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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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02KATHMANDU1004NEPAL POLICE CLAIM VICTORY AGAINST MAOIST VALLEY
[...] (SBU) Speaking before a group of Nepal Police officers at an Embassy-sponsored presentation, police chief Rana claimed a victory over Maoist leadership in the Kathmandu Valley, stating police efforts had netted the valley bureau leaders. Afterwards, RSO queried Rana over the veracity of local [...]
2002-05-23 12:01:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1005PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED; ELECTIONS CALLED FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Nepal's King on May 22 announced the dissolution of Parliament and called elections for November 13 after a faction of the ruling party refused to support Prime Minister Deuba's attempt to extend the state of emergency. The ruling party then kicked out the PM May 23. Three Minis [...]
2002-05-23 13:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PTER ASEC PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1007PM: "NO ALTERNATIVE" BUT TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) In a May 23 meeting with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Ambassador Malinowski and British Charge Andrew Mitchell emphasized that the dissolution of Parliament presents the PM with a rare opportunity to form a technocrat, reformist Cabinet that could re-institute good governance, elim [...]
2002-05-23 14:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1008KING'S VIEWS ON DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-05-23 16:35:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1009KING'S VIEWS ON DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-05-23 17:09:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1036FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS IN ANGER, BUT HOPES TO
[...] (C) Summary. Three Ministers resigned May 23 because the Prime Minister had not consulted them on the decision to suspend Parliament, Finance Minister Mahat told Ambassador May 24. Even so, Mahat said he was prepared to stay in the Cabinet under the right conditions. Mahat was especially bi [...]
2002-05-24 12:41:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1037KOIRALA CAMP CLAIMS CONSPIRACY IN DISSOLUTION OF
[...] (C) Supporters of Nepali Congress Party President and former Prime Minister G.P. Koirala are, predictably enough, branding Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's unexpected decision to dissolve Parliament (Reftels) a threat to democracy. The Koirala camp obviously miscalculated the PM's likely [...]
2002-05-24 13:24:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1053ARMY AND POLICE SUCCESSFULLY REPULSE ATTACK ON
[...] Local papers report that the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) inflicted heavy casualties on Maoist insurgents who were attempting to overrun a security forces camp in Khara, Rukum (one of the five districts comprising the Maoist heartland). Maoists attacked the camp, garrisoned by approximately 50 RN [...]
2002-05-28 10:57:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU1055NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY REVOKES PM'S MEMBERSHIP;
[...] (C) Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was expelled from the Nepali Congress Party for three years on May 26. As a counterattack, Deuba plans to call a party General Convention, with the possible aim of deposing Nepali Congress Party President G.P. Koirala from his post. On May 27 King Gyan [...]
2002-05-28 11:31:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1091RECONCILIATION EFFORTS IN NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY
[...] (C) Efforts to reconcile intra-party rivals Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister G.P. Koirala appear headed in the right direction. Koirala has directed party peacemakers to patch things up during his upcoming jaunt to China June 1. In a [...]
2002-05-31 12:44:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1105MAOISTS 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 12:57:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC EAID ELAB PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1119REHABILITATING A CONTROVERSIAL CROWN PRINCE
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Visiting USAID consultant Dr. Scott Palmer briefed Nepal's Crown Prince Paras May 30 on similarities between Nepal's Maoists and Peru's Shining Path. The meeting marked Paras' first formal contact with U.S. officials as Crown Prince. (Note: Nepal's Royal Palace has asked th [...]
2002-06-06 09:36:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1146DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT CHALLENGED IN SUPREME
[...] (SBU) Four cases have been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the May 22 dissolution of the Lower House of Parliament (Reftel). The cases will be heard June 19. Two Constitutional experts believe that defendant Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has the stronger case. Both cautioned, ho [...]
2002-06-10 09:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1174ARMY, MAOISTS BATTLE IN SOUTHWESTERN NEPAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two Royal Nepal Army (RNA) platoons battled an estimated 100-200 Maoists the night of June 12 in a remote location in Salyan District, about 320 km west of Kathmandu. Preliminary casualty counts indicate from 3-8 RNA killed, 3 missing, and more than 20 wounded. The battle was [...]
2002-06-13 11:34:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1183 Consular Visit Assesses Conditions Outside
[...] Summary. Consul and Consular Assistant completed a five-day road trip last week to assess concerns about the safety of AmCit travel outside the Kathmandu Valley given the continuing Maoist insurgency, surveying primary travel routes and remote destinations frequented by American citizens. T [...]
2002-06-15 03:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC ECON NP
02KATHMANDU1191SECURITY FORCES' PROGRESS AND PITFALLS EAST OF
[...] (SBU) Government of Nepal (GON) security forces have made progress against Maoist insurgents over the last few months in the district directly east of Kathmandu, according to the Chief District Officer (CDO) and head of the local police. Maoist excesses, along with better cooperation between t [...]
2002-06-17 08:31:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS MOPS PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1197HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION FOR BALANCE NAIL 02-1
[...] No summary [...]
2002-06-18 09:41:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM MARR MASS NP
02KATHMANDU1198ARMY COUNTS VICTORY IN SALYAN WHILE MAOIST ATTACKS
[...] (C) Summary. Nepal's army has confirmed that fifty-four Maoists and four Nepalese soldiers were killed during the June 12 clash in Salyan district (Ref A). One general ascribed the army's success to better weapons and training, although other military sources related that the Maoists' ambush [...]
2002-06-18 12:14:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1199RULING PARTY RUMBLE: NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY
[...] (SBU) As predicted (Ref A),supporters of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba have called a General Convention of the Nepali Congress Party with the aim of deposing Party President and former PM Girija Prasad Koirala from his post. The motion to oust Koirala from the party leadership is expect [...]
2002-06-18 12:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1201NEPAL REQUEST FOR MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT
[...] (C) Embassy Kathmandu requests Military Information Support Team (MIST) to assist the RNA in planning information strategies, developing PSYOP campaigns and programs. Embassy Kathmandu sees a three to four man element training the Royal Nepalese Army for up to four months. 2. (S/REL NP) [...]
2002-06-19 05:30:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETMARR MOPS NP
02KATHMANDU1216NEPAL'S KING HEADS TO INDIA AFTER COMPLETING FIRST
[...] (C) Summary. The first trip abroad as monarch by Nepal's King Gyanendra will be a visit to India June 23-30. Gyanendra laid the groundwork for the trip in his first-ever interview with the foreign press, granted to a leading Indian daily, when he played to India's conservative government by e [...]
2002-06-20 12:36:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER NP
02KATHMANDU1245TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE: ASYLUM REQUEST, PUBLIC
[...] (C) Summary. A group of Tibetan refugees arrested by Nepalese authorities in transit to Tibet from India seek a royal amnesty on the King's upcoming birthday, July 7. UNHCR, Post and other diplomatic missions are encouraging the GON to grant the requests. At the urging of UNHCR, Nepal releas [...]
2002-06-25 13:46:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL ECPS PROP PHUM NP CH
02KATHMANDU1255NEPAL: IS THE STATE OF EMERGENCY NECESSARY?
[...] (C) When Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba decided to dissolve Parliament, he cited MPs' refusal to extend the state of national emergency as a primary reason (Ref A). Legal experts and others, however, hold different opinions on the continued need of the state of emergency, as Parliament pas [...]
2002-06-26 10:40:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM NP GON
02KATHMANDU1284Anti-Corruption Efforts in Nepal
[...] (U) Ref A requested a brief summary of recent and notable anti-corruption efforts in Nepal by the government, civil society and the private sector. 2. (SBU) Corruption is a serious and pervasive problem in Nepal, and is being recognized increasingly by both donors and government leaders as [...]
2002-07-01 11:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV SNAR PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1285NEPAL: PROSPECTS FOR ELECTIONS CLOUDED BY
[...] (C) Despite Prime Minister Deuba's repeated assurances that the Government of Nepal will proceed with national elections on schedule, the Embassy finds increasing numbers of commentators who express significant concern that elections can be held as planned. Questions about the ability of t [...]
2002-07-01 13:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1309MAOIST PARTY PLENUM DECRIES ELECTIONS; CASTIGATES
[...] (C) Summary: An undated Maoist press release, signed by Party President Prachanda, reported the successful conclusion of a Party plenum. The Nepali-language release outlines the contents of a "political and organizational proposal" presented by Prachanda which highlights a purported U.S. plo [...]
2002-07-05 10:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1314INDIA VISIT EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS, NEPAL'S KING
[...] (C) Summary. King Gyanendra's week-long visit to India in late June "exceeded his expectations," a businessman close to Nepal's monarch told the Ambassador July 3. In New Delhi the King received assurances of Indian support conditioned on the maintenance of Nepal's constitutional monarchy and [...]
2002-07-05 11:23:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR NP IN
02KATHMANDU1315Bomb Explodes at PM's Party Headquarters
[...] (U) A bomb exploded July 5 at the newly-opened Kathmandu office of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's faction of the Nepali Congress Party (NCP) around 10:45 a.m. local time. Police sources confirmed ten people injured and hospitalized. One remains in critical condition. Security forces im [...]
2002-07-05 11:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1326NEPAL'S KING JOURNEYS TO CHINA SEEKING HELP IN
[...] (C) Summary. Statements against Nepal's Maoist insurgents and "anti-China activities" can be expected during the first visit of Nepal's King Gyanendra to China. A leading Nepali business leader accompanying the monarch hopes to strike deals that will help reduce Nepal's sizable trade deficit [...]
2002-07-08 12:18:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER NP CH
02KATHMANDU1332POLICE CANCEL DALAI LAMA BIRTHDAY EVENTS IN
[...] (C) Summary. Three Tibetan community events planned at a major hotel in Kathmandu July 6-7 to mark the Dalai Lama's birthday were cancelled by Nepali police. The police reportedly acted out of concern for heightened sensitivities in the run-up to the first official visit to China by Nepal's [...]
2002-07-09 11:22:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1336PRESS FREEDOM UNDER NEPAL'S STATE OF EMERGENCY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the beginning of the State of Emergency in Nepal, 123 journalists have been arrested, with 35 still detained, three tortured, and one reportedly killed. Inaccuracy and partisanship in the press have led to government mistrust and restrictions on publications. Press reacti [...]
2002-07-10 03:33:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI PTER NP
02KATHMANDU1344NEPAL'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 11:33:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ECON NP GON
02KATHMANDU1348NEPAL'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 06:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1349Nepal and International Counter-Terrorism
[...] Nepal is working to sign the Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (CSFT) at an early date, Arjun Kant Mainali of the MFA's Division for the U.N., International Organizations and International Law told Poloff July 10. Mainali was responding to Poloff's report that the U [...]
2002-07-11 08:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1371LARGE GROUP OF NEPALI MAOISTS ATTACK VILLAGE,
[...] (C) Summary. Several hundred Maoists attacked a village near western Nepal's largest city July 10, killing two mainstream party workers apparently in retaliation for cooperating with security forces. The attackers also brutalized other villagers and warned family members of the victims not t [...]
2002-07-15 11:26:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1372NEPAL'S ARMY SETS UP HUMAN RIGHTS CELL
[...] (C) Summary. Nepal's army has set up a cell to investigate reported human rights violations, the Defense Ministry announced July 10. A high-ranking officer agreed to consider offers of USG assistance for the newly-created office. The cell has reportedly been established because human rights [...]
2002-07-15 11:27:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL MARR NP
02KATHMANDU1373Maoist Leader Calls September 16 General Strike,
[...] (SBU) In a press release dated July 11, Prachanda, President of Nepal's Maoist Central Committee, called for a nation-wide general strike September 16. It would be the first such show of force since late April (Reftel). The release also charges "feudal elements" backed by "foreign imperialist [...]
2002-07-15 13:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1387Nepal's Local Officials Stay Home as PM Allows
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's government allowed the terms of local-level elected officials to lapse on July 16, a move affecting around 200,000 village-, municipality- and district-level politicians. Civil servants reportedly will be tasked with performing their functions. The terms expired after [...]
2002-07-17 13:18:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC PTER PREL PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1407Press Release Shows Maoists Feeling Heat
[...] (SBU) In a July 18 press release, Prachanda, President of Nepal's Maoist Central Committee, called for a political solution to the present conflict in the form of a new interim government and expressed the Maoists' willingness to be flexible. Making what appears to be a pitch to mainstream po [...]
2002-07-19 11:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1408GROWING NEPAL-INDIA COOPERATION AGAINST MAOISTS
[...] (C) Summary. The recent arrest of four Nepali Maoists in New Delhi and their immediate extradition to Nepal, confirmed by the Indian Embassy here, is one of many signs of growing Nepal-India cooperation on efforts against the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. The four were members of a Maoist-affi [...]
2002-07-19 11:33:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ASEC PGOV PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1435PM DEUBA SAYS LOCAL POLLS TO FOLLOW NATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. Nepal's Prime Minister Deuba briefed donors July 23 on preparations for upcoming elections and efforts to manage local-level government bodies in the absence of elected representatives. Deuba said rolling local elections into the national elections slated for November was imprac [...]
2002-07-24 11:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1443NEPAL POLICE SHUT DOWN PRESS CONFERENCE PROTESTING
[...] (C) Summary. Police in Kathmandu interrupted a press conference held by a local Buddhist group on July 25 to answer allegations made during a July 19 press conference by followers of the controversial Dorje Shugden deity. Shugden worshippers had accused Dharamsala of violating their freedom [...]
2002-07-25 08:55:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1465NEPAL'S NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION FLOUNDERS
[...] (C) Summary: A founding member of Nepal's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was suspended from the body on July 24 for "behavior unbecoming the glory of the post." The incident underlines serious flaws in the NHRC: members' strong political affiliations have led to a polarization of [...]
2002-07-29 01:15:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI PTER PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1478NEPAL'S CROWN PRINCESS GIVES BIRTH TO SON
[...] No summary [...]
2002-07-30 13:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1507Recent Army Successes Against Maoists
[...] (SBU) Summary. Fifteen Maoists were killed in Dolakha district August 3 after security forces, acting on a tip, intercepted them making the rounds of a bazaar to collect "donations," a Home Ministry official confirmed. Twelve others were killed August 1 after authorities learned of their pla [...]
2002-08-05 11:43:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1515Supreme 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 12:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1532Maoist Students Bomb Kathmandu School, Injuring
[...] (SBU) Summary. Students shouting Maoist slogans set off a bomb at a private business college in Kathmandu August 8, injuring six. The school occupies a building owned by the King's Press Secretary, who lives next door and was not harmed. The motive for the attack is unclear as no large-scal [...]
2002-08-08 06:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1537Maoist 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 10:29:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR PTER AORC ASEC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1590Nepal'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 11:57:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID PREL PHUM NP GON
02KATHMANDU1605NEPAL ARMY HOLDS MAIDEN PRESS CONFERENCE
[...] (U) In an apparent effort to burnish its public image and promote public confidence that it is gaining ground against Maoist insurgents, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) held its first-ever press conference in Kathmandu August 15. Speaking to reporters, Col. Deepak Gurung, head of the RNA's Public [...]
2002-08-19 11:08:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PTER SCUL NP
02KATHMANDU1616SIGNING 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 11:06:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAID PGOV AORC NP
02KATHMANDU1618Seventeen Nepalese Bureaucrats Arrested in Anti-
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) Summary. Seventeen Nepalese public officials have been arrested after the government body charged with investigating corruption raided the homes of 22 revenue officers on August 17. The houses of two joint secretaries were among [...]
2002-08-20 12:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SNAR PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1619PROMINENT MAOIST SURRENDERS TO HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) On August 19 Mukti Pradhan, a member of the Maoist Joint Revolutionary Council on the Government of Nepal's most wanted list, surrendered to members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). In a press conference at NHRC, Pradhan said he had decided to turn himself in because he w [...]
2002-08-20 12:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1626NEPALI 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 10:57:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID NP GON
02KATHMANDU1640UPDATE ON MAOIST INSURGENCY: JULY-AUGUST 2002
[...] (U) This message highligts significant events in the Maoist insurgency since July. On August 21 the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) attacked a Maoist training camp in Rolpa, reportedly killing 30 insurgents. Maoists continue to attack civilians and rural infrastructure, but staged no large-scale atta [...]
2002-08-22 13:12:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV MCAP NP
02KATHMANDU1645NEPAL: MORE ON BILATERAL AGREEMENT TO PROTECT
[...] (C) Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya on August 23 told DCM that Nepal has no disagreement with the USG's views on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Acharya was clearly well informed about US views and interest in signing bilateral accords against surrendering each other's citizens [...]
2002-08-23 14:02:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL LICC NP
02KATHMANDU1659UPDATE ON STATUS OF TIBETAN REFUGEES DETAINED IN
[...] (SBU) On August 22 a German philanthropist paid Nepal's Department of Immigration approximately USD 1500 in assorted fees and penalties to secure the release of a Tibetan refugee, detained since August 2001 for having re-entered Nepal without proper documentation (Reftel),and her baby, born [...]
2002-08-26 11:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL NP IN CH
02KATHMANDU1674BOMB BLAST MARS LAPSE OF EMERGENCY IN NEPAL
[...] (SBU) A mid-morning bomb blast in the heart of Kathmandu's commercial center marred the August 28 lapse of the state of national emergency. One person was injured in the blast, which is believed to have been set by Maoist insurgents. The explosion marked the second bombing in Kathmandu in [...]
2002-08-28 12:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1688NEPAL 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 09:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1693MORE EXPLOSIONS IN KATHMANDU AS STRIKE DATE NEARS
[...] (SBU) Maoist insurgents continued their campaign of bombings in urban areas of the Kathmandu Valley throughout a long holiday weekend August 30-September 1. The explosions targeted businesses in the city, although two armed invasions of the homes of prominent politicians were also reported. [...]
2002-09-03 11:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1694POLICE DISRUPT PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF TIBETAN
[...] (U) On September 2 local police halted the Tibetan community's religious celebration of Tibet's "Democracy Day" and detained Office of Tibet Representative Wangchuk Tsering and another man for several hours. The celebration, which had been originally scheduled to be held on the grounds of th [...]
2002-09-03 12:15:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1705NEPAL'S PREPARATIONS FOR WTO WORKING PARTY MEETING
[...] (SBU) Upcoming general elections on November 13 do not seem to have impeded preparations by the Government of Nepal (GON) for its second Working Party meeting on accession to the WTO September 12. Accession to the WTO has broad, multipartisan support, and the process is unlikely to be negati [...]
2002-09-04 11:20:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1741MAOISTS STAGE MAJOR ATTACKS IN EAST AND WEST
[...] (SBU) In their largest actions against the security forces since the onset of the monsoon in May, late September 7 Maoist insurgents attacked a police post in a remote area of eastern Sindhuli District, about 100 km southeast of Kathmandu, and the local government headquarters in Arghakanchi [...]
2002-09-09 13:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1748NEPAL: INFLUENTIAL MINISTER ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION
[...] (U) Minister for Physical Planning Chiranjibi Wagle, a close confidante of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and perhaps the most influential member of his Cabinet, submitted his resignation from the Cabinet to the PM September 9. The resignation follows in-depth press coverage of Wagle's f [...]
2002-09-10 11:44:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1762SPECULATON BUILDS FOR POSSIBLE ROYAL INTERVENTION
[...] (C) The Embassy believes that King Gyanendra is now actively considering use of his Constitutional authority to dismiss the current government, appoint an interim government, and postpone general elections scheduled for November 13. The King's decision is likely shaped by numerous factors, i [...]
2002-09-11 10:31:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1772PM WORRIED ABOUT RUMORS OF KINGLY INTERVENTION
[...] (C) In a September 12 meeting with the Ambassador and UK Ambassador Keith Bloomfield, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba seemed clearly distressed by rumors that King Gyanendra wants to postpone the November 13 national elections, "seize power" by invoking Clause 127 of the Constitution, and s [...]
2002-09-12 10:24:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1774NEPAL'S GOVERNMENT DISMISSES AS INSINCERE MAOIST
[...] (U) On September 11 Maoist leader Prachanda issued a press statement calling for a ceasefire. The statement does not refer to the U.S. directly, but contains a general condemnation of the Government of Nepal (GON) "running to buy weapons to kill people." Should the GON proceed with its pla [...]
2002-09-12 11:14:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1781NEPAL'S KING SAYS NOT YET TIME TO INTERVENE
[...] (C) In a September 12 meeting, King Gyanendra assured the Ambassador that he would not use his constitutional authority to intervene in the government unless he gains public national consensus on the move from all mainstream political parties and unless all other constitutional remedies were [...]
2002-09-12 08:13:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1797NEPAL: MAOIST STRIKE GENERALLY OBSERVED IN
[...] (U) The general strike, or "bandh," called by Maoist insurgents nationwide for September 16 appeared to have been generally observed in the Kathmandu metropolitan area. Only about five percent of the shops along main thoroughfares in the city opened (although some along less-traveled side st [...]
2002-09-16 12:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1811NEPAL'S ELECTION COMMISSION RULES AGAINST PRIME
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 17 the Election Commission (EC) handed down what it described as a provisional decision that the faction of the Nepali Congress Party led by former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala has the right to use the party name, symbol [...]
2002-09-17 11:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1831NEPAL'S NEW CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF, GENERAL PYAR JUNG
[...] (U) General Pyar Jung Thapa (DPOB 15 September 1946; Siphal, Kathmandu, Nepal) was appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS) by King Gyanendra on September 9, 2002. His previous position, held since 2001, was Chief of General Staff (CGS). 2. (U) Thapa has received extensive training from both th [...]
2002-09-19 12:32:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPINR MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1832MAOISTS DESTROY MEDEVAC HELO; HOLD PILOT, PASSENGER
[...] (U) A commercial helicopter on a mission to medevac a sick Nepali in the remote northeastern district of Solukhumbu has been destroyed by Maoists. According to an employee at Karnali Air, Ltd., the company's helicopter was surrounded by armed Maoists upon landing in the village of Jubu, and i [...]
2002-09-19 13:44:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR PHUM CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1853NEPAL'S MAOISTS ANNOUNCE NEW PROGRAM OF AGITATION
[...] (C) Maoist insurgents, apparently hoping to keep up the momentum from their successful September 16 general strike, have announced a fresh campaign of agitation, including a three-day general strike preceding scheduled national Parliamentary elections in November. The press release, dated S [...]
2002-09-23 09:22:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1872 American Climbers Fired Upon Near Tibetan
[...] (SBU) Summary. Two men wearing what appeared to be military uniforms and carrying automatic weapons fired a series of five shots at American climbers David Morton and Jeff Lamoureux in the Upper Solu Khumbu region near Nepal's border with Tibet, Morton reported to Post via e-mail. The incide [...]
2002-09-26 09:30:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC PTER PGOV ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU1885NEPAL: MAOIST ATROCITIES ESCALATE
[...] This message updates reporting on Maoist attacks on civilian targets (Ref D) during the month of September. In addition to their demolition of a helicopter on a humanitarian mission and the kidnapping of schoolchildren reported Ref A and the series of bomb explosions in Kathmandu before the [...]
2002-09-27 10:02:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINS NP
02KATHMANDU1890NEPALI ARMY'S EVOLVING APPROACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) In the ten months it has been mobilized against Maoist insurgents, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has had to change from a ceremonial, parade-ground army, occasionally deployed in UN Peacekeeping Operations, to a combat-ready fighting force, expected to counter and overcome an enemy who uses [...]
2002-09-27 12:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM MCAP PTER NP
02KATHMANDU1901NEPAL: ALL-PARTY CONSENSUS TO POSTPONE ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: On September 29 an all-party meeting recommended that national parliamentary elections, originally scheduled to begin November 13, be postponed. The recommendation--reached just one day after the Election Commission finally announced the long-awaited schedule for the polls--was [...]
2002-09-30 12:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1902AMCIT CLIMBERS DISCUSS SHOOTING INCIDENT
[...] (SBU) On September 20, American climbers David Morton and Jeff Lamoureaux were fired upon by two men wearing what they believe were Chinese military uniforms and one of whom stated that he belonged to the Chinese military (ref). Altitude readings taken by the climbers and landmarks near their [...]
2002-09-30 13:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC PGOV ASEC NP CH
02KATHMANDU1903CHINESE PRESSURE STIFLES TIBETANS IN NEPAL
[...] (C) There have been increasing restrictions on the Tibetan refugee community in Nepal. Celebrations and cultural events have been canceled on short notice by government authorities, press conferences interrupted by police and the Office of Tibet Representative detained for a day. Although ma [...]
2002-10-01 01:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALCH NP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
02KATHMANDU1925NEPALI PM ASKS KING TO POSTPONE ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Sources at the Palace have informed the Ambassador that on October 3 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, citing the King's broadly worded authority under Clause 127 of the Constitution to remedy "difficulties" arising in the implementation of the Constitution, requested King Gyanendra to p [...]
2002-10-03 10:53:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1932NEPAL'S KING ASSUMES EXECUTIVE POWERS, DISMISSES
[...] (U) At approximately 11:00 p.m. local time on October 4, King Gyanendra announced on state-run television and radio that he had dismissed the government of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba because of its "incompetence" in being unable to hold mid-term elections, scheduled to begin November 1 [...]
2002-10-05 05:32:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1933REFUGEES CONFIRM DETAILS OF SHOOTING INCIDENT AT
[...] (C) PolOff met with UNHCR Protection Officer regarding a group of Tibetans involved in the incident near Nangpa-La in which two American climbers were fired upon by unknown individuals. Neither American was injured in the encounter (refs). Information related by the refugees is consistent wit [...]
2002-10-07 01:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALCH NP PGOV CASC ASEC
02KATHMANDU1938NEPAL: REACTIONS TO KING'S ASSUMPTION OF
[...] (C) After initially denouncing King Gyanendra's October 4 assumption of executive power (Ref A) as unconstitutional, leaders of most political parties are still coming to grips with--and trying to assess how best to turn to their advantage--the monarch's action. As of COB October 7, most pa [...]
2002-10-07 12:09:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1947NEPAL: PARTIES SCRAMBLE FOR CONSENSUS AS DEADLINE
[...] (C) As the deadline set by King Gyanendra for nominations to an interim Cabinet approaches, politicians are scrambling to patch together a consensus response to the monarch's dismissal of the government of former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his assumption of executive power October 4 [...]
2002-10-08 12:25:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1955NEPAL: PARTIES LOOKING FOR "FLEXIBILITY" FROM KING
[...] (C) The October 9 deadline set by King Gyanendra for political parties to forward their nominations for the interim Cabinet (Reftel) appears ready to pass without any names having been submitted. A Palace source said the parties had so far sent no nominations to the King. The King, who does [...]
2002-10-10 00:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1964NEPAL'S EX-PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES HIS OUSTER BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A MEETING ON OCTOBER 7 WITH THE AMBASSADOR, SHER BAHADUR DEUBA DESCRIBED THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HIS OCTOBER 4 DISMISSAL AS PRIME MINISTER BY KING GYANENDRA. CLEARLY STUNG BY THE KING'S PUBLIC CRITICISM OF HIS COMPETENCE, DEUBA SAID THAT HE HAD REJECTED ON CONSTITUTIONA [...]
2002-10-10 08:24:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1970NEPALI MAOISTS ATTACK FOREIGN HYDRO PROJECT;
[...] (C) On October 8 Maoist insurgents attacked a Norwegian hydropower project northeast of Kathmandu, cutting its power production in half. The motive for the attack, according to a Nepali employee of the company, was "out-and-out extortion," rather than anti-Western ideolgoy. The same day sus [...]
2002-10-10 10:27:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1988NEPAL KING NAMES NEW PM, MEMBERS OF CABINET
[...] (C) On October 11 King Gyanendra appointed National Democratic Party Leader Lokendra Bahadur Chand as Prime Minister. Chand, who has been PM three times before, will head a caretaker government until national elections can be held on an unspecified date. Biographic information on Chand foll [...]
2002-10-11 12:35:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU2033NEPAL SUPREME COURT REJECTS PETITION QUESTIONING
[...] On October 23 the Supreme Court rejected a petition, filed by a private attorney, contesting King Gyanendra's action in forming an interim government (Reftels) as unconstitutional. According to the Supreme Court registrar, the Court threw out the case because the King's action was warranted [...]
2002-10-24 12:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2035NEPAL: MAOIST ACTIVITIES CONTINUE DESPITE NEW
[...] (SBU) This message updates Maoist activities since the October 11 appointment of Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand. Efforts by Chand's Cabinet to initiate dialogue with the insurgents have so far succeeded in lessening neither the Maoists' violent activities nor their anti-government rh [...]
2002-10-24 13:03:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU2044NEPAL: SA DAS CAMP MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) In October 23 meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Donald Camp and the SIPDIS Ambassador, newly appointed Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah and Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya both stressed that the change in government will not affect Nepal's inclin [...]
2002-10-25 11:41:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PINR NP IN LICC
02KATHMANDU2045FOLLOW-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 08:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID NP
02KATHMANDU2052KATHMANDU VALLEY STRIKE OBSERVED; MAOISTS CLAIM
[...] (SBU) Four people were slightly injured in a series of small explosions in the heart of Kathmandu--including two in or near the Thamel tourist district--October 27. The Maoists' October 28 strike in the Kathmandu Valley and October 27 strike in the southern Terai plains region bordering Indi [...]
2002-10-28 11:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2057SA DAS CAMP MEETING WITH NEPAL'S CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF AND NATIONAL SECURITY SECRETARIAT C-TN2-00948
[...] (C) Summary. In two separate meetings on October 22 2002, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia, Donald A. Camp, accompanied by LTC James E Oxley IV, Defense Attache7 and MAJ Pete Fowler, Security Assistance Office, met with Royal Nepalese Army Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pyar Jun [...]
2002-10-30 05:45:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV MARR MASS NP PREL
02KATHMANDU2060NEPAL CORRUPTION AUTHORITY TAKES ON EX-MINISTERS
[...] (SBU) Despite the recent change in government, the Commission for Investigation into the Abuse of Authority (CIAA),the autonomous constitutional body charged with prosecuting corruption, is continuing to pursue a number of high-profile cases against several former ministers and prominent civ [...]
2002-10-30 08:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SNAR NP
02KATHMANDU2070 NEPAL: MAOISTS CONTINUE TO ROB FOREIGN TREKKERS
[...] SUMMARY: In late September Maoist rebels attempted to extort money from a group of foreign climbers in far northeastern Nepal, forcing them to fly back to Kathmandu. This incident reflects no departure from a longstanding pattern of occasional robbery by Maoists of foreign trekkers and cli [...]
2002-10-30 11:12:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC PTER ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU2091TO JOIN OR NOT TO JOIN: THE NEPALI PARTIES'
[...] (C) King Gyanendra's dismissal of the government of former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and appointment of an interim government have spotlighted long-standing tensions--and mutual suspicions--between the political parties and the Palace. Conversations with leaders of the two largest po [...]
2002-11-01 13:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2152NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 2-14
[...] Maoist bombs claimed the lives of at least two children during the last two weeks, adding to the more than 100 children reported killed by the ongoing violence. Among other incidents taking place during the same period, 50 Village Development Committee offices and at least 20 post offices wer [...]
2002-11-15 01:03:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDNP PGOV PTER PHUM CASC
02KATHMANDU2158SAARC: SECRETARIAT COMMENTS ON LATEST COUNCIL FOR
[...] (C) On November 14, the Economic Officer met with Rajiv Chander, Director of Trade Economic and Transportation Division of the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and an Indian national, to discuss the recent meeting of the Committee on Economic Cooperation (CEC). Mr. Chand [...]
2002-11-15 08:41:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALECON NP XD
02KATHMANDU2168U.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 10:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM SMIG PREL ELAB EAID KSEP ASEC KPAO SNAR NP
02KATHMANDU2169NEPAL: MAOISTS LAUNCH SIMULTANEOUS ATTACKS ON
[...] (U) At about midnight November 15, Maoist insurgents launched an attack on the headquarters in Jumla District in northwestern Nepal. Communications with the headquarters were cut immediately after the attack, and accurate information remains difficult to obtain. Initial reports indicate tha [...]
2002-11-15 10:57:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2171NEPAL: PURPORTED MAOIST PRESS RELEASE CLAIMS
[...] (C) On November 15, poloff met with Padma Ratna Tuladhar, a long-time leftwing politician known to have contact with the Maoists. (Note: Tuladhar acted as a facilitator during the three rounds of talks held between the Government of Nepal and the Maoists from August-November 2001. End note. [...]
2002-11-15 13:25:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2188NEPAL: MAOIST SPOKESMAN PUSHES PARTY LINE ON CNN
[...] Summary: Krishna Bahadur Mahara, one of the top leaders of Nepal's Maoist insurgency, granted an interview to CNN on November 14. Mahara, speaking in an open setting with no apparent fear of capture, unabashedly used the opportunity to spread misinformation and propaganda on the international [...]
2002-11-18 12:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDNP PGOV PTER PHUM IN PREL
02KATHMANDU2189NEPAL: CABINET EXPANSION
[...] (SBU) The interim Government of Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand announced an expansion of its 9-member Cabinet to 22 on November 18. The new names included no one from either of the two largest political parties, the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Le [...]
2002-11-18 12:14:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU2207TEMPORARY 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 10:49:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF 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 08:51:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV ECON EAGR PTER EAID TBIO XD NP
02KATHMANDU2223NEPAL: BRIGADE COMMANDER SAYS MAOISTS SLOWLY
[...] (C) At a briefing at 3rd Brigade Headquarters in Pokhara November 20, Brig. Gen. Prakash Basnet told DATT and poloff he believes the Maoists are "slowly winning." After making significant inroads against the Maoists during the first three months of the state of emergency (late November-mid-F [...]
2002-11-22 09:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS MASS PGOV PTER NP
02KATHMANDU2228NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 15-21
[...] (U) Summary: Nepal's Maoist insurgents continued their violence this week, killing at least fourteen civilians in brutal attacks around the country. Two children, aged fourteen and nine, were among the victims. In Kathmandu Valley, the rebels assassinated a police officer, burned a Village [...]
2002-11-22 10:33:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNP PGOV PTER PHUM CASC IN
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 08:29:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV ECON EAGR PTER EAID TBIO XD NP
02KATHMANDU2245U.S. ARMS SALES TO NEPALI ARMY MAKES FRONT-PAGE
[...] (SBU) Reports on U.S. sales of M-16 rifles to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) appeared on the front pages of the November 23 editions of leading newspapers. Disclosure of this information, apparently leaked by the RNA itself, follows a November 15 Maoist statement claiming responsibility for the [...]
2002-11-25 10:16:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL PTER KPAO CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2254NEPAL: FUNDING TERRORISM, MAOISTS TAP OVERSEAS
[...] (S) According to a prominent Kathmandu banker and long-time Embassy contact, Maoists are tapping into remittances from Nepalese employed abroad. Maoist tactics include extorting remittances from family members, recruiting members working abroad to send funds to their revolutionary cause, and s [...]
2002-11-26 12:02:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETEFIN ELAB NP PTER
02KATHMANDU2264NEPAL: ARMY PLAN TO INITIATE INDUSTRIAL SECURITY
[...] (C) In a November 21 meeting with Ambassadors and Nepali business leaders, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen. Pyar Jung Thapa announced plans to form a 3,000-man "industrial security force" within the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). If approved by the Cabinet, this new force, which he expects to be ope [...]
2002-11-27 12:15:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS ECON PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2280NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 22-29
[...] Summary: A year after Maoist insurgents unilaterally broke a four-month truce with the government, this week saw further reports of civilian deaths and widespread destruction of public facilities. As two United Nations agencies criticized the insurgency for exacerbating the already precarious [...]
2002-11-29 11:57:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDNP PGOV PTER PHUM CASC IN
02KATHMANDU2287NEPAL-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 11:31:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU2295NEPALI CONGRESS STILL HOLDING HARD LINE AGAINST
[...] (C) The polarization between the Palace-appointed interim government and mainstream political parties continues. Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister G.P. Koirala, who maintains that the previous Parliament should be reinstated, led a rally November 26 against the King's Octo [...]
2002-12-03 12:12:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP GON
02KATHMANDU2301NEPAL: MAOISTS CALL INDEFINITE SCHOOL STRIKE
[...] The Maoist student arm, All-Nepal National Free Student Union-Revolutionary, called for an indefinite school strike (or bandh) in Kathmandu Valley starting on December 9th. The Maoists are asking the Government of Nepal meet thirteen demands to avert the strike. The Government has neither made [...]
2002-12-04 11:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDNP PGOV PTER SOCI
02KATHMANDU2302NEPAL: MAOISTS SEEKING DIALOGUE FOR TACTICAL ENDS
[...] (C) A December 3 statement by Maoist leader Prachanda claimed that the insurgents are suspending violent attacks against infrastructure and against mainstream political party members in order to create a conducive environment for dialogue. Despite their frequent calls for dialogue with the [...]
2002-12-04 12:30:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2307NEPAL: CHILDREN IN CONFLICT
[...] Summary: Continued Maoist violence in Nepal has taken a severe toll on the country's children, both physically and mentally. More than 100 have been killed during the course of the "People's War," and an estimated 1500 orphans and 15,000 displaced children face an uncertain future. Death or [...]
2002-12-05 08:09:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PHUM SOCI PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2324NEPAL: MAOIST PROMISES GO UP IN SMOKE
[...] (U) Summary: Mere days after Maoist leaders called for peace talks with the Government of Nepal (GON) (ref A),three separate incidents raised serious questions about whether they would honor their promises to halt attacks on party workers and infrastructure. Maoists killed a Nepali Congress [...]
2002-12-06 11:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2326NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 30-DEC 06
[...] (U) Summary: This week in Nepal, armed assailants attacked a Joint Secretary at a public event in Kathmandu; the army blamed political appointees for poor intelligence capabilities; Maoists destroyed three Village Development Committee buildings in Gulmi district, leaving only seven intact; a [...]
2002-12-06 11:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2369 NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 07-13
[...] (U) Summary: While the Government of Nepal explored opportunities for peace talks this week, Maoist attacks on passenger buses, schools and other non-military targets continued to kill and injure civilians. Violence and extortion prompted hundreds of additional Nepalis to join the thousands [...]
2002-12-13 11:32:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2393CODEL ACKERMAN MEETINGS WITH MUBARAK, SULEIMAN,
[...] (C) Summary: In separate June 28 meetings with President Hosni Mubarak, EGIS Director Omar Suleiman, and FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit, CODEL Ackerman and the Ambassador discussed Israeli-Palestinian developments (focusing on Egypt's goals for building upon the current "calming period"),Egypt's region [...]
2002-12-16 12:25:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU2394NEPAL: MAOISTS' TOP IDEOLOGUE BHATTARAI
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 14 interview with the Washington Times, Maoist ideologue Baburam Bhattarai appeared to back-pedal from the implicit threat against American diplomats conveyed in a November 15 communique issued by a regional commander. While it is always difficult to assess the si [...]
2002-12-16 12:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2440EXTORTION LETTER DELIVERED TO COCA-COLA'S LOCAL
[...] On 17 December, Mr. N.N. Singh (source protect),the head of Coca Cola's Nepal operations, told RSO that he had received a letter purporting to be from the Maoists and "requesting...financial support of" 3 million Nepali Rupees (NRs). Singh stated that he had received the letter several day [...]
2002-12-20 08:44:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PINS NP
02KATHMANDU2442NEPAL'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM DEVASTATED BY MAOISTS
[...] Summary: The Nepali education system has suffered tremendously in the country's nearly seven years of ongoing Maoist insurgency. Private schools have been shut down by the insurgents and teachers afraid of Maoist violence have abandoned their posts. Public schools that are open often are cro [...]
2002-12-20 09:36:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PHUM SOCI PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2443NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 14-DEC 20
[...] On December 18 the European Union issued a statement calling for the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents to move ahead toward negotiations. A December 19 report by Amnesty International found human rights abuses in Nepal at an unprecedented high. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan' [...]
2002-12-20 09:37:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2456NEPAL: MAOIST STUDENT UNION SUSPENDS STRIKE
[...] (U) On December 22 the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal National Independent Students Union - Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) ended its strike against private schools in the Kathmandu Valley after the schools' directors agreed to cut tuition up to 25 percent. The strike, which began on December 9, had f [...]
2002-12-23 11:01:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU247NEPAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) PROJECT PROPOSALS FY2002-04
[...] No summary [...]
2002-02-01 12:05:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDNOTAG NP
02KATHMANDU2484NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 21-DEC 27
[...] The Centre For Economic and Social Development released a study on December 24 that showed an overwhelming majority of Nepalis, particularly those in Maoist infested areas, support a multi-party democracy. The local press reported that India has tightened security along its northern borders [...]
2002-12-27 08:39:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
02KATHMANDU2490NEPAL: MAOISTS BOMB SCHOOL DORMITORY, SEVEN INJURED
[...] Summary: Five children, a teacher and a secondary school principal were injured when Maoists bombed an occupied school dormitory in Kathmandu on the evening of December 27. The attack was apparently aimed at the home of the Minister of Education, and the local group of insurgents has apologize [...]
2002-12-30 09:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PHUM PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2492KATHMANDU VALLEY STRIKE SHUTS DOWN BUSINESS, HALTS
[...] The December 29-30 general strike ("bandh") called by the Maoists in the Narayani and Bagmati zones, the latter of which includes the Kathmandu Valley (Reftel),was generally well observed throughout the city. The roads were empty of most public and private transportation both days, with the [...]
2002-12-30 11:05:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2502NEPAL: MILITARY AID RUNS AGROUND ON THE SHOALS OF
[...] (C) Summary: Delivery of M16A2 rifles for the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA),already two months later than scheduled, was delayed again on December 24 when the Government of India (GOI) denied overflight permission for the transport plane. The delay makes the US arms shipment the third in a string [...]
2002-12-31 11:26:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNIN NP PGOV PTER RU
02KATHMANDU255ICRC RESUMES VISITS TO KATHMANDU JAILS
[...] (SBU) According to International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head Delegate Jean-Jacques Bovay, on January 30 the Government of Nepal (GON) began allowing ICRC access to prisoners for the first time since the November 26 imposition of a state of national emergency. Bovay said that his o [...]
2002-02-04 09:11:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU278MAOISTS KILL 16 POLICE; CALL FOR NATIONWIDE
[...] (SBU) Maoist insurgents continued their attacks against police with a deadly assault on a police post in Kavre District the morning of February 5. On February 4 Maoists also attacked an airport and guest house in the popular tourist area of Lukla, Solukhumbu District, causing property damage [...]
2002-02-05 13:03:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNP PTER PGOV CASC ASEC
02KATHMANDU298BHUTANESE 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 11:40:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU333NEPALI PARLIAMENT CONVENES FOR WINTER SESSION
[...] (SBU) The Winter Session of Parliament convened Feb. 10 amid widespread expectations that the Lower House will ratify the state of national emergency declared November 26, allowing its continuation for another three months. A vote on the emergency must take place before Feb. 22. Preoccupati [...]
2002-02-11 11:43:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNP PGOV SOCI
02KATHMANDU340MAOISTS PAMPHLETEER, PREPARE FOR STRIKE IN
[...] (U) Maoist insurgents continue to publicize a nationwide strike called for Feb. 22-23 in commemoration of the seventh anniversary of the insurgency and had some success enforcing a local strike in the mid-western and western regions Feb. 10. Security forces have increased checkpoints along c [...]
2002-02-12 09:34:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU354NEPAL DEPORTS PAKISTAN EMBASSY STAFF CAUGHT WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2002-02-13 11:39:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR KCRM ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU362NEPALI CANDIDATE FOR HIGH REPRESENTATIVE OF
[...] This is an action request. Please see Para 4. 2. The Embassy has received a diplomatic note, dated February 13, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting USG support for the Government of Nepal's candidate for the position of UN Secretary General High Representative for Least Devel [...]
2002-02-14 11:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NP UN
02KATHMANDU363NEPALI GOVERNMENT MOVES TO REGULATE MADRASAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A notice from the Home Ministry announcing that private Muslim schools must register with local authorities has drawn criticism from the Muslim community. Some Muslim leaders view the measure as an empty gesture, probably performed at the behest of the Indian government, that [...]
2002-02-14 12:21:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KIRF SOCI NP
02KATHMANDU371FY 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 09:41:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID PGOV IN PK NP BD AF REO
02KATHMANDU376ONE FEARED DEAD IN BOMB EXPLOSION, ARSON AT
[...] (U) Suspected Maoists set fire to files and set off a timed explosive device at a Kathmandu Land Revenue Office a little after 10:00 a.m. on February 15. Four people, including a police officer attempting to extinguish the fire were injured. Embassy has heard unconfirmed reports that at lea [...]
2002-02-17 12:24:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU377179 REPORTEDLY KILLED AS MAOISTS OVERRUN DISTRICT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Maoist insurgents attacked an airport, a district police office, and an army barracks in Achham District in western Nepal shortly after midnight February 17. Initial reports indicate 48 soldiers, at least 76 policemen, and 55 civilians, including the Chief District Officer and [...]
2002-02-17 14:30:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PINS NP
02KATHMANDU378(S) REQUEST FOR IMAGERY FOR ROYAL NEPAL ARMY, FIFTH
[...] (S/NF) This is the fifth request for imagery support for the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) to conduct offensive operations against Maoist rebels. 2. (S/NF) This request is the direct result of a large-scale attack on GON personnel in Achham District. RNA anticipates that Maoist insurgents are [...]
2002-02-17 14:39:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPINR PTER MASS NP
02KATHMANDU379REVISED CASUALTY ESTIMATES FOR ACHHAM AS
[...] (SBU) Revised casualty estimates for the Maoists' Feb. 17 attacks on an airport and district headquarters in Achham indicate that nearly 130 were killed, most of them security forces. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was expected to address Parliament the morning of Feb. 18, beginning debat [...]
2002-02-18 10:45:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU380PM URGES RATIFICATION OF EMERGENCY IN SHADOW OF
[...] Parliament reconvened in the late afternoon of Feb. 18 after angry Opposition MPs had disrupted an earlier session, demanding Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, rather than the Home Minister, take the podium to report on the Maoist attacks in Achham (Ref A) the previous day. In his address t [...]
2002-02-19 11:12:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER NP
02KATHMANDU390NEPAL'S MAIN OPPOSITION PARTIES MERGE, BUT REMAIN
[...] (U) Nepal's main opposition party, the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist and Leninist (UML),merged February 15 with a smaller former offshoot, the Communist Party of Nepal - Marxist-Leninist (ML). (Note: The combined parties will continue to use the UML name. Although communist by na [...]
2002-02-20 11:25:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU402FOREIGN 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 11:45:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV ETRD NP
02KATHMANDU410NATIONWIDE STRIKE BRINGS SCATTERED VIOLENCE,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Insurgents attacked a remote police post in Salyan district, killing 34 policemen, on the eve of a strike called by the Maoists for February 22 and 23. Scattered bombings were reported throughout the country in the run-up to the strike, including a fatal incident along a major [...]
2002-02-22 10:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU411TEN TIBETAN REFUGEES' ASYLUM REQUEST PASSED OVER
[...] (C) Nepal's Home Ministry declined to include the names of ten Tibetan refugees held on immigration violations in a letter to the King recommending candidates for a royal amnesty. Traditionally the King grants amnesty to prisoners on auspicious occasions, including the February 19 Democracy D [...]
2002-02-22 10:44:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU412OPPOSITION SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT IN RATIFYING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lower House of Parliament ratified the state of national emergency by well over the two-thirds majority necessary to continue the emergency for another three months. The three largest Opposition parties voted with the ruling Nepali Congress Party for ratification after Co [...]
2002-02-22 11:02:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER NP
02KATHMANDU425BHUTANESE REFUGEE ACTIVIST DENIED BAIL BY SUPREME
[...] Summary. Nepal's Supreme Court has denied bail to prominent Bhutanese refugee and human rights activist S.K. Pradhan on the grounds that he is not a Nepali citizen, affirming the decisions of two lower courts. Named in a complaint filed by a member of a rival refugee group, Pradhan has been [...]
2002-02-26 10:46:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL NP
02KATHMANDU439AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INSPECTOR GENERAL OF
[...] No summary [...]
2002-02-27 11:50:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV EAID ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU446TALES FROM TRIBHUVAN HOSPITAL: MAOIST VICTIMS
[...] (U) In addition to the 650 policemen and 90 Royal Nepal Army soldiers they have killed, Maoists have beaten, stabbed, shot or burned to death nearly 400 civilians since the insurgency began in 1996--more than 50 of those victims in just the three months since the insurgents unilaterally broke [...]
2002-02-28 09:30:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM NP
02KATHMANDU450MAOISTS' MINORS: INTERVIEWS WITH CHILD RECRUITS
[...] (SBU) Interviews with several Maoist child recruits at the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) division in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj indicate force, fear, and physical assault, rather than ideology, as their primary reasons for joining. At least two girls interviewed reported sexual abuse during [...]
2002-03-01 10:24:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER NP
02KATHMANDU466UIGHURS IN NEPAL
[...] (C) At least 15 Chinese Uighurs have entered Nepal in the last three months, according to a UNHCR protection officer (strongly protect). Six were taken into custody by Nepali officials in late December, 2001. Of these, four requested, and received, UNHCR protection. Three of the four were s [...]
2002-03-05 12:25:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPREF PTER PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU467NEPALI REACTION TO TRADE TREATY RENEWAL WITH INDIA
[...] (SBU) Reaction in Kathmandu to the March 2 signing of the revised bilateral trade treaty between Nepal and India in New Delhi has been mixed. The revised treaty terms include value addition requirements on manufactured goods and imposed quota restrictions on four items that together account [...]
2002-03-05 14:40:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL NP IN
02KATHMANDU481MAOIST STUDENTS SHUT DOWN KATHMANDU SCHOOLS FOR
[...] (SBU) Facing the threat of violence, most educational institutions in Kathmandu remained closed March 4 and 5 after Maoist-affiliated students called a "school strike." Exceptions included the Embassy-supported Lincoln School, the British school, and a boarding school run by the Royal Nepalese [...]
2002-03-06 12:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER CASC ASEC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU482TRADE OPPORTUNITY - FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER,
[...] 536/01/T0001 2. 03032002 3. M. E. MALINOWSKI 4. 536 5. N 6. CONTACT: SHER BAHADUR SHAH, DIG 6A. PROCUREMENT SECTION 6B. POLICE HEADQUARTERS 6C. NAXAL, KATHMANDU, NEPAL TEL: 00977-1-413-591 FAX: 00977-1-415-594, 415-602 7. TENDER NOTICE NO: 58/59 TENDER FOR HELICOPTER 8. [...]
2002-03-07 09:49:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO BEXP KTDB NP
02KATHMANDU485PROMISES MADE IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
[...] (C) In the days since Opposition parties, along with former Prime Minister and current Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala, decided to vote with or support the Government of Nepal (GON) to ratify the state of emergency (Ref A),Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is finding o [...]
2002-03-07 12:20:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP
02KATHMANDU495HEMORRHAGING FROM ON HIGH: COMMISSION RECOMMENDS
[...] (SBU) A commission has recommended the partial privatization of the state-owned national air carrier Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation (RNAC) to inject fresh, badly needed capital into the teetering enterprise and to limit the political interference that has bled the once profitable Corporatio [...]
2002-03-08 11:38:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON NP
02KATHMANDU496LIVING IN TERROR IN WESTERN NEPAL'S PLAINS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Violence increased in two western Nepal districts bordering India following the end of the Maoist- government cease-fire in late November, 2001, but western Nepal's largest city remained calm. Ambassador had visited the area February 22 to 24 and Poloff revisited the region in [...]
2002-03-08 11:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU497UPDATE ON TIBETAN REFUGEES
[...] (C) Summary: A UNHCR monitoring visit to the Tibet border was postponed after a promised Home Ministry permit failed to materialize. The Australian Embassy has expressed an interest in helping to coordinate representations on Tibetan refugee issues. One of ten Tibetan refugees in custody on [...]
2002-03-08 11:49:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU498NATIONAL 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 12:06:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID ASEC CASC SOCI NP
02KATHMANDU507TIBETANS MARK MARCH 10 WITH PEACEFUL CEREMONY;
[...] (C) Authorities in Nepal allowed the Tibetan community to mark the forty-third anniversary of the March 10 uprising in Tibet with a public ceremony at Kathmandu's Bouddha stupa. A full procession paraded the Dalai Lama's portrait around the square and a school band played the national anthems [...]
2002-03-11 11:36:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU509MAOIST 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 13:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV PTER EAID ASEC SOCI NP
02KATHMANDU510NEPAL ARMY CHIEFS DISCUSS ROLE OF THE ARMY AND
[...] (C) RNA Chief General Rana and his deputy, Lt. General Thapa, went out of their way to underline their support for democracy at a February 28 dinner with emboffs. Rana stated unequivocally that a coup by the RNA was "out of the question." According to Rana, the RNA's role is to quell the [...]
2002-03-11 13:23:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMCAP NP PGOV MASS
02KATHMANDU515HUMANITARIAN 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 10:44:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU520TIMBER! TOP BRANCHES OF FORESTRY MINISTRY FELLED
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 11 Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Gopal Man Shrestha and Minister of State for Forest and Soil Conservation Surendra Hamal resigned from their posts after trading charges of corruption and abuse of power. The resignations come less than ten days after Prime [...]
2002-03-13 01:50:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SENV NP
02KATHMANDU529MAOISTS AMBUSH VIP SECURITY DETAIL ON MAJOR
[...] (SBU) Maoists ambushed a police security team in Sindupalchowk district March 13, killing six officers and seriously injuring six others, police sources confirmed. Press reports state that the insurgents electronically detonated explosives laid in the road. The attack occurred on the Arniko H [...]
2002-03-13 11:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU537NEPAL: SECOND ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Post's submission for the second annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. The report addresses all of reftel's questions, but in prose form. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political/Economic Officer G.A. Donovan (telephone: 977- 1-411-179; fax 977-1-410-723). [...]
2002-03-14 10:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD NP KWNM
02KATHMANDU540EMBASSY REVIEW OF NEPAL'S UN COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) The Embassy has reviewed the Government of Nepal (GON) report on its implementation of UNSCR 1373. For many of its responses, the GON cites the Terrorism and Disruptive Activities Ordinance (TADO),which has not yet been passed by Parliament and which narrowly interprets terrorism as acts [...]
2002-03-14 12:45:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL NP UNSC
02KATHMANDU555PARLIAMENT PASSES WOMEN'S RIGHTS BILL GRANTING
[...] Summary. Nepal's lower house of Parliament passed a bill March 14 granting women more equitable property rights, legalizing abortion under certain conditions and dictating stricter penalties for child marriage, polygamy and rape. Although the law failed to pass the upper house in late 2001, [...]
2002-03-15 12:51:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KWMN PHUM SMIG NP
02KATHMANDU568MAOIST STATEMENT THREATENS TOURISM INDUSTRY
[...] (SBU) For the first time, a leader of Nepal's Maoist insurgency has issued explicit threats against Nepal's tourism industry. Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai issued the statement March 15. (Text of statement follows as paragraph 4.) The statement called for the cadres to "smash" hotels and [...]
2002-03-18 13:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC CASC PTER PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU569MARCH 10 TIBETAN DEMONSTRATOR RELEASED
[...] No summary [...]
2002-03-18 14:41:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU570NEPALESE ARMY ROUTS MAOIST TRAINING CAMP; BANDH
[...] (C) Sixty-five Maoist insurgents were killed in a joint Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) and Armed Police Force (APF) operation March 17 against a suspected Maoist training camp in Gumsa, Rolpa district, about 300 miles northwest of Kathmandu, the head of the APF confirmed to Post March 19. No prison [...]
2002-03-19 12:41:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU575PRIME MINISTER DEPARTS FOR INDIA, FIRST TRIP
[...] (C) Summary. Securing Indian assistance in Nepal's battle against the Maoist insurgency will be Nepali Prime Minister Deuba's primary goal in his March 20-26 official visit to India. He will ask his counterparts both for materiel assistance and for help in apprehending Nepali Maoists in Indi [...]
2002-03-20 12:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETRD PREF PINR NP
02KATHMANDU592MAOISTS TARGET GOVERNMENT VEHICLES, OFFICES IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of weekend attacks within the capital and its environs, Maoist insurgents bombed Government of Nepal (GON) vehicles and offices, including telecommunications facilities and the office of the state-owned press. The attacks come as the Maoists attempt to marshal popul [...]
2002-03-25 10:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU613PM DEUBA'S TRIP TO INDIA
[...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs meetings offering a read-out of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's March 20-25 visit to India revealed no specifics of any assistance the Indians may have offered their smaller neighbor in its effort to contain a Maoist insurgency. Despite the apparent absence [...]
2002-03-27 12:02:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER NP IN CH
02KATHMANDU615TERROR, 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 12:30:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER EAID ETRD PHUM PGOV PINR NP
02KATHMANDU616HUMAN RIGHTS: AN UPDATE ON DETENTIONS AFTER FOUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the Prime Minister's assurances to donors and the general public that the curtailment of human rights under the state of emergency is directed only against Maoists and their supporters (Ref A),the security forces appear to be casting their nets more broadly, detaining a [...]
2002-03-28 07:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU619BHUTANESE 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 06:35:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU620WFP 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 06:38:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF PHUM NP WFP
02KATHMANDU632SECURITY INCIDENTS IN RUN-UP TO NEPAL BANDH
[...] (U) A bomb exploded in the middle of a small bridge west of Kathmandu's historic Durbar Square March 29 at approximately 8:45 a.m. At least 26 people were injured in the blast, including four school children who were transiting the area, two of whom sustained serious injuries. There were no [...]
2002-03-29 12:12:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PINS NP
02KATHMANDU633MAOIST ATROCITIES AGAINST CIVILIANS ON THE INCREASE
[...] (U) MAOIST ACTIVITIES HAVE TAKEN A MORE VIOLENT TURN, WITH ATROCITIES PERPETRATED AGAINST HELPLESS CIVILIANS ESCALATING BOTH IN NUMBER AND SEVERITY. REPORTS OF THE MAOISTS DECAPITATING VICTIMS OR TORTURING THEM TO DEATH WITH KNIVES IN DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BECOME A HEART-RENDING CO [...]
2002-03-29 12:31:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER PGOV PINR NP
02KATHMANDU634SUSPECTED TORTURE, EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING BY ROYAL
[...] (S) Summary. Evidence that Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) personnel brutalized and killed one man they suspected of being a Maoist has spurred private investigations into the army's alleged practice of covering up the deaths of detainees. Military attaches from the U.S. and U.K. Embassies viewed [...]
2002-03-29 12:33:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPHUM PGOV PTER MARR ASEC PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU647MOUNT KAILAS TO REOPEN TO TOURISTS FROM NEPAL
[...] (C) Travel agencies in Kathmandu report that as of late March they were able to resume booking tours to western Tibet,s Mount Kailas after the Chinese government lifted restrictions on travel to that region. Tours are now being booked for dates in late April and May. Nepal,s travel agents sa [...]
2002-04-01 08:43:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL CASC ASEC PREF NP CH
02KATHMANDU655WEAVING TERROR: MAOIST ATTACKS ON CARPET INDUSTRY
[...] (C) Summary. For five minutes on the evening of March 25, forty to fifty suspected Maoist youths terrorized a carpet business at the edge of Nepal's capital city, setting fires and causing extensive property damage. No one was injured. Now fearful and discouraged, the owner of the business e [...]
2002-04-01 11:30:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ELAB ECON ASEC CASC PREF PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU657MAOISTS REPORTEDLY POSTPONE FIVE-DAY STRIKE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Late in the morning of April 1, the Embassy began to receive reports from usually reliable press and human rights sources that the Maoists have decided to postpone the five-day general strike, or "bandh," called for April 2-6, to April 23-27, in response to broad-based public [...]
2002-04-01 13:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV CASC PTER NP
02KATHMANDU672PM DEUBA FACES DOWN MOUNTING OPPOSITION, CRITICISM
[...] (C) Ever-present rumors that former Prime Minister and ruling Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala continues to plot the political downfall of sitting PM Sher Bahadur Deuba have increased in virulence after a three-day Opposition boycott of Parliament and multi-partisan disc [...]
2002-04-03 12:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
02KATHMANDU680HIMALAYAN TOURISM HEADED DOWNHILL
[...] SUMMARY: Nepal's tourism industry, one of the country's top sources of foreign exchange, has been facing tough times in recent months, and the prolonged slump has negatively affected every sector of the tourism economy, from hotels and airlines to trekking agencies. International arrivals at [...]
2002-04-04 09:01:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL CASC NP
02KATHMANDU695STATE OF EMERGENCY RELAXED; ANTI-TERRORISM BILL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's King on April 4 approved five directives from the Cabinet easing restrictions on civil liberties imposed under the state of emergency. The directives allow criticism - so long as it is not "demoralizing" - of the security forces; restore press freedoms, but not in the [...]
2002-04-05 13:23:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU696NEW MAOIST TACTIC: ATTACK INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary. In an apparent change of tactics, Nepal's Maoist insurgents have begun a systematic campaign of attacks against the kingdom's infrastructure. In recent days the Maoists have hit bridges - including one in the capital - telephone repeater towers, hydropower stations, electricit [...]
2002-04-05 13:45:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU701AMBUSH KILLS FIVE SOLDIERS; ABORTED GENERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Maoists attacked an army convoy in a remote western district April 6, killing five, including the Major in command of the local detachment. Army personnel immediately launched a counter-attack that reportedly killed thirteen insurgents. The attack occurred less than a mile fr [...]
2002-04-08 11:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU708PM DEUBA REQUESTS POTUS MEETING IN WASHINGTON
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Deuba has asked for a POTUS meeting in Washington during his May 8-13 visit to the U.S. to attend the UN Special Session on Children. If Deuba cannot meet with POTUS, he will not travel to DC due to domestic political concerns, but still hopes for a SecState meeti [...]
2002-04-09 11:50:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER NP
02KATHMANDU710KOIRALA COMEBACK? IMPLICATIONS OF (YET ANOTHER)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Refs A and B reported apparent efforts by former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala to oust current Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and regain the post of prime minister--which he has held five times in Nepal's twelve years of democracy--ye [...]
2002-04-11 04:18:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PTER NP GON
02KATHMANDU717WFP RECEIVES THREAT, HAS FOOD SHIPMENT HIJACKED
[...] (SBU) On April 11 the head of security for the UN system in Nepal reported that a World Food Program (WFP) office in Dhamak, Jhapa, in eastern Nepal had a threatening notice, signed by purported Maoists, posted on its door that morning. The translated text of the message follows below: Beg [...]
2002-04-11 12:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREF ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU731PM DEUBA ON THE CURRENT CRISIS: WORRIED, BUT
[...] (S) Summary. Prime Minister Deuba expressed gratitude for international assistance to Nepal during an April 12 meeting with U.S. and U.K. Ambassadors. To continue recent "positive steps," Deuba was hopeful that a White House meeting could be arranged during his upcoming visit to the U.S. Rev [...]
2002-04-12 09:50:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU735INDIA TURNS OVER EIGHT MAOISTS TO NEPAL
[...] (S) India turned over eight suspected Maoists to Nepal April 10, Prime Minister Deuba confirmed to Ambassador April 12 (Reftel). The PM claimed that the suspects - who he described as "low-level" - had been apprehended based on intelligence provided by the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA). RNA Chie [...]
2002-04-12 11:01:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU73750 REPORTED DEAD IN MAOIST ATTACKS ON POLICE POSTS
[...] (SBU) At least 50 people are reported dead after Maoist insurgents attacked a civilian police post and an Armed Police Force (APF) post in the western district of Dang about 30 km from the Indian border late April 11. The insurgents are reported to have looted armories at both posts, making o [...]
2002-04-12 11:46:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU74150 REPORTED DEAD IN MAOIST ATTACKS ON POLICE POSTS
[...] (SBU) At least 50 people are reported dead after Maoist insurgents attacked a civilian police post and an Armed Police Force (APF) post in the western district of Dang about 30 km from the Indian border late April 11. The insurgents are reported to have looted armories at both posts, making o [...]
2002-04-13 08:34:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU747MAOIST CASUALTIES IN DANG REPORTEDLY HIGH;
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Chief District Officer (CDO) in Dang told the Embassy that he has seen "hundreds" of bodies of Maoist dead in shallow graves in the vicinity of the April 11 attacks on police and Armed Police Force posts (Ref A). According to local press reports, some of those dead may be [...]
2002-04-15 12:46:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU751MAOISTS REPORTEDLY LINK ATTACK ON COCA-COLA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Nepali manager of a Coca-cola factory where Maoists set off two bombs the night of April 14 (Ref A) said the armed attackers told Coke employees at the plant their facility was being targeted because of its affiliation with the U.S. and because of USG aid to victims of th [...]
2002-04-16 11:09:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER CASC BEXP NP
02KATHMANDU753MAOIST LEADERS ARRESTED IN KATHMANDU
[...] (C) Summary. At least two important Maoist leaders have been detained by security forces in recent days, police sources told us. Leading female cadre Rekha Sharma and her husband were picked up in Kathmandu April 13. The Inspector General of Police (IGP) confirmed the arrests April 16, but [...]
2002-04-16 12:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU768ATTEMPTS TO OUST PM APPARENTLY ON HOLD
[...] (C) Ongoing attempts by former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala to topple the current Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, appear to be on hold for the time being. According to the Indian Ambassador, PM Vajpayee, Minister for External Affairs Singh, Hom [...]
2002-04-18 10:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU771TWO DEAD IN RASH OF CAPITAL BOMBINGS; MAOISTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. A string of seven Maoist attacks across the Kathmandu valley April 17-18 killed two and wounded eight. Maoists attacked three street-side police posts, in one case killing one officer and one civilian by- stander. Attacks on government offices and the home of an advisor to th [...]
2002-04-18 11:48:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU773Nepal Seeks Bilateral Air Services Agreement
[...] No summary [...]
2002-04-19 08:49:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KTIA NP
02KATHMANDU778MAOISTS DISRUPT BUSY INTERSECTION WITH FOUR
[...] At approximately 1508 (local) area residents in the Gyaneshwor section of Kathmandu reported seeing several individuals leave improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in one of the city's busiest intersections. Police detailed to the American Center, located about 400 meters from this junction, r [...]
2002-04-19 11:46:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC CASC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU787INTO THE MAOIST HEARTLAND - COUNTERINSURGENCY BY
[...] (S) Summary. Emboffs joined Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) Western Division Commander on an inspection tour of newly established garrisons in Rolpa district, considered the Maoist heartland. The tour coincided with the deployment of the PACOM assessment team to the Rolpa battalion headquarters. [...]
2002-04-22 11:22:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PTER PREL PHUM ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU795FIRST DAY OF MAOIST STRIKE QUIET
[...] (SBU) Summary: The streets of Kathmandu were comparatively quiet during the first day of the five-day general strike called by Maoist insurgents April 23-27. Most city shops remained closed, and public transportation was sparse. Most vehicles on the road bore either diplomatic plates or Go [...]
2002-04-23 12:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC CASC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU800Parliament Adjourns With Passage of Anti-
[...] (SBU) Summary. Parliament adjourned April 17 after passing four anti-corruption bills. Legislators will return in May for a budget session and to consider further extending the state of emergency in effect since November 2001. The four new anti-corruption measures provide for punishments f [...]
2002-04-24 11:08:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SNAR PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU803 New Peril on the Trails - Maoist Banditry
[...] Summary. Three recent incidents of Maoists demanding "donations" from American citizens in Nepal's backcountry, coupled with an increase in reported robberies from other Western tourists, create a new area of concern for the security of American citizens traveling in Nepal's remote areas. Qu [...]
2002-04-24 11:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU804MORE TRAFFIC MOVING, BUSINESSES OPEN IN STRIKE'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: More traffic was moving and shops open on the second day of the general strike called by Maoist insurgents April 23-27. One mini-bus was torched inside Kathmandu after a crowd attacked it; no injuries were reported. In districts outside Kathmandu Maoists hijacked four ambula [...]
2002-04-24 12:43:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU813QUIET REIGNS ON STRIKE'S THIRD DAY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The third day of a Maoist-declared general strike passed relatively quietly, with ever more businesses and vehicles daring to risk retaliation from the insurgents. Three bomb blasts were reported in the capital - including a petrol bomb attack on a motorcyclist who broke the s [...]
2002-04-25 11:38:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU820NEPAL: RESPONSE TO WORLD TEXTILE TRADE WITHOUT
[...] Summary: The impact of post-2004 quota elimination on the already depressed garment industry in Nepal is likely to be substantial, if not disastrous, since the industry depends on the U.S. market for nearly all of its exports. Neither the Government of Nepal nor the manufacturers themselves [...]
2002-04-26 09:03:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDKTEX ETRD NP
02KATHMANDU828MAOISTS ATTACK CIVILIAN VEHICLES AS COMPLIANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Kathmandu continued to move toward normalcy on the fourth day of the Maoists' five-day general strike with traffic even heavier than yesterday. A bomb went off April 26 injuring two on a bus about one kilometer from the Embassy, while on April 25 Maoists bombed a private reside [...]
2002-04-26 11:36:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU837GON PROPOSES BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS MECHANISM
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. The Embassy has received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposing the establishment of regular bilateral consultations, a topic raised by Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya during his April 3 meetings in SIPDIS [...]
2002-04-29 11:32:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU838NORMALCY RETURNS AFTER FIVE-DAY STRIKE; MAOISTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Normalcy returned to Nepal's capital April 28 after a five-day general strike called by Maoist insurgents ended the day before. On the strike's last day scattered violent incidents were reported in the Kathmandu Valley, including the deaths of three Maoists who had tried to st [...]
2002-04-29 12:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU871LOOTING 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 12:07:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR PTER AORC ASEC PHUM NP WFP
02KATHMANDU872MAOIST STATEMENT "WELCOMES" DIALOGUE; ARMY HITS
[...] (SBU) In its fourth public statement in less than a week, the Maoist leadership said it would "welcome" any initiative to resume dialogue. Interspersed with the usual bromides against "foreign interference," the statement indicates that local press reports--both accurate and inaccurate-- of [...]
2002-05-03 12:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU882ARMY SCORES INTELLIGENCE, PR VICTORY IN ATTACK ON
[...] (C) Royal Nepal Army (RNA) troops have been engaged since late May 2 in an attack on what may be a major Maoist logistics base in Lisne Lek, Rolpa District in western Nepal. According to the RNA, the Maoists, who have sustained at least 100 casualties, are attempting to withdraw from the are [...]
2002-05-06 12:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU886Media Reaction: Ambassador Clarifies U.S. Goals Prior To
[...] "US Not Interested In Using Nepal As Military Base: Malinowsky" Article, Kathmandu Post, (5/4): "Addressing a meeting organized by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries, Ambassador Malinowski clarified: "We do not want any defense base in Nepal, nor do we want to use it as a springboard [...]
2002-05-07 01:24:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU891Media Reaction: Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur
[...] " Deuba's US, UK trip" Editorial, "Kathmandu Post" (E/D, 5/7): "...Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's trip to the United States of America and the United Kingdom has come at a crucial time when Nepal needs international support for its development initiatives and security. The serious att [...]
2002-05-07 11:16:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU892NEPAL'S ECONOMIC GROWTH: ANOTHER CASUALTY OF THE
[...] (SBU) The economy of Nepal, already one of the poorest countries in the world, is in crisis, struggling under the combined squeeze of escalating expenditures, primarily related to the six-year-old Maoist insurgency, and plummeting revenues. Government development funds are already being div [...]
2002-05-07 12:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU893MAOISTS SEND LETTER TO AMERICANS ON PM'S VISIT
[...] Local media outlets received by e-mail the afternoon of May 7 a letter from the International Department of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) addressed "To Our Friends in America." A copy of the letter has been faxed to SA/INS. 2. The three-page letter, written in turgid but grammat [...]
2002-05-07 13:14:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV OVIP PREL NP
02KATHMANDU906MAOISTS ATTACK OUTPOSTS IN ROLPA AND SANKHUWASABHA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the night of May 7 Maoist insurgents attacked a combined Royal Nepal Army (RNA) and police outpost in Gam, Rolpa in western Nepal. The attack in Rolpa follows the RNA's routing of a Maoist camp at another location in the same district (Refs B and C). The RNA has lost cont [...]
2002-05-08 10:20:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU914SUSPECTED MAOISTS DESTROY PEPSI TRUCK
[...] (SBU) Suspected Maoist insurgents set fire to a Pepsi-Cola truck making deliveries in Dolakha District, about 70 km east of Kathmandu the evening of May 7. According to Rajiv Sant, Managing Director for the Indian-owned Pepsi franchise in Nepal, three gunmen stopped the truck and ordered th [...]
2002-05-09 09:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC BEXP CASC NP
02KATHMANDU915PRACHANDA DECLARES A CEASEFIRE AFTER ATTACK IN
[...] (SBU) An e-mail to evening newspapers purportedly from Maoist supremo Prachanda unilaterally declared a one-month ceasefire starting June 15. There has been no official reaction yet from the Government of Nepal (GON) to the offer. Security forces continue to search for survivors of the May [...]
2002-05-09 13:09:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU917Media Reaction: Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur
[...] "Bush pledges military, economic aid to Nepal; Deuba jubilant" Article, "Kathmandu Post" (E/D, 5/9): "The United States has pledged vital support to make Nepal's democracy more vibrant with special emphasis on effective anti terrorist measures, peace and security of the Himalayan Kingdon. Th [...]
2002-05-10 01:38:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU921Tibetan Refugees Hard Hit by Maoist Insurgency
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's Tibetan refugee community has been seriously affected by the violent Maoist insurgency, most directly by a recent string of bombings at Tibetan- owned carpet businesses and threats to Tibetan-run tourist facilities. Tibetans have made a significant contribution to Nepa [...]
2002-05-10 10:34:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PTER PGOV KCRM PHUM SMIG NP
02KATHMANDU924Maoist Cease-Fire Claimed as Hoax; All-Party
[...] (SBU) Two e-mails sent to local media outlets May 10 claimed that the previous day's announcement (Reftel) of a unilateral cease-fire by Maoist leader "Prachanda" was a hoax. Writing Nepali in the Roman script, the author, self-identified only as "Bikram," said he had intended the hoax to tea [...]
2002-05-10 12:34:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU925Child Victims of Maoist Insurgency
[...] Summary. At least eighty-five children have been killed during the six-year-long Maoists insurgency and many others wounded or pressed into service, according to a recent report by a local child-welfare NGO. The conflict will take a heavy psychological toll on Nepal's children, the report co [...]
2002-05-10 13:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PHUM KWMN PINR NP
02KATHMANDU926Media Reaction: Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur
[...] "Earnest Appeal" Editorial, government-owned "Rising Nepal" (E/D, 5/10): "...Firm moral and material support to Nepal would also help reinforce...the perception that the U.S. is fighting against all forms and manifestations of terrorism, wherever they may be. The recent U.S. announcement o [...]
2002-05-12 04:23:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU933Maoists Attack Remote University
[...] (U) Approximately 300 Maoist insurgents attacked a university in the remote southwestern district of Dang late on May 11, according to the Chief District Officer (CDO) for the area. The insurgents set fire to offices at Mahendra Sanskrit University, approximately 300 kilometers west of Kathma [...]
2002-05-13 11:28:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU937NIV FRAUD RING DUPES WORKERS SEEKING US
[...] SUMMARY: Post uncovered information about a ring of con artists claiming to provide nonimmigrant visas for approximately 6500 USD when Gobin Karki, a victim of the scheme, appeared at the Embassy to collect the visa for which he believed he had paid. The ring, with possible ties to Darjeeli [...]
2002-05-14 10:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU953CHINA'S AMBASSADOR CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. "International cooperation" was needed to deal with Nepal's Maoist insurgency, China's Ambassador to Nepal told Ambassador at a May 8 dinner. China would provide moral support and assistance in this effort, Ambassador Wu Congyong said, but consistent with its policy of non-inter [...]
2002-05-16 10:27:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR NP CH
02KATHMANDU958Media Reaction: Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's
[...] "Western support" Editorial, "Kathmandu Post" (E/D, 5/106): "Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba returned home after...a historic and rare meeting with U.S. President George Bush. He obtained pledges of support from U.S. President Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair... The gesture, which P [...]
2002-05-17 01:33:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU964UPDATE: ATTACKS ON INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (U) Nearly 4,000 people--civilians, military, police and insurgents--have been killed in Nepal's six-year-old Maoist insurgency to date. According to Ministry of Defense figures, more than 10 percent of that number--572--were killed in the first half of May alone. (Note: MOD figures, espec [...]
2002-05-17 10:53:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ECON ECPS ENRG NP
02KATHMANDU968Maoist Leader Calls For Talks; King Calls in
[...] (SBU) Summary. A Maoist leader sent a letter to Nepal's main political parties May 14 calling for talks with the government. The Prime Minister's political advisor called the offer a ploy to allow the insurgents to regroup. The opposition echoed the same sentiment, adding that the Maoists w [...]
2002-05-17 13:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU976UPDATE ON TIBETAN REFUGEES
[...] (C) Summary. The Tibet border is "very quiet" and most newly arrived refugees have not faced problems, according to UNHCR and the Office of Tibet. Nepali police garnered praise for their efforts to escort a large group of Tibetans from the Nangpa region to Kathmandu, an operation which UNHCR [...]
2002-05-20 11:36:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU977Maoists Attack Orphan School
[...] (U) Insurgents set off a bomb at a well-known INGO- funded orphanage and boarding school in Surkhet district 400 km west of Kathmandu late on May 17. No one was injured in the blast, caused by a pressure cooker bomb placed in the window of the principal's residence. The event garnered wide p [...]
2002-05-20 11:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU979UK BOMB EXPERT PREDICTS GROWING MAOIST CAPABILITY;
[...] (C) On 20 May, Ambassador received a letter from UK Charge Andrew Mitchell the text of which follows: Begin Text You may be aware that an expert in explosives from the British Army has recent(sic) visited Nepal for consultations with the Royal Nepal Army on the level of bomb technology b [...]
2002-05-20 12:57:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER PREL NP
02KATHMANDU985LEFTISTS LAMBASTE MAOIST VIOLENCE; PRACHANDA
[...] (SBU) In a joint public statement May 20, nine left-wing opposition parties criticized Maoist tactics and called for the insurgents to "reinstate their credibility" by initiating a unilateral ceasefire. Eight of the parties--only three of which have Members in Parliament--asked Opposition Lea [...]
2002-05-21 13:45:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU990VISIT 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 09:49:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV PREL EAID AORC NP
02KATHMANDU995PM'S PARTY REVOLTS ON EMERGENCY VOTE
[...] (C) At a May 22 Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting, members of the ruling Nepali Congress voted to direct Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to withdraw his proposal for a six-month extension of the state of national emergency (Reftel). At COB the CWC decision was being debated in a Parl [...]
2002-05-22 14:01:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU996AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADER
[...] (C) In a May 23 meeting with Ambassador Malinowski and British Charge Mitchell, Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist SIPDIS Leninist (UML) Madhav Nepal said that he is is prepared to go along with the dissolution of Parliament and to par [...]
2002-05-23 09:03:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
03BRUSSELS5593A/S ROCCA CONSULTATIONS ON SOUTH ASIA WITH EU
[...] (C) On December 8 in Brussels, SA A/S Christina Rocca met with EU counterparts at the European Commission to discuss ongoing developments in South Asia (participants listed para 11). --On Afghanistan, interlocutors said at this time they could identify only euros 20 million in available Comm [...]
2003-12-11 14:50:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER AF PK IN CE NP XD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03KATHMANDU1011NEPAL: PARTISAN RIVALRY MAY PREVENT CONSENSUS ON
[...] (C) It seems unlikely that the seven political parties will be able to offer King Gyanendra a consensus candidate for Prime Minister by the June 2 deadline he gave them on May 30 (Ref A). Three smaller parties--each of whom is pressing its own leader as a potential PM--might succeed in unde [...]
2003-06-02 12:23:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1018FUTURE OF TIBETAN REFUGEES IN NEPAL REMAINS
[...] (U) PolOffs met June 3 with Wangchuk Tsering, Office of Tibet and Official Representative of the Dalai Lama in Nepal to discuss the status of Tibeten refugees in Nepal, after the May 30 deportation described Ref B. Tsering said he appreciated USG efforts to delay the deportation of the 18 ref [...]
2003-06-03 10:11:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1033NEPAL: KING NAMES NEW PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) On June 4 King Gyanendra named former National Democratic Party President and four-time former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa to head a new interim government. The Palace is reportedly seeking the participation of other mainstream political parties in the Cabinet. Many observers bl [...]
2003-06-04 11:14:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU1042TIBETAN REFUGEE DEPORTATION: POST-MORTEM
[...] (C) Despite strenous efforts by the Embassy to dissuade it from doing so, the Government of Nepal on May 31 deported 18 Tibetan refugees to China. Th Mission began working this issue in late April shortly after the refugees were first detained. Post pressed for the refugees' release at all le [...]
2003-06-05 11:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL NP CH
03KATHMANDU1044(U) TIBETAN REFUGEE DEPORTATION: POST-MORTEM
[...] (C) Despite strenous efforts by the Embassy to dissuade it from doing so, the Government of Nepal on May 31 deported 18 Tibetan refugees to China. Th Mission began working this issue in late April shortly after the refugees were first detained. Post pressed for the refugees' release at all le [...]
2003-06-06 00:36:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL NP CH
03KATHMANDU1049UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MAY 31-JUNE 6
[...] Amid the controversy sparked by the appointment of a new Prime Minister on June 4 (Ref A),progress in peace talks remains stalled, with no date being set for the third round. A clash between security forces and Maoists on June 3 left one insurgent dead. Two Maoist leaders, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, [...]
2003-06-06 10:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1060NEPALI CONGRESS SAID TO BE JOINING NEW GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) The Nepali Congress will likely join a Cabinet headed by new Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa, according to a party Central Committee member, primarily because of Indian pressure. If the Nepali Congress joins, the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) will have to o [...]
2003-06-09 09:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1071NEW NEPAL PRIME MINISTER ASKS U.S. FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Nepal's Foreign Secretary, Madhu Raman Acharya, convoked the Charge' privately on June 10 under instructions from the new Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister, Surya Bahadur Thapa. The Secretary explained the PM's current efforts to persuade the major political parties to [...]
2003-06-11 05:49:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1072WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JUNE 3 - 9, 2003
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS KING APPOINTS NEW PRIME MINISTER -- King Gyanendra appointed (6/4) Surya Bahadur Thapa as the new Prime Minister. Thapa's appointment bri ngs to an end the controversy over "transfer" of the executive powers from [...]
2003-06-11 05:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1074NEPAL: GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES, POLICY AMBIGUITIES
[...] (C) On June 10 in separate conversations with Charge and Ambassador Joyce Leader, Office Director of PRM/ANE, the Secretaries of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Home SIPDIS have attempted to assure us that Government of Nepal (GON) policy toward Tibetan refugees transiting Nepal has n [...]
2003-06-11 09:17:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1085NEPAL: PM THAPA APPOINTS SIX MINISTERS FROM HIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON JUNE 11, AFTER CONSULTATIONS WITH THE MAIN POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS, PRIME MINISTER THAPA APPOINTED SIX MINISTERS FROM HIS OWN CENTER-RIGHT PARTY, THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (RPP). WITH ONE EXCEPTION, ALL THE NEW APPOINTEES HAVE PREVIOUS MINISTERIAL EXPERIENCE WITH HALF O [...]
2003-06-12 09:24:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR NP
03KATHMANDU1097UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 7-13
[...] A date for the third round of peace talks remains elusive, as negotiations appear to take a back seat to the controversy surrounding the appointments of new cabinet members in the Government of Nepal (GON) (Reftel). Senior- level Maoists have intensified public rhetoric about foreign interfe [...]
2003-06-13 07:43:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1099NEPAL: MAOIST TRAINING, RECRUITMENT, EXTORTION
[...] (C) The ceasefire between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents, declared on January 29, enters its fourth month amid evidence that the Maoists continue to train, recruit/conscript, and extort money from the local population. Violations of the code of conduct persist, with the [...]
2003-06-13 10:28:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1132NEPAL: GON RELEASES TIBETAN REFUGEE FROM
[...] (SBU) ON JUNE 17, NEPAL'S DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION RELEASED A MALE TIBETAN REFUGEE INTO UNHCR'S CUSTODY TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER THE OFFICE OF TIBET PAID HIS FINE OF 7,500 RUPEES (APPROXIMATELY 98 USD). THE DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION HAD DETAINED THE MAN IN LATE APRIL, SHORTLY AFTER THE DETENT [...]
2003-06-18 09:45:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1133NEPAL: MID-YEAR STATUS REPORT ON DRUG TRAFFICKING
[...] (C) Summary. Nepali police have seized 149 kg of cannabis and hashish and 6.9 kg of heroin in the first half of 2003, up from only 38 kg of hashish and .38 kg of heroin in the same period in 2002. Forty-four Nepali citizens and 8 foreigners have been arrested in Nepal, while 12 Nepali citize [...]
2003-06-18 23:09:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALSNAR NP
03KATHMANDU1138NEPAL: MAOISTS UTILIZING TRADE UNIONS TO ADD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past week, garment manufacturers have been in negotiations with leaders of the Maoist-affiliated trade union. The Maoists have requested a dramatic increase in salaries and permanent employment. The Maoists have issued vague threats to pressure the garment manufactu [...]
2003-06-19 10:08:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1139BHUTANESE REFUGEES STAGE PEACEFUL PROTESTS IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON JUNE 18, THE NEPAL-BHUTAN JOINT VERIFICATION TEAM ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS OF THE KHUNDANABARI CAMP VERIFICATION. THE RESULTS WERE CONSISTENT WITH INFORMATION POST RECEIVED AFTER THE FOURTEENTH JOINT MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE MEETING ON MAY 22 (REFTEL). HOWEVER, INCONSISTENCIES A [...]
2003-06-19 10:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL BT NP
03KATHMANDU1143UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 14-20
[...] Maoists reportedly attacked a convoy headed to the far- western district of Jajarkot to provide humanitarian assistance. In a meeting held this week, international aid agencies reported increased Maoist activities that were threatening aid projects. Kamal Thapa, Minister of Information and C [...]
2003-06-20 07:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1169WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JUNE 17 - 23, 2003
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Five parties, Maoists hold massive rallies: The five agitating political parties and the Maoists took separate rallies on Friday in the capital against the "regression". (Media reports, 6/21) -- Nepal warns king: UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal has war [...]
2003-06-24 04:28:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU117NEPAL: AN EXTRAORDINARY TRAINING GROUND FOR U.S.
[...] (C) Dear Bob: I was disappointed to learn that Nepal is not included on USSOCOM,s High Value Target List. As I understand it, if Nepal is not on this list, it will be difficult for U.S. Special Operations Forces to conduct deployments and training here. I hope I can enlist your support t [...]
2003-01-23 04:58:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMASS MCAP PREL PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1175NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST SOURCES OF FINANCING
[...] (S) Despite the agreed terms of the cease-fire with the Government of Nepal (GoN) barring extortion, Maoists have continued to press businesses and local residents for "donations," increasing both the breadth and scope of their demands. In areas lacking a government presence, the Maoists hav [...]
2003-06-24 09:29:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1194 NEPALI TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 75 YEARS'
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-26 23:50:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEAID OTRA NP
03KATHMANDU1212UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 21-27
[...] The notable absence of Baburam Bhattarai, number two leader and head of the Maoist negotiating team, has raised speculation that the Maoist ideologue is once again out of the country. Senior Maoist leaders continue to condemn alleged US "interference" in Nepal. Uncertainty persists over the [...]
2003-06-27 10:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1213NEPALI GOVERNMENT SAID TO ACCEPT OUTSIDE
[...] (C) Summary: According to a representative from a Swiss NGO, the Government of Nepal (GON) peace negotiation team has agreed in principle to accept outside "negotiation support," to be provided to both the GON and Maoist insurgents. Despite the delay in peace talks, the recent change in gov [...]
2003-06-27 10:20:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PTER EAID NP GON
03KATHMANDU1214NEPAL: POLICE DETAIN 19 UNDOCUMENTED TIBETANS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EMBASSY DISCUSSIONS WITH NEPAL'S PRIME MINISTER AND UNHCR SUGGEST THAT 19 UNDOCUMENTED TIBETANS DETAINED IN WESTERN NEPAL ON JUNE 24 MAY BE TURNED OVER UNHCR. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) ON JUNE 24, NEPALI POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED 19 UNDOCUMENTED TIBETANS IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT [...]
2003-06-27 10:46:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNOTAG NP
03KATHMANDU1219NEPAL RELEASES NINETEEN TIBETANS TO UNHCR
[...] (SBU) IN A UNHCR BRIEFING TO THE DONOR COMMUNITY IN KATHMANDU ON JUNE 30, EMBASSY WAS INFORMED THAT THE 19 TIBETANS ARRESTED ON JUNE 24 (REFTEL) HAVE BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE UNHCR FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSIT TO INDIA. 2. (SBU) ON JUNE 29, A UNHCR TEAM ARRIVED IN KAILALI DISTRICT IN WESTERN N [...]
2003-06-30 08:59:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1237NEPAL: UNHCR BRIEFING ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES
[...] (C) Summary. In a briefing to the donor community in Nepal on June 30, UNHCR Country Director Abraham Abraham expressed strong concern over the results of the verification of the first camp of Bhutanese refugees. These results, he said, present "serious difficulties" for some refugee familie [...]
2003-07-01 09:06:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL NP BH
03KATHMANDU1239NEPALI KING SAYS TIBETAN DEPORTATIONS A MISTAKE
[...] (C) In a June 30 meeting with the Ambassador, King Gyanendra opened by apologizing for May 31 deportations of 18 Tibetans (Ref A). He characterized the decision to deport the 18 as undertaken by a bureaucracy that "went off on its own" in the "last minutes of the former government." The Go [...]
2003-07-01 10:18:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV CH NP
03KATHMANDU1247NEPAL'S PRIME MINISTER SEEKS TO LOWER POLITICAL
[...] (C) In a June 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa said he wants to "lower the political temperature" with the protesting political parties. He hopes to bring representatives of the parties into the Government of Nepal (GON) negotiating team. His efforts so far [...]
2003-07-02 11:15:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EAID PREF NP
03KATHMANDU1252UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 28-July 3
[...] Pushpa Kamal Dahal, alias Prachanda, Maoist supreme leader, called upon the five major political parties of Nepal to unite against foreign forces, and to support the Maoist demands set forth in the first round of peace negotiations (Ref A). The Government of Nepal (GON) and senior Maoist lea [...]
2003-07-03 06:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1257NEPAL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW FINANCE
[...] (C) In a June 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani said that the Government of Nepal (GON) is preparing for another round of negotiations with the Maoists and making some headway in persuading political parties to join the new government. He said that [...]
2003-07-03 09:52:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ETRD EINV NP
03KATHMANDU1262REPORT ON TRAVEL FROM CENTRAL NEPAL
[...] (C) Summary. On June 23-25, PolOff visited Bharatpur, headquarters of Chitwan district in Nepal's central lowlands, and Dhadingbesi, headquarters of Dhading district in the central hills. Officials in both districts reported that Maoist activity, including extortion and training, continues. [...]
2003-07-06 05:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1263WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JUNE 24 - 30, 2003
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-06 08:18:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1277NEPAL: GON CANCELS DALAI LAMA CELEBRATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON JULY 4, THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL (GON) PROHIBITED TIBETAN GROUPS FROM HOLDING CELEBRATIONS ON JULY 6 TO HONOR THE DALAI LAMA'S BIRTHDAY. DESPITE THE PROHIBITION, AT LEAST TWO TIBETAN GROUPS PROCEEDED WITH CELEBRATIONS WITHOUT GON INTERFERENCE. ALTHOUGH THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRAT [...]
2003-07-08 10:24:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM KIRF CH NP
03KATHMANDU128NEPAL: FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN BHUTANESE REFUGEE
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah returns on January 28 from an unofficial visit to Bhutan to discuss the refugee issue with his counterpart. Shah said he believes the visit presents a window of opportunity to secure a bilateral resolution to the problem. The EU representative in Ka [...]
2003-01-24 08:02:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL NP BT UNHCR
03KATHMANDU1282WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 1 - 7, 2003
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Ten left parties for new constitution: Ten left parties demanded (7/6) for a new constitution as the only way out of the present political crisis. (Media reports, 7/7) -- U.S. Ambassador against Maoists: Although the U.S. has not formally exhibited any activit [...]
2003-07-09 06:59:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1308NEPAL: TIBETAN REFUGEES AND U.S. INTERESTS -
[...] (SBU) Embassy understands that a group of nine congressmen who sent a letter on June 19 to the Prime Minister of Nepal is now poised to introduce punitive legislation against Nepal if the government does not satisfy their ultimatum regarding the status of Tibetan refugees in Nepal. The Embassy [...]
2003-07-11 08:58:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF EAID PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1310UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 4-11
[...] Informal talks proposed for July 11 between Nepal Government and Maoist negotiators failed to materialize, amid continuing controversy over the terms of agreements allegedly reached during the second round of talks (Reftel). As peace talks remain stalled, senior Maoists declared that they are [...]
2003-07-11 09:08:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1321NEPAL: PEACE PROCESS PROGNOSIS DIM
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Maoist activities in violation of the code of conduct, including extortion, harassment and abductions, have increased since late May, dramatically in the last couple of weeks. In particular, Maoists have stepped up efforts to rebuild their war chest with the possible objectiv [...]
2003-07-14 10:29:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL PHUM NP
03KATHMANDU1329WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 8 - 14, 2003
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS PEACE TALKS -- Government, Maoists hold talks: Members of the negotiating teams of the government and the Maoists held an informal meeting in Kathmandu to create a congenial atmosphere for the third round of the peace talks. However, the talks failed to set a dat [...]
2003-07-15 07:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1337NEPAL: ANOTHER NINE TIBETANS HANDED-OVER TO UNHCR
[...] (SBU) ON JULY 15, THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL'S DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION RELEASED NINE UNDOCUMENTED TIBETANS TO UNHCR. ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF TIBET, THE NINE TIBETANS WERE ARRESTED ON IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS SOMETIME DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 7 IN THE EASTERN HILL DISTRICT OF OKHALDHUNGA. THE [...]
2003-07-16 08:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM CH NP
03KATHMANDU135NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 18-24
[...] Peace talks remain elusive with conflicting reports about backchannel Government-Maoist communications. The Government of Nepal has said it will not send a formal invitation to the Maoists until they stop their violence, while Maoists have warned of severe consequences if talks are not held [...]
2003-01-24 09:39:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1353UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 12-18
[...] The deadlock over peace talks between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists remains unresolved. The GON has increased security in many districts throughout Nepal following reports of increased Maoist activities. The local press reported on July 14 that Maoists are importing weapons [...]
2003-07-18 07:15:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1356NEPAL: MAOIST WARNING AGAINST US-AFFILIATED
[...] (C) Summary. The Maoists in Nepal reportedly have issued a notice that all Nepali nationals affiliated with the United States in Maoist-controlled areas would be subject to harassment and travel restrictions. Reports from many west and mid-west districts have indicated that the Maoists' edict [...]
2003-07-18 09:12:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPTER EAID PREL CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1357NEPAL: JULY 20-25 VISIT TO WASHINGTON OF FOREIGN
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request at paragraph 17. Summary: Issues the Secretary Intends to Address in Washington ============================================= ================= 2. (SBU) On July 17, the Ambassador, DCM, and poloff met with Nepal's Foreign Secretary, Madhu Raman [...]
2003-07-18 09:14:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF ETRD MASS NP XD
03KATHMANDU1358NEPAL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa on July 16, the Ambassador, accompanied by the ambassadors of the UK, India, Germany and France and leaders of their respective bilateral chambers of commerce, discussed their intention to issue a joint statement condemning gro [...]
2003-07-18 09:54:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1369NEPAL: JOINT STATEMENT CONDEMNING MAOIST
[...] (U) Ref A cable resent to expanded list of addressees (AmEmbassies Berlin and Paris). 2. (U) On July 21, the Industrial Security Group in Nepal released a press statement condemning Maoist extortions of individuals and businesses during the current cease-fire. Despite provisions in the c [...]
2003-07-21 23:03:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PGOV ECON EINV NP
03KATHMANDU137NEPAL: POLITICAL PARTIES AGREE ON NEED FOR "JOINT
[...] (U) On January 22 the leaders of four political parties, including the two largest--the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML)--announced they had decided to initiate a "joint struggle" to protest King Gyanendra's October 4 dismissal of the previous [...]
2003-01-24 09:53:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1370NEPAL: ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCY IN TROUBLE IN FIGHT
[...] (C) Summary. The head of Nepal's anti-corruption agency, CIAA Commissioner Surya Nath Upadhyaya, met with the Ambassador on July 18 to discuss the agency's investigation into allegations of corruption within Nepal's two government-owned banks. The cases involve at least five of the country's [...]
2003-07-21 23:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALKCOR EAID PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU1377WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 15 - 21, 2003
[...] PEACE TALKS -- Maoists close Kathmandu contact office: The Maoists have closed down the contact office in Kathmandu, open from April 10. The government is shocked with the Maoists' decision to close the Kathmandu contact office, but it "thinks" such a move will not affect the forthc [...]
2003-07-23 01:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU138MAOISTS MAY FORCE COCA-COLA FROM NEPAL
[...] (U) This cable contains business-sensitive information and should be handled accordingly. Summary ======= 2. (SBU) On January 22, Embassy officers met with Security Managers for Coca-Cola, who are in Nepal to assess the risk posed to its plants, distributors, and retailers after a Maois [...]
2003-01-24 10:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1381NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE ISSUE RECEIVES
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Malinowski's letter to the editor, published prominently in several Nepali newspapers on July 10, opened the floodgates to a spate of comments and editorials from others in the international community, the Bhutanese National Assembly and the Government of Nepal (GON) r [...]
2003-07-23 10:28:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF EAID BH NP
03KATHMANDU1388NEPAL: MAOISTS ISSUE PRE-CONDITIONS FOR RESUMPTION
[...] (C) Summary. On July 23, the Maoist leadership publicly released a letter responding to the Government of Nepal's invitation to resume formal peace negotiations stalled since early May. Blaming the GON for violations of the cease-fire code of conduct, the letter represents another effort to t [...]
2003-07-24 10:40:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1390NEPAL: ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT ENTERS INTO FORCE
[...] (SBU) On July 22, 2003, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note to the Embassy, informing us that the Government of Nepal (GON) has completed the necessary domestic legal requirements for entry into force of the Article 98 Agreement. The Agreement, signed in Kathmandu on D [...]
2003-07-25 09:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA PREL PGOV PINR NP
03KATHMANDU1391UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 19-25
[...] Maoist leaders responded to the Government of Nepal's (GON) invitation to sit for a third round of talks by issuing more demands as a prerequisite to dialogue (Reftel). The GON maintains that the peace process is not in jeopardy, but senior Maoist leaders increasingly talk of notably absent [...]
2003-07-25 09:34:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU140NEPAL: HEAD OF ARMED POLICE FORCE ASSASSINATED IN
[...] At approximately 7:30 a.m. local time on January 26, two masked gunmen shot and killed Mohan Krishna Shrestha, Inspector General of Police (IGP) for the Armed Police Force (APF),as he was taking a morning walk near his residence. Also killed were Shrestha's wife and bodyguard. Residents in [...]
2003-01-26 08:18:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1413NEPAL: MAOISTS SET JULY 31 DEADLINE FOR POSSIBLE
[...] (C) On July 25, Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa's government replied to the Maoist letter setting pre-conditions for the resumption of peace talks (reftel). In its response, the Government of Nepal (GON) reaffirmed its commitment to the peace talks, but stated it would not concede to Maoist [...]
2003-07-28 10:22:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1414WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 22 - 28, 2003
[...] PEACE TALKS -- Minister denies government agreed to restrict army: Finance Minister Dr. Parakeet Chandler Lorain said (7/27) the previous talk team of the government had not committed to restrict the army within five kilometers of the barracks and that the best thing was to sit down f [...]
2003-07-29 03:59:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1418NEPAL: LAST DITCH EFFORTS TO RESUME PEACE TALKS
[...] (C) As reported in reftel, Nepal's Maoists have established a July 31 deadline for the Government of Nepal (GoN) to meet their conditions for a third round of peace talks. Embassy contacts in the police concur with our assessment that all the preconditions will not be met, thereby seriously [...]
2003-07-29 10:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1423NEPAL: MAOISTS REPORTEDLY IN DELHI CONSIDER THE
[...] (S) In a series of meetings with Government of Nepal (GoN) negotiators and security officials on July 30, the Ambassador discussed development in the GoN's exchanges with the Maoist leadership over the previous twenty-four hours. The GoN formally responded to the Maoists' recent demands on Ju [...]
2003-07-30 10:57:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PINS CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1424NEPAL: DELIVERING USG MESSAGE TO MAOIST FACILITATOR
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-30 10:57:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PTER ASEC PINS NP
03KATHMANDU1430(C) NEPAL: PROPOSED PUBLIC STATEMENT CONDEMNING
[...] (C) In view of increased tension between the Government of Nepal and the Maoist leadership (reported reftels) and the extreme pressure the Maoists have placed on the already fragile cease-fire, Post recommends that the Department release a public statement should the cease-fire break and hosti [...]
2003-07-31 11:07:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1431NEPAL: MAOISTS ANNOUNCE THEIR RETURN TO TALKS,
[...] (C) In the afternoon of July 31, the Maoists announced that they would sit for a third round of peace talks on the condition that the third round would address political, rather than technical matters. The Nepalese police have received reports from villagers that British and American trekker [...]
2003-07-31 11:07:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1432NEPAL: PLANS FOR BHUTANESE REFUGEE REPATRIATION
[...] (C) Summary. DCM met with Madan Kumar Bhattarai, MFA Acting Secretary and Joint Secretary for South Asia, on July 31 to discuss progress toward a durable solution for the Bhutanese refugee problem in Eastern Nepal as instructed reftel. Bhattarai admitted that the Government of Nepal and Roya [...]
2003-07-31 11:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM NP BT
03KATHMANDU145NEPAL: ARMY TO COURT-MARTIAL TWO IN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) On January 25 Defense Secretary Madan Prasad Aryal announced in a speech at the Reporters Club that the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) will court-martial soldiers involved in the November 27 killings of five young men and boys in Nuwakot District (Reftel). (Note: The RNA maintains the five were [...]
2003-01-27 11:54:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MCAP PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1458UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 26-AUGUST
[...] On July 31 Maoists agreed to sit for a third round of formal peace talks with the Government of Nepal (GON). Kamal Thapa, Information Minister and GON negotiating team member, welcomed the decision but remained cautious, saying that a date for a third round of talks would be set through "mutu [...]
2003-08-01 08:33:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1462NEPAL: THE MAOISTS' JULY 31 STATEMENT AND POST
[...] (U) The Maoists' July 31 public release, accepting the government's invitation to a third round of peace talks, is provided at paragraph 2. Post's assessment is available at paragraph 3. July 31 Maoist Statement ========================= 2. (U) Begin text: Nepal Communist Party (Ma [...]
2003-08-01 10:14:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1472ACTION REQUEST: NEPALESE PARTY LEADER INVITED TO
[...] (S/NF) On August 1, Pashupati SJB Rana, Chairman of Nepal's National Democratic Party (RPP),reported to the Ambassador that he has been invited to travel to North Korea by its Ambassador to Nepal, Jon Son Myong. Rana offered to deliver points that align with U.S. policy, and he is willing t [...]
2003-08-04 06:44:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPINS PINR PARM KN NP
03KATHMANDU1484INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR PLEDGES TO
[...] (S) Summary. According to the Indian Ambassador to Nepal, India's National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra has reaffirmed the Indian Government's (GOI's) policy of synchronizing with the U.S. its tough talking points for Nepal's Maoist leaders. Mishra reportedly also pledged that his Governm [...]
2003-08-05 09:42:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPREL PTER PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1486NEPAL: MAIN COMMUNIST PARTY WILL NOT JOIN THE
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting on August 4 with the leader of Nepal's largest legal communist party, Madhav Kumar Nepal, the Ambassador expressed concern that the Government's cease-fire with the Maoists might not continue for long and emphasized the need for the political parties and the King to [...]
2003-08-05 10:32:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1496NEPAL: MAOISTS ATTACK SECURITY FORCES; PRESSURING
[...] (U) Since their July 31 commitment to a third round of peace talks (ref A),the Maoists have increased activities in violation of the cease-fire code of conduct resulting in the deaths of 8 security personnel and one Maoist. Maoist violations could be a unilateral attempt to restrict the army [...]
2003-08-06 09:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS CASC NP
03KATHMANDU15NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 27-JAN 3
[...] The GON said it is receptive to and ready to create an environment for peace talks with the Maoists. Prime Minister Lokendra Chand said the GON will accede to the Maoists' demand for information on imprisoned rebels. Despite the GON's conciliatory gestures, the Maoists have called another tw [...]
2003-01-03 10:51:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1507NEPAL: NEPALI CONGRESS (DEUBA) PARTY ALSO WILL NOT
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with former Prime Minister Deuba on August 7, Ambassador Malinowski reiterated U.S. concerns over recent Maoist activity in Nepal and stressed the need for the King, government and political parties to join forces against the Maoist threat. Deuba replied that his pa [...]
2003-08-07 09:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1509NEPAL'S NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
[...] (C) Summary. National Human Rights Commission member Indira Rana (please protect) has made serious allegations against some of her fellow members, accusing them of gender discrimination, corruption and bias in favor of the Maoists. In a July 31 meeting, Rana claimed that Sushil Pyakurel, an a [...]
2003-08-08 06:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCOR NP PINR GON
03KATHMANDU1511UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 2-8
[...] Despite agreement by the Maoists to sit for another round of peace talks with the Government of Nepal's (GON) negotiating team (Ref A),no date has yet been set, and the Maoist leadership remains out of the public eye and reportedly out of Nepal. Nepal's main political parties have once again [...]
2003-08-08 08:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1516MEETING WITH ONE OF NEPAL'S MOST SENIOR DEMOCRATS:
[...] (C) On August 7, the Ambassador met with Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, a founding father of Nepal's democracy, and Narayan Khadga, a former Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission, to discuss the internal dynamics of the Nepali Congress Party, Bhattarai's recent discussions with the Kin [...]
2003-08-08 09:54:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1524NEPALI CONGRESS WILL NOT JOIN GOVERNMENT OR PEACE
[...] (C) On August 8, the Ambassador met with Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Girija Prasad Koirala, completing a week of meetings with party leaders. Koirala relayed his telephonic discussions with Maoist leaders still in New Delhi, over the past week. The NC will not join the formal Gov [...]
2003-08-11 23:14:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER NP GON
03KATHMANDU1542NEPALI STUDENT LEADERS WARN OF MORE "AGITATION
[...] In meetings with the Nepali Student Union and the Nepal National Student's Union-the two largest of Nepal's seven united student unions-backed by the Nepali Congress (NC) party and the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) respectively, student leaders said they intended [...]
2003-08-14 05:29:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI NP
03KATHMANDU1552NEPAL: GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATOR "CAUTIOUSLY
[...] (C) The Government of Nepal's (GON) peace negotiator and Information Minister Kamal Thapa told the Ambassador on August 14 that he is "cautiously optimistic" about the third round of talks with Maoist insurgents, scheduled to be held in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj on August 17. Instea [...]
2003-08-14 10:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1559NEPAL: UPCOMING NEGOTIATIONS WITH MAOISTS PRESENT
[...] (C) The third round of negotiations between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents, scheduled to take place on August 17 in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj, could prove a watershed in the fitful peace process. We expect this round to be more substantive--and thus potentially [...]
2003-08-15 10:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1565NEPAL: GOVERNMENT-MAOIST NEGOTIATIONS GENERATE
[...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents opened the third round of negotiations in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj on August 17. The GON team presented a package of proposed political reforms that include two of the three main Maoist demands. Speaking to the press after the [...]
2003-08-18 11:36:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS NP GON
03KATHMANDU1571WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: AUGUST
[...] PEACE TALKS -- Third round of peace talks: The government conceded (8/17) two key demands of the Maoists an interim government that would also include them and a round table conference but rejected their demand for a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution. The Maoists said [...]
2003-08-20 05:43:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1577NEPAL: THIRD ROUND OF TALKS ENDS WITHOUT AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary. Amidst increased violence over the past several days, the third round of peace talks between the Government of Nepal and the Maoists concluded on August 19 without agreement. Both sides left open the possibility of returning for a fourth round of talks. However, a growing numbe [...]
2003-08-20 10:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1586NEPAL: MAOISTS SEE "IMPERIALIST DESIGN" IN
[...] (C) The Government of Nepal's (GON) lead negotiator, Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani, told the Ambassador that Maoist negotiators were unwilling to discuss any of the GON's political reform proposals during the third round of talks held August 17-18. Instead, Maoist negotiator Dr. Baburam Bhattar [...]
2003-08-21 09:52:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1593UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 16-22
[...] The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoist rebels finally met for a third round of negotiations on August 17 in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj (Ref A). Tensions reportedly were high, as the GON acceded to Maoist demands for a roundtable conference and formation of an interim government [...]
2003-08-22 08:16:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1606NEPAL: BHUTAN'S COMMITMENT TO REPATRIATE REFUGEES
[...] (C) Summary. The postponement of the 15th Nepal-Bhutan Joint Ministerial originally scheduled for August 11-15 has led many Bhutanese refugee leaders to become increasingly doubtful of the Royal Government of Bhutan's commitment to repatriate the refugees. UNHCR field director John Andrew re [...]
2003-08-25 08:46:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL BH NP
03KATHMANDU1612NEPAL: GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATOR GLUM ON PROSPECTS
[...] (C) In an August 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Kamal Thapa, Information Minister and a Government of Nepal's (GON) negotiator with the Maoists, appeared pessimistic about prospects for dialogue after the August 17-19 round of talks (Refs A-B). The Maoists rejected, among other things, a GO [...]
2003-08-25 10:54:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM NP GON
03KATHMANDU1614WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: AUGUST
[...] PEACE TALKS -- Dr. Bhattarai for no less than constituent assembly: The Maoists warned (8/24) the government that the ongoing talks would cease automatically if the latter declined to come up with its revised agenda by Tuesday and accept the Maoist condition for unconditional constituent [...]
2003-08-26 05:33:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1620NEPAL: REPEATED VIOLATIONS, INCREASED ATTACKS
[...] (C) Since the beginning of August, increased violence and armed engagements between Government of Nepal (GON) security forces and Maoist insurgents have left the seven-month-old ceasefire a ceasefire in name only. Representatives of the GON and security forces believe that the Maoists are pr [...]
2003-08-26 11:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1621NEPAL: WERE FOUR TIBETAN CHILDREN DEPORTED IN
[...] (C) Summary. Radio Free Asia reported on August 8 that four Tibetan children were deported from Nepal to China. The facts of the alleged deporation are far from clear, however. The Office of Tibet has anectodal evidence that the deporation did occur while UNHCR officials in Nepal are convinc [...]
2003-08-26 12:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF CH NP
03KATHMANDU1638NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES IN
[...] (S) Summary: The August 20 arrest in Chennai of Maoist Politburo member Chandra Gajurel is the most significant capture of a member of the insurgents' leadership in more than seven years of conflict. While the reasons for Gajurel's intended travel to the UK remain unclear, his arrest could [...]
2003-08-27 10:18:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPTER PREL IN NP
03KATHMANDU1643NEPAL: PAKISTAN EMBASSY EMPLOYEE CAUGHT WITH
[...] (SBU) On August 19, Nepalese Police arrested an administrative staff member of the Pakistani Embassy, allegedly carrying counterfeit Indian currency. The staff member was released into the Pakistani Ambassador's custody and deported over the weekend. The Pakistani Embassy denies all the cha [...]
2003-08-27 12:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ECON ETTC KCRM IN PK NP XD
03KATHMANDU1644NEPAL: MAOISTS BREAK CEASE-FIRE, ATTEMPT TO BLAME
[...] (SBU) On August 27, the Maoists unilaterally withdrew from the cease-fire, blaming the Government of Nepal (GON) for refusing to accept a constituent assembly and for alleged attacks on Maoist cadres over the past month. The security forces have adopted new Rules of Engagement that allow com [...]
2003-08-27 12:50:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER CASC ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1648NEPAL: MAOIST HIT TEAMS SHOOT TWO ARMY COLONELS IN
[...] (S) Less than 24 hours after breaking the seven-month cease fire Maoist hit squads shot two Royal Nepal Army (RNA) colonels in separate incidents in Kathmandu on August 28. One died within hours of the attack; the other is in stable condition. The security forces expect the Maoists to pursue [...]
2003-08-28 09:37:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPTER ASEC PINS PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1649NEPAL: FURTHER INFORMATION ON MAOIST LEADER
[...] (C) In an informal discussion with the Ambassador on August 27, Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran and British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield provided further details on the August 20 arrest of Nepali Maoist Chandra Gajurel in Chennai. According to Ambassador Bloomfield, Gajurel was traveling on a f [...]
2003-08-28 10:16:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPTER PREL IN UK NP
03KATHMANDU1650NEPALI GOVERNMENT DECLARES MAOISTS TERRORISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-28 10:48:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PINS NP
03KATHMANDU1666NEPAL: CIVIL SOCIETY AND INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS
[...] (SBU) On August 28 and 29, Nepal's civil society and international missions issued strong statements condemning the Maoists' withdrawal from peace talks. An umbrella school association organized the largest rally in recent memory to encourage both sides to return to the negotiating table. Th [...]
2003-08-29 09:50:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1670NEPAL: MAOIST ACTIVITY AUGUST 23 - 29
[...] ON AUGUST 27, NEPAL'S MAOIST REBELS ISSUED A PRESS STATEMENT EFFECTIVELY ENDING THE SEVEN-MONTH LONG CEASE- FIRE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL (GON) (REF C). IN THE PRESS STATEMENT, THE INSURGENTS ATTEMPTED TO BLAME THE GON FOR THE FAILURE OF THE PEACE PROCESS, CITING ALLEGED GON VIOLATIONS OF [...]
2003-08-29 10:21:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1674NEPAL: POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS SEEKING US MEDIATION
[...] (S) Mainstream political parties are reassessing plans for a large joint demonstration to be held in the capital on September 4 in light of the Maoists' unilateral decision to break the ceasefire and return to violence. Party leaders have indicated that they are seeking an overture from King [...]
2003-08-29 10:48:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PREL NP GON
03KATHMANDU1677NEPAL: AMBASSADOR SENDS MAOISTS TOUGH WARNING ON
[...] (C) The Ambassador sent a stern warning to the Maoists not to target American citizens or interests. The message was sent through Shailendra Upadhaya, a former facilitator during the most recent three rounds of dialogue between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists. An August 29 press [...]
2003-08-30 06:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1684NEPAL: FORMER PRESIDENT OF FINLAND AHTISAARI
[...] (C) Summary. Former President of Finland Marti Ahtisaari paid a three-day visit to Nepal August 28-30 at the request of British aid agency DFID to provide assistance to the facilitators of the GON-Maoist peace talks. During a meeting with Ambassador Malinowski, Ahtisaari expressed optimism t [...]
2003-09-02 09:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU1685 WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: AUGUST 26
[...] MAOISTS BREAK CEASEFIRE - - Maoi sts break cease - fire , blame government : The Maoi sts un i latera 1 ly broke of f ( 8/27 ) the seven-month-old cease-fire and the subsequent peace process with the government "for the time being" saying it had lost its relevance while b [...]
2003-09-02 09:11:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1691STUDENT UNION LEADERS ARRESTED DURING POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) From 1430 to 1600 on September 2, roughly 150 students began demonstrating in Ratna Park in central Kathmandu to protest the Government of Nepal's "regressive actions" against the political parties. The students represented the various student unions that are affiliated with the five ma [...]
2003-09-02 10:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1692NEPAL: AMBASSADOR URGES PARTIES TO TURN OFF
[...] (S) Ambassador Malinowski, accompanied by British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield, had separate discussions with party leaders and the Prime Minister on August 31 and September 1 in an effort to head off a potentially violent all-party demonstration planned for September 4 (Ref A). The Indian Am [...]
2003-09-02 10:28:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PTER PREL UK NP
03KATHMANDU170BHUTANESE REFUGEESS: NEPALESE FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) On January 28, Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah briefed the Ambassador on his January 23-26 trip to Bhutan. Shah revealed a timeline for the Twelfth and Thirteenth bilateral Ministerial Meetings to restart the work of the Joint Verification Team to repatriate Bhutanese refugees. Bhu [...]
2003-01-29 11:00:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPREF PREL EAID PHUM AORC NP
03KATHMANDU1721UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 30-
[...] Sixty-three Maoists and fifteen security personnel died in clashes this week. The Government of Nepal (GON) imposed curfews on twenty-three of Nepal's districts in an attempt to maintain law and order. Pyar Jung Thapa, Chief of Army Staff, pledged to maintain peace in Nepal and declared that [...]
2003-09-05 04:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1723NEPAL: PRELIMINARY READ-OUT ON MEETING BETWEEN
[...] (S) According to the British Ambassador's read-out of the September 4 meeting between King Gyanendra and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in London, the King said that he would reach out to the political parties only if efforts to revive negotiations with the Maoists fail. The King also [...]
2003-09-05 08:37:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM UK NP
03KATHMANDU1726NEPAL: BHUTANESE REPATRIATION DELAYED AT LEAST
[...] (C) Summary. UNHCR Country Director Abraham Abraham reported that the Nepal-Bhutan 15th Joint Ministerial has again been delayed and that the earliest the Bhutanese refugees could be repatriated is early December. The Government of Nepal and Royal Government of Bhutan have announced that the [...]
2003-09-05 09:20:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF BH NP
03KATHMANDU1727NEPAL: MAOISTS ATTEMPT TO KILL BRIGADIER GENERAL,
[...] (SBU) At 14:30 on August 4, Maoists attempted to kill Fifth Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Gaurav SJB Rana, while in a vehicle convoy driving from his command headquarters in Dipayal, Doti (in Nepal's Far-West Development Region) south to Dhanghadi. Two pipe bombs were used in the atta [...]
2003-09-05 09:33:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1743NEPAL: PARTIES CONTINUE PROTESTS, GOVERNMENT
[...] (U) On September 8, the five major political parties continued with their fifth day of protest in Kathmandu, culminating in the arrest of an estimated 90-100 people in various parts of the city. The parties have called off the protest scheduled for September 9 because of a Newari festival da [...]
2003-09-08 09:08:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU1744NEPAL: MAOIST BOMBS IN THE CAPITAL; BATTLES IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: One person was killed and twelve injured after Maoist insurgents set off a series of six bomb blasts in Kathmandu and its environs on the morning of September 8. The explosions are believed intended to intimidate the general population into observing a general strike, or "ban [...]
2003-09-08 09:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC CASC MOPS NP
03KATHMANDU175NEPAL: GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS DECLARE CEASE-FIRE,
[...] (U) On January 29, the Maoists followed by the Government of Nepal (GoN) announced a cease-fire. The GoN (see paragraph 13),in return, agreed to drop the terrorist designation placed on the Maoists. In their statement (see paragraph 12),the Maoists reiterated their demands for a round table [...]
2003-01-30 09:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PINS NP
03KATHMANDU1758WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT:
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Parties' protest to continue despite blasts: The five agitating parties will not halt their protests scheduled for the afternoon despite the series of bomb blasts in the Valley Monday morning, a UML leader said Monday. (Nepalnews.com, 9/8) - - UML back on stree [...]
2003-09-09 07:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1796NEPAL: MAOISTS EXECUTE INFORMANT, CONTINUE
[...] (SBU) On September 12, Maoists continued their wave of violence in urban areas. A Maoist hit squad killed two people in northern Kathmandu. The Maoists planted two bombs on the rim of Kathmandu Valley; one detonated causing USD 2,700 in damage. Four bombs exploded in an industrial city 222 [...]
2003-09-12 09:12:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV CASC ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU18NEPALI KING'S PUBLIC ADDRESS WELL ATTENDED;
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 3 King Gyanendra assured thousands of attendees at a much-heralded "civic reception" in the southeastern border city of Biratnagar that he will uphold multi-party democracy and urged all groups to work together toward national unity. Biratnagar residents defied a [...]
2003-01-03 11:29:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU180NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 25-31
[...] The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists announced a ceasefire on January 29 (Ref A). The international community widely welcomed the news of a ceasefire. The Maoist-aligned All Nepal National Independent Students Union- Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) said that it will go ahead with their pl [...]
2003-01-31 10:11:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1805NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ALLEGES HUMAN
[...] (C) On September 12 the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) submitted a report to the Prime Minister that implicates the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) in the summary executions of 17 Maoist prisoners and two civilians in Ramechhap District on August 17. Although the Embassy has not seen the re [...]
2003-09-15 09:58:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER MCAP PINR NP
03KATHMANDU1806NEPAL: MAOISTS CONTINUE LIMITED STRIKES,
[...] (SBU) On September 15, the Maoists killed two policeman and seriously injured three others in three separate incidents across the Kingdom. The Maoists are reportedly impressing families to provide a daughter or son aged 13-22 under the threat of "dire consequences." End summary. Maoist "H [...]
2003-09-15 10:22:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV CASC ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1814NEPAL: COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER ON ALL-PARTY
[...] (C) In a September 16 meeting with the Ambassador, Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) General Secretary Madhav Nepal emphasized that he hopes the Palace will invite the political parties to form an all-party government. A strong leader is needed to deal with the Maoist [...]
2003-09-16 10:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1822NEPAL: MAOISTS DEMAND MONEY FROM COCA-COLA,
[...] (U) This cable contains business sensitive information and should be handled accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 15, Maoists resumed extortion demands of Coca-Cola in Nepal. Coca-Cola has investments valued at USD 30 million in the country in the form of two bottling plants, one in Kathma [...]
2003-09-17 09:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ECON ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1823NEPAL: INDUSTRIAL SECURITY GROUP DISCUSSES MAOIST
[...] (SBU) On September 11, the Industrial Security Group, comprised of the bilateral chambers and foreign missions of the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, and India, held a meeting to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Nepal. The group reviewed the Government's security plans, Maoist ex [...]
2003-09-17 09:30:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER ECON ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1835NEPAL: PUBLIC OBSERVED FIRST DAY OF GENERAL
[...] (SBU) On September 18, the first day of a Maoist-imposed three day general strike, Embassy police contacts reported that 95 percent of businesses in Kathmandu Valley were closed. Traffic was limited to police and army vehicles, diplomatic vehicles, and ambulances, with most people opting to [...]
2003-09-18 09:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ECON ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1836NEPAL: ARMY ATTACK ON MAOISTS DEADLIEST SINCE THE
[...] (SBU) Fighting between the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) and Maoist insurgents continued Sept. 18 for the second day in the mid-western district of Rolpa. To date, at least 35 Maoists and 4 RNA soldiers have been killed in the deadliest clash since the Maoists broke a seven-month ceasefire on Augus [...]
2003-09-18 09:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMCAP PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1841UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, SEPTEMBER 13-
[...] According to local press accounts 68 Maoists, 19 policemen, and 7 Royal Nepal Army (RNA) soldiers died in clashes this week, along with 19 civilians, including a child. 40 security personnel suffered injuries. The Maoists' call for a three-day nationwide strike from September 18-20 closed dow [...]
2003-09-19 07:30:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1849NEPAL: MAOISTS ATTACK POLICE INSIDE BHUTANESE
[...] (C) Summary. On September 22, Post received reports from WFP and UNHCR that as many as 150 Maoists attacked the police post inside a Bhutanese refugee camp in Eastern Nepal, killing one unarmed police officer. No refugees were injured in the attacks. According to UNHCR, the Home Ministry has [...]
2003-09-22 09:05:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER NP BH
03KATHMANDU185NEPAL: MAOISTS CALL OFF GENERAL STRIKE;
[...] (U) The Maoists issued a press release on February 2 cancelling the general strike, or "bandh," scheduled to commemorate the seventh anniversary of their insurgency on February 13-14. The press statement said the strike is being called off in consideration of the "present changing circumstan [...]
2003-02-03 07:16:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CASC SOCI NP
03KATHMANDU1859NEPAL: INDIAN SECURITY COOPERATION
[...] (C) According to Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran, the Indian government is sending a defense consultation group to Kathmandu the week of September 22 to "institutionalize" bilateral security assistance and support to the Government of Nepal (GON). A few weeks later in New Delhi, the GOI will [...]
2003-09-24 00:25:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP PTER IN NP
03KATHMANDU1870NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR REPORTS ADVANCES IN BILATERAL SECURITY COOPERATION
[...] (S/NF) According to Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran, bilateral consultations between Indian and Nepali security and intelligence officers in Kathmandu on Sept 22-23 proceeded ""exceptionally well"" as a first step in institutionalizing security assistance and information exchange between the two go [...]
2003-09-25 10:34:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MCAP PGOV IN NP
03KATHMANDU1874UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, SEPTEMBER 20-
[...] According to local press accounts fifty-three Maoists, nine policemen and two Royal Nepal Army (RNA) soldiers died in clashes this week, along with two civilians. Two other policemen were also assassinated by Maoists. Senior officials from the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) declared that the Maoists [...]
2003-09-26 07:10:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1888NEPAL: MAOISTS OFFER TEN-DAY HOLIDAY TRUCE;
[...] (U) On September 26 the Maoist leadership issued a press statement declaring a ceasefire from October 2-9 in honor of the Hindu festival of Dashain. In announcing the truce, Maoist leader Prachanda cited the "feeling of the masses and appeals from different political and human rights organi [...]
2003-09-29 08:53:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP GON
03KATHMANDU1890 AmCit Trekker Attacked and Robbed on Annapurna
[...] SUMMARY. On Saturday, September 27, 2003, American citizen Sean Gamble called the Embassy reporting that he had been attacked, injured and his passport stolen by a group of four assailants while trekking on the eastern portion of the Annapurna Circuit, near the village of Tal. The attack app [...]
2003-09-29 09:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1900 American Threatened by Maoists on Trail in
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A resident American woman visiting families she aids in Dolpo District, together with two non-American friends, were recently accosted by a group of twelve Maoists while hiking in the Upper Dolpo region. The leader of the Maoist group demanded to have their passports, repeated [...]
2003-10-01 08:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC ASEC PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1904NEPAL: MAOIST ACTIVITY SEPTEMBER 26 - OCTOBER 1
[...] ACCORDING TO LOCAL PRESS ACCOUNTS, 39 MAOISTS, 18 POLICEMEN AND 7 ROYAL NEPAL ARMY (RNA) SOLDIERS DIED IN CLASHES FROM SEPTEMBER 26 - 30. MAOISTS ALSO KILLED SIX PERSONS IDENTIFIED AS NEPALI CONGRESS MEMBERS AND SEVEN OTHER CIVILIANS. AN RNA SPOKESPERSON CLAIMED ON OCTOBER 1 THAT 300 MAOISTS [...]
2003-10-01 09:49:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1926NEPAL: MAOISTS ONLY PARTIALLY HONOR PLEDGE TO
[...] SUMMARY. MAOISTS ONLY PARTIALLY HONORED THEIR PLEDGE TO "SUSPEND ALL OFFENSIVE ACTIONS" DURING THE OCTOBER 2 - 10 DASAIN HOLIDAY. REPORTS INDICATE THAT MAOISTS INTENTIONALLY TARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS, WHILE CLASHES WITH SECURITY FORCES CONTINUED, ALBEIT SOMEWHAT A [...]
2003-10-07 09:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1964NEPAL: MAOIST ACTIVITY OCTOBER 2 - OCTOBER 10
[...] DESPITE THE MAOIST PLEDGE TO HALT ALL OFFENSIVE ACTIONS DURING OCTOBER 2 - 10 FOR THE DASAIN HOLIDAY, THE INSURGENTS CONTINUED TO TARGET NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND ATTACK SECURITY FORCES (REFTEL). ACCORDING TO LOCAL PRESS ACCOUNTS, 19 MAOISTS, 2 POLICEMEN AND 2 ROYAL NEPAL ARMY (RNA [...]
2003-10-10 08:25:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1978NEPAL: HYDROPOWER PLANT WITH US INVESTMENT TO
[...] (C) After Nepali Army intelligence of an impending Maoist attack forced its temporary shutdown on October 12, the Bhote Koshi hydrolectric power plant will resume full service late on October 14. Sam Nott, the American plant manager, says he expects all staff to return to the site and the 3 [...]
2003-10-14 07:33:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC ENRG EINV CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1979NEPAL: MAOISTS UNSUCCESSFUL IN TWO ATTACKS ON
[...] (C) Summary. On October 10 and 12, Maoists launched the two largest attacks on Nepalese security forces since before the January 2003 ceasefire. In both incidents, between 300 and 500 Maoists attacked Armed Police Force (APF) camps in the southern lowlands (Terai) of the mid-western region. [...]
2003-10-14 07:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1989NEPAL: MAOIST PUBLIC STATEMENT DECLARES NEPAL
[...] (SBU) THE MAOIST INFORMATION BULLETIN, POSTED ON THE INTERNET SITE (WWW.CPNM.ORG) OF NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENTS ON SEPTEMBER 28, COMPLAINED OF THE "ACTIVITIES OF THE AMBASSADORS OF SOME POWERFUL COUNTRIES," BUT ADDED THAT THE MAOISTS POSE "NO DANGER TO THE LIFE OF ANY FOREIGNER, INCLUDING U.S. [...]
2003-10-15 08:59:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL CASC NP
03KATHMANDU2006NEPAL: ONE EX-MINISTER AND TWO SECRETARIES
[...] (C) On October 13, Nepal's anti-corruption agency, the CIAA, arrested three former senior government officials, including former minister and Deputy General Secretary of the Nepali Congress Party Govinda Raj Joshi, as well as two former government secretaries. Joshi's arrest represents the se [...]
2003-10-16 09:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR NP
03KATHMANDU2040NEPAL: MAOISTS ABDUCT AND RELEASE BRITISH ARMY
[...] (C) Summary. On October 19, a group of armed Maoists seized four British Army Gurkha officers or employees, including one active duty British Lieutenant Colonel and two Nepali Gurkha retired officers, in Baglung District in mid-western Nepal. The insurgents reportedly harangued the group for [...]
2003-10-21 10:13:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PREL UK NP
03KATHMANDU2042NEPAL: MAOISTS THREATEN CLOSURE OF
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives of Colgate-Palmolive in Nepal indicated to EconOff on October 21 that the company will close permanently if the Maoists do not withdraw their exortion demand (reftel). Colgate-Palmolive representatives during the meeting requested that the U.S. Embassy follow up [...]
2003-10-21 23:00:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALBEXP PTER ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU2048NEPAL: MAOISTS ISSUE CONCILIATORY STATEMENT;
[...] (C) In an October 21 press statement, Maoist leader Prachanda announced that the insurgents would no longer attack infrastructure, political party workers, members of the security forces on leave, and assistance projects, except those funded by "American imperialists." The statement, which [...]
2003-10-22 08:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER CASC ASEC BEXP NP
03KATHMANDU206NEPAL'S TOURISM INDUSTRY: WHERE IS THE BOTTOM?
[...] Nepal's tourism industry recorded a 28 percent decline in international arrivals for 2002. Domestic air travel appears to have declined more dramatically due to the security situation. The country's hotels and airlines are feeling the pressure and are cutting costs and restructuring their de [...]
2003-02-06 01:39:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD CASC NP
03KATHMANDU2074SAARC'S FRAMEWORK FREE TRADE TREATY: THE DEVIL
[...] (U) Rajiv Chander, Director of Trade and Transport Division of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretariat, provided EconOff with an up-beat read-out from the recent Committee of Experts (CoE) meeting (at the Commerce Secretary level) held in Kathmandu from 15 to [...]
2003-10-24 09:52:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2075NEPAL: MIXED RESULTS FROM THE 15TH JOINT
[...] (C) Summary. On October 24, Nepal's de facto Foreign Minister, Bekh Bahadur Thapa, briefed the Charge on the results of the 15th Nepal-Bhutan Joint Ministerial, which concluded in Thimpu on October 23. Thapa generally was positive about progress made at the meeting, noting an increased flexi [...]
2003-10-24 10:14:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL NP BH
03KATHMANDU2076NEPAL: MAOIST ACTIVITY OCTOBER 18 - OCTOBER 24
[...] After a relatively quiet Dasain holiday, the period of October 18-24 has been marked with increased violence. According to local press reports, 57 suspected Maoists, 3 security personnel and 5 civilians were killed during this week's clashes around the country. Despite the Maoists' press rel [...]
2003-10-25 04:58:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2098NEPAL: VISIT OF CHINESE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) The October 16-18 visit to Kathmandu of Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi focused primarily on preparations for the upcoming Dec. 2-3 visit of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Jia Qing Lin. According to the head of the Political Section of the Chinese Embass [...]
2003-10-29 09:21:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV CH NP
03KATHMANDU2132UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, OCTOBER 25-31
[...] Thirty-three Maoists and twenty security personnel were killed this week, including twelve policemen killed after hundreds of Maoists stormed two police posts on October 26 and 28. Eleven civilians also were killed, seven of whom reportedly were caught in crossfire, while four others were bru [...]
2003-11-02 23:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2150NEPAL: HOPELESSNESS REIGNS IN BHUTANESE REFUGEE
[...] (C) Summary. During a visit to the Bhutanese refugee camps in Eastern Nepal on October 29-30, PolOff met with UNHCR field officers, refugee community leaders, and the Khudunabari Camp Management Committee. Following the 15th Joint Ministerial in Thimpu (Ref A),the general mood among the ref [...]
2003-11-04 07:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PTER BH NP
03KATHMANDU2163NEPAL: MAOIST WEBSITE, LEADERSHIP ELABORATE ON
[...] (SBU) Recent public announcements by Nepal's Maoist leaders indicate an awareness of the movement's dwindling popular support and a continuing attempt to explain ideologically their failure to win power. For example, following the recent Maoist Politburo meeting (Reftel),the Maoists have po [...]
2003-11-05 05:53:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2164NEPAL: ICRC LAMENTS POST-CEASEFIRE DROP IN ACCESS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-05 06:27:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM MOPS PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU2165NEPAL: MAOIST RESPONSE TO U.S. TERRORISM
[...] (U) Nepal's Maoists, in response to the U.S. designation of them as terrorists on the assets freeze list (ref A),have posted a statement on the Nepali version of their website blasting the designation as an example of U.S. interference in the internal affairs of Nepal and its neighbors. The [...]
2003-11-05 06:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN KVPR NP
03KATHMANDU2187UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, NOVEMBER 1-7
[...] The local press reported that seventeen security personnel and sixty-six Maoists were killed in clashes this week. Maoists reportedly killed seven civilians, including a fifteen-year-old boy, and abducted ten others. In a statement issued on November 4, the Maoists reacted angrily to the USG [...]
2003-11-07 06:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2245NEPAL: MAOISTS KILL ARMY BRIGADIER GENERAL
[...] Summary. On November 15, Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Brigadier General Sagar Bahadur Pandey was killed after a Maoist-laid improvised explosive device (IED) detonated under his vehicle in Makwanpur District, south of Kathmandu. Pandey is the highest-ranking military official to be killed during th [...]
2003-11-17 08:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER MARR NP
03KATHMANDU2246NEPAL: PEACE CORPS TRAINEES TO RETURN TO CAPITAL
[...] (C) Summary: Peace Corps Nepal has decided to transfer 30 trainees participating in a 12-week program in Butwal, in the south central district of Rupandehi,and five other volunteers in that area back to Kathmandu following threats of possible "action" from local Maoist cadres. The trainees [...]
2003-11-17 09:58:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EAID CASC PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2248WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: November 11 to 17,
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Parties to go in forceful and comprehensive manner: The five political parties protesting against the royal takeover of October 4 last year have decided to continue with the protest programs in a more forceful and comprehensive manner in days to come. (Centrist "Kantip [...]
2003-11-18 02:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU2254WARNING NEPAL'S MAOISTS AGAIN AGAINST THREATENING
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In view of the increased intensity and frequency of verbal threats by Nepal's Maoists against U.S. citizens and interests, the Embassy requests Department permission to attempt to send another message to the Maoist leadership through a reliable intermediary, warning them to des [...]
2003-11-18 08:55:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC PREL NP IN UK
03KATHMANDU2278WITHOUT RELIEF, NEPAL'S AILING GARMENT INDUSTRY
[...] (U) The Maoist insurgency has had a devastating effect on Nepal's economy, including upon its fledgling manufacturing sector. Despite its own substantial problems, Nepal continues to be a firm ally of the U.S. in the fight against global terrorism, supporting our policy in Iraq and continuin [...]
2003-11-21 07:45:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KTEX NP
03KATHMANDU228APPARENT BREAKTHROUGH IN BHUTANESE REFUGEE DEADLOCK
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Meeting in Kathmandu on February 6, Nepali Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah and Bhutanese Foreign Minister Lyonpo Jigmi Y. Thinley reportedly reached agreement on criteria for the resettlement and repatriation of more than 100,000 Bhutanese refugees in Ne [...]
2003-02-07 09:22:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL EAID BT NP
03KATHMANDU2281NEPAL: LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION OFFERS TO PROVIDE
[...] (C) A Geneva-based representative of The Lutheran World Federation, Peter Prove, has suggested that the faith-based organization could provide third-party monitoring of the repatriation of Bhutanese refugees from Eastern Nepal to Bhutan. Prove also advocated that the donor governments hold an [...]
2003-11-21 08:06:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF BH NP
03KATHMANDU2284NEPAL: CHINESE REPORTEDLY ARREST FOUR SUSPECTED
[...] (C) Summary: The Chinese Ambassador in Kathmandu, Sun Heping, confirmed that his government has no reservations about U.S. security assistance to Nepal and expressed strong opposition to Nepal's Maoist insurgents. He was unable to confirm reports in the Nepali press that Chinese authorities [...]
2003-11-21 11:25:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER NP CH
03KATHMANDU2295NEPAL: PRIME MINISTER PREPARES FOR REGIONAL TOUR
[...] (C) On November 23, Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa will depart Nepal on a ten-day visit of the four regional capitals, starting with New Delhi and finishing with Islamabad. The objective is to brief the other SAARC governments on achievements made during Nepal's one-year chairmanship an [...]
2003-11-24 08:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALNP PGOV PREL
03KATHMANDU2298NEPAL: COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER MEETS MAOIST LEADERS
[...] (C) Summary. On November 20, Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninst (CPN-UML) leader Madhav Kumar Nepal met with Maoist leaders in northern India. Nepal's public statements following the meeting provoked criticism -- but not denial -- from the Maoists, as well as condemnation by o [...]
2003-11-24 09:43:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2300NEPAL: AMCIT HELD AND RELEASED BY MAOISTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AMCIT Zachary Hessler, a regular traveler to Nepal, was detained for four days in the Ganesh Himal region of Nepal. While not physically held, Hessler was not permitted to leave the area until Maoist cadre consulted with their leadership, while they held his passport and threat [...]
2003-11-24 23:06:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC ASEC PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU2309WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: November 18 to 24,
[...] U.S. -- Maoist fiat forces Peace Corps out: Thirty American Peace Corps volunteers have been forced to leave the district following an ultimatum by an armed group of Maoists asking them to leave within four days. The volunteers were running a temporary Peace Corps office at the Butwal Tec [...]
2003-11-25 03:24:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU231UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 1-7
[...] The groundwork for peace talks was laid with the Government of Nepal reportedly sending a formal invitation to the Maoists. The Maoists announced their five-member negotiating team for talks with the GON. Human rights organizations want the peace talks to focus on human rights and creating a [...]
2003-02-07 10:11:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU2318NEPAL: MORE MURMURINGS, BUT HOW MUCH MOVEMENT
[...] (C) Once again, political circles in Kathmandu are reporting signs that King Gyanendra may be considering another initiative to broaden multi-party participation in the government. The Palace reportedly has sent initial feelers out for separate meetings with the heads of the two largest pol [...]
2003-11-26 09:11:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IN NP GON
03KATHMANDU2319RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON TIBETAN REFUGEES
[...] Summary. On November 24, the Government of Nepal (GON) released nine Tibetans who had been in prison since 2001 after their fines were paid by a foreign benefactor. The group is expected to depart for India the evening of November 26. Separately, after repeated demarches to the Ministries [...]
2003-11-27 23:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREF CH NP
03KATHMANDU2323UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, NOVEMBER 22-28
[...] Forty Maoists, one Royal Nepal Army soldier and twelve police died in clashes this week, while twelve security personnel were injured. Maoists reportedly killed three civilians and abducted five. Three children died after bombs left by the insurgents exploded. Police seized a large cache o [...]
2003-11-28 06:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2330NEPAL: MAOISTS CRITICIZE U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE
[...] IN RESPONSE TO LOCAL PRESS REPORTING ON A/S ROCCA'S OCTOBER 29 TESTIMONY TO CONGRESS AND A NOVEMBER 26 ARTICLE IN THE VERNACULAR PUBLICATION JANA ASTHA (PEOPLE'S FAITH),THE MAOISTS POSTED A STATEMENT ON THEIR WEBSITE (WWW.CPNM.ORG) TITLED "MOCKERY OF U.S. DEMOCRACY: PEACE IN LIPS, GUNS IN HAN [...]
2003-11-28 09:18:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2332NEPAL: MAOIST ATTACKS AND THREATS AGAINST COCA-COLA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Colonel Mohan Singh, Coca-Cola's Chief Security Officer in Nepal, two bombs exploded on November 28 approximately 100 meters from the main gate of the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Bharatpur, Chitwan District. In addition, Col. Singh reported a separate incident in whic [...]
2003-11-28 10:49:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER NP
03KATHMANDU2340NEPAL: OTHER DONORS KEEPING A DISTANCE FROM US?
[...] (C) Summary: Following the delivery of increased USG security assistance last year, Maoist insurgents embarked on an anti-American propaganda campaign intended, in part, to isolate the U.S. diplomatically, discourage other donors from collaborating with us, and to incite Chinese and Indian [...]
2003-12-01 09:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER NP UK
03KATHMANDU2345PROMOTING DURABLE SOLUTIONS FOR THE BHUTANESE
[...] (SBU) Post welcomes reftel's proposals regarding a durable solution for the Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. We concur that U.S. objetives for the refugees are first, to ensure that basic protection and assistance needs of the refugees are met and second, to advance efforts by the Government of Ne [...]
2003-12-02 07:15:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM BH NP
03KATHMANDU2347NEPAL: REPORT FROM MAOIST HEARTLAND
[...] (U) A journalist working for one of Nepal's most respected English language newspapers has recently visited Rukum, a district in west central Nepal considered part of the heartland of the Maoist insurgency. His published report offers some insights into the autocratic nature of Maoist govern [...]
2003-12-02 08:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER PGOV MARR NP
03KATHMANDU2363NEPAL: MAOISTS CHANGE TACTICS AND TARGETS
[...] (C) Summary. Since 2002, improvements in the effectiveness of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA),among other reasons, have caused Nepal's Maoist insurgents to shift the focus of many of their operations from the hills to the lowland Terai. The Maoists' expansion into the Terai has enabled them to w [...]
2003-12-03 08:50:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2364NEPAL: HEAD OF BRITISH AID IN KATHMANDU TALKS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On December 3 Pol/Mil Chief received from his British counterpart notes from a November 13 telephone conversation between David Wood, the head of the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) in Nepal, and Baburam Bhattarai, top ideologue and erstwhile lead negotia [...]
2003-12-03 23:50:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER EAID NP UK
03KATHMANDU2366NEPAL: AMBASSADOR RELAYS CONCERNS ABOUT
[...] (S/NF) On December 3 the Ambassador raised with Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran reports that intelligence agents assigned to the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu have been characterizing USG policy and motives in Nepal as malevolently aimed at undermining Nepal's sovereignty. The Ambassador told Saran [...]
2003-12-04 02:14:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER NP IN
03KATHMANDU2367NEPAL: THE COST OF THE MAOIST INSURGENCY
[...] (U) The seven-year Maoist insurgency in Nepal has taken a tremendous toll on the already impoverished Nepalese economy. The impact of the conflict is obvious in the floundering tourist sector, the depressed foreign investment climate, stalled economic development projects, crippled infrastruc [...]
2003-12-04 02:18:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER ECON EAID EFIN NP
03KATHMANDU2383UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, NOVEMBER 29-
[...] On November 28, Interpol re-issued red corner notices for fourteen Maoists including top leaders Prachanda and Baburam Bhattarai. Despite a highly publicized meeting between Maoist leaders and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) last week [...]
2003-12-05 06:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2385BHUTANESE REFUGEES: UNHCR'S FAKHOURI FEARS CURRENT
[...] (C) Summary. After a two-day visit to Nepal, UNHCR Director for Asia, Jean-Marie Fakhouri met with Ambassador Malinowski privately to share his impressions and to discuss UNHCR's future role in the Bhutanese refugee camps. Fakhouri fears that Nepal-Bhutan negotiations on refugee repatriation [...]
2003-12-05 07:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL BH NP
03KATHMANDU2386NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE LEADER DEPLORES
[...] (C) On December 3, DCM and PolOff met with Bhutanese human rights activist Tek Nath Rizal to discuss conditions inside Bhutan and the repatriation of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. Rizal contends that the Royal Government of Bhutan's system of discrimination continues to oppress the ethnic Nepali [...]
2003-12-05 08:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM BH NP
03KATHMANDU2432BHUTANESE REFUGEES: FRIENDS OF BHUTAN VISIT TO
[...] (C) During a recent visit to Kathmandu, the Swiss and Austrian Ambassadors resident in New Delhi reported on their visit December 1-3 to Thimpu. The five-nation Friends of Bhutan demarched the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB),urging it to increase transparency in the repatriation process, t [...]
2003-12-15 05:45:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM BH NP
03KATHMANDU2444NEPAL: MAOIST EXTORTION DEMAND AGAINST COCA-COLA
[...] (C) Summary. According to NN Singh, General Manager for Coca-Cola in Nepal, the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Bharatpur, Chitwan District, received an extortion letter from the Maoists on December 11 followed by a telephoned deadline of December 15. During a follow-up meeting on December 15 w [...]
2003-12-16 09:23:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER CASC ECON NP BXEP
03KATHMANDU2451NEPAL: ATTACKS AGAINST UK-AFFLIATED DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's Maoists torched two British Department for International Development (DFID) project vehicles that were parked in a forestry department compound in Butwal, Rupendehi District on 14 December, the day prior to a Maoist called strike ("bandh") in the district. In addition [...]
2003-12-17 06:47:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER EAID NP
03KATHMANDU2469NEPAL: A/S ROCCA AND CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF DISCUSS
[...] (C) On December 17, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, met with Nepal's Chief of Army Staff, General Pyar Jung Thapa, to discuss the army's counter-insurgency efforts and human rights. The two also touched upon the possibility of Nepal providing peacekeepers in Iraq [...]
2003-12-19 07:05:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPARM PHUM PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2470A/S ROCCA AND NEPAL'S ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) On December 16, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia met with Ambassador-at-large and de facto Foreign Minister Bekh Bahadur Thapa and Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya to discuss the Government of SIPDIS Nepal's plans for political reconciliation and electio [...]
2003-12-19 07:09:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF ETRD BH CH NP
03KATHMANDU2472NEPAL: A/S ROCCA'S DECEMBER 16 MEETING WITH THE
[...] (C) On December 16, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, accompanied by Ambassador Malinowski, met with Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa to discuss Nepal-U.S. bilateral relations and Nepal's ongoing Maoist insurgency. Thapa expressed the GON's appreciation for USG [...]
2003-12-19 07:44:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF ECON NP
03KATHMANDU2476NEPAL: GOVERNMENT REACTION TO CAPTURE OF SADDAM
[...] (SBU) The December 16-19 visit to Kathmandu of Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca to Nepal SIPDIS provided an opportunity for a range of high-ranking government officials and others to convey their congratulations on the capture of Saddam Hussein. Many welcomed th [...]
2003-12-21 03:45:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ NP
03KATHMANDU2491NEPAL: SA A/S ROCCA'S MEETINGS WITH POLITICAL
[...] (C) In separate meetings with leaders of four political parties on December 18, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca, accompanied by Ambassador Malinowski, urged the need for reconciliation between the King and estranged political parties. With the exception of the Nep [...]
2003-12-23 05:01:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU25MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF AMERICAN ASSISTANCE TO NEPAL
[...] Nepal emerged from its feudal isolation in the 1950s with virtually no modern economic infrastructure and little intellectual capital. Development, while still very uneven, has improved the lives of many Nepalis, whose number has tripled in the past half century. The US Government, as one of [...]
2003-01-06 11:09:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU2500NEPAL: BRIEFING ON ROYAL NEPAL ARMY OPERATIONS FOR
[...] (C) On December 17, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, received a briefing from Major General K.B. Khadka, Director General of Military Operations of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). The briefing provided an overview of the RNA's strategy to combat the Maoist insurgency, [...]
2003-12-23 09:26:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2501NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEES ANGERED OVER
[...] (SBU) Summary. On December 22, the Nepal - Bhutan Joint Verification Team (JVT) visited Khudunabari Camp to brief refugees on conditions for repatriation to Bhutan. According to the Bhutanese JVT members, Category I refugees will be returned with full citizenship rights; Category II refugees [...]
2003-12-23 09:27:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL BH NP
03KATHMANDU2505Media Reaction: U.S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
[...] EDITORIALS/OPINIONS -- Editorial in "The Rising Nepal, " (Government-owned, E/D, 12/18): "...The four-day visit by the high-ranking U.S. official is expected to help the U.S. government garner an update on the recent developments in Nepal. Nepalese officials would do well to seize the oppo [...]
2003-12-24 04:01:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU2509MEDIA REACTION: SADDAM'S CAPTURE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-28 23:53:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU26NEPAL: FY2003 ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Summary: Post's anti-trafficking-in-persons (TIP) project proposals for FY2003 provide for improved formal and non-formal educational opportunities for girls; a public awareness campaign targeting urban migrants, media outlets, transport providers and rehabilitation centers; and improvement i [...]
2003-01-06 11:31:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB KPAO EAID NP
03KATHMANDU261NEPAL'S INTERIM GOVERNMENT MOVES REFORM FORWARD
[...] In the four months of its existence, Nepal's interim government has begun important reforms to control corruption, decentralize some government services, privatize ailing industries, and improve accountability. Although much remains to be done, including establishing services in conflict-aff [...]
2003-02-12 11:24:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON NP GON
03KATHMANDU262NEPAL: MAOIST CEASEFIRE GENERALLY HOLDING;
[...] (SBU) The Maoist insurgent leadership seems to be enforcing so far the moratorium on armed violence among its lower-level cadre across the country. There have been no reports of violations of the ceasefire, although extortion of funds from major business houses reportedly continues. Revised [...]
2003-02-12 11:36:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CASC NP
03KATHMANDU280US-INDIAN COOPERATION AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (C) Summary: US security assistance to Nepal has brought the ancillary advantage to the US of providing a new arena for fruitful US-Indian dialogue and collaboration. Top Indian diplomats in Kathmandu clearly appreciate not only US support for common US-Indian security objectives in Nepal, but al [...]
2003-02-14 05:16:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER IN NP
03KATHMANDU286NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEES CRITICIZE REPATRIATION
[...] Summary: On February 12, PolOff met with respresentatives of the Bhutan National Democratic Party (BNDP),a political group composed of Bhutanese refugees living in UNHCR-administered camps in Nepal, to discuss the results of the 12th round of ministerial talks on the refugee issue (ref A). W [...]
2003-02-14 09:15:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL EAID BT NP IN
03KATHMANDU287BHUTANESE REFUGEES: GON HOLDS DONOR'S MEETING,
[...] (SBU) On February 13, Nepal's Secretary of Foreign Affairs briefed international donors on the agreement reached between Nepal and Bhutan on verification of Bhutanese refugees. The Government of Nepal (GoN) and participating donors were openly skeptical of the agreement, pointing out the lac [...]
2003-02-14 11:24:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL EAID NP
03KATHMANDU288UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 8-14
[...] No date has been set yet for the start of a formal peace dialogue. Several international organizations are offering help in mediating the process. Maoist leader Prachanda has warned that if the peace talks fail, Nepal would suffer a major catastrophe, while the student wing of the Maoists ha [...]
2003-02-16 03:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU292NEPAL: PARTIES BOYCOTT PM'S MEETING ON PEACE
[...] (U) Five of the six parties that had MPs in the previous Parliament boycotted a February 17 meeting called by Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand to discuss Government of Nepal (GON) efforts to begin negotiations with Maoist insurgents. The all-party meeting, which the GON had billed as a [...]
2003-02-18 11:02:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU309LOCAL POLITICAL PARTIES STAGE ANTI-AMERICAN
[...] On Tuesday, 18 February, a group of ten leftist political parties staged an anti-American protest, culminating with the delivery of a protest letter to the Embassy. The crowd numbered around 100. Their slogans decried US war with Iraq and North Korea, and US Imperialism. The protest was pe [...]
2003-02-21 10:07:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDASEC NP
03KATHMANDU311UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 15-21
[...] The Kathmandu press has reported that an informal meeting has been set for February 24 between Government of Nepal (GON) representatives and Maoist negotiators. Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Dinnath Sharma, members of the Maoist negotiating team, reportedly are in the capital to meet with polit [...]
2003-02-21 10:28:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU312NEPAL: MAOISTS MEET MAINSTREAM PARTY LEADERS IN
[...] (C) Two members of the Maoist Central Committee have been meeting individual leaders of mainstream political parties in Kathmandu over the past few days to seek their support before negotiations with the Government of Nepal (GON). Party sources contacted have been noncommittal about the ten [...]
2003-02-21 10:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU313NEPAL: INFORMATION ON U.S. MISSION ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (U) This message contains business sensitive information; please handle accordingly. 2. (U) AmEmbassy Kathmandu welcomes the efforts of EB and H in highlighting Embassy initiatives to promote American business. The mission submits the following four key efforts and successes, as requeste [...]
2003-02-21 11:26:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BBSR ETRD EINV NP
03KATHMANDU322GARLANDS AND PETITIONS: AMBASSADOR VISITS
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Malinowski visited UNHCR-administered camps in eastern Nepal during the weekend of February 15-16 to assess the situation of the Bhutanese refugees and to monitor the provision of food and other assistance from donor countries including the United States. The high-level [...]
2003-02-24 10:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM EAID NP BT
03KATHMANDU329USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY FOR NEPAL
[...] In CY 02 our Mission engaged with the Government of Nepal (GON),the military, and members of civil society on a variety of fronts to advance the USG human rights agenda. Such programs have addressed needs in areas as diverse as voter education; advocacy in a democracy; trafficking in persons [...]
2003-02-25 11:43:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL EAID NP
03KATHMANDU330NEPAL/INDIA EXTRADITION TREATY NEGOTIATIONS FALTER
[...] (SBU) Extradition treaty negotiations between the Government of India (GOI) and the Government of Nepal (GON) ended inconclusively after five days on February 20. This initial meeting, held in Kathmandu at the working level, was aimed at updating and revising the existing extradition treaty [...]
2003-02-25 11:50:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL NP IN
03KATHMANDU351USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY FOR NEPAL
[...] In CY 02 our Mission engaged with the Government of Nepal (GON),the military, and members of civil society on a variety of fronts to advance the USG human rights agenda. Such programs have addressed needs in areas as diverse as voter education; advocacy in a democracy; trafficking in persons [...]
2003-02-27 10:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL EAID NP
03KATHMANDU352NEPAL: COCA-COLA FACES CONTINUED MAOIST EXTORTION
[...] (SBU) Nepal's Coca-Cola bottler is continuing to receive extortion demands from the Maoists, despite the cease-fire and a claimed commitment by Maoist leader Prachanda to stop such practices (Ref C). In coordination with Coca-Cola's Country Manager and its corporate offices in Atlanta and Ba [...]
2003-02-27 10:40:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS ASEC CASC BEXP NP
03KATHMANDU358UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 22-28
[...] Narayan Singh Pun, Minister of Physical Planning and Works and government-appointed peace talks coordinator, said the peace process will take time but can be accomplished without the participation of other political parties if necessary. Pun also said he expects to hold talks with the Maoist [...]
2003-02-28 10:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU363INDO-NEPAL COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION
[...] ON FEBRUARY 10-14, REPRESENTATIVES FROM INDIA AND NEPAL MET IN KATHMANDU TO NEGOTIATE RAILWAY AND TRANS- BORDER MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC AGREEMENTS, WITH LIMITED RESULTS. THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL (GON),UNDER SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO OPEN ITS WORLD BANK-FUNDED INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT (ICD),MADE A [...]
2003-02-28 11:45:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ELTN NP IN XD
03KATHMANDU365NEPAL: THIRD ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Following is Post's submission for the third annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political/Economic Officer Sarah Welborne (tel: 977-1-411-179, fax: 977-1-410-723, e-mail: welbornese@state.gov). 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a co [...]
2003-02-28 11:46:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NP
03KATHMANDU366NEPAL: MAOISTS DENY COCA-COLA EXTORTION
[...] (C) On February 28 Narayan Singh Pun, Minister for Physical Works and government-appointed interlocutor with Maoist insurgents, called the Ambassador to report that he had, as requested, raised with his Maoist contacts the continued extortion of funds from Coca-Cola's local representative (Re [...]
2003-02-28 11:46:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS BEXP ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU408NEPAL: MAOISTS STEP UP PRE-TALK DEMANDS,
[...] (C) The declaration of a ceasefire between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents on January 29 has led to little discernible progress toward actual peace negotiations thus far. Neither side has committed to a code of conduct governing the truce, the GON has not yet named its ne [...]
2003-03-06 06:21:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU426NEPAL: UML ADVOCATES ALL-PARTY GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) The Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) began a month-long campaign on March 6 to create public support for an all-party interim government. Although UML sources were optimistic about garnering support for the plan from the other Parliamentary parties, none has so far [...]
2003-03-07 11:06:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU427NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS MAOISTS THREATENING
[...] (S) Summary: According to Shyam Saran, India's Ambassador to Nepal, continued disagreement on the terms of a code of conduct for the current cease-fire has led Maoists to threaten an end to preliminary talks about future peace negotiations with the GON. At the heart of the disagreement is th [...]
2003-03-07 11:32:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PREL PTER NP IN
03KATHMANDU44NEPAL: MAOISTS IN NO MOOD FOR COMPROMISE
[...] (S) Summary. In both their words and deeds, Nepal's Maoist insurgents have shown themselves to be unwilling to negotiate, compromise or abandon their armed struggle. They have admitted that they would use negotiations or a cease-fire as an opportunity to regroup for their next offensive. The [...]
2003-01-08 10:43:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU440NEPAL: MAOIST STUDENTS LOCK OUT UNIVERSITY
[...] (SBU) On March 9 members of the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal National Independent Student Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) padlocked administrative offices at 25 branches of Tribhuvan University. Maoist student leaders threaten that the lock-out will continue until the Government of Nepal (GON) [...]
2003-03-11 11:30:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER SOCI PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU468NEPAL'S TOP POLITICOS SHUN PM; PUSH FOR ALL-PARTY
[...] (C) On March 10 leaders of most political parties boycotted for the second time an all-party meeting called by interim Prime Minister Chand. One day later, 11 left-wing parties, including the Maoists, met to discuss "a joint movement" against Chand's government. King Gyanendra met separatel [...]
2003-03-14 09:23:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU471UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 8-14
[...] The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists jointly announced the signing of a code of conduct on March 13. Dinanath Sharma, senior-level Maoist and member of the Maoist negotiating team, arrived in the capital and met with the major leftist political parties. Prime Minister Lokendra Bahad [...]
2003-03-14 11:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU472NEPAL: GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS AGREE TO CODE OF
[...] (C) At a press conference on March 13, Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist representatives released a long-awaited code of conduct to govern behavior during the ongoing ceasefire. The 22-point program contains language that is ambiguous in parts, but which defines some clear ground rules for t [...]
2003-03-14 12:10:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU477MAOISTS IN WESTERN NEPAL DISCUSS TERMS OF
[...] (SBU) On March 4, a non-governmental organization held a meeting with Maoist, government, and social organization representatives in Jumla, a district headquarters in Nepal's mid-western hills. The Maoists tentatively agreed to end extortion and allow for the free movement of political parti [...]
2003-03-18 09:06:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU480NEPAL'S CEASE-FIRE: HINTS OF MAOIST STRATEGY FROM
[...] (SBU) Econoff visited Nepalgunj and Jumla districts of midwestern Nepal from March 4 to 7 to assess the effects of the cease-fire. Despite statements from the Maoists at the national level (Ref A),insurgents in the Midwest Development Region are still using rhetoric calling for the establish [...]
2003-03-18 09:43:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU50NEPAL: MAOISTS KIDNAP CHILDREN FOR MILITARY
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Several GON sources confirmed to the Embassy on January 8 that more than 200 students from four districts in Nepal's far-western region have been abducted from their schools by Maoist insurgents over the past two weeks. Some of the children have been return [...]
2003-01-09 07:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU507NEPAL: MAOISTS POSTURING FOR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
[...] (SBU) On March 19, the Ambassador met with Kul Chandra Gautam, Deputy Executive Director with UNICEF in New York, and a Nepali visiting the country for personal and professional reasons. Gautam related a conversation with the Maoists' second-in-command regarding the latter's desire for a con [...]
2003-03-20 10:26:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU515UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 15-21
[...] Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand told the local press that peace talks would likely start in April, while Dinanath Sharma, senior-level Maoist leader and member of the Maoist negotiating team, said he was ready to begin talks at any time. Narayan Singh Pun, Minister of Physical Planning [...]
2003-03-21 10:00:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU549NEPAL: GOVERNMENT RAISES PETROL PRICES
[...] (U) Summary: The Government of Nepal (GON) raised prices on all petroleum products to prevent further losses by state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC). The price increase should substantially reduce the corporation's monthly losses, but will not produce a profit. Prior to the increase, rumo [...]
2003-03-26 11:20:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU551TFIZ01: NEPAL REACTIONS TO WAR IN IRAQ FOR MARCH
[...] PROTESTS AND MISSION SECURITY: The Embassy maintained full services and normal working hours on March 27. As of 3:00 p.m. local time, Embassy knows of no protests in the capital against the war in Iraq or against the U.S. A small anti-war protest in downtown Kathmandu on March 26 apparently [...]
2003-03-27 09:08:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC KPAO NP PREL
03KATHMANDU552NEPAL: KING'S CONFIDANT ON INDIAN, EUROPEAN
[...] (S) On March 26 royal confidant Prabhakar Rana briefed the Ambassador and DCM on his recent secret discussions with foreign government representatives in India and Europe. Indian National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra reportedly emphasized to Rana that while the GOI supports Government of [...]
2003-03-27 10:54:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPREL PGOV PTER IN NP
03KATHMANDU563UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 22-28
[...] Progress toward peace talks between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents remains stalled during King Gyanendra's two-week visit to India. In the interim, Maoist and GON representatives are accusing one another of failing to create a "conducive atmosphere" for talks, and violat [...]
2003-03-28 09:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU565NEPAL'S FOREIGN SECRETARY REPORTS BILATERAL
[...] (C) Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya told the Ambassador and DCM on March 28 that the Governments of Nepal and Bhutan have reached agreement on a formula for the repatriation or resettlement of an initial tranche of 12,000 Bhutanese refugees living in eastern Nepal. Under the agreement, [...]
2003-03-28 10:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM NP BT
03KATHMANDU566NEPALI MAOISTS PURSUE SEPARATE DIALOGUE WITH
[...] (C) Anton Hagen, local head of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC),confirmed to the DCM that Maoist insurgents have enlisted his help in sounding out other European and Canadian donor agencies regarding a possible meeting with Maoist interlocutors. Hagen also confirmed t [...]
2003-03-28 12:02:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID SZ NP
03KATHMANDU57NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 4-10
[...] Interpol has issued five more warrants for Maoists, bringing the total to sixteen. The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists still have not agreed on a date for peace talks, but the GON announced a plan aimed at rehabilitating Maoists. The insurgency, meanwhile, has created a demand for [...]
2003-01-10 10:02:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU572NEPAL: MAOIST IDEOLOGUE SURFACES IN CAPITAL;
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since his return to the capital March 28, Maoist ideologue and second-ranking leader Baburam Bhattarai has conducted a media blitz, appearing at two consecutive press conferences, a Reporters' Club ceremony, and a popular television talk show. In his appearances so far, Bhatta [...]
2003-03-31 12:39:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU607STATE DEPT. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2003
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-04 03:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU620NEPAL: MAOIST NEGOTIATING TEAM HOLDS PUBLIC RALLY
[...] (U) On April 3, the Maoists held a rally of an estimated 20,000 in a public park in Kathmandu. Near the venue, widows and orphans of Maoist violence called for charges to be brought against the Maoist leadership. The Maoist negotiating team led by Baburam Bhattarai reiterated their demands [...]
2003-04-04 11:09:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU621NEPAL: MAOISTS ASK TO MEET AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) On April 4 the Embassy received what appeared to be a form letter addressed to "Your Excellency the Ambassador/Consular" and signed by Maoist second-in-command Baburam Bhattarai inviting the Ambassador or his representative to "a goodwill meeting" with the five-man negotiating team. T [...]
2003-04-04 11:34:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU623NEPAL: CEASEFIRE SEES INCREASE IN TORTURE CLAIMS
[...] (C) Summary: PolOff and USAID Mission's Deputy Director of Special Programs Office met with the program director of the USAID-supported Center for Victims of Torture (CVICT) in Biratnagar, Morang District, on March 27-28 to discuss the center's operation since the January 29 cease fire between [...]
2003-04-04 12:40:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID SOCI PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU624UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 29-APRIL
[...] Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand has said that progress is being achieved peace talks have still not begun between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists since the arrival in Kathmandu a week ago of the Maoist negotiating team. After being underground for seven years, members of [...]
2003-04-04 12:40:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU643NEPAL: KING ADDRESSES FAR-WEST
[...] (U) Summary: On April 4, King Gyanendra addressed thousands at a civic reception in Nepal's far-west. The King's brief remarks highlighted the importance of the monarchy as an institution, the need for good governance to achieve development, and his commitment to representative multiparty d [...]
2003-04-08 06:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PTER NP GON
03KATHMANDU647NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE CONCERNS ABOUT
[...] (C) On April 8 a delegation of Bhutanese refugees from eastern Nepal met with poloff to raise a number of concerns about ongoing discussions between the Governments of Nepal and Bhutan regarding the refugees' categorization and possible repatriation to Bhutan. Among such concerns are whethe [...]
2003-04-08 11:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL PGOV NP BT
03KATHMANDU656NEPAL: MAOISTS ON MEDIA OVERKILL; GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Since his emergence from under ground nearly two weeks ago, Maoist ideologue Baburam Bhattarai has dominated the headlines and airwaves of the Nepali media. The Maoists have used the opportunity to criticize the Government of Nepal (GON) and the political parties for ineptitude; to empha [...]
2003-04-10 07:28:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU657CEASEFIRE BRINGS UNEASY PEACE TO NEPAL'S NORTHEAST
[...] Summary: On an April 2-3 trip to northeastern Dolakha district, PolOff and PolFSN met with civil servants, police and local business owners. The district has remained quiet since the January 29 declaration of nationwide cease-fire, though some non-violent Maoist activities continue. Civil s [...]
2003-04-10 09:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV CASC NP
03KATHMANDU671NEPALI MAOISTS MEET WITH EU MISSION HEAD
[...] (C) The head of the European Union office in Kathmandu broke ranks with his diplomatic colleagues and met with Maoist ideologue Baburam Bhattarai and other Maoist leaders in Kathmandu on April 10. The EU Charge justified his "spontaneous" decision to meet the insurgent leader on humanitaria [...]
2003-04-11 10:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL EU NP
03KATHMANDU691NEPAL: MAOISTS TO MEET EMBOFFS
[...] (C) Following Ref C guidance, on April 16 poloff contacted known Maoist sympathizer Padma Ratna Tuladhar to convey Embassy agreement to meet at the First Secretary level with Maoist representatives. Poloff advised Tuladhar that the RSO will also participate in the meeting, which has been te [...]
2003-04-16 09:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU692NEPAL: GOVERNMENT NAMES MEMBERS OF NEGOTIATING
[...] (SBU) On April 16 the Government of Nepal (GON) announced the members of the team it appointed to negotiate with Maoist insurgents. As expected, the appointees are all members of the Cabinet. The six-person team, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Badri Prasad Mandal, includes: Physical Works [...]
2003-04-16 10:34:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP GON
03KATHMANDU702NEPAL REQUESTS USG LENIENCY FOR WTO ACCESSION
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: In an April 16 meeting with the Ambassador, Commerce Secretary Lawa Prasad Devkota requested that the USG show greater flexibility in accepting Nepal's revised WTO offers. As a long-time development partner, it is "kind of incumbent" upon the US to assist N [...]
2003-04-18 04:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL SNAR NP
03KATHMANDU707UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 11-18
[...] On April 16 the Government of Nepal (GON) finally announced its six-member team for peace talks with the Maoists (Ref A). Baburam Bhattarai and the Maoist negotiating team met with Narayan Singh Pun, government- appointed peace talks coordinator, for "goodwill" talks on April 13, following th [...]
2003-04-18 09:21:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU715NEPAL: 21 TIBETANS DETAINED ON IMMIGRATION CHARGES
[...] (C) Summary: Twenty-one Tibetan refugees, including eleven minors, were detained by Nepal's Department of Immigration (DOI) on April 15. In an apparent toughening of rhetoric, the Home Secretary was "quite adamant" in an April 17 meeting with Office of Tibet Representative Wangchuk Tsering t [...]
2003-04-21 06:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM NP CH
03KATHMANDU739NEPAL'S MAOIST LEADERS RETURN TO INFLEXIBLE STANCE
[...] (U) Summary: In an April 22 mass meeting held in southwestern Nepal, Maoist ideologue Baburam Bhattarai reportedly stated that the "introductory round" of peace talks originally scheduled for April 21 was postponed (ref A) due to ambiguity in the government's stand on the "political agenda" [...]
2003-04-23 11:21:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU740NEPAL: APRIL 23 KATHMANDU STRIKE WELL OBSERVED;
[...] (U) A general strike, or bandh, called for Kathmandu Valley by the Nepali Congress (Democratic) Party student union was generally widely observed on April 23. A few private and commercial vehicles were seen plying the streets, while most shops remained shuttered. There were a few scattered [...]
2003-04-23 11:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER CASC ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU753NEPAL: CHINESE AMBASSADOR PRESSURES GON TO ARREST
[...] (C) At an April 25 meeting with Home Secretary Tikka Datta Niraula, Ambassador Malinowski raised the issue of twenty-one Tibetans, including eleven minors, recently arrested on immigration charges (reftel). The Ambassador encouraged the Government of Nepal (GON) to release the detainees into [...]
2003-04-25 09:22:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF NP CH
03KATHMANDU769NEPAL: GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS HOLD FIRST ROUND OF
[...] (SBU) On April 27 Government of Nepal (GON) negotiators held the first round of peace talks with their Maoist counterparts in a Kathmandu hotel. During the talks the Maoists presented a set of 24 demands that included a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution; the integration of th [...]
2003-04-28 11:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU770NEPAL: APRIL 28 BANDH WELL-OBSERVED; MAOIST
[...] An April 28 general strike, or bandh, called for the Kathmandu Valley by several student groups (reftel) was generally well-observed. A few public and private vehicles were seen on the streets, but most Nepalis chose to walk or ride bicycles. Approximately sixty to sixty-five percent of sho [...]
2003-04-28 12:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER CASC ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU793NEPAL CRACKS DOWN ON IRAQI TRAVELERS
[...] (C) In a May 1 conversation with the DCM, Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya disclosed that the Government SIPDIS of Nepal (GON) has instructed all its diplomatic posts not to issue visas to Iraqi passport holders without specific authorization from the Foreign Ministry in Kathmandu. Ac [...]
2003-05-02 06:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP IZ
03KATHMANDU795UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 26-May 2
[...] On April 27 negotiators representing the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists held the first round of exploratory peace talks (Ref A). Amnesty International (AI) published a report on April 23 claiming over a thousand Maoist cadres remain imprisoned. A strike on April 29 called by the [...]
2003-05-02 07:59:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU80NEPAL COMPARES FAVORABLY IN CORRUPTION SURVEY
[...] In December 2002, Transparency International-Bangladesh (TIB) completed a citizen survey of five South Asian countries on the incidence of corruption in accessing and using government services in education, health, power, land administration, taxation, police, and the judiciary. In almost all [...]
2003-01-16 10:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI NP
03KATHMANDU814NEPAL: PM'S ADDRESS RILES PARTIES; TURNOUT IN
[...] (C) Leaders of most mainstream political parties reacted negatively to a May 2 televised address by Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand, focusing on his criticism of their behavior, rather than on his offer to step down for the good of the nation. So far, however, the parties' efforts to i [...]
2003-05-05 11:16:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
03KATHMANDU837NEPAL: SECOND ROUND OF TALKS BETWEEN INSURGENTS,
[...] (U) The second round of talks between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents is scheduled to take place on May 9 at an undisclosed location, according to local press reports. The initial round was held less than a week earlier at a Kathmandu hotel (Ref A). No agenda for the seco [...]
2003-05-07 09:44:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU853NEPAL: KILLERS OF TWO MAOIST STUDENTS REMAIN
[...] (SBU) Although the Maoist-affiliated student union continues to blame the security forces for the killings of two of its members in April, most human rights groups and mainstream politicians from the area believe that the pair were likely murdered by others in the insurgents' student wing. [...]
2003-05-08 10:25:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU858UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, May 3-9
[...] The second round of peace talks between negotiators for the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists is being held on May 9. Envoys from China and the United Kingdom expressed support and assistance for the peace process. Maoist leaders have sharply criticized USG for listing their party on a [...]
2003-05-09 09:37:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU860NEPAL: GOVERNMENT HOLDS SECOND ROUND OF DIALOGUE
[...] (U) On May 9 Government of Nepal (GON) negotiators held a second round of talks with Maoist insurgents at a hotel in Kathmandu (located less than one km from the Embassy). The talks concluded more quickly than the first round, held April 27, ending after only two and a half hours. As of 4:00 [...]
2003-05-09 09:58:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU87NEPAL: ARMY FACES CRITICISM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) The Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has come under fire recently from a variety of sources, both local and international, for human rights abuses committed while fighting Nepal's bloody six-year-old Maoist insurgency. Most disturbing, according to some sources, is the pattern of apparent impun [...]
2003-01-17 10:13:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL MCAP MOPS NP
03KATHMANDU885WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: MAY 6 - 12, 2003
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS "SECOND ROUND OF PEACE TALKS" -- The government and Maoists made incremental progress in the second round of peace talks (5/9) with the former agreeing to release a few jailed rebels and even limiting the Royal Nepal Army to within five kilometers of their barrack [...]
2003-05-13 08:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU886NEPAL: FOREIGN AND COMMERCE SECRETARIES PLEAD
[...] (U) Please see paragraph 4 for action request. GoN Presses Ambassador and DCM for USG Support --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) On a number of recent occasions, Nepal's Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya, and Secretary for Industry, Commerce, and Supply Lava De [...]
2003-05-13 09:54:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD NP
03KATHMANDU89NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 11-17
[...] Progress toward Government-Maoist peace talks reportedly is at a standstill. The Government of Nepal announced the creation of a 20,000-man task force to combat the insurgency. The GON responded to criticism over food distribution programs and human rights abuses. Human Rights Watch releas [...]
2003-01-17 10:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU90NEPALIS LAUNCH PRIVATE EFFORT TO SOLVE BHUTANESE
[...] Summary: A team of distinguished Nepali former diplomats and former officials met with Ambassador Malinowski on January 17 to encourage US support for efforts to repatriate Bhutanese refugees residing in seven camps in Eastern Nepal. The delegation recently returned from a trip to New Delhi, [...]
2003-01-17 11:02:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU901UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, May 10-15
[...] The second round of peace talks between negotiators for the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists was held on May 9 (Reftel). International envoys continue to express support and hope for successful peace talks. The Royal Nepal Army (RNA) says it will not accept limitations on its patrolling [...]
2003-05-15 09:39:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU902NEPALI ARMY REJECTS 5KM RESTRICTION DEMANDED BY
[...] (U) On May 14 Col. Deepak Gurung, spokesman for the Royal Nepal Army (RNA),publicly denied that the Government of Nepal (GON) had agreed to confine soldiers to a 5-km radius of their barracks, as reported by Maoist negotiators, the press, and other sources close to the negotiations (Reftel). [...]
2003-05-15 10:47:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU91THREE MORE TIBETANS JAILED IN NEPAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nepali Immigration Courts have sentenced three Tibetans to three years' imprisonment for failure to pay fines and visa fees resulting from their illegal presence in Nepal. UNHCR and the Office of Tibet have objected to the sentences, saying that the three Tibetans were on their [...]
2003-01-17 11:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM NP
03KATHMANDU945NEPAL ARMY CLAIMS HEARTS-AND-MINDS CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) Over the past month, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has been conducting a series of one-week civil affairs programs in 25 Maoist-affected districts in the east and mid-west of the country. While most of the programs so far feature mobile medical clinics, in some areas the RNA has carried out [...]
2003-05-22 09:27:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMOPS MCAP PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU960UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, May 17-23
[...] No date has been set yet for the third round of peace talks. However, the controversy continues around restrictions on the movements of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). Maoist leaders have demanded explanations for the statements made by Ramesh Nath Pandey, Minister for Information and Communicat [...]
2003-05-23 10:06:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU961NEPAL: KING KEEPS PARTIES AT BAY
[...] (C) His public and private statements of support for the principle of multiparty democracy notwithstanding, King Gyanendra continues to hold mainstream political parties at arm's length. Contrary to recent widespread expectations, he has taken no visible steps to form an all-party government. [...]
2003-05-23 11:03:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
03KATHMANDU967NEPAL'S MAOISTS STRIVING TO WIN HEARTS AND MINDS
[...] (C) From April 26 to May 4, Embassy and USAID representatives traveled to Nepal's northwest district of Dolpa. Fifteen of the district's twenty-five villages are affected by Maoist activities, with six in the southwest highly affected. Maoists in the district have begun some development wor [...]
2003-05-27 03:18:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU975NEPAL'S ANTI-CORRUPTION WATCHDOG INITIATES
[...] (SBU) On May 16, the Commission for the Investigation of the Abuse of Authority (CIAA) issued summons to prominent current and former politicians and government employees, including former Prime Minister and General Secretary of the Nepali Congress Party Girija Prasad Koirala. On May 19, Koi [...]
2003-05-28 09:18:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON KCRM NP
03KATHMANDU977NEPAL: MINISTERIAL MEETING FAILS TO RESOLVE
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The 14th bilateral meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Nepal and Bhutan concluded on May 22 without clarifying a number of crucial issues, including the status of thousands of Bhutanese refugees who must reapply for citizenship upon their return, and the [...]
2003-05-28 09:34:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL NP BT
03KATHMANDU978NEPAL'S POLITICAL PARTIES' ATTEMPT TO RE-OPEN
[...] (U) On May 28, Nepal's political parties marched on the Parliament House in an attempt to reconvene the dissolved House of Representatives for two days of meetings. Each of the five parties participating in the day's protest held seats prior to Parliament's dissolution in 2002, including the [...]
2003-05-28 09:41:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU984CHINESE PRESSURE NEPAL TO DEPORT TIBETANS
[...] (C) Summary: On May 29 Office of Tibet Representative in Kathmandu Wangchuk Tsering reported that the Department of Immigration was preparing to hand over to representatives of the Chinese Embassy 18 Tibetans detained for immigration violations. The Government of Nepal (GON) has also asked [...]
2003-05-29 10:13:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL NP CH
03KATHMANDU989UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, May 24-30
[...] Representatives from the negotiating teams of the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists have been unusually quiet this week, with no progress reported in setting a date for the third round of talks. Members from both teams reportedly are blaming each other for the stalled negotiations. In [...]
2003-05-30 07:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU991NEPAL: PM RESIGNS; NEW GOVERNMENT,PROBABLY WITH
[...] (S) Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand resigned from office on May 30. Well-placed Palace sources predict the Palace will approach leaders of the Parliamentary parties to form an all-party government. A confidant of the King credits US (and, we believe, Indian) pressure with encouraging [...]
2003-05-30 09:31:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PREL NP GON
03KATHMANDU997NEPAL: TIBETANS STILL IN DETENTION; MOVED TO
[...] (C) Charge delivered Ref A demarche to Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya on May 30. Acharya denied that there has been any change in Government of Nepal (GON) policy toward Tibetans transiting Nepal. He said that he would look into reports of Chinese diplomats attempting to pressure immi [...]
2003-05-30 10:24:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL NP CH
03KATHMANDU998NEPAL DEPORTS TIBETAN DETAINEES
[...] (SBU) In the early morning hours of May 31, Nepali authorities handed over 18 Tibetan detainees (including 8 minors) to representatives of the Chinese Embassy for deportation. As of 0915 local time, the Chinese Embassy vehicle containing the 18 was reported heading toward the Chinese border [...]
2003-05-31 04:05:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALNOTAG NP
03KATHMANDU999NEPALI KING ASKS PARTY LEADERS FOR CONSENSUS
[...] (C) Breaking with past practice, Nepal's King Gyanendra convoked on May 30 leaders of the seven parties that had held seats in the last Parliament to offer them an opportunity to constitute a new, more broadly-based government (Ref A). The King assured the leaders that a new Prime Minister wo [...]
2003-05-31 04:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
03OTTAWA1118CANADA TO PRESS BHUTAN ON NEGOTIATIONS,
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-17 21:08:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF BT NP CA
03OTTAWA2255BHUTANESE REFUGEES: CANADA CONTINUES TO PRESS FOR
[...] (C) Post shared points contained reftel with Elissa Golberg, DFAIT's Acting Deputy Director for Humanitarian Affairs, on August 7. Golberg said Canada agrees that pressure should continue on both Bhutan and Nepal to agree to a durable solution for the Bhutanese refugees. Canada is going to con [...]
2003-08-08 17:36:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALBT NP PHUM PREF PREL CA UNHCR
03OTTAWA418REFUGEE SITUATION IN NEPAL: CANADA SHARES CONCERN
[...] (SBU) We presented reftel demarche February 10 to Elissa Golberg, Policy Advisor for Humanitarian Affairs in DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division. She stated that Canada shares our concern over the lack of progress in solving the refugee situati [...]
2003-02-11 21:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PGOV PHUM BT NP CA
03THEHAGUE1899BHUTAN: DUTCH CONCERNS ABOUT BHUTANESE REFUGEES IN
[...] (C) On July 29 PolOff conveyed reftel to MFA South Asia Senior Policy Advisors Arjen Kool and Robert Claessens. Kool and Claessens noted the similarity between reftel and the July 18 EU statement on Bhutan. The GoNL remains concerned about the situation of the Bhutanese refugees, especially [...]
2003-07-29 11:24:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL BT NP NL UNHCR
04ABUDHABI2836NEPALESE CHARGE REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE WITH
[...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 4. 2. (C) The Nepalese Charge d'Affaires, Madhuban Prasad Paudel, requested assistance from Charge in tracking a Nepalese press report stating that 12 Nepali workers were taken hostage in Iraq, allegedly for helping U.S. forces. Acting on instr [...]
2004-08-22 13:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL TC NP
04ABUDHABI3209TIP CASES SHOW UAE STILL CHALLENGED
[...] (U) This is an action request for G/TIP and NEA/ARPI country desk, please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A number of recent trafficking cases in the UAE point to the continuing challenges in the TIP arena here. There is a growing difference in views between Dubai police and public prosec [...]
2004-09-16 06:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL TC IN NP RP
04BRUSSELS3207MAOIST VIOLENCE IN NEPAL: NO EU CLEARINGHOUSE
[...] (C) We met on July 28 with Mario Ferrucci, deputy head of the India, Nepal, and Bhutan unit in the Commission's External Relations directorate, to discuss reftel points. He said that UK pressure for designating the Maoists as a terrorist organization was "a constant" in EU discussions, most r [...]
2004-07-28 14:03:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPTER KT NP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4362EU CLOSE TO A DECISION TO FREEZE MAOIST ASSETS
[...] (C) Summary. The EU is "close" to taking a decision to freeze Maoist assets. While there is some discussion of tactics, there is an increasing awareness within the EU of the need to act. End summary. 2. (C) USEU Poloff raised reftel points on freezing Maoist assets with Bruno Hanses, Sou [...]
2004-10-08 15:54:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN NP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4994A/S ROCCA DISCUSSES SOUTH ASIA WITH EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 12 and 15 in Brussels, SA A/S Christina Rocca met with DG Robert Cooper of the European Council and DDG Herve Jouanjean of the European Commission to discuss the current situation and upcoming challenges in South Asia. A/S Rocca raised concerns about deteriorating p [...]
2004-11-24 10:08:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER AF PK IN CE NP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04KATHMANDU1001NEPAL: KING'S ADVISOR OUTLINES STEPS TO FORM NEW
[...] SUMMARY: KING GYANENDRA'S BUSINESS PARTNER AND CONFIDANT, PRABHAKAR RANA, TOLD THE CHARGE AND DCM ON MAY 28 THAT REPEATED EFFORTS TO PERSUADE THE LEADERS OF THE TWO MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES TO ACCEPT SOMEONE ELSE AS PRIME MINISTER HAD FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE KING IS LIKELY TO CALL ALL THE PART [...]
2004-05-28 08:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALNP PGOV PREL GON
04KATHMANDU1024NEPAL: DEUBA DUBBED PRIME MINISTER; CONGRESS'
[...] (C) At about 11:00 a.m. local time on June 2, King Gyanendra appointed two-time Prime Minister and President of the Nepali Congress (Democratic) Sher Bahadur Deuba as Prime Minister. He is expected to be sworn in on June 3. According to Palace sources, Deuba's nomination has the critical sup [...]
2004-06-02 08:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1026BHUTANESE REFUGEES: HISTORY STARTS TODAY
[...] (C) We appreciate the perspective, based on personal experience as well as scholarship, brought to the history of the Nepalese Bhutanese refugee problem by Embassy New Delhi (REF B). The roots of the present imbroglio are deep and complex. What the Government of Bhutan describes as legitim [...]
2004-06-03 07:09:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM PGOV BT IN NP
04KATHMANDU1030NEPALI MAOIST COMMANDER IMPLICATED IN MURDERS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to Nepali press reports, Indian police in Patna, Bihar have arrested 12 Nepali Maoists, including several Central Committee members. Among those reportedly arrested is Kumar Dahal (a.k.a. "Bijay"),the head of the Maoists' Kathmandu Valley Special Regional Bureau. [...]
2004-06-04 02:48:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL KCRM CJAN NP IN
04KATHMANDU105NEPAL'S NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR TO INDIA
[...] His Majesty's Government of Nepal (GON) announced the appointment of Karna Dhoj Adhikari as its Ambassador to India on December 12, 2003. Ambassador-designate Adhikari will replace acting Nepali CDA Pradeep Khatiwata, who has been GON's representative since Ambassador Bekh Bahadur Thapa retur [...]
2004-01-14 09:10:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU1054NEPAL: SEVEN BHUTANESE REFUGEES ARRESTED AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to various media reports and UNHCR sources, seven Bhutanese refugees, including one minor, were arrested in the Beldangi Refugee Camp on suspicion of being connected to the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). One of the refugees arrested reportedly was found in possession [...]
2004-06-08 06:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PHUM NP BH
04KATHMANDU1080NEPAL: PM DEUBA'S PLAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a warm 40-minute courtesy call by the Charge on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on June 10, Nepal's new Prime Minister broadly outlined the challenges he faces in building a new government, dealing with the Maoists, and restoring democratic processes in Nepal. Deuba's sta [...]
2004-06-10 21:22:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER NP GON
04KATHMANDU1096NEPAL: TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: No deportations of Tibetan refugees have been reported since the last refugee update of February 26, 2004 (Ref A). However, refugees who make the dangerous passage continue to face other risks. For example, the reports of abuse of three female refugees in April appear to have l [...]
2004-06-14 08:01:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL PBTS PTER NP CH
04KATHMANDU112NEPAL: SPOKESMAN SAYS ARMY WILL INITIATE
[...] (C) On January 15 Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Spokesman Col. Deepak Gurung informed poloff that the RNA had completed its inquiry into allegations that RNA soldiers had summarily executed three civilians in Khotang District on December 6 (Reftel). According to Gurung, the RNA, based on its findin [...]
2004-01-15 09:49:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM MOPS MASS NP
04KATHMANDU1141UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 11-18,
[...] An early morning ambush by Maoists left 21 Armed Police Force (APF) personnel dead and sixteen injured (Ref A). Seven security personnel were killed and twenty-two suffered injuries in other incidents this week. Indian police arrested five Nepalese Maoists in the Indian state of Bihar. Twent [...]
2004-06-18 03:02:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1147BHUTANESE REFUGEES: DEBATE TO THE FORE IN NEPAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: For the first time, local integration and third-country resettlement of refugees have became a public topic of debate by UNHCR and Nepali officials. Frustrated by inaction, a UNHCR official raised the subject in a press interview only to have his three-pronged plan for refugee [...]
2004-06-18 08:43:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PHUM NP BH
04KATHMANDU1178NEPAL: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE BOMBING OF
[...] (S/NF) Post continues to look into the June 12 bombing of the American-owned carpet factory "Red Thread." (REF A) On June 18, RSO Jim Gayhart met with American business owner Leslie Shackleford (please protect) to discuss the recent Maoist bombing of her factory (REFTELS). She expressed con [...]
2004-06-23 07:19:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC BEXP PTER ECON NP
04KATHMANDU1183WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 15 TO 21,
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- UML, NC (D) agree on Common Minimum Program: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that both the parties (ruling NC-D and CPN-UML) had agreed on the common minimum program. "We have reached consensus and soon will give all-party shape to the present government," [...]
2004-06-24 06:37:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1193NEPAL: SUPREME COURT ISSUES ORDER TO ARMY ON
[...] (S) SUMMARY: For the first time, Nepal's Supreme Court has issued a "show cause" order to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) instructing the RNA to respond within specified timelines on habeas corpus petitions. Nepal's moribund judiciary and understandably frightened judges [...]
2004-06-25 08:02:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPHUM PGOV MOPS NP
04KATHMANDU120UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 10-16,
[...] Almost 100 insurgents have surrendered since the announcement of the Government of Nepal's (GON) amnesty program. On January 9, Maoists released an economic report touting tourists as their main source of revenue. On January 15, Maoists gunned down a newly appointed mayor. According to pr [...]
2004-01-16 07:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1201STATE DEPT. 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-28 07:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB EAID SMIG ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD CASC NP SA PPD
04KATHMANDU121NEPAL: POLITICAL PARTY BICKERING CONTINUES DESPITE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's political parties, like the King, continue to talk about how best to restore democracy in the kingdom, but persistently resist working together. On January 14, the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) party published a political "roadmap" that c [...]
2004-01-16 08:16:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1215NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE CAMPS FACE VIRAL INFLUENZA
[...] As has happened in past years during the early to mid- monsoon period in Nepal, the Bhutanese refugee camps are facing widespread cases of viral influenza. According to UNHCR, the western refugee camps (Beldangi 1-3 and Sanischare) are suffering the peak of the disease, whereas the numbers o [...]
2004-06-29 08:15:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SOCI NP
04KATHMANDU122NEPAL: ARE THE STUDENT PROTESTS RESONATING WITHIN
[...] (C) Summary. Now at the month-long mark, student union-led protests have grown increasingly critical of the King and have even begun calling for the abolition of the monarchy and the institution of a republican state. The demonstrations are the largest and most sustained protests since the d [...]
2004-01-16 08:40:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM NP
04KATHMANDU1226NEPAL: ARMY CHIEF REPLIES TO SUPREME COURT
[...] (U) According to media reporting on June 29, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Pyar Jung Thapa responded in writing to the Nepali Supreme Court's "show cause" order (Ref A). His response reportedly indicated that past failures by the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) to respond to habeas corpus writs on indiv [...]
2004-06-30 07:32:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV MOPS NP
04KATHMANDU1227NEPAL: MAOISTS ATTACK NGO OFFICE IN MID-WEST
[...] (SBU) At about 10:00 p.m. local time on June 28, Maoist insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device on the second floor of an office belonging to Backward Society Education (BASE),a local NGO, in Dhangadi, Kailali District. According to NGO contacts, the Maoists ordered the night-ti [...]
2004-06-30 08:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER EAID NP
04KATHMANDU1231NEPAL: FOUR PARTIES AGREE ON BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 30 three political parties joined Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's Nepali Congress (Democratic) in endorsing a statement of objectives for Deuba's government. The parties' hard-won agreement on the 43-point program opens the door for the formation of a coalition g [...]
2004-07-01 07:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1234UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 26-JULY
[...] Security forces reportedly thwarted Maoist plans to create "chaos" in the capital. Germany's envoy called for a quick resolution of the Maoist conflict to improve Nepal's economic development. Nepal's UN Chief said the UN "would not take any initiative" for dialogue with the Maoists, and sa [...]
2004-07-02 03:57:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1260 NEPAL: MAOISTS KILL 12 POLICE, 1 CIVILIAN NEAR
[...] According to Nepal Police sources, at about 3:30 am local time on July 5, Maoist insurgents detonated a landmine along Padam Road, 10 km west of Birgunj in Parsa district. The explosion was timed to damage a pick-up truck carrying 12 Nepal police personnel and a civilian. All 13 were killed [...]
2004-07-07 03:24:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1269WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 29 TO JULY
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- PM forms 31-member cabinet: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has expanded his three-member cabinet to 31-member cabinet by inducting 28 ministers from four political parties and civic society on Monday. (Major reports, 7/6) -- Cabinet faces: The cabinet has 19 cabin [...]
2004-07-08 03:02:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1277NEPAL: A FOUR-PARTY GOVERMENT IS FORMED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 5, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba expanded his cabinet to a bulky 31 Ministers, State Ministers and Assistant Ministers. The cabinet expansion, which ended a month long delay in the anticipated formation of a four-party government, includes members from four politica [...]
2004-07-08 09:14:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN NP
04KATHMANDU1288NEPAL: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FOREIGN SECRETARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Moriarty made his first official call on Foreign Secretary Madhu Acharya on July 8. Acharya stated that the UN offer to mediate with the Maoists was appreciated, but third-party mediation from any quarters would not be accepted for the time being. Meanwhile, India's [...]
2004-07-09 07:05:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM IN BH NP UN
04KATHMANDU1290NEPAL: CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT
[...] Nepal's Maoist insurgency, which began in 1996, has tragically victimized the children of Nepal. The frequent school bandhs (school closings),have disrupted the lives of students, parents and teachers and the scheduling of required exams, damaged the educational system and delayed the advan [...]
2004-07-09 07:49:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PHUM PTER MOPS PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1300UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 2-JULY 9,
[...] Maoists assassinated the Mayor of Pokhara, reportedly in retaliation for the deaths of six rebels and for failing to abandon his post. The four political parties who have declined joining Deuba's cabinet reportedly have entered into talks with Maoist leaders. A senior member of the Maoist C [...]
2004-07-12 07:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1304WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JULY 7 TO 12,
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Govt. ready to talk to Maoists: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government was ready to talk with the Maoists on any political agenda with maximum flexibility except on constitutional monarchy and multi-party democracy. (Media reports, 7/12) -- Mo [...]
2004-07-13 04:20:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1319NEPAL: DEPARTING INDIAN AMBASSADOR OFFERS HIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador Moriarty on July 13, outgoing Indian Ambassador to Nepal (and future Indian Foreign Secretary) Shyam Satan stressed that a negotiated settlement with the Maoists resulting in multiparty democracy could only be achieved if there were political unity bet [...]
2004-07-14 09:52:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINS PINR PREF BH PK NP
04KATHMANDU133NEPAL: ARMY LAUNCHES AIR STRIKE AGAINST REPORTED
[...] (C) The Director of Military Operations (DMO) of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has confirmed that on January 20 the RNA conducted an air strike against a site in the remote mid-western district of Jajarkot, where the Maoists were reportedly holding a large rally. According to the RNA source, th [...]
2004-01-21 09:35:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER NP
04KATHMANDU1348UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 10-16,
[...] Government of Nepal (GON) officials announced there would be no unilateral ceasefire even as contradictory opinions surrounded the issue of international mediation. Maoists pulled off another brazen assassination of a city mayor in broad daylight, following a pattern of assassinating local [...]
2004-07-16 05:33:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1353NEPAL: KING OFFERS VIEWS AT AMBASSADOR'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a 20-minute one-on-one after I presented my credentials on July 16, Nepal's King Gyanendra told me that he wanted to be a constitutional monarch, and would take a "hands-off" approach now that Prime Minister Deuba had formed a government. The King described ongoing U.S. assist [...]
2004-07-16 10:03:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL ODIP PGOV PINS PTER PHUM NP
04KATHMANDU1372WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JULY 13 TO 19,
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- FM unveils Rs 111 billion budget: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari unveiled Rs 111.68 billion-budget ordinance for the fiscal year 2061/62 (2004/05). The budget does not make any radical departure from those of the previous years. It h [...]
2004-07-20 07:14:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1406NEPAL: CORRUPTION CONVICTION AGAINST FORMER
[...] (U) On July 22, the Special Court convicted Chiranjivi Wagle, former deputy prime minister and Central Committee member of Prime Minister Deuba's Nepali Congress (Democratic) party, on corruption charges. The court sentenced him to two and a half years in jail, a fine of NRs. 27.2 million (ap [...]
2004-07-23 08:12:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV KCRM NP
04KATHMANDU1408NEPAL: ARMY CHIEF'S READ-OUT ON THE INSURGENCY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pyar Jung Thapa told the Ambassador and ODC Chief on July 22 that while the security situation in Nepal had stabilized, changing Maoist tactics, such as assassination squads in the Kathmandu Valley, were a cause for concern. The Royal Nepalese Ar [...]
2004-07-23 08:23:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALNP NOTAG
04KATHMANDU141NEPAL: ARMY ACTIONS TAKEN TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since its inception in July 2002, the Human Rights cell of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has accepted 17 cases of alleged human rights violations for further investigation. Of the 17 cases, 8 involved allegations of extra-judicial killing; 3 involved allegations of use of exces [...]
2004-01-22 10:24:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER NP
04KATHMANDU1418NEPAL: DEUBA PLANS ELECTIONS ABOVE ALL ELSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During their first meeting on July 23, Prime Minister Deuba reiterated to the Ambassador Nepal's gratitude to the U.S., and especially to President Bush, for supporting Nepal's development and counter-insurgency efforts. Deuba emphasized the need for a coalition of democratic forc [...]
2004-07-26 01:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINS PREF NP GON
04KATHMANDU1443NEPAL: ADHIKARI PLANS NEGOTIATIONS BEFORE ALL ELSE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Adhikari told the Ambassador on July 26 that negotiations with the Maoists must be the government's priority. Believing the Maoists ready to meet, Adhikari defended his budget by stating that a strong military and administration were req [...]
2004-07-27 08:52:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPREL PGOV PINR BT NP GON
04KATHMANDU1444NEPAL: STATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER ON BHUTANESE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Nepal's State Foreign Affairs Minister Mahat told the Ambassador on July 26 that negotiations with the Maoists before the Maoists were serious would be fruitless. Mahat indicated that a critical RGOB had accepted the results of Nepal's criminal investigation of the 22 December Bh [...]
2004-07-27 08:53:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR BT NP
04KATHMANDU147UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 17-23,
[...] On January 19, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) launched aerial raids on the purported site of a Maoist gathering (Ref A). Thirty-one Maoists and eight security personnel reportedly were killed in other clashes. On January 16, the Ministry of Defense announced plans to add more than 6,400 recrui [...]
2004-01-23 07:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1479NEPAL: HOME MINISTER KHADKA ON MAOISTS, REFUGEES,
[...] (S) Summary. Nepal's Home Minister Khadka discussed the role of the Nepal Police in the Government of Nepal's counter-insurgency effort as well as Tibetan and Bhutanese refugee issues with Ambassador Moriarty on July 27. Khadka suggested he was supportive of the idea of Nepal supplying troop [...]
2004-07-30 07:01:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PREF NP GON
04KATHMANDU1481NEPAL'S TOURISM SECTOR UNDER THREAT, BUT SIGNS OF
[...] (C) The eight-year Maoist insurgency in Nepal has taken a tremendous toll on the already impoverished Nepalese economy. The impact of the insurgency is most visible in Nepal's floundering tourism sector. The Maoists have reneged on repeated assurances not to target Nepal's struggling tourism [...]
2004-07-30 07:35:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PTER ASEC CASC PINS NP
04KATHMANDU1482UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 24-30,
[...] In a spate of brutality, Maoists beheaded three civilians, a group of 12 Maoists hacked a man to death, and in another case, Maoists shot a handicapped man in the head. In Dadeldhura, the Maoists forced the stoppage of a school lunch incentive program run by the World Food Program (WFP) becau [...]
2004-07-30 08:14:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1493WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JULY 27 TO
[...] NEPAL - U.S. -- U.S. assistance for Nepal's flood victims: "The U.S. Ambassador to Nepal James F. Moriarty handed over a cheque of U.S.$ 50,000 to Karin Hakensson-Furga, representative of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to assist the government of Nepal to respond to the [...]
2004-08-03 02:06:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1545UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 31-AUGUST
[...] Government of Nepal (GON) officials will not announce a unilateral ceasefire, arguing such a move would come only after "meaningful" and "result-oriented" peace talks. Special Envoy to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Tamrat Samuel, arrived in Nepal for meetings with government and political [...]
2004-08-06 06:12:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1547NEPAL: OFFICE OF TIBET REPRESENTATIVE MEETS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Wangchuk Tsering, Director of the Office of Tibet, outlined for Ambassador Moriarty on August 5 the issues facing Tibetan refugees, both those transiting Nepal to India and those resident in Nepal. The Ambassador informed Wangchuk that he had raised many of these issues in his me [...]
2004-08-06 09:20:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU1549NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE FRUSTRATION GROWING -
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Only surprising in that it took so long to come about, some Bhutanese refugee leaders and many refugees are starting to ask for immediate third-country resettlement. During a discussion between StaffDel Blazey and two refugee leaders, as well as with young professional refugees, r [...]
2004-08-06 09:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL BT IN NP
04KATHMANDU1550NEPAL: UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE ON BHUTANESE/TIBETAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR Representative Abraham Abraham expressed the hope to the Ambassador on August 4 that the verification of Bhutanese refugees would resume. Meanwhile, for the first time, some Bhutanese refugees had begun to ask for immediate third-country resettlement. On Tibetans, UNHCR wa [...]
2004-08-06 09:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL BT IN NP UNHCR
04KATHMANDU1551NEPAL: SMALL CLASH BETWEEN BHUTANESE REFUGEES AND
[...] (SBU) According to press reports, UNHCR staff and refugees, a fight between two Bhutanese refugees and three locals has led to the reimplementation of camp procedures requiring all refugees to request passes before leaving the refugee camps. On 29 July, two Bhutanese refugees from the Beldang [...]
2004-08-06 10:01:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU1552NEPAL: CPN-UML GEN SEC MADHAV NEPAL ON POSSIBLE
[...] (S) During their first meeting on August 5, Madhav Kumar Nepal, CPN-UML General Secretary, sought the Ambassador's approval of secret exploratory peace talks in a third country. The UML leader wants the King and parties to present a unified front to the Maoists and determine Maoist intentio [...]
2004-08-06 10:24:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PREL PTER MOPS MARR NP
04KATHMANDU1553 MAOISTS WARN COMPANIES, INCLUDING COCA COLA, TO
[...] (U) According to reports August 5 in both English and Nepali-language newspapers, the Maoist affiliated All Nepal Trade Union Federation has issued a warning to more than a dozen companies to shut down operations for an indefinite period. Included in the warning was the American company, Co [...]
2004-08-07 02:49:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1561MEDIA REACTION: Nepal insurgency
[...] "On deaf ears" Editorial in the centrist "Kathmandu Post" (E/D, 8/6): "Voices raised against gruesome Maoist brutalities have fallen on deaf ears. The Maoist high command that is prompt in responding to anything concerning their ideology and general activities take refuge to their undergr [...]
2004-08-10 01:29:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1583 LANDMARK DECISION FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN NEPAL
[...] SUMMARY: In a victory for women's rights, the Supreme Court of Nepal declared null and void a law which had required women to return inherited property to their parent's family after marriage. Two committees, one in the process of being formed, have been ordered by the court to review the Mu [...]
2004-08-12 06:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1590NEPAL: NATIONAL CONGRESS PRESIDENT KOIRALA:
[...] (C) In his August 6 courtesy call on National Congress (NC) President G.P. Koirala, the Ambassador urged the parties to reach consensus before talks with the Maoists. Koirala replied that he wanted to stay outside the government to push for peace and position himself for power once elections [...]
2004-08-12 21:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP GON
04KATHMANDU1592WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM AUGUST 3 TO 9,
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- PM to head peace secretariat; experts to back it: The government is setting up a Peace Secretariat, which will have chiefs of the four coalition partners and a nominee of the king as political advisors and a retired government administrator or a retired UN administrator [...]
2004-08-12 23:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1596UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 7-
[...] A five-member high-level peace committee headed by Prime Minister Sher Deuba was formed on August 12 to establish a peace secretariat. The Royal Nepal Army (RNA) launched raids in the far-western district of Achham on August 10 and 11. President of All Nepal National Independent Students' [...]
2004-08-13 05:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1605NEPAL: PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE DELIVERED TO PRIME
[...] (U) On August 13, the Ambassador delivered by hand the President's message of congratulations to the Prime Minister. Upon its receipt, Prime Minister Deuba exclaimed how he had always been an admirer of the President. The Prime Minister noted that the President was making difficult decisio [...]
2004-08-13 07:47:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU1606NEPAL: COURT CASE MIGHT HALT TRANSIT OF TIBETANS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Because of a case filed in the Kathmandu District Court accusing a police constable who escorted two Tibetan refugees to Kathmandu of trafficking and taking bribes, rumors abound that Nepal's Immigration Department has halted any further transit of Tibetan refugees to India for [...]
2004-08-13 07:57:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1632 MAOIST BOMBS CLOSE SOALTEE HOTEL, COCA COLA CLOSES
[...] (U) Four bombs exploded in the backyard of Soaltee Hotel, a leading five star hotel in Kathmandu, Monday evening, August 16. Nobody was injured and there was only minor damage, according to published newspaper reports. The explosions preceded by one day the expiration of the demand by the [...]
2004-08-17 21:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV KTFN ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1643NEPAL: MAOIST MURDER JOURNALIST AND THREATEN OTHERS
[...] The Maoists announced on August 16 that they had killed journalist-cum-human rights activist, Dekendra Raj Thapa for allegedly spying for the security forces against the insurgents. Thapa was abducted on June 26 in the mid- western district of Dailekh. He was a reporter of the state- owned [...]
2004-08-18 10:36:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1647WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM AUGUST 10 TO
[...] CURRENT AFFAIRS -- Koirala refuses to be in the peace committee: Nepali Congress (NC) president Girija Prasad Koirala has refused to join the High Level Peace Committee (HLPC). However, Koirala said he was ready to provide all kind of cooperation from his side for the restoration of peace. [...]
2004-08-18 11:26:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1655NDI POLL OFFERS INSIGHT INTO IMPROVING DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) In a public opinion poll conducted between May and July 2004 by the National Democratic Institute (NDI),95 percent of respondents believed things in Nepal were going in the wrong direction. NDI,s survey reports Nepali citizens' perceptions of the current government, democracy, and possib [...]
2004-08-19 11:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER NP
04KATHMANDU1658MAOISTS' VIRTUAL BLOCKADE EFFECTIVE; MAOIST
[...] (C) Although the virtual Maoist blockade of Kathmandu Valley continues, there are no reports of Maoist violence or incidents anywhere. Vehicle traffic remains very light due to fears of Maoist reprisals despite government attempts to reassure the people. Targeted industries remain closed in [...]
2004-08-19 11:53:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1670UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 14-
[...] The Maoists have imposed a virtual blockade of roads leading to and from the Kathmandu Valley since August 18. Traffic remains very light on the roads, no incidents have been reported and no Maoists have been spotted. Tourism- related organizations have raised serious concern over the Maoist [...]
2004-08-20 11:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1672MAOIST ATROCITIES ESCALATE, JUNE 5-PRESENT
[...] Since the formation of Sher Bahadur Deuba's coalition government, Maoist atrocities have intensified. Every day brings new reports of Maoist killings, maimings, or threats of brutality. Most recently, the insurgents chased the former Mayor of Gularia Municipality from a funeral procession, [...]
2004-08-20 12:09:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1679VIRTUAL BLOCKADE STILL ON; INDUSTRIES REMAIN
[...] (C) Over the weekend, Maoist violence continued around the country, but Kathmandu Valley remained relatively calm. Late August 21, the Maoists attacked government offices in Jumla, destroying several governmental buildings. Also on August 21 suspected Maoists shot an assistant police sub-insp [...]
2004-08-23 11:25:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1688NEPAL: INCIDENTS ALONG BLOCKADED HIGHWAYS
[...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Prakash Saran Mahat gave a briefing on the current situation to reassure the diplomatic community. However, there have been a couple of Maoist attacks along the highways and the traffic patterns are varying - decreasing on one of the main roads, retur [...]
2004-08-24 11:25:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1690SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
[...] "'Kathmandu under siege.' Really?" SUMMARY. One of the title-page stories in the centrist daily "The Kathmandu Post" (E/D) lambasted the exaggerations by the foreign (particularly Indian) media quoting particularly alarmist excerpts from The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, Star News, I [...]
2004-08-24 12:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1695MEDIA REACTION: Nepal insurgency
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-25 03:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1696WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM AUGUST 17 TO 23,
[...] MAOIST BLOCKADE -- RNA providing air cover: The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) is to provide air cover as security for vehicles entering and leaving Kathmandu in an attempt to break the Maoist blockade of Kathmandu Valley. (Centrist "The Kathmandu Post," E/D, 8/23) -- Int'l media spreading ru [...]
2004-08-25 03:53:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1697NEPAL: THE CPN-UML PARTY (C-NE4-00843)
[...] (U) Post greatly appreciates the opportunity to help inform the Department's analytic process. Post's responses are keyed to Ref A questions by letter. ================= HISTORY, PLATFORM ================= 2. (C) The modern CPN-UML party is a centrist European social-democratic style p [...]
2004-08-25 06:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPINR NP
04KATHMANDU1698NEPAL: MAOISTS SUSPEND BLOCKADE OF KATHMANDU VALLEY
[...] (U) On the evening of August 24, the joint district committees of CPN-Maoists in three districts issued a statement announcing they were suspending the blockade of the Kathmandu Valley for a month. They warned that they would start more severe actions in a month if the government did not mee [...]
2004-08-25 07:00:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1705NSC OFFICIAL ON THE MAOIST INSURGENCY, ELECTIONS
[...] (C) The Maoist overall objective is the creation of a single-party "People's Republic" in Nepal, according to Major General Kul Bahadur Khadka, co-coordinator of Nepal's National Security Council. Khadka told the Ambassador on August 24 that the Maoist leadership would be willing to achieve [...]
2004-08-25 11:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS PGOV NP IN
04KATHMANDU1714NEPAL: RPP PRESIDENT RANA ON THE COALITION, PEACE
[...] (C) The coalition government was working together fairly well and was discussing modalities for an eventual peace process with the Maoists, RPP President Rana told the Ambassador on August 24. Meanwhile, security cooperation between India and Nepal seemed to be improving, in Rana's view. Fin [...]
2004-08-27 09:57:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINS IN NP
04KATHMANDU1717NEPAL: JUSTICE SECTOR AND RULE-OF-LAW UPDATE
[...] (C) Nepal's legal institutions are making some progress despite the difficulty of operating in an insurgency. The courts, led by a reform-minded Supreme Court Chief Justice, are attempting to reform from within, even though they are still plagued by corruption and traditional societal expecta [...]
2004-08-27 11:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN NP
04KATHMANDU1718NEPAL: MAOISTS NARROW CLOSURE OF INDUSTRIES TO
[...] (U) Late afternoon August 27, the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions (ANFTU) issued a statement asking industries, other than those with U.S. investment, to resume their operations. The ANFTU said that that it had decided, however, to close down all multi-national corpora [...]
2004-08-27 12:36:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC ETRD NP
04KATHMANDU1730NEPAL: BUSINESSES REMAIN CLOSED; INDUSTRY SECURITY
[...] (C) Maoists muddied the waters on August 27 by issuing a press statement that indicated the Maoist-threatened businesses, other than those with U.S. investment, could reopen (reftel) and then an hour later issuing a contradictory statement that all the businesses must remain closed. The Indu [...]
2004-08-30 12:18:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV EINV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1745NEPALI CONGRESS LEADER KOIRALA EXERTS POWER AFTER
[...] (U) On August 28, after Royal Nepal Army (RNA) personnel barred former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala from entering the domestic terminal of the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA),a Nepali Congress-affiliated organization called a general closure ( [...]
2004-08-31 12:36:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV NP GON
04KATHMANDU1746NEPAL: ROYAL NEPAL ARMY REQUESTS MORE M-16S
[...] (C) In an August 27 meeting with the Ambassador, DATT, ODC and poloff, Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pyar Jung Thapa requested 10,000 more M-16s, saying they were the RNA's weapon of choice. COAS Thapa stated that the RNA would like these additional M-16s if grant a [...]
2004-08-31 12:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMASS MOPS MARR PGOV PTER CVIS ASEC NP GON
04KATHMANDU1752NEPAL: SITREP NO. 1: MOB VIOLENCE IN REACTION TO
[...] (U) Enraged Nepalis took to the streets all around Kathmandu on September 1 in reaction to the news about the August 31 murder of the twelve Nepali hostages in Iraq. They have targeted the largest mosque, Muslims, and manpower agencies; they have not targeted the United States. The GON calle [...]
2004-09-01 11:46:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC CASC NP
04KATHMANDU1758NEPAL: INFO MINISTER MOHSIN ON THE PEACE PROCESS,
[...] (C) Minister of Information and Communication Mohammad Mohsin outlined for the Ambassador on August 31 the structure of the newly-announced Peace Secretariat. Mohsin hoped the new body would help prepare the government for any eventual peace process with the Maoists, as well as build trust be [...]
2004-09-02 09:44:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KMDR PINS NP GON
04KATHMANDU1759NEPAL: SITREP 2: QUIET ON SEPT. 2: NATIONAL DAY OF
[...] (U) In the September 1 rioting in reaction to the executions of the twelve Nepalis in Iraq, seven people died and eighty-six were injured in Kathmandu. The Government-called curfew has resumed in Kathmandu after being lifted briefly the morning of September 2 to allow Kathmanduites to worshi [...]
2004-09-02 09:57:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU180NEPAL: NO END IN SIGHT FOR POLITICAL IMPASSE
[...] (C) During a January 29 meeting, the U.S., UK, and Indian Ambassadors agreed that there is little evidence that a breakthrough in the political deadlock between the Palace and the parties is imminent. The three discussed possible long-term implications of the demonstrating student unions' ca [...]
2004-01-29 09:13:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL UK IN NP
04KATHMANDU190UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 24-30,
[...] An attempted bank robbery by Maoists on January 23 was foiled by security forces, leaving six dead. Twenty-six other Maoists reportedly were killed in separate incidents with security forces. Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa claimed the Government of Nepal (GON) clearly has the "upper ha [...]
2004-01-30 06:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU191DEMONSTRATORS JUMP FENCE AT KATHMANDU EMR TO AVOID
[...] (SBU) At approximately 4:30 PM local time US Embassy Kathmandu local guards reported three local males sighted jumping over the Embassy Main Residence (EMR) fence on the south side. The trespassers were apprehended immediately and ordered to come along quietly by the local guards at the resid [...]
2004-01-30 09:32:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC NP PTER
04KATHMANDU205WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: January 27 to
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Valley bandh: The Kathmandu valley is shutdown due to the one-day strike called by the five agitating parties. (Major reports, 2/2) -- Parties threaten to flare up their agitation: The five agitating political parties, following King Gyanendra's interview with Time m [...]
2004-02-03 03:12:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU212NEPAL: USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY
[...] Debilitated by a vicious eight-year Maoist insurgency, Nepal continues to face significant challenges in institutionalizing and enforcing respect for human rights and in strengthening its fledgling democratic institutions. An eight-month ceasefire (from January 29-August 27, 2003) and three [...]
2004-02-04 06:50:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV EAID KDEM NP
04KATHMANDU227NEPALESE STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST THE
[...] (C) The student wings of several Nepalese political parties continue their seventh week of protests against the King, adding calls for a republic to the near-daily pattern of effigy-burning, traffic disruption, and battles with the police. Student leaders allege that their republican rhetori [...]
2004-02-06 06:46:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM NP
04KATHMANDU229UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 31-
[...] Twenty-four insurgents and two policemen reportedly were killed and thirty security personnel injured in clashes this week. The Chief of the Army Staff visited troops in the "Maoist Heartland." RNA officials said the rebels have suffered a "heavy setback." More than 200 Maoists have surren [...]
2004-02-06 07:41:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU230BHUTANESE REFUGEES: REPATRIATION INDEFINITELY
[...] (C) Summary. From January 19-22, PRM/ANE Melissa Pitotti and PolOff met with various Government of Nepal (GON) and UNHCR officials and visited two of the seven Bhutanese refugee camps to discuss the status of negotiations between Nepal and Bhutan to find a durable solution for the refugees. [...]
2004-02-06 08:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV BH NP
04KATHMANDU251NEPAL: MAOIST EXTORTION: ONE BUSINESSMAN'S
[...] (C) A prominent Nepali businessman who is also a member of the Nepal-USA Chamber of Commerce admitted to Econoff that his company paid approximately USD 800,000 to the Maoists "sometime last year." The businessman indicated that he decided to pay after five Maoists strapped with grenades and [...]
2004-02-09 09:41:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALECON ASEC PTER CASC NP
04KATHMANDU252Nepal Wardens Message - Maoist Nationwide
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-10 01:09:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU278NEPAL: MAOIST INCIDENTS LEADING UP TO 12 FEB STRIKE
[...] (SBU) On February 9 at approximately 1500 hours, suspected Maoists ambushed a joint security force patrol team in Lalitpur (located next to Kathmandu). During this incident a police head constable and an army officer were killed. In addition, on February 10 at approximately 0900 hours susp [...]
2004-02-10 08:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER CASC ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU279NEPAL: KING'S PUBLIC APPEARANCE FAILS TO APPEAL TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. King Gyanendra's civic reception in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj on February 8 did not attract the numbers expected despite government-provided buses and a heavy security presence. The low attendance can be attributed in part to the forced closure, or bandh, declared by [...]
2004-02-10 08:50:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER NP
04KATHMANDU280NEPAL: SECURITY SOURCES CONFIRM INDIANS HAND OVER
[...] (C) Police and Army sources have confirmed that on February 8 Indian authorities handed over Maoist Politburo member Matrika Yadav and Maoist Central Advisor Suresh Ale Magar to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). Unconfirmed reports suggested that the Maoists may were captured in the northern India [...]
2004-02-10 09:18:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL NP IN
04KATHMANDU298UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEBRUARY 7-13,
[...] A military offensive launched by the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) left nineteen people dead. Fifty-one Maoists reportedly were killed in other clashes with security forces. Reported Maoist attacks on security personnel injured seven and killed one. Two senior Maoist leaders were arrested in Luc [...]
2004-02-13 08:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU310NEPAL: UN OFFICIAL SEES LITTLE IMMEDIATE HOPE FOR
[...] (C) In a February 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Tamrat Samuel, Assistant to the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the UN, said that the UN stands ready to assist in mediation efforts between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists if asked by both sides, but indicated that [...]
2004-02-17 05:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER NP PHUM UN
04KATHMANDU312NEPAL: MAOIST STRIKE CLOSES CENTRAL NEPAL;
[...] (U) The Maoist-enforced "bandh," or general strike, called for central Nepal, including Kathmandu, on February 17 was well observed in the capital. Slightly more shops were observed open and vehicles operating in Kathmandu than during the February 12 closure (Reftel). There were few reports [...]
2004-02-17 09:15:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
04KATHMANDU313NEPALI MAOISTS KILL TERROR VICTIMS' LEADER
[...] (U) On February 15 suspected Maoists shot and killed Ganesh Chiluwal, President of the Maoist Victims' Association (MVA),a local NGO representing survivors of Maoist terror. Chiluwal was gunned down at about 5:00 p.m. local time as he left his office in downtown Kathmandu. A witness said he [...]
2004-02-17 09:29:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER NP
04KATHMANDU326NEPAL: UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIAL PLEDGES CLOSER
[...] (C/NF) In a February 17 meeting with the Ambassador, Gianni Magazzeni, Geographic Teams leader from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),acknowledged that a UN-proposed hman rights accord will likely face resistance from the Government of Nepal (GON) unless the UN [...]
2004-02-20 09:02:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL PGOV NP UN
04KATHMANDU350NEPAL: TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary. In January, two groups, comprising 18 undocumented Tibetans, are believed to have been deported from Nepal at the Kodari border crossing in Sindhupalchowk District. No incidents were reported in February. Despite consistent denials by Government of Nepal (GON) officials in Kath [...]
2004-02-26 00:32:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL NP
04KATHMANDU367UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEBRUARY 21-
[...] Three senior members from the Maoist Victims' Association (MVA) have resigned following the murder of its president. The Prime Minister acknowledged that human rights abuses have increased, but said steps would be taken to ensure that it would not continue. The Prime Minister also said tha [...]
2004-02-27 07:32:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU371NEPAL: GOVERNMENT WILL NOT SIGN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) In a February 27 meeting, de facto Foreign Minister Bekh Bahadur Thapa told the Ambassador that the Government of Nepal (GON) will not sign the proposed human rights accord because the accord implicitly puts the Maoists on the same level as the Government. The GON would, moreover, object [...]
2004-02-28 07:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PTER PREL NP UN
04KATHMANDU379NEPAL: FOURTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Following is Post's submission for the fourth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political Officer Crystal Kaplan (tel: 977-1-441-1179, fax: 977-1-441-0723, e-mail: kaplanct2@state.gov). 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a country o [...]
2004-03-01 09:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NP
04KATHMANDU396NEPAL: S/CT COORDINATOR AMB. COFER BLACK
[...] (C) On March 3 Ambassador J. Cofer Black, Coordinator for Counterterrorism, accompanied by Ambassador Michael Malinowski, held separate meetings with de facto Foreign Minister Ambassador Bekh Bahadur Thapa and Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya. Ambassador Black reconfirmed USG support fo [...]
2004-03-03 08:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL NP
04KATHMANDU397NEPAL: MAOISTS LAUNCH MAJOR ATTACK AGAINST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At about 2200 hours on March 2, the Maoists launched their first large scale attack against security force personnel since the end of the cease-fire in August 2003. The attack was focused on the district headquarters of Bhojpur District, located in the eastern hills of Nepal [...]
2004-03-03 09:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER NP
04KATHMANDU398OVERVIEW OF NEPAL POLICE HUMAN RIGHTS CELL
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Nepal Police Human Rights Cell was established in January 2003 and is staffed with only three investigators. However, organizational restructuring is underway to expand the number of investigators to 19. The cell is authorized to mete out minor punishments, such as verbal [...]
2004-03-04 00:34:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SNAR KCRM NP
04KATHMANDU407NEPAL: KING PONDERING POSSIBLE POLLS NEXT YEAR
[...] (C) Royal confidant Prabhakar Rana told the Ambassador on March 3 that King Gyanendra is considering holding national elections by May 2005. There was no indication of when an official announcement might be made. While we view free and fair elections as the best way to restore Nepal's derai [...]
2004-03-04 08:40:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP GON
04KATHMANDU408NEPAL: KING APPOINTS BHEKH THAPA AS FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON MARCH 3, NEPAL'S KING, ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF PRIME MINISTER SURYA BAHADUR THAPA, APPOINTED DR. BHEKH BAHADUR THAPA AS FOREIGN MINISTER AND HEALTH MINISTER. RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HOME MINISTRY WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE PRIME MINISTER TO MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INF [...]
2004-03-04 08:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR NP GON
04KATHMANDU437NEPAL: MAOIST BLOCKADE UNEVENLY IMPLEMENTED, MOST
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 8, Maoist-affiliated organizations initiated a 15-day road blockade in western and mid-western Nepal. The Maoists had declared the closure in 13 Districts, although implementation appears to be haphazard and has extended to districts outside the declared zone. On Mar [...]
2004-03-10 08:21:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CASC EAID NP
04KATHMANDU439NEPAL:AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO VILLAGE DEFENSE
[...] (SBU) In an effort better to understand Nepal's controversial, new "Village Defense Committees," Ambassador Malinowski and the Defense Attache on March 2 visited by helicopter one of the Royal Nepal Army's (RNA) pilot projects located in Lamjung District (in a remote area northeast of Pokhar [...]
2004-03-10 09:47:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PHUM PREL NP
04KATHMANDU45NEPAL: MAOIST WEBSITE POSTS CONTENTS OF ARMY
[...] (SBU) ON JANUARY 5, NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENTS POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE (WWW.CPNM.ORG) A TRANSCRIPT OF THE ROYAL NEPAL ARMY BRIEFING PROVIDED TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH ASIA, CHRISTINA ROCCA, DURING HER VISIT IN DECEMBER 2003 AND REPORTED REFTEL. ACCORDING TO MAJOR INDRA BAHADUR [...]
2004-01-06 08:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU456UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 5-12,
[...] Maoists reportedly attempted again to attack the headquarters of the eastern district of Bhojpur, the scene of last week's deadly assault by the rebels (Ref A). A joint security team launched military offensives in the far- west. Ten security personnel were killed and thirty-nine injured in [...]
2004-03-12 05:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU458MAOISTS INTENSIFY ABDUCTION OF STUDENTS
[...] Summary. Nepal's Maoist insurgents have intensified abductions of students. Nearly 700 students were abducted in January and February alone while over 900 reportedly were abducted since the ceasefire's collapse in August 2003. According to one Maoist-affiliated organization, the insurgents i [...]
2004-03-12 06:59:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER SCUL NP
04KATHMANDU46NEPAL: AS PROMISED, KING MEETS POLITICAL LEADERS
[...] (C) Summary: As promised to Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca and the Ambassador, King Gyanendra has begun meeting with leaders of political parties to develop a national consensus to restore democratic governance and defeat the Maoist insurgency. Most of the lead [...]
2004-01-06 09:17:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
04KATHMANDU463NEPAL: UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS CASES
[...] (U) Summary: On March 11 the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) announced that an RNA major will face a court-martial in an infamous case in which 19 suspected Maoists were allegedly extra-judicially killed in Doramba, Ramechhap District on August 17 (Ref A). In addition, a warrant officer and a corpo [...]
2004-03-16 06:08:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV MOPS PTER NP
04KATHMANDU465NEPAL: US NGO CONFIRMS MAOIST THREAT IN SIRAHA
[...] (C) Summary: On March 13 Keith Leslie (protect),Country Director for Save the Children US, confirmed that Nepali NGOs partnered with SAVE in the southeastern district of Siraha had received Maoist threats. Leslie advised that all SAVE staff in the district (all of whom are Nepali) have been [...]
2004-03-16 06:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EAID CASC NP
04KATHMANDU466NEPAL: GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL NONCOMMITTAL ON
[...] (C) Summary. On March 15, DCM and PolOff called on Home Ministry Joint Secretary U.P. Mainali to discuss Tibetan refugee issues as raised reftel. The DCM thanked Mainali for his effort in processing exit permits for Tibetans who were eligible for U.S. immigrant visas. The DCM expressed conce [...]
2004-03-16 08:15:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL CVIS CH NP
04KATHMANDU475NEPAL: SA DAS PATTERSON'S MEETING WITH KING
[...] (C) In a March 16 meeting with Torkel Patterson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, and the Ambassador, King Gyanendra affirmed that there is "no question" that he is committed to democracy and identified handing over power to an elected government as his first priority. His [...]
2004-03-17 06:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER NP
04KATHMANDU476NEPAL: DAS TORKEL PATTERSON'S MARCH 16 MEETING
[...] (C) On March 16, Torkel Patterson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, and Ambassador Malinowski SIPDIS met with Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya. Ambassador Malinowski congratulated Nepal on its official ratification of its membership to the World Trade Organization. A [...]
2004-03-17 08:35:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF PTER ECON NP WTO
04KATHMANDU481WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: March 9
[...] GOVERNMENT -- NHRC submits list of dos to protect human rights: The National Human Rights Commission has submitted a memorandum to the government urging the latter to immediately take minimum steps to protect the human rights situation in the country. The NHRC statement said that the gov [...]
2004-03-18 02:06:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU484NEPAL: DAS PATTERSON MEETS WITH FINANCE MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. On March 17, DAS Torkel Patterson and Ambassador called upon Finance Minister Prakash Chandra Lohani. The three discussed the Government of Nepal's financial situation, U.S. military assistance, the Maoist insurgency and current political impasse between the King and political p [...]
2004-03-18 05:46:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN PTER PREL NP
04KATHMANDU487NEPAL: AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO REHABILITATION CENTER
[...] (C) On 2 March, Ambassador Malinowski and Defense Attache visited by helicopter the Government of Nepal's (GON) newly opened, pilot Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) facility located in Tanahu District (approximately 125 kms northwest of Kathmandu). The GON announced the cre [...]
2004-03-18 07:11:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PHUM PREL NP
04KATHMANDU488NEPAL: GOVERNMENT ACTION PLAN ON WOMEN POSITIVE,
[...] Summary. On March 8, the Government of Nepal unveiled its National Plan on Women designed to bring Nepal into compliance with the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The plan mandates the government to amend discriminatory laws and regulat [...]
2004-03-18 08:21:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PGOV PHUM NP
04KATHMANDU496UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 13-19,
[...] The Minister of Foreign Affairs defended the Government of Nepal's (GON) human rights record in Geneva, affirming that "we keep human rights uppermost in our mind." Maoist supremo Prachanda claims to be receptive to UN mediation, while the Prime Minister says it is not necessary. The Home M [...]
2004-03-19 05:43:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU498NEPAL: COCA-COLA FEELS THE PINCH OF THE
[...] (C) On March 18, NN Singh, Managing Director of Coca-Cola Nepal reported to Econoff that the Coca-Cola's bottling plant located in Bharatpur (130 kms southeast of Kathmandu outside of Chitwan) ceased operations temporarily as a result of the Maoist-imposed economic blockade (reftels). He said [...]
2004-03-19 06:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALCASC BEXP ECON PTER NP
04KATHMANDU5UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, DECEMBER 20-
[...] Thirteen security personnel and forty-two Maoists reportedly were killed in clashes this week. Twenty security personnel and two civilians also suffered injuries. Maoist cadres reportedly killed five civilians, including a pregnant woman, and abducted nine others. On December 25, the Specia [...]
2004-01-02 03:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU500NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE
[...] (C) The Maoist insurgency poses special challenges for the Government of Nepal's (GON) efforts to improve its human rights performance. At the same time, our ability to make objective, fact-based assessments of the GON's performance is hindered by a number of complicating factors, including t [...]
2004-03-19 08:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM MOPS PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU516NEPAL: SECURITY FORCES REPEL MAOIST ATTACK ON
[...] (SBU) At about 11:00 p.m local time on March 20, Maoist insurgents attacked Beni, the headquarters of Myagdi District in west-central Nepal. Initial reports indicate that 13 Royal Nepal Army (RNA) soldiers, 7 policemen, and 1 civilian were killed, and 80 police are still missing. (Note: A [...]
2004-03-22 09:15:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PGOV CASC ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU541BHUTANESE REFUGEES: SOME HOPEFUL SIGNS OF PROGRESS
[...] (C) Summary. The GON has prepared a report on the December incident in Khudunabari Camp and will provide it to the RGOB in April. A UNHCR official confided that the Government of India had requested information from UNHCR on conditions for return faced by the refugees and how these condition [...]
2004-03-23 07:35:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PHUM PREL NP BH IN
04KATHMANDU55NEPAL: KING SEES "POSITIVE SIGNS" AFTER
[...] (C) On January 7 Prabhakar Rana, King Gyanendra's business partner and confidant, telephoned the Ambassador on the King's behalf to advise that the monarch has concluded his consultations with the leaders of political parties (Reftel). Press accounts of the discussions (most of which indica [...]
2004-01-07 09:21:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
04KATHMANDU554NEPAL UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT RESOLUTIONS ON CUBA AND
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-24 08:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM CH CU NP UNHRC
04KATHMANDU567UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 20-26,
[...] A deadly attack on March 20 topped a week of violence in Nepal in which at least 187 Maoists, 35 security personnel and 50 civilians lost their lives. The UN Secretary General appealed for an end to the violence, and reiterated the UN's offer to help in finding a solution. The Prime Minister [...]
2004-03-26 06:14:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU580WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM 16 TO 22 MARCH
[...] MAOIST INSURGENCY -- Massive attack in Myagdi district headquarters: Maoist rebels launched a huge attack in Beni, Myagdi district headquarters on Saturday night. The Maoists took the District Police Office (DPO),Chief District Officer and 39 security personnel. The Maoists completely de [...]
2004-03-29 07:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU584NEPAL: RATIFIES ITS MEMBERSHIP WITHIN WTO
[...] (SBU) On March 24, the Government of Nepal (GON) officially accepted and ratified its membership within the World Trade Organization and will become the 147th member of the organization as of April 23. Nepal is the first least developed country (LDC) to qualify and accede on its own merits w [...]
2004-03-30 00:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALECON NP WTO
04KATHMANDU588NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR PROVIDES INFORMATION ON
[...] (C) In a March 31 call on the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran provided additional information on the March 29 arrest in Siliguri, West Bengal, of Nepali Maoist leader Mohan Vaidya. According to Saran, the Indian Intelligence Bureau (IB) had been watching Siliguri for some time sin [...]
2004-03-31 07:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV IN NP
04KATHMANDU591NEPALI PRIME MINISTER VOWS BETTER IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 26 Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa issued a reaffirmation of the Government of Nepal's (GON) commitment to constitutional and international human rights standards. Among the numerous obligations the Prime Minister says the GON commits to fulfil are the right to h [...]
2004-03-31 08:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU594BHUTANESE REFUGEES: MILITANCY IN CAMPS GROWS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-01 07:24:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETBH NP PREF PTER
04KATHMANDU607UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 27-April
[...] Indian police arrested Maoist senior politburo member Mohan Vaidya (Ref A). The Home Minister rejected the United Nation's (UN) call for a ceasefire, declaring that the Government of Nepal (GON) will not allow the Maoists "another chance to regroup." Nepal was unusually subdued this week wi [...]
2004-04-02 06:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU612NEPAL: ROCK THROWING, TEAR GAS MARK SECOND DAY OF
[...] (SBU) The second consecutive day of protests against the Government of Nepal (GON) out by five political parties in the capital turned violent on April 2. At least seven politicians were reported hospitalized after participants began throwing rocks and bricks at policemen in the center of t [...]
2004-04-02 09:21:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC CASC NP
04KATHMANDU620NEPAL: POLITICAL PROTESTS CONTINUE, MARRED BY
[...] (SBU) Summary. On April 5, Nepal's political parties continued to demonstrate against the government for the fifth consecutive day. In response to violence on April 2 (reftel),the protesters declared a closure, or "bandh," in the capital for April 3. The closure was rigorously enforced by [...]
2004-04-05 08:37:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC CASC NP
04KATHMANDU623NEPAL:MAOISTS ATTACK POLICE STATION IN TERAI,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an apparent retaliation against Indian interests for the March 29 arrest of Politburo member Mohan Vaidya in West Bengal (Ref A),Nepali Maoists torched 18 Indian fuel trucks parked at a customs checkpoint, shooting three of the drivers, in the southwestern district of Kai [...]
2004-04-05 08:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL ETRD IN NP
04KATHMANDU624NEPAL: MAOISTS ISSUE AN EXTORTION DEMAND TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The regional president of the American Life Insurance Company (ALICO),a member of the American International Group, Inc. (AIG),approached the Embassy on April 1 indicating that the ALICO branch office in Nepal received a threat and an extortion demand from an individual clai [...]
2004-04-05 09:20:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALCASC BEXP ECON PTER NP
04KATHMANDU638NEPAL: MAOISTS TURN OVER 37 HOSTAGES TO ICRC
[...] (SBU) Pascal Mauchle, Head Delegate for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),confirmed that Maoist insurgents handed over 37 hostages, abducted during the March 20 attack on Myagdi District headquarters (Reftel),to ICRC on April 6. The hostages included the Chief District O [...]
2004-04-06 09:02:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER NP
04KATHMANDU64NEPAL: STUDENTS CONTINUE PROTESTS AGAINST THE KING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Student demonstrations persisted for the 23rd day in Kathmandu, in certain instances turning violent. On January 7, police and students clashed in several locations, resulting in the injury of 8 students and 3 journalists. One student leader indicated that the protests would l [...]
2004-01-08 09:03:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM NP
04KATHMANDU654THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT IN NEPAL FOR TRAFFICKING IN
[...] Summary. Existing legislation governing human trafficking in Nepal provides severe punishments for traffickers and their associates and shifts the burden of proof, in many cases, to the accused rather than the victim. Draft legislation that would address victim rights and protections expired [...]
2004-04-09 02:12:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN PREF ELAB NP
04KATHMANDU67UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 3-9,
[...] Sixteen security personnel reportedly were killed and forty others injured by Maoist ambushes while nine insurgents died in clashes. Maoists reportedly torched a vehicle carrying vials of polio vaccine which was to be distributed to children in the villages. The United Nations World Food P [...]
2004-01-09 06:40:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU673UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 3-9,
[...] A Maoist nighttime attack on a police post in the west left nine policemen dead and six injured. Five other security personnel and nineteen rebels were killed in separate clashes. The extradition of arrested Maoist senior politburo member Mohan Vaidya (Ref A) reportedly has been delayed ind [...]
2004-04-09 08:05:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU677NEPAL: GOVERNMENT BAN ON PUBLIC GATHERINGS IGNORED
[...] Summary. Late on April 8, the Government of Nepal (GON) declared a ban on all public gatherings, except for religious purposes, of more than 5 people. Despite the ban, roughly 4000 political party activists attempted to gather in central Kathmandu on April 9, but a heavy police presence preve [...]
2004-04-09 08:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER NP
04KATHMANDU681CODEL DREIER MEETS WITH NEPAL'S PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 9 meeting with CODEL Dreier, Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa reviewed the Government of Nepal's (GON) three-pronged strategy to return to a more stable political and economic path: public security, increased assistance to grassroots areas and democratic governmen [...]
2004-04-09 08:32:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER NP
04KATHMANDU682NEPAL: CODEL DREIER MEETS FOREIGN MINISTER THAPA
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with Foreign Minister Dr. Bekh Bahadur Thapa on April 9, Codel Dreier discussed the ongoing Maoist insurgency, the need for political reconciliation between the Palace and the political parties, human rights and efforts to improve the socio-economic status of women. Thapa [...]
2004-04-09 08:43:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KWMN NP
04KATHMANDU683NEPAL: PARTY LEADERS SAY THEY WILL MEET PALACE
[...] (S) During an April 8 dinner in honor of Codel Dreier, senior leaders of the four largest political parties told the Ambassador that they were prepared to discuss with a Palace envoy a resolution to the current political impasse. Madhav Nepal, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal [...]
2004-04-09 08:53:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU692NEPAL: KING'S CONFIDANT SAYS MONARCH OPEN TO
[...] (S) On April 12 royal confidant Prabhakar Rana told the Ambassador that King Gyanendra had agreed, as proposed by the U.S. Ambassador in agreement with the Indian and UK Ambassadors, to resume discussions with political party leaders through an as-yet unnamed Palace envoy (Ref B). Rana said [...]
2004-04-12 06:54:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV NP
04KATHMANDU693NEPAL: FACEOFF BETWEEN PARTIES AND PALACE
[...] (C) April traditionally is a month of political ferment in Nepal. This year, with all three of the country's politcal actors--the parties, the King, and the Maoists--in apparent overdrive, promises to be particularly interesting. Some commentators have expressed concern that the anti-governm [...]
2004-04-12 09:26:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PTER PREL NP
04KATHMANDU722UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 10-16,
[...] Separate attacks and clashes reportedly left fifteen Maoists and three security personnel dead. The local press reported that Maoist leadership was "considering" releasing forty policemen taken captive last week (Ref A). An Indian article reprinted in the local press reports that arrested [...]
2004-04-16 07:46:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU74NEPAL: DE FACTO FOREIGN MINISTER ON SAARC SUMMIT,
[...] (C) In a January 9 meeting with the Ambassador, de facto Foreign Minister Amb. Bekh Bahadur Thapa discussed the SAARC Summit, recent problems in beginning the repatriation of Bhutanese refugees, and a possible EU demarche criticizing the Government of Nepal's (GON) failure to restore peace and [...]
2004-01-09 09:32:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF NP SAARC
04KATHMANDU758BHUTANESE REFUGEES: A HISTORICAL REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary. The history and complexity of the Bhutanese refugee situation is worth recollecting in the light of reliable documentation. The first Nepali-speaking immigrants settled in Bhutan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries at the invitation of the then-King of Bhutan in an effor [...]
2004-04-22 05:53:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL NP BT
04KATHMANDU782UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 17-23,
[...] The Home Minister ruled out talks with the Maoists until they stop their violence. Sporadic clashes reportedly left four security force personnel and twenty-five Maoists dead. Maoist supremo Prachanda announced a month-long agenda of "peoples' action" to include a three-day nationwide clos [...]
2004-04-23 06:46:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU789NEPAL: MAOIST LEADERS URGE PARTIES TO JOIN COMMON
[...] (SBU) As political party protests continue for the third week in Kathmandu, Maoist leaders Baburam Bhattarai and Pushpa Kumar Dahal (alias Prachanda) issued a public statement on April 21 encouraging the parties to persevere and to join in common cause against Nepal's monarchy. They write, "i [...]
2004-04-23 08:29:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CASC NP
04KATHMANDU790NEPALI KING PARLEYS WITH SOME PARTIES, PUT OFF BY
[...] (C) As daily anti-government protests continued into their third week, on April 22 King Gyanendra met individually with leaders of three parties, including Nepali Congress (Democratic) President Sher Bahadur Deuba, to explore possibilities for resolving the political impasse. According to a [...]
2004-04-23 09:41:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
04KATHMANDU817NEPAL: ARMY HUMAN RIGHTS CELL AGREES TO REOPEN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 15 letter signed by the Chief of Army Staff, the Royal Nepal Army's (RNA) initial response to Embassy inquiries on the alleged extrajudicial killings of two teenaged girls and the alleged abduction of a third girl (Ref A) asserted that all three were shot while tryi [...]
2004-04-29 07:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV MOPS NP
04KATHMANDU819NEPAL: ROYAL INSIDER OPTIMISTIC ON PROGRESS
[...] (C) On April 29 Prabhakar Rana, King Gyanendra's confidant and business partner, called on Charge d'Affaires and DCM to brief them on progress toward reconciliation between the parties and the Palace. Rana expects Nepali Congress President Girija Koirala will agree to meet the King soon and [...]
2004-04-29 08:53:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
04KATHMANDU833UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 24-30,
[...] The Royal Nepal Army spokesperson indicated that the Army is ready for a permanent peace and would support government-Maoists talks. Since the end of the cease-fire, RNA figures indicate that 1,973 Maoists and 176 security personnel have been killed. The RNA also reported that approximatel [...]
2004-04-30 08:21:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU845NEPAL: POLICE ARREST TOP POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS
[...] On May 3, Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) arrested Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Chairman Madhav Nepal and Nepali Congress (NC) President G.P. Koirala. Both political leaders were arrested from their homes at approximately 1230 and 1430, respectively, and are b [...]
2004-05-03 08:36:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV NP
04KATHMANDU846NEPAL: MAOISTS TURN UP HEAT ON NGOS, AID AGENCIES
[...] (C) According to NGO contacts, Maoists in five southwestern districts are increasing extortion demands and escalating pressure on local and foreign NGOs, including one U.S.-based NGO, and bilateral aid agencies to sign agreements with the so-called "Tharuwan People's Autonomous Government," d [...]
2004-05-05 04:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALNOTAG NP
04KATHMANDU864NEPAL: DAS CAMP AND INDIAN AMBASSADOR SARAN
[...] (C) On May 6, Deputy Assistant Secretary Don Camp, Charge d'Affaires Janet Bogue and Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran met on the sidelines of the Nepal Development Forum to discuss the current political situation and the value of reinforcing each other's strong and consistent messages to both the [...]
2004-05-06 08:36:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL NP BT
04KATHMANDU866NEPAL: DAS CAMP MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER AND
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa and Foreign Minister (Dr.) Bekh Bahadur Thapa on May 5, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia Donald Camp stressed the importance of human rights and the restoration of a democratic government to continued USG suppo [...]
2004-05-06 23:26:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM PREF EINV NP
04KATHMANDU879UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MAY 1-7, 2004
[...] On May 4, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) reacted angrily to its inclusion on the U.S. Terrorist Exclusion List (REF A). Following continued Maoist threats and violence against their work in the far-west region of Nepal, some international donors announced on May 6 that they would susp [...]
2004-05-07 08:03:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU880NEPALI PRIME MINISTER THAPA RESIGNS
[...] (U) At 3:00 p.m. local time Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa announced his resignation in a national radio broadcast. No immediate announcement of a successor has been made. 2. (SBU) Comment: A coalition of five democratic parties have held near-daily rallies against Thapa's governm [...]
2004-05-07 08:08:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV NP GON
04KATHMANDU889NEPAL: NO CONSENSUS ON NEW PM YET
[...] (C) Three days after the May 7 resignation of Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa (Ref A),the search for his successor continues, with no clear contender in the lead. King Gyanendra appears to be sending out simultaneous and duplicative "feelers" to the leaders of the two largest parties--the [...]
2004-05-10 09:13:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
04KATHMANDU901NEPAL: SA DAS CAMP MEETS KING, POLITICAL PARTIES:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 5 meeting with Nepal,s King Gyanendra and a May 6 meeting with representatives of the main political parties, SA DAS Camp found both sides deeply distrustful of the other and adamant that they would not budge from their positions. (Both meetings took place before the res [...]
2004-05-12 05:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU902NEPAL: MAOIST PRESSURE CAUSES EUROPEAN DONORS TO
[...] (C) On May 10 the Dutch, German and British bilateral aid agencies, citing Maoist pressure and threats, announced they will suspend projects in the northwestern districts of Mugu, Humla, Jumla, and Dolpa and in the southwestern district of Kailali as of May 16. USAID sponsors activities in th [...]
2004-05-12 07:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC EAID CASC NP
04KATHMANDU937NEPAL: TERRORIST FINANCE UPDATE
[...] (U) The Government of Nepal (GON) indicates that no terrorist assets listed by the United Nations 1267 Sanctions Committee have been identified in Nepal and therefore, no accounts have been frozen. The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu has no evidence of financial links in Nepal to international ter [...]
2004-05-18 08:29:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPTER EFIN ETTC PREL NP
04KATHMANDU947NEPAL: KING TO MEET LEADERS OF PROTESTING PARTIES
[...] (C) Summary: According to Palace and party sources, King Gyanendra will meet the leaders of the five protesting political parties on May 19 at 6:30 p.m. A royal confidant has suggested that the May 19 discussion may be followed by subsequent meetings with the heads of the two largest partie [...]
2004-05-19 08:12:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
04KATHMANDU949NEPAL: MAOISTS EXPAND ATTACKS ON BUSINESSES,
[...] (U) Since the beginning of May, the Maoists have renewed their rhetoric, threats and sabotage against prominent businesses in Nepal. On May 3, the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions issued a statement blacklisting twenty-three businesses. The statement, although not wide [...]
2004-05-19 22:25:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC ETRD NP PTER
04KATHMANDU954NEPAL: PARTY LEADERS, KING HOLD FIRST MEETING;
[...] (U) On May 19 King Gyanendra and the leaders of five protesting political parties held their first meeting since the May 7 resignation of Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa and the beginning of the parties' "decisive" anti-Palace campaign on April 1. Press reports on the meeting, based on th [...]
2004-05-20 08:17:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
04KATHMANDU957UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MAY 15-21,
[...] Almost 150 local government officials throughout Nepal resigned reportedly due to Maoist threats. Fourteen security personnel were killed and fifteen injured in separate clashes. Thirty-six Maoists were also reported killed. Maoists reportedly killed eight civilians, and abducted over 1000 [...]
2004-05-21 07:18:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU97NEPAL: DETENTIONS AND "DISAPPEARANCES" SINCE THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since the end of the ceasefire between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents on August 27, it has grown increasingly difficult to obtain information on detainees held as suspected Maoists under special anti-terrorism legislation. Many of these suspects are held [...]
2004-01-13 08:59:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MOPS NP
04MADRID2963SPAIN ENCOURAGES EU ACTION ON MAOIST VIOLENCE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-03 16:14:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER KTDB NP SP EUN
04MADRID3990SPAIN:DEMARCHE TO EU ON FREEZING MAOIST ASSETS
[...] (U) We delivered ref A points October 6 to Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning. Mora Benavente assured us that Spain considers the Maoist rebels to be terrorists. He does not believe that other EU governments consider the Maoists freedom fighters. Mora Benavente expects that Spain [...]
2004-10-14 07:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN NP SP
04NEWDELHI6976BHUTAN MOVING TOWARDS REPATRIATION OF CATEGORY ONE
[...] (C) Summary: During an October 24 meeting with PRM A/S Dewey, King Jigme Wangchuck of Bhutan agreed that Category 1 refugees from the Khudunabari Camp could be repatriated and that the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) should exchange a letter specifying the [...]
2004-11-02 05:32:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF IN NP BT UNHCR
04NEWDELHI6999INDIA PUSHING NEPALESE ARMY TO BE MORE ACTIVE
[...] (C) The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) should be more proactive in the fight against the Maoists, MEA Joint Secretary (Bhutan/Nepal) Ranjit Rae told Polcouns and Poloff SIPDIS in a November 1 meeting. Describing the recent India-Nepal security cooperation group meeting, Rae reported that the GO [...]
2004-11-02 11:57:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IN NP
04NEWDELHI7000INDIA SUPPORTS REPATRIATION OF CATEGORY 1
[...] (C) Polcouns and Poloff met on November 1 with MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal/Bhutan) Ranjit Rae to brief on the strategy SIPDIS recently outlined by King Wangchuck to A/S Dewey to repatriate Category 1 refugees from the Khudunabari camp (Reftel). Rae replied that the GOI welcomes this strateg [...]
2004-11-02 12:59:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM IN NP BT UNHCR
04NEWDELHI7078TOWARDS AN INDIA-EU STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: Following two relatively rocky summits, and the postponement of this year's meeting, New Delhi hopes the November 8 India-EU Summit will yield tangible progress, MEA Director (Europe - I) Dammu Ravi told Poloff on November 2. The GOI priority is to kickoff a new ""strategic partnershi [...]
2004-11-05 11:55:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP IN FR GM UK NP BT
04NEWDELHI7750SHYAM SARAN "SPEAKS FROM THE HEART" ON NEPAL
[...] (C) Summary: Speaking informally at a just-concluded track-II conference on Nepal, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran argued that New Delhi and Kathmandu must work more closely together to defeat the Maoists, that Nepalese mistrust of India is misplaced, and that economic development could help N [...]
2004-12-08 11:59:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP
04NEWDELHI8192MEA STATEMENTS AND BRIEFINGS: MALAYSIA, SLOVAKIA,
[...] Summary: This is another of our periodic messages summarizing public statements by MEA Spokesman Navtej Sarna and other MEA officials. Here we report Malaysian Prime Minister Badawi's and Slovak President Gasparovic's visits to India, Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's trip to South Korea and [...]
2004-12-28 11:21:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP TSPA MY LO KS PK BG BM CE NP IN GOI
04THEHAGUE1902NETHERLANDS/NEPAL: DEMARCHE ON MAOIST VIOLENCE
[...] (C) Summary: The Dutch are in discussion with EU colleagues regarding designation of the Maoists, but expect to release a "balanced" statement condemning violence on both sides as an interim measure. They expect the Maoists will be designated this Fall. End Summary. Dutch Presidency Statem [...]
2004-07-28 15:54:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPTER ETTC EFIN NP NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2345DUTCH RESPONSE: COORDINATING ACTION ON BHUTANESE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel message to Wilfred Mohr, Head of Southern Asia Division, September 16. Mohr responded that the issue had been discussed previously in a videoconference call with the Department on September 8 and that an EU Working Party meeting today in Brussels will also discus [...]
2004-09-16 14:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM NP IN NL BI
04THEHAGUE2587NETHERLANDS/EU/TERRORIST FINANCE: FREEZING MAOIST
[...] (C) Summary: The Dutch expect an EU designation of the Maoists within one month's time. They plan to carry out a simultaneous EU Troika visit to Kathmandu to ensure the Government of Nepal remains "on notice" with regard to this issue. End Summary. Designation Strategy ------------------- [...]
2004-10-08 13:18:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPTER NP NL KTFM
05ABUDHABI5231CALL BY NEPAL CHARGE D'AFFAIRES IN UAE
[...] (C) Nepalese Charge in Abu Dhabi Madhuban Prasad Paudel paid courtesy call on CDA today (December 28). He talked mostly about problems faced by upwards of 70,000 Nepalese workers in the UAE, non-payment of salaries, visa overstays and deportations, and trafficking issues (including some cas [...]
2005-12-28 13:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM NP
05BRUSSELS517EU CONSIDERING NEXT STEPS ON NEPAL
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to the Michael Swann, Administrator for South Asia at the European Council, and European Commission Nepal Desk Officer Rensje Teerink. Teerink said the Nepalese ambassador to the EU called on Commission Deputy DG for External Relations Herve Jouanjean on Mon [...]
2005-02-03 16:40:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NP USEU BRUSSELS
05CALCUTTA330WEST BENGAL COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER EXPRESSES PRO-CAPITALIST
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6, CG met State Secretary of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) and Politburo and Central Committee member Anil Biswas. While focusing on the need for industrialization in West Bengal, Biswas said that foreign direct investment (FDI) is welcome from any co [...]
2005-09-16 09:38:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV IN BG NP
05CHENNAI925NEPALI MAOIST REMAINS STUCK IN CHENNAI JAIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent court decision, the Madras High Court has ruled that a team of human rights lawyers may visit senior Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) leader Chandra Prakash Gajurel who was arrested in August 2003 for presenting a forged British passport at Chennai airport and remains [...]
2005-05-11 07:42:00Consulate ChennaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER IN NP
05COLOMBO1843COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RAMAKRISHNA ?RAMKI? UPPULURI,
[...] Post grants country clearance to Ramakrishna "Ramki" Uppuluri during the period November 15-19, 2005. Embassy control officer is Craig A. Zimmerman, office telephone number 94-11-244-8007, extension 2401, home telephone number 94-11-258-5337. 2. Reservations have been made at The Colombo P [...]
2005-10-25 05:53:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAINF PGOV PINR OTRA TW NP
05DHAKA3247BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 1
[...] Summary. July and August are peak monsoon months in Bangladesh. The monsoon was moderately active during the first week of July. Currently there is no flooding in the country and the last five days have passed without measurable rainfall. All the rivers in the four river basins of Banglad [...]
2005-07-11 06:34:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID BG IT TH NP IN
05DHAKA3407BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 2
[...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was fairly active over the country last week. Light to heavy rainfall was recorded at many places over the Brahmaputra, the Ganges, the Meghna basins and South Eastern Hill basin. As a result, flash floo [...]
2005-07-18 08:51:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD
05DHAKA3529 COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR REBECCA K.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Office of Foreign Disaster and Assistance (OFDA) Regional Advisor Rebecca K. Scheurer to travel to Bangladesh on July 26 to 28, 2005 and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh [...]
2005-07-24 02:28:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NP TH BG
05DHAKA3572BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 3
[...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable and e-mail. The monsoon was less active over the Brahmaputra, the Ganges and the South Eastern Hill basins last week. Light rainfall was recorded at all except one place in these three river basins. The Meghna basin [...]
2005-07-25 10:50:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID BG IT TH NP IN
05DHAKA3696BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 4
[...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was less active over the Brahmaputra, the Ganges and the South Eastern Hill basins last week. Light rainfall was recorded at all except one place in these three river basins. The Meghna basin experien [...]
2005-08-01 07:10:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD
05DHAKA3815 COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR REBECCA K.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Office of Foreign Disaster and Assistance (OFDA) Regional Advisor Ms. Rebecca K. Scheurer and USAID/DCHA/AA Special Assistant Ms. Jenny Marion to travel to Bangladesh on August 21 to 24, 2005 and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bang [...]
2005-08-07 05:57:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NP TH BG
05DHAKA3852BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 5
[...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The overall flood situation in the country remains normal and the localized flood situation continued to improve. BDG and other humanitarian agencies are closely monitoring the situation and maintaining close cont [...]
2005-08-08 08:09:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID BG IT TH NP IN
05DHAKA4107BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 6
[...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The overall flood situation in Bangladesh is normal at present and within local coping capacity. Localized flood conditions are improving in most places. The Bangladesh Government (BDG) and relief agencies are moni [...]
2005-08-18 11:38:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID BG IT TH NP IN
05DHAKA4155BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 7
[...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The overall flood situation in Bangladesh is localized and within local coping capacity. The Bangladesh Government (BDG) and relief agencies are monitoring the situation and are in contact with key disaster partner [...]
2005-08-22 10:06:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD
05DHAKA4255 COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR SCOTT LAMPMAN,
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes EAI/TFCA Secretariat, Director Scott Lampman to travel to Bangladesh on September 11 to 16, 2005 and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below) [...]
2005-08-29 06:06:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NP TH BG
05DHAKA4268BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 8
[...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was fairly active over Bangladesh during the past week. The overall flood situation in Bangladesh is localized and within local coping capacity. The flood situation continues to improve in most areas. T [...]
2005-08-29 09:51:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD
05DHAKA4395BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO.
[...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was moderately active over Bangladesh during the past week. The overall flood situation in Bangladesh is not at the alarm stage. The flood situation continues to improve in most areas. The Bangladesh G [...]
2005-09-06 10:41:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD
05DHAKA4565BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 10
[...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was light to moderate over Bangladesh during the past week. The flood situation continues to improve in most places of the country. The Bangladesh Government Flood Forecasting and Warning Center reports [...]
2005-09-12 11:06:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD
05DHAKA4805BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 11
[...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was light to moderate over Bangladesh during the past week. The flood situation continues to improve in most places of the country. The Bangladesh Government Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC) [...]
2005-09-25 05:56:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD
05DHAKA4861BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 12
[...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was light to moderate over Bangladesh during the past week. The flood situation continues to improve in most places of the country. The Bangladesh Government Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC) [...]
2005-09-27 08:03:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD
05DHAKA503BDG ANGRY REACTION TO SAARC POSTPONEMENT
[...] (C) BDG cabinet members, opposition and civil society expressed anger with India over the SAARC cancellation announced February 2. Cabinet members told ambassador that Delhi made the announcement without giving Dhaka prior notification and after telling them earlier in the day that the conference [...]
2005-02-03 04:16:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL BG IN PK NP SAARC
05DHAKA5659COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARBINDER SINGH, N.V. SESHADRI,
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Sarbinder Singh, Deputy Regional Program Manager; Mr. N.V. Seshadri, CCO India; Mr. Upali Daranagama, CCO Sri Lanka; Mr. Subodh Adhikari, CCO Nepal; Mr. Syed Farrukh, CCO Pakistan and Mr. Dan Vincent, CCO Afghanistan on their December 1 to December 10, 2005 visit and [...]
2005-11-22 01:40:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG IN NP
05DHAKA5703COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DONALD CLARK
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Donald Clark, Mission Director USAID/Nepal on his December 05 to December 08, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. and 4.E. below). Cont [...]
2005-11-23 04:59:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG NP
05DHAKA6292SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL ENERGY MEETING, DHAKA,
[...] THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE USAID SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL INITIATIVE FOR ENERGY (SARI/ENERGY) WAS HELD IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH ON DECEMBER 6-7, 2005. THE FOCUS OF THE MEETING WAS REGIONAL ENERGY SECURITY THROUGH TRADE, INVESTMENT AND ACCESS. THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY 115 PERSONS FROM THE PRIVATE AN [...]
2005-12-21 03:29:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG US IN NP CE PK AF TH
05GENEVA1809UNHCR: STILL NO REPLACEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER
[...] (C) UNHCR continues to seek an Implementation Partner (IP) in Nepal to replace the deregistered Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office (TRWO) in providing assistance to Tibetan refugees transiting to India. In a June 26 meeting, UNHCR's Asia Desk Chief Catherine Huck and Senior Legal Advisor Peter [...]
2005-07-28 12:10:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL IN CH NP PHUM UNHCR
05GENEVA2483UNHCR EXCOM #4: PURSUING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Acting PRM A/S Greene pressed Bhutanese and Nepalese officials to agree to a comprehensive solution to the problem of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal, during October 3-7 meetings on the margins of UNHCR's annual ExCom. Nepalese PermRep Acharya asserted a "lack of urgency" on the pa [...]
2005-10-14 08:41:00Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPREF NP PHUM BT PREL UNHCR
05GENEVA909BHUTANESE REFUGEES PRESENT THEIR HISTORY AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. At a private meeting on the margins of the UN Commission on Human Rights, the Bhutanese refugee delegation presented a video explaining the facts of their flight and situation in Nepal, and drawing governmental attention to their desire for durable solutions. Missionoff persua [...]
2005-04-08 14:59:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPREF NP PHUM BT PREL UNHCR
05KATHMANDU1155WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM MAY 24 TO 31, 2005
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS `Supporting democracy is not meddling': Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said THAT India has no intention to interfere in the internal affairs of Nepal, and that attempts to encourage democracy in the northern neighbor should not be construed as interference. "Our atte [...]
2005-06-01 08:33:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU1167UPDATE ON NEPAL'S POLITICAL EVENTS
[...] (U) The Royal Commission for Corruption Control (RCCC) jailed former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and former Minister Prakash Man Singh for refusing to post bail. On May 31, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) decided to boycott the RCCC, stating it had been unconstitutionally form [...]
2005-06-01 12:46:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1192NEPALI FM: INDIA BROKERING MAOIST-POLITICAL
[...] (C) CDA telephoned FM Pandey on June 3 to express concern over reports that security services prevented UML Central Committee member Jhalanath Khanal from boarding a plane for Delhi on June 2. (Note: Khanal had told us on May 30 that he was going to India for medical treatment. According to [...]
2005-06-03 11:10:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM PINS IN NP
05KATHMANDU1193TIBETAN WELFARE SOCIETY UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary. UNHCR Resident Representative Abraham Abraham said on June 2 that he will likely meet with the Foreign Minister the week of June 6 to discuss the registration of a new UNHCR implementing partner in processing Tibetan Refugees passing through Nepal, the Tibetan Welfare Society. Whi [...]
2005-06-03 11:34:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU1194POLITICAL LEADER DISCUSSES MAOISTS, PALACE
[...] (SBU) Anil Jha, Joint Secretary General of the Nepal Sadbhavana Party-Anandi Devi (a small, terai-based, centrist party),told Emboff on June 2 that the seven party alliance would urge the Palace and the Maoists to enter into dialogue only after the reinstatement of the House of Representatives [...]
2005-06-03 11:54:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1203WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 1 TO 6, 2005
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS Go to court; not street: Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Tulsi Giri on Sunday suggested that the political parties and lawyers should ask for justice at the Supreme Court rather than take to the streets. On Sunday Giri said that rule of law couldn't be establish [...]
2005-06-06 12:10:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU1236NEPAL POLICE ARREST MAOIST VICTIM PROTESTORS
[...] (U) Summary. Fifty-three Maoist Victim Association protestors were arrested by police on the grounds that they had no permission to be in a restricted area in Kathmandu on June 5. However, Nepali political parties held a mock parliament event on June 3 in which 19 National Assembly members [...]
2005-06-08 03:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM PREF NP
05KATHMANDU1238NEPAL POLICE ARREST MAOIST VICTIM PROTESTORS
[...] (U) Summary. Fifty-three Maoist Victim Association protestors were arrested by police on the grounds that they had no permission to be in a restricted area in Kathmandu on June 5. However, Nepali political parties held a mock parliament event on June 3 in which 19 National Assembly members [...]
2005-06-08 04:23:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALNOTAG NP
05KATHMANDU1245 NEPAL: DETENTIONS DECREASED TO 49 POLITICOS
[...] (SBU) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) has released from detention all but 49 politicians, according to conversations we had with seven political parties. CPN-UML reported that three student leaders remained in detention, Nepali Congress - 27 members, Nepali Congress (Democratic) (NC( [...]
2005-06-08 10:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1248TIBETAN WELFARE SOCIETY JUNE 8 UPDATE
[...] (C) On June 7, the Charge pressed Foreign Minister Pandey to act to register the Tibetan Welfare Society. Pandey said he understood the importance of registering the Tibetan Welfare Society, but noted that the Home Ministry would have an important say. He thought it would be better to work [...]
2005-06-08 12:33:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU125551 NEPALI JOURNALISTS ARRESTED AND RELEASED
[...] (U) As part of a 17 day protest plan against the continuing ban on news broadcasts on FM radio stations, 51 Nepali journalists from the Federation of Nepal Journalists (FNJ) were arrested in Kathmandu for protesting in a restricted area on June 8. Authorities released all 51 from jail early o [...]
2005-06-09 11:09:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM PREF NP
05KATHMANDU1256NEPAL THINKING AGAIN ABOUT BHUTANESE REFUGEES
[...] (C) UNHCR Resident Representative Abraham Abraham reported to us a conversation he had with Nepal Foreign Secretary Acharya on June 7 to press the issue of Bhutanese SIPDIS refugees in Nepal. Acharya said the government of Bhutan must start implementing their agreement to take back refugees [...]
2005-06-09 11:18:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU1257IFES NEGATIVE ABOUT SUPPORTING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Two members of IFES, an international nonprofit organization that supports building democracies, visited Nepal as part of a USAID funded project to investigate opportunities to work with the Nepal Election Commission. IFES concluded that its support is not needed for the King's proposed No [...]
2005-06-09 11:21:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU1267 FM PANDEY ON UNSC REFORM, RELATIONS WITH INDIA
[...] (C) On June 9 the Charge pressed Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey on the need for His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to reach out to the political parties. She explained that Washington was focused on Nepal and needed a sense of how the process of returning to democracy would move for [...]
2005-06-10 08:48:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINS NP GON
05KATHMANDU1293NEPAL: KING TO QATAR, SON PARAS TEMPORARILY IN
[...] (U) His Majesty King Gyanendra and his wife departed Nepal for Doha, Qatar on June 13 to participate in the Second Summit Conference of the Developing Countries. Their Majesties travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on June 18 before returning to Nepal on June 22. As he did last time he lef [...]
2005-06-14 11:43:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP GON
05KATHMANDU1294GOVERNMENT ARRESTS JOURNALISTS; BAN ON INDIAN
[...] (U) The government arrested 98 human rights activists and lawyers, including 71 journalists, from Kathmandu and Kavre Districts on June 13. The government released all 50 arrested in Kavre the same day. Journalists from FM radio stations vowed to continue their protest programs despite the [...]
2005-06-14 12:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1295VICE CHAIRMAN TULSI GIRI AND WIFE ON BANK BLACKLIST
[...] (C) After the public revelation that Dr. Tulsi Giri, two-time Prime Minister under the Panchayat system and current Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers, and his wife Sahara Giri, were on the list of major loan defaulters, Nepal's Ministry of Finance put on hold its request that all gover [...]
2005-06-14 12:13:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1297 RECONSTITUTED NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
[...] (C) In a June 14 meeting with all five members of the newly reconstituted National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) (ref A),Chairman Khatri told CDA that he appreciated U.S. support. He stated that the NHRC was continuing its protection and promotion work with greater vigor. He added that the [...]
2005-06-15 08:44:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1303INDIAN DCM HINTS MAOIST LEADERS DETAINED IN INDIA
[...] (S/NF) Indian DCM V.P. Haran met with CDA at his request on June 13. He requested information about the mid-May trip to Afghanistan by Embassy Kathmandu's DATT and USAID Director along with the Vice Chairman of Nepal's Planning Commission and an RNA officer. CDA explained that the purpose [...]
2005-06-15 11:04:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER EAID IN NP
05KATHMANDU1305SOME LABOR RIGHTS IN NEPAL REMAIN CURTAILED
[...] (SBU) After the King assumed power February 1, His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) imposed extensive restrictions on trade unions and their leaders. HMGN banned labor union strikes by industries that were on an "Essential Services/ Commodity List," including fourteen service sectors the [...]
2005-06-15 11:34:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB KDEM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU1320NEPAL: GARMENT EXPORTS DROP 43 PERCENT, BUT
[...] (U) Nepal's ready-made garment exports to the United States declined by 43 percent in the first five months of 2005 following the expiration of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement (MFA). Entrepreneurs within the garment sector attributed the decline to the combined effects of MFA phaseout and the gov [...]
2005-06-16 11:12:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV ETRD PINS NP
05KATHMANDU1321 GOVERNMENT APPOINTS DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) On June 13, the government appointed chairmen and vice chairmen of the District Development Committees (DDC) in 25 out of 75 districts of the country in accordance with the Local Self Governance Act of 1999. The Ministry of Local Development stated that the remaining 50 districts' DDC c [...]
2005-06-16 12:07:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS NP GON
05KATHMANDU1323RELEASE AND RE-ARREST OF POLITICAL LEADERS
[...] (SBU) On June 15, following a Supreme Court order, the government released three leaders of the People's Front Nepal (PFN) from the Kathmandu District Court. However, the police re-arrested Nava Raj Subedi, General Secretary of the PFN, from the party office premises within five hours of his [...]
2005-06-16 12:18:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PHUM NP GON
05KATHMANDU1324NEPAL: KOIRALA RETURNS ENERGIZED FROM INDIA
[...] (U) Former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Girija Prasad Koirala returned to Kathmandu on June 15 and revealed to reporters that he had telephone conversations with Maoist leaders during his week-long trip to India. He reportedly asked the rebels, without receiving a reply, t [...]
2005-06-16 12:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1342WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 14 TO 20,
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS Maoists positive over seven parties' call: A day after the seven opposition parties called on the Maoists to support their ongoing pro-democracy movement, the CPN (Maoist) Sunday said it had taken their call in a positive light. Issuing a press statement Sunday, Maoist chai [...]
2005-06-20 10:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU1343NEPAL: OVER 100 POLITICOS ARRESTED NATIONWIDE
[...] (SBU) On June 17, His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) arrested 97 political leaders and workers in the course of a nationwide protest program launched by the seven political parties' alliance. There were no arrests in Kathmandu, as the political parties avoided areas the HMGN has prohibit [...]
2005-06-20 10:57:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM NP GON
05KATHMANDU1345NEPAL: MAOISTS BACK 7-PARTY APPROACH TO BOYCOTT
[...] (C) Maoist leader Prachanda announced the Maoist's support of the seven party alliance agenda, including the parties' June 18 decision to boycott municipal elections and to not recognize government appointments at the local and district level. Prachanda also said that he had ordered a halt to [...]
2005-06-20 11:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS PGOV MOPS NP
05KATHMANDU1353KOIRALA DISTRUSTFUL OF MAOISTS AND KING
[...] (C) Charge found former Nepalese PM and current leader of the seven party alliance 80-year-old GP Koirala fit and spry when calling on him at his residence on June 21 after his return from a "medical" trip to India. Koirala said that there was an important role for the international community [...]
2005-06-21 12:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINS NP IN GON
05KATHMANDU1384WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 21 TO 27,
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS Subedi released from detention: Ending a weeklong drama, the government released Navaraj Subedi, general secretary of People's Front from detention as per the second order from the Supreme Court on Friday. He had been re-arrested nine days ago and the government had claime [...]
2005-06-28 05:23:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU1413 NEPAL: UN COMMITS TO ALERT USG TO SPECIFIC THREATS
[...] (S) On May 25, Post convened an EAC to discuss a specific Maoist threat against U.S. or U.S. supported activities in the Bara/Parsa districts of Nepal. A Maoist commander had voiced the threat to a UNDP Field Security Advisor. The UN did not/not officially share the threat with Post. 2. ( [...]
2005-06-30 12:42:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETASEC NP
05KATHMANDU2146 DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY FOR NEPAL
[...] (C) Embassy Kathmandu welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Secretary's call for a strategic and systematic review of our democracy promotion efforts. The situation in Nepal is fragile and deteriorating rapidly. The main impediment to the growth of democracy here is the violent Maoist i [...]
2005-09-30 10:48:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNAMGT KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC EAID NP
05KATHMANDU2150NEPAL AGREES TO PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Dr. Bishnu Prasad Pandit, the senior point of contact on Avian Influenza for His Majesty's Government of Nepal (ref A),informed Emboff on September 30 that Nepal agreed to be listed as a partner on the International Partnership on [...]
2005-09-30 11:21:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI NP WHO
05KATHMANDU2151RNA FINDS OFFICERS GUILTY IN RELATION TO HUMAN
[...] (SBU) On September 27, the military court of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) sentenced Colonel Bobby Khatri and Captains Sunil Adhikari and Amit Pun, the son of a senior RNA General, to six-month jail terms and temporary suspensions of promotion. They were found guilty in relation to the killing o [...]
2005-09-30 11:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2178INDIAN POLITICAL LEADERS VISIT NEPAL
[...] (SBU) During a September 28-30 visit to Kathmandu, a six-member Indian political delegation, headed by politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Sitaram Yechuri, expressed support for multiparty democracy in Nepal. The group, which also included leaders of five other politic [...]
2005-10-04 11:30:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2183CONTINUATION OF DISASTER DECLARATION - NEPAL
[...] Summary: On April 9, 2002, Ambassador Malinowski declared a disaster in Nepal due to the growing number of casualties and displaced persons from an eight-year old Maoist Insurrection. The disaster declaration was extended in 2004. Since then, Nepal has seen a continuation and worsening of t [...]
2005-10-05 10:21:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEAID NP
05KATHMANDU2185NEPAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CITES IMPROVEMENTS,
[...] (C) In a public session to review the activities of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) since March, NHRC Chairman N.B. Khatri and Acting Secretary Kedar Prasad Poudyal informed members of the diplomatic and donor community, including the Ambassador, that both Maoists and security forc [...]
2005-10-05 11:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2206 TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO)
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kathmandu's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Deputy Chief of Mission Elisabeth I. Millard. Her phone number is 977-1-441-1179; classified e-mail: MillardEI@state.sgov.gov; unclassified e-mail: MillardE@state.gov. Deputy TFCO is Pol/Econ Officer Natasha Basley un [...]
2005-10-07 09:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2208 DISCUSSING POSSIBLE BHUTANESE REFUGEE RETURNS
[...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see para. 6. Reaching Agreement with Bhutan ... ---------------------------------- 2. (C) On October 6, the Ambassador discussed with Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey His Majesty's Government of Nepal's (HMGN's) expectations regarding the a [...]
2005-10-07 10:11:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM BT NP
05KATHMANDU2209 DEMARCHE ON REFUGEE PROCESSING IN NEPAL
[...] (C) In an October 6 meeting with Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey, the Ambassador discussed the USG's proposal to stand up a refugee processing operation in Kathmandu for some Tibetan refugees resident in Nepal (ref A). The Ambassador also shared with FM Pandey the one-page description of t [...]
2005-10-07 10:15:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL CH IN NP
05KATHMANDU2210NEPAL FACES LOOMING CRISIS IN PETROLEUM SUPPLY
[...] (SBU) The state-owned monopoly oil importer, the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC),is experiencing a serious financial crisis. Unable to collect payment of the balance owed by NOC, the NOC's supplier, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC),has threatened to stop providing petroleum products to Nepal. The [...]
2005-10-07 11:03:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2213 VICE-CHAIRMAN GIRI SAYS KING HAS "NO OBJECTIONS"
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with Vice-Chairman Dr. Tulsi Giri on October 7 regarding Giri's earlier request that the Ambassador discuss with political party leaders a possible interlocutor to facilitate reconciliation with the Palace (reftel). The Ambassador explained that the Party leaders all s [...]
2005-10-07 11:16:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2217ICJ GENERAL SECRETARY UNDERSCORES CONTINUED
[...] (C) In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Nicholas Howen, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ),stressed the importance of protecting human rights in what could potentially become an increasingly repressive environment in Nepal. The Ambassador and Howen discussed possibilities of prol [...]
2005-10-07 11:53:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2218EU TROIKA SEES STRONG RISK OF POLITICAL COLLAPSE
[...] (U) An October 6 statement on Nepal released by a European Union (EU) Troika noted that unless all involved moved quickly to address the country's problems effectively, there was a "strong risk" of political collapse. The Troika called on those in Nepal who wanted peace "to act now." Specific [...]
2005-10-07 11:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2229KING CALLS FOR PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS BUT MUZZLES
[...] (C) The same week the King announced that parliamentary elections would take place by April 2007, and a February 8 date for municipal elections, he promulgated a restrictive media ordinance banning news on FM radio and increasing fines for slander against the royal family. The Election Commis [...]
2005-10-14 11:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2264NEPALI CONGRESS: NEPOTISM ALIVE AND WELL
[...] (C) On October 18, Nepali Congress (NC) Party President Girija Prasad Koirala appointed 18 members of the 36-member NC Party Central Working Committee. On September 1, NC Party members had elected the other 18 members of the Committee, and re-elected GP Koirala as Party President (reftel). Si [...]
2005-10-19 11:53:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2266UNHCR UPDATE ON TIBETANS IN NEPAL
[...] (SBU) On October 19, UNHCR informed us that they were seeking custody of two Tibetans currently being held by His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN). UNHCR was also monitoring the cases of five other Tibetan individuals in HMGN custody and could become involved in those cases later. End Sum [...]
2005-10-19 12:06:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2293PARTIES PAN POLLS, PLAN MAOIST DIALOGUE
[...] (C) On October 19, seven party alliance leaders officially announced they would boycott municipal elections set for February 8 and would hold dialogue with Maoist rebels with the immediate objective of prolonging the Maoist's unilateral cease-fire so that a conducive atmosphere for dialogue cou [...]
2005-10-20 10:54:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2295MAOIST ATROCITIES CONTINUE DESPITE CEASEFIRE
[...] (U) Despite a three-month unilateral ceasefire announced on September 3 by Prachanda, Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist),the rebels continued to commit atrocities daily. The Maoists abducted more than 4,500 civilians, including teachers and students, in the month f [...]
2005-10-20 11:21:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PTER PHUM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2306NEPAL: COST OF THE MAOIST INSURGENCY
[...] The effect of the ongoing Maoist insurgency is palpable in every sector of Nepal's economy. The estimated economic cost of the conflict, since 1996 when it started, is more than USD 2.3 billion. Insurgents have destroyed public and private property worth USD 71 million. The conflict has re [...]
2005-10-21 11:05:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER ECON EAID EFIN NP
05KATHMANDU2307NEPAL: COST OF THE MAOIST INSURGENCY
[...] The effect of the ongoing Maoist insurgency is palpable in every sector of Nepal's economy. The estimated economic cost of the conflict, since 1996 when it started, is more than USD 2.3 billion. Insurgents have destroyed public and private property worth USD 71 million. The conflict has redu [...]
2005-10-21 13:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER ECON EAID EFIN NP
05KATHMANDU2308FINANCIAL CRISIS IN NEPAL OIL CORPORATION
[...] (SBU) Only three weeks after averting a financial crisis, the state-owned monopoly oil importer Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has again defaulted on payment to its supplier Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). Nepal's Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) last averted a petroleum sup [...]
2005-10-21 13:48:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2315SAFE MIGRATION: PREVENTION OF LABOR AND SEXUAL
[...] (SBU) With dwindling economic prospects stemming from a decade-long Maoist insurgency, increasing numbers of Nepalese workers are leaving for other countries in search of safety and better employment opportunities. The Embassy and USAID recently gathered representatives from UN agencies and N [...]
2005-10-24 08:01:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV ELAB PINS KWMN NP
05KATHMANDU2318MIDNIGHT RAID SEIZES RADIO EQUIPMENT
[...] (U) This contains an action request. See paragraph 9. Summary ------- 2. (C) Dozens of armed police stormed the Kathmandu office of Kantipur FM Station, part of Nepal's largest media conglomerate, near midnight on October 21, took control of the station staff at gunpoint, and seized sat [...]
2005-10-24 10:41:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2321UNHCR TIBETAN UPDATE
[...] (SBU) On October 24, UNHCR informed us that, as requested, (reftel) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) had turned over to UNHCR two Tibetan refugees who had been detained on immigration violations (one a new arrival and one returning to Tibet from India to visit relatives). Five other Ti [...]
2005-10-25 05:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2326NEPAL'S TOURISM INDUSTRY BENEFITS FROM CEASE-FIRE
[...] (U) According to recent figures released by Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MOCTCA),tourist arrivals grew by a record 46.5 percent in September compared to the same month in 2004. The increase is largely attributed to the three-month unilateral ceasefire declared by [...]
2005-10-25 10:39:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2327 REVIEW OF STATE OF RELATIONSHIP WITH
[...] (C) In separate meetings with Vice-Chairmen Dr. Tulsi Giri and Kirti Nidhi Bista, the Ambassador expressed concern about recent developments in Nepal. The Ambassador shared the Department's October 24 statement on "The Government of Nepal's Seizure of Radio Equipment," stressing that the U.S [...]
2005-10-26 03:07:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2333AFGHANISTAN'S INCLUSION INTO SAARC
[...] (C) On October 26, Acting Foreign Secretary Nabin Bahadur Shrestha, in response to DCM sounding him out about Nepal's support for Afghan inclusion in SAARC (reftel),stated that SAARC would have to reach a consensus decision. He acknowledged that the idea had been floated in the past, but sai [...]
2005-10-27 00:44:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON AF NP
05KATHMANDU2340Nepal Wardens' Message Regarding Political
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-27 11:38:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NP
05KATHMANDU2360 POLITICAL PARTY "BANDH" WIDELY OBSERVED
[...] (C) The Seven Party Alliance pulled off a broadly successful general closure ("bandh") of transportation, schools, factories, and shops in the Kathmandu Valley on October 28 to protest the stringent new media ordinance and the Government's action against Kantipur FM radio station (reftels). O [...]
2005-10-28 11:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON NP
05KATHMANDU2361NEPAL'S PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN FLU; DELIVERY OF
[...] (SBU) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) is working through a Task Force established in 2004 to upgrade its capacity to handle an avian flu outbreak, but Nepali officials worry about what resources may be available to assist with Nepal's preparedness. While no cases of avian flu have be [...]
2005-10-28 11:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALTBIO KSCA SENV EAGR ECON PREL NP WHO FAO
05KATHMANDU2377VICE CHAIRMAN GIRI REPORTEDLY CRITICIZES PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Major English-language daily, the Himalayan Times, on October 31 reported that Vice Chairman Giri, addressing a "rally for peace" in Rautahat (Terai) said, "I am very surprised why no one can touch the U.S. president while he is the biggest human rights violator. This government will ne [...]
2005-10-31 11:03:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2378CONTINUING PROTESTS AGAINST MEDIA ORDINANCE
[...] (U) Nepalese journalists, lawyers and politicos jointly launched protest programs across the country against the King's new stringent media ordinance (ref A). The protests, however, have so far failed to gain much public support. As reported ref B, the October 28 bandh was generally observed [...]
2005-10-31 11:06:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2379CHINESE MILITARY AID TAKES PRESSURE OFF KING TO
[...] (C) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Thapa announced on October 24 that China had committed about 1 million USD for military assistance to Nepal this year, noting that more assistance would follow next year. The Ambassador publicly (septel) and privately (ref A) cautioned that, while Nepal [...]
2005-10-31 11:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS CH NP JP
05KATHMANDU2383CHINESE MILITARY AID TAKES PRESSURE OFF KING TO
[...] (C) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Thapa announced on October 24 that China had committed about 1 million USD for military assistance to Nepal this year, noting that more assistance would follow next year. The Ambassador publicly (septel) and privately (ref A) cautioned that, while Nepal [...]
2005-11-01 04:43:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS CH NP
05KATHMANDU2387AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS CALLING FOR FREE MEDIA, FAIR ELECTIONS
[...] Ambassador Moriarty made front-page headlines October 26 and 27 i USG OUT IN FRONT ON SUPPORT FOR FREE MEDIA ------------------------------------------ 2. On October 25, the Embassy released the text of a statement by De 3. The Ambassador continued this show of support for free media [...]
2005-11-04 09:38:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PREL PGOV PHUM KMDR KPAO NP
05KATHMANDU2389NEPAL-INDIA RELATIONS
[...] (C) Indian Ambassador Mukherjee told the Ambassador that it was likely Indian Prime Minister Singh would have a bilateral meeting with the Nepal King on the margins of the upcoming SAARC summit in Dhaka. Mukherjee said Singh would likely send a clear message to the King on the need to reconci [...]
2005-11-04 10:26:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS CH IN NP
05KATHMANDU2390EMBASSY ISSUES PRESS RELEASE WARNING AGAINST
[...] On November 4, the Embassy issued the following press release in both English and Nepali, as discussed reftels. Text of Press Release: Embassy Warns Against Maoists-Parties "Alliance" The U.S. Embassy notes with alarm recent reports in Nepal media on the emerging potential for an " [...]
2005-11-04 11:01:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER OPRC KPAO NP
05KATHMANDU2391AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS CALLING FOR FREE MEDIA, FAIR
[...] Ambassador Moriarty made front-page headlines October 26 and 27 in a series of comments supporting free media and questioning the call by His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) for elections amidst a crackdown on the press and a continuing refusal by the government to reach out to the politi [...]
2005-11-04 11:20:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PREL PGOV PHUM KMDR KPAO NP
05KATHMANDU2399 NEPALI CONGRESS NOT FORMING ALLIANCE WITH MAOISTS
[...] (C) Nepali Congress (NC) President GP Koirala, reacting to the Embassy's recent statement warning against a Maoist-Parties alliance, insisted to the Ambassador on November 7 that his party would "not join hands with the Maoists while they still had guns." Koirala, who expressed concern about [...]
2005-11-07 11:13:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PINR NP
05KATHMANDU2400 POLITICAL PARTIES: TALKS, NOT ALLIANCE, WITH
[...] (U) Responding to the Embassy's November 4 Press Statement "Embassy Warns Against Maoists-Parties 'Alliance'" (ref A),leaders of the Seven-Party Alliance stressed to the media that the ongoing dialogue with the Maoists should not be construed as an attempt to forge an agreement with the insur [...]
2005-11-07 11:15:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2403GOVERNMENT'S REVENUE COLLECTION POOR
[...] (SBU) THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL'S RECENT INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FIGURES, RELEASED BY NEPAL'S MINISTRY OF FINANCE (MOF) ON OCTOBER 26, SHOW THAT TOTAL REVENUE COLLECTION RECORDED A GROWTH OF ONLY 0.6 PERCENT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF FY 2005/06. (NOTE: FIRST QUARTER IS FROM JULY 16 TO OCTOBER 15. [...]
2005-11-08 01:03:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN ABUD NP
05KATHMANDU2407MAOISTS MENACE RURAL NEPAL
[...] (C) Taking advantage of the Maoist unilateral cease-fire, the Ambassador traveled to Lumbini Zone in western Nepal October 24 and 25 to discuss the current situation with local government officials, human rights activists, political party leaders and journalists. All told the Ambassador of the [...]
2005-11-08 06:58:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS PTER MOPS NP
05KATHMANDU2415 UNHCR REGIONAL DIRECTOR ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES,
[...] (U) This is an action request please see para. 3. Bhutanese Refugees: Need Solution to Protracted Problem --------------------------------------------- ----------- 2. (C) Janet Lim, UNHCR Director for the Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, briefed the diplomatic community in Nepal on Novemb [...]
2005-11-09 07:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PTER PHUM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2418 POLITICAL PARTIES GET MESSAGE ABOUT DANGER OF
[...] (C) The parties have clearly received our message warning of the dangers of a Maoist-Parties Alliance and have reiterated that they would not seek an alliance with the Maoists unless they lay down their arms (ref A). CPN-UML Acting General Secretary Bamdev Gautam, who had maintained the need [...]
2005-11-09 08:52:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER OPRC KMDR KPAO NP
05KATHMANDU2442NEPAL: DOCUMENT VENDORS ARRESTED
[...] (SBU) Nepal Police (NP) arrested a group of six collaborating document vendors in mid-October and a single fraudulent document vendor on November 5, 2005. In both cases, NP gave Post's Fraud Prevention Manager (FPM) and Senior Fraud Prevention FSN (FPFSN) access to exemplars of the documents t [...]
2005-11-14 00:26:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NP
05KATHMANDU2445 NEPAL RATIFIES SAARC CONVENTIONS
[...] On October 31, Nepal ratified two SAARC Conventions: SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution; and SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia. Ref A had reported Nepal had committed to ratif [...]
2005-11-14 08:06:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG NP
05KATHMANDU2452POSSIBLE DEMARCHE FOR GOVERNMENTS HOSTING KING
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) King Gyanendra is currently traveling outside Nepal for three weeks. In addition to Dhaka (where he attended the SAARC summit),we understand the King will visit Tunisia for the World Summit on the Information Society, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, [...]
2005-11-14 11:16:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PREL PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2453NO STAY ON MEDIA ORDINANCE
[...] (C) On November 11, the Supreme Court declined to issue a stay order on the implementation of the controversial media ordinance (ref A). The Court also refused to continue the interlocutory stay order issued on October 27 ordering the government not to take further action against Kantipur FM, [...]
2005-11-14 11:21:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2487UNHCR REGIONAL DIRECTOR CALLS FOR ACTION ON
[...] (C) Janet Lim, UNHCR Director for the Bureau of Asia and the Pacific, emphasized to the Ambassador on November 13 that she believed there was great urgency in finding a solution to the Bhutanese refugee situation in Nepal. She noted that the worsening security situation in the camps, which she [...]
2005-11-15 11:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2488NGO CODE OF CONDUCT NOW IN EFFECT
[...] (C) Nepal's new Code of Conduct for Social Organizations came into effect on November 10, allowing the Social Welfare Council to suspend the registration or cancel an organization's license in case of a breach of Code. The Social Welfare Council formulated the Code after discussions with vari [...]
2005-11-15 11:14:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID NP
05KATHMANDU2492 CPN-UML LEADER: DIALOGUE, NOT ALLIANCE, WITH
[...] (C) In a November 15 meeting with CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, the Ambassador emphasized that SIPDIS the USG was not against dialogue between the political parties and the Maoists with the goal of bringing the Maoists into the political mainstream. While not clearly admitti [...]
2005-11-16 04:01:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2493FEAR AND HOPE IN EASTERN, RURAL NEPAL
[...] (C) During a November 9-10 visit to the Morang and Dhankuta Districts in Eastern Nepal, the Ambassador met with the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) new Biratnagar team, journalists, NGO representatives, government officials, members of the business community, and discovered considera [...]
2005-11-16 06:50:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID MCAP PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2494 DEMARCHE: IRAN RESOLUTION THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] (C) In the absence of the Foreign Minister and other senior officials at the Ministry, Pol/Econ Chief called on the Under Secretary, UN Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kali Pokharel and, drawing on Ref A's points, urged Nepal to oppose a No-Action Motion on the Third Committee resolution [...]
2005-11-16 06:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC NP
05KATHMANDU2498RASTRIYA JANASHAKTI PARTY TO BOYCOTT POLLS
[...] (U) On November 15, the Rastriya Janashakti Party's (RJP) Central Committee decided to boycott the municipal elections scheduled for February 8, 2006 and the parliamentary polls to be held in April 2007. (Note: The RJP splintered off from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) in March to form [...]
2005-11-16 10:24:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2508INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER
[...] (SBU) Along with others from the donor community and United Nations agencies, the Embassy signed the following letter to the Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare regarding our concerns about the new Code of Conduct for NGOs (reftel). In the letter, the international community expre [...]
2005-11-17 11:06:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2516 CHINESE AMBASSADOR DENIES COMMERCIAL WEAPONS
[...] (C) Chinese Ambassador Sun Heping categorically stated to the Ambassador in a November 18 meeting that China had no large commercial sales to Nepal in the works. The Ambassador described to Sun his comments at a press conference in Butwal (refs A and B) that new provisions of large amounts of [...]
2005-11-18 08:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MCAP PGOV PINS CH NP
05KATHMANDU2517UML CADRES REJECT AGREEMENT WITH MAOISTS
[...] (C) According to UML contacts, more than 400 cadres spent two days discussing the agreement initialed by the party's leadership with the Maoists to overthrow Nepal's monarchy. The group overwhelmingly rejected the pact, recommending instead that the alliance of Nepal's major seven political pa [...]
2005-11-18 09:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2519 UML PLANS NOVEMBER 19 DEMONSTRATION IN WEST
[...] (C) The November 18 newspapers front-paged that zonal and regional administrators were attempting to mobilize local government officials to prevent CPN-UML's demonstration planned for November 19 in Butwal. CPN-UML General Secretary MK Nepal had told the Ambassador November 15 that the Butwal [...]
2005-11-18 10:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2528AMNESTY SENDS OPEN LETTER TO MAOISTS
[...] (U) On the occasion of the 16th International Children's Day (November 20),Amnesty International sent an open letter to the Chairman of the Maoists urging them to immediately halt their attacks on children, schools and teachers. The letter noted that the continuing violence by the Maoists re [...]
2005-11-21 11:18:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2529 UML HAS SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION IN WEST
[...] (C) On November 19, CPN-UML held a peaceful mass meeting to protest against the King and in favor of democracy in Butwal, Rupandehi District. Despite reported government efforts to prevent supporters from reaching Butwal, thousands attended. Estimates of the crowd vary: Birendra Chhetri, Cha [...]
2005-11-21 11:31:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2547 KING SHOULD SEIZE INITIATIVE AND CALL CEASE-FIRE
[...] (C) In separate meetings on November 21, the Ambassador suggested to Vice-Chairmen Kirti Nidhi Bista and Tulsi Giri that His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) call for a cease-fire with international monitoring. If the Maoists accepted, Nepal would be closer to peace. If the Maoists refus [...]
2005-11-22 10:46:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON EINV NP
05KATHMANDU2548AMBASSADOR REVIEWS POSSIBLE PARTY-MAOIST
[...] (C) In a November 21 discussion on developments in Nepal, the Ambassador and Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee discussed a reported agreement between the political parties and the Maoists. The Ambassador related that British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield had approached him at a social function on [...]
2005-11-22 11:28:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV MASS MCAP NP
05KATHMANDU2549COAS THAPA WELCOMES PROPOSAL THAT KING CALL FOR
[...] (C) In a November 22 meeting, COAS Thapa thought the Ambassador's suggestion that the King call for an internationally-monitored cease-fire was a good proposal. Thapa denied there was any cooling of our military-military relationship and welcomed a visit by PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon. The [...]
2005-11-22 11:45:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MCAP MASS NP
05KATHMANDU2556PARTIES AND MAOISTS ANNOUNCE 12 POINT
[...] (U) This contains an action request. Please see paragraph 14. Summary ------- 2. (C) On November 22, the seven-party alliance and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) separately issued a twelve point "understanding" in which both groups agreed to the goal of a constituent assembly el [...]
2005-11-23 12:01:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2565 FM PANDEY: BITTER TOWARD INDIA, NEED TO
[...] (C) Hosting the Ambassador over one-on-one drinks at his home just hours after returning to Nepal from his international travel, FM Pandey was particularly bitter toward the Government of India (GOI),accusing them of brokering the recent Maoist-Parties understanding (ref A). Pandey indicated [...]
2005-11-25 08:57:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PGOV AMGT NP
05KATHMANDU2568 FM PANDEY: NO PROGRESS ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES
[...] (C) In a November 23 discussion with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey relayed the gist of his unfruitful discussion with the Bhutanese Foreign Minister held on the margins of the SAARC meeting in Dhaka. Pandey lamented that, after having agreed in writing in September to ta [...]
2005-11-25 09:15:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PTER CVIS NP
05KATHMANDU2572 ISRAELI AMBASSADOR HESITANT ON M-16 AMMO SALES
[...] (C) In a November 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Israeli Ambassador Dan Stav said that the government of Israel (GOI) had received pressure from the Israel Military Industry (IMI) to go through with the delivery of M-16 ammunition to Nepal. Stav noted that the general perception that Israel co [...]
2005-11-25 11:09:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MCAP PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2595 MAOIST LEADER NEGATIVE ON EXTENDING CEASE-FIRE
[...] (SBU) In a November 24 interview published on the official Maoist website and a November 27 interview with BBC's Nepali Service, Maoist leader Prachanda explained the benefits of the Parties-Maoist understanding (reftel). Prachanda called the understanding an agreement that was the "preliminar [...]
2005-11-28 08:47:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS MOPS NP
05KATHMANDU2596 CHINA MILITARY ASSISTANCE ARRIVES
[...] (C) On November 25, Kantipur News, a private media organization, broke the news that Nepal had received 18 truckloads of military equipment from China. An initial RNA statement posted on-line said that the trucks contained lethal and non-lethal assistance. However, within hours that statemen [...]
2005-11-28 08:52:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2605UML PROTESTS PEACEFUL IN THE SOUTH AND WEST
[...] (C) On November 25, CPN-UML held a peaceful mass meeting to protest against the King and in favor of democracy in Pokhara, western Nepal. Emboff observed the demonstration and found it was peaceful and that authorities did not try to prevent it from taking place. The demonstrators paraded th [...]
2005-11-28 10:24:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2615GOVERNMENT SILENCES RADIO STATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. Summary ------- 2. (U) On November 27, the Government shut down Nepal's first community radio station, Radio Sagarmartha, and seized its satellite uplink equipment at gunpoint. The government claimed that the station was violating [...]
2005-11-28 12:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2633GOVERNMENT RESTRICTS TIBETAN REFUGEE MOVEMENT
[...] (C) Two separate recent incidents cause concern that His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) may be restricting normal transit of Tibetan refugees. In both cases, HMGN has cited the need to investigate a November 17 incident when police apprehended 43 Tibetans transiting Nepal without docume [...]
2005-11-29 10:17:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF NP
05KATHMANDU2635 UML LEADER CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
[...] (C) CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal told the Charge November 28 that the political parties would shun violence, even if the Maoists broke the cease-fire, due to expire December 3. He speculated that the insurgents might pose conditions for extending the cease-fire. He emphasized his conti [...]
2005-11-29 10:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2638MAOIST ATROCITIES CONTINUE DESPITE CEASEFIRE
[...] Despite a three-month unilateral ceasefire announced on September 3 by Prachanda, Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist),the rebels continued to commit atrocities daily. They attacked infrastructure and used extortion and looting to fund their insurgency. However, data [...]
2005-11-29 11:05:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER PHUM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2649SUPREME COURT: PASSPORTS TO WOMEN WITHOUT
[...] (U) On November 28, in a landmark decision, the Supreme Court directed the government to issue passports to women under 35 years of age, without requiring consent of their guardians. Two female petitioners challenged the Cabinet decision of 1995, which barred government authorities from issui [...]
2005-11-30 09:13:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWMN PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2652GOVERNMENT INTERESTED IN US COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) In separate meetings on November 18, Nepali officials shared with visiting S/CT South Asia Officer William Slaven the actions that His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) was taking against terrorism and how those activities complemented U.S. counterterrorism strategy. Nepal is focused o [...]
2005-11-30 09:24:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2653 NC-D PARTY SUSPICIOUS, BUT VIEWS UNDERSTANDING
[...] (C) In a November 29 meeting with the Charge, Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) Acting President Gopal Man Shrestha hailed the Maoist-Parties understanding a "breakthrough for peace and democracy," but noted that many details needed to be worked out. He worried that the Maoists might be usin [...]
2005-11-30 10:01:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2654SUPREME COURT RULING ALLOWS RADIO STATIONS TO
[...] (SBU) In two separate cases, the Supreme Court stayed government efforts to curb radio broadcasts of news. On November 30, the Supreme Court ordered the government not to ban any FM radio station from broadcasting news until it issued a final decision on the King's February 1 declaration bann [...]
2005-11-30 10:22:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2655 FINCEN 314(A) NOTICE ON SYRIA AND THE MEHLIS
[...] (S) Post shared with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Secretary Nabin Bahadur Shrestha reftel's talking points and SIPDIS urged His Majesty's Government of Nepal to issue an advisory to Nepal's financial institutions regarding the concerned Syrian and Lebanese officials. Shrestha commente [...]
2005-11-30 10:25:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETKTFN PTER LE SY NP
05KATHMANDU2657 FORMER PM THAPA WORRIED ANARCHY POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Five-time former Prime Minister and leader of the Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP) Surya Bahadur Thapa told the Charge November 30 that he was not happy that the political parties were "compelled to join the Maoists in an unnatural alliance." He explained that while the "natural alliance" [...]
2005-11-30 10:30:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2668DIPLOMATIC COLLEAGUES CONCERNED ABOUT MAOISTS,
[...] (C) In separate discussions with the ambassadors of Israel, Norway, Bangladesh, and Germany, the Ambassador discussed our concerns that the recent 12-point understanding between the political parties and Maoists contained no Maoist commitment to give up violence (ref A). He remarked that the [...]
2005-12-01 08:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2685 MAOISTS EXTEND UNILATERAL CEASE-FIRE ONE MONTH
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 5. Maoists Announce One-Month Extension of Cease-Fire --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (U) On the morning of December 2, the last day of the Maoists' original three-month cease-fire (ref A),Maoist party chairman Prachand [...]
2005-12-02 08:43:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2686 NEPAL: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Nepal In April, 2003, Nepal signed an agreement with the U.S. Government establishing an antiterrorism assistance program. The Government of Nepal continued its strong support of the global coalition against terrorism in 2005, and was responsive to both US and multilateral efforts to polic [...]
2005-12-02 09:08:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN NP
05KATHMANDU2692 UML PROTEST IN KATHMANDU MOSTLY PEACEFUL
[...] (C) The December 2 demonstration organized in Kathmandu by the CPN-UML against the "autocratic monarchy" was largely peaceful. Emboffs observing the demonstration estimated that between 15,000 and 20,000 people participated. They said the atmosphere was not tense (the participants sang "We Sh [...]
2005-12-02 11:06:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2699ANTI-TERRORISM ORDINANCE CHANGED
[...] (U) The government changed legal procedures relating to anti-terrorism legislation when it most recently renewed the Terrorist and Disruptive Ordinance (TADO) 2005 for six months. The Courts will now hear all anti-terrorist cases in-camera. Under existing law, cases relating to "vulnerable g [...]
2005-12-05 10:33:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PGOV KCRM NP
05KATHMANDU2700KING RETURNS, PROTESTS CONTINUE
[...] (SBU) Following his return to Nepal after a three week absence, the King issued a statement on December 2 calling on the people of Nepal to unite with patriotism. Though he did not specifically address the Party-Maoist 12 point understanding announced in his absence, he termed efforts toward [...]
2005-12-05 10:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2723WORLD BANK LOAN IN JEOPARDY
[...] (SBU) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) has failed to meet four critical commitments on economic reform that it promised the World Bank by the end of November 2005, putting the status of the USD 100 million Poverty Reduction Strategy Credit II (PRSC II) loan in jeopardy. The four condit [...]
2005-12-06 10:07:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID EINV ELAB NP
05KATHMANDU27272005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] This is post's updated 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report per reftel. Begin text. Nepal I. Summary Although Nepal is neither a significant producer of, nor a major transit route for, narcotic drugs, small amounts of cannabis, hashish and heroin are trafficked [...]
2005-12-06 10:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR NP
05KATHMANDU2728EMBASSY RAISES TIBETAN REFUGEE PROBLEM
[...] (C) On December 5, the Charge spoke with the Foreign Minister and the following day with the Home Secretary to urge His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to resume normal transit of Tibetan refugees (reftel),flagging the severe overcrowding at the Tibetan Reception Center (TRC). In both ca [...]
2005-12-06 10:24:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF NP
05KATHMANDU2733USTDA IDENTIFIES PROFITABLE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
[...] (SBU) In separate meetings during her recent mission to Nepal, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) contractor Judy Chang found that U.S. companies may have a competitive advantage in transportation projects in Nepal dealing with cargo rail development, the upgrading of airports, and inte [...]
2005-12-07 07:48:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EFIN ETRD ELTN EAIR PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2737POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL ACTIVITY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 11:14:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN NP
05KATHMANDU2738POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL ACTIVITY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-08 00:38:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN NP
05KATHMANDU2740MDA: URGENT DEMARCHE ON THIRD PROTOCOL
[...] (C) Due to the re-shuffling of His Majesty's Government of Nepal the evening of December 7, the Acting Foreign Secretary was unavailable this morning. Emboff therefore demarched Kali Prasad Pokharel, Undersecretary, UN Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, encouraging Nepal to vote in favor o [...]
2005-12-08 04:52:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALAORC ICRC PREL PHUM PREF IS SZ UN NP
05KATHMANDU2742TERRORISM FINANCE: ASG INDIVIDUALS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-08 10:14:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC NP
05KATHMANDU2743KING RESHUFFLES CABINET
[...] (SBU) On December 7, King Gyanendra reshuffled his cabinet for the third time since February 1, keeping both Vice Chairmen Tulsi Giri and Kirti Nidhi Bista, and Foreign Minster Ramesh Nath Pandey. He did not appoint a Prime Minister. The King included 18 new faces (four new to national gover [...]
2005-12-08 10:34:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2773 HUMAN RIGHTS DAY PROTEST INTO RESTRICTED AREA
[...] (C) The Citizens Movement for Peace and Democracy (CMPD) organized a demonstration in Kathmandu to mark International Human Rights Day on December 10. The organizers announced their intention to enter into a restricted area in the center of Kathmandu as part of their call for the restoration o [...]
2005-12-12 09:31:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2781ICE OFFICIAL SEEKS FUNDING FOR NEPAL CUSTOMS
[...] (SBU) In recent meetings with James Dozier of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division (ICE) from Embassy New Delhi, Nepali officials identified training and equipment needed to improve immigration, customs, and drug trafficking enforcement. Pol [...]
2005-12-12 10:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KCOR KFRD CVIS SNAR PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2783 DOMINANT MAOIST PRESENCE IN FAR WEST DISTRICT OF
[...] (C) During a December 5-9 World Food Program (WFP)-organized trip including the Norwegian Ambassador, the mission head for Britain's Dept. for International Development (DFID),a representative of the Technical Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Germany (GTZ),and the Embassy's P/E Chief t [...]
2005-12-12 11:05:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER EAID MOPS NP
05KATHMANDU2791LOOKING TOWARD SPRING 2006 UN HR MEETING IN GENEVA
[...] (C) A group of representatives of countries donating to the Nepal Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) met on December 9 to discuss strategy regarding Nepal for the Spring 2006 UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR) meeting in Geneva. The representatives agreed that while either [...]
2005-12-13 10:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2793 INDIAN FS SARAN: KING NEEDS TO RECONCILE WITH
[...] (C) On December 12, Indian Foreign Secretary Saran told the Ambassador that he was visiting Nepal to follow-up on the Dhaka meeting between PM Singh and King Gyanendra and to keep open lines of communication with the government in Nepal. Saran's message to the King in his December 13 audience w [...]
2005-12-13 11:00:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2794NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR CAPTAIN
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 5. 2. (C) Post has received a DOD Unified Command request for the following IMET-funded training: International Officer Intelligence Course, December 31, 2005 through June 5, 2006, and Intelligence in Combating Terrorism, June 5-16, 2006, at [...]
2005-12-14 03:36:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMARR PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2795NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR SSP
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 5. 2. (C) Post has received a DOD Unified Command request for the following APCSS-funded training: Executive Course, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, HI, January 8 through March 17, 2006. 3. (C) The personnel nominated t [...]
2005-12-14 03:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMARR PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2796NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR CAPTAIN
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 5. 2. (C) Post has received a DOD Unified Command request for the following IMET-funded training: International Special Forces Training, Ft. Bragg, NC, January 24 through May 25, 2006. 3. (C) The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) personnel nomina [...]
2005-12-14 03:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMARR PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2804NEW HOME MINISTER TO PROMOTE DIALOGUE WITH PARTIES
[...] (C) New Home Minister Kamal Thapa told the Ambassador on December 13 that until "the Maoists showed sincerity," the government would not talk with them. Thapa saw no indication that the Maoists had changed their policy of using violence to achieve their goal of power, even if they now say that [...]
2005-12-14 10:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2811FM PANDEY SEEKS SPECIAL, LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) On December 14, Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey emphasized to the Ambassador that HMGN sought a long-term special Nepal-U.S. relationship; Pandey urged the U.S. to change course and use engagement, rather than pressure, with the King. The Ambassador responded that he was authorized to [...]
2005-12-15 10:52:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPREL PTER PGOV PREF PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2813MAJOR PARTY HEADS SKEPTICAL ABOUT FUTURE MAOIST
[...] (C) On December 14, in separate meetings with Nepali Congress (NC) President G.P. Koirala and CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, the Ambassador cautioned that SIPDIS if the Maoists returned to violence, Washington would look askance at the political parties remaining linked to the [...]
2005-12-15 11:28:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2814SUPREME COURT ORDER SHOULD IMPROVE ENVIRONMENT
[...] (U) On December 9, the Supreme Court issued a directive order to His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to enforce environmental laws regulating brick kilns in the Kathmandu Valley. The directive order instructed that representatives from the Ministry of Science and Environment, Ministry of [...]
2005-12-15 11:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALSENV ECON EIND KJUS NP
05KATHMANDU2816PARTY DEMONSTRATION PEACEFUL, BUT VALLEY-WIDE
[...] (C) The December 15 demonstration organized in Kathmandu by the seven party alliance was peaceful. Emboffs observing the demonstration estimated that between 5,000 and 7,000 people participated. The atmosphere was not tense, although many police monitored the demonstration. UN OHCHR and othe [...]
2005-12-15 11:43:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CASC ASEC NP
05KATHMANDU2820 FINANCE MINISTER WANTS TO ENSURE NEPAL QUALIFIES
[...] (C) On December 14, newly-appointed Finance Minister Roop Jyoti agreed with the Ambassador that everyone should be worried about Nepal meeting its World Bank commitments to prevent Nepal's USD 100 million Poverty Reduction Strategy Credit II (PRSC II) loan from being jeopardized. He said that [...]
2005-12-16 05:49:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL PGOV EINV EFIN EAID NP
05KATHMANDU2827 PARTY CLOSURE OF KATHMANDU VALLEY WIDELY
[...] (C) Students and the seven political parties' cadre enforced the seven-party-alliance-called December 16 bandh (closure) of Kathmandu Valley to protest the December 14 indiscriminate killing of civilians by a Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) soldier in Nagarkot (reftel). Emboffs observed that most s [...]
2005-12-16 10:28:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC CASC NP
05KATHMANDU28282005-2006 INCSR REPORT, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND MONEY
[...] (SBU) This is Post's 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering, per reftel. Begin Text. Nepal Nepal is not a regional financial center and there are no indications that Nepal is used as an international money laundering cen [...]
2005-12-16 10:51:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR NP
05KATHMANDU2849EMBASSY KATHMANDU PANDEMIC INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES AND
[...] (SBU) The Embassy has established an ad hoc interagency working group on avian influenza (AI) that meets regularly to discuss the Post Emergency Action Plan (EAP) specific to AI. The working group has recommended the following: to develop a section for Post's general EAP specific to a Pandemic [...]
2005-12-19 10:05:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR NP
05KATHMANDU2866NEPAL'S MAN IN TIBET DISCUSSES REFUGEE, ARMS AND
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: NEPAL'S DIPLOMAT IN LHASA HAS CONFIRMED THAT CHINESE PRESSURE PROMPTED NEPAL TO CLOSE THE TIBETAN REFUGEE WELFARE OFFICE IN KATHMANDU LAST YEAR. CONTINUING PRESSURE FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC) ALSO MEANS THAT NEPAL DOES NOT PLAN TO RECOGNIZE A SUBSTITUTE ORGANI [...]
2005-12-19 11:33:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PREF MASS MCAP SENV NP CH
05KATHMANDU2871LITTLE PROGRESS ON REFUGEE ISSUES
[...] (C) Despite calls in a variety of meetings from December 12-15 by the Ambassador, DCM and visiting PRM/ANE Deputy Director Larry Bartlett for His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to issue travel documents and exit permits to Tibetan and Bhutanese refugees, HMGN continued to withhold issuanc [...]
2005-12-20 09:45:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2884EMBASSY VETTING FOR FOR CAPTAIN ROHIT GURUNG
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 4. 2. (C) In ref A, Post requested Department determine whether it possessed credible evidence of gross human rights violations by Captain Rohit Gurung, who is scheduled to attend training in the U.S. beginning December 31, 2005. 3. (SBU) P [...]
2005-12-21 10:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMARR PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2885SUPREME COURT DECISIONS IMPROVE WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND
[...] (C) On December 15, the Supreme Court nullified a law that required married women wanting to sell their land to obtain consent from their husband, son, and unmarried daughters, and for unmarried women to get consent from their father and mother. The Court also issued a directive order for His [...]
2005-12-21 10:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KWMN NP
05KATHMANDU2894EMBASSY VETTING FOR FOR CAPTAIN MADAN JUNG RANA
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 4. 2. (C) In ref A, Post requested Department to determine whether it possessed credible evidence of gross human rights violations by Captain Madan Jung Rana (DOB: Sept. 19, 1979),who is scheduled to attend training in the U.S. beginning Janu [...]
2005-12-22 08:36:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMARR PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2895EMBASSY VETTING FOR FOR SSP PRAKASH KUNWAR, SP
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 4. 2. (C) In ref A, Post requested Department to determine whether it possessed credible evidence of gross human rights violations by Armed Police Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prakash Kunwar (DOB: Mar. 10, 1959),Civil Police Superint [...]
2005-12-22 08:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMARR PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2897BUSINESS LEADERS TO STAFFDEL: NEPAL IS OPEN FOR
[...] (SBU) At a December 21 breakfast meeting with congressional Staffdel, six Nepali business leaders said that Nepal was "open for business." The business leaders explained to the Staffdel how the Maoist insurgency and the current instability of His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) were hind [...]
2005-12-22 09:28:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO EINV ECON ENRG NP
05KATHMANDU2903STAFFDEL URGES HMGN TO ALLOW REFUGEES TO EXIT NEPAL
[...] (SBU) On December 21, House Staffdel Szymanski met separately with both Acting Foreign Secretary Nabin Bahadur Shrestha and Acting Home Secretary Chabbi Prasad Bant to discuss future parliamentary exchange and urge action on refugee issues. Shrestha welcomed the possibility of future Congress [...]
2005-12-23 04:57:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2905PALACE REMAINS ON COURSE WITH FEBRUARY 1 GOALS
[...] (C) In a December 20 press conference, Vice-Chairman Dr. Tulsi Giri gave what was widely regarded as a response to the messages carried by Indian FS Saran (ref A) and the Ambassador in his December 16 meeting with the King. Giri said the government was moving forward on the King's February 1 [...]
2005-12-23 06:05:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2906SECRETARY GENERAL OF PARLIAMENT EAGER FOR
[...] (SBU) On December 21, Surya Kiran Gurung, Secretary General of Nepal's Parliament, met with a Congressional Staffdel and welcomed possible future Parliamentary exchange between the two countries, although he was not confident that Nepal would have an acting Parliament in the near future. Gurun [...]
2005-12-23 06:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2907MAOISTS ANNOUNCE ACTION AGAINST ELECTION
[...] (C) On December 22, the Maoists reacted to Vice-Chairman Giri's December 20 statement (septel) in a public relations campaign aimed at both internal and external audiences. Maoists announced a February 5-11 strike to boycott elections, including "physical action" against those involved in the [...]
2005-12-23 06:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2939PRO-PALACE SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS
[...] (C) On December 28, the King appointed four pro-Palace judges to the Supreme Court, including former Attorney General Pawan Kumar Ojha who resigned his post on December 25 to accept the Supreme Court nomination. Supreme Court judges must retire at age 65, but there were no new vacancies or ex [...]
2005-12-28 09:01:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2947HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION FOR CAPTAIN
[...] Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by RNA Captain Rohit Gurung (DOB: July 18, 1976),as of this date. Post has notified requesting agency. MILLARD [...]
2005-12-29 08:01:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS NP
05KATHMANDU2949EMBASSY KATHMANDU PANDEMIC INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES NOW
[...] (SBU) Post has published pandemic influenza tripwires from ref A on the Tripwire Reporting and Integrated Planning System (TRIPS) per instructions in ref B. MILLARD [...]
2005-12-29 09:54:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR NP
05KATHMANDU2952INDIAN OIL CORPORATION FLEXIBLE WITH NEPAL'S LATE
[...] (C) The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) concluded a three-day review meeting on December 25th in which the IOC stated it "would extend maximum help" to the NOC regarding the NOC's request to extend payment deadlines. The NOC has recently paid import bills late and [...]
2005-12-30 07:06:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALECON EPET ENRG ETRD EFIN PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2956PARTIES PLAN POLL BOYCOTT
[...] (C) The UN Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on December 28 that the Maoist leadership had given assurances that they had not instructed cadre to abduct or kill as part of their anti-election plan (ref A). The Maoists gave no indication whether they would extend the [...]
2005-12-30 08:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2969UML SUSPICIOUS OF MAOIST INTENTIONS
[...] (C) UML Leader MK Nepal told the Charge on December 30 that he was suspicious of Maoist intentions. He said the Maoists were not acting against the Palace, but rather targeting common people, so he suspected the Maoists were playing both the Parties and the Palace. He said he did not know wh [...]
2005-12-30 10:26:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL NP
05NEWDELHI1114SARAN URGES CONTINUED PRESSURE ON NEPAL, WILL
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 9. 2. (C) Summary: As instructed reftels, the Ambassador advised Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on February 11 of the USG position on assistance to Nepal and our intention to withdraw our Ambassador as early as February 14. Arguing that the RNA had [...]
2005-02-11 13:41:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI1189RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST IN STATE 26019
[...] (C) The Ambassador conveyed reftel reassurance regarding the US intention not to fill the India military supply gap ("under current circumstances") to Foreign Secretary Saran. The Foreign Secretary was grateful for this clarification, and shared that India would withdraw its Ambassador from K [...]
2005-02-15 12:16:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS NP IN
05NEWDELHI1190NEPALESE POLITICAL ACTIVISM IN DELHI
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) Sharing perspectives on Nepal developments with Polcouns and Poloffs on February 15, International Crisis Group (ICG) analyst Suman Pradhan (protect) reported on the growing number of Nepalese politicians who have converged in New Delhi i [...]
2005-02-15 12:33:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IN NP
05NEWDELHI1262GOI WITHOUT PLAN "B", HOPING NEPAL KING WILL
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador used the return to New Delhi of Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee as an opportunity to discuss with the GOI the current strategy on Nepal. During the February 16 meeting, also attended by MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal/Bhutan) Ranjit Rae, Polcouns and Poloff, Mukherjee expres [...]
2005-02-17 12:16:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI1274NAXALITES AND SYMPATHIZERS ENCOURAGED BY NEPAL
[...] (C) Summary: In a reflection of India's mounting concern about internal disorder, Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee recently described India's Naxalite insurgency as "the gravest threat to our internal security." This worry is also reflected in the stern GOI reaction to the coup in Nepal, wi [...]
2005-02-18 05:11:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ELAB PHUM PINR IN NP
05NEWDELHI1298INDIA SAYS SAARC STILL ALIVE, SUMMIT HINGES ON NEPAL/BANGLADESH ACTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: In contrast with the predominant view in the Indian media that by opting out of the Dhaka Summit, India dealt a fatal blow to SAARC, the GOI told us it remains committed to the organization. MEA Joint Secretary (SAARC) V. Ashok told PolCouns and Poloff on February 16 that he was [...]
2005-02-18 12:06:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECIN PK NP BG IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI1426FOREIGN SECRETARY EMPHASIZES NEIGHBORS' IMPACT ON INDIA
[...] (C) Summary: In a carefully considered February 14 speech on New Delhi's South Asia policy, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran unveiled a more muscular approach toward India's neighborhood that reflects the GOI's shifting view of its role in the world. Departing from the standard GOI line on the [...]
2005-02-24 13:43:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN KDEM NP BG PK CE IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI1427NOTHING MAJOR FROM JACK STRAW'S NEW DELHI VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Jack Straw's February 16-18 visit to India yielded "nothing major," according to the UK High Commission, and was distinctly low key compared to earlier stops in Kabul and Islamabad. Straw signed two immigration/law enforcement agreements, and discussed Indo-Pak [...]
2005-02-24 14:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM IN NP BG AF UK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1482FOREIGN SECRETARY SARAN PESSIMISTIC ON NEPAL'S KING
[...] (C) Summary: King Gyanendra's actions are "exactly opposite of what is required," Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran told visiting Ambassador to Nepal James Moriarty on February 25. Ambassador Moriarty and Saran agreed on the need for concerted pressure on the King from India, the US, and [...]
2005-02-26 05:34:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PREF IN NP BT UK
05NEWDELHI1553GOI REQUESTS USG INTERVENTION ON REPORTED PAKISTAN ARMS OFFER TO NEPAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) Following up the Foreign Secretary's earlier approach to the Ambassador on the subject of third country arms transfers to Nepal (reftel),Acting MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Renu Pall called in PolCouns and PolOff on March 1 to inf [...]
2005-03-01 12:27:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS IN PK NP
05NEWDELHI1556INDIAN EXPERTS CONTEMPLATE NEPAL WITHOUT A KING
[...] (C) Summary: During a February 25 lunch that the Ambassador hosted for visiting Ambassador to Nepal Moriarty, Indian experts on Nepal agreed that: -- The RNA was unlikely to collapse as a result of the suspension of military assistance; -- A Maoist takeover is more likely to result from p [...]
2005-03-01 13:05:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS KDEM IN NP
05NEWDELHI1615GOI OPPOSES NON-LETHAL MILITARY AID AND MEDICAL
[...] (C) The GOI feels strongly that the USG should delay the first phase of the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) for the Royal Nepalese Army, because this is not the time to send mixed messages to the King. In a March 2 meeting with Polcouns and Poloff scheduled to discuss Bhutan, MEA Join [...]
2005-03-02 12:32:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MOPS EAID IN NP
05NEWDELHI1715ADVANCING USG EFFORTS ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES
[...] (C) Summary: The Bhutanese Ambassador reaffirmed to us on March 3 that Thimphu remains committed to repatriate Category 1 refugees under the Dewey-Wangchuck framework, but is unlikely to allow any refugees to return until the constitution is finalized, and sees little prospect of progress on [...]
2005-03-04 13:58:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL PHUM IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI1872HOME MINISTER UPBEAT ON KASHMIR, WORRIES OF POTENTIAL MAOIST SPILLOVER FROM NEPAL
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Home Minister Shivraj Patil credited Pakistan with reducing infiltration, called the law and order situation in the state ""more comfortable,"" and expressed confidence that the first Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus would roll on schedule on Apr [...]
2005-03-10 13:10:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PK NP IN
05NEWDELHI2047BHUTANESE CENSUS UNLIKELY TO FACILITATE FURTHER
[...] (C) In response to Reftel and following our contacts with travelers to Thimphu, the Mission assesses little likelihood that the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) will use the upcoming census to justify further expulsions of ethnic Nepali citizens from Bhutan. United Nations Development Progr [...]
2005-03-17 12:28:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL PHUM IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI2049UNCHR 61 DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BHUTAN
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the UNCHR 61 demarche (Reftel) to the Bhutanese Embassy on March 17. First Secretary Karma Rinchhen stated that he will forward our points to Thimphu for the official Royal Government of Bhutan response. 2. (C) During the meeting, Rinchhen inquired whether the USG [...]
2005-03-17 12:56:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM BT NP UNHCR
05NEWDELHI2262FURTHER INDIAN THOUGHTS ON UNCHR61
[...] (C) Following up on our recent demarche on Cuba (Refs A and B),PolCouns and Poloff met with MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Hamid Ali Rao and incoming Joint Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Manjeev Puri on March 24 to review our UNCHR priorities. Recalling the recent statements by the P [...]
2005-03-24 11:23:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PINR IN CU NP
05NEWDELHI2379INDIA UNDECIDED ON CHR NEPAL RESOLUTION
[...] (C) We shared reftel demarche with MEA J/S (North) Ranjit Rae on March 28 regarding the need to improve GON human rights record or face an Item 9 resolution at the CHR. After repeated attempts to elicit a response from the J/S proved unsuccessful, A/Polcouns managed to reach him in the early [...]
2005-03-30 14:40:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IN NP EU UK SZ
05NEWDELHI2410SAARC: NO SUMMIT IN SIGHT, SAFTA ON TRACK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prospects for a rescheduled SAARC Summit in 2005 are diminishing amidst scheduling difficulties and Indian concerns over the coup in Nepal and instability in Bangladesh. In a March 30 meeting with USAIDoff and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (SAARC) V. Ashok expressed optimism, ho [...]
2005-03-31 11:47:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN PREL IN PK NP BG SAARC
05NEWDELHI2475DELHI EU MEMBER STATE MISSIONS TAKE ROSY VIEW OF
[...] (C) Summary: At a March 31 meeting of EU and "likeminded" countries hosted by the Danes, EU member state representatives evinced surprising optimism about the potential for a constituent assembly and constitutional changes to resolve the impasse in Nepal. We noted a clear preference for an I [...]
2005-04-01 14:39:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MASS KDEM IN NP BT DA NL SW SZ CA FR UK FI NO CH PK
05NEWDELHI2635MEA ON NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS IMPORTANT, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: India's highest priority with respect to Nepal remains the full restoration of democracy, not one or two human rights improvements, MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal, Bhutan) Ranjit Rae told PolCouns and Poloff on April 7. Although "very uncomfortable" with a UNCHR Item Nine resolution, [...]
2005-04-07 14:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM NP IN
05NEWDELHI2717RGOB NON-COMMITTAL ON SUPPORT FOR UNCHR RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 7 meeting with Bhutanese Foreign Secretary Neden Zangmo, DCM urged the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) to support a UNCHR resolution against Cuba noting that Bhutan's vote could be decisive. The FS was non-committal citing the support Cuba had provided Bhutan in th [...]
2005-04-11 13:03:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL PHUM KDEM IN NP BT CU UNHCR
05NEWDELHI2844BHUTAN WILL ABSTAIN ON CHR RESOLUTION ON CUBA WITH
[...] (C) Bhutan has agreed in principle to abstain on the CHR resolution on Cuba, but has specifically asked for stronger US support and understanding on the issue of the refugee camps in Nepal, Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering stated during an April 14 phone call with the Ambassador. He commented t [...]
2005-04-14 14:39:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALAORC PGOV PREF PREL PHUM KDEM IN NP BT CU
05NEWDELHI2925NARAYANAN WORRIED ABOUT NEPAL AND BANGLADESH, PLEASED WITH MUSHARRAF VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting with SA A/S Rocca and Charge on April 18, Indian NSA MK Narayanan expressed concern about trends in Nepal and Bangladesh. On Nepal, the King had no policy to restore democracy or defeat the Maoists, which worried New Delhi because the insurgents were becoming more aggres [...]
2005-04-19 11:31:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IN BG NP PK
05NEWDELHI2951REGIONAL DIALOGUE WITH A/S ROCCA: NEPAL
[...] (C) Summary: During their April 18 Regional Dialogue discussion, A/S Rocca and MEA officials reviewed recent developments in Nepal, with the GOI offering a pessimistic assessment of the King's intentions. (See septel for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka portions). Following the Indian Ambassador's [...]
2005-04-20 10:22:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PTER NP IN
05NEWDELHI3086PMO CONFIRMS MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO NEPAL STILL
[...] (C) Summary: Contrary to reports sourced to the King of Nepal that India had reversed its suspension of military supplies, the PMO has confirmed to us press reports that India will only resume military assistance to Nepal in exchange for concrete progress towards restoration of democracy. Th [...]
2005-04-25 12:22:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS EAID IN NP
05NEWDELHI3164INDIA WAITING FOR ACTION FROM NEPAL'S KING
[...] (C) Summary: India wants to see progress toward democracy on the ground, not just hear the right words, before resuming arms shipments to Nepal, MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told PolCouns and Poloff on April 27. Dismissing media reports of a "U-turn in Indian policy" as "speculation [...]
2005-04-27 12:59:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS KDEM PHUM IN NP CH IS SF
05NEWDELHI3250FOREIGN MINISTER SHOOTS DOWN ARMS FOR NEPAL
[...] (U) Reaffirming India's position that the GOI wants to see meaningful steps toward restoration of democracy before resuming military assistance to Nepal (Ref B),Foreign Minister Natwar Singh told the upper house of Parliament on April 28 that following the arrest the day before of former PM [...]
2005-04-29 11:31:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MASS KDEM IN NP
05NEWDELHI3308INDIA UPBEAT WITH SHEINWALD ON CHINA AND PAKISTAN;
[...] (C) Summary: Aside from nuclear issues (septel) UK NSA Sir Nigel Sheinwald's April 25-26 visit to New Delhi stuck to familiar ground, with the PM, NSA Narayanan, and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran providing an encouraging backdrop for SIPDIS the September 7-8 India-EU and India-UK Summits. [...]
2005-05-02 13:20:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PK IZ NP BG CH IN AF UK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3401UK NEPAL ENVOYS: MEA HARD LINE ON THE KING
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 5 discussion with PolCouns and Emboffs, visiting UK Special Representative for Nepal Sir Jeffrey James, UK Ambassador to Nepal Keith Bloomfield, and UK Emboffs reported from their meeting with Foreign Secretary Saran that MEA Nepal policy vis-a-vis the King is hardening [...]
2005-05-05 12:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS IN NP UK
05NEWDELHI3431GOI EXPECTS BHUTANESE REFUGEE SURVEYS TO CONTINUE,
[...] (C) Summary: During a May 2 meeting with a visiting G/PRM/DRL/DHS delegation in India to review Tibetan and Bhutanese refugee issues, MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae offered his view that the UNHCR "had met the concerns" of HMGN in order to resume the registration of Bhutanese refugees [...]
2005-05-06 11:48:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PTER IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI3480GOI TO RESUME NON-LETHAL MILITARY AID TO NEPAL
[...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae called in PolCouns and Poloff on May 7 to inform us that the GOI, reviewing its suspension of military assistance to Nepal, had decided to release non-lethal supplies in the pipeline to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). Indian Ambassador to Kathm [...]
2005-05-09 13:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS KDEM IN NP
05NEWDELHI3494MEA HOPEFUL NEPAL'S KING MAY ENGAGE PARTIES ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 9 meeting with visiting Assistant Secretary for South Asia Christina Rocca, MEA Joint Secretary SIPDIS (North) Ranjit Rae welcomed the May 8 publication of a common platform by the Nepalese political parties as a potential "basis for talks" with King Gyanendra. The GO [...]
2005-05-10 06:10:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MASS PTER IN NP
05NEWDELHI3646INDIA SEEKS DIALOGUE ON NEPAL END-GAME
[...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and Poloff met with MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae on May 13 to review A/S Rocca's SIPDIS and Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee's recent audiences with Nepal's King Gyanendra. Rae emphasized that the King had not relented on his opposition to a dialogue with th [...]
2005-05-13 13:01:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI3653FS SARAN PREPARES FOR WASHINGTON
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 14 meeting with the Charge, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran gave an optimistic overview of the SIPDIS issues for his upcoming trip to Washington, emphasizing the GOI's intention to develop a rich menu of deliverables to make the Prime Minister's July White House visit "a [...]
2005-05-14 12:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP KDEM ETTC MASS NP CH IZ IN US
05NEWDELHI3717NSA NARAYANAN PRESSES FOR ACTION AGAINST LET, WELCOMES EXCHANGE ON NEPAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-17 12:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALIN MASS NP PK PREL PTER INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3769MEA PROVIDES "NEXT STEPS" FOR US-INDIA CT JWG
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- see Para 4. 2. (U) Summary: MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall recently gave Poloff the GOI's understanding of the next steps agreed to at the August 31-September 1, 2004, Sixth Meeting of the India-US Counter-Terrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG),with a r [...]
2005-05-19 11:50:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPTER PREL EFIN SNAR TBIO IN AF PK CE BG NP US INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4091USG ASSESSMENT OF TIBETAN REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the Dalai Lama's request that the US consider a resettlement program for some 10,000 Tibetan refugees, a USG delegation traveled to India and Nepal from May 2-10, meeting with Tibetan, Indian, Nepalese, and Embassy officials to assess the political and logistical [...]
2005-06-01 14:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL CH BT NP IN
05NEWDELHI4131INDIAN PUNDITS PRESS FOR NEW DIRECTION IN NEPAL
[...] (C) Summary: Delhi-based Nepal-watchers are split in their diagnosis of the strength of the competing factions in Nepal, and on their prescriptions for an end to the country's political crisis. The GOI decision to release non-lethal military assistance to the RNA and press reports of Indian [...]
2005-06-02 12:55:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM MASS IN NP UK
05NEWDELHI4193GOI WILL ENCOURAGE NEPALESE LEADER TO SHUN MAOISTS
[...] (C) Summary: Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told A/DCM and Poloff on June 3 that India will caution Nepali Congress leader GP Koirala to avoid allying with the Maoists during his upcoming visit to New Delhi. Following a visit to Kathmandu, Rae worried that the gap between the King and the [...]
2005-06-03 12:04:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI4531GOI SATISFIED WITH KOIRALA VISIT, BUT NOT HOPEFUL
[...] (C) Summary: As former Nepalese PM GP Koirala prepared to depart New Delhi after his meetings with GOI officials and politicians, MEA Under Secretary (Nepal) Manu Mahawar told Poloff on June 14 that the visit was a success for the GOI, allowing frank exchange of views on the political impasse [...]
2005-06-15 11:59:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI4721SCENESETTER FOR INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MUKHERJEE,S 25 JUNE - 2 JULY VISIT TO THE USA
[...] (C) Summary: Secretary Rumsfeld, we appreciate your willingness to host the upcoming visit of Indian Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee, and see many opportunities to accelerate our burgeoning defense cooperation with a nation we believe to be the key to a prosperous and peaceful future for South A [...]
2005-06-21 12:09:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL ETTC ETRD KNNP MASS PTER IN NP PK IZ IR
05NEWDELHI496BHUTANESE AMBASSADOR: SECURITY SITUATION IN NEPAL
[...] (C) Summary: The poor security situation in Nepal, instability of the government in Kathmandu, and uncertainty over future GON willingness to deliver on any inherited agreements will hinder the refugee repatriation process, Bhutanese Ambassador Lyonpo Dago Tshering told the Ambassador on Jan [...]
2005-01-19 12:50:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF PTER IN NP BT UNHCR
05NEWDELHI5048U/S BURNS' DISCUSSIONS ON SOUTH ASIAN ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: U/S Nicholas Burns met with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on June 25 to review Indo-Pak SIPDIS relations, Iran, Nepal, Bangladesh, and briefly Sri Lanka. Although pleased with the groundswell of support for people-to-people exchanges with Pakistan, Saran warned that a single [...]
2005-07-01 12:12:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PK AF IR NP BG CE IN US
05NEWDELHI5319INDIA HOPING TO LURE NEPAL MAOISTS INTO POLITICS
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 11 meeting with MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae, PolCouns emphasized the need to SIPDIS coordinate USG and GOI policy to prevent sending mixed messages to the Nepalese political parties, Maoists, and King, and expressed concern about the risks inherent in New [...]
2005-07-11 13:41:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PHUM PTER IN NP AF CE
05NEWDELHI5480BHUTAN REITERATES COMMITMENT TO DEWEY-WANGCHUCK
[...] (C) Summary: The Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) remains committed to resolving the refugee problem using the Dewey-Wangchuck framework and is ready to meet with its Nepalese counterparts to hash out the modalities of the agreement, Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering told us on July 13. After rec [...]
2005-07-15 10:37:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI5684INDIAN OBSERVERS: TIME TO TURN UP PRESSURE ON
[...] (C) Summary: Non-governmental Nepal-watchers in New Delhi remain pessimistic about the chances for a compromise between King Gyanendra and the Nepalese political parties. Many say that the next 2-3 months will be crucial for a rapprochement, with a strong likelihood that the parties and Maois [...]
2005-07-22 13:07:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PHUM IN NP
05NEWDELHI5756INDIA SEEKS US INTERVENTION WITH PAKISTAN ON NEPAL
[...] (C) Echoing the GOI appeal last March (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar sought the Charge's SIPDIS assistance in conveying to Washington a formal GOI request for US intervention with Pakistan to prevent a possible Pakistan Ordinance Factory delivery of eight million roun [...]
2005-07-26 13:15:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL PTER IN NP PK
05NEWDELHI5814INDIA AND NEPAL TO TEST BORDER CONTROLS
[...] (SBU) Summary: India and Nepal have agreed to a pilot program to check documents at only one border crossing as an experiment in increasing security along the 1,750 km open border. MEA officials downplayed the significance of the decision with us, pointing out that any substantial control ov [...]
2005-07-27 12:25:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PGOV PBTS IN NP
05NEWDELHI5912BHUTANESE DRAFT CONSTITUTION: A STEP IN THE RIGHT
[...] (C) Summary: The RGOB released a draft constitution on March 26, continuing the process of democratic reform started when the King abdicated power to a council of ministers in 1998. The draft, if approved, would create a constitutional monarchy with a Parliament consisting of an upper and lo [...]
2005-07-29 13:12:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL ECON KDEM KIRF SENV IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI5960MHA ADDRESSING TERRORISM, WILLING TO CONSIDER
[...] (C) Summary: Special Secretary (Home) KP Singh told Charge, Consul General and Poloff on August 1 that recent terrorist attacks in India, while worrisome, represent a return to past levels of higher terrorist activity to which India was accustomed. He identified several new MHA initiatives t [...]
2005-08-02 08:52:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ASEC MASS IN PK NP
05NEWDELHI6036INDIA'S SAARC PRIORITIES: SAFTA IS KEY
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 28 meeting, newly appointed MEA Joint Secretary for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) P.K. Kapur highlighted the GOI's priorities for the November 12-13 meeting in Dhaka, including the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA),a poverty and infrast [...]
2005-08-04 14:08:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECIN EAID BG SL NP PK ML BU IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI6149MEA GRASPING FOR A PLAN B IN NEPAL
[...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told PolCouns and Poloff on August 8 that the "window of opportunity" for reconciliation between the Palace and the political parties in Nepal is closing, and MEA is looking for new ways to increase pressure on the King. India was annoyed b [...]
2005-08-08 14:48:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS KDEM MOPS IN NP
05NEWDELHI621INDIA WELCOMES MORE CONTACT BETWEEN KASHMIRIS
[...] (C) Summary: The Pugwash-sponsored conference on Kashmir held in Kathmandu last December has reinforced growing GOI receptivity towards contact between Kashmiris from India and Pakistan, and New Delhi is considering proposals for a follow-on meeting, possibly in Srinagar, according to Kashmir [...]
2005-01-25 12:17:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IN NP PK
05NEWDELHI6215MEA PLAYS DOWN BHUTANESE KING'S VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: King Wangchuck's August 1-4 visit to New Delhi was part of a routine exchange and did not focus narrowly on an imminent Bhutan-China boundary agreement, according to MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal/Bhutan) Ranjit Rae. Rae said that the border issue was discussed, along with other rout [...]
2005-08-10 12:30:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF ECON IN NP BT CH
05NEWDELHI6411INDIA ALLEGES PAKISTANI AND CHINESE WEAPONS SALES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-18 13:02:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS IN PK NP CH
05NEWDELHI6594MEA STICKS WITH TWIN PILLARS, SKEPTICAL ON UN
[...] (C) A skeptical MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told A/DCM on August 26 that the GOI will receive UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi in New Delhi on August 30, but was puzzled by what the UN might expect to accomplish in Nepal. In contrast to reports in Kathmandu and among non-governmental India [...]
2005-08-26 12:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM IN NP CH KS
05NEWDELHI6595NEW DELHI NEPAL EXPERTS CALL FOR LONG-TERM STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: New Delhi-based Nepal experts representing a wide spectrum of viewpoints agreed that the international community must take a longer-term view of the crisis in Nepal, and argued the US must lead in any recasting of strategy, as New Delhi is handcuffed by conflicting domestic int [...]
2005-08-26 13:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS KDEM PGOV MOPS PBTS IN NP
05NEWDELHI6847INDIAN MINISTER: NEPAL'S KING UNREPENTANT, BUT GOI
[...] (C) Summary: Indian Minister Jaipal Reddy told us that Nepal's King Gyanendra was unrepentant in a discussion at the August 29 SAARC information ministers' meeting. The King is hoping India will blink, but it will not, Reddy said. In the meantime, he argued, the Maoists are gaining ground an [...]
2005-09-06 15:03:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV IN NP
05NEWDELHI6903BHUTAN FEARS MAOISTS IN REFUGEE CAMPS
[...] (C) Summary: Bhutanese MFA officials expressed concern over Maoist intrusions into refugee camps in Nepal and indicated the government's main priority is keeping radical elements out of Bhutan during August 24-25 meetings with Poloff and Econoff in Thimphu. The MFA reiterated the Royal Govern [...]
2005-09-07 12:19:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV PHUM IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI7092GOI MORE PESSIMISTIC THAN EVER ON NEPAL
[...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae was less optimistic than ever that King Gyanendra would take steps to resolve the deteriorating political stalemate in Nepal. He told A/DCM and Poloff on September 12 that all Indian observers believe the King is in "self-destruct mode," an [...]
2005-09-13 10:55:00Embassy New DelhiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PBTS MOPS MASS ECON IN NP
05NEWDELHI73LODI GYARI INFORMS INDIA OF PLANS FOR TIBETAN
[...] (C) On January 3, the Dalai Lama's Special Representative Lodi Gyari told Ambassador Mulford that he had briefed MEA Joint Secretary (East Asia) Ashok Kantha that same day on Dharamsala's intention to relocate 10,000 Tibetan refugees from India and Nepal to the US. He emphasized that he had [...]
2005-01-04 13:26:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM IN CH NP
05NEWDELHI7417BHUTAN: GOOD GOVERNANCE LEADS TO HEALTHY MOUNTAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite its isolation, low income and rugged terrain, Bhutan has created an effective system of state-provided medical care that is delivering a healthier population and outpacing others in South Asia. The Government continues to invest heavily in the medical sector, with dono [...]
2005-09-23 10:14:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SCUL EAID IN BT NP UN
05NEWDELHI7505NEPALESE MAOISTS STILL TOP CONCERN FOR GOI
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI still sees the Maoists as its chief concern in the ongoing crisis in Nepal, MEA told us on September 27. However, the GOI believes the cease-fire could be a sign of progress toward an ultimate political solution, if the Maoists prove sincere in their professed commitment [...]
2005-09-27 08:00:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS KDEM IN NP PK CH
05NEWDELHI7767SECOND ANNUAL SOUTH ASIA POLITICAL REPORTING
[...] (U) Summary: The September 29 South Asia Political Reporting Officers' Conference in New Delhi brought together almost 50 officers and FSNs from Indian consulates, South Asian countries, the broader region and Washington to discuss recent developments. Participants discussed the July 18 Indo [...]
2005-10-05 13:11:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER BD PK NP IN
05NEWDELHI7777HOME SECRETARY UPBEAT ABOUT DECLINE IN TERRORISM,
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST FOR S/CT IN PARA 8. 2. (C) Summary: In an October 3 meeting with the Ambassador following an MLAT signing ceremony, Home Secretary VK Duggal was moderately upbeat over the security situation in Kashmir, noting that the situation was calm enough for the valley to welcome [...]
2005-10-06 08:25:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PTER CASC CJAN IN PK NP GOI
05NEWDELHI792INDIA RESPONDS QUICKLY TO NEPAL KING'S ACTIONS;
[...] (S) Summary: Expressing "grave concern" over the King's decision to dissolve the multiparty government in Nepal, and calling the action "a serious setback to the cause of democracy," New Delhi responded swiftly and with unusual firmness to the February 1 developments in Kathmandu. In a statem [...]
2005-02-01 11:48:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP
05NEWDELHI8247NEPAL, AFGHANISTAN, AND IRANIAN TERRORISM: FOREIGN
[...] This message contains an ACTION REQUEST for SA. Please see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and his regional Joint Secretaries told visiting U/S for Political Affairs Nick Burns on October 22 that the GOI would announce that day the opening of several points along t [...]
2005-10-24 12:01:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS EAID ENRG PHUM IN NP AF PK CH CE BM TH
05NEWDELHI825NEPAL SITUATION "WORST CASE SCENARIO" FOR INDIA
[...] (C) Summary: King Gyanendra's decision to dissolve the government is a "worst case scenario," driving the Maoists and the political parties together, undermining the monarchy, and muzzling politicians rather than the Maoists, MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal and Bhutan) Ranjit Rae told PolCouns and [...]
2005-02-02 12:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP
05NEWDELHI826REACTING TO NEPAL, INDIA WILL NOT ATTEND THE SAARC SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: The MEA announced on February 2 that India will not attend the SAARC Summit scheduled for February 6-7 in Dhaka. Both publicly and privately, GOI officials cited both King Gyanendra's actions in Nepal on February 1, and the security situation in Dhaka following the violence of J [...]
2005-02-02 12:59:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL IN BG PK NP SAARC
05NEWDELHI858EXPLAINING INDIA'S ANGER OVER DEVELOPMENTS IN NEPAL
[...] (C) Summary: New Delhi's surprisingly angry reaction to developments in Nepal underlines the serious mid to long-term implications the GOI believes King Gyanendra's actions will have on Nepal, India, and the GOI's larger foreign policy objectives. From New Delhi's perspective, the King has s [...]
2005-02-03 12:17:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP CH
05NEWDELHI859GOI REWARDS BHUTANESE KING AS GUEST OF HONOR AT
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of India (GOI) rewarded Bhutanese King Jigme Singye Wangchuck for conducting military operations in December of 2003 against Indian militants hiding out in Southern Bhutan by making him the guest of honor at Republic Day. During the King's January 24-28 visit, th [...]
2005-02-03 12:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM IN NP BT UNHCR
05NEWDELHI8749OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: GOI PROPOSES US OBSERVER STATUS AT SAARC
[...] (U) For SA: SEE ACTION REQUEST PARA 8. 2. (C) Summary: In a surprise development, the GOI has told us that it would welcome US participation as an Observer to SAARC. At a South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit briefing on November 16, MEA Joint Secretary (SAARC) P.K. [...]
2005-11-17 13:25:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECIN AORC BG SL NP PK ML BU IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI8845INDIA DOUBTS NEPALESE MAOIST/POLITICAL PARTY
[...] (C) Summary: Recent press reports of a breakthrough between Nepalese Maoists and political parties are not true, outgoing MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae insisted on November 22, acknowledging nonetheless that the two sides have met in Delhi to discuss a solution to the ongoing crisis. [...]
2005-11-22 15:34:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PGOV MOPS ECON IN NP
05NEWDELHI8893INDIAN REPORTS BREAKTHROUGH IN BHUTAN/NEPAL
[...] (C) Summary: The agreement reached in Dhaka between the RGOB and GON to restart the Joint Verification Process and allow for the return of Category 1 and 4 refugees from the Khudunabari refugee camp was a significant and positive step, outgoing MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told PolCou [...]
2005-11-23 13:14:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM PTER IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI9029RGOB: NEED CATEGORY 1 AND 4 REPATRIATION AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Bhutan is ready to accept category 1 and 4 refugees from the Khudunabari camp, but needs Nepal to agree to the proposal in writing, which Nepal seems unwilling to do, Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering stated in a December 1 meeting with PolCouns and PolOff. The Ambassador reported t [...]
2005-11-30 11:22:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PTER PHUM IN BT NP
05NEWDELHI9164FS SARAN CALLS FOR ENHANCED BHUTAN TIES
[...] (C) Summary: India and Bhutan have a vital stake in each other's well-being and greater economic, security and cultural ties will benefit both countries, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran argued during an unusual December 3 seminar focused on Bhutan. Underlining the growing GOI concern about con [...]
2005-12-05 14:19:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGREL PBTS ECIN ETRD PREF PTER PGOV IN BT NP
05NEWDELHI922INDIA SUSPENDS MILITARY PIPELINE TO NEPAL, WORRIES
[...] (C) With NSA Narayanan unavailable until February 7, the Ambassador used a February 4 meeting with Foreign Secretary Saran to convey reftel points detailing our goals and strategy in Nepal. He also addressed these issues in broad brush during a pull aside with Foreign Minister Natwar Singh. [...]
2005-02-04 13:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MASS NP IN RS
05NEWDELHI9245INDIA FACES GROWING NAXALITE MENACE
[...] (C) Summary: Despite India's rapidly expanding economy, Naxalite groups in poor rural areas and their educated urban sympathizers continue to spread and have extended their areas of influence into 12 states, proving they can launch spectacular attacks on government facilities. The GOI has respon [...]
2005-12-08 08:36:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PHUM PTER KCRM ASEC SCUL IN NP
05NEWDELHI9484SARAN: NEPAL'S KING PROMISES OUTREACH TO PARTIES
[...] (C) Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran told the Ambassador on December 15 that Nepal's King Gyanendra committed to "some initiative with the political parties" during his December 13 audience in Kathmandu. The monarch accepted Saran's argument that he was isolating himself and contributing to the [...]
2005-12-16 12:33:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI9504BHUTAN KING TO ABDICATE IN 2008, DEEPENING
[...] (U) Wire services and the on-line Bhutanese newspaper Kuensel.com reported on December 18 that King Jigme Singye Wangchuck announced he would abdicate the throne to the well-regarded and modest Crown Prince (known in Bhutan as the Chhoetse Penlop) Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in 2008. Kuens [...]
2005-12-19 11:55:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI9750GOI TURNING PESSIMISTS ON NEPAL
[...] (C) Summary. GOI officials told us on December 27 that developments in Kathmandu since Foreign Secretary Saran's early December visit have made them less hopeful of a resolution any time soon to the continued political stalemate in Nepal. Hardening of the positions of both the Palace and th [...]
2005-12-27 12:21:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PTER MASS IN NP CH
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