [...]
2003-01-21 13:33:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PHUM ECON ETRD KN AF PK IT
03ROME26NORTH KOREA: ITALY FLOATS IDEA OF "HUMANITARIAN"
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: ITALIAN MFA EMPHASIZED IT SHARES OUR VIEWS ON THE SITUATION IN NORTH KOREA AND THE NEED TO BE FIRM WITH PYONGYANG. THE MFA'S DG FOR ASIAN AFFAIRS, WHILE UNDERSTANDING THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE USG'S REJECTION OF REWARDING THE DPRK WITH A DIRECT DIALOGUE, STRESSED [...]
2003-01-03 16:44:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKN IT PARM PREL EAID ENRG UN
03ROME2763LIBYAN REFERENCE IN US-EU PROLIFERATION STATEMENT
[...] THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR NP. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) THE BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT BELIEVES QADAFFI HAS "CHOSEN THE PATH OF REINTEGRATION" INTO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND WAS TAKING IMPORTANT STEPS IN THAT DIRECTION, THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPUTY DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, [...]
2003-06-18 15:05:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IT LY EU EUN
03ROME2791ITALY CONCERNED ABOUT ALBANIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS
[...] (C) POLMIL OFFICER ON JUNE 18 CONVEYED REFTEL POINTS TO GIOVANNI IANNUZZI, DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S OFFICE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL DISARMAMENT AGREEMENTS. NBC EXPERT GENERAL GIANFRANCO TRACCI ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE PURSUANT DISCUSSION. 2. (S) IANNUZZI WAS PLEASED THAT THE U.S. [...]
2003-06-19 12:55:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL PARM IT CWC
03ROME3006ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY TO CRITICIZE US SUSPENSION
[...] (C) THERE HAS A STRONG NEGATIVE REACTION AMONG EU MEMBERS TO OUR DECISION TO SUSPEND MILITARY AID TO 35 COUNTRIES THAT HAVE NOT SIGNED ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS (REF A),AMBASSADOR GIANCARLO ARAGONA, THE MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR, TOLD DCM JULY 2. THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE EU PARLIAMENT, WHERE PM BERLUS [...]
2003-07-02 16:17:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALABUD IT KSEP KTIA MARR PARM PREL MASS KICC EUN
03ROME3045ITALY FLAGS DISCUSSION POINTS FOR PSI BRISBANE
[...] (S) POST CONVEYED REFTEL LETTER TO PAOLO CUCULI IN THE MFA DISARMAMENT OFFICE ON JULY 2. CUCULI WILL ACCOMPANY FILIPPO FORMICA, THE DIRECTOR OF THE DISARMAMENT OFFICE, TO THE JULY 9-10 MEETINGS IN AUSTRALIA AND IS INVOLVED IN PREPARING ITALY'S CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE PROLIFERATION SECURITY INIT [...]
2003-07-03 14:31:00Embassy RomeSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KNNP IT EUN
03ROME3178ITALIAN INDUSTRY MINISTRY HOPES TO EASE TECH
[...] (C) Summary: On July 8, Ministry of Productive Activities (MPA, i.e. Industry) U/S Mario Valducci met with ECMIN to discuss the possibility of easing U.S. export controls on technology to Italy, in the context of Italy's strong political support for the U.S., particularly during the recent Ir [...]
2003-07-11 15:20:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL IT EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME3386ITALIAN FAST BOAT EXPORTS TO IRAN, LIBYA
[...] (S) DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS ROBERT MAGGI, TOGETHER WITH ECMIN AND ECONOFF, RAISED CONTINUING U.S. CONCERNS REGARDING ITALIAN EXPORTS TO IRAN AND LIBYA (REFTEL) ON JULY 22 WITH MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS GIANDOMENICO MAGLIANO AND NO [...]
2003-07-25 08:22:00Embassy RomeSECRETPARM PREL PGOV ETTC IT LY IR EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME342ITALY: MANPADS INITIATIVE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-29 14:43:00Embassy RomeSECRETETTC PARM PREL IT EXPORT CONTROLS ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
03ROME343S44-02 IRAQI EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE CBW PROTECTIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-29 14:43:00Embassy RomeSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IZ IT CBW UNSC
03ROME344AUSTRALIA GROUP: U.S. DISCUSSION PAPER ON REGIONAL
[...] (C) ECONOFF PASSED REFTEL NON-PAPER TO ITALIAN MFA NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR UGO DE MOHR, EMPHASIZING U.S. INTEREST IN ADDRESSING REGIONAL NONPROLIFERATION AT THE UPCOMING INTERSESSIONAL MEETING. DE MOHR SAID HE WELCOMED THE U.S. PROPOSAL AND WOULD SHARE IT WITH HIS GOI COLLEAGUES AT THEIR [...]
2003-01-29 14:43:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC MCAP IT EUN
03ROME3465ITALIANS ON PREPARATIONS FOR PARIS PSI MEETING
[...] (C) ITALY'S REPORT ON THE BRISBANE PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE MEETING HAS BEEN CIRCULATED TO CONCERNED AGENCIES FOR COMMENT IN PREPARATION FOR THE SEPTEMBER PARIS MEETING, ACCORDING TO PIERO SARDI, ACTING HEAD OF THE ITALIAN MFA DISARMAMENT AND ARMS CONTROL OFFICE. SARDI SAID IT IS UN [...]
2003-07-30 16:57:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC KNNP IT EUN
03ROME3570NORTH KOREA TELLS ITALY U/S BOLTON SHOULD NOT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: DPRK AMBASSADOR TO ITALY CHOE TAEK-SAN REQUESTED ITALY SUPPORT NORTH KOREA'S DEMAND THAT U/S BOLTON NOT ATTEND UPCOMING SIX-PARTY TALKS. HE ALSO MENTIONED NORTH KOREA DID NOT CURRENTLY POSSESS A NUCLEAR BOMB, ALTHOUGH CONTINUED U.S. AGGRESSION WOULD FORCE IT TO CREATE ONE. THE [...]
2003-08-07 07:41:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL PARM KN IT UN
03ROME3613STOPPING ITALIAN FAST BOAT TRANSFERS TO IRAN
[...] (S) ACTING ECMIN AND ECONOFF RAISED REFTEL POINTS AUGUST 8 WITH THE MFA'S MASSIMO LEGGERI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (IN THE ABSENCE OF DIRECTOR GENERAL GIANDOMENICO MAGLIANO, WITH WHOM PM DAS TURK MAGGI DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE ON JULY 22). LEGGERI TOOK CAREF [...]
2003-08-08 16:01:00Embassy RomeSECRETPARM PREL PGOV ETTC IT IR LY EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME3739PSI: ITALY SETS INTERAGENCY REVIEW MEETING
[...] (C) THE MFA WILL CHAIR AN INTERAGENCY MEETING AT THE END OF AUGUST TO REVIEW THE PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE GENERALLY AND REFTEL DRAFT STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES IN PARTICULAR, ACCORDING TO FILIPPO FORMICA, DIRECTOR OF THE MFA DISARMAMENT AND ARMS CONTROL OFFICE. 2. (S) FORMICA COMMENTE [...]
2003-08-20 09:11:00Embassy RomeSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KNNP IT UNDC UNGA
03ROME3823ITALY SUPPORTS US VIEWS ON ESDP; EU PRESIDENCY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALY SUPPORTS USG VIEWS ON ESDP AND BERLIN PLUS. ITALIAN OFFICIALS CONFIRM THAT THEY HAVE CALLED THE AUGUST 29 ESDP EXPERTS LEVEL MEETING TO PRE-EMPT A RUMORED "GANG OF FOUR" MEETING IN EARLY SEPTEMBER AND TO FOCUS ON THE "POSITIVE ASPECTS" OF THE APRIL 29 SUMMIT DECLARATION. TH [...]
2003-08-22 15:22:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR IT EUN ESDP NATO PARM
03ROME3926U/S BOLTON'S MEETING WITH ITALIANS
[...] (S) Summary. U/S Bolton discussed the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),North Korea, Iran and the Global Partnership with MFA DG for Political Affairs Giancarlo Aragona and other Italian MFA officials on August 27. Aragona underlined Italy's strong commitment to PSI, and agreed that th [...]
2003-08-29 10:08:00Embassy RomeSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KNNP IT IAEA
03ROME3977STOPPING ITALIAN FAST BOAT TRANSFERS TO IRAN
[...] (S) Summary. Italian fast boat manufacturer FB Design has given the GOI new assurances that it will not export more fast boats or boat molds to Iran as long as the security situation in the Persian Gulf remains volatile. MFA export control coordinator de Mohr told us this means the hold is ind [...]
2003-09-02 19:18:00Embassy RomeSECRETPARM PREL PGOV ETTC IT IR EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME445(S) AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PRIME MINISTRY ON SHIPMENT
[...] (S) AMBASSADOR SEMBLER, TOGETHER WITH ACTING DCM AND POLMIN, USED THE OPPORTUNITY OF A FEBRUARY 4 MEETING WITH GIOVANNI CASTELLANETA, SENIOR DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI, TO RAISE CONTINUING STRONG U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT THE SHIPMENT OF HIGH-SPEED PATROL BOATS FROM ITALY TO IRA [...]
2003-02-04 19:00:00Embassy RomeSECRETETTC PREL PARM IT IR EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME4580ITALY: LIBYAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION A MORE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. THE MFA'S MIDDLE EAST OFFICE APPEARS MORE CONCERNED WITH ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION STEMMING FROM LIBYA THAN WMD. POST ALSO PLANS TO RAISE OUR CONCERNS WITH MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION GIANDOMENICO MAGLIANO, WHO OVERSEAS THE OFFICE DEALING WITH EXPORT CON [...]
2003-10-07 08:04:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC KNNP LY IT
03ROME4585U/S BOLTON AND SPANISH FM PALACIO DISCUSS ARTICLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. U/S BOLTON MET SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER ANA PALACIO IN ROME ON OCTOBER 3 TO DISCUSS PROGRESS ON SIGNING ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS AND SPAIN'S CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS. FM PALACIO AGREED TO REVIEW NEW ARTICLE 98 LANGUAGE THAT MAY SATISFY EU CONCERNS ABOUT SCOPE [...]
2003-10-07 12:52:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP IR SP IAEA KICC
03ROME4637U/S BOLTON DISCUSSES ARTICLE 98, PSI, IRAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. U/S Bolton discussed Article 98, PSI, North Korea and Iran with senior Italian officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the President's office and Prime Minister Berlusconi's office during meetings on October 2 in Rome. The Italians agreed to review language recently negoti [...]
2003-10-09 15:14:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS MNUC KN IR IT KICC
03ROME4715MORE FROM ITALY ON LIBYAN WMD DEVELOPMENT, POST UN
[...] (S) ECMIN DELIVERED REF A POINTS ON OCTOBER 10 TO MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION GIANDOMENICO MAGLIANO, WHO WAS ACCOMPANIED BY DIEGO UNGARO, DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S OFFICE OF DEFENSE INDUSTRY AND SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS. NOTING THAT WE HAD ALREADY RAISED OUR [...]
2003-10-15 14:04:00Embassy RomeSECRETKNNP PARM MNUC ETTC IT LY
03ROME4744ALENIA SPAZIO SPACE COOPERATION WITH CHINA
[...] (U) This message contains an action request in para 7. 2. (S) Ecmin delivered reftel information October 10 to MFA Director General for Economic and Financial Cooperation Giandomenico Magliano, who was accompanied by Diego Ungaro, Director of the MFA's Office of Defense Industry and Sensiti [...]
2003-10-16 17:20:00Embassy RomeSECRETCH ETTC IT PARM PREL TSPA EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME4994CCW ANTI-VEHICLE MINES: ITALY SUPPORTS US
[...] (C) POLMIL OFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO PAOLO CUCULI IN THE MFA'S DISARMAMENT OFFICE ON 24 OCTOBER. CUCULI RECALLED THAT ITALY, AS CURRENT HOLDER OF THE EU PRESIDENCY, DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH THE US, REPRESENTED BY BOB LUACES, AT THE SEPTEMBER 26 US-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON GLOBAL DISA [...]
2003-11-03 16:38:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MCAP IT EUN
03ROME5184ITALY ON THE SIXTH EU-CHINA SUMMIT AND BILATERAL
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request for EAP and EUR/ERA. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: Expanding trade between the EU and China, the EU's continued arms embargo and North Korea topped discussions at the October 30 EU-China Summit in Beijing. The EU and China signed the Gali [...]
2003-11-17 08:24:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM SMIG TSPL TSPA ETRD CH IT EUN HUMAN RIGHTS
03ROME5202IRAN/FAST-BOATS: INDUSTRY MINISTRY VIEWS
[...] (S) Summary. Italian export control officials are looking for a way to make permanent the "informal hold" placed on FB Design fast boat exports to Iran, according to the Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade's senior licensing official. Two approaches are under consideration: 1) formally add [...]
2003-11-17 16:56:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNETTC IR IT PARM PREL EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME5416WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) ECONOMIC COUNSELOR CALLED ON MFA NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR AMBASSADOR UGO DE MOHR NOVEMBER 26 TO DELIVER REF C MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY POWELL TO FOREIGN MINISTER FRATINI. SHE EXPLAINED TO DE MOHR THAT THE SECRETARY WAS PROPOSING A JOINT LETTER WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTER TO ALL WASSENA [...]
2003-12-02 15:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PREL ETTC KSTC PARM IT EUN
03ROME5552DEMARCHE ON SALE OF FAST BOATS TO IRAN
[...] (S) FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF REF A INSTRUCTIONS, EMBASSY RAISED URGENT USG CONCERNS WITH THE FOLLOWING GOI OFFICIALS: -- FM FRATTINI: AT A PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED DECEMBER 10 DINNER AT THE RESIDENCE IN HONOR OF FM FRATTINI, AMB. SEMBLER PULLED ASIDE THE MINISTER TO OUTLINE THE PROBLEM AND THE NEE [...]
2003-12-11 16:49:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPARM ETTC PREL EIND IR IT EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME5680SALE OF FAST BOATS TO IRAN
[...] (S) Embassy continues to press the GOI both to stop any shipments of FB Design fast boats still in Italian territory, and to institute legal means immediately to stop any future export of such technology. The GOI still insists it has no legal authority to stop such shipments. However, Foreign [...]
2003-12-22 15:49:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPARM ETTC PREL EIND IR IT EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME571ITALY HOLDS UP SHIPMENT OF FAST BOATS TO IRAN
[...] (S) FOLLOWING ANOTHER EMBASSY INQUIRY TO THE MFA ON FEBRUARY 11, GIUSEPPE MANZO, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS MARCELLO SPATAFORA, TOLD ECONOFF FEBRUARY 12 THAT SPATAFORA HAD CONTACTED THE ITALIAN COMPANY SB DESIGN TWO DAYS AGO TO ASK THEM TO HALT THE IMPENDING SHI [...]
2003-02-12 16:20:00Embassy RomeSECRETETTC IR PARM PREL IT EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME5717SALE OF FAST BOATS TO IRAN
[...] (S) FURTHER TO REF A, GABRIELE CHECCHIA, DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES (INDUSTRY) MINISTER ANTONIO MARZANO, CALLED A/ECMIN TO REPORT THAT MINISTER MARZANO HAD SPOKEN WITH FOREIGN MINISTER FRATTINI ON THE MARGINS OF THE DECEMBER 23 COUNCIL OF MINISTERS' MEETING REGARDING THE EXPO [...]
2003-12-24 12:10:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPARM ETTC PREL EIND IR IT EXPORT CONTROLS
03SANAA1318ICOC - URGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO SUBSCRIBE:
[...] (U) On 6/7, Acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered Ref A demarche concerning the International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (ICOC) to Marwan Noman, Office Director to Yemen's Foreign Minister. 2. (C) Noman was familiar with the issue: the diplomatic note that would hav [...]
2003-06-10 13:45:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA YM MTCRE DEMARCHE
03SANAA1350YEMENI NATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraph 7. 2. (U) Dr. Moustafa Bahran, Chairman of the Yemeni National Atomic Energy Commission (NATEC),requests the Department's assistance in coordinating an important visit to the U.S. to discuss the physical security of radiological materials [...]
2003-06-12 15:01:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPARM PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA1373SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BOLTON'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) You are the most senior State Department official to visit Yemen since Secretary Baker came in late 1990. The ROYG thus recognizes your visit as an important opportunity to continue building the positive bilateral relations that have evolved in the aftermath of the Cole and 9/11 attacks, [...]
2003-06-16 05:11:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPARM PREL OTRA OVIP YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA1453U/S BOLTON'S VISIT TO YEMEN: MEETING WITH
[...] (S/NF) Begin summary: On June 17, Under Secretary John Bolton met with Dr. Moustafa Bahran, Chairman of the Yemeni National Atomic Energy Commission (NATEC) and science advisor to ROYG President Saleh. Discussing the U.S. campaign to target and cut off revenue that funds North Korea's nucle [...]
2003-06-24 07:01:00Embassy SanaaSECRETMARR PARM PREL MNUC MASS KN YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA1454U/S BOLTON'S VISIT TO YEMEN: PRESIDENT SALEH ON
[...] (S/NF) Begin summary: On June 17, Under Secretary of State for Non-Proliferation and International Security John R. Bolton joined Yemeni President Abdullah Saleh for an hour-long discussion. U/S Bolton briefed Saleh on U.S. efforts to stop North Korea,s nuclear program, as well as ongoing [...]
2003-06-24 07:02:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPARM PREL MARR MNUC MASS IZ KN YM MARITIME SECURITY
03SANAA1455U/S BOLTON'S VISIT TO YEMEN: MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) Begin summary: During a day of official meetings on June 17, Under Secretary for Non-Proliferation and International Security John R. Bolton met with Foreign Minister Abubaker al-Qirbi and MOD Chief of Staff Major General Mohammed al-Qasami to discuss Yemen's relations with the DPRK and [...]
2003-06-24 07:03:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPARM MARR PREL MNUC MASS KN YM MARITIME SECURITY
03SANAA1586FM QIRBI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS PALESTINIAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador called on Foreign Minister Qirbi July 2 upon the FM's return from Germany and France. He urged increased assistance to the Palestinian Authority per reftel A. They discussed the al-Moayed case, current Coast Guard training in Aden, the impressive role of the U.S [...]
2003-07-02 13:23:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL KJUS PTER ASEC MARR PARM PGOV GM YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
03SANAA1590YEMEN: LATEST WEAPONS BUYBACK CACHE
[...] (S/NF) During a July 1 telcon, President Saleh informed Ambassador that Yemen is actively engaged in non-proliferation efforts and instructed Brigadier General Ali Shater to coordinate a viewing of ROYG proceeds from the past few months of weapons buyback collection efforts. Shater later inv [...]
2003-07-02 14:34:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PARM PTER ETTC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA1684WEAPONS BUYBACK REDUX
[...] (S/NF) Brigadier General Shater, under orders from President Saleh, held a 7/2 viewing of ROYG proceeds from recent weapons buyback collection efforts for the Ambassador and other USG officials (reftel). On July 6, Shater met with the Ambassador to ascertain the U.S. reaction to the display [...]
2003-07-10 12:20:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PARM PTER ETTC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA1752FM QIRBI DELIVERS DIRECT MESSAGE ON ANTICIPATED
[...] (c) Summary: Foreign Minister Qirbi requested a meeting with the Ambassador July 19 to renew the ROYG,s request that the U.S. withdraw its extradition request from Germany and allow Yemen to host the trial of al-Moayad and his colleague. Qirbi also delivered points indicating that such a wit [...]
2003-07-21 06:19:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALASEC KJUS PGOV PTER MARR PARM PREL GM YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
03SANAA1774INITIAL YEMENI REACTION QUIET REGARDING MOAYED
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Neither Post nor the German Embassy in Sana'a have yet received any direct reaction from the ROYG or the public to the German court ruling in favor of granting the U.S. request to extradite al-Moayed and his companion. Press reports 24 hours after the decision remai [...]
2003-07-22 13:58:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALASEC KJUS PGOV PTER MARR PARM PREL GM YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
03SANAA1806DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO FM QIRBI ON SANCTIONS
[...] (s) Explaining that the sanctions against the DPKR were the result of a required legal review and that Yemen was not sanctioned, the Ambassador delivered talking points in reftel to Yemeni Foreign Minister Qirbi on July 27. He further emphasized that any actions that increased the DPKR's econ [...]
2003-07-28 08:43:00Embassy SanaaSECRETKSCA PARM MNUC ETTC MARR TSPA YM KN MTCRE DEMARCHE
03SANAA1879SALEH DEMARCHE ON AL-MOAYED AND CT SUPPORT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: President Saleh July 30 pressed Ambassador and Legatt-designate for an arrangement on al-Moayed to avoid political embarrassment to Yemen. Legatt briefed Saleh on FBI proposal for Yemeni investigators to come to New York and cooperate on al-Moayed case. Saleh also pressed for a [...]
2003-08-02 12:53:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER ASEC MARR PARM PGOV YM COUNTER TERRORISM ECON COM ENERGY TERFIN
03SANAA1990YEMENI MILITARY LEADERS BRIEF AMBASSADOR ON DPRK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On 8/10 Yemen's Chief of Staff and Defense Minister informed the Ambassador that President Saleh had taken the decision to end Yemeni military cooperation with North Korea. At Yemen's invitation a senior DPRK delegation, possibly including the deputy ministers of defense and indu [...]
2003-08-12 13:34:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MCAP YM DPRK
03SANAA2073NO YEMENI REPRESENTATION AT ACRS TRACK TWO MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-20 04:28:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP XF YM MEPN
03SANAA212S44-02: YEMEN INFORMED OF IRAQI EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE
[...] (S) On January 29, 2003 PolOff demarched Abdulrahman M.S. Kamarani, Deputy Director of the Ministy of Foreign Affair's Americas Office, on Iraqi efforts to acquire CBW protective materials (reftel). Kamarani had no immediate response. He agreed to contact the Embassy if the MFA or other pa [...]
2003-01-30 13:27:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IZ YM CBW UNSC DEMARCHE
03SANAA214558TH UNGA DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] On August 24, Pol/Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Dirham al-Saidi, Americas desk officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Welcoming the demarche, al-Saidi said that he had just returned from a DoD regional seminar in Washington on border security that covered many of the same issues a [...]
2003-08-26 11:13:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP YM UNGA CDG UNDC DEMARCHE
03SANAA2260DEMARCHE TO MFA PSI STATEMENT OF INTERDICTION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-11 10:30:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL YM DEMARCHE
03SANAA2463NEA A/S BURNS OCTOBER 4 MEETING WITH SALEH: CT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a 10/4 meeting with President Saleh, NEA A/S Burns welcomed U.S.-Yemeni CT cooperation and supported U.S. assistance for Yemen's security and development. Saleh briefed on expanding Saudi-Yemeni CT cooperation, which he characterized as better than ever before, despite (acc [...]
2003-10-08 06:46:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER AMGT EAID PARM MCAP KPAL SA IZ YM ICC DPRK COUNTER TERRORISM ECON COM
03SANAA2476NEA A/S BURNS' 10/4/03 MEETING WITH FM QIRBI: CT
[...] (C) Summary: During a 10/4/03 call on FM Qirbi, NEA A/S Burns reviewed U.S.-Yemeni CT cooperation and focused on U.S. development assistance. Burns stressed the need for Yemen to pursue domestic reforms as the U.S. works to increase assistance, e.g. via MEPI and, if Yemen qualifies, the MCA. [...]
2003-10-10 08:25:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AMGT EAID PARM MCAP SA YM IZ ICC COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM ECON COM
03SANAA2487DEMARCHE OF YEMENI MFA OFFICIAL ON PSI BACKGROUND
[...] (c) On October 12, Pol/Econ Chief met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Americas Office Abdulsalem Qassim al-Awadhi to re-deliver and discuss the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Statement of Interdiction Principles (refs a and b) and to review the questions and answers [...]
2003-10-13 11:16:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PREL PHSA PBTS EAIR EWWT KNNP DEMARCHE
03SANAA2769DEMARCHE TO YEMENI FM QIRBI ON DPRK MILITARY
[...] (S) On November 22, Charge, accompanied by Pol/Econ Chief, called on FM Qirbi to deliver ref a demarche, which Charge noted was a follow-up to discussions with President Saleh by both U/S Bolton and NEA A/S Burns (ref c),as well as Ambassador's meeting with Defense Minister Aliwa (ref b). Oth [...]
2003-11-23 09:38:00Embassy SanaaSECRETMCAP PARM PREL YM KN DEMARCHE
03SANAA3009PM SENIOR ADVISOR BODINE'S 12/17 MEETING WITH
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In an extended 12/17 meeting with President Saleh, PM Senior Advisor Bodine welcomed U.S.-Yemeni CT cooperation and, along with the Ambassador, requested greater access for U.S. interrogation teams. Supporting U.S. assistance for Yemen's security and development, Ambassador Bod [...]
2003-12-23 11:12:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PARM PGOV KDEM YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANAA3010PM SENIOR ADVISOR BODINE'S 12/18 MEETING WITH FM
[...] (C) Summary: During a 12/18/03 call on Foreign Minister Qirbi, PM Senior Advisor Bodine and Qirbi exchanged signed diplomatic notes to complete an Article 98 agreement, (ROYG has asked that this not/not be publicized, however.) Without setting a precise date, Qirbi responded positively to the [...]
2003-12-23 11:21:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC PGOV PARM KDEM YM KICC COUNTER TERRORISM MARITIME SECURITY ECON COM
03SANAA338YEMENI FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAQ AND THE ARAB
[...] (C) Summary: The Iraq situation and the recent Arab League ministerial were discussed when the Ambassador called on Foreign Minister Qirbi on February 18. Notably, according to Qirbi the Yemenis and other Arab countries did not buy into the French proposals on inspections, despite their ap [...]
2003-02-19 09:58:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ AL YM
03SANAA359MANPADS NEA BILATERAL PLANS: YEMEN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Yemen has taken significant steps to restrict the number of Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) available to civilians. The ROYG has invested an estimated $30 million in a weapons buy-back program designed to remove MANPADS, RPGs, and other weapons from the civilian [...]
2003-02-24 07:37:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PREL PARM ETTC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA446CWC QUESTIONNAIRES DELIVERED
[...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: On March 3 Pol/EconOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Legal Affairs Director Mulhi. Mulhi believes the questionnaires will be submitted in time for the CWC Review Conference, but requested that future texts be translat [...]
2003-03-06 14:34:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ABUD YM DEMARCHE
03SANAA592PMAT: MIDDLE EAST NOTICE TO MARINERS (NOTMAR) AND
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-25 10:56:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MOPS MARR EWWT PHSA EAIR YM MARITIME SECURITY
03SANTODOMINGO4553DOMINICAN RESPONSE--U.S. APPROACH IN THE FIRST
[...] Poloffs delivered reftel demarche and non-paper August 26 to Ambassadors Francia Sencion and Roger Espaillat, Office Director and Sub-Director of the Americas Desk at the Foreign Ministry. Sencion said that relevant Foreign Ministry offices would review the non-paper and asked for time to pre [...]
2003-08-28 18:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP DR
03SANTODOMINGO4760PSI STATEMENT OF INTERDICTION PRINCIPLES DELIVERED
[...] (U) Per reftel, Poloff delivered the text of the Statement of Interdiction Principles agreed by the Proliferation Security Initiative participants to Ambassador Rogert Espaillat, Sub-Director of the GODR Americas Desk on September 5. The Ambassador had no immediate comment and indicated the [...]
2003-09-08 11:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
03SANTODOMINGO5275STILL WAITING FOR GODR SUBSTANTIVE REACTION TO PSI
[...] (C) Per ref A, we again contacted GODR Deputy Director for the Americas, Roger Espaillat, to inquire if the GODR has any substantive comment on the Statement of Interdiction Principles adopted by the Proliferation Security Initiative participants. Espaillat replied that the GODR generally s [...]
2003-09-30 15:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PHSA PBTS EAIR EWWT DR
03SANTODOMINGO5768DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S DELEGATES TO OAS SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-17 17:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MARR PREL PARM XM XL XS DR
03SANTODOMINGO6001UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Francia Sencion, Director of the Americas Desk, and Ambassador Rhadis Abreu de Polanco, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Desk at the GODR Foreign Ministry on October 22. Sencion indicated the points would be reviewed [...]
2003-10-25 15:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC AORC DR
03SANTODOMINGO7568LIBYA ADMITS WMD PROGRAMS; U.S. REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-24 20:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR KNNP LY MNUC PARM PREL
03STATE115323S37-03: IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF GLASS-LINED
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 4. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: WE WANT TO SHARE WITH CHINESE AUTHORITIES FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF GLASS-LINED CHEMICAL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, AS WELL AS BW-USEFUL JET MILLS/MICRONIZERS, FROM THE FOLLOWING [...]
2003-05-05 16:40:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CBW CH IR
03TEGUCIGALPA137HONDURAN DELEGATION TO OAS CSBM MEETING
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin informed PolOff January 16 that the Honduran delegation to the OAS CSBM meeting would be AMB Policarpo Callejas, Advisor to the Foreign Minister, and AMB Salvador Redezno, OAS PermRep. Foreign Mini [...]
2003-01-17 18:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PARM KDEM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2341 MEDIA REACTION ON WTO AND ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT, OCTOBER
[...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 10/1 entitled "The U.S. and Its Stick and Carrot Policy". "The continuous implementation of the traditional stick and carrot policy by the U.S. in its external affairs has recently been evidenced by two events: the exoneration from [...]
2003-10-02 14:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL KPAO ETRD PGOV PARM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2380HONDURAS READY TO MOVE FORWARD ON REGIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Government of Honduras (GOH) officials, Honduras is still very inclined to move forward on regional disarmament, but remains insistent that the process proceed through established channels, particularly the Central American Security Commission (SICA),and that all the [...]
2003-09-04 17:16:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPARM PREL MASS MCAP PBTS PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2383ENGLISH SYNOPSIS OF NICARAGUAN ARMS CONTROL PROPOSAL
[...] Below is an informal translation of the substantive parts of the Nicaraguan arms control proposal of July 2003, formally titled "The Program to Limit and Control Arms in Central America to Achieve a Reasonable Balance of Forces and Foster Stability, Mutual Confidence, and Transparency"(ref A). [...]
2003-09-04 17:16:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MASS MCAP PBTS PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2656HONDURAS RATIFIES THREE COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] Summary: The GOH has ratified three outstanding counterterrorism (CT) conventions (two ICAO and one IAEA). The GOH is now a party to 10 international CT conventions. Post is pressing hard for the GOH to ratify the two IMO and two OAS CT conventions still outstanding. Persistent efforts by Emb [...]
2003-11-12 17:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2814HONDURAS: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] The 2003 Annual Terrorism Report for Honduras follows. Points are keyed to reftel paragraph headings: A. Significant Actions by GOH ----------------------------- In 2003, President Ricardo Maduro continued his policy of strong Honduran support for U.S. efforts against terrorism, was a me [...]
2003-12-02 14:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA350HONDURAS GIVEN USG JANUARY 27 REMARKS ON IRAQ;
[...] PolOff delivered reftel text of Ambassador Negroponte's January 27 to the UNSC and the Secretary's January 27 press statement January 29 to MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin. The MFA has not had a substantive reply but Fortin told PolOff that the GOH appreciated the information. 2 [...]
2003-02-06 16:24:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MNUC MOPS IZ HO IAEA UNSC
03TEGUCIGALPA469HONDURAN RESPONSE REGARDING MANPADS
[...] (S) The Honduran Armed Forces (HOAF) do not have any Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS). Likewise, Post is not aware of any non-state actors in possession of MANPADS in Honduras. Post believes HOAF would be receptive to information or training on MANPAD threats. Chad P. Cummins, PO [...]
2003-02-19 20:45:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETETTC PARM PREL PTER HO
03TEGUCIGALPA670HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO PROMISES "FULL SUPPORT"
[...] (C) Ambassador spoke to Honduran President Ricardo Maduro March 16 to discuss ref A seeking GOH support for a vision for Iraq and the Iraqi people. Maduro promised Ambassador the "full support" of Honduras for the USG position. When asked, Maduro said that the GOH might make a public statemen [...]
2003-03-17 18:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA698HONDURAS UNILATERALLY SUPPORTS U.S. ACTION AGAINST
[...] (U) President Maduro issued a statement on behalf of the Government of Honduras on March 18 declaring that Honduras supports the U.S. war on terrorism and urging the Government of Iraq to accept the U.S. proposal in order to avoid additional suffering by the Iraqi people. The statement also [...]
2003-03-19 22:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA885DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS IN HONDURAS; PROBLEMS WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: La Armeria (The Armory),the only certified firearms distributor in Honduras, continues to exhibit difficulties in complying with State Department guidance regarding the importation of commercial firearms. In December 2002 Post recommended that State deny La Armeria's request t [...]
2003-04-11 13:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKOMC PREL PHUM PARM ETTC ETRD BEXP HO
03THEHAGUE1384(S) INTERDICTION STRATEGY: THE DUTCH
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-02 12:59:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KNNP NL
03THEHAGUE1434IAEA/IRAN: DEMARCHE TO DUTCH
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-05 15:42:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM MNUC IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE1451CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 12
[...] Details about the 2003 cash flow difficulties emerged during the first round of 2004 budget consultations and the OPCW informed member states that they will have to begin cutting program delivery. 2. Two rounds of 2004 budget consultations were held in June with senior OPCW management int [...]
2003-06-06 14:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ABUD CWC
03THEHAGUE1506IAEA/IRAN: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE WITH DUTCH ON IRAN
[...] (C) AMBASSADOR MADE REF A DEMARCHE TO DUTCH MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR HUGO SIBLESZ ON JUNE 12. SIBLESZ SAID HE SAW NO GAP BETWEEN U.S. AND DUTCH VIEWS ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, ONLY A DIFFERENCE OVER TACTICS. THE DUTCH PREFERENCE FOR THE JUNE 16 IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS' MEETING IS FOR SOME FORM [...]
2003-06-12 15:03:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM MNUC IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE1509CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENE-SETTER
[...] (SBU) The First Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference, April 28 - May 9, consumed a great deal of Technical Secretariat and national delegation energy, and the last month has been frankly rather quiet. While the annotated EC-33 agenda (faxed to Washington) is long at this point, many [...]
2003-06-12 15:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE1524DUTCH MFA ON "PEACE CONSOLIDATION" IN MOLDOVA PAPER
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-13 13:19:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PBTS NATO OSCE
03THEHAGUE1545CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] There has been little commentary or discussion on the RevCon. However, in general, the RevCon exceeded expectations. Many delegations are eager to discuss how we will pursue RevCon follow-up. 2. Three rounds of budget consultations were held 11-13 June on Programs 3-6. The facilitator wil [...]
2003-06-16 15:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1633CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] SUMMARY: ON THE MARGINS OF THE OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC)-33, U.S. DELOFF PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS RELATED TO RUSSIAN CWD ASSISTANCE THAT INCLUDED VIKTOR KHOLSTOV, THE RECENTLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR-GENERAL (D-G) OF THE RUSSIAN MUNITIONS AGENCY (RMA). U.S. DELOFF EMPHASIZED THE URGENT NEED FOR [...]
2003-06-25 10:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1707CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): RUSSIAN
[...] In Delegation's view, during these meetings it became clear that Russia does not intend, and perhaps never intended, to abide by the present terms of the CTR MOU dated 14 March and signed by then-Director of the Russian Munitions Agency Zinovy Pak. The Russian delegation expressed its view th [...]
2003-07-03 06:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE1727CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) In part due to the lack of documents and the slimmed down agenda, the EC-33 Session ended a day earlier than scheduled and left a number of important issues requiring attention at the September EC. Along with the U.S., many delegations highlighted the Technical Secretariat (TS) problem [...]
2003-07-07 13:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC AORC RS CWC
03THEHAGUE1729CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): 14TH SESSION OF
[...] (U) The Advisory Body on Administrative and Financial Matters (ABAF) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) held its 14th session in The Hague, from 9-13 June 2003. The primary focus of attention was on the draft programme and budget 2004, which calls for an 8.36 [...]
2003-07-07 13:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1731CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 16
[...] (U) No other delegations showed enthusiasm for committing, as of Friday, June 20, to a serious, sustained effort at a systemic fix for Article IV/V financing. 2. (U) There were no immediate results from this round of industry intersessional consultations, but it is possible that the Sep [...]
2003-07-07 14:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1740CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) In part due to the lack of documents and the slimmed down agenda, the EC-33 Session ended a day earlier than scheduled and left a number of important issues requiring attention at the September EC. Along with the U.S., many delegations highlighted the Technical Secretariat (TS) problem [...]
2003-07-08 11:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC AORC RS CWC
03THEHAGUE1848NETHERLANDS REPLY ON DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-22 10:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC NL PARM ECON
03THEHAGUE1877EMERGENCY PAYMENT REQUEST
[...] DUE TO MONTHEND AND TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THAT POST WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INITIATE ANY PAYMENTS BEFORE JULY 28, POST REQUESTS EMERGENCY PAYMENT TO BE MADE AS FOLLOWS: 2. AMOUNT PAYABLE: EUR 14,085,883 3. VENDOR: OPCW PROGRAMME BUDGET ACCOUNT 4. DEBITOR/CREDITOR CODE: 1404 [...]
2003-07-24 09:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AORC PARM OPCW CWC
03THEHAGUE1930CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ARTICLE VII
[...] (U) This is the weekly reporting cable for July 21-25, 2003. 2. (U) RFGs contained in paragraphs 17 & 24. ------------------------------------ Informal Consultations of the EC on Plan of Action Preparations Article VII and Universality ------------------------------------ 3. (U) [...]
2003-07-31 13:54:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1958FY 2002 OPCW PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED
[...] AS AUTHORIZED IN REFTEL, POST FORWARDED EURO 130,469.19 FOR PAYMENT INTO OPCW'S PROGRAMME AND BUDGET ACCOUNT 40.47.74.881, VIA VOUCHER NUMBER 2563BZ02677, DTD. 08/01/2003 2. TOTAL AMOUNT IN USD 146,759.49 (AT RATE OF EXCHANGE: EURO 0.889 IS 1 US DOLLAR) IS CHARGED TO THE FOLLOWING FISCAL [...]
2003-08-05 11:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AORC PARM OPCW CWC
03THEHAGUE1997DUTCH ON INTERDICTION OF MISSILE RELATED CHEMICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-07 15:53:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL MNUC ETTC BE NL MTCRE
03THEHAGUE2063NETHERLANDS SUPPORTS MASS GRAVES PROJECTS IN IRAQ
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) The GoNL is supportive of the mass graves projects in Iraq outlined in reftel. PolOff met with Adri van Lookpik, head of the MFA's Gulf States Section, on August 15 to review ref A requests. Per ref B, PolOff noted that if the Da [...]
2003-08-15 15:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PHUM IZ UK NL
03THEHAGUE2137NETHERLANDS RESPONSE TO ADC DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Please see action request paragraph 4. 2. (C) Summary. The Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs confirms that Dutch electronics manufacturer Philips plans to ship 14-bit ADCs to China, but has not completed the transaction. The GONL has not yet made a determination on the export lice [...]
2003-08-25 11:55:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALETTC NL PARM ECON
03THEHAGUE2173IAEA/IRAN: DUTCH MFA ON IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) Summary: PolMilOff delivered ref A demarche to Dutch MFA Nonproliferation Chief Paul Wilke on August 27. The Dutch believe a noncompliance resolution on Iran is merited, but are concerned this may not be achievable as Dir. ElBaradei's latest report is not final, so some board members may [...]
2003-08-28 13:43:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE2220IAEA/IRAN: DUTCH MFA ON IAEA BOG NONCOMPLIANCE
[...] (C) Summary: Poloffs delivered ref A demarche to Dutch MFA Nonproliferation Chief Paul Wilke on September 3. The Dutch agree that a noncompliance resolution on Iran is warranted, but believe it may have to wait for Dir. ElBaradei's final report in November. According to Wilke there is "no u [...]
2003-09-04 09:16:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE2289CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): RESPONDING TO
[...] (C) As you consider the U.S. response to the ILO's egregious decision regarding former Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Jose Bustani, I want to provide my thoughts, as your eyes and ears on the ground, on the key U.S. interests involved with [...]
2003-09-11 15:01:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC ILO UN
03THEHAGUE2331CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): TS COMMENTS ON
[...] (U) This is CWC-91-03. Action required, see paragraph 7. 2. (U) Del representative Betsy Sanders met with Greg Linden, chief of the Information Services Branch (ISB) of the OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS),and Subhash Paradkar, CEO of Sitar, Inc, Annandale, Va. Issues discussed include [...]
2003-09-17 06:26:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL EIND CWC
03THEHAGUE2338CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR
[...] (SBU) There will be one major topic for discussion at EC-34 (budget),a number of key issues of importance to the U.S. on which there may be substantial discussion (U.S. destruction deadline extension, Article VII) and one question that will be difficult to avoid discussing (the ILO decision o [...]
2003-09-17 10:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC AORC RS CWC
03THEHAGUE2343DUTCH RESPONSE TO OEF DEMARCHE
[...] (U) This is an action request: see para 3. 2. (C) Mission made reftel demarche to GONL prior to September 2-3 visit to Washington by Dutch PM Balkenende and FM de Hoop Scheffer. Post was advised that GONL was not in a position to provide assets as requested reftel. The Dutch plead budge [...]
2003-09-17 15:27:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PREL PARM PTER AF NL
03THEHAGUE2367CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC):
[...] (SBU) Summary: On Sept. 19, OPCW Director-General Pfirter made a strong pitch to delegations for an effective increase in the 2004 OPCW budget of approximately 7.4%. Pfirter assured the delegates that he and the leadership of the Technical Secretariat (TS) would work hard to identify and im [...]
2003-09-19 14:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2431CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] SUMMARY: ON THE MARGINS OF OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC)-34, U.S. DELOFFS PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS RELATED TO RUSSIAN CWD ASSISTANCE. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) REP ANNOUNCED DOD PLANS TO OBLIGATE AN ADDITIONAL $60.3 MILLION FOR SHCHUCH'YE CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION FACILITIES (CWDF) C [...]
2003-09-25 13:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2445MTAG: DUTCH RESPONSE TO HONG KONG FIRM'S
[...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel points to Dutch MFA Deputy Head of Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division Peter C. Potman September 26, 2003. Potman agreed to pass the nonpaper to Dutch Intelligence. Embassy will also take points to Ministry of Economic Affairs. SOBEL [...]
2003-09-26 15:02:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM ETTC PREL TSPA KSCA NL
03THEHAGUE2508RUSSIAN DEPUTY FM TRUBNIKOV ON MOLDOVA
[...] (C) Summary: At a September 30 bilateral meeting in The Hague, Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Trubnikov told EUR/SNEC Ambassador Perina that he would soon be calling the Deputy Secretary with specific ideas on how the U.S. and Russia can cooperate on Moldova. Trubnikov claimed that he [...]
2003-10-02 11:11:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MD PARM NL RU OSCE EUN
03THEHAGUE2573MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS BRIEF CIO DE HOOP SCHEFFER,
[...] (C) Summary: In Paris October 2, the Minsk Group Co-Chairs held separate discussions with the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, urging the two sides to quickly arrange meetings between the two presidents and announcing their desire to visit the region soon after the Azeri elections. [...]
2003-10-07 15:08:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AM AJ PARM NL RU OSCE EUN
03THEHAGUE2576CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DELINEATION OF
[...] On 2 October 2003, Larry Denyer, Department of Commerce, presented the U.S. practice on plant and plant site delineation that is used to support the declarations and inspections of industry facilities under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). This issue underlies many of the past difficul [...]
2003-10-08 11:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL EIND ETTC CWC
03THEHAGUE2577CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ARTICLE VI BILATS WRAP-UP
[...] US Del met with Per Runn (Deputy Director, Verification Division),Faiza Patel-King (Verification Division),Alexandru Dolea (Officer, Industry Verification Branch),and Cinthia Echavarria (Senior Policy Officer, Policy Review Branch) of the OPCW on 1 Oct 03 to discuss a variety of Article VI [...]
2003-10-08 11:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2578CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SAMPLING AND
[...] Washington experts and the U.S. Permanent Delegation held bilateral consultations with the OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) on September 30, 2003 in The Hague on technical considerations associated with sampling and analysis (S&A) during CWC inspections at U.S. declared industry facilities. Dir [...]
2003-10-08 11:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL EIND ETTC CWC
03THEHAGUE2581CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR
[...] (C) The Oct. 20-24 Conference of States Parties will be dominated by discussion of the budget and other financial issues. We have supported the Director-General's request for a 7.36% increase, and share the DG's view that an increase of this magnitude is needed to ensure core functions are [...]
2003-10-08 13:26:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2591DUTCH REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT LIBYA
[...] (C) The GoNL remains concerned about any increase in EU interactions with Libya. The lifting of UN sanctions has not altered the lack of Dutch willingness to engage the with the Libyan government. PolOff delivered reftel to Mirande Mulder, MFA Libya desk officer. Mulder noted that the GoNL [...]
2003-10-09 10:44:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM MNUC KNNP LY NL
03THEHAGUE2627CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC):WRAP-UP FOR WEEK
[...] (U) It appears a consensus has been reached on an Article VII action plan for national implementation. Following an Oct. 9 meeting chaired by DG Pfirter with the Ambassadors of the U.S., U.K., India and Iran, agreement was reached on the one final substantive issue, which was the acceptable [...]
2003-10-14 15:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2647DUTCH ON DEMARCHE TO CPPNM PARTIES
[...] (C) On October 16, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the revision of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) to Pieter van Donkersgoed, Deputy Head of the MFA's Environmental and Nuclear Safety Division. Van Donkersgoed said it was clear the United States had a [...]
2003-10-17 14:57:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM ENRG TRGY KNNP KTIA NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE2672DUTCH MFA ON 58TH UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP
[...] (C) Summary: PolOff delievered reftel demarche on the 58th UNGA First Committee to Peter Potman, MFA Deputy Head of Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division on October 20. Potman said the draft resolution and accompanying U.S. points were extensively discussed last week in New York, and [...]
2003-10-21 15:05:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP NL UNGA CDG UNDC
03THEHAGUE2685CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Informal budget discussions on Oct. 16 broke little new ground, and the stage is set for last-minute negotiations during CSP-8. DG Pfirter was in attendance and reiterated his call for a 7.36% increase. France stated that it had sent the DG's proposals and his calculations on the impact [...]
2003-10-22 15:22:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL UK KS CWC
03THEHAGUE2707CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its primary objectives at the Oct. 20-24 OPCW Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP-8). The Conference approved the U.S. request for an extension of its 45% destruction deadline to December 2007 and extended in principle the U.S. 100% destruction deadline. [...]
2003-10-28 10:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE2734CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): FIRST MEETING
[...] This is CWC-114-03. 2. The OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) convened a 16-17 October 2003 meeting of the fourth Security Audit Team (SAT-IV) in The Hague, The Netherlands. SAT-IV is comprised of representatives from Japan, France, The Netherlands, and the U.S. Yonosuke Harada of Japan, w [...]
2003-10-31 06:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2747DUTCH MFA ON AUSTRALIA GROUP PREPARATIONS
[...] (C) On October 30, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the technical meeting preparations for the Australia Group to Hedda Samson, Policy Officer of the MFA's Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division. Samson agreed to give reftel points to Dutch technical expert Mario Dorigo, who will be [...]
2003-10-31 14:57:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL NL CBW
03THEHAGUE2766CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On Oct. 30, U.S. delegation members met with OPCW officials to discuss the status of upcoming ILO Administrative Tribunal actions stemming from the OPCW tenure policy. Additional points on side-bar discussions at the Eighth Conference of States Parties are also provided for t [...]
2003-11-04 10:53:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2794CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its primary objectives at the Oct. 20-24 OPCW Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP-8). The Conference approved the U.S. request for an extension of its 45% destruction deadline to December 2007 and extended in principle the U.S. 100% destruction deadline. [...]
2003-11-06 07:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE2797DUTCH MFA ON IRANIAN DUAL-USE CBW PROCUREMENT
[...] (C) On November 04, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on Iranian dual-use CBW procurement and Dutch visa policy to Hedda Samson, Policy Officer of the MFA's Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division. Samson said she would pass the reftel points to the relevant people within the Ministry, [...]
2003-11-06 14:03:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC CVIS IR NL CBW
03THEHAGUE2846IAEA/IRAN: DUTCH MFA NONPRO CHIEF ON ELBARADEI
[...] (C) Poloffs delivered ref A nonpaper to MFA Nonproliferation Chief Paul Wilke on November 13. Wilke (protect throughout) said the GONL shared the U.S. conclusion that the latest ElBaradei report confirms Iran has been pursuing capabilities needed for a nuclear weapons program. In the Dutch vi [...]
2003-11-13 15:42:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE2854CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): CTFS AND GREG
[...] On November 10, U.S. Delegation to the OPCW representatives Pete Ito and Betsy Sanders met with Greg Linden, Chief of Information Systems Branch (C/ISB) of the OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) to discuss TS plans for data automation (two reports, FAXed back to AC/CB) and the upcoming Security [...]
2003-11-14 10:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2860DUTCH MFA ON DECEMBER PSI MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-14 13:50:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC KNNP
03THEHAGUE2881IAEA/IRAN: DUTCH MFA REACTION TO U.S. APPROACH
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-17 15:38:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE2908CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) As the October Conference of States Parties resolved most of the key issues facing the OPCW (budget, destruction deadline extensions, action plans),the focus of the December 2-5 Executive Council meeting will be on a number of technical, particularly industrial, issues. There have be [...]
2003-11-19 13:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2931IAEA/IRAN: REVISED LANGUAGE DELIVERED TO DUTCH MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-21 15:44:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM MNUC EU IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE2939CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): 1ST MEETING OF
[...] (U) Summary. Two USG legal experts (Bernard Seward from State/L/ACV - JAGLCS/CLAMO and Randy Pratt from Commerce/OGC/IS) participated in the first meeting of the CWC "Network of Legal Experts" November 4-7, supported by the Commerce representative to the U.S. CWC Delegation (Brandon Williams [...]
2003-11-24 18:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2944CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) OPCW Director for Policy Making Organs Sylwin Gizowski addressed the WEOG November 18, responding to the group s invitation to suggest improvements to the work of the Executive Council. Gizowski spoke in a personal capacity, acknowledging that is was not the responsibility of the Technica [...]
2003-11-25 10:30:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2955CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): UNDER SECRETARY
[...] (U) This is CWC-126-03. 2. (U) Under Secretary Bolton met with OPCW Director-General Pfirter on Nov. 19 to convey strong U.S. support for Pfirter's leadership of the Organization. The DG in turn expressed his appreciation for U.S. support regarding his efforts on reform and transparenc [...]
2003-11-25 14:30:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2956CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): A/S DESUTTER'S
[...] (U) On November 17-18, Paula A. DeSutter, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance, visited SIPDIS The Hague and consulted with officials of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of SIPDIS Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and other officials. She so [...]
2003-11-25 15:17:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2977CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (U) OPCW Director General Pfirter, in a note dated November 21, designated External Relations (ERD) Director Huang Yu as the Technical Secretariat (TS) Point of Contact (POC) for implementing the action plan on universality. On November 26, Huang chaired the first meeting with delegations on [...]
2003-11-28 11:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2979CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ARTICLE IV/V -
[...] (U) There is widespread support for the proposal submitted by the Advisory Body on Administrative and Financial Matters to address the issue of Article IV and V payments. No delegation has spoken out against the ABAF recommendation. Guidance request at para 11 on whether the proposal is accep [...]
2003-11-28 12:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2994CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) This November 19-20 workshop provided a valuable exchange of ideas and information. Mainly structured to put experts in the area of CW assistance and protection in touch with various companies who provide equipment, it also gave experts (and local delegations) the chance to hear how a n [...]
2003-12-02 15:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE3010CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) India is blocking agreement on a document supported by the U.S. and all other delegations to the OPCW concerning the technical issue of "captive use." Failure to reach consensus on this important document before the end of the current Executive Council session on Friday, December 5 will [...]
2003-12-04 16:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL IN CWC
03THEHAGUE3023WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: DUTCH WILL SUPPORT JOINT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-08 12:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KSTC NL OPDC PARM PREL
03THEHAGUE3038CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (SBU) Having resolved most critical policy issues at the October Conference of the States Parties, the 35th Executive Council managed only to remove a bit of the administrative underbrush. Russian hostage-taking of the U.S. plans regarding the Aberdeen destruction facility continued, althou [...]
2003-12-10 12:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE3039CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): MEETINGS WITH
[...] (U) This is CWC-134-03. 2. (U) Del reps met on 24 November 2003 with OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) Administration Division head Herb Shultz and SIPDIS Information Support Branch head Greg Linden to relay U.S. concern regarding the pace of the TS effort to achieve a working digital in [...]
2003-12-10 12:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE3088CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (SBU) OPCW's External Relations Division (ERD) distributed the Director-General's Invitation to States Parties to Designate Points of Contact on Universality (S/388/2003, faxed to AC/CB) to all delegations on December 11. ERD's Keith Wilson told DelOff that the TS is looking at January 8 as [...]
2003-12-17 07:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE3121CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): COUNTRY
[...] Del grants country clearance to the following individual traveling to The Hague as a consultant on national implementation measures to the OPCW Technical Secretariat: -- Ron Nelson -- State -- Arrive: Jan 3, 2004 -- Depart: April 3, 2004 Del confirms hotel reservations at the Dorint, Joh [...]
2003-12-17 14:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDNL ASEC OTRA PARM
03THEHAGUE3155CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): OPCW READY TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: USDel briefed the OPCW Chief of Staff and Director for Verification December 22 on Libya's agreement to abandon its chemical weapons, and conveyed U.S. readiness to provide more detailed information in the near future. The OPCW officials welcomed the offer and congratulated the [...]
2003-12-22 12:01:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP LY CWC
03THEHAGUE3156DUTCH MFA ON LIBYA WMD PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-22 14:29:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL LY NL
03THEHAGUE3168DUTCH MFA ON EU'S CHINA ARMS EMBARGO
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-23 15:46:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PARM CH TW NL EUN
03THEHAGUE3175CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Deloffs exchanged views with Chinese counterparts Yu Dunhai and Dai Huaicheng on OPCW activities, nonproliferation issues, and CW destruction over lunch on December 23. Separate conversations with Korean First Secretary Lee Sang Soo and others covered much of the same ground. 2. (U) The [...]
2003-12-24 10:07:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
03USUNNEWYORK298UN/IRAQ: IRAQ SENDS LETTER PRE-EMPTIVELY TAKING
[...] (U) IRAQI FM NAJI SABRI SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING LETTER TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL (S/2003/132),CONCERNING THE U.S. PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 5. THE FULL TEXT OF THE LETTER FOLLOWS IN PARA 2. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAS CAL [...]
2003-02-06 00:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK299UNSC/IRAQ: SECRETARY POWELL MAKES THE CASE; THE
[...] (U) SECRETARY POWELL MADE AN HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTE-PRESENTATION FEBRUARY 5 TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL (SC) IN WHICH HE OUTLINED, IN DETAIL: IRAQI EFFORTS TO DEFEAT UNMOVIC AND IAEA INSPECTIONS; IRAQ'S FAILURE TO ACCOUNT FOR WMD AND OTHER MATERIALS IT WAS KNOWN TO HAVE POSSESSED; AND IRAQ'S [...]
2003-02-06 01:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM PTER UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK300UN/IRAQ: COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENTS FOLLOWING THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: COUNCIL MEMBERS, STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS FOLLOWING SECRETARY POWELL,S PRESENTATION CLOSELY REFLECTED THE CONTENT OF THEIR PREPARED NATIONAL STATEMENTS MADE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, AND LARGELY FELL ALONG PREDICTABLE LINES. WHEN ASKED IF SECRETARY POWELL,S PRESENTATION CONVINCED HIM [...]
2003-02-06 02:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK633UN/IRAQ:SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNAN QUESTIONS
[...] (U) SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNAN, IN THE HAGUE MARCH 10 FOR CYPRUS UNIFICATION TALKS, ADDRESSED THE PRESS ON IRAQ. WHEN ASKED IF AN ATTACK ON IRAQ WITHOUT SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION WOULD VIOLATE THE UN CHARTER, ANNAN SAID "IF THE U.S. AND OTHERS WERE TO GO OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL AND TAKE MILITAR [...]
2003-03-10 21:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK634UN/IRAQ:TEXT OF UNDECIDED SIX "COMPROMISE PROPOSAL"
[...] (C) IN A DISPLAY OF THE INCREASING DISCOMFORT WITH THE DECISION BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON IRAQ, THE UNDECIDED SIX (U-6) HAVE PREPARED A "COMPROMISE PROPOSAL" WHICH THEY PLAN TO PUT BEFORE THE COUNCIL. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHEN THIS DRAFT (TEXT AT PARA 2),WHICH WAS PROVIDED BY A FRIENDLY U-6 MEMBER, WI [...]
2003-03-10 21:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK716UN/IRAQ:GERMAN, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN MARCH 15 JOINT
[...] (U) ON MARCH 15, GERMAN PERMREP PLEUGER CIRCULATED THE FOLLOWING GERMAN, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN JOINT DECLARATION ON IRAQ AS AN ANNEX TO A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT OF GERMAN, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN JOINT DECLARATION. -- THE SHARED GOAL OF THE INTERNATI [...]
2003-03-17 15:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK718UN/IRAQ: ELEMENTS OF UK/U.S./SPAIN STATEMENT ON IRAQ
[...] (U) IN COMMENTS TO THE PRESS BEFORE INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS, MARCH 17, UK PERMREP GREENSTOCK, ACCOMPANIED BY SPANISH PERMREP ARIAS AND AMBASSADOR NEGROPONTE, ISSUED A JOINT STATEMENT ON IRAQ. FOLLOWING GREENSTOCK'S COMMENTS, AMBASSADORS NEGROPONTE AND ARIAS PROVIDED STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS. [...]
2003-03-17 16:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK746UN/IRAQ: SYG REPLIES TO IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER'S
[...] (U) SYG ANNAN CIRCULATED TO THE COUNCIL HIS MARCH 17 RESPONSE LETTER TO IRAQI FM NAJI SABRI AL-HADITHI'S MARCH 13 AND 16 LETTERS REQUESTING THAT UNIKOM NOT BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE DMZ (REF A AND B). THE SYG RESPONDED THAT ALL UN PERSONNEL WOULD BE TEMPORARILY WITHDRAWN FROM IRAQ, THEREFORE SUSP [...]
2003-03-18 20:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KPKO UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK766UN/IRAQ: SYG MAKES STATEMENT TO COUNCIL ON IRAQ,
[...] (U) IN REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL MARCH 19, SYG ANNAN EXPRESSED REGRET THAT THE COUNCIL DID NOT REACH A COMMON POSITION ON IRAQ, CALLING IT A "SAD DAY" FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. ANNAN STATED THAT "THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTECTING CIVILIANS IN CONFLICT FALLS ON THE BELLIGERENTS; I [...]
2003-03-19 21:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC IZ
03VATICAN3809VATICAN REVIEWING USG APPROACH TO DISARMAMENT AT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-22 12:49:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL VT CDG UNDC UNGA
03VATICAN3958VATICAN MAINTAINS MULTILATERAL FOCUS ON
[...] (SBU) CHARGE AND POLOFF REVIEWED THE USG APPROACH TO DISARMAMENT FOR THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA) (REF A) WITH HOLY SEE OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR DISARMAMENT PAOLO CONVERSI AUGUST 28, FOLLOWING UP OUR DISCUSSION WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PAROLIN (REF B). CONVERSI ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE ROT [...]
2003-09-02 12:47:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL VT CDG UNDC UNGA
03VATICAN4689HOLY SEE: UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON REVIEWS U.S.
[...] (c) Under Secretary Bolton told Vatican Deputy Foreign Minister Parolin that the U.S. was making steady progress in Iraq, even though the security situation was not what we would like it to be. Bolton briefed Parolin on the President's meeting with Russian President Putin and the state of pla [...]
2003-10-15 05:57:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALIR IZ KN PARM PREL VT
03YEREVAN2883SEVENTH ANNUAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE HELD IN YEREVAN
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John Ordway for reasons 1.4 (b&d). 2. (C) Summary. The seventh US-Armenian Strategic Dialogue took place in Yerevan November 20. The sides discussed regional security, defense cooperation, and cooperation on counter-terrorism. The delegation heads, EUR DAS Ly [...]
2003-12-02 05:41:00Embassy YerevanSECRETAJ AM GG MARR PARM PGOV PREL PTER TU
03ZAGREB1266CROATIA CONSIDERING OFFERING TROOPS TO IRAQ
[...] (C) Croatia is actively considering contributing forces to support Phase IV operations in Iraq. The idea of contributing a small number of military police to deploy as part of a multi-national unit has been broached with the Embassy informally several times, including with the Ambassador by [...]
2003-06-05 09:00:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL MOPS HR IQ
03ZAGREB127CROATIA EAGER TO MOVE FORWARD TO SIGN ADRIATIC
[...] (C) THE ATTITUDE OF OFFICIALS IN THE GOC TOWARD THE "ADRIATIC CHARTER," AS PROMOTED BY BRUCE JACKSON, HAS BECOME SHARPLY MORE POSITIVE. CROATIA IS NOW PREPARING TO PARTICIPATE IN A DRAFTING SESSION WITH ALBANIA AND MACEDONIA AND LOOKS TO SEND ITS FOREIGN MINISTER TO WASHINGTON FOR A SIGNING [...]
2003-01-17 16:05:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM HR AL NATO
03ZAGREB1298SCENESETTER FOR AMB. LINO'S VISIT TO CROATIA JUNE
[...] (C) With its application for membership in the EU's "in-box" and parliamentary elections around the corner, it is extremely unlikely that the Croatian government will move any closer to signing an Article 98 Agreement during your visit, or even discuss texts. We expect their entire focus will [...]
2003-06-06 17:23:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR HR KICC
03ZAGREB1364CROATIAN CABINET COMMITS TO DEPLOY TROOPS IN IRAQ,
[...] (C) ON JUNE 12, THE CROATIAN CABINET PASSED A "DETERMINATION" TO DEPLOY AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF MILITARY PERSONNEL TO IRAQ TO PARTICIPATE IN MULTINATIONAL PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS. THIS "DETERMINATION" (FULL TEXT BELOW) CONSTITUTES THE SOLID POLITICAL COMMITMENT WE TOLD THE CROATIANS WE NEEDED [...]
2003-06-13 15:17:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL MOPS HR IQ
03ZAGREB1400LINO DELEGATION VISIT: CROATIA WILL NOT SIGN
[...] (C) Citing both political and legal reasons, the GoC told PM/B's Ambassador Marisa Lino on June 12 that Croatia cannot now sign an Article 98 Agreement. EU pressure, Croatia's status as a signatory of the Rome Statute and a "sensitive" domestic political environment were the main reasons cite [...]
2003-06-18 13:23:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR HR KICC
03ZAGREB1553RACVIAC: CROATIA ASKS U.S. TO REMAIN IN ADVISORY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CROATIA BELIEVES THE U.S. IS UNDERESTIMATING THE VALUE OF RACVIAC AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING REGIONAL STABILITY AND ASKS THAT WE RECONSIDER THE CENTER'S BENEFITS BEFORE REDUCING OUR ENGAGEMENT IN THE ADVISORY GROUP. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) ON JUNE 18, WE DELIVERED REF A TALKI [...]
2003-07-07 15:42:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MARR HR
03ZAGREB159SCENESETTER FOR DAS BOGUE AND BRADTKE VISIT TO
[...] (C) YOUR VISIT TO ZAGREB WILL TAKE PLACE JUST DAYS AFTER CROATIA'S FIRST ANP REVIEW AT NATO AND IN THE MIDST OF THE GOC'S PROCESS OF RE-DEFINING ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH NATO'S OTHER CONTINUING ASPIRANTS. BUT NATO IS NOT MUCH IN THE NEWS IN ZAGREB THESE DAYS; FOCUS IS ON RELATIONS WITH ICTY, C [...]
2003-01-22 18:28:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PHUM HR IT NATO
03ZAGREB1698FORMAL NOTIFICATION OF CROATIAN INTENT TO DEPLOY
[...] ON JUNE 12, THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT PASSED A "DETERMINATION" TO DEPLOY AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF MILITARY PERSONNEL TO IRAQ TO PARTICIPATE IN MULTINATIONAL PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS (REFTEL). AFTER BEING INFORMED THAT CENTCOM REQUIRES FORMAL DIPLOMATIC NOTIFICATION, CROATIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY FORW [...]
2003-07-30 06:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PARM PREL MOPS HR IZ
03ZAGREB1937PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR DISCUSSES
[...] (C) The DCM met September 3 with President Mesic,s new Foreign Policy Advisor, Ambassador Ivica Mastruko. Mastruko said there had been no discussion of military-related projects during President Mesic,s recent trip to Libya. President Mesic has washed his hands of any personal efforts to fac [...]
2003-09-05 13:47:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL HR LY
03ZAGREB2033CROATIA DEFERS DECISION ON TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO IRAQ
[...] (C) The Croatian government has deferred plans to deploy a small military contingent to Iraq. Since the government and parliament are expected to dissolve in advance of parliamentary elections predicted for late November, it is now unlikely that an Iraq deployment will take place before 200 [...]
2003-09-18 11:30:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MOPS IZ HR NATO
03ZAGREB2047CROATIA SUPPORTS PSI PRINCIPLES, SEEKS MORE
[...] (SBU) CROATIA IS "FULLY SUPPORTIVE" OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE, BUT ASKED FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PSI'S LEGAL FRAMEWORK. PLEASE SEE PARA 6 FOR ACTION REQUEST. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) ON SEPTEMBER 18, WE ENGINEERED A JOINT DEMARCHE BY REPRESENTATIVES [...]
2003-09-19 13:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PREL HR
03ZAGREB2162RACVIAC GOES ON, THANKFULLY WITHOUT US
[...] (U) THE U.S. IS NO LONGER A MEMBER OF THE RACVIAC MULTINATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP (MAG). AT THE SEPTEMBER 23-24 MAG MEETING IN ZAGREB, WE DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS OBJECTING TO THE COURSE LAID OUT IN RACVIAC'S MID-TERM STRATEGY PAPER AND ANNOUNCING THE U.S. DEPARTURE FROM THE MAG WHILE "WISH [...]
2003-10-07 06:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL HR
03ZAGREB2173CROATIA SUPPORTS PSI
[...] On September 18, at a meeting with representatives of embassies of all eleven PSI states, Croatia's Foreign Ministry made an informal declaration of support for PSI principles, but asked questions about the legal framework for PSI and about plans for PSI infrastructure (ref a). After receipt [...]
2003-10-07 15:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PHSA PBTS HR NATO
03ZAGREB2186GOC TO WATCH POTENTIAL LIBYA CONTRACTS CLOSELY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS AVISOR IVICA MASTRUKO ON OCTOBER 6 AND TO MFA ASSTANT MINISTER FOR NON-EUROPEAN AFFAIRS DRAZEN MARGETA ON OCTOBER 7. THE GOC INTERLOCUTORS SAID THAT WHILE CROATIA HAD A SIGNIFICANT INTEREST IN SECURING PURELY CIVILIAN WORK I [...]
2003-10-10 09:14:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC KNNP LY HR
03ZAGREB2505SCENESETTER FOR PROPOSED DECEMBER 6 SECDEF VISIT
[...] (C) Your visit to Croatia just two weeks after parliamentary elections will give the USG a unique opportunity to influence the next government's policy. Although HDZ President Ivo Sanader has not finished putting together the coalition which will give him the support needed to pass a vote of [...]
2003-11-26 15:00:00Embassy ZagrebSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM PGOV HR NATO
03ZAGREB2646CROATIA DEFERS DECISION TO REFIT LIBYAN NAVAL VESSEL "AL MUNYED"
[...] (S) ON DECEMBER 4, WE DELIVERED REF B POINTS TO SENIOR OFFICIALS AT CROATIA'S DEFENSE AND FOREIGN MINISTRIES AND TO ADVISERS IN PRESIDENT MESIC'S OFFICE, UNDERSCORING THAT REFITTING THE DIVER SUPPORT VESSEL WOULD ADD TO LIBYA'S MILITARY CAPABILITIES AND COULD INCREASE LIBYA'S ABILITY TO SUPPO [...]
2003-12-18 13:30:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETPARM PREL ETTC PINR LY HR PASS
03ZAGREB284DASD RICARDEL LEADS BILATERAL DEFENSE
[...] (C) FROM FEBRUARY 3-5, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MIRA RICARDEL LED A TEAM OF U.S. POLICY MAKERS FROM OSD, THE JOINT STAFF, MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD AND US EUROPEAN COMMAND IN BILATERAL DEFENSE CONSULTATIONS WITH CROATIA. IN MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT MESIC, PRIME MINISTER RACAN, DEF [...]
2003-02-06 08:30:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MARR MCAP MASS HR NATO
03ZAGREB349CROATIA: CHANGES TO LAW ALLOW MOD APPROVAL OF
[...] ON FEBRUARY 6, THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT PASSED A DECISION TO MODIFY THE MARITIME LAW WHICH WILL GIVE THE MOD THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO APPROVE FORCE-PROTECTION MEASURES FOR WARSHIPS ENTERING CROATIA'S INTERNAL WATERS. THIS ISSUE WAS RAISED DURING U.S. - CROATIA BILATERAL DEFENSE CONSULTATIONS ON [...]
2003-02-14 10:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MOPS MARR PREL HR NATO
03ZAGREB716NATO SYG IN ZAGREB: TURNING DOWN THE PRESSURE ON
[...] (C) NATO SECRETARY GENERAL ROBERTSON VISITED CROATIA FOR A BRIEF STOPOVER ON MARCH 31. IN MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT MESIC, PM RACAN AND KEY CABINET MEMBERS AND WITH PARLIAMENT LEADERS, ROBERTSON DELIVERED A GENTLE MESSAGE, ENCOURAGING CROATIA TO STAY ON TRACK WITH REFORMS IDENTIFIED UNDER THE [...]
2003-04-01 15:23:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PREF HR NATO
03ZAGREB914IMPLEMENTING THE CROATIA EXBS PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) POST WELCOMES DEPARTMENT'S DECISION TO LAUNCH AN EXBS PROGRAM IN CROATIA AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE EXBS PROGRAM "ROAD MAP" (REF A). THE TECHNICAL PROGRAMS AND TRAINING THAT COME WITH THE EXBS PROGRAM GIVE US ADDED LEVERAGE TO FOSTER INCREASED GOC COOPERATION ON REGIONA [...]
2003-04-25 05:54:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKSTC ETTC PARM PREL HR HRKSTC
04ABUDHABI1157PRIORITY OF PSI SHIP BOARDING AGREEMENTS -
[...] (C) Summary: Post concurs with Ref B statements about the Proliferation Security Initiative's (PSI) importance, and understands that concluding ship boarding agreements is a high priority. Senior UAE Government officials at the second round of Strategic Partnership talks in Abu Dhabi on March [...]
2004-04-14 14:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KTIA TC
04ABUDHABI1445EXBS NATIONAL CONTROL LIST WORKSHOP, APRIL 24-
[...] Summary: During April 24-26, 2004, the UAEG hosted the U.S.-UAE National Control List workshop in Abu Dhabi. The session, a follow-up to the Legal Technical Seminar held here in December 2003, was attended by a variety of UAEG officials, despite the short notice for the program. The presen [...]
2004-05-06 07:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL PTER KSTC TC
04ABUDHABI1515UAE: BRIEFING ON PROPOSAL FOR NATO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-11 12:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALMARR MEPP NATO PARM PREL TC
04ABUDHABI1941Chemical Weapons Convention demarche
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-13 12:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM AROC ABUD CWC CBW OPCW TC
04ABUDHABI2204UAE: SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-04 12:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETETTC KSTC PARM PGOV PREL TC
04ABUDHABI2262UAEG RECEIVES IAEA CHIEF; ASKS FOR IAEA
[...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 7. 3. (SBU) IAEA Director General Mohammed El-Baradei traveled to the UAE this week and met with senior officials in Abu Dhabi, including A [...]
2004-07-07 11:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL PTER KSTC TC
04ABUDHABI2718DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSYG NOTE VERBALE ON REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-16 07:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM AORC UNGA CDG TC
04ABUDHABI2753DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE REVIEW
[...] (C) Charge delivered ref A and B points August 15 to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Ambassador Tariq Ahmed Al Haidan and to UAE Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Hamad Thani Al Rumaithy. Both expressed appreciation for consulting with them. Al Haidan asked [...]
2004-08-16 12:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PREL MOPS PGOV PARM TC
04ABUDHABI2754DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SAUDI PROPOSAL FOR MUSLIM
[...] (C) Charge delivered ref. A points to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Ambassador Tariq Ahmed Al Haidan on Aug. 15. Al Haidan agreed that the Saudi proposal was a starting point for further discussion. He commented that IIG approval would be a prerequisite for any proposal [...]
2004-08-16 13:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL OPDC MOPS MARR PGOV PARM TC
04ABUDHABI2770URGENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: QUASHING NAM CRITICISM
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-17 11:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP MNUC TC
04ABUDHABI2805DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NAM SYRIAN LANGUAGE PROPOSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-18 13:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP MNUC TC
04ABUDHABI2806NAM PSI DEMARCHE FOLLOW UP
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-18 13:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP MNUC TC
04ABUDHABI3644S-31-04: Attempted Iranian Procurement of
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-13 14:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL CBW IR TC
04ABUDHABI3693A/S BLOOMFIELD MEETS UAE DEPUTY PM SHEIKH HAMDAN
[...] (S) Summary: During an October 17 meeting, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed and A/S Bloomfield reviewed US-UAE bilateral cooperation and discussed the current situation in Iraq as well as specific military cooperation issues. Sheikh Ha [...]
2004-10-18 11:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PARM MARR MCAP MASS IZ IR GE TC
04ABUDHABI4009USAF LEADERSHIP MEETS WITH PRESIDENT OF UAE AND
[...] (C) Summary: On November 7, Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James G. Roche, Chief of Staff of the Air Force General John P. Jumper, CENTAF Commander Lieutenant General Walter Buchanan, and the Ambassador paid their condolences to UAE President and Abu Dhabi Ruler Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nah [...]
2004-11-08 12:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PARM MARR IZ TC
04ABUDHABI4060Federal Export Control Law Stalled by
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite good UAEG cooperation on interdiction of WMD components, UAEG attempts to push forward on a federal export control law are currently stymied by internal struggles between federal agencies and individual emirates. Emboffs have recently received conflicting reports on the [...]
2004-11-10 12:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETTC ECON PARM PREL KSTC TC
04ABUDHABI4194DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE MISSLE RELATED COOPERATION
[...] (C) On November 20, the Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to MFA Undersecretary Abdullah Rashid Al Noami. He assured Ambassador that he would pass the information to UAE security authorities and that state security (federal and Sharjah emirate-level) would work together on this matter. [...]
2004-11-23 07:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETMTCR ETTC MNUC PREL PARM TC IR
04ABUDHABI4294SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ENGLAND'S VISIT TO THE UAE
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Secretary of the Navy Gordon England visited the UAE November 23-24 and met with UAE Naval Forces Commander Rear Admiral Suhail Al Marar. Their discussion covered cooperation between the U.S. and UAE Navy and Coast Guard, the UAE,s illegal immigration challenge, the lengthy L [...]
2004-11-29 13:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PGOV PREL MASS TC
04ABUDHABI4624MTAG: IMMINENT MISSILE-RELATED TRANSFER BY A UAE
[...] (S) Charge delivered reftel points on a missile related transfer to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi on December 18. Charge stressed the concern that this equipment would be used to support Iran's ballistic missile program. He explained that the Embassy had already passed on the relevant in [...]
2004-12-18 12:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM MTCRE ETTC PREL MNUC IR TC
04ABUDHABI4765MTAG: IMMINENT MISSILE-RELATED TRANSFER BY A UAE
[...] (S/NF) MFA U/S Abdullah Rashed al-Noaimi expressed his appreciation to Charge December 27 for the close and effective coordination to block ref A shipment of missile related equipment to Iran. Abdullah Rashed confirmed that the German Embassy had submitted a diplomatic note formally requesti [...]
2004-12-27 12:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM MTCRE ETTC PREL MNUC IR TC
04ABUDHABI630SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) General Abizaid: I would like to welcome you back to the UAE. During your visit, we have requested meetings with Abu Dhabi Deputy Crown Prince and UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ),and Dubai Crown Prince General Shaykh Muhammad bin Rashid Al M [...]
2004-03-07 14:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
04ABUDHABI879GUIDANCE ON U.S. POLICY WITH RESPECT TO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-28 11:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL PGOV OPDC ETTC KSTC LY TC
04ABUDHABI933UAEG TO BIS U/S JUSTER: EXPORT CONTROL
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5(b) and (c) 2. (U) Summary: From February 28 through March 1, Under Secretary Kenneth Juster led a delegation from the SIPDIS Departments of Commerce and State to the UAE to discuss US-UAE export control cooperative efforts and to e [...]
2004-03-31 13:08:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETTC BEXP PARM PREL PTER TC
04ABUJA1038IRAN/IAEA DEMARCHE -- NIGERIA
[...] (C) June 9, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to MFA First United Nations Division Director Ambassador Abdul Bin Rimdap. Rimdap agreed that the IAEA must continue to apply pressure on Iran to fully comply with its NPT obligations, however, he cautioned that the GON would not sup [...]
2004-06-10 12:14:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY IR NI IAEA
04ABUJA1218SUDAN: SUPPORTING DEPLOYMENT OF AFRICAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: July 12, Ambassador Campbell met with President Obasanjo to deliver demarche (REF A) on support for the African Union deployment to Sudan. Obasanjo said that Sudan had accepted the AU protection force at the summit in Addis Ababa and had agreed to cooperate with the AU. While Ob [...]
2004-07-12 14:27:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS PARM SU AU NI DARFUR
04ABUJA149NIGERIA AND DPRK MISSILES
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Nigeria has continuing military cooperation with the DPRK, but the Nigerians tell us they are only talking about missiles to keep the door open for military aid from the DPRK, and do not intend to procure missiles or their technology. DPRK VP Yang Hyong-sop is visiting Nigeria [...]
2004-01-29 14:33:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNPARM KNNP PREL KN NI
04ABUJA177PREVENTING NIGERIAN MISSILE-RELATED COOPERATION
[...] (C) February 4, CDA delivered demarche (REF A) on Nigerian missile-related cooperation with North Korea to President Obasanjo's National Security Advisor, LTG (ret.) Aliyu Mohammed Gusau. CDA explained the seriousness with which the USG views North Korean missile and WMD programs, and asked t [...]
2004-02-04 13:27:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC KSCA MNUC KNNP KN NI MTCRE
04ACCRA1232GHANA'S PROGRESS ON CWC ARTICLE VII: DEMARCHE
[...] On Wednesday, June 9, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to the Director of International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, John Kuleke, regarding Ghana's commitment to fulfill its national implementation obligations under Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). PolO [...]
2004-06-10 11:14:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM AORC ABUD CWC CBW OPCW
04AMMAN1335DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FEB. 11 PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON
[...] (U) On February 19, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to the Director of FM's Private Office, Ali Al-Ayed. Al-Ayed noted that the GOJ would carefully review the President's speech. GNEHM [...]
2004-02-23 16:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM OPRC KNNP JO
04AMMAN1532UN DISARMAMENT COMMISSION (UNDC) DEMARCHE: JORDAN
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper February 26 to Rima Alaadeen, Deputy Director of the International Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Alaadeen said the GOJ most likely would not be opposed, in principle, to a U.S. proposal calling for the UNDC to focus [...]
2004-03-01 05:49:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL JO UNDC CDG
04AMMAN1638JORDAN STRONGLY CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACKS IN IRAQ
[...] (C) Acting PolCouns delivered reftel points March 3 to Manar Dabbas, Acting Director of the Foreign Minister's Private Office. Dabbas agreed on the need for Arab states to publicly denounce the March 2 terrorist bombings in Iraq and noted that King Abdullah had strongly condemned the attacks [...]
2004-03-04 09:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER IZ JO
04AMMAN1968DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON MOVING TOWARD A DEMOCRATIC
[...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Muasher, PolCouns covered ref points March 15 with Ali al-Ayed, Director of FonMin Muasher's Private Office. Ayed thanked PolCouns for the presentation, noting that Jordan remains very concerned with the situation in Iraq. He asked that the USG continu [...]
2004-03-15 16:09:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PARM IZ JO
04AMMAN2728EXBS: INVITATION TO GLOBAL TRANSSHIPMENT CONTROL
[...] In response to reftel letter, the Government of Jordan (GOJ) has indicated its acceptance of subject invitation for six GOJ officials. Via diplomatic note and working closely with the Ministry of Planning, Embassy has sought and received positive responses for three candidates in the legal w [...]
2004-04-08 15:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL PTER KSTC JO
04AMMAN2874REVISED LIBYA ARMS EXPORT POLICY: JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-15 14:18:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC OPDC PARM PGOV PREL HR LY JO
04AMMAN2875DEMARCHE ON PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE:
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-15 14:21:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PREL PARM JO
04AMMAN392LIBYA: INFORMING JORDAN OF EXTENSION OF IEEPA
[...] (SBU) PolCouns covered ref points on the extension of IEEPA sanctions on Libya January 14 with Ali al-Ayed, Director of FonMin Muasher's private office, and Basheer Zoubi, Private Office officer in charge of UN affairs. PolCouns also passed to Ayed and Zoubi the text of the President's notic [...]
2004-01-16 10:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ETRD PTER MNUC PARM PREL JO
04AMMAN4983JORDAN'S BORDER PROCEDURES REGARDING SCRAP METAL,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of Jordan (GOJ) Customs Department described procedures for handling scrap metal and spare parts at the Al Kerama border station with Iraq, a process that was upgraded in early May after the CPA issued licensing procedures in Iraq. Screening at the border includes a [...]
2004-06-17 15:29:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC IZ JO
04AMMAN6416DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING THE CWC: JORDAN
[...] PolOff delivered reftel talking points July 28 to Samer Naber, Legal Advisor for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Naber stressed Jordan's support for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and promised to formulate a response to our points after consulting with relevant GOJ officials. Post wi [...]
2004-07-29 07:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM ABUD JO AROC CWC CBW OPCW
04AMMAN6505IMPLEMENTING THE CWC: JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-03 15:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPARM ABUD JO AROC CWC CBW OPCW
04AMMAN6916U.S. NOTE VERBALE ON REFORM OF UNGA FIRST
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-17 06:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL JO AROC CDG UNGA
04AMMAN6918GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-17 06:46:00Embassy AmmanSECRETMARR MCAP MOPS PARM PREL JO NATO
04AMMAN7659JORDAN'S NEW BORDER TASK FORCE AIMS AT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOJ cabinet approved a new inter-ministerial border management task force that will focus on facilitating trade and travel. The cabinet decision appointed National Customs as the lead agency in a task force comprising nine ministries and agencies. It is too soon to say whe [...]
2004-09-15 13:58:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP ETRD JO
04AMMAN8129U.S. DRAFT REFORM RESOLUTION FOR UN FIRST
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-30 12:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PARM PREL JO CDG UNGA
04AMMAN8380CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) CHALLENGE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-07 13:18:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPARM MARR MASS MOPS JO
04ANKARA1060NONPROLIFERATION CONSULTATIONS: TURKEY WILLING,
[...] (S) Because the Ambassador's schedule did not allow for a timely delivery of reftel points, DCM delivered them to MFA Director General for International Security Affairs Morali on February 24. DCM emphasized that the disarmament of Libya has created an opportunity to learn more about how the K [...]
2004-02-24 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU
04ANKARA1372TURKEY WARILY EMBRACING PSI
[...] (C) TGS Deputy J-5 MG Arslan told Pol-Mil Counselor February 18 that the GOT intended to act primarily as an observer of PSI in 2004 and planned more active participation in PSI activities in 2005. Earlier Arslan had joked with PolMilOff that Turkey planned to be involved in PSI "as little as [...]
2004-03-08 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM MOPS PREL TU
04ANKARA1393BELBASI INSTALLATION AND THE ACTIVATION OF A NEW
[...] This is an action request. See para 4. 2. The Embassy recently received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) advising that Turkey had fulfilled its procedures to ratify the agreement signed on February 8, 2000 between the US and Turkey concerning the closure of th [...]
2004-03-09 12:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PARM TU
04ANKARA1675GOT'S COUNTERPROPOSAL ON CFE INSPECTION PROCEDURES
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (U) On March 18, MFA Head of Department for Disarmament Affairs, Bulent Meric delivered the GOT's counter proposal for the CFE host country agreement proposal that was conveyed to the Turks (ref. A). The body of the letter as follows. 3 [...]
2004-03-19 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL TU
04ANKARA1766TURKEY SUPPORTIVE OF PRESIDENT'S NON-PRO PROPOSALS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-24 08:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY TU
04ANKARA1877PRELIMINARY TURKISH REACTION TO AUSTRALIA GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-30 11:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL TU
04ANKARA217LIBYA: EXTENSION OF IEEPA SANCTIONS
[...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel points concerning extension of Libya sanctions to Kemal Tuzun, MFA's head of department for the Middle East and North Africa, on January 12. Tuzun stated that the GOT welcomed recent positive steps taken by Libya in a number of areas, especially the commitment to [...]
2004-01-13 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD KNNP LY MNUC PARM PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA2214 TURKISH LAWS REGARDING CARGO HANDLING
[...] The Turkish Customs Undersecretariat provided information in response to questions on cargo handling posed in reftel. The following is an informal Embassy translation of Customs' written response. 2. Begin Embassy Translation of Customs U/S Note: Shipping/Cargo Manifests: Carg [...]
2004-04-19 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PARM PREL EWWT KNNP TU
04ANKARA2226EXBS: PROGRAM ADVISOR
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-20 09:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM EAID KSTC TU
04ANKARA2345EXBS: DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TRAINING AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EXPERTS FROM DOE/NNSA AND DOE LABS HELD NUCLEAR EXPORT-RELATED CONSULTATIONS AND TRAINING IN TURKEY THE WEEK OF MARCH 15, 2004. THE USG TEAM PRESENTED A 2-DAY NUCLEAR-RELATED COMMODITY IDENTIFICATION TRAINING (CIT) SEMINAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 24 REPRESENTATIVES OF TURKISH GOVERN [...]
2004-04-26 15:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL TU
04ANKARA2406TURKEY CONSIDERING PARTICIPATION IN THE WILTON
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-29 08:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KPAO TU
04ANKARA2484TURKISH PARTICIPANTS IN EXBS EXECUTIVE FORUM IN
[...] This is an action request; please see para 4. 2. On May 4, Embassy received a diplomatic note advising us of the Turkish participants in the subject forum. They are: Mr. Bulent Meric, Head of Arms Control and Disarmament Department, MFA (Head of Delegation) PPT: TR-Z 01886 [...]
2004-05-04 11:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP PARM TSPL KSTC PREL TU
04ANKARA2492TURKISH PARTICIPANTS IN MAY 11-14 TRANSSHIPMENT
[...] On May 4, Embassy received a diplomatic note advising us of the Turkish participants in the subject conference. They are: Yusuf Guney, Head of Department, Undersecretariat for Customs Cagla Tansu, Legal Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mehmet Ridvan Us, Foreign Trade Expert, Undersecr [...]
2004-05-04 13:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
04ANKARA2719TURKEY INCHING TOWARD MORE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (C) Summary: NP PDAS Susan Burk met with a Turkish interagency group May 12 in Ankara followed by a call on MFA DG for International Security Affairs Turan Morali to push for more active Turkish participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). The Turks noted that they were pl [...]
2004-05-14 08:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL TU
04ANKARA2798TURKEY CANNOT RAISE REPRESENTATION AT MAY 27 NSG
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-18 13:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL ENRG TRGY TU
04ANKARA3009TURKISH PROPOSAL FOR EXBS AGREEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-01 12:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL TU
04ANKARA3060TURKEY REVIEWING CFE HCA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-03 13:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KCFE TU
04ANKARA3117PSI: TURKEY COMMITTED TO EARNING CORE GROUP
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: The GOT is committed to earning membership in the PSI and asks what it would take. They also ask how Russia made the cut given Ankara's belief that Moscow has not participated in PSI activities. MFA DG Morali expressed some d [...]
2004-06-07 09:31:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC TU
04ANKARA3519CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS OF CWC
[...] (U) We delivered Reftel non-paper to MFA Arms Control Department Head Bulent Meric on June 11. On June 22, MFA Arms Control Officer Omur Unsay called PolMilOff with the following reaction: Turkey has completed preparing its draft implementing legislation that will now require parliamentary ap [...]
2004-06-22 12:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM ABUD TU
04ANKARA3740PSI AND NPT: TURKS "DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED" AT LACK
[...] (C) Action Request at Para 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) While delivering Refs A and B, PolMilCouns and PolMilOff were treated to an unexpected and emotional reaction to U/S Bolton's PSI letter from usually stoic MFA Director General for Disarmament and Security Affairs Haluk Ilica [...]
2004-07-01 15:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP MNUC PREL TU IR
04ANKARA380RFG: TURKEY IMPOUNDS RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (SBU) This is an urgent action request; see para 2. In response to reftel email indicating the IAEA had received reports from Turkish officials that five trucks containing presumably orphaned radioactive material had been intercepted attempting to cross [...]
2004-01-22 09:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM TU
04ANKARA3989CHARTING A WAY FORWARD ON US-TU MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: At the July 8 Missile Defense Technical Experts Group meeting in Ankara, the US and Turkey agreed that the completion of the joint architectural study of Turkey called for a new look at bilateral cooperation in the area of missile defense. The two sides agreed to three new studie [...]
2004-07-19 09:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PARM TU
04ANKARA4061TURKEY TO SEND EXPERTS TO PSI MEETING IN
[...] (U) During a July 19 meeting on a different subject, MFA acting DDG for Disarmament Bulent Meric informed us that the GOT will send a delegation of experts to participate in the PSI Operational Experts Working Group (OEWG) as well as the Denmark Container Workshop in Copenhagen. This delegatio [...]
2004-07-21 16:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC TU
04ANKARA4094EXBS: U.S. COMMENTS ON NP COOPERATION AND
[...] Post delivered the U.S.text of the EXBS agreement and reftel talking points to the MFA on July 20. MFA Acting DDG for Disarmament Bulent Meric agreed to consider the two proposed changes to the last Turkish draft. 2. Meric did not evince significant concern with the change in Article 3, si [...]
2004-07-22 13:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US
04ANKARA4452EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE-
[...] Summary: The first full time EXBS advisor, Kevin Lyon, reported to Embassy Ankara on July 9, 2004. He assumed responsibility for all EXBS and nonproliferation issues handled by the Political Military Affairs (PMA) section. During this time period the EXBS Advisor conducted introductory meeti [...]
2004-08-09 15:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL
04ANKARA4593TURKS IN ACCORD WITH U.S. VIEW ON NEW AGENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-16 16:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PARM TU
04ANKARA4594UPDATING ALLIES ON U.S. GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-16 16:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KPAO TU
04ANKARA4779EXBS: UPDATE ON NP COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE
[...] This is an action request- see para 4. 2. We discussed the latest U.S. draft EXBS agreement (reftel) with MFA DDG for Disarmament Haluk Ilicak on August 13, 2004. Ilicak stated that the Turkish government could probably accept the proposed U.S. changes in the preamble and articles 3 and [...]
2004-08-24 09:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US
04ANKARA482PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF'S TURKEY VISIT CEMENTS TIES, SKIPS KEY ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Pakistani President Musharraf's January 19-22 visit to Turkey was heavy on ceremony and warm rhetoric, but apparently skipped over key issues of cross-border terrorism and non-proliferation. The visit appeared designed to cement ties, which had become testy in 2002, and to avoid contro [...]
2004-01-26 10:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIN PARM PK PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA4853MTCR: U.S. PROPOSAL ON BALL BEARINGS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-26 11:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA TU
04ANKARA5005TUAF RESPONSE TO USG POINTS ON SATELLITE REMOTE
[...] (SBU) On September 1, Deputy PolMilCouns delivered Ref. A talking points to the MFA's Americas Desk and the Turkish Air Force (TUAF) Aerospace Division. The MFA's Americas Desk Deputy Director professed to be unaware of the TUAF questionnaire and accepted the points without comment. While pr [...]
2004-09-07 07:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PINR TSPA ETTC PARM IS KS FR TU UK
04ANKARA5014IAEA/IRAN - TURKEY TO SPEAK OUT AT UNGA, BUT FEARS
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish FM Gul is expected to voice Turkey's concerns about Iran's nuclear program at the UNGA, but MFA worries that referring Iran's case to the Security Council before the outcome there is assured might actually accelerate Iran's efforts to acquire nuclear weapons. End summary. [...]
2004-09-07 15:31:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY IR TU
04ANKARA5015MFA REACTS BADLY TO EXCLUSION FROM PSI CORE GROUP
[...] (C) Summary: MFA DDG for Disarmament and Arms Control reacted angrily to ref a points, threatening at one point to do all he could to scale back Turkish participation in PSI. We talked him out of withdrawing Turkey from the Spanish exercise in early 2005 for now, although whether Turkey will [...]
2004-09-07 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL ETTC TU
04ANKARA5024EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] Summary: August was a productive month despite the high number of Turkish contacts that were still enjoying their traditional summer vacation. The DOE Second Line of Defense visit was able to lay the initial groundwork required to begin the planning process in upgrading the portal monitors [...]
2004-09-08 05:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL
04ANKARA5115AMBASSADOR AND DCHOD BASBUG DISCUSS CYPRUS, EU
[...] (S) TGS Deputy Chief GEN Basbug told the Ambassador September 8 that developments regarding Cyprus were "worrisome," pointing at the European Court of Human Rights consideration of Loizidou clone cases and the lack of EU action on ending the isolation of northern Cypriots. He hinted that Anka [...]
2004-09-10 15:47:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PGOV PARM IZ CY IR TU
04ANKARA5196GOT REQUESTS ADDITIONAL CHANGE TO DRAFT CFE HOST
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. (SBU) On Sept. 13, MFA Deputy Director General for Disarmament and Arms Control Haluk Ilicak sent PolMilCouns a proposed change to the draft CFE Host Country Agreement text. The GOT seeks to add a new Article V at the end of the agreem [...]
2004-09-14 15:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KCFE TU
04ANKARA5266SCENESETTER FOR DASD BRZEZINSKI'S SEPTEMBER 21
[...] (S) Summary: Your visit comes at a challenging time in our bilateral relations. Our painstaking efforts to rebuild relations over the last year, capped by a successful Istanbul NATO Summit in June, have resulted in the restoration of productive relations at the top military and civilian levels [...]
2004-09-16 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PGOV PARM PTER OVIP MOPS MASS CY IR
04ANKARA5318 TURKISH NOMINEES FOR THE OXFORD TRACKER
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-20 07:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM TU
04ANKARA5380TURKEY DROPS OUT OF NEWPORT PSI EXERCISE; LIMITS
[...] (C) MFA Disarmament Department Head Bulent Meric contacted EXBS Advisor on September 20 to inform him that the GOT had decided to not send a delegation to the Newport, Rhode Island PSI exercise next week. Meric explained that after considering the negative US response to Turkey's request to j [...]
2004-09-21 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL ETTC TU
04ANKARA5672DASD BRZEZINSKI'S MEETING WITH TURKISH DEPUTY
[...] (S) Summary: DASD Ian Brzezinski held a candid exchange with Turkish MFA Deputy Under-Secretary Baki Ilkin during a September 22 meeting to discuss ways to elevate the level of our bilateral dialogue. Ilkin confirmed Turkey's interest in developing the relationship and understood recent U.S. [...]
2004-10-02 05:56:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MASS MARR OVIP PTER MOPS PARM TU
04ANKARA5673EXBS; TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE-
[...] Summary: September proved to be a very productive month for the Non-proliferation programs in Turkey. The EXBS Advisor was able to make significant advances in the EXBS Agreement, Second Line of Defense (SLD) prioritization, Internal Control Program (ICP) coordination and establishment of ba [...]
2004-10-02 05:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL
04ANKARA5731UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE REFORM: TURKEY IN ACCORD WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-06 07:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PARM PREL TU
04ANKARA5918TURKEY WELCOMES U.S PLANS TO PRESENT UPDATE ON AQ
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-19 11:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU
04ANKARA593659TH UNGA: TURKEY LOOKING FOR WEOG CONSENSUS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-19 13:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP TU
04ANKARA6205TUAF WELCOMES USG ANSWERS TO SATELLITE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-02 15:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA ETTC PARM PREL MARR MASS TU
04ANKARA6240EXBS: TURKISH COMMENTS TO LATEST NP COOPERATION
[...] This is an action request- see para 4. 2. We have discussed the latest U.S. draft NP Cooperation and Assistance Agreement (ref A) with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament, Department Head, Bulent Meric and other MFA representatives on several occasions since originally delivering it to the G [...]
2004-11-04 08:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US
04ANKARA6261TURKEY DECLINES INVITATION TO AUSTRALIAN PSI
[...] (C) MFA Disarmament and Arms Control Deputy DG Haluk Ilicak told the Australian Embassy on November 2 that Turkey would not participate in the PSI Intelligence Break-out Session of the Operational Experts Group that is scheduled to occur in Sydney Nov.30-Dec.2, according to Australian DCM Dere [...]
2004-11-04 15:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL ETTC TU
04ANKARA6292EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE-
[...] Summary: This month the EXBS advisor conducted program consultations in Washington DC with many agencies, including meetings with many of the NP program implementers at the Departments of State, Energy and Homeland Defense, providing insight into the decision processes of the GOT and the dec [...]
2004-11-05 15:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL
04ANKARA6803EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] Summary: EXBS advisor spent this month primarily focused on ensuring previously introduced initiatives remained on track and continued to develop. The advisor participated in meetings concerning the NP Agreement, development of the Commodity Identification Training (CIT) plan and Turkish Cu [...]
2004-12-07 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL
04ANKARA6877IRAN: MFA OFFICIAL ON NUKES AND INTEREFERENCE IN
[...] (C) PolMilCouns discussed Iran's nuclear program Dec. 9 with MFA Deputy Director General for South Asia Aydin Evirgen. Evirgen said that Turkey is continuing to warn Iran that it must comply with the IAEA and cease any further development of nuclear weapons capability. In the context of the [...]
2004-12-10 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC IR TU IZ
04ANKARA6878TURKEY WELCOMES AFGHANISTAN COUNTERNARCOTICS PLAN,
[...] (C) Per reftel instructions, PolMilCouns presented our Afghanistan counternarcotics plan on Dec. 9 to Aydin Evirgen, MFA Deputy Director General for South Asia. Evirgen welcomed our comprehensive approach, and signaled Turkey's willingness to engage on this issue. He said that Turkey is also [...]
2004-12-10 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALSNAR PARM AF TU
04ANKARA6942WASSENAAR MEMBERSHIP EXPANSION
[...] (SBU) EXBS advisor met with the new DDG for Arms Control and Disarmament Bulent Meric (formerly the Disarmament Department Head) and staff on December 13. Regarding the Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary, Meric stated that Turkey agrees with the U.S. that each country applying for membership should [...]
2004-12-14 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA7210TURKEY CONSIDERING STEPPING (BACK) UP ITS PSI
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) Summary: Turkey is preparing to step its participation up in the Proliferation Security Initiative -- participating in events in 2005 in Portugal and Spain, sending experts from Ankara to operational expert meetings even outside of Turkey' [...]
2004-12-29 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL TU
04ANKARA845NEW NATO MEMBERS: GOT URGED TO DEPOSIT INSTRUMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-12 11:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MARR PREL KTIA TU
04ANKARA865 Tracker Demonstration for GOT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 11, a US team presented a demonstration of the Tracker system to about fifteen Turkish export control officials. The officials expressed interest in evaluating Tracker for possible use, but said they would need to discuss the matter internally before replying forma [...]
2004-02-13 10:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PARM TU
04ANKARA867TURKS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT PRESIDENT'S FEB. 11
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-13 12:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM OPRC KNNP TU
04BAGHDAD531SHAHRISTANI COMMENTS ON NAJAF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In his call on Ambassador Negroponte, Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani was critical of the Iragi Interim Government's (IIG) handling of the situation in Najaf, believing that it has made Muqtada al-Sadr stronger and has cost the Government much support. He urged against a military solu [...]
2004-08-17 17:52:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PARM KISL SOCI IZ
04BRASILIA2151BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL AS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref A talking points to Ministry of Foreign Relations Sensitive Technologies and Disarmament Division (MRE/DDS) Deputy Director Manuel Montenegro, who is well versed on Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) matters. Montenegro had participated in the recent NSG plenary meeting [...]
2004-08-26 20:32:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP MNUC ETTC PREL PARM BR NPT IAEA
04BRASILIA2303AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON DEFENSE MINISTER VIEGAS, 8
[...] (C) Summary. In a courtesy call on 8 September with Ambassador, Defense Minister Jose Viegas expressed enthusiastic satisfaction with Department responses to GOB suggestions for revisions in the stalled 2000 bilateral Technology Safeguards Agreement on possible U.S. participation in commercial [...]
2004-09-13 20:33:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MASS MARR BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA2428AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-24 14:10:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM BR US
04BRASILIA2762BRAZIL AND THE IAEA: AGREEMENT PENDING ON RESENDE
[...] (SBU) Reacting to press reports concerning preliminary IAEA approval to Brazil's proposed inspection regime at the Resende nuclear enrichment facility, Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies (DDS) Division Chief Santiago Mourao acknowledged that the report [...]
2004-11-04 17:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM MNUC BR IAEA
04BRASILIA745BRAZILIAN MILITARY LOOKING ELSEWHERE FOR TRAINING
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: As a result of Article 98 sanctions, Brazil's MOD is shifting to other countries for training and exchanges previously done with the U.S. -- a drop-off clearly evident to this Mission. Many in the Brazilian military -- including Defense Minister Viegas himself [...]
2004-03-29 17:30:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPARM MARR MASS MCAP PREL BR KICC POL MIL
04BRATISLAVA1013EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. 1) October 1 - EXBS Advisor attended the "Day of the Slovak Customs Administration" di [...]
2004-11-08 10:51:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
04BRATISLAVA1099EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. 1) November 4, 2004 - EXBS Advisor met with Director Frantisek Babuska and Senior Offic [...]
2004-12-08 12:01:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
04BRATISLAVA1153TANK SALES TO AZERBAIJAN
[...] (S) Charge delivered reftel demarche December 22 to Lubomir Pinter, Director General for International Organizations and Security Policy at the MFA, and in a separate meeting December 22 to Milan Cigan, Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Economy (MOE). Both said Azerbaijan and Armenia are not [...]
2004-12-23 14:00:00Embassy BratislavaSECRETPARM MARR PREL LO AR AZ
04BRATISLAVA138RADIOACTIVE SOURCES: SLOVAK REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-10 12:29:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC PARM OPDC PREL LO IAEA
04BRATISLAVA209 SLOVAKS NONCOMMITTAL ON PSI AND SUA
[...] (U) EMBASSY SHARED REFTEL WHITE PAPER WITH KAROL MISTRIK, MFA DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF OSCE, DISARMAMENT, AND COUNCIL OF EUROPE. HE INDICATED THAT HIS DEPARTMENT DID NOT HAVE ANY PARTICULAR ISSUES WITH THE TOPIC, BUT DID NOT INDICATE WHETHER SLOVAKIA WOULD SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE. TH [...]
2004-03-03 11:30:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL LO
04BRATISLAVA311SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP MARCH 20, 2004
[...] (SBU) THERE HAS BEEN SLIGHT PROGRESS IN THE CASE OF FORMER SLOVAK NATIONALIST PARTY DEPUTY VITAZOSLAV MORIC AND A COLLEAGUE, WHO ATTEMPTED TO SELL A SOPHISTICATED RADAR SYSTEM TO NORTH KOREA IN 1998. INTERIOR MINISTRY SPOKESMAN BORIS AZALTOVIC TOLD MEDIA THE INVESTIGATION IS FINISHED AND THE [...]
2004-03-30 15:37:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PARM PINR LO
04BRATISLAVA339SLOVAK QUESTIONS ON MILITARY EXPORTS TO LIBYA
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR QUESTIONS IN PARA 2. 2. (C) IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL DEMARCHE, MFA DIRECTOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF OSCE AND DISARMAMENT KAROL MISTRIK SAID THAT SLOVAKIA WELCOMES THE CHANGE IN U.S. POLICY ON EXPORT OF NON-LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES TO [...]
2004-04-05 15:41:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV OPDC ETTC KSTC HR LY LO
04BRATISLAVA398 SLOVAKS SUPPORT PSI THROUGH ACTIONS, PLANNING
[...] (U) POLOFF SPOKE WITH KAROL MISTRIK, DIRECTOR OF THE FOREIGN MINISTRY'S DEPARTMENT OF OSCE, DISARMAMENT, AND COUNCIL OF EUROPE, ABOUT SLOVAKIA'S SUPPORT OF THE PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE (PSI) IN REFTEL. MISTRIK REMARKED THAT SLOVAKIA ALREADY SUPPORTS IN PRINCIPLE ALL PSI ACTIVITI [...]
2004-04-19 15:15:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PREL PARM LO
04BRATISLAVA512SLOVAKS WILL ATTEND PSI MEETING
[...] WEISER NNNN [...]
2004-05-25 08:55:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL LO
04BRATISLAVA657EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS: NONE. 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. I. ON JUNE 11, 2004, EXBS ADVISOR MET WITH DIRECTOR EVA LUTERANOVA, DIRECTOR, CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT DIVISION FOR [...]
2004-07-08 13:52:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
04BRATISLAVA678SLOVAKIA WILL FOLLOW EU POSITION ON DARFUR
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-19 05:53:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF PARM MOPS AU SU LO
04BRATISLAVA723SLOVAKIA TO FOLLOW EU POSITION ON NSNW
[...] (S) Poloff met with Rastislav Gabriel of the Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Division of the Department of OSCE and Disarmament in the MFA on 29 July, per reftel. Gabriel said that Slovakia does not consider itself a major player on this matter and expects to follow the large [...]
2004-07-29 13:50:00Embassy BratislavaSECRETPREL PARM MARR LO NATO UNGA
04BRATISLAVA749EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None. 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. None. B. TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD. I. EXBS Advisor and a group of sixteen Custom [...]
2004-08-10 08:20:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
04BRATISLAVA793 SLOVAK RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-26 14:44:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY LO IAEA
04BRATISLAVA895GOS TO SUPPORT CHINA ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (C) DCM discussed reftel with Ivan Korcok, State Secretary of the MFA, Milan Jezovica, Foreign Policy Advisor SIPDIS to PM Dzurinda, and Frantisek Ruzicka, Acting General Director for European Affairs. Ruzicka was very well versed in U.S. views (to the point of summarizing previous demar [...]
2004-09-29 14:31:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC PHUM CH LO EUN
04BRATISLAVA923GAERC ISSUES: CODE OF CONDUCT STRONG ENOUGH;
[...] (C) In response to points raised from ref A, MFA European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak on October 6 told polec chief that the EU was strengthening the code of conduct regarding arms sales to make it more effective than in the past. He said member states were confident that it would suffice to [...]
2004-10-08 07:43:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM CH LY TU EU LO
04BRATISLAVA925EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. A. September 27-October 1 - The General Director of the Directorate of Customs for the Slovak Republic, Mr. Josef Gonczol, was in China this week finalizing a written agreement that will enable the government of China to d [...]
2004-10-08 08:11:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
04BRATISLAVA948SLOVAK PARTICIPATION IN LONDON EXPORT CONTROL
[...] The following individuals from the Ministry of Economy and Directorate of Customs are nominated to participate in the London Export Control Conference. Ministry of Economy: Mr. Frantisek Babuska Director, Department of Sensitive Goods Trading Management Telephone: 0 [...]
2004-10-18 10:55:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PREL PARM KSTC MASS LO
04BRUSSELS1081US-EU COASI CONSULTATIONS PART 1: EAST ASIA
[...] (C) On March 5 in Brussels, SA A/S Rocca and EAP PDAS Keyser -- accompanied by USEU DCM Foster -- discussed US-EU cooperation in South and East Asia with the EU's COASI Troika. This cable covers the EAP portion of the consultations. The SA segment will be reported septel. -- Indonesia: EU [...]
2004-03-15 08:02:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP CH ID BM KN ASEAN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS14EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY IN CONTEXT: ANALYSIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The final draft of EU HiRep Javier Solana's European Security Strategy (ESS) -- adopted by EU heads of state at their December 12-13 Brussels Summit -- envisages a world of dangerous but preventable threats, multilateral solutions, and stabilizing partnerships. The ESS identifies [...]
2004-01-05 14:09:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM KNNP MARR MCAP EAID SOCI NATO OSCE UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1510CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: APRIL 2 PSC DEBATE AND NEXT
[...] (S/NF) The EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) discussed the EU arms embargo on China during a heated 90 minute exchange on April 2. PSC Ambassadors generally agreed that the issue -- of whether, when and how to lift the embargo -- should be sent back down to working groups for further [...]
2004-04-07 12:11:00Embassy BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNPARM PHUM PREL PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1577EU CODE OF CONDUCT ON ARMS EXPORTS: QUESTIONS AND
[...] (SBU) This message is intended as a companion to Mission reporting (refs A, B, C) about the possibility that the EU may soon lift its arms embargo on China. In place of the embargo, some EU Member States favor enhancing the EU Code of Conduct on arms exports, either in general or with specific [...]
2004-04-14 05:24:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PHUM CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2027EU ARMS AGENCY: STATE OF PLAY
[...] (C) The EU continues to develop the EU Arms Agency (EUAA),and hopes to have it up and running by the final quarter of 2004. The agency's mission is to develop a systematic EU approach to addressing ESDP capability needs. EU officials note that close coordination with NATO will be required i [...]
2004-05-10 13:30:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS TSPL EAGR MCAP PARM ETTC MASS EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2277EU AGREES NEW NON-PROLIFERATION TEXT FOR SYRIA
[...] (C) Summary. On May 26, the EU agreed to new non-proliferation language for inclusion in the draft EU-Syria Association Agreement. Last December, EU member states rejected an ad ref text negotiated by the European Commission for including non-proliferation language that was too watered down [...]
2004-05-27 16:26:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ETRD SY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2541EU PUZZLED BY MOLDOVA'S STABILITY PACT INITIATIVE; MOSCOW RESPONSE IS KEY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-15 12:58:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPARM PBTS PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS OSCE MD
04BRUSSELS3055EUROPEAN SUPPORT FOR AN AU PROTECTION FORCE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-16 16:11:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF PARM MOPS EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3066EU ON EXPANDED TRANSNISTRIA VISA BAN: NEED TO
[...] (C) On July 19, USEU conveyed reftel non-paper to Council Secretariat Russia watcher Carl Hallergard, who is temporarily covering Moldova. He welcomed the non-paper, and said he would distribute it to member states at that day's COEST Working Group meeting. The Council Secretariat, he said [...]
2004-07-19 14:39:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PBTS PHUM PGOV RS MD EUN OSCE USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3159EU/CHINA: READOUT OF JUNE 30 HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 29-30 the EU and China held a joint seminar on Chinese ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) (refs A, C). EU reporting, relayed to poloff by a Policy Unit staffer, described the seminar as useful overall -- with a "wonderful atmo [...]
2004-07-26 13:51:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PARM KDEM KJUS CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3210EU/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: BRIEFING THE PSC ON CHINA'S
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) hosted an informal gathering July 22 to receive a USG intelligence briefing on China's military modernization efforts and implications on regional stability if the EU lifts its arms embargo on China. Post-briefing readouts from EU [...]
2004-07-28 15:22:00Embassy BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MARR MCAP PHUM CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3227EU CONSIDERS VISA BAN ON 21 TRANSNISTRIAN
[...] (SBU) On July 29, EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors agreed to consider imposing a visa ban on 21 Transnistrian officials connected to the recent closing of Moldovan schools in Transnistria. EU staff are preparing the paperwork to impose the ban; the PSC will review the is [...]
2004-07-30 07:52:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PBTS PHUM PGOV MD EUN OSCE USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3310HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH ON EU/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (C) DRL Senior Advisor Susan O'Sullivan and poloff met July 23 with Human Rights Watch (HRW) Brussels Director Lotte Leicht to discuss the EU drive to lift its arms embargo on China. Leicht said that HRW is working with Amnesty International (AI),Human Rights in China (HRIC),and likeminded [...]
2004-08-04 10:00:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PARM MARR CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3333EU/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: READOUT OF UK POLDIR SAWERS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Japanese Mission offered us a readout of the July 29 meeting in Tokyo between DFM Tanaka and UK PolDir Sawers to discuss the China arms embargo. Sawers told Tanaka that the UK wanted to de-link any decision to lift the arms embargo from the EU-China summit in December because o [...]
2004-08-05 14:01:00Embassy BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR PARM PHUM CH TW JA UK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS36EU ADOPTS NEW NONPROLIFERATION STRATEGY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: EU heads of state and government adopted an "EU Strategy Against Proliferation of WMD" at their December 12-13 Summit in Brussels. The strategy expands and integrates the various pieces of the EU's existing nonproliferation policies -- notably the nonproliferation Principles and [...]
2004-01-06 14:15:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP PINS UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3729EU OFFICIALS ON IAEA IRAN REPORT: NOT READY FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed reftel with Council nonproliferation and nuclear policy advisors September 2 and 3. While acknowledging serious unresolved issues, they assessed DG El Baradei's new report as "overall more positive than the last one," and said that EU BOG members were unlikely t [...]
2004-09-03 12:22:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY IR IAEA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3843ANNALISA GIANNELLA, LEADING THE EU AGAINST WMD
[...] (C) Summary: Annalisa Giannella, EU High Representative Solana's Personal Representative for WMD Non-Proliferation, is the key official shaping the EU approach to nonproliferation and disarmament. Her results-oriented approach, record of close cooperation with the US, and European contacts m [...]
2004-09-10 11:40:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PINR IT FR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3892EUROPEAN DEFENSE AGENCY: TAKING SHAPE
[...] (C) Summary: The establishment of a European Defense Agency (EDA) to harmonize moves to boost European military capacity might -- with important caveats -- develop in a way that is in accord with US and NATO interests. However, we should be wary of any EU Member State effort to employ the pr [...]
2004-09-14 11:02:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM ETRD EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4161SEPTEMBER 3 U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. and the Dutch EU presidency on September 3 conducted semi-annual CODUN consultations in Brussels on UN disarmament issues. Subjects covered included U.S./EU priorities, UNFC, UNDC, CD, FMCT, landmines, CWB, BWC, CCW, CTBT, Libya, Luxembourg,s upcoming EU presidency, a [...]
2004-09-29 10:16:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL UNGA CDG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4335WISHFUL THINKING? EU HOPES G8 CAN KEEP IRAN OUT OF
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings with NEA DAS Dibble and NP A/DAS Fitzpatrick on October 4-5, EU officials from the Dutch Presidency, Council Secretariat and Commission expressed concerns that IAEA referral of Iran to the UNSC in November would cross a major, negative threshold they want to avoid. [...]
2004-10-08 10:32:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETPREL PARM KNNP IR EUN IAEA UNSC USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4474EU/CHINA ARMS: SLOWING THE RUSH TO THE SUMMIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: US approaches to EU member states have slowed the rush to end the arms embargo before the December 8 summit with China. Nevertheless, following the October 11 GAERC discussion of China, EU Member States appear to be gearing up to signal to China at the summit that they have agreed [...]
2004-10-18 12:01:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MASS ETTC PHUM CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4475EU COTER TROIKA ON LIFTING LIBYA ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (C) S/CT European Regional Director Brent Hartley delivered reftel points to the EU Counter-terrorism troika (COTER) during consultations in Brussels October 14. Reponding for for the EU Presidency, Dutch MFA officer Wouter Jurgens underscored that the US and EU were "on the same page" regardi [...]
2004-10-18 12:02:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV LY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4550U.S.-EU NONPROLIFERATION TROIKA: EU LOOKS FOR U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 28, the U.S. and the EU held their semi-annual exchange on nonproliferation issues. This discussion followed the release of the second U.S.-EU Summit declaration on nonproliferation. The two sides touched on a wide range of nonproliferation issues and explored possib [...]
2004-10-21 16:05:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP UN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5396EU/IRAN: WMD REP GIANNELLA READOUT ON TALKS, PATH
[...] (S) Summary: In a meeting to review the EU3,s efforts with Iran December 21, EU WMD Rep Annalisa Giannella said she was generally pleased with the process but questioned whether the EU-3 could achieve its goals without eventual US involvement. She said that neither the December 13 ministerial [...]
2004-12-23 14:21:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETKNNP PARM PREL PINR IR IAEA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS854JANUARY 16 U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 16 in Brussels, Geneva CD Ambassador Jackie Sanders and AC/ISN Director Robert Luaces led productive discussions on arms control and disarmament with the EU's global disarmament troika (CODUN). USEU Poloff Van Reidhead participated as Control Officer. Issues discus [...]
2004-02-27 11:49:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP UNGA EUN CDG USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS898BELGIUM TO ATTEND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WORKING GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-02 13:38:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PREL RS BE USEU BRUSSELS
04BUENOSAIRES3310IRAN/IAEA: ARGENTINA ON STRONG NATIONAL STATEMENTS
[...] (C) Polcouns delivered points in reftel to the Argentine MFA Office of International Security, Nuclear and Space Affairs (DIGAN) the afternoon of November 24 to DIGAN counselor Luciano Tanto Clement. Clement reiterated the GOA's longstanding concerns regarding Iran's nuclear program and its [...]
2004-11-24 22:00:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY IR AR IAEA
04CARACAS3434A VIEW OF VENEZUELAN ARMS PURCHASES FROM RUSSIA
[...] (C) According to Jose Rafael Gomez, a former Presidential staffer who participated in Vice President Rangel's recent trip to Moscow, the Venezuelan-Russian deal for MI-17 helicopters is not yet final because of financial issues, and might go forward initially at least with a limited number. [...]
2004-11-05 21:36:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETRD VE RU
04COLOMBO1085 Sri Lanka to support Libya and the technical
[...] Poloff met on June 28 with Sumedha Ekanayake, MFA Assistant Director for UN and Multilateral Affairs, to raise the points in Ref A. Massimo Darchini, Italian Charge' d'Affaires was also present. In responding to the joint U.S.-Italy-UK request for support, Ekanayake said that Sri Lanka shou [...]
2004-06-28 11:32:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CE CWC
04COLOMBO1791IRAN/IAEA: OPTIONS FOR ADDRESSING IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 29, Ambassador delivered reftel points and non-paper to FM Kadirgamar. Poloff had spoken separately with GSL Assistant Director for UN Affairs Ekanayake. Kadirgamar expressed interest in US views, but acknowledged he was not well briefed on the subject. Ekanayake sa [...]
2004-11-01 10:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL PARM CE IR UNSC
04DJIBOUTI1114NAM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche per reftel 18 August to Head of the Americas Desk in Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Omar Djama. In response to Poloff request for Djibouti's position on the Pakistani proposal, Djama said he did not know the official stance offhan [...]
2004-08-19 11:40:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL PARM MNUC DJ
04DJIBOUTI1392NEW SOMALIAN PRESIDENT SPEAKS ON CHALLENGES FACING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Al Hayat a London based Arabic newspaper published 30 October an interview with the new President of Somalia. In the interview, widely read in Djibouti, he addressed several issues dealing with his return to Mogadishu, the disarmament process, terrorism in Somalia and the African U [...]
2004-11-01 10:39:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PNAT PARM PTER PINS DJ SO
04DJIBOUTI1512VISIT OF SOMALI PRESIDENT TO DJIBOUTI
[...] (U) Summary: Newly elected President of Somalia, Abdillahi Youssouf Ahmed, came to Djibouti for a 24-hour visit on November 15, 2004. In a press conference with Djiboutian national media during the visit, Abdillahi Youssouf touched on the conflicting relations between Somaliland and Puntland, [...]
2004-11-24 06:02:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PHUM PNAT PBTS PINS PTER DJ SO
04DJIBOUTI1543PRESIDENT GUELLEH ON SOMALIA, ETHIOPIA-ERITREA, SUDAN
[...] (C) In a meeting with President Ismail Omar Guelleh December 2 on other matters (reviewed septels),Ambassador also sought Guelleh's views on regional Horn of Africa developments. Topics covered included the new Ethiopian five-point peace proposal, Eritrean isolation and meddling in Darfur, Li [...]
2004-12-03 07:27:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PBTS DJ SO ET ER
04DJIBOUTI326DEMARCHE ON POLITICAL COMMITMENT TO IAEA CODE OF
[...] (U) Per reftel, PolOff Erinn Reed delivered the requested demarche to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, on March 8, 2004. Bogoreh said that while Djibouti did not have any radioactive sources, he would consider the matter and note U.S. concerns. RAG [...]
2004-03-08 12:37:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC PARM OPDC PREL IAEA
04DJIBOUTI339DEMARCHE ON CONDEMNING THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN
[...] (C) Per reftel, Poloff met with Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, March 8 to urge Djibouti to issue a public statement condemning the March 2 terrorist attacks in Iraq. Bogoreh agreed that the attacks are something the Djiboutian government cannot approve [...]
2004-03-09 14:08:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PTER IZ DJ
04DJIBOUTI385HAITI DEMARCHE TO AFRICAN UNION STATE DJIBOUTI
[...] (C) Ambassador conveyed reftel demarche on Haiti March 14 to Minister of Cooperation, Mohamoud Youssef Ali, in Djibouti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ali stated that Djibouti stands firmly with the United States in the conviction that President Aristide's departure was for the good of Haiti [...]
2004-03-15 09:36:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM SF DJ
04DJIBOUTI386DJIBOUTI AND DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRATIC IRAQ
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche March 15 to Minister of Cooperation, Mohamoud Youssef Ali, in Djibouti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ali responded that Djibouti would like to see an elected government take charge in Iraq and peace restored. In that regard, it is important that coal [...]
2004-03-15 09:37:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ UN DJ
04DUBLIN1057IRISH RESPOND POSITIVELY TO REQUEST FOR CONTINUED
[...] Summary. Irish officials Don Sexton and Pat Kelly responded positively to the request for European support for deployment of an African Union (AU) protection force. Both stressed Ireland's interest in African affairs, especially regarding humanitarian aid. Ireland has given nearly three mi [...]
2004-07-15 14:04:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF PARM MOPS EAID
04DUBLIN1093MTCR PAPERS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-22 13:55:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA MTCRE
04DUBLIN1258IRISH VIEWS ON ESTABLISHING THE ADDITIONAL
[...] On August 27, Post delivered reftel talking points to Therese Healy, Third Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Section. Healy said that Ireland backs the UK/Austrian proposal to make the Additional Protocol (AP) a Condition of Supply (COS) fo [...]
2004-08-27 14:37:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IAEA
04DUBLIN1300IRELAND BROADLY AGREES WITH US RESPONSE ON UNGA
[...] Emboff, drawing on reftel points, spoke on September 2 to First Secretary, UN Section at the DFA Julian Clare. Clare stated that Ireland's response to Resolution 58/41 is included in the common reply that the EU sent. Clare said that Ireland has strong national views on nuclear disarmament a [...]
2004-09-02 15:54:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL CDG UNDC UNGA UN
04DUBLIN1366MTCR PLENARY INFORMATION PROVIDED TO IRISH
[...] (C) On September 15, Post provided to Paul Barnwell, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Arms Control, reftels' preparatory information for the October 4-8 MTCR Plenary in Seoul. Barnwell noted that Therese Healy, DFA Third Secretary for Arms Control, would represent the G [...]
2004-09-15 15:45:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA MTCRE
04DUBLIN1450IRISH RESPONSE ON LIBYA ARMS EMBARGO DEMARCHE
[...] On September 28, Post delivered reftel talking points to Paul Gunning, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for the Middle East. Gunning said that the EU SIPDIS decision to lift completely its 1986 arms embargo against Libya was a "done deal" that could not be reversed befor [...]
2004-09-29 17:55:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV EUN
04DUBLIN1466IRISH VIEWS ON THE EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (C) On September 28, DCM reinforced with David Cooney, Poltical Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),reftel talking points and aide-memoire. Cooney said that the GOI, while fully aware of the U.S. position, could not commit to opposing the lifting of the China arms embargo wit [...]
2004-09-30 15:55:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC PHUM EUN
04DUBLIN1488IRELAND AND THE US DRAFT REFORM RESOLUTION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-05 14:51:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PARM PREL CDG UNGA
04DUBLIN1493EU/IRELAND: AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE BRUTON DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 meeting with Ambassador Kenny, EU Ambassador-designate to the United States John Bruton noted his plans to work with Congress and through public diplomacy to strengthen U.S.-EU relations. Bruton said he would aim to underscore the policy objectives that both side [...]
2004-10-06 07:01:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD EIND EINV ENRG ETTC MASS PARM PHUM SENV
04DUBLIN1550COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ERATH, O'SULLIVAN, CASHMAN
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to PM/DTCP Deputy Director John F. Erath, DRL/PHD Senior Advisor for Asia Susan O'Sullivan, and CMDR. Edward Cashman of the Joint Staff J-5 to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from October 18 to October 20, 2004. Purpose of visit is to consult with Irish [...]
2004-10-14 09:57:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ETTC PARM PREL
04DUBLIN1582IRISH PARTICIPANTS IN EXPORT CONTROL CONFERENCE
[...] Irish participants in the November 8-10 Export Control Conference in London will be: Michael Greene, Head of the Export Licensing Unit, Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment Celyna Coughlin, Senior Licensing Officer, Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment. Greene tol [...]
2004-10-19 15:42:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PREL PARM KSTC MASS
04DUBLIN1611IRELAND IN LINE WITH USG OBJECTIVES ON LIBYA
[...] (C) On October 22, Post delivered reftel talking points on Libya to Stephen Dawson, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for the Middle East, and Paul Barnwell, DFA First Secretary for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. Dawson said that Ireland shared USG interest in monitoring [...]
2004-10-22 16:11:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PARM PREL EUN
04DUBLIN1633IRISH/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: NOT RIPE TO LIFT YET
[...] (C) Summary. On October 19, a delegation comprised of State DRL and PM and DoD J-5 visited members of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),Parliament, and Amnesty International-Irish Section, to argue against the EU lifting its arms embargo against China. Until recently, Irish offi [...]
2004-10-29 16:40:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PINR PREL
04DUBLIN1700CHINESE VICE-PREMIER'S VISIT SPARKS MINOR
[...] (U) Chinese Vice-Premier Huang Ju's November 16-18 visit to Dublin was a minor source of controversy in Ireland, with media complaints about a press blackout as well as calls by Falun Gong practitioners for Huang's arrest. During his stay, Huang met with President McAleese, Prime Minister Ah [...]
2004-11-19 14:21:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ETTC EUN
04DUBLIN1713CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: IRELAND TO FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS
[...] (C) On November 23, Emboff, drawing on reftel points, spoke to Niall Brady, the DFA's Deputy Director for Asia-Pacific Affairs. Brady stated that while Ireland remains concerned about human rights and regional stability, it would not block EU consensus, either on a decision to lift the embarg [...]
2004-11-24 14:11:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PHUM EUN
04DUBLIN770MAY 27 NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP PLENARY
[...] (C) EMBOFF HAS PASSED TALKING POINTS IN REFTELS RELATED TO THE MAY 27 NSG PLENARY IN GOTEBORG TO OFFICIALS IN THE DFA DISARMAMENT AND NONPROLIFERATION DIVISION, AND ENCOURAGED SENIOR-LEVEL PARTICIPATION IN THE MEETING. THE IRISH WILL SEND ADRIAN MCDAID, THE HEAD OF THE DFA DISARMAMENT DIVISION [...]
2004-05-20 16:10:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
04DUBLIN903EU WORKING ON A COMMON APPROACH TO STABILITY PACT
[...] (C) EMBOFF REVIEWED REFTEL POINTS ON MOLDOVAN STABILITY PACT INITIATIVE JUNE 14 WITH DFA MOLDOVAN DESK OFFICER PETER MCIVOR, WHO HAD JUST RETURNED FROM PARTICIPATING IN LAST WEEK'S OSCE HEADS OF MISSION FACT-FINDING MISSION. MCIVOR SAID HE WAS SOMEWHAT SURPRISED THAT THE STABILITY PACT DID [...]
2004-06-14 15:47:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPARM PBTS PREL
04DUBLIN975IRISH SUPPORTIVE OF TECHNICAL CHANGE TO CWC
[...] Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Sarah McGrath, Deputy Director of Disarmanent and Non-Proliferation at the DFA. McGrath informed emboff that the GOI will likely support the technical change, and noted that she saw "nothing immediately problematic" about the amendment. While the GoI [...]
2004-07-01 16:16:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04DUBLIN990GOI SHOULD SUPPORT US REVCON AIMS, BUT EXPECT A
[...] Summary. Emboff delivered reftel points to Sarah McGrath, Deputy Director, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Section of the DFA. The GOI agrees that proliferation via a vis Iran and the DPRK is a serious problem and supports USG non-proliferation efforts. However, McGrath reminded emboff t [...]
2004-07-02 14:14:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP NPT
04GUATEMALA1292GUATEMALA INTERESTED IN SECURITY RESOLUTION FOR
[...] Poloffs discussed reftel points and proposed resolution with Marco Tulio Chicas, Director for Integration at the Foreign Ministry, on May 20. Chicas said Guatemala shared the goals outlined in the resolution and said he would immediately consult with Guatemala's mission to the OAS, which he [...]
2004-05-24 21:08:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM GT
04GUATEMALA1328TENTATIVE GOG SUPPORT FOR PEREZ IAJC CANDIDACY
[...] In the absence of Foreign Minister Jorge Briz (in Guadalajara for Ibero-American Summit),Ambassador Hamilton discussed reftel talking points with Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Marta Altolaguirre on May 28. Altolaguirre expressed tentative GOG support for Antonio Perez's candidacy to the [...]
2004-05-28 16:38:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM GT
04GUATEMALA1397GUATEMALA WILL EXPRESS SUPPORT OF INTERIM IRAQUI
[...] On June 4, the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Jorge Briz and Interior Minister Arturo Soto. The Ambassador urged the GOG to express support for the Interim Iraqi Government (IIG) bilaterally in a diplomatic note and in coordination with other Central American countrie [...]
2004-06-04 18:53:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM GT
04GUATEMALA1464GOG RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Sylvia Corrado on June 8. Corrado asserted that GOG wished to respect its obligations to Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention, but that she was not aware of any current legislation. Corrado will bring up the CW [...]
2004-06-14 17:54:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM ABUD ES GT AROC CWC CBW OPCW
04GUATEMALA1635POST SUGGESTS POSTPONING PROPOSED VISIT ON PSI
[...] (C) While Post fully supports the establishment of a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) ship boarding agreement with Guatemala, we wish to avoid overloading the MFA and Congress while other sensitive bilateral issues are on the boiler. The MFA has recently indicated that pushing a PSI s [...]
2004-07-01 22:15:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL GT
04GUATEMALA182DEMARCHE RESPONSE: URGING THE GRULAC TO SELECT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-26 21:45:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM CT UNGA CDG
04GUATEMALA256359TH UNGA: GUATEMALA AND U.S. DRAFT REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-07 22:50:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL GT CDG UNGA
04GUATEMALA2578GUATEMALA: NEXT STEPS ON PSI
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. Following up on U/S Bolton's discussion with Guatemalan Foreign Minister Briz (ref A),the Ambassador raised the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) with Briz on September 29. Briz expressed support for the PSI in principle. He said th [...]
2004-10-12 14:05:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PREL GT
04GUATEMALA496UNDC DEMARCHE RESULTS: GUATEMALA TO FOLLOW NAM
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-27 18:01:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM GT UNDC
04GUATEMALA8PSI SHIPBOARDING AGREEMENT ON HOLD PENDING NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-06 15:52:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA PARM MNUC KTIA GT
04GUATEMALA985ACTION PLAN FOR PSI AGREEMENT WITH GUATEMALA
[...] (C) We discussed the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and proposed ship-boarding agreement with the MFA in December 2003 (Ref B). We have been careful in following up to avoid distracting the Berger administration from our highest priority which is the achievement of an Article 98 agr [...]
2004-04-22 22:10:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM PHSA KTIA MNUC GT
04HELSINKI1288CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF
[...] (C) I spoke today with Jaakko Kalela, President Halonen's chief of staff. I noted news reports over the past few days that a cache of weapons, mostly handguns, had been seized in Finland. Just today Finnish customs officials have reported that these weapons were transiting Finland, from China [...]
2004-10-01 13:40:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC PHUM CH FI EUN
04HELSINKI1360ASSISTANT SECRETARY RADEMAKER'S CONVERSATIONS IN
[...] (C) Summary: On October 7 Assistant Secretary for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker and AC Special Advisor Paul Janiczek, en route back to Washington from a visit to Moscow (reftel),stopped in Helsinki for consultations with the Finnish government. In separate meetings with the Ministry of For [...]
2004-10-19 13:55:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MCAP PINS KHDP FI UNGA RU
04HELSINKI1468FINNS AGREE TO EXTENSION OF MOTAPM COORDINATOR AT
[...] (U) Netherlands Ambassador Engels telephoned U.S. Ambassador Mack on November 10 to report that he had received instructions from The Hague to deliver a demarche on behalf of the EU, requesting that the GoF extend the tenure of Ambassador Markku Reimaa as coordinator for the Group of Governmen [...]
2004-11-17 01:29:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALMCAP PARM PREL FI
04KIGALI1193NAM DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO RWANDAN OFFICIALS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-19 11:30:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP MNUC RW
04KINSHASA1554NOTE VERBALE ON REFORM OF THE UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE
[...] (U) Poloff delivered copy of U.S. Note Verbale to Ambassador Oscar Matondo, Director of the International Organizations Section at FonMin August 14. Matondo indicated that the DRC has yet to start working on UNGA issues, but will do so in the next three weeks. He noted that the DRC does not ye [...]
2004-08-17 14:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PARM PREL CG CDG UNGA
04KUWAIT1356(C) MESSAGE FROM POTUS ON IRAQ
[...] (U) CDA delivered reftel letter from President Bush addressed to the Amir, to Minister for Amiri Diwan Affairs Shaykh Nasser Mohammed al-Sabah April 25. Director of the Amir's Office Ibrahim al-Shatti and A/DCM sat in. Receipt of the letter was announced in the Kuwaiti media, as the Ministe [...]
2004-04-26 10:22:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALOPDC PARM PREL IZ KU
04KUWAIT1996(SBU) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CWC TECHNICAL CHANGE TO
[...] (C) A/DCM joined the British, Italian and Libyan DCMs in delivering reftel demarche June 28 on MFA Acting Director of Legal Affairs Ghanem al-Ghanem. Ghanem promised to contact the Kuwaiti OPCW Executive Council delegation urgently (it had just left for The Hague that morning) and to put the [...]
2004-06-28 13:38:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL LY KU CWC
04KUWAIT2783GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE DEMARCHE DELIVERED; MINDEF
[...] (C) During an introductory courtesy call, CDA delivered reftel talking points to Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on August 24. The Minister said that it was a "wise step to consult with allies" on these changes, and added that Kuwait and the U.S. are "facing common [...]
2004-08-25 10:57:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MARR MCAP MOPS KU IZ NATO
04KUWAIT4427ARTICLE 98 UPDATE
[...] (S) Ambassador LeBaron raised on December 18 the status of the Article 98 Agreement with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, noting that Bahrain is re-examining the idea of finalizing the Agreement through an exchange of notes. The Ambassador suggested that Ku [...]
2004-12-20 14:42:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV PARM KU KLEG
04LJUBLJANA1088EXBS: SLOVENIA AND CROATIA PROGRAM ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] SUMMARY: Passports were received from Slovenia and visas granted for the Washington Department of Commerce (DOC) workshop in December. Three members of the Slovenian Government and three from Croatia attended the London Export Conference. The University of Georgia (UGA) conducted a Slovenia [...]
2004-12-03 12:22:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR SI
04LJUBLJANA1125INVITATION TO MINE ACTION CONFERENCE; LJUBLJANA,
[...] (U) INVITATION: PM/WRA and Embassy Ljubljana would like to announce an upcoming Regional Mine Action Coordination (RMAC) Conference, scheduled to take place in Ljubljana on 13-14 January 2005. PM/WRA Senior Program Coordinator and Program Manager for Demining in the Balkans Murphey McCloy w [...]
2004-12-17 11:25:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KHDP SI
04MADRID1007SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA KILMARTIN,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA/SLD William E. Kilmartin, John E. Gerrard, and David G. Kostorowski, to travel to Madrid March 28-31 to conduct meetings with Government of Spain officials regarding the Megaports Initiative. 2. As requested reftel, reservations h [...]
2004-03-25 13:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM OTRA SP
04MADRID1118SPAIN: PARTIAL RESPONSE TO GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] (U) We delivered reftel talking points and letter April 2 to Guillermo Kirkpatrick, the MFA's Deputy Director General for International Disarmament Affairs. We addressed the letter to Secretary General for Foreign Affairs Javier Gil Catalina, the under secretary-level official who deals with [...]
2004-04-02 14:50:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PREL SP
04MADRID1732SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA MCCLELLAND
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA Vincent John McClelland and Ann Courtland Heinrich to travel to Madrid May 23-29 to participate in the International Radiation Protection Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are remin [...]
2004-05-13 15:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM OTRA SP
04MADRID1739SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA EVGUENIA I.
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA Evgenia I. Rainina from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to travel to Granada and Madrid May 21-June 3 to attend the Eigth World Congress on Biosensors in Granada, and attend the NATO Advanced Research Workshop in Madrid. 2. Emb [...]
2004-05-14 08:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM OTRA SP
04MADRID1798SPAIN'S RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO BECOME GLOBAL
[...] Per reftel Pol-miloff met May 10 with Guillermo Kirkpatrick, MFA's Director General for International Arms Control Affairs to revisit this issue. Kirkpatrick said given the new government is still getting into place, it is highly unlikely the GOS will make a decision on whether to become a G [...]
2004-05-18 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL SP
04MADRID1945SPAIN SUPPORTS RUSSIA IN PSI CORE GROUP AND WILL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-26 15:28:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC OPDC PARM PREL
04MADRID2205SPAIN: POSITIVE ABOUT U.S. VIEWS ON IRAN/IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-13 10:48:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY SP
04MADRID2206SPAIN AGREES ON U.S VIEWS TO STRENGTHEN IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-13 10:48:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY SP
04MADRID2417SPANISH UNDECIDED ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff discussed reftel points June 24 with Marcos Rodriguez in the MFA's Office of International Disarmament Affairs. Poloff delivered the demarche jointly with Enrico Vencenti, political counselor at the Italian Embassy and Peter Spoor, first secretary political officer at t [...]
2004-06-25 17:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL SP CWC
04MADRID2487SPAIN AGREES TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-01 10:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL SP CWC
04MADRID2488SPAIN: STILL REVIEWING PSI INFORMATION SHARING
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-01 14:51:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL SP
04MADRID2565SPAIN: UNSATISFIED WITH NPT PREPCOM III
[...] (C) Summary: The GOS was dissatisfied that the NPT PrepCom III conference did not focus on broad nonproliferation issues, according to the MFA's non-proliferation office. Our MFA interlocutors believe that unless substantive priorities are identified during follow-up consultations, the 2005 [...]
2004-07-07 10:51:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM SP
04MADRID2605SPAIN: MARINE SECURITY PROGRAMS
[...] SUMMARY: Per reftel request, we interviewed Spanish officials regarding marine security programs. No single GOS agency is responsible for marine security. Each regional port authority is responsible to assure that ports in its jurisdiction comply with International Ship and Port Facilities [...]
2004-07-09 08:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT EWWT ACOA ASEC ETRD ECON ETTC ENRG PARM PTER PHSA SP
04MADRID2678SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KILMARTIN, AVERILL,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to William E. Kilmartin, DOE; William A. Averill, Los Alamos National Laboratory; David L. Carroll, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Whitney J. Creer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Mark D. Ladd, Sandia National Laboratories; Richar [...]
2004-07-14 15:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ENRG PARM OTRA SP
04MADRID2800SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON IRAN'S MILITARY PROCUREMENT
[...] (S) Summary: The Spanish MFA told us it was unaware that Spanish firms have been involved in Iran's attempt to procure military and electronic equipment, according to officials in the Office of International Affairs of Disarmament. Such attempts would put Spanish business interests at odds [...]
2004-07-22 16:28:00Embassy MadridSECRETPARM PREL PGOV MASS MOPS IR SP
04MADRID2801SPAIN'S DELEGATE TO THE 2004 OXFORD TRACKING
[...] (U) Mr. Fermin Lopez, chief of staff for the Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade of Defense and Dual Use Goods at Spain's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism told Poloff July 22 that he plans to attend the October 25 Tracker workshop in Oxford, England. 2. (U) Lopez said that Spai [...]
2004-07-22 16:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPARM SP NTTC
04MADRID2831SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LONGSWORTH, KILMARTIN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Paul M. Longsworth, DOE; William E. Kilmartin, DOE; and Tracy P. Mustin, DOE, for travel to Madrid, July 29-30 to meet with Embassy and Spanish officials for the signing of a MOU with Spain for the Megaports Initiative. 2. Control Officer a [...]
2004-07-23 15:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ENRG PARM OTRA SP
04MADRID2872SPAIN: RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
[...] (C) We reviewed the revisions to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with newly-designated Deputy Director General of International Armament Affairs Marcos Rodriguez July 8 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rodriguez told us that officials at Spain's Nat [...]
2004-07-28 10:47:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM MARR KTIA SP CWC
04MADRID2936SPAIN: RESPONSE TO PSI INFORMATION SHARING REQUEST
[...] (C) Spain concurs with the PSI proposal to share information with non-member countries, but Spanish defense officials continue to question its operational aspects and lessons learned. End Summary. 2. (C) Over the past few months, we have met with Marcos Rodriguez in the Office of Interna [...]
2004-08-03 05:56:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL SP
04MADRID2937SPAIN MEGAPORTS MOA SIGNING AWAITING LEGAL COUNSEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: We accompanied Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Administrator Paul Longsworth and William Kilmartin of the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to meetings with the director of Spanish Customs and the president of the Por [...]
2004-08-03 07:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL SP
04MADRID3023U.S. NOTE VERBALE AND TALKING POINTS DELIVERED ON
[...] (U) We delivered ref A U.S. note verbale and ref B talking points on UN General Assembly Resolution 58/41 regarding improvement of the effectiveness of the methods of work of the First Committee to Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, MFA Deputy Director General for UN Affairs, on August 10. Go [...]
2004-08-10 14:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PARM PREL SP CDG UNGA
04MADRID3103SPAIN: GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-13 12:53:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KPAO SP NATO
04MADRID3118SPAIN: FURTHER REACTION TO GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE
[...] (C) Following up on ref A demarche and ref B reporting cable concerning U.S. Global Defense Posture Review (GDPR),we delivered the demarche August 15 to General Felix Sanz, the Spanish Armed Forces' Chief of Defense, and Admiral Francisco Torrente, Secretary General for Defense Policy at the [...]
2004-08-15 17:18:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KPAO SP NATO
04MADRID3829SPAIN SUPPORTS EU ROAD MAP ON NORMALIZING LIBYA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Enrique Mora Benavente, Head of EU Planning at the MFA, on September 29. Mora Benavente told Poloff that Spain favors the four-step European "road map" to normalized relations and economic cooperation with Libya. The four-step process [...]
2004-10-01 15:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV SP EUN
04MADRID3839SPAIN FAVORS CODE OF CONDUCT WITH THE LIFTING OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. EUR/WE Director Kathleen Allegrone, Charge, and Poloff delivered reftel talking points and discussed U.S. human rights concerns at all levels of the Spanish MFA September 28-30. Spain believes that the Code of Conduct is sufficient to monitor arms sales to China of EU states. [...]
2004-10-04 14:07:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC PHUM CH EUN
04MADRID4112SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS ZARZECKI
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas Zarzecki, Department of State to travel to Madrid, October 24-26 to meet with Spanish officials to discuss conventional weapons procurement issues (per reftels B,C and D). 2. (U) Control Officer at Embassy Madrid is Political [...]
2004-10-22 13:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL MARR PARM SP
04MADRID4197SPAIN: BRIEFING ON IRAN PROCUREMENT ATTEMPTS IN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Dr. Thomas Zarzecki of INR/SPM, accompanied by poloff, provided an intelligence briefing to an interagency GOS audience on October 25 on arms procurement attempts in European countries by state sponsors of terrorism, especially Iran. The well-received briefing sparked discussion [...]
2004-11-02 15:13:00Embassy MadridSECRETPARM PREL MASS MOPS PINR IR SP
04MADRID4373SPANISH DELEGATION TO THE CWC DISCUSSIONS ON HOST
[...] (C) In response to reftel request regarding Spain's participation in host country agreement (HCA) discussions on the margins of the 29 November-3 December session of the 9th Conference of States Parties (CSP),an MFA official told poloff November 10 that the following officials plan to attend [...]
2004-11-15 16:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KTIA SP CWC
04MADRID4374(S) SPAIN: SHIELD S59A-03: EMBASSY MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Poloffs delivered non-paper providing additional information on Telstar on November 10 to the Spanish Foreign Ministry's director general for international economic relations, Javier Hergueta. Hergueta said Telstar is willing to cooper [...]
2004-11-15 17:01:00Embassy MadridSECRETPARM PREL ETTC SP CBW
04MADRID4428SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEPHANIE PAYNE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Stephanie Payne Clarke, Department of Energy, Allison Christine Bennett, Sandia National Laboratories, Whitney J. Creer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Steven Mark Dinehart, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Stephanie Deanne Ketring, Sand [...]
2004-11-19 11:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM OTRA SP
04MADRID4488SPAIN: LATEST ON EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-24 15:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC CH SP EUN
04MADRID4499SPAIN/IRAN-IAEA: RESPONSE TO US REQUEST FOR STRONG
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-26 13:26:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY IR SP IAEA
04MADRID4501SPANISH OFFICIALS CANNOT ATTEND MEETING IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: Spanish officials have indicated that they will now be unable to attend discussion on the host country agreement (HCA) on the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) as previously promised because it conflicts with other arms control meetings that they are scheduled to attend during the [...]
2004-11-26 16:31:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KTIA SP CWC
04MADRID4745SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WILLIAM KILMARTIN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to William Kilmartin, Department of Energy , National Nuclear Security Administration, to travel to Madrid, Spain from December 19-23, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to support the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with Spain to coop [...]
2004-12-17 14:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM OTRA SP
04MADRID4832SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NNTRAV
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to William Edward Kilmartin from the National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, to travel to Madrid, December 19-23 to attend the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Spain to coop [...]
2004-12-22 16:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM OTRA SP
04MADRID4887SHIELD S59A-03: SPAIN INFORMED THAT TELSTAR
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-29 15:34:00Embassy MadridSECRETPARM PREL ETTC SP IR CBW
04MADRID519SPANISH DELEGATES TO ATTEND MARCH 23 DEFENSE
[...] AS REQUESTED REFTEL, EMBASSY PROVIDED LETTER ON THE PROPOSED MARCH 23 EXPORT DIALOG TO MR. RAMON MURO MARTINEZ AT THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMICS. MR. MURO INFORMED US THAT HE WILL LEAD A SPANISH DELEGATION OF THREE OFFICIALS. IN ADDITION TO MURO, THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION WILL BE JOSE L [...]
2004-02-13 14:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC SP
04MADRID635SPAIN: ELBARADEI TELLS PALACIO IAEA SHOULD MOVE
[...] (C) Poloff queried Guillermo Kirkpatrick, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy Director General for Disarmament, about Minister Palacio's February 19 meeting with IAEA Director General ElBaradei in Vienna. Kirkpatrick said ElBaradei told Palacio he was extremely happy with Libya's cooperation with [...]
2004-02-24 16:35:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PREL PTER SP
04MADRID648PSI: SPAIN SUPPORTS SUA AMENDMENT BUT DISCUSSION
[...] Post presented reftel points to Deputy Director General for International Disarmament Affairs, Guillermo Kirkpatrick, at the MFA. Kirkpatrick said the MFA would support the proposal because it strengthened PSI measures to curb WMD proliferation. He added that because the proposal involved i [...]
2004-02-25 15:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MNUC KNNP SP
04MADRID755LIBYA/IAEA: CONSULTING WITH BOG MEMBERS ON LIBYA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-04 18:08:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PREL PARM LY SP IAEA
04MADRID773IRAN/IAEA: REACTION TO DG'S IRAN REPORT
[...] (C) We met with Marcos Rodriguez Cantero of the International Disarmament division at MFA on March 3 and conveyed US views on the IAEA Iran Report. Rodriguez told us that Spain shares US concerns about Iranian non-proliferation and the findings contained in the IAEA Iran report. Non-prolifera [...]
2004-03-08 06:05:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC SP IAEA
04MANAMA1047BAHRAIN CONFIRMS IMPLEMENTATION OF MARITIME
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-05 08:18:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ACOA ASEC EAIR ETRD ECON ETTC ENRG KSTC PARM PTER PHSA PREL BA
04MANAMA1285GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE REVIEW: CROWN PRINCE
[...] (S) Charge presented Refs A and B talking points on the U.S. global defense posture review to Crown Prince (CP) Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa August 15 during a meeting that also covered joint counter-terrorism efforts, the security situation, and the Saudi proposal for Muslim troops to [...]
2004-08-16 14:47:00Embassy ManamaSECRETMARR MCAP MOPS PARM PREL KPAO BA NATO
04MANAMA1299DEMARCHE DELIVERED: QUASHING NAM CRITICISM OF THE
[...] (C) On August 18 the Charge delivered reftel demarche to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. She urged the Government of Bahrain to resist any moves within the NAM meeting in Durban to undermine UNSCR 1540. Abdul Ghaffar promised to relay the information to app [...]
2004-08-18 13:37:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MNUC BA
04MANAMA1305DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US NOTE VERBALE ON REFORM OF
[...] (U) On August 16, Post delivered reftel note verbale and non-paper to Bahrain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. MFA Director of Bilateral Relations Dr. Dhafer Al Umran told PolOFF on August 18 that the GOB would most likely vote in favor of US Resolution 58/41. "Bahrain is for anything to im [...]
2004-08-21 15:14:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PARM PREL BA CDG UNGA
04MANAMA1536BAHRAIN: DELIVERY OF U.S. DRAFT REFORM RESOLUTION
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel talking points and U.S. draft resolution on reforming the UNGA First Committee to the MFA via diplomatic note on October 2. We will follow up after October 11, when Assistant Under Secretary for Political and International Cooperation Affairs Ahmed Al-Haddad returns [...]
2004-10-05 14:16:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PARM PREL BA CDG UNGA
04MANAMA181 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING POLITICAL COMMITMENT TO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-09 11:50:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG PARM OPDC PREL KNNP KSTC
04MANAMA1892BAHRAIN: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION AGREEMENT ON
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-15 12:44:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPARM MARR MASS MOPS BA
04MANAMA321 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN DISARMAMENT COMMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-10 06:19:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PARM PREL UNDC CDG
04MANAMA503 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROLIFERATION SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-11 10:24:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PREL PARM BA
04MANAMA530MILITARY EQUIPMENT EXPORTS TO LIBYA DEMARCHE
[...] (U) CDA delivered reftel demarche to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Abdelghaffar on April 13. Minister Abdelghaffar expressed his government's support of the U.S. initiative to limit military equipment exports to Libya. FORD [...]
2004-04-14 13:27:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPARM PREL PGOV OPDC ETTC KSTC BA JHR LY OVIP DONALD RUMSFELD
04MANAMA714BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER'S PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (C) The Government of Bahrain's (GOB) Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa informed us on 05/15/04 that the ideas in reftel about NATO cooperation with Arab countries offer some real opportunities for Bahrain. He would welcome the opportunity to discuss security cooperation [...]
2004-05-16 05:02:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL BA MEPP NAVO
04MANAMA858 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: Biological Weapons Convention:
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-07 10:17:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDBA PARM PREL CBW
04MOSCOW14726RUSSIA-YEMEN: RESPONSE TO THERMOBARIC WEAPONS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 22 Igor Matveyev, of the MFA's Military and Technology Cooperation Division, provided a response to our demarche (reftels) requesting that the GOR not transfer thermobaric weapons to Yemen. Matveyev would not say whether the GOR had made a decision on the matter or i [...]
2004-11-26 13:06:00Embassy MoscowSECRETETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER YM RS
04MOSCOW15782FOLLOW-UP ON U.S.-RUSSIA MANPADS COOPERATION
[...] (C) On December 21 we delivered ref A points and U.S. proposed final text for a U.S.-Russia agreement on MANPADS cooperation to Colonel Oleg Skabara of the MOD International Treaties Directorate and Oleg Burmistrov, Political Military Affairs officer of the MFA North America Department. Skaba [...]
2004-12-27 15:39:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL PTER NATO RS
04MUSCAT1954EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 11/06/2004
[...] (U) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee ("EAC") on November 6 to reassess the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend, to discuss any potential security implications in the event that Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Y [...]
2004-11-07 12:16:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM AMED TBIO ABLD KSAF MU EAC
04NASSAU1148ATTORNEY GENERAL DEFERS TO THE ALL-POWERFUL FRED
[...] (C) Charge, Political Officer, and DEA Country Attache held a private lunch with Bahamian Attorney General and Minister of Education, Alfred Sears, on June 8, 2004 to discuss the long list of issues he faces in his two massive portfolios. Overwhelmed and underpaid, Sears still claimed that h [...]
2004-06-10 19:00:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PINR BF
04NEWDELHI7013NSSP PHASE ONE: REVIEWING ACHIEVEMENTS AND PENDING
[...] (C) Summary: This is the first of two cables reporting on the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) Implementation Group. USG and GOI counterparts met in two positive and productive sessions of the NSSP Implementation Group on October 20-21 to review accomplishments under Phase One and [...]
2004-11-03 11:50:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP ETTC IN NSSP
04NEWDELHI7061NSSP PHASE TWO: CHARTING THE COURSE
[...] (C) Summary: After reviewing achievements made under Phase One (Ref A),the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) Implementation Group discussed the way forward on Phase Two, including legislation, enforcement, outreach, and training to strengthen export controls; adherence to MCTR and [...]
2004-11-05 09:48:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP ETTC IN NSSP
04NEWDELHI7248INDIA UNDERSTANDS US EXPORT PROHIBITIONS, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: As instructed in Ref A, in a separate meeting at the conclusion of the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) Implementation Group on October 21 (Refs B and C),Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary Borman, and State Acting Office Director for Regional Affairs, Bureau of Non-P [...]
2004-11-16 12:47:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP ETTC IN NSSP
04OTTAWA2961IIR 6 815 0003 05/CANADIAN ATTITUDES TOWARD SIXTH
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-04 17:01:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM
04OTTAWA3001IIR 6 815 0004 05/CANADIAN ARMY RESERVE UNITS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-08 21:26:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM
04OTTAWA3080IIR 6 815 0006 05/CANADA TO EXTEND MANDATE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-16 14:16:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM
04OTTAWA3111IIR 6 815 0010 05/CANADIAN DEFENCE REVIEW BECOMING
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-18 16:04:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM
04OTTAWA3240CANADIAN PARLIAMENT'S INITIAL REACTION TO
[...] (C) Summary: Initial public and political reaction to the visit of President Bush has been largely positive; we have received the "bounce" to the bilateral relationship that we were hoping for. Attention has quickly come to focus on the issues of immediate concern to Canadians however, which a [...]
2004-12-02 22:12:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALCA PARM PGOV PREL
04OTTAWA3267IIR 6 815 0015 05/CANADIAN AIR FORCE TRANFORMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-06 16:37:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM
04OTTAWA3275IIR 6 815 0016 05/AIR FORCE STRATEGIC VECTORS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-06 21:26:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM
04OTTAWA3347OPPOSING A THIRD TERM FOR IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (C) In response to ref demarche, Foreign Affairs Canada Deputy Director for nuclear non-proliferation Terry Wood re-affirmed to polmiloff that Canada shares USG's view on limiting the term of the IAEA Director General to two years. At the same time, Wood said, the next DG must be someone who e [...]
2004-12-13 20:29:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM CA IAEA
04OTTAWA3440IIR 6 815 0020 05/RUSSIA INTERESTED IN INCREASED
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-22 16:13:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM
04OTTAWA3454CANADA'S OPPOSITION TO A THIRD TERM FOR IAEA DG
[...] (C) POL M/C followed up on our December 13 conversation (Ref B) with Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, Terry Wood on December 23. Canada remains strongly in favor of a two-term limit. However, it did not have a candidate of its own and others rumored to be interested in r [...]
2004-12-23 17:07:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM CA IAEA
04OTTAWA3473SCENE-SETTER FOR ASD/HD VISIT TO OTTAWA, CANADA,
[...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS A READAHEAD FOR THE 11-13 JANUARY 2005 VISIT TO OTTAWA OF ASST SECDEF (HOMELAND DEFENSE) PAUL MCHALE; DASD SCOTT ROWELL; AND NORTHCOM CHIEF OF STAFF MG FRED REES. RECOMMENDED TALKING POINTS AT PARA 8. 2. (C) CANADA-U.S. POL-MIL RELATIONS. PRIME MINISTER PAUL MARTIN LEA [...]
2004-12-29 21:45:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM
04PANAMA2923PANAMA SEEKS SOLUTIONS TO ARMS-FOR-DRUGS TRADE
[...] (C) Since the seizure of the "Otterloo" in 2001, a ship carrying about 3,000 weapons from Nicaragua through Panama to the AUC in Colombia, the Colombian armed groups (FARC and AUC) appear to be relying increasingly on smaller arms-for-drugs purchases, instead of purchasing large amounts of w [...]
2004-12-03 21:08:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPINS SNAR PGOV PREL PARM PM NI CO CR LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA345PANAMA READY TO FOLLOW-UP ON IAEA CODE OF CONDUCT
[...] (SBU) On February 9, 2004, Embassy delivered diplomatic note No. 162 containing reftel letter from Secretary Powell to Panama's Minister of Foreign Affairs Harmodio Arias. MFA Director General for International Organizations and Conferences Rodolfo Aleman Zubieta advised Poloff that same day [...]
2004-02-13 19:52:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA663PANAMA TO OUTLINE INITIATIVES AND GOALS TO STEM
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-22 14:22:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNKNNP PARM PREL PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA823PANAMANIAN SUPREME COURT THROWS OUT CHARGES
[...] (C) Citing "lack of jurisdiction," by an 8-1 vote, Panama's Supreme Court has terminated Public Ministry investigations of all charges against Israeli national Shimon Yalin Yelinek, currently residing in Panama, for his alleged role in smuggling Nicaraguan military weapons to the paramilitary [...]
2004-04-07 19:29:00Embassy PanamaSECRETPARM PREL KCOR PTER KJUS PM NI CO GA POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA853PANAMA STRONGLY ENDORSES PSI LEADING UP TO ANNIVERSARY MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-13 12:49:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PREL PARM PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA954PSI: ANSWERS TO KEY QUESTIONS ON CARGO HANDLING
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-26 15:19:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP EWWT EAIR PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PARAMARIBO116DEMARCHE ON MAKING A POLITICAL COMMITMENT TO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-11 10:14:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC PARM OPDC PREL NS IAEA
04PARAMARIBO76DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR THE ELECTION OF REFORM-
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-29 10:41:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL NS CDG UNGA
04PARIS9154U.S. EMBASSY DEMARCHE TO THE FRENCH CONCERNING POSSIBLE PROLIFERATION-RELATED ACTIVITIES BETWEEN INDIA'S DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (DRDO) AND THE FRENCH FIRM SAGEM
[...] (S) On 12 December 2004, EST officer Alexander Tounger delivered a demarche and provided a non-paper to French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) David Bertolotti, MFA Deputy Director of Disarmament and Nuclear Non-proliferation, concerning the planned visit in m [...]
2004-12-28 15:05:00Embassy ParisSECRETPARM PREL ETTC HK PK CM GM FR MTCRE
04PRAGUE1870CZECH MFA SOLICITS US OPINION ON POTENTIAL SALE OF
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 7 2. (C) As foreshadowed in Reftel A, the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs is, for the second time this year, soliciting US opinion on the possible sale of a Czech-produced passive radar system to Pakistan. 3. (C) As in the previous case, dealt with [...]
2004-12-23 13:26:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC PARM PREL PINR EZ PK
04PRETORIA3991SOUTH AFRICA'S POSITION ON SEPTEMBER BOG:
[...] (C) Ambassador Frazer delivered reftel demarche and passed reftel nonpaper September 2 to Abdul Minty, South Africa's Governor on the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) and Deputy Director General at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The ambassador emphasized that the USG believes the Sept [...]
2004-09-02 15:31:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY IR SF IAEA
04QUITO2287ECUADOR LIKELY TO HELP ON NAM RESOLUTION
[...] PolCouns provided reftel points to Amb. Fernando Flores Macias, DirGen for Multilateral Affairs, on August 17. Flores told PolCouns on August 18 that Ecuador's delegation to the NAM meeting in Durban, led by Vice Minister Edwin Johnson, will determine the GoE position on this issue. He pledg [...]
2004-08-19 20:29:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL PARM MNUC
04QUITO2382ECUADORIAN ARMS, MUNITIONS OFFERED FOR DESTRUCTION
[...] In response to the Embassy's offer to include Ecuador in the State Department's Small Arms/Light Weapons (SALW) destruction program, Ecuador's service chiefs recently provided lists of weapons and ammunition they wish to destroy. Ecuador's joint command later blessed the inventory. Post bel [...]
2004-08-27 19:59:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MASS MOPS MARR PREL EC
04QUITO265159TH UNGA: ECUADOR SUPPORTIVE ON FIRST COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) We provided talking points and text of U.S. draft UNFC improvement resolution to Amb. Julio Prado, MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs on September 29. On September 30, Prado told PolCouns that the GoE is eager to participate in dialogue through our respective UN missions in New York on t [...]
2004-10-01 16:30:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PARM PREL
04RANGOON1100ALLEGED NORTH KOREAN INVOLVEMENT IN MISSILE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: North Korean workers are reportedly assembling "SAM missiles" and constructing an underground facility at a Burmese military site in Magway Division, about 315 miles NNW of Rangoon, according to XXXXXXXXXXXX . This unsolicited account should not be taken as authoritative, but it tracks [...]
2004-08-27 08:08:00Embassy RangoonSECRETPARM PINR PREL KNNP BM KN
04RANGOON88BURMA: RUMORS OF CONSTRUCTION OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR
[...] (S/NF) An expatriate businessmanXXXXXXXXXXXX recently volunteered to an Embassy Officer that he had heard rumors that a nuclear reactor was being built near Minbu, in central Magway Division on the Irawaddy River. The businessman added that he personally had seen a "massive" barge containing large- [...]
2004-01-20 09:44:00Embassy RangoonSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PARM PREL BM RS KS KNPP
04ROME1124IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (U) AS INSTRUCTED, WE TRANSMITTED TO MFA NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR CARLO TRIPEPI, THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSALS TO STRENGTHEN THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS' GROUP (NSG) EFFORTS TO CLOSE PROLIFERATION NETWORKS. TRIPEPI SAID ITALY SHARED THE U.S. GOAL OF FURTHER PROTECTION AGAINST PROLIFERATION. 2. [...]
2004-03-19 17:16:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETTC IT KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IAEA
04ROME1342EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA: ITALY WEARING POKER FACE
[...] (U) PLEASE SEE ACTION REQUESTS IN PARAS 7 AND 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY. ITALY WILL FACTOR ITS DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. INTO FORMULATING A POSITION ON WHETHER TO AGREE TO LIFT THE EU EMBARGO. PM BERLUSCONI IS LIKELY TO BE LOBBIED HARD BY CHINESE PREMIER WEN JIABAO WHEN HE VIS [...]
2004-04-05 16:38:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CH IT EUN HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME1459CWC: COORDINATING WITH ITALY ON RABTA CONVERSION
[...] (C) Summary. Italy is concerned that using a technical change to the CWC to help Libya with its conversion request (as described ref A) could result in an overly lengthy process. Italian officials, after consulting with the OPCW Technical Secretariat, are recommending that an attempt be made [...]
2004-04-14 10:29:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IT CWC
04ROME150ITALY WELCOMES PROPOSED DEFENSE EXPORT CONTROLS
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPHS 3 AND 4. 2. ECONOFF DELIVERED REF. A INVITATION FROM PM DAS ROBERT MAGGI TO DIEGO UNGARO, DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S OFFICE OF DEFENSE INDUSTRY AND SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS, ON JANUARY 8. UNGARO WAS GENERALLY POSITIVE ABOUT THE PROPOSED DIAL [...]
2004-01-15 11:12:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC IT
04ROME1590EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA: MORE ITALIAN VIEWS
[...] (C) EMBASSY OFFICERS ON APRIL 7 AND APRIL 22 FURTHER ENGAGED ITALIAN OFFICIALS (REF A COVERS OUR INITIAL CONTACTS) TO PRESS U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT EU CONSIDERATION OF LIFTING ITS ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA. DIEGO UNGARO, DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S OFFICE OF DEFENSE INDUSTRY AND SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY TRANSF [...]
2004-04-23 07:46:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MASS IT EUN
04ROME1591TAIWAN/DPRK CHEMICAL SEIZURE - ITALY SEEKING
[...] (S) ECONOFF RAISED REFTEL POINTS WITH MFA NON-PROLIFERATION COORDINATOR CARLO TRIPEPI ON MARCH 8. (WE ALSO LEFT THE POINTS AT MFA WITH DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO, DISARMAMENT OFFICE DIRECTOR GIOVANNI IANNUZZI, AND EAST ASIA OFFICE DIRECTOR CRISTINA RAVAGLIA.) THE [...]
2004-04-23 10:48:00Embassy RomeSECRETETTC PARM PREL TW KN IT AS TH CBW
04ROME1594BRIEFING ITALY ON MILITARY/DUAL-USE PROCUREMENT
[...] (S) INR Analyst Dr. Thomas Zarzecki, EUR/PRA officer Mark Cassayre, and Emboffs met with Italian officials March 30 to provide an intelligence briefing on military/dual-use procurement efforts in Europe by Iran and other state sponsors of terrorism. The briefing included information about the [...]
2004-04-23 11:17:00Embassy RomeSECRETETTC EIND PARM PREL IT IR EXPORT CONTROLS
04ROME166UPDATE ON SALE OF FAST BOATS AND BOAT ENGINES TO
[...] (S) Summary. Italian Ministry of Productive Activities (MPA) officials outlined to us on January 14 a three-pronged strategy for dealing with the export of fast boats and related items to Iran. In the short term the MPA will inquire with Italian customs authorities about the status of the immi [...]
2004-01-15 17:26:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNETTC EIND PARM PREL IT IR EXPORT CONTROLS
04ROME1692ITALY ON BOARD WITH IRAN/IAEA BOG VIEWS; MORE
[...] (C) MFA DIRECTOR FOR NON-PROLIFERATION GIOVANNI IANNUZZI SAID THAT ITALY AGREES COMPLETELY WITH US VIEWS ON IRAN'S INTENTIONS FOR ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM, AND THAT THE IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING SHOULD REINFORCE INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS AS EXPRESSED REF A. "WE COULD HAVE WRITTEN THEM OURSELVES" [...]
2004-04-30 06:43:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY IR IAEA
04ROME1853CWC: ITALIAN POSITION ON RABTA CONVERSION, CW
[...] (SBU) Summary. Italy now agrees with the U.S. that partitioning the Rabta CW production facility to facilitate conversion is not feasible. It also is in sync on using a technical change to the CWC to ensure that Libya--and other states in the future--can convert CWPFs to legitimate uses. Ita [...]
2004-05-12 17:14:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL IT CWC
04ROME1928ALENIA SPAZIO AND CHINA - DETAILS ON CONTINUED AND
[...] (S) Summary: Alenia Spazio (AS) CEO Maurizio Tucci and Director General Carlo Penazzi told emboffs May 13 that contacts between the company and Chinese space officials over the last six months had revealed several potential areas of further cooperation: telecommunications; manned space program [...]
2004-05-19 07:38:00Embassy RomeSECRETETTC PARM PREL TSPA IT CH EXPORT CONTROLS
04ROME1938LIBYA: U/S BOLTON MEETING WITH AMB. AL-OBEIDI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MAY 17, UNDERSECRETARY JOHN BOLTON CALLED ON LIBYAN AMBASSADOR TO ROME ABDUL ATI AL-OBEIDI TO DISCUSS CONTINUING PROGRESS ON LIBYA'S WMD COMMITMENTS. AL-OBEIDI SPOKE SOFTLY AND REGRETTED THAT THE US HAD PUBLICLY SINGLED OUT SYRIA AS ONE OF THE STATES WITH WHICH LIBYA WAS CEASIN [...]
2004-05-19 12:24:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALIT LY PARM PREL MTCR
04ROME1966U/S BOLTON MEETS WITH ITALY'S G-8 SHERPA ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALIAN G-8 SHERPA CASTELLANETA TOOK U/S BOLTON'S POINT ON THE NEED TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE ON IRAN, AND EXPRESSED ITALIAN DISPLEASURE OVER "EU THREE" ATTEMPTS TO ARROGATE EU POLICY ON THIS ISSUE. HE ADDED THAT IRAN MAY BE "MORE OPEN" AT PRESENT, PERHAPS DUE TO MOUNTING INSTABILITY [...]
2004-05-20 14:41:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC KNNP IR IT IAEA
04ROME2083OPCW AMBASSADOR JAVITS DISCUSSES RANGE OF ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. OPCW Ambassador Eric Javits discussed Italy's concerns over the timing of converting Libya's Rabta Chemical Weapons production facility, the Working Capital Fund, the OPCW budget format and universality with Italian officials in Rome on May 10. End Summary. RABTA ----- 2. [...]
2004-05-27 11:12:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IT CWC
04ROME2192FMCT/CD: ITALY WELCOMES USG SUPPORT FOR
[...] (S) POLMILCOUNS ON JUNE 7 MET WITH MFA ARMS CONTROL OFFICE DIRECTOR FILIPPO FORMICA TO CONVEY REFTEL POINTS. COUNSELOR PIERO SARDI AND POLMILOFF WERE IN ATTENDANCE. FORMICA'S RANK ON THE MFA'S LINE CHART IS TECHNICALLY LOWER THAN THAT OF A DAS, BUT HIS RESPONSIBILITIES AND LEVEL OF EXPERTISE [...]
2004-06-09 10:32:00Embassy RomeSECRETAORC KNNP PARM PREL TSPA CDG
04ROME2322U.S.-ITALY EXPORT CONTROL TALKS: EMBASSY THOUGHTS
[...] (S) Summary. The June 23 U.S.-Italy export control talks in Rome provide an important opportunity to encourage the GOI to address more flexibly the control of troublesome exports that do not fall clearly under any multilateral regime, such as the export of Italian fast boats to Iran. The GOI lo [...]
2004-06-16 14:05:00Embassy RomeSECRETETTC EIND PARM PREL IT IR EXPORT CONTROLS
04ROME2489ITALY - EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA
[...] (C) We raised reftel points with senior Italian officials at meetings on June 23, 24 and 25. They acknowledged that there may be a gradually emerging EU consensus on lifting the EU China Arms Embargo, but said that there is no deadline and that the EU does not want to signal to Beijing that t [...]
2004-06-25 17:04:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PHUM ETTC EU CH IT HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME254GOI PROVIDES TECHNICAL DETAILS ON FAST BOATS AND
[...] (S/NF) AS FOESHADOWED IN REFTEL, THE GOI HAS SHARED WITH US -- ON A STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BASIS -- DETAILED INORMATION FROM BOTH FB DESIGN AND ISOTTA FRASCHINI OTORI REGARDING THEIR EXPORTS TO IRAN. WE WERE OLD THAT NEITHER COMPANY IS AWARE THAT THE INFORATION IS BEING PROVIDED TO THE USG. [...]
2004-01-23 18:35:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNETTC EIND PARM PREL IT IR EXPORT CONTROLS
04ROME2765ITALY - DOUBTS ON INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION FORCE
[...] (C) Stefano Dejak, MFA East Africa Office Director, expressed doubts and concerns regarding an expanded international protection force for Darfur. He stated that introducing such a force at this stage may be premature and that internationalizing the presence on the ground may not be wise. He s [...]
2004-07-15 15:11:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF PARM MOPS AU SU IT HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME2774ITALY - FOLLOW UP ON INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION
[...] (U) This cable includes a guidance request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) After consulting on ref A demarche with MFA colleagues and the Dutch EU Presidency, Stefano Dejak, MFA East Africa Office Director, toned down the skepticism expressed in ref B by stating that Italy and the EU are pr [...]
2004-07-16 12:15:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF PARM MOPS AU SU IT EUN
04ROME2829U.S.-ITALY DUAL USE EXPORT CONTROL CONSULTATIONS,
[...] (S) On June 23, 2004, U.S. and Italian goverment delegations held consultations on a range o export control and technology transfer issues, s a follow-up to discussions held in July 2003. Bth sides appeared satisfied with the quality of he information exchange. Discussion included the EU/China [...]
2004-07-21 14:23:00Embassy RomeSECRETETTC PREL EIND PARM TSPA IT CH IR EXPORT CONTROLS
04ROME2885GOI RESPONSE TO NPT PREPCOM III
[...] (C) Summary. Italy judged PrepCom III as failing to deliver on both substantive and organizational issues. The GOI welcomed US explanations of the US Article VI record, but suggests that the US now should also seek more concrete steps to convince Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries of its [...]
2004-07-26 12:41:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IT NPT
04ROME2961ITALY'S VIEWS ON NEW AGENDA
[...] (C) POLMILOFF on July 29 conveyed reftel points to MFA Nonproliferation/Arms Control Office Director Filippo Formica, Formica's deputy Piero Sardi, and MFA NATO Office Director Giovanni Brauzzi. Brauzzi said he fully agreed with our point that NATO Allies should use the High Level Group (HLG) [...]
2004-07-30 14:18:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL RS NATO UNGA
04ROME2962FMCT: ITALY WELCOMES U.S. PROPOSAL BUT STICKLER ON
[...] (C) POLMILOFF on July 29 conveyed ref A points to MFA Nonproliferation/Arms Control Office Director Filippo Formica. Formica welcomed the U.S. proposal, noting that it was an important evolution in the USG's approach to nonproliferation. He said that it was essential to move forward with neg [...]
2004-07-30 14:19:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PARM PREL TSPA IT CDG
04ROME3116U/S BOLTON'S JULY 10 MEETING WITH LIBYAN OFFICIALS
[...] (S) Summary. U/S Bolton July 10 told Libyan officials that Libya had to end military cooperation with Iran as a sine qua non of concluding Phase III cooperation. The Libyans responded that all ongoing activity was linked to closing out existing contracts, which would be terminated on Septemb [...]
2004-08-11 19:16:00Embassy RomeSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC LY IAEA
04ROME3138DEMARCHE ON US GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE REVIEW:
[...] (C) A/DCM and Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Italian MFA and Prime Minister's office on August 13. The MFA, which was already aware of the main elements of GDPR, urged that the President's and other USG public statements stress that decisions will be made in close consultation with [...]
2004-08-14 10:16:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KPAO IT NATO GLOBAL DEFENSE
04ROME3166ITALIAN REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT'S REMARKS ON GLOBAL
[...] (U) Summary. President Bush's speech on military transformation received limited initial government reaction and media coverage in Italy. Most headlines focused on US troop reductions in Europe, with several articles commenting that the planned changes signify NATO's decreased importance in [...]
2004-08-17 13:36:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KPAO IT NATO GLOBAL DEFENSE FORCES IN ITALY
04ROME3401ITALIAN MILITARY OFFICIALS GENERALLY ON BOARD WITH
[...] (S) Summary. In recent meetings with senior Italian military officials, Charge discussed upcoming changes in the US military footprint in Italy. Overall, the reaction was positive -- the officials agreed that the proposed changes make sense from an operational point of view. However, they [...]
2004-09-07 08:59:00Embassy RomeSECRETPARM PREL KPAO IT NATO FORCES IN ITALY
04ROME3670CWC/ITALY'S SCHEDULE 2 FACILITY AGREEMENTS:
[...] (U) Summary. Most of the USG's suggestions (reftel) for improving Italy's facility agreements (FAs) were judged by Foreign Ministry technical experts to be either superfluous (because already covered by the FAs) or undesirable (because they would introduce unwanted flexibility into the conduct [...]
2004-09-22 16:08:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CW IT CWC
04ROME3774CONSULTATIONS ON GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE REVIEW:
[...] Embassy Rome welcomes and grants country clearance for Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bloomfield, and delegation to visit Rome from October 5-6, 2004. To secure hotel accommodations, please provide fiscal data for charge purposes or credit card information for each individ [...]
2004-09-29 17:15:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL NATO GLOBAL DEFENSE
04ROME3847EU/LIBYA ARMS EMBARGO - ITALY WON'T RISK
[...] (C) MFA Director for EU CFSP Luigi Mattiol/ told poloff on October 1 that he saw "little or no chance" that the October 11 GAERC will not approve the COREPER recommendation that Qhe EU arms embargo be lifted in its entirety. Qrocess to partially l ift September in an effort tools it needed [...]
2004-10-05 10:34:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IT EUN
04ROME3927EU GAERC - ITALY CONFIRMS MINISTERS WILL ENDORSE
[...] (C) MFA Director for EU CFSP Luigi Mattiolo confirmed to poloff that EU Ministers would endorse the COREPER decision to lift completely the ban on arms exports to Libya at the October 11 GAERC. Mattiolo underlined that this would not mean a rush of sales of lethal weapons to Tripoli. There [...]
2004-10-08 13:48:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM IT EUN
04ROME3958APPROACH TO ITALIAN GOVERNMENT ON CHINA ARMS
[...] (S) Summary: MFA officials told PM DAS Suchan and JCS BG Remington that while Italy is "not out in front" it will likely join EU consensus to lift the China embargo, assuming that a review of China's human rights situation shows that "the conditions are right." PM Berlusconi's diplomatic advi [...]
2004-10-13 17:05:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM PHUM CI IT EUN HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME4060ITALY INSISTS CODE OF CONDUCT AND "TOOLBOX" WILL
[...] (C) MFA Office Director for North Africa Pasquale D,Avino told Poloff that Italy shares the same goals and concerns as the U.S. (reftel) regarding Libya, with slight differences in approach. Rome therefore won't take any "imprudent" actions towards Tripoli in terms of providing arms, but at [...]
2004-10-20 15:31:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PHUM LY IT EUN
04ROME59 SALE OF FAST BOATS TO IRAN
[...] (S) ON JAN. 7 ECON COUNSELOR CALLED ON GABRIELE CHECCHIA, DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES (INDUSTRY) MARZANO, TO CONTINUE REFTEL A DISCUSSION OF FB DESIGN'S EXPORT TO IRAN OF FOUR FAST BOATS. ECON COUNSELOR SAID WE UNDERSTOOD TWO BOATS WERE ALREADY IN IRAN, AND THAT TH [...]
2004-01-08 18:10:00Embassy RomeSECRETPARM ETTC PREL EIND IR IT EXPORT CONTROLS
04ROME647EU-CHINA ARMS EMBARGO - ITALIANS PROCEED CAUTIOUSLY
[...] (C) CHARGE, ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFFS MET WITH AND DELIVERED REF POINTS TO MFA U/S FOR ASIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS, MARGHERITA BONIVER. BONIVER AGREED THAT CHINESE PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS HAS BEEN LESS THAN SATISFACTORY AND THAT LIFTING THE EMBARGO AT THIS TIME WOULD SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE TO THE C [...]
2004-02-20 17:48:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM CH TW IT EUN HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME688PSI: ITALY STUDYING SUA AMENDMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-24 17:49:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IT MARITIME
04ROME703ITALY 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 14:36:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM IT NATO AFGHANISTAN
04ROME758ITALY SUPPORTS UNDC "IMPROVEMENT SESSION"
[...] (C) POLMILOFF MET WITH MFA DISARMAMENT AND NONPROLIFERATION OFFICE DIRECTOR FILIPPO FORMICA AND COUNSELOR PIERO SARDI ON FEBRUARY 28 TO DISCUSS REFTEL DEMARCHE (CONVEYED ON FEBRUARY 24). FORMICA OPENED BY EXPRESSING HIS FRUSTRATION THAT ITALY, WHICH CHAIRED THE UN DISARMAMENT COMMISSION LAS [...]
2004-02-27 14:25:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL IT UNDC CDG
04ROME776ITALIAN MINISTRY TRIES TO BLOCK FUTURE FAST BOAT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: With FB Design's fast-boat contract with Iran effectively fulfilled, the Italian Ministry of Productive Activities has sent a stern letter to the company, warning it to do no further business with Iran without formal ministerial review. The legal force of the letter is unclear, [...]
2004-03-01 09:20:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNETTC EIND PARM PREL IT IR EXPORT CONTROLS
04ROME792IRAN/IAEA: ITALY (STILL) SEES THE GLASS AS HALF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ALTHOUGH ITALY HAS NOT YET FORMED A FINAL ASSESSMENT OF THE DG'S FEBRUARY 24 REPORT ON IRAN, THE HEAD OF THE MFA'S OFFICE FOR DISARMAMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE ARE SOME "VERY DISTURBING" BREACHES. ITALY WILL CONSULT FURTHER WITH ITS EU PARTNERS BEFORE DRAWING ANY FINAL CONCLUSI [...]
2004-03-02 06:36:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR IT IAEA
04SANAA1092PSI: UPDATE ON ROYG CONSIDERATION OF STATEMENT OF
[...] (u) This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. (c) Following up on a 4/22 meeting and email exchanges, Pol/Econ Chief met with Deputy Foreign Minister for Europe, the Americas and International Organizations Mustapha Noman on 5/2 to discuss the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) St [...]
2004-05-03 13:47:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PREL PARM YM
04SANAA1458DNSA TOWNSEND 05/26/04 MEETING WITH ROYG SECURITY
[...] (S) Summary: On 5/26 DNSA Townsend reviewed CT cooperation with MOI al-Alimi, PSO Director al-Gamish and NSB Officer Saleh and highlighted recent inconsistencies in the relationship. Dominating discussion, Alimi affirmed the strength of the CT partnership, and noted that differences of opinio [...]
2004-06-15 07:44:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER ASEC PGOV ETTC PARM YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA1492YEMEN: PRIORITIZATION OF CT PROGRAMS
[...] (c) Embassy Sana'a welcomes the opportunity to engage with AF Bureau on counter-terrorism issues and on developing a more comprehensive CT strategy for the region. Post is concerned with border and maritime security as well as the movement of people and arms between Yemen and East Africa, par [...]
2004-06-20 11:36:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER EAID EFIN PREL PGOV PARM YM COUNTER TERRORISM MARITIME SECURITY TRAFFICKING PERSONS
04SANAA1512CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DEMARCHE TO
[...] (c) Pol/Econ Chief met with Deputy Foreign Minister for Europe, the Americas and International Organizations Mustapha Noman on 6/19 and per reftel guidance briefly reviewed ROYG obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Noman was familiar with issue, noting that 2-3 months ago he [...]
2004-06-22 11:00:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPARM ABUD AROC CWC CBW OPCW YM
04SANAA1578YEMEN'S NATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (NATEC):
[...] (u) This is an action request; see paragraphs 4-6. 2. (c) Summary: In a 6/23 meeting with the Ambassador, Yemen's National Atomic Energy Commission (NATEC) Director Moustapha Bahran renewed earlier requests for assistance on border security and radiological detection equipment (reftels). [...]
2004-06-29 12:37:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG KSTC PARM PREL YM IAEA
04SANAA1738AMBASSADOR HULL'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT SALEH
[...] (C) President Saleh received me July 20 for my farewell call. In his remarks, he expressed satisfaction with US-Yemeni relations and particularly the progress on counter terrorism in Yemen over the past three years. Saleh added appreciation for my efforts and acknowledged that he had at time [...]
2004-07-20 12:28:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPARM OPDC PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA1965CHARGE DELIVERS BULGARIA YEMEN MANPADS DEMARCHE
[...] (S) Summary. Charge delivered reftel demarche to Yemeni Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense on August 11. Both denied the ROYG was engaged in, or had any information about an illicit third-party arms deal for Bulgarian SA-14 MANPADS. End Summary. 2. (S) Charge delivered reftel d [...]
2004-08-14 05:03:00Embassy SanaaSECRETETTC PARM PREL YM DEMARCHE
04SANAA1967CHARGE DELIVERS BULGARIA YEMEN MANPADS DEMARCHE
[...] (S) Summary. Charge delivered reftel demarche to Yemeni Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense on August 11. Both denied the ROYG was engaged in, or had any information about an illicit third-party arms deal for Bulgarian SA-14 MANPADS. End Summary. 2. (S) Charge delivered reftel d [...]
2004-08-14 05:08:00Embassy SanaaSECRETETTC PARM PREL YM DEMARCHE
04SANAA2006YEMEN: AL-HOUTHI INSURGENCY CONTINUES UNABATED
[...] (S) Summary. The conflict continues between ROYG forces and armed-supporters of rebel Shi'ite cleric al-Houthi. The fighting remains concentrated in the northern Marran mountains, although some fighting has been reported in urban centers in the Sa'da governate. Although the crisis has yet t [...]
2004-08-18 15:06:00Embassy SanaaSECRETKISL PARM PGOV PINR PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2009YEMEN REQUESTS U.S. ROLE IN MANPADS BUY-BACK REMAIN SECRET
[...] (S) Summary. Citing potential backlash from the tribes, price gouging by the merchants, and opposition from the street, National Security Bureau Deputy Ammar Saleh asked that any U.S. provided technical and financial assistance to buy-back illicit Yemeni MANPADS be kept secret. Ammar also sha [...]
2004-08-21 10:01:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PARM PREL PREF YM OVIP COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2055SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF A/S BLOOMFIELD TO YEMEN
[...] (C) Embassy Sana'a warmly welcomes the visit of PM Assistant Secretary Bloomfield to Yemen. You will find President Saleh and senior ROYG officials ready to discuss the proposed USG buy-back and destruction assistance for illicit Yemeni MANPADS. The ROYG wants this program, and they want to [...]
2004-08-24 04:51:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPARM MASS PREL ASEC PTER YM OVIP COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2216YEMEN: DEMARCHE ON U.S. NOTE VERBALE ON REFORM OF
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-25 12:39:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PARM PREL YM CDG UNGA DEMARCHE
04SANAA2346PRESIDENT SALEH TO A/S BLOOMFIELD "NO NEW MANPADS"
[...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr. discussed proposed U.S. MANPADS buyback and destruction initiative with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on September 1. Saleh not only agreed to move forward with the modalities of the buyback [...]
2004-09-02 11:35:00Embassy SanaaSECRETMASS MOPS OVIP PARM PINR PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2408AMBASSADOR DELIVERS THERMOBARICS, STATE SPONSORED
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador took the opportunity of his introductory meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman to deliver refs A and B. Noman listened carefully to both messages and asked questions, but offered no immediate response. Discussions on G-8 BMENA process covered septel. E [...]
2004-09-12 05:15:00Embassy SanaaSECRETETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER PINR YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2561YEMEN: DEMARCHE ON UNGA REFORM RESOLUTION FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-06 12:36:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PARM PREL YM DEMARCHE
04SANAA2724IRAN/IAEA: OPTIONS FOR ADDRESSING IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (U) On September 16 Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman concerning options for member nations to address Iran's nuclear program at the UNSC in preparation for the November IAEA meeting. 2. (SBU) Noman responded that he believes Iran has reach [...]
2004-10-20 13:33:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP IR YM DEMARCHE
04SANAA2985ASSESSMENT OF THE YEMENI CENTRAL SECURITY FORCES
[...] (C) This message is in response to reftel request for additional information on USG assistance for the Yemeni Central Security Forces for the purpose of assessing the best funding mechanism. USG training for the CSF-CTU is an integral part of U.S.-ROYG cooperation in the GWOT. ----------- [...]
2004-11-30 14:13:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPARM PREL MASS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA507PRESIDENT SALEH'S SON: ALIVE AND WELL IN SANAA
[...] (u) Colonel Ahmed Ali Saleh, President Saleh's oldest son and Commander of the Yemen Special Forces, made a public appearance on March 6 at a graduation ceremony for the Republican Guard and Special Forces. DATT, who attended the ceremony, confirms that Saleh appeared to be unharmed. Saleh's [...]
2004-03-07 13:31:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PARM PREL PHUM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
04SANAA726NEA/ARP DEPUTY DIRECTOR WILLIAMS 3/13-15 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: During his 3/13-15 visit to Yemen, Deputy Director of NEA/ARP Tom Williams discussed the Greater Middle East Initiative (GMEI) and Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) with the Deputy Foreign Minister, who critiqued the MCA process and indicators. The DFM also noted his primary con [...]
2004-03-31 13:36:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAID PARM PHUM KMPI YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
04SANAA822MFA RECEIVES GUIDANCE ON U.S. POLICY WITH RESPECT
[...] (s) On April 7, Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel guidance on U.S. policy on nations' non-lethal military equipment exports to Libya with MFA's Deputy Chief of the Arab World Department, Plenipotentiary Minister Saleh al-Nashad. As in previous meetings, al-Nashad expressed interest in U.S. inte [...]
2004-04-07 13:08:00Embassy SanaaSECRETKSTC PARM PREL PGOV OPDC ETTC OVIP YM
04SANAA877PSI: REQUEST TO ENDORSE STATEMENT OF INTERDICTION
[...] (c) On April 12, Pol/Econ Chief met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Two Americas Office Abdul-Malik Abdul-Ghani Saleh and his Deputy, Dirham al-Saidi to review the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Statement of Interdiction Principles (SOP) and request that the ROYG make [...]
2004-04-17 10:24:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PREL PARM YM
04SANTODOMINGO535GRULAC DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GODR
[...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points and non-paper to Ambassador Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, Deputy Director of the International Organizations desk at the Dominican Foreign Ministry. Ambassador Abreu had no immediate comment. Any information received on the GODR's candidate to chair the 59th [...]
2004-01-28 20:44:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM DR
04SANTODOMINGO550259TH UNGA: U.S. DRAFT FOR 1ST COMMITTEE DELIVERED
[...] Embassy Santo Domingo on October 4 delivered to MFA international organizations deputy director Rhadys Abreu de Polanco reftel talking points (as a nonpaper) and U.S. draft resolution on improving the effectiveness of the methods of work of the First Committee (Disarmament). She undertook to [...]
2004-10-04 21:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PARM PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO6232CWC - NON-STATES PARTIES ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-17 12:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL DR
04TAIPEI3051NEW INFO ON TAIWAN'S EXPORT CONTROLS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following-up the AIT-BOFT meeting reported ref A, on October 1 BOFT faxed to AIT additional documents related to Taiwan's export control system and correspondence regarding the Ching Hwee International Trading Company. These documents have been relayed via fax to EAP/TC and a [...]
2004-10-01 09:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC PARM TW
04TAIPEI3114DEMARCHE ON TAIWAN'S EXPORT CONTROLS
[...] (C) Summary: AIT Econ delivered ref A talking points to BOFT on October 5, and to NSC on October 6. BOFT reported that on September 30, Taiwan Customs stopped two shipments of machine tools being shipped by Ching Hwee to "COSCO Logistics" in Dalian, China (across the bay from North Korea). N [...]
2004-10-06 10:39:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC PARM TW
04TAIPEI3483BOFT PROVIDES MORE INFO ON EXPORT CONTROLS
[...] (C) Summary: Taiwan,s Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT) officials relayed to AIT on November 1 new information that shows the Ching Hwee Company (which we discussed earlier with Taiwan, see ref B) has played a dominant role in Taiwan's machinery exports to North Korea. BOFT investigations (per re [...]
2004-11-04 05:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC PARM TW
04TAIPEI3783TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: AIT relayed ref A and ref B talking points, and ref C inquiry regarding possible export control talks on December 15-16, to Taiwan's Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT) and National Security Council (NSC) officials. Both BOFT and NSC indicated tentative acceptance of December 15-16 date [...]
2004-11-29 23:48:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC PARM TW
04TAIPEI4134TAIWAN ASKS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF SANCTIONS ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (S) Summary: In a meeting on December 30, Taiwan's Board of Foreign Trade Director Peter Ho requested that Washington Agencies reconsider sanctions on Taiwan's Ecoma Enterprise Co. Ltd. Taiwan had checked with Washington Agenci [...]
2004-12-30 09:00:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TW
04TEGUCIGALPA1280HONDURAS - KEY QUESTIONS ON CARGO HANDLING
[...] (C) Per reftel, answers to the key questions on cargo handling are provided below. Where appropriate, Post has provided clarification and context. 2. (U) Answers are listed in Q and A format: I. Shipping/Cargo Manifests Q. Are cargo manifests (or similar documentation) required in c [...]
2004-06-03 22:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP EWWT EAIR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1652HONDURAS' DECISION TO TERMINATE FOUR FMS SERVICE
[...] (SBU) On July 22, USMILGP Tegucigalpa received a letter from the Honduran Air Force's (HAF) Department of Logistics requesting that the number of Honduran F-5s under U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) service Letters of Agreement (LOAs) be reduced from ten to only six jets. The request appears [...]
2004-07-27 22:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MASS MCAP PBTS PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2373HONDURAS DECLARED MINE FREE
[...] On Friday, October 8, the Government of Honduras (GOH) convened a ceremony at the Headquarters of the First Infantry Battalion (Primer Batallon de Infanteria) on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa to officially declare Honduras mine free. U.S. participation in the demining efforts was directed throu [...]
2004-10-22 15:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MCAP PGOV PARM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2551TEGUCIGALPA RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO ATTEND PSI
[...] (SBU) On October 29, Post delivered reftel non-paper to both MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin and MOD Federico Breve regarding the upcoming November 16-18 multilateral maritime exercise in the Caribbean designed to test U.S. and PSI partners' ability to detect, track and intercept th [...]
2004-11-10 21:27:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL HO
04TELAVIV1366(S) ISRAELI CONCERN ABOUT POTENTIAL FRENCH ARMS
[...] (S) MOD DG Amos Yaron expressed concern March 3 to visiting Commerce U/S Kenneth Juster about signals that France might be ready to reverse its restrictive policy on arms sales to China. In a March 4 follow-up meeting, Rami Yungman of the MOD pol-mil bureau told polmiloff that the sources of [...]
2004-03-04 15:24:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETMARR MASS PREL PARM IS CH FR MILITARY RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV1390ISRAELI READOUT OF IRAN NUCLEAR CONSULTATIONS WITH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a readout of their consultations with French officials about Iran and other IAEA issues, Gideon Frank and Eli Levite of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) said the French MFA poldir had told them that the EU-3 agreement with Iran could not be twisted to justify removal [...]
2004-03-05 14:33:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETKNNP PARM MNUC PREL IS IR FR GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV1493LIBYA/IAEA: ISRAEL UNHAPPY WITH REVISED
[...] (C) In response to March 10 ref (C) demarche to his deputy, MFA Deputy DG for Strategic Affairs Jeremy Issacharoff told polmiloff that the GOI, while fully cognizant of "what's at stake" in gaining consensus for a Libya resolution, is unhappy with the reftel Libya resolution language because i [...]
2004-03-10 10:42:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC LY IS GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV1568COMBATING RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISM; USG-GOI DISCUSS
[...] (C) U.S. and Israeli delegations discussed efforts to combat radiological terrorism during February 24-25 talks held in Israel. The parties reviewed existing institutional structures and technologies as well as strategy and approaches for research, development, testing and evaluation. Also [...]
2004-03-12 10:07:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER TSPL PARM IS COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV6546ISRAELI REASSURANCES ON NONPROLIFERATION SECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli officials told the Ambassador on December 22 that the nonproliferation section of the EU-Israel plan of action under the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) contained "absolutely nothing new." They described the plan as another attempt by the EU to lock Is [...]
2004-12-23 14:33:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IS GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY RELATIONS
04THEHAGUE101CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): EXPANSION OF
[...] (U) Summary and Request for Guidance: January 27 consultations at the OPCW will focus on a proposal to expand the Working Capital Fund (WCF) and extend the period for replenishment of the fund. Delegation believes the initiative can be the basis for resolution of the cash flow aspect of the [...]
2004-01-16 10:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1105CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Facilitator Johan Verboom/Netherlands held a 22 April consultation on his draft decision on the Late Receipt of Article IV and V Income and the Working Capital Fund. Regarding the preambular paragraphs, Russia and Korea expressed concern that the language regarding possessor states' resp [...]
2004-05-03 13:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1106 CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY
[...] (SBU) Prior to the April 28 Bureau meeting, Ambassador Javits spoke with DG Pfirter, EC Chairman Kubernat (Czech) and incoming EC Chairman Arrospide (Peru) to emphasize the need for a substantive special EC session in May. The Ambassador highlighted the fact that this is especially importan [...]
2004-05-03 13:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL IT CWC
04THEHAGUE1119DUTCH PARTICIPATION IN WILTON PARK MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-04 09:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KPAO NL
04THEHAGUE1144CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The DDG held a May 3 meeting with the Delegation on the status of the VIS Enhancement. Attendees were the VIS project management board: DDG, Chief/Admin Herb Schultz, Chief/Information Support Branch Greg Linden, Chief/Verification Horst Reeps, and Acting Chief/Inspectorate Carlos Trent [...]
2004-05-10 12:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1145DUTCH VIEWS ON ADC LICENSE HARMONIZATION
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On May 7 econoff received the GONL response to reftel non-paper. The response came in the form of a letter to AS Wolf from Dirk Bruinsma, DG of Foreign Economic Relations of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Text [...]
2004-05-10 13:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSTC ETTC PARM NL CH
04THEHAGUE1223CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The May 13 consultations on proposed changes to financial regulations chaired by facilitator Peter van Brakel (Canada) focused on one issue: proposed language on Regulation 5.4 and a period for payment of Article IV/V invoices. The result was inconclusive. Per Washington instructions, [...]
2004-05-19 11:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1224CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - IRANIAN
[...] (C) On May 17, Gholamhossein Dehghani and S. Ali Mohammad Mousavi of the Iranian delegation to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons met with the U.S. delegation to provide Tehran's answers to the U.S. questions passed to the Iranian delegates on the margins of the March 2 [...]
2004-05-19 12:54:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNPARM AORC IR OPCW CWC CBM
04THEHAGUE1256DOE Second Line of Defense Megaport Initiative -
[...] A U.S. DOE team managed by David D. Martin, Deputy Director of the DOE/NNSA/Office of the Second Line of Defense (SLD),completed successful installation, testing, training and handover of radiation detection equipment to screen incoming and outgoing cargo containers at the Port of Rotterdam. [...]
2004-05-24 15:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA ETTC MNUC PARM PREL NL
04THEHAGUE1271DUTCH MFA ON RUSSIAN INVOLVEMENT IN PSI CORE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-26 13:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC OPDC PARM PREL NL RU
04THEHAGUE13CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 2
[...] (U) Canadian representative Peter van Brakel briefly raised the U.S. push on TS data automation with del. He noted Canada's support of the U.S. initiative and said that Canada had been submitting its redacted industry data declarations via electronic means (CD-ROM) for some time. French and [...]
2004-01-06 10:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1391CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The Director General presented the FY 2005 budget proposal on May 27 (faxed to AC/CB),stating that it was consistent with the objectives set by the Review Conference and maintained the spending power of the TS. The nominal increase is 4.8 percent, which means that, if accepted, annual [...]
2004-06-04 10:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1431CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) In a June 1 meeting, Sophie Moal (France) and Peter Beerwerth (FRG) informed the U.S. Del that they believe anything which the U.S. does on optimization, including the trial run in the fall, will require Executive Council approval. They want some kind of paper to be proffered by the T [...]
2004-06-09 14:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1484MOLDOVA/TRANSNISTRIA: DUTCH RESPONSE ON STABILITY
[...] (C) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche June 15 to Frank van Beuningen, MFA OSCE policy coordinator, Willemijn Kallenberg MFA OSCE senior policy advisor, and Bas Wels, MFA lead on East European issues during the Dutch EU presidency. 2. (C) Before we presented our points, the Dutch noted sim [...]
2004-06-16 14:15:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PBTS MD NL OSCE
04THEHAGUE1487CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) At the June 10 consultation chaired by facilitator Peter van Brakel (Canada),agreement was reached on all of the outstanding issues. Most important for the U.S., there were no objections to the language concerning payment of Article IV/V invoices, as approved by Washington. South Kore [...]
2004-06-16 16:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1499CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) There are two specific set of decisions which are the highest priorities at this EC. The first set of issues is time-sensitive and involves amendments to the Working Capital Fund and the Financial Regulations. These draft decisions will give the OPCW a much greater financial cushion [...]
2004-06-17 12:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE1512CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - STATUS OF
[...] (SBU) As noted in the scene setter for the 37th Executive Council session (septel),one important set of decisions under consideration at the EC involve the requests from Libya and Albania for extension of their destruction deadlines. At this point, the prospects for the adoption of both se [...]
2004-06-17 15:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE1523CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): AUSTRALIAN
[...] (C) Gordon Eckersley of the Australian delegation to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons expressed full agreement with the U.S. goal of finding the most expeditious way to dispose of the chemical munitions discovered on Mbanika Island. He recommended that the appropriat [...]
2004-06-18 12:39:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CW
04THEHAGUE1533CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - DISCUSSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of Morocco, Tunisia and Sudan provided strong support for the proposed technical change to permit conversion of the Libyan chemical weapons production facility at Rabta, although Tunisia and Sudan emphasized that they would need to await instructions from capi [...]
2004-06-21 13:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1548CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The Russian Federation hosted a June 15 meeting of P-5 Ambassadors in The Hague, noting that the idea originated in Moscow with Universality suggested as the first topic for discussion. Russia also noted the connection between the CWC and UNSC Resolution 1540 that increases the importanc [...]
2004-06-22 12:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1550CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The following are the results of the June 14-17 facilitations on industry issues. Schedule 1 captive use remains under consideration due to differences in opinion over whether or not a decision clarifying the declarability of Schedule 1 'captive use' production is necessary. On one han [...]
2004-06-22 13:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL EIND CWC
04THEHAGUE1593CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): COUNTRY
[...] (U) Country clearance is granted for Susan Ryan to attend the 37th session of the OPCW Executive Council. 2. (U) Ito sends. SOBEL [...]
2004-06-25 13:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC NL OTRA PARM CWC
04THEHAGUE1594CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): COUNTRY
[...] (U) Country clearance is granted for Robert Metcalf to receive orientation training. 2. (U) Ito sends. SOBEL [...]
2004-06-25 13:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC NL OTRA PARM CWC
04THEHAGUE1684DUTCH RESPONSE ON PSI INFORMATION SHARING
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-06 14:29:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PGOV KNNP PHSA PREL
04THEHAGUE1694CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): EC-37
[...] (SBU) Summary: During EC-37, the U.S., UK, Italian and Libyan dels cooperated closely in actively educating and seeking support from other EC members regarding the proposed technical change that would permit Libya to seek conversion of chemical weapons production facilities (CWPF). Without e [...]
2004-07-06 16:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE1695CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its objectives at a very successful 37th Executive Council (EC) session. The requests from Libya and Albania for extension of their destruction deadlines were adopted. Agreement was reached on a larger Working Capital Fund with a longer replenishment period, [...]
2004-07-06 16:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1697CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS OF THE
[...] (U) We discussed the status of the Verification Information System (VIS) Enhancement Project with a number of officials in the Technical Secretariat (TS) on the margins of the June 29-July 2 Executive Council session. The project remains on schedule, although some TS officials expressed conc [...]
2004-07-07 13:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1713NPT: DUTCH VIEWS ON PREPCOM III
[...] (SBU) PolMilOff discussed reftel points with MFA Nonproliferation policy officer Harman van Dijk on July 8. Van Dijk attended PrepCom III in New York. The Dutch consider the PrepCom to have been fairly successful. Like the U.S. they had no expectation of achieving consensus on substantive r [...]
2004-07-08 15:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP NL NPT
04THEHAGUE1717DUTCH/EU: FM BOT ON IRAQ, CHINA, ASEM, SUDAN, AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel met with Dutch Foreign Minister Ben Bot on July 7 to preview the agenda for the July 12-13 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Brussels. Bot anticipated that the GAERC would agree to take positive steps with regard to Iraq and Sudan, although [...]
2004-07-09 12:36:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PARM EAID NL IZ CH SU EUN
04THEHAGUE1720CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS REPORT
[...] (U) The successful completion of the 37th Executive Council session (Ref B) marks the appropriate time to assess the status of U.S. priorities for the first half of 2004 (Ref A). There has been substantial progress on results-based budgeting, more effective intersessional work and EC session [...]
2004-07-09 15:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1777NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: DUTCH CONTINUE TO LEAD ON
[...] (C) As reported in ref A, the Dutch government is fully seized of th situation in Sudan/Darfur at all levels, and is actively engaging Europ colleagues to increase contributions. The Dutch have already pledged o 25 million euros in bilateral assistance toward Sudan/Darfur, as well a an extra m [...]
2004-07-15 15:26:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF PARM MOPS AU SU NL
04THEHAGUE1796NETHERLANDS/EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and PolMilOff met on July 16 with representatives from the Australian, Japanese and Korean Embassies in The Hague to discuss the EU's China arms embargo. Of the three, the Japanese have made the strongest approaches to the GONL on this issue. The Australians have raise [...]
2004-07-16 14:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR PHUM CH NL
04THEHAGUE1804 EMBASSY THE HAGUE CONTACTS FOR THE NETHERLANDS EU
[...] THE NETHERLANDS ASSUMED THE SIX-MONTH ROTATING EU PRESIDENCY BEGINNING JULY 1. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY AT EMBASSY THE HAGUE FOR COORDINATING EMBASSY ACTIVITIES AND LOGISTICAL ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO THE PRESIDENCY LIES WITH THE MISSION'S EU COORDINATION UNIT, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE D [...]
2004-07-16 16:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PARM ECON NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1828CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The co-facilitators Gordon Eckersly/Australia and Ian Mundell/Canada held four sessions on 13-14 July 2004 to discuss Executive Management, Policymaking Organs, and Administration. The DDG made a brief introduction to the elements covered by the Executive Management section. Delegations [...]
2004-07-20 13:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1845CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): RABTA
[...] (SBU) In the aftermath of EC-37, delegation has been working closely with UK, Italy, and Libya, to facilitate and garner support for Libya's proposed change to the Verification Annex of the CWC, to enable the conversion of its former CW production facility at Rabta. In particular the delegati [...]
2004-07-22 14:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AG CM ER UK IT KE MO SF TS YM SU GM FR GR KS CWC
04THEHAGUE1846NETHERLANDS/EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: BRIEFING FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Post coordinated a July 21 briefing for Dutch officials on U.S. concerns regarding a possible lift of the EU China arms embargo. MFA hosted the briefing which was also attended by GONL officials from MOD, Ministry of Economic Affairs and the PM's office. DRL Senior Advisor Susan O [...]
2004-07-22 14:30:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR PHUM CH NL
04THEHAGUE195CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The one agenda item for the January 22 meeting of the Geneva Group was Article IV/V financing, and the proposal from the ABAF for expansion of the Working Capital Fund. At the time, the U.S. Del did not have guidance on the proposed expansion of the Working Capital Fund. We have since [...]
2004-01-27 15:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1967CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) A recent trip by the Director General proved uneventful and produced little or nothing in terms of substantive results - an outcome considered very successful by the DG. The OPCW Chief of Cabinet Raphael Grossi expounded on a number of personnel issues, most notably appealing for a solid [...]
2004-08-05 13:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE20CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): LIBYAN REQUEST
[...] (U) On January 6, Brian Hawtin, the acting Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, provided a copy of a letter from the Libyan Ambassador to the Netherlands to OPCW DG Rogelio Pfirter. The letter transmitted a note verbale from the Libyan government requ [...]
2004-01-07 10:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP LY CWC
04THEHAGUE2023NETHERLANDS/EU/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: LOCAL TAIWAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwanese representatives in The Hague are engaging the Dutch government and parliamentarians in an effort to slow down the EU's rush to lift its arms embargo on China. Several parliamentarians have expressed sympathy for the Taiwanese position, but do not want to undercut the Du [...]
2004-08-13 13:10:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR PHUM CH TW NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2047NETHERLANDS: UPDATING ALLIES ON U.S. GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-16 14:24:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL KPAO NL NATO
04THEHAGUE2168 CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY
[...] (U) The Technical Secretariat has distributed an information paper (transmitted to AC/CB) providing responses to questions raised by delegations during the July budget consultations. Budget co-facilitators Gordon Eckersley (Australia) and Ian Mundell (Canada) have announced that they intend [...]
2004-08-31 13:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE218CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): U.S./U.K
[...] (C) On January 20, Under Secretary of State John Bolton and William Ehrman, Director-General for Defense and Intelligence of the U.K.'s FCO, met with the senior leadership of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to discuss the state of activity on Libyan accession [...]
2004-01-29 14:13:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE2272CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) Del rep attended a September 1 OPCW National Implementation workshop on National Implementation in London. Santiago Onate, Office of the Legal Advisor, Anan Dhavle, International Cooperation Division, and facilitator Mark Matthews (UK) presented tutorials on Article VII obligations to t [...]
2004-09-08 14:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2321CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) On September 8, Del reps met with Rick Martin, head of the OPCW's Budget and Finance Branch, and Ali Asghar Special Advisor on B&F issues, to outline substantive U.S. requirements outlined in reftel. In response to the requirements raised, Asghar noted that there is currently only one " [...]
2004-09-14 16:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2399CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Delegations made little progress towards a draft decision on Schedule 1 "captive use." Germany presented a non-paper providing several examples of known processes where Schedule 1 chemical(s) were produced during the production of certain final products. France, Switzerland, Italy and t [...]
2004-09-20 16:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2407CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): VISIT OF ARMS
[...] (U) CWC Delegation and Embassy welcome the September 27-29 visit of AC PDAS Record. Hotel reservations have been made at the Crowne Plaza Promenade Hotel; Van Stolkweg 1, The Hague 2585 JL; (phone)(31)(70) 352-5161; (fax) 31-70-354-1046. Control officer for the visit is Pete Ito, who will [...]
2004-09-21 15:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL OVIP OTRA CWC
04THEHAGUE2409CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) At the request of DG Pfirter, Glen Johnson, Office Director of VC/VO, assessed the Technical Secretariat accomplishments on the Verification Information System (VIS) Enhancement project over the past year and recommended how best to move the project forward. Johnson determined that sign [...]
2004-09-21 15:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2410CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): COUNTRY
[...] (U) Country clearance is granted to the following individual traveling to The Hague to attend the OPCW 2005 Budget meeting: --BENTHIEN, Lisa Arrive: 26 September Depart: 03 October Hotel reservations have been made for 26 Sept-2 Oct at the Golden Tulip Bel Air Hotel; address: Johan de [...]
2004-09-22 08:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC NL OTRA PARM CWC
04THEHAGUE2462EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: VADM METZGER/DAS SUCHAN
[...] (C) Summary: On September 15, VADM James Metzger and PM/DAS Greg Suchan briefed a Dutch interagency team chaired by MFA Security Policy Director Maurits Jochems on U.S. concerns regarding the possible lifting of the EU's arms embargo on China. VADM Metzger outlined the enhanced threat posed [...]
2004-09-27 15:26:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR CH NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2492CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) Representatives from the U.S., U.K., Italy and Libya met on September 21 to discuss the state of play regarding adoption of the technical change that would allow for conversion of the Rabta facility. The participants decided on specific tasks to be accomplished in the run-up to a one- [...]
2004-09-30 11:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2493CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) Representatives from the U.S., U.K., Italy and Libya met on September 21 to discuss the state of play regarding adoption of the technical change that would allow for conversion of the Rabta facility. The participants decided on specific tasks to be accomplished in the run-up to a one- [...]
2004-09-30 11:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2518CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - OCTOBER 1
[...] (U) At the October 1 consultations on the Libyan proposal to make a technical change to permit conversion of the Rabta facility, the overwhelming number of attendees voiced strong support. A limited number of "usual suspects" raised questions, in particular Pakistan, but also Russia, India an [...]
2004-10-04 14:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2526CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) On October 1, South Korean del rep Park Yong Kyu informed us that his delegation was recommending to Seoul that South Korea not/not support a continuation of the political consultancy for General Chong, who is tasked with working on universality on the Korean peninsula. The ROK delegat [...]
2004-10-05 14:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2531AC/PDAS RECORD'S SEPTEMBER 28 MEETING WITH DUTCH
[...] (C) Summary: AC/PDAS Frank Record met with Dutch MFA Security Policy Director Maurits Jochems on September 28. The two reviewed a broad resume of arms control issues including the NPT, Non-strategic nuclear weapons, missile defense, FMCT, and a proposed U.S. landmine export ban. They also di [...]
2004-10-05 14:54:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL NL EUN NATO
04THEHAGUE2606CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) Facilitator Mark Matthews/UK held a 6 October consultation on the recommendations contained in the Second progress Report on the OPCW Plan of Action Regarding the Implementation of Article VII (EC-38/DG.16, 15 September 2004). Delegations welcomed the limited progress made since the last [...]
2004-10-12 14:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2675DUTCH INCLINED TO SUPPORT "NEW AGENDA" RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-15 14:48:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP NL UNGA CDG
04THEHAGUE2682CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ENSURING
[...] (SBU) When PDAS Frank Record visited recently, it was particularly important that he brought the news that Washington had finally cleared payment of 9.4 million Euros to the OPCW. The organization was beginning to feel the pinch of the late U.S. payment, and Director-General Pfirter was most [...]
2004-10-18 07:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2687CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - APPROVAL OF
[...] (U) The Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),at its October 12-15 session, unanimously adopted a recommendation to all States Parties to approve a change to the Chemical Weapons Convention. This change allows Libya to request approval for the [...]
2004-10-18 10:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE2698CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP OF THE
[...] (U) The U.S. achieved its one essential goal at the October 12-15 Executive Council session -- unanimous approval of the proposed technical change to allow for Libyan conversion of the Rabta facility. The issue dominated EC-38, with a record 26 delegations asking to make opening statements a [...]
2004-10-19 12:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL LY AL CWC
04THEHAGUE2699CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] (U) It was apparent at the October 12-15 Executive Council that member states remain divided on the Director-General's budget and program proposal for 2005. While the differences are not great, whether on the level of increase or specifics in the program, it will still require some time and [...]
2004-10-19 12:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2740THE NETHERLANDS: U.S. PLANS TO PROVIDE UPDATE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-25 15:21:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
04THEHAGUE2749INVITEE INFORMATION, LONDON EXPORT CONTROL
[...] Embassy delivered reftel A invitation on September 27 to George Bontenbal, head of the Export Control and Strategic Goods section of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. This week he told econoff that, while he was the most appropriate person to attend the conference, he was still unsure if he [...]
2004-10-26 13:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PREL PARM KSTC MASS NL
04THEHAGUE2750CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) On the margins of the 38th Executive Council, Del contacted Art VII noncompliant EC members to: 1) request an update regarding their status of implementation, 2) stress the importance of EC members, whom are charged with the responsibility of overseeing treaty implementation, to honor the [...]
2004-10-26 14:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE282CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - BRIEFING THE
[...] (C) In preparation for OPCW Director-General Pfirter's February 4-6 trip to Libya, the U.S. and U.K. provided a joint briefing to the DG and some of the accompanying staff members. Ambassador Javits utilized the points in reftel, and the U.K. provided one of its technical experts who recent [...]
2004-02-04 12:42:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE283CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 30
[...] (C) Greek OPCW Attache Vassilios Kraniotis provided us with an update on planning for a potential terrorist attack using chemical agents at the Olympic games. Most of these plans, he said, had been downgraded from "Confidential" to "Official Use Only" by his government, but he asked us to pr [...]
2004-02-04 12:54:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE3156DUTCH PROPOSE PARTS CONTROL PLANS FOR 14-BIT ADC
[...] (S) On November 15, Chris Kessler, Export Control Non-Proliferation office director, Nicole Breland, Department of Defense export control policy advisor, and embassy econoff (note taker) briefed the non-paper (reftel) to Dutch ministry of foreign affairs, economic affairs and defense officials [...]
2004-12-03 09:19:00Embassy The HagueSECRETKSTC ETTC PARM NL CH
04THEHAGUE3177NETHERLANDS/EU/CHINA: CHINA SUMMIT CONTENT STILL
[...] (C) Summary: With just over one working day left before the EU-China Summit, the Dutch are still in negotiations with the Chinese regarding content of an EU-China Joint Statement, including what if anything will come of talk about a Chinese "gesture" on human rights as part of a package for a p [...]
2004-12-06 16:55:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD MARR PARM CH NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3184CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): HOST COUNTRY
[...] (C) The U.S. invited a number of countries (Refs A-F) to send representatives to The Hague, during the 9th CWC Conference of the States Parties (from 29 Noveber-3 December 2004) for informal bilateral expert discussions on Host Country Agreements (HCA). With the exception of Luxembourg, the [...]
2004-12-08 08:23:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE3197CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The wrap-up includes items from discussions on the margins of the November 24 special Executive Council session and the Nov 29-Dec 2 Conference of States Parties (CSP) which were informally reported back to Washington. ------ TAIWAN ------ 2. (U) The application by the Taiwan Chem [...]
2004-12-08 10:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE3202CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): IRANIAN RECEIPT
[...] (S) On December 7, a senior official of the Verifications Division of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons confirmed that transfer of the Schedule 3 chemical trimethyl phosphite in 2003 was declared by both India and Iran in their 2003 Aggrega [...]
2004-12-08 10:58:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL IR CWC
04THEHAGUE3281CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) The December 14 Executive Council session produced the following results. 2. (U) Under agenda item 5: -- On 5.1, at the request of the U.S. and Russia, the EC agreed to defer the verification plan for Aberdeen to the next EC. -- On item 5.2, regarding the verification plan for [...]
2004-12-16 13:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE3312ELIMINATION OF WEAPONS GRADE PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-21 14:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PARM OTRA KNNP TRGY RS SZ NL
04THEHAGUE3338NETHERLANDS/IAEA: THIRD TERM FOR ELBARADEI REMAINS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch contacts say the EU will likely not coordinate on the issue of supporting another term for ElBaradei, letting individual EU member states on the BOG develop their own positions. The Dutch have not yet staked out a position on the issue, and claim to have little informati [...]
2004-12-23 16:03:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM NL IAEA
04THEHAGUE343CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - DG PFIRTER'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: OPCW Director General Pfirter was very pleased with the outcome of his February 5 discussions in Libya, which included a meeting with the Foreign Minister. Pfirter utilized the visit to emphasize the OPCW's desire to work with Tripoli to meet the requirements of the CW Conventi [...]
2004-02-10 15:02:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE348CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP OF
[...] (U) The decision regarding Schedule 2/3 Captive Use remains on a political track, with the Indian delegation indicating they support the Schedule 2/3 Captive Use decision, as written, but noting their interagency review process has not yet completed. Privately, the Indians informed Del that [...]
2004-02-11 09:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE349CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - OCPF SITE
[...] (U) The U.S. hosted a technical experts workshop on February 5 to facilitate understanding of the Swiss/U.S. Other Chemical Production Facility (OCPF) site selection methodology proposal. The morning session focused on the rationale and mechanics of the proposal. In the past, acceptance of [...]
2004-02-11 09:43:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE351CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Nilkanthsing Jagarnath (External Relations Division) advised Del on February 6 that Chad is about to ratify the CWC. He was also optimistic that Libya's accession would soon bring on board Sierra Leone and Djibouti -- saying that Tripoli has bought a measure of influence with them. Nil [...]
2004-02-11 12:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE39CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): OPCW REQUESTS
[...] (C) Summary: Brian Hawtin, acting Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, made a strong pitch for close cooperation with the U.S. and UK in ongoing discussions to address Libya's CW program. He concurred on the need to keep the focus on the larger goal [...]
2004-01-08 13:16:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE424CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Del rep met on February 11 with Ralf Trapp, Special Assistant to DDG Brian Hawtin, who reported that only nine countries responded to the TS Note Verbale requesting States Party respond with their requests for or offers of assistance by February 1; one responded on February 2. Of the ten [...]
2004-02-19 14:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE467CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Dr. Tom Inch (UK),Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB),participated in the Western European Group (WEOG) meeting on Feb 17 to field questions from WEOG delegations on SAB priorities as well as scientific and technological developments. Inch noted that the SAB, as the technic [...]
2004-02-24 09:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE478CHEMCIAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC):
[...] (SBU) The following is the text of a February 23 note provided by OPCW Director General Pfirter to Ambassador Petr Kubernat (Czech Republic),the Chairman of the OPCW Executive Council, regarding an agreement with Libya on destruction of Category 3 munitions (unfilled bombs),which will comme [...]
2004-02-25 08:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE494CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): REPORT ON OPCW
[...] (C) Horst Reeps, head of the Verification Division of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),provided a February 25 read-out to the U.S. and U.K. delegations on the Technical Secretariat (TS) visit to Libya on February 16-23. Reeps said the objectives were to assist [...]
2004-02-26 15:03:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE543NETHERLANDS: PSI AND AMENDMENT OF THE SUA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-03 15:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL NL
04THEHAGUE55NATO ENLARGEMENT: DUTCH PARLIAMENT COMPLETES
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-09 14:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MARR PREL NL NATO
04THEHAGUE554DELIVERY OF NONPAPER TO DUTCH ON PSI INFORMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-04 14:41:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV MNUC PARM PREL PHSA NL
04THEHAGUE556LIBYA/IAEA: DUTCH RESPONSE ON DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-04 14:42:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PREL PARM LY NL IAEA
04THEHAGUE585CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) The accession of Libya to the OPCW undoubtedly will be the highlight of the March 23-26 Executive Council session. The presence of the Libyan Ambassador also provides an opportunity to emphasize the importance of the OPCW tackling new challenges, and having the financial and administr [...]
2004-03-10 11:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE586CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): FOURTH SECURITY
[...] The fourth Security Audit Team (SAT-IV) found that the OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) had done little to further secure its IT infrastructure since the 2001 security audit. The team noted that significant personnel resources have been directed toward documenting processes and procedures, but f [...]
2004-03-10 11:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE587CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) Simply put, the RBB Workshop was a success. There were no objections to implementing RBB in the 2005 budget document, and the objectives of the workshop were accomplished. As summarized by the Mark Mathews (U.K.),the workshop demonstrated that 1) the OPCW has been living in "the middl [...]
2004-03-10 12:30:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE609NSG TRILATERAL UNDERSTANDING ON OSCILLOSCOPES:
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-12 12:11:00Embassy The HagueSECRETKNNP ETTC TRGY PARM PREL ENRG ETRD AFSI IN NL
04THEHAGUE610IRAN/IAEA: DUTCH VIEWS ON RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-12 12:11:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR NL IAEA
04THEHAGUE680CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) On March 8, the Geneva Group discussed U.S. proposals for reform of the Office of Internal Oversight. There was general consensus on the need to strengthen the ability of the OIO to perform its oversight functions properly, but a concern about undoing the "political" agreement that out [...]
2004-03-17 14:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE725THE NETHERLANDS: NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP PROPOSALS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-19 09:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM PREL TRGY NL IAEA
04THEHAGUE733CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP CABLE -
[...] (U) As a result of the March industry cluster meetings, the March Executive Council will have several industry issues for States Parties to consider. Two decisions, one on Captive Use and the other on Clarification Requests, appear ripe for adoption by the Executive Council. In addition, th [...]
2004-03-19 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL EIND CWC
04THEHAGUE765CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The facilitator for consultations on improving the funding mechanism for Article IV and V verification costs, Johan Verboom (Netherlands),told us on March 18 that he hoped to reach consensus on a decision document for consideration at Executive Council Session 36 the following week. Ins [...]
2004-03-24 08:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE769CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SUPPORTING THE
[...] (U) This is CWC-40-04. 2. (U) The guidance cable from the Department for the current OPCW Executive Council session instructs me to support the efforts by the Technical Secretariat to implement measures to assist staff members affected by the tenure policy. As Washington wisely notes, [...]
2004-03-24 10:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE774CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): - U.S./U.K.
[...] (C) AC DAS Don Mahley and Patrick Lamb, Deputy head of the Counterproliferation Department of the U.K.'s FCO, met with senior OPCW officials and delegations from the Western Group on March 19 to discuss Libya. There was substantial interest in what procedure the U.S./U.K. supported to addres [...]
2004-03-25 06:44:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE787AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 24 MEETING WITH DUTCH POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Sobel met with Dutch MFA Political Director Hugo Siblesz on March 24. They discussed Iraq, Afghanistan, the Greater Middle East, the March 22-23 EU GAERC meetings and China human rights issues. Siblesz said a new UNSCR would help the government secure broad support [...]
2004-03-26 05:04:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PARM PHUM IZ AF IR CH NL
04THEHAGUE798CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The 36th Executive Council session of the OPCW was a solid success for the U.S. across the entire range of substantive and administrative issues. The presence of the Libyan delegation was sufficient to ensure that EC-36 would be memorable, and a report on the various discussions involvi [...]
2004-03-29 13:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE799CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): VIS ENHANCEMENT
[...] (U) Del reps met with OPCW Chief of Administration Herb Schulz, Chief of the Information Support Branch (ISB) Greg Linden, and Chief of the Office of Confidentiality and Security (OCS) Rob Simpson to discuss issues related to Technical Secretariat (TS) work on the Verification Information Sy [...]
2004-03-29 13:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE812CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - DELIVERY OF
[...] (S) On the margins of the March 23-26 Executive Council session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the U.S. delegation delivered to the Iranian delegation the cover letter (signed by Ambassador Javits) contained in paragraph 8 of reftel and the list of questions in [...]
2004-03-30 10:25:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNPARM AORC IR OPCW CWC CBW
04THEHAGUE814CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): LIBYA AT EC-36
[...] (C) Summary: In addition to many formal welcomes during the 36th Executive Council (EC) session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) U.S., U.K. and Libyan representatives had several opportunities to interact. Each meeting was cordial and held in a mutually coop [...]
2004-03-30 10:54:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE868DEMARCHE TO DUTCH MFA ON EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (S) PolMilOff reviewed ref A demarche with Dutch MFA Director for Arms Export Policy Paul van den IJssel on April 2. Van den IJssel stressed that the Dutch were not among the leaders of the initiative to lift the EU embargo. Nevertheless, he saw merit in the PRC argument that China differs fr [...]
2004-04-02 16:39:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CH NL EUN
04VATICAN1968U/S BOLTON PREVIEWS SEA ISLAND NON-PROLIFERATION
[...] (C) Under Secretary Bolton previewed Sea Island G-8 Summit non-proliferation initiatives for Holy See Foreign Minister Giovanni Lajolo May 17, emphasizing the President's desire to ensure that efforts to address WMD threats were a priority for G-8 nations. Bolton highlighted progress in imple [...]
2004-05-20 14:43:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IR LY IN PK IS VT
04VATICAN2725VATICAN SUPPORTIVE OF PSI
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-13 15:35:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL MNUC PARM VT
04VILNIUS1190LITHUANIA FIRMLY OPPOSED TO LIFTING ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (C) The Charge delivered ref A points concerning the European Union China arms embargo to Zygimantas Pavilionis, MFA Political Director and Director of the EU Department, on September 29. The Charge highlighted the key reasons for the maintaining the embargo and high level of concern for this [...]
2004-09-30 12:20:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC PHUM CH LH
04VILNIUS1350LITHUANIA: RUSSIAN TEAM COMPLETES UNEVENTFUL VDOC
[...] (C) Summary. A team from the Russian Federation conducted a Vienna Document inspection of Lithuanian military facilities on October 27-28. The inspection covered army and air force facilities in Kaunas, Panevezys, and Siauliai, including NATO's Baltic air policing assets at the Zokniai airfi [...]
2004-10-29 10:41:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPARM MOPS LH
04VILNIUS1499CSBM BILATERALS GIVE LITHUANIA ADDITIONAL TOOL TO
[...] (C) Summary. Lithuania has developed bilateral Confidence and Security Building Measure (CSBM) agreements in accordance with the 1999 Vienna Document of OSCE and CFE requirements with Russia, Belarus and its Nordic neighbors. For Lithuania, the bilateral agreements enhance military transparenc [...]
2004-12-09 09:51:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPARM MOPS LH
04WELLINGTON539NEW ZEALAND OPPOSITION PARTY BACKS AWAY FROM
[...] (C/NF) Summary: New Zealand Opposition National Party leader Don Brash has formally declared that his party would not propose making changes to NZ's anti-nuclear legislation - at least not until after 2005 Parliamentary election. Brash said a future National Government would not change NZ's [...]
2004-06-24 05:32:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MNUC PARM NZ
04WELLINGTON579COOK ISLANDS RESPONSE ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS
[...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Sonya Kamana, Deputy High Commissioner, Cook Islands High Commission. Kamana noted that the issue was a priority of the Cook Islands' Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was working with Parliament to pass the appropriate legislation. However, with elections [...]
2004-07-08 04:25:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM ABUD PREL NZ
04WELLINGTON613NEW ZEALAND: WHAT NUCLEAR ISSUE? PM CLARK
[...] (SBU) In comments about the US-New Zealand relationship, NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark told Australia's ABC radio July 8 "I must say that I personally have met George Bush a number of times and consider the personal relationship between us to be very good." Making a direct link between those m [...]
2004-07-19 23:29:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM NZ
04WELLINGTON632NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER REITERATES VIEW THAT
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark reiterated her position on NZ's anti-nuclear policy in comments to local media July 25: "I'm not looking for compromises. I'm perfectly satisfied with the policy. As far as I am concerned, (the US-NZ nuclear dispute) is finished busin [...]
2004-07-26 05:57:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM MNUC PINR NZ
04WELLINGTON924APEC: NEW ZEALAND PM SAYS NZ WILL DEMARCHE CHINA
[...] (C) Ambassador Swindells met with Prime Minister Clark on November 2. He asked that New Zealand urge China to support inclusion of the remaining APEC security deliverables at the upcoming summit. He stressed that despite China's statements to the contrary, the deliverables belong in APEC. W [...]
2004-11-03 23:08:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALKNNP KSTC PARM ECIN PTER ETTC EAID NZ
04YEREVAN1002MFA PRESENTS FACT SHEET ON ARMENIA-NATO COOPERATION
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The Head of the NATO Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hrachia Tashchian, presented us with the Ministry's "Fact Sheet on Cooperation of Armenia with NATO and its Participation in the Partnership for Peace Progr [...]
2004-04-29 12:31:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PGOV AM
04YEREVAN1490 INVITATION TO THE G8 GLOBAL PARTNERS WORKING
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post delivered reftel invitation to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vartan Oskanian on July 1, 2004. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will confirm attendance with Post and supply the requested passport information, and [...]
2004-07-01 10:18:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PREL AM KACP
04YEREVAN1516 ARMENIAN TENTATIVE ACCEPTANCE OF INVITATION
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The GOAM Foreign Ministry has tentatively accepted the invitation to the G8 Global Partners Working Group to be held in Paris on July 12 (reftel),and supplied the participant's information as requested. 3. (SBU) The [...]
2004-07-07 12:28:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PREL AM KACP
04YEREVAN1532AMBASSADOR DELIVERS CFE POINTS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-09 10:15:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPARM KCFE PREL AM
04YEREVAN1749ARMENIA SIGNS ON TO DEFENSE ASSESSMENT:
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. --------------------------------------------- -- MINISTER OF DEFENSE REQUESTS DEFENSE ASSESSMENT --------------------------------------------- -- 2. (SBU) Armenia formally requested a Defense Assessment in the following letter fr [...]
2004-08-09 01:04:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PARM AM
04YEREVAN1789CHARGE BRIEFS DFM ON GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-13 10:25:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KPAO AM NATO
04YEREVAN1815COURT HALTS RATIFICATION OF ROME STATUTE --
[...] (C) Armenia still hopes to ratify the Article 98 Agreement when the National Assembly returns from recess in September. We pressed FM Oskanian to keep to this timetable, but he said that the Constitutional Court is now reviewing the agreement and may decide that it would be unlawful to ratif [...]
2004-08-17 01:57:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL AM
04YEREVAN2062ARMENIA: BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AND PROLIFERATION
[...] (S/NF) Armenia does not have an active biological warfare program nor does it have an interest, desire or capability to start one (reftel). The Armenian government has denied ever having a biological warfare program and currently Armenian biological institutes and private companies are struggl [...]
2004-09-17 13:51:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPINR ECON PTER TBIO PARM AM KPRP
04YEREVAN2092ARMENIA'S MOD SUPPORTS BROADER, DEEPER DEFENSE
[...] (C) In his first meeting with the Ambassador on September 20, Armenia's Defense Minister Serzh Sargsyan stated that Armenia highly valued its developing defense relationship with the U.S., stood ready to cooperate on an upcoming Defense Assessment and was preparing troops for deployment to Ir [...]
2004-09-22 12:41:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PARM AM
04YEREVAN2140CASE AGAINST URANIUM SMUGGLER IN DANGER OF
[...] (S/NF) Garik Dadayan was detained on the Georgia - Armenia border while attempting to smuggle Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) in June 2003. Dadayan has been in pre-trial detention in Armenia, but his case is now moving to trial. Prosecutors and the judge presiding in the case are concerned tha [...]
2004-09-29 09:01:00Embassy YerevanSECRET//NOFORNKNNP MNUC PARM PREL AM GG
04YEREVAN2154 FOLLOW UP ON G8 GLOBAL PARTNERS WORKING GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-30 13:06:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PREL AM KACP
04YEREVAN2256 GOAM PREPARED TO SIGN REVISED "ARTICLE 98"
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Foreign Minister Oskanian's senior advisor told us October 12 that the GOAM is prepared to sign a revised "Article 98" agreement "within next ten days." President Kocharian is currently deciding who to authorize to sign [...]
2004-10-12 12:18:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PGOV AM
04YEREVAN2323 INVITATION TO ATTEND NOVEMBER 17 G8 GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-19 12:10:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PREL AM KACP
04YEREVAN2331ARMENIA: RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE CESIUM-137 DETAINED
[...] (C) On 19 October, the Armenian press reported that an Armenian citizen, Gagik Tovmasyan, was arrested on Oct 19 while transporting Cesium-137. National Security Service officials confirmed this during an Oct 19 meeting. Ashot Martirosyan, Head of the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Agency, verif [...]
2004-10-20 08:38:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPINR ECON PTER PARM AM KPRP
04YEREVAN2348EUR DAS KENNEDY'S OCTOBER 14 - 17 VISIT TO ARMENIA
[...] (C) Armenia plans to follow through with its commitment to deploy non-combat troops to Iraq. The issue is a political hot potato, however, and the GOAM hopes the USG will help keep the issue out of public view while it works to obtain the parliamentary approval required for deployment. This [...]
2004-10-22 07:19:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR AM
04YEREVAN2450ARMENIA: UPDATE ON CESIUM-137 CONFISCATED FROM
[...] (C) As reported in ref A, Ashot Martirosyan, Head of the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (ANRA),verified on October 19 that approximately two curies of radioactive cesium-137 was seized from an Armenian citizen Gagik Tovmasyan on October 15. 2. (C) On November 5, we met again with Marti [...]
2004-11-08 09:15:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPINR KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC AM KPRP
04YEREVAN2461NATO SECRETARY GENERAL VISITS YEREVAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a brief visit to Yerevan on November 5, the NATO Secretary General encouraged Armenia to continue to develop its cooperation with the Alliance, introduced NATO's new special representative to the region and explained that NATO is not in competition with any other organi [...]
2004-11-09 09:14:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AM NATO
04YEREVAN2493 GOAM MOVING TO RATIFY REVISED "ARTICLE 98"
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Foreign Minister Oskanian's senior advisor told us November 17 that the GOAM is moving to ratify the revised "Article 98" agreement. The interagency review process is complete and the signed agreement is with President [...]
2004-11-17 13:27:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PGOV AM
04YEREVAN2510THE GOAM'S CREATIVE ACCOUNTING: CREATING AN
[...] (C) During the summer and fall of 2004 the GOAM transferred two valuable state assets into the control of the Ministry of Defense or organizations it controls, keeping the revenues and their subsequent expenditure off the books. In June the GOAM transferred 25 aircraft from the defunct Armeni [...]
2004-11-22 07:02:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ECON EFIN AM
04YEREVAN2526UPDATE ON CESIUM-137 CONFISCATED FROM ARMENIAN
[...] (C) We met November 18 with Ashot Martirosyan, head of the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (ANRA) and underscored the USG's continued interest in this cesium-137 seizure case (refs A and B). Martirosyan stated that he had still not received any substantive information from the Armenian Nat [...]
2004-11-24 08:18:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPINR KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC AM KPRP
04YEREVAN2597ARMENIA'S CHOD TALKS ABOUT IRAQ, AZERBAIJAN AND
[...] (C) In his first meeting with the Ambassador, General-Colonel Mikhael Harutiunyan expressed Armenia's readiness to send its military contingent to Iraq once the government had completed the necessary review and approval. He commented on the budgetary challenges facing the MOD and the attempt [...]
2004-12-03 11:11:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MOPS AM
04YEREVAN2648IRAQ DEPLOYMENT GETS CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OK
[...] (SBU) Armenia's Constitutional Court ruled December 8 that the agreement signed between Poland and Armenia regarding the dispatch of Armenian non-combat troops to Iraq does not run counter to the Armenian Constitution. The court's decision paves the way for a parliamentary hearing and vote on [...]
2004-12-09 13:47:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PARM PGOV IZ AM
04YEREVAN2662ARMENIAN IRAQ DEPLOYMENT ON TRACK
[...] (C) Minister of Defense Serzh Sargsian requested a one-on-one meeting with Ambassador Evans in order to discuss the next steps as the GOAM prepares to deploy a non-combat unit to Iraq. After the Ambassador emphasized the importance of approving the deployment without delay, the Minister assur [...]
2004-12-10 13:37:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM MARR IZ AM
04YEREVAN2792GOAM STILL LOOKING TO EXCHANGE SOLDIERS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-28 11:50:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR PBTS AJ AM OSCE
04YEREVAN2796 GOAM MOVING TO RATIFY REVISED "ARTICLE 98"
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) National Assembly senior staff told us that the GOAM is pushing to ratify the revised "Article 98" agreement, but that it will not come up for a vote before the Spring session (i.e., at the earliest in late February). Wi [...]
2004-12-28 12:45:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PGOV AM
04YEREVAN33 GOAM PROPOSED TEXT FOR AN "ARTICLE 98" AGREEMENT
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) The GOAM presented us with a diplomatic note January 8 containing their proposed text for an "Article 98" agreement. We have faxed the full text (including a line by line GOAM explanation of the proposed changes) to t [...]
2004-01-08 13:05:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PGOV AM
04YEREVAN469 GOAM CONSIDERS PRESIDENT'S SPEECH ON WMD
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) We presented talking points and fact sheet per reftels to Arman Israelyan, Head of the Global Security Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Israelyan promised to share the fact sheet with his colleagues in other g [...]
2004-02-25 11:28:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM AM OPREC
04YEREVAN505 GOAM CALLS ON USG TO RECONSIDER FY 2005 FMF
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Ruben Shugarian demarched DCM February 26 regarding expected differences in FY 2005 military assistance levels for Azerbaijan and Armenia. Shugarian delivered an eleven- point non-paper that called on t [...]
2004-02-27 12:12:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR PARM AJ AM
04YEREVAN615ARMENIAN DEP DEFENSE MINISTER OFFERS COMPROMISE ON
[...] (C) Summary. Armenian Deputy Defense Minister Artur Aghabekian informed DAO March 11 that Armenia is planning to send three officers to Baku in September 2004 to participate in NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise Cooperative Best Effort 04 (CBE 04). Aghabekian ruled out the possibility [...]
2004-03-12 14:03:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR PARM AM AJ NATO
04YEREVAN659 ARMENIA: SEIZURES AND INVESTIGATIONS OF RADIOLOGICAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOAM has, for the first time, shared information with EXBS Advisor about ongoing export violation investigations and radiological seizures. This is the result of ongoing efforts to obtain statistical data from Armenian National Security Service to measure the effectiveness [...]
2004-03-18 14:05:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSTC ETTC MNUC PARM PREL AM
04YEREVAN68 ARMENIAN PARTICIPATION IN NATO INITIAL
[...] (SBU) After a week of to-and-fro discussions over Armenian participation in the Initial Planning Conference for NATO Partnership for Peace exercise Cooperative Best Effort 2004 in Baku, Azerbaijan agreed to grant plane-side visas to two Armenian military officers to allow participation in th [...]
2004-01-12 13:03:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PGOV AM AJ
04YEREVAN684MOD BACKTRACKS ON PROPOSED CBE COMPROMISE
[...] (C) Summary. The Ministry of Defense (MOD) informed DAO March 22 that Armenia intends to send 12 participants to the NATO PfP exercise Cooperative Best Effort 04 (CBE 04) in Baku. The decision comes after a previous MOD pledge to send only 3 officers to the exercise in a compromise to the CBE [...]
2004-03-23 03:01:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PGOV PREL AM AJ
04YEREVAN830REAFFIRMING TIES WITH ARMENIA: DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage's visit to Armenia galvanized U.S.-Armenia relations as he met with Armenian Foreign Minister Oskanian and President Kocharian in back-to-back meetings March 26. The meeting with Oskanian clearly set the agenda for the subsequent discussion with [...]
2004-04-07 09:36:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM TU AJ AM OVIP RICHARD ARMITAGE
04YEREVAN847ARMENIA TO PROVIDE ANSWER ON PSI SOP "SOON"
[...] (C) We presented reftel talking points April 9 to Lilit Tutkhalian, Head of the America's Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She told us that she would immediately raise the PSI Statement of Interdiction Principles (SOP) with Deputy Minister Tatul Margarian. Tutkhalian said that [...]
2004-04-09 09:08:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL AM
04YEREVAN891AMBASSADOR RAISES CFE COMPLIANCE CONCERNS
[...] (S) Ambassador presented points per reftel to Minister of Defense Serge Sargsyan April 12. Sargsyan first responded by agreeing that "it was strange" that Armenia had not declared the MT-LBs, and it was an incident that would not be repeated. (Note: The Armenian side freely acknowledge that [...]
2004-04-15 11:16:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPARM PREL KCFE AM
04YEREVAN94 GOAM REVISED PROPOSED TEXT FOR AN "ARTICLE 98"
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) The GOAM presented us with a diplomatic note January 13 containing their new proposed text for an "Article 98" agreement. We have faxed the full text to the Department for consideration. 3. (SBU) Begin text of the [...]
2004-01-14 09:22:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PGOV AM
04ZAGREB1365CROATIA EAGER TO BRAINSTORM NEXT STEPS ON REGIONAL
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) On June 15 we met with Drazen Hrastic, Head of Office for Cooperative Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in advance of the Dayton Article IV Review Conference (REF C). The essence of this conversation was passed to Department R [...]
2004-07-27 11:25:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM MARR PREL HR NATO
04ZAGREB1367CROATIA EAGER FOR MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN PSI
[...] (C) The GoC solidly supports the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). In two recent meetings, key foreign ministry interlocuteurs have requested US views on modalities for intelligence sharing under PSI as well as US advice in organizing the GoC's own National PSI Coordinator Office. The [...]
2004-07-27 13:49:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM KNNP MNUC HR NATO
04ZAGREB1718CROATIA ORGANIZING FOR PSI PARTICIPATION
[...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Head of Cooperative Security Section Drazen Hrastic on September 13 to discuss ref B guidance on how Croatia could enhance its participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative. The GoC hopes to have its PSI interagency process and points of contact settled by the [...]
2004-09-28 21:55:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PHSA KTIA HR NATO
04ZAGREB1824CROATIA ARMS CONTROL AND RACVIAC POINTS DELIVERED
[...] (U) Poloff delivered refs A & B messages to Drazen Hrastic, MFA Head of Cooperative Security Section on Sept. 21. Poloff also informed RACVIAC directly of the U.S. decision (ref B) to accept observer status on Oct. 11. Hrastic welcomed the RACVIAC decision and noted that the Dayton Arms Cont [...]
2004-10-19 11:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PINR HR OSCE
04ZAGREB366CROATIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON UNDC
[...] POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL TO DRAZEN HRASTIC, HEAD OF THE COOPERATIVE SECURITY AND ARMS CONTROL AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ON FEBRUARY 25. ON FEBRUARY 27, HRASTIC PROVIDED US WITH THE NON-PAPER RESPONSE IN PARA 2 SUPPORTING THE U.S. POSITION. HRASTIC SAID THAT THE CROATIAN MISSION TO [...]
2004-03-03 11:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PARM PREL HR UNDC CDG
04ZAGREB533AMBASSADOR MEETS PRESIDENT MESIC CONCERNING REFIT
[...] (C) ON MARCH 27, THE AMBASSADOR PASSED TO PRESIDENT MESIC REFTEL A POINTS CONCERNING REFIT OF THE LIBYAN VESSEL, "AL-MUNIJED," AND DCM FOLLOWED UP WITH MFA OFFICIALS ON MARCH 29. THE AMBASSADOR TOLD MESIC THAT THE U.S. HAD DECIDED NOT TO OBJECT TO THE REFIT OF THE "AL-MUNIJED" PROVIDED [...]
2004-03-29 14:04:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV OPDC ETTC KSTC HR LY
04ZAGREB678CROATIA PROPOSES CONTRIBUTIONS FOR IRAQ, SEEKS
[...] SEE ACTION REQUESTS IN PARAS 2 AND 3. 2. (SBU) ON APRIL 16, MFA NATO COORDINATOR PJER SIMUNOVIC TOLD DCM THAT THE GOC HAD DEVELOPED A PROPOSAL TO RESPOND TO SECRETARY RUMSFELD,S REQUEST THAT CROATIA MAKE A SIPDIS CONTRIBUTION TO COALITION EFFORTS IN IRAQ. SIMUNOVIC SAID THE GOC PR [...]
2004-04-19 13:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KNNP MNUC IZ HR NATO
04ZAGREB834CROATIAN OFFICIALS REACT TO NATO REVIEW
[...] (C) GoC officials were both encouraged and disappointed with their second annual review by NATO's North Atlantic Council of Croatia's progress towards membership. They were encouraged by new optimism about Croatia expressed by many allies, citing that the International Staff's report noted p [...]
2004-05-10 16:00:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL HR NATO
04ZAGREB978NATO SECRETARY GENERAL VISITS CROATIA
[...] (C) In a brief visit to Zagreb on May 26, NATO Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer "left a message of encouragement" for Croatia to move forward toward qualifying for an invitation to join the Alliance by making concrete progress in NATO's Membership Action Plan. In an outbrief to [...]
2004-05-27 16:30:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL HR NATO
05ABUDHABI3050UAE DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EXECUTIVE ORDER BLOCKING
[...] (S) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi on July 5 and provided him with copies of E.O. 13382 and UNSCR 1540. At Al Noaimi's request, we will also pass a copy of the E.O. to the UAE's State Security Organization. 2. (S) On July 6, Econoff delivered ref [...]
2005-07-11 08:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL PGOV MNUC EFIN ETTC
05ABUDHABI3068MTCR REGIME OUTREACH MISSION TO THE UAE
[...] (C) Summary: Given the UAE's strategic geographic location, booming economic activity, and outstanding shipping facilities, the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) identified the UAE as a priority country for outreach. South Korea, as current MTCR Chair, led a June 7-9 mission to the UA [...]
2005-07-12 07:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP MNUC ETTC TC
05ABUDHABI326SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO THE UAE
[...] (C) I look forward to welcoming you back to the United Arab Emirates January 30-February 1. Your visit will provide a timely opportunity to discuss our common concerns about the Iranian nuclear program with the UAEG as well as to review progress on the UAEG,s export controls program. The UAE [...]
2005-01-23 11:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM ETTC KNNP KOMC KSTC IZ IR TC
05ABUDHABI3346STATUS OF UAE EXPORT CONTROLS
[...] (C) Summary: The issue of export controls in the UAE has been raised in a number of contexts recently, including during the recent MTCR outreach mission to the UAE (Refs A and E) and FTA negotiations between the US and the UAE. This message reviews the status of export controls in the UAE as [...]
2005-07-31 12:22:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETETTC KNNP PREL PARM TC
05ABUDHABI3583(S) S29G-04: SYRIAN USE OF UAE FIRM TO ACQUIRE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) On August 15, the UAE's State Security Directorate passed A/Legatt a request for further information on ref b demarche on Al-Mazroui Medical and Chemical Supplies (AMMCS). An informal translation of the document text follows. 3. [...]
2005-08-17 13:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL CBW ETTC SY AE
05ABUDHABI3804UAE NOTES COOPERATION ON COMBATING WMD
[...] (C) Ambassador discussed the importance of FIU-FIU cooperation to combat WMD proliferation with MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid on Sunday September 4 and provided him with a copy of Executive Order 13382. Abdullah Rashid reaffirmed the UAE's commitment to working with the United States on combating th [...]
2005-09-07 06:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL MNUC TC
05ABUDHABI4049UAE DEMARCHE: CUTTING OFF CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRADE
[...] (U) This message contains an action request at the end of para 2. 2. (S) Summary: Reminding MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi of the UAE's commitment to working with the United States on shutting down proliferators and targeting their assets (refs A and B),Ambassador highlighted the need t [...]
2005-09-26 08:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM MNUC KNNP IR CH KN TC
05ABUDHABI4227SUBJECT: UAE PROMISES CONTINUED COOPERATION ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION
[...] (S) Summary: On October 1-2, 2005, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph, National Security Director for Counterproliferation Strategy David Stephens, and T Senior Advisor Patricia McNerney met with UAE officials to discuss the issue of Iran,s nuclear progr [...]
2005-10-05 13:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNETTC KNNP PARM IR PK TC SY NK
05ABUDHABI4541UAE CENTRAL BANK RAISES INDEMNIFICATION -- AGAIN
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 5. 2. (S/NF) OFAC analyst Andreas Morgner and IRS Special Agent Raymond Orzel met with UAE Central Bank and Ministry of Interior (MoI) officials on October 30th to discuss the UAE connections of international arms trafficker Victor Bout. Morgne [...]
2005-11-07 06:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM KNNO KTFN ETTC AE
05ABUDHABI4826LETTER FROM U/S JOSEPH TO CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR AL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) On November 26, Ambassador met with Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi to pass him the text of U/S Joseph's letter on the legal basis for U.S. actions against the financiers of proliferation. Ambassador had previously ta [...]
2005-11-27 14:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PREL AE
05ABUDHABI510U/S BOLTON VISITS UAE
[...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Bolton met with UAE officials on January 31 to discuss the status of Iran,s nuclear weapons programs and to present future options for addressing the threat on the UAE,s doorstep, including referral to the [...]
2005-02-05 02:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETETTC IR IZ KNNP PARM PK TC
05ABUDHABI5168EXBS ADVISOR VISIT TO UNITED ARAB EMIRATES OCTOBER 2005
[...] Several times during the period October 9-23, EXBS Advisor met with principal US Embassy and Consulate staff to discuss the state of EXBS in UAE. Salient points of subsequent conversation were as follows: A. UAE has unique challenges with implementation of EXBS principles due to the st [...]
2005-12-21 14:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP JO
05ABUJA1185GON OFFICIAL SUGGESTS POSSIBLE NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (C) During a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador, Prince Adegboyega Christopher Ariyo, Director of Asia and Middle East Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),expressed concern about the possibility of Nigeria's oil and gas reserves' becoming depleted over the next forty yea [...]
2005-07-05 06:33:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM ENRG TRGY KNNP NI
05ABUJA1334NIGERIA TO ENACT PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY;
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-21 16:31:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP TRGY PARM NI IAEA
05ABUJA1836NIGERIA DENIES MILITARY TIES TO NORTH KOREA
[...] (C) Summary. Nigeria claims to have no military relationship with North Korea, and only a limited non-military relationship. The MFA's Director for Asia and Pacific Affairs said Nigeria's policy toward the DPRK is based on hopes for the peaceful resolution of all issues in the Six Party Talk [...]
2005-09-27 14:09:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC KNNP NI ZO POLMIL
05ACCRA1885IAEA DECISION ON IRAN: GHANA SYMPATHETIC BUT NOT
[...] (C) On September 15, Charge and EconChief delivered Ref A points on reporting Iran to the UN Security Council to the Foreign Ministry. EconChief also delivered these points and Ref B points on safeguards and verification to GoG representatives to the IAEA. Deputy Foreign Minister Kwasi Osei- [...]
2005-09-19 07:11:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR TRGY MNUC ENRG AORC GH IAEA
05ALGIERS1920ALGERIAN FM'S READOUT ON IRANIAN ENVOY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) In an August 31 meeting devoted to a number of issues, FM Bedjaoui gave Ambassador a readout of Iranian envoy Alaadine Broujardi's August 29 meeting with President Bouteflika in Algiers. Bedjaoui, who attended the meeting, said Broujardi had given many facts and arguments to bolster Iran [...]
2005-09-12 16:44:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER IR AG
05ALGIERS2247IRAN RELATED BRIEFING
[...] (S) Ambassador called on Energy Minister Chakib Khelil November 7 to deliver reftel talking points and introduce SIMO, who presented a sensitive briefing on Iranian nuclear weaponization efforts. (Reaction to the SIMO brief will be reported in separate channels.) Khelil heads Algeria's interm [...]
2005-11-07 16:17:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETKNNP PARM PREL AORC IR EU AG
05ALGIERS2292RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ARGUES RUSSIA CAN'T SUPPORT
[...] (S) We do not follow Moscow reporting on the Iran nuclear issue but report the following November 7 conversation between Russian Ambassador Vladimir Titorenko and Ambassador in case it sheds additional light on Russian thinking and actions in the leadup to the IAEA board meetings later this mo [...]
2005-11-14 15:37:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETPREL PINS PARM MARR MNUC AG
05ALGIERS2317IRAN-RELATED BRIEFING DELIVERED TO MFA SECRETARY
[...] (S) AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY POLEC CHIEF AND ACTING SIMO, CALLED NOVEMBER 16 ON MFA SECRETARY GENERAL LAMAMRA TO DELIVER REF A TALKING POINTS AND INTRODUCE SENSITIVE SIMO BRIEFING ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR WEAPONIZATION EFFORTS. AMBASSADOR NOTED THAT DUE TO LAMAMRA'S ABSENCE ABROAD THE PREVIOUS WE [...]
2005-11-20 14:12:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETPARM PREL KNNP IR EU AG
05ALMATY1059 KAZAKHSTAN: TERRORISM FINANCE: UPDATE NO. 2
[...] (SBU) Post submits the following in response to Ref A request, para. 10. 2. (SBU) A. Amount of assets frozen, forfeited, or seized (in U.S. dollars) by host governments pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 1373, the legal authority under which the action was taken (legislative, judicial, [...]
2005-03-23 05:20:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KTFN KZ ECONOMIC
05ALMATY1436KAZAKHSTAN: REPONSE TO INQUIRY ON BIOKOMBINAT
[...] (C) Summary: The GOK has investigated the USG's concerns regarding dangerous pathogens at the Biokombinat facility in Almaty and discovered a number of strains which, under Kazakhstani law, should be moved to a centralized GOK storage facility. The GOK does not consider the strains to be a pr [...]
2005-04-12 12:14:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALKNNP KSCA KZ PARM TBIO POLITICAL
05ALMATY1437PSI: REQUESTING KAZAKHSTAN'S ENDORSEMENT OF THE
[...] (C) POEC chief delivered reftel points and Internet link to Dastan Eleukenov, deputy director of the MFA's security affairs office, on April 6. 2. (C) Eleukenov promised to raise the matter for discussion within the MFA. He considered it important that Russia had already endorsed the Statem [...]
2005-04-12 12:16:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALKNNP KZ MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL POLITICAL
05ALMATY1522 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] Andrew Offenbacher, incoming EXBS Advisor to Kazakhstan, arrived at Post Almaty on March 10. Richard Morrissey, outgoing EXBS Advisor, departed for the United States on March 17. The new EXBS advisor spent his first week at post meeting embassy staff, attending orientations and learning abo [...]
2005-04-15 12:03:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ EXBS
05ALMATY1686DELIVERY U.S. START TREATY ITEMIZED COST LISTS
[...] (SBU) On April 29, per reftel instructions, DTRO-Almaty delivered the START treaty itemized cost lists for the period 1 January to 31 March 2005 to 1LT R. Zakirov, Duty Officer, Arms Reduction Control and Inspection Activities Center, Republic of Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense. 1LT Zakirov ha [...]
2005-04-29 12:06:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KTIA KZ KACT DTRO
05ALMATY1785DELIVERY OF U.S. RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) On 5 May 2005, per reftel para. 6, DTRO-Almaty delivered the U.S response to the Russian proposal regarding ground transportation notifications to LTC Anarbek Akhmetalin, Acting Deputy Chief, Arms Reduction Control and Inspection Activities Support Center, Republic of Kazakhstan Ministry [...]
2005-05-06 11:29:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KZ KACT DTRO
05ALMATY1860 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] None. II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS CONDUCTED Â [...]
2005-05-16 08:34:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ EXBS
05ALMATY1952KAZAKHSTAN: RESPONSE ON REQUEST FOR ENDORSEMENT OF
[...] (C) In response to Ref A demarche, the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent diplomatic note 10/2-1-1205, dated May 17, to Embassy Almaty. Informal Embassy translation of the text follows: The Republic of Kazakhstan shares the goals of the Security Initiative in combating the prolife [...]
2005-05-23 13:00:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALKNNP KZ MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL WMD
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