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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03ABUDHABI1136 |
PROPOSAL FOR UAE MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP [...] PROGRAM REQUEST: PAS ABU DHABI REQUESTS ASSISTANCE TO RECRUIT VETERAN JOURNALIST GIL BUTLER FOR A MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP WITH UAE JOURNALISTS FOR EARLY MAY 2003. SIMILAR TO A RECENT MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP IN AMMAN, PAS ABU DHABI REQUESTS MR. BUTLER CONDUCT TWO FIVE-DAY WORKSHOPS FOR GROU [...] |
2003-03-10 10:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ZP TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3994 |
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD FACE: AL ARABIYA CHANGES ITS [...] (C) Summary: During an August 9th broadcast, Arabic Satellite News Channel al Arabiya aired videos of militant organizations urging Iraqis and Arabs to target "Occupation" forces. Again on August 28th, the station broadcast footage of similarly hooded men threatening to kill Iraqi Governing Co [...] |
2003-09-02 12:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL KMDR ECON PGOV ZP |
| 03ANKARA6954 |
GOT MORE CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED TO SECURE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche regarding the disposition of radioactive sources from Iraq, on October 6 MFA Energy Department First Secretary Basak Tug gave PolMilOff a verbal, unofficial translation of a report of the events of September 28 as provided by the Turkish Atomic Energy Counc [...] |
2003-11-06 15:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM ZP TU |
| 03COLOMBO906 |
PLACEMENT OF PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY HIV/AIDS [...] Reftel requested posts to use IIP materials to publicize the president's new HIV/AIDS initiative. 2. Colombo used two IIP products to splash the rollout across the Sri Lankan press. - News File. During noon and evening newscasts "News File" clips describing the initiative were used by MT [...] |
2003-05-29 10:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP IR ZP CE |
| 03KUWAIT2291 |
WORKING TO DEVELOP THE ECONOMIES OF IRAQ AND THE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-28 13:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL IZ KU ZP |
| 04CARACAS3834 |
A PIOUS CHAVEZ CALLS FOR ANTI-U.S. UNITY ON [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told an Al-Jazeera interviewer December 3 that the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were "more horrendous terrorism" than the terrorist acts they were intended to combat. Speaking in a televised interview from Doha, Qatar, Chavez called for world solidari [...] |
2004-12-14 11:21:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER VE ZP XD |
| 04DJIBOUTI1572 |
DISCUSSING SECURITY IN DJIBOUTI: OUR RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-09 08:32:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC CMGT CASC AMGT APER SA ZP ZR DJ |
| 05DUBAI6327 |
IRAN DENIES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON AHMADINEJAD [...] Iranian government spokesman Golamhoseyn Elham has denied reports of a December 15 assassination attempt on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He confirmed, however, that a Revolutionary Guardsman -- identified by Iran Daily as presidential bodyguard Hojjat Garmabdari -- and his driver, wer [...] |
2005-12-20 14:19:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV IR ZP |
| 05KUWAIT4997 |
Iraq-Kuwait Soccer Face Off -- 15 Years Later [...] Kuwait and Iraq faced off on the soccer field for the first time since before the first Gulf War. The match held on November 26, 2005 between the Iraqi and Kuwaiti national teams was part of the elimination round for the Asia Cup finals. The result of the game, played in Kuwait, was a huge d [...] |
2005-12-05 04:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL ZP IZ KU |
| 05NEWDELHI3878 |
PRIORITIZING INDIA'S ENERGY DIPLOMACY AND [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Petroleum Additional Secretary (International Cooperation) Talmiz Ahmad outlined India's priorities for accessing more foreign fuel sources in a May 24 meeting with Charge and Emboffs. While domestic fuel subsidies continue to consume much of his attention, Minister [...] |
2005-05-25 10:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET PK XA ZK ZP IN |
| 06ANKARA1961 |
PSI: INVITATION TO EXERCISE ANATOLIAN SUN FOR GCC [...] (U) This is an action request --see para 3. 2. (C) We delivered talking points to Turkish MFA Disarmament and Arms Control First Secretary Serhan Yigit on April 11. Yigit responded that he would discuss the request with senior MFA and Turkish General Staff exercise developers. Yigit exp [...] |
2006-04-11 11:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU ZP |
| 06BAGHDAD4163 |
REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy Baghdad requests country clearance for the following personnel to travel to Abu Dhabi for the purpose of engaging Gulf country counterparts on support for Government of Iraq (GOI) outreach efforts to Anbar province. 2. Travelers' information follows: a. Margaret Scobey, Polit [...] |
2006-11-07 12:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AE IZ ZP ZR XF |
| 06BAGHDAD4165 |
REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy Baghdad requests country clearance for the following personnel to travel to Abu Dhabi for the purpose of engaging Gulf country counterparts on support for Government of Iraq (GOI) outreach efforts to Anbar province. 2. Marc Chretien IRMO Consultant Diplomatic PPT: 900487811 [...] |
2006-11-07 12:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA IZ AE XF ZP ZR |
| 06BASRAH129 |
POLITICS AND POLLUTION -- UPDATE ON THE IRAQI PORT [...] (C) Summary. On August 2, the assistant to the director general of the Iraqi Port Authority (IPA), Captain Hussein Mohammed Abdullah, met with the Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) to discuss issues regarding the Iraqi Port Authority. Hussein described the permeation of politics in the IPA an [...] |
2006-08-03 10:29:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD IZ ZP |
| 06CAIRO692 |
EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, JANUARY 17-23. [...] Summary: Coverage of the Palestinian elections hit a crescendo at the end of the week, with many commentators reacting negatively to President Bushs Jan. 27 statement. While only three percent of commentaries were critical of U.S. policy before the election results were announced, forty perce [...] |
2006-02-06 07:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG XF ZP ZR IS |
| 06CAIRO718 |
EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 5. [...] Summary: The past week saw a resurgence of reactions to the Danish caricature of the prophet Mohammed, with commentators in the press and on television identifying it as an issue of greater intolerance of Islam. Media outlets continued their focus on the Palestinian election results, especi [...] |
2006-02-07 06:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG XF ZP ZR IS DA XZ |
| 06DUBAI1842 |
PROTESTING LABORERS AT DUBAI CONSTRUCTION SITE DAMAGE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-27 10:59:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ECIN ASEC PREL ZP AE |
| 06DUBAI326 |
IPR WORKSHOP IN DUBAI BRINGS TOGETHER REGIONAL JUDGES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-22 12:26:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TSPL ETRD XI ZP TC |
| 06DUBAI3902 |
IRAN AND UAE'S NEW ISLAND DISPUTE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-25 13:56:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZP IR AE PARM |
| 06DUBAI3999 |
POSSIBLE GASOLINE RATIONING IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-27 13:47:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PREL PGOV ZP EPET ETRD |
| 06DUBAI4047 |
IRANIAN OFFICIAL STATEMENTS ON THE NUCLEAR ISSUE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-28 16:38:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR ZP PGOV PREL KNNP |
| 06DUBAI4109 |
IRAN FORMS NEW FOREIGN RELATIONS STRATEGIC COUNCIL (FRSC) [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-03 15:00:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PREL PGOV ZP |
| 06DUBAI4503 |
TFLE01:IRAN'S RESPONSE TO ISRAELI MILITARY ACTION IN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-17 14:52:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IS SY LE ZP MOPS |
| 06DUBAI4992 |
IRAN TO CONTINUE GASOLINE SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-02 14:27:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PREL PGOV ZP EPET ETRD ZR |
| 06DUBAI5191 |
IRPO: IRANIAN MPS INDICATE US MESSAGE NOT REACHING POPULACE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-14 12:07:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG ETTC IR ZP AE |
| 06KUWAIT1345 |
KUWAIT PASSES ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW [...] (U) Kuwait's National Assembly passed, and Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah signed, a law giving the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime the full force of law in Kuwait. Kuwait signed the Convention on December 12, 2000 but this action now gives it th [...] |
2006-04-18 12:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB ZP TIP |
| 06KUWAIT2116 |
FACE OFF--AMERICAN AND KUWAITI WOMEN MEET ON THE BASKETBALL [...] Summary: Embassy Kuwait arranged a rematch between Camp Arifjan's American military women's basketball team and Kuwait's Al-Fatat Sports Club women's team on Thursday, April 27, 2006. The American team defeated the Kuwaiti team on its home court in this second in a series of friendship games, [...] |
2006-06-06 16:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL KISL PHUM KMDR ZP KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT398 |
MFA GCC OFFICE DIRECTOR PREDICTS MORE ACTIVE [...] (C) During a February 5 meeting, the Ambassador and Abdullah Al-Ghanim, Director of the GCC Office at the Ministry of Affairs, discussed GCC involvement with Iran, counterterrorism, regional defense, and other issues affecting the Gulf states. Al-Ghanim said that Saudi King Abdullah has an " [...] |
2006-02-05 14:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ZP |
| 06ROME2961 |
EGYPT SEEKS DETAILS ON FRENCH OFFER FOR MILITARY [...] (C) Summary. Under instructions from Cairo, Egyptian DCM Abu Bakr Hefny Mahnoud, called on Pol M/C Pearce and Poloff on October 24 to ask for information on a French-led initiative, in which the Italians along with several other Mediterranean countries participated, to increase military - m [...] |
2006-10-25 14:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XF ZP NATO IT |
| 06TOKYO6298 |
JAPAN NEGOTIATING FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH GULF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan has entered into Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and is hopeful an agreement can be inked as soon as possible, according to MOFA and METI sources. A major motivating factor for the Japanese is the fact that C [...] |
2006-10-31 07:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ZP JA |
| 07BASRAH51 |
HALLELUIA; MOI SECURITY COMMITTEE UNCOVERS HOW BAD BASRAH [...] (S) Summary. In a two-hour meeting with the Regional Director on June 7, the Interior Ministry committee charged with evaluating Basrah's security situation quickly admitted that they found security in Basrah to be very poor and laid the blame squarely on the chief of Police, Iraqi Police Ser [...] |
2007-06-08 12:21:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET | PTER PGOV PINS PREL MCAP MARR ZP |
| 07BERLIN864 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: DISRUPTING TALIBAN FINANCING: [...] (S) Global Affairs Off delivered ref demarche to Mathias Sonn, MFA Office Director for International Counterterrorism Cooperation, who said he agrees completely with the idea of German and joint approaches to Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the UAE along the lines of reftel. Given the military [...] |
2007-04-27 18:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER EFIN KTFN KPAO AF PK GM ZU ZP |
| 07BERLIN912 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: DISRUPTING TALIBAN FINANCING: [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See para 3. 2. (S) As previewed ref B, Pol-Mil Chief followed up on the demarche concerning Taliban financing (ref A) with Eckhart Blaurock, the Afghanistan action officer in the MFA's NATO Office May 3. Blaurock indicated that he had discussed [...] |
2007-05-04 16:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER EFIN KTFN KPAO AF GM PK ZU ZP |
| 07CANBERRA266 |
AUSTRALIA TO DEPLOY ADDITIONAL MILITARY TRAINERS [...] (SBU) The Government of Australia, in a National Security Committee of Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, February 14, approved a recommendation to deploy an additional 70 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel to assist in training Iraqi Army forces. 2. (C) Robert Garran, Assistant Secretary [...] |
2007-02-20 07:08:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL AS IZ XF ZP |
| 07LISBON966 |
SPEAKER PELOSI'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi paid a courtesy call on Portuguese Parliament President Jaime Gama on April 6 during a Lisbon stopover following her trip to the Middle East. The hour-long meeting was cordial and broad ranging. Speaker Pelosi underscored that the dele [...] |
2007-04-13 09:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PO EUN XF ZP AF |
| 07TELAVIV2652 |
U/S BURNS' AUGUST 17 MEETING WITH ISRAELI MOSSAD [...] (S) In an August 17 meeting, Israeli Mossad Chief Meir Dagan thanked Under Secretary Burns for America's support of Israel as evidenced by the previous day's signing of an MOU that provides Israel with USD 30 billion in security assistance from 2008-2018. Dagan provided his assessment of the [...] |
2007-08-31 12:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR MASS KNNP UNSC PK IR IZ ZP |
| 08BAGHDAD14 |
AUSTRALIA CONSIDERS NEW ASSISTANCE INITIATIVES FOR IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: Australian Ambassador Innes Brown called on EMIN December 28 to discuss possible areas where Australia could increase its economic assistance to Iraq. The Government of Australia (GoA) has been tasked by PM Rudd to develop new initiatives by the end of January. Innes Brown sa [...] |
2008-01-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN EINV ECON ELAB OFDP PREL SOCI IZ XF XU XB AU ZP ZR |
| 08BEIRUT1371 |
LEBANON: MINISTER LAHOUD: WINNING ELECTIONS IS [...] (C) March 14 Minister of State Nassib Lahoud assured the Ambassador in a September 17 meeting that the March 14 alliance is aware that it must win the spring 2009 parliamentary elections "to preserve status quo," noting that a loss would worsen the situation in Lebanon. He spoke of potential [...] |
2008-09-18 09:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR EINV ZP LE |
| 08BRUSSELS1745 |
EU PREPARING FOR PIRACY MISSION, NO PLAN FOR [...] (C//NF) Summary: The EU expects to launch its first naval operation by mid-December, when it will begin counter-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa. The operation, dubbed Atalanta, will be commanded from an Operational Headquarters at Northwood, UK, with a Force Headquarters afloat. The [...] |
2008-11-17 14:05:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET | EAID EUN EWWT PHSA PREF PREL XA XO XW ZP |
| 08GENEVA600 |
JCIC-XXXII: U.S.-HOSTED RECEPTION, JULY 23, 2008 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-015. 2. (U) Meeting Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2008 Time: 6:00 - 8:20 P.M.. Place: 41 Quai Wilson, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. JCIC Delegation hosted a reception on July 23, 2008, and engaged members of the [...] |
2008-07-25 13:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC US RS UP BO KZ ZR ZP |
| 08KYIV774 |
UKRAINE: VISITS HIGHLIGHT POSITIVE AND STABLE MID [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Although recent high-level Ukrainian visits to the Middle East seem to suggest a growing GOU interest in the region; when viewed in context, however, the visits are the most recent in a string of Middle East initiatives long on grandiose announcements of increased co [...] |
2008-04-17 11:37:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD IR IZ ZR ZP UP |
| 08LONDON1688 |
IRAN WANTS QUIET DISCUSSIONS WITH U.S. ON AFGHAN REFUGEES, XXXXXXXXXXXX CLAIMS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-24 15:57:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINF PREL IR UK XF ZP ZR |
| 08RABAT718 |
NAM MINISTERIAL: SNOOZING DINOSAUR MUTTERS IN ITS [...] (C/NF) Moroccan MFA Chief of Staff Nasser Bourita (strictly protect) said that Iran "did not get most of what it wanted" on the issue of its nuclear and missile programs during the recent Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial in Tehran. He expressed happiness with the more Morocco-friendly [...] |
2008-08-04 11:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP WI ZI AG ZP ZR MO |
| 08RABAT719 |
NAM MINISTERIAL: SNOOZING DINOSAUR MUTTERS IN ITS [...] (C/NF) Moroccan MFA Chief of Staff Nasser Bourita (strictly protect) said that Iran "did not get most of what it wanted" on the issue of its nuclear and missile programs during the recent Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial in Tehran. He expressed happiness with the more Morocco-friendly [...] |
2008-08-04 11:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP WI ZI AG ZP ZR MO |
| 08RPODUBAI49 |
[SOURCE REMOVED] OUTLINES IRC’S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 18. 2. (S) Summary and Background: IRPO officer met with [SOURCE REMOVED] on October 15 and 20, 2008 to discuss [DETAILS REMOVED] his knowledge [DETAILS REMOVED] Iran's Ministy of Information and Security (MOIS) and the Islamic Revolutionary Gua [...] |
2008-10-23 09:20:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PINR PINS PGOV PREL IR IZ ZP |
| 08STATE111428 |
PRE NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST UAE ENTITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The United States will impose sanctions under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA) on 22 October. There are also other firms in other countries that will be reported to Co [...] |
2008-10-20 11:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MNUC PARM PREL XB ZP AE ZO |
| 08STATE120694 |
RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: FORMER IRANIAN RED [...] (S) The Department is aware of Dr. Towfighi's referral to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) and the urgency with which he needs to depart the UAE. Per Post's request, PRM will expedite his USRAP processing to the extent possible by requesting expedited Security Advisory Opinion clear [...] |
2008-11-13 21:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PINR PGOV PREL IR IZ ZP |
| 08STATE14230 |
DUBAI CITES FATF IRAN STATEMENT IN WARNING TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph six. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (U) On January 7, 2008, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) issued an advisory to all Senior Executive Officers of DFSA-regulated firms regarding dealings w [...] |
2008-02-11 21:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM UK FR XF ZP AE |
| 08STATE14956 |
USG QUESTIONS ON UAE JANUARY 31 NOTICE ON BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) On 31 January, the UAE notified the UNSCR 1737 Sanctions Committee of its intention to authorize-under paragraph 15 of UNSCR 1737-payments due under contracts with Bank Sepah entered into prio [...] |
2008-02-13 20:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR PREL PARM XF ZP AE |
| 08STATE16174 |
NONPAPERS FOR DELIVERY PRIOR TO 25 FEBRUARY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The Department requests that post deliver as soon as possible two nonpapers to the UAE in preparation for the Counterproliferation Task Force Meeting scheduled for February 25. --------- OBJECTI [...] |
2008-02-15 23:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IR KNNP PREL PARM XF ZP AE |
| 08STATE33109 |
RESPONSE TO UAE MFA ON STATUS OF INTERDICTIONS [...] (S) Embassy Abu Dhabi is requested to approach appropriate United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials regarding the four outstanding interdiction cases: YM Energy, M/V Sinotrans Qingdao, M/V Seventh Ocean and M/V Anna E and discuss the options for resolving them. Post should draw from objectives b [...] |
2008-03-31 21:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MNUC PARM PREL XB ZO ZP AE |
| 08STATE53868 |
COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE FOLLOW UP: EXPORT [...] (SBU) Post is requested to deliver the letter in paragraph three to Director, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yacoub al Hosani. End action request. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Post should achieve the following objectives: -- Thank UAE officia [...] |
2008-05-20 20:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC XB ZP ZO AE |
| 08STATE67950 |
BANK SADERAT OPENS NEW BRANCH IN QATAR [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Recent press reports have noted that Iran is actively working to expand its banking relationships with its Middle Eastern neighbors. This expansion is presumably a response to the increased [...] |
2008-06-24 21:07:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM XF ZP ZR QA ECON |
| 09BAGHDAD3228 |
IRAQ LICENSING OF BANK MELLI BRANCHES [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-15 12:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | GM IR IZ KNNP MNUC XF XG XT ZP ZR |
| 09BERLIN1512 |
MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, RUSSIA, SWITZERLAND, [...] Lead Stories 2. (Afghanistan) Upcoming Presidential Speech 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Russia) Train Derailment 5. (Switzerland) Ban to Build New Minarets 6. (Dubai) Financial Crisis 7. (China) Monetary Policy 8. (Germany) Demjanjuk Trial  [...] |
2009-11-30 12:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR AF IR RS SZ ZP CH GM |
| 09BERLIN1521 |
MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, RUSSIA, CLIMATE, WTO, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) President Obama's Address 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Russia) Medvedev's Security Initiative 5. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 6. (Economic) WTO 7. (Economic) Dubai's Financial Problems, Implications  [...] |
2009-12-02 11:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR AF IR RS KGHG ETRD ZP |
| 09DOHA252 |
THE RISE OF THE GULF STATES AND THE USG POLICY [...] (U) The Embassy Doha analysis below is designed to contribute to the discussion and debate about the future of the region and the U.S. government response to it. ------------ Introduction ------------ 2. (C) The "Rise of the Gulf" is one of the most prominent features of a changing Midd [...] |
2009-04-14 09:31:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL ECON ECIN EAID ENRG EFIN EINV PGOV QA ZP |
| 09DOHA464 |
THE GROWING STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TURKEY [...] (U) This Ministerial was the annual high-level meeting mandated by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Turkey and the GCC at their first ministerial summit in September of 2008 held in Jeddah. -- Although Turkey and the GCC consider the 2008 MOU to be the "launching point" for th [...] |
2009-07-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON TBIO SCUL IR IZ TU ZP |
| 09DOHA502 |
ASD VERSHBOW'S MEETINGS IN QATAR [...] (C) During their July 20-21 visit to Qatar, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, and State Political-Military (PM) Assistant Secretary Andrew Shapiro held meetings with Qatar's military Chief of Staff, Major General (MG) Ha [...] |
2009-08-10 11:57:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS QA XF ZP ZR YM IR JO LE |
| 09MADRID1144 |
MISSION SPAIN ON "THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: In response to taskings set out in reftel, Post's Muslim Engagement Working Group canvassed a wide range of contacts to solicit qualified nominees for the Entrepreneurship Summit. In addition, the Public Affairs Section (PAS) has widely publicized the event. The Working Group has m [...] |
2009-12-01 07:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIAD PREL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU MV SO SP |
| 09MADRID1149 |
MISSION SPAIN NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] In response to taskings set out in reftel, Post's Muslim Engagement Working Group canvassed a wide range of contacts to solicit qualified nominees for the Entrepreneurship Summit. The Working Group was enlarged to include representatives of PAS, ECON, POL, the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service ( [...] |
2009-12-01 15:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIAD PREL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU MV SO SP |
| 09MADRID1234 |
MISSION SPAIN ROUNDTABLE ON "ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT" [...] SUMMARY: As part of Post's ongoing outreach to migrant, ethnic, and other marginalized communities, and in response to tasking in reftel (A), Embassy Madrid hosted a roundtable on December 17 with Muslim entrepreneurs, representatives of NGOs and institutions representing Muslim interests, a [...] |
2009-12-28 16:39:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL SCUL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU MV |
| 09OTTAWA835 |
Canadian Response to UK Decision to Ban the Provision of [...] (C) ECONOFF demarched Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) Iran Deputy Director Gallit Dobner regarding referenced cable. She expressed surprise that the UK was moving forward with this action given that it is one of a suite of actions the Like-Minded Countries have considere [...] |
2009-11-13 22:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP XF ZP ZR IR UK CA |
| 09RABAT906 |
A/S FELTMAN AND SWISS STATE SECRETARY DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of the Forum for the Future in Marrakesh, Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman and Swiss State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Michaael Ambuhl discussed the status of the three Americans detained in August in Iran. Ambuhl highlighted the Swiss government's efforts to [...] |
2009-11-12 09:47:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ZP ZR SZ IR |
| 09RIYADH1412 |
Mixed Gender Audience Flocks to American Art Opening [...] American artist Laurie Goddard visited Saudi Arabia October 3 - October 10, conducting workshops with art students and putting on exhibitions of her paintings in Dhahran, Jeddah and Riyadh. The opening in Riyadh of a show of her work prompted a rare -- for Saudi Arabia -- mixed-gender public [...] |
2009-10-25 13:42:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KWMN OEXC SA XF ZP ZR |
| 09RIYADH1532 |
KAUST--A STANDARD IN THE BATTLE OVER SAUDI VALUES? [...] (C) In conversations with post contacts in media and cultural circles, PAS officers and LES staff are hearing anecdotes of increased public dissatisfaction with the reform efforts of King Abdullah as exemplified in the international and mixed gender King Abdullah University of Science and Techn [...] |
2009-11-17 14:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | SCUL KPAO KWMN OEXC SA XF ZP ZR |
| 09STATE108151 |
UK DECISION TO BAN THE PROVISION OF INSURANCE TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) On October 12, the United Kingdom banned British companies from trading with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and Iranian Bank Mellat. This ban w [...] |
2009-10-19 19:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KNNP XF ZP ZR IR UK XG XT |
| 09STATE11146 |
NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH NON-NPT STATES [...] (U) Embassy Abu Dhabi is requested to deliver points in para 4 to appropriate host country government officials. End action request. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (S) As reported by Post via email, on December 18, 2008 the Pakistani Embassy in [...] |
2009-02-06 19:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC XB ZP ZO AE PK |
| 09STATE112468 |
THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is an action cable, see paragraphs 7, 8, 9, and 10. In the Presidents June 4 speech in Cairo, he announced that he would host an Entrepreneurship Summit within a year. The National Security Council staff and the Domestic Policy Councils Office of Social Innovation and Civi [...] |
2009-10-30 21:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU |
| 09STATE115821 |
IRAQ,S LICENSING OF BANK MELLI BRANCHES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Recent press reports have noted that Iran is actively working to expand its banking relationships with its Middle Eastern neighbors. Iraq has been one focus for Iranian banks, and the Govern [...] |
2009-11-10 14:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM XF ZP ZR XG XT IZ |
| 09STATE23170 |
ACTION REQUEST: DE-ESCALATING THE POLITICAL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-12 00:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL SA TC XD XF ZP ZR |
| 09STATE34777 |
MARCH 19 COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE [...] (U) Post is requested to deliver the nonpapers in para 13 to appropriate host country government officials. End action request. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The fourth U.S. ) UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) was held on March 19 in Abu Dhabi at the level of Assistant Secre [...] |
2009-04-09 12:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC XB ZP ZO AE |
| 09STATE88639 |
FOLLOW UP ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION CASES [...] (U) Post is requested to draw from the points in para 4 with appropriate host country government officials. End action request. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (S) Washington seeks updates on a number of proliferation-related cases that we have [...] |
2009-08-25 19:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC ZP AE |
| 09STATE91868 |
DISPOSITION OF INTERDICTED CARGOES [...] (U) Post is requested to deliver the points (para 5) and the nonpaper (para 6) to appropriate host country government officials. End action request. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (S) The UAE has, since at least 2006, raised with the U.S. the [...] |
2009-09-03 14:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC ZP AE |
| 09USUNNEWYORK219 |
AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH SAUDI ARABIAN PERM REP [...] (C) Summary: During their introductory meeting on March 3, Ambassador Rice and Saudi PermRep Khalid Al-Nafisee discussed Saudi Arabia's progress on the Interfaith Dialogue, the Lebanon Tribunal and Gaza, recognition of Kosovo, and relations with Iraq and Iran. Al-Nafisee was keen to emphasiz [...] |
2009-03-05 22:30:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC XF ZP |
| 09USUNNEWYORK589 |
AMBASSADORS DENNIS ROSS AND SUSAN RICE DISCUSS [...] (C) Ambassador Rice and Special Advisor for the Gulf and Southwest Asia Ambassador Dennis Ross on June 9 met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to explain key elements of U.S. diplomatic outreach to Iran and to hear Ban's assessment. Ambassador Ross explained that President Obama in various fora [...] |
2009-06-13 00:23:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZP IR IS UNSC |
| 09VIENNA1524 |
AUSTRIA: NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT [...] In response to reftel, Post submits the following nominees for the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit: 2. Yavuz Kuscu. Kuscu is the current owner of TVG Consulting GmbH & TVG European Air Alliance. He is also the President of the Austro-Turkish Trade Association. TVG was established in [...] |
2009-11-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU MV SO AU |
| 09YEKATERINBURG82 |
MUSLIM ENTRPRENEURS WELL INTEGRATED INTO REGIONAL ECONOMOY [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 7, Consul General hosted a lunch for Muslim entrepreneurs and an NGO rep. Invitees discussed problems and trends within the local Muslim community and shared their thoughts on the up-coming Presidential Summit on Muslim Entrepreneurship in Washington (Reftel). In [...] |
2009-12-16 10:57:00 | Consulate Yekaterinburg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | RS EAID ECON SOCI XF XI ZR ZP |
| 10BELGRADE314 |
SERBIAN RESPONSE: IRISL's Uninsured Fleet and Evasive [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-25 11:33:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KNNP XF ZP ZR IR UK XG XT SR |
| 10BERLIN2 |
MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, ANTI-TERROR, PAKISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Governance, Cabinet Selection 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Anti-Terror Fight) Yemen, Guant namo, Security Measures 5. (Pakistan) Attack on Volleyball Game 6. (Islam in European Society) Westergaard Attack 7. Look Back at [...] |
2010-01-04 13:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC AF IR ZP PK |
| 10REYKJAVIK32 |
ICELAND: RESPONSE TO IRISL DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Post delivered points in reftel to Petur Thorsteinsson in the Directorate for External Trade and Economic Affairs at the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 23. Thorsteinsson thanked Emboff for the information regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) [...] |
2010-02-24 17:10:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KNNP XF ZP ZR IR UK XG XT IC EFIN |
| 10STATE16219 |
IRISL'S UNINSURED FLEET AND EVASIVE ACTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------- 2. (SBU) On October 12, 2009, the UK government banned its companies from doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), Iran's shipping line of [...] |
2010-02-23 00:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KNNP XF ZP ZR IR UK XG XT |
| 10STATE16220 |
IRISL'S UNINSURED FLEET AND EVASIVE ACTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------- 2. (SBU) On October 12, 2009, the UK government banned its companies from doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), Iran's shipping line of [...] |
2010-02-23 00:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KNNP XF ZP ZR IR UK XG XT |