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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01ABUJA1889 |
NIGERIA: ARMY CHIEF BRIEFED ON OFR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 23, 3rd Group Battalion Commander LTC Tim Sherwood briefed Chief of Army Staff, MG Alexander Ogomudia, on Operation Focus Relief Phase III (OFR P3). Initially taciturn, Ogomudia quickly turned receptive and largely positive. During the briefing on basing, Ogomudia reminde [...] |
2001-07-30 13:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NI MAS |
| 01ABUJA2072 |
NIGERIA: SECURITY ASSISTANCE MEETING CHAIRED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 13, Ambassador Jeter accompanied by DATT, Acting ODC Chief and PolMilOff met with Acting Minister of Defense Lawal Batagarawa and other Ministry officials to discuss security assistance programs. Ambassador Jeter explained that he had requested the meeting due to slow p [...] |
2001-08-17 15:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NI MAS |
| 03DJIBOUTI1819 |
SOMALILAND MINISTERS REQUEST USG SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Djibouti representatives received Somaliland requests for counterterrorism assistance in a brief meeting with the the secessionist region's Ministers of Defense, Interior, and Rehabilitation and Returning Refugees September 29, 2003. The Embassy reiterated the USG p [...] |
2003-10-05 07:47:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | MAS PBTS PREL DJ SO |
| 04ACCRA1960 |
ECOWAS DEFENSE MEETING IN ACCRA: AGREEMENT ON [...] (U) Summary: On September 29-30 the Chiefs of Defense Staff of fourteen ECOWAS countries met in Accra for the tenth Ordinary ECOWAS Defense and Security Commission meeting. Participants pledged a total of 6,500 military personnel to form an ECOWAS standby force. Participants discussed deve [...] |
2004-10-01 15:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC GH MARR MCAP MOPS PREF PREL MAS ECOWAS |
| 04KUWAIT4218 |
HIGHLIGHTS OF MARITIME LIAISON OFFICE (MARLO) [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Representatives of major commercial shipping companies, regional customs and port authorities, and various US government personnel joined the US Navy Maritime Liaison Office (MARLO) for its semiannual regional conference in Dubai on November 30 - December 1, 2004. [...] |
2004-12-07 13:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KU MOPS MAS |
| 05ABUDHABI332 |
ASD RODMAN MEETING WITH UAE INFORMATION MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During a January 12 meeting with UAE Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ASD Peter Rodman discussed Iraq,s upcoming election and its role in achieving stability. Sheikh Abdullah shared concerns about Sunni participation in the election and representation in [...] |
2005-01-23 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | AF ETRD IR IZ MAS PREL PTER TC |
| 05ACCRA1051 |
SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT KUFUOR'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, pro-American country in a region marked by conflict and authoritarian rule. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor is five months into his secon [...] |
2005-05-27 16:34:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET | EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB GH KWMN PGOV PREL PTER MAS |
| 05ACCRA2036 |
SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER [...] (C) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, and pro-American country. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor is nine months into his second term, which has been marked by intra-party tensi [...] |
2005-10-04 18:05:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET | EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB KWMN PGOV PREL PTER GH MAS |
| 05COLOMBO1284 |
HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION (HMA) FY06 COUNTRY [...] U.S. Funds Expended : $11,937,000 (through FY2005) 2. A total of 503 officer and enlisted ranks have completed the basic demining course. Also 202 officers and enlisted ranks have completed additional demining instruction and management courses, basic and advance trauma courses as well a [...] |
2005-07-22 06:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID MARR MOPS PREF PREL CE MAS LTTE |
| 05HANOI3236 |
FUNDING FOR PHASE II VIETNAM UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE CURRENT ESTIMATED COST PROJECTION FOR PHASE II OF THE UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE AND LANDMINE IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND TECHNICAL SURVEY IS USD 9.2 MILLION OVER THREE YEARS, WHICH INCLUDES TWENTY MILITARY CLEARANCE TEAMS. THIS TOTAL REPRESENTS A COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO OTHER PLAN [...] |
2005-12-09 05:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT EAID MARR MOPS PREF PREL KHDP VM MAS |
| 05LIMA4739 |
C-26 HANDOVER CEREMONY [...] Summary: Two C-26Bs, donated to the Peruvian Air Force (FAP) by the USG in 1997, were officially dedicated to CN missions October 31 in a ceremony with Ambassador Struble and senior Peruvian officials. The USG, through Embassy NAS, gave $3.5 million to refurbish the two aircraft that will r [...] |
2005-11-07 15:07:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PE PREL SNAR MAS |
| 05MAPUTO682 |
MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATE ON USG HUMANITARIAN DEMINING [...] PM/WRA Program Officer Deborah Netland and PM/WRA Foreign Affairs Officer Peggy Pope visited Mozambique April 26 - May 6. During their visit they examined the impact of USG humanitarian demining assistance and strongly urged the GRM to play a much more active role in supporting its mine action [...] |
2005-06-01 05:36:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID KHDP MARR MOPS PREL MZ MAS |
| 05RABAT1767 |
SENATOR LUGAR'S MEETING WITH KING MOHAMMED [...] (C) Summary: Senator Lugar met for 40 minutes with King Mohammed the afternoon of August 19 in Tetouan, northern Morocco. The King thanked Senator Lugar for US intervention in freeing the remaining POWs from Tindouf. Lugar encouraged the King to use the release as an opportunity to make pr [...] |
2005-08-23 07:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD MO PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL MAS |
| 05THEHAGUE3247 |
NETHERLANDS: EXCESS F-16 INQUIRY [...] (C) The GONL is not/not interested in selling F-16s to Pakistan -- either directly or through the United States. Dutch MOD State Secretary Cees van der Knaap told Charge and ODC Chief December 2 that the re-sale issue is very clear: the Dutch will not sell F-16s to Pakistan, and will not be as [...] |
2005-12-05 14:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | NL ETTC MARR PK BE PREL MAS |
| 06ACCRA217 |
SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL ULRICHT,S VISIT TO GHANA, [...] (SBU) Introduction/Summary: Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, pro-American country in a region marked by conflict and authoritarian rule. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor just [...] |
2006-01-26 14:33:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB GH MAS PGOV PREL |
| 06ALMATY434 |
KAZAKHSTAN: GENERAL WALD,S MEETING WITH ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 19-20 visit to Astana, EUCOM Deputy Commander General Charles Wald discussed energy security with oil and gas company representatives. General Wald underscored the importance of energy as a security issue, informing his interlocutors that NATO's new mission inc [...] |
2006-02-03 12:06:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MAS PREL ENRG KZ |
| 06ANKARA6076 |
TURKEY: FY07 SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL TO REFURBISH [...] (SBU) Turkey's two-plus decade long battle against the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) terrorist organization intensified significantly in 2006 following a steady increase in attacks since the PKK ended a five-year cease-fire in 2004. Over 600 Turkish civilians and soldiers and foreigners lost t [...] |
2006-10-20 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MAS PARM PREL TU |
| 06BEIRUT1678 |
MGLE01: CT COORDINATOR CRUMPTON AND ISF DIRECTOR [...] (S) In a May 23 meeting, Internal Security Forces (ISF) Director General Ashraf Rifi told Counterterrorism Coordinator Crumpton, the Ambassador, and emboffs that the ISF was rapidly expanding both its size and mission. From a personnel level of 13,000 last year, Rifi plans to increase the I [...] |
2006-05-30 11:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | ASEC JO LE MAS PTER SA SY |
| 06BEIRUT3619 |
LEBANON: DEFMIN ON LAF STABILITY, CHANGES UNDER A [...] (S) In a meeting with visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense Rodman, Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Murr expressed appreciation for continued U.S. support for the LAF, and hoped that such support would continue in the form of light materiel to be used in the LAF's daily o [...] |
2006-11-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV KCRM MARR MAS PREL PTER SY LE |
| 06BRUSSELS2647 |
BELGIAN COUNCIL OF MINISTERS FUND SEVERAL POSITIVE [...] (U) Summary. The Belgian Council of Ministers meeting held July 20 approved and provided budgetary allowances for several economic, political and military initiatives. Of particular interest were a C-130 for Afghanistan, a NATO mine clearing operation in the Baltics, and continued participatio [...] |
2006-08-01 13:19:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AF BE CG EAID EN KZ MARR MAS MOPS PBTS PGOV |
| 06NAIROBI1011 |
CHIEF OF MISSION COMMENDATION FOR ANTI-PIRACY [...] (U) Vice Admiral Walsh, It is with great pleasure that I send this cable thanking you and the sailors of NAVCENT, particularly the men and women on the USS Winston Churchill and the USS Nassau, for your outstanding support in suppressing piracy along the Somali coast. 2. (U) This is a dif [...] |
2006-03-07 09:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KE MOPS OPDC PGOV PREL MAS |
| 06RABAT1618 |
MOROCCO: FYO6 SECTION 1206 PROGRAMS [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Poloffs met August 29 with MFA Bilateral Affairs and Counterterrorism officer Karim Halim to inform the Government of Morocco (GOM) of the likely provision of a combined $6,200,000 for Algeria [...] |
2006-08-30 15:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MAS PARM PREL MO |
| 06RABAT484 |
MOROCCO-TURKEY RELATIONS: A ROBUST AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: During a recent two-hour lunch with Polcouns, Turkish Embassy First Secretary Turker Ari painted a diverse portrait of Morocco-Turkish relations, touching on a series of planned and already executed high-level visits, extensive relations between the two countries' Islamist parti [...] |
2006-03-17 16:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL MAS MO PGOV PREL |
| 06TAIPEI1194 |
DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (S) Summary. In his initial meeting with AIT Director Young, Defense Minister Lee Jye welcomed continued close support with AIT on defense subjects. Minister Lee reported that progress had been made on approval of procurement of three procurement items (PAC-2 Upgrade, P-3C, Submarine desig [...] |
2006-04-06 07:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | CH MARR MAS PGOV PREL |
| 07ATHENS1059 |
CYPRUS ARMS: LETTERS EXCHANGED [...] (U) This is action request for Department. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) On May 21, Ambassador received from MFA Secretary General Ambassador Charalambos Rocanas a letter outlining the Greek plan to resolve the issue of the illegal transfer of U.S.-origin equipment to Cyprus in violation of Sec [...] |
2007-05-23 05:50:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | CY GR MARR MAS PARM PGOV PREL TU NATO |
| 07CANBERRA1622 |
COMMEMORATING THE GREAT WHITE FLEET [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-09 05:29:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO MARR MAS PREL AS |
| 07DJIBOUTI1414 |
DJIBOUTI REPLACES DUBAI AS A FOOD FOR PEACE [...] (C) In a November 26 meeting, Djibouti's President Ismael Omar Guelleh warmly thanked USAID Assistant Administrator for Africa Kate Almquist for the U.S. decision to make Djibouti the new site for pre-positioned Food For Peace aid in the region (replacing Dubai). Guelleh called the decision a [...] |
2007-12-02 13:23:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | DJ EAID ECON ET FAS MAS MOPS PINR PM PREF |
| 07KUWAIT1094 |
MINISTER OF DEFENSE/INTERIOR ON GCC MINISTERS [...] (C/NF) First Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister, and Minister of Defense Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah told the Ambassador July 7 that the major focus of the GCC meeting in Riyadh was to discuss Iraq and put some "imagination" into trying to address regional security implica [...] |
2007-07-09 09:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EPET KU MAS PHUM PREL PTER ASEC KCIP |
| 07LIMA3428 |
DEMINING: GOP REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Summary: The Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs convoked more than 15 diplomatic missions on October 12 to request international financial assistance to remove 29,000 anti-personal mines from Peru's border with Ecuador. GOP officials outlined the history of demining operations in Peru, [...] |
2007-10-17 16:59:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | EC MARR MAS MCAP PE PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 07MONROVIA902 |
VISIT TO LIBERIA BY DAS TODD MOSS - JULY 11 - 17, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Todd Moss visited Liberia July 11-17, and met with leaders from the Government of Liberia (GOL), business and banking representatives, members of the legislative opposition, UNMIL and international partners, and directors from key se [...] |
2007-07-25 18:50:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EAID ECON EFIN ENRG EWWT LI MAS MCAP |
| 07PARAMARIBO384 |
US EMBASSY PARAMARIBO CONCURS WITH 1206 FUNDING [...] (C) Embassy Paramaribo endorses the FY-08 1206 OEF-CCA funding proposal (with total cost estimate of $2,470,617 for equipment), which was received from CDR Gregory Ross, US Southern Command as e-mail attachment on July 20, 2007. Suriname lacks the resources to properly outfit and train its c [...] |
2007-07-24 18:35:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MAS MCAP PREL PTER NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO668 |
U.S. EMBASSY PARAMARIBO CONCURS WITH 1206 FUNDING [...] (C) Embassy Paramaribo reiterates its endorsement (REF B) of the FY-08 1206 OEF-CCA funding proposal (with total cost estimate of $2,470,617 for equipment), which was received from CDR Gregory Ross, U.S. Southern Command as e-mail attachment on July 20, 2007. Suriname lacks the resources to [...] |
2007-12-28 15:35:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MAS MCAP PREL PTER NS |
| 07PARIS1659 |
FRENCH PARTICIPATION IN THE IRAQ COALITION [...] (S) Embassy Paris has regularly engaged the GoF on possibilities for French participation in the Iraq coalition, but has made little headway given President Chirac's original, adamant opposition to the war. Although the French have generally tried since then to avoid provoking the U.S., and t [...] |
2007-04-25 15:53:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL IZ MARR MAS MOPS PTER |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN436 |
T&T NOT WILLING TO ASSIST NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ [...] (C) Embassy Port of Spain believes the GOTT would not respond favorably to any USG requests for troops to supplement the coalition forces in Iraq. This country has historically been opposed to sending its troops, however few in number, on military missions overseas and, even within the regio [...] |
2007-05-02 18:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ MARR MAS MOPS PREL PTER TD |
| 07QUITO2233 |
AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES REGIONAL ANTI-NARCOTICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Jewell participated in the inauguration of an approximately $2 million NAS-funded regional antinarcotics center in the northern city of Tulcan, Carchi province, on September 24. The facility will serve as a command center and checkpoint five miles from the Colombian [...] |
2007-10-01 19:23:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MAS MOPS PREL SNAR EC CO |
| 07ROME899 |
ITALIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE IRAQ COALITION [...] (C/NF) Summary. Although Italy withdrew its troop presence from Iraq in late 2006, Italy remains a committed partner in the political and economic development of Iraq through its PRT presence in Dhi Qar and its participation in the Iraq Compact and NTM-I. Italian political realities make it h [...] |
2007-04-30 14:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MAS MOPS PTER IZ IT |
| 07STATE105247 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of July 17, 2007, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) personnel scheduled to attend Military HIV/AIDS training: Name: Maj. Marc Rugeni [...] |
2007-07-30 15:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MAS PHUM PREL RW |
| 07WARSAW1814 |
DEFMIN TELLS REP TURNER THAT POLES AIM TO "BUY" [...] (C) While speaking on Missile Defense issues, Defense Minister Aleksander Szczyglo expressed Poland's desire to purchase "modern" air defense missile systems from the U.S. in a meeting with Congressman Michael Turner, member of the HASC, on August 17. Ambassador, DATT and Ministry of Defense [...] |
2007-08-22 15:41:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MAS PREL PL |
| 08AITTAIPEI1634 |
REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, AIT requests that Washington conduct an expedited human rights review of the below listed Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau personnel, who will participate in DEA Basic Drug Detection Training beginn [...] |
2008-11-21 08:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | MAS PHUM PM PREL SNAR ASEC TW |
| 08AMMAN2080 |
USSC LTG DAYTON'S JULY 1 MEETING WITH KING ABDULLAH [...] (SBU) U.S. Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Keith Dayton met with King Abdullah on July 1 to discuss the ongoing training of Palestinian security forces at the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC). LTG Dayton was accompanied by the Ambassador, the Defense Attache and the [...] |
2008-07-13 13:46:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | JO KPAL KWBG MAS PREL |
| 08ANKARA506 |
TURKEY: MFA STOPS M72 LAW TRANSFER/SALE TO GEORGIA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (S) Following up on ref a demarche on the potential transfer of U.S.-origin M72 light antitank weapons to Georgia (ref b), MFA Department Head for Caucasus Affairs Firat Sunel told us on March 13 that the GOT interagency investigation [...] |
2008-03-14 13:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ETTC GG MAS PARM PGOV PREL TU |
| 08BEIRUT953 |
LEBANON: ARMY MAKES HUMANITARIAN DEMINING A [...] (C) Summary. Charge and Office of Defense Cooperation Chief visited three Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) sites on 30 June, including the Lebanese Mine Action Center (LMAC), the LAF Engineer Regiment, and the Mine Detecting Dog unit. The purpose of these visits was to publicly demonstrate the scope [...] |
2008-07-01 12:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | LE MARR MAS MCAP MOPS PGOV PHSA PM |
| 08COLOMBO546 |
MALDIVES COAST GUARD REQUESTS TRAINING FROM U.S. [...] (C) U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Craig E. Bone, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) District Eleven, met Major General Mohamed Zahir, Chief of Staff Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) and Embassy Colombo ODC Chief Orozco on May 9 in Maldives. 2. (C) Major General Zahir requested from Ad [...] |
2008-06-05 03:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | MAS MV PGOV PREL |
| 08DUSHANBE1269 |
EMBASSY DUSHANBE REQUEST FOR FY09 [...] (C) Summary. In accordance with REFs A and B, this message is an Embassy Dushanbe request for FY09 DOD operational support under 1004, National Defense Authorization Act 1991, as amended for development of Counter Narco Terrorism (CNT) training deployments with the National Guard Special Forc [...] |
2008-10-06 09:14:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MAS OVIP PREL TI |
| 08DUSHANBE1396 |
SCENESETTER FOR ARCENT COMMANDER LTG LOVELACE,S 20 [...] (U) Embassy Dushanbe looks forward to the upcoming visit of LTG Lovelace. Since Tajikistan,s limited defense capability consists primarily of Russian-influenced ground forces, the position of the ARCENT Commander is ideal to pursue basic and sorely needed reforms as well as further joint Taji [...] |
2008-11-14 09:58:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MAS MCAP OVIP PGOV PREL TI |
| 08KUWAIT1143 |
GOK NOT LIKELY TO SHARE M113 APC WITH YEMEN [...] (S) In response to ref A query on the feasibility and availability of transfering M113 Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) currently in Kuwait to Yemen via a Third Party Transfer, Post learned via Office of Military Cooperation-Kuwait (OMCK) that the GOK has a total of 123 M113s as follows: - [...] |
2008-11-18 04:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PARM PGOV MAS KU |
| 08MANILA141 |
RECORD YEAR FOR U.S. NAVY SHIP VISITS UNDERSCORES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The year 2007 brought a dramatic rise in U.S. Navy ship visits to the Philippines, as 81 U.S. Navy vessels visited 9 ports throughout the Philippines -- the most since the closure of U.S. military bases in 1992 -- and underscored our strong bilateral relationship, making the Philip [...] |
2008-01-17 22:17:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MAS MCAP PREL RP |
| 08MANILA1432 |
MILITARY CHIEF YANO DISCUSSES KEY CHALLENGES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 11 private breakfast with the Ambassador, Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Alexander Yano cited as major challenges over the next three months the stalled peace process with Muslim insurgents, a recent increase in violence and bombings, upcoming election [...] |
2008-06-13 09:15:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MAS MCAP PREL RP |
| 08MANILA1940 |
ARMED FORCES CHIEF DISCUSSES MINDANAO CLASHES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Alexander Yano told the Ambassador August 13 that Philippine military forces had largely expelled rogue Muslim insurgent units from villages they had occupied in central Mindanao, and forecast that thousands of displaced villagers would soon be re [...] |
2008-08-13 08:53:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MAS MCAP PGOV PREL PTER RP |
| 08MANILA881 |
COUP PLOTTERS' CONVICTION WARNING AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Philippine government and military officials are lauding the April 9 convictions of nine Philippine military officers for attempting to overthrow the government of President Arroyo in July 2003 as the first such convictions in Philippine history. The officers recently changed the [...] |
2008-04-11 09:50:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC MARR MAS MCAP PREL RP |
| 08MANILA95 |
PHILIPPINES SIGNS GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS [...] On January 3, the Philippine government delivered a diplomatic note to the Embassy agreeing to our proposal for a 505 Agreement for the Global Peace Operations Initiative (reftel). Post will forward a copy of the diplomatic note by pouch. 2. Begin text. Note No: 08-07 The Department [...] |
2008-01-11 08:59:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR MAS PGOV RP |
| 08MEXICO3655 |
U.S. COUNTRY TEAM SUPPORT OF USNORTHCOM FY09 1206 [...] (U) A STRONG MILITARY-TO-MILITARY RELATIONSHIP WITH MEXICO IS VITAL TO ACHIEVING OUR COMMON NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM (CT) AND COUNTERNARCOTICS (CN) GOALS. SINCE ITS STAND-UP IN 2002, USNORTHCOM, IN CONCERT WITH MY COUNTRY TEAM, HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN IMPROVING OUR MILITARY RELATIONS [...] |
2008-12-12 17:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KTIA MARR MAS MX PM PREL PTER |
| 08SANTODOMINGO1813 |
POLAD FOR VISIT OF HSV SWIFT [...] (U) Post welcomes the visit of HSV Swift. Alain Norman, Political Officer, will serve as POLAD for the visit, with the Military Group (MAAG), Public Affairs, and other Embassy sections performing their usual duties. Post will discuss the specific dates of Mr. Norman's availability by e-mail [...] |
2008-11-28 14:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AFIN MARR MAS MOPS DR |
| 08STATE105349 |
REQUEST FOR M113 ARMORED VEHICLES TO YEMEN [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Abu Dhabi, Amman, Ankara, Cairo, Kuwait, Manama, Rabat, Riyadh, and Tunis. Please see paragraph 2. --------- OBJECTIVE --------- 2. (U) Department requests that Posts engage appropriate host country officials at the earliest possible opport [...] |
2008-10-02 14:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | BA EG JO KU MAS MO PARM PREL SA TS TU |
| 08STATE124486 |
U.S. RESPONSE TO REQUEST FROM CYPRUS FOR OSCE [...] This is an action message; please see para 6 below. 2. (SBU) On October 29, 2008, the Defense Minister of the Republic of Cyprus formally requested from OSCE participating States technical assistance with the destruction of 324 SA-7s MANPADS and their gripstocks (Ref A). At that time the [...] |
2008-11-24 20:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CY MARR MAS NATO OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08STATE20259 |
2008 U.S.-BRAZIL POLITICAL-MILITARY CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) Department requests Embassy deliver to the Government of Brazil's (GOB) Ministry of External Relations (MRE) the proposed United States-Brazil Political-Military Consultations agenda in paragraph four. Department further requests GOB confirmation of the proposed April 15 date for pol-mi [...] |
2008-02-28 15:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MAS PREL PTER BR |
| 08STATE664 |
U.S. EXPERT FOR UN GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In its October 29 note verbale, the UN Office of Disarmament Affairs (ODA) invited the U.S. to nominate an expert to participate in the work of the 2008 Group of Governmental Experts to consider further steps to enhance cooperation with [...] |
2008-01-03 20:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CDG ETTC MAS MCAP PARM UNGA |
| 08STATE70792 |
U.S. EXPERT FOR THIRD SESSION OF UN GROUP OF [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In its October 29 note verbale, the UN Office of Disarmament Affairs (ODA) invited the U.S. to nominate an expert to participate in the work of the 2008 Group of Governmental Experts to consider further steps to enhance cooperation with [...] |
2008-07-01 21:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CDG ETTC MAS MCAP PARM UNGA |
| 08STATE99685 |
EGYPT: POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF RETRANSFER, END-USE [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Cairo. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVE ---------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that Post engage appropriate host country officials to determine the status of the Chinese proposal, discussed below, and confirm whether any subsequent [...] |
2008-09-17 22:15:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EG MAS PARM PREL |
| 08TUNIS1156 |
DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON OSCE MANPADS SEMINAR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-17 07:49:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ASEC EAIR ETTC MARR MAS MCAP MOPS OSCE |
| 08USUNNEWYORK591 |
USUN CLEARANCE FOR U.S. EXPERTS FOR THIRD SESSION [...] U.S. Mission clearance is granted for the following individuals to participate in the Third Session of UN Group of Governmental Experts on Ammunition in Surplus at the United Nations for July 7-11, 2008: Steven Costner; Deputy Director of the State Department's Office of Weapons Removal and [...] |
2008-07-03 16:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CDG ETTC MAS MCAP PARM UNGA |
| 08VALLETTA228 |
MALTA'S REACTION TO GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador briefed key Maltese military and civilian officials about GMP. The Maltese expressed enthusiasm about the concept. Several GMP-related areas of cooperation already exist, and the Maltese were eager to explore further areas. Malta,s Foreign Minister said that at an [...] |
2008-06-02 14:31:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EAID ECIN ECON EFIS EWWT MARR MAS MCAP |
| 08YAOUNDE103 |
CAMEROONIAN PRESIDENT BIYA TELLS AMBASSADOR HE [...] (C) On January 31, Ambassador met for one-and-a-half hours with President Paul Biya, at our request. Biya outlined his plans to change the constitution in March to eliminate term limits. He hoped this would reduce internal friction within his government. He plans to create a Vice Presiden [...] |
2008-01-31 18:04:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON ENIV MAS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
| 08YAOUNDE1228 |
CAMEROON: APPROVAL OF FY09 1206 PROPOSAL FOR BASIC [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde concurs with U.S. Africa Command,s (USAFRICOM) proposal to use FY 09 1206 funds for Cameroon to participate in a Military Intelligence Basic Officer Course Africa(MIBOC-A)focused on the Gulf of Guinea. Post understands that this training will be offered to Cameroon as part [...] |
2008-12-18 16:29:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM MARR MAS PINR PTER UV |
| 08YAOUNDE987 |
NIGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND HIGH COMMISSIONER IN [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe, speaking at the launch of the Nigeria-Cameroon Joint Commission in Yaounde, praised the peaceful resolution of the Bakassi dispute and heralded "a new day" in Cameroon-Nigeria relations. He outlined the "urgent" need for joint military p [...] |
2008-10-10 12:48:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CM MARR MAS NI PGOV PREL |
| 09AITTAIPEI275 |
REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, AIT requests that Washington conduct an expedited human rights review of the below listed Taiwan law enforcement personnel, who will participate in DEA Chemical Diversion Seminar beginning March 16, [...] |
2009-03-12 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MAS PHUM PM PREL SNAR ASEC TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI483 |
REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, AIT requests that Washington conduct a human rights review of the below listed Taiwan National Immigration Agency personnel, who will participate in a DHS/ICE Human Trafficking and Smuggling Investigati [...] |
2009-04-23 05:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MAS PHUM PM PREL KTIP TW |
| 09AMMAN198 |
GEN. DAYTON TALKS JAF TRAINING FOR PALESTINIANS IN [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Keith Dayton met on January 19 with Special Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces HRH Lieutenant General Prince Faisal bin Al-Hussein, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Khaled Sarayreh, and Commander of the Joint [...] |
2009-01-23 12:11:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PTER MAS PREL IS JO |
| 09BUJUMBURA464 |
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY EXPRESSES NEEDS FOR [...] Summary: On 1 September, the Burundian Ministry of Public Security (MSP) held a presentation of its goals and estimated requirements for security in the upcoming 2010 elections. The Ministry stated it would need between $7.5 and $12.5 million to provide effective security. End summary. [...] |
2009-09-09 14:45:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | BY MAS PGOV |
| 09DUSHANBE103 |
CENTCOM COMMANDER VISIT WITH TAJIK PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander David Petraeus completed his introductory visit to Tajikistan on 17 January 2009. The meeting with President Emomali Rahmon, Foreign Policy Advisor Rahmattuloyev, Minister of Defense General-Colonel (U.S. 3-star equivalent) Sherali Khai [...] |
2009-01-26 10:34:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MAS MCAP OVIP PGOV PREL TI |
| 09DUSHANBE231 |
USTRANSCOM MEETINGS WITH TAJIK OFFICIALS ON NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary: Following up on General Petraeus's Northern Distribution Network (NDN) discussions with President Rahmon in January (Ref A), Rear Admiral Mark Harnitchek, USTRANSCOM Director of Strategy, Policy, and Logistics, met with Tajikistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Hamrohon Zarifi, Min [...] |
2009-02-26 06:56:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | MAS MCAP OVIP PGOV PREL AF TI |
| 09GENEVA762 |
UNHCR AGREES WITH U.S. APPROACH ON FREEDOM OF [...] (C) Refugee Officer spoke to Pascale Moreau, Deputy Director for Asia and the Pacific, UNHCR, on points outlined Reftel. Moreau said that UNHCR supported the U.S. concern for IDPs in Manik Farm as well as the need for the GSL to allow IDPs full freedom of movement. Moreau said that UNHCR Hi [...] |
2009-09-15 17:26:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | CE EAID EUN MAS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER SOCI |
| 09MANILA1269 |
SECURITY FORCES CAPTURE KEY TERRORIST IN MINDANAO [...] (C) In a significant counterterrorism success, elements of the Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police (PNP) June 11 captured Ansar Bernardino Venancio, a known Moro Islamic Liberation Front Special Operations Group (MILF-SOG) member and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) associate, in Marawi C [...] |
2009-06-15 07:44:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MAS MCAP PINR PREL RP |
| 09MOSCOW302 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ACQUISITION OF FINNISH [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-09 12:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | AFIN FI MARR MAS PARM PREL RS |
| 09SANTODOMINGO403 |
DEPLOYMENT OF USNS COMFORT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes the visit of USNS Comfort and looks forward to building on the highly successful recent visits of USS Kearsarge and HSV Swift. Post is actively engaged in the visit and will continue to cooperate closely with all relevant parties. 2. (U) Per Reftel reque [...] |
2009-04-01 12:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MAS MOPS OIIP DR |
| 09STATE106299 |
MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST: WILLIAM MALZAHN, [...] Department requests mission clearance and assistance in obtaining UN credentials for ISN/CATR Acting Director William Malzahn, who will intermittently be assisting the U.S. delegation to the First Committee in its work on the Arms Trade Treaty and the UN Register of Conventional Arms between O [...] |
2009-10-13 19:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM UNGA MCAP MAS |
| 09STATE3205 |
OSCE/FSC: U.S. RESPONSE TO CYPRIOT REQUEST FOR [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7 below. 2. (C) Ref A reported Republic of Cyprus (ROC) intent to request technical assistance through the OSCE for destruction of excess stockpiles of MANPADS. The ROC informally approached Embassy Nicosia to determine USG interest in lead [...] |
2009-01-13 13:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CY MARR MAS NATO OSCE PARM PREL |
| 09TAIPEI1496 |
FORMER USPACOM COMMANDER KEATING'S OFFICE CALL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Ma and Admiral (Retired) Keating discussed cross-strait relations, confidence building measures, US-Taiwan relations, PRC military development, and arms sales during a December 15 meeting. Improved cross-Strait ties bolstered regional security, Ma said, but needed to [...] |
2009-12-16 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MAS PREL TW CH |
| 09YAOUNDE486 |
CAMEROONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER PRAISES BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 18, Ambassador met with Cameroonian Minister of External Affairs Henri Eyebe Ayissi, who praised bilateral relations and cited regional and maritime security as his top foreign policy priority. He claimed to know little about an ongoing case of piracy involving an Ame [...] |
2009-06-01 16:08:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT CM ECON MAS PGOV PREL |
| 09YAOUNDE971 |
RETHINKING OUR APPROACH TO CAMEROON [...] (C) Summary: Cameroonian President Paul Biya, who recently celebrated his 27th year in office, has delivered little in the way of democratization, good governance, economic reforms, or investments in people - all key USG goals. The government here values its relationship with the United St [...] |
2009-11-13 14:29:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM EAID ECON FR KCOR MAS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
| 10HELSINKI35 |
FINLAND'S VIEWS ON JAN 25 FAC TOPICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 22 meeting with PolEconOff, Finnish Acting Deputy European Correspondent Juha Mustonen received U.S. points on FAC agenda items contained in ref A and provided the following responses, previously reported in ref B email. In general Finland supported almost all U.S. p [...] |
2010-01-25 14:06:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | BK EU FI HA IR MAS PHUM PK PREL SO YM |