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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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00STATE229041CHANGE TO RECIPROCITY SCHEDULE FOR CUBA
[...] EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN THE VISA RECIPROCITY SCHEDULE FOR CUBA: CLASS FEE NO. APPLICATIONS VALIDITY B-1 NONE ONE 6 MONTHS [B] B-2 NONE ONE 6 MONTHS [B] B-1&2 NONE ONE 6 MONTHS [B] [...]
2000-12-01 23:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS
00STATE229049CIPRIS PROGRAM UPDATE: INS WILL COLLECT F/M/J FEE
[...] IN REFTEL, THE DEPARTMENT REPORTED ON INS' CIPRIS PROJECT, A CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED PROGRAM FOR ELECTRONICALLY MONITORING STUDENTS AND EXCHANGE VISITORS IN THE U.S. ALTHOUGH CIPRIS HAS HAD A SLOW START SINCE ITS 1995 CONCEPTION, INS HAS PLANS TO LAUNCH A BETA TEST OF THE PROGRAM IN MID-2001 [...]
2000-12-01 23:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT
00STATE229052PASSAGE OF VWP LEGISLATION: WHERE DO WE GO FROM
[...] SUMMARY: THE PRESIDENT SIGNED LEGISLATION MAKING THE VISA WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM PERMANENT. SEVERAL COUNTRIES HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BECOMING VWP PARTICIPANTS, AND SEVERAL POSTS HAVE OFFERED SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM. GIVEN THE EXTENSIVE PREPARATORY WORK AND COMPROMISE NEEDED TO [...]
2000-12-01 23:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS
00STATE229648REFUGEE PROCESSING: EMBASSY REFERRALS
[...] THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN CLEARED BY M/P (SEP). 2. SUMMARY. THIS CABLE REMINDS POSTS THAT THEY ARE AUTHORIZED TO IDENTIFY AND REFER APPLICANTS FOR POSSIBLE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN THE U.S. IT ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON WHICH REFUGEES MIGHT BE CONSIDERED FOR REFERRAL TO THE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM. [...]
2000-12-04 17:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREF CVIS KSEP PHUM
00THEHAGUE1779DUTCH THOUGHTS ON U.S.- EU VISA BAN AND SANCTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE DUTCH ARE PLEASED THAT THE 6/13-14 EU GAC ENDORSED MORE FREQUENT UPDATES OF THE EU SERBIA VISA BAN LIST. THEY THINK THEY NOW HAVE A POLITICALLY RESPONSIVE TOOL TO PRESSURE MILOSEVIC AND HIS REGIME. THEY STILL SUPPORT CLOSER EU COORDINATION WITH NON-EU STATES ON FINANCIAL SANCTIONS, [...]
2000-06-15 11:47:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC CVIS PHUM SR NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1867 DUTCH RESPOND TO UK ALIEN SMUGGLING TRAGEDY
[...] THE GON REACTED WITH BOTH WORDS AND ACTIONS TO THE JUNE 19 DISCOVERY IN THE UK OF 58 VICTIMS OF ALIEN SMUGGLING. 2. BECAUSE THE TRUCK IN WHICH THE VICTIMS WERE DISCOVERED IS OF DUTCH REGISTRATION AND THE DRIVER IS DUTCH, THE GON BECAME IMMEDIATELY INVOLVED. IT HAS SINCE ARRESTED BOTH THE [...]
2000-06-22 13:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SMIG CVIS PINR ASEC CH NL EUN KPRD
01ABUJA1380NIGERIA: VISA FRAUD ON LAGOS/NYC FLIGHT--MEETINGS
[...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Jeter met with Aviation Minister Kema Chikwe and Minister of Internal Affairs Afolabi during the week of June 11 to discuss the problem of fraudulent U.S. visas and other travel documentation on the direct Lagos-New York flight, and to discuss solutions. The Ambassado [...]
2001-06-18 14:28:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEAIR CVIS PGOV NI
01ABUJA2031NIGERIA: INS ROUNDTABLE WITH GON OFFICIALS ADDRESS
[...] Sensitive but Unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. Action request see para. 15. 3. (U) Summary: On July 31, Ambassador, INS District Director INS/Rome, INS OIC/Accra, and Lagos Econoff attended a roundtable sponsored by Minister of Aviation Kema Chikwe to discuss the probl [...]
2001-08-15 13:40:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS EAIR KFRD NI SMIG
01ABUJA2187REPATRIATION OF DETAINED ALIENS TO NIGERIA
[...] Mission shares the concern of Washington agencies that criminal aliens be repatriated without undue delay to their country of nationality. We want to work jointly with all concerned agencies to facilitate and speed repatriation of Nigerian criminal aliens. 2. We would welcome the oppor [...]
2001-09-04 09:55:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL CVIS CJAN SNAR NI
01ABUJA2225NIGERIA: MISSION VIEWS REGARDING INS ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) I want to take this opportunity to re-emphasize the Mission's support for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the GON, which would establish guidelines and a legal basis for a USG presence at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). At the same time, I also want to encourage I [...]
2001-09-06 10:05:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR CVIS KFRD SMIG SNAR NI
01ABUJA2255NIGERIA: RIOTS IN JOS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Riots broke out in central Jos afternoon of September 7. Deputy Governor Botmang imposed an 1800 to 0600 curfew, made a statewide broadcast calling for calm, and authorized the police to shoot looters and trouble-makers on sight. Botmang received permission from President Obasanj [...]
2001-09-07 19:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS CVIS NI
01ABUJA2258NIGERIA: RIOTS IN JOS ABATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: While rioting in Jos continued into a second straight day (Saturday),by mid-morning on Sunday, 9 September, AmCits and GON officials were reporting that order had been restored. A 1600 to 0700 curfew governs daily life until further notice, however. Embassy received word that [...]
2001-09-09 18:56:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS CVIS NI
02ABUJA3241NIGERIAN JOURNALIST SEEKING REFUGE IN U.S.
[...] (C) Summary. Mr. Uzor Daniel, father of Ms. Isioma Daniel, the journalist whose controversial article sparked the recent riots in Nigeria, came to the Consulate General in Lagos on December 2 seeking help for his daughter to gain refugees status and subsequent entry into the U.S. He confirms [...]
2002-11-29 17:31:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PINR CVIS PGOV NI BN
02AMMAN3010JORDAN: TREASURY QUESTIONS ON TERRORISM FINANCE
[...] (sbu) In a conversation with Econ Chief, Malakh Ghanem, a senior official in the Central Bank of Jordan banking supervision department (effectively the deputy),and her staff provided orally the following answers to the questions in reftel. The CBJ's answers were developed in consultation w [...]
2002-06-09 06:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER KVPR CVIS JO
02AMMAN3819HOMELAND SECURITY COORDINATOR
[...] (C) In response to Reftel, counterterrorism and homeland security responsibilities fall to a number of agencies in Jordan. The General Intelligence Directorate (GID) is responsible for internal security and most counterterrorism operations in Jordan, and as such has disrupted several terroris [...]
2002-07-11 15:23:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL CVIS
02AMMAN4968SURVEY OF NON-IMMIGRANT VISA ISSUANCE POLICIES
[...] (U) The following is in response to reftel questions. A) (S/NF) Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies Represented at Post: ORCA, LEGATT, DIA, (STATE) DS B) (S/NF) Visas Viper Information Input Process: Potential submissions are sent to the Visas Viper Coordinator (VVC) who in turn c [...]
2002-09-03 12:52:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNASIG AMGT CVIS JO
02AMMAN5904TERRORISM FINANCE - JORDAN: POST VIEWS ON E.O.
[...] No summary [...]
2002-10-10 11:27:00Embassy AmmanSECRETCVIS EFIN ETTC KVPR PTER JO
02AMMAN5911BORDER SECURITY ACT - HOST GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON USG
[...] IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, JORDANIAN MFA CONSULAR REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED POST OCTOBER 8 THAT, IN PRINCIPLE, THE GOJ HAS NO OBJECTION TO FINGERPRINTING APPLICANTS IN CONNECTION WITH VISA ISSUANCE. HE EMPHASIZED THAT THE GOJ IS SUPPORTIVE OF PROCEDURES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE GREATER SECURITY TO LEGI [...]
2002-10-10 13:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CPAS PREL JO
02AMMAN6671TERRORIST FINANCE-JORDAN (LIST 21)
[...] (SBU) The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed us via Diplomatic Note that the Global Relief Foundation has no branches or activities in Jordan. GNEHM [...]
2002-11-13 16:44:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR JO EUN
02AMMAN7178TERRORIST FINANCE-JORDAN (LISTS 21 AND 22)
[...] (U) The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed us via Diplomatic Note December 2 that the Global Relief Foundation (list 21),under that and other names cited in List 21, has no assets in Jordan. The MFA also informed us that Jemaah Islamiyah (list 22) similarly has no assets in [...]
2002-12-10 11:10:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR JO EUN
02AMMAN7452ESTABLISHMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING GROUP
[...] (S/NF) Ref A, of 20 Dec. 2002, requests that posts establish Homeland Security Working Groups (HSWG) as either standalone committees or as subsets of existing security entities. Ref B is Post's response to an earlier request along the same lines,reporting that AmEmbassy Amman had establishe [...]
2002-12-24 10:07:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPTER CVIS PREL PGOV APER
02ANKARA8484TERRORIST FINANCE: TURKEY UPDATE
[...] (C) On November 8, we met with Turkish MFA coordinator for anti-terrorist financing efforts Hakan Okcal to brief him on the pre-notification of BIF (ref b). Also on November 8, we separately met with Finance Ministry Inspectorate official Hamza Kocer on BIF's bank accounts in Turkey. Kocer w [...]
2002-11-20 16:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER CVIS TU EUN
02ANKARA8851TERRORIST FINANCING: LEGAL BACKGROUND FOR USG
[...] (C) Summary: With a new, single party Turkish government at the beginning of its tenure, the timing for the December 16-19 interagency anti-terrorist finance visit is good. Senior civil servants in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice support a new law to expedite the GOT's ability [...]
2002-12-04 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PTER CVIS TU
02ANKARA8959TERRORIST FINANCE- TURKEY: MFA WELCOMES KADEK'S
[...] (C) On December 11, A/POL and poloff delivered reftel talking points to Kemal Asya, MFA Deputy Director General for Intelligence and Research. Asya thanked USG for including KADEK as an alias to PKK and for asking the EU to do the same. He cautioned however, that he was not optimistic about [...]
2002-12-13 07:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR TU EUN
02KATHMANDU937NIV FRAUD RING DUPES WORKERS SEEKING US
[...] SUMMARY: Post uncovered information about a ring of con artists claiming to provide nonimmigrant visas for approximately 6500 USD when Gobin Karki, a victim of the scheme, appeared at the Embassy to collect the visa for which he believed he had paid. The ring, with possible ties to Darjeeli [...]
2002-05-14 10:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD PGOV NP
02KUWAIT5560 (S) TERRORIST FINANCE: INFORMATION ON NGO WITH
[...] (S/NF) Per reftel request, the following information is provided regarding Kuwait-based NGO Lajnat Al-Daawa Al-Islamiya (LDI: Islamic Call Committee). The information is publicly available. Any new additional information will be provided via ORCA channels. 2. (U) Established in 1984, LD [...]
2002-12-29 06:31:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPK KU PTER ETTC EFIN ECON CVIS
02TEGUCIGALPA2549REVOCATION OF VISA (PENA, RICARDO ANTONIO)
[...] No summary [...]
2002-09-11 13:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2600HONDURAS TRIES AN END RUN TO NAME CONSUL IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Post was notified on August 1, that the GOH was attempting to name U.S. legal permanent resident, Elena Maria Diaz Marinakys de Szydel, as Consul General of Honduras in Mobile, Alabama. In addition to the fact that no Honduran Consulate currently exists in Mobile, Post has dero [...]
2002-09-16 17:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL ASEC
02TEGUCIGALPA2815ANTI-TERRORIST FINANCING: FINANCIAL SYSTEM REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2002-10-07 23:02:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KSEP HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3402HONDURAS ESTIMATES 700,000 PEOPLE HAVE IMMIGRATED
[...] According to the Honduran National Institute of Statistics (INE),more than 700,000 Hondurans have immigrated to the United States from 1970-2000. Others have estimated that between 600,000 - 800,000 Hondurans are in the U.S. illegally with another 100,000 in the U.S. legally. INE estimates t [...]
2002-12-19 21:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB CVIS PHUM ECON PINR HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3463ESTABLISHMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Per reftel, Post has established a Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG) in order to focus on and support "homeland security abroad" in Honduras. Post will incorporate its HSWG responsibilities into the existing work of its Counternarcotics/Law Enforcement Committee (CNLE). EN [...]
2002-12-27 21:03:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPTER CVIS PREL PGOV APER KCRM SNAR HO
03ABUDHABI1090 UAE LABOR UNIONS WILL BE "FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL"
[...] (U) An editorial published on March 3 by a well-regarded economic commentator lauded the recent Ministry of Labour draft proposal to formally establish labor unions (reftel). Salah Al Halyan, managing director of Gulf Insurance Consulting and an editorial columnist for the Gulf News, wrote tha [...]
2003-03-05 14:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1204 WILDCAT STRIKE RESOLVED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE
[...] (U) Local press prominently reported the resolution of a strike by forty laborers against a contracting firm on March 11. The employees stopped working for a week to protest the decision of the firm to pay them daily instead of monthly (why daily payments were perceived as pernicious by the wor [...]
2003-03-12 13:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1240 ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE
[...] (U) Seventy five expatriate workers went on strike and refused to return to work until they were paid, reported the local press on March 13. The laborers accused a contracting firm of failing to pay their salaries for three months. The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs investigated the al [...]
2003-03-15 14:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1634 UAE AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL WORKERS FAILS TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UAEG's much-hyped amnesty program has thus far not been as successful as government officials had predicted. The amnesty, which began on January 1, 2003, and will terminate on April 30, 2003, will exempt workers from payment of fines or other legal liabilities related to the [...]
2003-04-06 10:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI171UNCLASSIFIED REPORT OF THIRD MEETING OF POST'S
[...] (U) Post provides the following unclassified version of ref a as requested by CA. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The UAE Mission's HSWG is rapidly developing into a highly useful forum to discuss a broad range of issues which bear on homeland security. The pooling of information and ideas, a [...]
2003-01-12 13:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER CVIS PREL AMGT TC
03ABUDHABI1754 LABOR ATTACHES PAINT A RELATIVELY ROSY
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In conversations with the Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan and Filipino Labor Attaches, Econoff was repeatedly told that the vast majority of labor disputes in the UAE between foreign nationals and Emirati businesses and institutions are generally handled on an inform [...]
2003-04-13 10:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1794 UAE INCREASES THE NUMBER OF WORK VISAS
[...] (U) Local press reported on April 13 that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs issued more than 32,000 employee labor cards and 12,000 work permits to companies last month. Approximately 60% of the cards were new and there was also a "sizeable increase" in the issuance of group visas. T [...]
2003-04-14 13:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1902 UAE CREATES NEW LABOR INSPECTION PLAN OF
[...] (U) Local press reported on April 18 that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has developed a new inspection and training plan centered on improving the quality of labor inspection. The objective of the program is to create safer and more secure working conditions by encouraging companie [...]
2003-04-21 11:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1935 UAE HOPES TO IMPLEMENT LABOR UNION LAW BY
[...] (SBU) UAE Labor Minister Matar Al-Tayer informed DCM on April 21 that the final draft of the new UAE labor law which permits the creation of formal labor associations/unions, would be sent to the inter- ministerial review committee by the end of the week. (See reftel). The proposed legislatio [...]
2003-04-22 13:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1946 UAEG OFFICIALS OFFER PERSPECTIVES ON WHY THE
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In a conversation with the DCM on April 21, UAE Labor Minister Matar Humaid Al-Tayer noted that the final number of amnesty seekers would be approximately 50,000 -- significantly lower than the expected 200,000-250,0 [...]
2003-04-23 11:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2083 ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE
[...] (U) The local press reported that three hundred expatriate workers at an Abu Dhabi-based construction company gathered at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs on April 28 to protest their employer's failure to pay salaries for more than three months. The Minister of Labor Matar Humaid Al-T [...]
2003-04-30 10:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2175 UAE EXTENDS AMNESTY
[...] (U) The UAEG announced that it has extended the amnesty period for illegal aliens to depart the country without penalty an additional month. (See ref A). The four month amnesty period was scheduled to end on April 30, but officials have given illegal aliens until May 31 to leave the UAE. The [...]
2003-05-05 10:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2274(SBU) INHERENT CONTRADICTIONS OF THE UAE
[...] (SBU) In a recent address to the Indian Business and Professional Group, UAE Labor Undersecretary Khalid Al-Khazraji said all the right things. First, he confirmed that the UAE will continue to import multiethnic labor, primarily from the Indian subcontinent (something that no doubt went down [...]
2003-05-10 13:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2323LABOR MINISTRY MEDIATES STRIKE IN DUBAI
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-12 10:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2382LOST UAE DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT ISSUED TO NON-
[...] Summary: The Consular Section received the visa application of an individual presenting a Brazilian passport and stating he also held the passports of Libya, Egypt and Turkey. Individual intended to travel as part of an official UAE delegation to the United States. After conta [...]
2003-05-18 11:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD ASEC KHLS CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2561 TERRORIST FINANCE -- AL-AQSA FOUNDATION (LIST 34)
[...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Econoff delivered 5/31 reftel talking points and background paper to UAE Central Bank FIU Chief Abdulrahim Al-Awadi. We will notify Washington of any actions the UAEG undertakes. Wahba [...]
2003-05-31 11:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI2670THREE MORE LABOR STRIKES RESOLVED
[...] (U) In the last week, the local English dailies reported on three labor strikes, two in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi. All three labor stoppages involved the nonpayment of wages by contracting firms and resulted in the intervention of the UAE Labor Ministry to mediate a resolution between the par [...]
2003-06-07 05:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2944 TERRORIST FINANCE -- DESIGNATION OF ONE
[...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 3. (C) Post delivered 6/15 ref A talking points and background paper to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and faxed a courtesy copy [...]
2003-06-18 11:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI2969 UAE AMNESTY FAILS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UAEG's amnesty program failed to significantly reduce the number of illegal laborers in the UAE. Only 60,000 illegals have left the country, far less than the hoped for 250,000-300,000. Though the amnesty may continue on indefinitely, it failed because illegal workers do not [...]
2003-06-22 12:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3200UAE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGES
[...] (U) In a newspaper interview with a local English daily, the UAE Labor Undersecretary Dr. Khalid Al- Khazraji declared, in response to a question about the legality of strikes in the UAE, "The UAE labour law has not forbidden strikes. It has not mentioned them as it has a system for labourers [...]
2003-07-08 12:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3201 UAE CONTINUES AMNESTY
[...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Katherine Van de Vate for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The UAEG officially claimed that 100,000 illegal immigrants "benefited" from the amnesty which began January 1, 2003, and that 40,000 illegals have been arrested over the past few months. The Labor Ministry i [...]
2003-07-08 12:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3202UAE APPROVES ILO BIO-HAZARD RULES
[...] (U) The UAE approved the recommendations of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on ccupational health and safety. The ILO agreed, in a conference last month, to new standards for the prevention of biological hazards in the workplace, calling for action to reduce the number of deaths, [...]
2003-07-08 13:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3410UAE SUPREME COURT RULES SPONSORS CANNOT
[...] (U) Local papers reported on July 17 that the Federal Supreme Court ruled sponsors cannot withhold the passports of their employees -- a common practice among employers in the UAE. The Court held that a passport is a personal document, granted by a government to its citizens to travel. A pas [...]
2003-07-22 11:37:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3587UAEG BLACKLISTS FIRMS FOR VIOLATING LABOR LAWS
[...] (U) Local press reported that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs blacklisted 375 companies in Abu Dhabi and 549 in Dubai and the Northern Emirates between January 1 and June 30 for violating labor laws. The Ministry inspected over 10,000 businesses in Dubai and the Northern Emirates dur [...]
2003-08-02 17:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3838 TERRORIST FINANCE: ABU DHABI: HAMAS NAMES
[...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Post delivered ref demarche to the office of the UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi on August 21. We will follow-up with the Central Bank and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affa [...]
2003-08-21 09:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI3957 TERRORIST FINANCE: ABU DHABI: HAMAS NAMES
[...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Charge d'Affaires urged UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi on August 27 to check carefully for offices or financial assets of individuals and charities designated in ref B for [...]
2003-08-31 12:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI3958 TERRORIST FINANCING: UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
[...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered ref information on pending terrorist financing cases to UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi 8/27 and expressed the USG's appreciation for the UAE's [...]
2003-08-31 12:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI4253EXPATRIATES TO GET ACCESS TO NATIONAL LABOR
[...] (U) Local press reported that the UAE Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has drafted a law that will establish a national labor union which expatriates will have access to via their own representatives. The UAEG will likely enact the law in 2004, after the Federal Cabinet and the President a [...]
2003-09-17 09:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS
03ABUDHABI4294U.S.-UAE Strategic Partnership, Oct. 5-6:
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and Action request: We have reached agreement with the UAEG on the topics and format for the October 5-6 U.S.-UAE Strategic Partnership in Abu Dhabi. October 5 will be the substantive, working day [...]
2003-09-21 10:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER CVIS CASC ETRD EFIN TC
03ABUDHABI4408 UAE STUDENT VISA APPLICATIONS LOW BUT HOPE ABOUNDS
[...] SUMMARY: UAE NATIONALS CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR STUDENT VISAS IN LOW NUMBERS, ATTRIBUTED MOSTLY TO VISA REQUIREMENTS, SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS WITH THE TIMING OF FINAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADES, AND PARENTS' MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT US DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND ARABS. DESPITE THIS, POSITIVE SIGNS [...]
2003-10-01 06:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI4748UAE AND OPIC -- PERFECT TOGETHER
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Summary and comment: Post believes the time is ripe for a dialogue between the UAEG and OPIC about reinstating OPIC programs in the UAE. The suspension of OPIC coverage has become an irritant in the UAE-U.S. Strategic Partnersh [...]
2003-10-26 13:08:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
03ABUDHABI4792 UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFICIALS REACT
[...] SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003, ABU DHABI CONOFF AND EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR VISITED THE SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (MOHE). DURING THIS MEETING, CONOFF DISCUSSED ADDRESSED THE CURRENT COMPLICATIONS FACING UAE STUDENTS, INCLUDING VISA PROCESSING DELAYS AND NA [...]
2003-10-29 03:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO CVIS CMGT TC
03ABUDHABI4803 A/S HARTY DISCUSSES VISAS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING HER VISIT TO THE UAE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS MAURA HARTY ENGAGED A VARIETY SIPDIS OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES OFFICIALS, MET WITH MISSION STAFF, AND CONDUCTED AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ABU DHABI NEWSPAPER OF RECORD AL ITTIHAD. IN A MEETING WITH SENIOR UAE MIN [...]
2003-10-29 11:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CMGT CVIS CASC KOCI TC
03ABUDHABI4845 UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFICIALS WARMLY
[...] SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003, ABU DHABI CONOFF AND EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR VISITED THE SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (MOHE). DURING THIS MEETING, CONOFF ADDRESSED THE CURRENT COMPLICATIONS FACING UAE STUDENTS, INCLUDING VISA PROCESSING DELAYS AND NATIONAL SE [...]
2003-11-03 09:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO CVIS CMGT TC
03ABUDHABI4859 UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFICIALS WARMLY
[...] SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003, ABU DHABI CONOFF AND EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR VISITED THE SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (MOHE). DURING THIS MEETING, CONOFF ADDRESSED THE CURRENT COMPLICATIONS FACING UAE STUDENTS, INCLUDING VISA PROCESSING DELAYS AND NATIONAL SE [...]
2003-11-04 08:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO CVIS CMGT TC
03ABUDHABI4874 RESPONSE RE: ASKING HOST GOVERNMENTS TO ACCEPT NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-05 06:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT CVIS IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5031 ADNOC EXECUTIVES AND STUDENTS ALLEGE MISTREATMENT OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2003, ABU DHABI CONOFF AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ASSISTANT VISITED THE ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (ADNOC) SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE. DURING THIS MEETING, CONOFF DISCUSSED VISA PROCESSING DELAYS, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) PROCEDURES AT US PORTS OF ENTRY [...]
2003-11-19 14:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO CVIS CMGT ECON EPET BEXP TC
03ABUDHABI5034 BIOMETRICS STIR THE POT IN THE UAE
[...] SUMMARY: THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND CONSULAR SECTION IN ABU DHABI HOSTED A PRESS BRIEFING ON THE FINGERPRINTING OF NIV APPLICANTS AT THE US EMBASSY. IN ADDITION, DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION (DCM) AND CONSULAR CHIEF BRIEFED THE DIRECTOR OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) [...]
2003-11-22 06:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI561 TERRORIST FINANCE -- UAE WILL FREEZE ASSETS OF ENTITIES
[...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Al-Suwaidi confirmed to Charge on February 3 that the UAE Central Bank would freeze any assets in the UAE linked to the entities designated in E.O. 13224 lists 27, 28, 2 [...]
2003-02-03 12:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI941UAE DRAFTS LABOR UNION REGULATIONS
[...] (U) The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs completed the final draft of a proposal permitting the creation of full-fledged labor unions, on 2/24. The plan will be reviewed by the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf before a final proposal is submitted to [...]
2003-02-26 08:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03AMMAN105TERRORIST FINANCE-JORDAN (LIST 19)
[...] (U) The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed us via Diplomatic Note January 7 that the four individuals cited in List 19 have no assets in Jordan. The MFA also said it would forward any information it receives from other ministries relevant to those named on the list to the E [...]
2003-01-07 08:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR EUN
03AMMAN1086INS-APPROVED IRAQI REFUGEES AWAITING SAO CLEARANCE
[...] (SBU) AS REQUESTED BY PRM/A, THIS IS A BRIEF UPDATE ABOUT THE INCREASING PRESSURES AND DIFFICULTIES REPORTED IN THREE INS APPROVED REFUGEE CASES (13 PERSONS),PENDING THEIR SAO CLEARANCE. WE NOTE THAT, WHILE THE APPLICANTS THEMSELVES ARE THE PRIME SOURCE OF INFORMATION IN TWO CASES, UNHCR AMM [...]
2003-02-20 08:07:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1525EMBASSY AMMAN TO FORM CRISIS LIAISON UNIT IF/WHEN
[...] (SBU) In the event that war begins with Iraq, Embassy Amman will stand up a Crisis Liaison Unit (CLU) that will serve as the Embassy's central point of contact/clearinghouse for DoS inquiries on all crisis-related issues. Inquiries from the Ops Center and associated DoS Task Forces should com [...]
2003-03-13 05:54:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1696TFIZ01: AMMAN SITREP 1 (3/20 1130 LOCAL )
[...] (SBU) As of 0545 local time (0345 GMT) Embassy Amman stood up its Crisis Liaison Unit (CLU) which will serve a the Embassy's central point of contact/clearinghouse for DoS inquiries on all crisis-related issues. At 0600 local time we notified the OpsCenter via phone that we are operational. C [...]
2003-03-20 08:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1699TF1ZO1: AMMAN SITREP 2 (3/20 1530 LOCAL)
[...] (C) As of 1530 local (1330 GMT),the situation throughout Jordan is calm, and street traffic and activity is lower than normal. Several peaceful demonstrations are ongoing and others are planned for later today, however there have been no reports of any disturbances. Amman's Queen Alia Inter [...]
2003-03-20 13:14:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1701TF1ZO1: AMMAN SITREP 3 (3/20 2000 LOCAL)
[...] (C) As of 2000 local time (1800 GMT) the situation in Jordan remains calm. A steady rain throughout the day has kept many people off the streets. A demonstration not sanctioned by the GOJ (numbering in the low hundreds) has begun at the Professional Associations Complex in the Shmeisani ar [...]
2003-03-20 17:33:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1702TF1ZO1: AMMAN SITREP 4 (3/21 0800 LOCAL)
[...] (C) UNHCR contacts report that oil tanker trucks coming in from Iraq to Jordan have stopped entirely as of 2130 local time March 20. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) No new developments since previous sitrep. ---------------------- GOJ Actions/Statements ---- [...]
2003-03-21 05:52:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1708TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 6 (3/22 0930 LOCAL)
[...] (C) Embassy Amman will remain on "standfast" through March 22. 2. (C) Finance Minister Marto told us privately that plans were in the works to raise domestic gasoline and fuel oil prices. The increase was included in the 2003 budget and an initial gasoline price increase of 25 fils/lite [...]
2003-03-22 07:25:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1719TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 7 (3/22 1845 LOCAL)
[...] (SBU) The Embassy maintained a standfast posture throughout 3/22, but will open 3/23 on a regular work schedule. However, American personnel will be limited to essential movements. 2. (C) Scattered demonstrations and protests occurred around the country today, but far fewer than yesterday. [...]
2003-03-22 15:40:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1744TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 8 (3/23 1600 LOCAL)
[...] (C) The GOJ this afternoon publicly announced (confirmed by the Foreign Minister to the Ambassador) the expulsion of five Iraqi diplomats "for security reasons and for performing actions that contradict the nature of their work as diplomats". The Minister said they would be asked to leave th [...]
2003-03-23 12:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT CASC CVIS EAIR ECON EWWT IZ JO
03AMMAN1770TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 9 (3/24 1600 LOCAL)
[...] (U) The Embassy continues on a normal schedule, with consular services open. Services at ancillary facilities -- the Peace Corps office and the American Language Center -- remain suspended. 2. (C) A large demonstration (3,000 students) at Amman's Jordan University on 3/23 became unruly acc [...]
2003-03-24 12:40:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC EFIN ETRD CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1776TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 10 (3/25 0800 LOCAL)
[...] (C) The Embassy continues on a normal schedule March 25, with Consular services open. Services at ancillary facilities -- the Peace Corps Office and the American Language Center -- remain suspended. 2. (U) Lufthansa representatives reported they are resuming flights to/from Amman three day [...]
2003-03-25 07:16:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1800TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 11 (3/25 1800 LOCAL)
[...] (SBU) The Embassy continues on a normal schedule March 25, with Consular services open. The Peace Corps office opened briefly to allow access to Jordanian staff, but activity at the American Language Center remains suspended. 2. (C) The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan confirm [...]
2003-03-25 16:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1803TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 12 (3/26 0800 LOCAL)
[...] (SBU) The Embassy continues on a normal schedule March 26. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center and Peace Corps remain suspended. Movements for American staff remain restricted. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) No new issues. [...]
2003-03-26 06:30:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1805TFIZO1: JORDANIANS' RAGE AT US FOR IRAQ WAR DRIVEN
[...] (C) Summary: A survey of Embassy contacts shows an increasing use of words like outrage, hostility, rage, dismay, disillusion and impotence to describe the war in Iraq. Most Jordanians, across all age groups and social classes, believe the Bush administration failed to provide legitimate just [...]
2003-03-26 07:29:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT CASC CVIS EAIR JO
03AMMAN1842TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 13 (3/26 1915 LOCAL)
[...] (C) The Embassy continued on a normal schedule throughout March 26. Consular services were open. Activities at the American Language Center and Peace Corps Office remain suspended. Movements for American staff remain restricted. A freezing rain fell on Amman all day today, keeping most peop [...]
2003-03-26 16:13:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1844TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 14 (3/27 0900 LOCAL)
[...] (U) Embassy Amman remains on a normal work schedule March 27. Activities at the American Language Center and the Peace Corps office remain suspended. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) No new issues. ---------------------- GOJ Actions/Statements -------------- [...]
2003-03-27 05:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1845VISAS ADVISORY OPINIONS: SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA FOR
[...] I SUBMIT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION A NOMINATION FOR A SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA (SIV) FOR SENIOR CULTURAL SPECIALIST NADIA AL ALAMI AND HER FAMILY. I CONCUR WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH THE UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION FROM EMBASSY AMMAN'S SIV PRE- SCREENING PANEL THAT NADIA AL ALAMI DESERVES THIS STATUS IN TH [...]
2003-03-27 08:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS JO
03AMMAN1864TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 15 (3/27 1800 LOCAL)
[...] (C) Embassy EAC met March 27 to discuss security measures in anticipation of significant protest activity after Friday prayers on March 28. EAC issued a "standfast" order for all non-emergency personnel for 3/28 until 1800. After 1800, unless notified differently, post posture will return t [...]
2003-03-27 15:13:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1869TFIZOl: AMMAN SITREP 16 (3/28 1200 LOCAL)
[...] (C) The Embassy is closed March 28 and 29 for the Jordanian weekend. Given expectations for widespread demonstrations around the country, all American staff (with the exception of those who must come to the Embassy for mission-critical work) have been instructed to remain at "Standfast" unti [...]
2003-03-28 08:56:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1872TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 17 (3/28 1900 LOCAL)
[...] (C) Embassy Amman went off standfast at 1800 local after a mostly quiet day (see below). The movement of American staff remains restricted. The Embassy will remain closed March 29 for the regular Jordanian weekend. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) No new issue [...]
2003-03-28 14:52:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1875TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 18 (3/29 1100 LOCAL)
[...] (SBU) The Embassy is closed March 29 for the Jordanian weekend. It will open for regular business on Sunday, March 30. The movement of American staff remains restricted. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (SBU) Embassy's Crisis Liaison Unit received e-mail from Task F [...]
2003-03-29 07:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1876TFIZO1: REPORT FROM U.S. REPORTER EXPELLED FROM
[...] (C) SUMMARY - MR. NATE THAYER, A REPORTER EXPELLED FROM IRAQ, CALLED TODAY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON SITUATION IN BAGHDAD. HE SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THAT HIS COMMENTS NOT/NOT BE PROVIDED TO PRESS OR PUBLIC. SITUATION IN BAGHDAD IS CHAOTIC WITH NO ONE APPEARING TO BE IN CONTROL. MS. MARY CAP [...]
2003-03-29 09:47:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALCASC AMGT ASEC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1883TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 19 (3/30 1500 LOCAL)
[...] (C) The Embassy is operating on a normal schedule March 30. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSNs at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. 2. (C) The official [...]
2003-03-30 11:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1905TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 20 (3/31 1200 LOCAL)
[...] (C) The Embassy is operating on a normal schedule March 31. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. --------------- Co [...]
2003-03-31 08:22:00Embassy AmmanSECRETAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1922TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 21 (3/31 1800 LOCAL)
[...] (C) The Embassy operated on a normal schedule March 31. Consular services were open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. --------------- Consu [...]
2003-03-31 16:10:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC PREL CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1929TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 22 (4/01 1200 LOCAL)
[...] (C) The Embassy is operating on a normal schedule April 1. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. --------------- Cons [...]
2003-04-01 07:51:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1953TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 23 (4/01 2000 LOCAL)
[...] (C) The Embassy operated on a normal schedule April 1. Consular services were open. Activities at the American Language Center remained suspended, and there was only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remained restricted. --------------- Co [...]
2003-04-01 15:52:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN EAIR IZ JO
03AMMAN1955TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 24 (4/02 1000 LOCAL)
[...] (C) The Embassy is operating on a normal schedule April 2. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. --------------- Co [...]
2003-04-02 05:16:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1983TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 25 (4/02 2000 LOCAL)
[...] (C) The Embassy operated on a normal schedule 2 April. Consular services were open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there was only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. --------------- Consula [...]
2003-04-02 15:49:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1999TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 26 (4/03 1000 LOCAL)
[...] (C) The Embassy will operate on a normal schedule April 3. Consular services will be open. Activities at the American Language Center will remain suspended. Movements of American staff remain restricted. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) No new issues. ------- [...]
2003-04-03 08:59:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2030TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 26 (4/03 2000 LOCAL)
[...] (SBU) The Embassy will be closed on April 4 and 5, for the Jordanian weekend. It will open for regular business on Sunday, April 7. The movement of American staff remains restricted. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) No new issues. ---------------------- GOJ [...]
2003-04-03 15:42:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2033TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 27 (4/04 1000 LOCAL)
[...] (SBU) The Embassy is closed April 4 for the Jordanian weekend. It will reopen for regular business on Sunday, April 6. The movement of American staff remains restricted. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) See information about AMCIT reporter in para 9 below. -- [...]
2003-04-04 10:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2044TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 28 (4/05 1000 LOCAL)
[...] (SBU) The Embassy is closed April 5 for the Jordanian weekend. It will reopen for regular business on Sunday, April 6. The movement of American staff remains restricted. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) Nothing new to report. ---------------------- GOJ Actions [...]
2003-04-05 09:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2072TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 29 (4/06 1730 LOCAL)
[...] (C) The Embassy is operating on a normal schedule April 6. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. --------------- Co [...]
2003-04-06 15:35:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2098TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 30 (4/07 1530 LOCAL)
[...] (C) The Embassy is operating on a normal schedule April 7. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. 2. (SBU) Please n [...]
2003-04-07 16:22:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2131TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 31 (4/08 1700 LOCAL)
[...] (C) The Embassy is operating on a normal schedule April 8. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSNs at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. 2. (S) The Ambassa [...]
2003-04-08 16:19:00Embassy AmmanSECRETAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2159TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 32 (4/09 1730 LOCAL)
[...] (C) At approximately 2245 April 8, an Embassy TDYer was shot at and slightly injured by unknown assailants near the Le Royal Hotel in Amman. Immediately following this incident the Embassy issued a phone tree message to both American and Jordanian staff notifying them of what had occurred and [...]
2003-04-09 14:52:00Embassy AmmanSECRETAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2204TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 33 (4/10 1845 LOCAL)
[...] (C) Most Jordanians are still sorting through the complex emotions unleashed by the events of the past 24 hours in Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq. Many appear in a state of shock that Saddam's rule collapsed so quickly, depressed that "once again the Arabs have lost," and uncomfortable with the [...]
2003-04-10 15:45:00Embassy AmmanSECRETAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2208TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 34 (4/11 1630 LOCAL)
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman was closed for the first day of the local weekend on April 11, and will be closed for the second day of the weekend on April 12. American staff movements remain restricted. 2. (SBU) Absent any significant events, Embassy Amman will take Saturday, April 12 off. Our next [...]
2003-04-12 07:09:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2233TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 35 (4/13 1745 LOCAL)
[...] (C) Amman was calm throughout the weekend. We did not hear reports of significant demonstrations or protests anywhere in the country. 2. (SBU) The Embassy opened April 13 for normal business. Activities at the American Language Center and the Peace Corps offices remain suspended. Movement [...]
2003-04-13 14:53:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2259TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 36 (4/14 1700 LOCAL)
[...] (C) Amman and the rest of Jordan is calm. No reports of any demonstrations anywhere in the Kingdom April 14. Embassy operated on a normal business schedule today. Movements of American personnel remain restricted. Activities at the American Language Center and Peace Corps offices remain su [...]
2003-04-14 16:14:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2331TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 37 (4/16 1600 LOCAL)
[...] (C) Embassy staff are allowed greater freedom of movement although restrictions are still in place. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (SBU) On April 16 ICRC contacted Embassy to report an AMCIT in Baghdad had approached their office there with a request that he be retu [...]
2003-04-17 04:25:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN3587TERRORIST FINANCE:AMMAN:HAMAS NAMES
[...] (S) On June 16, Poloff conveyed reftel points to Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, requesting that the GOJ keep this material close hold until after the June 19 public announcement designating and freezing the assets of four HAMAS-linked NGOs and the six top H [...]
2003-06-17 12:44:00Embassy AmmanSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KPAL JO
03AMMAN4035TERRORIST FINANCE-JORDAN (LISTS 27, 28, 30)
[...] (SBU) The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed us via a Diplomatic Note dated June 29, 2003 that the Benevolence International Foundation, the Benevolence International Fund, Bosanaka Idealna Futura (REF A),Nurjamam Riduan Isamuddin, Mohamad Iqbal Abdurrahman (REF B),and Nabil Abd [...]
2003-07-03 12:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR JO EUN
03AMMAN5499JORDAN MAY IMPLEMENT STRICT CONTROLS ON ENTRY OF
[...] (C) Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb told Charge and EconCouns August 28 that the GOJ is actively considering a considerable tightening of controls on Iraqis entering Jordan, including the possibility of a new visa requirement. Abul Ragheb said that Jordan was very concerned about the authenti [...]
2003-08-28 15:59:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN5943JORDAN IV DENIED ENTRY TO U.S.
[...] (U) While the Department correctly notes the difficulties facing some students in fulfilling NSEERS requirement (reftel),other travelers bearing different visa classifications can also get caught up in the system. A recent experience by a Jordanian contact traveling under the International V [...]
2003-09-16 04:53:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CLOK PREL KPAO JO
03AMMAN6289REQUEST FOR SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC BENEFIT PAROLE
[...] Name: Rehaief, Hussein Oda (as written in English in passport: Hoseen A Rehaif) 2. DPOB: 16 August 1974; Basra, Iraq (per passport) 3. Justification: Mr. Hussein Rehaief is the brother of Mohammed Rehaief, who rendered invaluable assistance to the United States Government during Operat [...]
2003-10-01 13:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PHUM JO IZ
03AMMAN6734ASKING GOVERNMENT OF JORDAN TO ACCEPT NEW IRAQI
[...] (U) On October 20, Consul and Political Counselor met with Mr. Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office, and Basheer al-Zoubi, MFA Private Office action officer on Iraq to present reftel talking points and non-paper on Government of Jordan (GOJ) recognition of new Ir [...]
2003-10-22 07:10:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN7293JORDAN: IRAQI INTERIM TRAVEL DOCUMENT (ITD),NEW
[...] (U) On November 5, Consul and Political Counselor met with Mr. Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office, and Basheer al-Zoubi, MFA Private Office action officer on Iraq, to present Ref A talking points and non-paper on Iraqi Interim Travel Documents (ITD). Both offi [...]
2003-11-06 16:08:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT CVIS IZ JO
03ANKARA1158TERRORIST FINANCE: INITIAL TURKISH RESPONSE ON
[...] (S) On February 18 and 21, MFA Department Head for Intelligence and Research Nihat Ersen and MFA counter-terrorism officer Firat Sunel responded to our demarches on four terrorist asset freeze requests (reftels). Two of the four involved pre-notifications of upcoming UN designations (Chechen [...]
2003-02-21 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC EFIN PTER CVIS TU
03ANKARA1276TERRORIST FINANCE: DISCUSSIONS OF CHECHEN AND
[...] (S) Summary: On February 25, we met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Director General for Research and Intelligence Hakan Okcal and his associate Firat Sunel to discuss past, recent and upcoming US/UN designations of terrorist financiers. We noted that the US designation of thre [...]
2003-02-26 15:49:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETCVIS EFIN ETTC PTER TU
03ANKARA2332TERRORIST FINANCE: RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON FROZEN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Turkish officials could not provide exact dollar amounts regarding the seized assets of NASCO Nasreddin Holding A.S. or Wa'el Julaidan's import-export firm Meram Seyahat. However, they did inform us that the GOT has frozen the assets of the Nasreddin family and that, following t [...]
2003-04-10 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC EFIN PTER CVIS TU
03ANKARA2495TERRORIST FINANCE: TURKEY DESIGNATES CHECHEN/OTHER
[...] (SBU) On April 12, the GOT published a Council of Ministers decree that formally designates 20 groups/individuals as terrorist financiers. The decision foresees freezing bank and non-bank assets, and gives the Ministry of Finance jurisdiction over the enforcement and investigation of this ma [...]
2003-04-16 14:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER CVIS TU
03ANKARA3059TERRORIST FINANCE: TURKISH REACTION TO BATASUNA
[...] (SBU) On May 9, MFA Deputy DG for intelligence and research Hakan Okcal told us the MFA had circulated interagency reftel information about additional names affiliated with ETA (Batasuna, Euskal Herritarrock and Herri Batasuna). If GOT agencies found assets owned or controlled by these addit [...]
2003-05-09 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS TU
03ANKARA3895(S) TERRORIST FINANCE: ANKARA: HAMAS NAMES
[...] (SBU) Classified by Econ Counselor Scot Marciel. Reasons 1.5 (b) (d). 2. (C) Econoff conveyed names and background paper in reftel to Hakan Okcal, Director General for Research and Intelligence at the Foreign Ministry in a June 16 meeting. Noting the need to keep the information close h [...]
2003-06-16 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KPAL TU
03ANKARA5579TERRORIST FINANCE: ANKARA: JI TEN/LIST 40
[...] (U) Classified by Economic Counselor Scot Marciel for Reasons 1.5 (b),(d). 2. (C) Summary: Econoffs met with MFA official Ahmet Arda to deliver Ref A and C demarches, and discuss possible additional legal bases for seizing terrorist assets. End Summary. 3. (C) Effective [...]
2003-09-05 10:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALCVIS EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER
03ANKARA816TERRORIST FINANCE: TURKEY UPDATE
[...] (SBU) On January 30, we met with Turkish MFA coordinator for anti-terrorist financing Hakan Okcal to brief him on the following recent UN and U.S. designations: Stichting Benevolence International Nederland (a.k.a. Benevolence International Nederland); Nabil Abdul Salam Sayadi and Patr [...]
2003-01-31 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN CVIS PTER TU
03COLOMBO1343 GSL interdicts human smuggling attempts,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, the GSL has interdicted several large-scale human smuggling attempts. Those netted in the raids (over 800 people) have overwhemingly been third country nationals, mostly from India and Pakistan. This is a departure from an earlier trend involving mainly loca [...]
2003-08-01 06:25:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PHUM PTER CVIS KFRD CE PK
03COLOMBO1822 Demarche on new Iraqi Diplomatic and Official
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-21 09:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT CVIS IZ CE MV
03COLOMBO1837 Interior Ministry officials request more
[...] (C) The Ambassador met October 20 with Interior Minister Amaratunga and Interior Secretary Junaid. Amaratunga underscored his appreciation for U.S.- sponsored police training programs and requested further assistance. Junaid discussed the GSL's efforts to curb human trafficking. Turning bri [...]
2003-10-23 10:30:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KCRM CVIS SMIG CE
03COLOMBO1903 Demarche on Iraq Interim Travel Documents
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-04 12:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CVIS PREF IZ CE MV
03GUATEMALA1541GUATEMALA LABOR AND TIP UPDATE #4
[...] The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector. Topics include: -- Bilateral Labor Group Convoked for Early July (para 2) -- Union Leader Arrested in Social Security Scandal (3) -- Choi Shin/Cimatextiles in the GOG's Crosshairs (4) -- American Dat [...]
2003-06-16 17:19:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KWMN ETRD CVIS GT
03GUATEMALA1674RECENT GOG ACTIONS TO COMBAT ALIEN SMUGGLING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOG cooperated fully with us in the expulsion through the US of alien smuggler Karla Chavez, wanted by US law enforcement authorities in connection with the May 13 death of 19 illegal aliens in Victoria, Texas. Foreign Minister Gutierrez also informed the Ambassador that the [...]
2003-06-26 21:23:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG CVIS PREL PGOV PINS PINR GT
03GUATEMALA1815BILATERAL TIP WORKING GROUP FORMED
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to RefTel, on July 7, the Ambassador and visiting G/TIP Program Officer Greg Holliday met with an inter-governmental group including the Minister of Government, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vice Minister of Labor, Secretary of Social Welfare, a Supreme Court m [...]
2003-07-15 22:15:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM SMIG PREL ASEC KSEP KFRD CA CVIS GT
03GUATEMALA55ESTABLISHMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING GROUP
[...] Embassy Guatemala has established a Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG) comprising all the agencies at Post with law enforcement or security responsibilities, as well as appropriate Mission section heads. The HSWG will ensure Post is able to coordinate its resources to provide Mission-wide [...]
2003-01-08 22:07:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CVIS PREL PGOV APER SNAR GT
03GUATEMALA91G/TIP INVITEE CONFIRMED: ANA CARPIO ALFARO
[...] Reftel invitation to the February 23-25 international conference entitled "Pathbreaking Strategies in the Global Fight Against Sex Trafficking" was delivered on January 13 to Ana Ignez Carpio Alfaro, International Correspondent for Telemundo based in Guatemala. Ms. Carpio accepted the invita [...]
2003-01-14 16:32:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM CVIS KWMN SMIG PHUM GT
03HALIFAX108 ALIEN SMUGGLING AT HALIFAX PORT
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The port of Halifax is facing a growing problem of stowaways, primarily of Romanian nationality, who arrive here hidden in shipping containers on board commercial freight vessels originating at southern European ports. Certain s [...]
2003-04-03 20:43:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG CVIS PBTS EWWT CA
03HANOI1233VIETNAM: MEETING WITH JUSTICE MINISTRY ON ADOPTIONS
[...] (U) Summary. The GVN has indicated that the content of the draft MOU provided is generally quite good and close to their draft framework. However, the GVN is backtracking from earlier assurances by the former Vice Minister of Justice that Vietnam would be willing to go forward with an MOU [...]
2003-05-20 10:57:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
03HANOI1759VIETNAM: MEETING WITH JUSTICE MINISTRY ON
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-10 09:26:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
03HANOI1870VIETNAM ADOPTIONS: NO FORWARD MOTION, LOSS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) reorganization has all but halted forward progress on reaching any bilateral understanding on adoptions. Post has yet to receive written confirmation that a document other than a bilateral agreement will be acceptable, and has been told that the [...]
2003-07-23 08:51:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
03HANOI1995OUTGOING FRENCH ADOPTIONS OFFICIAL SAYS VIETNAM IS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the precision in the French adoption agreement with Vietnam, French adoptions are encountering problems at the provincial levels. Significant problems include demands for donations/fees in excess of those set in the French agreement, unclear origins of adoptive childr [...]
2003-08-07 00:22:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
03HANOI218VIETNAM: MEETING WITH JUSTICE MINISTRY ON ADOPTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Consul met with Justice Ministry (MOJ) officials regarding a MOU on adoptions on January 23. Specifics were not negotiated, but several elements, which are seen as "must-haves" for an MOU, were identified. Parties with the "authority" to transmit cases to the Vietnamese centr [...]
2003-01-28 08:41:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY65 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: THE VIEW THROUGH THE VISA
[...] (SBU) Consular associate recently interviewed a Korean missionary affiliated with the Global Mission Society of the Presbyterian Church in Korea for a nonimmigrant visa (NIV). The applicant, who described himself as a missionary pastor with an "underground" Protestant church, said he conducte [...]
2003-01-16 09:56:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY655REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT AS A GATEWAY TO THE U.S.?
[...] Summary: Recent advertisements carried in local Ho Chi Minh City newspapers for a real estate investment opportunity in Houston, Texas, attracted significant interest among local investors and the local press. Post interest was aroused by implications in the advertisements that this investme [...]
2003-07-21 10:27:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CJAN ECON SOCI VM EINV
03KABUL354TERRORIST FINANCE - KABUL: PRENOTIFICATION OF
[...] (S) Ambassador delivered reftel's talking points to President Karzai on Feb 12. Karzai reacted favorably to the actions outlined in the points. 2. (S) Para 7 requested post's view of possible designation of individuals associated with Hekmatyar. Where loyalties are not clear, post recomme [...]
2003-02-12 15:12:00Embassy KabulSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS AF
03KUWAIT2783 RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS OF IRAQI VISA PROCESSING IN
[...] This is an action message. Please see paragraph 10. 2. Embassy has reviewed the draft memo on the proposed inclusion of Iraq in Kuwait's consular district for visa processing on a temporary basis (Ref A). Embassy has also reviewed the initial assessment from the Consular officer i [...]
2003-06-23 11:07:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS AMGT CASC KU
03KUWAIT3603EMBASSY ADDRESSES CONCERNS ON STUDENT VISAS, NSEERS
[...] SUMMARY: Security concerns in Kuwait this year disrupted traditional preparations to study in the United States. As a counterbalance, PAS and the Consular Section have collaborated on several public affairs initiatives designed to facilitate study in the U.S. Our Consul has a [...]
2003-08-06 09:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO CVIS SCUL KU
03KUWAIT3762TERRORIST FINANCE: KUWAIT: AL ZINDANI/WALDENBERG,
[...] (S) CDA conveyed to GOK MFA on 17 August talking points and background papers regarding, and shared on a close hold, confidential basis, the names of the individual and the SIPDIS entity proposed Ref A for designation on 25 August 2003 under Executive Order 13224. 2. (U) Econ Chief con [...]
2003-08-18 09:25:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KU YE
03KUWAIT3969KUWAIT NO LONGER WILL PERMIT ENTRY OF IRAQIS
[...] On August 26, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah told Charge that Kuwait would no longer permit the entry of Iraqis who do not have valid travel documents. Kuwaiti law requires that all aliens entering the country have valid passports. In recent weeks, several [...]
2003-08-27 13:32:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CVIS KU IZ
03KUWAIT4130REQUIREMENT TO ENTER KUWAIT WITH PASSPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-07 08:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CVIS KU IZ
03KUWAIT4785TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF DAWOOD IBRAHIM -
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-19 13:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP KVPR ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS KU
03KUWAIT4799ACCEPTING NEW IRAQI DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL
[...] Pol Chief conveyed reftel request to MFA Americas Dept. Deputy Director Ayham al-Omar October 19, following up with a diplomatic note. While the MFA official gave no substantive response, in practice, Kuwait is already accepting such passports and going out of its way to facilitate travel of [...]
2003-10-21 05:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CVIS IZ KU
03KUWAIT5691KUWAIT ACCEPTS IRAQI DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE
[...] By dipnote number 23360 dated 14 December 2003, MFA has confirmed that "the concerned authorities in the Ministry of Interior have no objection to issuance of visas to enter the country to bearers of these passports" (i.e. Iraqi diplomatic and service passports that meet the conditions spelled [...]
2003-12-16 13:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CVIS IZ KU
03LAGOS1196THE BIRTH OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA:
[...] Nigerian universities, once among the best in Africa, deteriorated badly under 30 years of military rule. Nor was their plight alleviated during the last four years of democratic governance. They remain overcrowded, poorly funded and decrepit. Currently, there are 42 universities: 25 feder [...]
2003-06-12 10:37:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL CMGT CVIS SOCI PGOV EAID ECON EINV
03LAGOS2045THE SEX TRADE TO THE US AND EUROPE: MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF met with Gerrit Van Hemert, Deputy Head of Mission for the Netherlands Consulate General in Lagos on 17 September to discuss patterns of trafficking of women for the sex trade to Europe. Van Hemert, who has studied the subject for three years, laid out a pattern of traffick [...]
2003-10-02 10:37:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPHUM SMIG SOCI SNAR CVIS NI
03MAPUTO1652CONSULAR NARRATIVE FOR MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-25 08:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI MZ
03MONTREAL204BORDER UPDATE - CANADIAN IMMIGRATION DIGS OUT OLD
[...] SUMMARY: A LONG-STANDING CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION CANADA (CIC) PRACTICE HAS CHANGED. ILLEGAL ALIENS WHO PREVIOUSLY WOULD HAVE BEEN ADMITTED IMMEDIATELY INTO CANADA ARE NOW TURNED OVER TO USINS UNTIL A CIC APPOINTMENT IS SCHEDULED. END SUMMARY. 2. STARTING IN LATE 2002, LARGE NUMBERS [...]
2003-02-14 16:30:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREF KPAO PBTS KISL PGOV PREL CVIS CA CIC
03MONTREAL819FRAUDULENT CANADIAN ACADEMIC DOCUMENTATION
[...] (C) Summary: An active Canadian Public Security Anti-terrorism Unit investigation has revealed that an organized group of Pakistani males in Canada and Pakistan are presenting academic documentation purporting to be issued by the Ottawa Business College. This school exists in name only wit [...]
2003-06-25 19:51:00Consulate MontrealCONFIDENTIALKFRD CVIS PTER PINR ASEC
03OTTAWA1520TERRORIST FINANCE, OTTAWA- PRENOTIFICATION OF
[...] (C) Post notified the GOC of reftel points on May 22. On May 28, the Department of Foreign Affairs notified us of the results of this morning's interagency meeting on possible responses to our demarche. The GOC has decided to add al Aqsa Foundation to the Criminal Code listing workplan for [...]
2003-05-29 14:54:00Embassy OttawaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC
03OTTAWA1857TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: TREASURY LETTER ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOC has received reftel letter and is exploring the legal procedures necessary to complete transfer of assets to the Iraqi government in compliance with the expected notification from the UN 661 Committee. The frozen Iraqi government assets are held by banks, and the GOC d [...]
2003-06-30 19:41:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC
03OTTAWA1863A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH LEBANESE MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a bilateral meeting held June 25 on the margins of the International Arab Banking Summit in Montreal, A/S Anthony Wayne and Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Marwan Hamadeh discussed the regional economic situation with a focus on the fight against terrorist finan [...]
2003-06-30 20:05:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALECON ECIN EFIN ETRD EINV ETTC CVIS PREL PTER PINR LE XF ETRN
03OTTAWA2405TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA:PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU/Noforn) Post delivered reftel message to the GOC on August 21 as Canadian government offices re-opened briefly Wednesday morning for the first time since last week's power failure. On August 22 the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) confirmed the information had been circulated for in [...]
2003-08-22 20:12:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC
03OTTAWA2436CANADA'S VISA ISSUING PROCESS
[...] (U) (Summary) Canada,s visa issuing process closely resembles that of the United States. There exist, however, a number of structural and procedural differences between the two countries. In general, the United States tends to have stronger security measures in place and rejects a higher pe [...]
2003-08-26 17:44:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA CVIS PGOV PREL PTER SMIG
03OTTAWA2442TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA:HAMAS NAMES: GOC
[...] (S) Action request: The GOC has requested additional information on PVOE, the Palestinian Association in Austria, which may be provided through State or ORCA channels. 2. (SBU) On August 26, the GOC held an interagency meeting to review ref B demarche on the U.S. decision to add HAMAS na [...]
2003-08-26 20:14:00Embassy OttawaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC
03OTTAWA2451CANADA: ENLISTING HELP IN TARGETING WAR CRIMINALS
[...] (S) In response to reftel demarche, DFAIT Deputy Director for the Western Balkans Margaret Moores and Defense and Security Relations desk officer Kelly Anderson affirmed to poloff the GOC's commitment to seeing PIFWCs brought to justice. Moores noted that while Canadian law precludes adoption [...]
2003-08-27 20:21:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL MOPS EFIN CLOK CVIS CA BK KWAC ICTY
03OTTAWA2479TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH 10
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-29 21:00:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC
03OTTAWA274YOUR JANUARY 30 MEETING WITH CANADIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Your January 30 meeting with Foreign Minister Bill Graham will be an important opportunity to bolster Canadian support for our Iraq policy. The Canadian Government's natural preference is for giving the inspectors more time and for the UN Security Council to reach consensus, but it wants [...]
2003-01-24 22:22:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ETRD PTER CVIS CA IZ KN VE
03OTTAWA556CANADA JOINS U.S., EU SANCTIONS AGAINST
[...] (SBU) On 27 February Political Counselor discussed the proposed visa sanctions against Transnistrian officials with John McNiesh, Eastern European Desk Officer for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). 2. (SBU) McNeish said that representatives of the U. [...]
2003-02-27 21:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEU MD RS CA PREL PBTS CVIS OSCE
03RANGOON318VISA BANS: A COMPARISON OF U.S. AND E.U. POLICIES
[...] SUMMARY: An analysis of American and E.U. visa policies toward Burmese "who formulate, implement, or benefit from policies that impede Burma's transition to democracy" shows that American and E.U. consular officials refuse to issue visas to more or less the same people, but sometimes for diffe [...]
2003-03-10 07:35:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT BM
03SANAA1140TERRORIST FINANCE: BATASUNA
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. 2. (U) On May 14, Pol/econoff delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Ahmed Mulhi, the chair of the ROYG Counterterrorism Committee and Director of Legal Affairs for the MFA. He had no substantive comment on the subject, but said he will disseminate the information t [...]
2003-05-20 10:47:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KSEP KVPR DEMARCHE TERFIN
03SANAA1192TERRORIST FINANCE: SANAA: PRENOTIFICATION OF
[...] (S) Summary: The head of the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had little substantive comment on the USG designation of the al-Aqsa Foundation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Al-Aqsa is a sensitive subject in Yemen and USG efforts to extradite al-Aqsa's local leader, Sheik [...]
2003-05-29 09:39:00Embassy SanaaSECRETKVPR ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM DEMARCHE
03SANAA1396TERRORIST FINANCE: YEMEN REQUESTS MORE INFORMATION
[...] (U) This is an Action Request, please see para 8. 2. (S) Summary: The Head of the Americas desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requests more information regarding the link between the Yemen Al-Aqsa Foundation and Hamas. ROYG officials are seeking an alternative charity for donations to [...]
2003-06-18 04:07:00Embassy SanaaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR YM TERFIN
03SANAA1745YEMEN: NEW NAMES ON ASSETS FREEZE LIST
[...] (U) On July 16, PolOff delivered ref A and B demarches to Mr. Abdulsalem Qassim Al-Awadi, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Office. Awadi said he would relay the names to the relevant ministries, and thanked PolOff for procedural information (derived from reftels, septels [...]
2003-07-20 11:51:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PREL PTER KSEP KVPR CVIS IZ YM UNSC EUN DEMARCHE TERFIN
03SANAA2004TERRORIST FINANCE: TIMING OF ZINDANI DESIGNATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (S/NF) Post understands that the German Constitutional Court has indicated it will issue a decision to extradite Sheikh Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayed and his colleague Mohammed Mohsen Yahya pending the answers to questions posed to the U [...]
2003-08-13 13:03:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS KVPR YM TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA213MFA DEMARCHED ON EXCEPTIONS TO THE ASSETS FREEZE
[...] On January 29, 2003 PolOff demarched Abdulrahman M.S. Kamarani, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affair's Americas Office, on exceptions to the assets freeze list (reftel A) and the terrorist financing designations of Stichting Benevolence International Nederland (reftel B) and four [...]
2003-01-30 13:28:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KSEP KVPR EUN DEMARCHE TERFIN
03SANAA225TERRORIST FINANCE: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (S/NF) Post looks forward to moving ahead with assessment of Zindani and Sabaa Bank and possible decision on designation. Contrary to statement in ref A, however, Ambassador has not/not received a copy of the targeting report as stated in r [...]
2003-02-03 07:06:00Embassy SanaaSECRETCVIS ETTC PTER PREL KVPR YM TERFIN
03SANAA432TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE CHECHEN
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-06 09:24:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KSEP KVPR YM DEMARCHE TERFIN
03SANAA442TERRORISM FINANCE: REQUEST FOR POST VIEWS ON
[...] (S/NF) Reftel's proposed designation, under E.O. 13224, of the Al-Aqsa Foundation branch in Yemen involves important U.S. interests in the global war on terrorism and potentially as well US-Yemeni cooperation in that war. From vantage of Embassy Sanaa, our highest priorities at the moment ar [...]
2003-03-06 12:17:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNKVPR CVIS ETTC EFIN PTER PREL YM TERFIN
03SANAA503TERRORIST FINANCE: NEXT STEPS REGARDING SABAA BANK
[...] (S/NF) Embassy Sanaa has now reviewed the targeting report noted in para three/reftel. While the report cited several disturbing examples that may implicate Saba Islamic Bank (SIB) in supporting terrorist financing, the report also stated that the USG had information only on a few specific [...]
2003-03-17 11:42:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNCVIS ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR YM TERFIN
03STATE287996TERRORIST FINANCE: RE-DESIGNATION OF FTOS
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE (SEE PARAS 2 AND 5.) 2. (U) THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, HAS DECIDED TO REDESIGNATE, UNDER SECTION 219 OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED, ALL FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS [...]
2003-10-08 23:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN CVIS KVPR
03TEGUCIGALPA1069ADVISORY OPINION REQUEST 212(A)(2)(I) -- INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN BANHCRESER SCHEME IN HONDURAS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6 and 17. -------------------------- SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (SBU) In July 2001, the Attorney General of Honduras initiated an investigation of certain activities of the principal officers of Banco Hondureno [...]
2003-05-07 21:38:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETCVIS KFRD EFIN HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1488 Advisory Opinion Request: Restriction on Issuance
[...] Summary. In light of the widespread abuse of diplomatic passports in Honduras, and the request from the MFA to assist the GOH in curbing the misuse of these passports by persons not entitled to have them, or by persons no longer entitled to use them, Post proposes to modify how we provide Non [...]
2003-06-25 14:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL CMGT AMGT
03TEGUCIGALPA1497HONDURAN PARLACEN CONGRESSMAN BUSTED ON DRUG
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On Friday June 20, a Honduran representative to the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN),Cesar Augusto Diaz Flores, was arrested in Nicaragua for trafficking and possession of seven kilos of heroin (said to be worth some USD 6.3 million and a portion of a larger 20-kilo shipmen [...]
2003-06-25 20:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SMIG CVIS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1622ANOTHER HONDURAN CONGRESSMAN BUSTED ON DRUG CHARGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Yet another Honduran political figure was implicated in drug trafficking when he was arrested on July 6 fleeing the scene of an airplane crash in the eastern department of Olancho. National Party Deputy, Armando Avila Panchame, was arrested by the police for drug trafficking and [...]
2003-07-08 22:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SMIG CVIS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1930RAID NETS MAJOR ALIEN SMUGGLING RING IN HONDURAS
[...] SUMMARY - Honduran police, military and prosecutors with DHS assistance, conducted a raid in the northwestern city of La Entrada de Copan, capturing the leaders of a major alien smuggling ring. The ring had been operating with the alleged collusion of GOH civilian employees of the passport of [...]
2003-08-15 13:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS ASEC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2965CHINESE SMUGGLING RING IN HONDURAS - CHINAZO
[...] (U) SUMMARY - As part of an ongoing investigation, the Honduran Criminal Investigative Police (DGIC),Prosecutor's from the Organized Crime Division of the Public Ministry, and DHS personnel from Tegucigalpa participated in a series of raids in the cities of San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, unc [...]
2003-12-22 23:45:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS ASEC KCRM KJUS EFIN PREL HO
03THEHAGUE1531TERRORIST FINANCE: NETHERLANDS: HAMAS NAMES
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-14 20:02:00Embassy The HagueSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KPAL NL
03THEHAGUE1586POSTPONEMENT OF HAMAS DESIGNATION: DEMARCHE
[...] (S) EconOff delivered demarche ref A to Jan Peter Kleiweg and Wouter Juergens of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 19. The MFA was already aware of the U.S. intent to postpone the designation of the Hamas leaders and linked NGOs prior to the demarche being delivered. [...]
2003-06-19 14:09:00Embassy The HagueSECRETCVIS EFIN ETTC KPAL KVPR NL PTER
03THEHAGUE2113TERRORIST FINANCE:THE HAGUE - NOTIFICATION OF
[...] (S) The GONL has responded to the August 19 suicide attack in Jerusalem by calling on fellow EU members and the EU Commission (via diplomatic demarche) to convene the EU clearinghouse as quickly as possible in order to move forward with designating Hamas. Because large numbers of European offi [...]
2003-08-21 14:27:00Embassy The HagueSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KPAL NL EUN
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
04ABUDHABI1055 YOU LOSE ONE, YOU LOSE THEM ALL - UAE STUDENTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: AS PART OF THE MISSION'S OUTREACH EFFORTS, PAO, CONOFF AND PAO CULTURAL SPECIALIST VISITED THE TRAINING AND SCHOLARSHIPS DEPARTMENT OF THE ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA),WHICH MANAGES ABU DHABI'S LARGE OVERSEAS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO AND IS THE LARGEST SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDER [...]
2004-04-07 12:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO CVIS CMGT PREL TC
04ABUDHABI1289UAE LABOR CONDITIONS UPDATE
[...] SUMMARY: Following is an update of UAE labor issues in March and early April. Topics include: an update of the proposed labor law; discussions of working conditions for domestic servants; an inter-ministry proposal to create a nation-wide labor court system; employer/employee disputes reporte [...]
2004-04-25 12:48:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI1436LABOR CONDITIONS REPORT DELIVERED TO PRESIDENTIAL COURT
[...] SUMMARY: The UAE Ministry of Labor has submitted a new 14- point recommendation report on workers' rights to the office of the President and the Dubai Executive Council for review. The report's aim is to address the "growing tide of complaints against employers, primarily over unpaid wages an [...]
2004-05-05 13:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI1809UAE TO REBUT ICFTU CAMEL JOCKEY REPORT AT ILO GENEVA
[...] SUMMARY: During this week's ILO 92nd Session in Geneva, the UAE Minister of Labor and Social Affairs will rebut allegations that the UAE is not doing enough to curb the employment of underage foreign boys as camel jockeys. The UAEG will use the forum to highlight the UAE's progress over the ye [...]
2004-06-02 06:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI1985LABOR UNIONS
[...] UAE Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Mattar Humaid Al- Tayer has confirmed that the Cabinet of Ministers will approve a new law this year allowing workers to join labor unions. Al-Tayer, speaking at the 92nd Session of the International Labor Organization in Geneva, said the draft law is [...]
2004-06-16 11:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI2131UAE - MANDATORY SUBMISSION OF JOB OFFERS ALONG
[...] (U) STARTING OCTOBER 1, 2004, THE UAE MINISTRY OF LABOR WILL REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO SUBMIT JOB OFFERS STATING THE SALARY AND JOB TITLE OF THEIR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES AT THE SAME TIME EMPLOYERS SUBMIT VISA APPLICATIONS. THE CURRENT PRACTICE IS FOR EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT DETAILS ON THE VI [...]
2004-06-29 03:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI2154UAE CABINET APPROVES SETTING UP LABOR UNIONS
[...] (U) THE UAE'S CABINET OF MINISTERS ON JUNE 28 APPROVED A MEMO SUBMITTED BY THE MINISTER OF LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS CALLING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LABOR UNIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS IN THE UAE. THE GOVERNMENT'S NEXT STEP WILL BE TO FORM A MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE TO DRAFT A FEDERAL LAW CREATING UNION [...]
2004-06-29 13:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI2202THE SLOW RISE IN TRAVEL OF UAE NATIONALS TO THE
[...] FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 9/11, THE NUMBER OF UAE NATIONALS TRAVELING TO THE UNITED STATES IS STARTING TO RISE. HOWEVER, THIS IS FROM A SHARPLY DIMINISHED BASE - THE ROAD BACK TO PRE-9/11 LEVELS FOR UAE NATIONALS WILL TAKE TIME. THE NUMBER OF UAE NATIONALS TRAVELING TO THE UNITED STATES HAS FA [...]
2004-07-04 12:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KPAO SCUL BMGT ECON TC
04ABUDHABI2207UAE - Iraq Embassy implements visa regime
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-04 13:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDCASC CVIS PGOV PREL IZ TC
04ABUDHABI498LABOR CONDITIONS IN THE UAE
[...] SUMMARY: THE UAE GOVERNMENT HAS COMMITTED ITSELF TO STRICTLY REGULATING AND ENFORCING LABOR LAWS. THIS CAN BE WITNESSED BY ITS ONGOING EFFORTS TO BRING LOCAL LABOR STANDARDS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL NORMS. THE MINISTRY OF LABOR IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON REVISING THE LABOR LAW, WHICH IS [...]
2004-02-25 14:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI932OPIC VISIT READOUT
[...] SUMMARY: A delegation from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) visited the UAE February 27 to 29 to assess progress on labor rights issues. They met with representatives from the Ministries of Finance and Industry, Labor, Foreign Affairs, and the Central Bank, as well as U.S. ba [...]
2004-03-31 12:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
04ABUJA1380FIRST MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ADENIJI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Adeniji used his first meeting with incoming Ambassador August 1 to raise parking tickets and visa issues. He was unable or unwilling to produce specifics on the Darfur peace talks, due to begin here August 23. FM Adeniji said he did not know where the negotiat [...]
2004-08-11 14:32:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS AMGT NI SU CM
04ABUJA1724HARTY MEETING WITH GON MFA ON CHILD ABDUCTION
[...] SUMMARY. On Monday, September 20, 2004, CA Assistant Secretary Maura Harty, Ambassador Campbell, CA Special SIPDIS Assistant, and CONOFF met with GON MFA officials B. A. Fadumiyo (Acting Director of Consular and Legal Department) and Sani Bala (Deputy Director of Consular and Immigration [...]
2004-10-12 11:55:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDCASC CVIS
04ABUJA2028MFA CONCERNED ABOUT U.S. EMBASSY'S SECURITY,
[...] (C) MFA Undersecretary for Protocol Abdulwahab called in the Ambassador November 7 to discuss several issues. Amb. Abdulwahab started by expressing condolences for the attack on ConGen Jeddah, and asking detailed questions on whether we were comfortable with GON security measures to protect E [...]
2004-12-08 06:43:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC CVIS NI
04ABUJA2041PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 7750 VISA BAN -- JOSHUA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post is entering the name of Joshua Dariye, present Governor of Plateau State, into the visa system as P212F for corruption under Presidential Proclamation 7750. Part of the corruption case against Gov. Dariye has been made publicly by the GON, and the GON statement text was in Re [...]
2004-12-10 10:12:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCOR CVIS PHUM NI
04ACCRA2142EMBASSY OUTREACH TRIP TO GHANA'S WESTERN REGION
[...] Summary: On October 20-21, DCM led an Embassy delegation to Takoradi, capital of Ghana's Western region, to reach out to business and Western military command contacts and public diplomacy audiences outside of Accra. (We recently did a similar road show in Kumasi, Ashanti region). Emboffs m [...]
2004-11-01 06:58:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EINV MOPS OTRA CVIS GH
04ADANA163FRAUD PREVENTION DIRECTORY
[...] (U) The current Fraud Prevention Manager is Management Officer Telside Manson, phone number 90-322-346-6262, fax number 90-322-346-7916, e-mail MansonTL@state.gov, full-time position, estimated date of departure from post is September 2006. 2. (U) The back up Fraud Prevention Manager is Pr [...]
2004-12-16 09:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CMGT CVIS CPAS TU ADANA
04AMMAN4981 Special Visa Procedures for Official Travelers from
[...] (U) Summary: Several recent groups of travelers from Iraq have arrived at Embassy Amman with requests for visas with little or no advance notice. Regardless of the circumstances, post will do everything in its power to facilitate official business involving Iraqi travelers. However, the lack [...]
2004-06-17 14:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS AMGT CMGT JO IZ
04AMMAN6968IRAQ MISCELLANY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq named a new Ambassador to Jordan, Ata Abdul Wahab. Recent guidance from the Iraqi MFA on visa procedures appears to have cleared up some of the Amman Embassy,s confusion on this issue. Separately, a former Iraqi minister criticized PM Allawi,s performance. End Summary. [...]
2004-08-18 13:13:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS CPAS KFRD IZ JO
04AMMAN724IRAQI MISSION'S CONSULAR SECTION IN AMMAN RENEWING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Iraqi Consul in Amman Ahmad Jirallah Al-Dabbagh told EmbOffs that he had recently received authority to extend Iraqi passports and issue Interim Travel Documents (ITDs). He reported a constant demand from Iraqis for more consular services, including issuance of new passports. [...]
2004-01-29 08:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CVIS IZ JO
04AMMAN7529IRAQ BORDER UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordanian security officials at the Karameh border crossing have eased restrictions on the entry of Iraqis. Communications between Jordanian and Iraqi border officials remain poor, and Iraqi border officials are, reportedly, demanding bribes at numerous "check points" prior to f [...]
2004-09-09 14:35:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS CPAS PTER MOPS IZ JO KINR
04AMMAN7860JORDAN WILL JOIN IN DESIGNATION OF JTJ
[...] (S) CDA met with Royal Court Minister Samir Rifai September 21 and presented the demarche and background materials provided reftel. Rifai said that Jordan would "of course" join the U.S. in seeking designation of Jamiat al-Tawhid wal Jihad. Emboffs also made reftel demarche with the Foreign [...]
2004-09-21 13:07:00Embassy AmmanSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN JO LVPR
04AMMAN831UPDATE ON IRAQ-RELATED EVENTS IN JORDAN
[...] Over 500 Iraqi officer candidates continue to train under Jordanian instruction. Additionally several senior officers and pilots are being trained by the Jordanians. This training is being conducted at several Jordanian bases in Zarqa, Madaba, and Mafraq. The candidates at Zarqa have moved into [...]
2004-02-03 15:44:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT CVIS EAID MASS JO IZ
04AMMAN8939TERRORIST FINANCE: IARA INFORMATION REQUEST -
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-01 14:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN CVIS PREL PTER JO ETC LVPR
04AMMAN9145PROPOSED FIVE-YEAR RECIPROCITY ON E1-E2 TREATY
[...] Post has reviewed the diplomatic note from the Jordanian embassy in Washington, DC, (REF) which requests that, under the relevant article in the bilateral Free Trade Agreement, the USG and GOJ jointly examine the possibility of issuing E1/E2 visas based on a five year visa issuance. Post rec [...]
2004-11-10 17:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ETRD KTIA PREL JO
04ANKARA1535NON-PAPERS SUBMITTED TO MFA REGARDING IRAQI TRAVEL
[...] On March 4, 2004, Chief of Section met with Haluk Aca, Head of the Visa Department at the MFA to discuss GOT acceptance of Iraqi diplomatic and service (official) passports and the Interim Travel Document for visa issuance. She also provided him a copy of the revised CPA Order [...]
2004-03-15 15:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT
04ANKARA2737TERRORIST FINANCE: AQ LINKED BOSNIAN CHARITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-14 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDBK CVIS EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA2738TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 54
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-14 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS EFIN ETTC GM KSEP KVPR PTER TU
04ANKARA3581TERRORIST FINANCE: ITALIAN NAMES -- LIST 59
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-24 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS EFIN ETTC KSEP KVPR PTER TU
04ANKARA4270TERRORIST FINANCE: CIRA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-02 06:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS EFIN ETTC KSEP KVPR PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA5229TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-15 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS EFIN KSEP KVPR PTER TU KTFN
04ANKARA5232TERRORIST FINANCE: NEW IRAQ EXECUTIVE ORDER
[...] On September 14, 2004, Econoff delivered Reftel demarche to Ahmet Arda (MFA Research and Intelligence Directorate). Arda's office thereafter advised Econoff that it was processing the request in accordance with standard internal GOT procedures. 2. Though GOT has been a cooperative partner i [...]
2004-09-15 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETCVIS EFIN KSEP KVPR PTER TU KTFN
04ANKARA6764 KAPTANOGLU SHIPPING COMPANY
[...] (SBU) Per ref email, Embassy understands that the Coast Guard is calling an inter-agency meeting for Monday, December 8 to consider imposing a moratorium preventing Kaptanoglu Shipping Group (KSG) vessels from entering U.S. waters/ports, as well as other measures, due to the company's record o [...]
2004-12-03 15:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT CVIS ETRD PREL TU
04ANKARA6789 RESPONSE FROM KAPTANOGLU SHIPPING COMPANY
[...] (U) In two faxes sent December 3, Tansel Karademir, Operations Manager of H. Ismail Kaptanoglu Ship Management and Trading company, responded to Embassy's demarche to MFA warning of Coast Guard security concerns and possible action against the shipping company. Karademir wrote that the company [...]
2004-12-06 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT CVIS ETRD PREL TU
04ANKARA6965 DELIBERY OF KAPTANOGLU COMMANDANT ORDER
[...] This message was coordinated with Amconsul Istanbul. 2. Embassy delivered ref A Commandant Order barring Kaptanoglu vessels from entering U.S. territorial seas to the Turkish MFA via diplomatic note 1790 on December 14. We also conveyed ref A talking points to both MFA and the Maritime U [...]
2004-12-15 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT CVIS ETRD PREL TU
04ANKARA944DEMARCHE RELATED TO FINGERSCANNING MEMBERS OF
[...] On January 29, 2004, at the request of Haluk Aca, Head of the Visa Department at the MFA, Chief of Section reviewed US fingerscanning requirements at the time of visa application and upon entry into the United States. 2. Mr. Aca explained that the MFA had received complaints [...]
2004-02-18 16:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT
04BOGOTA11373GOC IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS DENY ENTRY TO FOUR INTERNATIONAL UNION LEADERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the weekend of October 30-31, GOC immigration officials denied entry to four international labor leaders, including one U.S. citizen, and cancelled the tourist visas of approximately 60 others, while permitting them to stay for a period of three days pending resolution of t [...]
2004-11-02 18:31:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM PGOV CVIS CASC CO
04BOGOTA3703COOPERATION WITH CANADIAN EMBASSY IN BOGOTA ON VISA
[...] (U) Summary: Reftel recommended that posts share information with Canadian colleagues regarding visa processing, and offered a "template" for cooperation. The Consular Section in Bogota has long enjoyed a close relationship with the Canadian Embassy in Colombia. Using the ideas provided i [...]
2004-04-12 21:44:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA CMGT CVIS CA CO
04BOGOTA9364U/S GROSSMAN'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE AND
[...] (C) Summary. On September 9, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman had separate meetings with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and Vice-President Francisco Santos in Cartagena. Grossman thanked Uribe and Santos for their efforts to secure the safe release of the three American [...]
2004-09-16 15:07:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON SNAR KJUS CVIS CO
04BRASILIA1032TERRORIST FINANCE: AQ-LINKED BOSNIAN CHARITIES AND
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-29 17:47:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS BR
04BRASILIA1074 TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 54 DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-04 18:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EUN
04BRASILIA1490TERRORIST FINANCE - BARAKAT: BRAZIL TO LOOK FOR
[...] (C) On June 8, Emboff delivered reftel notice of the USG intention to freeze Assad Ahmad Barakat's assets to Marcus Rector, the acting head of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's Office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities. Rector said the GoB would welcome hard evidence of a Barakat [...]
2004-06-17 15:26:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS XM BR LE LVPR
04BRASILIA1524TERRORIST FINANCE - BARAKAT: BRAZILIAN MINISTRY
[...] (C) Emboffs made ref A points on Hizballah financier Barakat to Brazilian Deputy Justice Minister Barreto in a June 21 meeting, following up on previous meetings with the Foreign Ministry (ref B). Barreto said he would like to find a way to be helpful on the Barakat case. Recalling that the [...]
2004-06-22 12:56:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS XM BR LE LVPR
04BRASILIA1564 TERRORIST FINANCE: ITALIAN NAMES - LIST 59
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-24 17:31:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EUN
04BRASILIA2247TERRORIST FINANCE: ADDITIONAL HARAMAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-03 20:05:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS BR
04BRASILIA2458TERRORIST FINANCE: JAMA'AT AL TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-28 18:43:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN BR LVPR
04BRASILIA3068TERROR FINANCE: JANJALANI, AL-FAQIH AND BATTERJEE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-15 17:12:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN BR LVPR
04BRASILIA677TERRORIST FINANCE: BRAZIL NOTIFIED OF LIST 53
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-19 20:27:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS BR
04BRASILIA979TERRORIST FINANCE: BRAZIL NOTIFIED OF ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-23 19:49:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS BR
04BRUSSELS1448 MIGRATION ISSUES: EU INTERIOR MINISTERS REACH KEY
[...] At the March 30 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council meeting, EU ministers reached political agreement on the so- called "Qualification Directive" that sets out the eligibility criteria for both refugee status and subsidiary protection in the EU and the entitlements of those persons who qual [...]
2004-04-05 06:07:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF CVIS CASC KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1911 EU AGREES ON ASYLUM PROCEDURES DIRECTIVE
[...] The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council on April 29 reached political agreement on a draft Directive imposing minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status. Coupled with the formal adoption of the Asylum Qualification Directive on the same day, t [...]
2004-05-03 13:40:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL CMGT CVIS SMIG KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2114VISA WAIVER PROGRAM AND AN ENLARGED EU
[...] (C) Summary. The enlargement of the EU on May 1 raised the number of EU countries not included in the visa waiver program (VWP) from one to ten. New Member States harbor hopes that their EU accession can become a way to wrest from the U.S. via the EU what they could not obtain bilaterally: i [...]
2004-05-17 09:03:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALCMGT CVIS SMIG ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2496VERHEUGEN RESPONSE TO DEPUTY SECRETARY ON ROMANIAN
[...] (U) The cabinet of Enlargement Commissioner Gunter Verheugen has faxed us a letter from the Commissioner to Deputy Secretary Armitage, replying to the Deputy Secretary's letter of May 4 on the issue of Romanian adoptions. The full text of the letter is in para 3 below, and a copy of the origi [...]
2004-06-10 12:56:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL CASC CVIS RO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3101 EU/JHA: TOWARD A NEW MULTI-ANNUAL PROGRAM;
[...] The EU Council of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on July 19 began preparations for a new multi-annual JHA program building on EU work over the past five years to establish "a common area of freedom, security and justice." Noting the persisting deadlock on the appointment of a n [...]
2004-07-20 15:33:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3948DEMARCHE RESPONSE: REVISED US VISIT POLICY AND
[...] (C) Summary. The initial reaction from the European Commission on the FBI's enhanced access to US VISIT databases was low key. Major concerns focused on types of law enforcement activities for which the data would be used and about delays at ports of entry following changes on 9/30 and 12/31 [...]
2004-09-16 15:52:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL KOCI EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4619 NEW EU PROGRAM FOR FREEDOM, SECURITY AND
[...] EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on October 25 reached broad agreement on a new multi- annual program for strengthening freedom, security and justice in the EU for the next five years. The prevention and repression of terrorism will be a key element of the plan, which provides [...]
2004-10-26 14:01:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4789 EU-JHA: LEADERS ENDORSE NEW MULTI-ANNUAL
[...] EU leaders at their November 5 European Council meeting endorsed the new multi-annual program for "strengthening freedom, security and justice in the European Union" as prepared by their Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in the October 25 Council meeting (REFTEL). Dutch PM/European Council [...]
2004-11-08 14:23:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4844BIOMETRICS: EU ON PARALLEL TRACK WITH U.S. AND
[...] (U) Summary. In parallel with U.S. efforts to incorporate the use of biometric identifiers, the EU is finalizing plans to enhance its border controls through the use of biometrics. On October 26, EU Justice and Interior Ministers agreed to incorporate two biometrics into national passports, t [...]
2004-11-10 17:08:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALCMGT SMIG PTER PREL CPAS CVIS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5128JHA: MINISTERS REVIEW COUNTER-TERROR
[...] The EU Council of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA Council) on December 2 agreed on a series of documents relating to the fight against terrorism in preparation for the December 17 European Council. These include a strategy against the financing of terrorism, a report on intelligence [...]
2004-12-06 06:05:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04COLOMBO1074 Former PM requests U.S. visa for fellow MP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UNP MP Moulana admits to transporting rebel Tiger leader Karuna to Colombo. According to former PM Wickremesinghe, Karuna is now in the hands of the Sri Lanka Army. Wickremesinghe also requests Ambassador to help facilitate a U.S. visa for Moulana and his family. Moulana has [...]
2004-06-24 10:42:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV CVIS MOPS CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO1507 Initiatives to facilitate business travel in Sri
[...] SUMMARY: Post has implemented two programs specifically targeted at facilitating business travelers heading to the United States, the `Safe and Speedy' and `AMPACT' programs. Post is also far along in visa reciprocity negotiations with the GSL, which should result in increasing visa validity f [...]
2004-09-13 06:43:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ETRD CE MV ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1620 EXTENDING NIV VISA RECIPROCITY TO FIVE YEARS FOR
[...] SUMMARY: The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) is expected to propose shortly a significant change to non-resident visas offered to U.S. citizens. They are prepared to implement a five year multiple entry non-resident visa, for all types of non-resident travel to Sri Lanka. The fee for this visa [...]
2004-09-28 11:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT ETRD CE
04COLOMBO1736TRADE MINISTER LOOKS TO TIFA TO BOLSTER TIES TO US
[...] (C) Action request para 2. During a brief meeting on October 19, requested by the Ambassador prior to GSL team's departure for Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks in Washington, Commerce Minister Fernandopulle told Ambassador he hoped the trip would provide an opportunity to [...]
2004-10-20 08:12:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON CVIS CE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1763 EXTENDING NIV VISA RECIPROCITY TO FIVE YEARS FOR
[...] SUMMARY: The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) has approved a significant change to non-resident visas offered to U.S. citizens. They will implement a five year multiple entry non-resident visa, for all types of non-resident travel to Sri Lanka. The fee for this visa will be $100. Post requests [...]
2004-10-26 09:07:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT ETRD CE
04COLOMBO2002 TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT LTTE ACTIVITIES
[...] Summary and Action Request (C): The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is engaging in numerous fundraising activities worldwide, from both "legitimate" sources and organized crime activities. As much as $200 million of funds raised from their organized crime and "legitimate" fundraisi [...]
2004-12-16 09:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN CVIS KCRM PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO322 ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION WITH DHS SECRETARY
[...] Ambassador Lunstead looks forward to the roundtable discussion with other COMs and DHS Secretary Ridge on March 8. Following is a list of relevant issues in Sri Lanka and Maldives, keyed to the format in reftel. A. Movement of People In both Sri Lanka and Maldives, we seek to improve th [...]
2004-02-26 11:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT CVIS OTRA PREL PTER CE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO704 Ambassador meets with President Kumaratunga
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga on April 26. A visibly tired CBK said she wanted to restart peace negotiations with the LTTE as soon as possible, and was willing to discuss the LTTE Interim Authority proposal. She intends to reorgani [...]
2004-04-27 11:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS CVIS CE LTTE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO966 "Double 00" Hit on Well-Known Tamil Politician
[...] (C) By Septel, our consular chief is submitting a Visas Donkey cable regarding the June 9 visa application of Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, a veteran Tamil politician and respected member of Parliament representing the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). Mr. Sampanthan applied for a visa to attend th [...]
2004-06-10 08:00:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PINR PTER CE LTTE
04DJIBOUTI1202TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 61 DELIVERED
[...] (U) PolOff delivered demarche per reftel 14 September 2004 to Mohamed Omar Djama, Americas Desk of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djama said he would pass the list through the necessary channels to the National Counterterrorist Finance Committee. RAGSDALE [...]
2004-09-14 12:50:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS DJ
04DJIBOUTI1376TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF JAMA'AT AL-
[...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche per reftel 21 October to Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hassan stated he would pass the new list for distribution to the banks and financial agencies. RAGSDALE [...]
2004-10-28 05:39:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS DJ
04DJIBOUTI1529FRENCH CONSUL DJIBOUTI WANTS TO EMULATE U.S. VISA
[...] (U) Summary. The French consul in Djibouti is very interested in the process by which AmEmbassy Djibouti adjudicates visas. The Consul states that the American process appears more selective. The French consulate is changing the adjudications process in Djibouti for Schengen (European Union [...]
2004-11-30 05:57:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALCVIS DJ FR PGOV PREL
04DJIBOUTI1576LIST 63 AMENDMENT DELIVERED
[...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 9 December to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said he would pass the list to the national committee. He had no particular comments on the list itself. RAGSDALE [...]
2004-12-12 02:09:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS DJ
04DJIBOUTI1588CONSULAR NARRATIVE FY04 - DJIBOUTI
[...] (U) A) Please identify the following: Consular Section Chief name, ETD, direct office telephone number and e-mail: Andrea K. Lewis, ETD: October 2006 Telephone: (253) 35-39-95 ext: 2203, e-mail: LewisAK@state.gov - Deputy Consular Section Chief name, ETD, direct office telephone number and [...]
2004-12-14 01:07:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI DJ
04DJIBOUTI1623TERRORIST FINANCE: AL-FAQIH AND BATTERJEE DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Acting Pol/Econ Officer delivered demarche (reftel A) to Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director of Bilateral Relations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hassan said he would pass the additions to the Ministries of Justice and Finance for information and, if applicable, action. He said that the Dji [...]
2004-12-28 11:22:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR
04DJIBOUTI327TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION SHAYKH AL-ZINDANI
[...] (U) PolOff delivered List 52 to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, on March 8, 2004. Bogoreh said he would pass it to the Terrorist Finance Committee for dissemination among the banks in Djibouti. RAGSDALE [...]
2004-03-08 12:38:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS
04DJIBOUTI432TERRORIST FINANCE: NAMES PASSED TO DJIBOUTI
[...] (U) Ambassador used opportunity of a meeting with Mahamoud Youssef Ali, Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to convey content of reftel. Ali said he doubted any of the persons had assets in Djibouti or financial ties to Djibouti but would ensure appropriate handling of [...]
2004-03-24 14:52:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR DJ EUN
04DJIBOUTI465TERRORIST FINANCE: ADDITION OF NEW ALIASES TO THE
[...] (U) PolOff delivered the new aliases for List 32 to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, on March 30, 2004. Bogoreh said he would pass it to the Terrorist Finance Committee for dissemination among the banks in Djibouti. RAGSDALE [...]
2004-03-30 11:37:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS
04DJIBOUTI654ETHIOPIAN DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE PASSPORTS REPORTED
[...] D001938 FOR MS. TIZITA KASSA DERARA 2. D001862 FOR MR. ZELEKE DELESSA DADI 3. D001912 FOR MRS. KOPY TSEGAYE TADESSE 4. S005718 FOR MR. EYOEL ZELEKE DELESSA 5. S005719 FOR MR. EYASU ZELEKE DELESA RAGSDALE [...]
2004-05-05 08:13:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD ASEC SNAR EAIR PTER ET DJ
04DJIBOUTI665TERRORIST FINANCE LIST 54 DELIVERED
[...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered to Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, 6 May, demarche and terrorist finance list 54. Bogoreh said he would pass the list to the Terrorist Finance Committee for distribution to the banks and financial institutions. RAGSDALE [...]
2004-05-06 13:53:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS
04DJIBOUTI854TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 58 DELIVERED
[...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan, 21 June, demarche and terrorist finance list 58. Hassan said he would pass the list to the Terrorist Finance Committee for distribution to the banks and financial institutions. RAG [...]
2004-06-21 12:28:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PTER PREL CVIS DJ
04DJIBOUTI890TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF SIX NAMES
[...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan, 29 June, demarche and terrorist finance list 59. Hassan said he would pass the list to the Terrorist Finance Committee for distribution to the banks and financial institutions. RAG [...]
2004-06-30 05:18:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS
04DJIBOUTI969TERRORISM FINANCE: CIRA ADDITION PASSED TO
[...] (U) Embassy passed reftel demarche orally to Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 15 and provided non-paper for same with points and background information. RAGSDALE [...]
2004-07-15 08:20:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR DJ EUN
04DUBLIN1475PRENOTIFICATION OF JAMA'AT AL-TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-04 11:44:00Embassy DublinSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN LVPR
04DUBLIN1598TERRORIST FINANCE: IARA AND FIVE OFFICIALS, JTJ
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-21 15:09:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON LVPR
04DUBLIN1634TERRORIST FINANCE: IARA INFORMATION REQUEST
[...] (C) Emboff raised points in reftels with contacts in the Justice Ministry and Department of Foreign Affairs. Both ministries greatly appreciated the information in Ref B. Regarding Ref A, both ministries confirmed that there are no legal grounds under which they can prevent Buisir's travel at [...]
2004-10-29 16:42:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKTFN ETTC EFIN CVIS PREL PTER LVPR
04DUBLIN1721SCENESETTER FOR SENATORS MCCAIN AND GRAHAM'S
[...] (SBU) A background paper follows, describing key political concerns. We would also note that the Northern Ireland peace process is at a critical juncture, and the final results of the process begun at Leeds Castle might be announced during your visit. -------------------- Political Backgr [...]
2004-11-24 17:08:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC CVIS EAIR ETRD MARR OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PTER EUN
04DUBLIN1803TERRORIST FINANCE: JANJALANI, AL-FAQIH, BATTERJEE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-15 16:58:00Embassy DublinSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN LVPR
04DUBLIN1841THE AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 22 DISCUSSION WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In a free-flowing December 22 meeting, the Ambassador and Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern agreed that President Bush's planned February visit to Europe presented an opportunity to reenergize trans-Atlantic ties. Ahern noted a "huge willingness" among his counterparts within t [...]
2004-12-23 10:55:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL EAIR CPAS CVIS MASS PINR PINS EAID PGOV
04DUBLIN1844TERRORIST FINANCE: JANJALANI, AL-FAQIH, BATTERJEE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-23 11:26:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KPAO
04DUBLIN867SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO IRELAND
[...] (C) Summary: Irish President Mary McAleese and Prime Minister Bertie Ahern are looking forward to welcoming the President to Dromoland Castle in the west of Ireland for the U.S.-EU Summit June 26. Ahern can be justly proud of his management of the EU Presidency to date, including his lead [...]
2004-06-08 16:45:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM ETRD EAIR MASS MARR CASC CVIS EUN
04DUBLIN885TERRORIST FINANCE: PRENOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION
[...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel points, names, and background paper on June 9 to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs EU Correspondent Kevin Conmy and DFA EU External Relations Director Kevin Dowling. The DFA officials undertook to circulate U.S. designation requests/papers to other appropriate [...]
2004-06-09 16:45:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER
04GUATEMALA1241GANA-FRG VOTE STIRS CONTROVERSY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-18 13:36:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALCVIS GT PGOV PHUM
04GUATEMALA2390PRESIDENT BUSH'S REPLY TO PRESIDENT BERGER ON
[...] (U) The Ambassador is seeking an appointment with President Berger to carry out ref instructions. In the interim, the Ambassador took advantage of a previously scheduled meeting September 16 to provide Guatemalan FM Briz an advance brief, given that he and President Berger are leaving Septemb [...]
2004-09-17 18:13:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALCVIS SMIG KCRM SNAR ASEC PBTS GT
04GUATEMALA258SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 4-6 NODEL VISIT OF
[...] Summary: Your visit, only three weeks after Oscar Berger assumed the presidency, will draw fresh attention to the emotional issue of international adoptions in Guatemala. Your Guatemalan interlocutors will also be anxious to discuss unrelated issues such as the rapidly evolving trade relatio [...]
2004-02-03 21:20:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI CVIS CASC PREL OVIP PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA3270GUATEMALA/MEXICO BORDER ISSUES, STAFFDEL MEACHAM
[...] Summary: SFRC Staffdel Meacham visited Guatemala to discuss a broader North American security architecture and Guatemala's role as the southern border state of that area. Based on meetings with the country team, Ministry of Foreign Relations, Migration, and the Ministry of Defense, Staffdel M [...]
2004-12-27 16:59:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID OREP PREL SMIG CVIS MASS GT MX CA
04GUATEMALA3272GUATEMALA'S WISH LIST FOR MIGRANTS
[...] Summary: Guatemala's MFA sent the Embassy its latest proposal for the U.S. Government to extend legal status to its large population of undocumented migrants resident in the U.S. While we have repeatedly advised the GOG that many of these proposals are politically or legally untenable, we be [...]
2004-12-27 18:10:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG ASEC PHUM PREL CVIS SNAR EAID GT
04GUATEMALA504SCENE SETTER FOR MARCH 5 PCC ON GUATEMALA
[...] (C) Summary and introduction: After only six weeks in office, the Berger government has generated high expectations among Guatemalans that it will spur economic growth, reduce violent crime and investigate and prosecute official corruption and organized crime. Berger has also told us privatel [...]
2004-03-01 21:04:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV SNAR CVIS MASS KCOR OVIP PBTS GT
04HANOI1023 Vietnam: Negotiations with the GVN on an Adoptions
[...] (SBU) Summary. Negotiations on an adoptions Protocol on March 11 and 12 made progress, but final agreement was not reached. Despite repeated USG assertions prior to the talks that the USG would not negotiate a new treaty, the largest sticking point for the GVN was their insistence on a tre [...]
2004-04-14 01:21:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
04HANOI1421 ADOPTIONS IN VIETNAM: PREVENTING ABUSES
[...] (U) Summary: As we wait for the GVN to make written revisions to the draft text left with them at the conclusion of the first round of adoption negotiations in March, we wish to take this opportunity to once again raise our concerns about the implementation of any agreement we eventually rea [...]
2004-05-19 09:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
04HANOI1837 Vietnam - DCM Meeting with Consular Department
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-30 03:58:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CASC KOCI PREL PTER VM CTERR HUMANR
04HANOI2708 Vietnam Adoptions: Meeting With Deputy Director of
[...] (U) Summary: During two recent meetings with Post's Consular Section Chief, Nguyen Cong Khanh, Deputy Director of Vietnam's Department of International Adoptions, repeated the GVN position that under Vietnamese law any adoption agreement must meet the definition of a "treaty." He went on to n [...]
2004-09-30 08:39:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
04HANOI2757 MFA CONCERNED ABOUT VNHRA, LOOKING FORWARD TO
[...] (U) Summary: During an hour-long discussion October 6, Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang told the Ambassador that the GVN, while concerned about the possible passage of the Human Rights Act in the Senate, was still looking forward to a visit to the United States by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai [...]
2004-10-07 07:15:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF CASC CVIS KPOW OTRA OVIP VM KICC HUMANR RELFREE WTO HIV AIDS
04HANOI2863 VIETNAM SECURITY MINISTER PROMISES COORDINATION ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Public Security Le Hong Anh told the Ambassador October 20 that he is pleased with the developing U.S.-Vietnam relationship and is "absolutely committed" to ensuring the safety and security not only of USG facilities and personnel, but also of Americans traveling to [...]
2004-10-21 10:10:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SNAR KCRM ASEC CVIS CASC VM HUMANR ETMIN CTERR
04HANOI48 Vietnam: Moving Ahead Towards an Adoptions
[...] (U) Summary. In a meeting with Consul, Mr. Long, the Acting Director of the new Department of International Adoptions (DIA) in the Ministry of Justice identified the issue of "state vs "government" as the GVN's most significant issue regarding completion of the draft Protocol on adoptions. [...]
2004-01-08 10:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
04HANOI693 February 24 Repatriation Discussions
[...] (U) Summary. A joint DOS/DHS delegation proffered a new approach to resolving the issue of the acceptance by Vietnam (GVN) of its nationals, based on the successful arrangement now in place with the Royal Cambodian Government (RGC). GVN officials agreed to review the new approach, but held t [...]
2004-03-09 05:46:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KJUS PREL CASC VM
04HANOI891 Vietnam: Negotiations with the GVN on an Adoptions
[...] (SBU) Summary. Negotiations on an adoptions Protocol on March 11 and 12 made progress, but final agreement was not reached. Despite repeated USG assertions prior to the talks that the USG would not negotiate a new treaty, the largest sticking point for the GVN was their insistence on a tre [...]
2004-03-30 02:03:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
04HOCHIMINHCITY1187Vietnam Adoptions: Baseline Study of Orphanages
[...] Summary: While the USG and the GVN continue to work on restarting adoptions of Vietnamese orphans by Amcits, AmConGen HCMC has begun a baseline study of local orphanages. The study is intended to determine how many adoptable orphans are likely to be available to U.S. prospective adoptive pare [...]
2004-09-22 07:39:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDCASC CVIS KFRD VM
04HOCHIMINHCITY1238VIETNAM ADOPTIONS BASELINE STUDY -- Danang
[...] (SBU) Summary: ConGen HCMC extended its baseline study of Vietnamese orphanages to Danang during a recent visit by CG and Consulate team. We found that one Danang orphanage has continued to receive funding from an American adoption agency, despite the suspension of adoptions and in return is [...]
2004-10-05 11:14:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC CVIS KFRD KOCI VM
04HOCHIMINHCITY824FORMER UBCV MONK TO PURSUE IMMIGRANT VISA AFTER
[...] (SBU) Mr. Pham Van Tuong, formerly known as Thich Tri Luc while still a monk with the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, has confirmed that he is now scheduled to depart Vietnam on June 22 under UNHCR auspices for resettlement in Sweden. He will travel with his wife and child. Mr. Tuo [...]
2004-06-18 13:08:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM CVIS PREF SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY838TRIAL OF AMERASIAN FRAUD RING IN HO CHI MINH CITY
[...] On June 8, a court in Ho Chi Minh City handed down sentences to defendants in a case involving an Amerasian fraud ring. Consulate General officers had developed some of the initial evidence in this case over two years ago and then passed it on to local authorities, as reported reftel. The de [...]
2004-06-24 07:02:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDPREF CVIS KFRD VM
04ISTANBUL1821MEETING WITH KAPTANOGLU SHIPPING COMPANY
[...] (SBU) P/E Chief and Consular Section Chief met on December 7 with H. Ismail Kaptanoglu Ship Management and Trading Company Managing Director Sadan Kaptanoglu and other company executives to review Coast Guard security concerns and possible action against the company. While reiterating that th [...]
2004-12-08 04:26:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT CVIS ETRD PREL KFRD TU
04KATHMANDU1746NEPAL: ROYAL NEPAL ARMY REQUESTS MORE M-16S
[...] (C) In an August 27 meeting with the Ambassador, DATT, ODC and poloff, Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pyar Jung Thapa requested 10,000 more M-16s, saying they were the RNA's weapon of choice. COAS Thapa stated that the RNA would like these additional M-16s if grant a [...]
2004-08-31 12:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMASS MOPS MARR PGOV PTER CVIS ASEC NP GON
04KATHMANDU466NEPAL: GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL NONCOMMITTAL ON
[...] (C) Summary. On March 15, DCM and PolOff called on Home Ministry Joint Secretary U.P. Mainali to discuss Tibetan refugee issues as raised reftel. The DCM thanked Mainali for his effort in processing exit permits for Tibetans who were eligible for U.S. immigrant visas. The DCM expressed conce [...]
2004-03-16 08:15:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL CVIS CH NP
04KINSHASA1502CONGO-KINSHASA BUSINESS VISA FACILITATION PROGRAM
[...] Summary. A low level of trade between the United States and Congo-Kinshasa, a short average NIV appointment wait time and open channels between the consular and economic sections form the basis of informal mechanisms used at post to facilitate business visa issuance. Legitimate business tr [...]
2004-08-09 16:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ETRD BEXP CG
04KINSHASA1796CONGO-KINSHASA INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION INFORMATION
[...] PER REFTEL, POST PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON ADOPTION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC). RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO LETTERED QUESTIONS IN PARAGRAPH 6 OF REFTEL. A. THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE IS THE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY FOR ADOPTION MATTERS IN CONGO-KINSHASA. WHILE THERE IS N [...]
2004-09-24 14:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI CVIS CG
04KINSHASA1836TERRORIST FINANCE: CONGO (LIST 61)
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-04 06:36:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN KSEP KVPR PREL PTER KTFN CVIS CG
04KINSHASA1911Congo-Kinshasa Annual Certification of Consular
[...] Vice Consul James Fennell, FS-04, Acting Chief of the Consular Section, completed review of consular management controls on October 8, 2004. Deputy Chief of Mission certified the review on October 13, 2004. Answers are keyed to para four of reftel. (a) Standard Operating Procedures: Cono [...]
2004-10-15 07:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CG
04KINSHASA2004TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF JAMA'AT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-28 15:44:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS CG LVPR
04KINSHASA2005TERRORIST FINANCE: IARA AND FIVE OFFICIALS (LIST
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-28 15:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON LVPR
04LAGOS657 SYNOPSIS OF FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES IN LAGOS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Within the past 6 months, six LES members and four guards have been fired from ConGen Lagos for visa-related fraud and malfeasance. Ongoing investigations by the DS Anti-Fraud agent and the RSOs office indicate that there is still more internal fraud to [...]
2004-03-25 11:58:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KFRD CVIS NI
04LILONGWE680INCREASE IN DEPORTEES BEING SENT BACK TO BANGLADESH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A British diplomat seconded to the Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) contacted RSO about a group of Bangladeshi males who had recently been deported. He stated that Malawi Immigration authorities let most of the men pass through Immigration even though they had been ordered to [...]
2004-07-21 08:14:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CVIS KFRD MI
04LIMA126PERUVIAN NARCOTRAFFICKER FERNANDO ZEVALLOS:
[...] (SBU) Embassy's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) office plans to deliver two letters on January 13: -- one to suspected narcotrafficker Fernando Zevallos Gonzalez requesting that he present himself at the Embassy to make a sworn statement regarding his eligibility to enter the U.S. a [...]
2004-01-09 16:32:00Embassy LimaSECRETCVIS SNAR PREL KCRM PINR PE
04MADRID1180Consular response to Terrorist attacks in
[...] Summary: March 11, 2004, eleven bombs went off in Madrid, killing 191 people and injuring almost 1,500 in a series of attacks on commuter trains coming into Madrid and at three separate train stations between 7:30 and 8:00 am. Both the Consular Section and Embassy went into immediate action. [...]
2004-04-07 14:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC CPAS CVIS CMGT PTER SP
04MADRID1523 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF APRIL 3, 2004 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS REPORTED FRENCH POLICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPANISH GUARDIA CIVIL PROCEEDED TO THE ARREST OF THE AL [...]
2004-05-03 10:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1569 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING NAMES, AND INFORMATION PER REFTEL, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: SINGH, DILBAG - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: AUG. 16, 1978, INDIA - AGE RANGE (26-30) - COMPLEXION: MEDIUM BUILD - EYES: BROWN - HAIR: SHORT BLACK [...]
2004-05-05 09:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1617 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PARTICIPANTS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-07 10:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AFSI AFIN OTRA CMGT CVIS
04MADRID1636 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: AL-FETORY, SHEREF - ALIASES: AL-FAYTURI, SARIF - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: DEC. 10, 1973, BENGHAZI, LIBYA - CLASS: NEGATIVE - AL-FETORY RESI [...]
2004-05-07 14:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP AL
04MADRID1656 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. IN EARLY MAY 2004, SPANISH AUTHORITIES WERE SEARCHING FOR TWO ASSOCIATES OF MOROCCAN NATIONAL AMER EL-AZIZI, WHO IS BEING SOUGHT AGGRESIVELY BY SPANISH POL [...]
2004-05-10 14:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1657 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON MAR 23, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING SUSPECTED TERRORIST FOR THEIR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN THE 11 OF MARCH 2004 TERRORIST AT [...]
2004-05-10 14:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1658 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - APRIL
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON APRIL 5 AND 19, 2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2004, MADRID SUBMITTED FIVE VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING 45 INDIVIDUALS, TWO SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND 43 SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF [...]
2004-05-10 14:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID1708 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON MAY 6, 2004, SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED SAED EL HARRAK FOR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN THE MARCH 11, 2004 TERRORIST TRAIN BOMBINGS IN MADRID, SPAIN. DAILY PRESS [...]
2004-05-12 15:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID1713 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE CORRECT DOB FOR THE SUSPECTED TERRORIST REPORTED IN REFTEL. 2. NAME: KHAYATA KATTAN, ABDULLA - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: JAN. 24, 1961, ALEPPO, SYRIA - NATURALIZED SPANISH CITIZEN - CLASS: POSITIVE 3. KHAYATA WAS A KEY CONTACT OF DETAINED SPA [...]
2004-05-13 07:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1954 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: NASSAR, MUSTAFA SITMIRYAM - AKA: "ABU MUS'AB AL-SURI" - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: 1956, SYRIA - CLASS: POSITIVE (UNDER DIFFERENT POB) - [...]
2004-05-27 07:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1955 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: BELHADJ, YOUSEFF - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: MAY 27, 1976, TOUZINE, MOROCCO - CLASS: NEGATIVE - BROTHER OF MOHAMMED BELHADJ WHO WAS ARRESTED BY [...]
2004-05-27 07:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID1956 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED NOUREDDINE BOUHABILA ASSOCIATE OF ISLAMIC EXTREMIST KHALAD ABIDI, AKA "ABBAS", WHO WAS FORMERLY BASED IN BARCELONA, SPAIN. BOUHABIL [...]
2004-05-27 07:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1997 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAHDJOUB-ZERROUG TERRORIST NETWORK IN SPAIN. 3. NAME: ZENIMI, REDOUANE - AKA: " [...]
2004-05-28 15:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2039 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON MAY 6, 2004, SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED SAED EL HARRAK FOR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN THE MARCH 11, 2004 TERRORIST TRAIN BOMBINGS IN MADRID, SPAIN. DAILY PRESS [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID2040 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON FEBRUARY 22, 2004, THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED THE ALGERIAN SUSPECTED TERRORIST LARBI BEN AHMED ALLAG. 3. NAME: ALLAG, LARBI BEN AHMED - AKA: BOU [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2041 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS MEMBERS OF SPAIN-BASED NETWORK LED BY EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC RADICAL SOUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH MARCH 11, 2004 ATTACKS IN S [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID2042 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON FEBRUARY 22, 2004, THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED THE ALGERIAN SUSPECTED TERRORIST LARBI BEN AHMED ALLAG. 3. NAME: ALLAG, LARBI BEN AHMED - AKA: BOU [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2043 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS MEMBERS OF SPAIN-BASED NETWORK LED BY EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC RADICAL SOUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH MARCH 11, 2004 ATTACKS IN S [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID2085 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - MAY
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON MAY 3 and 17, 2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 2004, MADRID SUBMITTED ELEVEN VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING TWENTY TWO INDIVIDUALS, THREE SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND NINETEEN SUSPE [...]
2004-06-04 09:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2186VISA ALLOCATION - JUNE 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-10 10:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS
04MADRID2187EXTRADITION CASE OF ALEXANDER BOIKO
[...] Country clearance is granted for Deputy U.S. Marshals, Ivan Baptiste Jr. and Lourdes Timberman. 2. Two double rooms for single use have been reserved for U.S. Ivan Baptiste Jr. and Lourdes Timberman, at Hotel Melia Fenix, Calle Hermosilla no. 2, 28006 Madrid, tel.: 91 4316700, f [...]
2004-06-10 10:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SP BOIKO ALEXANDER
04MADRID2236 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF JUNE 9, 2004 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS REPORTED THAT THE ITALIAN POLICE ARRESTED THE ALLEGED RADICAL ISLAMIST RABEI OSMAN SAYED AHMED, ALI [...]
2004-06-15 10:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2277 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: HAMOUYA, MOURAD - AKA: MALKI - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: UNKNOWN, MOROCCO - CLASS: NEGATIVE - INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST RELATES THA [...]
2004-06-17 06:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2278 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST, ON JUNE 1, 2004, SPANISH AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING THE 11 MARCH 2004 TERRORIST ATTACKS IN MADRID, SPAIN, DETAI [...]
2004-06-17 06:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2279 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ACCORDING TO CBP REPORTING, ON MAY 26, 2004, AT GEORGE BUSH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TEXAS, ALVARO BORRAS COMPDERA ARRIVED FROM MEXICO CITY, PRESENTED A SPANISH [...]
2004-06-17 06:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2280 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION BY SPANISH AUTHORITIES FOR POSSIBLE LINKS TO TERRORISM DUE TO THEIR SUSPECTED ASSOCIATION WITH "ANSAR AL- [...]
2004-06-17 06:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID2281 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THAT AFTER THE 11 MARCH 2004 TERRORIST BOMBINGS IN MADRID, SPAIN, IN THE SCOPE OF THE UNIT OF ANTITERRORISM COO [...]
2004-06-17 06:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2341 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. IN APRIL 2004, A MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT SERVICE PROVIDED BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON SOME OF THE 11 MARCH 2004 MADRID BOMBING SUSPECTS AND ASSOCIATES AS FOLLOWS: [...]
2004-06-21 15:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2342 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. FOLLOWING IS THE STATUS OF SPANISH INVESTIGATION OF SUSPECT BARCELONA-BASED TERRORIST CELL. AS OF EARLY JUNE 2004, POST HAS RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE [...]
2004-06-21 15:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2343 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECENTLY ARRESTED IN MILAN, ISLAMIC EXTREMIST RABEI OSMAN EL SAYED AHMED, ALIAS: "MOHAMED [...]
2004-06-21 15:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2443 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON JUNE 11, 2004, PORTUGUESE AUTHORITIES ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING MOROCCAN NATIONALS IN PORTO, PORTUGAL, ON SUSPICION OF PLANNING A TERRORIST ATTACK. THE GROUP [...]
2004-06-29 11:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID2477 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] THIS IS A REPEAT OF MADRID 002443. MADRID INADVERTENTLY OMITTED CLASS RESULTS FOR SUSPECTS. POST REGRETS INCONVENIENCE. 2. POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 3. ON JUNE 11, 2004, PORTUGUES [...]
2004-07-01 08:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID2478 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF LATE JUNE 2004, SPANISH AUTHORITIES WERE INVESTIGATING WHAT THEY CONSIDERED ALERTING BEHAVIOR BY MOROCCAN CITIZEN SAMIR EL MOKHTAR. MOKHTAR WAS IMPLI [...]
2004-07-01 08:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID2479 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. IN LATE APRIL 2004 A PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT SERVICE WAS INVESTIGATING INDIVIDUALS SUSPECTED OF POSING A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY. THEY HAD DISCOVERED ME [...]
2004-07-01 08:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ALI
04MADRID2480 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 20, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE (SNP),ARRESTED ALGERIAN CITIZEN REDA ZERROUGH, DPOB: DEC. 5, 1967, ALGERIA, AT ALICANTE AIRPOR [...]
2004-07-01 08:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2481 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. FOLLOWING ARE ADDITIONAL DETAILS OBTAINED BY SPANISH AUTHORITIES ON INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH SUSPECT TERRORIST RABI' OSMAN EL SAYED AHMED, RECENTLY ARRE [...]
2004-07-01 08:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID2482 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY "EL PAIS" OF JUNE 10, 2004, REPORTED THAT FRENCH AUTHORITIES EXTRADITED THE ETA MEMBER, JUAN LUIS AGUIRRE LETE TO SPAIN, AFTER SERVING A SENTENCE IN F [...]
2004-07-01 08:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2534TERRORIST FINANCE: ITALIAN NAMES - LIST 59
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-06 09:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP KVPR ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS
04MADRID2544 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - JUNE
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JUNE 7 AND 28, 2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2004, MADRID SUBMITTED FIFTEEN VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING FIFTY-SEVEN INDIVIDUALS, EIGHT SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND FORTY- NIN [...]
2004-07-06 11:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2554IBERIA PULLING "MINI-HUB" OUT OF MIAMI; SALVADORAN
[...] Summary: Today, Iberia Airlines announced plans to fly directly to Guatemala and Panama, avoiding the Miami International Airport for "purely financial" reasons, beginning in October. Nevertheless, an Iberia contact told us that increased layover time due to new security procedures in Miami [...]
2004-07-06 15:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON CVIS SP
04MADRID2558 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF EARLY JUNE 2004, RAY MOHAMED, AKA MOURAD, WAS ARRESTED ON JUNE 8, 2004 BY THE BELGIAN FEDERAL POLICE FOR HIS CONTACTS WITH RABI' OSMAN EL-SAYED AHMED, [...]
2004-07-07 06:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2560 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF LATE JUNE 2004, FOUR ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS WERE BELIEVED TO BE POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUSLY BARCELONA-BASED SUSPECT AL-QAEDA ASSOCIATE KHALAD [...]
2004-07-07 06:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL MIAH
04MADRID2586 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF LATE JUNE 2004, THE NORTH AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS LISTED BELOW WERE BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NETHERLANDS SUSPECTED TERRORIST CELL MEMBER OR DUTCH [...]
2004-07-08 10:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID2587 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY "EL PAIS" REPORTED THAT SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED THE ALGERIAN CITIZEN NASREDDINE BOUSBAA ON JULY 1, 2004. HE IS ACCUSED OF FORGERY OF OFFICIAL DOCUMEN [...]
2004-07-08 10:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2625 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES BRITISH AUTHORITIES DETAINED ON JUL 6, 2004, THE FORMER BARCELONA-BASED EXTREMIST FILALI OUALI AKA: ABDORRAHMAN [...]
2004-07-12 11:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL OUALI
04MADRID2626 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THAT AS OF EARLY JULY 2004, MOROCCAN NATIONAL BOUCHRA BEN ABDELLAH WAS SUSPECTED OF ENGAGING IN ISLAMIC EXTREMIST [...]
2004-07-12 11:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL BEN
04MADRID2670 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THAT AS OF MID-APRIL 2004, TWO INDIVIDUALS, REFERRED TO AS AL QAEDA MEMBERS, WERE IN MAICAO, COLOMBIA, TO OBTAIN [...]
2004-07-14 13:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2671 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. OVER SEVERAL DAYS IN EARLY-TO-MID JUNE 2004, THE SPANISH GUARDIA CIVIL DETAINED NINE SPANISH NATIONALS FOR THEIR ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN THE ACQUISITION, TR [...]
2004-07-14 13:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2688 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON THE MORNING OF JULY 12, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE (SNP) ARRESTED MARCH 11 MADRID BOMBING SUSPECT AND SPANISH CITIZEN, ABDERRAHMAN HAMMADI AFANDI. [...]
2004-07-15 07:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2689 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. POST RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ASSOCIATES OF FORMER BARCELONA-BASED ALGERIAN NATIONAL AND SUSPECT TERRRORIST KHALAD ABIDI, AKA: ABBAS 3. NAME: [...]
2004-07-15 07:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2708 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON JULY 14, 2004, FRENCH POLICE ARRESTED TWO SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION ETA. THE POLICE GAVE CHASE TO THE SUSPECTS AFTER THEY DROVE TH [...]
2004-07-15 16:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2852SPAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF CIRA AS
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche July 15 to Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena, Special Ambassador for Counterterrorism, and Juan Antonio Aliaga Mendez, the Ministry of Economy's Deputy Director for Inspection and Control of Capital Movements. In a July 22 meeting, Desk Officer Miguel Garcia- [...]
2004-07-27 08:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSEP KVPR KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS SP EUN
04MADRID2877 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-28 11:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2885CONSULAR SENIOR IV FSN WORKSHOP AT FSI, (PC-
[...] POST WISHES TO NOMINATE ELISA SALVADOR, SENIOR IV FSN, MADRID, SPAIN FOR THE CONSULAR SENIOR IV FSN WORKSHOP. SHE WAS NOT SELECTED IN 2002 OR 2003. PLEASE SEE INFORMATION REGARDING CANDIATE BELOW; A) Salvador, Elisa B) Grade:08/06 C) Alcy R. Frelick, Counselor for Consular Affairs D [...]
2004-07-28 15:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AFSI AMGT CMGT CVIS
04MADRID2889CONSULAR SENIOR IV FSN WORKSHOP AT FSI, (PC-
[...] POST WISHES TO NOMINATE ELISA SALVADOR, SENIOR IV FSN, MADRID, SPAIN FOR THE CONSULAR SENIOR IV FSN WORKSHOP. SHE WAS NOT SELECTED IN 2002 OR 2003. PLEASE SEE INFORMATION REGARDING CANDIATE BELOW; A) Salvador, Elisa B) Grade:08/06 C) Alcy R. Frelick, Counselor for Consular Affairs D [...]
2004-07-29 06:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AFSI AMGT CMGT CVIS
04MADRID2966 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION OBTAINED AT THIS POST INDICATES JORDANIAN NATIONAL OMAR QASEM RADWAN AL SHABOUL, WAS LIVING IN SPAIN AND WAS IN CONTACT WITH AT LEAST TWO KEY S [...]
2004-08-04 12:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP AL
04MADRID2967 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THAT AS OF LATE JULY 2004, THE SEVENTH BODY FOUND IN THE APARTMENT IN LEGANES, A SUBURB IN THE OUSKIRTS OF MADRI [...]
2004-08-04 12:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID3007 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - JULY
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JULY 13 AND 28, 2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2004, MADRID SUBMITTED EIGHTEEN VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING SEVENTY-FOUR INDIVIDUALS, THREE SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND SEVENTY- [...]
2004-08-06 15:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID3022CUBAN VALIDATION STUDY RESULTS FROM MADRID
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy Madrid wanted to examine overstay rates of applicants issued visas for tourist travel to the United States. Because of the wealth of information available on Cuban applicants, the Cuban community's travel patterns were studied. Post initiated a validation study to det [...]
2004-08-10 13:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD CMGT CU SP
04MADRID3034VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY "EL PAIS" OF JUNE 30, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE ARRESTED SEMAAN GABY EID ON JULY 28, 2004, FOR HIS ALLEGED PARTICIPATION IN [...]
2004-08-10 15:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SEMAAN GABY EID
04MADRID3052 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF MID-JULY 2004, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE BELIVED TO BE POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUSLY BARCELONA-BASED AL QAEDA SUSPECT KHALED ABIDI, WHO WAS [...]
2004-08-10 15:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID3077 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF AUG. 7, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE SPANISH COUNTERTERRORISM POLICE AS THE SUSPECTED ME [...]
2004-08-12 11:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID3210 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF AUG. 21 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS REPORTED THAT BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED BY THE SPANISH SCIENTIFIC POLICE, THE SPANISH N [...]
2004-08-26 13:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID3212 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY "EL PAIS" OF AUG. 21, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE DUTCH MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AUTHORIZED THE HANDOVER OF THE SUSPECTED TERRORIST, KHALID BOULOUDO, A 29 YEAR [...]
2004-08-26 13:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID3639 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS. 2. SPANISH DAILY "EL PAIS" OF SEP. 20, 2004 REPORTED THAT FRENCH POLICE ARRESTED TWO SUSPECTED ETA TERRORISTS IN A POLICE ROAD BLOCK IN MONTAUBAN, FRANCE. THE INDIVIDUALS WERE ARMED AND DRIVING A S [...]
2004-09-23 09:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID3649REQUEST FOR SECURITY ADVISORY OPINION
[...] Post requests an advisory opinion in the case of Ryan Air pilots applying for C1/D and B1/B2 visas to work in the United States for a six month period. Over the past year, Madrid has seen several cases of pilots requesting visas for six weeks of training, followed by approximately 5 months of [...]
2004-09-23 15:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS SP
04MADRID3728 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON SEP. 15, 2004, THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS IN BARCELONA, SPAIN. THEY ARE ACCUSED OF FORGERY AND DRUG TRAFFICKING. SPANISH POL [...]
2004-09-28 07:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ALI
04MADRID3760 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - SEPTEMBER
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON SEP. 27, 2004, AS PART OF THE MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE CHARGE, ROBERT MANZANARES. THE CHARGE EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTINUING STRONG COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM BY ALL AGENCIES [...]
2004-09-29 08:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID3773TERRORIST FINANCE: JAMA'AT AL TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-29 15:06:00Embassy MadridSECRETCVIS EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN SP LVPR
04MADRID3889 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE SPANISH DAILY NEWSPAPER "EL PAIS" ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE (SNP) ARRESTED FIVE SUSPECTED ETA MEMBERS IN VIZCAYA AND LEON, SPA [...]
2004-10-05 14:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID4109 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY "EL PAIS" OF OCT. 16, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE GERMAN POLICE ARRESTED ON OCT. 15, 2004 IN HAMBURG, THE ALLEGED AL QAEDA MEMBER IN EUROPE MAMOUN DARKAZANLI, [...]
2004-10-22 12:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4110 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING NAMES OF SUSPECTED ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS WITH POSSIBLE TERRORIST TIES IN SPAIN. 3. NAME: EL BAYADE, ABDESALAM [...]
2004-10-22 12:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID4119 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION MEDIA REPORTED ON OCT. 4, 2004 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS THAT FRENCH POLICE IN COORDINATION WITH THE SPANISH GUARDIA [...]
2004-10-22 15:35:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID4322 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF OCTOBER 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT AN ASSOCIATE OF ALGERIAN NATIONAL AND ISLAMIC EXTREMIST MOHAMED ACHRAF, AKA MUSTAFA HAW [...]
2004-11-12 12:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4324 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 - OCTOBER
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON OCT. 25, 2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE DCM, ROBERT MANZANARES. THE CHARGE EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTINUING STRONG COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM BY ALL AGENCIES AT P [...]
2004-11-12 12:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4386 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF OCTOBER 19, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED SEVERAL ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS WHO WERE BELIEVE TO BE PLANNING SUICIDE ATTACK [...]
2004-11-16 14:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4387 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON OCTOBER 28, 2004, THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES ARRESTED 13 INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED TO ISLAMIC EXTREMIST MOHAMED ACHRAF, AKA MUSTAFA HAWARI, AKA MIKAEL ETIENNE [...]
2004-11-16 14:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4388 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON NOVEMBER 3, 2004, AS PART OF THE ON-GOING "OPERATION NOVA" SPANISH AUTORITIES ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING MOROCCAN AND THREE ALGERIAN NATIONALS, POSSIBLY ASS [...]
2004-11-16 14:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4389 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM SPANISH AUTHORITIES HAVE HIGHLIGHTED CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OF ALGERIAN NATIONAL SAMIR BENBELLIL. SUBJECT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN VARIOUS [...]
2004-11-16 14:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4474 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON NOV. 19, 2004 THE DAILY LOCAL NEWSPAPER "EL PAIS", REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING THE DETENTION OF SOME OF THE ALLEGED ETA LEADERSHIP MEMBERS IN FRANCE ON OCT. 3, [...]
2004-11-23 16:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4523 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF NOV. 17, 2004, REPORTED THAT SPANISH NATIONAL COURT JUDGE BALTASAR GARZON, INDICTED ISLAMIC EXTREMIST ABDELADIM AKOUDAD, ALIAS "NADU [...]
2004-11-30 08:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4524 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS PART OF AN ON-GOING COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATION, SPANISH AUTHORITIES ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING ALGERIAN NATIONALS: 3. NAME: BOUKHIRI, MOHAMED - G [...]
2004-11-30 08:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4552 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 - NOVEMBER
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON NOV. 8 AND ON NOV. 29, 2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE CHARGE, ROBERT MANZANARES. THE CHARGE EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTINUING STRONG COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM BY AL [...]
2004-12-01 12:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4649 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: BEN ABDELLAH, SAMIR - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: NOV. 29, 1967, MOROCCO - CLASS: POSITIVE 3. ON NOVEMBER 22, 2004 THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED [...]
2004-12-09 16:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL BEN
04MADRID4708 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS "EL PAIS" OF DEC. 10, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WERE ARRESTED BY THE SPANISH POLICE ON DEC. 8, 2004, IN THE SPANISH- [...]
2004-12-14 16:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL WAKI
04MADRID4748VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. BETWEEN 18 AND 19 NOVEMBER 2004, THE SPANISH POLICE RE-DETAINED AL-JAZIRAH JOURNALIST TAYSIR ALOUNI KATE AND NINE OF HIS ASSOCIATES IN SPAIN AS SUSPECTED I [...]
2004-12-17 16:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4749 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON DECEMBER 13, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING FOUR INDIVIDUALS IN THE ON-GOING "OPERACION LAGO". 3. NAME: LEBIK, ABDELKADER [...]
2004-12-17 16:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL LEBIK
04MADRID4776 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DALY PRESS OF DEC. 18, 2004 REPORTED THAT TWO OF THE SPANISH NATIONAL COURT JUDGES ORDERED THE ARREST OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR EXTREMISTS BASED IN LAN [...]
2004-12-20 16:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID4850VALIDITY OF PASSPORTS BEYOND THEIR EXPIRATION
[...] (SENSITIVE) SPAIN: MFA confirms that Spanish citizens have the right to enter Spain regardless of the validity (or absence) of passport or other identity documents. Since Spain has been maintaining a database of Spanish nationals, including biometric elements, for over 150 years, the Spanis [...]
2004-12-27 08:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT SP AN
04MADRID659VISAS CONDOR: CUBA(MILA ESPINOSA, JOSE
[...] ..CAB: VISAS CONDOR - 00003062 2. ..BOA: ..NAM: MILA ESPINOSA, JOSE NEY ..NAT: CUBA ..DOB: 04MAR1959 ..SEX: M ..VLO: POSITIVE ..CCB: LA HABANA ..COB: CUBA ..OCC: OPERATIVE ..EMP: MIGUEL ALIMENTACION ..PPT: REGULAR ..PPN: C140916 ..PPI: 22NOV2002 ..PPE: 22NOV2008 ..PPC: FRANCE ..PPS: CUBA . [...]
2004-02-26 13:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA
04MADRID693REQUEST FOR DELETION FROM CLASS
[...] VISAS CLOK DELETION - 00003077 2. NAME: KREISLER DE AGUILAR, EDUARDO RAFAEL, DATE OF BIRTH: 12AUG1973, GENDER: M, COUNTRY OF BIRTH: SPN, NATIONALITY: SPN, CASE NUMBER: 589- 001/04021. 3. SUBJECT WAS ENTERED IN CLASS UNDER CODE PNC II ON 22 JAN 04 PER FBI HIT. FINGERPRINT RESULTS INDICA [...]
2004-03-01 09:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CLOK
04MADRID694 REQUEST FOR DELETION FROM CLASS
[...] VISAS CLOK DELETION - 00003076 2. NAME: MENDIETA ECHEVARRIA, MARIA CRISTINA, DATE OF BIRTH: 01JUL1951, GENDER: F, COUNTRY OF BIRTH: SPN, NATIONALITY: SPN, CASE NUMBER: 143- 001/04033. 3. SUBJECT WAS ENTERED IN CLASS UNDER CODE PNCII ON 02 FEB 04 PER FBI CLASS HIT SIMILARITIES. SUBSEQUE [...]
2004-03-01 09:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CLOK
04MANAMA1000 TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF SIX NAMES
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-27 08:31:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KSEP KVPR BA
04MANAMA1353INITIATIVE TO FACILITATE BUSINESS TRAVEL
[...] Post's Consular Section accepts walk-in applications and issues same day visas. Applicants generally wait less than two hours from the time they walk in to apply for the visa to the time they walk out with their visas in hand. 2. Although Post does not have an appointment system, the Con [...]
2004-08-30 12:45:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS BEXP ETRD
04MANAMA1607TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF JAMA'AT
[...] (U) Pol/Econ chief delivered Ref A designation of Jama'at Al-Tawhid wa'al-Jihad, background paper, and non-paper via diplomatic note number 379 October 18 to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow-Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz SIPDIS bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Al Khalifa promised to [...]
2004-10-20 12:04:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS BA LVPR
04MANAMA524TERRORISM FINANCING - ZINDANI: ENFORCING UN
[...] (U) On April 12, Charge delivered reftel demarche to Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Abdelghaffar requesting that the GOB redouble its efforts to locate and freeze all assets linked to Yemeni cleric Shaikh Zindani. 2. (C) Minister Abdelghaffar seemed somewhat surprised that Zindani [...]
2004-04-14 08:10:00Embassy ManamaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KSEP KVPR BA
04MANAMA930 TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF BARAKAT (LIST
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-15 12:46:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PTER PREL CVIS LE XM BA ETTD LVPR
04MAPUTO112IMMIGRATION & VISA FRAUD IN AND OUT OF MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) Summary: Visa fraud in Mozambique continues to be less prevalent than the otherwise high level of corruption throughout the country would suggest. New anti-fraud investigation and validation studies at post indicate, however, that attempted non-immigrant visa fraud among third country nati [...]
2004-01-23 08:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD MZ KCOR KCRM
04MAPUTO1479TERRORIST FINANCE/MOZAMBIQUE: LIST 63 -
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) On November 8, Econ/Pol Officer delivered reftel List 63, talking points, and background paper to the Director of Legal Issues and Chief of the Accounts Monitoring department for the Banco de Mocambique. The Bank is the financial regulator [...]
2004-11-10 09:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON MZ LVPR
04MAPUTO1480TERRORIST FINANCE/MOZAMBIQUE: LIST 62 -
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) On November 8, Econ/Pol Officer delivered reftel List 62, talking points, and background paper to the Director of Legal Issues and Chief of the Accounts Monitoring department for the Banco de Mocambique. The Bank is the financial regulator [...]
2004-11-10 09:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON MZ LVPR
04MAPUTO1607CONSULAR NARRATIVE FOR MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-13 14:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI MZ MPP
04MONTREAL1484 US-VISIT STAKEHOLDERS/MEDIA BRIEFING IN MONTREAL
[...] Summary. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) US-VISIT Deputy Director Robert Mocny provided two US-VISIT briefings on November 5 to stakeholders (shippers, customs brokers, Canadian immigration officers) and media, respectively. All attendees were provided a handout: "Fact Sheet: U.S. Land [...]
2004-11-18 18:04:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ELTN ECON PBTS CA
04MUSCAT2096FOREIGNERS ALLOWED TO OWN PROPERTY IN OMAN
[...] Summary: A recent decision by the Omani government allows non-Omanis to own real estate in tourist complexes licensed by the government. The decision supports government efforts to promote investment and attract foreign capital. Several prominent projects are lining up residential clients to [...]
2004-12-02 11:14:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON CVIS MU
04NEWDELHI7333 VISA DENIALS THREATEN CREDIBILITY OF NSSP, OPEN
[...] (SBU) Summary: A visit to India's premier atomic energy establishments by Alain Bugat, Chairman of the French Atomic Energy Commission, suggests that France is willing to engage in discussions with India on nuclear matters to a degree that is inconceivable within the current NSSP framework. [...]
2004-11-18 10:10:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP PREL ETTC TSPL CVIS FR IN NSSP
04PRAGUE1859ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT'S DECEMBER 14 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Attorney General Ashcroft met separately with the Czech Ministers of the Interior and Justice in Prague, December 14, 2004. The Attorney General thanked the Czechs for their contributions in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as for their cooperation with U.S. law enforcement agenci [...]
2004-12-22 10:03:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS PREL CVIS EZ
04QUEBEC44ALGERIAN SEEKING HAVEN IN QUEBEC CHURCH ARRESTED AND
[...] (U) The case of an Algerian asylum-seeker who had been living in Montreal for the last six years came to a head this weekend. Mohamed Cherfi, 35, was finally refused asylum by the Canadian government and was deported to the United States March 5. The case has sparked demonstrations and outc [...]
2004-03-08 17:47:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM CA CVIS KISL SMIG
04RANGOON1250BURMA'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER: NOT READY FOR PRIME
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Burmese regime's surprise choice as new Foreign Minister, a recently promoted Major General with thirty years of operational and combat military experience, is a virtual unknown in local diplomatic and military circles. FM Nyan Win's overseas experience appears limited to [...]
2004-09-22 11:33:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MARR CVIS BM
04RANGOON768BURMESE USING THAIS TO VIOLATE U.S. IMPORT BAN
[...] SUMMARY: BURMESE GARMENT FACTORY OWNERS ADMITTED TO AN EMBASSY OFFICER THAT THEIR COMPANY IS CIRCUMVENTING THE U.S. IMPORT BAN ON BURMESE PRODUCTS BY EXPORTING THEIR "U2" AND "ADIDAS" BRAND GARMENTS OVERLAND TO BANGKOK, AND THEN RE-EXPORTING THROUGH A THAI COMPANY DIRECTLY TO THE UNITED STATE [...]
2004-06-18 08:23:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON CVIS KTEX TH BM
04SANTODOMINGO1816 MEETING WITH GODR OFFICIALS ON STATUS OF NEW
[...] (U) SUMMARY: GODR is still on track to produce ICAO compliant passport in April. GODR Passport Office has established new Anti-Fraud Unit. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On March 9, 2004 Consul General and FPM met with Director of GODR Passport Office, Mr. Elias Wessin Chavez. Purpose of the meeting [...]
2004-03-19 18:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CPAS CVIS CASC KFRD DR
04SANTODOMINGO4904ADDENDUM TO REQUEST FOR CONCURRENCE IN VISA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In reftel, Embassy requested Department's concurrence in the revocation of the B1/B2 visa of now former Attorney General Victor Cespedes under section 212(a)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Following that cable, just two days before leaving office, Cespedes ordered the [...]
2004-08-30 20:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNCVIS CJAN PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM DR
04TEGUCIGALPA116TAIWANESE ALIEN SMUGGLER ARRESTED IN HONDURAS AS HE
[...] LIN WEI-CHUNG (alias LIN WAYNE, WAYNE LIN, COC: TAIWAN, POB: TAIWAN, date of birth 09-08-1965, PASSPORT M20182450, NIV foil 52681302),is the second Taiwan citizen arrested in Honduras during 2003 on charges of alien smuggling. LIN tried to smuggle three impostor PRCs with bona fide Taiwanese [...]
2004-01-16 17:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD KHLS ASEC KCRM EFIN PREL HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1395PROSECUTION OF CHINESE ALIEN SMUGGLERS ARRESTED IN
[...] SUMMARY: Prosecution of Chinese illegal alien smugglers arrested in Honduras in late 2003 on charges of people smuggling, money laundering, possession of instruments for the forgery of public documents, and forgery of public documents, has turned into a very difficult task for the Honduran Pu [...]
2004-06-21 19:02:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PHUM KFRD CVIS KHLS ASEC KCRM EFIN HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1467HONDURAN SECURITY MINISTER ALLEGES SENIOR AL-QAIDA
[...] (S) Summary: On June 29, Honduran Minister of Public Security (MOPS) Oscar Alvarez told the Honduran press senior Saudi Al-Qaida operative, Adnan Gulshair El-Shukrijumah, had been spotted in Honduras but has since left the country. MOPS Alvarez alleged that El-Shukrijumah was seen in an intern [...]
2004-07-01 00:19:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPTER ASEC KVPR PINR KJUS KCRM PGOV CVIS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1543TWELVE ILLEGAL CHINESE NATIONALS VIOLENTLY FREED
[...] SUMMARY: On June 13, 2004 two armed individuals broke into the detention center at GOH Migration in Tegucigalpa. They freed twelve People's Republic of China (PRCs) nationals apprehended early in 2004 and six South Americans. END SUMMARY. 2. Since November 2003, GOH investigative and migra [...]
2004-07-13 13:22:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PHUM KFRD CVIS KHLS ASEC KCRM EFIN HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2753N0321621, Notice of Revocation
[...] Per Ref A instructions, Consul General notified Yuri Melara on December 9 that any U.S. visas he might hold had been revoked by the Department. CG notified Melara by telephone since Melara said he was ill and could not come to the Embassy. CG told Melara he should not try to travel with any [...]
2004-12-09 19:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS
04TEGUCIGALPA371EXTRADITION/DEPORTATION OF ARNOLD FREDERICK MORRIS
[...] On Wednesday February 18, 2004, Honduran Police arrested U.S. fugitive Arnold Frederick Morris. On Thursday February 19, 2004 he was deported back to the U.S. through coordinated efforts of U.S. and Honduran law enforcement agencies. Mr. Morris is currently the subject of several Federal wa [...]
2004-02-19 21:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KCRM CASC CPAS CVIS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA381HONDURAN CONGRESSMAN ARMANDO AVILA PANCHAME
[...] (U) National Party Deputy, Armando Avila Panchame, who was convicted February 12th for drug trafficking, was sentenced February 19th to 20 years in prison. His sentence stemmed from his arrest July 6, 2003, while attempting to flee the scene of a drug trafficking airplane crash in the eastern [...]
2004-02-20 20:24:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS CVIS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA457ANTI-TERRORIST FINANCING: NEW ALIAS TO PKK, AND
[...] As instructed in reftels (A) and (B),Post delivered the notice of an addition of new aliases to the PKK designation and List 50, and the respective talking points, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 21, 2004. On February 12, we received confirmation that the Ministry had forwarded [...]
2004-02-27 18:00:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KSEP HO
04TEGUCIGALPA688REQUEST FOR DELETION FROM CLASS
[...] VISAS CLOK DELETION - 00001666 2. NAME: CANAHUATI YACAMAN, MIGUEL FELIPE, DATE OF BIRTH: 06OCT1954, GENDER: M, COUNTRY OF BIRTH: HOND, NATIONALITY: HOND, CASE NUMBER: 761- 001/03106. 3. PLEASE DELETE APPLICANTS P2I, VRVK AND 2I HITS. A RECENT DETERMINATION BY THE HONDURAN PUBLIC MINISTR [...]
2004-03-22 22:01:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CLOK
04TEGUCIGALPA70ALIEN SMUGGLERS OF CHINESE NATIONALITY ARRESTED IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 9 and 11, Hu Weng RONG (DPOB: 7/28/1975, China) and He Jia BIN (DPOB: 5/06/1975, China) were arrested in Honduras. Both had obtained Honduran nationality in the early 1990s. The arrests were carried out by the Honduran General Directorate of Special Investigative Ser [...]
2004-01-13 16:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD KHLS ASEC KCRM EFIN PREL HO
04THEHAGUE1775JULY 7 U.S.-EU JHA CONSULTATIONS - CATS & SCIFA
[...] SUMMARY: U.S.-EU consultations on a broad range of JHA issues were held in The Hague on July 7. The Article 36 Committee (CATS for cooperation in police and judicial matters) met in the morning and the Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum (SCIFA) met in the afternoon. St [...]
2004-07-15 14:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER CVIS SNAR SMIG KFRD CPAS PREL EUN
04THEHAGUE2445DHS SEC. RIDGE CARRIES MESSAGE OF COMMON CT CAUSE
[...] SUMMARY: Sec. Ridge discussed implementation of US-EU Summit Declaration Combating Terrorism with the EU JHA Troika, stressing the importance of information sharing and the need to communicate better to the public the existing high level of CT cooperation between the U.S. and EU. His message [...]
2004-09-24 12:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CVIS SMIG CPAS PREL ATRN NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2534TERRORIST FINANCE: THE HAGUE PRENOTIFICATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-05 15:57:00Embassy The HagueSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN NL LVPR
04VILNIUS1532FY2004 CONSULAR PACKAGE NARRATIVE FOR VILNIUS
[...] Post submits the following consular package narrative keyed to reftel. Management A) Consular Section Chief: Ruta D. Elvikis (Consul),ETD: July 2005, Direct Office Telephone Number: 370- 5-266-5591, E-mail: ElvikisRD@state.gov; Deputy Consular Section Chief: Gregory L. Bernsteen (Vic [...]
2004-12-20 10:39:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC CPAS KFRD ASIG AFSI LH
05ABUDHABI675AMERICANS AND EMIRATIS HIGHLIGHT POSITIVES OF FA,
[...] (SBU) Summary: State Department Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud supported our strong commercial relationship and highlighted how a free trade agreement would enhance trade and investment during his January 29-31 visit to the UAE. His interlocutors exp [...]
2005-02-14 10:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALCVIS ECON ETRD PREL TC
05ABUDHABI685AMERICANS AND EMIRATIS HIGHLIGHT POSITIVES OF FTA,
[...] (SBU) Summary: State Department Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud supported our strong commercial relationship and highlighted how a free trade agreement would enhance trade and investment during his January 29-31 visit to the UAE. His interlocutors exp [...]
2005-02-14 11:14:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALCVIS ECON ETRD PREL TC
05ABUDHABI964UAE: INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK ACTIVITIES
[...] (U) Summary: PAO Abu Dhabi postponed International Education Week activities due to the mourning period following the death of UAE President Sheikh Zayed. PAO subsequently spread the activities out over several weeks in November and December. Public Affairs Officers and Education Advisors vi [...]
2005-03-01 12:38:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO TC SCUL CVIS
05AMMAN1147UPDATE ON U.S.-JORDAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT JOINT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 5 and 14. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Since USTR hosted Jordan at the annual Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Joint Committee (JC) meeting last June, steady progress has been made on the twelve action items raised. Five action items are completed, from t [...]
2005-02-09 15:31:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD SENV CVIS PREL EAGR KTIA JO
05AMMAN1384 JORDAN TO MAKE JORDANIAN PASSPORTS AVAILABLE TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan intends to issue "special case" passports to a select group of investors in Jordan, with the primary beneficiaries said to be Iraqi businessmen. While the passports will not confer some rights (e.g., voting, transmission of citizenship),they will perm [...]
2005-02-21 12:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CPAS PREL KFRD JO
05AMMAN1957TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 - EMBOFF ROLE
[...] Post provides replies to reftel queries as follows: 2. (C) Over the past two years, the GOJ has not reported the seizure of any funds belonging to 1267-designated individuals or entities, though it has sent out freeze orders after each 1267 designation. (They did, however, freeze hundreds o [...]
2005-03-08 15:02:00Embassy AmmanSECRETKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS JO
05AMMAN2858TERRORIST FINANCE: JORDAN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE
[...] (S) Emboffs on April 6 delivered reftel demarche to Walid Obeidat of the Foreign Minister's Private Office and Siwar Massadeh of the MFA's Legal Affairs Department. Obeidat commented that because Hiyari, a Jordanian citizen, was convicted in the State Security Court of financing Zarqawi's ne [...]
2005-04-07 08:10:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPTER PREL KTFN EFIN ETTC CVIS JO
05AMMAN5995JORDAN FORWARDS NAMES FOR POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) Foreign Ministry interlocutors July 27 handed to Legatt a list of 16 Jordanian nationals which they said at the time was for the UN 1267 Committee. In a follow-up conversation July 28, FM Legal Department Director Bishir Al-Khasawneh s [...]
2005-07-28 14:08:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPTER KTFN ASEC KVPR PREL EFIN ETTC CVIS JO
05AMMAN6266 RECOMMENDED JORDANIAN ATTENDEES FOR THE U.S. ARAB
[...] In response to Ref A request, post recommends the following government, business, association and NGO executives be invited to the U.S. Arab Economic Forum. The lists are not meant to indicate a priority preference. 2. GOVERNMENT OF JORDAN, IN ADDITION TO THOSE OFFICIALS ALREADY INVITED [...]
2005-08-04 13:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EAID CVIS ECON JO
05AMMAN631TERRORIST FINANCE: PRENOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION
[...] (S) On January 18 emboffs delivered reftel points to Walid Obeidat, special assistant to the office director for the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Siwar Massadeh from the Ministry,s Legal Affairs Department. Obeidat stated that he would immediately take initial steps to coordinate with Jor [...]
2005-01-25 12:25:00Embassy AmmanSECRETKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS
05AMMAN671TERRORIST FINANCE: JORDAN SUPPORTS DARWISH
[...] (SBU) Post informed the MFA via diplomatic note of the U.S. intention to designate Sulayman Khalid Darwish under E.O. 13224 on January 25 (refs). Walid Obeidat of the Foreign Minister's private office called to inform poloff on January 26 that the Ministry late on January 25 had instructed [...]
2005-01-26 13:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS JO
05AMMAN6782(S) IRAQ FRE ASSETS: AL-SADUN
[...] (S) Acting Econ/C August 14 delivered reftel background paper to Central Bank of Jordan Deputy Governor Faris Sharaf and requested that he inquire closely into the case and share with us any information that he or the CBJ fraud investigation unit might uncover. Sharaf said that he would per [...]
2005-08-23 11:45:00Embassy AmmanSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN IZ JO LVPR
05AMMAN7275VISAS VIPER: AUGUST 2005 MONTHLY REPORT
[...] Acting DCM chaired post's monthly Visas Viper Committee meeting on August 30th. Post identified the men suspected of carrying out the attack on the USS Kearsarge in Aqaba on 19 August 2005 (reftel) as candidates for submission. 2. The Office of the Legal Attache provided the following bi [...]
2005-09-12 05:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER CMGT PINR ASEC JO
05AMMAN8229JORDAN: LOCAL SYRIAN EMBASSY BLOCKS U.S.
[...] (C) The Syrian Embassy in Amman has unexpectedly rejected 15 U.S. diplomatic visa requests submitted during the last week. One of the visa requests was officially denied, while 14 were returned without processing or explanation. The Syrian Embassy is currently holding another five U.S. dipl [...]
2005-10-17 15:30:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAMGT CVIS PREL SY JO
05AMMAN9956 H1B FRAUD TREND- IRAQIS CLAIMING TO BE ACCOUNTANTS OF
[...] Summary: In the past ten months, the Consular Section in Amman received a large number of apparently fraudulent H1B cases for Iraqi nationals claiming to be of Chaldean origin and intending to work in the U.S. as accountants or financial analysts. These cases resemble one another closely due [...]
2005-12-29 14:10:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JO IZ
05ANKARA1330 Visa Data Tracks Turkey's Economic Recovery
[...] (SBU) Summary. Contrary to popular wisdom, non- immigrant visa data shows that the recovery from the 2000-1 economic crisis is having a real impact on Turkey's middle and lower classes. This is confirmed by other signs of growing household consumption, but income disparities, unemployment, [...]
2005-03-11 13:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN CVIS PGOV ECON TU
05ANKARA1570WOMEN'S ISSUES IN IRAN
[...] SUMMARY. Interviews with several Iranian women active on women's issues from across the political spectrum offered a mixed perspective on the status of women in Iran. Both conservative leaders of women's NGOs and other working women discussed the need for greater independence for Iranian wom [...]
2005-03-18 12:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV CVIS IR
05ANKARA800ASSYRIAN CHRISTIANS IN IRAN: LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT
[...] SUMMARY. Two deacons of the Assyrian Christian church in Iran told Conoff that although Assyrians in Iran do not experience outright harassment, most of the small Assyrian community that remains seek to emigrate due to the lack of economic opportunities. END SUMMARY. FEW ASSYRIANS REMAIN I [...]
2005-02-11 13:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV CVIS IR
05ASUNCION1149PARAGUAY: POST PLAN FOR UNSCR 1617
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post agrees with Department's view on the importance of the passage of UNSCR 1617 and has developed an action plan as suggested in refel. Our public diplomacy strategy plans to incorporate all relevant points into our [...]
2005-09-12 20:52:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KPAO OIIP PA
05ASUNCION1151 VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR AUGUST 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-12 21:15:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PA
05ASUNCION1190PARAGUAYAN VP ON ATA TRAINING, CHDS WORKSHOP,
[...] (C) Begin summary: Sept. 15 Ambassador informed VP Castiglioni of State ATA anti-kidnapping training at FBI academy for 24 Paraguayans Dec. 5-16 (ref B.) They also discussed: CHDS security workshop; money laundering and penal procedure reform; and backsliding on airline price deregulation, t [...]
2005-09-21 12:24:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PTER ECON CVIS PINR PA KJUS
05ASUNCION1228 VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-28 18:19:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PA
05ASUNCION1339 VLA CERTIFICATION - ASUNCION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-25 19:33:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT PY
05ASUNCION166TERRORIST FINANCE: DARWISH DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-01 13:19:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP KVPR ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS KTFN PA
05ASUNCION446 VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR MARCH 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-01 11:23:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PA
05ASUNCION447 VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR MARCH 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-01 11:28:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PA
05ASUNCION471 EXTRADITION: PARAGUAY: CARLOS IVAN MENDES MESQUITA
[...] (U) Judge Riquelme signed the extradition order for Mendes Mesquita on April 1. We expect the defense will appeal the decision to the Court of Appeals and then to the Supreme Court. Post will forward a copy of the decision to L/LEI via pouch. 2. (SBU) Comment: The signing of the extra [...]
2005-04-06 19:09:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR PA
05ASUNCION587PARAGUAY: PARTICIPATION IN FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-29 14:43:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC CPAS CVIS KCRM KFRD PINR PINS PREL SOCI PA
05ASUNCION610PARAGUAY DELEGATION TO THE OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] On 5/4, PolOff informed MFA International Organizations Director Martha Moreno, OAS Desk Officer Mirtha Benitez, and Americas Director Cynthia Filartiga that the Secretary plans to head the U.S. delegation to the 35th Regular General Assembly of the OAS. 2. Moreno and Benitez advised that F [...]
2005-05-05 15:35:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC CVIS PREL PGOV EAID KSUM KPAO XM PA OAS
05ASUNCION619COMPOSITION OF PARAGUAY'S OAS DELEGATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-05 21:08:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC CVIS PREL PGOV EAID KSUM KPAO XM PA OAS
05ASUNCION632VISAS VIPER REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-10 19:23:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PA
05ASUNCION730 EXTRADITION: PARAGUAY: CARLOS IVAN MENDES MESQUITA
[...] On May 30, the Court of Appeals upheld the extradition order for Carlos Ivan Mendes Mesquita on the grounds the appeal had not been filed in a timely manner. The defense has until June 14 to file an appeal to the Supreme Court. Post expects that the Court should make a final ruling in the ca [...]
2005-06-02 12:31:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR PA
05ASUNCION738 VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR MAY 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-03 12:59:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PA
05ASUNCION805 VLA CERTIFICATION - ASUNCION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-23 17:23:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT PA
05ASUNCION812Country Clearance Cable
[...] As requested in refcon, country clearance is granted for Brian Dodd, Robert F. Zachariasiewicz, Steven Orr and Edward Dailey for travel to Asuncion from June 25 through June 27 to extradite Carlos Ivan Mendes Mesquita. The contact officer for the visit is Chad Whiteman, office tel.: 595-(0)21 [...]
2005-06-24 15:31:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR PA
05ASUNCION813PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JUNE 18-24
[...] (SBU) Summary ---------------- -- Mendes Mesquita,s Extradition Expected -- Customs Official Guilty of Enrichment -- New Senate Leadership -- Delay on U.S.-Paraguayan Military Exercises Mendes Mesquita,s Extradition Expected -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) On June 22, t [...]
2005-06-24 16:00:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR EFIN MOPS PA
05ASUNCION830EXTRADITION: PARAGUAY: CARLOS IVAN MENDES MESQUITA
[...] Summary. Carlos Ivan Mendes Mesquita, a Brazilian-born narcotrafficker with FARC connections, was handed over to U.S. custody on June 27 at approximately 8:10 a.m. The successful conclusion to the six-month legal process is a step forward for Paraguay, marking the first time it has extradit [...]
2005-06-28 20:09:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR PA
05ASUNCION867 VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR JUNE 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-07 21:23:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PA
05ASUNCION875PARAGUAY: VP CASTIGLIONI DISCUSSES SECURITY
[...] Action request: State/USUN see paras. 2 and 7. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request. On 6/30, Ambassador met with Vice President Castiglioni to discuss his recent trip to the U.S. The Ambassador stressed the need for progress on money laundering and counter terrorism legislation. Post r [...]
2005-07-11 11:26:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KCRM EAIR ECON CVIS VE CU PA UN
05ATHENS777TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 - GREECE
[...] (C) According to GoG officials, assets frozen, forfeited or seized by the GoG pursuant to UNSCR resolutions 1267 and 1373 have been insignificant (several thousand dollars). 2. (C) The Bank of Greece (central bank) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance have the legal and administrative a [...]
2005-03-18 14:54:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC CVIS GR
05AUCKLAND345VISAS VIPER: MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT: NEW ZEALAND AND SAMOA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-18 02:04:00Consulate AucklandUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NZ
05AUCKLAND379VISAS VIPER: NOVEMBER MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT: NEW ZEALAND
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-16 02:42:00Consulate AucklandUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NZ
05BOGOTA10178VISA REVOCATIONS: A HARD HIT ON COLOMBIAN CRIMINALS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent months, the Consular Section's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) revoked a large number of non- immigrant visas (NIV) granted to Colombian nationals who are members of violent gangs and terrorist organizations, wanted and captured narcotics traffickers, family members benefi [...]
2005-10-28 20:47:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS ASEC KCRM KWMN SMIG CO KHUM
05BOGOTA11256G/TIP REPORTS OFFICER REVIEWS COLOMBIA'S EFFORTS
[...] On November 6-7 G/TIP Reports Officer Linda Brown and Poloff conducted meetings with the GOC, international organizations and NGOs regarding trafficking in persons from and through Colombia. Colombia continues to prevent trafficking through programs with heavy involvement of NGOs, internation [...]
2005-12-05 16:29:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ELAB CVIS CO
05BOGOTA9963KIDNAPPING OF ORLANDO VALENCIA RECEIVES WIDE
[...] (U) Post learned from NGO sources that Afro-Colombian leader Orlando Valencia was reportedly kidnapped on Saturday, October 15. Post has raised Valencia's case at all levels of the GOC to press for quick action to ensure his safety. End summary. --------------------------------- Initial N [...]
2005-10-21 21:41:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS CVIS CO
05BRASILIA1018AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN CONGRESSIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 12, Ambassador Danilovich met with the new Speaker of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, Severino Cavalcanti, who --in his two months leading the lower house of Congress-- has butted heads with the Lula administration and entertained the press with his untailored style. [...]
2005-04-13 20:56:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CVIS PINR PREL SOCI BR
05BRASILIA167TERRORIST FINANCE: BRAZIL PRENOTIFIED OF FADHLI
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-19 14:42:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS
05BRASILIA745BRAZILIAN SENATORS SUPPORT REINSTITUTING VISA
[...] (C) On March 16, Ambassador Danilovich met in the embassy with Brazilian Senators Cristovam Buarque and Marcelo Crivella to discuss the issue of Brazilians attempting to enter the US illegally via the southern land border. Senator Buarque (PT-Brasilia) is a former Minister of Education who no [...]
2005-03-18 12:19:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CVIS BR US
05BRASILIA788TERROR FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NUMBER 2 - BRAZIL
[...] (U) This cable responds to ref A request for an evaluation of the GoB's ability to cooperate in disrupting terrorism financing. The answers below are keyed to questions in ref A paragraph 10. Question A - Amounts Frozen and Authorities ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) [...]
2005-03-23 17:46:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER KVPR CVIS PREL BR
05BRUSSELS1511 EU WILL SET UP COMMON INDEX OF CRIMINAL
[...] EU Ministers for Justice, Freedom and Security (or Justice and Home Affairs - JHA Council) on April 14 agreed to set up a common EU "index" to register the criminal records of all non-EU citizens convicted in the EU countries. For their own nationals residing in the EU, Member States will p [...]
2005-04-15 14:25:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2148 EU FAILS TO ADOPT COMMON RULES AGAINST
[...] EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) ministers on June 2 failed to agree on a draft piece of EU legislation intended to establish common rules against racism and xenophobia within the Union. Delegations did agree on the necessity for an EU- wide instrument requiring operators to retain telecom [...]
2005-06-06 14:01:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN
05BRUSSELS2166 EU TO LAUNCH COOPERATION WITH LIBYA ON
[...] EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on June 3 agreed to cooperate with Libya to combat clandestine migration and will help Libya build institutional capacity. This decision "in principle" ties development of this cooperation to Libya respecting certain basic principles - particu [...]
2005-06-07 13:14:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM LY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2227SCHENGEN TURNS TWENTY: BIGGER AND BOLDER THAN EVER
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Schengen area has grown from six core countries in 1985 to fifteen at present, with eleven more -- including most recently Switzerland -- expected to be integrated by the end of 2007. Border-free travel within the zone has proved popular with the European public and is one [...]
2005-06-09 14:37:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS SMIG PREL CMGT KFRD KCRM PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2312EU REACTION TO VWP BIOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS
[...] (U) Per reftel, PRMOff met with senior officials of the European Commission (EC) and Luxembourg Presidency on June 15 (at 4:30 p.m.) to review biometric passport requirements for VWP countries. 2. (U) EC participants from the Directorate General for Justice, Freedom and Security included: [...]
2005-06-15 16:06:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALCPAS CVIS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2403 EU LEADERS NOTE JHA ACTION PLAN, LIST
[...] EU leaders in the June 16-17 European Council endorsed without discussion the draft conclusions put forward by the Luxembourg Presidency in the area of "Freedom, Security and Justice" (or Justice and Home Affairs, JHA). The conclusions basically note the adoption by the June 2 JHA Council (R [...]
2005-06-22 08:51:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM LY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2688 EU TO SPEED UP COUNTER-TERRORISM MEASURES
[...] EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers, at their July 13 extraordinary meeting convened in response to the London attacks, were "absolutely determined" to speed up implementation measures in the EU Action Plan to combat terrorism. A four-page declaration gave new momentum to a detailed list o [...]
2005-07-14 14:13:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM PREF UK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS337INFORMAL U.S.-EU MEETING ON JUSTICE AND HOME
[...] Summary. At the Informal Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) held February 13-14 in Luxembourg, the U.S. and EU reviewed outstanding issues and areas for further law enforcement, border security and counter terrorism cooperation during the coming six months. The U.S. presented to Euro [...]
2005-01-26 09:37:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDCPAS CVIS KCRM KJUS PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4296 EU MOVES TOWARD LEGISLATION ON RETENTION
[...] The UK Presidency in the December 2 meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs ministers (JHA Council) secured a majority agreement on a compromise to approximate member states' legislation on the retention of telecom data. Ministers agreed to require the storage of traffic information for a mi [...]
2005-12-06 09:15:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4515DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY JACKSON'S MEETING WITH EU
[...] (C) Summary: DHS Deputy Secretary Michael P. Jackson met with the EU's Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gijs de Vries on December 7 and discussed a wide-ranging list of terrorism related topics. These issues included the status of the PNR litigation, the International Registered Traveler program [...]
2005-12-29 15:31:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG PTER CVIS EAIR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4516DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY JACKSON'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary. On December 7, DHS Deputy Secretary Michael P. Jackson met with the European Commission's (EC) Director General for Justice, Freedom and Security (JFS) Jonathan Faull and discussed a broad range of border security related issues. Topics included the pending decision on passenger [...]
2005-12-29 15:50:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG KCRM CVIS EAIR PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS614BIOMETRICS: EU TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR PASSPORTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The EU is set to approve a decision on technical standards related to biometrics in travel documents by the end of February. From that point, EU Member States will have 18 months to begin issuing passports that contain digitized photographs on contactless chips. A separate d [...]
2005-02-11 11:51:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCPAS CVIS CMGT PREL SMIG KCRM KFRD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BUCHAREST1518VISAS VIPER: JUNE 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Embassy Bucharest's Visas Viper Committee met on 28 June 2005. Consul General Bryan Dalton chaired the meeting. No new names were submitted to the committee at the meeting. Since May,s Visas Viper Report (Ref B),post submitted no additional names for consideration b [...]
2005-07-08 13:25:00Embassy BucharestSECRETASEC CMGT CVIS KVPR LE PINR PTER RO KANSOU TALAL MOHAMAD
05BUCHAREST8ADOPTIONS
[...] On December 30, Consul General paid a final call on Gabriela Coman, outgoing Secretary of State at the National Authority for Child Protection and Adoptions (NACPA). Coman reported her discussions with the European Commission regarding a proposed commission on Romanian-origin international ado [...]
2005-01-03 15:46:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDCASC CVIS PINR RO EU
05CAIRO9293EGYPT TELLS EB/CBA MERMOUD IT'S "OPEN FOR BUSINESS"
[...] (SBU) During his meetings with a large sampling of Egypt's political and business leaders, EB/CBA Frank Mermoud heard that while Egypt is "open for business" due to positive policy reforms, significant challenges to business development remain. Expanding outreach to Egypt's ICT sector and enc [...]
2005-12-15 08:23:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EINV CVIS EG
05CANBERRA1047AUSTRALIA ON TRACK FOR VWP REQUIREMENTS
[...] (U) Post demarched Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Passport Systems and Technology Director John Osbourne on June 15 regarding the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) biometric passport requirements (reftel). Osbourne identified DFAT as the responsible ministry and designated [...]
2005-06-17 02:54:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CPAS AS
05CANBERRA1118NEW AUSTRALIAN VISA CATEGORY FOR AMERICANS
[...] (U) A letter to the Charge' from the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) Temporary Entry Branch Assistant Secretary Arja Keski-Nummi, announced that starting July 1, 2005, in addition to the Electronic Travel Authority (ETA),American citizens [...]
2005-06-29 00:59:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CPAS CMGT AS
05CANBERRA1253AUSTRALIA'S LOST AND STOLEN PASSPORTS REPORTING
[...] (U) Action request for CA at para 3. 2. (U) At present post does not receive information on lost and stolen passports (LASP) directly from the Australian Government. Occasionally, post receives reports from other embassies advising us of LASP and we usually forward this information on to [...]
2005-07-24 21:33:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT KPAO AS EUN
05CANBERRA1454CANBERRA VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR AUGUST 2005
[...] (U) VISAS VIPER 2. (SBU) The A/DCM chaired Embassy Canberra's August 26 Visas Viper committee meeting. There were no Visas Viper submissions for the month of August 2005. STANTON [...]
2005-08-29 07:25:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR PTER CVIS PINR ASEC CMGT AS PREL
05CARACAS768CUBAN DOCTOR SEEKS ASYLUM
[...] (C) Cuban medical doctor Ulises Bernal Perez requested political asylum March 2. He did not claim or appear to fear for his safety, nor fear political persecution. Poloff explained the procedure for political asylum and referred Bernal to UNHCR. Bernal told poloff he arrived in Venezuela Oc [...]
2005-03-15 14:58:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF CVIS VE
05CASABLANCA1269 VISAS VIPER FOR NOVEMBER 2005 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on December 9, 2005. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by representatives from CG, CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, and LEGATT, and DAO. 2. (SBU) The Committee submits the following [...]
2005-12-10 14:25:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
05CASABLANCA1341 FRAUD SUMMARY - CASABLANCA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-27 16:47:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC PREL MO
05CHIANGMAI201ASK A CONSUL
[...] Summary: To make the U.S. visa process more understandable to a broad Thai audience, the U.S. Consulate General Chiang Mai has initiated a weekly newspaper column titled "Ask a Consul". End Summary. 2. The Consulate's "Ask a Consul" column debuted August 26 in Thai News, the largest newspap [...]
2005-09-01 09:36:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT OIIP OPRC KPAO TH
05CHIANGMAI241STUDENTS "ASK A CONSUL" DURING INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK EX
[...] Consulate Chiang Mai invited readers of its weekly "Ask A Consul" newspaper column (reftel) to ask their questions in person at a presentation on the U.S. visa process during International Education Week. 2. The consular session was part of an all-day EdExpo USA sponsored by the IC-ACE Educat [...]
2005-11-25 07:52:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS OEXC SCUL KPAO OPRC TH
05COLOMBO1619AUSTRALIANS INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE LTTE ATTEMPT TO
[...] (S/NF) We have been advised by the Australian High Commission here in Colombo that it has alerted authorities in Canberra to what appears to be an effort by a front company of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to purchase a small cargo ship in Australia. Without sharing full detai [...]
2005-09-13 10:32:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR CVIS EWWT CE AS LTTE
05DAMASCUS6225TERRORIST FINANCE: SARG FREEZES ACCOUNTS SUSPECTED
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed Post by diplomatic note on November 26 that the Central Bank's Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financial Terrorism Commission had identified and frozen two accounts that may be [...]
2005-11-29 13:03:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR SY
05DARESSALAAM2346TERRORIST FINANCE: TANZANIA TO SEARCH FOR EIGHT
[...] On December 12, Econoff delivered reftel to Ms. Mwanakombo Ngingite, Principal Planning Officer in the Ministry of Finance, regarding the December 5 addition of eight names to the 1267 Sanctions Committee list. Ngingite agreed to forward the names to the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) for a search [...]
2005-12-30 11:38:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR TZ
05DARESSALAAM685TANZANIA AND THE CONSOLIDATED PRENOTIFICATION LIST
[...] (C) Post has reservations about being included on the Terrorist Finance consolidated prenotification list as described reftel A. For the reasons noted below, post requests to be allowed to deliver prenotification demarches at our discretion, and not to be required to make a demarche at every [...]
2005-04-06 12:58:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR TZ
05DHAKA1308DHAKA VISAS VIPER REPORT - MARCH 2005
[...] (C) Post's Visas Viper committee met on March 22, 2005. The committee discussed the addition of several leaders of two radical Islamic groups into the VISAS VIPER program. 2. (U) The government of Bangladesh has recently banned two radical Islamic groups, the Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh [...]
2005-03-22 10:32:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKVPR CVIS PTER PINR ASEC
05DHAKA2222DHAKA VISA VIPER REPORT - APR 2005
[...] (C/NF) Post Visa Viper committe met on May 1, 2005. The committe received a briefing from visiting RAO analysts regarding the state of the Islamist movement in Bangladesh. The Committee decided to nominate several leaders of outlawed radical Islamist groups (Ref A) for inclusion in the Visas [...]
2005-05-10 08:20:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKFRD CVIS PTER PINS ASEC
05DHAKA2400BANGLADESH: TERRORISM FINANCE: ADDITION OF JI-3
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-24 07:56:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR BG
05DHAKA2403BANGLADESH: TERRORIST FINANCE: ELEHSSAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-24 07:56:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG
05DHAKA2474 DHAKA - MAY 2005 VISAS VIPER MEETING AND STATUS REPORT
[...] POST'S VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON MAY 31, 2005 AND HAS NO NEW ENTRIES TO SUBMIT FOR MAY 2005. 2. THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY CHARG D'AFFAIRES JUDITH A. CHAMMAS. THE VVP COORDINATOR AT EMBASSY DHAKA IS CONSULAR SECTION CHIEF ELIZABETH GOURLAY. CHAMMAS [...]
2005-05-31 02:32:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT BG
05DHAKA251 DHAKA - DEC 2004 VISAS VIPER MEETING AND STATUS REPORT
[...] POST'S VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON DECEMBER 15, 2004 AND HAS NO NEW ENTRIES TO SUBMIT FOR DECEMBER 2004. 2. CHAIR FOR THE MEETING WAS DCM JUDY A. CHAMMAS AND COORDINATOR WAS CONSUL ELIZABETH GOURLAY. THOMAS [...]
2005-01-19 10:53:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT BG
05DHAKA2572KIBRI INVESTIGATION PROVIDES SNAPSHOT OF POLITICS
[...] (C) Police investigators of the murder of Awami League leader SMS Kibria examined the financial records of the accused mastermind, Abdul Quayyum, a businessman turned local BNP politician, who allegedly planned the murder of sitting parliamentarian Kibria and sought to frame his chief BNP r [...]
2005-06-05 07:46:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON CVIS KCRM BG
05DHAKA261 DHAKA - DEC 2004 VISAS VIPER MEETING AND STATUS REPORT
[...] POST'S VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON DECEMBER 15, 2004 AND HAS NO NEW ENTRIES TO SUBMIT FOR DECEMBER 2004. 2. THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY DCM JUDITH A. CHAMMAS. THE VVP COORDINATOR AT EMBASSY DHAKA IS CONSULAR SECTION CHIEF ELIZABETH GOURLAY. THOMAS [...]
2005-01-24 02:08:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT BG
05DHAKA3127DHAKA VISA VIPER REPORT - JUNE 2005
[...] (C/NF) Post Visa Viper committee met on June 28, 2005. The committee wishes to nominate one individual for inclusion in the Visas Viper Program, as follows: NAME: Hasanul Haq DPOB: 01-JAN-1976 Affiliation: Haq claims to be an al-Qaeda member, and sent e-mail messages threatening to blo [...]
2005-07-05 02:41:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALASEC CVIS PINR PTER
05DHAKA331TERRORISM FINANCE: DARWISH DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-25 11:34:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG
05DHAKA3401BANGLADESH: TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 70T -
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-18 05:32:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG
05DHAKA3608TERRORIST FINANCE: AMENDMENT TO NASCO BUSINESS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-27 06:30:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG
05DHAKA3797 DHAKA - JULY 2005 VISAS VIPER MEETING AND STATUS REPORT
[...] (SBU) POST'S VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JULY 26, 2005 AND HAS NO NEW ENTRIES TO SUBMIT FOR JULY 2005. 2. (SBU) THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY CHARG D'AFFAIRES JUDITH A. CHAMMAS. THE VVP COORDINATOR AT EMBASSY DHAKA IS CONSULAR SECTION CHIEF ELIZABETH GOURLAY. CHAMMAS [...]
2005-08-06 23:24:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT BG
05DHAKA3816BANGLADESH: TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-07 05:57:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG
05DHAKA607DHAKA - JAN 2005 VISAS VIPER MEETING AND STATUS REPORT
[...] (SBU) POST'S VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JANUARY 25, 2005 AND HAS NO NEW ENTRIES TO SUBMIT FOR JANUARY 2005. 2. (SBU) THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY DCM JUDITH A. CHAMMAS. THE VVP COORDINATOR AT EMBASSY DHAKA IS CONSULAR SECTION CHIEF ELIZABETH GOURLAY. THOMAS [...]
2005-02-10 06:48:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT BG
05DJIBOUTI1014CONSULAR MANAGEMENT CONTROLS
[...] (U) Consular Management Controls were reviewed October 10, 2005. The certifying officer is David W. Ball, DCM. While DCM is satisfied that all controls are properly followed, he will consult with Regional CO during that individual's visits to assure understanding. 2 (U) The narrative of t [...]
2005-10-11 07:29:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS DJ
05DJIBOUTI220TERRORIST FINANCE: FADHLI DESIGNATION UNDER E.O.
[...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered reftel demarche 2 March to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said he would pass it on to the National Terrorism Finance Committee. RAGSDALE [...]
2005-03-02 12:58:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS DJ
05DJIBOUTI543DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORIST FINANCE LIST 71
[...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 2 June to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said he would pass the list to the National Committee for Terrorism Finance and financial institutions. RAGSDALE [...]
2005-06-07 07:06:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR DJ
05DJIBOUTI915DJIBOUTI'S PROTOCOL CHIEF THREATENS SUSPENSION U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary. On September 10, Djama Elmi Darar, Chief of Presid Protocol, accompanied by the head of presidential security, expressed Charge d'Affaires his displeasure in not being able to procure immedi of the members of the security staff chosen to accompany President Gu Darar threatened t [...]
2005-09-14 10:24:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CMGT PINR PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI918DJIBOUTI'S PROTOCOL CHIEF THREATENS SUSPENSION
[...] (SBU) Summary. On September 10, Djama Elmi Darar, Chief of Presid Protocol, accompanied by the head of presidential security, expressed and Charge d'Affaires his displeasure in not being able to procure im visa for one of the members of the security staff chosen to accompany Guelleh to UNGA. [...]
2005-09-15 04:53:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CMGT PINR PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI919DJIBOUTI'S PROTOCOL CHIEF THREATENS SUSPENSION
[...] (SBU) Summary. On September 10, Djama Elmi Darar, Chief of Presidential Protocol, accompanied by the head of presidential security, expressed to ConOff and Charge d'Affaires his displeasure in not being able to procure immediately a visa for one of the members of the security staff chosen to [...]
2005-09-15 05:13:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CMGT PINR PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI984TERRORISM FINANCE - ADDITION OF AL-AKHTAR TRUST
[...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 21 September to Mohamed Bourhan, Americas Bureau in the Department of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bourhan said he would pass it to the Terrorism Finance Committee for distribution. RAGSDALE [...]
2005-10-04 11:19:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS DJ
05DJIBOUTI985TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF NAME APPROVED BY
[...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 21 September to Mohamed Bourhan, Americas Bureau in the Department of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bourhan said he would transmit the new list to the Terrorism Finance Committee for distribution. RAGSDALE [...]
2005-10-04 11:19:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS DJ
05DUBLIN1162TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72T
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-20 13:56:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR
05DUBLIN1233TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72U
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-06 16:11:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL CVIS KVPR
05DUBLIN1379 IRELAND'S PROGRESS ON TRAVEL DOCUMENT SECURITY
[...] (U) Summary. Cons Chief met with Irish Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Ray Bassett to deliver a SIPDIS white paper on the 2004 VWP Review as per reftel and engaged in a lengthy discussion on Irish plans to upgrade the state of travel document security. With Ireland the 14th ranked [...]
2005-11-09 14:38:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CMGT PGOV PREL KFRD
05DUBLIN1492FRAUD SUMMARY - DUBLIN
[...] Country Conditions: Ireland is a modern, highly industrialized nation with a growing economy and moderate rate of inflation. The export trade continues as the driving force behind the countries prosperity and this in turn has led to a rise in consumer spending, a thriving construction indust [...]
2005-12-08 16:04:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC UK EI
05DUBLIN1515TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 74
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-13 15:44:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR EI
05DUBLIN206TERRORIST FINANCE: FADHLI DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-17 16:59:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR
05DUBLIN353TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO. 2
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-22 18:01:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS
05DUBLIN439TERRORIST FINANCE: LET SUBMISSION TO 1267 COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-13 15:46:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS KVPR AEMR AFIN
05DUBLIN440TERRORIST FINANCE: AL-HIYARI DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-13 15:46:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC KSEP CVIS KVPR
05DUBLIN523TERRORIST FINANCE: ELEHSSAN DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-04 15:28:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR
05DUBLIN59TERRORIST FINANCE: FADHLI AND DARWISH DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-19 17:03:00Embassy DublinSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN
05GABORONE346TERRORISM FINANCE 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 - BOTSWANA
[...] (U) The following is post's response to reftel request for an evaluation of the host government's ability to cooperate in the disruption of terrorist financing. Answers below are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (U) A. As yet, the GOB has not identified any assets within Botswana subjec [...]
2005-03-10 04:56:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS BC
05GEORGETOWN1194VISAS VIPER: OCTOBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Post's VISAS VIPER Committee met on November 9, 2005, covering the period October 4, 2005 - November 9, 2005. Conoff Wells chaired the meeting. CONS, POL, ECON, RSO, and MLO attended. Non-resident LEGATT was queried separately. 2. No VISAS VIPER telegrams were submitted during this period [...]
2005-11-14 21:02:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL GY
05GEORGETOWN1211Embassy Georgetown International Education Week
[...] On November 14 and November 15, 2005 Consular Officers and Post's Education Advisor spoke with students at three Georgetown high schools about the benefits of study in the U.S. and the general qualifications for a student visa. The Education Advisor presented information on the variety of ed [...]
2005-11-15 19:57:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC OIIP CVIS KPAO GY
05GUATEMALA2260AMBASSADOR CALLS ON GUATEMALAN CONGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: The president of the Guatemalan Congress, Jorge Mendez Herburger (JMH),predicted to the Ambassador that Article 98 would be approved "by Halloween." The Ambassador also stressed the need for, and JMH agreed to, legislative action on anti-crime measures, CAFTA implementation, an [...]
2005-09-26 19:58:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR CVIS CASC KCRM EAID PHUM GT
05GUATEMALA2273GUATEMALA ON CHANGES TO DEPORTATION PROCEDURES
[...] (C) Guatemalan FM Briz reacted favorably to reftel demarche delivered September 27 by the Ambassador, saying the GOG would seek to cooperate with USG efforts to reduce to three days the turnaround time to repatriate illegal Guatemalan immigrants apprehended at the border. 2. (C) The Ambassa [...]
2005-09-27 22:36:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG CVIS SNAR KCRM EAID PREF PHUM GT
05GUATEMALA2395GUATEMALA NEEDS TPS
[...] Embassy Guatemala strongly supports granting Guatemalans living in the United States Temporary Protected Status (TPS) following Hurricane Stan, which produced floods and mudslides that have devastated the country. Guatemala is in a state of calamity and will be hard pressed to address any add [...]
2005-10-17 22:19:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF CVIS SMIG EAID MASS PHUM AEMR ASEC ETRD EAGR GT
05GUATEMALA2623Adoption Visas Processed in Guatemala City
[...] Guatemala City's Immigrant Visa Unit issued 3,783 immigrant visas to adopted Guatemalan orphans in FY 2005. This is a new record for Guatemala City, and is a 15.9 percent increase in orphan visa workload over FY 2004. It also represents nearly 53 percent of our total IV workload for the ye [...]
2005-11-17 19:04:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CASC CMGT GT
05GUATEMALA807GUATEMALAN CONCERNS ABOUT "MINUTEMAN PROJECT"
[...] The Ambassador received March 30 a letter from Guatemalan FM Jorge Briz expressing concern about the "Minuteman Project" and other private U.S. efforts to patrol the border and intercept illegal migrants. Text of the letter, dated March 27, follows in para 2. Embassy requests the Department [...]
2005-03-30 23:58:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG CVIS KFRD ASEC EAID PHUM SNAR KCRM PBTS GT
05GUATEMALA888 IMMIGRATION IN U.S.-GUATEMALAN RELATIONS:
[...] This is an action request: See paras 8 and 9. 2. (C) Summary: Supported by civil society and the mainstream media, the Guatemalan community in the U.S. has from the outset of the Berger administration brought acute pressure on the Government of Guatemala to be assertive with us on t [...]
2005-04-08 16:06:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG ELAB PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN CVIS KPAO GT
05HALIFAX25NOVA SCOTIA SEEKS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN MORE IMMIGRANTS
[...] SUMMARY: The Nova Scotia government is taking a hard look at how it can attract more immigrants to the province to help avoid the social and economic costs of a declining population. However, there is some skepticism about how serious the government may be in addressing the issue since a new [...]
2005-01-27 18:54:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI CVIS PGOV ASEC CA
05HANOI267 LETTER FROM DIRECTOR OF CONSULAR DEPARTMENT BUI
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-01 09:29:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
05HANOI641VIETNAM TERRORIST FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO. 2
[...] (SBU) The following paragraphs contain answers to reftel questions and provide an evaluation of Vietnam's ability to cooperate in disrupting terrorism financing. 2. (SBU) The Government of Vietnam (GVN) has not frozen, forfeited or seized any assets pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 13 [...]
2005-03-15 08:09:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KVPR PTER EFIN ETTC PREL CVIS VM CTERR FINREF
05HARARE911PROCEDURES FOR ZIMBABWE,S SANCTIONS REGIME
[...] (SBU) As the USG prepares to adjust the Zimbabwe sanctions list, Post offers the recommendations below concerning classification of the visa sanction list, notifications of sanctioned individuals, and entry of names into the visa lookout system. Post will send via septel suggested additions/d [...]
2005-07-05 09:07:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR CVIS ZI
05HOCHIMINHCITY1299VIETNAMESE BRIDES TO TAIWAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 6 meeting with DPO and PolOff, representatives of the HCMC Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) said that in 2005 they had instituted a system of one-on-one interviews with prospective Vietnamese brides and their Taiwanese fiancees in response to mounting [...]
2005-12-20 14:19:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL CVIS KWMN ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM TIP
05HOCHIMINHCITY1309PORTRAIT OF AN ALIEN SMUGGLER
[...] Reftel outlined a recent incident in which Amcit Tim Thai was caught while apparently attempting to smuggle aliens with photo-subbed Canadian passports through Uzbekistan. The story of Mr. Thai's life over the past 25 years illustrates the challenges facing our consular sections as we strive t [...]
2005-12-21 09:59:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CASC SMIG VM TIP
05HOCHIMINHCITY559New Vietnamese Adoption Case Raises Old Concerns
[...] (SBU) Post recently investigated the second case this year in which GVN authorities approved the adoption of a Vietnamese orphan by an Amcit as a "humanitarian exception" to Vietnamese law (reftel A). The adopted child meets the INA definition of an orphan; however, the GVN has confirmed Miss [...]
2005-05-26 11:43:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CASC KOCI KFRD VM
05ISTANBUL1336RALLYING SUPPORT FOR THE HOCA
[...] (C) Summary: In a farewell luncheon for Consul General, Istanbul Chief Rabbi Ishak Haleva noted that he is wrestling with a difficult request from a local foundation for a letter in support of Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish-Muslim spiritual leader of a major Islamist lodge who is currently residi [...]
2005-08-04 12:10:00Consulate IstanbulSECRETCVIS PHUM PREL TU
05KATHMANDU2442NEPAL: DOCUMENT VENDORS ARRESTED
[...] (SBU) Nepal Police (NP) arrested a group of six collaborating document vendors in mid-October and a single fraudulent document vendor on November 5, 2005. In both cases, NP gave Post's Fraud Prevention Manager (FPM) and Senior Fraud Prevention FSN (FPFSN) access to exemplars of the documents t [...]
2005-11-14 00:26:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NP
05KATHMANDU2568 FM PANDEY: NO PROGRESS ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES
[...] (C) In a November 23 discussion with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey relayed the gist of his unfruitful discussion with the Bhutanese Foreign Minister held on the margins of the SAARC meeting in Dhaka. Pandey lamented that, after having agreed in writing in September to ta [...]
2005-11-25 09:15:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PTER CVIS NP
05KATHMANDU2781ICE OFFICIAL SEEKS FUNDING FOR NEPAL CUSTOMS
[...] (SBU) In recent meetings with James Dozier of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division (ICE) from Embassy New Delhi, Nepali officials identified training and equipment needed to improve immigration, customs, and drug trafficking enforcement. Pol [...]
2005-12-12 10:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KCOR KFRD CVIS SNAR PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2784TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 74
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-13 00:59:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC CVIS KVPR
05KINGSTON1109TERRORIST FINANCE: BILAL AL-HIYARI SUBMISSION TO
[...] Embassy Kingston delivered a dipnote containing the talking points and background paper provided in reftel to Angella Brown, Deputy Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on April 13, 2005. Brown did not have any immediate comment. TI [...]
2005-04-26 19:24:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1111TERRORIST FINANCE: LET SUBMISSION TO 1267
[...] Embassy Kingston delivered a dipnote containing the talking points and background paper provided in reftel to Angella Brown, Deputy Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on April 13, 2005. Brown did not have any immediate comment. TI [...]
2005-04-26 19:24:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1112TERRORIST FINANCE: BUISIR SUBMISSION TO 1267
[...] Embassy Kingston delivered a dipnote containing the talking points and background paper provided in reftel to Angella Brown, Deputy Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on April 13. Brown did not have any immediate comment. TIGHE [...]
2005-04-26 19:24:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR JM
05KINGSTON1161JAMAICAN DELEGATION TO THE OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] Per reftel request, poloff on April 29 delivered reftel points on the OAS General Assembly to Ann Scott, Caribbean and Americas Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Scott responded that Foreign Minister K.D. Knight has been proposed to lead the delegation, but that the r [...]
2005-05-02 14:29:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDJM AORC ASEC CVIS PREL PGOV EAID KSUM KPAO XM OAS
05KINGSTON1316WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL DOCUMENT INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jamaica is one of the countries in the Caribbean which exempts U.S. citizens traveling to the island for tourism from the requirement of a passport or visa. Ref (A) announced that effective December 31, 2005, DHS will require all U.S. citizens traveling to and from the Caribbe [...]
2005-05-20 18:04:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CPAS CVIS JM KFRD TIP
05KINGSTON393LABOR MINISTER DALLEY ON PNP SUCCESSION, LABOR
[...] Summary: On February 4, Poloff met with Labor Minister Horace Dalley. On the eve of the People's National Party's (PNP) vice-presidential election, Dalley expressed his concern that internal factions could pull the party into conflict. He also shared his predictions for the election results, [...]
2005-02-11 21:16:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALJM PHUM ELAB PGOV CVIS
05KINGSTON655LABOR MINISTER DALLEY ON SEAGA, GENERAL ELECTION,
[...] (U) On February 24, Emboffs met with Labor Minister Horace Dalley, who shared his views on former Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) leader Edward Seaga's departure from politics and the succession issues within the People's National Party (PNP). He also discussed his view of the party's platform in [...]
2005-03-08 18:55:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALJM PGOV PREL ELAB CMGT CVIS
05KINSHASA1033 CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES AND TIP
[...] The following demarches were delivered on June 16, 2005, by the Ambassador and Econ/Cons Officer to Ambassador Gregoire Kaya, Interim Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. Release of the 2005 TIP Report (REF A) - Ambassador conveyed to Kaya that the 2005 TIP Report [...]
2005-06-23 10:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR KPAO EAGR ETRD TBIO PARM MNUC KNNP KUNR PGOV AORC CF UNESCO KSCI UNSC
05KINSHASA1647 CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES
[...] The following demarches were delivered on September 16, 2005 to Mr. Felix Ngoma, the Americas Desk Officer for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Note: REF G had also been earlier delivered, on September 9, 2005, by Charge' d'Affaires Rutherford to the Minister of Finance (see paragraph 6). [...]
2005-10-04 07:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETTC KTFN EFIN PGOV PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KISL KPAO OIIP TBIO EAGR ECON ECIN EAIR EAID KSCA SOCI UK SA CF UNGA WTO AID
05KINSHASA283CONGO-KINSHASA NIV FRAUD OVERVIEW
[...] Nonimmigrant visa (NIV) fraud in Congo-Kinshasa is commonplace, but on the whole not highly sophisticated. Fake or falsified documents from private and government applicants are its main sources. The ease with which passports and other state-issued documents such as birth certificates and di [...]
2005-02-17 14:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CG
05KINSHASA335TERRORISM FINANCE: FADHLI DESIGNATION DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-28 14:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER CVIS KVPR CG
05KUWAIT1159KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: GOK TO USE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador chaired on March 14 the monthly meeting of post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG). Participants reviewed pending anti-terror legislation, developments in stemming terror financing, and identified criteria by which to assess GOK counterterrorism measures. [...]
2005-03-21 14:13:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV EFIN ASEC MARR CVIS KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT1711EMBASSY KUWAIT VALIDATION STUDY ON DOMESTIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Kuwait has completed a nonimmigrant visa validation study on domestic employee B1 visa recipients. The purpose of this study was to measure the overstay and non-return rates for B1 visa holders with Kuwaiti sponsors, as well as the B1 sponsors' compliance with U.S. labo [...]
2005-04-26 16:38:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD PHUM KU
05KUWAIT1976BACKGROUND ON KEY ISSUES FOR THE WASHINGTON VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah will arrive in Washington May 17, in advance of an anticipated July visit by the Prime Minister. Shaykh Dr. Mohammed's visit follows his participation in the Arab-South America Summit held in Brazil, and planned [...]
2005-05-12 10:22:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PHUM PGOV MARR ECON EAID CVIS IZ KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT2265KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: SOME
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG) met May 2 to asses the GOK's progress in developing its counterterrorism (CT) capacity. The group concluded that the GOK remained serious about confronting terrorism, investing heavily in tools and equipment, but is still in need of [...]
2005-05-25 13:57:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV EFIN ASEC MARR CVIS KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT294DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORIST FINANCE -- FADHLI
[...] (S) Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to MFA Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on January 17. Al-Jarallah assured the Ambassador that Kuwait is ready to cooperate with the U.S., saying that the GOK recognized that people like Fadhli pose a threat to Kuwaitis as well as Americans, and that t [...]
2005-01-18 12:35:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS
05KUWAIT3059KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: SLOW BUT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Charge chaired on July 5 Post's monthly meeting of the Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG). The CWG discussed continuing GOK efforts to locate wanted terror financier Mohsen Al-Fadhli; prompt GOK reaction to potential security threats, but limited follow up; the acquitta [...]
2005-07-09 14:20:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV EFIN ASEC MARR CVIS KU
05KUWAIT3197TERRORISM FINANCE: MOVEMENT FOR ISLAMIC REFORM IN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-19 14:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT3548TERRORIST FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-09 10:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT3774TERRORIST FINANCE: POST COMMENTS ON PCC-APPROVED
[...] (S) Post has reviewed the PCC-adopted version of the Gulf Terrorist Finance Strategy paper. While Post concurs with the strategy's overall objectives, the paper paints an incomplete and bleak picture of the ground realities in Kuwait (see reftel). 2. (S) It is important to point out that: [...]
2005-08-23 14:50:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT3809NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT CEO DISCUSSES REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with the Ambassador on August 22, Ibrahim Dabdoub, the CEO of the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK--largest Kuwaiti bank and third largest in the Middle East),made the following key points: (1) NBK has outgrown the Kuwaiti market and continues to expand worldwide; (2 [...]
2005-08-24 13:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PINR CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT3831KUWAIT CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NEW
[...] (C) Summary. In an August 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Sheikh Salem Abdulaziz Al-Sabah, Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait made the following key points: (1) GOK remains committed to enacting comprehensive legal reform on terror finance and money laundering; (2) an independent auditing [...]
2005-08-27 15:24:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PTER PINR CVIS KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT3835KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: GOK TAKING
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador chaired on August 22 the monthly meeting of post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG). He reviewed his August 20 discussions with senior representatives of the GOK on the need to maintain a sharp focus on CT and recommendations that the arrests of wanted in [...]
2005-08-28 04:58:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV MARR PBTS EFIN ASEC CVIS KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT4032POST SUPPORT FOR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF GULF
[...] (S) Post reaffirms its support for the goals and objectives of the Gulf Strategy to combat terrorist finance and strengthen money-laundering (CTF/AML) efforts. We appreciated the opportunity to offer input on the strategy paper. 2. (C) While there is more to be done in Kuwait, it is impo [...]
2005-09-13 12:58:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PTER PINR CVIS KU
05KUWAIT4111TERRORIST FINANCE: KUWAITI CHARITIES TO COLLECT
[...] (U) Begin Summary. The director of the Charities Oversight Office, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, reports his ministry will implement a plan requiring Kuwaiti charities to collect zakat (alms) only through the sale of government-issued coupons. End Summary 2. (U) In a conversatio [...]
2005-09-21 05:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT4214TERRORIST FINANCE: SUMMARY OF OFAC DIRECTOR
[...] (C) Summary. On September 21, OFAC Director Robert Werner met separately with GOK officials from the Central Bank and Ministries of Finance, Foreign Affairs, Social Affairs and with Kuwait Customs to discuss continued bilateral cooperation on combating terrorist finance and money laundering (C [...]
2005-09-27 14:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT4230TERRORIST FINANCE: SUMMARY OF OFAC DIRECTOR
[...] (U) Summary. On September 22, OFAC Director Robert Werner met separately with officials from the National Bank of Kuwait, the Union of Kuwaiti Banks and the Kuwait Finance House to discuss ways in which OFAC and the Kuwaiti banking sector can further cooperate on combating terrorist financing [...]
2005-09-28 13:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT4353TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72T
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-10 12:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KU
05KUWAIT4354TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-AKHTAR TRUST INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-10 12:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KU
05KUWAIT4355TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72 U
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-10 12:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KU
05KUWAIT4741HEAD OF CENTRAL BANK'S AML UNIT ON MENA/FATF,
[...] (C) Begin Summary. On November 10, Emboffs met with Talal Al-Sayegh, head of the Kuwait Central Bank's Anti-Money Laundering unit, to discuss the latest MENA/FATF developments, get an update on the new terror finance legislation, and reaffirm USG technical assistance offers in support of Kuw [...]
2005-11-13 08:00:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU TERROR FINANCE
05KUWAIT4776Study in the U.S.A.: We Are Failing
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-15 12:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP CVIS XF KU
05KUWAIT4811STUDY IN THE U.S.A.: WE ARE FAILING
[...] SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION: Despite the Mission's focused priority efforts at increasing the number of Kuwaitis studying in the U.S., the number of Kuwaitis opting for higher education in America continues to decline. In FY-05, 58 fewer F1 visas were issued to Kuwaitis than during FY-04, a [...]
2005-11-19 13:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP CVIS XF KU
05KUWAIT4832AMBASSADOR RAISES ALARM RE SHARP DECLINE IN KUWAITI
[...] (U) Summary and comment: On November 9, Ambassador met with Undersecretary for Higher Education, Dr. Rasha Al- Sabah. During the meeting, they discussed reasons for the significant decline in the number of Kuwaiti students studying in the U.S., the benefits of increasing the number of Ameri [...]
2005-11-22 04:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOEXC KPAO SCUL PREL PTER OIIP CVIS KISL XF KU
05KUWAIT4904PARLIAMENTARIAN REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR KUWAITI
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. In a letter dated 19 November 2005, Mohammad J. Al-Sager, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Kuwaiti Parliament, wrote Ambassador requesting Embassy intervention with U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of Kuwaiti citizen Ali Hijazi, a principal [...]
2005-11-27 14:52:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CJAN CVIS KCRM KU
05KUWAIT5063NEA DAS GRAY ENGAGES GOK ON AID, IRAN, IRAQ,
[...] (C) Summary: NEA DAS Gordon Gray met with Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Acting Undersecretary Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi, and Minister of Social Af [...]
2005-12-10 07:48:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM EAID KDEM KPAO CVIS KU
05KUWAIT5082TERRORIST FINANCE: AMBASSADOR OPENS ANTI-MONEY
[...] (U) On December 11, Ambassador delivered remarks at the opening of an anti-money laundering and terror finance conference hosted by Kuwait General Administration of Customs (KGAC) and DHS's U.S. Custom's Advisory Team. The Ambassador's remarks praised ongoing cooperation between the GOK and t [...]
2005-12-11 14:09:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT5083FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI INFORMATION MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 7 meeting, Minister of Information Dr. Anas Al-Rasheed told the Ambassador that he was very pleased by the progress of the revised press law and he believes it has a very good chance of being approved by the National Assembly in the near future. Al-Rasheed said that P [...]
2005-12-12 03:50:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALCVIS KDEM KPAO KU KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
05KUWAIT5142PLACEMENT REPORT: OP-ED ON TERRORISM FINANCING AND
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-16 11:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPAO ETTC KTFN PINS CVIS AMGT AFSI KSEP
05KUWAIT5143TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 74
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-16 11:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT5144TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 74
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-16 11:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT730KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP MEETING
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador chaired February 14 a meeting of post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG) to review developments in Kuwait's counterterrorism activities following the January discovery of a terrorist cell, and to identify areas where post can enhance its CT activities as well as strengt [...]
2005-02-16 14:27:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV EFIN ASEC MARR CVIS KU TERRORISM
05LAGOS1390NIGERIA: SOUTH-EAST STATES TARGET CLINICS INVOLVED
[...] (SBU) Summary. In response to information passed by Post's fraud prevention unit (FPU),police authorities in four of the five South-East zone states have raided clinics involved in trafficking infants. Clinic staff were paying less than 200 dollars to young, indigent pregnant women in exc [...]
2005-09-06 15:38:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG NI
05LAGOS1677NIGERIA: LATRINE PROJECT AT ORU REFUGEE CAMP STALLS
[...] Summary. Construction of latrines at the Oru Refugee Camp has been delayed by about two months. Recent inspection of the camp revealed the delays were caused by disagreements on the use of refugee labor, disputes over location of latrines, and a restructuring of the Nigerian Red Cross (NRC) [...]
2005-10-27 12:13:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PGOV CVIS SMIG NI
05LAGOS89CONTINENTAL STEPS CLOSER TO DIRECT LAGOS-
[...] (SBU) Introduction and summary. On December 2, 2004, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) approved Continental Airlines' request to provide daily service between Newark and Lagos, possibly as early as this spring. That same day the NCAA informed Continental that its initiation of fli [...]
2005-01-19 16:33:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EINV NI CVIS
05LIMA2223PERU'S PARTICIPATION IN THE FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-18 15:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI AMGT ASEC CPAS CVIS KCRM KFRD PINR PINS PE BR
05LIMA2271 AN EYE FOR A VISA -- FAKING EYE INJURIES TO GET
[...] (U) Summary: Post's Fraud Prevention Unit was contacted by internal auditors for the Peruvian Ministry of Women and Social Development (MIMDES) who were auditing the National Council for Integration for the Handicapped (CONADIS). During the course of their audit, they determined that someone [...]
2005-05-20 14:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS KCRM ASEC CMGT CJAN PE
05LIMA2324 Revocation Request - Visas Issued to Malafide
[...] (U) Post submitted reftel reporting on mala fide applicants who obtained non-immigrant visas by faking a medical handicap. Applicants had appeared at the Embassy with one eye glued shut to simulate a vision problem requiring medical attention in the United States. The applicants paid visa fi [...]
2005-05-25 13:25:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS KCRM ASEC CMGT CJAN PE
05LIMA2451 NEW PERUVIAN NATIONAL AIRPORT POLICE DIVISION
[...] (SBU) Post's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) continues to actively engage with Peruvian officials to rout out corruption among the ranks of more than seven different police units operating at Lima's Jorge Chavez International Airport (JCIA). These discussions led to the idea of one, overall divis [...]
2005-06-02 18:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS KCRM ASEC CMGT CJAN PE
05LIMA2616 Peruvian Congressman involved in visa fraud
[...] (SBU) According to a recent investigative report in the newspaper "Correo" dated March 17, 2005, Peruvian Congressman Roger SANTA MARIA Del Aguila, DPOB: September 26, 1950, Peru, appears to have been involved in visa/passport fraud by fraudulently filing a birth registration for a child who i [...]
2005-06-10 22:28:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS PGOV PE
05LIMA5254 LIMA FRAUD PREVENTION UPDATES JULY-SEPTEMBER
[...] (U) During the July-September 2005 reporting period, Lima's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) worked closely with airline security personnel and the Peruvian National Police (PNP) in the detection and arrest of multiple document vendors and brokers of false U.S., Spanish, and Mexican travel documen [...]
2005-12-12 20:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS KCRM ASEC CMGT CJAN CPAS PE
05MADRID1011 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: MILENOV, TONI RADEV - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: JAN. 6, 1978, POPOVEZT, BULGARIA - CLASS: POSITIVE (NO DOB) 3. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 14, 2005 R [...]
2005-03-16 13:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1025 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY "EL PAIS" OF MARCH 16, 2005, REPORTED THAT MEMBERS OF THE SPANISH CIVIL GUARD ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ON MARCH 15, 2005. THEY ARE [...]
2005-03-16 16:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL DIEZ
05MADRID1131ADDRESSING VWP REVIEW CONCERNS
[...] CHARGE AND CONSUL GENERAL PRESENTED DEMARCHES AS INSTRUCTED IN REF A TO GOS MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND MINISTRY OF INTERIOR. 2. MARCH 21, 2005, CHARGE AND CG PRESENTED DEMARCHE IN REF A TO JOSE MARIA PONS IRAZAZABAL, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIG [...]
2005-03-23 12:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT PREL KPAO SP
05MADRID1179 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: RODRIGUEZ RECONDO, ZAINE - GENDER: FEMALE - DPOB: 26 YEARS OLD, SPAIN - CLASS: NEGATIVE 3. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 22, 2005 REPORTED THAT [...]
2005-03-29 15:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1181 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 20, 2005 REPORTED THAT FRENCH AND SPANISH POLICE CONDUCTED AN OPERATION THAT ENDED IN THE ARREST IN LE CAP D'ADGE, MONTPELLIER, FRAN [...]
2005-03-29 15:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1182 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 20, 2005 REPORTED THE ARREST BY SCOTLAND YARD IN LONDON, U.K. OF MOUTAZ ALMALLAH, DABAS, A SYRIAN NATURALIZED SPANISH CITIZEN, WANTED [...]
2005-03-29 15:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1183 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF MARCH 19, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE DETAINED MOHANNAD ALMALLAH DABAS. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY ARRESTED ON MARCH 24, 2004 IN CONNECTION [...]
2005-03-29 15:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1203 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: OLABARRIETA COLORADO, IKER - GENDER: MALE - SEP. 29, 1977, BARACALDO, VIZCAYA, SPAIN - CLASS: NEGATIVE 3. NAME: GONZALEZ SOLA, IGOR [...]
2005-03-30 13:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1204 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 24, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE TWO ETA ACTIVISTS REFERENCED BELOW WERE ARRESTED BY FRENCH POLICE IN LANNEMEZAN, FRANCE. THE ARRESTED WERE FOUND [...]
2005-03-30 13:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1277EXTRADITION CASE OF MARK M. ROSS
[...] Country clearance is granted for Deputy U.S. Marshals, Michael Robert McClung, and Donald Irving Exum. 2. Two double rooms for single use have been reserved for U.S. Marshals Michael Robert McClung, Donald Irving Exum and Roger Wellborn Devall, at Hotel Melia Los Galgos, Claudio Coello 139 [...]
2005-04-04 13:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR SP ROSS MARK
05MADRID1278 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 - MARCH
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON 04 APRIL 2005, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE CHARGE, ROBERT MANZANARES. THE CHARGE EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTINUING STRONG COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM BY ALL AGENCIES AT [...]
2005-04-04 13:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1305 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING 13 INDIVIDUALS ON APRIL 1, 2005 IN CONNECTION WITH THE 11 MARCH 2004 TERRORIST ATTACKS IN MADRID. THE ARRE [...]
2005-04-06 08:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1306 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF APRIL 1, 2005 REPORTED THE ARREST OF JON SANCHEZ MENDAZA, AN ALLEGED LEADER OF "KAS - EKIN", AN OUTLAWED ORGANIZATION OF ETA'S POLITICAL OR [...]
2005-04-06 08:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1442 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF APRIL 8, 2005 REPORTED THAT AS A RESULT OF RECENT POLICE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN FRANCE AND ALSO IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY OF SPAIN, AGAINS [...]
2005-04-13 15:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1517 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF APR. 16, 2005, REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL COURT EXAMINING JUDGE FOR THE MARCH 11TH TERRORIST ATTACKS, ORDERED THE UNCONDITIONAL IMPRISONMENT [...]
2005-04-20 11:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1560 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST REFERS TO THE RADICAL ISLAMIST ACTIVITY OF TWO MOROCCANS IMPRISONED IN SPAIN. AS OF LATE MARCH 2005, THE SPANISH AUTHORI [...]
2005-04-21 15:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1598 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF APR. 22, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE CANADIAN SUPREME COURT DENIED THE LAST APPEAL BEFORE THE EXTRADITION TO SPAIN OF THE TWO SUSPECTED E [...]
2005-04-25 15:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1637 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF APRIL 25, 2005 REPORTED THAT ETA SUSPECT ARAIZ ZUBIMENDI IZAGA ARRIVED IN SPAIN ESCORTED BY FRENCH POLICE AND WAS HANDED OVER TO THE SPANISH [...]
2005-04-27 13:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1691 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY EL PAIS REPORTED THAT FRENCH POLICE ARRESTED TWO ALLEGED MEMBERS OF ETA ON APR. 28, 2005. THE ARREST TOOK PLACE IN CAUSSADE, FRANCE, WHEN THEY [...]
2005-04-29 15:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1739 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 APRIL
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON MAY 06, 2005, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE DCM, ROBERT MANZANARES 2. DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2005, MADRID SUBMITTED EIGHT VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING TWENTY-FIVE INDIVIDUALS, EIGHT SUSPE [...]
2005-05-06 15:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1826 LOOKOUT SHARING
[...] CHARGE D'AFFAIRES A.I. MANZANARES PRESENTED DEMARCHE AS INSTRUCTED IN REFTEL TO JOSE MARIA PONS IRAZAZABAL, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON MAY 10. FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER WAS IN SPAIN AND HAD A MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR ALONSO IN WHICH H [...]
2005-05-13 05:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CASC PGOV PTER PINR PREL KPAO EU SP
05MADRID1829 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF MAY 7, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL COURT SENTENCED THE ALLEGED ETA ACTIVISTS REFERENCED BELOW TO 2,775 YEARS OF PRISON FOR [...]
2005-05-13 09:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL LORAN
05MADRID1831 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: MOTO NSA, SEVERO - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: NOV. 6, 1943, ACOCK, EQUATORIAL GUINEA - POSITIVE 3. DAILY SPANISH PRESS "EL PAIS" REPORTED THAT TH [...]
2005-05-13 12:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL MOTO
05MADRID1835 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF MAY 10, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED THE INDIVIDUALS REFERENCED BELOW AS SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA'S INFORMATION NE [...]
2005-05-13 13:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL PENA
05MADRID1837 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS REPORTED ON MAY 12, 2005, THAT THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED TWO ALLEGED MEMBERS OF ETA'S FINANCIAL NETWORK. THE DETAINEES HAD MADE TRAN [...]
2005-05-13 13:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL LARREA
05MADRID2126 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 MAY
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JUNE 6, 2005, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE DCM, ROBERT MANZANARES. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 2005, MADRID SUBMITTED EIGHT VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING TWENTY INDIVIDUALS, SUSPECTED MEMBERS [...]
2005-06-06 12:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID2266SPAIN LEGALIZES STATUS OF NEARLY 691,000 ILLEGAL IMMGRANTS
[...] (U) Summary: Spain concluded its three-month amnesty program for illegal immigrants having collected more than 691,000 petitions nationwide. Officials at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs stated they expect to approve 80% to 90% of the petitions. New immigrants earnings could generat [...]
2005-06-13 14:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SMIG CMGT CVIS SP
05MADRID2310 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL WAS LINKED TO THE 11 MARCH 2004 BOMBINGS IN MADRID, SPAIN. 3. BOU NADJA, REZKI SOUKE [...]
2005-06-15 14:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL BOU
05MADRID2332 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH NEWS OF JUNE 15, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE CONDUCTED AN OPERATION IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN SPAIN, RESULTING IN THE ARREST OF 11 ALLEGE [...]
2005-06-16 13:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID2337 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF JUNE 16, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED FIVE MOROCCAN NATIONALS IN BARCELONA AND MADRID, FOR THEIR ALLEGED LINKS TO THE MADR [...]
2005-06-16 15:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
05MADRID2347 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ALL INDIVIDUALS REFERENCE BELOW WERE ALSO ARRESTED IN THE RECENT SPANISH POLICE OPERATIONS AGAINST RADICAL ISLAMIST CELLS ASSOCIATED TO "ANSAR AL ISLAM" AND T [...]
2005-06-17 12:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
05MADRID2442 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION OBTAINED AT THIS POST REFERS TO THE INDIVIDUALS REFERENCED BELOW, ARRESTED OR BEING SOUGHT FOR THEIR ALLEGED ASSOCIATION WITH THE "ANSAR AL ISLAM" [...]
2005-06-24 12:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
05MADRID2522 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 JUNE
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON June 06, 2005, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE DCM, ROBERT MANZANARES. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2005, MADRID SUBMITTED FIVE VISAS VIPER CABLE IDENTIFYING THIRTY-THREE INDIVIDUALS, SUSPECTED M [...]
2005-07-05 10:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID2594 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INDIVIDUALS REFERENCED BELOW HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE FOR THEIR LINKS WITH THE SPAIN-BASED JIHADIST FACILITATOR NETWORK, "ANSAR AL [...]
2005-07-11 14:35:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SAAD
05MADRID2685SPAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE: MOVEMENT FOR ISLAMIC
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-19 10:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR SP
05MADRID2744EXTRADITION CASE OF FERNANDO
[...] Country clearance is granted for Deputy U.S. Marshals Bart Obuchowski, Scott Batori and Dennis Munchel. 2. Three double rooms for single use have been reserved Deputy U.S. Marshals Bart Obuchowski, Scott Batori and Dennis Munchel, Hotel Melia Fenix, Calle Hermosilla no. 2, 28006 Madrid, te [...]
2005-07-22 11:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR SP GUTIERREZ
05MADRID2765 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH NEWS MEDIA REPORTED THAT ON JULY 27, 2005, THE SPANISH POLICE CONDUCTED AN OPERATION IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE BASQUE AREA OF SPAIN, WHICH LED TO TH [...]
2005-07-27 12:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ORUE
05MADRID2817 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: JULY 2005
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON AUG. 2, 2005, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2005, MADRID SUBMITTED TWO VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING SEVEN INDIVIDUALS, FIVE SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND TWO SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ISLAMI [...]
2005-08-02 11:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID2851 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF JULY 30, 2005 REPORTED THE ARREST IN FRANCE OF FOUR MEMBERS OF THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION ETA IN TWO, NON-RELATED, POLICE SECURITY C [...]
2005-08-03 15:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID2868 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. FOLLOWING IS ACCURATE DPOB FOR TWO OF THE ETA SUSPECTS SUBMITTED IN REFTEL. 3. NAME: ERRASTI GOITI, ZUHAITZ - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: FEB. 13, 1981, ARETXABALET [...]
2005-08-04 15:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID2970 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF AUG. 18, 2005 REPORTED THE ARREST IN BELGRADE, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO, OF RADICAL ISLAMIST ABDELMAJID BOUCHAR FOR WHOM SPANISH AUTHORI [...]
2005-08-18 13:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID3038 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST FROM ANOTHER AGENCY INDICATES THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES FOR TERRORISM [...]
2005-08-25 07:45:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL JAWAD
05MADRID3171 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES. 2.INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST FROM ANOTHER AGENCY INDICATES THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING LINKS WITH A NETWORK OF JIHADIST FACILATATORS IN SPAIN: [...]
2005-09-07 15:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID3202 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 AUGUST
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON SEPTEMBER 08,2005, AS PART OF MADRID'S INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2005, MADRID SUBMITTED FOUR VISAS VIPER CABLE IDENTIFYING TWENTY-NINE INDIVIDUALS, FOUR SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND TWENTY-FIVE SUSPECT [...]
2005-09-12 11:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID3262 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST REFERS TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL, PRESENTLY RESIDING IN SPAIN, WHO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND IS UNDER SPANISH POLICE INVES [...]
2005-09-15 11:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID33 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 - DECEMBER
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JAN. 5, 2005, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE CHARGE, ROBERT MANZANARES. THE CHARGE EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTINUING STRONG COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM BY ALL AGENCIES AT [...]
2005-01-05 13:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
05MADRID3488 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 SEPTEMBER
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON 04 OCTOBER 2005, AS PART OF MADRID'S INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2005, MADRID SUBMITTED FOUR VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING THIRTY-TWO INDIVIDUALS, SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ISLAMIST TERRORIST GROUPS LINKE [...]
2005-10-04 11:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID3490 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS REPORTED OCT. 4, 2005 THAT FRENCH ANTITERRORIST POLICE (DNAT) IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPANISH POLICE CONDUCTED AN OPERATION IN AURILLAC, SOUTH- CEN [...]
2005-10-04 13:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL AGUIRRE GARCIA HARRIET ET AL
05MADRID3550TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 72T DELIVERED TO SPANISH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 15:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN KTFN PTER PREL CVIS SP
05MADRID3551TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 72U DELIVERED TO SPANISH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 15:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PREL CVIS SP
05MADRID3600 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS REPORTED OCT. 7, 2005, THAT FRENCH AUTHORITIES EXTRADITED THE ALLEGED ETA MEMBER ANTXON SASIAIN RODRIGUEZ TO SPAIN ON OCT. 6, 2005. THE [...]
2005-10-14 14:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID3601VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF OCT. 7, 2005 REPORTED THAT FRENCH AUTHORITIES AGREED TO THE TEMPORARY EXTRADITION TO SPAIN OF FERNANDO SILVA SANDE, THE ALLEGED LEADER OF SPA [...]
2005-10-14 14:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL FERNANDO
05MADRID3667 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST FROM ANOTHER AGENCY STATES THAT THE SPANISH POLICE HAS IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AS SUSPECTED ISLAMIC EXTREMIS [...]
2005-10-19 14:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ET AL BOUCHAIB KAKA
05MADRID3668 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY "EL PAIS" OF OCT. 18, 2005 REPORTED THE DETENTION IN PARIS OF TWO SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF THE SPANISH TERRORIST ORGANIZATION "GRAPO", MILITARY ARM OF TH [...]
2005-10-19 15:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ET AL
05MADRID3753VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF OCT. 23, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE DETAINED THREE ETA COLLABORATORS IN NAVARRA, SPAIN. THE INDIVIDUALS FACILITATED THE TRANSIT [...]
2005-10-26 11:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ET AL
05MADRID391 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THAT AS OF MID-JANUARY 2005, THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES WERE INVESTIGATING THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FOR POSSIBLE [...]
2005-02-02 12:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID394 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 - JANUARY
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JAN. 5, 2005, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE DCM, ROBERT MANZANARES. THE CHARGE EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTINUING STRONG COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM BY ALL AGENCIES AT POST [...]
2005-02-02 14:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID4353 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2.INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST FROM ANOTHER AGENCY INDICATES THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY SPANISH AUTHORITIES FOR LINKS TO TERRORISM. 3. NAME: [...]
2005-12-30 11:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ET AL
05MADRID467 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS "EL PAIS" OF JAN. 29, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE FRENCH JUDICIAL POLICE ARRESTED THREE MEMBERS OF ETA'S POLITICAL ORGANIZATION NETWORK, WHO [...]
2005-02-07 16:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID468 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF JAN. 29, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SWISS OFFICE OF FEDERAL JUSTICE AGREED TO THE REQUEST FOR EXTRADITION TO SPAIN OF MOHAMED ACHRAF, A R [...]
2005-02-07 16:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID471 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. RELIABLE PRESS OF FEB. 2, 2005 REPORTED BELGIUM POLICE ARRESTED THE ALLEGED AL QAEDA "SPOKESMAN" YOUSSEF BELHADJ IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM ON FEB. 1, 2005. THE [...]
2005-02-07 16:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID473 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. RELIABLE DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 2, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE DETAINED FOUR MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED AND/OR ASSOCIATED [...]
2005-02-07 16:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID474 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 3, 2005, REPORTED THE ARREST OF THE INDIVIDUAL BELOW. HE IS ACCUSED OF ASSOCIATION WITH THE PERPRETRATORS OF THE MARCH 11 ATTACKS. 3 [...]
2005-02-07 16:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID50 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON DECEMBER 22, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPANISH CIVIL GUARD, DETAINED SIX MOROCCAN NATIONALS IN BARCELONA, SPAIN, FOR THEIR [...]
2005-01-10 13:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID517SPAIN OFFERS AMNESTY TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
[...] (SBU) Spain's illegal immigrant population has multiplied three-fold over the last five years, from 300,000 to nearly one million. Now, new Spanish immigration measures taking effect February 7 through May 7 could grant amnesty to as many as one million illegal immigrants currently working in [...]
2005-02-10 08:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SMIG CMGT CASC CVIS KFRD SP
05MADRID540 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 10, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE ETA MEMBER, JUAN MARIA INSAUSTI MUGIKA, ESCORTED BY FRENCH POLICE, ARRIVED TO BARAJAS AIRPORT, MADRID ON [...]
2005-02-10 16:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID584 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF FEB. 14, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH GUARDIA CIVIL ARRESTED ON FEB. 11, 2005 TWO SUSPECTED ETA ACTIVISTS IN BASAURI, VIZCAYA AND CAMPELLO, [...]
2005-02-14 15:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL PEREZ
05MADRID611 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. RELIABLE SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 10, 2005 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS, REPORTED THAT ON FEB. 9, 2005, THE SPANISH POLICE CONDUCTED SEVERAL OPERATIONS IN THE BASQUE C [...]
2005-02-15 15:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID652VWP - UPDATE ON 10/26/05 DEADLINE - SPAIN
[...] Consul General contacted Director General for Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Commissario for Documentary Services to transmit information in Ref A and to request an update on the information requested: 2. Name of the Project Manager for Spain Jos Santiago [...]
2005-02-18 15:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT PREL SP
05MADRID712 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 18, 2004 REPORTED THE ARREST OF TWO ETA ACTIVISTS IN VALENCIA, SPAIN. AT THE TIME OF ARREST THEY WERE IN POSSESION OF TWO PISTOL [...]
2005-02-24 16:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID724CHARGE'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. Charge met with Spanish Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega on 2/22 for a review of U.S.-Spain relations and to discuss USG security, consular, and commercial priorities in Spain. Charge congratulated de la Vega on her government's success in obtaining a good turnou [...]
2005-02-25 08:04:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER CVIS SP
05MADRID979 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF MARCH 5, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL COURT PROVISIONALY RELEASED THE INDIVIDUALS REFERENCED BELOW, ALL HIGH RANKING MEMBERS [...]
2005-03-14 16:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID981 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 6, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THE INDIVIDUAL REFERENCED BELOW FOR HIS ALLEGED COLLABORATION WITH THE TERRORIST [...]
2005-03-15 08:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL LEON
05MANAMA1830BMA ISSUES WARNING LETTER TO SHAMIL BANK FOR
[...] (S) Summary. Ambassador and OFAC Attache met with Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) Governor November 20, 2005 to discuss the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) account at Shamil Bank (Ref A). The BMA Governor stated that the IIRO account was ordered closed and Shamil Bank had receiv [...]
2005-12-12 09:06:00Embassy ManamaSECRETETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BA ECTRD CTR
05MANAMA398TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO. 2: BAHRAIN
[...] (U) Per ref A request the following are Post's answers on Bahrain,s counter-terrorist financing capabilities: AMOUNT OF ASSETS FROZEN, FORFEITED OR SEIZED --------------------------------------------- 2. (U) Bahrain has frozen $10,334,641 in five separate accounts - two accounts of two e [...]
2005-03-17 14:11:00Embassy ManamaSECRETCVIS EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER BA KTFN
05MANILA2821EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS -- LAW ENFORCEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, Mission has stepped up law enforcement anti-corruption efforts. Mission played a key role in major anti-corruption cases, particularly the case against former Comptroller of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Carlos Garcia. We are now activ [...]
2005-06-21 08:09:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR KCOR CVIS ECON RP
05MAPUTO1343MOZAMBIQUE AND ZAMBIA SIGN AGREEMENT WAIVING
[...] (U) On October 7 Mozambican Foreign Minister Abreu and Zambian Labor Minister Nalumango signed an agreement waiving the requirement of visitor visas for nationals traveling between the two countries. The agreement is expected to go into effect by the end of 2005. Speaking after the signing, FM [...]
2005-10-14 09:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PGOV PREL SMIG ZA MZ
05MAPUTO149COUNTRY FRAUD PROFILE: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) Consular Fraud Summary: Mozambique's porous borders, underpaid and ill-equipped border security forces, and lack of technological infrastructure make it an inviting transit country for mala fide travelers, immigrant smugglers and immigrant traffickers. Mozambican passports and residency [...]
2005-02-01 09:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD MZ KCRM
05MAPUTO2TRAFFICKING OF BANGLADESHI CITIZENS IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In early December, 34 Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended by Mozambican police under charges of illegal immigration after having flown into the country from the Comoros Islands on a chartered airplane. Mozambican newspapers reported that the Bangladeshis were on their way to [...]
2005-01-03 11:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD MZ
05MAPUTO510MOZAMBIQUE AND SOUTH AFRICA SIGN AGREEMENT TO
[...] (U) On April 15, Mozambique and South Africa signed a bilateral agreement to eliminate visas for Mozambican and South African citizens traveling to either country for up to 30 days. The agreement was signed in Pretoria by the Ministers of Interior of each country and witnessed by Presidents Ar [...]
2005-04-21 04:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PGOV SMIG MZ
05MAPUTO647TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 71 - ADDITION OF J1-3
[...] (SBU) On May 20, Emboff e-mailed List 71 to the Director of Legal Issues for the Bank of Mozambique, the Director of the Mozambican Banking Association, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs official responsible for United Nations and security issues, and the Attorney General's office. As of May 24, [...]
2005-05-25 04:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR MZ
05MINSK1436Security Advisory Opinion (FEDULOV, YURIY)
[...] (S) Summary: Post requests guidance regarding the visa application of Yuri Nikolaevich Fedulov. Mr. Fedulov is applying for a visa in order to attend NATO working group conferences and to visit family. The previous Defense Attache and the previous Consular Officer at Embassy Minsk had seriou [...]
2005-11-29 08:44:00Embassy MinskSECRETCVIS FEDULOV YURIY PINR PGOV BO
05MUMBAI1708GUJARAT: WILY MODI WEAKENS HIS OPPONENTS AND POSITIONS
[...] (C) On August 1, controversial Gujarat BJP Chief Minister Narendra Modi (whose visa we revoked for his role in the 2002 Gujarat Hindu-Muslim riots) expanded his cabinet by inducting 11 new ministers. In doing so, Modi met a long-standing demand of the rebels within his own party who had openly cr [...]
2005-08-10 11:16:00Consulate MumbaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR CVIS IN
05MUMBAI1931GUJARAT: PEACEFUL ON THE SURFACE, YET STATE GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) The riots of 2002 belong to history, and communal harmony now reigns in Gujarat, business leaders and the state's Chief Secretary told the Consul General during his September 8-9 visit to Ahmedabad. The Chief Secretary criticized the USG for continuing to probe into the judicial aftermat [...]
2005-09-22 08:09:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF PINR CVIS PREL PGOV KISL IN
05MUMBAI816GUJARAT: REACTIONS TO VISA REVOCATION MIXED AS PROTESTS
[...] (C) The BJP continued its criticism of the USG decision to revoke the visa of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in a series of actions in Gujarat over the weekend. The Chief Minister himself said the USG had ulterior motives at a public rally and in a discussion with a U.S. journalist. Pro [...]
2005-03-21 13:39:00Consulate MumbaiCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF ASEC IN
05MUSCAT242EB SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MERMOUD TALKS BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During recent meetings with senior State Department official Frank Mermoud, Omani government officials and members of the local and American business communities provided valuable insights into the upcoming free trade agreement (FTA) talks and the issues facing American companie [...]
2005-02-13 13:11:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD KTDB EINV CVIS ELAB MU
05NAIROBI3052KENYAN GOVERNMENT REJECTS, BUT PUBLIC APPLAUDS, UK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A just-announced UK travel ban on Minister of Transport Murungaru has dominated the media, and provoked a flurry of GOK criticisms of the UK, despite a quiet warning to President Kibaki six weeks ago. Most Kenyans, however, are cheering at this diplomatic slap against the governm [...]
2005-08-01 03:07:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CVIS CLOK OFDP SNAR KPAO KCOR KE UK GM
05NAIROBI3575SOMALIA -- SELF-DECLARED INDEPENDENT SOMALILAND
[...] (SBU) The Minister of the Interior of the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland committed his "government" to full cooperation with the USG should there ever be a need to deport a Somaliland "national" from the United States. He expressed confusion on learning that Somaliland offic [...]
2005-09-02 06:09:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CVIS KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI4384AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KIBAKI
[...] (C) I met alone with President Kibaki for 40 minutes October 19. The meeting was prompted by the decision in Washington earlier this week to find Transport Minister Christopher Murungaru ineligible for entry into the U.S. under Presidential Proclamation 7750. Advised of this decision early [...]
2005-10-24 02:45:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CVIS KCOR KE
05NAIROBI4470REACTION TO TRAVEL BAN ON DR. CHRIS MURUNGARU
[...] (U) Summary. Following an apparent leak from within the Kenyan government, news of the U.S. travel ban on Kenyan Transport Minister Dr. Chris Murungaru (reftel) spread quickly late on Tuesday October 25, becoming the top news item on all of the major television news reports that evening. The [...]
2005-10-28 02:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PREL CVIS KCOR KE
05NEWDELHI1136ISRO CHAIRMAN: HELP US MAINTAIN MOMENTUM IN SPACE
[...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador and staff aide, Dr. Madhavan Nair, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman was generally upbeat about the NSSP framework of growing US-India cooperation on space technology but was visibly frustrated at what he perceives are several [...]
2005-02-14 10:01:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC TSPA CVIS TSPL FR TH IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI1230IMPROVING US-INDIA DEFENSE COOPERATION: INDUSTRY
[...] Summary: In a February 10 meeting sponsored by the US- India Business Council (USIBC) and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII),senior Indian and US defense company representatives suggested that to expand the bilateral defense market, the USG should reform its export licensing proces [...]
2005-02-16 11:29:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETTC MASS TSPA CVIS TSPL FR TH IN US NSSP
05NEWDELHI1261NRC COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD MEETS INDIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: NRC Commissioner Jeffrey S. Merrifield and Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran discussed India's energy future at a meeting in the Secretary's office in New Delhi on February 11, 2005. Saran told Merrifield that energy is a key strategic interest of India and nuclear power woul [...]
2005-02-17 12:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALCVIS ENRG ETTC IN KNNP KSCA PREL TRGY TSPL NSSP
05NEWDELHI1263NRC COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD MEETS MEA JOINT
[...] (C) Summary: In this February 11 meeting, NRC Commissioner Merrifield complimented Jaishankar about the accomplishments and maturity of the Indian nuclear power industry. "With regard to nuclear power," Merrifield said, "India can no longer be treated as a junior partner." Merrifield also h [...]
2005-02-17 12:26:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALCVIS ENRG ETTC IN KNNP KSCA PREL TRGY TSPL NSSP
05NEWDELHI1264NRC COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD MEETS MEA ADDITIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: On February 11 NRC Commissioner Merrifield met MEA Additional Secretary Meera Shankar who has the non-proliferation portfolio within her purview. Commissioner Merrifield expressed satisfaction with his visit to Indian facilities and suggested that further cooperation could bring [...]
2005-02-17 12:33:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALCVIS ENRG ETTC IN KNNP KSCA PREL TRGY TSPL NSSP
05NEWDELHI2094FOREIGN SECRETARY SARAN REQUESTS REVIEW OF MODI VISA DECISION
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary: Amid extensive media coverage of the USG decision to not issue an A2 visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and to revoke his B1/B2 visa, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran called the DCM to his office late afternoon on March 18 [...]
2005-03-18 13:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV CVIS KIRF IN
05NEWDELHI2095ANGRY BJP REACTION TO MODI VISA DENIAL; OTHERS
[...] (C) Summary: The March 18 USG revocation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's visa has set off strong criticism in the BJP, and prompted the Foreign Secretary to call in the DCM to lodge a protest (Ref A),followed by an MEA statement expressing its "deep concern and regret." The BJP rea [...]
2005-03-18 13:30:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF ASEC IN
05NEWDELHI2140MODI CASE REFLECTS DOMESTIC POLITICAL DIVIDE
[...] (C) Summary: Aside from limited and localized protests in Gujarat and scattered nationalist editorial comment, BJP efforts to build a domestic political issue out of the Modi visa revocation seem to be dissipating. Few outside the Sangh Parivar have risen to the bait and responded to BJP calls to [...]
2005-03-21 13:19:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF IN
05NEWDELHI2633TERRORIST FINANCE: HIYARI AND BUISIR
[...] (C) On April 7, Poloff delivered talking points and supporting non-papers from Reftels to MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall, who thanked us for sharing the information. Understanding that the prenotification of the Hiyari and Buisir designations should be held tightly until after the public a [...]
2005-04-07 13:56:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN IN JO EI SA
05NEWDELHI3882TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-3 AND IJG PRENOTIFICATIONS
[...] (C) During a May 19 meeting with Poloff, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall expressed gratitude on behalf of the MEA's Americas and International Security divisions for keeping them in the loop on Washington's diplomatic CT efforts (Refs A-D). Admitting that MEA had limited information on ter [...]
2005-05-25 12:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN IN ID UZ PK
05NEWDELHI5964MHA WILLING TO PONDER DEPORTEE DOCUMENTATION FIX
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Ministry of Home Affairs Special Secretary Kanwar Pratap Singh told Charge, Consul General and Poloff on August 1 that MHA would be willing to meet with DHS representatives to explore developing a mechanism to speed up the process of documenting Indian nation [...]
2005-08-02 10:04:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL KCRM IN US
05NEWDELHI6806YASIN MALIK VISA
[...] (SBU) Action Request: Post recommends that Department either authorize Post to issue a visa or that Washington issue a 212(d)(3)(A) waiver of nonimmigrant visa ineligibilities as appropriate for Yasin MALIK (DOB: 3 April 1965),President of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF),to at [...]
2005-09-02 16:00:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PTER IN
05NEWDELHI8245BURNS-SARAN OCTOBER 21 MEETING ON BILATERAL ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Much progress was made in the October 21 opening meeting in Delhi between Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran which reviewed the US-India joint ventures launched at the July 18 Summit. Both agreed that the two sides must ensure that smal [...]
2005-10-24 11:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MASS EAID EAGR ENRG EINV KNNP ETRD EAIR ETTC ECPS TSPA TBIO TSPL CVIS KDEM SENV IN PK US
05NEWDELHI9513EXTRADITION: INDIA: KULBIR SINGH BARAPIND: POST
[...] (SBU) Summary: This message will address as many of the Ref A questions as Post is able to answer. Confirming or refuting specific allegations of torture is extremely difficult by the very nature of the usual secrecy surrounding torture. Barapind's claims of torture include a litany of many [...]
2005-12-19 12:44:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS PTER PREL KCRM PHUM PGOV IN GOI
05NICOSIA1813DOING MORE WITH TURKISH CYPRIOTS ON ISSUES OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The United States policy of supporting economic development in the Turkish Cypriot community has an important role to play in support of a resolution of the Cyprus problem -- however, closer cooperation with the Turkish Cypriots can also help advance other issues of broader natio [...]
2005-11-15 06:29:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON KCRM EFIN PTER KHLS CVIS
05OTTAWA1007(C) IRANIAN SCIENTIST OF CBW CONCERN IN CANADA
[...] (C) Polmiloff met April 5 with Foreign Affairs Canada Acting Director for Arms Control and Nonproliferation Marina Laker, at the latter's request, to discuss Iranian national Mehdi Arbabi Ghahroudi, currently in Canada on a one-year work permit that will expire 04 July 2005. In addition to he [...]
2005-04-06 14:33:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPARM PREL CVIS CA IR CBW
05OTTAWA1028TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC PLANS TO LIST
[...] (S) Reftel requested USG views on GOC plans to list Hizb-i-Islami (HIG),Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) under Canada's criminal code. Canadian Deputy Ministers met on April 1 and decided in principle to list MEK. However, given political sensitivities that listing will [...]
2005-04-07 14:56:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA IR
05OTTAWA1057TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC READY TO PROCEED
[...] (U) This is an action request: see para 3. 2. (S) The GOC confirmed late on April 7 that, having reviewed the supplementary information in Ref A, they are prepared to proceed with designation of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and all aliases provided in Ref B. They could proceed as early as Monday, Ap [...]
2005-04-08 14:58:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1128CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON FOURTH GLOBAL
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche discussing the Fourth Global Forum on Fighting Corruption (GF IV) to Alain Tellier, Deputy Director of the International Crime and Terrorism Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on April 8. Tellier thanked us for the points, said that FAC was tracking the [...]
2005-04-14 19:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PREL PINR KFRD SOCI CVIS CA GF IV FAC
05OTTAWA1493TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC PLANS TO LIST
[...] (C) Foreign Affairs Canada informed us late on May 17 that they are proceeding with plans to list Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and MEK (Mujahedin-e-Khalq under Canada's criminal code. They are already listed domestically under the UN Suppression of Terrorism resolution but the Criminal Code listing i [...]
2005-05-18 12:54:00Embassy OttawaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR KTFN CVIS CA FAC
05OTTAWA1703TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: CANADIAN INTEREST IN
[...] (S) This is an urgent action request. See para 4. 2. (S) On June 6, Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) provided post with their analysis of listing HIG under Canada's criminal code. (Hekmatyar, as an individual, and MEK, were recently added to Canada's criminal code, but the GOC held HIG for [...]
2005-06-06 19:03:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1755TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC LIKELY TO PROCEED
[...] (S) Reftel reported that the GOC is proceeding with consideration of listing HIG domestically under Canada's Criminal Code but would solicit input from the USG and the Government of Afghanistan. On June 8, Foreign Affairs Canada informed post that FM Minister Abdullah, during a meeting in th [...]
2005-06-09 14:40:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA AF
05OTTAWA1788TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC DOMESTIC
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-13 18:57:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1847TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC DOMESTIC LISTING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-20 13:51:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1962TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: SPECIFICATION OF HIG
[...] (S) Reftel reported that the GOC is proceeding with plans to designate HIG domestically under Canada's criminal code. For the record, the listing will be as follows: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's faction, Hezb-e-Islami, the Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) 2. (S) Any aliases would be related to [...]
2005-06-28 15:04:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA2455LIBERTAD TITLE IV IMPLEMENTATION: ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-15 15:57:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALCA CU CVIS ETTC ETRD PREL EINV
05OTTAWA2837TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC TO DESIGNATE
[...] (U) Reftel announced USG plans to designate the entity ELEHSSAN under E.O. 13224 and urged other governments to do the same. We explained that we would not be notifying this listing to the UN 1267 Committee. 2. (C) During a meeting on September 20, post was informed by Foriegn Affairs Can [...]
2005-09-21 19:46:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA3153TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC REQUESTS US VIEWS
[...] (C) The GOC has received a letter from Interpal's UK solicitors reiterating the request for delisting. A similar letter in June, 2004 was sent to Canada and, they believe, to the US and Australia. They wonder if we have also recieved the 2005 letter. If so, the GOC would welcome knowing th [...]
2005-10-20 21:14:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA3414OTTAWA RESPONSE: TITLE IV ADDITIONAL SHERRITT
[...] (SBU) Econoff met yesterday with officials from Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada to inform them that six additional Sherritt International executives have been found subject to the provisions of Title IV of the Libertad Act (ref SECSTATE 208609). The Canadian officials re [...]
2005-11-17 15:33:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALCA CU CVIS ETRD ETTC PREL EINV
05OTTAWA382 CANADIAN TRADE MISSION TO CHINA HIGHLIGHTS
[...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Economic relations with China were a key focus of Prime Minister Paul Martin's January tour of South and East Asia (which also touched on tsunami relief and a range of political issues - see ref A). China displaced Japan in the past decade as Canada's largest trading p [...]
2005-02-08 17:56:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV PREL CVIS KFRD CH CA
05OTTAWA666CANADA: SOUTH KOREA AND IMPLEMENTING A VISA
[...] (SBU) On February 15, Daniel Jean, Assistant Deputy Minister for Policy and Program Development at Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC),advised post via letter that the Government of Canada (GoC) would continue its policy of a non-immigrant visa exemption for nationals of South Korea. Th [...]
2005-03-02 21:43:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL PGOV KCRM CA CIC
05OTTAWA680TERRORISM FINANCE: OTTAWA - 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 -
[...] (SBU) Following please find Embassy Ottawa's response to reftel questions on terrorist financing. (A) Amount of assets frozen, forfeited or seized (in US dollars) by host government pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 1373, the legal authority under which the action was taken (legislativ [...]
2005-03-03 21:03:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS CA
05OTTAWA746TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC SEEKS U.S. VIEWS
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) The GOC is considering possible Canadian Criminal Code listing of Hizb-I-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG),Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) in the near future. MEK and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar are currently listed in Canada under the UN Suppres [...]
2005-03-10 14:43:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA875DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY CHERTOFF
[...] (U) Summary: Handguns entering Canada illegally from the United States and divergence between Canadian and U.S. visa policies were two unscripted items discussed during Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff's and Canadian Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Anne McLellan's [...]
2005-03-23 21:25:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN ASEC PREL CVIS CA PSEPC
05OTTAWA891TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: DISCREPANCY IN LET
[...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (S) Two of the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba aliases in para 7 of reftel (Passban-e-Kashmir and Paasban-I-Ahle-Hadith) apparently entered the joint prenotification message at some point between the original draft that we shared with the GOC and the final version sent [...]
2005-03-24 20:46:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA FAC CSIS
05PARIS400 CODEL Sensenbrenner
[...] SUMMARY: Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., Mrs. Sensenbrenner and Chief of Staff Phil Kiko visited France from January 9 to 17 to conduct a review of French actions to enhance the security of their passports, cooperate with the U.S. in combating terrorism and secure their borde [...]
2005-01-21 16:29:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOREP CMGT CVIS CPAS KFRD AMGT AORC FR
05PARIS7216 AIR FRANCE CEO ON AVIATION SECURITY AND
[...] (SBU) During a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador over breakfast October 20, Air France CEO Jean- Claude Spinetta called for enhanced cooperation and greater efficiency in the operation of international aviation security programs, and highlighted Air France's strong interest in succes [...]
2005-10-21 11:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD ASEC CVIS FR EU
05PARIS8062FRANCE: HSPD-6 TERRORIST LOOKOUT SHARING PROSPECTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Agencies at post involved in our productive and extensive counterterrorism dialogue with the French have considered HSPD-6 requirements to explore obtaining terrorist watchlist information. We consider it highly unlikely the GOF would consent to unilateral sharing of its watchli [...]
2005-11-28 15:22:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPTER CVIS CASC PGOV PREL PINR FR EUN
05PARIS8659AIR FRANCE DISCUSSES ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Emboffs December 21, Air France officials expressed concern about the cost of processing visas for crewmembers. Air France estimates that it requires approximately 6000 visas per year at a cost in lost crew time and other expenses it claims could reach five [...]
2005-12-27 15:11:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR CVIS PTER FR
05PRAGUE835BILATERAL CONSULAR WORKING GROUP FOCUSES ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The third meeting of the U.S.-Czech Bilateral Consular Working Group was held on June 1 at the Czech Foreign Ministry. Its agenda followed the elements of the visa roadmap aimed at eventual qualification of the Czech Republic for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP),an important Cze [...]
2005-06-02 14:59:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CMGT PREL EZ
05PRAGUE896CZECH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER KOLAR ON IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech republic is promoting former Czech Ambassador to the US Alexandr Vondra to become the Special EU Representative to Bosnia, and has garnered the support of Slovakia and Poland. The Czechs are presenting a proposal on the EU on dealings with Cuba which includes developmen [...]
2005-06-13 15:04:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS PINR EAID IZ BK EZ EUN
05PRAGUE981CZECH FM ON IRAQ, VISAS AND DOMESTIC POLITICS
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Czech FM Cyril Svoboda on June 27 primarily to discuss an extension of the Czech military police unit in Iraq through 2006 (UN reform issues covered septel). Svoboda said that the GOCR intended to ask the parliament to extend the troop deployment this fa [...]
2005-06-29 11:22:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV CVIS EZ IZ
05PRETORIA4390TIP: SAG COOPERATION INCREASES UNDERSTANDING OF
[...] (SBU) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) released new information on trafficking patterns involving South Africa, based on information obtained following the increased awareness and cooperation of local law enforcement and non-governmental organizations. Overall, IOM has seen [...]
2005-10-31 14:36:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID KCRM KJUS KWMN CVIS SF
05QUITO1000EMBASSY RECOMMENDS 3C FINDINGS FOR ISAIAS BROTHERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: William and Roberto Isaias, former chiefs of Filanbanco bank and among Ecuador's richest men, fled Ecuador in 1999 after absconding with over $100 million in government bailout funds. They used their ill-gotten wealth to buy safe passage from Ecuador and later pressured prosecu [...]
2005-05-02 23:21:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV CVIS EFIN KCOR EC
05QUITO1522FURTHER BACKGROUND ON POTENTIAL INTENDING
[...] (U) Reftel requested Department concurrence regarding Embassy-recommended visa revocations. This telegram provides additional background on the visa holders, all associated with the administration of former Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez. We no longer seek to revoke the visa of one, but [...]
2005-06-28 18:14:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL KCOR EC
05QUITO566 VISAS VIPER: FEBRUARY 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-11 18:11:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR EC IT
05RABAT2004Favorable Views of U.S. surge upward in Arab/Muslim
[...] The Pew Global Attitudes Project survey published in July 2005 recorded a startling 22-point increase in favorable attitudes toward the United States among Moroccans. 49 percent of Moroccans held favorable views of the U.S., compared to only 27 percent in each of the two prior years. Morocco [...]
2005-09-23 13:03:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL OIIP PGOV KMPI CVIS ECON MO
05RANGOON1324 MFA'S RANGOON BRANCH OFFICE STILL OPEN FOR VISAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 22, conoff met with MFA's Consular Division Director to discuss anticipated changes in visa processing due to the ongoing GOB move to a new administrative capital in Pyinmana, particularly as it affects USG official travelers. The MFA official advised that visa proc [...]
2005-11-23 10:30:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CASC KFRD PREL PGOV BM
05RIODEJANEIRO30MAYOR-ELECT ACCUSED OF LEADING SMUGGLING RING
[...] (SBU) The respected Brazilian daily Folha de Sao Paulo reports that the mayor-elect of a small city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais is leading a family- run smuggling operation that sends Brazilian nationals to the United States via Mexico. According to Folha, [...]
2005-01-06 10:02:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS ASEC PINR MX BR
05ROME3514"NO FLY": ALITALIA BUMPS LEBANESE G4 VISA HOLDER
[...] (SBU) After being alerted by Alitalia, Italian Border Police prevented a passenger on the TSA "No Fly" list from boarding Milan-JFK flight 413 on Saturday, October 15. The passenger, Lebanese national Mohammad Kassem HAGE (PP 30610, PDOB 24 Dec 1963, Lebanon),was attempting to travel to the [...]
2005-10-20 13:35:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR CVIS IT LE UN AVIATION
05ROME3585SCENESETTER FOR PM BERLUSCONI'S OCTOBER 31 MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. PM Berlusconi specifically requested this meeting, and a spring address to a joint session of Congress, to bolster his prospects in Italy's April elections. Behind in the polls and facing his toughest campaign, Berlusconi will juxtapose his proactive and pro-U.S.foreign policy with tha [...]
2005-10-26 10:29:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CVIS IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS ITALIAN POLITICS IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME4124TERRORISM FINANCE: FOLLOW-UP ON UNSCR 1624, ITALY
[...] (S/NF) Finance Ministry DG for Financial Crimes, Giuseppe Maresca, told A/Ecoun and Econoff December 20 that the Italian Financial Security Committee (FSC -- equivalent level to USG PCC) in its December meeting considered the USG proposal to jointly propose the designation of Bouchta Bouriki ( [...]
2005-12-21 17:24:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNCVIS EFIN IT KSEP KTFN KVPR PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05SANAA1222DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ELEHSSAN TERRORIST FINANCE
[...] (U) Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Qirbi on May 8. Qirbi said that he had not heard of the organization and that Palestinian Islamic Jihad were not active in Yemen. 2. (C) The FM took the opportunity to comment on the State Department's Report on Intern [...]
2005-05-08 11:28:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER CVIS KSEP KVPR YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA2051DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORISM FINANCE: MOVEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-27 13:43:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR UK SA YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2151YEMEN FIGHTS TERRORIST FINANCING WITH LIMITED
[...] (C) Summary. Yemen has a strong legal framework and considerable political will to combat terrorist financing, but is hampered by insufficient resources and a poorly organized banking sector. Although the volume of transactions is low, terrorists take advantage of the largely unregulated Yem [...]
2005-08-06 14:38:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKVPR ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA2196TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE NAMES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-09 11:40:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3105AMBASSADOR DELIVERS ZINDANI INFORMATION
[...] (S) Summary: On October 24, Ambassador delivered ref A information on de-listing terrorist financier Sheikh Abd al-Majid al-Zindani to Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi. Dhabi thanked Ambassador for responding to the ROYG's previous request for assistance (ref B),but once again ask [...]
2005-10-25 13:41:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL CVIS EFIN ETTC PTER KSEP KVPR YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA3133DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORIST FINANCE LIST 72U
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on October 24 to Ibrahim al-Nahari, Director of External Relations at the Ministry of Finance. Nahari said he would share the list of additions to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee with Yemen's Higher Committee on Money Laundering, and report to post any [...]
2005-10-26 13:38:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3471 STUDY IN THE U.S. -- IT'S GOOD FOR YEMEN -- IT'S
[...] SUMMARY: As was the case throughout the MENA region, the number of Yemeni students applying to study in the United States plummeted after 9/11. The good news is that the trend line is positive -- our numbers are slowly climbing after bottoming out in 2003. The bad news is that even with a [...]
2005-12-14 04:01:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KPAO SCUL OIIP CVIS XF YM
05SANJOSE2410REFUGEE REFERRAL: XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX
[...] (C) Post wishes to refer Cuban national Dr. XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX for consideration under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. Bio data based on Dr. XXXXXXXXXXXX passport is as follows: XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX, born in Granma, Cuba, on XXXXXXXXXXXX [...]
2005-10-14 22:07:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF CVIS CS CU
05SANSALVADOR2942Anti-Gang Cooperation Generates Multiple Benefits
[...] SUMMARY: Post persuaded two Salvadoran government organs with a limited history of mutual coordination, the National Civil Police (PNC) and the National Civil Registry (RNPN,) to cooperate on biometrics collection during a five- nation law enforcement operation against members of the Salvado [...]
2005-10-28 23:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KHLS CVIS PINS KFRD ES
05SANSALVADOR3283 SECURING US BORDERS AGAINST SALVADORAN GANGS:
[...] SUMMARY: Travel to the United States is now more difficult for members of Salvadoran-based gangs. Since June 2005, when the Departments of State and Homeland Security agreed that INA 212(a)(3)(A)(ii) renders members of Salvadoran street gangs ineligible for a visa, Post successfully used th [...]
2005-11-22 19:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD PREL SNAR PTER KCRM SOCI KHLS PINS ES
05SANSALVADOR3459 FY-2006 Consular Package Narrative for San
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-09 22:23:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC KFRD AFSI ASIG ES
05SANTIAGO1570FRAUDULENT U.S. VISAS DETECTED AT SANTIAGO AIRPORT
[...] Three subjects bearing what appear to be high-quality fraudulent U.S. visas were intercepted at Santiago's international airport on July 14. RSO was contacted that morning by security staff at LAN Chile (Chilean Airlines) and advised that they were holding four Malaysians, three of whom had [...]
2005-07-21 11:33:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD ASEC CI
05SANTODOMINGO2110TWO DOMINICANS WAIVE EXTRADITION RIGHTS AND RETURN
[...] (U) On April 14, 2005, two fugitives were returned to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Fugitive Mayobanex de Jesus Adames, ref A, is wanted for sentencing in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on federal narcotics offenses. Elroy Dom [...]
2005-04-14 19:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KCRM SNAR CVIS DR
05SANTODOMINGO3082DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WAIVES EXTRADITION RIGHTS,
[...] (U) On June 2, 2005, Felix Madera was returned to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Madera is wanted for sentencing in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on federal narcotics offenses. 2. (U) Madera was arrested by the Dominican National Direc [...]
2005-06-08 11:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN CVIS DR KCRM SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO3092TWO DOMINICAN FUGITIVES WAIVE EXTRADITION RIGHTS,
[...] (U) On June 7, 2005, twin brothers Jean Paul Ulloa and Luis David Ulloa were returned to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal and DEA agent. Both brothers are wanted to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on conspiracy charges related t [...]
2005-06-08 18:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KCRM SNAR CVIS DR
05SANTODOMINGO3230THREE DOMINICANS WAIVE EXTRADITION RIGHTS, RETURN
[...] (U) On June 16, 2005, three fugitives were returned to the United States in the company of U.S. Marshals. Jose Abel Burdiez de Leon is wanted to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on conspiracy to launder money derived from unlawful activity (narcoti [...]
2005-06-17 11:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO3444DOMINICAN FUGITIVE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES
[...] (U) On July 1, 2005, Dominican fugitive Rocque Rodriguez Gonzalez was returned to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Rodriguez Gonzalez is wanted to stand trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on charges that he conspired to distrib [...]
2005-07-01 21:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS SNAR KJUS DR
05SANTODOMINGO3732DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WAIVES EXTRADITION RIGHTS,
[...] (U) On July 19, 2005, Jose Luis Severino Concepcion was returned to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Severino Concepcion is wanted to stand trial in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on federal narcotics offenses. 2. (U) Severino Concepcion wa [...]
2005-07-22 17:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN CVIS DR KCRM SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO4776BASEBALL: A DOMINICAN CULTURAL OBSESSION
[...] Baseball season has begun in the Dominican Republic. Baseball is much more than a sport or even a national pastime; it represents the pulse of the Dominican culture. Baseball began as a recreational activity for sugar cane workers and has become the most famous Dominican export. One in six p [...]
2005-10-26 12:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR SOCI CVIS
05SAOPAULO1321H2B VISAS: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
[...] (U) As noted in Ref A, Brazil has seen a dramatic rise in temporary work visas (H2B) in the last year. The Sao Paulo applicants generally fall into three categories: 1) young, educated Brazilians heading to resorts, ski areas and Indian casinos for several months to make some money (the good),[...]
2005-12-01 10:05:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CMGT BR
05SAOPAULO1344BRAZILIAN COPS BUST IMMIGRANT SMUGGLING RING
[...] (U) SUMMARY. A year long investigation into immigrant smuggling, dubbed Operation America, resulted in 30 arrests on November 28 and the breakup of a smuggling network responsible for moving 3,500 illegal Brazilians through Mexico to the U.S. each year. The arrests were widely reported in the [...]
2005-12-07 10:01:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KFRD CVIS CMGT BR
05SINGAPORE760TERRORIST FINANCE: SINGAPORE'S ABILITY TO COOPERATE
[...] (U) This message responds to Ref A's questions concerning Singapore's ability to cooperate in disrupting terrorism financing. 2. (U) AMOUNT OF ASSETS FROZEN, FORFEITED OR SEIZED: To date, Singapore has not identified any assets in Singapore of persons pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and [...]
2005-03-15 08:35:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS SN
05SOFIA2003Bulgarians Making False Asylum Claims, Part II
[...] Summary: As noted reftel, we are seeing growing numbers of following-to-join (Visas 92) Immigrant Visa cases where it is obvious the original successful asylum seekers based their claims on fraud, lies, forged documents and false pretenses. On November 14 alone we received five such cases. [...]
2005-12-05 10:59:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD ASEC BU
05SOFIA2055Entertainment Recruiter's Likely Ties to Visa Fraud
[...] We have noted a pattern of visa abuse that strongly implicates Magic Star Entertainment (MSE) -- 142 Estates Circle, Lake Mary, FL 32746, phones (407) 322-9211 and (407) 322-9322, email Kristo500@aol.com, website www.magic- star.com -- in alien smuggling, using the P1 visa category. MSE's pres [...]
2005-12-14 13:15:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD ASEC BU
05SOFIA2069 New Validation Study Shows Lower Than Expected
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-16 15:20:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD ASEC BU
05TAIPEI3527 TAIWAN AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE MAJOR ALIEN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Local authorities are actively investigating a Taiwan-based alien smuggling ring that uses Taiwan national ID cards and passports belonging to aboriginal people from eastern Taiwan to smuggle illegal Mainland Chinese aliens into the United States and Canada. Information routine [...]
2005-08-24 03:29:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ASEC PGOV TW
05TEGUCIGALPA1602BIRDSTRIKE DAMAGES JPATS ENGINE; NO INJURIES
[...] A Department of Homeland Security Boeing 737 completing a Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS) mission to Honduras encountered a vulture on takeoff from Tegucigalpa's Toncontin airport yesterday. The bird was sucked into the plane's number two engine, setting the engine on [...]
2005-08-03 13:34:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KHLS CVIS HO FAA
05TEGUCIGALPA2521TERRORIST FINANCE: HONDURAS DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR
[...] As instructed in reftels, Post delivered Lists 73 and 74 to Director General of International Promotion and Management Norma L. Samra. The lists have been forwarded for action by the National Commission of Banking and Insurance. Ford [...]
2005-12-16 21:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA347 REQUEST FOR DELETION FROM CLASS
[...] VISAS CLOK DELETION - TGG000016C00 2. NAME: CUSTODIO LOPEZ, RAMON, DATE OF BIRTH: 11DEC1930, GENDER: M, COUNTRY OF BIRTH: HOND, NATIONALITY: HOND, CASE NUMBER: 0001034327. 3. CLASS HITS FOR CUSTODIO LOPEZ, RAMON CUSTODIO LOPEZ, RAMON ABAD 11-DEC-1930 HOND P2C WAS 01-JUL-1983 UID: [...]
2005-02-11 20:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PHUM CLOK
05TELAVIV3041 Israeli Arab Town of Shefa' amr Rolls out the
[...] Summary. In an effort to enhance the decision- making process for visa adjudicators interviewing applicants from Israel's minority Arab communities, Tel Aviv's Visa Unit recently organized a professional day trip to the Israeli Arab town of Shefa'amr. Twenty- four Foreign Service Officers, [...]
2005-05-18 12:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
05THEHAGUE2859DUTCH GOVERNMENT WILL APPEAL INJUNCTION AGAINST
[...] Justice Minister Donner has approved filing an appeal of The Hague District Court's October 12 injunction against the Minister's extradition order for Mohamed Awad, wanted in the U.S. on fraud charges. The state attorney is expected to file the appeal with The Hague Appellate Court on October [...]
2005-10-21 12:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN PREL CVIS KCRM NL
05THEHAGUE2898 DUTCH IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Dutch Minister for Immigration and Integration Rita Verdonk reiterated to Charge her strong interest in visiting the U.S. Verdonk said she was interested in a program that covered both the immigration and integration sides of her portfolio. She suggested a January 2006 timefr [...]
2005-10-25 15:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CASC CVIS PTER PGOV NL
05THEHAGUE2928NETHERLANDS: DESPITE COURT DECISION, DUTCH VISA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch Unification Church (DUC) is concerned that Dutch immigration authorities may deny Rev. Sun Myung Moon a visa to visit the Netherlands on Nov. 2. Although the Dutch invoked an exception clause to the Schengen Treaty framework to grant Rev. and Mrs. Moon visas in the pa [...]
2005-10-27 14:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM CVIS NL GM
05THEHAGUE3036NETHERLANDS: DUTCH GRANT ENTRY TO REV. MOON
[...] (SBU) The Dutch Unification Church (DUC) appears to have successfully used the Dutch court system to reverse the Dutch Immigration and Nationalization Service's (IND) decision to deny visas to Unification Church founder Reverend Moon and Mrs. Moon -- at least for now. As reported reftel, the [...]
2005-11-08 16:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM CVIS NL
05THEHAGUE3043EXTRADITION: NETHERLANDS: ANTONIO BENTO BEMBE SKIPS
[...] Summary: A Dutch prosecutor informed the Embassy on November 8 that Antonio Bento Bembe, an Angolan national wanted in the U.S. on charges of kidnapping, has not reported to the police since November 5 despite court orders requiring him to report in daily. Bembe's whereabouts are unknown. P [...]
2005-11-09 10:30:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN PREL CVIS KCRM NL
05THEHAGUE3113EXTRADITION: NETHERLANDS: ANTONIO BENTE BEMBE CASE
[...] Summary: The Hague District Court dismissed the extradition case of Antonio Bente Bembe on November 15, as he was no longer in custody and appeared to have fled the country. Because Dutch law requires that the person to be extradited be physically present in the Netherlands when the extraditi [...]
2005-11-17 16:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN PREL CVIS KCRM NL
05THEHAGUE3406TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT -- DUTCH RESPONSE
[...] (S) On December 23, Post delivered reftel points concerning the USG intention to amend its previous designation of Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LET) to Eric Ligthart, Deputy Director, Financial Integrity Department, Dutch Ministry of Finance (MOF). The MOF will forward the information provided to the [...]
2005-12-28 16:13:00Embassy The HagueSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS NL EUN
05TOKYO1440FOURTH U.S.-JAPAN COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. Following brief opening remarks by CTWG co-chairs, Political Section Deputy Reynolds and MOFA International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Director Shinsuke Shimizu, Cabinet Secretariat Assistant Counselor Hiroyuki Yamaya kicked off the fourth U.S.-Japan Counterterrorism [...]
2005-03-11 08:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALASEC CVIS ETTC KVPR KFRD PTER SENV JA
05TORONTO2601VISAS VIPER MANDATORY STATUS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER
[...] Summary. Post held its monthly Terrorist Lookout Committee meeting 28 SEPTEMBER 2005 in accordance with reftel A) and Section 304 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002. 2. Participants: CG, CONOFF, POL/ECON, FPM, RSO, ATF, FBI, DHS/ICE, DHS/Pearson. 3. Terror [...]
2005-10-03 12:08:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KVPR CVIS KCRM CA CMGT PINR PREL ASEC
05TORONTO2907 Monthly Visas VIPER report OCTOBER 2005,
[...] Summary. Post held its monthly Terrorist Lookout Committee meeting 02 NOVEMBER 2005 in accordance with reftel A) and Section 304 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002. 2. Participants: ACG, CONOFF, POL/ECON, FPM, RSO, FBI, DHS/ICE, Secret Service. 3. Terroris [...]
2005-11-04 10:00:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KVPR CVIS KCRM CA CMGT PINR PREL ASEC
05TUNIS1442VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT FOR JULY 2005
[...] Post's Visa Viper Committee met on Friday, July 1, 2005. The Ambassador chaired the meeting, which was attended by Consular, Pol/Econ, ODC, DAO, ORA, Public Affairs, Management, FSI Arabic language field school, and MEPI representatives. We reviewed the recently disseminated revised procedures [...]
2005-07-01 15:17:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT TS
05VANCOUVER1521ALIEN SMUGGLING OPERATION THWARTED
[...] U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) personnel arrested a group of twelve people attempting to enter the U.S. near Oroville, Washington, on December 1. The group, consisting of seven women and five men, was arrested in a van near the Washington-British Columbia border minutes after entering t [...]
2005-12-02 21:26:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM CVIS KWMN CA KS
05VIENNA1075TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO.2: AUSTRIAN
[...] (C) Following is keyed to information requested in reftel: A) Amount of assets frozen, forfeited or seized by host government pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 1373; the legal authority under which the action was taken; and what additional domestic actions have been taken against the d [...]
2005-04-04 11:01:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS AU
05VIENNA1103VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: VIENNA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-05 11:29:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER CVIS ASEC PINR AU
05VIENNA1221TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-HIYARI DESIGNATION -
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted Bilal AL- HIYARI designation (List 69) demarche on April 13 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF),and Birgit Ertl, money laundering and terrorism financing coordinator in Lejsek's offi [...]
2005-04-14 08:43:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU EUN
05VIENNA1222TERRORISM FINANCE: LET SUBMISSION - DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Per ref A instructions, Post submitted LET submission to 1267 Committee on April 13 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF),and Birgit Ertl, money laundering and terrorism financing coordinator in Lejsek's office. Post also s [...]
2005-04-14 08:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU EUN
05VIENNA1447VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: VIENNA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-03 11:42:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER CVIS ASEC PINR AU
05VIENNA1715FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION - AUSTRIAN RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-24 09:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC CPAS CVIS KCRM KFRD PINR PINS PREL SOCI AU
05VIENNA2244VISAS VIPER MAY 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT:
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-05 13:26:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU
05VIENNA2412TERRORISM FINANCE: MOVEMENT FOR ISLAMIC REFORM
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA; List 70T) designation demarche on July 18 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF),and Anelika Schloegel, money laundering and terrorism f [...]
2005-07-18 14:29:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU EUN
05VIENNA2604VISAS VIPER JULY 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT:
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-03 11:29:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU
05VIENNA2970VISAS VIPER AUGUST 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-07 11:17:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU
05VIENNA2987VWP BIOMETRIC CERTIFICATION DEMARCHES
[...] SUMMARY: IN RECENT DAYS POST HAS RAISED THE POINTS IN REF B AT VARIOUS LEVELS WITHIN THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT. OUR INTERLOCUTORS INFORM US THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR AUSTRIA TO MEET THE OCTOBER 26 DEADLINE. THE AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BELIEVES THIS ISSUE WILL BECOME A MAJOR SOURCE OF TENSION [...]
2005-09-08 07:40:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT PREL AU FR IT
05VIENNA2994AMBASSADOR BROWN'S MEETING WITH FONMIN PLASSNIK,
[...] (C) The Ambassador called on Foreign Minister Plassnik in advance of her September 9 meeting with the Secretary in Washington to review topics that are expected to be discussed. These included: -- Hurricane Katrina: The Ambassador thanked the Minister for Austria,s offers of a Di [...]
2005-09-08 09:36:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD CVIS AU
05VIENNA3064 VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: AUSTRIA REQUESTS EXTENSION
[...] (SBU) Secretary General Johannes Kyrle (the third- ranking MFA official) raised the issue of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) as the first order of business in his meeting with visiting EUR PDAS Kurt Volker. In a follow- up to Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik's pointed comments to Amb [...]
2005-09-14 14:44:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CVIS CMGT PGOV FR IT AU EUN
05VIENNA3098TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-AKHTAR TRUST INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted the addition of Al-Akhtar Trust International Movement to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee list demarche on September 16 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF),and Birgit Ertl and Anelik [...]
2005-09-19 10:40:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU UN
05VIENNA3129TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72T
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted designation of Dr. Abdul Latif Saleh (list 72T) demarche on September 20 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF),and Birgit Ertl, money laundering and terrorism financing coordinator in [...]
2005-09-21 10:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU UN
05VIENNA3304VISAS VIPER SEPTEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-06 07:42:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU
05VIENNA3310VISAS VIPER SEPTEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-06 11:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU
05VIENNA3321Austrian Response to DHS letter on VWP
[...] Per Reftel A, Post transmitted the text of DHS' certification letter response to the Austrian central VWP contact, Heinrich Pawlicek. Pawlicek, who had meanwhile obtained an electronic copy of the signed original, was eager to point out that the problems in reading the ID card are [...]
2005-10-07 13:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT PREL AU
05VIENNA3383VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: AUSTRIA PLANS TO EXTEND
[...] The Ministry of Interior told Embassy informally that Austria is planning on a new approach to meet the October 26, 2005 deadline. (Travelers with valid machine-readable passports issued prior to 10/26/05 are not subject to biometric requirements, and would not be required to obtain visas). T [...]
2005-10-17 14:32:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT PREL AU
05VIENNA3424VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: AUSTRIA HAS NEW PROPOSAL
[...] This is an action request. See para. 7. 2. Summary: The Austrian Interior Ministry officials has produced another proposal to meet the October 26, 2005 deadline for Level 1 compliance with the changed Visa Waiver Program (VWP) requirements. The GOA believes that it could now produce a " [...]
2005-10-21 12:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT PREL AU
05VIENNA3576VISAS VIPER OCTOBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-08 12:17:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU
05VIENNA3636AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
[...] Summary: ConGen and Consular Legal Assistant called on Austrian Ministry of Interior contacts on Nov. 14 to present results of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) review (ref A). ConGen took the opportunity to obtain samples of the new foil being inserted in Austrian passports for travel to the U.S [...]
2005-11-15 12:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT PREL AU
05VIENNA3823VISAS VIPER NOVEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-06 14:58:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU
05VIENNA3889EU PRESIDENCY TORCHPASSING: JANUARY 9-10, 2006
[...] This is an action request - please see paragraph 4. 2. Embassy Vienna is pleased to host the EU Presidency torch-passing from the United Kingdom to Austria for USG officers on January 9-10, 2006. Post welcomes participants from the State Department, USEU, and Embassies London and Helsink [...]
2005-12-16 09:52:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON CVIS AU EUN
05VIENNA389VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: VIENNA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-10 07:20:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER CVIS ASEC PINR AU
05VIENNA3944NEW AUSTRIAN EMERGENCY PASSPORTS - AUSTRIANS
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 7. 2. SUMMARY: THE GOA HAS NOW PROVIDED POST WITH THE POINT OF CONTACT REQUESTED REFTEL A, RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING THE SHARING OF LOST AND STOLEN PASSPORT INFORMATION. IN ADDITION, POST IS FORWARDING A REQUEST FOR COMMENT FROM THE INTERIOR MINISTRY [...]
2005-12-22 15:43:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL AU
05VIENNA462TERRORISM FINANCE: FADHLI DESIGNATION - DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted Muhsin Fadhli designation (List 67) demarche on opening of business February 16 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF). Post also sent a copy to the Foreign Ministry's International Sec [...]
2005-02-16 14:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU EUN
05VIENNA728VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: VIENNA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-08 10:51:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER CVIS ASEC PINR AU
05VIENNA8VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: VIENNA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-04 11:57:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER CVIS ASEC PINR AU
05VILNIUS1226CONSULAR PUBLIC OUTREACH ON VISA WAIVER AND ACS
[...] SUMMARY: We take the Department's message about the relationship between active public diplomacy and good consular work (ref a) seriously in Vilnius. This post has an active consular public outreach program, with particular emphasis on public diplomacy aspects of Lithuania's Visa Waiver Roadm [...]
2005-11-21 14:24:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS KPAO CASC LH
05VILNIUS1242LITHUANIA'S VISA WAIVER ROADMAP: COOPERATION AND
[...] This is an action request--see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. Post has held more than a dozen informal meetings on Visa Waiver Roadmap (VWR) issues since the last two formal Consular Working Group meetings in July (refs C and D). Post and the MFA have also made significant progress on joint VWR pub [...]
2005-11-25 13:40:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS KFRD CASC LH
05VILNIUS1272 LITHUANIA'S WORK AND TRAVEL PROGRAM
[...] Summary. Lithuania's Summer Work and Travel Program (SWT),one of the largest programs per capita in the world, sends 2,000 university students to more than 30 states each year. Concentrated primarily in service-oriented positions in tourist areas along the East Coast and Great Lakes, Lithu [...]
2005-12-05 06:15:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT CPAS PGOV LH
05VILNIUS1275PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM B1/B2 VISA VALIDATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We have completed work on the first three months of a year-long, B1/B2 validation study. Two percent of our randomly selected applicants during this period did not return, while another one percent remain as suspected yet unconfirmed overstays. While this preliminary data does [...]
2005-12-05 11:30:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD LH
05VILNIUS139A/S HARTY'S MEETING WITH GOL CONSULAR OFFICIALS
[...] (U) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Maura Harty met with Lithuanian Vice Foreign Minister Zenonas Petrauskas and Consular Department Director Vaidotas Verba on February 2, 2005. The MFA demonstrated its plans for biometric identity documents and suggested a potential soluti [...]
2005-02-10 11:48:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC PREL CVIS CMGT ASEC LH
05VILNIUS162VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: LITHUANIA PREFERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 17, Charge discussed with MFA representatives Lithuania's progress in conforming to Visa Waiver Program (VWP) regulations as part of a "roadmap" initiative (ref A). He cautioned that accession to VWP would likely not occur in the immediate future. GOL representativ [...]
2005-02-22 09:38:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL LH
05VILNIUS276VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: LITHUANIA ACCEPTS ROADMAP,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL, initially hesitant to pursue a formal agreement, is now anxious to accept the VWP roadmap following the model of other countries in the region. MFA officials remain very interested in arranging U.S. consultations, to examine both biometric security and "customer servic [...]
2005-03-16 14:28:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL LH
05VILNIUS410PROPOSED VISA WAIVER PROGRAM ROADMAP FOR
[...] After consulting with Vaidotas Verba, Director of the MFA's Consular Department, we wish to propose the following draft visa waiver program roadmap, which is based on the roadmap the USG announced last February with Poland. We request urgent approval of this proposed roadmap so that it may b [...]
2005-04-15 10:29:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PGOV OVIP LH
05VILNIUS701PHOTO-SUBBED NEW LITHUANIAN PASSPORTS: A SPOT
[...] Summary: The Consular Department of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry recently informed us that its Embassy in London has been receiving large numbers of successfully photo-substituted new Lithuanian passports. According to the MFA, the photo-substitutions are extremely good and can only be de [...]
2005-07-07 06:42:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS LH
05VILNIUS714VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: INAUGURAL MEETING OF CONSULAR
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy and MFA officials discussed next steps to accomplish the items listed in Lithuania's roadmap for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) at the inaugural meeting of the Consular Working Group (CWG). We discussed Lithuanian progress on meeting the requirements for sharing lost/stolen pas [...]
2005-07-08 14:37:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL KPAO LH
05VILNIUS718VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: INAUGURAL MEETING OF CONSULAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy and MFA officials discussed next steps to accomplish the items listed in Lithuania's roadmap for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) at the inaugural meeting of the Consular Working Group (CWG). We discussed Lithuanian progress on meeting the requirements for sharing lost/sto [...]
2005-07-11 10:40:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL KPAO LH
05VILNIUS767 WORK ON LITHUANIA'S ROADMAP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We have begun taking concrete steps to implement Lithuania's Visa Waiver roadmap. Since the first meeting of our Consular Working Group (CWG) on June 29 (reftel),Consul discussed visa issues on a national radio program with an MFA rep as part of our joint Public Diplomacy camp [...]
2005-07-25 07:11:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL KPAO LH
05VILNIUS778PHOTO-SUBSTITUTED LITHUANIAN PASSPORTS: PROOF IS
[...] Summary: Good-quality photo-substituted new-generation Lithuanian passports, which have become increasingly popular with citizens of other FSU countries seeking to benefit from Lithuania's membership in the EU, are difficult to detect. Fraudulent documents are generally only distinguishable f [...]
2005-07-27 13:42:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS LH
05VILNIUS87SCENE SETTER FOR A/S MAURA HARTY'S VILNIUS VISIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Maura, it is an honor and delight to welcome you back to Lithuania, where we continue to benefit from your outstanding work as one of this Mission's "founding mothers." Since your last visit, Lithuania has matured into an important partner for the U.S., with re [...]
2005-01-26 14:16:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CMGT CVIS CASC ASEC LH
05VILNIUS912EU COMMISIONERS ENCOURAGE LITHUANIA TO IMPOSE VISA
[...] Consul met September 1 with MFA consular division chief Vaidotas Verba, who described a new move by the EU to impose a visa requirement on Americans. Lithuanian EU parliamentarian Justas Paleckis received a letter from EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Justice, Free [...]
2005-09-02 16:54:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL XG LH
05VILNIUS986 VILNIUS BEGINS YEAR-LONG B1/B2 VALIDATION STUDY
[...] SUMMARY: We have begun a year-long validation study of Lithuanian B1/B2 visa applicants to determine the overstay rate for the period November 2004 to November 2005. We have consulted with CA/FPP to ensure that our study will be statistically valid and produce comprehensive information to hel [...]
2005-09-19 12:58:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD LH
05WARSAW3650POTENTIAL ASYLUM REQUEST FROM IRAQI DIPLOMAT IN
[...] CONOFF was visited on October 19, 2005 by Mohammed N. Muthanna, Third Secretary and Consul for the Iraqi Embassy in Warsaw, in connection with a potential asylum request by Mr. Muthanna. Muthanna told CONOFF that he believes that he has been targeted for assasination by either "Baathists" or " [...]
2005-10-20 15:24:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALCVIS PHUM PINR PL PREL IZ
05WARSAW3914DEPUTY PM STRESSES LAW, VISAS IN MEETING WITH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In Ambassador Ashe's November 23 introductory call on Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Ludwik Dorn, discussion focused on law and order issues but also included visas as well as next-generation national leadership. The Ambassador underscored his desire to host a lunch [...]
2005-11-25 16:06:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM CVIS PL
05WELLINGTON244NEW ZEALAND: TERRORISM FINANCE - 2005 UPDATE NO. 2
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-23 04:07:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETKTFN CVIS KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON619TERRORISM FINANCE: UNSCR 1617 IMPLEMENTATION
[...] Summary: The New Zealand government announced August 12 that a FATF evaluation confirmed the need for more regulation of the country's financial sector to safeguard against money laundering and terrorist financing. Post issued a news release welcoming that announcement, as part of our action [...]
2005-08-15 03:42:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KPAO OIIP NZ
05WELLINGTON739NZ FOLLOW-UP: HSPD-6 TERRORIST LOOKOUT INFORMATION
[...] (S) Post IWG agencies met to discuss Ref A and B. We also discussed the possibility of the terrorist lookout information sharing pilot with Conoff in Auckland. Agencies all agree that GNZ would be a good candidate for the proposed pilot project, and would likely be receptive should we make [...]
2005-09-23 03:24:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETCVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON758NEW ZEALAND ASKS ABOUT ACCESS TO TSA'S NO FLY LIST
[...] (S) Summary: New Zealand Immigration is interested in possible access to the Transportation Security Administration's "no fly" list as a way to improve the country's border security. New Zealand law enforcement agencies already work closely with U.S. counterparts, and New Zealand Immigration [...]
2005-09-30 02:50:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETPTER ASEC CVIS PGOV PINR PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON868 NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAWN HOPE AND
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dawn Hope, assistant director, and Hugh Paquette, analyst, from GAO's Homeland Security and Justice Team to travel to Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand from December 1 to 6, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to review pre- screening [...]
2005-11-07 03:04:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AGAO CVIS AS JA NZ
05WELLINGTON880NEW ZEALAND WANTS TO MOVE AHEAD ON HSPD-6
[...] (C) Summary: The New Zealand government remains eager to move quickly toward bilateral sharing of terrorist lookout information. To move forward, however, the government needs to know more about how the information it supplies to the United States would be used, details on how such an informa [...]
2005-11-10 03:40:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC CASC CVIS PGOV PREL PINR NZ
05YEREVAN110J-1 SUMMER WORK AND TRAVEL CALLBACK
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Action request. Please see paragraph 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (SBU) Post's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) performed a callback survey of all summer 2004 J-1 work and travel program participan [...]
2005-01-21 12:42:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CMGT CVIS AM
05YEREVAN1529ARMENIAN MFA PROPOSES A2 VISA FOR NKR REP
[...] SUMMARY: The issue of travel documents and visas for representatives of the "Nagorno Karabakh Republic" (NKR) to travel to the United States remains controversial. While it has been USG policy that it is useful for the NKR to have a voice in Washington, any recognition of the independence of [...]
2005-08-24 09:59:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL AM
05YEREVAN1628FORMER NKR REP NOW APPLYING FOR A2 VISA AS
[...] Post has received two diplomatic notes from the Government of Armenia in as many days requesting that two-year validity A2 visas be issued to former "Nagorno Karabakh Republic"(NKR) Representative Vardan Barseghyan and his wife. In the second note Barseghyan is described as an Armenian MFA em [...]
2005-09-08 11:47:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL AM
05YEREVAN1665A2 VISA REQUEST AND ACCOMPANYING DIP NOTE
[...] (SBU) The Government of the Republic of Armenia is withdrawing any and all requests for an A2 visa for Vardan Barseghyan, representative of the "Nagorno Karabakh Republic." Instead Barseghyan and his wife will apply in person for B1/B2 visas on Monday September 19. 2. (SBU) In withdrawing [...]
2005-09-13 10:57:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL AM
06ABUDHABI235UAE MINSTATE FINANCE KHIRBASH ON JAN 30-FEB 1 FTA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met Minstate Finance Dr. Khirbash on January 25 to discuss the upcoming January 30-February 1 London FTA negotiating round. She stressed our interest in working with the UAE to conclude an FTA that addressed its concerns but was also consistent with the principle th [...]
2006-01-25 12:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN CVIS AE
06ABUDHABI249UAEG PRESENTS UAE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (U) On January 24, 2006, Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation Mohammed Abdul Jalil delivered to Econ Chief a diplomatic note containing a Memorandum of Understanding regarding visas and the U.S. - UAE Free Trade Agreeme [...]
2006-01-25 14:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS ETRD ECON AE
06ABUDHABI3436REACTION TO UAE STUDENT AL-SHA'ALI DETENTION AT
[...] (C) Summary: The detention and refusal of entry of returning UAE graduate student Saif Khalifa Al-Sha,ali at LAX on August 21 has generated a significant, although uneven, reaction (see reftel). All major English and Arabic dailies have covered the story, generally characterizing Al-Sha,ali,s [...]
2006-08-28 14:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PTER AE
06ABUJA1015 ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
[...] SUMMARY. The investigation started by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at post's request appears to be winding down. They have arrested the MFA's courier and apparently believe that there was no other involvement at the MFA. Post finds this to be a dubious claim and Lega [...]
2006-05-05 06:20:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS PREL AMGT NI
06ABUJA2103NIGERIAN FIU REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
[...] This is a request for guidance; see para 4. 2. After the recent training done by FINCEN through the Department of the Treasury, the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has asked for assistance in information sharing. In June of this year, following a visit from the FATF, Nigeria was r [...]
2006-08-15 12:24:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM CVIS SNAR NI
06ABUJA236TV CO-OP PROPOSAL FOR NIGERIA
[...] SUMMARY: The U.S. Mission to Nigeria would like to propose a TV co-op on "Democratic Elections: Lessons from 2006 US Mid-Term Elections." This co-op will be done by four persons Independent Radio and Television crew of Lagos- based Africa Independent Television (AIT),and Kano-based Freedom R [...]
2006-02-01 15:42:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC OIIP CVIS
06ABUJA483CORRUPTION: NIGERIA "IMPROVES" TO SIXTH-WORST IN
[...] (U) Transparency International recently released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index for 2005, showing that there are now five countries in the world perceived to be more corrupt than Nigeria. In 2004, only two countries had been listed as more corrupt. As expected, the GON both claim [...]
2006-02-28 12:03:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV PHUM KCOR KDEM CVIS NI
06ABUJA897DIPLOMATIC VISA FRAUD BY NIGERIA MFA UNCOVERED
[...] SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection began intercepting travelers at ports of entry on March 31, 2006 who had received their A or G diplomatic visas in Abuja through diplomatic notes containing fraudulent information. These notes were genuinely issued by the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign [...]
2006-04-25 06:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD PREL NI
06ALMATY1161 SPRING THAW BRINGS CONSULAR OUTREACH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-03 06:57:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI PREL PGOV CASC CVIS KPAO KZ
06ALMATY1415 KAZAKHSTAN ADOPTIONS: ALLEDGED ABUSE OF ADOPTED
[...] SUMMARY. The first-ever reported allegation of sexual abuse of an adopted Kazakhstani child in the United States has ignited a firestorm of anti-adoption criticism in the Kazakhstani parliament and provoked widespread hand wringing among adoption providers and pro-adoption advocates. With co [...]
2006-04-18 09:35:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI PREL PHUM PGOV CASC CVIS KPAO KZ
06ALMATY2370Q1 AND Q2 FRAUD SUMMARY - ALMATY
[...] A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Since independence in 1991, the economic situation in most of Kazakhstan has improved. In the larger cities, such as Almaty, Astana, and Atyrau, the oil and gas industry has provided an economic boom. However, the improvement in living conditions is uneven and in many r [...]
2006-07-05 08:29:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS KCRM CPAS CMGT ASEC KZ
06AMMAN713AMMAN FRAUD PREVENTION MANAGEMENT REPORT
[...] (SBU) Jordan is a small country with limited natural resources and high unemployment and poverty rates. While the economy has made significant gains in recent years, the poverty level remains at or near 30 percent and estimated unemployment ranges from 15 to 30 percent. There are roughly 5.3 [...]
2006-01-29 15:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CPAS KFRD KCRM CMGT ASEC JO IZ
06ANKARA1666TURKEY/BELARUS: TURKEY KEEPING A LOW PROFILE ON
[...] (C) We shared ref b points concerning our talks with EU member states on responding to Belarus elections with MFA Commonwealth of Independent States Department Head Meltem Buyukkarakas on March 28. We asked if Turkey has considered making public statements concerning the fraudulent elections [...]
2006-03-29 12:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CVIS BO TU
06ANKARA3FRAUD SUMMARY - TURKEY
[...] Until recently Turkey could be considered a low-fraud country from a consular perspective. In the past year, however, Mission Turkey has seen an increase in the number of fraudulent documents presented during interviews, and also uncovered several alien smuggling rings. These more recent ex [...]
2006-01-03 07:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC TU
06ANKARA56VISAS VIPER: TURKEY JANUARY 2006 MONTHLY ACTIVITY
[...] (U) This cable constitutes the monthly Visas Viper report for Embassy Ankara and Consulates Istanbul and Adana. Consulates submit Visas Viper reports to Ankara for inclusion in the Embassy's Visa Viper working group report. 2. (U) Visas Viper meetings were held by Embassy Ankara on 03 Janua [...]
2006-01-05 10:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PTER PINR ASEC TU
06ANKARA5673BIG PAY-OFF FROM SMALL BUSINESS PROJECT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-29 04:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL KPAO CVIS BEXP TU
06ASHGABAT1055COTTON, LIES AND COPIERS IN DASHOGUZ
[...] (C) President Niyazov's complete control over the minds and means of Turkmenistan is in full view in Dashoguz Welayat (province). The man widely rumored to be Niyazov's heir apparent, the charming and utterly devoid of democratic sensibilities Aganiyaz Akiyev, firmly enforces the president's [...]
2006-10-05 14:17:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAGR CVIS PINR SENV TX
06ASHGABAT139UNITED WE STAND (SORT OF): ASHGABAT'S WESTERN
[...] (SBU) On January 27, Consular officers from the U.S., German, British and French embassies met at the German Embassy in Asghabat to discuss shared consular trends and anti-fraud prevention measures pertinent to each embassy. Like the U.S. Embassy, EU embassies reported an increase in demand an [...]
2006-01-27 12:04:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALCVIS FR GM KFRD PGOV TX UK
06ASMARA323CAMEL AIRWAYS: IS THERE HUMAN SMUGGLING IN
[...] (C) As the situation in Eritrea further deteriorates and GSE restrictions tighten, increasingly Eritreans desperately search for a way out. To avoid national service and conscription into the army, many Eritreans are trying to leave. A recent report from the western region of Eritrea regardin [...]
2006-04-06 14:14:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR PREL CVIS ER
06ASMARA994MFA PROTESTS HARSH RECIPROCAL MEASURES AND U.S.
[...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for the Americas and International Affairs Girma Asmerom called in the Ambassador on November 24 to lodge two official protests. The first complaint concerned the recent notification to the Eritrean Embassy in Washington extending tra [...]
2006-11-27 12:53:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR KREC CVIS ER
06ASMARA997TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF NIV SERVICES IN ASMARA
[...] As discussed reftel, beginning on December 4, non-emergency NIV services in Asmara will be temporarily suspended. The consular section will continue to provide full services to American citizens and, as possible, process immigrant visas. Due to staff shortages created by the refusal of the G [...]
2006-11-28 11:14:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDCASC CVIS PGOV PREL AMGT OFDP ER
06ASUNCION1265GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR - GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST
[...] (U) ON DECEMBER 21, 2006, CONSUL MET WITH PARAGUAYAN IMMIGRATION DIRECTOR, ARSENIO ORUE, WHO PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO QUESTIONS IN REFTEL: A. (SBU) IMMIGRATION DATABASES: 1) (SBU) WHAT COMPUTERIZED IMMIGRATION DATABASES ARE USED TO TRACK ENTRIES AND EXITS? IS THE IMMIGR [...]
2006-12-27 20:50:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALKVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS PA
06ASUNCION162PARAGUAY: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH VP CASTIGLIONI
[...] (C) During the Ambassador,s February 6 introductory call on Vice President Castiglioni, the VP was eager to establish a productive relationship. Castiglioni raised the election of Evo Morales in Bolivia and said that Bolivia,s future is a source of concern given its proximity and the possibili [...]
2006-02-14 14:20:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM CVIS KCRM PINR BL PA
06ASUNCION218PARAGUAY'S INTERIOR MINISTER ON ELECTION,
[...] (C) Summary: On 2/27 Interior Minister Rogelio Benitez told Ambassador President Duarte's recent election victory was an historic opportunity to cleanse the Colorado Party (ANR) and pursue Duarte's reform agenda. He highlighted differences between perceptions of insecurity and the reality. H [...]
2006-02-28 20:05:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR ASEC MARR SNAR CVIS KCRM
06ASUNCION294PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON OAS COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-17 16:58:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL ECON MARR MASS CVIS OAS PA VE
06ASUNCION872(U) WESTERN HEMISPHERE IMMIGRATION SYSTEMS
[...] (U) ON AUGUST 17, 2006, CONSUL MET WITH PARAGUAYAN IMMIGRATION DIRECTOR, ARSENIO ORUE, WHO PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS IN REFTEL: A. (U) NATIONAL IMMIGRATION DATABASE: 1) (SBU) WHAT COMPUTERIZED IMMIGRATION DATABASES ARE USED TO TRACK ENTRIES AND EXITS? IS THE IMMI [...]
2006-08-28 20:18:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR CVIS KFRD PINS PTER PA
06ASUNCION903NEW PARAGUAYAN FOREIGN MINISTER GETS DOWN TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Cason met August 25 with Paraguay,s new Foreign Minister, Ruben Ramirez Lezcano Among the topics were discussed access to U.S. markets, visa reciprocity, Cuban refugees, U.S. military exercises and the upcoming UNGA meeting. President Duarte and FM Ramirez will bot [...]
2006-09-06 14:34:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS ECON UNGA ETRD PINR PGOV MARR PY
06ASUNCION931PARAGUAY "VALE LA PENA"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met August 31 with Paraguay's new Minster of Tourism, Liz Rosanna Cramer Campos. They discussed marketing strategies to attract tourists to Paraguay, American Airlines and the Tourism Law, the problematic airline situation in Paraguay and visas for American citizens. [...]
2006-09-12 18:44:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EAIR ETRD CVIS PINR PA
06ATHENS414INTERNATIONAL TIP EXPERTS DISCUSS BEST PRACTICES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Organization for Migration (IOM),the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Hellenic Aid Division, and Embassy Athens co-organized a January 24 roundtable that brought together local NGOs with international TIP experts who were in Athens for a separate business community [...]
2006-02-14 10:15:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KWMN CVIS GR TIP
06AUCKLAND9VISAS VIPER: JANUARY MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT: NEW ZEALAND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-13 18:39:00Consulate AucklandUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NZ
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN572BRUNEI'S HARI RAYA: OPEN TALK AT OPEN HOUSES
[...] (C) At this year's Hari Raya open houses -- a custom that distinguishes Brunei's celebration of the post-Ramadan month -- Ambassador and DCM heard unusually candid views from senior GoB officials on issues ranging from royal succession, bilateral security cooperation, and the status of major [...]
2006-11-08 03:39:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ECON SOCI CVIS MARR PTER PHUM
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN636PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFO EXCHANGE WITH BRUNEI
[...] (C) Reftel requested reporting on Government of Brunei (GOB) activities to collect identifying personal information on terrorists or suspected terrorists. Following post assessment is keyed to questions posed reftel. The majority of this information has not/not been publicly released by the [...]
2006-12-22 08:36:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanSECRETASEC BX CVIS KHLS KVPR PINR PREL PTER
06BANGKOK2293LABOR EXPORT IS BIG BUSINESS IN THAILAND
[...] (U) Summary: The recent experiences of Thai farm workers in the U.S., combined with evidence of widespread fraud in the H2A visa process (reftel),highlight the plight of Thai workers abroad who are frequently exploited by labor supply agencies (both Thai and foreign) that charge heavy and ill [...]
2006-04-20 10:16:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM CVIS KFRD SMIG PHUM TH
06BANJUL765GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR- GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST
[...] RSO met with host country officials, the Inspector General of Police and Director of Immigration. In those meetings both conveyed that the Gambia does not have a means of tracking suspected terrorists in the country. They do not have a digital tracking system at the border crossings to moni [...]
2006-12-21 15:53:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALASEC CVIS KHLS KVPR PGOV PINR PREL PTER
06BEIJING2306PRC PROPOSES ISSUING LIMITED NUMBER OF ONE YEAR
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (SBU) MFA Office of Korean Peninsula Affairs Deputy Director MA Jia called representatives from the U.S., ROK and Japanese Embassies February 7 to deliver diplomatic notes proposing to issue one-year multiple entry diplomatic visas to four offi [...]
2006-02-08 10:35:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CVIS CH
06BEIRUT2705LEBANON: JUMBLATT WANTS HARIRI TO OPEN HIS WALLET
[...] (C/NF) Ambassador Feltman, poloff, and pol FSN shared a subdued lunch with Druze chieftain Walid Jumblatt on 8/19 at his Moukhtara manse in the Shouf Mountains. Jumblatt said the government needs to get moving on the reconstruction effort, and that Saad Hariri can help by doling out his vast [...]
2006-08-21 04:13:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER CVIS SY IS
06BEIRUT2867LEBANON: MURR SAYS GOL-UNIFIL MARITIME FORCE
[...] (S/NF) During a 9/5 meeting at his Rabieh home with the Ambassador and poloff, Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr said that the GOL and UNIFIL had worked out the operational guidelines governing international maritime assistance, adding that Prime Minister Siniora [...]
2006-09-06 05:43:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MOPS CVIS LE SY
06BEIRUT2922LEBANON: HARIRI AND HAMADEH GIVE POST-BLOCKADE
[...] (C) Ambassador and poloff met separately on 9/9 with parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri and Minister of Information Marwan Hamadeh -- both March 14 members -- to review the situation and next steps in Lebanon now that the air and sea blockades have been lifted. Both meetings touched [...]
2006-09-11 10:06:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER CVIS LE SY IR
06BEIRUT3210LEBANON: NOTIFICATION OF REVOCATION OF DIPLOMAT'S
[...] (C) On October 3, in accordance with reftel, the Embassy's Consular Section notified Mr. Alejandro Hamed Franco, a Paraguayan diplomat who currently resides in Beirut, that his U.S. visa had been revoked "for technical reasons." He was informed that if he wished to travel to the U.S. he wou [...]
2006-10-04 15:09:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PTER LE PA
06BEIRUT895MGLE01: SPEAKER BERRI ASKS FOR US, SAUDI, AND
[...] (C) In a March 21 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri was upbeat about the success of the national dialogue he has brokered. He was confident of a solution to Hizballah's arms when the national dialogue resumes on March 22. The difficult issue, accordi [...]
2006-03-21 15:11:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALCVIS EG KISL LE PGOV SA SY
06BELIZE250BELIZE WILL NOT ATTEND OAS CICTE VI
[...] (U) Per reftel A, in response to post's inquiry, the Government of Belize (GOB) indicates that it will not send a delegation to the Sixth Regular Session of CICTE in Bogota, Columbia. GOB did send Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Alan Usher to the conference last [...]
2006-03-17 20:55:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL ECON MARR MASS CVIS OAS VE BH
06BERLIN1025DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER'S MEETING IN
[...] (C) (Summary) During his visit to Berlin on April 11, Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer met with Rolf Nikel, Deputy Director General for Foreign Affairs, Security Policy, and Global Issues at the Chancellery, and Rolf Welberts, Office Director for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and [...]
2006-04-13 15:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CVIS EUN GM BO
06BERLIN2058GERMANY: HSPD-6 TERRORIST DATA SHARING UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Mission Germany has pushed HSPD-6 information sharing with German officials for several months, thus far without success, but recent developments and future high-level contact may provide a way forward. The U.S. sharing of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) for the Soccer [...]
2006-07-21 14:26:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER CVIS PINR PGOV PREL GM
06BERLIN2303SCENESETTER: FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S BERLIN VISIT
[...] (C) Summary. German officials welcome your visit to Berlin to show the strength of U.S.-German law enforcement and counterterrorism cooperation; we want you to use the visit to strengthen it further. You can underscore to nearly all key law enforcement decision-makers the need for uncomplica [...]
2006-08-11 11:34:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPTER KJUS ASEC PGOV ETTC CVIS PREL KHLS GM
06BERLIN2785U.S.-GERMAN COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY: SEIZING THE
[...] (S) Summary. The discovery this summer of the plot to bomb German trains, coming on top of terrorists' plans in the UK to blow-up transatlantic flights, has created an opening for the German government to move on further counterterrorism initiatives. Interior Minister Schaeuble's trip to Was [...]
2006-09-21 08:46:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPTER PGOV PREL KHLS CVIS TBIO GM EU
06BERLIN3435DELEGATION PROPOSES HSPD-6 INFO SHARING WITH
[...] (C) Summary. An interagency U.S. delegation presented German officials with a proposal to share terrorist screening data as called for in HSPD-6. The meeting between the U.S. delegation and the German side, headed by the Interior Ministry, November 8 in Berlin followed previous bilateral dis [...]
2006-12-06 11:05:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER KHLS CVIS GM
06BRASILIA139BRAZIL: U.S. CARRIERS EXPLORE NEW ENTRY POINTS DESPITE
[...] (U) This cable contains business-proprietary information. It has been coordinated with AmConsulate General Sao Paulo. 2. (SBU-NOFORN) Summary. During a recent trip to Sao Paulo, Charge met with local United and American Airlines representatives to gauge their interest in offering air conne [...]
2006-01-23 11:33:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR CVIS CMGT BR
06BRASILIA157BRAZIL: U.S. CARRIERS EXPLORE NEW ENTRY POINTS DESPITE
[...] (U) This cable contains business-proprietary information. It has been coordinated with AmConsulate General Sao Paulo. 2. (SBU) Summary. During a recent trip to Sao Paulo, Charge met with local United and American Airlines representatives to gauge their interest in offering air connections [...]
2006-01-24 13:44:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR CVIS CMGT BR
06BRASILIA1826EMBASSY BRASILIA B1, B1/B2, B2 VALIDATION STUDY CY2004
[...] Summary: In August 2006, the Consular Section of Embassy Brasilia concluded a validation study of the 6,620 B1, B1/B2 and B2 Visas issued by the section in calendar year 2004. Results showed that 83.4% returned, 12.2% did not return, 4.1% never traveled, and data was inconclusive on 0.2%. The i [...]
2006-08-31 09:57:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT BR
06BRASILIA2379EMBASSY BRASILIA R1 VALIDATION STUDY
[...] Summary: Embassy Brasilia conducted a call-back survey of all 100 R1 visas issued in the calendar years of 2003, 2004 and 2005. Results showed that 73% of individuals who received R1 visas have either returned from or are still legally in R1 status in the United States; 15% are confirmed fraudu [...]
2006-11-09 20:38:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KRFD CMGT BR
06BRATISLAVA131DINNER WITH FICO: SLOVAKIA'S OPPOSITION LEADER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted Smer Chairman Robert Fico and Vice Chairman Pavol Paska (who also chairs parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee) at a February 15 dinner, during which Fico and Paska made their predictions about what post-June 17 election Slovakia would look like in terms of f [...]
2006-02-16 16:18:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM ECON SOCI CVIS LO
06BRATISLAVA615AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER KALINAK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador's first formal meeting with new Interior Minister Robert Kalinak demonstrated Kalinak's openness and intent to continue Slovakia's efforts to fight extremism, trafficking in persons, and organized crime. Kalinak indicated that Slovakia may increase its training pr [...]
2006-07-28 14:45:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CASC CVIS PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA793BILATERAL CONSULAR WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES VISA
[...] Bratislava's Bilateral Consular Working Group (BCWG) met for the fifth time on September 26, 2006, at the Embassy. The meeting was chaired by Ambassador Vallee. MFA Political Director Miroslav Lajcak headed the Slovak delegation. The most significant positive wads the GOS commitment to not [...]
2006-09-29 06:29:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDCASC CMGT CVIS LO PREL
06BRATISLAVA794BILATERAL CONSULAR WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES VISA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-29 07:05:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT CASC PREL LO
06BRATISLAVA928SLOVAK MFA WELCOMES PRESIDENT?S VWP ANNOUNCEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-28 17:25:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL KPAO LO
06BRIDGETOWN188CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007 SCHEDULE AND MATCH-UPS
[...] If you would like a copy of this schedule via e-mail, please contact Patricia Aguilera at AguileraP@state.gov. -- CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007 (CWC) -- Hosting Warm-Up Matches: Barbados, Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago Hosting CWC Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, [...]
2006-01-31 10:10:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDBB CASC CVIS PGOV PINR PTER SNAR
06BRIDGETOWN199FRAUD SUMMARY - BRIDGETOWN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-31 10:49:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM BB
06BRIDGETOWN239CARIBBEAN POLITICS: AN INSIDER'S VIEW
[...] (C) Summary: Caribbean political campaigns are awash with money from a variety of sources, particularly wealthy expatriates seeking to influence governments, according to regional political consultant Peter Wickham. The availability of money favors ruling parties and has dramatically changed [...]
2006-02-03 20:42:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CPAS CVIS EINV OFDP PINR SNAR XL
06BRIDGETOWN593THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN
[...] (U) Dr. Compton Bourne was re-elected to a second five- year term as President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB),beginning May 1, 2006. Although generally seen as an effective leader of this organization that lends funds to Caribbean development projects, Bourne has endured criticism f [...]
2006-04-05 20:16:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CPAS CVIS EAID EAIR ETRD PHUM PINS
06BRIDGETOWN60DOMINICA'S ILLEGAL MIGRANT PROBLEM
[...] (C) Summary: Dominica is struggling to cope with increasing numbers of illegal migrants from Haiti and the Dominican Republic, an unprecedented situation for this small-island state that is one of the poorest countries in the Caribbean. The migrants typically use Dominica as a transit point [...]
2006-01-10 18:23:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALSMIG SOCI CVIS PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM DO DR FR
06BRUSSELS1435EU JHA COUNCIL FOCUSES ON VISA FEES,
[...] EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA Council) on April 27 agreed to raise the price of Schengen visas from EUR 35 to 60, while allowing for more favorable treatment of EU neighbors. "Countries with a European perspective" are eligible for reduced rates if they sign readmission agreement [...]
2006-04-28 14:25:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL PREF SMIG EAID KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS3911HSPD-6 TERRORIST SCREENING INFORMATION: BELGIUM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Belgium (GOB) will consider an information sharing proposal with the U.S. within the framework of Homeland Security Presidential Directive - 6 (HSPD-6). The U.S. delegation, during a November 10 meeting in Brussels, proposed to give Belgium access to a portion o [...]
2006-11-22 14:56:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNCVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL KHLS BE
06BRUSSELS450EU, UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS COMMENT ON ACTION PLAN,
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings, Ukrainian and EU officials discussed the status of the EU-Ukraine Action Plan and negotiations on a visa facilitation regime and readmission agreement. Ukrainian embassy officials said their priorities with the EU in 2006 are to: 1) launch consultations on [...]
2006-02-09 16:19:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CVIS ECON UP XH IR USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS864U.S.-EU COUNTERTERRORISM AND JHA AFFAIRS:
[...] Summary: The U.S. Mission to the European Union (USEU) will sponsor a two-day conference in Brussels for U.S. officers at posts in the EUR region on U.S. counterterrorism policy in Europe and Eurasia and critical issues in the area of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA). The conference will open [...]
2006-03-13 15:03:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS PREL PTER CVIS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS934U.S.-EUROPEAN CT AND JHA AFFAIRS: CONFERENCE
[...] Summary: The U.S. Mission to the European Union (USEU) will sponsor a two-day conference in Brussels for U.S. officers at posts in the EUR region on U.S. counterterrorism policy in Europe and Eurasia and critical issues in the area of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA). The conference will open [...]
2006-03-17 14:30:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS PREL PTER CVIS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS988U.S.-EUROPEAN CT AND JHA AFFAIRS: CONFERENCE
[...] Summary: This cable is being retransmitted to ensure it is received by all posts in the EUR region. The U.S. Mission to the European Union (USEU) will sponsor a two-day conference in Brussels for U.S. officers at posts in the EUR region on U.S. counterterrorism policy in Europe and Eurasia [...]
2006-03-22 08:14:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KCRM KJUS PREL PTER XG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BUDAPEST2462MFA FULLY ENGAGED ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) MFA Assistant Secretary Varkonyi reviewed the state of play on Afghanistan, Cuba, and the Visa Waiver Program in an informal conversation with Ambassador Foley December 6. The MFA is increasingly taking on the leadership role in coordinating interagency efforts on the reconstruction and d [...]
2006-12-11 14:18:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS CVIS HU
06CAIRO170SUDANESE REFUGEES IN EGYPT
[...] (SBU) THE VIOLENT CONFRONTATION ON DECEMBER 30 BETWEEN EGYPTIAN POLICE AND SUDANESE REFUGEES WHEN AT LEAST 27 LOST THEIR LIVES AND HUNDREDS MORE WERE DETAINED, HAS FOCUSED WORLD-WIDE ATTENTION ON THE LIVES OF THE MANY ASYLUM- SEEKERS WHO HAVE SOUGHT REFUGE IN CAIRO. MANY OF THESE FLED TURMOI [...]
2006-01-12 20:03:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL ASEC CVIS EG SU UNHCR
06CAIRO268SUDAN REFUGEES: EGYPT RELEASES ADDITIONAL
[...] (SBU) MFA Assistant Minister for American Affairs briefed the DCM January 18 on the status of detained Sudanese asylum seekers in Egypt. Hefny clarified that 153 Sudanese had been released January 17, with an unspecified number of others to be released shortly. UNHCR, he said, had been given [...]
2006-01-18 16:34:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL ASEC CVIS EG SU UNHCR
06CAIRO480SUDAN REFUGEES: UNHCR MEETS DEADLINE, BUT
[...] (SBU) UNHCR has completed its evaluation of the 183 Sudanese asylum seekers still in detention since they were forcibly evicted from a sit-in in a downtown park last December 30 and will present its final report to the GOE tonight. Since it reopened its offices, UNHCR has been overwhelmed wit [...]
2006-01-26 16:06:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL ASEC CVIS EG SU UNHCR
06CAIRO639SUDAN REFUGEES: UNHCR COMPLETES ITS WORK WITH
[...] (SBU) Although some Sudanese asylum seekers were released during the week, 155 remain in detention following their forcible eviction from a sit-in in a downtown park December 30. UNHCR has completed its evaluation of all of those still in detention and will present its final report to the GOE [...]
2006-02-02 14:50:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL ASEC CVIS EG SU UNHCR
06CAIRO783SUDAN REFUGEES: ALL UNHCR `PERSONS OF CONCERN'
[...] (SBU) Emboffs met separately February 9 with MFA and UNHCR to discuss the status of Sudanese asylum seekers in Cairo. All UNHCR `persons of concern' have been released, leaving the fate of the remaining 156 detainees in question. MFA contacts rule out deportations in the short term, and belie [...]
2006-02-09 14:29:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL ASEC CVIS EG SU UNHCR
06CALCUTTA101WEST BENGAL LEFTISTS PROTEST PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) On March 1, demonstrators from the youth wings of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM),the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and the Students Federation of India (SFI),protested the impending arrival of President Bush to India in front of the American Center in Calcut [...]
2006-03-01 13:26:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC CASC CVIS PREL KRIM OVIP IN
06CARACAS1639VISAS DONKEY -- TASCON GUTIERREZ, LUIS
[...] (C) Post requests SAO on the prudential revocation of the B1/B2 visa of Venezuelan citizen Luis Tascon (DPOB: 27AUG1968, Venezuela) on Foreign Policy grounds under INA 212(A)(3)(C). Post believes that his entry in the United States would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy conse [...]
2006-06-05 17:40:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALCVIS PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB KDEM PTER VE
06CASABLANCA1020 VISAS VIPER FOR AUGUST 2006 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met September 5, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the Acting DCM and attended by representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee submits the following 53 [...]
2006-09-08 17:11:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
06CASABLANCA1151 VISAS VIPER FOR SEPTEMBER 2006 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met October 2, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee submits the following [...]
2006-10-06 15:41:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
06CASABLANCA1286 VISAS VIPER FOR OCTOBER 2006 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met November 7, 2006. The meeting was chaired by CONS on behalf of the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from RAO, RSO, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. POL earlier reported they had no names [...]
2006-11-09 15:47:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
06CASABLANCA1293 VISAS VIPER REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-15 07:06:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
06CASABLANCA1294 VISAS VIPER REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-15 07:34:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
06CASABLANCA1314 VISAS VIPER FOR NOVEMBER 2006 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met December 4, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, POL, RAO, RSO, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee submits the following [...]
2006-12-05 07:58:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
06CASABLANCA167 VISAS VIPER FOR JANUARY 2006 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on February 6, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, DAO, PAS, and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee submits the f [...]
2006-02-08 13:50:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
06CASABLANCA264 VISAS VIPER FOR FEBRUARY 2006 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on March 6, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, DAO, RAO, PAS, and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee agreed that L [...]
2006-03-08 17:05:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
06CASABLANCA365 VISAS VIPER FOR MARCH 2006 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on April 3, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, and LEGATT. DAO was unable to attend, but noted prior to the meet [...]
2006-04-07 09:10:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
06CASABLANCA45 VISAS VIPER FOR DECEMBER 2005 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper committee met on January 9, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, DAO, PAS, and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The committee has no names [...]
2006-01-10 15:33:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
06CASABLANCA489 VISAS VIPER FOR APRIL 2006 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on May 8, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee submits the following n [...]
2006-05-10 16:15:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
06CASABLANCA674 VISAS VIPER FOR MAY 2006 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on June 12, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee has no names to submi [...]
2006-06-16 17:08:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
06CASABLANCA771 VISAS VIPER FOR JUNE 2006 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on July 3, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee has no names to submit [...]
2006-07-06 15:20:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
06CASABLANCA926 VISAS VIPER FOR JULY 2006 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on August 7, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the Acting DCM and attended by representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee has no names to submit f [...]
2006-08-08 16:58:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
06CHIANGMAI198ENGLISH CONTESTS, TEEN SPIRIT MARK INTERNATIONAL ED WEEK
[...] Chiang Mai's 2006 Ed-eXpo USA consolidated a now four-year tradition of celebrating International Education Week in northern Thailand with English language competitions, a briefing on student visas, and a Fulbright presentation on scholarship opportunities. The steadily growing event this y [...]
2006-11-14 03:55:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL CVIS KPAO TH
06COLOMBO349 Terrorism Finance - Placement of Op-Ed on
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-06 10:30:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN KPAO EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR CE
06COTONOU990BENIN: WHEREABOUTS OF CHANTAL DE SOUZA IDOHOU
[...] (C) Please see action request in Paragraph 6. 2. (C) On September 28 LTC Alassane BOURANDI, Director of Military Intelligence appointed by President Yayi, requested a meeting with Poloff. Bourandi began by asking if it were possible for the embassy to determine the whereabouts and internati [...]
2006-10-12 13:48:00Embassy CotonouCONFIDENTIALOFDP CVIS KCOR PGOV PINR BN
06DAKAR1034SENEGAL: COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING ON
[...] DELETE THIS MESSAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED MCN'S NEW MESSAGE SENT OUT WITH NEW MCN AND NEW DTG. DAKAR 00001034 002.4 OF 002 ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR Â [...]
2006-04-28 11:26:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPTER SNAR CVIS KCRM KISL EAIR UN PU SG
06DAKAR1039SENEGAL: COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 27 G8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting in Dakar focused as much on narcotics as it did on ideological radicalization. DCM drew on Ref A talking points and briefed the CTAG on counter-terrorism training that we have conducted in 2006. DCM noted that we are [...]
2006-05-02 10:16:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPTER SNAR CVIS KCRM KISL EAIR UN PU SG
06DAKAR1780IMPOSTERS CONTINUE TO EXPLOIT U.S. REFUGEE TRAVEL
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, airlines in Dakar continue to see genuine Refugee Travel Documents (I-571) issued to imposters. In the past three months, Senegalese immigration officials seized five Refugee Travel Documents from travelers denied boarding by South African Airways (SAA) because they appeare [...]
2006-07-25 12:22:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC KSTC SG
06DAKAR2062POSSIBLE FRAUD RING FOR SHAM MARRIAGES
[...] (SBU) Post's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) suspects that Mishel M. Kamara, a tax preparer in Maryland, may be arranging sham marriages between low income Amcits and Sierra Leoneans solely for the purpose of illegal immigration. Kamara works for MMK Tax Services LLC, 9420 Annapolis RS, Suite 202 [...]
2006-08-28 11:25:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD SG
06DAKAR2065POSSIBLE FRAUD RING FOR SHAM MARRIAGES
[...] (SBU) Post's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) suspects that Mishel M. Kamara, a tax preparer in Maryland, may be arranging sham marriages between low income Amcits and Sierra Leoneans solely for the purpose of illegal immigration. Kamara works for MMK Tax Services LLC, 9420 Annapolis RS, Suite 202 [...]
2006-08-28 12:52:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD SG
06DAKAR2477SENEGAL: G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP FOCUSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The October 10 G8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting focused on the recent wave of clandestine migrants from Senegal to the Canary Islands, rather than ideological extremism. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA) both partici [...]
2006-10-13 13:56:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER SNAR CVIS SMIG KCRM KISL PU SG
06DAKAR2661DAKAR FRAUD SUMMARY - FOURTH QUARTER FY2006
[...] Following is Embassy Dakar's quarterly fraud reporting cable for the fourth quarter (July-September) of FY2006. Responses are keyed to Reftel A. 2.A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: No change since last quarterly report. B. NON-IMMIGRANT (NIV) FRAUD: No change since last quarterly report. C. IMM [...]
2006-11-03 07:21:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC KSTC SG
06DAKAR2989SENEGAL: GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION
[...] (U) The GOS provided the following responses to reftel queries: A. (SBU) Immigration Databases: Question: What computerized immigration databases are used to track entries and exits? Answer: Currently, other than paper arrival and departure records, the Government of Senegal (GOS) [...]
2006-12-21 13:46:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPTER KVPR KHLS PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC SG
06DAKAR668THE CONSULAR ROLE IN TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMACY
[...] This year Embassy Dakar devoted our Consular Leadership Day (CLD) to exploring the consular section's role in transformational diplomacy. Drawing on input from several American citizen wardens, staff from the Public Affairs Section (PAS),CA's PDAS, Charge and, most importantly, the consular [...]
2006-03-15 15:22:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT APER CASC CVIS KPAO PHUM PTER SG
06DAMASCUS4963VISAS CONDOR: SYR(AL HOURANI, AFAF),REASON:SEC 306
[...] ..CAB: VISAS CONDOR - DMS0000I8J00 2. ..BOA: ..NAM: AL HOURANI, AFAF ..NAT: SYR ..DOB: 01JAN1941 ..SEX: F ..VLO: NEGATIVE ..CCB: DAMASCUS ..COB: SYR ..OCC: HOUSEWIFE ..EMP: ..PPT: REGULAR ..PPN: N001820127 ..PPI: 24JUL2006 ..PPE: 23JUL2012 ..PPC: DAMASCUS, SYRIA ..PPS: SYR ..ETA: 20OCT2006 [...]
2006-10-17 12:51:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS AL
06DARESSALAAM1944TANZANIA: GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Since 2002, the Government of Tanzania (GOT) has been partnering with the U.S. to collect information and screen travelers at major entry points using the Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES). Through the GOT's own initiative, Tanzania's Immigr [...]
2006-12-19 05:51:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALKVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS TZ
06DHAKA701VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION FOR JANUARY 2006
[...] (C) Dhaka's Visa Viper Committee met on January 31, 2006 and discussed two categories of individuals to be submitted to Visas Viper: a list of names which the Bangladesh Government has submitted to Interpol for "Red Notices" and a JMB member who admitted to surveillance of Peace Corps volun [...]
2006-02-09 06:56:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALBG CVIS PTER
06DHAKA846LEGAL PROCESS PUTS WORLD BANK COUNTRY DIRECTOR AT
[...] (C) World Bank Bangladesh Country Director Christine Wallich met February 12 with CDA Chammas and Econoff concerning a long-running court case involving termination of a former, politically well-connected employee. Court decisions in the case have called into question the immunity of the W [...]
2006-02-15 09:47:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID CVIS BG WB
06DHAKA997FRAUD SUMMARY - DHAKA
[...] SUMMARY. Dhaka is a high fraud post with a full-time FPM and a busy FPU. Fraud, especially in IV and DV cases, is a daily occurrence for adjudicators, and is most often found in ages of children, marital status, and qualification for the DV program. Most Bangladeshi documents are unreliable, [...]
2006-02-27 10:08:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS BG
06DJIBOUTI66TERRORISM FINANCE - SAJID MOHAMMED BADAT
[...] (U) Ambassador passed January 14 to Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Yousuf pertinent content of reftel during a meeting on other matters. Customarily, Djibouti channels information of this kind received from the Embassy directly to its Ministry of Finance for handling. RAGSDALE [...]
2006-01-16 10:34:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS DJ
06DUBLIN314IRELAND SUPPORTS VISA BAN ON LUKASHENKA
[...] (C) Ireland supports an extended visa/travel ban on Lukashenka and other officials associated with the fraudulent March 19 Belarusian elections, in line with discussions at the March 24 EU leaders meeting, according to Conleth Brady, acting Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Desk Officer for [...]
2006-03-28 11:19:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CVIS EUN BO EI
06DUBLIN420POST NOMINATION FOR USEU COUNTERTERRORISM/JHA CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-19 17:07:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEUN KCRM PREL PTER CVIS EI KJUS
06DUBLIN455POST NOMINATION FOR USEU COUNTERTERRORISM/JHA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 15:14:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEUN KCRM KJUS PREL PTER CVIS EI
06DUBLIN529IRISH HESITANT BUT OPEN TO TERRORIST SCREENING
[...] (C) On May 11, emboff met to discuss reftel matters with Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Ray Bassett and Department of Justice Head of Division Michael Walsh. Bassett and Walsh initially met with hesitation emboff's proposal to establish a Framework [...]
2006-05-12 11:27:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALCVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL EUN EI
06DUBLIN531IRISH RESIDENT IS JEM OFFICIAL
[...] (C) On May 11, emboff delivered reftel points to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Sub-Saharan Africa Section Director Pauline Conway. Conway said that the GOI through an EU statement has called on the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) to reach a peace agreement with the GOS. She expresse [...]
2006-05-12 16:01:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS PINS SOCI SU PINR EI
06DUBLIN562AFGHANIS ON HUNGER STRIKE IN IRISH CHURCH
[...] Summary. According to official sources and press reports, 41 Afghani asylum seekers began a hunger/thirst strike in Dublin's historic St. Patrick's Cathedral to protest perceived pending deportations. Since the strike began on May 12, eight of the all male group have been admitted to a hosp [...]
2006-05-19 17:14:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AF CVIS PHUM PREF PTER UNHCR PINS EI
06DUBLIN57TERRORISM FINANCE: SAJID MOHAMMED BADAT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-19 16:39:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR UN UK PA
06DUBLIN582AFGHANI HUNGER STRIKE IN IRELAND ENDS WITHOUT
[...] (U) On May 20, a seven-day hunger/thirst strike instigated by 41 Afghani asylum seekers ended peacefully and without major incident. Per reftel, this group of men sought refuge in Dublin's historic St. Patrick's Cathedral in a bid to strengthen their asylum cases. (None actually faced immed [...]
2006-05-24 12:02:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AF CVIS PHUM PREF PTER UNHCR PINS EI
06DUBLIN66 BIOMETRIC PASSPORTS IN IRELAND - STATUS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-20 16:40:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT PGOV PREL KFRD EI
06DUBLIN73 COLLECTING VWP FINGERPRINTS IN IRELAND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-23 14:58:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT PREL CVIS EAIR
06DUSHANBE195FRAUD SUMMARY - TAJIKISTAN
[...] (SBU) COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Tajikistan, independent since the Soviet breakup in 1991, is the poorest Central Asian republic and the ninth poorest country per capita in the world. The vast majority of the population lives well below the poverty line, inducing many working-age Tajik males to bec [...]
2006-01-30 11:36:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC TI
06DUSHANBE2227TAJIKISTAN NOT YET AN APPROPRIATE TERRORIST-RELATED DATA
[...] (SBU) Post is engaged in informal information sharing with Tajik Government law enforcement and security service entities. However, the limited biometric and biographic information in Tajik travel documents, as well as their elementary and improperly used immigration and security databases, ma [...]
2006-12-19 12:57:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS KVPR
06FREETOWN953Embassy Freetown Dedicates New Embassy Compound November
[...] On November 16, Embassy Freetown officially dedicated the New Embassy Compound. OBO Director General Charles E. Williams and Sierra Leone Vice President Soloman E. Berewa (representing President Kabbah who was out of the country) and the Ambassador participated in the outdoor ceremony, unveile [...]
2006-11-21 09:37:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO ABLD AGMT CVIS SL
06GEORGETOWN119VISAS VIPER: JANUARY 2006 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Post's VISAS VIPER Committee met on February 1, 2006, covering the period January 5, 2006 to February 1, 2006. Conoff Wells chaired the meeting. DCM, ECON, POL, CONS, RSO, and MLO attended. Non-resident LEGATT was queried separately. 2. No VISAS VIPER telegrams were submitted during this [...]
2006-02-02 21:03:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN14VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Post's VISAS VIPER Committee met on January 4, 2006, covering the period December 7, 2005 to January 4, 2006. Conoff Wells chaired the meeting. DCM, ECON, POL, CONS, RSO, and MLO attended. Non-resident LEGATT was queried separately. 2. No VISAS VIPER telegrams were submitted during this [...]
2006-01-05 16:06:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN157CENSUS PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO GUYANESE SOCIETY
[...] SUMMARY. The GoG released the results of Guyana's 2002 Population and Housing Census in October 2005. The census confirmed two demographic trends that will profoundly shape the country's political and economic development: a) total population is stagnant and predicted to fall; and b) the ethn [...]
2006-02-15 13:11:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PGOV PHUM SMIG CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN183REQUEST FOR EVALUATION OF SECURITY INFORMATION
[...] Visas Viper 2. (U) Khan, Shaheed Roger; AKA Khan, Roger; Male; Marital Status: Unknown; DOB:13 January 1972; POB: Guyana; Passport Data: A028178; Physical Description: Race: Black Height: 64 Weight: 128 Eyes: Brown Hair: Black; Current Occupation: Director of Classic Development Inc. and Dr [...]
2006-02-24 21:12:00Embassy GeorgetownSECRETCVIS PTER PINR ASEC
06GEORGETOWN208GOG TO INVESTIGATE UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS IN INTERIOR
[...] (SBU) Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC),Robeson Benn, informed EconOff on February 28 that mine officers and immigration officials will begin inspecting interior mining locations by the second week of March in an effort to identify and regularize undocumented work [...]
2006-03-03 12:21:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV SMIG ELAB CVIS KCRM KCOR GY
06GEORGETOWN270COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE PAUL PASUCO AND EDWARD
[...] Post welcomes Paul Pasuco and Edward Newnom and grants country clearance to escort Samuel Cromwell on 03/29/2006 for criminal alien removal to Georgetown, Guyana. 2. Guyanese Immigration officials will meet and assist at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. NO EMBASSY ASSISTANCE WILL BE P [...]
2006-03-14 15:46:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN271COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE ERIC PECORARO AND DANIEL
[...] Post welcomes Eric Pecoraro and Daniel Henderson and grants country clearance to escort John Hintzen on 03/27/2006 for criminal alien removal to Georgetown, Guyana. 2. Guyanese Immigration officials will meet and assist at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. NO EMBASSY ASSISTANCE WILL BE [...]
2006-03-10 10:56:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN272COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE THOMAS WENDLING AND LEE
[...] Post welcomes Thomas Wendling and Lee Mitchell and grants country clearance to escort Chetram Singh on 03/27/2006 for criminal alien removal to Georgetown, Guyana. 2. Guyanese Immigration officials will meet and assist at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. NO EMBASSY ASSISTANCE WILL BE [...]
2006-03-10 13:11:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN274COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE ROBERT WOODSON AND DAVID
[...] Post welcomes Eddie Robert Woodson and David Cuffee and grants country clearance to escort Martin Stanford Durant on 03/28/2006 for criminal alien removal to Georgetown, Guyana. 2. Guyanese Immigration officials will meet and assist at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. NO EMBASSY ASSIST [...]
2006-03-09 09:03:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN552SUBJECT: CIVIL DOCUMENT SECURITY IN GUYANA: THE
[...] SUMMARY: A Vice Consul covering the anti-fraud portfolio and a Fraud Investigator LES visited the General Registrar's Office (GRO) to observe how civil documents in Guyana are issued and safeguarded. Although these systems are becoming more secure, there are gaps in the s [...]
2006-06-12 20:19:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD KCRM CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC GY
06GEORGETOWN60FRAUD SUMMARY - GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
[...] SUMMARY: Economic and cultural pressure to migrate continues to motivate all forms of immigration fraud in Guyana. Cooperation with elements of the Government of Guyana (GoG) and civil society enables post to detect and combat some types but corruption and cultural support for migration compl [...]
2006-01-18 21:16:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN704POLICE COMMISSIONER OUT, INTERIM REPLACEMENT TIED
[...] (S) SUMMARY. President Jagdeo and his deputy, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon, separately highlighted to US, UK, Canada and EU chiefs of mission that Police Commissioner Winston Felix is out as of July 24. Jagdeo wants to name a replacement by October -- after election [...]
2006-07-17 17:35:00Embassy GeorgetownSECRET//NOFORNSNAR PGOV CVIS KCRM KCOR GY
06GUANGZHOU20883 British Discuss South China: Economic/Political
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a recent meeting with British Consulate colleagues, the topics for discussion included growth in the high-end real estate market, prospects for continued economic growth in South China, successful strategies for requesting meetings with local officials on sensitive topics, [...]
2006-07-05 07:58:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV SENV PHUM ASEC CVIS CH
06GUANGZHOU30782Behind Everyday Low Prices - Consular Outreach to Wal-Mart
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Employees at Wal-Mart Global Procurement in Shenzhen China told Conoffs during an orientation trip that the company is pleased with how staff are treated when they apply for visas and that that they are interested in working with the consulate to facilitate and improve the workin [...]
2006-09-26 08:07:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS ECON ETRD CH
06GUANGZHOU30894IPod City - Consular Outreach to Foxconn in Shenzhen.
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Conoffs met with Foxconn executives August 25 to discuss ways in which we could work together to facilitate issuance of non-immigrant visas to the company's employees, the majority of whom - along with Foxconn's products - do not appear to be a Technology Alert List (TAL) concern [...]
2006-09-28 02:26:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS ECON ETRD CH
06GUANGZHOU30941Mindrays! - Consular Outreach to Shenzhen Mindray in
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At an August 25 meeting with Congenoffs, Shenzhen Mindray officials - whose company is a fast-growing producer of low-cost medical diagnostic equipment - emphasized the importance of U.S. trade shows in their overall sales growth. Despite Mindray's heavy research and development [...]
2006-09-29 02:48:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS ECON ETRD CH
06GUANGZHOU32090FREE TRAVEL TO HAINAN - ALMOST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: According to officials from the Sanya Foreign Affairs Office and Tourism Bureau, Hainan's landing visa and visa waiver programs are intended to increase tourism to Hainan, particularly from East Asia. Americans are permitted to travel to Hainan without a visa if they are part of a [...]
2006-11-02 09:25:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ECON CH
06GUATEMALA428GUATEMALAN PRESIDENT WRITES TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON
[...] At a February 28 meeting with the Ambassador and DCM (septel),Guatemalan President Berger handed over a letter to President Bush and asked that it be forwarded to the White House. The Embassy is sending the original to WHA/CEN by pouch but provides text of the letter in para 2. 2. Embas [...]
2006-03-01 17:25:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC CVIS SMIG EAID PREF ETRD MASS SNAR GT
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