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| 00ATHENS1501 | GREEK RESPONSE ON URGENT SUPPORT NEEDED FOR HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on September 18 to Dr. Nike-Catherine Koutrakou, Director of Emergency Humanitarian and Food Aid Programs at Hellenic Aid (HA). On September 23, Dr. Koutrakou advised DepEconCouns that the GoG has made Ethiopia and Somalia two of its highest priority [...] |
2000-09-23 15:10:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN GR |
| 00GABORONE5064 | STRENGTHENING MULTIPARTY DEMPOCRACY IN SOUTHERN [...] IN THE PAST YEAR SOUTHERN AFRICA HAS WITNESSED A SERIES OF ELECTIONS. SOME, SUCH AS THOSE IN MOZAMBIQUE, ZIMBABWE, AND TANZANIA, HAVE BEEN HOTLY CONTESTED IN SOME AREAS, WITH QUESTIONS RAISED AS TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. OTHERS, SUCH AS THOSE IN BOTSWANA, NAMIBIA, AND MAURI [...] |
2000-11-09 12:53:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | SADC EAID KDEM PGOV PHUM |
| 00HANOI1299 | VIETNAM'S BANK SYSTEM REFORM PLAN: TIME TO IMPLEMENT [...] (SBU) THE IMF/WORLD BANK ENHANCED STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT FACILITY (ESAF) AND STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT CREDIT (SAC) AGREEMENTS FOR VIETNAM HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS DUE TO DISAGREEMENTS OVER THE PACE AND EXTENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM'S (GVN) ECONOMIC REFORMS IN THE AREAS OF [...] |
2000-06-14 00:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID VM FINREF SOE |
| 00HANOI1712 | US DOD SEEKS ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION PROGRAM WITH VIETNAM MILITARY [...] FROM JUL 31-AUG 3, A FOUR-PERSON USDOD TEAM VISITED VIETNAM FOR TALKS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS ON ENHANCING COOPERATION ON MILITARY ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ISSUES. AGREEMENT WAS REACHED TO CONSIDER U.S. SUPPORT TO THE GVN IN EFFORTS TO HOST A REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL WORKSHOP IN THEIR ROLE AS [...] |
2000-08-10 09:07:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS EAID VM US |
| 00HANOI2080 | INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR ILO PROJECTS [...] No summary [...] |
2000-09-19 05:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID ETRD VM LABOR |
| 00HANOI2452 | READOUT FROM ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING ON US-ASEAN DIALOGUE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARAS 3-4. 2. MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR NGUYEN HOANG AN GAVE POLCOUNS AND POLOFF A READOUT NOV. 1 ON THE "STATUS REPORT ON ASEAN-U.S. RELATIONS" WHICH WAS DISCUSSED AT THE OCT 9-11 34TH ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING IN HANOI. AN ALSO PRESENTED [...] |
2000-11-08 01:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV TPHY EAID ECIN VM ASEAN |
| 00HANOI2614 | VIETNAM: PREPARING FOR THE ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING, DECEMBER 14-15 [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 11. 2. SUMMARY: THE WORLD BANK RECENTLY HOSTED A DONOR REPRESENTATIVES' MEETING TO PRESENT THE DONOR'S DEVELOPMENT REPORT "ENTERING THE 21ST CENTURY" AND TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT AGENDA FOR THE UPCOMING ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP (CG) MEETING. THIS YE [...] |
2000-12-01 06:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL VM |
| 00HANOI864 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO NAM DINH: AGRICULTURAL PROVINCE MAKES TEXTILES, CRAFTS; NGO'S HELP MEET LOCAL NEEDS [...] SUMMARY: IN HIS FIRST WORKING VISIT TO NAM DINH PROVINCE, JUST SOUTHEAST OF HANOI, THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS, TOURED A STATE-OWNED TEXTILE PLANT AND VISITED NGO PROJECTS, LOCAL SCHOOLS AND A HOSPITAL. THOUGH THE PROVINCIAL LEADERSHIP IS OPEN AND ENGAGING, THE LARGELY AGRIC [...] |
2000-04-25 10:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PGOV ECON EIND ETRD VM |
| 00HARARE1901 | ZIMBABWE FLOODING DISASTER SITUATION REPORT [...] SUMMARY: THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON THE IMPACTS AND NEEDS RESULTING FROM THE RECENT FLOODING DISASTER IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ZIMBABWE, PRESENTED IN A DRAFT REPORT BY THE GOZ'S CIVIL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT RECENTLY OBTAINED BY THE MISSION. [...] |
2000-04-07 07:49:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE1914 | PARLIAMENT PASSES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON APRIL 6, ZIMBABWE'S PARLIAMENT PASSED A CONTROVERSIAL BILL, AMENDING THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION FOR THE 16TH TIME, TO ALLOW THE GOVERNMENT TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR RESETTLEMENT PURPOSES WITHOUT COMPENSATION (REFTEL A). THE VOTE FOLLOWED SOME ARM- TWISTING BY PRESIDENT MUGABE, WHO [...] |
2000-04-07 11:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID EAGR ZI |
| 00HARARE2021 | ZIMBABWE FLOODING DISASTER SITUATION REPORT [...] SUMMARY: ON APRIL 6, MISSION DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER (MDRO) ATTENDED A THIRD GOVERNMENT-DONOR MEETING ON THE FLOODING DISASTER CHAIRED JOINTLY BY UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE RESREP) C. LOPES AND MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND NATIONAL HOUSING (MLGNH - PARENT MINISTRY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CIV [...] |
2000-04-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE2028 | U.S. GOVERNMENT ELECTION SUPPORT ACTIVITIES [...] No summary [...] |
2000-04-13 15:28:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE2206 | SUBJECT: WOLPE/MUGABE TETE-A-TETE [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS FOUR AND TWENTY EIGHT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) IN A FORTY FIVE MINUTE TETE-A-TETE ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT MUGABE AND I HAD A CORDIAL BUT FRANK EXCHANGE ON ZIMBABWE'S DOMESTIC POLITICAL CRISIS. I TOLD THE ZIMBABWEAN PRES [...] |
2000-04-24 13:05:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CG PREL PHUM PINS ZI EAGR EAID |
| 00HARARE2865 | ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION SEEKS [...] (C) ON MAY 30 AMBASSADOR, DCM, POL AND ECON OFFICERS MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES (FORMER CFU PRESIDENT NICK SWANEPOEL, AND FARMERS JOHN HAINES AND PETER HENDERSON) OF THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) WHO GAVE A READOUT ON RECENT CONFIDENTIAL CFU/GOZ DISCUSSIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS ON LAND INVASI [...] |
2000-05-30 15:17:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EAID PGOV ZI |
| 00HARARE3098 | ZIMBABWEAN ELECTION MONITORS EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: DOMESTIC ELECTION MONITORS HAVE EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION THAT UN ACCREDITATION OF INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVERS WILL BE APPROVED BY AN INTER-MINISTERI AL GOVERNMENT BODY, RATHER THAN BY THE ELECTORAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION (ESC), AS HAS BEEN T [...] |
2000-06-09 07:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ZI PREL KDEM EAID EU |
| 00HARARE3166 | UN PULLS OUT OF ELECTION PROCESS; CONFUSION OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE UN ANNOUNCED AT A DONORS' MEETING JUNE 9 THAT IT WAS WITHDRAWING ITS ELECTORAL SUPPORT UNIT. THE UN CITED THREE REASONS: CHANGES IN ELECTORAL REGULATIONS GIVING A GOZ BODY CONTROL OVER ACCREDITATION FOR INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS, WHICH THE UN HAD PLANNED TO COORDINATE; A NOTE [...] |
2000-06-13 15:56:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM ZI EU |
| 00HARARE3168 | IRI AND NDI OBSERVER DELEGATIONS FACE [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST; SEE PARAS 8-10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: OBSERVER DELEGATIONS FROM THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE (NDI) AND INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE (IRI) ARE FACING BUREAUCRATIC HURDLES THAT SO FAR HAVE PREVENTED THEM FROM RECEIVING ACCREDITATION FROM [...] |
2000-06-13 16:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM ZI |
| 00HARARE4767 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 24, AMBASSADOR MCDONALD PAID AN INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO NEW MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM FRANCIS NHEMA, WHO IS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF THE NEW CABINET. HAVING SPENT MOST OF THE LAST 11 YEARS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA, NHEMA GENERALLY SEES THE U.S.-ZIMBABWE R [...] |
2000-08-29 11:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SENV EIND EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE4810 | ZIMBABWE'S POTENTIAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NEEDS [...] SUMMARY: THIS IS A USAID/BHR ACTION REQUEST (SEE PARA 10.). DUE TO A VARIETY OF FACTORS - INCLUDING CYCLONE ELINE, THE COMMERCIAL FARM INVASIONS, THE GOVERNMENT'S 'FAST-TRACK' RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE - ZIMBABWE IS FACING POTENTIALLY SERIOUS FOOD SECURITY PROBLEMS AND HUMA [...] |
2000-08-30 07:31:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR |
| 00HARARE5051 | ZIMBABWE LAND REFORM ASSISTANCE UPDATE - [...] FROM AMBASSADOR MCDONALD TO AF DAS SCHNEIDMAN, AND AF/S DIRECTOR RENDER: I WOULD APPRECIATE RECEIVING CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 05051 01 OF 02 111542Z YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS ISSUE AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. WE NEED TO COME TO SOME CONSENSUS QUICKLY ON [...] |
2000-09-11 15:41:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR ZI |
| 00HARARE5337 | COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION FILES BROAD LAWSUIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) FILED A BROAD LAWSUIT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON SEPTEMBER 18 WITH THE SUPREME COURT OVER THE BREAKDOWN IN LAW AND ORDER AND CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE GOZ'S FAST TRACK RESETTLEMENT EFFORT. THE LAWSUIT CITES PRESID [...] |
2000-09-21 13:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAGR PREL EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE5469 | SUPREME COURT GRANTS INTERIM RULING ON [...] (U) IN AN INTERIM RESPONSE TO THE LAWSUIT FILED RECENTLY BY THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU), THE SUPREME COURT ON SEPTEMBER 26 RULED THAT FARMERS MUST BE NOTIFIED 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR EVICTIONS FROM ACQUIRED FARMS. IN ADDITION, THE COURT ALSO SCHEDULED A FULL HEARING OF THE SUIT FOR NOVE [...] |
2000-09-28 10:16:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAGR PREL EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE5515 | COMMERCIAL FARMER SEVERELY INJURED WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: A WHITE COMMERCIAL FARMER WAS ATTACKED WITH A MACHETE BY A WAR VETERAN ON SEPTEMBER 26 AFTER THE VETERAN TRIED TO STOP HIM FROM PLANTING TOBACCO. THE FARMER SUFFERED A DEEP GASH ACROSS HIS FACE AND NOSE, AND WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE IS RECOVERING FOLLOWING SURGERY. TH [...] |
2000-09-28 15:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAGR PREL EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE5677 | BLEAK WORLD BANK ASSESSMENT OF PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: DESK OFFICER, IN HARARE ON AN ORIENTATION TRIP, AND ECONOFF MET WITH ROGIER VAN DEN BRINK, WORLD BANK DEPUTY RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE AND SENIOR ECONOMIST IN HARARE ON OCTOBER 5 TO OBTAIN HIS PERSPECTIVE ON THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE. VAN DEN BRINK MADE CLEAR DURING THE M [...] |
2000-10-09 12:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAGR PREL EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE5838 | TENSIONS ON COMMERCIAL FARMS CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE SITUATION ON COMMERCIAL FARMS REMAINS TENSE, WITH NEW OCCUPATIONS AND FEW EVICTIONS OF LONG-STANDING SQUATTERS BEING CARRIED OUT. THE ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) AND THE ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE (ZRP) CONTINUE TO BE INCONSISTENT AND INCOHERENT. COMMERCIAL FAR [...] |
2000-10-13 12:04:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV EAGR PREL EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE6190 | VIOLENCE ON ZIMBABWE COMMERCIAL FARMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE RAINS ON OCTOBER 27, VIOLENCE ON COMMERCIAL FARMS HAS INCREASED AS THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ACCELERATES ITS FAST-TRACK LAND REFORM AND RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM TO BEAT THE ONSET OF THE PLANTING SEASON. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DISORDER AND CONFUSION ON OC [...] |
2000-11-02 16:25:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAGR PREL EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE6282 | UNDP LAND REFORM INITIATIVE UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO DEBRIEFED DONORS ON NOVEMBER 1 ON THE UNDP TEAM'S REPORT ON THE "LAND REFORM PROCESS IN ZIMBABWE". THE RESREP OPENED THE MEETING BY STATING THAT THE REPORT WAS A DRAFT, WORKING DOCUMENT, COMPLETED BY AN INDEPENDENT MISSION, WHICH, THUS REFLECTS THE TEAM'S [...] |
2000-11-07 16:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE6317 | DANISH DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION MINISTER DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGES TO ZIMBABWE ON FAST TRACK LAND EXERCISE [...] No summary [...] |
2000-11-09 15:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID PREL ZI |
| 00HARARE6993 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL: MUGABE STILL BITTER [...] (C) PRESIDENT MUGABE RECEIVED ME DECEMBER 13 FOR A ONE HALF-HOUR FAREWELL CALL. WHILE THE ATMOSPHERICS OF THE MEETING WERE GOOD AND LIGHT, I DID MANAGE TO INTERRUPT THE START OF A TIRADE AGAINST THE BRITISH BY ADVANCING THE ARGUMENT THAT MUGABE SHOULD TO GIVE UNDP ADMINISTRATOR MARK MALLOCH- [...] |
2000-12-13 09:05:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EAGR ZI US |
| 00HARARE7163 | UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE SEES POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO BRIEFED DIPLOMATIC HEADS OF MISSION AND SELECTED AID DIRECTORS DECEMBER 19 ON THE CONTENTS OF ADMINISTRATOR MARK MALLOCH-BROWN'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT MUGABE. HE TOLD THE GATHERING THAT HE HAD DETECTED [...] |
2000-12-20 12:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAGR EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE7263 | LAND TASK FORCE TRIES TO PUT BEST FACE ON [...] (C) UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO HOSTED A MEETING ON DECEMBER 21 FOR SELECTED HEADS OF MISSION WITH MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE'S LAND TASK FORCE THAT INCLUDED MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND NATIONAL HOUSING IGNATIUS [...] |
2000-12-28 10:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR EAID PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE7271 | SIZEABLE SHORTFALL IN MAIZE PRODUCTION IN 2001 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE LATEST MAIZE SEED SALES DATA INDICATE THAT NATIONAL MAIZE PLANTING IS DOWN 25 PERCENT FROM NORMAL LEVELS. THE ZIMBABWE GRAIN PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION (ZPGA), REPRESENTING LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL MAIZE PRODUCERS, PUBLISHED A STATEMENT ON DECEMBER 20 APPEALING FOR ITS MEMBERS T [...] |
2000-12-28 13:49:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE7286 | SUPREME COURT RULES ON CFU LAND CASE, DECISION [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 21 THE SUPREME COURT ISSUED ITS RULING ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE BROAD LAWSUIT FILED BY THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) AGAINST PRESIDENT MUGABE AND FIVE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) (REFTEL E). THE SUPREME COURT RULED THAT TWO OF THE DECLARATIONS (CHARG [...] |
2000-12-29 11:34:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV EAGR EAID ZI |
| 00HOCHIMINHCITY1121 | SCIENCE, DETERMINATION, AND CHARITY IMPROVE LIVES IN VIETNAM'S MEKONG DELTA IN BIG AND SMALL WAYS [...] SUMMARY. IN POOR POCKETS OF THE MEKONG DELTA, AWAY FROM THE LIMELIGHT, THERE ARE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS, VIETNAMESE AND FOREIGN, WHO ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THEIR OWN AND OTHER'S LIVES. CONGEN STAFF VISITED VIETNAM'S MAIN RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PRIVATE ELECTRICITY AND WATER SUPPLIERS, [...] |
2000-07-11 04:04:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO PGOV SOCI ENRG EWWT EAID KIPR ETRD VM KDTB |
| 00KINSHASA8356 | DHRF FY 2001 FUNDING REQUEST [...] EMBASSY KINSHASA REQUESTS $131,100 FOR SEVEN SMALL DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND (DHRF) PROJECTS IN FY 2001, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $15,000 FOR UNIDENTIFIED PROJECTS, BRINGING THE TOTAL REQUEST TO $146,100. THE LUSAKA PEACE PROCESS, INCLUDING PLANS FOR AN INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOGUE, HAVE BEEN UND [...] |
2000-12-15 07:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID XA CG |
| 00KINSHASA8357 | DHRF ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT -- FY 2000 [...] THIS IS EMBASSY KINSHASA'S ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT FOR THE DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND (DHRF). EMBASSY'S FUNDING REQUEST FOR 2001 PROJECTS FOLLOWS SEPTEL. 2. POST REQUESTS THAT THE DEPARTMENT CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CONGO WHEN EVALUATING RECENT DHRF PROJECTS [...] |
2000-12-15 07:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID XA CG |
| 00KINSHASA8413 | REFUGEE ISSUES IN GOMA [...] (C) Summary: During her Nov. 26-Dec 1 visit to Goma, Econoff discussed refugee issues with Eddie O'Dwyer, UNHCR's Acting Head of Field Office in Goma, and with Kasuku, a member of a Congolese NGO involved in repatriating Congolese Tutsis. O'Dwyer said that UNHCR and the Governor of North Kivu [...] |
2000-12-19 12:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV EAID CG UNHCR |
| 00KINSHASA8490 | SSH PROPOSALS FOR FY 2001 [...] EMBASSY REQUESTS USD 130,774 FOR NINE SMALL SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROJECTS FOR FY2001: -- FOUNDATION ON CONGOLESE AFRICAN STUDIES, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT (FOCASED). REQUEST: USD 25,000. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: PROVIDING PREMISES FOR LITERACY SESSIONS FOR ABANDONED CHILDREN, TEENAGERS AN [...] |
2000-12-21 13:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM EAID CG |
| 00KINSHASA8554 | VIEWS OF GOMA UN WORKERS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of UN agencies in Goma believe the international community in general and the UN in particular are overly focused on the Congo war instead of on the deeper rooted problems of the Congo. While their analysis may in part reflect their own tunnel vision, it strongly [...] |
2000-12-26 14:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PGOV CG |
| 00THEHAGUE1734 | DUTCH WILL PROVIDE ALBANIA ELECTION SUPPORT [...] The Dutch have decided to grant USD 500,000 to the UNDP for the OSCE-coordinated election support effort for the October Albania elections, with the proviso that it be used for voter registry preparations and data verification. 2. The Dutch plan to open their embassy in Tirana by late J [...] |
2000-06-09 10:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL KDEM NL OSCE |
| 00THEHAGUE1802 | DUTCH MULLING KOSOVO AID NEEDS, FINALIZING [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-16 15:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PREF SR NL |
| 00THEHAGUE1940 | DUTCH THOUGHTS ON RS WALKOUT OF SRCC, SERB [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-27 16:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM EAID PREL MARR BK SR HR NL OSCE |
| 01ABUJA1133 | KANO HOTEL BURNED BY SHARI'A ENFORCERS [...] (C) Summary: In a recent crackdown, the Government of Kano State authorized the quasi-vigilante enforcement of the State's new liquor law by sending the Deputy Governor, accompanied by Hisbah members (Shari'a enforcers) to five hotels to enforce a ban on the sale or purchase of alcohol by Mus [...] |
2001-05-16 09:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL SOCI EAID NI ASEC |
| 01ABUJA1419 | Nigeria's Macroeconomic Picture - [...] Economic policy and performance in 2000 and so far in 2001 have been mixed. Growth may have been sufficient to produce a small "democracy dividend" and privatization is moving ahead. The GON remains committed to fuel deregulation. Nevertheless, the 2000 and even more the 2001 budgets have [...] |
2001-06-19 16:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID ENRG EFIN NI |
| 01ABUJA1543 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Ambassador Jeter met June 26 with Minister of Commerce Bello for a discussion of U.S.-Nigeria trade relations. He stressed the need for Nigeria to take advantage of AGOA's benefits quickly. Minister Bello concurred and thanked the U.S. for its capacity-building and technical assistanc [...] |
2001-07-03 15:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAID BEXP NI |
| 01ABUJA1548 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] Ambassador Jeter met June 26 with Minister of Agriculture Bello for a discussion of U.S.-Nigeria relations in the agriculture sector. USAID Country Director provided a thorough brief on the range of USG agricultural assistance programs. Minister Bello thought USG efforts were under-funded, [...] |
2001-07-05 13:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID BEXP NI |
| 01ABUJA1621 | NIGERIA: CONGRESSMEN DISCUSS POSSIBLE [...] This is an action message. Please see para 12. 2. Summary. Three Members of Congress visiting Nigeria under the auspices of a public diplomacy program met July 4 with the Minister and Deputy Minister of Agriculture. They expressed interest in pursuing collaborative ventures with Nige [...] |
2001-07-10 05:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID OREP BEXP NI |
| 01ABUJA1680 | NIGERIA: MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE VISITING [...] This is an action message. Please see para 3. 2. Minister of Agriculture Adamu Bello plans to visit Washington DC from July 23 to August 1 as a follow-up to President Obasanjo's May visit and the Minister's discussions with Ambassador Jeter on June 26 (Ref A) and Congressmen Clyburn, T [...] |
2001-07-16 17:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID OREP NI |
| 01ABUJA2253 | NIGERIA TURNS ZIMBABWE AROUND ON LAND SEIZURES [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo and Nigeria played the critical role in extracting GOZ commitment to stopping land seizures at the Abuja Ministerial on Zimbabwe September 6. The UK agreed to a "significant financial contribution" to land reform but views that commitment as contingent upon the [...] |
2001-09-07 14:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PHUM SOCI EAID PINR NI ZI UK |
| 01ABUJA2259 | NIGERIA: DISASTER DECLARATION [...] Niact Immediate precedence required because of urgent humanitarian crisis. Notification to USAID/OFDA and STATE/AF duty officers requested. Niact immediate precedence authorized by CDA Andrews. 2. The Charge d'Affaires, after consulting with the Ambassador, has declared a natural disas [...] |
2001-09-09 18:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL NI |
| 01ABUJA2260 | NIGERIA: REQUEST FOR HELICOPTER AUTHORIZATION [...] NIACT IMMEDIATE precedence required because of urgent humanitarian crisis. Precedence authorized by CDA Andrews. 2. This is an urgent action request for the Department. Please see para 5. Response requested by OOB Abuja (0630 GMT) on Monday, 10 September. 3. Embassy requests State [...] |
2001-09-09 19:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID MASS MARR PINS CASC NI |
| 01ABUJA2261 | FLOOD DAMAGE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA GRAVE AND [...] (U) Summary: The worst flooding in many years has wiped out dozens of villages in northern Nigeria, killing over 300 and displacing 1,600,000. Floodwaters are rising in some areas and receding in others. There is an urgent need for food, potable water, plastic clothing and shelter. Even e [...] |
2001-09-09 19:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL NI |
| 01ABUJA2289 | NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON HUMANITRIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) CDA Andrews called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on 12 September. Mohammed echoed the words of President Obasanjo regarding the terrorist attacks against the United States (Ref F), and offered any and all assistance to locating the perpetrators and bringing them to justice. Andrews thanked the N [...] |
2001-09-12 16:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MASS MARR KPKO SL NI UNAMSIL |
| 01ABUJA2347 | JOS CONFLICT ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Summary. A team of officials from the U.S., U.K. and Netherlands diplomatic missions in Abuja drove to Jos on Friday, September 14, to meet with their nationals and to assess the situation there following the ethnic and religious conflict that began on September 7. It appears that over [...] |
2001-09-19 17:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREF CASC MOPS KIRF KISL EAID NI |
| 01ABUJA2445 | NIGERIA: PRIORITIES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT [...] In response to Reftel information request, the USG does not currently have an environmental program in Nigeria, although USD 2 million has now been identified for an environmental program. USAID/Nigeria ha prepared a scope of work for an overall assessment of the environment in Nigeria. The [...] |
2001-09-25 15:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID NI |
| 01ABUJA2449 | AFRICAN MINISTERS DISMAYED BY FORUM POSTPONEMENT [...] African trade ministers participating in the September 22-23 Organization of African unity (OAU) meeting in Abuja, Nigeria nearly unanimously told the delegation led by Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Africa Rosa Whitaker they wanted the United States to hold the US-Sub-Saharan [...] |
2001-09-25 16:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID XA |
| 01ABUJA2510 | NORTHERN GOVERNORS ON SECURITY SITUATION [...] (U) Summary: During a tour of Northern Nigeria the week of September 23, Poloff discussed with six governors--Jigawa, Kebbi, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kano and Kaduna--the security situation in their respective states. Presently army troops are responsible for order in Kaduna, Jos, and Tafawa Balewa [...] |
2001-10-03 09:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PTER PINS PINR KISL CASC EAID NI |
| 01ABUJA2515 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENT MUSEVENI SPEAKS ON AFRICAN [...] SUMMARY: President Yoweri Museveni, guest lecturer at the Nigerian National War College on September 17, was billed to speak to the filled hall about regional integration. His well-received speech focused largely on globalization as the driving force for integration. Museveni argued that st [...] |
2001-10-03 12:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECIN MARR UG NI |
| 01ABUJA2746 | NIGERIA: CIVIL SERVICE OVERSEAS MOBILITY INITIATIVE [...] Post strongly endorses the establishment of a Coordinator for the Governance and Development Initiative in the Niger Delta under the Civil Service Overseas Mobility Initiative (CSOMI). While Post enthusiastically backs creation of this position, the slot was not anticipated in our budget; thus, [...] |
2001-10-26 15:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AMGT APER EAID NI |
| 01ABUJA3128 | NIGERIA: DONORS DISCUSS 2002 BUDGET, PRSP AND [...] Summary. A donors meeting in Brussels November 19-20 focused on Nigeria's macroeconomic situation, the 2002 budget and the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) process. Although GON economic progress for most of the year has been languid, donors agreed that the GON showed fourth quarter improvem [...] |
2001-12-07 09:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL NI |
| 01ABUJA3162 | NIGERIA: ESF PROPOSALS FOR FY 2002 [...] The following is Embassy Abuja's ESF funding proposals for FY 2002 FY 2002 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUNDS U.S. Mission Nigeria Proposals Program Overview Nigeria has significant strategic value to the United States. The world's eighth largest oil producer, Nigeria ranks as the fifth la [...] |
2001-12-11 16:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL NI |
| 01ABUJA957 | NIGERIA: MEETING WITH NSA ALIYU MOHAMMED -- A [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a post-Operation FOCUS RELIEF (OFR) round-table meeting with the Nigerian National Security Advisor (ref C), NSA Aliyu Mohammed also discussed continental issues and President Obasanjo,s travel schedule. He said President Obasanjo would travel to Asia in late May, and woul [...] |
2001-05-03 15:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR EAID OVIP JA LY NG CF IR NI |
| 01GABORONE3514 | A GRASS-ROOTS LOOK AT HIV/AIDS IN BOTSWANA [...] DURING OUR RECENT TRAVELS UPCOUNTRY, THE AMBASSADOR AND EMBASSY STAFF LOOKED AT COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS AND INTERAGENCY USG SUPPORT FOR THOSE EFFORTS. IT WAS A SOBERING EXPERIENCE THAT EMPHASIZED THE DEBILITATING SOCIAL EFFECTS OF THE DISEASE. SELEBI-PHIKW [...] |
2001-11-01 05:42:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID SOCI MASS PHUM BBG BC |
| 01HANOI1017 | VIETNAM - U.S. VOTE ON WORLD BANK'S PRSC PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EMBASSY URGES WASHINGTON AGENCIES TO SUPPORT THE WORLD BANK'S POVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORT CREDIT (PRSC) PROPOSAL TO BE PRESENTED TO THE BANK'S BOARD IN EARLY MAY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE PRSC, LIKE THE IMF'S POVERTY REDUCTION AND GROWTH FACILITY (PRGF) CONSIDERED BY THE IMF BOARD [...] |
2001-04-27 11:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON ETRD PREL VM FINREF SOE |
| 01HANOI1497 | DONOR/GOVERNMENT DISCUSSION OF VIETNAM'S 10 YEAR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 14, KICKING OFF A SERIES OF DONOR-GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS, UNDP SPONSORED A `HIGH- LEVEL' CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS ONE OF THE CENTRAL DOCUMENTS APPROVED BY VIETNAM'S COMMUNIST PARTY DURING THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS CONCLUDED IN APRIL. THE DOCUMENT, `THE 10 YEAR SOCIO-EC [...] |
2001-06-22 04:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PREL VM SOE FINREF CVR |
| 01HANOI1554 | MID-TERM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING FOR VIETNAM - UPBEAT MOOD, IMPROVED DONOR COORDINATION [...] SUMMARY: ON JUNE 18 AND 19 IN HOI AN, IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL REGION, DONORS GATHERED FOR AN INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING TO TAKE STOCK OF PROGRESS. IMF AND WORLD BANK GROUP REPRESENTATIVES WERE PLEASED THEIR EXECUTIVE BOARDS HAD APPROVED MAJOR STRUCTURAL REFORM/POVERTY ALLEVIATION CREDI [...] |
2001-06-28 09:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN VM SOE FINREF |
| 01HANOI1629 | HANOI UPDATE #13 [...] (U) FLOODING IN NORTHERN VIETNAM: RAINY SEASON IS UPON US. TYPHOON NO. 2 (DURIAN) WAS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION JUST BEFORE IT HIT THE MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS OF NORTHERN VIETNAM JULY 2-4 CAUSING FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES, KILLING AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE AND DAMAGING NEARLY OVER 30,000 HOMES [...] |
2001-07-09 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG ETMIN |
| 01HANOI2814 | HIV/AIDS IN VIETNAM: USG INCREASES [...] IN A SIGNIFICANT BROADENING OF USG-GVN ENGAGEMENT ON HEALTH ISSUES, THE CHARGE AND VICE MINISTER OF HEALTH TRAN CHI LIEM SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ON OCTOBER 23 TO PROVIDE $2 MILLION TO THE HEALTH MINISTRY TO EXPAND ITS HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS. FROM THE CDC GLOBAL AIDS PRO [...] |
2001-10-26 08:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TBIO EAID VM HIV AIDS |
| 01HANOI3054 | VIETNAM: PROGRESS ON REFORM UNDER WORLD BANK AND IMF POVERTY REDUCTION LOANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: VIETNAM IS GENERALLY MEETING ITS ECONOMIC REFORM OBLIGATIONS UNDER ITS WORLD BANK AND IMF POVERTY REDUCTION LOANS ACCORDING TO HANOI-BASED DONOR REPRESENTATIVES. VIETNAM'S MACRO-ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IS CURRENTLY ON TARGET ALTHOUGH AN EARLIER FAILURE TO AGREE ON CREDIT GROWTH [...] |
2001-11-20 10:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL VM FINREF SOE |
| 01HANOI3259 | CAMPAIGN 2001 ON DISABLED PERSONS [...] USAID AND ITS GRANTEES ARE PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE IN SUPPORTING A LANDMARK EVENT IN HANOI DURING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 10: CAMPAIGN 2001, THE NINTH ANNUAL CAMPAIGN IN THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC DECADE OF DISABLED PERSONS. UNDER THE OVERALL LEADERSHIP OF THE U.N. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR AS [...] |
2001-12-14 03:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAID PHUM VM LABOR |
| 01HANOI3269 | VIETNAM: "RIGHTS OF PERSONS" EMPHASIZED AT THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS MEETING [...] SUMMARY: AT THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS MEETING IN HANOI ON DECEMBER 7-8, THERE WAS A WELCOME MESSAGE FROM DONORS ON THE ISSUE OF "RIGHTS" WRIT LARGE. THE CONSISTENCY AND THE CLARITY OF THE STATEMENTS BY BOTH INDIVIDUAL DELEGATIONS AND NGOS ARE WORTH NOTING. WHILE IT IS CLEAR THAT FOR [...] |
2001-12-17 09:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB ECON EAID VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN |
| 01HANOI3288 | VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING: A MEETING OF THE MINDS, AND CONTINUED HIGH LEVELS OF SUPPORT DESPITE A SLOWING WORLD ECONOMY [...] SUMMARY: THE VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS (CG) MEETING WAS HELD IN HANOI, DECEMBER 7-8, 2001. CO- CHAIRED BY THE WORLD BANK AND THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM, THIS CG WAS CONSIDERABLY MORE UPBEAT THAN PREVIOUS MEETINGS. THERE WAS MUCH UNANIMITY AMONG THE DONOR AND INTERNATIONAL NGO ATTE [...] |
2001-12-20 08:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM FINREF SOE HUMANR HIV AIDS |
| 01HANOI686 | VIETNAM COMPLETES PRIOR ACTIONS FOR IMF/WORLD BANK STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WORLD BANK AND IMF REPRESENTATIVES IN HANOI CONFIRM VIETNAM HAS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED PRIOR ACTIONS/CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO PERMIT THE FUND'S PROPOSED POVERTY REDUCTION AND GROWTH FACILITY (PRDF) AND THE BANK'S POVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORT CREDIT (PRSC) FOR VIETNAM TO BE SUBMITT [...] |
2001-03-23 10:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PREL VM FINREF SOE |
| 01HARARE1011 | ZIMBABWE FLOOD STATUS UPDATE, NUMBER 2 [...] THE AREAS MOST AFFECTED BY LOCAL FLOODING ARE IN THE ZAMBEZI RIVER VALLEY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE MASHONALAND CENTRAL PROVINCE. THIS AREA INCLUDES KADOMA AND MUZARABAHANI. IN ADDITION MUCH OF THE LOW-LYING, SOUTHERN AREAS OF ZIMBABWE ARE NOW EXPERIENCING WATER- LOGGING OF THE SOIL IN AD [...] |
2001-03-14 10:31:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI |
| 01HARARE1021 | ZIMBABWE'S EMBATTLED CFU PRESIDENT SEEKS [...] (C) ON MARCH 13, CHARGE EARL IRVING AND ECONOFF (NOTETAKER) MET WITH COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) PRESIDENT TIM HENWOOD AND DIRECTOR DAVID HASLUCK AT THEIR REQUEST TO DISCUSS THE USG'S POSITION ON LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE. HENWOOD ASKED THE CHARGE ABOUT THE MARCH 11 ARTICLE THAT APPEARED IN [...] |
2001-03-15 05:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR EAID PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1102 | ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS AGREE AT CONGRESS [...] (C) ON MARCH 22, ECONOFF MET WITH COLLIN CLOETE, VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMODITIES OF THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU), TO DISCUSS THE RESULTS OF THE CFU SPECIAL CONGRESS HELD THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE ISSUE OF REPLACING THE CURRENT CFU LEADERSHIP (REFS A, B AND C) WAS NOT RAISED AT THE CONGRESS, [...] |
2001-03-23 05:31:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1108 | ZIMBABWE FLOOD STATUS UPDATE, NUMBER 3 [...] THOUGH RAINS CONTINUED TO FALL OVER THE ZAMBEZI RIVER BASIN, RAINFALL AMOUNTS EASED SLIGHTLY DURING THE PAST SEVEN DAYS AND FLOODING IN THE ZAMBEZI VALLEY SUBSIDED. HOWEVER, THE NORTHERN AREAS OF MASHONALAND CENTRAL, WHERE LARGE AREAS OF CROPLAND HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, REMAIN AT RISK FROM FLOO [...] |
2001-03-23 08:31:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI |
| 01HARARE1221 | ZIMBABWE FLOOD STATUS UPDATE, NUMBER 4 [...] ACCORDING TO THE LATEST OFFICIAL REPORTS REGARDING THE MOST SEVERELY AFFECTED DISTRICTS OF GURUVE AND MUZARABANI ALONG THE ZAMBEZI RIVER IN THE NORTH OF THE ZIMBABWE, AN ESTIMATED 21,400 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED TO VARYING DEGREES BY RECENT FLOODING. HEAVY RAINS, FLASH FLOODING AND WATER- LO [...] |
2001-04-04 15:21:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI |
| 01HARARE1276 | ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS QUIETLY WORKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CFU AND THE GOZ ARE QUIETLY MEETING TO TRY AND REACH AN AGREEMENT TO END THE STAND-OFF OVER LAND. THE CFU IS PITCHING A PROPOSAL TO THE GOZ WHEREBY IT WILL PROVIDE A LIST OF FARMS TOTALING FIVE MILLION HECTARES THAT WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR RESETTLEMENT, A PORTION OF THEM [...] |
2001-04-09 12:59:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1293 | ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS MEET WITH GOZ [...] (C) ON APRIL 10 EDGAR GUNDRY, CHAIRMAN FOR THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) REGION OF MASHONALAND WEST-SOUTH, TOLD ECONOFF THAT A GROUP OF CFU OFFICIALS MET ON APRIL 9 WITH ZIMBABWE'S FIVE SECURITY SERVICES. THESE SERVICES, ACCORDING TO GUNDRY, ARE THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, THE CENTRAL INTELLI [...] |
2001-04-11 12:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1492 | AN UPDATE ON ZIMBABEWE'S "FAST-TRACK" LAND [...] (C) THE QUIET ATTEMPT BY THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) TO RE-ENGAGE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON LAND REFORM (REFTEL) HAS REACHED AN IMPASSE. THE GOZ IS INSISTING AS A PRECONDITION FOR FURTHER TALKS THAT THE CFU WITHDRAW ITS LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF "FAST- [...] |
2001-05-02 14:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1836 | MORE ON ZIMBABWE COMMERCIAL FARMERS' PROPOSAL [...] (C) MALCOLM VOWLES, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS' UNION (CFU), ELABORATED TO POLOFF ON JUNE 6 ON THE CFU'S NEW PROPOSAL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) TO RESOLVE THEIR LONG-SIMMERING IMPASSE ON LAND REFORM (SEE REF A FOR DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL). VOWLES STATED THAT BOTH THE [...] |
2001-06-08 09:15:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PHUM PINR EAID ZI |
| 01HARARE2117 | EXPECTED FOOD SHORTAGE ACKNOWLEDGED BY A [...] (SBU) ON JULY 6 THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SIMBA MAKONI, TOLD THE PRESS FOLLOWING AN ADDRESS HE DELIVERED TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC CONSULTATIVE FORUM THAT HIS MINISTRY'S GOOD BUDGET RESULTS TO DATE FOR 2001 SHOWING A SMALL SURPLUS WERE THREATENED BY THE NEED TO SET ASI [...] |
2001-07-10 09:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID EFIN ECON ZI |
| 01HARARE2480 | UNDP AND DONORS MEET ON FOOD AID FOR ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO MET WITH A LARGE SEGMENT OF THE DONOR COMMUNITY ON AUGUST 20 AT THE FORMER'S INVITATION TO DISCUSS DEVELOPMENTS ON THE FOOD AID FRONT. THE GROUP FOCUSED IN SEQUENCE ON THE DIMENSIONS OF THE CRISIS, ESTABLISHMENT OF A HUMANITARIAN SECRE [...] |
2001-08-22 11:25:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EAGR ZI |
| 01HARARE2508 | HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE: PRELIMINARY [...] SUMMARY. POST UNDERSTANDS URGENCY OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (HA); HOWEVER, WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE WV PROPOSAL AS CURRENTLY PRESENTED TO BE A SUFFICIENT USG RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CONCERNS ELABORATED BELOW AND REQUEST ADVICE ON THE LIKELY LEVEL OF RESOURC [...] |
2001-08-24 10:21:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ZI |
| 01HARARE2514 | WFP'S ATTENTION TO ZIMBABWE [...] POST WAS CONCERNED BY THE STATEMENT IN REFTEL THAT THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) "HAS NO PLANS TO START UP ANY OPERATIONS IN ZIMBABWE." HOWEVER, WE SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED FROM UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO ON AUGUST 23 THAT WFP PLANS TO ASSIGN TEMPORARILY TWO PROGRAM OFFICERS TO ZIM [...] |
2001-08-24 11:00:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON PHUM PREF |
| 01HARARE2677 | UNDP GATHERS KEY MEMBERS OF DIP CORPS; SOFT POSTURE [...] SUMMARY. ON SEPTEMBER 6, UNDP BRIEFED DIPLOMATS ON LAND, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND ELECTIONS. WHILE LITTLE NEW INFORMATION CONCERNING THE LAND AND FOOD SITUATION WAS PRESENTED, THE PICTURE PAINTED BY UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO WAS BLEAK. HE WAS ENCOURAGED REGARDING VICE PRESIDENT MSIKA'S ST [...] |
2001-09-12 08:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ZI |
| 01HARARE2871 | UNDP RESREP ON ABUJA AGREEMENT, UN ENGAGEMENT [...] (U) VICTOR ANGELO, THE UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE HOSTED A SEPTEMBER 26 BRIEFING FOR AMBASSADORS OF WESTERN DIPLOMATS TO UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS CONCERNING THE ABUJA ACCORDS (AA). HE HAD HOSTED EARLIER IN THE DAY A MEETING WITH THE G-77 TO DISCUSS THE SAME TOPIC. HE DESCRIBED SIX CONCERNS [...] |
2001-09-28 07:38:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ZI |
| 01HARARE3240 | ABUJA II: COMMONWEALTH COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE OCTOBER 25 TO 27 VISIT BY REPRESENTATIVES OF SEVEN COMMONWEALTH (CW) COUNTRIES AND THE CW SECRETARY-GENERAL REVIEWED PROGRESS ON COMMITMENTS AGREED TO BY THE GOZ ON LAND REFORM, RULE OF LAW, AND ATTENDANT ISSUES AS OUTLINED IN THE ABUJA AGREEMENT OF SEPTEMBER 6 (REFTEL). OU [...] |
2001-10-29 15:39:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAGR EAID PGOV ZI |
| 01HARARE3427 | ACTIVITIES RELATED TO 2002 PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) THE FOLLOWING ELECTION RELATED ACTIVITIES IN ZIMBABWE ARE NOW IN THE PLANNING STAGES OR UNDERWAY. THE GOZ HAS NOT BEEN CONSULTED ON THESE ACTIVITIES, WHICH HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN BY NGOS AND/OR CIVIL SOCIETY, BUT IT WILL PROBABLY BE NECESSARY TO INFORM THE GOZ OF CERTAIN ASPECTS OF SOME OF T [...] |
2001-11-16 08:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM EAID PGOV ZI |
| 01HARARE488 | POSITIVE ANSWER TO MALLOCH BROWN LETTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE UNDP RESREP IN HARARE INFORMED HEADS OF MISSION AND AID DIRECTORS JANUARY 23 THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) HAS NOT YET RESPONDED TO THE UNDP ADMINISTRATOR'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT MUGABE ON BREAKING THE LAND REFORM IMPASSE, BUT EXPECTS A RESPONSE SOON. THE RESREP BELI [...] |
2001-01-24 12:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR EAID ZI |
| 01HARARE573 | ZIMBABWE LABOR FEDERATION LEADER SEEKS TO SEVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU) WILL HOLD ITS FIVE-YEAR CONGRESS IN FEBRUARY. THE CONGRESS WILL FOCUS ON ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES, AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL TOPICS. THE ISSUE OF ZCTU TIES TO THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) WILL NOT BE A FORMAL AGENDA I [...] |
2001-01-30 07:38:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PREL EAGR PGOV EAID ZI |
| 01HARARE620 | DANISH DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION MISSION [...] (C) THE DANISH UNDER SECRETARY FOR BILATERAL COOPERATION, AMBASSADOR CARSTEN STRAU, TOLD CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ON JANUARY 31 THAT DENMARK'S CONTINUED ASSISTANCE IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE DEPENDED ON THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE LETTER FROM UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ADMIN [...] |
2001-02-01 14:26:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR EAID ZI |
| 01HARARE672 | SWEDISH AMBASSADOR EXPLAINS SWEDEN'S AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: RELATIONS BETWEEN ZIMBABWE AND SWEDEN FELL TO AN ALL-TIME LOW DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY AS THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAD SUSPENDED BILATERAL AID TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE. ZIMBABWEAN FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE RESPONDED ANGRILY, SAYING THAT HI [...] |
2001-02-08 15:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM KDEM PINR ZI SW |
| 01HARARE743 | ZIMBABWE'S PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVE; A [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVE (PSI) IS AN ALTERNATE LAND ACQUISITION, RESETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT IS BEING QUIETLY PROMOTED AS A COMPLEMENTARY APPROACH TO THE GOZ'S "FAST TRACK" PROGRAM. IT CALLS FOR THE CREATION OF AN AGRICULTURAL CREDIT GUARANTEE BANK FUNDED BY COMM [...] |
2001-02-13 14:27:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EAID PGOV PREL ZI |
| 01HARARE765 | THE CURRENT STATE AND PROJECTED CONSEQUENCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ANNOUNCED ON JANUARY 15 THE START OF PHASE II OF THE "FAST-TRACK" LAND RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM, AIMED AT RESETTLING A SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION AS COMMERCIAL FARMERS. WHILE THIS PROGRAM APPEARS TO BE BASED ON A PREVIOUS MODEL DEVELOPED IN CONSULTATIO [...] |
2001-02-16 11:00:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID ZI |
| 01HARARE815 | ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION TO HOLD [...] (C) ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 15 THAT IT WILL HOLD A SPECIAL CONGRESS ON MARCH 21 TO EXAMINE WAYS TO RE-ENGAGE THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON THE LAND ISSUE. AN INDEPENDENT APPROACH TO THE GOZ ON THE LAND ISSUE BY A FORMER CFU PRESIDENT WAS SLAPPED BACK [...] |
2001-02-23 11:07:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID ZI |
| 01HARARE829 | REGIONAL FLOODING LARGELY BYPASSES ZIMBABWE [...] DISASTER DECLARATIONS AND REPORTS OF RECENT FLOODING IN NEIGHBORING MOZAMBIQUE AND MALAWI CAUSED US TO CONTACT THE GOZ AND DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE AND EXTENT OF COLLATERAL FLOOD DAMAGE IN ZIMBABWE. NATURAL DISASTER TRACKING AND ASSISTANCE COORDINATION IS HANDLED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL PRO [...] |
2001-02-26 13:47:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI |
| 01HARARE870 | ZIMBABWE FULLY BACKS JMC AND IS EAGER FOR ITS [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 28, POLOFF CONVEYED REFTEL TALKING POINTS TO MAXWELL CHIKOROWONDO, THE ZIMBABWEAN MFA'S PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PAO) FOR THE DRC. CHIKOROWONDO RESPONDED THAT THE GOZ IS FULLY COMMITTED TO THE JOINT MILITARY COMMISSION (JMC) AND THE IDEA OF RELOCATING ITS HEADQUARTERS [...] |
2001-02-28 14:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MCAP EAID ZI CG |
| 01HARARE898 | A LOOMING SPECIAL CONGRESS COULD DETERMINE THE [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 28, ECONOFF MET WITH COLLIN CLOETE, VICE-PRESIDENT FOR COMMODITIES OF THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU), TO DISCUSS THE UPCOMING MARCH 21 CFU SPECIAL CONGRESS AND REPORTS OF VEHEMENT DISAGREEMENTS AT THE UNION'S TOP LEADERSHIP LEVEL. CLOETE, A KEY MEMBER OF THE CFU EXECUTIVE, [...] |
2001-03-03 15:02:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE919 | SEVENTY-TWO YEAR OLD FEMALE COMMERCIAL FARMER [...] (C) ON MARCH 4, A 72-YEAR-OLD WHITE FEMALE COMMERCIAL FARMER, GLORIA OLDS, WAS BRUTALLY AND VICIOUSLY ASSASSINATED BY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE IN AN AMBUSH ON HER FARM. HER SON MARTIN WAS KILLED BY "WAR VETS" ON HIS FARM, WHICH WAS NEXT TO GLORIA'S, LAST QPRIL AND NO ONE HAS YET BEEN ARRESTED. [...] |
2001-03-05 16:06:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAGR PGOV EAID PINR |
| 01HARARE970 | ZIMBABWE'S CFU DIRECTOR RECOMMENDS PERSONAL [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 8, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY (PDAS) MARK BELLAMY, CHARGE' EARL IRVING, AND SIPDIS ECONOFF (NOTETAKER) MET WITH COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) DIRECTOR DAVID HASLUCK TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT PLIGHT OF COMMERCIAL FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE. HASLUCK STATED THAT WHILE [...] |
2001-03-11 05:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAGR EAID PINR ZI |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1302 | HCMC DEPT. OF TRADE LOVES BTA, BUT WHAT IS IT EXACTLY? [...] THE DIRECTOR OF THE HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC) TRADE DEPT. TOLD CG YAMAUCHI IN A NOVEMBER 13 COURTESY CALL THAT HCMC HAS HIGH HOPES FOR THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT (BTA), BUT IS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE TREATY AND HOW TO IMPLEMENT IT. SHE UNCLASSIFIED [...] |
2001-11-16 08:49:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ETRD VM SOE BTA |
| 01JAKARTA4285 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON JUSUF KALLA [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL OFFICER ANDREW T. HINTZ FOR REASON 1.5 B, D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE AMBASSADOR TOLD PEOPLES' WELFARE COORDINATING MINISTER YUSUF KALLA ON NOVEMBER 30 THAT THE U.S. WANTS TO HELP INDONESIA SOLVE SEPARATIST AND OTHER CHALLENGES. KALLA SAID RECENTLY PASSED AUTONOMY LA [...] |
2001-12-05 08:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV ID |
| 01PRISTINA1593 | THACI SCENESETTER: LEADER LOOKING FOR APPROVAL [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR JOHN K. MENZIES, COM, FOR REASONS 1.5 (B&D) SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF KOSOVO (PDK) PRESIDENT HASHIM THACI IS CONCERNED THAT WASHINGTON IS NEITHER MUCH INTERESTED IN NOR FRIENDLY TOWARDS HIM, AND WILL SEEK DEMONSTRATIONS OF APPROVAL, LAR [...] |
2001-09-11 07:06:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID ECON NATO SR |
| 01THEHAGUE3267 | AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE - DUTCH QUESTIONS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE, CHARGE HAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH DUTCH DEPUTY POLITICAL SECRETARY GENERAL HERMAN SCHAPER ON NOVEMBER 8 TO DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE AND HE WOULD APPRECIATE TALKING POINTS TO ADDRESS DUTCH QUESTIONS IN PARA 2 BELOW BY COB WASHINGTON TIME ON NOVEMBER 7. [...] |
2001-11-07 10:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID EUN NL JA |
| 01VATICAN1192 | VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 02 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01192 01 OF 02 022245Z CONTENTS: - POPE CALLS WORLD'S CARDINALS TO ROME TO PLAN FUTURE - VATICAN AND MOSLEMS ISSUE JOINT CALL FOR PEACE IN ISRAEL - PAP [...] |
2001-03-02 11:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KMDR EAID PINR IZ AF UP DR VT MEPP VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN2022 | VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE APRIL 07 - 12 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - POPE RESPONDS TO UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX "DON'T COME" LETTER - VATICAN RADIO CUTS AIRTIME AND ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - CHANGES IN POPE'S PARTICIPATION IN EASTER EVENTS - POPE DISBURSES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID - [...] |
2001-04-12 09:25:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAGR ECPS SENV EAID PINR UP VT VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN3027 | CARDINAL PROTESTS G8, SEEKS [...] (U) THIS IS A REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE, PLEASE SEE PARA FOUR. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03027 060848Z 2. (U) CARDINAL DIONIGI TETTAMANZI OF THE GENOA ARCHDIOCESE IS PLANNING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE G8 SUMMIT IN GENOA TO PROMOTE THE VATICAN'S VISION OF [...] |
2001-06-06 08:15:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ETRD PREL PHUM PGOV VT |
| 01VATICAN3552 | USG/VATICAN PROJECTS FOR POTUS POPE MEETING [...] (U) THIS IS A RESPONSE TO REFTELCON REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE USG'S AND EMBASSY VATICAN'S TRACK RECORD UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03552 051341Z OF SUPPORT FOR VATICAN-BACKED PROJECTS WITH THE COMMUNITY OF SANT'EGIDIO AND CARITAS. WE UNDERSTAND [...] |
2001-07-05 14:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PHUM PGOV VT |
| 01VATICAN3571 | VATICAN VERBATIM [...] (U) THE JUNE 30 - JULY 06 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - G8: GENOA'S ARCHBISHOP REJECTS VIOLENT PROTESTS - REPORT ALLEGES MILLIONS OF CHRISTIANS SUFFER PERSECUTION - POPE ENCOURAGES ETHICAL USE OF XENOTRANSPLANTS - CARITAS OFFICIALS SAYS FOOD AID FOR NORTH KORE [...] |
2001-07-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM ECON EAID TBIO SOCI KN VT VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN3619 | CUBA - POPE ATTACKS US EMBARGO AND COMMUNISM [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS RE-ISSUED A STRONG CONDEMNATION OF THE US ECONOMIC EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA. SPEAKING AT A JULY 6 AUDIENCE WITH CUBAN BISHOPS VISITING VATICAN CITY THE POPE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03619 091432Z REPEATED HIS DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBARGO A [...] |
2001-07-09 15:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAID ETTC CU VT |
| 01VATICAN3756 | EMBASSY VATICAN TEXT FOR NICHOLSON CONFIRMATION [...] PER REFTELCON, EMBASSY VATICAN OFFERS THE FOLLOWING TEXT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03756 01 OF 02 131452Z FOR POSSIBLE USE BY NOMINEE NICHOLSON'S OPENING STATEMENT: BEGIN TEXT: IN 1984 THE UNITED STATES JOINED 107 OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING ALL OF OUR [...] |
2001-07-13 15:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM MZ VT |
| 01VATICAN4075 | VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE JULY 27 - AUGUST 03 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04075 051244Z CONTENTS: - POPE RECEIVES YASSER ARAFAT - VATICAN RECEIVED NO EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR RWANDAN PRIEST - VATICAN SAYS CHINA RELEASES BISHOP - [...] |
2001-08-03 12:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAID IS RW CH VT |
| 02ABUJA1027 | NIGERIA: NEPAD MEETING SIDESTEPS ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Despite high-level attendance (including nine Heads of State), the March 26 NEPAD Summit did not produce any dramatic developments; the meeting was basically a planning session. The final communique was silent on Zimbabwe. However, Summit discussions and public statements by key [...] |
2002-03-28 17:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ZI NI |
| 02ABUJA1081 | BAUCHI: A STATE THAT WORKS [...] (SBU) Ambassador Jeter visited Bauchi State from February 10-12, accompanied by USAID A/DIR Suggs and Pol/OFF Kinder. In addition to private meetings with Governor Mu'azu, the Ambassador and his team visited several development projects including the Yankari Game Reserve, paid a courtesy call o [...] |
2002-04-08 12:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR EAID ECON PREL NI |
| 02ABUJA1232 | NIGERIA: ABUJA ROUND-UP APRIL 8-19 [...] (C) Summary. The States' decision to hold local government elections May 18 has sparked controversy and additional lawsuits which apparently the Supreme Court will have to resolve (paras 2-4). Canadian PM Chretien visited Abuja for talks centering on NEPAD and the G-8 with Obasanjo and severa [...] |
2002-04-19 13:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON PREF NI |
| 02ABUJA1318 | NIGERIA: LITTLE PROGRESS TOWARD AN IPRSP [...] Summary: The World Bank invited GON officials and a small group of donors to an April 2-4 retreat with representatives of African countries that had successfully completed the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) process. The retreat was a limited success in reorienting Nigeria's approach [...] |
2002-04-25 14:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID NI |
| 02ABUJA1346 | NIGERIA: A PARTICIPANT'S PERSPECTIVE ON NEPAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolMilOff met on April 9 with Egyptian First Secretary Gamal Metwally for a read-out on the NEPAD meeting SIPDIS in Abuja March 26. While the achievements of the young organization have been more rhetorical than real, some progress has thus far apparently been achieved in defin [...] |
2002-05-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ECIN ECON EAID PGOV NI |
| 02ABUJA1404 | NIGERIA: OPERATION AVID RECOVERY MADE A DIFFERENCE [...] (U) I want to express my profound gratitude to our colleagues at EUCOM, the NSC, USAID and State (AF and PM) for their exceptional support for U.S. relief operations in Nigeria since January 27th this year. 2. (SBU) As all of you know, the catastrophic explosions that devastated the Ikej [...] |
2002-05-06 17:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS EAID PINS MARR MOPS NI |
| 02ABUJA1450 | NIGERIA: USG PARTICIPATION IN THE JUNE 17-19 SUPER [...] Minister of State for the Environment Imeh Okopido recently called me concerning the level of USG representation for the June 17-19 Super Prep Com Ministerial to be hosted by President Olusegun Obasanjo. Okopido told me that he has not received a formal response to his March 22 invitation le [...] |
2002-05-09 14:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL EFIS AORC EAID NI |
| 02ABUJA1593 | NIGERIA: ARMY MINISTER ON RONCO, BENUE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a May 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of State for Defense (Army) Lawal Batagarawa said he planned to visit Washington on May 24 to meet with human rights NGOs, USG officials and the Hill. Impressed by the accomplishments of Operation Avid Recovery, he agreed help i [...] |
2002-05-23 18:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PHUM EAID KHDP NI |
| 02ABUJA1594 | NIGERIA: OBASANJO SAYS BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: During a late evening May 18 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, an animated President Obasanjo claimed the bilateral relationship was too one-sided. While we dun him with multiple demands to reform at home and hew our line on foreign policy issues abroad (Zimbabwe and Cuba), we w [...] |
2002-05-23 19:13:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN EAID NI |
| 02ABUJA1597 | NIGERIA: A SLIDE IN THE BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: The return of democratic government in Nigeria brought relief and great expectations in both Abuja and Washington. Visions of a strategic partnership between the world's preeminent republic and Africa's largest democracy tantalized policymakers in both capitals. Committing to sign [...] |
2002-05-23 19:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID NI |
| 02ABUJA1630 | DOT TEAM VISIT - PROGRAM IS ON COURSE [...] Summary. A DOT team led by Senior Policy Advisor Kevin Sample visited Nigeria April 13-26 to complete security and environmental assessments at the Lagos Port Complex and to discuss privatization of port services in Nigeria. The DOT officials met the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, of [...] |
2002-05-31 08:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID SENV EWWT NI |
| 02ABUJA1635 | NIGERIA: NEED TO SUPPORT IMPORTANT FY-02 ESF PROPOSALS [...] This cable provides additional justification for two of the FY-02 ESF proposals submitted reftel. The following justifications are in order of Mission priority. Complete project descriptions will be faxed to AF/W. A. PRIVATE/PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP AGRIBUSINESS IN THE NORTH [...] |
2002-05-31 15:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ECON SENV NI |
| 02ABUJA1919 | NIGERIA'S OBASANJO SEEKING WARMER RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo senses a loss of warmth in Nigeria's relationship with the U.S. and feels the U.S. and U.K. are frustrating his efforts by setting too tough terms for support, according to his VP. Obasanjo reportedly blames reports from Embassy Abuja and the British High Commi [...] |
2002-06-26 13:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN PINR NI UK US |
| 02ABUJA2567 | NIGERIA'S PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM: STATUS [...] No summary [...] |
2002-09-03 15:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV ECPS ENRG PGOV NI |
| 02ABUJA2651 | NIGERIA: HIV/AIDS [...] SUMMARY: This cable summarizes the strategies and activities undertaken by USAID and CDC to build national and local capacities to alleviate the impact of HIV/AIDS and reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with the disease. Key to USAID and CDC's efforts are technical assistance [...] |
2002-09-12 12:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID SOCI NI |
| 02ABUJA2686 | SUBJECT: NIGERIA: USTDA VISIT A SUCCESS STORY [...] Summary. United States Trade and Development Agency (TDA) Special Assistant for Projects Thomas Hardy completed agreements for feasibility studies for fertilizer and housing projects worth $722,000, discussed programs with the Ministers of Solid Minerals and Agriculture, and briefed senior s [...] |
2002-09-17 18:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR ECPS EAID EAIR EINV EPET EMIN KPAO NI |
| 02ABUJA2707 | NIGERIA: THE PRESS GETS IT WRONG: NO DEBT PAYMENT [...] (C) Summary: Recent press reports have incoreectly claimed Nigeria had stopped foreign debt payments. Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Joseph Sanusi, whose August 27 press statement was cited as the basis of the report, as well as other government sources, confirm that Sanusi was the victim o [...] |
2002-09-19 10:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAID NI |
| 02ABUJA304 | NIGERIA: GON ASSISTANCE REQUEST IN WAKE OF LAGOS [...] (U) This is an urgent action request; see para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 30, Ambassador Jeter offered condolences to Minister of Defense Danjuma for the loss of life and property following explosions at the Ikeja Cantonment. Danjuma, giving his assessment after a visit to the site [...] |
2002-01-31 13:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MOPS EAID PREF SOCI NI |
| 02ABUJA3100 | NIGERIA: POLITICAL PEER REVIEW ENDORSED AT NEPAD'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted a NEPAD Head of State Implementation Committee (HSIC) meeting November 3. Nigeria's NEPAD coordinator, Ambassador Aluko-Olokun, briefed Abuja-resident G-8 diplomats November 4, that the HSIC endorsed voluntary peer review as "critical [...] |
2002-11-14 07:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PGOV XA NI |
| 02ABUJA3212 | NIGERIAN ARMY PREVENTS KADUNA FROM BEING A [...] Summary: Nigeria's Army bears an international reputation for poor professional standards and for committing human rights violations. In Nigeria, that reputation is more nuanced, less negative. Of course, Nigerians know too well that soldiers often commit abuses. But they equally realize t [...] |
2002-11-29 16:13:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS EAID MASS PHUM MCAP NI |
| 02ABUJA3323 | NIGERIA: LONDON CLUB DEBT BUY-BACK POSTPONED TO [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Nigeria's (GON) attempt to buy back $2 billion of its London Club (commercial) debt obligations suffered a setback Friday, December 6, when a court injunction sought by the family of the late military dictator Sani Abacha forced a postponement of the auction to D [...] |
2002-12-16 16:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV EAID NI |
| 02ABUJA3341 | YEAR-END ECONOMIC POTPOURRI [...] This cable covers: -- Ambassador's Meets with World Bank and IMF prior to Article Four Consultation Meetings in Washington -- Central Bank is Optimistic about Near Term -- CBN and IMF Statistics on GDP Differ -- GON Not Worried About Drop in FOREX Reserves -- CBN Claims States Continue to [...] |
2002-12-19 14:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EPET EAID PGOV NI |
| 02ABUJA358 | NIGERIA: ITALY PROVIDES ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) On January 10, the Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Giovanni Germano, presided over a ceremony to mark the formal delivery of USD 2.5 million worth of equipment to the Nigerian Police Force and Immigration Service for the fight against Trafficking in Persons. In the last year, Italy, the la [...] |
2002-02-04 12:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EAID PHUM PGOV IT NI |
| 02ABUJA499 | NIGERIA: PARTICIPATION IN THE MARCH 18-22 UN [...] Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo is now planning to attend the UN Conference on Financing for Development. This is a change in plans from just last week. Minister of Finance Adamu Ciroma heads the delegation for the Ministerial. 2. We have no information on side events planned by Nig [...] |
2002-02-14 12:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EFIN ETRD EAID UN |
| 02ABUJA601 | NIGERIA: INAUGURAL CEREMONY FOR EDDI [...] A highly successful inaugural ceremony for the first of six EDDI Community Resource Centers CRC) was held on Tuesday, February 19, at the National Center for Women's Development in Abuja. Ambassador Jeter gave the opening address, in which he explained the genesis of the Community Resource Ce [...] |
2002-02-26 12:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SCUL KDEM NI |
| 02ABUJA630 | NIGERIA: GUM ARABIC SUCCESS STORY [...] Summary. Ambassador Jeter and AUSTR Whitaker visited Jigawa and Kano states on January 28 and 29 respectively. Two years of negotiations, involving the U.S. private sector, Nigerian State and Federal Governments, USTR and the U.S. Embassy resulted in the January 28 launching of the Gum Arabi [...] |
2002-02-26 15:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EAID EAGR NI |
| 02ABUJA693 | NIGERIA: GLOBAL FUND PROPOSALS FORTHCOMING [...] No summary [...] |
2002-03-05 08:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID NI |
| 02AMMAN2396 | UNRWA DONORS MEETING HIGHLIGHTS CRISIS GRIPPING [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: UNRWA's May 8-9 meeting of major donors and host governments highlighted the crisis gripping the humanitarian agency as a result of ongoing Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Continued Israeli closures in the West Bank and Gaza have severely hindered UNRWA's ability to [...] |
2002-05-14 15:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO |
| 02AMMAN2516 | JORDAN: EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW SELECTION [...] Embassy Amman has reviewed the three candidates for the Embassy Science Fellow Program that were forwarded to us by OES and has chosen Dr. Sylvana Li of the USDA/FAS as our first choice. Dr. Li's background suits her well to the job. Not only is her expertise in water quality and [...] |
2002-05-20 06:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER EAGR EAID TSPL SENV KSCA JO |
| 02AMMAN3273 | INTERIM LAWMAKING WRAPS UP AS LIKELIHOOD OF [...] (C) Jordan's Constitution allows the Cabinet to pass provisional laws when Parliament is not in session, so long as the laws are sufficiently "necessary." The GOJ has promulgated some ninety-nine provisional laws in the year since Jordan's Parliament was dissolved on June 16, 2001. But provis [...] |
2002-06-18 08:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON EAID JO |
| 02AMMAN3619 | JORDAN: XIV INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-03 05:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA KHIV TBIO JO |
| 02AMMAN3716 | UNRWA BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS USD 55.7 MILLION IN NEW [...] (C) Summary: On July 2, UNRWA Deputy Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd briefed donors on UNRWA's USD 55.7 million in new financial needs following the March-April military operations in the West Bank and Gaza. UNRWA warned that its 2002 emergency appeal remains severely underfunded, with p [...] |
2002-07-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO |
| 02AMMAN3947 | JORDAN: ENGAGING ISLAM [...] (C) Embassy Amman's chief goals include promoting moderation and reform within Jordan through contact work and a wide range of programs. Our Economic Reform efforts seek to achieve these goals through improved living standards, increased employment opportunities, and encouraging Jordan's cont [...] |
2002-07-17 13:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PTER EFIN EAID KPAO KDEM KIRF PHUM JO |
| 02AMMAN4082 | PRM AMBASSADORS' FUND REQUEST FOR PALESTINIAN [...] Summary: Ambassador requests $40,000 under the PRM Ambassadors' fund for refugees in the Middle East, to purchase a 14-passenger minibus for the Community Rehabilitation Center (CRC) at Baqa'a camp ($20,000) and to build an addition to the Women's Program Center (WPC) at Jebel Hussein camp ( [...] |
2002-07-24 07:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF EAID KPAL LE |
| 02AMMAN4086 | PALESTINIAN-JORDANIAN BUSINESSMEN PONDER ROLE IN [...] (SBU) A group of Palestinian-Jordanian businesspeople met with econoffs July 11, to discuss what they believe might be the leading investment opportunities and economic prospects following the establishment of a Palestinian state, as well as the role of Palestinian-Jordanians in promoting de [...] |
2002-07-24 10:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL EINV EAID PREL IS JO |
| 02AMMAN4863 | JORDAN: CONFERENCE ON SPECIALIZED IP COURTS [...] (U) The Jordanian government has nominated two judges, Bassam Talaheen and Khalid Samam', to attend the September 12-13 conference being co-hosted by USPTO and the International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI). Their travel and per diem in Washington will be supported by USAID Jordan' [...] |
2002-08-28 06:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID KIPR JO |
| 02AMMAN5514 | JORDAN GPA ACCESSION UPDATE [...] (sbu) Jordan's number two trade official, Samer Tawil, told econcouns and econoff September 24 that the GOJ has nearly completed drafting its initial entities offer for GPA accession. He said the draft should be completed and delivered to the Prime Ministry for clearance through the cabinet [...] |
2002-09-25 06:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAID JO WTRO |
| 02AMMAN5781 | UNRWA AND FAA 301(C) CONCERNS: PRM PDAS GREENE'S [...] (C) In a September 24 meeting on the margins of the UNRWA Major Donors meeting (reported septel), PRM PDAS Richard Greene pressed UNRWA Commissioner General Peter Hansen, Deputy Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd, West Bank Director Richard Cook and Gaza Director Lionel Brisson on the need for [...] |
2002-10-06 12:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO |
| 02AMMAN5915 | PM ABUL RAGHEB TELLS DAS CHENEY GOJ TO CONTINUE [...] (SBU) NEA DAS Elizabeth Cheney discussed the USAID program and economic reform October 8 with Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb and Planning Minister Bassam Awadallah (discussion of honor killings reported in septel). Ambassador Gnehm, USAID Director Christiansen-Wagner and PolCouns Silliman ac [...] |
2002-10-10 13:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV US JO |
| 02AMMAN6250 | ICT PROGRAMS IN JORDAN [...] (U) Per REFTEL request, we are providing information on telecom regulation, internet, and other IT-related questions posed, as well as a description of ICT projects related to education, business skills, business development, and e-government in Jordan. ----------------------------- THE TR [...] |
2002-10-27 07:31:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EAID JO |
| 02AMMAN6288 | JORDAN'S UNUSED INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY [...] (u) Summary: We have been following with interest attempts by Israeli industrialist Stef Wertheimer to secure support for a new industrial park (or parks) in Jordan. While there does not seem to be a need for new industrial parks in Jordan given a current glut of unused industrial infrastru [...] |
2002-10-29 07:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EAID IS JO |
| 02AMMAN6515 | JORDAN IMF TEAM REVIEWS IRAQ SCENARIOS [...] (C) According to an IMF team visiting Amman this week to discuss the Fund's program for 2003, economic disruptions from military operations against Iraq could increase Jordan's external financing need by $1.2 billion in 2003. Substantial external assistance could over time, however, help smoo [...] |
2002-11-06 07:11:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PREL IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN6722 | JORDAN: DAS SATTERFIELD DISCUSSES PROPOSED [...] (c) Summary. In meetings with the Jordanian Prime Minister and Finance Minister, DAS Satterfield was told that answers to the U.S. questions regarding possible supplemental economic assistance for Jordan would be ready within the coming week. The ministers agreed that additional U.S. assist [...] |
2002-11-18 08:18:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID JO |
| 02AMMAN6939 | UNRWA AND FAA 301(C) COMPLIANCE: VIEWS FROM GAZA [...] (U) This message has been cleared by Embassy Tel Aviv. 2. (C) Summary: In the course of November 18 meetings with UNRWA's Gaza program chiefs, regional refcoord reviewed UNRWA's compliance with section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act. The Relief and Social Services Chief told refco [...] |
2002-11-27 14:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO UN |
| 02AMMAN7304 | UNRWA LAUNCHES NEW USD 93.7 MILLION EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary and comment: At December 10 and 11 briefings in Jerusalem and Amman, UNRWA ComGen Hansen launched UNRWA's new USD 93.7 million appeal to cover six months of emergency programming in the West Bank and Gaza. The majority of the appeal would cover expanded food assistance programs ( [...] |
2002-12-16 15:06:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO |
| 02ANKARA7757 | DEMARCHE ON TIED AID BANS: INITIAL TURKISH RESPONSE [...] (SBU) On November 1, we shared the U.S. proposal to consolidate and update existing bans on tied aid to CEE and FSU countries with Turkish Treasury Director General for Foreign External Relations Ersen Ekren. Ekren's office generally provides instructions to Turkey's OECD Mission. 2. ( [...] |
2002-11-01 13:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD EAID TU OECD EXIM |
| 02ANKARA7973 | FINALIZING THE $200 MILLION GRANT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Embassy is concerned with the delays in implementing the Grant Agreement between Turkey and the United States, signed on September 13, involving nearly $200 million in grant assistance to Turkey. We understand there are technical legal problems between the Federal Reserve Bank of New Y [...] |
2002-11-06 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PREL TU |
| 02ANKARA8150 | UPDATE ON TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHANISTAN [...] EmbOffs met with MFA's Afghan Reconstruction Coordinator Ambassador Refat Okcun 11/12 for an update on Turkey's reconstruction efforts. 2. Okcun confirmed that Turkey's completed reconstruction efforts now total $1.8 million, up from $1.6 reported Ref A. By year's end, that figure shoul [...] |
2002-11-13 12:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PREL AF TU |
| 02ANKARA8620 | DEMARCHE TO TURKEY ON FOOD CRISIS IN HORN OF AFRICA [...] EconCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for International Relations Osman Paksut on November 26. Paksut said Turkey's Embassy in Addis Ababa had kept the Ministry informed of the developing food crisis, but the MFA had not yet made any decisions about whether it cou [...] |
2002-11-26 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL ER ET TU |
| 02ANKARA8695 | TURKS WILL ATTEND BONN AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION [...] (U) Turkey will be represented at the Bonn-Petersberg conference on Afghanistan Reconstruction by Ambassador Aydemir Erman, the MFA Deputy U/S and Coordinator for Afghanistan, and Ambassador Okcun, the MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Reconstruction. Embassy provided Ref A talking points on 1 [...] |
2002-11-27 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL AF TU |
| 02COLOMBO1553 | SRI LANKA: DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS PRIME MINISTER: [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a very cordial half-hour August 22 meeting (followed by a press conference and a working dinner) with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, Deputy Secretary Armitage stressed US support for the GSL's ongoing SIPDIS efforts to reach a negotiated solution to Sri Lanka's 2 [...] |
2002-08-23 02:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PINS PREL PTER CE ECONOMICS LTTE |
| 02COLOMBO1619 | Peace process update: Tiger-Muslim talks said [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: -- Tamil Tiger spokesman and Muslim leader reportedly hold constructive meeting in London -- GSL official meets with Tigers on development-related issues -- Recent incident in Jaffna pits students against security for [...] |
2002-06-02 05:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREF PHUM ECON EAID CE LTTE |
| 02COLOMBO1734 | UNDP AND UNFPA COUNTRY PROGRAMS FOR MALDIVES [...] Post endorses UNDP country program for Maldives for 2003- 2007. UNDP'S overall objectives of reducing poverty and disparities are in line with national priorities of equitable development identified by the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) in its sixth national development plan [...] |
2002-09-17 11:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID ECON PHUM MV UNDP |
| 02COLOMBO1740 | SRI LANKA PREPARES FOR POST-QUOTA WORLD [...] Summary: Well aware of the potential impact of the expiration of the MFA on its number one export (apparel), Sri Lankan players are beginning to explore their options, ranging from special trade agreements with the US to strengthening the domestic industry and diversifying the export base. Po [...] |
2002-09-18 05:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX EAID CE USTR ECONOMICS |
| 02COLOMBO1743 | Thailand talks conclude on positive note, with [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request -- Please see Para six. 2. (C) Summary: The first round of talks between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers has ended on a positive note. Per a press statement issued by the Norwegian facilitators (see Para seven), the two sides h [...] |
2002-09-18 11:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS EAID KPAO CE LTTE |
| 02COLOMBO1751 | Positive reaction to talks; LTTE spokesman's [...] (C) Summary: Sri Lankans have reacted in a highly positive fashion to the successful conclusion of the first round of talks between the government and the Tamil Tigers. Contacts highlighted as noteworthy the announcements that the two sides would soon meet again, that they would form joint [...] |
2002-09-19 10:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS EAID KPAO CE LTTE |
| 02COLOMBO1869 | REOPENING IN SRI LANKA [...] As you know, a security assessment team visited Sri Lanka a few months ago to investigate whether the Peace Corps could safely reopen its mission here. At the moment, we are awaiting a second inspection of Sri Lanka by members of your staff who can determine the programmatic and administrati [...] |
2002-10-08 09:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID AMGT CE |
| 02COLOMBO1887 | SRI LANKA: REQUEST FOR DEBT RELIEF UNDER TROPICAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. The Ambassador received the following letter dated September 19 from K.N. Choksy, Minister of Finance and Planning, requesting consideration under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA). Begin Text: Further to the recent informal di [...] |
2002-10-09 06:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON CE ECONOMICS |
| 02COLOMBO2003 | SRI LANKA: DAS CAMP AFFIRMS U.S. SUPPORT FOR PEACE [...] (C) Summary: During his October 24-27 visit to Sri Lanka, South Asia Bureau DAS Donald Camp delivered a message of firm U.S. support for the peace process. At the same time, Camp encouraged both government and opposition leaders not to let cohabitation stresses threaten the progress made thus [...] |
2002-10-28 10:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS EAID ELAB CE LTTE |
| 02COLOMBO2022 | U.S.-sponsored Quick Reaction Demining Force [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) After approximately seven months of operations, the U.S.-sponsored Quick Reaction Demining Force (QRDF) has wrapped up its work in Sri Lanka. On October 24-25, the QRDF turned over two plots of land clear [...] |
2002-10-29 10:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM PHUM PREF KPAO EAID CE LTTE |
| 02COLOMBO2032 | Second round of GSL-LTTE talks slated to kick [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers are scheduled to kick off their second round of talks on October 31 in Thailand. The Norwegian-facilitated talks are slated to focus mainly on technical issues, including the modalities of forming a task force on humanitarian issue [...] |
2002-10-30 11:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM EAID CE NO TH LTTE |
| 02COLOMBO2064 | Second session of talks between the Sri Lankan [...] (C) SUMMARY: The second session of GSL-LTTE talks made significant progress, with the two sides agreeing to form sub-committees focusing on humanitarian, de- escalation, and political issues. The two sides also agreed to a meeting schedule stretching into March 2003. In another constructive [...] |
2002-11-04 10:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID KPAO CE NO TH LTTE |
| 02COLOMBO2080 | Reviewing recent talks, Norwegian envoy upbeat, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 4 meeting with Ambassador Wills, Norwegian Ambassador Westborg was upbeat about the recently concluded second session of GSL-LTTE talks, but stressed that the process still had a long way to go. He took note of the LTTE's apparent downgrading of its long-standing [...] |
2002-11-05 11:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PINR CE NO TH LTTE |
| 02COLOMBO2101 | Voting with their feet on the peace process, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Returns of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to points of origin in Sri Lanka have surged, with a large percentage of the 213,000 total returns this year transiting in the past eight weeks alone. Most of the returns are to points in Jaffna, but many have returned to the Tiger [...] |
2002-11-07 11:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM PTER EAID CE LTTE |
| 02COLOMBO2142 | In public statement, president's party flays [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga's party, the People's Alliance, has issued a public statement excoriating the government's handling of the peace process. The statement was also critical of the Norwegian facilitation effort, and U.S. and UK participation in the Oslo conference. Somewhat a [...] |
2002-11-16 07:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KPAO EAID CE NO LTTE |
| 02COLOMBO2160 | Joint GSL-LTTE sub-committees on humanitarian [...] (C) SUMMARY: The joint GSL-LTTE sub-committees on humanitarian and de-escalation issues recently held their initial meetings. The humanitarian-focused meeting led to an agreement to form a secretariat. The de-escalation meeting led to the first ever face-to-face discussions between the GSL [...] |
2002-11-20 11:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL MOPS EAID CE NO LTTE |
| 02COLOMBO2163 | WHAT THE PM WILL RAISE WITH YOU IN OSLO [...] (C) I saw PM Wickremesinghe three times this week, twice at social events and most recently today together with Deputy USTR Huntsman, who is here for the first official meeting on trade issues since the TIFA was signed in July. (Ambassador Huntsman's visit, by the way, is going extremely well [...] |
2002-11-21 09:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV CE LTTE |
| 02COLOMBO2174 | High hopes for Oslo conference, as Sri Lankans [...] (C) SUMMARY: Expectations in Sri Lanka are running high for the November 25 Oslo conference. Observers see the conference as a chance for the international community to send a strong signal of support for the peace effort. Amid this focus on a political message, expectations have been lowe [...] |
2002-11-20 14:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE NO LTTE |
| 02COLOMBO2195 | OSLO MEETING REAPS LAVISH, UPBEAT PRESS COVERAGE; DEPUTY SECRETARY´S REMARKS EARN PRAISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Oslo meeting on the Sri Lankan peace process has received lavish, upbeat press coverage. Deputy Secretary Armitage´s remarks -- which were specifically highlighted in the press coverage -- earned special praise. President Kumaratunga has not yet issued a public statement on the [...] |
2002-11-26 10:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID KPAO CE NO LTTE |
| 02COLOMBO2341 | Peace Process Update: Reports of ceasefire [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: - Reports of ceasefire violations spike way down - Criticism of government and Norwegians over import of radio equipment for LTTE continues to flare - GSL-LTTE meeting in London canceled, but January talks in Bangkok s [...] |
2002-12-23 10:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PHUM EAID CE NO LTTE |
| 02HANOI1124 | JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER AFFIRMS COOPERATION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. PRIME MINISTER JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI AFFIRMED JAPAN'S SUPPORT FOR BILATERAL COOPERATION IN SECURITY AS PART OF AN ENHANCED JAPAN-ASEAN RELATIONSHIP AND OFFERED NON-MILITARY COOPERATION ON COUNTERTERRORISM DURING AN APRIL 27-28 VISIT TO HANOI. PRIME MINISTER PHAN VAN KHAI ASKED F [...] |
2002-05-06 10:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON PGOV JA VM CTERR |
| 02HANOI1384 | VIETNAM: EFFECTING CHANGE WITH THE BTA AND [...] CLASSIFIED BY ECON/C CLAIRE PIERANGELO, REASONS 1.5 (D) 2. (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: DURING RECENT MEETINGS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS, U.S. TECHNICAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01384 01 OF 02 301039Z ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER L [...] |
2002-05-30 10:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN ETRD EAID PREL KJUS VM BTA |
| 02HANOI140 | ASEAN-US DIALOGUE RELATIONS [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. 2. PHAM HUU CHI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE MFA'S ASEAN DEPARTMENT, ON JANUARY 18 SENT POL/C A SUMMARY OF THE ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE VIEWS REGARDING ASEAN-US DIALOGUE RELATIONS. PLEASE NOTE REQUESTS FOR FOLLOW UP FROM USDA ON TWO PROPOSED PROGRAMS (ITEM A [...] |
2002-01-22 08:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EAGR EAID TSPL VM ASEAN |
| 02HANOI2209 | VIETNAM AND THE EUROPEAN UNION [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) IS ONE OF VIETNAM'S KEY DONORS AND AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PARTNER. HUMAN RIGHTS IS AT THE TOP OF THE EU'S POLITICAL AGENDA, WHILE VIETNAM IS FOCUSED MORE ON INCREASING EXPORTS TO EU MEMBERS AND ENCOURAGING MORE INVESTMENT AND AID FROM THE EU [...] |
2002-09-10 09:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD SOCI EAID ECON XG XH VM HUMANR |
| 02HANOI2272 | "WIN US OVER" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) AMBASSADOR'S SCHEDULED SEPTEMBER 17 MEETING TO DISCUSS CHINA (REF A) WITH VICE FOREIGN MINISTER LE VAN BANG (FORMERLY AMBASSADOR TO U.S., AND NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR NORTHEAST ASIA) WAS UNAVOIDABLY DIVERTED INTO A DISCUSSI [...] |
2002-09-18 10:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ETRD MARR VM CVR |
| 02HANOI2390 | ASEM IV - THE VIEW FROM HANOI [...] (U) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED THE FOURTH ASIA-EUROPEAN MEETING (ASEM) AS A "SUCCESS." VIETNAM'S MAIN GOAL WAS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH ITS EUROPEAN PARTNERS. VIETNAM SUPPORTED THE DECLARATION ON COOPERATION ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM BUT LIKELY WOULD HAVE PREFERRED LAN [...] |
2002-10-03 08:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD SOCI EAID ECON VM |
| 02HANOI2493 | NONG DUC MANH VISITS JAPAN: ACCORDING TO SCRIPT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV), VISITED JAPAN OCTOBER 2-5. BOTH SIDES PREDICTABLY LABELED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISIT AS A "SUCCESS." IN ADDITION TO "REAFFIRMING THE STRONG BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP," TOPICS INCLUDED THE NEED FOR VIETN [...] |
2002-10-15 07:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON JA VM |
| 02HANOI2622 | NONG DUC MANH VISITS RUSSIA AND BELARUS, [...] (U) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV), VISITED RUSSIA OCTOBER 9- 13 AND BELARUS OCTOBER 13-15. ALL SIDES HAVE DESCRIBED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISITS AS "SUCCESSFUL." MANH'S FOCUS WAS ON IMPROVING TRADE AND REAFFIRMING HIS "STRONG PERSONAL R [...] |
2002-10-30 09:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON BO RS VM |
| 02HANOI2686 | VIETNAM - WHERE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS IS SERIOUS [...] SUMMARY: USAID/DCHA/OFDA'S REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR ASIA VISITED HANOI OCTOBER 27-30 TO REVIEW DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THOSE FUNDED BY OFDA. THE GVNGVN CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE AN EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS THAT IS PERHAPS UNMATCHED IN THE [...] |
2002-11-06 09:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL VM |
| 02HANOI2738 | GVN PRESIDENT REAFFIRMS STRONG RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG'S OCTOBER 28-31 STATE VISIT TO FRANCE AS "SUCCESSFUL," MUCH ALONG THE LINES AS EMBASSY PARIS' EXCELLENT WRAP-UP (REF A). ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS HERE, FRANCE WOULD LIKE TO SEE VIETNAM "BE MORE FORCEFUL IN ITS REFORMS." OTHE [...] |
2002-11-13 07:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EAID PHUM PTER FR VM CONS |
| 02HANOI2865 | RESTRICTIONS ON US NGOS IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS? [...] (SBU) IN A DISCUSSION WITH AMBASSADOR NOVEMBER 25, PRESIDENT OF THE VIETNAM UNION OF FRIENDSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (AND DELEGATE TO THE 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY) VU XUAN HONG DENIED REPORTS THAT HE HAD RECOMMENDED A BAN ON US NGOS AND/OR RELIGIOUS NGOS FROM OPERATING IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. HE D [...] |
2002-11-29 09:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PHUM PREF VM ETMIN |
| 02HANOI2893 | VIETNAM: SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL [...] OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS VIETNAM HAS PUT IN PLACE THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK NECESSARY TO PROVIDE BASIC PROTECTION FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. HOWEVER, AT THE SAME TIME, IT HAS DEMONSTRATED A SERIOUS LACK OF ABILITY TO ENFORCE THE REGULATIONS IT HAS IN PLACE. INTERNATIONAL DONORS HAVE RECOGNIZ [...] |
2002-12-04 07:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EAID ECON VN IPROP |
| 02HANOI3018 | VIETNAM: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: AT A NATIONAL SEMINAR ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP), GVN AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION PARTICIPANTS CONCLUDED THAT TIP IN VIETNAM AND THE REGION APPEARS ON THE INCREASE, ALTHOUGH LITTLE RELIABLE DATA IS AVAILABLE. SRV LAW GENERALLY CONFORMS TO THE UN PROTOCOL TO PREVENT, SU [...] |
2002-12-19 08:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL PREF EAID ELAB SMIG SOCI VM TIP |
| 02HANOI3108 | VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING: A REALISTIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE TENTH VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS (CG) MEETING TOOK PLACE IN HANOI DECEMBER 9-11, 2002. DONORS AT THE MEETING, CO-CHAIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM (GVN) AND THE WORLD BANK, EXPRESSED CONTINUED SUPPORT TO THE GVN'S ACTION PROGRAM FOR 2002-2007 AND URGED VIETNAM [...] |
2002-12-31 06:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE SOE FINREF |
| 02HANOI553 | CDC AND GVN LAUNCH NATIONAL PROGRAM TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS [...] THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (MOH)/NATIONAL AIDS STANDING BUREAU, IN COLLABORATION WITH AND SUPPORT FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00553 110920Z CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)/EMBASSY HANOI, HAS LAUNCHED ITS NATIONAL PROGRAM TO COMBAT THE HIV [...] |
2002-03-11 08:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TBIO EAID VM HIV AIDS |
| 02HANOI573 | POVERTY AND REMINDERS OF WAR IN CENTRAL VIETNAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: DIVIDED BY THE OLD DMZ, QUANG TRI AND QUANG BINH ARE UNITED IN POVERTY NOT SO MUCH BECAUSE OF WAR'S DESTRUCTION, BUT BECAUSE OF UNFAVORABLE GEOGRAPHY. REMOTE AND WITH LITTLE SURVIVING PRE-WAR INFRASTRUCTURE, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND A GREAT DEAL OF HARD WORK ARE AS [...] |
2002-03-14 04:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ECON PHUM EAID PGOV VM |
| 02HANOI589 | VIETNAM'S INCREASING ROLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. VIETNAM HAS MOVED STEADILY TO INCREASE ITS PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL AND MULTILATERAL FORA SINCE THE COMMUNIST PARTY (CPV) DIRECTED THE GVN TO IMPLEMENT A MORE OUTWARD ORIENTED FOREIGN POLICY AT THE SEVENTH PARTY CONGRESS IN 1991. TODAY, VIETNAM HAS MEMBERSHIP IN 62 GLOBA [...] |
2002-03-14 09:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI EAID ECON VM UN HUMANR APEC ASEAN |
| 02HARARE1270 | MAY 23 U.N.-SPONSORED DIALOGUE WITH FINANCE [...] ON MAY 23, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT COORDINATOR (RESREP) J. VICTOR ANGELO HOSTED AN "INFORMAL" MEETING WITH SENIOR-LEVEL GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) OFFICIALS, REPRESENTATIVES OF MOST RESIDENT MISSIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD [...] |
2002-05-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV ZI |
| 02HARARE1377 | ZIMBABWE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: JOINT FFP/OFDA [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable reports findings of joint visit by REDSO/FFP and OFDA/ARO reps to Zimbabwe to review humanitarian crisis, including participation in FAO/WFP crop and food supply crisis will be much worse due to the minimal carryover stocks, the continuing impact of poor economic po [...] |
2002-06-06 12:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR PREF AORC ZI |
| 02HARARE1453 | ZIMBABWE GOVERNMENT BANS SOUTH AFRICAN LAWYER FROM [...] (SBU) The June 19 edition of the independent "Daily News" reported that the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) has denied MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai's request to have renowned South African attorney Jeremy Gauntlett represent him in the MDC's legal challenge to the March presidential election. [...] |
2002-06-19 12:15:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC EAID ZI |
| 02HARARE1463 | OPPOSITION MAYORS OF HARARE AND CHITUNGWIZA FACE [...] No summary [...] |
2002-06-24 11:03:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID ZI |
| 02HARARE1507 | ZIMBABWE: OPPOSITION MAYOR OF MASVINGO GAINING [...] (C) On June 27, poloff met in Harare with Alois Chaimiti, the MDC Mayor of Masvingo and the first opposition mayor in Zimbabwe's post-independence history. Chaimiti came into office in May 2001 after a typically violent election campaign. In the 13 months since his installation, Chaimiti ha [...] |
2002-07-01 08:11:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC EAID ZI |
| 02HARARE161 | VISIT TO MUTARE AND MANICALAND [...] C) SUMMARY: A BRIEF JANUARY 10-11 VISIT TO MUTARE IN MANICALAND PROVINCE CONFIRMED THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM THAT ZANU/PF IS FACING DIFFICULTIES IN THE CITY OF MUTARE AND SURROUNDING AREAS AND IS VULNERABLE IN ALL BUT THE MOST RURAL AREAS. THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH ACTING PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATOR [...] |
2002-01-16 07:52:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID ZI |
| 02HARARE1627 | SEX SCANDAL IN ZIMBABWE REFUGEE CAMP [...] (U) The July 1 edition of the independent "Daily News" revealed that two aid workers in the Tongogara Refugee Camp in southern Zimbabwe had been suspended after refugees lobbed charges of sexual abuse against them. The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC), which operates the ca [...] |
2002-07-12 06:21:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM EAID PGOV ASEC ZI |
| 02HARARE1714 | ZIMBABWE: FOOD DISTRIBUTION RESTARTS IN ONE [...] (C) Post has learned from Amcit Father Tom McQuillen that the Catholic Church has been permitted to restart food distribution in the beleaguered Binga district of Matabeleland North province in Zimbabwe. War veterans, acting on the order of Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo, forced t [...] |
2002-07-25 08:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID ASEC ZI |
| 02HARARE1720 | GOZ ACCEPTS 18,000MT OF MAIZE FROM THE US [...] (U) On July 25, 2002, USAID met with the Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare, Mr. July Moyo, and with Mr. Lancester Museka, the Permanent Secretary, regarding the US humanitarian assistance program. 2. (U) During his July 21-24, 2002 visit to Zimbabwe, Mr. Roger Winter, U [...] |
2002-07-26 04:52:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PGOV PREL ZI |
| 02HARARE1737 | BUDGET MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) USAID/Zimbabwe's Democracy and Governance Team Leader, Stephanie Funk, and Senior Democracy Advisor, Deprose Muchena, attended a budget meeting of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Lands and Agriculture. The Committee has oversight responsibility for two Ministries: the Ministry [...] |
2002-07-29 05:03:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PGOV ZI |
| 02HARARE1779 | MEDIA REPORT FOOD CRISIS IN ZIM AND GMO FOOD; [...] Under headline "We'd rather starve: Importing of genetically modified food risky" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" (08/05) carried the following op-ed by Isheunesu Magwaza: 2. ". . .Let me point out clearly that genetically modified (GMO) food has a [...] |
2002-08-05 10:11:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR EAID EAGR SENV KPAO ZI |
| 02HARARE1784 | MEDIA REPORT FOOD CRISIS IN ZIM AND GMO FOOD; [...] Under headline "We'd rather starve: Importing of genetically modified food risky" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" (08/05) carried the following op-ed by Isheunesu Magwaza: 2. ". . .Let me point out clearly that genetically modified (GMO) food has a [...] |
2002-08-05 10:16:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR EAID EAGR SENV KPAO ZI |
| 02HARARE1788 | MEDIA REPORT FOOD AID IN ZIMBABWE; HARARE [...] Under headline "Food aid prolongs nation's suffering" the independent weekly "The Financial Gazette" uses its August 1 editorial to castigate the government of Zimbabwe for causing the current food crisis and question the utility of Western food donations. Excerpts: [...] |
2002-08-05 10:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO EAGR EAID ZI |
| 02HARARE1789 | MEDIA REPORT GMO FOOD; HARARE [...] A press conference held on July 24 by Roger Winter, Assistant Administrator at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), received blanket coverage by the local print and electronic media, including foreign news agencies - Reuters, Asso [...] |
2002-08-05 10:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO EAGR EAID ZI |
| 02HARARE1802 | OFFICIAL GOZ FIGURES ON FOOD IMPORTS AND PROJECTED [...] (C) Summary. A senior Ministry of Finance official shared with Charge details on GOZ food imports, and the gap still to be filled. The GOZ has purchased nearly 1,000,000 metric tons (MT) of maize but, even with current projected donor contributions factored in, still faces a shortfall of app [...] |
2002-08-06 09:31:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR PREL PGOV EFIN ZI |
| 02HARARE1812 | MEDIA REACTION FOOD AID; HARARE [...] Under headline "Flush out rogue NGOs" the government- controlled daily "The Chronicle" dedicated its August 7 editorial to calling on the government to excommunicate all non-governmental organizations (NGOs) accused of "abusing the privilege" to hand out drought relief [...] |
2002-08-08 05:55:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PGOV PHUM EAID KPAO ZI |
| 02HARARE1820 | AGREEMENT ON USE OF U.S. TITLE II MAIZE GRAIN IN [...] (U) SUMMARY OF AGREEMENT: VERBAL AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED AMONG USAID, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON AN ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL ALLOW ENTRY OF 17,500 MTS OF USG YELLOW WHOLE MAIZE GRAIN CURRENTLY STORED IN DURBAN, THAT MAY CONTAIN GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS [...] |
2002-08-08 13:41:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL PGOV ZI |
| 02HARARE1870 | NGO AGRICULTURAL RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary: US Embassy and USAID/Zimbabwe recommend OFDA approval of three non-food humanitarian assistance proposals submitted by CARE, CRS, and World Vision. Post does not believe that targeted beneficiaries - communal farmers - should be the primary focus of humanitarian assistance in [...] |
2002-08-16 08:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PGOV ZI |
| 02HARARE1872 | STATUS OF FOOD RELIEF IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) The Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ), WFP, U.S, UK, EU and other NGOs are undertaking separate food relief efforts in Zimbabwe. The targets of the WFP, U.S., UK, EU and NGO programs are the most vulnerable Zimbabweans. We have heard numerous reports that the GOZ distributes food to Zanu-PF s [...] |
2002-08-16 09:53:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID ASEC ZI |
| 02HARARE1901 | UNDP-DONOR MEETING: MORE DOOM AND GLOOM [...] (SBU) Summary. UNDP Resrep (and newly-named UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator) to Zimbabwe Victor Angelo met with donors on August 20 in a refreshingly frank session. He listed upcoming events, including a proposed regional scientific conference on GMO issues, and detailed where food impor [...] |
2002-08-21 12:10:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PHUM PGOV ZI |
| 02HARARE2002 | INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP) SITUATION [...] (C) Comprised mostly of workers and their families from commercial farms, the number of IDPs in Zimbabwe could surpass half a million in the coming months. While the GOZ has sought to deny the problem in the past, even accusing temporary squatter settlements of being opposition training camps [...] |
2002-08-30 09:46:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ASEC ZI |
| 02HARARE201 | UNRESREP PAINTS BLEAK PICTURE OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AT THE INVITATION OF UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO, THE DONOR COMMUNITY HELD ITS FIRST COORDINATING MEETING OF 2002 AT THE UNDP OFFICES. ANGELO, WHO NORMALLY SEEKS TO INTERPRET EVENTS IN A POSITIVE LIGHT, WAS PARTICULARLY DOWNBEAT. ON ELECTIONS, HE SAID THAT THERE NO LONGER APPEA [...] |
2002-01-22 13:32:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM EAGR EAID ZI |
| 02HARARE2021 | ZIMBABWE'S BIOTECH BROUHAHA [...] (C) Summary. On 1 September, while attending the WSSD in South Africa, Lands, Agriculture, and Rural Resettlement Minister Joseph Made proclaimed that Zimbabwe would not accept food aid containing genetically modified organisms. He also said there was nothing to discuss with the U.S. since th [...] |
2002-09-04 11:18:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL ZI |
| 02HARARE2086 | UN FOOD SEIZED [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 7, Zimbabwe police and soldiers raided the UNICEF facilities and illegally seized food UNICEF had been storing for UN employees. After appealing to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UN received an apology from the guilty parties and expected to have the stolen fo [...] |
2002-09-12 11:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID PGOV PREL |
| 02HARARE2160 | ZIMBABWE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: THE FOOD GAP [...] (U) Summary: The Zimbabwe Emergency Food Security Assessment Repo po prepared by the Zimbabwe National Vulnerability Assessment Committee (VAC), in collaboration with a number of UN Agencies, NGOs, the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and SADC, was released on 16 September 2002. This report rai [...] |
2002-09-26 12:45:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 02HARARE2210 | ZIMBABWE FOOD SWAP AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] This is to confirm that the ref. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the long-planned swap of 17,500 Metric Tons (MT) of U.S.-source whole kernel corn/maize donated to the World Food Program's Emergency Operation (EMOP) appeal for Zimbabwe with an equivalent amount of corn/maize from Governm [...] |
2002-10-02 13:49:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 02HARARE2211 | Press Conference Briefing Notes for [...] (U) The following offers briefing notes for Ambassador Hall's press conference in Harare, Zimbabwe, scheduled for Friday morning, 11 October 2002. The press conference will be held at the conclusion of Ambassador Hall's visit to Zimbabwe. ----------------------------- Goal of the Press Con [...] |
2002-10-03 06:20:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ZI |
| 02HARARE2214 | MAJOR ISSUES FOR AMBASSADOR TONY HALL'S VISIT [...] (SBU) The US Mission in Zimbabwe welcomes the visit of Ambassador Anthony Hall to Zimbabwe. Ambassador Hall's schedule includes several meetings with donors and NGOs working on the delivery of humanitarian assistance, senior Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) officials and civil society leaders. [...] |
2002-10-03 07:46:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ZI |
| 02HARARE2217 | ZIMBABWE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: THE FOOD GAP [...] Summary: The Zimbabwe Emergency Food Security Assessment Report prepared by the Zimbabwe National Vulnerability Assessment Committee (VAC), in collaboration with a number of UN Agencies, NGOs, the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and SADC, was released on 16 September 2002. This report raises th [...] |
2002-10-03 11:10:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 02HARARE2265 | PUBLIC OPINION POLL REVEALS SUPRISING PERCEPTIONS [...] A USAID-funded Post-Presidential Election Survey revealed some surprising results about the presidential election and the political environment. According to the poll, more than 72 percent of those surveyed said they voted, more than official numbers. Almost 40 percent of those surveyed woul [...] |
2002-10-15 05:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
| 02HARARE2310 | FARM WORKERS [...] THE EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES INHIBITING CROP PRODUCTION, IMPORTS, AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING, COMBINED WITH LOWER THAN AVERAGE RAINFALL, HAVE RAISED THE SPECTER OF FAMINE IN ZIMBABWE. UP TO 1.5 MILLION EX-COMMERCIAL FARM WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE CURREN [...] |
2002-10-21 11:35:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PGOV ZI |
| 02HARARE2311 | INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID SEIZURE [...] (U) SUMMARY. The seizure on Thursday, October 17 of 3 metric tons of food by ZANU-PF activists in Insiza was the first documented incident of international food aid theft and partisan redistribution. The Government has denied the allegations and tried to divert attention from ZANU-PF food aid [...] |
2002-10-21 12:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV ZI |
| 02HARARE2318 | Zimbabwe: Reports of involuntary relocation of [...] Summary: OFDA/Humanitarian Response Advisor in Zimbabwe has received unconfirmed but credible reports of forced relocations of a large group of ex-commercial farm workers. Post views this as an extremely serious development and is concerned that it may signal the beginning of a pattern of forc [...] |
2002-10-22 07:20:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PGOV ZI |
| 02HARARE2336 | PUBLIC OPINION POLL REVISITED [...] This cable is to provide clarification on the comparison of the Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) poll and the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) results as described in REFTEL. ZESN election results are based on official Zimbabwe Registrar General election results. ZESN is not an i [...] |
2002-10-24 08:13:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PHUM ZI |
| 02HARARE2337 | RULING PARTY STEPS UP ATTACKS AGAINST NGOS [...] (C) A recent ZANU-PF theft of WFP food in Nsiza and GOZ orders to halt NGO food distribution in Binga come amid a looming general GOZ crackdown on NGOs. In mid September the GOZ issued a notice for all NGOs to register with the Ministry of Social Welfare, or cease operations. It appears that [...] |
2002-10-24 08:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON ASEC ZI ZANU PF |
| 02HARARE2342 | MIDLANDS PROVINCE: A PROVINCE OF COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Political Officer visited Midlands province October 17 and 18 to meet with USAID, CDC, and WFP beneficiaries, NGO and UN staff, and GOZ officials. Against the backdrop of the HIV/AIDS, land, and food crises gripping the country, Midlands province seems to be the mode [...] |
2002-10-25 08:11:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID PHUM SOCI ZI |
| 02HARARE2354 | ZANU-PF WINS BY-ELECTION IN INSIZA [...] (C) The official media characterized Poloff's recent trip to the Insiza area ahead of by-elections there as "meddling". Able to concentrate its resources on one province, and through a campaign of vote-buying with food, violence, intimidation, restricting the movements of MDC officials, theft [...] |
2002-10-28 15:05:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON ASEC ZI |
| 02HARARE2372 | ZIMBABWE FACES MULTIPLE AND INTER-RELATED CRISES [...] No summary [...] |
2002-10-31 13:04:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID ZI |
| 02HARARE2401 | GOZ VIOLENCE AGAINST MDC TARGETS COUNCILORS [...] (C) Since the September 28 - 29 Rural District Council elections, ZANU-PF supporters have carried out a violent campaign of retribution against winning MDC councilors and MDC supporters in districts that elected MDC councilors. At least one MDC supporter was beaten to death. Winning (and los [...] |
2002-11-04 14:26:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ASEC ZI MDC ZANU PF |
| 02HARARE2427 | DISCUSSION WITH UNDP ON POSSIBLE USE OF U.S. WHEAT [...] Summary. Charge met with UNDP Resident Representative Victor Angelo on November 4 to review recent developments in the humanitarian food crisis in Zimbabwe. Angelo was particularly interested in discussing a possible donation of U.S. wheat/wheat flour to the World Food Program (WFP), which w [...] |
2002-11-07 05:06:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD ZI |
| 02HARARE2467 | NEW NGOS STRUGGLE TO STAVE OFF FAMINE [...] SUMMARY: The mid-October accreditation of three additional NGOs to serve as WFP implementing partners by the Government of Zimbabwe is a welcome step but will do little to reduce the increasing levels of malnutrition in the country. Wasting among children under five was close to the upper lim [...] |
2002-11-12 08:07:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV ZI |
| 02HARARE2469 | ZIMBABWE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: [...] On October 25, donors, including USAID/Harare, met with U.N. management to discuss current problems and a way forward for UNDP/Zimbabwe's RRU. Following a frank discussion of the Unit's several shortcomings, the U.N. Humanitarian Co-ordinator proposed a revised structure for the RRU to addres [...] |
2002-11-12 11:28:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 02HARARE2472 | U.N. DONOR MEETING WITH GOZ MINISTERS OF HEALTH [...] Summary: On November 6, Ambassador Sullivan and A/USAID Director attended a meeting, hosted and chaired by the U.N. Humanitarian Co-ordinator (HC) to Zimbabwe (J. Victor Angelo), between major donor country representatives and key Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) officials on the worsening humanit [...] |
2002-11-12 13:02:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 02HARARE2478 | DEMOCRATIC SPACE FURTHER RESTRICTED [...] (C) The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) recently issued a report unusually critical of the GOZ, detailing a chronology of violence during the October by-election in Insiza. ZESN recommends that an Independent Electoral Commission be appointed by Parliament to conduct future elections [...] |
2002-11-13 05:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON EFIN ASEC ZI |
| 02HARARE2529 | POLOFF AND UN OFFICER DETAINED, THREATENED BY WAR [...] (C) Self-described Zimbabwean war veterans detained Poloff on November 15, together with a UN Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer, a US Embassy driver, and a Zimbabwean citizen guide, for 45 minutes at a farm in Melfort (about 25 kms southeast of Harare). The war veterans beat the Zimbabwean [...] |
2002-11-15 14:16:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ASEC ZI |
| 02HARARE2622 | WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME ZIMBABWE STATUS UPDATE [...] During October 2002, the World Food Programme (WFP) distributed 22,495 metric tons (MT) of food commodities, falling short of its planned distribution of 33,060 MT. Nevertheless, because of increased food insecurity in Zimbabwe, WFP is expanding its targeted number of beneficiaries from 1.9 m [...] |
2002-11-20 13:40:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 02HARARE2623 | ZIMBABWE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK FOR 2002/03 SEASON [...] As of mid-November, rainfall has been slightly below normal over most of the country. If the rains persist, those farmers that have already planted could reap good harvests. Although those farmers that have not yet planted can still reap good harvests, they will have less flexibility to adju [...] |
2002-11-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 02HARARE2624 | PROPOSAL TO PRESS THE GOZ MORE EFFECTIVELY TO [...] Summary: The suspension of international food deliveries to two locations, GOZ foot-dragging in the GOZ's dealings with international donors and documented reports of politicization of GOZ-controlled food stocks provides ample proof that the GOZ continues to place ZANU-PF political interests [...] |
2002-11-20 14:13:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ZI |
| 02HARARE2625 | IDPS--FEAR AND LOATHING IN ZIMBABWE [...] On November 13 - 15 together with UN Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer, Andrew Timpson, Poloff visited ex-commercial farm workers and their families in Tete province, Mozambique, northern Mashonaland Central province in Zimbabwe, and on a commercial farm near Harare. The lack of food securit [...] |
2002-11-20 15:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON ASEC ZI |
| 02HARARE2632 | Field Visit Report to Matebeleland North; [...] This cable summarizes the major findings on the food security situation in Matebeleland North Province from a recent field visit conducted to the area by a joint USAID Food for Peace, Famine Early Warning Service Network (FEWS NET) and World Food Programme (WFP) team. ---------------- PU [...] |
2002-11-21 12:22:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 02HARARE2689 | FURTHER DEVELOPMENT ON DETENTION OF US/UN STAFF IN [...] (c) Summary. The November 15 detention of a U.S. diplomat, a UN officer, and two Zimbabwean nationals (ref a) continues to reverberate. Following Ambassador's meeting with the MFA (ref b), GOZ official also met with UNDP Deputy Resident Representative after the latter submitted a note of pr [...] |
2002-11-25 12:08:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ODIP EAID ASEC ZI UN |
| 02HARARE2826 | FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED IN ZIMBABWE [...] The Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (VAC) conducted an assessment of food security in Zimbabwe between December 2 and 6, 2002. A preliminary report on the assessment is expected o/a December 18, 2002. Monitoring teams conducted focus group interviews in 62 villages throughout Zi [...] |
2002-12-18 14:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 02HARARE2862 | WFP RESUMES FOOD ASSISTANCE TO INSIZA [...] The World Food Programme (WFP) resumed general food distributions to Insiza District on Monday, December 16, 2002. The USAID Emergency Food for Peace Officer (FFPO) visited two villages in Insiza district on December 18, 2002. The FFPO monitored the distribution and verified that the food [...] |
2002-12-27 10:09:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 02HARARE561 | MDC DIPLOMATIC CORPS BRIEFING ON TRANSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY. GOZ SECURITY OFFICIALS CUT SHORT A MARCH 4 MDC BRIEFING FOR THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY ON THE GROUNDS THAT THIS WAS AN "ILLEGAL MEETING" UNDER THE PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY ACT (POSA). BEFORE THIS OCCURRED, MDC OFFICIALS HAD EXPRESSED A NEED FOR MASSIVE FOOD ASSISTANCE MAIZE AND [...] |
2002-03-04 13:34:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON PHUM ZI |
| 02HARARE936 | POLITICAL ABUSE OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] RECENT REPORTS INDICATE WIDESPREAD ABUSE IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (AND SOCIAL SERVICES, PRINCIPALLY IN GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED PROGRAMS, IN ZIMBABWE. REPORTS INDICATE THAT THIS PRACTICE IS PARTICULARLY ACUTE IN THOSE AREAS DOMINATED BY RULING PARTY INTERESTS [...] |
2002-04-16 13:17:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON |
| 02HOCHIMINHCITY779 | OFDA TAX DOLLARS AT WORK: ALLEVIATING SOME [...] (U) SUMMARY: AN OFDA-FUNDED DISASTER RELIEF PROJECT HAS BROUGHT A SMALL MEASURE OF RELIEF TO POVERTY- STRICKEN MEKONG DELTA FAMILIES, HARD HIT BY DROUGHT AND FOREST FIRES IN KIEN GIANG PROVINCE, VIETNAM. THESE COMMUNITIES EKE OUT A MARGINAL EXISTENCE AROUND THE U MINH THUONG NATIONAL PARK, WH [...] |
2002-07-30 07:07:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR SENV VM |
| 02ISTANBUL2110 | ISTANBUL'S MINIATURE OECD: ENCOURAGING PRIVATE [...] (U) SENSITIVE-- NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials at Istanbul's Center for Private Sector Development, a joint undertaking of the OECD and Turkish International Cooperation Administration (TICA), outlined an ambitious program of seminars and programs for next year [...] |
2002-12-09 06:02:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID TU |
| 02JERUSALEM143 | READYING PECDAR TO FILL THE "HAMAS GAP" [...] (C) SUMMARY: PECDAR DIRECTOR MOHAMMAD SHTAYYEH REPORTS THAT HE HAS ARAFAT'S BLESSING TO ESTABLISH PECDAR RELIEF PROGRAMS THAT WOULD FILL THE ASSISTANCE GAP RESULTING FROM THE PA'S CLOSURE OF HAMAS-AFFILIATED CHARITIES. SHTAYYEH WELCOMED U.S. EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE GULF COUNTRIES TO STEER CHAR [...] |
2002-01-17 15:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PTER KWBG |
| 02KATHMANDU1105 | MAOISTS KILL NGO WORKER; MORE WFP SUSPENSIONS [...] (SBU) The Plan International (PI) representative for western Nepal's Bajhang district, a Nepalese national, was tortured and killed by Maoist rebels May 31, the organization's country director confirmed. Two other men were also killed in related incidents, according to June 3 press reports. [...] |
2002-06-04 12:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ASEC EAID ELAB PHUM PINR NP |
| 02KATHMANDU1344 | NEPAL'S FY 03 BUDGET FOCUSES ON SECURITY, CUTS [...] (SBU) On July 8 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba presented a budget that for the first time puts "maintaining peace and security" in the face of the Maoist insurgency ahead of poverty alleviation as an "overriding priority." Introduced by royal ordinance in the absence of Parliament, the FY [...] |
2002-07-10 11:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON NP GON |
| 02KATHMANDU1348 | NEPAL'S ELECTION COMMISSION REQUESTS DONOR [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 13. ------------- SUMMARY ------------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Despite growing concern that security considerations and other factors may force the cancellation of national elections planned for November 13 (reftel), the Government of Nepal [...] |
2002-07-11 06:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID PREL NP GON |
| 02KATHMANDU1515 | Supreme Court Ruling Allows Dissolution of [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 6, Nepal's Supreme Court threw out four petitions challenging the Prime Minister's May decision to dissolve Parliament. The court's decision cleared the way for national elections to be held later this year. End Summary. Supreme Court Denies Request to Reinstate P [...] |
2002-08-06 12:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID PINR NP GON |
| 02KATHMANDU1537 | Maoist Insurgency Exacts Heavy Toll on Food [...] (U) Summary: Nepal's Maoist insurgency poses a serious threat to food security in many areas of Nepal, according to UN officials and other experts. The effects of Maoist raids on private food stores and food aid, military efforts to restrict Maoist food supplies, and disruptions in agricultur [...] |
2002-08-08 10:29:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR PTER AORC ASEC PHUM NP |
| 02KATHMANDU1590 | Nepal's Forthcoming Elections: What the U.S. Can [...] Nepal is preparing to hold national elections beginning November 13, followed by local elections sometime around April, 2003. The ongoing violent Maoist insurgency will complicate security arrangements and increase expenditures at a time when economic conditions are deteriorating. Moreover, r [...] |
2002-08-16 11:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID PREL PHUM NP GON |
| 02KATHMANDU1616 | SIGNING OF NEPAL-ILO AGREEMENT ON US-FUNDED [...] Nepal and the ILO signed an agreement August 20 on the implementation of an ILO/IPEC time-bound project to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. USDOL has funded the project with more than USD 5 Million. DCM and LabOff attended the signing ceremony. 2. Talks on the terms of the agreem [...] |
2002-08-20 11:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID PGOV AORC NP |
| 02KATHMANDU1626 | NEPALI GOVERNMENT HANDS LOCAL GOVERNMENT OVER TO [...] (SBU) Having allowed the terms of all locally elected officials to expire as of July 16 (reftel), the Government of Nepal (GON) has announced plans to transfer local bodies' functions and authority to civil servants until elections can be held in April and new representatives installed in Jul [...] |
2002-08-21 10:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID NP GON |
| 02KATHMANDU1688 | NEPAL AND BHUTAN TALK REFUGEES "INFORMALLY," BUT [...] (C) Summary. Nepal and Bhutan have discussed the Bhutanese refugee issue "informally," but a date has still not been set for the next round of Ministerial-level talks on the issue. According to Nepal's Foreign Secretary, the differences between the two sides have narrowed, and Bhutan appeare [...] |
2002-08-30 09:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP |
| 02KATHMANDU2045 | FOLLOW-ON TO THE CONFERENCE ON NEPAL IN LONDON: [...] (C) Summary. The British Embassy in Kathmandu convened a meeting on October 11 of representatives of bilateral and multilateral donors to Nepal as a follow-up to the London meeting on Nepal in June. Despite continuing donor disquietude about Nepal's political and security problems, there was [...] |
2002-10-27 08:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID NP |
| 02KATHMANDU2168 | U.S. GOVERNMENT ANTI-TRAFFICKING STRATEGY FOR [...] Post hereby submits its anti-trafficking strategy as requested reftel. This document provides information on both ongoing and proposed programs and some results to date. 2. Background of Situation Nepal is a source country for trafficking of children and women mainly to India. Inter [...] |
2002-11-15 10:47:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM SMIG PREL ELAB EAID KSEP ASEC KPAO SNAR NP |
| 02KATHMANDU2207 | TEMPORARY UNHCR HEAD IN KATHMANDU DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. The new UNHCR Kathmandu Officer-in-Charge (OIC) traveled to Nepal,s Bhutanese refugee camps November 16 to follow-up on an investigation into reports that refugees on the staffs of UNHCR,s implementing partner NGOs had engaged in sexual exploitation. The new OIC arrived in-count [...] |
2002-11-20 10:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP |
| 02KATHMANDU2217 | NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY UNDERMINES [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: While the people of Nepal have borne the brunt of the brutal seven-year Maoist insurgency, which has claimed more than 7000 lives, the impact on Nepal's environment, natural resources and conservation efforts also has been severe. Maoist attacks on forest and park p [...] |
2002-11-22 08:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV ECON EAGR PTER EAID TBIO XD NP |
| 02KATHMANDU2237 | MAOIST IMPACT: NEPAL'S FORESTS UNDER SIEGE [...] SUMMARY: The impact of the Maoist insurgency has not been limited to Nepal's national parks and conservation areas (septel). The assault on the country's wildlife has been accompanied by a plundering of forest and other plant resources. Biodiversity resources of global significance are thre [...] |
2002-11-25 08:29:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV ECON EAGR PTER EAID TBIO XD NP |
| 02KATHMANDU2287 | NEPAL-BHUTAN: UNHCR DIRECTOR CALLS FOR SOLUTION TO [...] (C) Summary: In November 26 meeting with donor representatives, Director of UNHCR's Bureau for Asia and the Pacific Jean-Marie Fakhouri attributed at least part of the blame for the recent sexual exploitation scandal (refs) to a complacent attitude among local UNHCR representatives, and promis [...] |
2002-12-02 11:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP |
| 02KATHMANDU298 | BHUTANESE REFUGEES: NEPAL TO GRANT OPTION OF RETURN [...] (C) Summary. Nepal intends to grant verified Bhutanese refugees the "option of return" to Bhutan and will allow those who wish to stay in Nepal to do so, Foreign Ministry officials have indicated. UNCHR views this development as extremely positive. Despite Kathmandu's efforts to fix a date, [...] |
2002-02-07 11:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP |
| 02KATHMANDU371 | FY 02-03 SA BUREAU ESF FOR REGIONAL INITIATIVES [...] Regional Environment Office (REO) for South Asia, based at Embassy Kathmandu, would like to propose several projects for FY 02 and FY 03 funding via South Asia Bureau regional Economic Support Funds (ESF). While all of the proposals have an environmental dimension, they are cross- cutting, m [...] |
2002-02-15 09:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID PGOV IN PK NP BD AF REO |
| 02KATHMANDU402 | FOREIGN SECRETARY APPEALS FOR IMMEDIATE AID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Feb. 21 Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya called the Ambassador to the Foreign Ministry to appeal directly for immediate assistance in the wake of the Maoist attacks on Achham (Ref B). He said the Ministry hopes to send a delegation, at the secretary level, to Washingt [...] |
2002-02-21 11:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PGOV ETRD NP |
| 02KATHMANDU439 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INSPECTOR GENERAL OF [...] No summary [...] |
2002-02-27 11:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV EAID ASEC NP |
| 02KATHMANDU498 | NATIONAL PARK CLOSED TO ALL BUT TOURISTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Deteriorating security conditions have all but closed Royal Bardiya National Park in western Nepal to researchers and conservationists and have disrupted some development projects. Tourists still have access to the park, but the local economy has taken a deep hit from the dras [...] |
2002-03-08 12:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID ASEC CASC SOCI NP |
| 02KATHMANDU509 | MAOIST AMBUSH MARS ANNUAL RHINO RELOCATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Maoist insurgents killed two Royal Nepalese Army soldiers near Royal Chitwan National Park on March 10 just hours after the start of the annual relocation of rhinos from Chitwan to Royal Bardiya National Park. The subsequent army cordoning of the area forced four trucks carryi [...] |
2002-03-11 13:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PTER EAID ASEC SOCI NP |
| 02KATHMANDU515 | HUMANITARIAN COSTS OF MAOIST INSURGENCY [...] Since early 1996, Maoist insurgents have been waging an increasingly bloody "People's War" aimed at toppling the constitutional monarchy and democratically elected government of Nepal. Although initially centered in impoverished, underdeveloped districts of the west and mid-west regions, the [...] |
2002-03-12 10:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PTER PGOV NP |
| 02KATHMANDU615 | TERROR, TRADE AND AID: FORSEC VISIT TO DC [...] (SBU) Summary: Nepal's Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya will use his April 2-5 visit to Washington to urge quick delivery of additional security and development aid to Nepal, to discuss cooperation in the fight against terrorism, and to press for more favorable trade terms for Nepali pro [...] |
2002-03-27 12:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER EAID ETRD PHUM PGOV PINR NP |
| 02KATHMANDU619 | BHUTANESE REFUGEES: AMBASSADOR VISITS CAMP, TALKS [...] (C) Ambassador visited three Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal March 25. Overall, the refugees expressed satisfaction with conditions in the camps, but an undercurrent of frustration was in evidence. The Refugee Affected Area Program for the region has concluded, and aid workers warne [...] |
2002-03-29 06:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP |
| 02KATHMANDU620 | WFP AID FOR BHUTANESE REFUGEES: LEG UP ON NEXT [...] An extra multilateral contribution secured this week from WFP Rome will fill a gap created by the delay in receiving a USG shipment of in-kind food aid, reports the WFP Deputy Country Director for Nepal. The extra contribution will have a carry-on effect for the next phase of aid to the Bhuta [...] |
2002-03-29 06:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF PHUM NP WFP |
| 02KATHMANDU685 | DROUGHT ASSESSMENT/MITIGATION IN WESTERN S ASIA [...] In response to ref a, the Regional Environment Office (REO) for South Asia in Kathmandu offers the following proposal on drought assessment and mitigation for selected regions of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. While we have used the format prescribed by ref c, REO would also like to submi [...] |
2002-04-05 04:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID EAGR ECON SOCI PK IN AF XD REO |
| 02KATHMANDU871 | LOOTING LEADS TO SUSPENSION OF WFP POVERTY [...] (SBU) Summary. A joint German-WFP food aid program has been suspended in two districts in western Nepal after rice supplies were stolen by suspected Maoist insurgents. A press release announcing the suspension was intended to put the Maoists on notice that food aid would be cut off if such in [...] |
2002-05-03 12:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR PTER AORC ASEC PHUM NP WFP |
| 02KATHMANDU990 | VISIT WITH JAILED BHUTANESE REFUGEE S.K. PRADHAN [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Embassy visitors to his jail in southeastern Nepal, prominent Bhutanese refugee and human rights activist S.K. Pradhan protested his innocence in the case of another refugee leader's murder. Pradhan said he had nothing to gain from the man's death and did not u [...] |
2002-05-22 09:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PGOV PREL EAID AORC NP |
| 02KUWAIT5257 | AFGHAN ASSISTANCE: KUWAIT PREPARED TO PARTICIPATE [...] No summary [...] |
2002-12-04 12:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL ECON KU AF |
| 02PRETORIA506 | THE NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ECONOFF MET JANUARY 24 WITH DAVID MALCOLMSON, DFA NEPAD COORDINATOR, TO REVIEW RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEPAD PROGRAM. AT THE JANUARY 24-27 CONFERENCE IN BENONI, SOUTH AFRICA AIMED TO MOVE BEYOND SLOGANS TO FORGE AGREEMENT ON CONCRETE PLANS AND NATIONAL COMMI [...] |
2002-01-28 13:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PREL SF CA |
| 02RANGOON1219 | UNDP BURMA SETTLES IN FOR NEW PHASE [...] (C) Summary: The UNDP is in a holding pattern in Burma as it awaits both UNDP board and Burmese government approval for its ongoing efforts in the countryside. UNDP has no new major projects on the drawing board, but wants more flexibility in its mandate. UNDP's relations remain somewhat roc [...] |
2002-09-20 10:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON BM UNDP |
| 02RANGOON1469 | U.S. SANCTIONS: DIRECTED AT BURMA OR THE REGION? [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 9. 2. Summary: The United States is now poised to oppose an ADB regional grant for alternative development in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) on the grounds that Burma-specific legislation applies to all such regional grants. That position will [...] |
2002-11-14 09:34:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EAID BM ADB |
| 02RANGOON1547 | OPIUM ERADICATION AND THE DECIMATION OF VILLAGES [...] Summary: The fate of Song Keh, a village that was forcibly relocated in 1999 as part of the Wa opium eradication program, illustrates what may happen more broadly in the Wa territories as the Wa push forward with their program. Left to fend for itself with only minimal supplies, almost one-q [...] |
2002-12-05 01:57:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EAID BM |
| 02RANGOON1567 | RAZALI HEARS THE SAME TUNE ON ECONOMY, UNDP [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy for Burma Razali Ismail, during his November visit to Rangoon, paid a call on the SPDC's Minister for National Planning and Economic Development, and focal point for SPDC-UN relations, U Soe Tha. As he did during Razali's previous visit in August, the Minister pl [...] |
2002-12-09 09:15:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON BM UNDP |
| 02RANGOON1580 | ASSK TALKS BIG PICTURE WITH NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR [...] (C) Summary: Following meetings with several SPDC officials, former Ambassador Morton Ambramowitz met at the EMR with NLD Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi on December 5th. The COM and the PAO were also present. In a discussion that lasted nearly two hours, Ambramowitz checked his impressions and [...] |
2002-12-11 09:14:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID BM TH ASSK |
| 02RANGOON1648 | NGOS HARD AT WORK IN KACHIN STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: International NGOs (INGOs) are working well in Kachin State. Though few in number, they are providing urgently needed programs for HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and rural health care. There are some types of aid programs, and geographic regions, that remain out of reach fo [...] |
2002-12-26 08:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID SOCI ECON BM NGO |
| 02ROME1 | IDENTIFYING FOOD NEEDS IN AFGHANISTAN: NOW [...] SUMMARY. U.S. MISSION/ROME OFFICERS MET ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 WITH THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AED) AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, MOHAMMED ZEJJARI. AS WINTER FOOD NEEDS IN AFGHANISTAN ARE BEING MET BY WFP'S CURRENT OPERATION (ALMOST 120,000 TONS DISPATCHED [...] |
2002-01-02 05:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFPO UN AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME1011 | LIBERIA: INSECURITY COUPLED WITH FOOD [...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, AND LIBERIA JANUARY 27 THROUGH FEBRUARY 7 TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS), AND RESIDENTS OF THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY [...] |
2002-02-26 16:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME1182 | SIERRA LEONE: A BRIGHTER FUTURE IN FOOD [...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 01182 01 OF 13 070642Z FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, AND LIBERIA JANUARY 27 THROUGH FEBRUARY 7 TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALL [...] |
2002-03-07 06:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN |
| 02ROME1232 | GOI ON EU/USG IMPASSE ON IDA GRANTS NEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE EU'S POSITION ON AN ENHANCED IDA GRANT PROGRAM IS CLEAR: SUCH A PROGRAM MUST BE VERY LIMITED IN SCOPE, TARGETED FOR BASIC NEEDS (E.G. HEALTH AND EDUCATION), AND TESTED OVER SEVERAL YEARS. LORENZO BINI SMAGHI, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL RELATIONS AT ITALY'S FI [...] |
2002-03-08 16:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON IT IDA EUN |
| 02ROME1335 | REPORT OF IFAD 25TH GOVERNING COUNCIL [...] SUMMARY: THE 25TH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET FEBRUARY 19-20. NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S KEY NOTE SPEECH EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT -- ESPECIALLY PEACE -- IN ORDER TO ATTACK POVERTY. IFAD M [...] |
2002-03-15 10:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID IFAD |
| 02ROME1416 | FRG OFFERS KING ARMORED MERCEDES; SEEKS TO [...] (U) GENERAL WALI, SON-IN-LAW TO FORMER AFGHAN KING ZAHIR SHAH, TELEPHONED POLOFF MARCH 20 WITH AN URGENT REQUEST THAT THE USG FACILITATE (THE MORE ACCURATE TERM MAY BE "PROVIDE") DELIVERY OF AN ARMORED MERCEDES BENZ S600L REPORTEDLY BEING GIVEN TO THE KING BY THE FRG AND MERCEDES BENZ. ACCOR [...] |
2002-03-20 11:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID AF GM AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME1442 | REPORT OF IFAD FIRST CONSULTATION ON THE SIXTH [...] SUMMARY: THE FIRST CONSULTATION ON THE SIXTH REPLENISHMENT MET FEBRUARY 21. WHILE PARTICIPANTS DEVOTED MOST OF THEIR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS TO THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE RECENTLY PROPOSED REVIEW OF IFAD'S IMPACT, A SIZEABLE NUMBER OF MEMBERS CONTINUED TO EXPRESS CONCERN AT IFAD'S INVESTMEN [...] |
2002-03-21 13:41:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID IFAD |
| 02ROME1517 | ITALY UPBEAT (SORT OF) ON STABILITY PACT [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE GOI BELIEVES THAT SOUTHEAST EUROPE COOPERATIVE PROCESS STATES HAVE VERY RECENTLY BECOME MUCH MORE REALISTIC IN EVALUATING THE ORGANIZATION'S POTENTIAL AND THE SEECP, AS A RESULT, IS POISED TO BECOME A MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE FOR REGIONALISM BOTH WITHIN THE STABILITY PACT [...] |
2002-03-26 10:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECIN ECON IT KSEI PREL |
| 02ROME1544 | REPORT ON IDLI ASSEMBLY OF MEMBER STATES [...] SUMMARY: THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW INSTITUTE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01544 01 OF 02 270916Z (IDLI) ASSEMBLY OF MEMBER STATES MET IN ROME MARCH 20, 2002 TO APPROVE IDLI'S WORK PLAN, ENDORSE NEW BOARD MEMBERS, AND APPROVE CHANGES TO IDLI'S BASIC TEXT [...] |
2002-03-27 08:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID KDEM IDLI |
| 02ROME1587 | MEETINGS WITH WORLD FOOD PROGRAM ON FINANCIAL [...] A TEAM OF USAID/DCHA/FFP AND USAID/FM REPRESENTATIVES AND US MISSION/ROME PERSONNEL CONDUCTED TWO DAYS OF MEETINGS WITH THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM'S (WFP) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STAFF TO RESOLVE ISSUES RELATED TO THE CLOSING OF ACCOUNTS FOR COMPLETED USG-FINANCED ACTIVITIES. THESE MEETINGS WERE DE [...] |
2002-03-28 15:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID WFP UN |
| 02ROME1616 | INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW INSTITUTE (IDLI) [...] U.S. MISSION REPRESENTATIVES MET WITH STAFF OF THE ROME- BASED INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW INSTITUTE(IDLI)ON MARCH 27 TO DISCUSS IDLI'S PROPOSED LEGAL REFORM INITIATIVE IN AFGHANISTAN. IDLI ADVISED U.S. MISSION OF ITS ONGOING EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE ON AFGHAN LAW, A COMP [...] |
2002-03-29 18:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AF IDLI AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME1644 | AFGHANISTAN: ZAHIR SHAH'S FUTURE PLANS, CLOSING [...] (C) ON A MARCH 11-12 VISIT TO ROME, SA/PAB DEPUTY DIRECTOR STEVE MCGANN MET WITH MFA OFFICIALS, REPRESENTATIVES OF FORMER AFGHAN KING ZAHIR SHAH, AND ZAHIR SHAH HIMSELF. MCGANN AND SA/PD DEPUTY DIRECTOR SUSAN HOVANEC CLOSED OUT AN ESF GRANT OFFERED TO THE KING'S ASSOCIATION TO PROMOTE THE EM [...] |
2002-04-03 06:59:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV EAID AF IT AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME1821 | ITALY/ALBANIA - GOI CONDITIONS AID PLEDGE TO GOA: [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 5. 2. (C) ON APRIL 9, BALKAN OFFICE HEAD MAURIZIO MASSARI AND MFA UNDER SECRETARY ROBERTO ANTONIONE HAD "EXTREMELY PRODUCTIVE AND ENCOURAGING" MEETINGS IN TIRANA WITH PRIME MINISTER MAJKO, FOREIGN MINISTER DADE, AND ECONOMIC MINISTER MEKSI. MASSARI TOLD PO [...] |
2002-04-11 15:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AL EAID ENRG IT PREL EUN |
| 02ROME1826 | ITALY: COALITION CONTRIBUTIONS INITIATIVE [...] (U) EMBASSY ROME CONCLUDES THAT IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE TO DELIVER REF A DEMARCHE TO ITALY. THE GOI IS ALREADY MAKING SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL, MILITARY, AND TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS TO OEF, THE STABILIZATION OF THE BALKANS, ISAF, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF AFGHANISTAN, AND THE PROTECTION OF THE FORMER [...] |
2002-04-12 06:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR EAID IT |
| 02ROME19 | WFP PLANS TO ASSIST THE AFGHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL AND [...] AS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF ITS NEXT EMERGENCY (EMOP) OPERATION APPEAL (FROM APRIL THROUGH DECEMBER 2002), WFP IS PLANNING FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR 270,000 PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, FOOD AID FOR TRAINING 50,000 TEACHERS, ASSISTANCE TO 75,000 ENROLLED IN NON-FORMAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, AND FOOD-FOR-WORK [...] |
2002-01-02 15:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME1963 | FAO LOCUST CONTROL EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] U.S. MISSION REPRESENTATIVES MET WITH FAO LOCUST EXPERTS ON APRIL 17 TO DISCUSS FAO LOCUST CONTROL ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. FAO PROVIDED A STATUS REPORT ON LOCUST CONTROL BY PROVINCE AND DISCUSSED CONCERNS OVER PRESSURES, IN CERTAIN AREAS OF AFGHANISTAN, FOR FAO AND COOPERATING PARTNERS TO [...] |
2002-04-22 04:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC FAO UN |
| 02ROME1982 | UN INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE STATEMENT ON [...] THE UN'S INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE (IASC), WHICH MET IN ROME APRIL 9-10, EXPRESSED ITS CONCERN THAT A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES WITHIN SOUTHERN AFRICA WILL REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN 2002. THE PRESENT FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN THE REGION IS ADJUDGED THE WORST [...] |
2002-04-23 06:41:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF PHUM WFP UN UNSC |
| 02ROME2030 | AFGHAN TRANSIT TRADE AGREEMENT AND USE OF PORT BIN [...] WFP'S INTERNATIONAL CARGO SURVEYOR IN KARACHI SUGGESTS THAT THE 1965 AFGHAN TRANSIT TRADE AGREEMENT BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE PORT BIN QASIM. THIS MODERN PAKISTANI PORT FACILITY, BUILT IN THE MID-1970S, COULD HELP FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF MATERIAL FOR THE AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION EFFORT. END SUMMARY. [...] |
2002-04-26 07:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME2065 | MOUNTING CHALLENGES LAY AHEAD FOR THE U.N. [...] SENIOR EMERGENCY COORDINATOR (SEC) IN THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME TO THE U.N. AGENCIES TRAVELED TO ANGOLA APRIL 13--20 TO REVIEW THE OPERATIONS OF THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE EMERGENCY COORDINATION UNIT OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE U.N. (FAO/ECU) AND TO LOOK AT [...] |
2002-04-29 13:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN |
| 02ROME2188 | WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER: INFORMAL [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: AT THE INSTIGATION OF THE INDEPENDENT CHAIR OF THE FAO COUNCIL, A GROUP WILL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 02188 061414Z MEET INFORMALLY MAY 18 TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE DRAFT DECLARATION FOR THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER. GU [...] |
2002-05-06 13:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID FAO AGR |
| 02ROME2340 | NORTH AFRICA: OUTLOOK FOR DEMOCRACY SUBJECT OF [...] SUMMARY: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA PRESENTED A CONFERENCE MAY 3-4 ON STRATEGIES FOR A PLURALISTIC FUTURE IN NORTH AFRICA. ACADEMICIANS AND PRACTITIONERS FROM THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE, AND NORTH AFRICA PRESENTED THE HISTORICAL AND PRESENT-DAY CONTEXT IN WHICH DEM [...] |
2002-05-14 09:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM EAID XI IT UN |
| 02ROME2382 | REPORT OF SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF IFAD'S [...] SUMMARY: THE SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) MET IN ROME CONDUCTED THEIR SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION IN ROME, APRIL 22-23, 2002. MARK JASKOWIAK (DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF T [...] |
2002-05-15 14:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID IFAD |
| 02ROME2387 | FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE NOTES DETERIORATING [...] SUMMARY: THE FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES MET AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME MAY 6-10. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL EMPHASIZED THE LACK OF RESOURCES APPARENT IN THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE COMMITTEES, FORESHADOWING A CALL FOR MORE INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE AT THE UPCOMING WORLD FOOD SUMMIT; FIVE YEA [...] |
2002-05-15 15:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR WFPO |
| 02ROME2415 | REPORT OF IFAD SECOND CONSULTATION ON THE SIXTH [...] SUMMARY: THE SECOND CONSULTATION SESSION ON THE SIXTH REPLENISHMENT OF RESOURCES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) WAS HELD APRIL 18-19, 2002 IN ROME. MARK JASKOWIAK (DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY) REPRESENT [...] |
2002-05-16 15:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID IFAD |
| 02ROME2487 | WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER: INFORMAL [...] SUMMARY: AN INFORMAL MEETING WAS HELD AT THE FAO TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE DRAFT DECLARATION FOR THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT: FIVE YEARS LATER MEETING (WFS5YL) TO BE HELD IN ROME JUNE 10-13, 2002. PARTICIPANTS AGREED TO START FROM THE DRAFT LEFT UNFINISHED BY THE OPEN ENDED WORKING GROUP [...] |
2002-05-21 08:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID FAO AGR |
| 02ROME2565 | WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER:TWO WEEKS TO [...] SUMMARY: THIS CABLE UPDATES ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE JUNE 10-13 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) MEETING IN ROME, JUNE 10-13, 2002. SOME 50 HEADS OF STATE/HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ARE EXPECTED, MOSTLY FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. ITALY, SPAIN, BELGIUM AND SWEDEN ARE THE ONLY OECD HEADS OF [...] |
2002-05-28 12:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID FAO AGR |
| 02ROME2629 | ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE [...] THE BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER- INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR WFP. ON PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSES OF POWER BY UN PERSONNEL IN HUMANITAR [...] |
2002-05-31 07:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME2648 | SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] DESPITE PRECIPITOUSLY DECLINING RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT, THE BOARD APPROVED COUNTRY PROGRAMMES FOR RWANDA, ZAMBIA AND BOLIVIA, WITH A TOTAL COMMITMENT OF USD (U.S. DOLLARS) 116.3 MILLION. A COUNTRY STRATEGY OUTLINE (CSO) WAS APPROVED FOR ETHIOPIA. BUDGET INCREASES FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, [...] |
2002-05-31 14:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME2673 | WFP POST-DELIVERY LOSSES IN BANGLADESH [...] IN BANGLADESHI PORTS DURING 2001, WFP SUSTAINED POST- DELIVERY LOSSES OF 2,824 METRIC TONS (VALUED AT USD 343,388). WFP HAS INSTITUTED A POLICY (CONTAINED IN ITS 2001-2005 COUNTRY PROGRAM OPERATIONAL CONTRACT WITH THE GOB) WHICH STIPULATES THAT FOR BULK WHEAT SHIPMENTS LANDED QUANTITIES WILL E [...] |
2002-06-03 15:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME2727 | WFP LOGISTICS-MOVING FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS IN [...] SENIOR EMERGENCY COORDINATOR IN THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME TO THE U.N. AGENCIES TRAVELED TO ANGOLA APRIL 13-- 20 TO REVIEW THE OPERATIONS OF THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE EMERGENCY COORDINATION UNIT OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE U.N. (FAO/ECU), AS WELL AS TO LOOK [...] |
2002-06-06 12:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN |
| 02ROME2947 | WORLD FOOD PROGRAM'S (WFP) INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING [...] THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) CONVENED ITS SECOND INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CONFERENCE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS IN ROME, ITALY, ON APRIL 18 AND 19, 2002. THE CONFERENCE BROUGHT TOGETHER APPROXIMATELY 205 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING WFP TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS STAFF, REPRESENTATIVES FROM VA [...] |
2002-06-18 08:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID WFP |
| 02ROME2999 | GOOD AND BAD SCIENCE TAKE CENTER STAGE IN BIOTECH [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSTIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION ON THE INTERTET. 2. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE FOR OES WHICH REQUESTS REPLY TO REF A TRANSMITTED APRIL 22, 2002. ALSO SEE PARA 19. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY. THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN THE ITALIAN BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] |
2002-06-19 13:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TSPL TBIO EAID IT |
| 02ROME303 | CONCERNS VOICED ON THE U.N. WORLD FOOD [...] SUMMARY. U.S. MISSION/ROME OFFICERS MET ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 WITH THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AED) AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, MOHAMED ZEJJARI TO EXPRESS U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT THE SOON TO BE RELEASED NEW EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR AFGHANISTAN. THE PR [...] |
2002-01-21 10:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFPO UN AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME3093 | REPORT OF FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY [...] SUMMARY. THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS) MET JUNE 6-9 AND UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03093 01 OF 05 241459Z CONCLUDED NEGOTIATIONS ON THE DECLARATION FOR THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER MEETING. THE UNI [...] |
2002-06-24 15:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID EAGR FAO |
| 02ROME3214 | OUTCOME OF WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER [...] SUMMARY: DESPITE POSTPONEMENT AND COMPETING EVENTS, THE JUNE 10-13 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) MEETING WAS WELL ATTENDED AND UNMARRED BY VIOLENT PROTESTS. 47 HEADS OF STATE ATTENDED, OF WHICH TWO WERE OECD COUNTRY LEADERS (SPAIN AND ITALY). THE U.S. DELEGATION, LED BY SECRET [...] |
2002-07-02 07:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID FAO AGR |
| 02ROME3384 | ITALY AND CHINA EXCHANGE VISITS TO PROMOTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN MAY 28 AND JULY 5 MEETINGS, THE MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR EAST ASIAN AFFAIRS AND HIS DEPUTY PROVIDED POLOFF WITH READOUTS ON RECENT VISITS TO ITALY BY THE PRC DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND TO CHINA BY THE GOI MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES AND MFA UNDERSECRETARY FOR ASIA AND H [...] |
2002-07-10 10:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EAID IT CH |
| 02ROME3433 | ITALY COMMITS ITSELF TO RESEARCH COOPERATION IN [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, SEEKING OES RESPONSE TO REFS A AND B. SEE PARAGRAPH 4. 2. EMBASSY PROVIDES INFORMAL TRANSLATION OF A LETTER SENT TO ESTCOUNS FROM ANTONIO CATRICALA, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. THE LETTER IS DATED JUNE 24 BUT WAS RECEIVED O [...] |
2002-07-11 14:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD TBIO EAGR EAID IT FAO |
| 02ROME3508 | UN TO SEEK COMMON POLICY ON GMO FOOD AID? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FODAG HAS LEARNED FROM THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (PLEASE PROTECT) THAT THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL HAS ASKED HIS UNDER-SECRETARY GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS TO "TAKE THE LEAD IN FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT AND ARTICULATION OF A COHERENT SYSTEM-WIDE POSITION ON THE ISSUE OF IMPO [...] |
2002-07-16 08:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ETRD EAGR EAID UN FAO WFP |
| 02ROME3564 | ITALY ON "FUTURE OF IRAQ" EXPERT WORKING GROUPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOI GENERALLY SUPPORTS OUR "FUTURE OF IRAQ" WORKING GROUPS PROPOSAL AND IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN THE AREAS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION. WHILE ITALY VERY MUCH WANTS A DIFFERENT IRAQI GOVERNMENT IN POWER, IT IS CONCERNED ABOUT WHO WILL SUCCEED SADDAM. IN THE [...] |
2002-07-18 14:25:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS EAID ECON PHUM IR IZ IT KWAC |
| 02ROME3566 | REVISED UNHCR-WFP MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING [...] UNHCR AND WFP SIGNED A REVISED MEMORANDUM ON JULY 9 AIMED AT FURTHER STRENGTHENING COOPERATION IN THE PROVISION OF FOOD AID FOR REFUGEES AND RETURNEES WORLDWIDE. ON A PILOT ONE-YEAR TRIAL BASIS, WFP WILL ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE BASIC FOOD RATION IN FIVE REF [...] |
2002-07-19 06:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME3645 | COUNTING THE HUNGRY: FAO MEETING ON MEASURING [...] SUMMARY: THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) CONVENED AN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM ON MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF FOOD DEPRIVATION JUNE 26- 28, 2002 IN ROME. PARTICIPANTS COMPARED AND CONTRASTED FIVE WIDELY RECOGNIZED METHODS OF MEASURING FOOD DEPRIVATION AND UNDER-NUTRI [...] |
2002-07-24 08:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR FAO EAID ASEC |
| 02ROME3669 | ITALY PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO CUBANS SELECTED BY [...] (C) IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL DEMARCHE, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR CENTRAL AMERICA NICOLO' GORETTI DE FLAMINI TOLD POLOFF JULY 23 THAT THE GOI PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO CUBANS AS PART OF A FIFTEEN-YEAR OLD CULTURAL-SCIENTIFIC ACCORD BETWEEN THE GOI AND GOC. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE ACCORD, THE GOC CH [...] |
2002-07-25 07:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID CU IT UN |
| 02ROME3676 | FAO RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GMO FOOD AID [...] (C) SUMMARY. FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL DIOUF IS EXPECTED TO SEND A LETTER TO UN UNDERSECRETARY OSHIMA CORRECTING HIS PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE AND STATING THAT THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL DOES NOT STIPULATE MILLING OF GM COMMODITIES TO PREVENT PLANTING. COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE SENT TO SOU [...] |
2002-07-25 13:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ETRD EAGR EAID MZ FAO WFP |
| 02ROME3706 | PARTNERSHIP TO CUT HUNGER AND POVERTY IN AFRICA - [...] USAID ADMINISTRATOR ANDREW NATSIOS, THE PRESIDENTS OF GHANA, MOZAMBIQUE AND UGANDA, STATE DEPARTMENT'S UNDERSECRETARY AL LARSON, PRESIDENT MCPHERSON OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND OFFICIALS OF USDA AND THE WORLD BANK - JOINTLY LAUNCHED ON JUNE 11 IN ROME A MAJOR U.S.-AFRICAN CONSORTIUM TO C [...] |
2002-07-29 09:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME3757 | FAO FIELD VISIT TO GUATEMALA AND ECUADOR TO REVIEW [...] THE FAO IS ORGANIZING AN INVITATION-ONLY FIELD VISIT TO GUATEMALA AND ECUADOR, OCTOBER 19-21 AND 21-23, RESPECTIVELY. THE TRIP WILL GIVE PARTICIPANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW FIELD-LEVEL PROGRESS IN THE FAO'S SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR FOOD SECURITY (SPFS). -------------------- BACKGROUND ----- [...] |
2002-08-01 05:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID EC GT FAO |
| 02ROME3899 | FAO RELUCTANT TO CLARIFY POSITION ON GM FOOD AID, EVEN [...] SUMMARY - ACTING PERMREP AND AG COUNSELOR MET WITH TOP LEVEL FAO OFFICIALS TO EXPRESS GRAVE CONCERN WITH GUIDANCE THAT IS BEING DISSEMINATED IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES BY FAO REPRESENTATIVES. FAO'S MIXED MESSAGE HAS MADE LOCAL GOV'T OFFICIALS MORE RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT U.S. FOOD AID LIKELY [...] |
2002-08-09 05:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID ETRD EAGR FAO WFP WHO UNAORC UN |
| 02ROME3959 | ITALY AGREES ON LEVERAGING POLITICS OF AFGHAN AID [...] (SBU) A/DCM DELIVERED REF POINTS TO MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR, GIANCARLO ARAGONA. ARAGONA NOTED THAT MOST OF ITALY'S AFGHAN AID CONTRIBUTIONS ARE CHANNELED THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (IOS) RATHER THAN DISPERSED DIRECTLY OR THROUGH NGOS. CAUTIONING THAT SUCH IOS CAN BE A CUMBERSOME MEC [...] |
2002-08-13 07:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AF EAID ECON EFIN IT PREL UNDP AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME4048 | DG DIOUF SPEAKS TO US PERMREP ON GM FOOD ISSUES [...] SUMMARY - US MISSION REPRESENTATIVES MET WITH FAO DG JACQUES DIOUF TO DISCUSS FAO'S ROLE IN THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. WE URGED FAO TO TAKE A PUBLIC STANCE ON BIOTECH FOODS TO CLARIFY MISUNDERSTANDINGS OF POLITICAL LEADERS BASED, AT LEAST IN PART, ON MISINFORMATION DISSEMI [...] |
2002-08-19 15:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID ETRD EAGR FAO WFP WHO UNAORC UN |
| 02ROME4208 | WFP ACTIONS TO PREVENT SEXUAL ABUSE AND [...] WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) IS ACTIVELY IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE UNICEF-OCHA TASK FORCE ON PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN HUMANITARIAN CRISES, AS AGREED TO BY THE UN INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE (IASC) ON JUNE 20. A WFP-INTERNAL ACTION PLAN HAS BEEN FINALIZED [...] |
2002-08-29 10:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF AORC EU EAGR WFP UN |
| 02ROME4499 | FAO'S EXTERNAL AUDITOR RECOMMENDS OVERHAUL OF [...] FAO'S EXTERNAL AUDITOR, WHILE ISSUING AN UNQUALIFIED AUDIT OPINION ON FAO'S BIENNIUM ACCOUNTS FOR 2000-2001, HAS RAISED CONCERNS RELATED TO THE ADEQUACY AND GENERAL EFFECTIVENESS OF FAO'S INTERNAL AUDIT MECHANISM. THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR HAS OUTLINED A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED INCLUDING ES [...] |
2002-09-17 06:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME4561 | FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES CONSIDER [...] SUMMARY: THE FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES MET AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME SEPTEMBER 9-13, 2002. THE MAIN TOPIC IN THE JOINT SESSION WAS THE MEDIUM TERM PLAN (MTP) 2004-09 AND PRIORITIZATION OF RESOURCES. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL MADE A STRONG BID FOR INCREASED RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT THE [...] |
2002-09-20 09:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR WFPO |
| 02ROME4735 | ETHIOPIAN DROUGHT - SUSTANTIVE FOOD DEFICITS [...] USMISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITED ETHIOPIA SEPTEMBER 16-20, AND TRAVELED IN DROUGHT AFFECTED WOREDAS OF EAST AND WEST HARARGE REGION. ASSESSMENTS OF THIS AREA, IN ADDITION TO TIGRAY, WOLLO AND THE SOUTHERN REGION - SHOW A SERIOUS EMERGENCY SITUATION DEVELOPING AS THE MAJOR (MEHER) CR [...] |
2002-09-30 14:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME4756 | ERITREAN MAIN CROP SEASON DROUGHT - DIFFICULT TIMES [...] USMISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITED ERITREA SEPTEMBER 20-26, AND TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY IN DROUGHT AFFECTED REGIONS. PROSPECTS FOR THE CURRENT MAIN "KIREMTI" HARVEST CROPS AND REGENERATION OF PASTURES ARE POOR FOLLOWING SEVERE AND PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRY'S MOST GRAIN [...] |
2002-10-02 05:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5058 | AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL IN ZIMBABWE - "NO FAMINE - [...] A TEAM LED BY AMBASSADOR TONY HALL VISITED ZIMBABWE OCTOBER 08-11 AND FOUND ZIMBABWE SLOUCHING TOWARD A MAJOR HUMANITARIAN DISASTER. NEARLY HALF THE COUNTRY'S POPULATION IS NOW CLASSIFIED BY THE UN AS SERIOUSLY FOOD INSECURE (6.7 MILLION). WHILE EXACERBATED BY SUB-NORMAL RAINFALL THIS YEAR, TH [...] |
2002-10-17 09:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5079 | NORTH KOREANS SIGNAL NEW OPENNESS AT ENERGY [...] AT A RECENT CONFERENCE IN ITALY ON NORTH KOREAN ENERGY NEEDS, THE DPRK DELEGATION APPEARED TO SIGNAL UNUSUAL OPENNESS. ITS PRESENCE AT A CONFERENCE WITH USG AND ROK REPRESENTATIVES WAS ITSELF REMARKABLE, AND ITS FRANK DISCUSSION OF SHORTCOMINGS AND REFORMS WAS MORE SO. DPRK REPRESENTATIVE [...] |
2002-10-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EAID PARM KN IT |
| 02ROME5132 | MADAGASCAR AFTER THE POLITICAL CRISIS: AVERTING [...] FODAG PROJECT BUDGET SPECIALIST VISITED MADAGASCAR SEPTEMBER 17-27 AND TRAVELED TO DROUGHT- AND CYCLONE- AFFECTED AREAS IN THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE COUNTRY. ASSESSMENTS OF THESE AREAS, AND MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF MADAGASCAR (GOM), THE DONOR COMMUNITY, THE WORLD F [...] |
2002-10-22 06:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID WFP UN |
| 02ROME5133 | AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL IN MALAWI - "THE JOURNEY IS [...] A TEAM LED BY AMBASSADOR TONY HALL VISITED MALAWI OCTOBER 11-13 AND FOUND THAT RELIEF PROGRAMS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER AND THE SEVERE FOOD SHORTAGE ARE PROGRESSING WELL, ALTHOUGH THE NEED TO EXPAND AND ACCELERATE OPERATIONS REMAINS AS MORE AND MORE HOUSEHOLDS GO WITHOUT FOOD. NEARLY THIRTY PERCENT [...] |
2002-10-22 06:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5236 | DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE [...] ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAMS PLANS TO LAUNCH A REGIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT AND POSSIBLE FUTURE NEEDS DEVELOPING AS A RESULT OF THE DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE D'IVOIRE. THE EMOP WILL COVER THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 1, 2002 THROUGH JAN [...] |
2002-10-25 13:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5308 | THIRD REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] THE BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER- INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS (PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA) AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR WFP. 2. ON DONATIONS OF BIOTECH FOODS, THE BOARD TOOK NOTE OF THE WFP [...] |
2002-10-30 07:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5324 | WFP'S SURGING FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS FOR 2003 - [...] WFP'S PROJECTED 2003 NEEDS (ALL PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS) ARE ESTIMATED AT 5.3 MILLION TONS (MTS). EMERGENCY OPERATIONS ARE FORECASTED TO REQUIRE 2.6 MILLION MTS, EXCLUDING NORTH KOREA, WESTERN SAHEL REGION AND COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE ASSESSMENTS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS. PROJECTED REQUIREMENTS FOR PR [...] |
2002-10-31 07:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5360 | WESTERN SAHARAN REFUGEES IMPERILED BY LACK OF FOOD [...] AMBASSADOR WILLIAM SWING, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR MINURSO (UN MISSION FOR THE REFERENDUM IN WESTERN SAHARA) ADDRESSED WFP'S DONORS ON OCTOBER 25. HE UNDERLINED THAT THE LACK OF FOOD AID AND INSUFFICIENT FUNDING PRESENTLY THREATEN SOME 155,000 WESTERN SAHARAN (SAH [...] |
2002-10-31 15:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5421 | LIBERIA: WFP ADDRESSES A GROWING NUMBER OF [...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, LIBERIA, AND SENEGAL SEPTEMBER 29 THROUGH OCTOBER 9 TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS), AND RESIDENTS UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 [...] |
2002-11-06 15:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME544 | WFP MONITORING - STUDY UNDERTAKEN BY THE ROYAL [...] A FIVE COUNTRY STUDY OF ONGOING WORLD FOOD PROGRAM OPERATIONS, UNDERTAKEN BY THE ROYAL DANISH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, CONCLUDES THAT: WFP HAS STRENGTHENED THE QUALITY OF ITS OPERATIONS; THERE IS A CLEAR ROLE FOR CAREFULLY TARGETED DEVELOPMENT FOOD AID INTERVENTIONS; IN- KIND FOOD AID SHOU [...] |
2002-02-05 13:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID |
| 02ROME5454 | REFUGEE NUMBERS IN GUINEA'S FOREST REGION [...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, LIBERIA, AND SENEGAL SEPTEMBER 29 THROUGH OCTOBER 9 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 05454 01 OF 10 071545Z TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALLY D [...] |
2002-11-07 14:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5511 | GERMAN GOVERNMENT (BMZ) PROPOSES AN EXTERNAL [...] THE GERMAN MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (BMZ) HAS PROPOSED AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF WFP'S DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO AND EXPRESSED THE WISH THAT THE EVALUATION BE CONDUCTED WITH OTHER DONOR PARTNERS. DENMARK AND THE NETHERLANDS ARE SUPPORTIVE. A TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) PAPE [...] |
2002-11-13 09:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5540 | WFPASKS SUPPORT OF SECRETARY GENERAL ANNAN TO [...] (SBU) WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECOR JAMES MORRIS IN A LETTER TO UN SECRETARY-GENERL KOFI ANNAN (DATED OCTOBER 24) UNDERLINED THAT HE UN'S SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD JEAN ZIEGLER) IS SERIOUSLY DAMAGING THE EFFORTS OFTHE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM TO RESPOND TO FOOD CRISESAROUND THE WORLD, AND PART [...] |
2002-11-14 11:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID |
| 02ROME5584 | WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVAL OF PROTRACTED RELIEF [...] AT ITS THIRD REGULAR SESSION (OCTOBER 21-25), THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED A PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION (PRRO) FOR CENTRAL AMERICA - THREE YEARS (MARCH 2003-FEBRUARY 2006), VALUED AT USD 56.62 MILLION, TO ASSIST 690,000 BENEFICIARIES/ANNUM. SEVERE CORN CROP LOS [...] |
2002-11-18 12:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME563 | FINANCE MINISTRY ON IDA REPLENISHMENT; GOI [...] ITALIAN OFFICIALS SUPPORT AN INCREASE IN IDA LENDING AS GRANTS RATHER THAN LOANS, BUT STILL ONLY AS MINOR SHARE OF OVERALL LENDING. IN A FEBRUARY 4 MEETING WITH FINMIN OFFICIALS, ECOUN AND ECONOFF PRESENTED PRESIDENT BUSH'S PROPOSAL THAT THE WORLD BANK AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT BANKS DRAMATICALLY [...] |
2002-02-05 16:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN IT IDA |
| 02ROME5771 | PROJECT MERCY - A PROVEN NGO IMPLEMENTING PARTNER [...] USMISSION AMBASSADOR TONY HALL HAS KNOWN MATRA GABRE- TSADICK AND HER HUSBAND DEME WHO RUN A NON-GOVERNMENTAL SIPDIS ORGANIZATION CALLED PROJECT MERCY IN THE SOUTHERN REGION (SNNPR) FOR MANY YEARS AND CONSIDERS THEM OUTSTANDING HUMANITARIANS. HE HAS VISITED THEIR PROJECT NEAR BUTAJIRA, IN T [...] |
2002-11-29 10:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5778 | WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVAL OF PROTRACTED RELIEF [...] AT ITS THIRD REGULAR SESSION (OCTOBER 21-25), THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED A PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION (PRRO) FOR THE WEST AFRICA COASTAL REGION - ONE YEAR (JANUARY- DECEMBER 2003), VALUED AT USD 56.81 MILLION, TO ASSIST 789,430 (INCLUDING 50,000 CONTINGENCY C [...] |
2002-11-29 15:11:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID |
| 02ROME5788 | WFP'S WEST AFRICA REGIONAL AIRCRAFT EXPANDS [...] THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) HAS ISSUED A NEW SPECIAL OPERATION (SO) FOR ITS WEST AFRICA PASSENGER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 05788 01 OF 03 021338Z AIRCRAFT SERVICE AND LAST WEEK ISSUED A DONOR'S ALERT FOR THE SO. THE NEW SO REQUESTS 1.2 MILLION USD FOR [...] |
2002-12-02 12:11:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5806 | PROGRESS ON UNHCR-WFP MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING [...] UNHCR AND WFP SIGNED A REVISED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) ON JULY 9 WHERE IT WAS AGREED THAT, ON A PILOT ONE-YEAR TRIAL BASIS, WFP WILL ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE BASIC FOOD RATION IN FIVE REFUGEE PROGRAMS. USMISSION HAS NOW BEEN INFORMED BY WFP THAT BO [...] |
2002-12-03 07:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME5813 | WFP PROPOSES PARTNERSHIP WITH U.S. PEACE CORPS - [...] WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JAMES MORRIS HAS REQUESTED UNITED STATES PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR GADDI H. VASQUEZ TO INVOLVE 1,000 PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS IN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM ACTIVITIES BY 2004. WFP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HANDLING MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF GLOBAL FOOD AID FLOWS. THE UNITED STATES IS WFP'S LEADI [...] |
2002-12-03 10:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5830 | WFP LAUNCHES NORTH KOREA EMERGENCY OPERATION FOR [...] ON DECEMBER 2, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM LAUNCHED ITS 2003 EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR NORTH KOREA - ONE YEAR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 05830 01 OF 03 031555Z (JANUARY- DECEMBER 2003), VALUED AT USD 201.08 MILLION, TO ASSIST 6.4 MILLION PEOPLE - MAINLY WOMEN AND [...] |
2002-12-03 14:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
| 02ROME5831 | FODAG AMBASSADOR CONVEYS U.S. MESSAGE ON FOOD AID [...] SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR TONY HALL, U.S. MISSION ROME, PRESENTED U.S. VIEWS ON THE GROWING HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA ON DECEMBER 2 TO SELECTED ROME-BASED PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES. AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE ALSO PARTICIPATED. EU AND AFRICAN REPRESENTA [...] |
2002-12-03 14:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AF EAID ETRD EU TBIO FAO WFP FAS |
| 02ROME5899 | RSA AMBASSADOR SHEILA SISULU NAMED WFP DEPUTY [...] WFP HAS ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF AMBASSADOR SHEILA SISULU AS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AMBASSADOR SISULU WILL ASSUME HER NEW DUTIES ON FEBRUARY 1, 2003. 2. A NATIONAL OF SOUTH AFRICA, AMBASSADOR SISULU BRINGS TO WFP AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND AS AN EDUCATION REFORMER AND ANTI-APARTHEID A [...] |
2002-12-09 14:57:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5916 | FAO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UPDATE - "AHEAD OF THE [...] CHRISTOPHER RITTER OF USAID'S BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, AGRICULTURE & TRADE (EGAT) RECENTLY REVIEWED FAO'S WORLD AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION CENTRE (WAICENT) AND RELATED PROJECTS IN SETTING STANDARDS IN AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR DEVE [...] |
2002-12-10 14:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP FAO UN EUEAID |
| 02ROME5937 | DUTCH QUESTIONS ON FOOD CRISIS IN THE HORN OF [...] USMISSION PROVIDES A RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RAISED IN REF A, RELATED TO THE LOCAL AVAILABIITY OF FOOD RESOURCES FOR LOCAL/REGIONAL PURCHASE IN THE HORN OF AFRICA AND THE FOOD AID PIPELINE FOR ETHIOPIA IN EARLY 2003. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------------------- -------------- QUE [...] |
2002-12-11 15:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU ER ET NL WFP UN |
| 02ROME5973 | U.S. SCIENTISTS DESCRIBE BENEFITS OF AGRICULTURE [...] SUMMARY: MISSION ITALY ORGANIZED IN LATE OCTOBER PROGRAMS FOR THREE U.S. INVITED BIOTECH SCIENTISTS TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF SCIENCE-BASED BIOTECH DEBATE IN ITALY, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH, AN AREA IN WHICH KNOWLEDGE OF U.S. BIOTECH IS RELATIVELY THIN. THE ITALIAN SCIENTISTS FELT REINFORCED, S [...] |
2002-12-13 11:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ETRD TBIO EAID IT |
| 02ROME6072 | CURRENT FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN IRAQ [...] (S) THE CURRENT OIL FOR FOOD (OFF) DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM IN IRAQ DELIVERS FOOD TO ALL IRAQIS. IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 25.8 MILLION BENEFICIARIES RECEIVED A FOOD RATION FROM 49,000 SMALL SHOPS THAT SERVE AS THE DISTRIBUTION SECRET PAGE 03 ROME 06072 01 O [...] |
2002-12-19 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP |
| 02ROME6133 | WFP/IRAQ COUNTRY DIRECTOR SHARES THOUGHTS [...] (S) CURRENT RATION CARD SYSTEM IS CUMBERSOME FOR THOSE WHO BECOME DISPLACED, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES MOVEMENT FROM THE SOUTH/CENTRAL TO THE NORTH. U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM SECRET PAGE 03 ROME 06133 01 OF 05 241419Z (WFP) HAS OBTAINED PARTIAL DATABASE [...] |
2002-12-24 10:53:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP |
| 02ROME6146 | DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS - "THE ANGUISH OF [...] USMISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITED UGANDA DECEMBER 18-23, AND TRAVELED IN GULU DISTRICT IN THE NORTHERN REGION. SERIOUS INSECURITY THROUGHOUT THE REGION (GULU, KITGUM, LIRA AND PADER DISTRICTS) HAS LED TO THE DISPLACEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 735,000 PEOPLE INTO CONGESTED SETTLEMENTS. THE [...] |
2002-12-27 15:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME6153 | RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS REGARDING WFP AND FOOD [...] (S) IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS POSED IN REF A, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE SECRET PAGE 03 ROME 06153 01 OF 05 301327Z GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ'S (GOI) MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT (MOT) ARE FURTHER DEFINED AS THEY RELATE TO T [...] |
2002-12-30 11:37:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP |
| 02ROME816 | GOI ASSISTANCE TO KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] |
2002-02-15 16:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID IT PREL UN |
| 02ROME817 | PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR RELIEF ACTIVITIES [...] USAID/PPC'S HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ADVISOR VISITED ROME JANUARY 20-23, 2002 TO PROMOTE THE USE OF CRUDE MORTALITY RATE (CMR) AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE AS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS IN THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM'S (WFP) RELIEF ACTIVITIES. THESE MEETINGS RESULTED IN WFP'S AGREE [...] |
2002-02-15 16:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID WFP UN |
| 02ROME818 | GOI ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN [...] THE MAJOR COMPONENT OF ITALY'S BILATERAL ASSISTANCE EFFORT IN PAKISTAN IS THE $80 MILLION IN DEBT RELIEF EXTENDED IN DECEMBER, 2001. RAFFAELA DI MARO AND GIORGIO LECCESI, BOTH WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OF THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE, TOLD ECOUN AND ECONOFF T [...] |
2002-02-15 17:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN IT PREL UN |
| 02ROME886 | FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] DESPITE OBJECTIONS TO THE PROCESS, THE BOARD WELCOMED THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL AND THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FAO'S INTENTION IS APPOINT JAMES T. MORRIS (AMCIT) AS THE NEXT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAM. ON WFP'S SIZABLE CASH AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, THE BOARD REQ [...] |
2002-02-21 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME895 | WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER STATE OF [...] SUMMARY. THE RESCHEDULED UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00895 01 OF 03 221143Z ORGANIZATION (FA0) WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) WILL MEET JUNE 10-13 IN ROME. THE FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (MEETING IMMEDIATELY BEFO [...] |
2002-02-22 11:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID FAO AGR |
| 02ROME981 | IDLI ASSEMBLY OF MEMBER STATES: CHANGES TO [...] SUMMARY. THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW INSTITUTE (IDLI) ASSEMBLY OF MEMBER STATES WILL MEET MARCH 20, 2002. THE MEMBER STATES WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVED TWO CHANGES TO IDLI'S BASIC STATUTES. MISSION RECOMMENDS UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00981 261523Z S [...] |
2002-02-26 14:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID KDEM IDLI |
| 02STATE193342 | SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH EAST TIMOR PRESIDENT [...] (U) OCTOBER 1, 2002, 1100-1130, SECRETARY'S OUTER OFFICE. 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: UNITED STATES: SECRETARY POWELL SPOKESMAN RICHARD BOUCHER CHARGE D'AFFAIRES SHARI VILLAROSA EAP DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MATTHEW DALEY S/WCI AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER EXECUTIVE ASSIST [...] |
2002-10-03 00:41:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ENRG EAID ID TT |
| 02STATE218172 | UN PROGRAMS: WHAT WORKS; WHAT DOESN'T? [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. THE UNITED NATIONS (UN), IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RECENTLY AGREED RESOLUTION (TEXT IN PARAGRAPH 4), WILL ORIENT ITS SUPPORT FOR AFRICA AROUND THE THEMES AND PRIORITIES OF THE NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT (NEPAD). THE SECRETARY GENER [...] |
2002-11-01 16:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID XA UNGA ECON |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA1927 | ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN [...] This cable responds to the action requested in Reftel. 2. SUMMARY: Over the course of the last three years, there has been considerable activity in the battle against corruption in Honduras, in which the government of Honduras (GOH), civil society and the private sector have been involv [...] |
2002-07-02 15:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KCRM KSEP PGOV EAID HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2494 | Honduras Asks for Help on Paris Club and HIPC [...] (U) Summary and Action Request. The Honduran government has requested support of the USG (and other donors) to extend to June 2003 in its Paris Club debt service deferral and changes in the methodology used for HIPC and Paris Club debt relief and funding of the GOH's Poverty Reduction Strateg [...] |
2002-09-05 15:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID EINV ETRD PGOV SENV HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2569 | HONDURAS: MONEY LAUNDERING IMPLEMENTATION GETS OFF [...] Summary. Three Treasury consultants held a seminar on money laundering and financial crimes from August 24-26 for 40 judges, prosecutors, police investigators, Banking Commission officials and bank compliance officers. The seminar was well received by the Honduran participants and the Treas [...] |
2002-09-12 15:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2647 | HONDURAS AND TEXTILES - DIVERSIFICATION WILL NOT BE [...] Summary. Ref a requested that Post discuss the impact of the elimination of import quotas in 2005 on Honduras' textile and apparel industry and plans in the government and private sector to diversify into other industrial sectors. Embassy has been carrying on a dialogue with the GOH and Hond [...] |
2002-09-19 22:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR EAID KTEX HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2829 | NEW LAND CASE IN ROATAN GOOD TEST FOR GOH RESOLVE [...] (SBU) Summary. American citizens Jean and Roger Moore were suddenly and forcefully evicted from their Roatan home in August of this year when the Melvyn McNab family presented (and local judicial officials accepted) unsubstantiated arguments that they had claim to this land. A recently done ca [...] |
2002-10-09 20:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EAID EAGR PGOV AMGT HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2833 | CORRECTED COPY - NEW LAND CASE IN ROATAN GOOD TEST [...] (SBU) Summary. American citizens Jean and Roger Moore were suddenly and forcefully evicted from their Roatan home in August of this year when the Melvyn McNab family presented (and local judicial officials accepted) unsubstantiated arguments that they had claim to this land. A recently done ca [...] |
2002-10-09 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EAID EAGR PGOV AMGT HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2967 | GOH POSITIVE INITIATIVES TO RESOLVE OUTSTANDING [...] (SBU) Summary. Clear property ownership is important to improving the well-being of the Honduran urban and rural poor, as well as to the resolution of outstanding Amcit investment disputes. Although the GOH has not formed a small Commission to address the outstanding Amcit disputes as Embass [...] |
2002-10-28 16:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EAID EAGR PGOV AMGT HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3004 | GOH Faces Unpalatable Choices on Increasing [...] (SBU) A new IDB-sponsored diagnosis of structural problems in Honduras's tax policy documents the failure of the GOH to raise sufficient revenues to fund vital state functions, resulting in steady growth in the central government's fiscal deficit. The authors recommend an immediate repeal of [...] |
2002-10-31 16:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3023 | Upcoming IMF Mission: Civil Service Reform is [...] (SBU) The long awaited IMF mission (originally planned for February 2002 and delayed several times to give the Maduro team time to understand the inherited fiscal problems and develop plans to address them) will arrive on November 4. The mission is scheduled to conduct an Article IV review a [...] |
2002-11-01 19:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3076 | (S) CUBAN NOMINEE FOR AMBASSADOR TO HONDURAS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 9. 2. (S) Summary: A Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs official has told the Embassy that the GOH has accepted the Cuban nomination of Dr. Elis Alberto Gonzalez Polanco, Chief of the Cuban Medical Brigades in Honduras, as the first Cuban [...] |
2002-11-07 23:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETTC PINR PTER ASEC EAID HO CU |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3132 | (S) HONDURAS HAS MANY CUBAN DOCTORS; MADURO [...] (S) Summary: There are approximately 100-225 Cuban doctors and nurses in Honduras. A bilateral treaty between the GOH and the GOC governs the program. In addition, there are approximately 500 Hondurans studying medicine in Cuba on GOC scholarships. President Ricardo Maduro told Ambassador [...] |
2002-11-15 21:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL EAID PGOV ETTC PINR SMIG ASEC HO CU |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3145 | (S) HONDURAS HAS MANY CUBAN DOCTORS; MADURO [...] (S) Summary: There are approximately 100-225 Cuban doctors and nurses in Honduras. A bilateral treaty between the GOH and the GOC governs the program. In addition, there are approximately 500 Hondurans studying medicine in Cuba on GOC scholarships. President Ricardo Maduro told Ambassador [...] |
2002-11-19 14:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL EAID PGOV ETTC PINR SMIG ASEC HO CU |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3149 | HONDURAS: IMF PROGRAM NEGOTIATIONS DELAYED UNTIL [...] (C) As expected, the IMF mission did not/not reach agreement with the GOH on draft terms of a three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Program (PRGF) during its November 4-15 visit to Honduras. In consultations with the IMF mission, the GOH developed a plan to improve the fiscal situa [...] |
2002-11-19 17:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3184 | AES AND ELECTRICITY TENDER: GOH AWARDS TO LUFUSSA [...] (C) The Honduran state-owned electricity company ENEE announced that Honduran company Lufussa was the winner of the 210MW electricity tender, ignoring Lufussa's failure to comply with bid requirements and serious allegations of impropriety. ENEE's decision represents a heavy blow for U.S. com [...] |
2002-11-21 15:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG BEXP EINV ECON EAID PREL HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3206 | HONDURAN FM TELLS AMBASSADOR GOH HAS ACCEPTED [...] (C) Ambassador met with Honduran Foreign Minister Guillermo Perez-Cadalso Arias November 21 at Perez-Cadalso's request. FM Perez-Cadalso told Ambassador that the GOH had decided to accept the Cuban nomination of Dr. Elis Alberto Gonzalez Polanco, Chief of the Cuban Medical Brigade, as the fir [...] |
2002-11-22 23:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL EAID PGOV ETTC PINR ASEC HO CU |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3273 | AES WILL CHALLENGE HONDURAN ELECTRICITY BID RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary. AES and two other companies presented challenges to the State-owned electricity enterprise ENEE's decision to award Lufussa the contract for the 210MW bid. AES challenged ENEE's failure to disqualify Lufussa for the lack of inclusion of sufficient transmission facilities in its [...] |
2002-12-03 21:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG BEXP EINV ECON EAID PREL KJUS HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3321 | HONDURAS: TREASURY FINANCIAL SECTOR-LED GROWTH [...] (U) Post submits the following information on Honduras' financial services sector as requested in ref A. Ref B provided an overview of the banking sector in Honduras. Washington agencies should note that the World Bank and Interamerican Development Bank are currently conducting a comprehensiv [...] |
2002-12-10 15:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN EAID HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3416 | ENEE BOARD ANNULS BID FOR 210 MW CONTRACT; [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 19, the Board of Directors for the State-owned electricity company ENEE announced the annulment of the bid for a 210 MW electricity contract. In announcing the annulment, the Board said that the various legal challenges presented by bidders to the decision to award [...] |
2002-12-20 19:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG BEXP EINV ECON EAID PREL KJUS HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3435 | ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) PROJECT [...] Post welcomes the opportunity to submit anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) project proposals. After discussing reftel among the Political, Public Affairs, and Consular Sections, as well as INS and USAID, Post proposes two Honduras-specific program recommendations. Embassy is also collaborating [...] |
2002-12-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM SMIG PREL ELAB EAID KPAO KWMN HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3479 | ADVOCACY CASE: GOVERNMENT TURNAROUND LEADS TO AES [...] (SBU) Summary. AES Honduras signed a contract on December 27 with the state-owned electricity company ENEE to provide 200 MW of electricity starting within three years. The deal came after the ENEE Board of Directors annulled the tender award to Lufussa on December 19. In an emergency meetin [...] |
2002-12-30 21:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON EAID BEXP PREL KJUS HO |
| 02VATICAN1922 | VATICAN: MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT MARCH 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR MARCH 2002 (NOTE: THIS PERIOD COINCIDED WITH EASTER WEEK CELEBRATIONS AT THE VATICAN, WHICH EMBASSY STAFF ATTEND AS PART OF OUR REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES.). IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURIN [...] |
2002-04-18 05:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN EAGR EAID VT VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN2238 | BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR APRIL 16-30, 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 16-30, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE PERIOD. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENTIAL PRE-ADVANCE -- AMBASSADOR/FM TAURAN ON VEN [...] |
2002-05-08 14:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN EAID VT EAGER VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN2268 | AG-BIOTECH: GETTING THE VATICAN TO "YES." [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: BECAUSE OF THE VATICAN'S MORAL AUTHORITY, IT CAN INFLUENCE GOVERNMENTS' SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL POLICIES. PERSUADING THE VATICAN TO COME OUT MORE FORTHRIGHTLY IN FAVOR OF GMOS IN THE CONTEXT OF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 02268 01 OF 03 10 [...] |
2002-05-10 05:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAGR EAID ETRD TBIO VT VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN290 | VATICAN CHARITY COMBATS HARSH CONDITIONS IN NORTH [...] VATICAN NGO, CARITAS HONG KONG, COORDINATES THE VATICAN'S RELIEF EFFORTS IN NORTH KOREA. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SOLID WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DPRK GOVERNMENT. CARITAS REPORTS IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FOOD SITUATION AFTER MASSIVE INPUTS FROM INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE WORLD F [...] |
2002-01-18 15:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAID EAGR KN VT |
| 02VATICAN3637 | AID AND ADVOCACY FOR NORTH KOREA - VATICAN AGENCY [...] (SBU) CATHOLIC CHURCH AID AGENCY CONFEDERATION CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS (CI) REPORTS NORTH KOREA'S HUMANITARIAN CRISIS CONTINUES WITH MORE THAN SIX MILLION PEOPLE FACING ACUTE SHORTAGES OF FOOD, MEDICINES, AND DRINKING WATER (REFTEL). CI IS SEEKING WAYS TO ATTRACT MORE DONORS AS PLEDGES FROM [...] |
2002-07-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID KN KS VT |
| 02VATICAN4217 | VATICAN PUTS PEOPLE FIRST AT SUSTAINABLE [...] "PEOPLE COME FIRST" WILL BE THE LEITMOTIF FOR THE VATICAN DELEGATION AT THE WORLD SUMMIT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. IN AN AUGUST 25 MESSAGE FROM HIS SUMMER RETREAT AT CASTELGANDOLFO, POPE JOHN PAUL II WISHED SUMMIT DELEGATES UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04217 [...] |
2002-08-30 08:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI VT |
| 02VATICAN4247 | VATICAN ON UNGA PRIORITIES [...] AT THE END OF A LONG ROMAN AUGUST WITH FEW HOLY SEE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04247 031213Z DESK OFFICERS IN TOWN, POLOFF WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY A DESK OFFICER ABLE TO ACCEPT REF A DEMARCHE ON UNGA PRIORITIES. MONSIGNOR OSVALDO NEVES, STANDING IN SINCE [...] |
2002-09-03 11:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI VT |
| 02VATICAN4361 | THE ZAMBIAN MAIZE CRISIS: MOVING THE HOLY SEE TO [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: SINCE THE START OF THE ZAMBIAN GMO FOOD AID CRISIS, EMBASSY VATICAN HAS PRESSED HARD AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF THE HOLY SEE FOR A STRONG STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF U.S. FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA AND BEYOND. BUILDING ON OVER A Y [...] |
2002-09-08 10:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EAGR VT VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN4909 | HOLY SEE: FM TAURAN REPLY TO SECRETARY'S LETTER ON [...] (SBU) IN HIS REPLY TO SECRETARY POWELL'S LETTER REQUESTING A STRONG HOLY SEE STATEMENT REGARDING THE SAFETY OF U.S. BIOTECH FOOD ASSISTANCE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (REF B), HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER EQUIVALENT ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN GAVE NO INDICATION THAT THE HOLY SEE WOULD OFFER A STRONG [...] |
2002-10-08 14:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI ZA RP VT VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN5296 | CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS PREPARES FOR WAR IN IRAQ; [...] (SBU) A CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS (CI) DELEGATION LED BY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05296 01 OF 02 291503Z THE DIRECTOR OF CARITAS' BRITISH OFFICE (CAFOD) HAS RETURNED FROM A FIVE-DAY VISIT TO IRAQ TO ASSESS IRAQ'S CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO POTENTIAL HUMANITARIAN [...] |
2002-10-29 13:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETTC EAID IZ VT VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN5625 | AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON'S MEETING ON BIOTECH WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR CALLED ON HOLY SEE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER EQUIVALENT LEONARDO SANDRI NOVEMBER 16 TO EXPRESS U.S. CONCERN OVER THE LACK OF HOLY SEE INVOLVEMENT REGARDING THE GROWING THREAT OF HUNGER AND STARVATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AND, SPECIFICALLY, THE ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT'S REJECTION [...] |
2002-11-19 14:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI ZA RP VT VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN6141 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES VATICAN DIPLOMATIC COLLEAGUES [...] SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR HOSTED A MEETING ON THE AFRICA FAMINE AND U.S. BIOTECH RELIEF FOOD DECEMBER 18 FOR THIRTY HOLY SEE DIPLOMATIC COLLEAGUES FROM EUROPE, AFRICA, ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JEAN JACQUES GRAISSE, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO FODAG TONY HALL, A [...] |
2002-12-27 13:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD TBIO EAGR EAID VT |
| 03ABUDHABI1026 | UAE BUSINESSWOMEN'S COMMITTEE EXCITED ABOUT [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 3. (C) Senior Comoff and Econoff met on March 1 with members of the Executive Council of the National Businesswomen's Committee in Abu Dhabi, who enthusiastical [...] |
2003-03-02 13:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KWMN PREL KPAL ECON EAID TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1253 | AFGHAN ASSISTANCE LETTER DELIVERED AND UAE [...] POST DELIVERED THE SECRETARY'S LETTER (REFTEL B) TO MINISTER OF STATE SHAYKH HAMDAN BIN ZAYID AL-NAYNAN ON MARCH 15. 2. POST CONVEYED TALKING POINTS (REFTEL A) FOR THE AFGHANISTAN HIGH-LEVEL STRATEGIC FORUM (AHSF). THE UAEG RESPONDED THAT THE UAE AMBASSADOR TO BELGIUM WILL REPRESENT TH [...] |
2003-03-16 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN PREL TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1284 | UAE WOMEN MAY BE ELECTED TO THE CHAMBERS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: IN WHAT COULD BE A FIRST STEP TO WOMEN IN THE UAE'S PARLIAMENTARY FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL (FNC), THE ABU DHABI CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE HAVE PROPOSED ELECTING BUSINESSWOMEN TO THE BOARD OF THE LOCAL AND FEDERAL- LEVEL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE UAE FEDE [...] |
2003-03-17 13:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PREL ECON EAID KPAL KWMN KDEM TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1339 | UAE: REQUEST FOR CASH ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Polchief delivered reftel demarche on cash assistance for WFP provision of Iraq foodstuff to MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi on March 19. Al-Nuaimi indicated that visiting [...] |
2003-03-19 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PREF IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1344 | (C) TFIZ01: UAE AIRSPACE TO STAY OPEN, [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b, d). IRAQ WAR WON'T CLOSE UAE AIRSPACE --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Muhammad Al-Ghaith, the head of the UAE's federal civil aviation authority, told Econchief 3/19 that he had just signed a circular orderi [...] |
2003-03-19 14:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR MOPS ASEC PREL EAID PGOV AS TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1365 | TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 3, MARCH 22 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/22. 3. (C) Embassy Abu Dhabi is open 3/22 with ful [...] |
2003-03-22 12:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1381 | TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 4, MARCH 23 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/23. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...] |
2003-03-23 12:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1384 | (S) JORDANIAN OIL NEEDS: UAE READY TO [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) IN THE COURSE OF A MEETING ON THE AFTERNOON OF 3/23, MFA MINSTATE SHAYKH HAMDAN BIN ZAYID STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN CALLED BY JORDANIAN FM MUASHER THE PREVIOUS EVENING, WHO HAD TOLD HIM THAT IRAQ HAD CUT ITS OIL P [...] |
2003-03-23 13:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL EPET EAID PGOV JO SA KU TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1397 | TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 5, MARCH 24 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/24. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...] |
2003-03-24 10:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1399 | TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 5, MARCH 24 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/24. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...] |
2003-03-24 11:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1437 | TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 6, MARCH 25 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/25. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...] |
2003-03-25 12:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1439 | TFIZ01: UAE POISED TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: Under the aegis of the government-run Red Crescent Authority (RCA), the UAE is gearing up to provide significant humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people. In addition to direct contri [...] |
2003-03-25 13:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1461 | TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 7, MARCH 26 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, Wednesday 3/26. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside [...] |
2003-03-26 11:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV KPAO TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1471 | TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 8, MARCH 28 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (S/NF) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/28 to review recent threat reporting that potential [...] |
2003-03-28 09:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1480 | TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 9, MARCH 29 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/29. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...] |
2003-03-29 10:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1512 | TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY HAS AN [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Alright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General San'a Al-Kitbi confirmed to SIPDIS Econchief on March 29 that RCA had sent three delegations to Iraq during the last two months, the most recent of whic [...] |
2003-03-30 13:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1571 | TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 12, APRIL [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, Tuesday 4/1. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of [...] |
2003-04-01 13:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1602 | TFIZ01: IRAQIS REFUSE PERMISSION TO UAE RED [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Sana'a Al-Kitbi (strictly protect), Secretary- General of the UAE Red Crescent Authority, told us on the afternoon of April 2 that all UAE Red Crescent humanitarian relief activities in Iraq are on hold. The re [...] |
2003-04-02 13:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PHUM PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1623 | TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 14, APRIL 5 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2.(U) DCM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 4/05. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Embas [...] |
2003-04-05 13:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1661 | TFIZ01: FRUSTRATED BY ICRC IDLENESS, UAE RED [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) hosted on 4/6 in Abu Dhabi a forum of international aid organizations to discuss the humanitarian situation in Iraq. This was the first major meeting o [...] |
2003-04-07 12:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1667 | UAE INTERESTED IN JOINING IRAQ "CORE" [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) The Ambassador followed-up on reftel demarche with MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on April 6 (other topics covered septel). Hamdan indicated that, in principle, the UAE would be interested i [...] |
2003-04-07 14:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EAID EFIN ECON PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1668 | UAE EXPECTS CLOSED-DOOR "DAY AFTER" [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) In conversations on April 5 and April 6 with the Ambassador, UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan and MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid both expected that the GCC Foreig [...] |
2003-04-07 14:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EAID EFIN ECON PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1716 | TFIZ01: UAE RESPONDS TO APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: Post has engaged UAE officials at all levels of government regarding humanitarian assistance since the onset of war in Iraq began. In line with the UAEG's preference to provide assistance-i [...] |
2003-04-09 09:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1758 | TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 17, APRIL 13 [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 0915 local time, 4/13. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of th [...] |
2003-04-13 11:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1769 | TFIZ01: UAEG OFFERS MEDICAL TREATMENT TO [...] The Office of the Chairman of the General Health Authority for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Hamed bin Zayid Al-Nahyan publicly announced on April 13 that the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has been authorized to transport wounded Iraqi civilians to the UAE for medical treatment. The spokesman [...] |
2003-04-14 05:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1789 | TFIZ01: UAEG OFFERS MEDICAL TREATMENT TO [...] The Office of the Chairman of the General Health Authority for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Hamed bin Zayid Al-Nahyan publicly announced on April 13 that the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has been authorized to transport wounded Iraqi civilians to the UAE for medical treatment. The spokesman [...] |
2003-04-14 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1791 | TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT SHIP FINALLY [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE's much-heralded shipment of 700 tons of humanitarian supplies arrived at Umm Qasr on April 11 -- the first water shipment to arrive via civilian vessel into that port since the war [...] |
2003-04-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1826 | UAE SIGNS UP FOR CORE GROUP ON IRAQ [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid told the Ambassador 4/16 that the Cabinet had approved UAE participation in the "core group" for Iraq stabilization and reconstruction outlined ref b. Shaykh Hamdan noted that the [...] |
2003-04-15 11:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EAID EFIN PREL ECON PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1827 | TFIZ01: UAE PRESIDENT ISSUES [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) In his first public statement since the outbreak of Iraq hostilities, UAE President Shaykh Zayid bin Sultan Al-Nahyan declared the UAE's commitment to and solidarity with the people of Iraq in remarks carrie [...] |
2003-04-15 12:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1828 | TFIZ01: UAE TO DEPLOY LARGE MILITARY FIELD [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action message -- please see paragraph five. 3. (C) UAE Chief of Staff (and de facto Defense Minister) Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid (MBZ) called the Ambassador 4/14 to relate that the UAEG planned [...] |
2003-04-15 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PHUM MARR MOPS EAID PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1830 | TFIZ01: UAEG CONSIDERS REQUEST TO DONATE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In delivering the Secretary's oral message (refs A and B), Ambassador previewed ref C talking points with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on 4/13. The Ambassado [...] |
2003-04-15 14:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EPET PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1876 | DEMARCHING THE ARAB MULTILATERAL AID [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (C) ECONCHIEF RAISED REF A DEMARCHE APRIL 19 WITH FINANCE MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY KHALID AL- BUSTANI. AL-BUSTANI SAID THAT THE UAE WOULD BE FAVORABLY DISPOSED TOWARDS CONSIDERATION OF WAYS IN WHICH THE ARAB FUND FOR ECO [...] |
2003-04-19 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV IZ KU TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1901 | TFIZ01: UAEG OFFERS TO EQUIP IRAQI HOSPITALS [...] UAE President Shaykh Zayid publicly announced on 4/20 that the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) would fully equip six Iraqi hospitals with all necessary medical supplies and equipment, and donate 12 ambulances to the Iraqi health sector. The RCA aid delegation that arrived in Iraq on 4/11 (se [...] |
2003-04-21 11:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1931 | TFIZ01: UAEG OFFERS TO BUILD DESAL PLANT FOR [...] UAE President Shaykh Zayid Al-Nayhan ordered the UAE Armed Forces on 4/21 to immediately provide potable water to the Iraqi city of Basra. Press reports confirm that the UAE Armed Forces are planning to build a desalination plant on the Shatt Al-Arab with a capacity of 250,000 gallons a day. [...] |
2003-04-22 10:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1934 | TFIZ01: AMCIT IRAQI DOCTOR IN UAE ORGANIZING [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Amcit Farhan Bakir, a prominent doctor in the UAE (he is the personal physician of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayid Al-Nahyan and served in a similar capacity to a number of Saddam Hussein's predecessor [...] |
2003-04-22 13:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1938 | TFIZ01: NEXT STEPS FOR UAE FIELD HOSPITAL [...] (C) Summary: The UAEG has decided to support an existing medical facility in Baghdad - the Olympic Hospital -- instead of deploying a stand-alone field hospital. A UAE delegation, accompanied by USLO representative, traveled to Baghdad on 4/21 to assess the health needs of the city and selec [...] |
2003-04-22 14:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1939 | TFIZ01: UAEG CONSIDERS REQUEST TO DONATE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Ambassador delivered 4/18 DoD Undersecretary Dov Zakheim's letter to UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, requesting the UAEG to donate petroleum products to Iraq. [...] |
2003-04-22 14:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EPET PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1978 | TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT: READY TO DO MORE [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In a 4/26 meeting with Econchief, UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General San'a Al- Kitbi confirmed press reports that an RCA ship loaded with 700 tons of food and medicine and 12 ambulances left th [...] |
2003-04-26 12:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2013 | IRAQI SUNNI IMAM AL-KUBAYSI STIRS [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) Ahmed Al-Kubaysi the Iraqi Sunni Imam who delivered a fiery sermon in Baghdad on April 18, continues to be a source of controversy even in the UAE, his adopted land. We received two very different takes on [...] |
2003-04-28 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL MOPS EAID SA IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2016 | UAE ROLE IN INFORMAL INTERNATIONAL CONTACT [...] (U) Classified by Marcelle M. Wahba, Ambassador, reason 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) DCM delivered reftel points April 27 on UAE participation in the Informal International Contact Group for Iraq to MFA A/USEC for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashed al Nuaimi, noting that the UAE's regional per [...] |
2003-04-29 09:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PREL PGOV EFIN TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2081 | UAEG WILL ATTEND GLOBAL FORUM ON FIGHTING [...] (U) Classified by Econchief Tom Williams, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Post confirmed 4/30 that the UAE Ministry of Justice will participate in the "Global Forum On Fighting Corruption" to be held 5/29-31 in Seoul, Korea. The Ministry of Justice has not yet selected its represent [...] |
2003-04-30 10:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV EAID EINV ECON ETRD TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2169 | UAE RED CRESCENT BEGINS AIRLIFTS TO BAGHDAD [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Heralding a new phase of UAE Red Crescent operations in Iraq, the UAE Air Force today facilitated the first of four airlifts to Baghdad International Airport on behalf of the Red Crescent Authority (RCA). RCA [...] |
2003-05-04 09:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2178 | STRANDED IRAQIS IN THE UAE: NEED FOR POLICY [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action message -- please see paragraph five. 3. (C) MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid has now engaged on the issue of the approximately 1,000 Iraqis stranded in the northern Emirates, pr [...] |
2003-05-05 13:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR MOPS EAID IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2296 | (S//NF) C-NE3-00449: UAE POISED FOR IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S//NF) The following answers are keyed to questions in ref D regarding Gulf countries' views and intentions on Iraqi reconstruction posed by Washington analysts: A. Not applicable, although we wo [...] |
2003-05-11 13:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2303 | UAE ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF VISITS UAE [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b)(c)(d). 2. (C) Summary: UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) visited May 10 the newly refurbished Shaykh Zayid Hospital in Baghdad (formerly the Olympic Hospital) which opened [...] |
2003-05-12 06:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2369 | UAEG DOWNGRADES REPRESENTATION TO THE THIRD [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Despite earlier indications to the contrary (ref A), the UAE Justice Ministry notified Post 5/14 that the Minister and his staff would not/not attend the Third Global Forum on Fighting Corruption. [...] |
2003-05-17 12:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV EAID EINV ECON ETRD TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2381 | UAEG SUPPORT FOR IRAQ'S MINISTRIES [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Post delivered ref A talking points to the Office of MFA Assistant Undersecretary Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuami, who is heading a delegation to Washington this week to discuss Iraq reconstruction oppor [...] |
2003-05-18 09:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI245 | UAEG'S PLEDGE OF ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN -- THE [...] (U) Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to UAEG reports, the UAE pledged $36 million at the Tokyo Conference and has provided additional humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan totalin [...] |
2003-01-15 12:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL AF TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2451 | UAE: A MODEL FOR IRAQ? [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE is eager to see the swift reintegration of Iraq into the international trade and investment system, and the emergence of Baghdad as an economic counterweight to Riyad [...] |
2003-05-25 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2454 | UAEG CONFIRMS ITS DELEGATION TO THE THIRD GLOBAL [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed via diplomatic note May 25 that the following will represent the UAE at the Third Global Forum on Fighting Corruption: -- Ministry of Foreign Affair [...] |
2003-05-25 13:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV EAID EINV ECON ETRD TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2488 | UAEG MEDEVACS WOUNDED IRAQIS FOR MEDICAL [...] (U) Summary and comment: The UAE Red Crescent Authority facilitated 5/21 the medical evacuation from Kuwait of more than two dozen wounded and sick Iraqi civilians and their parental guardians. This was the largest medical airlift of its kind of Iraqi wounded, and fulfilled a long-standing p [...] |
2003-05-27 09:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2641 | UAE TO SUPPORT JORDAN OIL NEEDS FOR [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid contacted the Ambassador on June 2 to convey information about the UAEG's ongoing assistance to Jordan and Morocco. With regard to Jordan, Hamdan reported that the UAE has agreed t [...] |
2003-06-03 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET EAID PGOV JO MO SA KU TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2858 | UAEG ASSURES HIGH-LEVEL PARTICIPATION FOR UN [...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 3. (C) Acting DCM raised reftel points 6/14 with UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-N [...] |
2003-06-14 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2877 | UAE RED CRESCENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ TOTAL MORE [...] (U) Summary and comment. UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General Sana'a Al-Kitbi forwarded to Econoff 6/15 a SIPDIS retrospective on the RCA's work in Iraq from the present until shortly before the war began. The RCA has contributed more than USD $18 million in humanitarian sup [...] |
2003-06-15 12:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3037 | UAE MEPI COUNTRY STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY: Following is the UAE's country strategy for MEPI, which has been developed by PA and coordinated with POL and ECON. This includes long-term goals, specific objectives, suggested mechanisms by which goals could be realized, and a request for funding for two UAE-specific projects. END SU [...] |
2003-06-25 10:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO ETRD SOCI SCUL BTIO EAID PGOV |
| 03ABUDHABI3116 | (U) VEHICLES IN SUPPORT OF THE POLISH-LED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) OUR ACTING CG IN DUBAI DISCUSSED THE ISSUE OF DUBAI'S VEHICLE DONATIONS TO THE POLISH-LED DIVISION IN IRAQ AND TO THE AFGHAN POLICE WITH SAYANTA BASU DURING A PHONE CALL ON JULY 1. DUBAI HAS NOT OFFERED T [...] |
2003-07-02 14:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS EAID EFIN AF IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3117 | UAEG UP-TO-DATE ON PALESTINIAN AID COMMITMENT [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) During a meeting on June 25, the Ambassador delivered Secretary Powell's oral message to MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan SIPDIS Bin Zayid, stressing the need for the UAEG to fulfil the commitment it made at t [...] |
2003-07-02 14:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL GCC EAID EFIN TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3178 | UAEG LARGEST AID DONOR TO THE PALESTINIANS [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: Despite ongoing humanitarian assistance activities in Afghanistan and now Iraq, the UAEG is continuing its robust aid programs to the Palestinians. The UAEG already has channeled nearly [...] |
2003-07-07 13:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG TC |
| 03ABUDHABI325 | NEXT STEPS ON U.S.-MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP [...] SUMMARY: POST WELCOMES THE LIST OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED PROGRAMS, DETAILED IN REFTEL. THEY WILL PROVIDE WELCOME REINFORCEMENT FOR OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE UAE'S DEVELOPMENT IN THESE CRITICAL AREAS. IN PARTICULAR, WE SEEK WAYS TO ACCELERATE THE POSITIVE MOVEM [...] |
2003-01-21 11:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL KDEM SCUL KPAO TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3272 | UAEG OFFERS TO HOST OCTOBER DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (U) The UAE representative to the weekly Iraq reconstruction teleconference had provisionally offered to have the UAE host the October donors' conference for Iraq. In a meeting with the Ambassador, Minstate for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed said that the UAEG is formally offering to [...] |
2003-07-15 13:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3423 | UAE CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ TOTAL USD $50 [...] (U) UAE Chief of Staff, and de facto Defense Minister, Shaykh Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) told the Ambassador on July 20 that UAE assistance to Iraq already totals USD $50 million. This contribution includes Red Crescent medical and food supplies, hospital and medical equipment, contin [...] |
2003-07-23 13:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3476 | TAKING STOCK OF UAE ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Summary. UAE assistance to Iraq -- both pledged and delivered -- has been significant. UAE Chief of Staff Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) confirmed to the Ambassador in July that total UAE ass [...] |
2003-07-27 13:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3585 | IRAQ DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B & D). 2. This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 3. (U) Embassy understands that the European Commission is heavily promoting Spain as a venue for the planned Iraq donors' conference and that the issue will be discuss [...] |
2003-08-02 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EAID EFIN PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3591 | UAEG REQUESTS LIST OF U.S. DELEGATES TO THE [...] POST RECEIVED A DIPLOMATIC NOTE FROM THE UAE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FORMALLY REQUESTING THE NAME OF THE HEAD OF THE U.S. DELEGATION TO THE SEPTEMBER 23-24 IMF/WORLD BANK MEETINGS IN DUBAI, AS WELL AS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR DELEGATION PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETINGS. [...] |
2003-08-03 11:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3898 | UAE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE MINISTERS OF WOMEN'S [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Econoff passed ref A information to UAE Women's Union Director and de facto Minister of Women's Affairs Nora Al-Suweidi 8/23, and later discussed the rescheduled event with her on the phone. [...] |
2003-08-25 13:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KWMN PREL KPAL ECON EAID TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3940 | UAE aid to Afghanistan totals more than USD [...] (U) Summary and comment: As the World Bank considers approaching the UAEG to co-host an Afghan donors conference on the margins of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Dubai in September, Post was reminded recently by one of our MFA contacts that the UAE has provided millions of dollars in [...] |
2003-08-27 11:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EAID MARR MASS PREL PGOV OHIP AF TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3995 | TRADE BANK OF IRAQ DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO THE UAEG [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary. Charge D'Affaires passed reftel points and non-paper 8/31 to UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuami, and Econoff se [...] |
2003-09-02 12:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECIN ECON EFIN PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI464 | (C) JORDANIAN AMBASSADOR PROVIDES [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Jordanian Ambassador to the UAE, Turki Khreisheh provided the Ambassador a brief readout on King Abdullah's January 20-22 visit to the UAE. Khreisheh noted that for the first time, Abdullah -- accompa [...] |
2003-01-28 13:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON IZ JO TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4869 | DONOR STRATEGY - AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Post understands that, in meetings last week with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ), Treasury Secretary Snow and Defense Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz urged SIPDIS HbZ to expedite disbursal of pledged UAE assistance to A [...] |
2003-11-04 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL AF TC |
| 03ABUDHABI497 | EMBASSY ABU DHABI WELCOMES TRADE INSTITUTION-BUILDING [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Post concurs with NEA that a regional conference, followed by a focused bilateral program to address the UAE's specific trade-related concerns, is the best approach to trade institution-building in the Gulf [...] |
2003-01-29 14:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ETRD ECON PREL TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5030 | UAE WOMEN'S GROUP COLLECTS MONEY FOR PALESTINAINS [...] (SBU) Econchief attended a charity Iftar "take away" hosted by an Abu Dhabi women's group in his neighborhood. Members of the group cooked traditional Iftar foods and sweets and sold them at a member's house. Customers could buy the homemade delicacies, reheat them and have them for Iftar ( [...] |
2003-11-19 14:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON EAID TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5446 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Political Affairs Ambassador Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi on December 30. 2. (C) Al Noaimi stated that the UAE understands the importance of supporting the P.A., and the UAE government is doing its best to assis [...] |
2003-12-30 14:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG TC |
| 03ABUDHABI726 | UAE OPINION MAKERS TO NEA/RA GRAPPO: MEPI WILL FOUNDER ABSENT [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: NEA/RA Office Director Grappo visited the UAE on February 4 to discuss MEPI issues. He elicited a few program ideas, but also a wide range of reactions with local contacts -- from [...] |
2003-02-09 13:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL ECON EAID ETRD KPAO KDEM TC |
| 03ABUJA1300 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH LAGOS [...] SUMMARY. Recently re-elected Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu continues to push his three-part plan for improving the state through privatization, housing construction and environmental clean-up. In meetings July 23 with senior Mission officials, Tinubu outlined new road rehabilitation and t [...] |
2003-07-30 15:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID ECON SENV NI |
| 03ABUJA1314 | NIGERIA: AID ASST. ADMINISTRATOR'S DELTA VISIT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-31 16:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PINS EPET PREL PHUM NI |
| 03ABUJA1339 | THE ABUJA SULLIVAN SUMMIT WAS A SUCCESS [...] Summary: The Sixth Leon H. Sullivan Summit, convened July 12-17 in Abuja was momentous and successful. The overarching Summit theme was "Africa: A Continent of Possibilities" and the week lived up to its name. President Bush, the first Republican President to visit Africa, made a historic a [...] |
2003-08-07 09:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL SOCI EINV XA NI |
| 03ABUJA1853 | FINANCE MINISTER ON REFORM: EITI ONLY A FIRST STEP [...] (SBU) Summary: CDA met October 24 with Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to discuss the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and her upcoming trip to the U.S. Okonjo-Iweala stressed that the GON sees EITI as just one step of many that must be taken to bring about full GO [...] |
2003-10-27 05:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAID ECON EFIN ETRD KPRV NI |
| 03ABUJA2046 | REVIEW OF INEC'S PERFORMANCE DURING AND SINCE THE [...] (C) Summary: Six months after the April elections, Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is rather less Independent, and its actions during the 2003 elections and since raise difficult democracy and rule of law questions. While the elections were less violent than many e [...] |
2003-11-28 13:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID KDEM PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA283 | NIGERIA: MEETING ON DEPLOYMENT OF ELECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Embassy convened a meeting with U.S. NGOs and others on January 30 to discuss numbers and deployments of election monitors for Nigeria's April national elections. Given the size of Nigeria and the number of polling stations, the international monitor presence will be relative [...] |
2003-02-10 07:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL EAID NI |
| 03ABUJA284 | NIGERIA: TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXPANSION A SUCCESS [...] Summary: While there is still a long way to go to bridge the telecommunications divide between Nigeria and the developed world -- or even between Nigeria and the rest of Africa -- the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has made a promising start. Quiet support from USAID/Nigeria, the L [...] |
2003-02-10 09:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECPS ECON PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA343 | NIGERIA'S OBASANJO ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian President Obasanjo February 14 told DAS Bridgewater and Ambassador Jeter that Tsanvirgai had made a mistake by going to court. Dialogue was not possible under the circumstances, and it made no sense to continue sanctions, still less since Australia had implemented additi [...] |
2003-02-12 14:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ZI NI |
| 03ABUJA526 | MEETING WITH ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN [...] (U) On March 6, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission, (ICPC) paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Jeter. Akanbi thanked the Embassy for supporting the ICPC and briefed us on the Senate proceedings underway to amend the law [...] |
2003-03-19 13:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PGOV EAID NI MMAR |
| 03ABUJA647 | NIGERIA: CONSULTANTS CONCERNED ABOUT AVIATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Aviation consultants sponsored by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently completed an evaluation of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority's (NCAA) efforts to improve its safety oversight. They found few improvements since a 2001 International Civil Aviation Orga [...] |
2003-04-07 17:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EAID EINV NI |
| 03ABUJA650 | NIGERIA - OPPOSITION PARTIES IN MARCH MEETING [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a March 10 meeting with numerous opposition political party leaders, Ambassador implored the group to do their utmost to conduct fair and credible elections in April, to eschew violence, and not to condemn and compromise the process before it is started. He cautioned [...] |
2003-04-07 23:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL EAID NI |
| 03ABUJA658 | NIGERIA: ELECTION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN SAYS [...] (C) Summary: During a March 12 meeting, Independent National Election Commission (INEC) Chairman Abel Guobadia told Ambassador Jeter that INEC preparations were on schedule; INEC would be ready to conduct elections in April and a postponement was not contemplated. To demonstrate INEC's readin [...] |
2003-04-09 16:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL EAID NI |
| 03ABUJA739 | NIGERIA: GON SAYS NEPAD PEER REVIEW MECHANISM ON [...] Summary. A GON official says Heads of State at a March meeting of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) had concluded negotiations on a Memorandum of Understanding of the African Peer Review Mechanism. The official said the review would be conducted by independent experts and fo [...] |
2003-04-24 13:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN PHUM EAID PREL PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA809 | NIGERIA: POST-ELECTIONS MEETING WITH NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-01 18:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID NI |
| 03ABUJA887 | NIGERIA: INFORMATION ON GON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] Paragraph 2 provides answers to reftel questions. 2. A. Does the host government publish the national budget in a timely manner? Answer: Yes, with minimum delay (under one year). B. Where sub-national levels of government are significant, are their combined fiscal positions pub [...] |
2003-05-14 16:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AA AMGT EAID ECON EFIN EINV EPET |