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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05ABUJA1178 |
DARFUR PEACE TALKS UPDATE: OBASANJO MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: President Olusegun Obasanjo met with the leaders of the Darfur rebel movements on June 30 and urged them to be flexible over the remaining points of contention on the Declaration of Principles. He also encouraged them to continue the negotiations, and above all, be patient. A [...] |
2005-07-01 12:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KAWC KCRS SU NI DARFUR |
| 05ABUJA1986 |
SLM CONFERENCE: CHADIAN/FRENCH PROPOSAL FOR [...] (U) On the margins of the Ninth Session of the Joint Commission (for the Cease-fire in Darfur) held in Ndjamena October 13-14, both SLM Chairman Abdelwahid Nur and France's Special Representative Ambassador Henri de Coignac had private meetings with Chadian President Deby touching on the Darf [...] |
2005-10-17 13:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KAWC KCRS SU NI DARFUR |
| 05ABUJA2008 |
ABUJA: ROUND SIX [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sixth Round of the Darfur talks at Abuja, held from September 15 - October 20, were hindered by controversy within the SLM/A, poor planning, and a perceived lack of serious approach by the GOS and the JEM/SLM. The African Union did not provide the stern leadership needed [...] |
2005-10-19 13:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KAWC KCRS SU NI DARFUR |
| 05BAGHDAD2990 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi told the Deputy Secretary on July 12 that Iraq has exported for the first time in recent months oil from the Northern pipeline to Turkey. He expects a sustainable increase to 240,000 b/d in the northern oil fields. An electric power cri [...] |
2005-07-19 10:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET ECON KCOR IZ OVIP ZOELLICK ROBERT KCRS |
| 05BAGHDAD3484 |
SHIA ISLAMIST DEPUTY PRESIDENT SAYS REACHING OUT [...] (C) Deputy President Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador on August 24 that the Shia Coalition was willing to reach out to the Sunni Arabs on the language in the constitution. The Shia Coalition perceives that the future Iraqi central government will be weak. The Shia leadership, anxious for go [...] |
2005-08-26 13:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PREL IZ KCRS |
| 05BAGHDAD3500 |
PROGRESS REPORT ON KEY INITIATIVES FOR THE [...] (C) Following is Embassy Baghdad's latest update on the status of Key Initiatives. See reftels for prior updates. ------------------ ELECTRICITY UPDATE ------------------ 2. (C/NF) Status: -- Generation: Iraq Electricity - During the reporting period, the average peak generation for [...] |
2005-08-28 19:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ELTN ENRG EPET PREL IZ KCRS |
| 05BAGHDAD3547 |
UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME'S IRAQ DIRECTOR LAYS OUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paolo Lembo, Country Director of the United Nations Development Programme Iraq, met with IRMO Director Daniel Speckhard on August 14 to discuss UNDP priorities in Iraq after having recently opened its liaison office in Baghdad. He stressed UNDP's focus on building Iraq's weak g [...] |
2005-08-30 15:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL ETRD EINV EAID ELAB IZ KCRS UN |
| 05BAGHDAD3549 |
PLANS FOR IRAQ PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of British, Canadian, United Nations, and US missions met on August 27 to discuss efforts to raise the profile of public sector reform. Participants shared the perception that the Government of Iraq (GOI) has yet to take any initiative to ensure the emerging publ [...] |
2005-08-30 16:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID ELAB IZ KCRS |
| 05BAGHDAD3760 |
TETSURO SHARES JAPANESE PLANS TO FULFILL FUNDS [...] (SBU) On September 2 Amano Tetsuro (Minister- Counselor of the Embassy of Japan, Baghdad and Chief Liaison and Representative of Japan to Baghdad) met with IRMO Director Daniel Speckhard and Deputy Director David Harris to discuss Japan's fulfillment on the commitment of funds pledged to Iraq [...] |
2005-09-13 02:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL ETRD EINV EAID ELAB IZ KCRS |
| 05BAGHDAD4219 |
TURKISH ASSISTANCE TO TAL AFAR AND KIRKUK [...] (C) Summary. If the Turks want to offer humanitarian assistance, and Iraq wants to take it, we have no objection. However, there is no urgent need for Turkish aid. This aid proposal is certainly politically charged and should be negotiated bilaterally between the GOT and the ITG with minimal [...] |
2005-10-13 16:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV MOPS IZ TU KCRS |
| 05BAGHDAD4232 |
19 IRAQI PALESTINIANS IN NO MAN'S LAND AT AL [...] (C) Summary. Christian Peacemakers Team (CPT) told RefCoord and PolOff that the 19 Palestinians in the No Man's Land between the Iraqi and Syrian land borders fled because of an upsurge in abuse of Palestinians by the ITG and the general public. CPT was unable to provide specific details on [...] |
2005-10-15 05:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF KPAL PHUM PINS IZ JO SY KCRS |
| 05BRUSSELS2918 |
S/CRS DEEPENS EU CIVILIAN CRISIS RESPONSE CONTACTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On 25 July, staff from the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) met with various EU bodies dealing with civilian crisis management. Director of Planning Barbara Stephenson emphasized to the Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management ( [...] |
2005-08-04 10:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS FR EUN KCRS USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05OTTAWA1190 |
INTERNATIONAL POLICY STATEMENT CALLS FOR ENHANCED [...] (C) Summary: Ottawa unveiled its long-awaited International Policy Statement today, which the government pledged would give Canada a more prominent place on the world stage and provide needed focus to its first-ever effort to integrate defense, diplomacy, development aid, and trade. The docum [...] |
2005-04-19 21:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA MARR PGOV PREL AID KCRS |
| 05OTTAWA2702 |
CANADIAN VIEWS ON CONTINUING MOMENTUM FOR HAITIAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche September 8 to DG for the Caribbean, Central American and the Andes Christian LaPointe, who also introduced members of a newly created office on Haiti. He explained that Foreign Affairs Canada finally accepted that Haiti was going to be a significant issue [...] |
2005-09-08 21:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | HA CA PGOV PREL KCRS |
| 05OTTAWA286 |
S/CRS AMBASSADOR PASCUAL,S OTTAWA CONSULTATIONS: [...] (C) Summary: In consultations January 20 with colleagues from Foreign Affairs Canada, Defense, and the Prime Minister,s Office, Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) Ambassador Carlos Pascual broke new ground in sharing ideas and seeking synergy for shared efforts to impr [...] |
2005-01-28 20:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PREL PGOV CA KCRS START FAC |
| 05OTTAWA395 |
CANADIAN POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: THE [...] (SBU) Summary: A tan, rested, and combative Parliament returned this week ready to get down to business. The buzz on Parliament Hill was higher than normal as the MPs -- energized by their enhanced role in the minority government -- begin to tackle a host of divisive issues. While most agree [...] |
2005-02-09 14:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN CA KCRS |
| 05PARIS6303 |
FRENCH AGREE ON NEED TO CONTINUE HAITIAN ELECTION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the new team of MFA officials responsible for Haiti issues: Pierre-Alain Coffinier, DAS-equivalent for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean; Cecile Merle, Haiti desk officer; and Benoit Guidee, UN desk officer covering Haiti. Coffinier underlined [...] |
2005-09-15 15:28:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV FR HA KCRS |
| 06ALMATY2271 |
KAZAKHSTAN: NIC WATCHLIST [...] (C) Post appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback on the NIC Watchlist of Internal Instability, per reftel action request. Post generally agrees with the information reflected on the NIC Watchlist. The one exception is the wording "continuing political assassinations." There have r [...] |
2006-06-26 14:25:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRS KZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1786 |
EL SALVADORAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE RECEPTIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At a May 24 meeting with Iraq Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO) and Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel Speckhard and National Coordination Team (NCT) Director Greg Bates, El Salvadoran Minister of Defense Alejandro Romero indicated El Salvadors continuing interest in s [...] |
2006-05-29 07:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRS IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD209 |
MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Ja'afari convened the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS) at his residence the evening of January 22. Although the major topic of discussion was infrastructure security (septel), the MCNS also heard reports concerning: the status of the [...] |
2006-01-25 17:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PINS KCRS IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD918 |
89 BAGHDAD PALESTINIANS FLEE TO JORDAN BORDER [...] (C) Summary. According to representatives from the Palestinian Human Rights Organization, 89 Palestinians, including 42 children, left Baghdad by bus March 18 for the Jordanian border hoping to gain entry to Jordan. They were accompanied by two Christian Peacekeeping Team (CPT) members whose [...] |
2006-03-20 18:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF KPAL PHUM PINS KCRS IZ PA JO |
| 06BAGHDAD979 |
BAGHDAD PALESTINIANS RETURN TO IRAQ, BUT MORE [...] (C) Summary. On March 22, Iraqi Ministry of Interior Border Officials escorted the 88 Palestinians (note: not 89) out of the No Man's Land (NML) between the Iraqi and Jordanian border (ref A) and back into Iraqi territory. The Palestinians are now located in Trebil close to the border in Anbar [...] |
2006-03-24 15:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF KPAL PHUM PINS KCRS IZ PA JO |
| 06BERLIN1937 |
GERMAN VIEWS ON S/P INITIATIVE, "PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] (C) Summary: S/P Director Dr. Stephen Krasner consulted with German officials June 29 on the "Partnership for Better Governance" initiative (PBG). The PBG would be a multilateral partnership to support the emergence of democratic institutions in the developing world by contracting to provid [...] |
2006-07-11 08:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM KCRS KMCA KMPI GM |
| 06HILLAH65 |
WASIT PROVINCAL FINANCES: TREASURY, PROVINCIAL COUNCIL AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a April 12 meeting with Regional Embassy Office staff, Wasit Provincial Treasurer Lu'ay Allah Wardi described procedures instituted by the Wasit provincial government to obligate and disburse the Regional Development and Rapid Reconstruction funds allocated to the province by [...] |
2006-04-13 18:09:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID KCRS PGOV IZ |
| 06HILLAH71 |
WASIT DEPUTY GOVERNOR AND PROVINCIAL COUNCIL STRUGGLE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Wasit Deputy Governor Ahmed Abdel Salam Rasheed, in a meeting with Regional Embassy Office (REO) Al-Hillah staff, expressed his frustration with the slow pace of reconstruction in the province. Though the security situation in the province is generally stable, Wasit lacks the capa [...] |
2006-04-26 18:12:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KCRS PGOV IZ |
| 06JERUSALEM1145 |
RAISING ISSUE OF 89 PALESTINIANS ON THE [...] (C) In connection with ref (a), Con Gen Pol specialist contacted Azzam Ahmad, head of the Fatah PLC faction and former PLO ambassador to Baghdad. Post stressed the need for the PA to do everything possible to keep other Palestinians from leaving Baghdad for Jordan and indicated that we are in [...] |
2006-03-21 14:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF KPAL PHUM PINS KCRS MOPS IZ PA JO |
| 06KABUL2291 |
PRT/QAL I NOW: RING ROAD IN BADGHIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI) recently began construction of a road from the Sabsak pass, on the border between Herat and Badghis provinces, to Qal I Now, the capital of Badghis. This stretch will form part of the Afghanistan Ring Road. A 95-kilometer [...] |
2006-05-21 07:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ECON EAID KCRS ELTN SP |
| 06KABUL2425 |
PRT-QALAT - GOVERNOR ARMAN'S FIRST YEAR IN ZABUL: [...] (U) SUMMARY: Governor Arman has been a strong governor and, overall, Zabul Province has improved over the past year. However, as he well realizes, security and high-level visits are not enough for effective government, and the GoA still lacks the ability to provide goods and services to its [...] |
2006-05-29 12:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SNAR KCRS AF |
| 06KABUL3019 |
LEAHY AMENDMENT GUIDANCE FOR POLICE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 5. 2. (SBU) As reported ref a, the recent list of 86 senior Afghan National Police officers, as promulgated by the GOA, contained the names of 14 individuals who did not successfully pass the MOI rank reform Selection Board review process. These name [...] |
2006-07-06 07:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC KCRS AF |
| 06KABUL5395 |
PRT/NURISTAN: SEIZURE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL NEAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: PRT Nuristan assisted Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) officers in the seizure of material that could be used to make explosives which was being transported in the direction of a region in western Nuristan noted for its lucrative illegal mining activities. Nothing in [...] |
2006-11-07 11:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SNAR KCRS AF |
| 06KABUL662 |
PRT/KABUL: PROVINCIAL SECURITY ASSESSMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: A joint GOA - Coalition effort to address key problems in Zabul, Paktika, and Helmand Provinces could be a template for bringing greater stability to the southeast and help preclude an effective spring offensive by anti-government forces. In a series of meetings starting in [...] |
2006-02-13 06:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SNAR KCRS AF |
| 06KHARTOUM2570 |
Sudan Country Clearance Granted for Tod Wilson [...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for Tod Wilson, S/CRS DPA Signatories Advisor, to Sudan for a period of service to commence on October 30, 2006. Post notes that travel to Darfur by all employees under Chief of Mission authority, including Mr. Wilson, requires the a [...] |
2006-10-29 13:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA KCRS EAID PREL SU |
| 06LJUBLJANA66 |
SLOVENIA'S PRESIDENT SEES LEGACY IN DARFUR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-31 07:48:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM KCRS EAID PINR SU SI |
| 06NDJAMENA778 |
CHAD: PRESIDENT, OPPOSITION ACKNOWLEDGE NEED FOR [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary Don Yamamoto discussed with Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno on 30 May the pressing need for the creation of a space for political dialogue between Deby and Chad's political opposition. Opposition politicians were fulsome in their description of the barriers and [...] |
2006-06-02 10:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA779 |
CHAD: FRANCE ON POST-ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Ambassador Wall, French Ambassador Bercot outlined the Paris-blessed strategy for expanding a political dialogue and establishing the foundations for better economic and political governance in Chad after elections. He cautioned that the regime's ongoing effort [...] |
2006-06-02 10:37:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA787 |
CHAD: WISE MEN'S CHAIR MALLOUM SEEKS GUIDANCE [...] (C) The Chair of President Deby's Committee of Wise Men on political dialogue does not see any indication from the President or his opposition of the political will necessary for compromise and reconciliation. He hopes that international pressure will bring Deby to understand the need for rea [...] |
2006-06-05 14:11:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA821 |
CHAD: GOC UNDERSTANDS TIP TIER TWO AND WATCH LIST [...] (SBU) Ambassador and POL/ECON Officer on June 6 informed GOC Ministers of Justice, and of Family and Social Action of the publication of the 2006 Trafficking in Persons report, and of Chad's Tier Two Watch List ranking. Ambassador again raised the issue on June 7 with Minister of Foreign Affai [...] |
2006-06-09 10:58:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL SMIG KDEM CD KCRS PHUM |
| 06NDJAMENA826 |
CHAD: POLITICAL OPPOSTION PROPOSES UNITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Chad's political opposition's ideas for a non-exclusive political dialogue would emasculate President Deby inside a multi-headed executive structure as part of a "Government of Broad Union", created to implement a "National Pact for Peace, Unity and Democracy" aimed at a root-and-branch re [...] |
2006-06-12 09:55:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA828 |
CHAD: PRESIDENT'S CALL FOR "DIALOGUE" REJECTED [...] (SBU) The Chadian President has instructed his Council of Ministers to take the initiative for a "Chado-Chadian, internal political dialogue" to allow Chadians -- not foreigners -- to take control of the political development of the country. The political opposition publicly rejected any prop [...] |
2006-06-12 10:42:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA847 |
CHAD: POLITICAL OPPOSTION TO TAKE FRANCE TO TASK [...] (C) Chad's political opposition intends to tell the visiting French Minister-Delegate for Cooperation that she should see President Deby's initiative for political dialogue as they see it: a red herring designed to tell the international community what it wants to hear. That said, the opposit [...] |
2006-06-16 11:31:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA853 |
CHAD/DRFUR: AU-UN JOINT ASSESSMENT MISSION BRIEFS [...] (C) UN U/S General for Peacekeeping Operations reported in N'Djamena that expectations of the impact of a UN PKO in Darfur are unrealistic on both sides of the Chad/Sudan border. He called the logistical challenge of standing up the force "a nightmare", and cautioned that it would be at least [...] |
2006-06-19 16:47:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA862 |
CHAD/DARFUR: FRENCH AMBASSADOR SETS LIMITS ON [...] (SBU) France's Ambassador to Chad told UN U/S General for Peacekeeping Operations that there should be no illusions about using France's troops in Chad as an arm of an eventual PKO in Darfur. He stressed the need for international protection of the refugees and IDPs in Chad, made clear France [...] |
2006-06-20 15:02:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS PHUM CD |
| 06NDJAMENA867 |
CHAD: MULTI-DONOR MISSION ON PUBLIC FINANCE AND [...] (SBU) The second Multi-Donor Mission to Chad since April opened on June 21. A week of meetings with the GOC will seek to settle on the framework of a "global agreement" on the issues of public finance and oil revenue management. This would replace the "interim agreement" the GOS and World Ban [...] |
2006-06-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID EPET PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA882 |
CHAD: CREDIBLE OIL REVENUE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN [...] (C) Senior Chadian government officials have succeeded in blocking any discussion of capturing all or some indirect oil revenues generated by taxes and customs fees into an "improved" revenue management scheme for poverty reduction. They see no need to change the current distribution of funds [...] |
2006-06-27 14:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID EPET KDEM PREL PGOV KCRS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA893 |
CHAD: DOES THE GOVERNMENT WANT THE WORLD BANK OUT [...] (SBU) Tough talk in the Multi-Donor Mission's oil revenue management working group seems to indicate a Government of Chad desire to cut the World Bank out of the oil sector all together. If the GOC shows continued inflexibility over the World Bank's status as a senior creditor, it could be an [...] |
2006-06-29 08:43:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID EPET PREL PGOV KDEM KCRS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA894 |
CHAD: FRENCH AMBASSADOR BLAMES POLITICAL [...] (C) The French Ambassador to Chad believes that none of the actors in Chad's political-military conflicts are willing to use dialogue to reach a peaceful solution to the country's succession problem. Although he believes that the international community must keep up the pressure on all partie [...] |
2006-06-29 08:44:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA906 |
CHAD/DARFUR: NEW PATTERNS IN EASTERN CHAD'S [...] (SBU) Human rights groups and international NGOs point to an apparent shift toward ethnically or racially motivated attacks in eastern Chad in the area bordering Darfur. The period of September 2005 through May 2006 saw numerous such attacks; the month of June has been relatively quiet. Alleg [...] |
2006-07-03 14:07:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KCRS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA908 |
CHAD: OIL REVENUE MANAGEMENT AND THE PRICE OF [...] (SBU) The ten-day intensive talks between a Multi-Donor Mission and the Government of Chad (GOC) ended June 29. A good start was made on revisions to Chad's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), and on defining urgent actions needed to improve public finance management. The World Bank's m [...] |
2006-07-04 11:39:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID EPET PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA929 |
CHAD: MARAUDING YOUTH THREATEN HUMANITARIAN WORKERS [...] (SBU) A tense day of stand-off between local youths ostensibly demonstrating for employment, and humanitarian NGOs working in the Sudanese refugee camps outside the eastern Chadian town of Bahai ended July 7 with one locally engaged staff member of the International Rescue Committee injured. [...] |
2006-07-10 16:31:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS ASEC PHUM CD |
| 06NDJAMENA950 |
CHAD/DARFUR: FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS ON KHARTOUM [...] (SBU) Chad's Foreign Minister says he proposed to Khartoum a kind of reciprocal withdrawal of sanctuary for armed groups. Sudan suggested joint Chad/Sudan patrols of the common border. Neither side gave formal responses to the other's proposals. Chad awaits a follow-on mission from Khartoum [...] |
2006-07-13 16:27:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS PHUM CD |
| 06NDJAMENA968 |
CHAD/DARFUR: NMRD CLAIMS CHADIAN PRESSURE TO JOIN [...] (C) The Darfur rebel group National Movement for Reform and Development (NMRD) has indicated a desire to revisit its objections to the DPA, and implied a readiness to support DPA implementation. The group's General Secretary has stated that the group must be recognized as a valid interlocutor [...] |
2006-07-19 14:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS PHUM CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA989 |
CHAD'S POLITICAL DIALOGUE DEADLOCK [...] (C) Post's monitoring of Chad's political pulse since the May 3 Presidential poll indicates, with each passing week, less and less life in any of the ideas so far proposed to bring a political solution to Chad's institutional crises. The two major blocks in the face-off, roughly centered on Pr [...] |
2006-07-25 10:12:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
| 06SANAA1773 |
PRESIDENT SALEH ON SOMALIA'S ISLAMIC COURTS: LET'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh and his Foreign Minister are urging dialogue between the USG and factions of the Islamic Courts not aligned with Al-Qaeda. The Courts are now a "fact on the ground" and we must seek to influence them now; if we wait until they take over Baidoa, we will have very [...] |
2006-06-15 08:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRS PTER SO YE |
| 06SANAA1814 |
EMBASSY SANAA COMMENTS ON NIC WATCHLIST [...] (U) Post recommends the following changes to the suggested test for Yemen in the NIC watchlist of internal instability: 2. (S) "Yemen's risk of significant internal instability over the past six months has slightly decreased due to a successful ceasefire with insurgents in the north, Preside [...] |
2006-06-21 11:32:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PINS PGOV PTER EAID PREL KDEM KCRS YM |
| 06STATE91067 |
FISCAL DATA FOR USG SITE DEVELOPMENT IN EL [...] (U) An expanding U.S. Government presence in Darfur requires modest infrastructure development, including living and working facilities, to support U.S. personnel in the field. S/CRS and AF/EX have agreed to split the costs associated with refurbishing RSO-identified buildings in El Fasher (r [...] |
2006-06-05 20:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRS PGOV SU |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1335 |
PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: FIRST MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY. UN officials, international financial representatives and 31 member states inaugurated the Peacebuilding Commission on June 23. The Angolan permrep took the chair, and announced the selection by consensus of Norway and El Salvador as vice chairs. Each will lead country-specific [...] |
2006-07-10 17:23:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EAID PREL UNSC KPKO KCRS |
| 07BAGHDAD1329 |
IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE CALLS FOR RAPID [...] (C) Summary: At the April 13 session of the Iraq Executive Steering Committee, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Barham Salih called the April 12 bombing of the Council of Representatives (CoR) troubling from a security standpoint, but a unifying event for the CoR. Sarafiya bridge, a [...] |
2007-04-18 11:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG KCRS KPAO MOPS PGOV PREF PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD3124 |
PRT TIKRIT: MAJOR CRIMES COURT OPEN FOR BUSINESS [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (U) Summary. On September 9, the Salah ad Din Province Major Crimes Court (MCC) was opened pursuant to an order signed by the Chief Justice of Iraq. The key question is whether local judges will effectively carry out their duties or if inti [...] |
2007-09-17 10:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRS KJUS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD3441 |
PRT TIKRIT: MCC HOLDS FIRST TRIALS [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din reporting cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The key concern during the initial cases heard by the new ad Din Province Major Crimes Court was whether local judges would have the courage to carry out their duties or whether they would succumb t [...] |
2007-10-16 18:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRS KCRM KJUS SNAR KWMN OTRA ECON IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD3598 |
PRT TIKRIT: SALAH AD DIN APPROVES 2008 PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY. With an enthusiasm and pride not normally seen at its meetings, the Salah ad din Provincial Council (PC) approved its 2008 budget and toasted this achievement as a group after its meeting. END SUMMARY. ------------------------ [...] |
2007-10-30 07:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV KCRS IZ |
| 07BEIJING3239 |
S/CRS AMBASSADOR HERBST CONSULTATIONS IN BEIJING [...] (C) China has the capability to be a vital contributor and partner in global reconstruction and stabilization (R/S) efforts, Ambassador John Herbst told officials from the Ministries of Foreign and Civil Affairs and representatives from Chinese think tanks April 27-28. In the meetings, Ambas [...] |
2007-05-15 03:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRS CH |
| 07BEIJING6872 |
S/CRS WORKS WITH CHINA ON A RECONSTRUCTION AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting officials from S/CRS participated in a successful Reconstruction and Stabilization Workshop in Beijing on October 24-25. The MFA organized the workshop, with attendance by representatives of several Chinese ministries. Each side briefed on its international emergency [...] |
2007-10-29 05:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CH KCRS |
| 07KUWAIT746 |
HUMANTIARIAN OPERATIONS CENTER - HERE TO HELP [...] SUMMARY: Kuwait's Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC) can assist NGOs with shipping of their supplies (even free shipping) to Iraq, obtaining Kuwait and Iraq customs clearances, and Kuwait entry visas for medical cases granted treatment in Kuwait or abroad. The HOC desires to increase human [...] |
2007-05-13 06:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI KCRS IZ KU |
| 07NDJAMENA142 |
CHAD'S OURE CASSONI REFUGEE CAMP POSES UNIQUE RISKS [...] (SBU) Summary. Oure Cassoni refugee Camp, close to the Sudan border, continues to be highly politicized. Both the camp and the host community of Bahai lack security (reftels). The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is active in trying to repatriate Sudanese soldiers hospitaliz [...] |
2007-02-14 14:08:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PREL KCRS CD SU |
| 07NDJAMENA199 |
ABECHE: EASTERN CHAD HUB FOR THE UN, NGOS AND ANY [...] (u) Summary. Abeche is the major city in eastern Chad, used as a hub by the UN agencies and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that work in the region. Security remains an issue, with the UN still drawn down to essential personnel only (Phase IV)). UN and NGO staff favor a [...] |
2007-03-02 15:57:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREF PREL KCRS KPKO CD SU |
| 07NDJAMENA200 |
ABECHE: EASTERN CHAD HUB FOR THE UN, NGOS AND ANY [...] (u) Summary. Abeche is the major city in eastern Chad, used as a hub by the UN agencies and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that work in the region. Security remains an issue, with the UN still drawn down to essential personnel only (Phase IV)). UN and NGO staff favor a [...] |
2007-03-02 15:57:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREF PREL KCRS KPKO CD SU |
| 07NDJAMENA257 |
PRESIDENT DEBY ACKNOWLEDGES GUEREDA INSECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. President Deby visited Guereda March 22 to deal with ongoing Tama/Zaghawa conflict. In a meeting in Kounoungou Refugee Camp, he acknowledged to refugees, local residents, and the humanitarian community that there were indeed security problems, and said that he would create a n [...] |
2007-03-26 12:25:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV KCRS CD SU |
| 07NDJAMENA318 |
CODEL MCGOVERN VISITS EASTERN CHAD, MEETS SUDAN REBELS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Rep. James McGovern and staffers, plus Ambassador and Emboffs, visited the Abeche area on 6-7 April, meeting with local Chadian authorities, UN officials, NGO workers, and Sudanese rebel leaders. The group drove to Gaga camp to meet with Sudanese refugees. In a meeting with Rep [...] |
2007-04-12 10:40:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PHUM KCRS CD SU OVIP OTRA |
| 07NDJAMENA324 |
CODEL McGovern Visits IDPs Fleeing Attacks [...] (U) SUMMARY. Rep. James McGovern and staffers, along with the Ambassador and Emboffs, witnessed the grave humanitarian crisis unfolding near Koukou Angarana in eastern Chad on 7 April. An estimated 9,000 people have fled west towards the area after attacks on the villages of Tiero and Marena [...] |
2007-04-12 15:02:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PHUM KCRS CD SU OTRA OVIP |
| 07NDJAMENA329 |
CAR REFUGEES IN CHAD: INCREASE IN MALNUTRITION [...] (SBU) Summary. An end-March monitoring visit to the three refugee camps for Central African Republic (CAR) refugees near Gore found that the malnutrition rate at Amboko Camp - the oldest of the three (established mid-June 2003) - had tripled from December to March. While the malnutrition rat [...] |
2007-04-17 12:13:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV KCRS CD CT |
| 07NDJAMENA357 |
REFUGEE PROTECTION IN EASTERN CHAD - Part 1 [...] (U) Summary: A team from the DepartmentQs Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration/Africa Office (PRM/AFR) and the office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) visited Sudanese refugee camps in eastern Chad from March 20-28 to monitor USG-funded protection and [...] |
2007-04-26 09:35:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV KCRS SU CD |
| 07NDJAMENA358 |
REFUGEE PROTECTION IN EASTERN CHAD - Part 2 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-26 09:37:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV KCRS SU CD |
| 07NDJAMENA85 |
Eastern Chad: USAID Assessment of Internally [...] Summary: A USG humanitarian assessment team spent two weeks in Chad, including ten days in the East, investigating reports of internal displacement and assessing humanitarian conditions and response for the affected communities. This is the fourth and final cable from the team and includes k [...] |
2007-01-29 15:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRS |
| 07PARIS637 |
FRANCE: MFA ON DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE, STABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Econ Counselor and Econoff met February 14 with Jerome Walter, Counselor to Minister Delegate for Cooperation and Development Brigitte Girardin, and Herve Magro, Deputy Director for Governance in the MFA's General Directorate for International Cooperation and Development, to tak [...] |
2007-02-20 12:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KDEM KCRS FR |
| 07PORTAUPRINCE1695 |
SEVERE CONDITIONS IN MEN'S NATIONAL PENITENTIARY [...] Summary. Prisoners in the men's national penitentiary in Port-au-Prince suffer from severe overcrowding and live in extremely unhygienic conditions. The prison lacks the most basic facilities and equipment for hygienic food preparation and elementary health care. Numbers of correctional of [...] |
2007-10-22 11:12:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA KCRM KCRS KJUS SOCI |
| 07PRISTINA331 |
KOSOVO: NEW APPROACH NEEDED TO HELP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A year after the opening of Osterode camp, a USG-funded medical treatment facility for lead-poisoned Roma in northern Mitrovica, 134 Roma ) including 69 children ) still live in the highly contaminated Cesmin Lug camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Thirty-one children [...] |
2007-04-26 15:41:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREF SENV YI KCRS UNMIK |
| 07PRISTINA489 |
KOSOVO: EUPT PROPOSES BROAD TRAINING CONCEPT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent weeklong course in Finland for candidates for the anticipated Kosovo European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) mission covered ESDP concepts, the goals of the Kosovo ESDP mission, an overview of rule of law sectors in Kosovo, Kosovo-specific case studies, and the missi [...] |
2007-06-22 13:07:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KCRM KJUS PGOV PINS YI UNMIK KCRS |
| 07PRISTINA544 |
KOSOVO: SECURITY WORKING GROUPS SLOWLY LEAVE THE [...] (C) Summary: The sub-Working Groups on Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) Issues and Security Institutions, two of the six sub-Working Groups (sub-WGs) created by the Working Group on Security (WGS) to carry out its mandate to plan for implementation of Annex VIII of the Ahtisaari final status pac [...] |
2007-07-13 09:47:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS MARR PGOV PINS PREL YI KCRS UNMIK |
| 07PRISTINA594 |
KOSOVO: AT DONOR URGING, UNMIK COMMITS TO CLOSING [...] (C) Summary: UNMIK committed to closing the Cesmin Lug Roma camp, which CDC has consistently maintained is unsafe for human habitation. In a July 23 meeting with UN, USOP and donor representatives, PDSRSG Schook gave the instruction that alternative sites be found for the current Cesmin Lug [...] |
2007-07-31 15:54:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV EAID KCRS YI KV UNMIK SENV PHUM |
| 07SEOUL1448 |
S/CRS AMBASSADOR HERBST'S CONSULTATIONS IN SEOUL [...] (SBU) The U.S. and ROKG held a second round of consultations on reconstruction and stabilization (R&S) issues on April 26. The U.S. delegation led by Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) John Herbst obtained Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Vice Minister Ch [...] |
2007-05-15 01:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRS KS |
| 07STATE144973 |
GUIDANCE FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE ON THE UN [...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department asks USUN to draw upon the themes and talking points stated in paragraph 2 for the UN Security Council debate on the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) Annual Report on 17 October 2007. 2. THEMES AND TALKING POINTS: The United States [...] |
2007-10-16 22:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRS EUN UNGA UNSC ECOSOC UN |
| 07STATE162747 |
NON-PAPER ON EU/EC PARTICIPATION IN THE UN [...] (SBU) PURPOSE: This is an action request. Post is requested to deliver the following text on the United States' (US) position on European Union/European Community participation in the UN Peacebuilding Commission in a non-paper to an appropriate host counter-part. The text of the non-paper [...] |
2007-12-03 20:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRS EUN UNGA UNSC ECOSOC UN PO |
| 07STATE6191 |
SUDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/CRS EYTHAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 2-3. 2. (SBU) Department requests that Post grant country clearance for S/CRS Eythan Sontag, who will be TDY principally in Darfur for approximately two months in support of peace-process implementation and other Embassy activities in the fi [...] |
2007-01-17 23:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC KCRS OTRA PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SU |
| 07USEUBRUSSELS3473 |
RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE EU/EC PARTICPATION IN THE UN [...] (C) PolOff presented points (reftel) December 7 to Morten Knudsen of the European Council's UN and International Law Unit. Knudsen emphasized that the Council and the Commission are in no way looking to expand their influence within the PBC, that they are not seeking either voting privilege [...] |
2007-12-07 16:53:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRS UNGA UNSC ECOSOC EUN PO UN |
| 07USUNNEWYORK650 |
MISSION CLEARANCE FOR LIBERIA SSR TEAM [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-08 21:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRS UN YI PREL |
| 08ATHENS1028 |
SOMALI PIRACY: GREEK SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-18 15:42:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT KCRM KCRS KJUS PHSA PREL SOCI XA XW GR |
| 08ATHENS1463 |
GREEK GOVERNMENT'S PLANS FOR OCTOBER 22 GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 16, the Embassy raised reftel A points regarding the October 22 Georgia Donors' Conference with the MFA and the head of Hellenic Aid. Both indicated that while additional funding may potentially be forthcoming, the GoG does not appear prepared to make a pledge durin [...] |
2008-10-21 12:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KMCA KCRS EAID EFIN PREL GR |
| 08BAGHDAD1684 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: GOVERNORATE ELECTION OFFICER [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-03 13:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS KCRS KDEM IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD1871 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: UN STEPS UP EFFORTS IN SAMARRA [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary. The United Nations (UN) has dramatically increased its activity in Samarra over the last several months. The main focus of UN activities in Samarra has been on reconstruction of the Golden Mosque. While the increased activ [...] |
2008-06-20 14:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD1969 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: LOCALS CHAFE AT PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: The tight hold that the governing clique from the Juboori tribe keeps on the Salah ad Din (SaD) provincial capital project contracting process is a bone of contention for district officials and citizens in Salah [...] |
2008-06-27 13:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS ECON KCRS IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD1974 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: VP HASHEMI VISITS SAMARRA [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: On June 22, Sunni Vice President Tareq Al-Hashemi made an unannounced visit to Samarra in southern Salah ad Din province to deliver a message of support for reconstruction efforts. Hashimi is the most senior GOI official to [...] |
2008-06-28 12:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD2077 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: I-CERP BUILDING MORE THAN [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable coordinated with the partner Brigade 1/101 BCT. Summary ------- 2. (C) The Iraqi - Commanders Emergency Response Program (I-CERP) has been a great success in Salah ad Din province, helping to quickly address critical project implementation [...] |
2008-07-06 07:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS ECON EAID KCRS IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD2204 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: GEO REPORTS VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) During a July 14 meeting, Salah ad Din (SaD) Governorate Election Officer (GEO) Hatim Abdulhamid provided PRT/CF officials with an upbeat assessment of the state of voter registration readiness in the province. He [...] |
2008-07-14 15:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS KDEM KCRS SOCI IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD2644 |
(C) PRT SALAH AD DIN: REPORT FROM THE GOVERNORS, [...] (C) The Salah ad-Din (SaD) Deputy Governor Abdullah Hussein al-Jubara met with the PRT to discuss the results of the August 4-7 Baghdad conference for all provincial governors, which he and the Governor attended. SaD agenda items included: 1) increasing provincial budget allocations; 2) estab [...] |
2008-08-19 03:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD2645 |
(C) PRT SALAH AD DIN: SAD SIGNS CONTRACT FOR [...] (C) On 11 August, Salah ad-Din (SaD) Province signed a contract with a Turkish company for the construction of a commercial airport and industrial area east of Tikrit. Provincial leaders expect the airport project to be a tremendous boon to the provincial economy, serving as a means for prospe [...] |
2008-08-19 03:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON IR IZ KCRS PGOV PINS PREL PTER |
| 08BAGHDAD2714 |
SAMARRA RECONSTRUCTION EXTENDS BEYOND GOLDEN MOSQUE [...] (C) Reconstruction of the Al-Askari Mosque continues to advance. The Shi'a Mosque recently opened to local citizens for the first time since the terrorist bombing in February 2006. Additionally, reconstruction efforts are now expanding more noticeably beyond the Mosque with an increased focus [...] |
2008-08-24 10:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD3477 |
BAGHDAD AMANAT CONTRACT SPECIALISTS TO INTERN WITH [...] SUMMARY: On October 19, the Baghdad Amanat signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Joint Contracting Command Iraq/Afghanistan (JCCI/A) to have two of their contract specialists intern with JCCI/A. This signing is a result of a partnership between JCCI/A, Provincial Reconstruction Team-Bag [...] |
2008-11-02 09:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRS IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD4015 |
(C) PRT SALAH AD DIN: BAYJI OIL REFINERY DG [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) Bayji Oil Refinery (BOR) Director General Ali Obeidi informed JSS BOR officers on December 18 that he had submitted a letter resigning his position to the Ministry of Oil (MOO) and requesting that he be reassigned to a technical or advi [...] |
2008-12-23 09:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD4064 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: APPREHENSION OVER COMING SOI [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Provincial leaders are concerned that the upcoming transition of responsibility for Sons of Iraq (SOI) contracts from Coalition Forces (CF) to the Government of Iraq (GOI) could undermine security improvements in Salah ad Din ( [...] |
2008-12-30 14:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD503 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: PROVINCIAL COUNCIL AND ITS [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) After months of meeting sporadically and without achieving quorum, the Salah ad Din Provincial Council (PC) has been increasingly active, meeting with quorum and efficiently conducting its business. PC Chairm [...] |
2008-02-21 15:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS PINR KCRS IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD636 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS BRACE FOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) With the clock ticking on the implementation of the Accountability and Justice Law, Provincial leaders have begun to look ahead at how they can make their case to Baghdad on how and why the law should b [...] |
2008-03-04 12:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD727 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Local district and subdistrict governments have over the last several months shown increasing signs of engagement with the Salah ad Din Provincial Government and a commitment to meeting the basic needs of thei [...] |
2008-03-11 19:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD802 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: SAMARRA HAS NEW CITY COUNCIL [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) After weeks of backroom maneuvering, and with the full support of the Provincial Council (PC), Samarra has a new 21 member City Council (CC) that was selected by the consensus of the Samarra Mayor, local Sheik [...] |
2008-03-17 12:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD851 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: ANXIETIES BUILD AMID QUESTIONS [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) With anxieties building as the April 14 application deadline set in the Justice and Accountability Law approaches, Salah Ad Din (SaD) provincial officials have begun to collect data on former Firqah and Shuba [...] |
2008-03-20 11:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD906 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: ANXIETIES BUILD AMID QUESTIONS [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) With anxieties building as the April 14 application deadline set in the Justice and Accountability Law approaches, Salah Ad Din (SaD) provincial officials have begun to collect data on former Firqah and Shuba [...] |
2008-03-25 16:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD988 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: SALAH AD DIN CLAMORS FOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: With the withdrawal of the veto of the Provincial Powers Law by the Presidency Council, Salah Ad Din leaders, as well as the public, are enthusiastically anticipating provincial elections. Interlocutors almost without [...] |
2008-03-31 16:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ |
| 08BEIJING3750 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED--ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-26 07:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUMEM PREL GG CH RS |
| 08BEIJING3968 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED -- OCTOBER 22 GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-20 01:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN CG PREL RS EUMEM KMCA KCRS |
| 08BEIJING3980 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED -- OCTOBER 22 GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-20 08:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN CG PREL RS EUMEM KMCA KCRS |
| 08BRUSSELS1065 |
BELGIUM: SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1816 [...] (U) Belgian MFA officials told econoff Belgium supports efforts to protect shipping from piracy off the Somali coast. The officials consider UNSCR 1816 a good resolution and hope useful action results in the next six months and/or the time period will be extended. They noted that France and S [...] |
2008-07-15 09:39:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KCRM KCRS KJUS PHSA PREL SO BE |
| 08BRUSSELS1591 |
BELGIUM: OCTOBER 22 GEORGIA DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-15 08:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PREL KMCA KCRS GG BE |
| 08BUCHAREST786 |
ROMANIA: ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] (SBU) EconCouns met October 3 with Anamaria Almasan, Acting Director for EU External Relations and Development Assistance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), to convey reftel information on U.S. aid to Georgia and to inquire about Romanian plans for both bilateral and EU-coordinated assis [...] |
2008-10-07 14:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUN PREL GG RO |
| 08BUDAPEST1015 |
HUNGARY TO ATTEND OCTOBER 22 GEORGIA DONORS' [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-22 07:34:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRS EAID GG HU |
| 08BUDAPEST935 |
HUNGARIAN ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-23 16:23:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRS EAID GG RS HU |
| 08CANBERRA1039 |
AUSTRALIA WILL NOT ATTEND GEORGIA DONORS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-16 00:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN GG PREL RS EUMEM KMCA KCRS AS |
| 08DHAKA1242 |
US-PHILLIPINES ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE: [...] (U) On Sunday November 23, PolOff met with Masudur Rahman, Director of the Americas Wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to encourage the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) participation in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Disaster Relief Exercise scheduled for May 4-8. Rahman expressed intere [...] |
2008-12-02 11:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID MARR ARF KCRS BG |
| 08DHAKA903 |
US-THAILAND ARF WORKSHOP: BANGLADESH INTERESTED [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-25 10:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID MARR ARF KCRS BG |
| 08DJIBOUTI602 |
DJIBOUTI ON SOMALI PIRACY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UNCSR 1816 [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points to Djibouti Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director of Bilateral Affairs Youssouf Aden Moussa on July 17. 2. (SBU) Moussa reemphasized Djibouti's vital national interest in combating piracy off the Somali coast, especially to protect the security and [...] |
2008-07-17 10:23:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KCRM KCRS KJUS PHSA PREL PGOV SO DJ |
| 08DOHA861 |
QATAR BEGINS ORGANIZING ITS FOREIGN AID AGENCY; [...] (C) MFA Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Khalid Al-Attiyah told Ambassador December 4 that Qatar plans to broaden its involvement in external development aid and humanitarian assistance. He said Qatar hopes to partner with other countries that have expertise in [...] |
2008-12-15 13:33:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRS AID QA |
| 08DUBLIN583 |
IRISH AID TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-22 14:57:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN GG PREL RS EUMEM KMCA KCRS EI |
| 08HANOI967 |
HANOI TO PARTICIPATE IN US-THAILAND ARF STABILIZATION AND [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-19 03:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ARF MARR KCRS |
| 08HELSINKI451 |
GEORGIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Econ Assistant delivered reftel points regarding the upcoming International Georgia Reconstruction Donors Conference in Brussels to Mr Jaakko Lehtovirta, Georgia Desk Officer at the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The MFA is working to determine how much room there is in Finland's [...] |
2008-10-07 08:22:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN EINV KCRS KMCA EUMEM PREL GG FI |
| 08HELSINKI469 |
FINLAND'S RESPONSE TO SECOND GEORGIA DEMARCHE [...] Econ Officer delivered reftel talking points to Jaakko Lehtovirta, Georgia Desk Officer at the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The MFA is currently formulating the amount and direction of aid it will provide for Georgia's recovery efforts. 2. The MFA received the Joint Needs As [...] |
2008-10-16 10:49:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN GG PREL RS EUMEM KMCA KCRS FI |
| 08KABUL3194 |
Integrated Civilian-Military Action Group Established at [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Kabul has established an Integrated Civilian-Military Action Group (ICMAG) to begin a rigorous, systematic effort to better align the respective actions of USG agencies across the civilian and military lines of operation. This decision builds on efforts over the last y [...] |
2008-12-12 04:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF MOPS KDEM PINS KCRS |
| 08KABUL3195 |
Integrated Civilian-Military Action Group Established at [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Kabul has established an Integrated Civilian-Military Action Group (ICMAG) to begin a rigorous, systematic effort to better align the respective actions of USG agencies across the civilian and military lines of operation. This decision builds on efforts over the last y [...] |
2008-12-12 04:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF MOPS KDEM PINS KCRS |
| 08KUWAIT837 |
KUWAIT: "WE'VE DONE OUR PART; BALL IS NOW IN [...] (C) Former NEA DAS and newly minted Senior Advisor on Southern Iraq Affairs Gordon Gray met with GOK officials July 22 to discuss Iraq and how to facilitate progress on some of the outstanding issues between Kuwait and Iraq. In direct correlation to Kuwait's proximity to Iran, Kuwaiti paranoi [...] |
2008-07-24 11:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KCRS PBTS PINR KU |
| 08LISBON2603 |
NO PORTUGUESE BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-23 09:11:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | GG RS KCRS KMCA EAID EFIN PREL PO |
| 08LJUBLJANA470 |
SLOVENIA WILL NOT MAKE ANY BILATERAL PLEDGE AT THE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-15 11:08:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN GG PREL RS EUN KMCA KCRS SI |
| 08LONDON1870 |
UK SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1816 ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-16 14:38:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KCRM KCRS KJUS PHSA PREL SO XW UK |
| 08MANAMA724 |
BAHRAIN: WAIT AND SEE ON GEORGIAN RECONSTRUCTION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-22 06:43:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PREL KMCA KCRS GG RS BA |
| 08MUSCAT724 |
OMAN UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] (C) During an October 13 meeting with Mohammed al-Hassan, Director of Political Affairs for Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi, Pol-Econ Chief delivered ref A and B demarches and urged the Omani government to strongly consider making a contribution to reconstruction efforts in Georgia [...] |
2008-10-15 09:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA GG MU |
| 08NEWDELHI2567 |
GOI CURRENTLY HAS NO PLANS TO OFFER AID TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-24 02:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUMEM PREL GG RS IN |
| 08NEWDELHI2954 |
GOI SEEMS OPEN TO DEVELOPING RECONSTRUCTION AND [...] (C) Summary: Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization Ambassador John Herbst met MEA officials November 6 to explore potential areas of cooperation between the United States and India in civilian reconstruction and stabilizatioN efforts. United Nations-Political Division Joint Secreta [...] |
2008-11-19 11:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN KCOR KCRS KDEM KPKO PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
| 08OSLO559 |
NORWEGIANS WILL DONATE: GEORGIA DONORS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-15 08:37:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN GG PREL RS EUMEM KMCA KCRS NO |
| 08PARIS1011 |
S/CRS HERBST DISCUSSES CIVIL-MILITARY COOPERATION [...] (C) On May 16, S/CRS John Herbst met with French Government and OECD officials to brief on S/CRS activities and discuss potential areas for cooperation. At the MFA, Jean-Hughes Simon-Michel, PDAS for Strategic Affairs, discussed French activities to promote civil-military cooperation within [...] |
2008-05-28 13:58:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PGOV PREL KCRS AF FR |
| 08PARIS1337 |
FRENCH SUPPORT FOR UNSCR 1816 (SOMALIA PIRACY) [...] (SBU) In response to ref A, MFA Horn of Africa Desk Officer Thierry Caboche reviewed assistance France has been providing to Africa (refs B-C), particularly France's engagement in naval patrols to counter piracy in the Horn of Africa and its efforts to engage Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sw [...] |
2008-07-15 15:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KCRM KCRS KJUS PHAS PREL SO XA XW FR |
| 08PRAGUE633 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-26 15:47:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUMEM PREL GG RS EZ |
| 08RIGA641 |
LATVIA TO PLEDGE AT GEORGIA DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN GG PREL RS EUMEM KMCA KCRS LG |
| 08ROME1219 |
ITALIAN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO DECREASE 60% IN [...] (SBU) On 23 September, Counselor Massoni of the Italian MFA told Econoff that Italy's foreign assistance in 2009 is expected to decrease by 60% from 2008, dropping to 0.11% of GDP. This is expected to produce, in the year of the Italy's G8 presidency, a sharp reduction in Italy's humanitari [...] |
2008-09-30 16:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRS KMCA EAID EFIN PREL |
| 08ROME1273 |
ITALY TO GIVE ONLY 1.6M EUROS IN BILATERAL AID FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) On 16 October Econoff delivered reftel A demarche on assistance to Georgia to Stefano Soliman, Deputy Director for Balkans/ Middle East Development Cooperation at the MFA. According to Soliman, Italy will provide a minimum of 1.6 million euros in bilateral general aid for displaced person [...] |
2008-10-17 13:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN GG KMCA PREL RS KCRS |
| 08ROME915 |
ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1816 [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-24 15:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KCRS KJUS EWWT PHSA PREL IT |
| 08SEOUL2061 |
ROK RESPONSE TO GEORGIA DONORS' CONFERENCE REQUEST [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-21 00:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PREL RS KMCA KCRS KS |
| 08SINGAPORE1057 |
SINGAPORE HAS NO PLANS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-29 08:28:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRS EAID EFIN PREL SN |
| 08SOFIA636 |
BULGARIA WILL DECIDE ON ASSISTANCE AFTER [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-29 16:03:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUMEM PREL GG RS BU |
| 08STATE112584 |
GEORGIA PM LAYS OUT ECONOMIC CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: Georgian PM Gurgenidze told U/S Jeffery October 13 that the economic situation in Georgia was still highly fragile because of the now combined effects of the August Russian invasion and the possible regional contagion from the financial crisis. He stated that in light of the glo [...] |
2008-10-22 18:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN EU GG KCRS KMCA PREL RS |
| 08STATE86278 |
GAINING HOST GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR US-THAILAND ARF WORKSHOP [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DILI, DHAKA, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PORT MORESBY, PHNOM PENH, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBATTA, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, WELLINGTON. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. [...] |
2008-08-12 13:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID MARR ARF KCRS |
| 08STOCKHOLM657 |
SWEDISH RESPONSE: ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA FOLLOWING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-02 12:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PREL KCRS KMCA EUMEM GG RS SW |
| 08THEHAGUE607 |
NETHERLANDS/SOMALIA: IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1816 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 15, Poloffs discussed reftel points with Bob Aal, Dutch MFA Security Policy Department contact for Africa. At the request of the UN, the Dutch protected humanitarian aid convoys to Somalia this spring, but for the moment the Dutch are following the EU lead on responding [...] |
2008-07-18 13:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KCRM KCRS KJUS PHSA PREL NL SO XA XW |
| 08TOKYO2931 |
OCTOBER 22 GEORGIA DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) DevCon Reed met with Hideki Uyama, Director of MOFA's Second Country Assistance Planning Division, International Cooperation Bureau to deliver the points contained in reftel on October 22. 2. (SBU) Mr. Uyama advised that Japan shares the same views with the United States and it is ver [...] |
2008-10-21 05:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PREL KMCA KCRS GG JA |
| 08VIENNA1416 |
AUSTRIAN ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] (U) Polchief discussed reftel points September 25 with Stefan Weidinger, MFA unit chief for Development Cooperation in Southeastern and Eastern Europe. Weidinger noted that the Southern Caucasus, including Georgia, is one of the MFA's seven priority regions for assistance worldwide. He said [...] |
2008-09-25 12:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUMEM PREL GG RS AU |
| 08WARSAW1142 |
ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) EmbOffs delivered reftel demarche regarding the upcoming Georgia donors conference in Brussels to Tomasz Orlowski, Georgia desk officer at the Polish MFA, as well as Barbara Gronowska and Joanna Poplawska in the MFA's Development Cooperation Department on September 22. The MFA is working [...] |
2008-09-29 15:07:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN KCRS EUMEM PREL GG RS PL |
| 08WARSAW1218 |
POLISH MFA WORKING WITH FINANCE MINISTRY ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-17 15:30:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN GG PREL RS EUMEM KMCA KCRS PL |
| 09BAGHDAD1189 |
BAGHDAD CITY PLANNING: A CAPACITY BUILDING SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: What began five years ago as a request for USG assistance with electronically mapping four Baghdad neighborhoods has grown into a sustainable Geographic Information System (GIS) Center within the Mayor's office, also known as the Amanat. The Baghdad Provincial Reconstruction [...] |
2009-05-06 06:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID PINR KCRS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1705 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: LOCAL OFFICIALS RESENT GOI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Salah ad Din (SAD) provincial government officials complain of Government of Iraq (GOI) interference in provincial affairs, such as the direct role the GOI has taken in Samarra's security, and its recent decision to expand its direct authority over the local police into two addit [...] |
2009-06-26 13:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1910 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: GOI INVOLVEMENT IN SAMARRA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the terrorist bombing of the Al-Askari Shrine (Golden Mosque) in 2006 pushed the country to the edge of Sunni-Shi'a civil war, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has taken a direct role in Samarra's security. Since the bombing, the city has made remarkable progress in establishi [...] |
2009-07-14 13:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2350 |
PM MALIKI DECIDES THAT IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO OPEN [...] (S) Summary. At the August 30 meeting of the International Zone (IZ) Security Joint Sub-Committee (JSC), the Government of Iraq (GOI) declared its intention to delay opening of the north-south highway bisecting the IZ until after national elections are complete. The GOI also stated that it w [...] |
2009-08-31 15:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ASEC IR IZ KCRS MARR PGOV PREL PTER |
| 09BEIRUT412 |
LEBANON: CIVIL SOCIETY TELLS DAS SPIRNAK MEPI [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-08 06:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OPRC PGOV PINS SCUL SOCI KDEM KCRS KISL |
| 09BEIRUT417 |
LEBANON: CIVIL SOCIETY TELLS DAS SPIRNAK MEPI [...] (SBU) In several meetings on March 30-31 with visiting NEA DAS Madelyn Spirnak and the Ambassador, civil society leaders thanked the USG for its support of civil society reform initiatives, mainly through Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) funding. The groups also briefed DAS Spirnak [...] |
2009-04-08 16:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID OPRC PGOV PINS SCUL SOCI KDEM KCRS KISL |
| 09KARACHI330 |
BALOCHISTAN - HR COMMISSION DESCRIBES TARGETED KILLINGS, [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan's Human Rights Commission (HRCP) told Pol Off the situation in Balochistan is deteriorating, with continued reports of targeted killings, political kidnappings, and an increasingly present and powerful Taliban. The HRCP has publically called for a "demilitarization" of Ba [...] |
2009-10-23 02:44:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KCRM KCRS PK |
| 09KARACHI362 |
KARACHI - MQM'S STUDENT-WING AS LEADERSHIP TRAINING GROUND [...] (C) Summary. Poloffs met November 6 with Syed Waheeduzzaman, Chairman of APMSO, which he described as the "mother-wing" of MQM. APMSO provides traditional student support in schools and Universities across Sindh and plays a major role in the day to day operations of MQM by identifying and prov [...] |
2009-11-16 04:47:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KCRM KCRS PK |
| 09KARACHI398 |
BALOCHISTAN - CONFLICT BETWEEN BALOCH SEPARTISTS AND [...] (C) Summary. The 25 October assassination of Balochistan Education Minister Shafiq Ahmed Khan and the 18 October grenade attack upon Provincial Information Minister Yonous Mullahzai represent the continuation of an ongoing Baloch separatist campaign of intimidation and targeted killings. Thes [...] |
2009-12-31 02:04:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KCRM KCRS PK |
| 09KATHMANDU81 |
U.S. AND NEPAL SIGN AGREEMENT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (U) On January 23, the Deputy Chief of Mission and Finance Secretary Rameshore Khanal signed a Letter of Agreement (LOA), in English (reftel), covering long-term law enforcement assistance worth over USD 2.5 million to the Home Ministry, Nepal Police (NP), and Armed Police Force (APF). This In [...] |
2009-02-02 03:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL SNAR INL KCRS NP |
| 09ROME41 |
ITALY CONVENES G8 MEMBERS ON GAZA AID, PLEDGES $1M [...] (C) Summary: On 9 January Italy convened a meeting of local G8 diplomatic representatives to discuss coordination of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Italy announced a pledge of approximately $1m in emergency aid and asked others for a summary of their recent humanitarian activities. This meeting [...] |
2009-01-14 16:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRS EAID EFIN PREC |
| 09STATE128592 |
GUIDANCE FOR FY 10 SECTION 1207 PROCESS [...] (U) The Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) is pleased to inform posts of $100 million in Section 1207 funding authorized in FY 2010 for reconstruction and stabilization projects. The purpose of this message is to provide guidance on the Section 1207 proces [...] |
2009-12-16 18:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRS PREL PGOV EAID |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS910 |
NEXT STEPS IN FURTHERING U.S. - EU CIVILIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-01 16:11:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCRS PREL EUN |
| 09USUNNEWYORK275 |
MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TIMOTHY CARNEY, [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-18 20:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AF KCRS OTRA XD |
| 09VIENNA361 |
S/CRS ENCOURAGES AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS TO DEVELOP [...] Summary: John Herbst, head of the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS), discussed USG initiatives with key GOA assistance officials on March 16, encouraging the GOA to develop its own civilian reconstruction and stabilization assistance capabilities. GOA offic [...] |
2009-03-27 07:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV KCRS KPKO AU |
| 10KINSHASA25 |
CHOD Outlines Military Reform Plans [...] (C) Summary: Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Didier Etumba Longila discussed plans to reform the military during a January 26 briefing to select UNSC ambassadors and senior MONUC officials. The FARDC plans to organize its national defense into three geographical zones headquartered in [...] |
2010-01-28 08:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP PREL KCRS AORC MARR PHUM PINS CG |
| 10SEOUL60 |
INITIAL ROK STEPS ON EMERGENCY RELIEF TO HAITI [...] (SBU) Following a January 4 inter-agency meeting, MOFAT's Development Assistance Cooperation Division informed us that the ROKG will deploy a 35-member disaster relief team to Haiti, along with supplies for the team to distribute. MOFAT expects the deployment and supplies to cost USD 1 million [...] |
2010-01-14 09:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTSD KCRS CASC EAID PREL KS HA |
| 10SEOUL99 |
ROK SENDING SURVEY TEAM TO HAITI IN ADVANCE OF PKO [...] (SBU) On January 26, Jun Ji-Sun, Deputy Director of the United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT), told Poloff that the Republic of Korea (ROK) will send an interagency survey team to Haiti January 29 to assess humanitarian requirements. The survey team will [...] |
2010-01-26 09:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KTSD KCRS CASC EAID PREL KS HA |
| 10STATE11499 |
ANNOUNCMENT OF COUNTRIES CHOSEN FOR FY10 SECTION [...] (U) The Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) is pleased to inform posts of the eight countries chosen to receive Section 1207 funding for reconstruction and stabilization projects. Since FY06, S/CRS, in coordination with the Office of the Director of U.S. Fore [...] |
2010-02-04 18:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRS PREL PGOV EAID |