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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05ASUNCION1129 |
PARAGUAY: HURRICANE RELIEF-- CHEMICAL PRODUCTS [...] Post received the following additional information on the offer of chemical products to support Hurricane Katrina relief efforts: Esteban Morabito, President of M.A.A.H.S.A, a chemical production company, has offered to send a large quantity of chemical products for pest control to assist wit [...] |
2005-09-06 21:46:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US PA AMER |
| 05BOGOTA8334 |
TSUF01: GOC AND PRIVATE OFFERS OF HURRICANE [...] (U) As requested in Ref A, the Embassy has accepted in principle the 20 bilingual members of the Colombian disaster assistance force to help with recovery efforts offered by the GOC in Ref B. The GOC has made additional, but non-specific, offers of assistance as noted in Ref C. 2. (U) The [...] |
2005-09-02 21:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON ASEC CASC MARR AMGT AMER |
| 05KUWAIT4029 |
TFUS01: MINISTER SAYS GOK WAS OBLIGED TO HELP, [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-13 10:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV US KU AMER KATRINA AID |
| 05KUWAIT4281 |
FOREIGN MINISTER CLARIFIES (SORT OF) BREAKDOWN OF [...] (C) During an October 1 meeting, the Ambassador restated to Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah U.S. appreciation for Kuwait's generosity to victims of Hurricane Katrina. He noted the $500 million pledge from the GOK as well as the reported $1.7 million in [...] |
2005-10-02 10:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV ENRG KU AMER |
| 05KUWAIT4846 |
PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE PASSES KATRINA AID PACKAGE [...] (C) During its November 20 meeting, the National Assembly's Budget and Closing Accounts Committee approved the GOK's $500 million hurricane Katrina aid package. Islamist MP Dr. Nasser Al-Sane, a member of the Budget and Closing Accounts Committee told Poloff November 21 that the National Ass [...] |
2005-11-22 08:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID AMER PREL PGOV ENRG KU KATRINA AID |
| 05KUWAIT4938 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DID NOT/NOT VOTE ON KATRINA AID [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-29 13:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID AMER ENRG KU KATRINA AID |
| 05THEHAGUE2414 |
TFUS01: STATUS REPORT ON DUTCH OFFERS OF [...] This is an action request. See paras 4-10. 2. Summary: The Dutch Parliament on September 6 issued a brief statement expressing condolences for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and declaring its support for relief efforts. The Dutch have made several offers of assistance to the hurricane-a [...] |
2005-09-06 15:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS PREL MARR CASC US NL AMER |
| 05THEHAGUE3394 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA - NETHERLANDS TRIPWIRES AND [...] This message responds to the tasking in ref A to develop mission-specific tripwires and responses regarding avian influenza. We believe that the Netherlands is relatively well prepared to respond to such an epidemic, and that our most probable response to a significant outbreak of human H5N1 [...] |
2005-12-23 11:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO NL AMER |
| 06BAGHDAD2293 |
AL-HILLAH 6/26/06 EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) NOTE: Due to technical problems at REO Al-Hillah, Embassy Baghdad is transmitting this cable. END NOTE. 2. (SBU) The Regional Coordinator (RC) convened the Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 26 to discuss threat information related to REO Al-Hillah. In attendance were the [...] |
2006-06-30 13:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC AMER PTER IZ |
| 06PARAMARIBO23 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: POST CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND [...] (SBU) Further to the readiness assessment of Government of Suriname (GOS) capabilities conveyed ref (b), post notes that the GOS avian flu working group, consisting of government entities and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), had not as of January 9 yet completed its promised avian [...] |
2006-01-12 17:40:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AMER NS |
| 07CONAKRY236 |
TFGV01: ENLISTING ECOWAS'S SUPPORT FOR A [...] (U) On February 24, the ECOWAS special envoy for Guinea, former Nigerian President Babingida, accompanied by ECOWAS Executive Secretary Chambas and other delegation members, received the U.S., French, German, and British ambassadors, the EC head of delegation, and the U.N. resident representa [...] |
2007-02-24 12:29:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL PGOV AMER GV |
| 07KINGSTON271 |
KINGSTON: LESSONS LEARNED - CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] The following is keyed to Para 2, A-H, Reftel: (A) Almost all participants consider the form and conduct of the exercise to have been outstanding, and four hours to have been sufficient to meet the objectives. Understandably, some participants (RSO and CONS) would have welcomed the opport [...] |
2007-02-26 14:13:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | AMER CASC ASEC AFSI KCOM OTRA KESS JM |
| 07MUSCAT576 |
TROPICAL CYCLONE GONU CAUSES EXTENSIVE FLOODING, [...] (SBU) With the departure of tropical cyclone Gonu from Omani waters on the evening of June 6, the Embassy is attempting to take stock of the storm's impact in the Muscat area. The condition of the Chancery is still being assessed, but there appears to have been no major structural damage to [...] |
2007-06-07 14:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | AMER AMGT ASEC CASC KSAC KHLS MOPS SENV MU |
| 07MUSCAT581 |
OMAN DECLINES U.S. AND OTHER FOREIGN ASSISTANCE IN [...] (C) On June 9, the Ambassador extended another offer of U.S. humanitarian and other assistance to help Oman recover from tropical cyclone Gonu to Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. The Minister thanked the Ambassador profusely for the offer, but confirmed that the gove [...] |
2007-06-09 13:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | AMER AMGT ASEC CASC KHLS KMDR KPAO KSAC MU |
| 07MUSCAT590 |
OMAN BEGINS CYCLONE RECOVERY EFFORTS, CONTINUES TO [...] (C) Major clean-up and recovery efforts are underway in the Muscat area following the pounding the city took from tropical cyclone Gonu, but significant work remains to be done. Some parts of the greater capital area still have no power or water and the damaged road system is snarled with tr [...] |
2007-06-11 14:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | AMER AMGT ASEC CASC KSAC KHLS MOPS SENV MU |
| 07MUSCAT596 |
OMAN ISSUES CYCLONE RECOVERY DIRECTIVES, QUIETLY [...] (SBU) After being conspicuously absent from the public eye during and following the devastating impact of tropical cyclone Gonu on Oma (refs A-C), Sultan Qabos presided over a heavily-publicized meeting of the Council of Ministers on the evening of June 11 at his residence outside of Muscat. [...] |
2007-06-12 12:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | AMER AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL CASC KSAC KHLS MOPS |
| 07MUSCAT638 |
C-NE7-01141: OMAN MOVES FORWARD ON POST-CYCLONE [...] (C) The government of Oman is working diligently to restore roads and public services impacted by tropical cyclone Gonu. Notable progress has been achieved, but thousands of individuals in the Muscat area alone remain displaced and the cost of infrastructure damage is currently estimated at [...] |
2007-06-20 12:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | AMER AMGT ASEC CASC KSAC KHLS MOPS PINR MU |
| 07MUSCAT654 |
C-NE7-01141: OMAN THREE WEEKS AFTER GONU [...] (C) Oman and its capital continue to recover from tropical cyclone Gonu. A majority of Muscat residents have returned to their pre-storm lives and daily routines, but a lack of building contractors and heavy flood damage in areas have prevented the re-opening of some businesses and the retur [...] |
2007-06-27 13:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AMER AMGT KSAC KHLS PINR MU |
| 07NASSAU1359 |
MAJOR BAHAMAS POPULATION CENTERS UNSCATHED BY TROPICAL [...] Summary: While the worst of Tropical Storm Noel missed the major population centers of Nassau and Freeport, USAID- and Coast Guard-sponsored flights revealed substantial flooding on Long Island, Cat Island, Eleuthera, Acklins Islands and Exuma thirty-six hours after the storm had passed. The [...] |
2007-11-06 18:13:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI AMER ECON BF |
| 07PANAMA1898 |
POTENTIAL SEISMIC RISKS MAY THREATEN PANAMA CANAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The historical view that Panama does not experience earthquakes was wrong, geological experts employed by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) told EmbOffs. These experts said emerging geologic research suggests that Central Panama -- including the Panama Canal and Panama City area -- [...] |
2007-12-20 23:00:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV AMER EWWT ELTN TPHY PM |
| 08LAPAZ1984 |
EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/16 0900 [...] (C) Summary: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met at 0900 on 9/16 to discuss the expected 9/16 protest of university students, the possible impact of the counter-narcotics certification announcement, the ongoing authorized departure process, and the ongoing political situation. The Embas [...] |
2008-09-16 19:39:00 | Embassy La Paz | SECRET//NOFORN | AMER ASEC AMGT PTER BL |
| 08LAPAZ1994 |
EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/16 1700 [...] (U) Summary: EAC meet on 9/16 at 5 p.m. to review the 9/16 demonstrations, discuss information on possible demonstrations for later in the week, review the Bolivian government's reaction to the counter-narcotics certification announcement, and discuss progress on authorized departure. End sum [...] |
2008-09-16 23:16:00 | Embassy La Paz | SECRET//NOFORN | AMER ASEC AMGT PTER BL |
| 08LAPAZ2052 |
BOLIVIA: EAC WORKING GROUP MEETING 9/19 [...] (S/NF) The Emergency Action Committee Working Group (EACWG) met 9/19 with members of SSAT team to discuss contingency planning for low probability but high impact event: President Evo Morales removed from power either by death or coup. EACWG noted that while this remains a low probability ev [...] |
2008-09-22 21:18:00 | Embassy La Paz | SECRET//NOFORN | AMER ASEC AMGT PTER BL |
| 08LAPAZ2083 |
EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/23 [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC, consisting of EXEC, RSO, CONS, MGT, GSO, ECOP, DEA, NAS, USAID, ORA, DAO, MSG, MILGRP, IPC, MED, SSAT, and others) met September 23 at 1600 to discuss the current situation in Santa Cruz, where government supporters (some armed) have surrou [...] |
2008-09-24 17:12:00 | Embassy La Paz | SECRET//NOFORN | AMER ASEC AMGT PTER CASC BL |
| 08LAPAZ2168 |
EAC RECOMMENDS EXTENDING AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE [...] (C) The Emergency Action Committee (EAC, consisting of EXEC, RSO, CONS, MGT, ECOP, DEA, NAS, DAO, MILGRP, PAS, and others) met October 6 to discuss the current political situation and security planning. EAC agreed unanimously to recommend extending Authorized Departure due to President Evo Mor [...] |
2008-10-07 14:19:00 | Embassy La Paz | SECRET//NOFORN | AMER ASEC AMGT PTER CASC BL |
| 09TUNIS942 |
TUNISIA: 2009 TERRORISM REPORT [...] The Government of Tunisia continued to place a high priority on combating extremism and terrorism in 2009. In addition to using security and law enforcement measures, the Tunisian government also used social and economic programs including health care and public education to ameliorate facto [...] |
2009-12-30 11:20:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AMER TS |
| 09ZAGREB668 |
CROATIAN GOVERNMENT PREPARED FOR FLU OUTBREAK; [...] (U) Summary: The Croatian government is fully prepared to deal with increasing cases of H1N1 and other seasonal influenza as the outbreak spreads throughout the country. Public health officials urged the public not to panic and to take precautions to prevent further influenza spread. However [...] |
2009-11-13 14:38:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AMER KFLU PREL HR |
| 10PRISTINA31 |
KOSOVO: OFFER OF ASSISTANCE TO HAITIAN RELIEF EFFORTS [...] (SBU) On January 15 Kosovo Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, (DFM) Vlora Citaku, contacted us to offer financial assistance for relief efforts in Haiti. The Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Bekim Collaku confirmed by telephone that Kosovo would like to offer 50,000 EUR (72,000 USD) in assista [...] |
2010-01-20 05:46:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMER ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA KV |