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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05THEHAGUE2904 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ISAF STAGE III PLANS KEEP [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Head of Conflict Prevention and Crisis Operations Joop Nijssen described recent Dutch-Australian discussions on a possible ISAF Stage III partnership in Uruzghan province as "extremely positive". Australian troop contribution offers exceeded Dutch expectations, while di [...] |
2005-10-26 12:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR AF NL REL EUN |
| 06ANKARA4234 |
TFLE01: LEBANON EVACUATION: PREPARING ALTERNATE [...] (U) In response to Task Force direction, Mission Turkey has prepared to use the port of Mersin as an overflow evacuation point for AmCits departing Lebanon. We intend to bus evacuees to Incirlik Air Base and conduct processing on the base. Mission has directed all available existing resourc [...] |
2006-07-20 16:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR CASC EWWT REL CMGT MOPS US TU |
| 06BAGHDAD1995 |
CODEL INHOFE MEETS WITH NEW MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C) Senators James Inhofe, Oklahoma, and Daniel K. Akaka, Hawaii, visited Iraq June 10-11 with their staffs to congratulate senior security officials on their recent cabinet appointments and for their contributions to operations resulting in the death of Abu Musab Zarqawi. 2. (C) CODEL [...] |
2006-06-13 06:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER REL LE SY JO IZ |
| 06BELGADE856 |
KOSOVO: ELGRADE PRESENTS NEGOTIATING PLATFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-30 13:55:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | REL PGOV KDEM UNMIK YI SR |
| 06BERLIN1833 |
GERMAN NEXT STEPS O SUPPORT FOR IRAQ [...] (C) German officials said German steps to mark the inauguration of the Maliki Government included inviting Foreign Minister Zebari to Berlin and considering expansion of training programs outside Iraq. Global Affairs and Political Officers discussed German plans June 29 with incoming MFA Iraq [...] |
2006-06-30 14:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | REL PGOV EAID IZ |
| 07ALGIERS1336 |
ALGERIAN MFA: WE ARE WAITING FOR TOURE TO KEEP [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director General (A/S equivalent) for African Affairs Chergui told Ambassador on 9/17 that Malian President Toure must pull troops out of Kidal and take steps to start reintegrating Tuareg fighters back into their communities in order to end the fighting in northern Mali. [...] |
2007-09-19 08:57:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | REL MARR AG ML |
| 07BAGHDAD4063 |
Weekly Update: Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - [...] SUMMARY: The December 11 Baghdad Services Committee meeting reviewed previous recommendations, briefly mentioned an oil report to be discussed more thoroughly at an upcoming meeting and reviewed GoI contracting procedures. It was attended by representatives from the Ministries of Defense, Trade [...] |
2007-12-14 12:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 07BAGHDAD4111 |
Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - December 16 [...] SUMMARY: The Provision of Services Committee met December 16 in a special meeting to hear from representatives from Nahrawan and Mada'in. Council members detailed their service needs which included potable water, doctors and medical equipment, schools and security for electricity infrastructure [...] |
2007-12-18 09:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 07USNATO113 |
UPDATE ON NATO-QATAR TALKS ON STATUS OF ISAF [...] (C) SUMMARY: High level discussions between Qatar's military and NATO on the future of ISAF's support to the Coalition Air Operations Center (CAOC) at al-Udeid Airbase in Qatar are back on track after a number of miscommunications. However, the overall prospect for this dialogue is still fra [...] |
2007-02-23 12:07:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO REL PTER QA XF |
| 08BAGHDAD1091 |
CHALABI'S PROVISION OF SERVICES COMMITTEE - APRIL 1 [...] SUMMARY: Discussion at Dr. Chalabi's April 1 Provision of Services Committee meeting was primarily divided between potable water (for a third straight week), and the fallout from the previous week's fighting in Sadr City. Key topics included an electrical outage at the Karkh Water Treatment P [...] |
2008-04-08 15:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 08BAGHDAD1150 |
CHALABI'S PROVISION OF SERVICES COMMITTEE - APRIL 8 [...] SUMMARY: The first meeting to last over two hours in nearly four weeks, the April 8 Provision of Services Committee was otherwise business as usual. The Ministries of Defense, Health, Finance, Electricity, Trade and Transportation attended. The Amanat was also present. Services in Sadr City to [...] |
2008-04-13 07:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 08BAGHDAD1245 |
CHALABI'S PROVISION OF SERVICES COMMITTEE - APRIL 15 [...] SUMMARY: At the April 15 Provision of Services Committee a large portion of time was dedicated to service delivery in Sadr City. The Deputy Minister of Transportation attended and provided a report to the committee on civil aviation in Iraq. Again, water was on the agenda with the Ministry of [...] |
2008-04-22 13:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 08BAGHDAD162 |
Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - January 17 & [...] SUMMARY: The Provision of Services Committee met for the first time in slightly more than a month on Tuesday, January 15. The Ministries of Oil, Trade, Health, Education and Defense attended. The National Security Advisor was represented as was the Joint Planning Commission, Iraqi Ground Forces [...] |
2008-01-22 15:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 08BAGHDAD183 |
Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - January 22 [...] SUMMARY: Attendance was high at the January 22 meeting of the Baghdad Services Committee, both from the Government of Iraq (GoI) and USG sides. The Baghdad Deputy Mayor started the meeting, emphasizing the need for better service project coordination between the Amanat and the USG. The Joint Pl [...] |
2008-01-24 09:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 08BAGHDAD1839 |
RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST OF WAY FORWARD ON ASSET TRANSFER [...] SUMMARY: Over the past few months, Mission has raised with GOI officials our need to secure written acceptance of the transfer of major USG-financed assets, pressing for resolution of this long-standing issue. Based on these discussions, we believe that the most viable means of achieving an a [...] |
2008-06-18 02:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 08BAGHDAD290 |
Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - January 29 [...] SUMMARY: At this week's regularly held Provision of Services Committee meeting, the committee met for 2.5 hours to discuss issues ranging from trash collection privatization and re-opening previously closed streets to electrical supply for pumping stations and service problems in specific qadas [...] |
2008-01-31 15:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 08BAGHDAD398 |
Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - February 5 [...] SUMMARY: ITAO Director and CFO met with Dr. Chalabi in advance of the Provision of Services Committee meeting to provide an overview of USG reconstruction funding. Immediately afterwards, the committee meeting commenced and members discussed water in Ghazaliya and Nahrawan, the Karkh water trea [...] |
2008-02-11 07:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 08BAGHDAD547 |
Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - February 19 [...] SUMMARY: The February 19th meeting for the Provision of Services Committee heard concerns, including fiscal, from the Baghdad Sheraton Hotel and the Babil Hotel. The Baghdad General Manager for the Ministry of Transportation was there to discuss bus shortages and transportation costs. For the s [...] |
2008-02-25 15:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 08BAGHDAD618 |
Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - February 26 [...] SUMMARY: In the regular weekly meeting, the committee discussed issues ranging from electricity in Sabi' Al Bor, to Amanat Clean Up days and a host of issues related to Haifa Street. Despite being a holiday week, the meeting was well attended. Representatives from the Ministries of Electricity, [...] |
2008-03-03 04:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 08BAGHDAD675 |
Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - March 4 [...] SUMMARY: Following a February 29 discussion at the I-ESC, Dr. Chalabi convened a special meeting to discuss water availability in Baghdad. Participants included representatives from the National Plastics Industry (NPI), the Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works (MMPW), the Baghdad Water A [...] |
2008-03-07 04:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 08BAGHDAD763 |
Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - March 11 [...] SUMMARY: Despite the Chairman's absence, the Provision of Services Committee met this week, hosted by the Deputy Minister of Electricity (DMoE). The meeting was well attended - the Baghdad Governor and a representative from the National Reconciliation Committee attended for the first time. The [...] |
2008-03-14 10:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 08BAGHDAD875 |
Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - March 18 [...] SUMMARY: Dr. Chalabi's March 18 Provision of Services Committee meeting focused primarily on potable water theft around Baghdad, with Dr. Chalabi stressing the importance of prosecuting those responsible. Additional discussion centered on problems with ground transportation in the country, and [...] |
2008-03-23 12:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 08BAGHDAD956 |
Iraq Programs Rescission [...] SUMMARY: In compliance with FY 2008 appropriations language, $76 million of prior-year Economic Support Funds (ESF) for Iraqi programs will be subject to rescission. Two key ESF programs will specifically be affected: the Provincial Reconstruction Development Councils (PRDC's), and the Infrast [...] |
2008-03-28 10:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 08BAGHDAD971 |
Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - March 25 [...] SUMMARY: Dr. Chalabi's March 25 Provision of Services Committee meeting focused on a variety of topics covered in previous weeks. While he did briefly discuss ongoing events in southern Iraq and Basra, the remainder of the meeting was divided between violations on potable water lines, Ministry [...] |
2008-03-30 02:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ REL UK |
| 08LIMA1046 |
PROTESTS IN SOUTH HIT TWO REGIONS [...] (C) Summary: Thousands of protesters in the southern Moquegua region have blocked two major transportation arteries and temporarily took police hostages in a dispute with the neighboring region of Tacna over the distribution of mining canon moneys. The Council of Ministers (PCM) on July 16 su [...] |
2008-06-17 23:17:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV REL PINR PE CASC |
| 08LIMA1131 |
GOP FED UP, WITHDRAWS AMBASSADOR TO BOLIVIA [...] (C) Summary: The GOP on June 30th indefinitely recalled its Ambassador to Bolivia in response to an appeal by President Evo Morales for the Peruvian people to rise up in protest against an imaginary US base in Peru and to support a planned July 9 national strike. President Alan Garcia on July [...] |
2008-07-02 23:14:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV REL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA663 |
THE ALBA HOUSE THREAT [...] (C) Summary: The primary purpose of the so-called "ALBA houses" established within Peru during the last year is to spread Bolivarian propaganda via programs like the Venezuelan "Miracle Mission" that provides eye surgeries to poor Peruvians. The most sober reports suggest there are between ni [...] |
2008-04-16 18:12:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV REL PE PINR |
| 08LIMA845 |
"SUMMIT OF THE PEOPLES" COUNTER-SUMMIT LAUNCHED [...] (C) Summary: Peruvian leftist groups and European NGOs on May 13th launched a four-day-long Summit of the Peoples as a counterpoint to the European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Summit (May 13th-17th). The main event will be a rally on May 16th attended by Bolivian President Evo Morales a [...] |
2008-05-13 21:56:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV REL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA895 |
ANTI-SUMMIT PEACEFUL, GENERAL SECURITY A SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: The "Summit of the Peoples" anti-summit (May 13-16) that coincided with the Latin America and Caribbean - European Union Summit (EU-LAC) last week proceeded peacefully despite government concern. The anti-summit attracted thousands of social movement leaders from Peru, Latin Ameri [...] |
2008-05-20 21:33:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC REL PINR PE |
| 08TELAVIV382 |
ISRAEL WILL TAKE A WAIT AND SEE APPROACH WITH [...] (SBU) On February 14, PolOff delivered demarche (ref C) to Zvi Rav-Ner, Director of the MFA Central Europe Department. Rav-Ner explained that the GOI had decided not to be in the first wave of recognition, but would instead follow the situation closely and decide what actions to take as approp [...] |
2008-02-14 14:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | REL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU |
| 09GUATEMALA340 |
GUATEMALA HUAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-08 17:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS REL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09SARAJEVO297 |
BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPOINTS HEADS TO [...] (U) After a long delay the Council of Minister February 26 made several appointments to leading positions for three new state-level police support agencies created as part of two April 2008 reform laws. Although the Ministry of Security had held interviews for the positions of Director and Dep [...] |
2009-03-10 15:17:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | REL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK |
| 09SOFIA695 |
ASSESSMENT OF BULGARIA'S CANDIDACY TO THE UN HUMAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Rakovski Lashev, the head of the Human Rights Unit at the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 2. Lashev thanked us for the proposal saying Bulgaria would closely consider it and provide a formal position at a later date. On December 3 we rec [...] |
2009-12-09 14:51:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM REL KDEM |