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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04MANAMA1187 |
MFA MAKES ASSURANCES OF NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA officials gave assurances to Charge that the security and stability of Bahrain is the GOB's top priority. As a signal that the GOB is serious about regional security concerns, MFA announced that Bahrain will host the next International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) [...] |
2004-07-27 12:09:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER BA KSEC |
| 04MANAMA1213 |
JUSTICE MINISTER DISCUSSES COUNTER-TERRORISM LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 2, Minister of Justice Jawad Al Arrayed stressed to Charge that there is strong political will at the highest levels of the GOB to fight terrorism and ensure national security. Minister Al Arrayed told Charge, in confidence, that H.M. King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is [...] |
2004-08-03 05:30:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS PTER BA KSEC |
| 04MANAMA1214 |
PRIME MINISTER COMMITTED TO NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and select members of his Cabinet stressed to Charge that security is Bahrain's utmost priority and that consequently Bahrain will remain at a heightened state of vigilance. PM stressed that full cooperation and sharing of informati [...] |
2004-08-03 05:30:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ETRD BA KSEC |
| 04MANAMA1225 |
(C/NF) MINISTER OF INDUSTRY TALKS SECURITY AND FTA [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-04 10:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ETRD KTEX ELAB BA KSEC KINR |
| 05ASUNCION895 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GEORGE GILMER [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for George Gilmer, Passport No. 801624622, Clearance: Secret, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 17 July 2005 to 20 July 2005, for the purpose of install equipment, train badge station operators and produce badges for users of the DOS OpenNetPl [...] |
2005-07-12 20:53:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSEO ACOA PA KSEC RIMC |
| 06FRANKFURT7622 |
German MOI Standoff on TSA Air Security Inspections [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regularly conducts observations of both U.S. and German carriers in Germany at airports with direct service to the U.S., as mandated under U.S. law. Recently, the German Ministry of the Interior ( [...] |
2006-11-06 14:49:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR KSEC PTER ASEC GM |
| 06OSLO1319 |
NORWEGIAN REGIONAL AIRPORT SECURITY IMPROVING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In early October, Embassy RSO and Poloff traveled to three regional airports to meet Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and aviation security (AVINOR) personnel and to develop performance standards for future Embassy assessments of Norwegian airport security. The Norwegian CAA an [...] |
2006-10-25 13:00:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR KSEC PREL NO |
| 07KABUL2467 |
PRT FARAH: DETERIORATION IN SECURITY, RISE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Security in Farah Province deteriorated over the past six months. The Province now has its third ineffective governor since September 2006. The province continues to be plagued by high rates of kidnappings, robberies, and insurgent activity; weak and corrupt provincial and di [...] |
2007-07-31 13:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EAID ECON KSEC SOCI IR AF |
| 07KATHMANDU1133 |
NEPAL: MAOIST LEADER CLAIMS ATTACK ON AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) On June 5, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, who is the second-most senior Maoist leader, phoned the British Deputy Chief of Mission Paul Bute, to ask that he pass two messages to the U.S. Embassy. According to Bute, Bhattarai said that the May 25 stoning by Maoist Young Communist League (YCL) activ [...] |
2007-06-07 13:20:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KSEC NP |
| 07KATHMANDU1572 |
NEPAL: MAOIST LETTER TO AMBASSADOR CALLS FOR NEW [...] (C) On August 20, the Ambassador received a letter from Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) leader Krishna Mahara in his capacity as a Central Committee member. Mahara also serves as Nepal's Minister of Information and Communications, but wrote only in his party capacity. The two-page [...] |
2007-08-20 11:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM KDEM KSEC NP |
| 07KATHMANDU1613 |
HOME MINISTER TRYING TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER [...] (C) On August 23 Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula told the Ambassador that the violent activities of the Maoists and of Madhesi splinter groups in the Terai were among many challenges to the Constituent Assembly election. Sitaula said that the Government of Nepal (GON) was attempting to r [...] |
2007-08-27 11:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PREF EAID KSEC KDEM BT NP |
| 07KATHMANDU1720 |
NEPAL: AIRPORT THREAT PROMPTS ADDITIONAL SECURITY [...] (U) A leftist weekly, Jana Aastha, reported September 12 that Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had received an emailed threat of an attack against Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport September 10 from an unknown group. The email was signed "T Army of Nepal." (Note: An organizati [...] |
2007-09-12 11:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAIR KSEC NP |
| 07KATHMANDU1750 |
NEPAL: MAOIST MINISTERS RESIGN FROM INTERIM [...] (C) Citing the Interim Government's failure to operate as agreed, the four remaining Maoist ministers submitted their resignation to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala the afternoon of September 18. The Maoists had been threatening to resign on the 18th if their 22 demands, including the im [...] |
2007-09-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM KSEC NP |
| 07KATHMANDU2005 |
NEPAL'S SOUTHEAST SHOWING IMPROVED SECURITY FOR NOW [...] (C) Government, police, and party officials in Jhapa (on November 14) and Ilam (on November 15) reported to Emboff that the security situation in their district was manageable. However, all the officials agreed that if the politicians in Kathmandu cannot resolve their current impasse and set a [...] |
2007-11-21 09:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KSEC NP |
| 07KATHMANDU2123 |
NEPAL CRIMINALIZES ABDUCTION [...] At the end of November, the Interim Parliament passed a law making abduction or hostage taking a criminal offense. Those convicted will now face from 4-15 years in prison and a fine ranging from Rupees 25,000 - 200,000 rupees (around USD 400 - 3,200), with longer sentences for crimes involving [...] |
2007-12-27 11:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | KSEC PHUM PGOV NP |
| 08BAGHDAD3598 |
GOI AGREES UPON MODALITIES FOR IRAQ-TURKEY-USA [...] (S) Summary: GOI spokesman told Ambassador and MNF-I CG November 11 that GOI needs more time to make arrangements for the security trilateral with Turkey and the U.S. He explained the idea is the GOI's and that the goals are to both achieve tangible results (absent from Turkish visits to B [...] |
2008-11-13 13:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ TU PREL PTER KSEC MARR MOPS |
| 08KATHMANDU1048 |
SCENESETTER AND TALKING POINTS FOR MEETING WITH [...] (C) During your meeting with Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal on the margins of the 63rd UN General Assembly, you should raise the following issues: (1) Government of Nepal (GON) plans; (2) progress in the peace process and UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) operations; (3) reining in the Maoist Young Com [...] |
2008-09-19 09:05:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON EINV MARR PREF KSEC |
| 08KATHMANDU1063 |
NEPAL: PEACE AND RECONSTRUCTION MINISTER POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Newly appointed (Maoist) Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Janardan Sharma was positive towards continued cooperation with the United States regarding the peace process during Ambassador Powell's courtesy call on September 5. Sharma also supported campaigns and activities to keep t [...] |
2008-09-22 09:36:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KSEC EAID NP |
| 08KHARTOUM459 |
MFA APPROVES USE OF NON-DIPLOMATIC LICENSE PLATES [...] (SBU) MFA Protocol Director Ambassador Ali Yusuf called in CDA Fernandez and the UK Ambassador March 27, 2008 to advise us that both the US Embassy and the UK Embassy had been approved by the Sudanese Government to use non-diplomatic license plates for both official vehicles and personal vehicl [...] |
2008-03-27 14:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AMGT KSEC EAID SU |
| 08KHARTOUM541 |
"EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF" - A NYALA SECURITY UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Discussions with United Nations and local representatives in Nyala, South Darfur, reveal a complex picture of security in this Darfur state, where attacks against humanitarians, intertribal fighting and banditry constitute the main threats to stability. END SUMMARY. TARGETED [...] |
2008-04-08 06:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO KSEC SOCI AU SU |
| 08KHARTOUM64 |
CLASHES CONTINUE IN WEST DARFUR [...] (SBU) Summary: Heavy clashes in West Darfur continued January 13 - 15, with confirmed GOS aerial attacks on JEM rebel positions. There were also additional reports of Chadian aerial incursions into Sudan. End summary. 2. (SBU) During discussions with poloff January 15, UNAMID contacts confi [...] |
2008-01-17 06:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO KSEC SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 08KHARTOUM67 |
KORDOFAN REBEL GROUP MERGES WITH JEM [...] (U) SUMMARY: A new Kordofan rebel group led by a well-known former brigadier general in the Sudanese Armed Forces, Ibrahim Abu Rannat, has recently merged with the Justice and Equality Movement. This unification with "The Sons of Kordofan Alliance" (SKA) supports JEM's goal of spreading the Dar [...] |
2008-01-17 14:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KSEC PHUM ECON SU |
| 09BASRAH52 |
BASRAH: THE PORT OF UMM QASR AND AN OVERVIEW OF IRAQ'S PORT [...] (SBU) Summary: The port of Umm Qasr, Iraq's only deepwater port, with significant U.S. assistance, has made major progress in its rehabilitation since 2003, following years of wars, damage and sanctions, and must continue to play a central role if Iraq's post-war economic recovery is to be sust [...] |
2009-09-17 13:34:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EWWT EAID KSEC PREL PBTS ELTN IZ |
| 09BRASILIA1382 |
BRAZIL: BLACKOUT -CAUSES AND IMPLICATIONS [...] (S)SUMMARY: On November 10 at 22:13, Brazil experienced a blackout that plunged 18 of Brazil's 27 states into darkness for periods ranging from 20 minutes to 6 hours. A government commission is investigating, with a draft report and recommendations expected mid-December. GOB has recently begu [...] |
2009-12-01 10:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | ENRG ECON KSEC ECIP EINV PREL BR |
| 09BRASILIA1383 |
BRAZIL: BLACKOUT -CAUSES AND IMPLICATIONS [...] (S)SUMMARY: On November 10 at 22:13, Brazil experienced a blackout that plunged 18 of Brazil's 27 states into darkness for periods ranging from 20 minutes to 6 hours. A government commission is investigating, with a draft report and recommendations expected mid-December. GOB has recently begu [...] |
2009-12-01 11:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | ENRG ECON KSEC ECIP EINV PREL BR |