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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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05KUWAIT2212 | SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT CELEBRATES NEW RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 22, Kuwait's Women's Cultural and Social Society held an official reception to celebrate the May 16 passage of the law allowing women to vote and run for office. The event, held at the Society's headquarters and hosted by its President, activist Shaykha Al Nisif, featured [...] | 2005-05-24 09:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KWMN KDEM PREL KMPI KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
05KUWAIT2228 | KUWAIT'S INTERIOR MINISTER APPLAUDS WOMEN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 24, Interior Minister Shaykh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, said that the Prime Minister is seeking to place a woman in the Cabinet. (Note: The Prime Minister confirmed this in a meeting later in the day.) On C/T training, the Ambassado [...] | 2005-05-24 16:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | ASEC KISL KU PGOV PREL PTER SA TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT2229 | KUWAITI PM SAYS THERE WILL BE A FEMALE CABINET [...] (C) Summary: During a May 24 call on Kuwaiti PM Shaykh Sabah, the Ambassador congratulated him on the May 16 vote granting women full political rights and encouraged speed in bringing women into senior government positions. The PM said the GOK would appoint a woman cabinet minister, a matte [...] | 2005-05-24 16:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON KDEM SOCI KWMN IZ KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT2231 | KUWAIT INPUT FOR 2005 REPORT OF INVESTMENT [...] (U) As requested reftel, post is submitting the following update for inclusion in the 2005 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims. 2. (U) A. Claimant Designation: Claimant A vs. Kuwait Ministry of Finance, Offset Department. 3. (U) B. Year When Dispute Arose: The di [...] | 2005-05-25 04:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN CASC PGOV KIDE KU OPIC |
05KUWAIT2251 | KUWAIT IPR: NEW INFORMATION MINISTRY ASSISTANT U/S [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 24, emboffs met with Ibrahim Al-Nouh, the Ministry of Information's new assistant undersecretary overseeing intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement. Econ/C congratulated Al-Nouh on his ministry,s recent raids (ref B),and asked for additional details on Al-Nouh' [...] | 2005-05-25 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU |
05KUWAIT2258 | FOUR OUT OF FIVE KUWAITI LAWYERS AGREE: SYSTEMIC [...] (C) Summary and Comment: An examination of many recent legal cases, discussions with Kuwaiti attorneys of all political stripes, and an overview of basic legal codes and procedures reveals significant flaws in Kuwait's judicial system. According to several lawyers, the system suffers from a c [...] | 2005-05-25 12:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PTER KLIG KJUS PHUM ASEC KU ISLAMISTS TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT2265 | KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: SOME [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG) met May 2 to asses the GOK's progress in developing its counterterrorism (CT) capacity. The group concluded that the GOK remained serious about confronting terrorism, investing heavily in tools and equipment, but is still in need of [...] | 2005-05-25 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN ASEC MARR CVIS KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT2416 | JUNE 2 MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS TO MARK [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kuwaiti Municipal Council (Al Majlis Al Baladi) is an influential governing body that retains great authority on important issues such as construction projects, economic development, and commercial planning. Despite its "municipal" name, the Council's jurisdiction is nationa [...] | 2005-06-01 13:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KWMN EIND KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
05KUWAIT2464 | KUWAITI PAPER REPORTS DEAL ON OIF JET FUEL [...] (U) On June 5, local Arabic daily newspaper Al-Qabas ran a short, front-page piece saying that Kuwait has agreed to supply the U.S. with reduced-price jet fuel for operations in Iraq (full text in para 2). Under the terms of the deal, the story said, Kuwait would provide jet fuel for $24/ton [...] | 2005-06-05 12:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS EPET PREL EAID MARR PGOV IZ KU |
05KUWAIT2485 | AMBASSADOR CRITICIZED FOR REITERATING U.S. [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Led by National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi, a few Kuwaiti political figures have criticized the Ambassador's May 25 speech to the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense Command and Staff College. The public release of the speech, in which the Ambassador reiterated U.S. [...] | 2005-06-06 12:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM KU IR NATIONAL ASSEMBLY KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT2509 | AMBASSADOR CONGRATULATES NEW MUNICIPAL COUNCIL [...] (U) Summary: Ten Kuwaiti men were elected in June 2 elections to the 2005-2009 Municipal Council and the GOK appointed on June 3 two women and four men to the Council completing the formation of the 16-member local governing body. The Ambassador paid courtesy calls on several newly-elected Cou [...] | 2005-06-07 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR KWMN EIND KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
05KUWAIT2515 | UN PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST GOK IN IMPROVING [...] (C) Poloff met June 6 with UN Resident Coordinator Moez Doraid and IOM Chief of Mission Mohammed Al-Nassery to discuss reaction to the 2005 Trafficking in Persons report, which downgraded Kuwait to Tier 3, and possible next steps to ameliorate the country's problems with the exploitation of do [...] | 2005-06-07 15:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB PREF KU UN |
05KUWAIT2547 | U.S.-EU INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IRAQ: KUWAIT [...] (C) During a June 8 meeting with Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah, the Ambassador again raised the June 22 U.S.-EU International Conference on Iraq, stressing the need for the conference to result in tangible support for the Iraqi Transitional Government [...] | 2005-06-08 14:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID KDEM KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT2551 | FM REPORTS ON GCC GOODWILL TOUR, SAYS GOK OPPOSES [...] (C) Summary: During a June 8 meeting, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed told the Ambassador he had been asked to visit Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE to calm the waters between these GCC states and identify areas for cooperation with fellow GCC member Saudi Arabia. He reported progr [...] | 2005-06-08 16:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EPET PBTS PGOV KU KGCC |
05KUWAIT257 | KUWAIT'S 2004 SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] Per reftel, following is Kuwait's submission for the 2004 report on supporting human rights and democracy. The Embassy point of contact is Richard Michaels. 2. Begin text: Kuwait is a constitutional, hereditary emirate. The Constitution provides for an elected National Assembly; however, it [...] | 2005-01-17 14:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM ELAB PGOV PREL ECON KU HURI |
05KUWAIT2606 | KUWAIT APPOINTS FIRST FEMALE MINISTER; CABINET [...] (C) Press reports that Kuwait has appointed Kuwait University Political Science professor and women's rights activist Dr. Massouma Al-Mubarak as Minister of Planning and Minister of State for Administrative and Development Affairs have been confirmed by Dr. Massouma and sources inside the Prim [...] | 2005-06-12 13:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM PINR KU |
05KUWAIT2607 | COURT UPHOLDS EXTREMIST HAMAD AL-ALI'S SENTENCE; [...] (U) Kuwait's Supreme Court of Appeals (Mahkamah Al-Tameez) upheld on June 7 a two-year suspended sentence of Islamic extremist cleric Shaykh Hamad Abdullah Al-Ali (ref C). The court said that Al-Ali had violated the constitution by defaming Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Jabir Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah during h [...] | 2005-06-12 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL PGOV KJUS KU ISLAMISTS |
05KUWAIT2618 | KUWAIT: TIP ACTION PLAN REVIEWED WITH THREE SENIOR [...] (C) Summary: Post has delivered TIP action plan to three senior Kuwaiti officials, including a Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister and the President of the National Security Bureau, who both stressed that the GOK views trafficking and other human rights as serious issues. In addition, two Ku [...] | 2005-06-13 08:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL ELAB SMIG KU |
05KUWAIT2624 | SECURITY BUREAU HEAD ON COUNTERTERRORISM, IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: During a June 12 meeting with the Ambassador, National Security Bureau (NSB) President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled said the GOK remained committed to fighting terror and was taking all appropriate steps to arrest and prosecute those who practice or advocate violence. He reported th [...] | 2005-06-13 15:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PHUM PARM KU IZ IR |
05KUWAIT264 | KUWAITIS SHOCKED BY RECENT TERROR INCIDENTS; MANY [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the wake of a second shoot-out on January 15 between Kuwaiti security officers and extremists, public calls for increased monitoring of mosque sermons, weapons turn-in programs, and increased security throughout the country indicate a genuine and growing concern amo [...] | 2005-01-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KISL KPAO KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT2674 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FIRST WOMEN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Earlier this month, the GOK appointed six members to the 16-person Municipal Council, including, for the first time, two women: engineers Shaykha Fatima bint Nasser Al-Sabah and Fawziya Al-Bahar. The appointments represented a historic first step for women's political [...] | 2005-06-15 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR KWMN EIND KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
05KUWAIT2712 | A SHAYKHA ON THE MOVE IN KUWAIT'S EDUCATION AND [...] (C) President of the American University of Kuwait (AUK) Dr. Shafiq Al-Ghabra recently invited the Ambassador to meet the chair of the university's board of trustees Shaykha Dana Nasser Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, granddaughter of the Prime Minister. Accompanying her at the June 13 meeting were Dr. A [...] | 2005-06-19 12:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PINR KU |
05KUWAIT2732 | MEPI KUWAIT: QUARTERLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: Post's MEPI committee -- comprising representatives from the Front Office and Commercial, Economic, Political and Public Diplomacy sections -- convened June 12 to review the current quarter's accomplishments and discuss potential projects for the upcoming period. During the April- [...] | 2005-06-21 08:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMPI ECON KDEM KWMN KU |
05KUWAIT2863 | COORDINATED GOK ANTI-TIP EFFORT UNDERWAY [...] (C) During a June 26 meeting with Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) Acting Undersecretary Mohammed Al-Kandari, the DCM presented the ref B action strategy and reiterated the 60-day grace period for Tier 3 countries like Kuwait. In reference to the strategy's first point, Al-Kandari [...] | 2005-06-27 09:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KU |
05KUWAIT2869 | GOK OBJECTS TO TIP "COMPARISON" TO OTHER GULF [...] (C) Summary and comment: During her June 25 visit to Kuwait, NEA PDAS Cheney emphasized the need to make progress in dealing with the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue. Three senior officials voiced GOK disappointment with the 2005 report. The new Minister of Planning, the Foreign Minister [...] | 2005-06-27 13:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN KCRM KU |
05KUWAIT2900 | CHENEY'S VISIT, COMMENTS ON IRAN AND DEMOCRACY [...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti media produced blanket coverage of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth L. Cheney's June 24-25 visit to Kuwait. Ms. Cheney's comments praising Kuwaiti women for achieving their political rights and criticizing Iran for sham elections, and both Iran and Syria for supp [...] | 2005-06-28 15:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMPI KWMN KDEM KU |
05KUWAIT2902 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: TRAFFICKING IN [...] Summary: The Department of State Trafficking in Persons report and widespread media coverage of a subsequent Embassy-sponsored DVC on the issue with Ambassador John Miller (reftel) has moved some Kuwaiti commentators to acknowledge human rights abuses, but rarely do they concede that such abus [...] | 2005-06-28 15:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO KISL KCRM PGOV KDEM KU |
05KUWAIT2911 | KUWAIT AGREES TO CROSS-CHECK SPEICHER DNA SAMPLE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) The GOK's National Committee for Missing and POW Affairs (NCMPA) has formally agreed to cross-check a partial DNA sample of CAPT Michael Scott Speicher from the U.S. Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) and invites a DNA specialist to Ku [...] | 2005-06-29 09:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PGOV KU IZ |
05KUWAIT2924 | KUWAITIS STILL CELEBRATING WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE AND [...] (U) More than one month after the historic decision granting women full political rights and the subsequent GOK appointment of one woman to the Council of Ministers and two women to the Municipal Council, Kuwaitis continue to celebrate the achievements with receptions, symposia, and other al [...] | 2005-06-29 15:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN KMPI KU |
05KUWAIT2925 | KUWAITIS EXPRESS CONCERN, UNEASE ABOUT NEW IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Prominent Kuwaitis expressed unease with the recent election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as President of Iran during June 27 and 28 meetings with Poloff. Although conceding that Ahmadinejad's election would probably not bring about drastic changes to Iranian foreign and do [...] | 2005-06-29 15:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM MARR KU IR KNPP |
05KUWAIT2927 | POST INPUT FOR GULF STRATEGY PAPER TO COMBAT [...] (S/NF) Post read with interest the Kuwait portion of the "Strategy for the Gulf Region to Combat Terrorist Financing And Strengthen Overall AML/CTF Efforts" paper (Ref A). While we endorse the action points for Kuwait as well-targeted and appropriate, we are concerned that the background por [...] | 2005-06-29 16:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER EFIN ETTC PGOV KU |
05KUWAIT2928 | GTMO DETAINEE NASSER AL-MUTAIRI ACQUITTED [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-30 11:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV KISL KCRM KU |
05KUWAIT2931 | PDAS CHENEY IN KUWAIT: WOMEN'S POLITICAL RIGHTS, [...] (C) During her June 25 visit to Kuwait, NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Cheney congratulated Kuwait's first female minister, Dr. Ma'souma Al-Mubarak, on her appointment and discussed with her the political reforms and education needed to help Kuwaiti women enter the political arena [...] | 2005-06-30 19:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KU |
05KUWAIT2990 | GOK PROSECUTION FOR TRAFFICKING-RELATED CRIMES [...] (SBU) Since the June 3 release of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, PolOff has continued to meet with Hashim Maged Mohamed, General Manager of the Kuwait Union of Domestic Labor Offices (KUDLO). Mohamed also has a business association with Al-Haqooq International, a law firm provid [...] | 2005-07-03 12:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL KU |
05KUWAIT2991 | KUWAIT'S BUDGET: THE NEW MATH [...] Minister of Finance Bader Mishari Al-Humaidhi reported to local papers on July 3 that Kuwait posted a KD3.2 billion ($11 billion) surplus for the 2004/2005 (1 April - 31 March) fiscal year. Income for Kuwait was almost three times higher than the original budget projections made last year. Ap [...] | 2005-07-03 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET PGOV KU |
05KUWAIT2996 | AMERICAN SOLDIERS, KUWAITI WOMEN BOND OVER [...] Summary: The First Annual Kuwait-America Friendship Basketball Exhibition, a basketball game held June 30 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, between the Arifjan servicewomen's team and the Kuwait Women's Sports Club team, was a huge success. Held against the backdrop of the May parliamentary approval of [...] | 2005-07-05 04:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KDEM KU |
05KUWAIT3037 | CFLCC/MOI SIGN BORDER MOU [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 4, CFLCC and GOK Ministry of the Interior signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines the terms of use for the Coalition Crossing point on the Kuwait/Iraq border. This agreement entrusts the U.S. military with significant responsibility for control of one of the [...] | 2005-07-06 13:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN KTIA MARR MOPS PBTS PGOV KU IZ |
05KUWAIT3038 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRIME MINISTER SHAYKH [...] Summary: The exhaustively covered and widely hailed visit of Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al- Jaber Al-Sabah to Washington DC sparked many columnists to examine the state of Kuwait-U.S. relations. While some commentators noted recent bilateral points of contention, such as traf [...] | 2005-07-06 13:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO PREL KU |
05KUWAIT3041 | TFUK01: KUWAITI RESPONSE TO JULY 7 TERROR ATTACKS [...] (U) The Kuwaiti government was quick to publicly condemn the July 7 attacks in London, reassert its commitment to the global war on terror, and call for the immediate capture of the perpetrators. Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Shaykh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah told the press, "Ou [...] | 2005-07-08 11:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL PINR KPAO KISL KU |
05KUWAIT3057 | INFORMATION MINISTER CALLS FOR "RESTRUCTURING" OF [...] SUMMARY: Dr. Anas Al-Reshaid, Kuwait's information minister, said his ministry requires "restructuring" in a July 1 interview on the sidelines of Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's recent visit to Washington, DC. While the term "restructuring" does not itself suggest rad [...] | 2005-07-09 13:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR KU |
05KUWAIT3058 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: LONDON TERROR ATTACKS [...] Summary: Local commentators aired widely divergent reactions to the London terror attacks. Some called for fighting terror by re-examining Islam and Arab culture to root out the causes, and condemning Bin Laden and his cohorts on religious grounds. Others implicitly blamed the attacks on the U [...] | 2005-07-09 13:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO PREL KU |
05KUWAIT3059 | KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: SLOW BUT [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Charge chaired on July 5 Post's monthly meeting of the Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG). The CWG discussed continuing GOK efforts to locate wanted terror financier Mohsen Al-Fadhli; prompt GOK reaction to potential security threats, but limited follow up; the acquitta [...] | 2005-07-09 14:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN ASEC MARR CVIS KU |
05KUWAIT3091 | NATO MEMBER COUNTRIES IN KUWAIT OUTLINE PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Italian Ambassador to Kuwait Vincenzo Prati hosted July 6 the first meeting of NATO member countries in Kuwait, providing a general introduction to the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) and explaining the role of NATO Contact Point Embassies (CPEs). The Italian Embassy is the CPE f [...] | 2005-07-12 06:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV KU NATO |
05KUWAIT3094 | HIJAB HIJINX: COLUMNISTS DEBATE APPROPRIATE [...] SUMMARY: In an interesting but likely coincidental juxtaposition, two editorialists -- one a liberal Shi'a former minister, the other a Sunni Islamist -- discussed the issue of appropriate Islamic dress for females in their regular July 9 columns. The liberal decries regulations in some minist [...] | 2005-07-12 09:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KISL PREL KWMN KU |
05KUWAIT3098 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FUNDING AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (C) PolChief discussed reftel demarche July 10 and 12 with Hamad Al-Ahmad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Counselor - Chief of Asian Affairs. Al-Ahmad said with elections scheduled for September, it was still "too early for Kuwait" to make a decision on additional funding. PolChief stressed t [...] | 2005-07-12 14:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KU |
05KUWAIT3099 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: KUWAIT SUPPORTS PARIS CLUB [...] (C) During a July 12 meeting with the Charge d'Affaires, Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah said that Kuwait is still committed to forgiving Iraqi debt but in accordance with the Paris Club formula. He did not react to the CDA's suggestion that Kuwait forgive [...] | 2005-07-12 14:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL EAID KU IZ |
05KUWAIT3158 | TIP UPDATE: GOK PROPOSES NEW LABOR LAW, TO REQUIRE [...] Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) Acting Undersecretary Mohammed Al-Kandari updated CDA July 12 on Kuwait's actions to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in the second in a series of meetings (ref A) since the release of the TIP Report in June (ref B). Al-Kandari reported that MOSA [...] | 2005-07-17 12:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KU |
05KUWAIT3164 | DEMARCHE ON DEFEATING THE G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-17 12:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU UNSC |
05KUWAIT3178 | The Diwaniya: A Defining Element of [...] Introduction: Post reporting often refers to "diwaniya" visits, important sources for information on domestic and international developments. Most readers recognize the diwaniya as an uniquely Kuwaiti political, social, and cultural institution, but what exactly is a diwaniya and what role [...] | 2005-07-18 13:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KU |
05KUWAIT3180 | MANY KUWAITI MINISTRIES ESSENTIALLY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-18 13:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AMGT ECON ELAB PREL KU |
05KUWAIT3196 | VORONTSOV ON POWS AND KUWAITI ARCHIVES: "SOMEONE [...] (C) Summary: During a brief visit to Kuwait, the UN Secretary General's High-Level Coordinator Ambassador Yuli SIPDIS Vorontsov briefed the Charge on preparations of the quarterly report, due August 25, on the missing and prisoners of war from the 1990-91 Gulf War. He said the current se [...] | 2005-07-19 12:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT3219 | TIP UPDATE: RECENT GOK ACTIONS TO PROTECT FOREIGN [...] The GOK continues to address foreign labor exploitation problems following the release of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. An inter-ministerial committee, referred to as the "Four-Member Committee," established mid- June to oversee expatriate worker affairs (ref B) met July 19 t [...] | 2005-07-20 13:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KU |
05KUWAIT3221 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER SPEAKS OUT ON WOMEN, [...] SUMMARY: Speaker of the National Assembly Jassem Al- Khorafi discussed women's political rights, human rights, Kuwait's democratic development and political parties in a July 19 interview with Abu Dhabi TV widely covered the next day in all local media. Al-Khorafi clarified a series of recent [...] | 2005-07-20 13:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KISL PREL PHUM KMPI KWMN KU |
05KUWAIT3224 | ACTIVISTS LAUD WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS; [...] (U) Summary: The Charge hosted on July 19 a tea for the three delegations of Kuwaiti women who traveled in early July to the U.S., the UK, and France to talk about women's rights (ref b). Other attendees included political activists, Members of Parliament, journalists, and members of the d [...] | 2005-07-20 14:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KWMN KMPI KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
05KUWAIT326 | ISLAMIST MP TALKS ABOUT TERRORISM, IRAQI DEBT, [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 16 call on influential Islamist Member of Parliament (MP) Dr. Nasser Al-Sane, the Ambassador discussed a wide range topics, including terrorist finance, cancellation of Iraq's debt to Kuwait, the Kuwait Project to develop the northern oilfields, and political rig [...] | 2005-01-19 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL EFIN ETTC PGOV EAID EPET KISL KWMN KU |
05KUWAIT3262 | MFA HOPEFUL PARLIAMENT WILL APPROVE ARTICLE 98 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM KU KLEG |
05KUWAIT3263 | UPDATE ON CWC HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT WITH KUWAIT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) PolChief met July 24 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Department Director Ghanim Al-Ghanim to discuss progress toward concluding a Host Country Agreement (HCA) with Kuwait on Challenge Inspections. Al-Ghanim reported [...] | 2005-07-24 13:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MARR PGOV PREL KU |
05KUWAIT3266 | READING, WRITING, AND QUR'ANIC RECITATION: THE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-25 04:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KISL SCUL KWMN KIRF PINR KU ISLAMISTS |
05KUWAIT3267 | READING, WRITING, AND QUR'ANIC RECITATION: THE [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: The January shoot-outs between Kuwaiti security officers and extremist militants placed new emphasis on the debate over the Islamic religious education curriculum in public schools, an already politically divisive issue at the best of times. As Kuwaitis wrestle w [...] | 2005-07-25 05:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KISL SCUL KWMN KIRF PINR KU ISLAMISTS |
05KUWAIT327 | UPDATE ON KEY ISSUES FOR UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON'S [...] (S) Since your last visit, the GOK welcomed the transfer of sovereignty to the interim Iraqi government and has been a strong supporter of holding elections on January 30. The GOK has also encouraged Sunni participation in elections and Kuwaitis are hoping greater stability will result from [...] | 2005-01-19 14:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MARR KISL KU IR IAEA |
05KUWAIT3326 | DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT AGAINST G-4 RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-27 11:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PGOV KU |
05KUWAIT3331 | KUWAITIS FEAR IRANIAN HAND IN JULY 25 BORDER [...] (S) Summary: Tensions persist at the Iraq/Kuwait border crossing near Umm Qasr with two RPG rounds fired at the Kuwait side the night of July 26 and Kuwaiti police returning fire. While the disturbances seems to be the result of local actions, GOK officials privately express concern that Iran [...] | 2005-07-27 16:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PBTS PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC IR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS IRAN |
05KUWAIT3363 | SPECIAL PARLIAMENTARY SESSION: NO QUORUM, BUT [...] (U) An extraordinary session of Parliament held July 30 at the written request of 36 Members of Parliament (MPs) failed to reach the required quorum of 33 MPs/Ministers present. An unusual request while Parliament is not in session and many MPs are abroad on vacation, the extraordinary sess [...] | 2005-07-30 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
05KUWAIT3384 | ISLAMISTS OFFER CRITIQUE OF U.S. POLICY, ADVICE ON [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On July 26, CDA hosted a gathering of Kuwaiti Islamists from the media, academic, religious and political fields for the purpose of engaging Kuwait's religious leaders and opinion makers in a formal dialogue about U.S. policy and world events. The guests, some of whom expr [...] | 2005-07-31 11:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO KISL PTER KU ISLAMISTS |
05KUWAIT3389 | INDIAN WORKERS CONFRONT THEIR EMBASSY ABOUT LABOR [...] (U) Summary: Expatriate workers in Kuwait continue to air their labor grievances publicly since the Bangladeshi revolt in April (reftel) emboldened other groups to denounce exploitative labor practices. Local media chronicled July 16-25 the fate of approximately 140 Indian workers who sought t [...] | 2005-07-31 12:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB PGOV KCRM PREL PINR KU |
05KUWAIT3396 | BORDER ISSUE NOT SETTLED, BUT GOK SATISFIED WITH [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told Charge d'Affaires in a meeting July 31 that the border issue with Iraq was "not settled yet," but the GOK was "very happy and satisfied" with the Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG) response so far. Al-Jarallah said the s [...] | 2005-07-31 15:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV ASEC IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT3398 | GOK "NOT FAR FROM U.S. POSITION" ON G-4 RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-01 07:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC KU |
05KUWAIT3403 | SENIOR KUWAITI MFA OFFICIAL'S VIEWS ON SPEAKING [...] (C) PolChief discussed reftel points July 31 with Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Coordination and Follow Up. Al-Maqamis has the GOK lead for detainee issues and has previously engaged EmbOffs on what he views as a complete failure by the U.S. to inform [...] | 2005-08-01 10:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KISL KPAO KCRM KU KACW |
05KUWAIT3405 | KUWAITI HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FOR THE 60TH UN [...] (SBU) The GOK has not yet finalized attendance for the 60th UNGA, although the Prime Minister will participate in the High-Level Event (HLE). Post will provide additional information as it becomes available. 2. (SBU) GOK Participation. A. Attendance of Head of State: No B. Att [...] | 2005-08-01 12:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP KU UNGA |
05KUWAIT3412 | TIP UPDATE: GOK BRIEFS VISITORS ON ACTIONS TO [...] (U) Summary: G/TIP Ambassador John Miller and Reports Officer Feleke Assefa visited Kuwait July 26-27 to assess GOK progress to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) since the June 3 release of the 2005 TIP Report, which ranked Kuwait at Tier 3. The 60-day grace period for Kuwait to demonstrate [...] | 2005-08-02 08:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KU |
05KUWAIT3422 | IN KUWAIT, POLITICS AS USUAL AFTER DEATH OF SAUDI [...] (SBU) Summary: The death of Saudi King Fahd elicited little surprise in Kuwait. With both the Amir and the Crown Prince old and ailing, however, King Fahd's death has renewed speculation on Kuwait's own succession issues (septel). Crown Prince Abdullah's accession to the Saudi throne will ha [...] | 2005-08-02 14:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN KISL KU |
05KUWAIT3446 | KUWAITIS DENOUNCE IRAQI MPS' COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary and comment: Kuwaiti newspapers reported that Iraqi Shi'a MPs claimed Kuwait destroyed a sand berm on the Iraq-Kuwait border and penetrated Iraqi territory on the 15th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait. The August 2 comments come one day prior to a previously sched [...] | 2005-08-03 10:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PREL ASEC IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT3457 | KUWAIT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered August 3 ref A demarche on creating a new UN Human Rights Council to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Director Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad. Al-Murad did not elaborate on Kuwait's position -- PolChief left an Arabic version of the points with [...] | 2005-08-03 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KU UNGA HURI UN |
05KUWAIT3462 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: THE DEATH OF KING FAHD [...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti commentators universally mourned King Fahd as a true Islamic leader and a special friend of Kuwait. The timing of his death, on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, led many writers to remember the special support Saudi Arabia offered Kuwait as a re [...] | 2005-08-06 04:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KISL PREL KU |
05KUWAIT3464 | BANGLADESHI EMBASSY IN KUWAIT UPDATES G/TIP ON [...] (SBU) For source country insight into the plight of foreign laborers in Kuwait, visiting G/TIP delegation, Ambassador John Miller and Reports Officer Feleke Assefa (ref A),met July 27 with Bangladeshi Embassy Labor and Welfare Attache Shahriar Kader Siddiky who reported that 250,000 Banglades [...] | 2005-08-06 08:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM ELAB KU HURI PDEM |
05KUWAIT3523 | GOK AND ITG COMMITTED TO RESOLVING BORDER DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary: On August 6, an Iraqi delegation, in Kuwait to discuss the border issue, visited the border and examined the barrier being installed by Kuwait. The delegation head Khaled Al-Attiyah confirmed that "the border barrier is in Kuwaiti territory." In a meeting with Kuwaiti Foreign M [...] | 2005-08-07 15:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT3562 | NAVY MEDIA TRIP EARNS POSITIVE COVERAGE FOR [...] SUMMARY: A three-day trip to two Coalition ships and an Iraqi oil platform by a team of Kuwaiti reporters earned three days of positive media coverage for Coalition maritime security operations in the Northern Arabian Gulf. Of particular value to post PA efforts were sidebar stories on the coo [...] | 2005-08-09 14:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PGOV KPAO PHUM KDEM KU |
05KUWAIT3565 | FM EXPRESSES CONTINUED CONCERN OVER KUWAIT-IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Contrary to recent local press reports declaring the border issue with Iraq "finalized" (ref A),Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah was privately more pessimistic in a meeting with the Ambassador August 9. While he was glad "the ITG chose the proper channels" [...] | 2005-08-09 15:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT3580 | KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER ON WASHINGTON VISIT, FUEL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador August 9, FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah said PM Shaykh Sabah Al-Sabah was "very satisfied" with his July 1 visit to Washington. The FM reported that, as requested by the PM, he delivered messages to Saudi King Abdullah Al-Saud, then Cro [...] | 2005-08-10 10:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EPET MARR KDEM KU |
05KUWAIT3583 | ANTI-WEST, ANTI-ISRAEL AD MAKES ROUNDS OF LOCAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: A virulently anti-West, anti-Israel advertisement calling on good Muslims to fight to defend the Quran and their faith appeared in two of Kuwait's five Arabic daily papers on three consecutive days this week. The ad, placed at considerable expense by an individual Kuwaiti said to [...] | 2005-08-10 11:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KISL PREL PTER PINR KU ISLAMISTS |
05KUWAIT3588 | G/TIP ACTION PLAN FOLLOW-UP [...] (U) As requested by ref A email, Post provides below additional information for the reassessment of Kuwait's Tier 3 ranking in the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. This information further confirms Post's assessment of significant progress in improving labor conditions for foreign wor [...] | 2005-08-10 12:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KU |
05KUWAIT3590 | ACTING SPEAKER INFORMS AMBASSADOR NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with MP Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, Acting National Assembly Speaker, August 9 to discuss legislation that would be addressed when the National Assembly reconvened October 17. Al-Sager predicted the National Assembly would approve Project Kuwait legislation for [...] | 2005-08-10 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EPET KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
05KUWAIT36 | SHI'A INFORMATION MINISTER RESIGNS AMID SCANDAL; [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah accepted, on January 2, the resignation of Information Minister Mohammed Abulhassan, preempting what was certain to be a difficult grilling of Abulhassan during the January 3 session of Parliament. Although Islamists were preparing to grill the Informa [...] | 2005-01-04 03:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KPAO PINR KU |
05KUWAIT3603 | GOK ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF NEW MAID CONTRACTS [...] The Ministry of Interior (MOI),the entity responsible for domestic workers, officially announced the details of a new contract between domestic servants, sponsoring employers and recruitment agencies, scheduled to take effect October 1. All Kuwaiti newspapers gave first page or other prominent [...] | 2005-08-13 12:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KU |
05KUWAIT3640 | GOK ASSIGNS INSPECTORS TO ENFORCE CAMEL JOCKEY BAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-14 13:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KU |
05KUWAIT3652 | ONGOING BORDER DISPUTE: AP ARTICLE CAUSES [...] (U) A previously unknown Iraqi Shi'a group, calling itself Islamic Jihad, threatened to "attack (Kuwaiti) border posts, border patrols and carry out attacks inside Kuwait," if Kuwaiti troops did not pull back to the "pre-1991 border," an AP article reported August 14. Kuwaiti Arabic and Engl [...] | 2005-08-15 12:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT3669 | NATIONAL GUARD CHIEF ON COUNTERTERRORISM, THE [...] (C) Summary: During an August 15 meeting, National Guard Commander Shaykh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah told the Ambassador that fighting poverty and illiteracy will help combat terrorism and that the security situation in Iraq will improve once the Iraqis advance economically. On Iran and [...] | 2005-08-16 08:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER IZ KU |
05KUWAIT3677 | REVIVED AL-SABAH DEBATE OVER SUCCESSION; [...] (S/NF) Summary: Sources indicate a major change in leadership may take place in Kuwait, possibly before the end of August. Although Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is considered the primary candidate for Amir, his succession is not a foregone conclusion. According to [...] | 2005-08-16 12:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KU PDEM |
05KUWAIT3704 | INFORMATION MINISTER SUBMITS PLAN FOR MINISTRY [...] Summary: Dr. Anas Al-Reshaid, Kuwaiti Minister of Information, unveiled his formal Ministry restructuring plan at the regular August 14 meeting of the Council of Ministers. While the Minister told reporters, "I will be the last Information Minister," the practical effects of the proposed plan, [...] | 2005-08-20 04:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR KU |
05KUWAIT3730 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRESSURING SYRIA TO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-21 08:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SY LE KU |
05KUWAIT3743 | NO PROOF OF KUWAITI LINK TO AQABA ATTACK GETAWAY [...] (S/NF) For the past two days, the local press has reported on the front pages that Jordanian authorities were searching for Syrian, Egyptian, and Iraqi terrorists who reportedly fled the scene of the August 19 Aqaba attack in a Kuwaiti-licensed car. We have been advised by DATT and SIMO that [...] | 2005-08-21 13:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV JO KU |
05KUWAIT3749 | KUWAIT SENDS FOOD AID TO NIGER [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-22 08:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PGOV PREL KU |
05KUWAIT3755 | GOK OFFICIALS SAY IRAQ BORDER DISPUTE RESOLVED; [...] (C) During an August 20 meeting on security and counterterrorism (septel),the Ambassador asked First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Shaykh Nawaf Al-Sabah for his latest assessment of the border dispute with Iraq (reftels). Shaykh Nawaf said the situation was under control, [...] | 2005-08-22 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PBTS PREL PGOV MARR IZ KU UN |
05KUWAIT3769 | INTERIOR MINISTER RESTATES KUWAIT'S COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) During an August 20 meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Shaykh Nawaf Al-Sabah, the Ambassador emphasized the need for the Government of Kuwait to maintain momentum on recent efforts to improve the working conditions of expatriate laborers and combat traf [...] | 2005-08-23 11:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM SOCI ECON KU |
05KUWAIT3775 | PM URGES ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAN, SYRIA; CALLS FOR [...] (S) Summary: During Ambassador's 30-minute conversation with Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Sief Palace August 23, the PM urged the U.S. to heed his advice and engage Iran and Syria. He provided updates on GOK progress in counterterrorism and human traffickin [...] | 2005-08-23 14:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KU |
05KUWAIT3827 | FM TO RAISE IRAQ, IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM, AND [...] (C) The Ambassador met August 27 with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah at the latter's invitation to discuss the FM's one-day visit to Iran on August 28. The FM said that he would raise three "issues of concern" with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- Iraq, [...] | 2005-08-27 14:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PREL PBTS IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT3830 | GOK NOT MUCH TROUBLED BY SADDAM'S PHOTOS ON [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah told the Ambassador in a meeting August 27 that the recent return of Saddam Hussein's photo to demonstrations of diehard Ba'athists in Baghdad did not concern Kuwait. He suggested this was to be expected from people disenfranchi [...] | 2005-08-27 15:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ JO KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT3835 | KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: GOK TAKING [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador chaired on August 22 the monthly meeting of post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG). He reviewed his August 20 discussions with senior representatives of the GOK on the need to maintain a sharp focus on CT and recommendations that the arrests of wanted in [...] | 2005-08-28 04:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV MARR PBTS EFIN ASEC CVIS KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT3841 | WOMEN RIGHTS MEETING AT UNGA: KUWAIT LIKELY TO [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel request to Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah during a meeting August 27. The FM welcomed the invitation to the meeting hosted by the Secretary on the margins of the UN General Assembly and asked for more details on timing as they [...] | 2005-08-28 07:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KU UNGA USUN |
05KUWAIT3851 | KUWAIT TO RECOMMEND JOINT KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER [...] (C) In an August 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah said Kuwait would request establishment of a joint Kuwait-Iraq committee to work with the United Nations team on maintenance of the countries' shared border, which was officially dema [...] | 2005-08-28 13:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS MARR IZ KU UN KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT3858 | AMBASSADOR REITERATES U.S CONCERN OVER SYRIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-28 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY KU |
05KUWAIT3860 | NEWS AGENCY HEAD QUESTIONS INFORMATION MINISTER'S [...] (C) Summary: In an amiable, wide-ranging meeting between Ambassador and Mohammed Al-Ajeeri, the Director General of the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA),on August 26, the Director General discussed his thoughts on the Minister of Information's plan for restructuring the ministry, the status of a dra [...] | 2005-08-29 04:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAO KMDR PHUM KU |
05KUWAIT3867 | AID TO PALESTINIANS OPAQUE; QUESTIONS ON GAZA [...] (C) In an August 27 meeting with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, the Ambassador followed up on his previous request to Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (ref B) and asked for clarification on Kuwaiti aid to the Palestinian Authority, particul [...] | 2005-08-29 09:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EFIN WE GZ KU |
05KUWAIT3902 | FOREIGN MINISTER ON HIS VISIT TO IRAN; PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah sat with the Ambassador on August 30 to discuss his trip to Tehran, two days earlier. The visit itself last four hours on the ground and included meetings with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the new Foreign Minister, M [...] | 2005-08-30 14:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PREL PBTS IZ IR KU |
05KUWAIT3903 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ISOLATING SYRIA AT THE [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche August 30 in a meeting with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. He urged Kuwait to avoid playing into Syrian attempts to burnish its image at the UNGA, absent progress on key issues of regional stability. Shaykh Dr. Moha [...] | 2005-08-30 14:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SY LE KU UNGA UN |
05KUWAIT3948 | KUWAIT SENDS IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ BRIDGE [...] (SBU) The GOK responded immediately to the August 31 Bridge of the Imams stampede in Baghdad, by sending a fully equipped ambulance and 500 first aid kits to Iraq the next day. On September 3, the aid continued as six truck loads carrying twelve tons of medical supplies began driving north. [...] | 2005-09-05 14:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT3949 | IRAQI FM HOSHYAR ZEBARI VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] (C) Summary: In a September 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Head of International Organizations Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad commented on the August 31 visit of Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to Kuwait. (Note: Al-Murad attended the meeting and lunch ho [...] | 2005-09-05 14:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID IZ KU |
05KUWAIT3956 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN REFORM, U.S. VIEWS [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered ref A and B demarches to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Head of International Organizations Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad in a September 5 meeting. The Ambassador emphasized the need for UN reform and outlined U.S. views on the draft outcome document being prep [...] | 2005-09-06 08:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECIN KWMN KU UNGA UN |
05KUWAIT3957 | TFUSO1: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: KUWAITIS EXTEND [...] Summary: Kuwaitis from all sectors of society and across the ideological spectrum have joined in praising the Government of Kuwait's decision to offer $500 million in aid to Hurricane Katrina victims, and effusive pledges of support covered the front pages of nearly every Kuwaiti newspaper. Ku [...] | 2005-09-06 09:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO PREL KU KATRINA AID |
05KUWAIT3959 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Head of International Organizations Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad in a September 5 meeting. Al-Murad informed the Ambassador that Arab League foreign ministers would agree on a "new" resolution on Iraq, which wou [...] | 2005-09-06 09:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KSUM KU |
05KUWAIT3970 | TFUSO1: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: AMBASSADOR'S [...] Summary: Major daily newspapers gave front-page, banner headline coverage to the Ambassador's remarks thanking Kuwait for its generous offer of $500 million in aid for Hurricane Katrina victims. The remarks came on the heels of a meeting, also widely reported, between the Ambassador and the Ac [...] | 2005-09-07 11:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO PREL KU KATRINA AID |
05KUWAIT3973 | KUWAIT FREEDOM AGENDA: AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSES [...] (C) During a September 6 office call that focused on thanking the Kuwaitis for their generosity towards victims of Hurricane Katrina, Ambassador raised key elements of the democracy agenda for Kuwait with the Acting Speaker, Abdulwahad Rashid Al-Haroun. Ambassador asked for Al-Haroun's views [...] | 2005-09-07 11:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PINR KU |
05KUWAIT3975 | KUWAIT ECHO CHAMBER RESPONSE: U.S. POSITION ON UN [...] Embassy Kuwait drafted an op-ed, signed by the Ambassador, using verbatim the guidance provided in reftel. PA placed the op-ed with Arabic daily Al-Qabas (circulation: approximately 65,000),which ran the piece on the front of the international news section on Sept. 5. ********************** [...] | 2005-09-07 12:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO PREL KU |
05KUWAIT3976 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NO DECISION ON KUWAITI [...] (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Undersecretary Ambassador Khaled Abdul Mohsen Al-Babtain in a September 7 meeting. Noting that Kuwait was both a destination and a transit point for many people coming from south-east Asia, the area most affe [...] | 2005-09-07 12:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAGR EAID TBIO KU UNGA |
05KUWAIT4007 | TIP UPDATE: LABOR MINISTRY ADVISED KUWAIT LIKELY [...] (C) DCM opened a September 10 meeting with Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) Acting Undersecretary Mohammed Al-Kandari with a briefing on Kuwait's tier reclassification status as part of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. While reiterating that the White House had not ye [...] | 2005-09-11 13:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KU |
05KUWAIT4008 | KUWAIT FREEDOM AGENDA: PRIME MINISTER'S SON [...] (C) Summary: Shaykh Nassar Al-Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, the son of the Prime Minister and an advisor to the premier, advised the Ambassador to push the U.S. political reform agenda quietly in political circles rather than publicly. The Ambassador questioned Shaykh Nassar on the intentions of Pr [...] | 2005-09-11 14:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KU PDEM FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT4029 | TFUS01: MINISTER SAYS GOK WAS OBLIGED TO HELP, [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-13 10:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV US KU AMER KATRINA AID |
05KUWAIT4031 | TIP UPDATE: MINISTER SAYS GOK WILL "MAXIMIZE [...] (C) The Ambassador met Kuwaiti Minister of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) Faisal Al-Hajji on September 12 that Kuwait to discuss Trafficking in Persons (TIP). He commended Kuwait for the progress made to date, but said even more should be done to address legal protection for expatriate wo [...] | 2005-09-13 12:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KCRM KU |
05KUWAIT404 | KUWAITIS SPECULATE ABOUT OUTCOME OF IRAQI [...] (C) Summary and Comment: A third gun battle between militants and Kuwaiti law enforcement officials stole the January 30 media spotlight from what was genuine and growing interest in Iraq's elections. Nonetheless, many Kuwaitis, while hopeful for successful elections in Iraq, are concerned th [...] | 2005-01-30 14:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL KU IZ |
05KUWAIT4056 | KUWAIT SEEKING INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR CHARITABLE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador used a September 12 meeting on other issues (septels) to inform Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Faisal Al-Hajji of the September 20-23 visit of Department of Treasury Director of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Robert Werner. He told the Minister that among the issu [...] | 2005-09-14 14:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EFIN PREL PGOV ETTC KU TERROR FINANCE |
05KUWAIT4059 | GOK REITERATES CALL FOR US-KUWAIT JOINT COMMISSION [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on September 14 to discuss the GOK's hurricane Katrina assistance offer (ref B),MFA's Acting Under-Secretary Khaled Al-Babtain took the opportunity to reiterate the GOK's interest in establishing a "Joint Commission" with the United States to formalize bi [...] | 2005-09-16 10:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU |
05KUWAIT4093 | KUWAITI PRESS CLAIMS U.S. WILL RETURN FIVE GTMO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) Arabic and English dailies have given prominent coverage to hunger strikes by detainees in Guantanamo and reports that "the United States has agreed to release five of the 11 Kuwaitis imprisoned at its camp in Guantanamo Bay, [...] | 2005-09-19 13:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4102 | KUWAIT SIGNS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE [...] (U) According to press reports, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed on September 16 the International Convention for the Suppression of Actions of Nuclear Terrorism. Kuwait was the 60th UN member state to sign the new treaty. The FM reaffirmed Kuw [...] | 2005-09-20 11:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV KU UNGA |
05KUWAIT4105 | LOCAL PRESS REPORTS ON KUWAITI ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) This is an update on recent press reports about Kuwaiti (government and private) financial and materiel assistance to Palestinians (see reftels for past reporting). On September 13, the Arab Times (English language daily) quoted the President of the Islamic Development Bank, Dr. Ahmad Moha [...] | 2005-09-20 11:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN WE GZ KU |
05KUWAIT4116 | KUWAITI CONTACTS BRIEF KUWAIT COUNTRY OFFICER ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Country Officer for Kuwait, David Berns, met September 18 with Jassem Boodai, owner and editor-in-chief of the Arabic-language daily Al-Rai Al-Aam; Salim Al-Nashi, official spokesman of the Traditional Salafis; and Dr. Lubna Al-Kazi and Ma'souma Al-Abdullah, members of the Wome [...] | 2005-09-21 11:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM KWMN KISL SOCI OTRA PINR KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4144 | KUWAIT MEPIC II: INCREASING MEPI'S PUBLIC OUTREACH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador chaired Post's September 14 MEPI committee meeting -- with representatives from the Front Office and Commercial, Economic, Political and Public Affairs sections -- to review quarterly accomplishments and discuss upcoming projects for inclusion in the quarterly report (c [...] | 2005-09-21 15:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMPI KDEM ECON KWMN KU MEPI |
05KUWAIT416 | KUWAITIS NEAR UNANIMOUS IN PRAISE OF IRAQI [...] (C) Summary and Comment: All Kuwaiti dailies hailed the January 30 elections in Iraq as a success. Several rank-and-file Kuwaitis unanimously characterized the elections to PolOff as legitimate and historic, and in separate discussions, Kuwaiti banking executives told the Ambassador that the [...] | 2005-01-31 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL KU IZ |
05KUWAIT4186 | FREEDOM AGENDA: COMMERCE MINISTER IDENTIFIES [...] (C) During a September 24 meeting with Minister of Commerce Abdullah Al-Taweel, the Ambassador asked Al-Taweel for his views on next steps in political reform. Al-Taweel said that, in his opinion, the top priority should be changes to the electoral constituencies in order to increase district [...] | 2005-09-26 10:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL SOCI KU |
05KUWAIT4190 | FREEDOM AGENDA: UNPRECEDENTED [...] (C) Summary and comment: Emboffs have confirmed that an unprecedented alliance of liberal, Islamist, and Shi'a political associations have been meeting since the end of May to negotiate a political reform agenda. Former Minister of Information Dr. Saad Bin Tefla Al-Ajmi said the associations [...] | 2005-09-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KISL SOCI KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT4219 | GOK ADVISED OF PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION ON [...] (C) On September 27, PolChief advised Hamad Al-Mashan, Second Secretary in the America's Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, of the President's September 21 determination that Kuwait would remain a Tier 3 country with regard to Trafficking in Persons (TIP),but that sanctions would be w [...] | 2005-09-28 07:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB KDEM SOCI KWMN KCRM KU TIP |
05KUWAIT4263 | FM TO TRAVEL TO JEDDAH FOR OCTOBER 2 MEETING OF [...] (C) During an October 1 meeting, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah told the Ambassador he would travel to Jeddah for the October 2 FM-level meeting of Iraq's Arab neighbors: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria; as well as Bahrain as current President of the [...] | 2005-10-01 13:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KU IZ |
05KUWAIT4264 | RUMORS OF A "SHAYKH" UP: KUWAITI WRITER PREDICTS [...] (C) The succession issue continues to dominate political discussion in Kuwait as factions both inside and outside the Al-Sabah family maneuver for political influence in anticipation of the death of either the Amir or the Crown Prince who are both in poor health. Ahmed Deyain, a liberal colu [...] | 2005-10-01 13:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU SUCCESSION |
05KUWAIT4265 | KUWAIT SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR JEFFREY AND [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Al-Sabah and the government of Kuwait remain committed to the Coalition and the ITG's success in Iraq, recognizing the mutual benefits afforded by a stable Iraq. The Government has demonstrated a willingness to contribute financial and political resources to help address [...] | 2005-10-01 14:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV PREL KU IZ |
05KUWAIT4279 | AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS WAY AHEAD [...] (C) During an October 1 meeting, the Ambassador reviewed with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah the President's September 21 determination to maintain Kuwait's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) ranking as a Tier 3 country, but to waive applicable sanctions for [...] | 2005-10-02 08:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB KDEM SOCI KWMN KCRM KU TIP |
05KUWAIT4281 | FOREIGN MINISTER CLARIFIES (SORT OF) BREAKDOWN OF [...] (C) During an October 1 meeting, the Ambassador restated to Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah U.S. appreciation for Kuwait's generosity to victims of Hurricane Katrina. He noted the $500 million pledge from the GOK as well as the reported $1.7 million in [...] | 2005-10-02 10:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV ENRG KU AMER |
05KUWAIT4283 | FM BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON KUWAITI-IRAQI ISSUES; SAYS [...] (C) Summary: During an October 1 meeting, Kuwaiti FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed told the Ambassador that he and fellow GCC foreign ministers had a very good meeting with the Secretary on the margins of the UNGA, and he hoped such SIPDIS gatherings would become a regular event. On Kuwaiti-Iraqi [...] | 2005-10-02 14:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4293 | FREEDOM AGENDA: REDUCTION OF ELECTORAL DISTRICTS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Reducing the number of electoral districts from 25 to 10 is a top priority for reform-minded parliamentarians (MPs) in the next National Assembly session, which begins October 17. They argue that the reduction would reduce electoral corruption by making common prac [...] | 2005-10-03 14:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KISL SOCI KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT4313 | FREEDOM AGENDA: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SPOKESMAN SAYS [...] (C) The Political Relations Head for the Islamic Consensus Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait, told Poloff in a recent meeting that his organization is committed to working within Kuwait's political system as outlined by the Constitution. Mohammed Al-Dallal [...] | 2005-10-04 11:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL KWMN KU ISLAMISTS |
05KUWAIT4314 | FREEDOM AGENDA: BACKGROUND ON ELECTORAL [...] (C) Paragraph two is a translation of a document on reform of electoral constituencies in Kuwait, drafted by Shaykh Nassar Al-Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, the son of the Prime Minister and an advisor to the Amir and PM, on December 17, 2002. Shaykh Nassar provided the Ambassador with a copy foll [...] | 2005-10-04 11:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT4316 | KUWAIT AGREES TO U.S. CONDITIONS REGARDING [...] (SBU) Post received October 4, a diplomatic note from the Office of the Under Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirming that the GOK will detain and try five of the Kuwaitis currently held in Guantanamo upon their return to Kuwait, as requested ref C. Post's unofficial transla [...] | 2005-10-04 12:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM OPDC KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4317 | LATEST FIGURES ON GOK COMPENSATION CLAIMS AGAINST [...] (U) Summary. In an October 2 meeting with Economic Counselor, the Chairman of the GOK's Public Authority for Assessment of Compensation for Damages Resulting from Iraqi Aggression made the following points: (1) USG should help ensure continued UN oversight of the claims process; (2) all Kuwait [...] | 2005-10-04 13:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT4318 | KUWAIT FUND CLARIFIES STATUS OF GOK ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Econ Counselor on October 3, the Kuwait Fund's Regional Manager for Arab Countries reaffirmed the $1.575B in reconstruction assistance the GOK has allocated for Iraq, noting that $1B had been disbursed prior to 2003 and that the remaining $575M (in new funds) wi [...] | 2005-10-04 13:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KU IZ |
05KUWAIT4322 | UPDATE ON PENINSULA LIONS: PROSECUTION CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Peninsula Lions terrorist cell case completed its procedural phase and began actual deliberations on the charges facing the thirty-seven defendants on Saturday, September 24. The accused are all implicated in the January 10, 15, 30, and 31 police actions that left four Kuwai [...] | 2005-10-05 07:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4325 | MEPI-FUNDED REGIONAL CAMPAIGN SCHOOL BRINGS ARAB [...] (U) Summary. The National Democratic Institute (NDI) held in Kuwait from September 25 - 28, the fourth regional campaign school funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). "Partners in Participation" attracted women activists from 14 countries in the Middle East and North Afri [...] | 2005-10-05 09:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN PGOV PREL PINR KU XF WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS MEPI |
05KUWAIT4333 | TOP IRAQI OFFICIALS REAFFIRM CLOSE IRAQ-KUWAIT [...] (U) On arriving in Kuwait October 1 for a four-day visit, Iraq's Speaker of Parliament Hajem Al-Hasani reaffirmed Iraq's close relationship with Kuwait and stressed that "the period of tension" between the two countries was over. Al-Hasani's trip was the first visit of an Iraqi Speaker of Par [...] | 2005-10-05 12:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PBTS IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT4334 | KUWAITIS PRESS IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO [...] (C) In a very brief exchange as Ambassador was leaving the Foreign Ministry with Ambassador Jeffrey's Iraq-related delegation on October 5, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah advised that he had pressed visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki to c [...] | 2005-10-05 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PREL PBTS IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT4352 | FREEDOM AGENDA: MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT SPEAK OUT ON [...] (C) Summary and comment: During his nightly courtesy visits to diwaniyas during Ramadan, which began October 4, the Ambassador has been asking National Assembly members (MPs) and political activists their views on reducing the number of electoral districts, a key component of political refor [...] | 2005-10-10 12:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
05KUWAIT4356 | MEETING IN KUWAIT OF G8 COUNTER TERRORISM ACTION [...] (C) As current G-8 President, the UK Embassy in Kuwait hosted and chaired a meeting of the G-8 Counter Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) on October 10. Ambassador LeBaron attended along with other representatives of G-8 diplomatic missions. British Charge d'Affaires Jamie Bowden gave a G-8 Pres [...] | 2005-10-10 13:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KU |
05KUWAIT4372 | AMIR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN KUWAITI PM AFTER [...] (C) Summary: National Guard Chief Shaykh Salem Al-Ali created the sensation of the early Ramadan season by suggesting publicly that a three-party ruling family committee be formed "to assist" Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah. Faced with this high level sniping, Shaykh Sabah was the recipient of a [...] | 2005-10-11 12:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KU SUCCESSION |
05KUWAIT4378 | STUDENT UNION ELECTIONS: A MICROCOSM OF POLITICS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The Islamic Alliance, a partnership between two student parties affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis, swept Kuwait University's (KU) Student Union elections held in October. The Muslim Brotherhood has dominated the influential Student Union, which [...] | 2005-10-11 13:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KDEM KWMN SOCI KU |
05KUWAIT4403 | REPORT THAT CRITIC OF THE PRIME MINISTER HAS [...] (C) Post received word on the evening of October 12 that Shaykh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah, National Guard Chief and fourth highest-ranking ruling family member, has resigned his post amid criticism of his call for the formation of a tri-partite group to "assist the leadership." This info [...] | 2005-10-12 15:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
05KUWAIT4405 | DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT ON IRAQ CONSTITUTION VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-13 09:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ KU |
05KUWAIT4406 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER ON SUCCESSION, PROJECT [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The Ambassador met October 12 with National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi for a periodic update on a range of issues. The speaker quickly turned to recent dispute within the ruling family (reftel). Al-Khorafi said the Amir's strong public support for the Prime Minis [...] | 2005-10-13 16:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ KU SUCCESSION NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT4424 | GOK APPROVES NATO REQUEST FOR TANK SHIPMENTS, [...] (C) During a meeting with the Ambassador on October 15,Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah agreed to a NATO request to accept Iraq-bound T-72 tanks at a Kuwait port but registered strong GOK concern about the substance and optics of the shipment. "We will give approval, but [...] | 2005-10-15 15:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ KU NATO |
05KUWAIT4425 | AMBASSADOR PROVIDES GOK WITH STEPS TO IMPROVE TIP [...] (C) As a follow-up to an October 1 meeting during which Ambassador committed to providing examples of actions taken by Qatar and the UAE to permit their reclassification to the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Tier 2 Watch List (reftel),Ambassador presented a letter outlining these steps to Forei [...] | 2005-10-15 15:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KU TIP |
05KUWAIT4438 | LEADING MP "SCARED TO DEATH" ABOUT LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Ambassador met October 15 with Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, a National Assembly member (MP) and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Commenting on the recent ruling family spat over the country's future leadership (reftels),sparked by National Guard Chief Shay [...] | 2005-10-16 07:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SUCCESSION FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT4445 | FOREIGN MINISTER DISCOUNTS FLAP IN AL-SABAH FAMILY [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah said that recent statements by National Guard Chief Shaykh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah were just an expression of opinion and that the political status quo had returned. Commenting on Shaykh Salem's call for a three-person a [...] | 2005-10-16 12:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM KU SUCCESSION |
05KUWAIT4449 | FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] Summary: (C) During an October 15 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah spoke about Iranian unity regarding the development of their nuclear program but division regarding the country's public handling of the situation. He reported that the Iranian chie [...] | 2005-10-17 08:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV IR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS IRAN |
05KUWAIT4451 | SHI'A MOSQUE ATTACKED BY YOUTH IN JAHRA; SHI'A [...] (C) Summary: A group of youth between the ages of 14 and 18 attacked a Shi'a mosque in Jahra on October 7, burning a stolen car, breaking the mosque's spotlights, pelting worshippers with stones, and chanting anti-Shi'a slogans, including: "Death to infidel Shi'a, agents of America." No one was rep [...] | 2005-10-17 10:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER KISL KDEM SA KU SHI |
05KUWAIT4455 | KUWAITIS MAKE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENTS ON REFERENDUM; [...] (U) Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in remarks to the opening session of the National Assembly October 17, congratulated the Iraqi people on the Iraqi Constitution. The Kuwaiti Council of Ministers released a similar statement of support after its Sunday meeting. Bef [...] | 2005-10-17 13:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT4459 | KUWAIT FUND UPDATE ON GOK ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) EconOff met on October 16 with Marwan Al-Ghanem, Regional Manager for Arab Countries at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED),for an update on the latest GOK figures on economic assistance to Palestinians. Al-Ghanem provided the following breakdown of GOK economic assistan [...] | 2005-10-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KU |
05KUWAIT4460 | FREEDOM AGENDA: GOK FORMS MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE TO [...] (SBU) The GOK has formed a ministerial-level committee to "study" proposals to reduce the number of electoral districts from 25 to 10, or fewer, and to register voters based on their civil identification numbers. The six-person committee is headed by First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior [...] | 2005-10-17 15:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU PDEM FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
05KUWAIT4477 | ROBOT CAMEL JOCKEYS DEBUT IN KUWAIT [...] The Public Authority for Youth and Sports (PAYS) invited PolOff to attend the debut of robot camel jockeys in Kuwait during trial races October 12. Shaykh Fahad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, PAYS Chairman, and MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaie, Chair of the National Assembly's Human Rights Defense Committee, inaugu [...] | 2005-10-18 09:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KU |
05KUWAIT4479 | MINISTER FOR AMIRI DIWAN AFFAIRS SHAYKH NASSER ON [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 18 with Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Shaykh Nasser said the recent succession controversy within the ruling family (reftels) "is calming," although he commented that "there will be some issues in the coming [...] | 2005-10-18 11:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KU SUCCESSION |
05KUWAIT4480 | AMID FLURRY OF RUMORS ABOUT SUCCESSION, PM OPENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah opened the National Assembly October 17, delivering the Government speech on behalf of the Amir, who was notably absent from the protocolary duty. The session comes amid a flurry of rumors that Shaykh Sabah will replace th [...] | 2005-10-18 12:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU SUCCESSION NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
05KUWAIT4483 | KUWAITI PERSONAL DEBT FORGIVENESS VERSUS IRAQ DEBT [...] (U) Kuwaiti opposition groups in the National Assembly opposed to debt relief for Iraq and assistance to the U.S., Pakistan and other countries have renewed their call for the cancellation of Kuwait citizens' personal debt. They see that as the preferred accompaniment or alternative to cance [...] | 2005-10-18 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT4517 | KUWAIT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 19 meeting with Econ Counselor, the Deputy Director General of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) lamented the political infighting among parliamentarians resulting in the election of a new and less pro-business chairman of the National Assembly's [...] | 2005-10-20 06:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KU |
05KUWAIT4519 | KUWAITI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON FOUNDATION FOR THE [...] (U) Summary. In an October 19 meeting with Econ Counselor, the Deputy Director General of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) welcomed the establishment of the Foundation for the Future (reftel),looked forward to a potential role for KCCI in the Foundation's efforts, and expla [...] | 2005-10-22 04:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KU WE GZ |
05KUWAIT4531 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VS. GOVERNMENT: FOOTBALL MATCH [...] (SBU) Government Ministers and National Assembly members (MPs) faced off October 19 for their fifth annual Ramadan football match. Laying aside both their traditional dishdashas (robes) and their political differences, Ministers and MPs alike donned football jerseys to participate in the jov [...] | 2005-10-22 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KU |
05KUWAIT4535 | FINANCE MINISTRY ON EARTHQUAKE ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with Econ Counselor, the Acting Undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance confirmed the GOK $100M assistance offer for Pakistan's earthquake victims. He was unaware of any additional assistance to be announced at the upcoming October 26 Geneva donors c [...] | 2005-10-23 06:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR EAID PGOV PREL XD KU |
05KUWAIT4546 | FINANCE MINISTRY ON TAX REFORM AND THE REJUVENATED [...] (U) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with Econ Counselor, the Acting Undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance confirmed the resumption of the Offset Program and the GOK's efforts, spearheaded by the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA),to establish a private company tasked with administering [...] | 2005-10-23 07:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KU KFIN |
05KUWAIT4555 | AMBASSADOR RE-EMPHASIZES RECENT DEMARCHES DURING [...] (U) On October 23, the Ambassador, accompanied by Econcouns and Econoff (notetaker),met with the new head of the Economics Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shaykh Ali Khaled Al-Sabah. The Ambassador congratulated Al-Sabah on his recent appointment and discussed current issues [...] | 2005-10-24 10:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KU |
05KUWAIT4559 | KUWAIT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON IPR AND LABOR ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. In an October 19 meeting with Econ Counselor, the Deputy Director General of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) contested Kuwait's non-compliance status on IPR and labor rights. He requested additional details outlining USG IPR compliance issues and [...] | 2005-10-24 11:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ELAB PGOV PREL KU IPR |
05KUWAIT4588 | FOUR SHI'A POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS FORM COALITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: LEADERS OF FOUR LOCAL SHI'A POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS ANNOUNCED OCTOBER 23 THE FORMATION OF A SHI'A UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION, THE NATIONAL SOCIETIES COALITION (NSC),TO ADVOCATE FOR GREATER SHI'A RIGHTS AND TO COORDINATE EFFORTS IN THE 2007 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. TWO OF THE FIVE S [...] | 2005-10-25 12:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR KISL KU SHI |
05KUWAIT4590 | GOK GRANTS MELKITE CATHOLICS LAND FOR NEW CHURCH; [...] Summary: Long-time church ally Shaykha Fareeha announced the GOK's decision to grant 6,500 square meters to the Greek Catholics (Melkites) for the construction of a new church. They currently worship in a rented home whose owner just raised the rent 21%. According to Father Boutros Gharib, rec [...] | 2005-10-25 13:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KIRF KU |
05KUWAIT4624 | OVERVIEW OF GOK ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable provides an overview of GOK assistance to Afghanistan, including outstanding GOA arrears with the GOK's Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). The following information is current as of October 2005 and was provided to the Embassy by KFAED in response to [...] | 2005-10-29 12:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KU AF |
05KUWAIT4626 | OVERVIEW OF GOK ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable provides an overview of GOK assistance to Afghanistan, including outstanding GOA arrears with the GOK's Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). The following information is current as of October 2005 and was provided to the Embassy by KFAED in response to [...] | 2005-10-29 12:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KU AF |
05KUWAIT4633 | UPDATE ON SHI'A MOSQUE INCIDENT: LOCALIZED ACT [...] (C) This is an update to reftel reporting on the October 7 attack against a Shi'a mosque in Jahra, a predominantly Sunni city approximately 35 kilometers west of Kuwait City. According to the mosque's owner, Hussein Al-Qattan, and a worshiper at the mosque "between 150 to 200 Saudi and bidoon [...] | 2005-10-30 06:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KISL KIRF KU SHI |
05KUWAIT4644 | GCC EQUITIES: INVESTMENTS OR LOTTERY TICKETS? [...] (SBU) Summary. During a meeting with the Ambassador October 26, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) CEO said skyrocketing GCC equities could presage a Gulf equivalent of the U.S. "dot com" market bust. In order to "shake up the market a bit," NBK will host a December 18 symposium to examine the [...] | 2005-10-30 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL KU |
05KUWAIT4647 | FREEDOM AGENDA: ENERGY MINISTER'S VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Responding to the Ambassador's inquiries about elements of the "Freedom Agenda" during a meeting on October 30, ruling family member and Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said most National Assembly members "don't know how many voting constituencies they want," [...] | 2005-10-31 07:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL SOCI PTER PINR KU FREEDOM AGENDA SUCCESSION |
05KUWAIT4670 | GOK CONGRATULATES IRAQI PEOPLE FOR APPROVING [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-01 10:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT4672 | FINANCE MINISTER ON IRAQI DEBT, ECONOMIC REFORM, [...] (C) Summary. In a November 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Al-Humaidhi explained that there had been no renewed contact with the Iraqi government on debt relief since Ambassador Jeffrey's visit in October and that reconstruction assistance was proceeding slowly. He expressed [...] | 2005-11-01 13:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KTFN PGOV PREL IZ KU |
05KUWAIT4681 | FIRST GUANTANAMO RETURNEE'S ACQUITTAL OVERTURNED [...] Local press reports that former Guantanamo detainee Nasser Al-Mutairi has had his acquittal overturned and has been sentenced to five years in prison. The MFA office which tracks returning detainees confirmed that Nasser Al-Mutairi was sentenced to five years in prison, adding the sentence w [...] | 2005-11-02 12:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV KISL KCRM KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4717 | POST ASSESSMENT OF KUWAIT CASH COURIER ENVIRONMENT [...] (C) Per reftel A request, the following is Post's assessment of Kuwait's cash courier environment. At the Border and Legal Environment ----------------------------------- 2. (C) The GOK's 2002 law (No. 35) "Concerning Combating Money Laundering" criminalizes cash smuggling within the [...] | 2005-11-08 12:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PGOV KU TERROR FINANCE |
05KUWAIT4718 | HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2005: QUOTE FROM KUWAIT ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-08 13:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PGOV ODIP APER KU |
05KUWAIT4719 | DRAFT U.S. STATEMENT FOR 28th MEETING OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (U) Action request: The Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing will meet in Kuwait on November 15, 2005. Post requests Department approval of the below statement to be delivered by the Ambassador. Post would appreciate app [...] | 2005-11-08 13:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL MARR PGOV ICRC KU |
05KUWAIT4728 | BORDER ISSUE STILL FRONT PAGE NEWS AS KUWAIT WAITS [...] (U) Recent press articles on the border issue highlighting Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG) statements continue to make front page news in the Kuwaiti Arabic language press. Local Arabic dailies Al-Qabas and Al-Watan carried front page articles on November 8 discussing the ITG's decision [...] | 2005-11-09 12:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL PGOV IZ KU UN |
05KUWAIT4729 | PRIME MINISTER HOSTS FIRST OFFICIAL RAMADAN DINNER [...] (U) On October 31 Prime Minster Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah hosted a 'Ghabqa' traditional Ramadan late night dinner for a group of Kuwaiti women, marking the first time an official dinner has been held for women by the Prime Minister. The Ghabqa was held at the Prime Minister's [...] | 2005-11-09 12:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR KWMN KU |
05KUWAIT4739 | INTERIOR MINISTER SAYS INFORMATION-SHARING KEY TO [...] (C) Summary: During a November 12 meeting with Interior Minister Shaykh Nawaf Al-Sabah, the Ambassador stressed the needed to strengthen counterterrorism measures and said that better cooperation between the U.S. and Kuwait, as well as increased information-sharing, would help to prevent ter [...] | 2005-11-13 07:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PBTS PGOV PREL KU IZ |
05KUWAIT4740 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PLANNING MINISTER ON ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary. Planning Minister Dr. Masouma Al-Mubarak told the Ambassador during a November 12 meeting that reduction of the number of electoral districts was a GOK priority and would pave the way for additional political reforms, and facilitate the participation of women in the 2007 nationa [...] | 2005-11-13 07:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT4742 | INTERIOR AND PLANNING MINISTERS CONFIRM GOK [...] (SBU) Summary: During separate meetings on November 12, the Ambassador pressed Interior Minister Shaykh Nawaf Al-Sabah and Planning Minister Dr. Masouma Al-Mubarak to step up GOK efforts to combat human trafficking and improve the working conditions of Kuwait's large expatriate work force. [...] | 2005-11-13 08:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM KCRM KU |
05KUWAIT4746 | GOK TO ATTEND NOVEMBER 19 ISLAMABAD CONFERENCE BUT [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. According to MFA and Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) officials, the GOK is unlikely to make any additional pledges at the November 19 Islamabad conference. However, a GOK delegation, including KFAED's Director of Operations, will attend the conference. [...] | 2005-11-13 13:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL PK KU |
05KUWAIT4789 | UN AMBASSADOR VORONTSOV ASK U.S. TO PRESS TUNISIA [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy Vorontsov requested November 16 that the U.S. press the Government of Tunisia to accept an agreement reached between the UN, Kuwait, and Iraq on the return to Kuwait of spare airplane parts stolen by Sadda [...] | 2005-11-16 13:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ TS UN |
05KUWAIT4792 | PUBLIC PROSECUTION QUESTIONS RULING FAMILY MEMBER [...] (C) Summary: The Public Prosecution Office questioned Shaykh Mishal Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, former Assistant Undersecretary for State Security Affairs, on November 8 about his public criticism of the GOK during a September interview conducted by Mohammed Al-Jassem on his program "Al-Majlis," whic [...] | 2005-11-16 13:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PHUM KDEM KU SUCCESSION |
05KUWAIT4794 | PENINSULA LIONS UPDATE: DEFENSE CHALLENGES CHARGES [...] (SBU) The trial of the Peninsula Lions resumed on November 12 amid tightening security with over a dozen defense lawyers presenting their arguments one-by-one as the trial judges sat and listened. The hearing, which began at 2 pm, has continued in extraordinary sessions finishing after 8 pm [...] | 2005-11-16 14:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4795 | MEDIA REACTION: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, HUMAN [...] Kuwaiti Arabic-language press responded unfavorably to the November 9 roundtable discussion the Ambassador held on the topic of trafficking in persons, with the exception of one Kuwait University political science professor, who thanked the Ambassador in Al-Seyassah. Al-Rai Al-Aam dedicated a [...] | 2005-11-17 08:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KIRF KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER |
05KUWAIT481 | FM AND SENIOR MP TELL U/S BOLTON IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: During a January 29 visit to Kuwait, Under Secretary Bolton shared with FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed and MP SIPDIS Mohammed Al-Sager U.S. concerns about Iran's nuclear activities and the firm belief that UNSC involvement is necessary. Bolton said the U.S. was following the Europea [...] | 2005-02-02 12:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV PTER KU |
05KUWAIT484 | FORMER INFORMATION MINISTER ABULHASSAN NOW PM'S [...] (U) Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed recently appointed former Information Minister Mohammed Abdullah Abulhassan as Counselor for the Prime Minister's Diwan. Abulhassan resigned January 2 on the eve of his planned parliamentary grilling, which promised sharp attacks from liberals and Islam [...] | 2005-02-02 13:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KU |
05KUWAIT4846 | PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE PASSES KATRINA AID PACKAGE [...] (C) During its November 20 meeting, the National Assembly's Budget and Closing Accounts Committee approved the GOK's $500 million hurricane Katrina aid package. Islamist MP Dr. Nasser Al-Sane, a member of the Budget and Closing Accounts Committee told Poloff November 21 that the National Ass [...] | 2005-11-22 08:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID AMER PREL PGOV ENRG KU KATRINA AID |
05KUWAIT486 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DISCUSSES ANTI-TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: During separate February 2 discussions with the Ambassador, Members of Parliament (MPs) Dr. Yousef Al-Zalzalah and Abdullah Al-Roumi discussed the National Assembly's February 1 passage of a new law which expands law enforcement powers to search and seize illegal weapons, calling [...] | 2005-02-02 14:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL EFIN PGOV KU |
05KUWAIT4884 | KUWAITI AUTHORITIES CRACK DOWN ON "DOOR-TO-DOOR [...] Local Arabic daily Al-Seyassah reported November 22 that five extremist preachers -- three Egyptians and two Indonesians -- were arrested November 21 "for spreading the doctrine of the terror group al-Qaeda among the inhabitants of a Kuwaiti city." The paper reported that they went from door- [...] | 2005-11-26 13:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KISL SOCI KU |
05KUWAIT4901 | AMBASSADOR TELLS MFA UNDERSECRETARY THE TIME IS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-27 13:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AORC ICRC PHUM PREF IS SZ KU |
05KUWAIT4903 | MFA UNDERSECRETARY SAYS SYRIAN PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) During a November 27 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah shared his views on the recent Syrian decision to send officials to Europe in for questioning by the Mehlis commission. Al-Jarallah said the SARG's decision to cooperate was the right one. Al-Jar [...] | 2005-11-27 13:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV SY KU |
05KUWAIT4905 | IRAQI PLANNING MINISTER TELLS KUWAIT ITG IS READY [...] (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador that the November 26 visit of Iraqi Planning Minister Barham Saleh to Kuwait resulted in a step forward on Kuwaiti-funded reconstruction projects in Iraq. The ITG su [...] | 2005-11-28 09:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID PHUM PGOV KDEM ENIV IZ KU |
05KUWAIT4914 | MINISTER AL-HAJJI DISCUSSES COMBATTING TIP, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Faisal Al-Hajji briefed Ambassador November 28 on GOK discussions to establish a shelter for domestic workers as part of efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). He highlighted other GOK measures including proposed revisions to the curren [...] | 2005-11-28 14:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KCRM ELAB PTER KU |
05KUWAIT4933 | PM TRIES TO CALM SUCCESSION FEARS; INSISTS AMIR [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In an effort to silence continued speculation over succession, Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in a November 22 interview, firmly dismissed the possibility that either the Amir or the Crown Prince, both in poor health, would step down from the [...] | 2005-11-29 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI KU SUCCESSION |
05KUWAIT4936 | IRAQI ENVOYS SET UP SHOP IN KUWAIT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-29 12:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
05KUWAIT4938 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DID NOT/NOT VOTE ON KATRINA AID [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-29 13:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID AMER ENRG KU KATRINA AID |
05KUWAIT4962 | GOK REMAINS UNDECIDED REGARDING DOHA ROUND [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered ref b points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on November 27. He stressed the need for sustained engagement and noted that the European partners needed to be pushed on their proposals regarding access to agricultural markets. Al-Jar [...] | 2005-11-30 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO OIIP PGOV PREL KU WTO |
05KUWAIT4980 | KUWAIT FUND SIGNS IRAQ SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. During a November 30 meeting with Econoff, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development's (KFAED) acting Regional Manager for Arab Countries, Abdullah Al-Musaibeeh, confirmed that KFAED signed a $30M contract with a Kuwaiti firm to begin school construction in Iraq but t [...] | 2005-12-03 14:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IZ KU |
05KUWAIT4982 | NO DEFINITIVE RESPONSE FROM GOK ABOUT WTO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-04 04:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO OIIP PGOV PREL KU WTO |
05KUWAIT4993 | FREEDOM AGENDA: NOW SHOWING AT EMBASSY KUWAIT. [...] (U) Post has taken advantage of its Motion Picture Licensing Corporation license to screen films addressing democratic reform issues and MEPI themes for host country audiences. The response has been overwhelmingly positive and post has made available purchased DVD versions of the movies to [...] | 2005-12-04 11:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO SOCI KDEM KWMN KMPI KU |
05KUWAIT4999 | AL-WATAN NEWSPAPER SLAMMED FOR PUBLISHING LIBELOUS [...] The Kuwait Criminal Court issued December 3 a verdict sentencing Islamist Kuwaiti writer Ahmad Al-Kose and Editor- in-Chief of the Arabic Daily "Al-Watan," Shaykh Khalifa Ali Al-Khalifa Al-Sabah, to suspended two-month jail terms and fined each 50 KD ($170) for publishing a libelous article a [...] | 2005-12-05 07:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL SCUL KIRF KPAO KU |
05KUWAIT5002 | PENINSULA LIONS VERDICT TO BE ANNOUNCED DECEMBER 27 [...] (C) After six weeks of deliberations, the all-Kuwaiti judicial panel of three judges presiding over the case of the Peninsula Lions, with 37 defendants, eleven of whom are fugitives, is expected to announce its verdict on December 27. The 37 defendants face charges including murder of Kuwai [...] | 2005-12-05 11:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT5016 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SUPPORTS [...] (C) Summary: National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi told the Ambassador December 5 that discussions on reducing the number of electoral constituencies were important to Kuwait's political future, but complicated due to a lack of consensus on the number and shape of electoral districts. [...] | 2005-12-06 06:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN SOCI KPAO PINR KU |
05KUWAIT5030 | PARLIAMENT SPEAKER PLEASED WITH PREPARATIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary: During a December 5 meeting, Kuwait National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi told the Ambassador he was pleased with Iraqi preparations for December 15 elections and was convinced the Iraqi people intended for the process to be free and fair. Al-Khorafi reported Iraqi conce [...] | 2005-12-06 14:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KU IZ |
05KUWAIT5032 | HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS CENTER CHIEF ON IRAQ AND [...] (C) Summary: Lt. General (Ret.) Ali Mohammed Hassan Al Mu'min, head of Kuwait's Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC),met with poloff on November 28 and discussed his candidacy for ambassador to Iraq, the extension of the HOC's mandate until spring 2006, and Sunni-Shi'a relations in Kuwait. [...] | 2005-12-06 15:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KISL OFDP SOCI PINR IZ KU |
05KUWAIT5044 | GOK SUPPORTS U.S. WTO PROPOSAL IN PRINCIPLE, [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-07 11:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO OIIP PGOV PREL WTO KU |
05KUWAIT5046 | UPDATE ON ARTICLE 98 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-07 12:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PARM KLEG KU |
05KUWAIT5054 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRESIDENT'S NOVEMBER [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche by diplomatic note on December 5. During a December 6 meeting, NEA DAS Gordon Gray reiterated demarche points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Undersecretary Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain and provided him with a copy of the President's speech and the "N [...] | 2005-12-09 15:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ KU |
05KUWAIT5061 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREVENTING AL-MANAR [...] (C) NEA DAS Gordon Gray delivered reftel demarche during a December 6 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting U/S Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain. DAS Gray emphasized the insidious nature of Al-Manar broadcasts and urged the GOK to remove the station from Arabsat, of which Kuwait owns a [...] | 2005-12-10 07:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ANET ASEC KU |
05KUWAIT5063 | NEA DAS GRAY ENGAGES GOK ON AID, IRAN, IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: NEA DAS Gordon Gray met with Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Acting Undersecretary Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi, and Minister of Social Af [...] | 2005-12-10 07:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM EAID KDEM KPAO CVIS KU |
05KUWAIT5064 | NEA DAS GRAY URGES GOK ACTION ON TIP/LABOR ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings on December 6 with National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi and Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Faisal Al-Hajji, NEA DAS Gordon Gray reiterated U.S. concerns about Kuwait's trafficking in persons (TIP) and domestic labor problems, and urged GOK action [...] | 2005-12-10 07:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB KDEM KU |
05KUWAIT5068 | KUWAIT PLEDGES 1.5 MILLION USD AT UNRWA DONOR [...] (U) Kuwait, demonstrating its continued support for Palestinian refugees, pledged $1.5M at the December 5 United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) donor conference held in New York. Kuwait's 2005 pledge matches its 2004 contribution and will support UNRWA's 2006 budget. Another 19 coun [...] | 2005-12-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL WE GZ KU |
05KUWAIT5070 | KUWAIT REQUESTS FILES ON RELEASED GUANTANAMO [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) Ambassador Khalid Al-Maqamis, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Coordination and Follow-Up Department called poloff December 10 to request that the U.S. military files of the five Guantanamo detainees released November 4 be passed [...] | 2005-12-10 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM OPDC KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT5083 | FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI INFORMATION MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During a December 7 meeting, Minister of Information Dr. Anas Al-Rasheed told the Ambassador that he was very pleased by the progress of the revised press law and he believes it has a very good chance of being approved by the National Assembly in the near future. Al-Rasheed said that P [...] | 2005-12-12 03:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS KDEM KPAO KU KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL |
05KUWAIT5099 | AMBASSADOR PITCHES COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER ON [...] (SBU) Ambassador ran into the Kuwait Communications Minister, Shaykh Ahmed Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, the evening of December 11 and made a strong pitch to pull Al Manar from ARABSAT programming. The Minister replied that ARABSAT is a jointly owned company and therefore others would nee [...] | 2005-12-12 13:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL ANET KU |
05KUWAIT5100 | APOSTOLIC NUNCIO RAISES VATICAN CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Ambassador, DCM, and PolOff met with Mounged El-Hachem, the Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Yemen, on December 10. El-Hachem praised Kuwait's general atmosphere of religious tolerance but said two concrete issues would receive a great deal of his focus. 2. (SBU) First [...] | 2005-12-12 13:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI PREL PINR VT KU |
05KUWAIT5113 | MEDIA REACTION: GWOT SECRET PRISONS [...] One Kuwaiti Arabic-language newspaper reported allegations of the existence of CIA detention facilities on European soil. End summary. ------------------ Selected Headlines ------------------ 2. Saturday, December 10, 2005 -- Al-Rai Al-Aam, p. 33, "Did Romania get paid for the American [...] | 2005-12-14 04:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KIRF KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER |
05KUWAIT5122 | CRIMINAL COURT AMENDS LIBEL VERDICT AGAINST AL- [...] On December 10, the Kuwaiti Criminal Court amended its December 3 sentence of Islamist columnist Ahmad Al-Kose and Shaykh Khalifa Ali Al-Khalifa Al-Sabah, editor-in-chief of the Arabic daily Al-Watan; the two men were convicted for publishing a libelous editorial against liberal political sci [...] | 2005-12-14 09:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL SCUL KIRF KPAO KU |
05KUWAIT5128 | TUENI ASSASSINATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED FM SAYS [...] (C) Summary: During a December 14 meeting, the Ambassador shared with Kuwait FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed U.S. views on the assassination of Gebran Tueni and encouraged the GOK to publicly condemn the murder. The FM responded that the situation in Lebanon was quite serious and said the GOK's pri [...] | 2005-12-14 12:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV LE SY KU |
05KUWAIT5129 | AMBASSADOR RESTATES TO FOREIGN MINISTER THE CASE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 12:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL ANET KU |
05KUWAIT5130 | FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS GEN. AL-MUMIN IS THE [...] (C) During a December 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah confirmed that General Ali Hassan Al Mu'min, former Kuwaiti military Chief of Staff and current head of the Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC),is the Government's choice for a [...] | 2005-12-14 12:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL OFDP SOCI PINR IZ KU |
05KUWAIT5134 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SECRETARY'S ORAL [...] (C) Ambassador delivered December 14 reftel message and points to Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. Regarding the Strategic Investment Initative, the Ambassador outlined the strategic approach to regional aid that was first raised by the Secretary in Manam [...] | 2005-12-14 14:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID KU |
05KUWAIT5135 | FREEDOM AGENDA: AMBASSADOR URGES WORDS TO MATCH [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed told the Ambassador December 14 that Kuwait had a strong record of encouraging religious tolerance and did not need to respond to calls by extremists to limit the construction of places of worship other than mosques. The Ambassador agreed the GOK [...] | 2005-12-14 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT5136 | FREEDOM AGENDA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY POSTPONES [...] (C) Summary: The National Assembly voted on December 12 in favor of postponing discussion on proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, until June 30, 2006. The vote comes amid heated public debate over the issue, and after the Government came out pub [...] | 2005-12-14 14:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT5137 | SHI'A CLERIC FINDS NO LOVE FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) In a December 8 meeting, Kuwaiti Shi'a cleric Sayed Mohammed Baqer Al-Mohri told Emboffs he met "no one who was happy" with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government during his early-December trip to Iran. Al-Mohri said he met with the head of the Higher Judiciary Council, a former Minis [...] | 2005-12-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT5164 | GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT SHOWS INTEREST IN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-17 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PREL PTER KU |
05KUWAIT5183 | LEGISLATION PASSED AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERING ALL [...] Following the May 16 decision to grant women full political rights, the National Assembly on December 13 approved a temporary amendment to the 1962 election law to facilitate the first-time registration of female voters in Kuwait. The amendment requires, for this registration period only, th [...] | 2005-12-18 11:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
05KUWAIT5186 | FREEDOM AGENDA: HEATED DEBATE OVER ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 12, the National Assembly voted to postpone discussion on proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, until June 30, 2006 (ref A). The vote comes amid heated public debate over the issue. Top government officials recently st [...] | 2005-12-19 10:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT5190 | PARLIAMENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE PLANNING MARCH [...] (SBU) MP and head of Parliament's Human Rights Committee Ali Al-Rashed announced December 10, International Human Rights Day, that he intended to organize a March conference, to coincide with International Women's Day, on human rights with a specific focus on women's issues. During a December [...] | 2005-12-19 12:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN PINR KU |
05KUWAIT5191 | GOK CONGRATULATES IRAQIS ON SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL [...] (U) The Council of Ministers issued a statement December 18 congratulating the "brotherly Iraqi people" for the success of the December 15 national elections. In the statement, the Cabinet lauded the active participation of diverse Iraqi groups and sects, and expressed hope the elections wou [...] | 2005-12-19 12:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT5210 | SHUNNED KUWAITI EDITOR FEARS FOR SAFETY [...] (SBU) Summary: Mohammed Abdul Qader Al-Jassem, Al Hurra talk show host and the liberal former editor-in-chief of the Arabic daily Al-Watan, complained to Emboffs of receiving threats after posting a scathing article on his website on December 10 criticizing Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahm [...] | 2005-12-20 12:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KU |
05KUWAIT5232 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: "AFGHANISTAN COMPACT" [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-21 13:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KU AF |
05KUWAIT5270 | PENINSULA LIONS VERDICT IN: 30 CONVICTIONS [...] (U) In a verdict announced December 27, 30 of the 37 Peninsula Lions defendants were convicted of murder, attempted assassinations and other terror related crimes. The decision was first read to the defense lawyers in a closed court session, followed by an announcement to court observers out [...] | 2005-12-27 12:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT5283 | KUWAIT HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROLE OF [...] Kuwaiti Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr. Rashid Al-Hamad opened on December 26 "The First International Conference on the Educational Dimensions in the Treatment of Terrorism and Extremism Phenomenon." The two-day conference brought together representatives from 27 [...] | 2005-12-28 09:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT5286 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: The New Press Law [...] Summary: The Kuwaiti press was vigorous in its coverage of the new press law which was seen as groundbreaking. The daily Arabic-language newspapers provided readers with some of the modifications proposed by the special panel formed to study the law and also changes that have been made to the [...] | 2005-12-28 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR KU |
05KUWAIT5287 | MEDIA REACTION: Conference on Using Education to [...] Summary: Kuwaiti Arabic-language daily newspapers praised a conference examining the role of education in confronting extremism as being a good initiative taken by the Ministry of Education. The conference, The First International Conference on the Educational Dimensions in the Treatment of [...] | 2005-12-28 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR KISL OEXC KU |
05KUWAIT5289 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: International Conference on [...] Summary: Kuwaiti daily newspapers provided coverage on their pages of the first International Conference on the Educational Dimensions in the Treatment of Terrorism and Extremism Phenomenon, reporting on it as a news piece. Dr. Shamlan Yousef Al-Issa is a professor of political science at th [...] | 2005-12-28 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR KISL OEXC KU |
05KUWAIT5299 | HOC CHIEF / UNOFFICIAL KUWAITI AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Lt General Ali Hassan Al-Mu'min, former Kuwaiti military Chief of Staff, current head of the Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC) and the GOK's unannounced choice for Ambassador to Iraq (reftel),told the DCM during a December 28 meeting that Kuwait will not "make the first move" [...] | 2005-12-31 10:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL OFDP PINR MOPS PHUM IZ KU |
05KUWAIT5306 | FREEDOM AGENDA: LACK OF QUORUM IN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) The last three National Assembly sessions of 2005 epitomized the obstacles to passage of key legislation on the Assembly agenda, such as the revised press law. (Note: The current parliamentary term began on October 17 and ends in July 2006. End note.) During its December 26 session, [...] | 2005-12-31 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
05KUWAIT537 | CABINET MINISTER SAYS ANTI-TERROR CAMPAIGN JUST [...] (C) Commerce Minister Abdullah Taweel told Poloffs February 6 that the GOK effort to rid the country of militants was "just beginning." He said there are approximately 250 people in Kuwait who have been identified as suspected militants and are wanted by the government. 2. (C) Taweel, who [...] | 2005-02-07 14:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KU |
05KUWAIT539 | FM SAYS MOD SHOULD ADDRESS FUEL; PROMISES AID FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a February 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Kuwaiti FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed encouraged that a timeline be established for resolving the fuel issue. He reported that members of Parliament were expressing interest in what that the GOK was providing and that a plan could help to [...] | 2005-02-07 14:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM EAID PTER PREL PGOV MOPS MARR PHUM KU |
05KUWAIT540 | ENERGY MINISTER SAYS OIF/AIK FUEL ISSUE IS IN [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met on 7 February 2005 with Minister of Energy regarding a variety of issues, including on-going negotiations for fuel used by coalition forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and as assistance in kind (AIK) for Kuwait-specific activities under the Defense Cooperation [...] | 2005-02-07 15:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL EAID MARR PGOV KU IZ |
05KUWAIT656 | ISLAMISTS IN KUWAIT: CONTOURS OF A GROWING, [...] (C) Introduction: The Islamist movement in Kuwait reaches into every aspect and sector of Kuwaiti society. From grass-roots businesses to senior positions in government, Islamists have a strong voice throughout this country. Paradoxically, Islamists lead the national dialogue in calling for d [...] | 2005-02-14 13:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
05KUWAIT730 | KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (S/NF) Ambassador chaired February 14 a meeting of post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG) to review developments in Kuwait's counterterrorism activities following the January discovery of a terrorist cell, and to identify areas where post can enhance its CT activities as well as strengt [...] | 2005-02-16 14:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN ASEC MARR CVIS KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT762 | MFA REPLIES TO 15 FEBRUARY SECDEF LETTER ON [...] (C) Summary. While protesting the tone of the recent SecDef letter to MinDef on OIF fuel, MFA told us on February 20 that the GOK will send an interagency team to Washington in March to resolve the fuel issue and "all other issues" related to Kuwaiti support for OIF. MFA made an "official o [...] | 2005-02-20 14:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL EAID MARR PGOV KU IZ |
05KUWAIT797 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S MARCH 3-4, 2005 [...] (SBU) Welcome to Kuwait Madame Secretary. You will meet with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. We are also making arrangements for you to sign the condolence book at the headquarters of the National Comm [...] | 2005-02-22 15:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN EAID MARR KU |
05KUWAIT927 | SPEAKER SAYS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COULD GO EITHER WAY [...] (C) During a brief exchange at a social event on March 5, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi told Ambassador that the Assembly vote on women's political rights would either pass or fail by one or two votes. The Speaker said that the government could decide to handle the issue through [...] | 2005-03-06 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KWMN PGOV KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
05KUWAIT939 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA CONSIDERATION OF [...] (C) Political Chief delivered March 7 ref A demarche to MFA Director of International Organizations Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad. Al-Murad was knowledgeable about the deliberations on the declaration, and although he expressed concern that a close U.S. ally like the UK voted "no," he said h [...] | 2005-03-07 11:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL PGOV KU UNGA KSCI |
05KUWAIT991 | KUWAITI MP SAYS WOMEN WILL VOTE, ARTICLE 98 TO [...] (C) Summary: Kuwaiti MP Mohammed Jassem Al-Sagr, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, expressed his tempered optimism that the National Assembly will approve the GOK's bill allowing women's suffrage. He added, however, that the GOK is nervous to pressure undecided MPs. Al-Sagr also predicte [...] | 2005-03-09 13:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWMN PARM LE KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
05LAGOS1044 | ATTENTION TO HIV/AIDS INCREASES AMONG LAGOS [...] Summary: Little statistical information exists on the effect of HIV/AIDS on the private sector in Lagos. The number of businesses with AIDS policies and programs has risen, but such efforts remain largely the domain of large multi-national companies. Anecdotal information indicates the HIV/ [...] | 2005-07-06 14:11:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KHIV PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1047 | UPDATE ON LAGOS STATE AIDS CONTROL AGENCY [...] Summary: Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) continues to work with 11 state ministries, 20 local governments, and over 400 organizations to reduce the incidence and mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS in Lagos State. Achievements in 2004 included the expansion of voluntary counseling and t [...] | 2005-07-06 14:30:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KHIV PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1050 | NIGERIA SOUTHERN GOVERNORS MUSE ABOUT NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings, Lagos Governor Bola Tinubu and Anambra Governor Chris Ngige downplayed the lasting import of the on-going National Political Reform Conference (NPRC),sponsored by President Obasanjo. Neither being allies of the President Obasanjo they both took thorough d [...] | 2005-07-06 15:38:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | NI PGOV PREL |
05LAGOS1064 | WORLD BANK STRATEGY FOR DEBT RELIEF IN NIGERIA MAY [...] (U) On July 5, 2005, the Lagos Business School held its usual monthly breakfast for Nigerian business leaders. Different from the usual, however, this month's meeting focused on Nigeria's recent triumph in securing debt relief from Paris Club donors. Hafez Ghanem, the World Bank (WB) Country D [...] | 2005-07-07 17:02:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1073 | NATIONAL POLITICAL REFORM [...] (C) Summary: The National Political Reform Conference (NPRC) remains deadlocked over the issues of resource control and the rotation and length of presidential power (reftel). July 11 has been set for the resumption of talks, but positions have hardened, increasingly along ethnic fault-line [...] | 2005-07-08 09:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1107 | NIGERIA: YOUTHS SHUT SHELL FLOW STATION [...] (U) The Billie, River State, flow station of oil giant Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) was shut down by angry youths on July 6. Press reports associated the youths' action with the National Political Reform Conference's refusal to grant greater control of oil and gas resources to s [...] | 2005-07-12 15:55:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ELAB KDEM PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1128 | NIGERIA: ADDITIONAL PROJECT FOR EMBASSY SMALL [...] This is an action request. See para 5. 2. After supplying project descriptions to the Senior Policy Operating Group (SPOG) per reftel, Mission's Small Project Funds Committee received a proposal from an NGO in Edo State. Because Edo State is widely considered the country's highest volume t [...] | 2005-07-14 11:41:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG NI |
05LAGOS1153 | AKWA IBOM DEPUTY GOVERNOR IMPEACHED, REINSTATED, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent impeachment and subsequent save-face "resignation" of Akwa Ibom State Deputy Governor, Chris Ekpenyong, highlighted ever-present rivalries and rifts within the ruling People,s Democratic Party (PDP). The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly impeached the Deputy Governor f [...] | 2005-07-19 14:09:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM NI |
05LAGOS116 | SOUTHERN POLITICIANS CONTINUE GRUMBLING ABOUT [...] (S) Summary: Based on the Consul General's conversations with several political contacts over the past few days, dissatisfaction with President Obasanjo is again escalating following a brief respite over the holidays. The whispering about whether Obasanjo should be removed from office is be [...] | 2005-01-28 13:31:00 | Consulate Lagos | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS KDEM NI |
05LAGOS1163 | CHEVRON'S SECURITY STRATEGY IN DELTA STATE [...] (U) Summary. Months after successfully containing an invasion of its facilities in Escravos, Delta State, Chevron Texaco (CT) characterized the relative quiet in the Niger Delta region as "the calm before the storm." CT has registered some small successes in the region, including involvi [...] | 2005-07-20 16:54:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS1251 | KADUNA GOVERNOR SAYS A NORTHERN GOVERNOR WILL [...] (C) Summary: During a July 27th meeting with the Consul General Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi predicted that one of the PDP Northern governors would get the ruling party's PDP presidential nomination for the 2007 elections. Makarfi also revealed the PDP would retain its current pro-Obas [...] | 2005-08-09 12:14:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1277 | NIGERIA: REPORTED AL QA'IDA ACTIVITY [...] (S) Summary. Professor Ukandi Damachi, a long-time Mission contact and close advisor to former head-of-state Ibrahim Babangida, recently told us about a chance encounter he had with pro-Obasanjo members of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) executive. These partisans alleged an association [...] | 2005-08-15 15:43:00 | Consulate Lagos | SECRET | PTER PINR PGOV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1293 | NIGERIA: POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS FROM THE SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: A political insider asserts that President Obasanjo (OBJ) will not only play a decisive role in determining Nigeria's next president and vice president, but that he has not relinquished the notion of an extended term. Political candidates beware -- even when OBJ dons his kingmak [...] | 2005-08-17 13:26:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM NI |
05LAGOS1340 | NIGERIA TO CONCLUDE 2005 BID ROUND FOR 88 BLOCKS; [...] (C) On August 26, Nigeria will hold a bid round for 88 oil blocks. Bidders will be judged on both commercial and technical bids in a Brazilian style competitive process. Changes to the Deep Offshore fiscal regime include the introduction of a royalty as well as an 80 percent cost recovery [...] | 2005-08-26 12:20:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1348 | MANY SOUTHERNERS ARE UNHAPPY ABOUT THE NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: With barely three months until the scheduled national census, several southern Nigerian groups have threatened to boycott the exercise to protest the exclusion of information on religious affiliation and ethnicity from the census process. Many Southerners (mostly Christian) want [...] | 2005-08-29 14:12:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1350 | PETROLEUM INDUSTRY STRIKE THREAT LOOMS ON 2 FRONTS [...] (U) The petroleum industry, the dominant force in the Nigerian economy, has recently been hit with threats of labor disruption. While labor allegations about government implementation of refinery privatization produced threats of a stoppage by oil workers, retail price hikes have been respond [...] | 2005-08-29 17:16:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET KDEM PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1363 | A PRESIDENTIAL FRIEND TALKS ABOUT HIS TALK WITH [...] Summary: During an August meeting with the Consul General, respected constitutional lawyer and former personal attorney of President Obasanjo Dr. Tunji Abayomi recounted a 90-minute July conversation with President Obasanjo. Abayomi described the President as fit and not acting like someone re [...] | 2005-08-31 13:08:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1376 | NIGERIA: FUEL PRICE HIKE AND NATIONAL STRIKE UPDATE [...] (SBU) On August 26, the Petroleum Products Regulatory Agency (PPPRA),citing increased international oil prices, raised gas prices from 50 Naira/liter to 65 Naira/liter. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) requested the increase, claiming it could no longer shoulder the financ [...] | 2005-09-01 16:22:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ELAB KDEM PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1377 | UNIONS SET TENTATIVE DATE FOR STRIKE TO PROTEST [...] (SBU) Labor sector stakeholders are preparing a nation- wide strike in protest of recent fuel price hikes. The date for the strike, set tentatively for September 7, will be affirmed at meetings scheduled for September 5. Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) officials expect the strike to last one [...] | 2005-09-01 17:29:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ELAB KDEM PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1378 | CHEVRON MD DISCUSSES 2007 ELECTION AND GON [...] (S/NF) In a wide-ranging discussion with Ambassador Campbell, Chevron Nigeria Managing Director (MD) Jay Pryor expressed deep concern regarding "an underground PR campaign" by the GON against the petroleum industry. He specifically mentioned public attacks by Minister of Solid Minerals Ezek [...] | 2005-09-01 18:06:00 | Consulate Lagos | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET PGOV EINV ECON NI |
05LAGOS1391 | NIGERIAN GOVERNOR UNSEATED BY ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Summary. Following the Anambra State electoral tribunal's overturning of the 2003 gubernatorial election on August 12, the state's political climate continues to seethe. Electoral tribunal loser, current Governor Ngige had signalled his willingness to step down to aides of Governor-desig [...] | 2005-09-06 16:47:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1397 | NIGERIA: STRIKE PLANS FIZZLE [...] (U) The Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) cancelled plans to initiate a nation-wide strike on September 7 in response to the recent fuel price increase (see ref A). Apparently, the NLC encountered resistance or foot-dragging within organized labor. Instead, the NLC now will organize a series of [...] | 2005-09-08 06:54:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET KDEM PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1398 | NIGERIAN LABOR CONGRESS CONTINUES TO RESTRATEGIZE [...] (U) With its sights diverted from a national strike for the time being, the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) is organizing a series of rallies designed, at the very least, to get GON agreement to rebuild four non-operational refineries and to commit to full deregulation of the petroleum industry [...] | 2005-09-08 07:39:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET KDEM PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1401 | SOUTHERN NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE MAY TO AUG [...] (U) This is a roundup of various recent incidents representative of the human rights situation in southern Nigeria. This summary is organized according to the sections of the annual Human Rights Report. These incidents have not been reported in other cables, or they are updates of previousl [...] | 2005-09-08 11:58:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KIRF NI PGOV PHUM PREL |
05LAGOS1402 | NIGERIA: ECONOMIC BRIEFS, JULY/AUGUST 2005 [...] (U) Summary: While targeting a 1.6 trillion Naira budget for 2006, GON officials claim Budget 2005 cannot be fully implemented due to oil production shortage resulting from oil well closures in the Niger Delta. With oil production at only 2.4million barrels per day (bpd) instead of the budgete [...] | 2005-09-08 13:44:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1416 | NIGERIAN LABOR CONGRESS ABBREVIATES RALLY PLANS [...] The NLC held a press conference September 12 to discuss the protest rally planned for Lagos September 14. They are now calling for a more modest demonstration than reported in ref A. The schedule of demonstrations has also been abbreviated, with the next venue being Benin City on September [...] | 2005-09-13 07:31:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET KDEM PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1420 | BASIC FOOD PRICES RISE CONSIDERABLY IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRICES OF BASIC FOOD ITEMS HAVE RISEN CONSIDERABLY IN THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS. CORN, SORGHUM, MILLET AND COWPEA PRICES HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED DURING THE PAST YEAR. LOCAL SOURCES ATTRIBUTE THE SPIRAL TO A COMBINATION OF FACTORS, NAMELY: (A) LOW PRODUCTIVITY AND UNATTRACTIVE PRIC [...] | 2005-09-14 07:00:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PGOV NI AME |
05LAGOS1422 | LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR DISCUSSES HIS OPTIONS FOR 2007 [...] (S) Summary: In an August 27 conversation with the Consul General, Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu stressed he was hedging his bets and political ambition on the 2007 election by no longer placing sole reliance on riding the coattails of Vice President Atiku. Tinubu sensed Atiku's stock was [...] | 2005-09-14 07:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | SECRET | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1425 | NIGERIAN VP'S POLITICAL FUTURE DIMS [...] (S) Summary. A long-standing consulate contact said pro-Obasanjo hardliners in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were eagerly waiting information from the FBI they hoped would incriminate Vice-President Atiku. In his political distress, Atiku is reaching out to former head-of-state Ibrahim [...] | 2005-09-14 15:27:00 | Consulate Lagos | SECRET | PGOV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1428 | LAGOS FUEL PRICE PROTEST WENDS PEACEFULLY THROUGH [...] The September 14 protest rally and march (against fuel price increases) in Lagos concluded peacefully. Police estimate 30,000 to 50,000 protestors gathered at the Lagos State Government Complex in the city's Alausa district. A protest letter was presented around 1:30 p.m. Protestors remaine [...] | 2005-09-15 12:52:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET KDEM PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1429 | LAGOS LABOR UPDATE [...] Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) and other civil society leaders are headed to Benin City today to speak with police authorities regarding security measures for the September 16 rally against fuel price increases. Organizers are mindful of the violent student disturbances in Benin in early Sept [...] | 2005-09-15 13:06:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET KDEM PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1433 | NIGERIA: LAGOS TRIAL CENSUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF [...] (U) A trial census conducted in select local governments between August 29 and September 2 revealed imperfections in the GON's national population census process. In Lagos, the exercise was held during the work week in six local governments. While the State government did a good job of getting [...] | 2005-09-15 17:10:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM NI |
05LAGOS1438 | NIGERIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION ENTERS ANAMBRA [...] (C) Summary. In a reversal that seems awkward even by Anambra State's meager standards of political behavior, the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) appealed the Anambra state electoral tribunals' decision to overturn the 2003 gubernatorial election. During the tribunal hearing, INEC d [...] | 2005-09-16 09:55:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1448 | LAGOS: SECOND LABOR UPDATE [...] The Benin City rally to protest increased fuel prices was big and fortunately took place without major incident. When protestors reached the Governor's office complex, they found the gate locked. Rally organizers were not able to enter to present the letter of protest. Marchers started to b [...] | 2005-09-16 15:01:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET KDEM PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1451 | NEW VIOLENCE FROM OLD DISPUTE IN OGONILAND [...] (SBU) Communal violence erupted in the Ogoniland region of Rivers State and claimed additional lives. Daily newspapers estimated the toll at 22 dead. Ledum Mitee, President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP),said in a September 8 meeting with Consular staff the ac [...] | 2005-09-19 10:25:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1463 | LONDON POLICE ARREST BAYELSA GOVERNOR, IJAW YOUTH [...] (C) The Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) confirmed its cooperation with UK authorities on Bayelsa State Governor Alamieyesiegha's September 15 London arrest in connection with allegations of money laundering. The London Metropolitan police have reportedly released t [...] | 2005-09-20 17:46:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC NI |
05LAGOS1464 | 2005 NIGERIAN STOCK MARKET NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY [...] (SBU) Summary. The bank recapitalization process continues to weaken the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as many investors prefer to channel their money toward bank Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) rather than daily stock market activities. The average returns on investment (ROI) for the 30 lar [...] | 2005-09-21 15:11:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1470 | LAGOS: THIRD LABOR UPDATE [...] The Nigerian Labor Congress's (NLC) September 20 rally against increased fuel prices in Kano attracted at least 50,000 people and proceeded relatively peacefully to the Governor's office. Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekaruau addressed the protesters, supporting their cause and calling the f [...] | 2005-09-23 06:30:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET KDEM PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1477 | SEPTEMBER 23 DELTA UPDATE [...] (C) Port Harcourt remains calm but nervously so. An Amcit missionary and oil company contacts reported the city and most surrounding areas as being quiet. Some contacts said many local citizens remained home and many businesses were closed throughout the day. The police and military presen [...] | 2005-09-23 16:43:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC NI |
05LAGOS1480 | SOLID MINERALS MINISTER EZEKWESILI SHARES HER [...] (C) Summary: In an August conversation with the Consul General, Minister of Solid Minerals Oby Ezekwesili stressed the President will step down in 2007. Despite urging from several quarters to prolong his tenure, Obasanjo wants to make room for a reformer from the next generation of Nigerian [...] | 2005-09-24 13:48:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1498 | NIGERIAN OIL PRODUCTION SUFFERS MINIMAL LOSSES [...] (SBU) Recent disturbances in Rivers States, arising from the London arrest of Bayelsa State Governor and the arrest of Ijaw militant leader Dokubu Asari, have had a minimal impact on Nigerian oil production thus far. Chevron is the only major oil producer whose production has been affected. [...] | 2005-09-26 16:37:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV ASEC NI |
05LAGOS1518 | CHINESE AND SOUTH KOREAN FIRMS BIDDING FOR RAIL [...] (C) Summary. Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Managing Director Abubakar told us competing Chinese and South Korean firms were interested in constructing new rail lines and upgrading existing lines. Sometime in October, the NRC would chose the group with which it will partner. By the end o [...] | 2005-09-29 12:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN ECON PGOV PREL NI CH KS XB |
05LAGOS1530 | NIGERIA DEA ATTACHE PRESSES FOR COORDINATION AT [...] (U) Participants gave high marks to the fifth annual West African Joint Operations (WAJO) conference held in Cotonou, Benin on September 7 and 8 (reftel). 2. (C) DEA received positive responses from Benin, Ghana, The Gambia and Togo about forming joint task forces between DEA and their re [...] | 2005-09-30 14:11:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI SNAR |
05LAGOS1531 | TELECOM SECTOR GROWS, CHINESE FIRMS EXPAND [...] (C) Summary. Telecom operators believe the Nigerian Communications Commission's (NCC) unified licensing policy allowing existing fixed wireless and mobile licensees to provide both services for voice, data and multimedia will reinforce the current dominance enjoyed by the key players already [...] | 2005-09-30 14:17:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV NI CH |
05LAGOS1543 | LAGOS ANTICORRUPTION UNIT REQUESTS USG TECHNICAL [...] Summary. (C) The Lagos branch of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) met with the G8 Anticorruption/Transparency pilot team on September 23 to discuss its efforts to pursue financial crimes, institutional capacity to pursue such crimes, and areas in which it would like USG fund [...] | 2005-10-05 07:44:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KCOR KCRM ECON EINV PGOV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1549 | DEADLY SHOOTOUT BETWEEN POLICE AND ARMY ROCKS LAGOS [...] At least three bystanders were killed and ten wounded, when an altercation between police and soldiers turned violent in the Ojuelegba district of Lagos on October 6. More than 50 street thugs, known as area boys, joined in the fray and caused the destruction of at least 40 vehicles and sever [...] | 2005-10-05 13:32:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1570 | NIGERIA'S VERSION OF MCDONALD'S SAYS PROFITS ARE [...] (SBU) Summary. The increase in food and transportation prices had cut into the profit margins of Nigeria's equivalent to McDonald's -- Mr. Biggs. The company's executives told us food prices are rising because of weak infrastructure, inconsistent agricultural policies, and lack of local capa [...] | 2005-10-12 09:30:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1573 | NIGERIA: POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS FROM THE SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. The Southern Nigerian political scene remains volatile. Three demonstrations in Nigeria in recent weeks have resulted in between four and ten deaths. Another deputy governor has been impeached; the governor of Abia State is embroiled in a bitter political battle with the Presi [...] | 2005-10-12 12:11:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM NI |
05LAGOS1581 | GFUP-06-9259/NIGERIA; INTERNATIONAL CONTROLLED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 11, DEA Attache (CA) Sam Gaye and British Drug Liaison Officer (DLO) Jon King in conjunction with Togolese authorities, conducted a successful international controlled delivery (ICD) of 7 kilograms of heroin in Lome, Togo. Nigerian national Fedelis Ezechukwu was arres [...] | 2005-10-13 12:19:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | NI PGOV PINR SNAR |
05LAGOS1591 | GFUP-06-9259/NIGERIA; INTERNATIONAL CONTROLLED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 11, DEA Attache (CA) Sam Gaye and British Drug Liaison Officer (DLO) Jon King in conjunction with Togolese authorities, conducted a successful international controlled delivery (ICD) of 7 kilograms of heroin in Lome, Togo. Nigerian national Fedelis Ezechukwu was arres [...] | 2005-10-13 13:11:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | NI PGOV PINR SNAR |
05LAGOS1637 | BAYELSA GOVERNOR'S ARREST STRIKES FEAR IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The arrest of Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha in London has unnerved some of his fellow pro-Atiku southern governors. His interception abroad, where he does not enjoy constitutional immunity, has not only sullied the attraction of frequent travel (one of the gove [...] | 2005-10-21 16:35:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1638 | BAYELSA GOVERNOR'S ARREST STRIKES FEAR IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The arrest of Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha in London has unnerved some of his fellow pro-Atiku southern governors. His interception abroad, where he does not enjoy constitutional immunity, has not only sullied the attraction of frequent travel (one of the gove [...] | 2005-10-21 16:35:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1639 | BAYELSA GOVERNOR'S ARREST STRIKES FEAR IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The arrest of Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha in London has unnerved some of his fellow pro-Atiku southern governors. His interception abroad, where he does not enjoy constitutional immunity, has not only sullied the attraction of frequent travel (one of the gove [...] | 2005-10-21 16:35:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1640 | BAYELSA GOVERNOR'S ARREST STRIKES FEAR IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The arrest of Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha in London has unnerved some of his fellow pro-Atiku southern governors. His interception abroad, where he does not enjoy constitutional immunity, has not only sullied the attraction of frequent travel (one of the gove [...] | 2005-10-21 16:35:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1641 | BAYELSA GOVERNOR'S ARREST STRIKES FEAR IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The arrest of Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha in London has unnerved some of his fellow pro-Atiku southern governors. His interception abroad, where he does not enjoy constitutional immunity, has not only sullied the attraction of frequent travel (one of the gove [...] | 2005-10-21 16:36:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS165 | DECEPTION AND DEFECTION IN NIGERIA'S SOUTHERN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Recent developments in the southern political landscape highlight internal power struggles and the weakening of political parties. Succession battles scar the dominant People's Democratic Party (PDP) and factions within the PDP in both Edo state and Anambra state are unwilling t [...] | 2005-02-06 05:50:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NI PGOV |
05LAGOS166 | DECEPTION AND DEFECTION IN NIGERIA'S SOUTHERN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Recent developments in the southern political landscape highlight internal power struggles and the weakening of political parties. Succession battles scar the dominant People's Democratic Party (PDP) and factions within the PDP in both Edo state and Anambra state are unwilling t [...] | 2005-02-06 05:56:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NI PGOV |
05LAGOS1677 | NIGERIA: LATRINE PROJECT AT ORU REFUGEE CAMP STALLS [...] Summary. Construction of latrines at the Oru Refugee Camp has been delayed by about two months. Recent inspection of the camp revealed the delays were caused by disagreements on the use of refugee labor, disputes over location of latrines, and a restructuring of the Nigerian Red Cross (NRC) [...] | 2005-10-27 12:13:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PGOV CVIS SMIG NI |
05LAGOS1691 | DRUG CHIEF SEETHES OVER PRESIDENTIAL MEETING [...] (S) In an October 21 meeting with the Consul General, Dr. Bello Lafiaji, head of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),appeared tired, shaken and agitated with regard to the recent meeting between President Obasanjo, Ambassador Campbell, and the British High Commissioner about Nig [...] | 2005-10-31 10:17:00 | Consulate Lagos | SECRET | PREL PGOV SNAR NI |
05LAGOS1692 | MEETING WITH NDLEA INTERNATIONAL COORDINATOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-31 11:07:00 | Consulate Lagos | SECRET | PGOV PINR SNAR NI |
05LAGOS171 | COMMUNITY STORMS CHEVRON ESCRAVOS FACILITY [...] (C) Chevron Texaco (CT) confirmed the storming and occupation of its Escravos facility by Itsekiri villagers from the Okurogo community, for several hours on 4 February. GON security forces re-gained control of the facility by late in the day. No AMCITs or third country nationals were injur [...] | 2005-02-07 11:11:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS1738 | NDLEA SAYS IT IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING [...] (S) In late October, the Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) created a special unit, consisting of 25 agents. The mandate of the new unit was to arrest drug kingpins, according to unit commander-Gadzama who was also the NDLEA's top officer in the currently dormant NDLEA/DEA J [...] | 2005-11-08 08:14:00 | Consulate Lagos | SECRET | PGOV PINR SNAR NI |
05LAGOS1747 | NIGERIA: FOOD PRICE QUARTERLY [...] (U) Summary: Food prices in Nigeria have risen over the last twelve months. While official reports estimate an increase of below 20% for staple foods, nongovernmental food industry reports estimate staple foods increased between 20 - 60%. This increase has a disproportionate impact on the poo [...] | 2005-11-10 15:34:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV SOCI NI |
05LAGOS1753 | BIAFRAN SEPARATISTS AND POLICE CLASH, BURN FIRST [...] Summary. During a demonstration in Onitsha (Anambra State) following the GON's arrest and detention of Ralph Uwazurike, the house of Nigeria's first post-independence President, Nnamdi Azikiwe, was razed. Uwazurike is the leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State o [...] | 2005-11-15 09:32:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1757 | CONTINUED INFIGHTING PLAGUES OPPOSITION PARTY [...] (C) Summary: In a late October twist in its ongoing leadership struggle, the Alliance for Democracy (AD) expelled faction leader Senator Mojisoluwa Akinfenwa for anti-party activities. Akinfenwa responded with his own allegations that leadership rival Chief Bisi Akande had authored the expu [...] | 2005-11-16 10:34:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1768 | MEETING WITH NDLEA CHAIRMAN BELLO LAFIAJI [...] (S) Summary: During an often tense November 15 meeting with DEA Attache and the Consul General, Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Chairman Bello Lafiaji continued to express his bitterness over the Ambassador and the British High Commissioner's meeting with President obasan [...] | 2005-11-18 16:18:00 | Consulate Lagos | SECRET | PGOV PINR SNAR NI |
05LAGOS1772 | CONFIRMATION: BAYELSA GOVERNOR BACK IN NIGERIA [...] (C) Sources in Nigeria confirm breaking news reports that Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha of Bayelsa State is back in Nigeria. 2. (C) Publicly the Governor seemed to be gearing for a legal battle and voiced confidence that he would be acquitted at trial. Evidently, Alamieyeseigha had pl [...] | 2005-11-22 09:01:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1781 | BAYELSA GOVERNOR SERVED WITH IMPEACHMENT NOTICE [...] (C) Barely forty-eight hours after returning to the country, embattled Bayelsa State Governor Alamieyeseigha was served with a notice of impeachment endorsed by most members of the State House of Assembly. Bayelsa's politics just moved from hot to hotter. By this move, the State Assembly in [...] | 2005-11-23 17:01:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1790 | DRUG CHIEF REPLACED [...] (U) Dr. Bello Lafiaji has been removed as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and replaced by Ahmadu Giade, effective immediately. 2. (U) Giade is a retired deputy commissioner of police, and in 1994 while on active duty he served on a panel investigating NDLEA co [...] | 2005-11-25 16:20:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR NI |
05LAGOS1801 | NIGERIAN GOVERNOR LOSES FAITH IN VP [...] (C) Summary. Once an ardent supporter of Vice President Atiku, Abia State Governor Orji Kalu said Vice President Atiku's chances for capturing the PDP presidential nomination had diminished substantially. He claimed the President was ruthlessly choking pro-Atiku governors economically, and [...] | 2005-11-28 15:04:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1802 | NIGERIA: ECONOMIC BRIEFS, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2005 [...] (U) Summary: The GON's single digit inflation target now seems a mirage as inflation figures for August rose to 28.2% from 26.1% in July. Experts expect September figures to be about 21%. In the official markets, the naira was stable at about N130/$1 as of late October, while parallel market [...] | 2005-11-28 15:13:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1803 | PRESIDENTIAL INDECISION THREATENS SYSTEM [...] (C) In a late October conversation with the Consul General, Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki described three approaches President Obasanjo could follow regarding the 2007 elections: amend the constitution to extend his current term, reconcile with the Vice President and support his candida [...] | 2005-11-28 15:30:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1811 | TROOPS, LEGAL ACTIONS INCREASE BAYELSA TENSION [...] (C) Summary: Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State Capital, is the site of a quiet but increasingly tense political standoff. While Governor Alamieyeseigha is going through the motions of normal operations, he is being guarded and supported by scores of armed Ijaw irregulars. Meanwhile, up to 1,000 Fed [...] | 2005-11-30 09:27:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1814 | BAYELSA GOVERNOR'S IMPEACHMENT MOVES FORWARD [...] (U) The Bayelsa State House of Assembly suspended four assemblymen for improper activities, and directed Chief Judge Emmanuel Igoniwari to form a panel to investigate the charges listed in Governor Alamieyeseigha's impeachment notice. The House also voided Governor Alamieyeseigha's replacemen [...] | 2005-11-30 16:35:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1820 | TROOPS SILENCE BAYELSA RADIO, RAID GOVERNMENT HOUSE [...] (SBU) The political crisis in Bayelsa intensified Wednesday morning when Federal troops occupied the state-owned radio station, Bayelsa Radio, and shut it down. Station workers were turned away when they reported to work early Wednesday. Media sources quoted Bayelsa State officials denouncin [...] | 2005-12-01 15:33:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1826 | DOCKWORKERS STAND DOWN ON PLANNED STRIKE [...] (SBU) Summary. The planned strike by dockworkers across Nigeria scheduled for December 1 was put on hold as GON and labor officials negotiated severance packages for over 6,000 dockworkers expected to be laid off as part of the GON's ports concessioning exercise. After a November 30 stakeholde [...] | 2005-12-02 14:47:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON NI |
05LAGOS1857 | YOUTHS KILLED DURING MASSOB DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. On Tuesday, December 5, an estimated eleven people, allegedly members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB),were apparently killed in a clash with police and soldiers during demonstrations in Anambra and Imo States. While the police [...] | 2005-12-08 15:47:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1865 | OONI OF IFE BACKS OBASANJO EXTENSION [...] (C) In a November meeting, Consul General visited the Ooni of Ife, the most prominent Yoruba traditional ruler and one of the most influential traditional rulers in the country. The Ooni is unabashedly pro-Obasanjo and his leanings were quite apparent in his reflections on current political [...] | 2005-12-09 15:33:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1867 | IMPEACHMENT AFFIRMED, BAYELSA GOVERNOR ARRESTED [...] (U) Apparently at the urging of the Federal Government, impeachment proceedings against the Bayelsa State governor moved at lightning speed with the Speaker of the State Assembly announcing today that Governor Alamieyeseigha has been impeached. The impeachment removed the constitutional shie [...] | 2005-12-09 16:51:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1871 | COOPERATION ON MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. The National Maritime Authority (NMA) met with US Office of Naval Research Global team on December 6 to discuss mutual maritime safety and security cooperation and research. NMA Director General emphasized the need for USG assistance in training cadets, producing accurate coastal [...] | 2005-12-12 07:53:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EWWT NI |
05LAGOS1893 | ADDITIONAL 3RD TERM INDICATORS [...] (C) In a November conversation with the Consul General, Ugo Okafor of GoodWorks International LLC (strictly protect) said that indications point to President Obasanjo wanting a third term. GoodWorks is the advisory firm founded by Ambassador Andrew Young, who has a long, convivial relationsh [...] | 2005-12-15 10:43:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1898 | BAYELSA DEPUTY SWORN IN AS NEW GOVERNOR [...] (U) Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State under Governor Alamieyeseigha and acting Governor since Alamieyeseigha's impeachment, was sworn in as Bayelsa Governor on December 12. Jonathan will complete the remaining fifteen months of the current term. 2. (U) The new Gover [...] | 2005-12-16 10:21:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1919 | NIGERIAN POLICE GAS PROTESTORS, IGNORE SUPREME [...] (U) On December 16, over two hundred mostly professional women calling themselves the Concerned Mothers of Nigeria gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Lagos to protest perceived GON negligence in handling the recent Bellview and Sosoliso Airlines airplane crashes. Attempting to force the prot [...] | 2005-12-20 09:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM NI |
05LAGOS1921 | OYO IMPEACHMENT SPARKS VIOLENCE IN ASSEMBLY [...] (U) December normally experiences a decline in political activity and caviling in Nigeria. However, this December is an exception and is perhaps a sign of what is to come in 2006. If so, Nigeria may be in for a rough ride at the state as well as the national level. The Oyo State House of [...] | 2005-12-20 13:30:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1933 | TWO SHELL FLOWSTATIONS CLOSE AFTER SUSPICIOUS [...] (U) According to several credible sources, an unidentified group of armed men damaged a section of an oil pipeline in the Andoni local government area of Rivers State the evening of December 19. Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) shut down two flowstations, producing 170,000 barrels [...] | 2005-12-21 14:00:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS EWWT NI |
05LAGOS1941 | SHELL CLOSES THIRD FLOWSTATION, ANOTHER EXPLOSION [...] (U) After surveying the pipeline fire at their Opobo terminal line in Rivers State, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) closed their Bonny terminal supply line in an attempt to quench the fire faster. (Note. Previously, SPDC had shut down two flowstations in hopes that their temporar [...] | 2005-12-22 15:23:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS EWWT ELAB NI |
05LAGOS1942 | SHELL CLOSES THIRD FLOWSTATION, EXPLOSION IN EDO [...] (U) After surveying the pipeline fire at their Opobo terminal line in Rivers State, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) closed their Bonny terminal supply line in an attempt to quench the fire faster. (Note. Previously, SPDC had shut down two flowstations in hopes that their temporar [...] | 2005-12-22 15:23:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS EWWT ELAB NI |
05LAGOS1943 | NIGERIA TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL CONTINGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: National technical committee of experts on the prevention and control of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) concluded deliberations in Abuja December 12-14, 2005 and proposed contingency plans for a pandemic in Nigeria. Federal Ministries of Agriculture and Health techni [...] | 2005-12-22 15:26:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1956 | ANOTHER PIPELINE EXPLOSION, SABOTAGE SUSPECTED BUT [...] (U) As repairs continue on the pipelines ruptured in last week's attack reported ref B, a section of pipeline carrying refined product from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) refinery in Warri, Delta State to locations elsewhere in Nigeria suffered multiple explosions on December [...] | 2005-12-29 06:32:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS EWWT PINR NI |
05LAGOS1961 | AQUACULTURE EXPERTS STATE NIGERIAN FISHING [...] (U) Aquaculture experts report Nigeria has consistently underperformed in meeting targeted fish production quotas. They blame the low productivity on lack of available commercial vessels and able seafarers, environmental pollution, poor enforcement of fishing regulations, lack of defined water [...] | 2005-12-30 08:14:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIS ETRD EINV PHSA SENV PGOV PREL CH NI |
05LAGOS362 | ALIKO DANGOTE AND WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIM [...] (C) Summary. Alhaji Aliko Dangote (Dangote) is Nigeria's most well known businessperson and may be its wealthiest citizen. He has taken on the aura of an economic folk hero for some, villain for others. To supporters, he symbolizes that Nigeria can do more than barter and trade. It can suc [...] | 2005-03-07 14:50:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON NI PINR BEXP PGOV |
05LAGOS364 | ALIKO DANGOTE AND WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIM [...] (C) Summary. Alhaji Aliko Dangote (Dangote) is Nigeria's most well known businessperson and may be its wealthiest citizen. He has taken on the aura of an economic folk hero for some, villain for others. To supporters, he symbolizes that Nigeria can do more than barter and trade. It can suc [...] | 2005-03-07 14:50:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON NI PINR BEXP PGOV |
05LAGOS365 | NIGERIAN GOVERNOR: EXAMPLE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE BUT [...] (C) Summary: Ogun State and its governor Gbenga Daniel have fared relatively well since the 2003 elections, which were manipulated in order to allow President Obasanjo to carry his home state by a wide margin. Daniel, an Obasanjo protege, possibly could have won the elections without any ta [...] | 2005-03-08 06:21:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR NI |
05LAGOS366 | ANAMBRA ELECTIONS: REVERSALS OF FORTUNE [...] (C) Summary. Over the last month, five Anambra State election results from 2003 have been overturned, and the original PDP candidates installed. This tussle is not so much one to recognize the real electoral victor but one to see which PDP faction controls the state. For most of these elect [...] | 2005-03-08 06:21:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KJUS PGOV PINS PREL |
05LAGOS433 | CHEVRON LOOKS TO ETHNIC COUNCIL MODEL FOR DELTA [...] (C) Chevron Texaco is moving away from the 'host community' paradigm for implementing its community relations and development programs in the Delta region, and instead is embracing state-level 'ethnic councils.' These councils would disburse Chevron community development funds, and be respo [...] | 2005-03-18 06:16:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS434 | LNG UPDATE ON NIGERIA: CHEVRON, EXXON, ANNOUNCE [...] (SBU) This cable provides an overview of two new proposals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Nigeria, as well as a status report on the expansion of an existing plant. In January Chevron Texaco (Chevron) announced a feasibility study on a potential 10 million metric ton liquefied [...] | 2005-03-18 06:17:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS435 | OBASANJO'S NEMESIS: LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR TINUBU [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 23, the Ambassador met Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu who said that the federal government's withholding of approximately USD 135 million of accrued local government allocations for Lagos still has disproportionately affected children, health care delivery, transp [...] | 2005-03-18 07:36:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KJUS NI PGOV PINS PREL |
05LAGOS472 | EXPELLED GOVERNOR BOASTS: I AM THE BEAUTIFUL [...] (C) Summary. Anambra State Governor Chris Ngige met with us days after being expelled from the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). Ngige predicted that a growing army of supporters as well as some disgruntled politicians would move with him to the party of his choice, thus wresting Anambr [...] | 2005-03-29 06:09:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KJUS NI PGOV PINS PREL |
05LAGOS474 | MEGA CORPORATION COULD HELP AND HURT NIGERIA AT [...] (C) Summary. On March 1, a cadre of Nigeria ,s business elite presented plans to the Government of Nigeria (GON) to establish the Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (TCN). Deemed a mega- corporation, TCN's initial capital would consist of naira 4.2 billion (USD 31.5 million) including naira [...] | 2005-03-29 08:58:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV NI |
05LAGOS476 | SHANTY TOWN DEMOLISHED IN PORT HARCOURT; THOUSANDS [...] (C) Summary: In early March, the Rivers State government demolished the bulk of the "Agip waterside" shanty-town in Port Harcourt. Hundreds of dwellings have been leveled and thousands of people displaced. Former residents say the government neither paid compensation nor offered alternative [...] | 2005-03-29 10:05:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | NI PGOV PHUM PREL |
05LAGOS477 | NIGERIAN MILITARY OPERATION RESULTS IN CIVILIAN [...] (C) Summary: Bayelsa state representatives acknowledged that innocent civilians were probably killed by Nigerian soldiers on February 19 when the military raided the community of Odioma in search of the killers of twelve civilians two weeks before. Bayelsa state representatives characterized [...] | 2005-03-29 10:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | SECRET | EPET KJUS NI PGOV PHUM PREL |
05LAGOS494 | NIGERIA:AMCITS HELD ON VESSELS AS STRIKE MOVES [...] (C) Tidex, an American maritime firm, is involved in a labor dispute with two oil unions. Union members have taken control of twenty-two vessels in Rivers, Delta, and Bayelsa states. Seventeen American citizens and approximately 45-50 expatriates in total are affected by the labor action. [...] | 2005-03-31 17:45:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS502 | TIDEX STRIKE CONTINUES; MISSION RAMPS UP EFFORTS [...] (C) Striking Tidex employees continue to prevent Tidex vessels and non-Nigerian crew members (approximately 45-50 expatriates),including thirteen AMCITs, from leaving the ports of Onne, Escravos and Brass. Tidex now states thirteen, not seventeen AMCITs, are aboard the detained vessels. T [...] | 2005-04-01 21:28:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS503 | TIDEX STRIKE CONTINUES; TENSIONS INCREASE, BUT [...] (C) Striking Tidex employees continue to prevent Tidex vessels and non-Nigerian crew members, including thirteen AMCITs, from leaving the ports of Onne, Escravos and Brass. The attempt by a Cameroonian-crewed ship to depart Onne on 1 April appears to have increased tensions. Strikers made t [...] | 2005-04-02 16:47:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS507 | NIGERIA: PICK ME FOR PRESIDENT, OK HOW ABOUT VICE [...] (C) Summary: Governors Odili and Alamieyeseigha representing Rivers and Bayelsa states respectively, harbor unrealistic presidential aspirations, but are contenders for the Vice Presidential slot. Though President Obasanjo has cooled somewhat towards Odili following the governor's failure to [...] | 2005-04-04 11:09:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
05LAGOS509 | TIDEX STRIKE CONTINUES - THREE AMCITS RETURN TO [...] (C) Striking employees continue to prevent Tidex vessels and non-Nigerian crew members from leaving the ports of Onne, Escravos and Brass. However, the crews of two of the four vessels in Escravos returned to work. Three AMCITs were included in the two crews; ten AMCITs are still detained. [...] | 2005-04-04 18:55:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS521 | TIDEX MANAGEMENT IN ABUJA TO WORK ON RESOLVING [...] (C) Striking employees continue to hold Tidex vessels and non-Nigerian crew members at Onne, Escravos and Brass ports. Ten Americans are detained in Onne. Management from Tidex and U.S. parent company Tidewater are meeting in Abuja with GON officials. Tidex management reports no substantiv [...] | 2005-04-06 16:48:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS531 | AMCITS RELEASED IN TIDEX STRIKE; STRIKE CONTINUES, [...] (C) Tidex reported all expatriates, including ten AMCITs, have safely left the vessels in Onne and Escravos ports. GON intervention with national union leadership seems have played a role convincing the strikers to allow the expatriates off the vessels. The strikers still control approximat [...] | 2005-04-07 18:16:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS542 | IMF HEARS OUT NIGERIAN PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (U) Summary. During the IMF Mission Team's Article IV consultations in Nigeria (ref A),U.S. private sector firm representatives told the IMF team the operating environment in Nigeria remains challenging. Port delays and improprieties, arbitrary political decisions, and currency payment issues [...] | 2005-04-11 09:58:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV |
05LAGOS551 | OIL UNION STRIKE SUSPENDED; TIDEX NEGOTIATIONS [...] On April 9, leaders of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) suspended a three-day warning strike which had been scheduled to begin April 11. The unions called off the strike, saying [...] | 2005-04-12 14:05:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET KDEM NI PGOV |
05LAGOS563 | SHELL SAYS NIGERIA NEEDS OVERHAUL [...] (C) Summary: Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC) Managing Director (MD) Basil Oyimi told Ambassador he is concerned with President Obasanjo's "over-personalization" of reform. The lack of institutional underpinnings means Nigeria will be "back to square one" in 2007. Oyimi argued [...] | 2005-04-14 08:57:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | NI PGOV PREL EPET |
05LAGOS575 | VIEWS ON THE NIGER DELTA, FROM THE NIGER DELTA; [...] (SBU) Summary: During Ambassador Campbell's April 5-7 visit to Port Harcourt, Nigerian interlocutors identified poverty and corruption as their chief concerns. American citizens working in the area cited the absence of law and order as their biggest worry. Contacts said working in the Delta [...] | 2005-04-15 12:10:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON CASC NI |
05LAGOS578 | SEEKING SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) On April 12 AmEmbassy Abuja delivered text of reftel non-paper to the Nigerian Ministry of Transportation (MOT). AmConsul Lagos delivered the same non-paper to National Maritime Authority (NMA) Director General (DG),Engineer Festus U.C. Ugwu, and NMA Secretary and Legal Advisor, M.E. E [...] | 2005-04-17 16:25:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KNNP MNUC MX PARM PGOV PHSA PREL |
05LAGOS605 | MILITANT DELTA YOUTH SET ASIDE ARMS AND DIFFERENCES [...] (C) Summary: Over the past few months, the Government of Nigeria and NGOs convened two major "peace camps" bringing together members of rival militia groups and gangs from the Delta region. The camps were largely in response to the flare up in violence which occurred in the region Fall 2004. During [...] | 2005-04-25 10:52:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | NI PGOV PHUM PREL |
05LAGOS61 | LAGOS BUSINESS EXECS GRIM ON NIGERIAN BUSINESS [...] (C) Commercial and Energy Officers recently met with group of senior business executives from American firms based in Lagos, who expressed substantial concern with the Nigerian business environment and import bans. They believe the GON is failing to develop the institutions and policies need [...] | 2005-01-14 16:22:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EPET PGOV NI |
05LAGOS629 | NIGERIA'S UNEMPLOYMENT: A SILENT EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary: According to the GON Federal Office of Statistics (FOS),Nigeria's unemployment rate for 2003 was 14.8 percent. (Note: Statistics have not been released for 2004. End note.) The actual unemployment rate likely is considerably higher than what FOS reports. Nigeria's informal s [...] | 2005-04-27 14:23:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SOCI PGOV NI |
05LAGOS631 | NIGERIA: PETROLEUM TRUCK DRIVERS COMMENCE [...] Summary: On April 26 long-distance petroleum truck drivers in Lagos began an "indefinite strike," protesting the Lagos State Government's seizure of some of their trucks which truckers normally parked alongside major roads overnight. The Lagos Government says it will not negotiate with the d [...] | 2005-04-27 14:49:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET KDEM NI PGOV |
05LAGOS654 | NIGERIA: PETROLEUM TRUCK DRIVERS STRIKE ENTERS DAY [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to resolve the on-going petroleum truck driver strike, the chairman of Zenon Petroleum and Gas paid Lagos State government an undisclosed fee, ostensibly to cover the impoundment fees levied against striking drivers. However, Lagos State and the drivers remain at log [...] | 2005-04-29 19:29:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET KDEM NI PGOV |
05LAGOS661 | SOUTHERN NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE, APRIL [...] This cable is a roundup of various recent incidents that reflect the human rights situation in southern Nigeria. This summary is organized by section of the annual Human Rights Report. These incidents have not been reported in other cables, or are updates of previously reported items. - [...] | 2005-05-04 14:55:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF ELAB NI |
05LAGOS706 | BABANGIDA INSIDER FEARS OBASANJO WILL BAR HIS MAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a recent conversation, Professor Ukandi Damachi, long time associate and adviser to former head of state Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB),asserted Obasanjo may be considering a revolutionary thrust -- banning anyone who has held the office of governor or higher from the [...] | 2005-05-12 11:43:00 | Consulate Lagos | SECRET//NOFORN | NI PGOV PHUM PREL |
05LAGOS747 | CBN'S NEW CAPITALIZATION DEADLINES CAUSE BANKS TO [...] (C) Summary. Eschewing prior consultation with the industry, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unexpectedly promulgated a new set of deadlines to spur banks to meet its recapitalization requirement: April 30 for pre-merger consent, August 31 for preliminary merger approval, and October 31 for [...] | 2005-05-19 08:49:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL NI |
05LAGOS749 | NIGERIA ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 2005 [...] (U) This economic update includes: -- American Business Leaders Discuss Local AmCham -- Stock Market Affected by Banking Reform -- Shipping Dinner Reveals Hands Behind Cabotage Act -- GON Introduces Presidential IPR Initiative: STRAP -- Nigeria Census 2005, Plan for the Worst and Hope for t [...] | 2005-05-20 09:05:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI |
05LAGOS801 | NIGERIA'S LEGISLATURES VICTIM TO ONE PARTY STATES [...] Summary. While a little progress has been made since 1999, independence of the legislative bodies remains a challenge. A survey of five state Houses of Assembly in Southern Nigeria revealed legislatures dominated by their respective governors and further hamstrung by strong party discipline. [...] | 2005-05-27 15:05:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM NI PGOV PHUM PREL |
05LAGOS806 | NIGERIAN POWER SECTOR REFORM LAW IS SIGNED, [...] (U) Summary. After languishing in the National Assembly more than four years, the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA) has been passed and signed by President Obasanjo. The Act: 1) Seeks to expedite privatization of the legendarily dysfunctional National Electric Power Authority (NEPA); [...] | 2005-05-31 10:08:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NI |
05LAGOS838 | NIGERIA: IJAWS -- WHO ARE THEY AND WHY THEY MATTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Ijaws are the largest ethnic group in the volatile, oil-laden Niger Delta. As such, Ijaws view themselves as the legitimate stewards of the region's vast resources. Though united in the desire for "resource control," Ijaw leaders differ over how to attain that goal. These tac [...] | 2005-06-02 15:16:00 | Consulate Lagos | SECRET | PGOV PREL NI PTER ENRG |
05LAGOS945 | NIGERIA: WEEKEND PRISON-BREAK AND HOSTAGE RELEASE [...] (SBU) Over the weekend, villagers in Bayelsa state released six oil workers (four Nigerians and two Germans) held hostage since June 14. The villagers took the workers hostage to protest Shell's alleged breach of a 2002 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the community. Negotiations to de [...] | 2005-06-21 09:54:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PHUM NI |
05LAGOS947 | NIGERIA: SOUTH-SOUTH DEMANDS TO KEEP MORE OF OIL [...] (C) Summary: With less than two weeks remaining before its scheduled end, Nigeria's National Political Reform Conference's (NPRC) delegates remain divided over several issues -- chief among them resource control and the rotation of power, i.e. the presidency, between geographic zones. South- [...] | 2005-06-21 12:34:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NI EPET PREL |
05LAPAZ3518 | VENEZUELA OVERSTEPS IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] Summary: In a diplomatic stumble, Venezuelan Charge d'Affairs Rafael Valero hailed Evo Morales as the anti-imperialist candidate and criticized Podemos rival Tuto Qurioga as the puppet of multinationals and the U.S. in a press conference on November 23. Public reaction to Venezuelan "interf [...] | 2005-11-25 21:32:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON BL |
05LILONGWE1005 | MUTHARIKA-BUSH LETTER ON TAIWAN [...] Post is pouching to Department a letter from President Mutharika to President Bush, requesting U.S. consideration of UN membership for Taiwan. In the letter, Mutharika cites the examples of the former Soviet republics, states of the former Yugoslavia, and Singapore as nations that were all adm [...] | 2005-11-28 06:27:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MI TW |
05LILONGWE1020 | MALAWI REQUESTS END USER AGREEMENT ON HELICOPTERS [...] (SBU) The Government of Malawi has submitted, via diplomatic note to the Embassy, a request for an End User, Retransfer and Security Assurances agreement covering four UH-1H helicopters. The helicopters, tail numbers 317, 331, 360, and 387, are to be donated to Malawi by Taiwan. Post has no [...] | 2005-12-05 14:43:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PGOV PREL MI TW |
05LILONGWE1031 | PRESIDENT'S PARTY SWEEPS BY-ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In its first test at the polls, President Mutharika's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has won all six parliamentary seats up for grabs in the December 6 by-election. It is a huge win for the DPP and the President, giving Mutharika a vote of confidence from the populace and e [...] | 2005-12-08 14:32:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV MI |
05LILONGWE105 | RULING PARTY POISED FOR MAJOR SPLIT [...] SUMMARY: Amid the continuing rift within Malawi's ruling United Democratic Front (UDF),two senior party officials have resigned their positions on the party's National Executive Committee. Former president Muluzi, in his capacity as party chairman, is now openly seeking to expel President M [...] | 2005-02-02 15:11:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM MI |
05LILONGWE1059 | TEST OF PRESIDENT'S COMMITMENT TO ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is investigating two cases against high-profile government ministers, which serve as another test of President Mutharika's commitment to his zero-tolerance anti-corruption campaign. If either is convicted it would be a blow to the President's Democratic [...] | 2005-12-19 14:18:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM MI |
05LILONGWE1062 | RE-ENERGIZED MUTHARIKA LAUNCHES IRRIGATION DRIVE [...] (U) Summary: Fresh from his party's by-election victory, a newly confident President Mutharika has launched a major GOM initiative to expand irrigation and improve food security. In a wide-ranging donor briefing on December 16, the president talked of plans for commercial farming, new dams and [...] | 2005-12-20 09:44:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EAGR PGOV MI |
05LILONGWE117 | PRESIDENT RESIGNS FROM OWN PARTY, RESHUFFLES [...] Summary: In a dramatic move, President Bingu wa Mutharika has resigned from his own party, making a definitive break with his predecessor, Bakili Muluzi. In addition, Mutharika has fired two ministers and two deputy ministers and reshuffled his cabinet. The actions are positive moves, both [...] | 2005-02-07 14:08:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM EAID KMCA MI |
05LILONGWE118 | MALAWI CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-07 14:56:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM MI |
05LILONGWE131 | MALAWI'S ANTI-CORRUPTION FIGHT RATCHETS UP [...] (U) Malawi's president used Malawi's Anti-Corruption Day on February 5 as a platform to reaffirm his stance against corruption and to use the issue as a political lever against the ruling party. As he raises the profile of this issue still further, the main GOM agency responsible for prosecut [...] | 2005-02-10 14:41:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EINV KCOR PGOV KMCA MI |
05LILONGWE146 | BIODATA - MALAWI'S NEW MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] CDA paid a courtesy call to new Minister of Foreign Affairs Davis Katsonga on February 14. Katsonga, whose appointment to Foreign Affairs comes in the wake of the President's departure from the United Democratic Front (UDF),expressed his support for the president and his anti- corruption in [...] | 2005-02-16 14:10:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PINR KMCA MI |
05LILONGWE15 | A PLOT TO KILL MALAWI'S PRESIDENT? [...] (SBU) Three United Democratic Front officials were charged with treason on Wednesday for carrying guns to a meeting with President Bingu wa Mutharika. The Attorney General said authorities had information that some politicians had plotted to kill the president on January 2, 2004. By Thursda [...] | 2005-01-06 16:32:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM MI |
05LILONGWE152 | PRESIDENT TO LAUNCH NEW PARTY; UDF DEFECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: President Mutharika intends to form a new political party called the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Mutharika has stated that, unlike his predecessor, he will not be involved in the administration of the party, but will only serve as its symbolic head. Meanwhile, the presid [...] | 2005-02-17 04:45:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM MI |
05LILONGWE16 | UDF PARTY FRAGMENTATION LEADS TO VIOLENCE, [...] (U) SUMMARY. The expanding rift (reftel A) between President Mutharika and former President Muluzi, now chairman of the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF),has recently been punctuated by sporadic violence, allegedly by the UDF-affiliated Young Democrats. Members of the UDF known to be al [...] | 2005-01-10 09:28:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM MI |
05LILONGWE17 | THE UDF SPLIT: SOME POSSIBLE SCENARIOS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-10 10:07:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM MI |
05LILONGWE179 | UDF OFFICIALS CRY FOUL, DEFEND PARTY [...] SUMMARY. In a February 17 meeting with the donor community, four United Democratic Front (UDF) officials lashed out bitterly against President Muthartika. The officials outlined the political hazards of Mutharika's new party, professed support for his anti-corruption efforts, and denied tha [...] | 2005-02-25 11:06:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KCOR PHUM KMCA MI |
05LILONGWE202 | DVC on MCA Threshold Program Gets Rave Reviews [...] Post wishes to thank all those in Washington who organized and participated in the March 1 digital video conference hosted by USAID Washington on the Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Program. The DVC received high-level participation here, and key MCC officials in Washington were able [...] | 2005-03-04 06:01:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KMCA KPAO PGOV ECON MI |
05LILONGWE232 | CHILD MARRIAGE IN MALAWI [...] Post provides the following information regarding child marriage in Malawi. Responses below are keyed to reftel paragraph 6. A. Section 22 Subsection 6 of the Constitution of Malawi states that the legal age for marriage in Malawi is 18. This law applies to both girls and boys. The consti [...] | 2005-03-14 11:59:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN |
05LILONGWE259 | GHOST STORY LANDS JOURNALISTS IN JAIL [...] Summary: Two Malawian journalists and an assistant to the Vice President were arrested March 15 over the publication of stories about ghosts in the presidential mansion in Lilongwe. The stories, perceived by the government to be an embarrassment, were carried on the BBC and international news [...] | 2005-03-16 14:58:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV MI PDEM |
05LILONGWE263 | PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA REGISTERS NEW POLITICAL PARTY [...] President Mutharika quietly registered his newly formed political 2. COMMENT. The DPP was, until yesterday, the most talked about non GILMOUR [...] | 2005-03-18 11:20:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM MI |
05LILONGWE274 | Journalists Charged with "Insulting President" [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-22 15:27:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV MI PDEM |
05LILONGWE284 | IMPEACHMENT RUMORS NO THREAT TO MUTHARIKA - YET [...] SUMMARY. Members of Parliament (MPs) belonging to the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) reportedly plan to launch a bid to impeach President Bingu wa Mutharika, alleging that he violated the Constitution. While both parties might eventually bring a motion to i [...] | 2005-03-29 10:44:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM MI |
05LILONGWE299 | PARLIAMENT FLEXES ITS MUSCLES [...] SUMMARY. The third session of the Malawi National Assembly since the May 2004 elections opened at the New State House in Lilongwe on March 30. In the opening session, Parliament rejected the President's nominee for Inspector General of Police. Party alliances were not clearly spelled out, a [...] | 2005-04-05 12:29:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM MI |
05LILONGWE302 | PREACHING FREE MARKETS IN MALAWI [...] Over the past several months, Mission Lilongwe's economic team has undertaken a concerted effort to promote the virtues of free markets among Malawi's key decision makers. The country has made halfhearted efforts toward market reforms in recent years, and the new president is pressing a pro-gr [...] | 2005-04-06 11:23:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN EAID EAGR KMCA MI |
05LILONGWE333 | MUTHARIKA LAUNCHES NEW PARTY [...] Summary: President Mutharika has launched his new party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The party platform is essentially the same as that of his government, stressing development, anti-corruption, and law and order. End summary. 2. In a raucous and colorful four-hour rally in Lil [...] | 2005-04-18 10:43:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM MI |
05LILONGWE338 | MUTHARIKA DEFIANT ON JOURNALISTS' ARREST [...] Summary: President Mutharika has defended the recent arrest of two journalists for publishing stories about ghosts in the presidential mansion. Although the two were released on bail after two days, charges of ridiculing the president have not been dropped and the case remains in the judicial [...] | 2005-04-20 13:03:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPAO MI |
05LILONGWE343 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS [...] SUMMARY. The National Assembly adjourned on Wednesday April 13 after meeting for eleven days. The two major issues during the sitting were the National Assembly's rejection of President Mutharika's choice for head of the Police and a motion to prohibit MPs from changing parties. The major m [...] | 2005-04-21 10:19:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM |
05LILONGWE346 | MULUZI ARREST POSSIBLE WITHIN WEEKS [...] Summary: A Western diplomat who recently met with Malawi attorney general Ralph Kasambara has told us that the Mutharika government could arrest former president Muluzi by the end of May. The AG is said to be working on three principal corruption-related charges. End summary. 2. A Western [...] | 2005-04-21 13:05:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM MI PGOV |
05LILONGWE36 | FY04 DHRF SUMMARY REPORT - MALAWI [...] Post submits the following information for Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) activities in FY03 and FY 04. All activities prior to FY03 have been completed and closed out. 2. FY 03 Projects Project Obligated Unliq. Balance DHRF-03-612-01 $15,000 $4,0 [...] | 2005-01-13 14:58:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV EAID PHUM MI |
05LILONGWE364 | FLOOR-CROSSING AMENDMENT ON PARLIAMENT'S AGENDA [...] SUMMARY. On April 12 the National Assembly passed a motion accepting the introduction of an amendment to Section 65 of the constitution at the next sitting of Parliament. Section 65 defines what constitutes "crossing the floor", or switching political parties, in the National Assembly. The [...] | 2005-04-28 14:29:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM MI |
05LILONGWE398 | THE REHABILITATION OF HASTINGS BANDA [...] SUMMARY. President Bingu wa Mutharika's quest to create a political base after leaving the United Democratic Front has coincided with the growing nostalgia among Malawians for the era of Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda. The failures of former president Muluzi's decade in power have directly result [...] | 2005-05-11 06:58:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SOCI MI |
05LILONGWE402 | SUCCESS OF AN ARV PROGRAM: IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT [...] Summary: Malawi has been making remarkable progress in the roll-out of its Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM) funded Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Program. It appears that treatment goals will be met and testing goals exceeded. Some government officials are now asking why Malawi cannot r [...] | 2005-05-11 12:45:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV MI HIV AIDS |
05LILONGWE438 | EDUCATION MINISTER ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION [...] On May 17 President Bingu wa Mutharika fired Education Minister Yusuf Mwawa after Mwawa was charged with using government funds for his own wedding reception. Earlier that day, Mwawa was arrested and charged on four counts: theft by a public servant, forgery, altering an official document, an [...] | 2005-05-23 08:42:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KCOR MI |
05LILONGWE447 | RURAL LOAN PROGRAM ENDANGERS MICROFINANCE SECTOR [...] Summary: Against the advice of donors and banking experts, the GOM has launched a controversial rural loan program with subsidized interest rates, administered by a state-owned bank that has no experience in microfinance. The U.S. and other donors have expressed our concerns, but the GOM is de [...] | 2005-05-26 06:33:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EAID EAGR KMCA MI BUD FIN |
05LILONGWE452 | FAMILY AND FRIENDS: NEPOTISM IN THE MUTHARIKA [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Mutharika has placed relatives in key government positions as he struggles to build a political base for himself and his party. The president's cousin is serving as head of the Public Service, and two adult daughters have been appointed to positions in State House. Mut [...] | 2005-05-27 07:57:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MI |
05LILONGWE457 | PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA'S FIRST YEAR IN POWER [...] SUMMARY: Bingu wa Mutharika's first year as President of Malawi has seen ups and downs. The questionable nature of the May 2004 presidential election created an unsettled political atmosphere that would have tested any president. His inaugural speech generated hope with its emphasis on the [...] | 2005-05-31 14:47:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KCOR ECON KPAO MI |
05LILONGWE46 | CONTACT NUMBERS FOR KEY OFFICIALS - MALAWI [...] POST SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING CONTACT INFORMATION FOR KEY GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI OFFICIALS. RESPONSE IS KEYED TO REFTEL PARAGRAPH 5. COUNTRY: REPUBLIC OF MALAWI DATE: 01/18/2005 HEAD OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT LAST NAME: Mutharika FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES: Bingu CONVENTIONAL USAGE: Dr. Bingu wa M [...] | 2005-01-18 16:11:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL MI |
05LILONGWE49 | RULING PARTY GAINS IN BY-ELECTIONS [...] Official results released by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Thursday indicate that the eight By- Elections held on Tuesday January 12 resulted in a gain of six Parliamentary seats for the governing United Democratic Front (UDF) and its allies. The UDF picked up two seats, while two [...] | 2005-01-18 16:14:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM MI |
05LILONGWE508 | MALAWI IMPEACHMENT RUMORS SWIRL [...] (C) Long-standing rumors of an impeachment attempt in Parliament have gained some credibility recently. The President's former party is said to be ready to bring the issue to the floor soon, and the President's office is canvassing diplomatic missions for legal help. At this point, the main [...] | 2005-06-16 12:22:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KDEM PGOV KCOR MI |
05LILONGWE540 | SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT COLLAPSES DURING IMPEACHMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Speaker of Parliament collapsed on the House floor on June 23 as MPs debated procedures for possible Presidential impeachment. He was then taken to the hospital, stabilized, and then flown to South Africa. Parliament has been indefinitely suspended, and it is unclear who will [...] | 2005-06-24 10:45:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KCOR KDEM PGOV PREL MI |
05LILONGWE541 | UNHCR, GOM MARK WORLD REFUGEE DAY, KEEP CAMPS OPEN [...] UNHCR, in coordination with the Government of Malawi (GOM),held a day-long event to mark World Refugee Day. Guests from the GOM, the Diplomatic Corps, and NGOs were provided a comprehensive overview and tour at the Dzaleka camp just north of Lilongwe. The event focused on this year's theme, [...] | 2005-06-24 10:46:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PGOV EAID MI |
05LILONGWE555 | SPEAKER DIES AS PRESIDENT BLASTS OPPOSITION [...] (U) Summary: The Speaker of Parliament passed away late on June 27, after suffering a heart attack on the house floor on June 23. This comes as the President, along with various community groups, is blaming the opposition parties for the Speaker's condition, as well as Parliament's delay in pa [...] | 2005-06-28 14:42:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KCOR KDEM PGOV PREL MI |
05LILONGWE564 | MALAWIAN MILITARY'S ROLE IN CURRENT POLITICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-29 14:41:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KDEM PGOV PREL MI POL MIL |
05LILONGWE573 | MALAWI TO SEND BATTALION TO SUDAN; COMPANY TO DRC [...] Summary: General Marko Chiziko, Commander of the Malawian Defense Force (MDF),says Malawi will send an infantry battalion to the Sudan under the auspices of the United Nations. Malawi is also sending a communications company for peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. End Summa [...] | 2005-07-01 10:41:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CIA POL MIL |
05LILONGWE577 | PARLIAMENT RECONVENES TO FOCUS ON BUDGET [...] Parliament reconvened on Thursday, July 7, to focus on passing the budget for 2005/06. This is the first meeting of Parliament since the late Speaker collapsed on the floor of the House on June 23 during debate over Presidential impeachment procedures. MPs seemed focused on addressing the bu [...] | 2005-07-07 14:47:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KDEM PREL PGOV KCOR MI BUD FIN |
05LILONGWE579 | PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA'S LEADERSHIP STYLE [...] Despite a year of solid success in imposing discipline on government spending and launching a strong anti-corruption campaign, President Mutharika has been frustrated in his reform agenda by an increasingly militant opposition and a weak civil service. A series of negative media stories has p [...] | 2005-07-08 09:20:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMCA MI |
05LILONGWE606 | PARLIAMENT PASSES BUDGET; INCREASES FERTILIZER [...] Parliament passed the 2005/06 budget on July 15th, after amending it to include a larger and universal fertilizer subsidy. Government met opposition demands by increasing the fertilizer subsidy by 2.6 billion Kwatcha ($21.4 million US). They did so by cutting a number of ministry budgets, whil [...] | 2005-07-18 07:17:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MI BUD FIN |
05LILONGWE614 | GOVERNMENT PASSES OPPOSITION TEST IN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) A controversial constitutional ammendment (reftel) supported by the full force of both opposition parties was rejected in Parliament on July 19th. The bill would have forced MPs who change parties to give up their seats in Parliament. The bill had the full support of the opposition, an [...] | 2005-07-20 11:36:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KCOR KDEM PGOV PREL MI |
05LILONGWE634 | PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS; IMPEACHMENT MOTIONS PUT OFF [...] SUMMARY: (U) Parliament adjourned Thursday July 22 after passing the 2005/06 budget, electing a new Speaker, and addressing other legislative issues. Parliament did not, however, address the impeachment procedure bill that had been tabled before the they temporarily adjourned on June 23 (Reft [...] | 2005-07-26 13:27:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PINR PREL TBIO MI |
05LILONGWE649 | PRESIDENT RESHUFFLES CABINET; SIDELINES [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika has reorganized his Cabinet, removing the portfolio of Vice-President Chilumpha and demoting the Minister of Information. The President also fired the Minister of Mines and the Environment, promoted the Minister of Home Affairs to Minister of Agriculture, an [...] | 2005-08-01 14:48:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON KCOR KDEM PGOV PREL TBIO MI |
05LILONGWE709 | MALAWI TELECOM PRIVATIZATION ON HOLD [...] (C) The GOM has suspended the privatization of Malawi's parastatal telecommunications monopoly at the last moment. The privatization is a condition of two large World Bank programs in Malawi. The President apparently made the decision out of fear that the privatized company might sabotage sta [...] | 2005-08-18 10:31:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ECPS KPRV PGOV PREL MI |
05LILONGWE731 | FOOD SECURITY TURNS POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The looming food crisis has become a political hot topic recently, with both the President and his opponents accusing each other of deserting the poor. The latest flare up is over the opposition's failure to support a new humanitarian fund promoted by the President. This is sur [...] | 2005-08-24 11:49:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV KDEM MA |
05LILONGWE738 | (C) MUTHARIKA ON REFORM AND POLITICS [...] (U) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT BINGU WA MUTHARIKA ON AUGUST 25, 2005. DURING THE TRADITIONAL ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATION AFTER THE FORMAL CEREMONY, PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA EXPOUNDED AT LENGTH ON HIS PROGRAM (SELF-RELIANCE) AND MALAWI POLITICS (STALEMATED IN PARLIAMENT),[...] | 2005-08-26 09:56:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMCA EAID MI |
05LILONGWE761 | PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES NEW US AMBASSADOR AND OTHER [...] (SBU) On Monday, September 5, President Mutharika announced a number of new diplomatic appointments in the Malawian Foreign Service. Topping the list is the appointment of Francis Moto, former Principal at Chancellor College, as Ambassador to the U.S. This is the first that the Embassy has h [...] | 2005-09-06 14:54:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM MI PGOV TBIO |
05LILONGWE773 | PRESIDENT FIRES SENIOR MINISTER, WEAKENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Irrigation and Water Development Minister Gwanda Chakuamba, one of the most powerful politicians in Malawi, has left the government. As a head of a governing coalition partner, he could take some of the 15 MPs from his Republican Party (RP) out of government with him,further we [...] | 2005-09-08 14:56:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV TBIO MI |
05LILONGWE888 | MALAWI SENTENCES CHILD TRAFFICKERS TO SEVEN [...] (U) SUMMARY. ON SEPTEMBER 24, A MALAWIAN COURT SENTENCED THREE MEN TO SEVEN YEARS IMPRISONMENT WITH HARD LABOR FOR KIDNAPPING. ALTHOUGH MALAWI HAS YET TO ADOPT SPECIFIC TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION, THERE IS GROWING AWARENESS OF THE ISSUE AMONG THE COUNTRY'S LEADERS AND CIVIL SOCIETY. THE SENTENC [...] | 2005-10-11 11:50:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL ZA MI |
05LILONGWE914 | PARLIAMENT ADOPTS IMPEACHMENT PROCEDURES [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 18, Malawi,s Parliament adopted procedures which provide the framework for the possible impeachment of President Mutharika. The opposition's next step will be to propose a constitutional amendment to establish a National Governing Council, which would make a major cha [...] | 2005-10-19 15:31:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV MI |
05LILONGWE930 | MALAWI ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE [...] (SBU) In a recent conference with Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau, director Gustave Kaliwo described the status of his agency's new and ongoing prosecutions. Three new cases are significant: the upcoming deposition of former president Bakili Muluzi in an investigation against him, and the rece [...] | 2005-10-25 09:41:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV KCOR EINV KHLS MI |
05LILONGWE932 | HIGH COURT PUTS INJUNCTION ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The High Court issued an injunction against the Presidential impeachment procedures over the weekend. This came after a notice of indictment of the President was presented in Parliament on Friday, October 21. The Speaker had accepted the notice, and summoned President Muthari [...] | 2005-10-25 14:55:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL MI |
05LILONGWE937 | (C) BINGU AGONISTES: THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (C) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT BINGU WA MUTHARIKA SUMMONED AMBASSADOR AND BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO STATE HOUSE OCTOBER 26 FOR A TWO-HOUR-PLUS DISCUSSION OF HIS EFFORTS TO COPE WITH THE "WRATH OF MULUZI" (AS HE CALLED THE EFFORT TO IMPEACH HIM) AND THE HUNGER CR [...] | 2005-10-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | MW PGOV PREL |
05LILONGWE942 | DONOR LETTER WELCOMED AS IMPEACHMENT WRANGLE [...] (U) Summary: Heads of Western donor missions sent a letter to Malawian political leaders, urging caution in considering constitutional amendments to rush through new impeachment procedures. Most political players welcomed the letter and all acknowledged the donors' right to a voice in the curr [...] | 2005-10-31 13:50:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | MW PGOV PREL |
05LILONGWE971 | GOVERNMENT HITS BACK AT IMPEACHMENT SUPPORTERS [...] (SBU) A number of opposition politicians have been arrested over the past two weeks in retaliation for their support of the effort to impeachment President Mutharika. While the arrests are apparently for legitimate crimes, the President has openly admitted that the arrests a "tit for tat" res [...] | 2005-11-09 13:50:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | MI PGOV KPOL |
05LILONGWE977 | VICE-PREZ ASSERTS HIMSELF, VERBALLY ATTACKS [...] (SBU) Malawi's Vice-President has stepped out from the shadows over the past few weeks, criticizing Mutharika's policies and taking sides in the ongoing conflict between the president and the opposition. VP Cassim Chilumpha, who has maintained his links to the opposition United Democratic Fro [...] | 2005-11-14 13:44:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV MI |
05LILONGWE981 | VICE PRESIDENT ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION [...] (C) Vice President Cassim Chilumpha was placed under house arrest on the evening of November 15 on corruption charges . He will appear in court on Monday, November 21 to face charges in Lilongwe. The timing of the arrest is clearly politically motivated, coming after the VP had attacked gover [...] | 2005-11-16 13:31:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV MI |
05LIMA1017 | PRESIDENT TOLEDO REALIGNS CABINET: POLS REPLACE [...] (U) President Toledo replaced four cabinet members on 2/26, bringing in new heads for the Ministries of Justice, Agriculture, Labor and Production. The new faces raise the profile of Toledo's Peru Possible party in the government -- two of the new ministers are strong party members and the th [...] | 2005-03-02 22:46:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PE ATPDEA |
05LIMA1062 | Cocalero Marching Season Begins [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The annual cocalero marching season has begun with two road-blocking demonstrations in Upper Huallaga Valley areas infamous for their militancy. Leaders launched the protests with false stories of local illnesses from spraying of coca fields with chemicals. Police easily freed [...] | 2005-03-03 20:43:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR ASEC EAID PGOV PE |
05LIMA1092 | PERU'S IPR NEGOTIATOR RESIGNS, BUT THEN STAYS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Infighting between the Ministry of Trade (Mincetur) and Indecopi (Peru's IPR administrative agency) over Peru's intellectual property rights position in the FTA negotiations has become increasingly heated. Following the resignation of Peru's lead IPR negotiator and Indecopi emp [...] | 2005-03-04 17:29:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON PGOV PE FTA |
05LIMA1171 | PERU: MULTI-TON COCAINE SEIZURES IN THE FIRST TWO [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: In the first two months of 2005, the Peruvian National Police (PNP),supported by DEA's Lima Country Office (LCO),have tracked and seized record-breaking amounts of cocaine HCL/base - close to 5 metric tons - compared to 7.11 metric tons of cocaine HCL in the whole of 20 [...] | 2005-03-08 22:43:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR EAID PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA1190 | FORMER PRESIDENT ALAN GARCIA TALKS POLITICS, TRADE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with former President Alan Garcia on 2/28 at APRA Party Headquarters. Garcia stressed the importance to APRA of forming inter-party alliances for the 2006 presidential campaign, and said he expected to enter into negotiations on an alliance with former Preside [...] | 2005-03-09 22:57:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV ETRD PE |
05LIMA1246 | OPIUM STRATEGY PROGRESS REPORT [...] (C) The Mission strategy to combat opium production and trafficking in Peru was laid out in REF A in January. Since then, Embassy agencies including the Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS),the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Military Assistance Group (MAAG) have been aggressively [...] | 2005-03-14 21:05:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR EAID PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA1259 | PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS FLORES-ARAOZ TELLS [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a meeting with the Ambassador on 3/11, Congress President Antero Flores-Araoz said he would be a candidate for President in 2006. Flores described the ideal electoral coalition as one including: the APRA Party; a repentant leftist gravitating toward moderation, like Lambayeq [...] | 2005-03-15 17:33:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD PE |
05LIMA1291 | PERU: CHILD MARRIAGE [...] Post has consulted local NGOs, women's organizations and relevant GOP ministries regarding request for information on child marriage (reftel). None view child marriage as a problem in Peru. 2. The legal age for marriage in Peru is 18. Peruvians under 18 and over 16 can marry, but only wi [...] | 2005-03-16 20:44:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN PE |
05LIMA1331 | DISCUSSING U.S. VIEWS ON DEBT RELIEF, MCA WITH [...] Acting EconCouns delivered on March 15 reftel demarche, outlining U.S. views on debt relief for poor countries, to Minister Counselor Cesar de las Casas of the Office of Commercial Promotion at the Ministry of Foreign Relations. De las Casas was accompanied by Vivian Weiner of APCI, the Peruv [...] | 2005-03-18 14:46:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV PE |
05LIMA1346 | Peru: 2005 ATPDEA Eligibility Report [...] The following is Post's submission of Peru's 2005 ATPDEA Eligibility Report, as requested in reftel. Effect of the ATPA/ATPDEA ------------------------- 2. The growing importance of the U.S. market for Peruvian exporters is reflected by the fact that the U.S. share of Peru's total expor [...] | 2005-03-21 16:39:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV PE OPIC USTR |
05LIMA1361 | FINANCE MINISTER ON THE CURRENT SITUATION AND HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Finance Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK),during a 3/18 breakfast with the Ambassador, was uncertain whether the Toledo Administration would be able to hold the fiscal line as pressure mounts in an electoral climate to meet social demands and to show concrete progress on co [...] | 2005-03-21 22:19:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV PE |
05LIMA1375 | PARTY REGISTRATION SCANDAL CONTINUES TO HOUND [...] (U) Congress President Antero Flores-Araoz' mediation seems to have defused a potential constitutional crisis over a Congressional committee's demand to question President Toledo; the committee is investigating accusations that Toledo's Peru Posible party forged signatures in its effort to re [...] | 2005-03-22 18:51:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM PE |
05LIMA1388 | GOP EXTENDS STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR 60 MORE DAYS [...] Via a Supreme Decree signed by President Toledo on March 18, the Government extended for two more months the State of Emergency first declared in May of 2003. The Presidential Decree carried over the State of Emergency in the same geographic area covered by the most recent extension, dated J [...] | 2005-03-22 21:22:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS PHUM ASEC PE |
05LIMA1390 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary. During a March 3-5 trip to Cajamarca in Northern Peru, the Ambassador met with local dignitaries to discuss mining and economic development, toured the Newmont- operated Yanacocha mine, and visited with Peace Corps volunteers. Cajamarca has more factors in its favor than virt [...] | 2005-03-23 12:55:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EINV ECON PGOV PE |
05LIMA1409 | FUTURE OF OUR CN PROGRAMS AND OBJECTIVES IN PERU [...] (SBU) Summary: As reported reftels, our Mission counter- drug strategy in the short term will be focused on holding the line against expansion of coca and opium cultivation and drawing the noose around no-go coca source zones through eradication and alternative development. The advent in mid [...] | 2005-03-23 21:41:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR EAID PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA1418 | THIRD NATIONAL COCALERO CONGRESS A BUST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Third National Congress of the National Confederation of Agricultural Producers of the Coca Valleys (CONPACCP),held 3/14-18 outside Lima, was largely a bust. Cocaleros from the Monzon and parts of the Apurimac-Ene Valley (VRAE) did not attend and a group led by Elsa Malpart [...] | 2005-03-23 22:53:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR PTER PE |
05LIMA1564 | GOP RESPONDS QUICKLY TO CAMPESINO UNREST IN [...] (U) SUMMARY. The GOP responded quickly to road blockages last week by campesinos around Andahuaylas, Apurimac Department, declaring a 30-day state of emergency on 4/3, substantially increasing police presence in the area and offering to send a high-level negotiating commission to address the [...] | 2005-04-05 19:06:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PHUM ASEC PE |
05LIMA1606 | PERUVIAN ARMY OFFICER TAKES HIS TROUBLES TO CITY [...] (U) A Peruvian Army Officer on 4/6 chose an unusual method to bring attention to a dispute with his superiors. Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Soto Sarmiento arrived at the Mayor's Office in the regional capital of Moquegua with 35 of his troops to denounce alleged mistreatment he had been submitted [...] | 2005-04-06 22:45:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS MARR PE |
05LIMA1728 | ANDEAN FTA: LIMA ROUND SCENESETTER FOR A/USTR VARGO [...] (SBU) We very much look forward to your April 17-22 visit to Lima for the ninth round of the U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. Peruvian public support for the FTA, at 68 percent, continues to be the highest in the region and the government remains committed to concluding ne [...] | 2005-04-13 18:09:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PGOV PE |
05LIMA2017 | ANOTHER ATPDEA DISPUTE OVER; LUZ DEL SUR AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Good news on three commercial disputes. Arcadis signed its contract for an environmental remediation project, completely resolving that dispute. In the Luz del Sur case, The Tax Court has a new valuation of the U.S. company's assets (similar to the firm's initial appraisal) a [...] | 2005-05-02 22:17:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE |
05LIMA2018 | FOREIGN MINISTER CLAIMS CHARGES THAT CHILE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Manuel Rodriguez told the Ambassador that the resusitation of charges that Chile supplied Ecuador with arms during the latter's 1995 border conflict with Peru would make it difficult for Peru to join consensus on the election of Chilean Jose Miguel Insulza as O [...] | 2005-05-03 11:45:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PE |
05LIMA2030 | PERU PARTIES SIGN ETHICAL ELECTION PACT GEARING UP [...] SUMMARY: Twenty-one political parties and organizations signed a comprehensive "Ethical Elections Pact" (EEP) on 4/28. The EEP signatories agreed to conform to existing legal limits on when, where, and what type of political propaganda can be promoted, as well as the prohibition against usin [...] | 2005-05-03 22:46:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PE |
05LIMA2054 | CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE REPORT ON FORGED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The three opposition party members of the congressional committee investigating allegations that President Alejandro Toledo's party forged signatures to register for the 2000 elections concluded that there was massive fraud and that Toledo was responsible. The two pro-GOP memb [...] | 2005-05-04 21:43:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PINR PE |
05LIMA2074 | BOWEN DECISION CAUSES OUTRAGE, THREATENS PRESS [...] (U) Judge Alfredo Catacora of the 11th Criminal Court of Lima on 5/4 convicted British journalist Sally Bowen, her co-author Jane Holligan, and their publisher of criminal defamation for quoting in their book "The Imperfect Spy" an imprisoned narcotrafficker's assertion that narco-kingpin Fer [...] | 2005-05-06 15:41:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR SCUL PE |
05LIMA2115 | TINTAYA MINE: FROM CONFLICT TO COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Conflicts between communities and mining companies are among the most serious problems that confront Peru. One company, however, stands out as an exception: BHP Billiton, an Australian firm with a copper mine in Tintaya, has succeeded in ameliorating once highly conflictive relations w [...] | 2005-05-10 19:12:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EMIN SOCI ETRD ECON EAID ENRG PGOV PHUM PE |
05LIMA2132 | FUROR CONTINUES IN SALLY BOWEN CASE [...] (U) British journalist Sally Bowen may have been convicted for defamation in a Peruvian court, but her cause continues to gain converts and momentum in the court of public opinion. Bowen found herself bolstered from support by a variety of sources over the weekend, including: the British and [...] | 2005-05-11 15:40:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPAO PE |
05LIMA2158 | COCALEROS ATTRACTIVE TO POLITICAL GROUPS BUT [...] (C) Summary: Although the various cocalero groups remain fragmented with no national leadership or strategy, they are courted by disparate radical elements in Peruvian society who view the cocaleros as potential allies. In addition, there is evidence that narcotraffickers are arming and radical [...] | 2005-05-12 18:49:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR ASEC PGOV PTER PE |
05LIMA2180 | TOLEDO MAINTAINS HARD LINE ON 1995 CHILEAN ARMS [...] (U) President Alejandro Toledo is maintaining the GOP's hard line on Chile's 1995 arms deliveries to Ecuador. In a declaration made on 5/10 while attending the South American Arab Summit in Brasilia, Toledo announced that the issue will not/not be resolved and there will be no/no 2x2 meeting [...] | 2005-05-13 20:46:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PE CI |
05LIMA2185 | REGIONAL PRESIDENT YEHUDE SIMON: MOVING AHEAD ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Lambayeque Regional President Yehude Simon briefed the Ambassador 5/4 on the extensive consultations he has carried out to smooth the way for the SOUTHCOM New Horizons Exercise anticipated for next year. Simon expressed confidence he would win a referendum on creating a northern [...] | 2005-05-13 22:28:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR ETRD ECON PE |
05LIMA2187 | KILLINGS AND KIDNAPPINGS BY INDIGENOUS GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: The murder of four health workers followed by the kidnapping of a journalist and his assistant by indigenous Aguaruna tribesmen sparked speculation that these incidents were linked to efforts to cover up local opium cultivation and trafficking. An ongoing police investigatio [...] | 2005-05-13 22:31:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR ASEC PGOV PINS PE |
05LIMA2222 | IS IT PERU'S TURN TO HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS? [...] (C) On the afternoon of May 17, Prime Minister Carlos Ferrero asked urgently to meet with the Ambassador. Ferrero related that the government is seriously concerned that Peru,s Congress, at the instance of the APRA legislative block, might vote on May 19 to suspend President Toledo from off [...] | 2005-05-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL PE |
05LIMA2235 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FREE TRADE IN PIURA [...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 5-6 trip to Piura in northern Peru, the Ambassador met with local dignitaries to discuss free trade and economic development, inaugurated a new AID-sponsored small business center, toured a local textile plant, and visited Peace Corps volunteers. Although the Wor [...] | 2005-05-18 18:52:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV PE |
05LIMA2241 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OPPOSITION LEADERS, RECEIVES [...] (C) The Ambassador, on 5/18, met separately with APRA leader Alan Garcia and Unidad Nacional Legislative Bloc leader Xavier Barron (Unidad Nacional leader Lourdes Flores had agreed to meet the Ambassador but fell ill). According to both Garcia and Barron, the opposition parties in Congress [...] | 2005-05-18 23:56:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL PE |
05LIMA2249 | OPPOSITION LEADERS TELL AMBASSADOR THEY WILL NOT [...] (C) The Ambassador met separately with APRA leader Alan Garcia and Unidad Nacional legislative bloc chief Xavier Barron on 5/18 to express concern over reports that opposition parties might stretch the Constitution to sanction President Alejandro Toledo over allegations that he and his Peru [...] | 2005-05-19 18:54:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL PE |
05LIMA2250 | OPPOSITION PARTY PROPOSALS AFFECTING PRESIDENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Congress, on 5/19, is expected to debate at least three proposals to sanction President Alejandro Toledo for his alleged involvement in fraud in connection with the registration of his Peru Posible party for the 2000 elections. Most of the proposed sanctions are of doubtful co [...] | 2005-05-19 18:56:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL PE |
05LIMA2254 | GRADUATING COUNTERNARCOTICS CADETS INCREASE PNP [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 12, almost 200 new Peruvian National Police (PNP) cadets graduated from two police academies in the heart of the coca source zones. These academies were conceived, constructed and fully equipped by Embassy NAS. The 200 graduates are the first batch of a planned 2000 more c [...] | 2005-05-19 20:49:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC SNAR EAID PGOV PE |
05LIMA2282 | CONGRESS AVOIDS VOTE ON PROPOSED TOLEDO SANCTIONS, [...] SUMMARY: In a stormy plenary session that lasted nearly 16 hours, the Congress finally voted 56-47 to send the documents amassed by the committee investigating President Alejandro Toledo and his Peru Posible party for registration fraud (Villanueva Committee) to the Public Ministry for use i [...] | 2005-05-20 19:50:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS PREL PE |
05LIMA2320 | GOP EXTENDS STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR 60 MORE DAYS [...] Via a Supreme Decree signed by President Toledo on May 20, the Government extended for two more months the State of Emergency first declared in May of 2003. The Presidential Decree carried over the State of Emergency in the same geographic area covered by the most recent extensions, dated Ma [...] | 2005-05-24 20:33:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS PTER PHUM ASEC PE |
05LIMA2335 | STRIKES BY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AFFECT TEN [...] (SBU) Agricultural producers from 10 departments, all with distinct agendas, began a series of strikes and road blockages on 5/23. The GOP quickly reached an accommodation with potato growers in the south, and remains in negotiation with rice farmers from the north. Textile manufacturers and [...] | 2005-05-25 21:47:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS EAGR ETRD CASC PE |
05LIMA2342 | OPPOSITION APRA PARTY DECIDES TO DROP PROPOSED [...] (U) APRA Congresswoman (and Chairwoman of the party's Political Committee) Mercedes Cabanillas announced 5/25 that the APRA legislative bloc had decided to drop its planned resolution calling for a "political trial" of President Alejandro Toledo on allegations that he was involved in forging [...] | 2005-05-26 16:59:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PE |
05LIMA2376 | MORE COCALERO INFIGHTING; BOMBS SIGNAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Monzon cocaleros' highly publicized rejection of Huallaga cocalero leader Nancy Obregon (for allegedly being too conciliatory to the GOP) is a parable for the fact that continued cocalero fragmentation is going hand-in-hand with a new radicalization. There are other disturbing si [...] | 2005-05-27 15:35:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR EAID ETRD PGOV ASEC PE |
05LIMA2377 | THRUSH AIRCRAFT SEARCHES FOR OPIUM POPPIES AMID [...] (U) SUMMARY: Cocalero leader Elsa Malpartida has renewed the groundless rumors of GOP coca fumigation, this time citing the presence of a U.S. Thrush surveillance aircraft. To counter these allegations, the Mission continues a concerted public affairs effort that included a tour of the Thrush [...] | 2005-05-27 15:36:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC SNAR EAID ETRD PGOV PE |
05LIMA2444 | PERU'S TROUBLED FOREST CONCESSION PROCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Three years after Peru began implementing a modern forest concession system - to wide acclaim - concessions remain unconsolidated and problematic. Lack of concessionaire funds, delays in management plan approval, lack of GOP capacity to oversee concessions, and competing land c [...] | 2005-06-02 15:19:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD EINV ECON PGOV SNAR PE |
05LIMA2523 | PERU'S TEXTILE EXPORTS INCREASE 13 PERCENT IN Q1 [...] (U) Summary. Peru's textile industry witnessed a 13 percent increase in exports during the first quarter of 2005 year-on-year, despite local fears that the end of the Multi- Fiber Agreement (MFA) would limit the Peruvian textile industry's ability to compete internationally. The GOP, noting [...] | 2005-06-06 22:30:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA2540 | TINTAYA MINE: FROM CONCILIATION TO CONFLICT [...] (U) Problems remain at BHP Billiton's Tintaya Mine in the wake of the May 23-25 agricultural strike (Ref A). Protesters temporarily occupied part of the mine's facilities on 5/24, demanding that the company revise a September 2003, Oxfam America-brokered agreement with local communities where [...] | 2005-06-07 16:28:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS EAGR ETRD CASC PE |
05LIMA2551 | VENEZUELA MEDDLING IN PERUVIAN POLITICS [...] (S) Ambassador requested a one-on-one meeting with Foreign Minister Rodriguez Cuadros June 6 to discuss the Venezuelan government,s involvement with violent, extremist Peruvian organizations. The Ambassador noted that the Embassy had learned late last week that Venezuela,s Ambassador-desig [...] | 2005-06-07 21:15:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET//NOFORN | PE PGOV PREL VE |
05LIMA2554 | FOREIGN MINISTER ON PONDERING INITIATIVE ON [...] (U) This is an action message for WHA and INL. See para 6. 2. (C) In the course of a meeting to discuss Venezuelan meddling with Peruvian extremist groups, Foreign Minister Rodriguez Cuadros told the Ambassador that the inroads Bolivarian movements have made among cocaleros in Bolivia [...] | 2005-06-07 22:06:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PE PGOV |
05LIMA2589 | FUJIMORI EXTRADITION CASE HAS PROBLEMS SAYS EXPERT [...] (C) The GOP's case to compel Japan to extradite former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is poorly organized and filled with errors, according to noted human rights lawyer and former Truth and Reconciliation Executive Secretary Javier Ciurlizza (strictly protect). Foreign Minister Rodrigue [...] | 2005-06-09 19:53:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PE |
05LIMA2600 | VISIT OF STAFFDEL WALKER TO PERU [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) During a busy two-day visit, Staffdel Walker raised pending U.S. company commercial disputes, trafficking of narcotics and persons, and the benefits of an U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in discussions with Members of Congress, high-ranking government officials, and pri [...] | 2005-06-10 14:49:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON SNAR EFIN EINV SOCI PGOV PE |
05LIMA2601 | PERU PONDERS DANINO OR OTHE... [...] (SBU) At least five major Peruvian dailies, plus "The Economist," have speculated over the last week that the GOP will make a major push for the candidacy of a Peruvian to replace IDB President Enrique Iglesias, who announced his resignation May 31. (Note: Iglesias will leave his post Septem [...] | 2005-06-10 14:54:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN PE |
05LIMA2616 | Peruvian Congressman involved in visa fraud [...] (SBU) According to a recent investigative report in the newspaper "Correo" dated March 17, 2005, Peruvian Congressman Roger SANTA MARIA Del Aguila, DPOB: September 26, 1950, Peru, appears to have been involved in visa/passport fraud by fraudulently filing a birth registration for a child who i [...] | 2005-06-10 22:28:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS PGOV PE |
05LIMA2686 | UPDATE ON PERU NOMINATION FOR IDB PRESIDENCY [...] (C) Ambassador Struble spoke June 14 to Hector Quintero, Colombian Ambassador to Peru, regarding the visit of Colombian Ambassador to the U.S. Luis Alberto Moreno to Lima. Quintero explained that Ambassador Moreno had met with President Alejandro Toledo that morning to seek Peruvian support f [...] | 2005-06-16 14:31:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN PE |
05LIMA2692 | PERUVIAN FINANCE MINISTER PPK WILL RUN FOR IDB [...] (C) Finance Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) confirmed to the Ambassador in a private conversation June 16 that he will be a candidate to replace Enrique Iglesias as IDB President. PPK said that he told Toledo recently of his desire to leave the Finance Minister position in mid-August 20 [...] | 2005-06-16 16:16:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN PE |
05LIMA2720 | VISIT OF PERUVIAN MINISTERS TO DISCUSS FTA [...] (C) Summary. Four Peruvian Ministers -- Trade, Finance, Agriculture, and Production -- will be traveling to Washington D.C. for high-level meetings with Deputy Secretary Zoellick, USTR Portman, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez, NSC Tom Shannon and several members of Congress, June 21-22. The Pe [...] | 2005-06-17 19:33:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV EAGR PE ENIV |
05LIMA2751 | VENEZUELAN EMBASSY'S SEMINAR ON THE SOCIAL CHARTER [...] (SBU) On 6/15, Political Section FSN Assistant attended a "Participative Forum/Workshop" sponsored by the Embassy of Venezuela in Lima entitled "The Social Charter of the Americas (SCA)." Summaries of the interventions by the scheduled speakers are provided below. 2. (U) Ambassador Jorge V [...] | 2005-06-21 17:03:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI VE PE |
05LIMA2840 | THE "U.S. DESIGNS ON THE AMAZON" MYTH RESURFACES [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Ambassador and a USDAO member have confronted Peruvian officials concerning a Peruvian Army officer's briefing at a bilateral intelligence conference in Quito that depicted the U.S. as the principal security threat to Peru, and alleged that the U.S. had plans to take over the [...] | 2005-06-27 15:41:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINS MARR PE EC |
05LIMA2919 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORS ON POLITICAL SCENE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two top presidential political counselors recently reviewed the political scene with Polcouns. They were optimistic that President Alejandro Toledo and the GOP will work out a modus vivendi with the opposition parties on a new Congress President and a smooth transition to the [...] | 2005-07-05 15:26:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PREL PINS PE |
05LIMA3006 | FINANCE MINISTER NOMINATED FOR IDB PRESIDENCY [...] On July 8, the Foreign Ministry convoked the diplomatic corps to announce the GOP's nomination of Finance Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) as its candidate to replace Enrique Iglesias as President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). At the end of the day, Post received a diplom [...] | 2005-07-11 15:01:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA3113 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UN REFORM PRIORITIES WITH [...] (SBU) On 7/13, the Ambassador discussed Ref B talking points on overall UN reform priorities of the USG with Foreign Minister Manuel Rodriguez; their exchange on Security Council Reform and the G-4 Resolution was reported in Ref A. The Ambassador emphasized the critical nature of the reform pr [...] | 2005-07-15 23:02:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC PE UNSC |
05LIMA3250 | PERU STILL UNDECIDED ON G-4 RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-26 21:11:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR PE UNSC UNGA |
05LIMA3252 | PRESIDENT TOLEDO HAS NOT YET DECIDED ON G-4 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-26 22:36:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR PE UNSC UNGA |
05LIMA3261 | GOVERNING PARTY CANDIDATE ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF [...] (U) On July 26, 2005, the Peruvian Congress elected Marcial Ayaipoma, the candidate of President Alejandro Toledo,s ruling Peru Posible (PP) Party, as its new President, succeeding Antero Flores Araoz. Although Ayaipoma ran unchallenged, his election proved difficult. The opposition APRA and U [...] | 2005-07-27 18:44:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PE |
05LIMA3337 | TOLEDO'S STATE OF THE NATION SPEECH [...] A confident President Alejandro Toledo delivered his annual State of the Nation speech on 7/28, in which he touted his administration's economic, political and social successes; emphasized that these accomplishments were achieved in conjunction with the Congress, political parties and the pop [...] | 2005-08-03 21:39:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PREL PHUM PE |
05LIMA3375 | CAMISEA GREENLIGHT: REPSOL TO EXPORT LNG [...] (U) SUMMARY: Hunt Oil's liquefied natural gas project cleared its last major hurdle to securing financing for its planned Peru plant. On August 1,Spanish firm Repsol agreed to buy the 4 million annual tons of LNG for 18.5 years. Hunt hopes to secure financing and begin construction of the LNG [...] | 2005-08-05 12:39:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV EPET SOCI EINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE |
05LIMA3379 | NEW PRO-CHAVEZ PUBLICATION IN LIMA [...] SUMMARY: A pro-Chavez, leftist publication entitled "Wankar" ("the Song of the People" in Quechua) recently appeared in Lima. The first issue has a slick paper cover with a dramatic color photo of Chavez sporting his commando cap, his fist raised in the air. The masthead of the magazine as [...] | 2005-08-05 15:28:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL PE VE |
05LIMA3414 | Peru's Evangelicals: A Rising Force [...] (SBU) This is the first in a three-part series on Peru's Evangelical Christians. This cable traces the recent history of this key emerging sector. The second will delineate the Evangelicals' political strategy for the upcoming presidential and congressional elections. The final cable will [...] | 2005-08-08 22:28:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PE |
05LIMA3415 | Peru's Evangelicals: Political Strategy [...] (U) This is the second in a three-part series on Peruvian Evangelicals. It will delineate their political strategy for the upcoming presidential and congressional elections. -------- Summary: -------- 2. (U) Peruvian Evangelical Christians fervently believe that Peru needs thoroughg [...] | 2005-08-08 22:30:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PE |
05LIMA3416 | CUZCO COCA REGULATION - NO LEGAL IMPACT BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-09 14:18:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV SNAR ETRD PE |
05LIMA3419 | Letter of Agreement of Narcotics Control between [...] Post has completed discussions with the GOP on the text for an amendment to the 1996 Operating Agreement for the Project for Control of Narcotics last amended in September 2004 (Reftel). The amendment would incorporate Fiscal Year 05 funds in the amount of 57,932,000 dollars. We have agree [...] | 2005-08-09 15:22:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV PE |
05LIMA3429 | SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO PERU: SCENESETTER [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, both my country team and the Peruvian Government are delighted that you are able to visit Peru. Within hours of learning that you would be stopping in Lima, President Toledo called me to say how important your visit is to him. The President has recently become concerned about [...] | 2005-08-09 18:34:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR PE |
05LIMA3447 | PLOTTING ANOTHER COME-BACK: DOES FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Former President Alberto Fujimori has done a masterful job maintaining his standing as a major political force in Peru, despite the fact that he remains exiled in Japan, is prohibited from holding public office here, and is the subject of extradition requests by the GOP. His sup [...] | 2005-08-10 17:23:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KCRM PE |
05LIMA3474 | Peru: Human Rights Update [...] The following report provides a mid-year update on the Human Rights situation in Peru. It is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather to identify emerging trends and highlight key issues. Peru's human rights situation, in terms of the GOP's respect for the human rights of citizens, continu [...] | 2005-08-11 20:51:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PE |
05LIMA3476 | APPOINTMENT OF FERNANDO OLIVERA AS FOREIGN [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Alejandro Toledo appointed coalition ally Fernando Olivera as Foreign Minister on 8/11; Prime Minister Carlos Ferrero and Housing Minister Carlos Bruce resigned in response. Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti and Justice Minister Eduardo Salhuana reportedly boycotted Oliv [...] | 2005-08-11 23:07:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PE |
05LIMA3489 | CABINET CRISIS AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIR FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 8/11 resignation of Prime Minister Carlos Ferrero, in response to the appointment of Fernando Olivera as Foreign Minister, forced the resignation of the entire Cabinet and resulted in a serious political dilemma for President Alejandro Toledo. It remains an intergovernment [...] | 2005-08-12 20:55:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PINR PE |
05LIMA3518 | RESIGNATION OF FOREIGN MINISTER ENDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The intergovernmental political crisis resulting from the resignation of Prime Minister Carlos Ferrero on 8/11, following the appointment of Fernando Olivera as Foreign Minister, was resolved the evening of 8/12, when President Alejandro Toledo asked Olivera to step down. Tole [...] | 2005-08-15 21:08:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
05LIMA3548 | NEW PRIME MINISTER, FOREIGN MINISTER AND DEFENSE [...] (C) New Prime Minister-designate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) phoned the Ambassador on the morning of 8/16 to confirm press reports that he would be sworn-in later that day as Prime Minister. The Ambassador inquired as to other Cabinet changes that might affect upcoming meetings with SECDEF. P [...] | 2005-08-16 21:59:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL MARR PE |
05LIMA3549 | CABINET INCLUDES SIX NEW FACES [...] (U) President Toledo swore in his new cabinet of ministers on 8/16. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, previously Minister of Economy and Finance, became the Prime Minister. Six new cabinet members were approved: Oscar Maurtua Romana as Minister of Foreign Relations, Marciano Rengifo Ruiz as Minister of [...] | 2005-08-16 22:12:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL ECON MARR PE |
05LIMA3554 | PERU RESUMES FTA NEGOTIATIONS WITH THAILAND [...] (U) Summary. After almost 10 months of delay, the GOP resumed free trade talks with Thailand on August 15. During round six, held in Lima August 15-17, the GOP and GOT will negotiate chapters on market access, rules of origin, customs procedures and safeguards. GOP officials view Thailand [...] | 2005-08-17 16:00:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA3555 | NAMING OF KUCZYNSKI CABINET CALMS POLITICAL [...] SUMMARY: President Alejandro Toledo's 8/16 swearing-in of a new Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK),received a warm welcome from politicians across the political spectrum, the business sector and the media; calmed the recent political turbulence; and should not/not [...] | 2005-08-17 17:40:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ECON SCUL PE |
05LIMA3571 | MAJAZ ANTI-MINING VIOLENCE ON ECUADOR BORDER [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-17 21:24:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN PGOV SNAR ASEC EINV ENRG PE |
05LIMA3588 | FOREIGN MINISTRY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER PERUVIAN [...] Embassy has received the following dip note from the Peruvian Foreign Affairs Ministry regarding the case of Edgar Vera Monte, a Peruvian who is on life support following an altercation with police in Allen, Texas on 8/4. "The Ministry of Foreign Relations, Office of the Secretary of Peruvi [...] | 2005-08-18 20:36:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PE |
05LIMA3593 | NEW HOUSING MINISTER RUDECINDO VEGA [...] Summary. New Housing Minister Rudecindo Vega has served the last three years as Chief of Staff to outgoing Housing Minister Carlos Bruce. Since 2003, he also served as Technical Secretary to the GOP Interministerial Commission on Social Issues. Vega is a respected technocrat. He has had s [...] | 2005-08-18 22:14:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PE |
05LIMA3594 | INTRODUCING MINISTER OF FINANCE FERNANDO ZAVALA [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 16, President Toledo appointed former Vice Minister of Economy Fernando Zavala Lombardi to replace Pedro Pablo Kuczynski as the Minister of Economy and Finance. Zavala, prior to his position as Vice Minister, served as General Manager of Indecopi (Peru's IPR Administ [...] | 2005-08-18 22:15:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PE ENIV |
05LIMA3609 | MINING COMPANIES WORRIED ABOUT SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. and Canadian Ambassadors hosted a meeting on August 11 for representatives of international mining companies to review their operating difficulties in Peru and to coordinate efforts to improve the investment climate. Consensus among the companies is that radical forces [...] | 2005-08-19 18:20:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ETRD SNAR PTER ECON EINV PGOV PE |
05LIMA3643 | Peru: TIP Update [...] The following report traces GOP actions against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and TIP-related events in Peru for the first half of 2005. The GOP continues to move against TIP. Nonetheless, as Peru advances from an initial strong start against human trafficking, the hard work of building inst [...] | 2005-08-22 19:51:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PE |
05LIMA3784 | A NEW INTERVIEW WITH SL LEADER COMRADE "ARTEMIO" [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Peruvian newspaper and a TV news program made public an interview with Sendero Luminoso (SL) Commander "Artemio," head of the largest SL faction still involved in combat operations. Leading daily La Republica published a portion of the interview on 8/28. Later that evening, Cuart [...] | 2005-09-01 14:57:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC SNAR PINS PGOV PE |
05LIMA3824 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] Polcouns delivered the demarche on the Summit of the Americas Declaration and Plan of Action (Reftel) to Julio Garro, the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, and to Carlos Chocano, the Ministry's Director of OAS Affairs and Action Officer for the Summit of the Americas, on 9/ [...] | 2005-09-02 21:31:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM ECON PGOV PE |
05LIMA3888 | THE TOLEDO-URIBE MEETING AND PERU'S GAME PLAN FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings with the Ambassador the Ministers of Trade, Foreign Relations and Production described Toledo's one-day trip to Colombia as productive. The GOP believes Uribe was not previously aware of how much Colombia's FTA team is out of sync with Peru's. Peruvian bus [...] | 2005-09-08 20:57:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA3914 | NEW PERM REP TO OAS [...] A Supreme Resolution published on 9/7 in the GOP's "Legal Norms" named Fernando de la Flor Arbulu as Peru's Permanent Representative to the Organization for American States (OAS). A subsequent Ministerial resolution will determine the date upon which De la Flor will assume responsibility. 2. [...] | 2005-09-09 20:45:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR PGOV PE OAS |
05LIMA3923 | THREE PRESIDENTS INAUGURATE INTEROCEANIC HIGHWAY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Presidents of Peru, Bolivia and Brazil met in Madre de Dios, Peru on September 8, to inaugurate the $810 million Interoceanic Highway project, which will connect Brazil's Atlantic coast to Peru's Pacific coast. The governments expect the highway to be completed by 2010. [...] | 2005-09-09 22:02:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA3926 | WHY AN URIBE/TOLEDO MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BUSH IS [...] (C) We understand that Peruvian Ambassador Ferrero soon will call on PDAS Shapiro and U/S Burns to request an October meeting between Presidents Toledo, Uribe and Bush. According to Foreign Minister Maurtua, the two Andean leaders decided during their September 5 consultations in Bogota (re [...] | 2005-09-11 22:16:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PGOV PE CO |
05LIMA3974 | ZEVALLOS ADVISOR HAS CLOSE TIES TO PERUVIAN [...] (C) Summary. OFAC-listed Narcotics Kingpin Fernando Zevallos, who sold two planes to cargo carrier Air Guinea in January, has enlisted Ricardo Hernandez as a front man in the transaction. Hernandez is a close advisor of Peruvian Congressman Victor Valdez, Chairman of the Congressional Transp [...] | 2005-09-13 22:31:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR SNAR CASC PGOV PE |
05LIMA3998 | APRA LEADER SUPPORTS ERADICATION, REELS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: APRA Party leader (and former President) Alan Garcia, on 9/9, publicly declared illegal coca should be eradicated and that coca eradication policy is the purview of the GOP, not regional governments. Garcia was responding to warnings by La Libertad Regional President Homero Burg [...] | 2005-09-15 15:59:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR PE |
05LIMA4033 | ANOTHER ATPDEA DISPUTE NEAR RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary. According to GOP's Commercial Dispute Coordinator, Aurelio Loret de Mola, the Luz del Sur/PSEG dispute should be resolved shortly, pending SUNAT valuation of any back taxes owed by the company. The remaining ATPDEA cases -- Engelhard, Princeton Dover, and LeTourneau -- are st [...] | 2005-09-16 19:19:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE |
05LIMA4070 | DGAC EXPLAINS ZEVALLOS' FLIGHT PERMISSIONS [...] (C) Summary. Despite pledges by the DGAC to ensure that OFAC-listed Narcotics Kingpin Fernando Zevallos paid off previous debts of his former companies, AeroContinente and NuevoContinente, Zevallos received flight permissions for his new company, AeroContinente EIRL in June. The Director Gen [...] | 2005-09-19 19:42:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR SNAR PGOV EINV PE |
05LIMA4129 | HIGH UNDER-EMPLOYMENT DESPITE SOLID MACRO SHOWING [...] Summary: Despite doubling yearly exports since 2001, (projected to reach $15 billion in 2005) and 49 consecutive months of GDP growth, Peru's labor force remains largely informal and under-employed. In Lima, the average rate of open unemployment through July 2005 was 9.58 percent, up slightl [...] | 2005-09-22 18:46:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV ETRD PE |
05LIMA4130 | SUPREME COURT DECIDES THAT REBEL LEADER ANTAURO [...] (U) SUMMARY. Peru's Supreme Court ruled 9/21 that Ethno-Cacerist leader Antauro Humala and his followers should be tried in Andahuaylas, the site of their murderous January uprising, and not in Lima. The National Director of Prisons said he would not comply with the Court's ruling on transfe [...] | 2005-09-22 19:08:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PE |
05LIMA4132 | FAR LEFT, INSPIRED BY CHAVEZ, SEEKING TO RIDE [...] (C) Most of Peru,s far-left Marxist parties, movements, and labor organizations are attempting to unite forces for the 2006 general elections under the banner of a "Frente Amplio" (Broad Front). They hope their standard bearer will be Ollanta Humala, leader of the fascistic Nationalist Peruv [...] | 2005-09-22 19:23:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
05LIMA4139 | PERU AMONG WORLD'S MOST INFORMAL ECONOMIES [...] Summary: The World Bank ranks Peru as the world's fifth most informal economy. In urban Peru, nearly 70 percent of workers (62 percent in Lima) are employed informally, the third highest rate in Latin America. Bureaucratic barriers largely account for Peru's informality, generating problems [...] | 2005-09-22 22:02:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV ETRD PE |
05LIMA4163 | BENEFIT PACKAGE DEFUSES TALK OF POLICE STRIKE, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Alejandro Toledo, on 9/19, defused growing talk of a nationwide police strike by announcing a 284 million Soles (USD 86 million) package of back-pay, salary increases, benefits and operational funding. Police sources tell us that, while the immediate crisis has passe [...] | 2005-09-23 22:54:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ASEC PE |
05LIMA4179 | EMBASSY AND EVANGELICALS: BREAKING NEW GROUND [...] (U) This is the third in a three-part series on Peru,s Evangelical Christians. Reftels described the history and contemporary political strategy of this key emerging group. This cable discusses Embassy outreach. -------- Summary: -------- 2. (U) Peru,s rapidly-growing population of [...] | 2005-09-26 20:15:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PHUM PGOV PE |
05LIMA4190 | FORMER ANTI-CORRUPTION COURT HEAD BELIEVES [...] (C) SUMMARY. A series of personnel transfers in Lima's courts were announced 9/1, including that of Saul Pena, who had served as Chief Judge of an Anti-Corruption Court Chamber the past four years. Pena told Emboff on 9/16 that pressure from the GOP, linked to his persistent investigation of [...] | 2005-09-27 16:18:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PE |
05LIMA4217 | CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL RULES REGIONAL COCA [...] SUMMARY: The Constitutional Tribunal (TC),on 9/27, ruled unconstitutional the pro-coca ordinances issued by the Cuzco and Huanuco regional governments. While siding with the GOP on the main legal point -- that coca policy is exclusively within the national government's domain -- the TC als [...] | 2005-09-28 17:40:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PINS PE |
05LIMA4228 | ANOTHER ATPDEA DISPUTE RESOLVED [...] (SBU) Summary. The General Manager of Luz del Sur (owned by New Jersey-based PSEG and Californian Sempra Energy) informed us that the company's dispute with Peru's tax authority, SUNAT, is fully resolved. SUNAT determined that Luz del Sur owed 929,000 soles (approximately $282,000) in back ta [...] | 2005-09-28 20:23:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE |
05LIMA4265 | FINALLY, AN OMBUDSMAN [...] After almost five years of frustrated attempts to reach a consensus on a candidate, the Peruvian Congress selected former Prime Minister Beatriz Merino on 9/29 to be the country's next Public Ombudsman (Defensora del Pueblo). Merino replaces the "interim" incumbent Walter Alban, who had been [...] | 2005-09-30 16:06:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PE |
05LIMA4267 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] (U) With Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua unavailable (he attended a decentralized Cabinet meeting in Tacna on 9/27 and was departing with President Toledo for the South American Community of Nations Summit in Brasilia on 9/29),the Ambassador raised the USG's concerns over the Summit of the A [...] | 2005-09-30 16:09:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM ECON PGOV PE |
05LIMA4271 | MORE ON OLLANTA HUMALA'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY [...] (C) Sociologist Jaime Antesana, an expert in cocalero politics working for a USAID contractor, during a 9/21 meeting with Emboffs said that the cocalero movement appears to be coalescing in support of ultra-nationalist Ollanta Humala's presidential candidacy. Antesana added that he met with [...] | 2005-09-30 17:29:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL PE VE |
05LIMA4273 | TRADE MINISTER FORESHADOWS FTA RED LINES [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with the Ambassador, Trade Minister Ferrero and Peru's Chief FTA Negotiator de la Flor highlighted two red lines for Peru in the U.S.-Andean FTA negotiations. They warned that Peru's Congress would not accept an FTA that permitted the importation of used clothing o [...] | 2005-09-30 20:42:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA4294 | PRESIDENT TOLEDO ANNOUNCES NATIONAL CITIZEN [...] SUMMARY. New public security measures announced by President Toledo on 9/29 include more police patrols in high crime areas, vehicle purchases, prison reforms, a focus on highway robberies, and new training academies. Although some of the resources required will be generated internally thro [...] | 2005-10-04 14:04:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS KCRM PE |
05LIMA4394 | LATIN AMERICA MISSING PERSONS (LAMP) NETWORK [...] (C) The authors of the Peruvian website for Missing Persons, www.peruanosdesaparecidos.com, are now establishing a series of similar and interlinked web pages for missing persons in other countries called the Latin American Network for Missing Persons (LAMP). The system has already helped s [...] | 2005-10-12 20:58:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PE |
05LIMA4441 | COCALEROS INCREASINGLY RADICAL BUT STILL FRACTURED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fifteen hundred cocaleros met in Ayacucho at the fourth Congress of the National Confederation of Agriculture Producers of the Coca Valleys of Peru (CONPACCP) in another failed attempt to create a unified national movement. Supporters of the Humala brothers tried to participat [...] | 2005-10-13 22:06:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PINS PE |
05LIMA4544 | PERU ON DEMONSTRATING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQ [...] (SBU) Ambassador discussed this subject with Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for the Americas Pablo Portugal on 10/14. Portugal said the GOP would make a public statement of support for the constitutional process in Iraq at some point in the future. Portugal had been briefed on the reftel ta [...] | 2005-10-21 14:54:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ PE |
05LIMA4548 | NEW LABOR MINISTER [...] (U) President Alejandro Toledo, on 10/7, swore in Carlos Alberto Almeri Veramendi as Minister of Labor and Job Promotion. A bio for Minister Almeri follows. 2. (U) Almeri was elected to Congress in 2001 as a representative from Loreto Department for the ruling Peru Posible (PP) party. In [...] | 2005-10-21 16:44:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PE |
05LIMA4567 | AMBASSADOR AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS SHOW PUBLIC [...] Summary: The Ambassador hosted a luncheon and press event with members of Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) and the Diplomatic Corps. Members of the CVR, including Chairman Salomon Lerner, have received an increasing number of death threats, which they believe are linked to cri [...] | 2005-10-24 17:39:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KDEM PE |
05LIMA4568 | WHA/AND DIRECTOR'S MEETINGS WITH LEADING [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA/AND Director Philip French, accompanied by the Ambassador and DCM, on 10/17, met separately with leading presidential hopefuls Lourdes Flores (Unidad Nacional alliance) and Alan Garcia (APRA party); the third principle contender, former Interim President Valentin Paniagua, [...] | 2005-10-24 18:00:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SNAR PE |
05LIMA4577 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: OCTOBER 3-7 SUMMIT OF THE [...] Action Request - see paragraph 4. 2. Polcouns delivered the demarche on the October 3-7 Summit of the Americas Negotiating Session (Reftel) to the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Julio Garro, and Action Officer for the OAS and Summit of the Americas, Romulo Acurio, on [...] | 2005-10-24 21:12:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM ECON PGOV PE |
05LIMA4578 | DEMARCHE: SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS STAND ALONE [...] Polcouns delivered the demarche on the "Summit of the Americas Stand Alone Statements" to the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Julio Garro, and Action Officer for the OAS and Summit of the Americas, Romulo Acurio, on 1024. 2. Garro said that he thought Peru would likel [...] | 2005-10-24 21:20:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM ECON PGOV PE |
05LIMA4633 | DECENTRALIZATION: MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK IN PERU, [...] Peru will hold referenda in 16 of its 25 departments on 10/30, in which voters will decide whether to consolidate their departments into up to five macro-regions. The formation of macro-regions would be a major step forward in Peru's ongoing decentralization process, which is aimed at devolv [...] | 2005-10-27 22:18:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL PE |
05LIMA4634 | DECENTRALIZATION: MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK IN PERU, [...] This is the second in a two-part series on Peruvian decentralization. It focuses on the 10/30 referenda on forming macro-regions, current opinions, and possible outcomes. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. SUMMARY. On the eve of the 10/30 referenda on the formation of macro-regions, the GOP fi [...] | 2005-10-27 22:47:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL PE |
05LIMA4650 | ATTEMPT TO FACILITATE PASSAGE OF MACRO-REGION [...] Despite a furious last-minute push from President Alejandro Toledo, with support from presidential hopefuls Lourdes Flores and Valentin Paniagua, proponents of legislative changes to facilitate the passage of the 10/30 macro-region referenda (Refs) failed to obtain the necessary 61-vote absol [...] | 2005-10-28 20:32:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PE |
05LIMA4661 | MACRO-REGION REFERENDA FAIL - DECENTRALIZATION [...] With 90 percent of the ballots counted, the referenda to form five macro-regions failed in 15 of Peru's 16 departments. Only in Arequipa did a majority of voters support the proposal. (Note: Since the other departments considering consolidation with Arequipa, Tacna and Puno, voted the referen [...] | 2005-10-31 21:06:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PE |
05LIMA4662 | PERU SURPRISED BY CHILEAN REACTION ON DRAFT [...] (C) Embassy Santiago's reporting (Ref) has laid out the Chilean perception of what the GOP is doing with its draft "Law on the Bases of Maritime Control," which is now under review by the Peruvian Congress. In our view the GOP impulse behind the law is far more anodyne; it was part of an effo [...] | 2005-10-31 21:21:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EC PE |
05LIMA4673 | CONTROVERSY CONTINUES REGARDING PERU'S DRAFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The controversy between Peru and Chile over the GOP's introduction of legislation defining its maritime limits continues, although Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua informed the Ambassador that the two countries are talking and should eventually calm things down. Meanwhile, the F [...] | 2005-11-02 22:08:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL CI EC PE |
05LIMA4674 | DEMARCHE: SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DOHA STAND ALONE [...] (U) Polcouns followed up with Foreign Ministry Director of Multilateral Affairs Julio Garro on the demarche dealing with the "Summit of the Americas Doha Stand Alone Statement" (Ref A) on 11/02. Garro stated that the Ministry would be reviewing the proposed statement with the Foreign Trade [...] | 2005-11-02 22:10:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | KSUM ECON PGOV PE |
05LIMA4732 | ECONOMIC EXPANSION BEGINNING TO REDUCE POVERTY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-04 21:24:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA4773 | A NEW ANDEAN DIALOGUE [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Struble, Andean Community Secretary General Allan Wagner proposed several ideas for strengthening the relationship between the United States, the Andes and Latin America as a whole. The Andean Community would play a central role in the process. Wagner [...] | 2005-11-08 16:33:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PE PGOV |
05LIMA4777 | PERU'S CHIEF FTA NEGOTIATOR ON FINAL ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Peru's Chief FTA Negotiator Pablo de la Flor told the Ambassador that Peru is ready to conclude the U.S.-Andean FTA negotiations by Thanksgiving, pending resolution of specific IPR and Agriculture concerns. De la Flor warned that Peru's Health Minister would resign -- creating [...] | 2005-11-08 21:26:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA4779 | PRESIDENT TOLEDO TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT FUJIMORI'S [...] (C) During an 11/7 phone call initiated by President Toledo about another matter, Ambassador asked the President what he thought Fujimori's game plan was. Toledo said that it was ""sophisticated and complex."" (COMMENT: This may be another way of saying he did not yet feel he had fully figured it [...] | 2005-11-08 22:09:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PE CI JA |
05LIMA4788 | SUPREME COURT DECIDES THAT ANTAURO HUMALA WILL BE [...] Peru's Supreme Court, on 11/7, decided that Ethno-Cacerist leader Antauro Humala and 159 of his followers will stand trial in Lima for their participation in the January 2005 armed rebellion in Andahuaylas that resulted in the death of four policemen (Ref B). The Court reversed its original [...] | 2005-11-09 15:42:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS KJUS PE |
05LIMA4797 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SMITH [...] Post warmly welcomes Congressman Smith's visit to Peru and greatly appreciates his interest in both trafficking in persons (TIP) and women's and children's health issues. Over the last two years, the Peruvian Government has awakened to the TIP problem and has taken serious steps to combat it. [...] | 2005-11-09 19:17:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PE |
05LIMA4842 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORS ON FUJIMORI, MARTIME [...] (C) Top presidential political advisors Juan de la Puente and Juan Sheput, in recent meetings with Polcouns, addressed the principle political issues of the moment as follows: -- Ex-President Alberto Fujimori's extradition: Peru will have a hard time preparing an adequate extradition req [...] | 2005-11-14 20:34:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KSUM PE |
05LIMA4854 | HUMALA FEINTS TO THE CENTER, BUT CONTINUES TO [...] (C) Peruvian ultra-nationalist and Chavez admirer Ollanta Humala has recently made efforts to position himself -- at least rhetorically -- closer to the political center. Over the last month, he has publicly rejected the New Years Eve 2004 rebellion his brother, Antauro Humala, led in Andahu [...] | 2005-11-15 18:54:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PGOV PE |
05LIMA4861 | FUJIMORI UPDATE: CONSPIRACY CONCERNS A SWIPE AT JAPAN BUILDING AN EXTRADITION CASE LABOR/HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS SUPPORT EXTRADITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES LARGELY MUM FUJIMORISTA PARTIES IN DISARRAY [...] (C) Former President Alberto Fujimori's arrest in Chile, pursuant to a Peruvian request for his preventive detention pending submission of an extradition request, continues to be the major domestic political issue in the country. President Alejandro Toledo and Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua susp [...] | 2005-11-15 21:37:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM PE CI |
05LIMA4915 | APRA CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS PESSIMISTIC ON [...] (C) At a 12/15 meeting with Emboffs, leading APRA Congressmen Maurico Mulder and Luis Gonzales Posada said that: -- They were pessimistic about the GOP's ability to prepare a convincing case for getting former President Fujimori extradited from Chile; -- APRA strongly opposed initiating a [...] | 2005-11-18 17:41:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS ETRD PE |
05LIMA4933 | BEATRIZ MERINO SWORN IN AS OMBUDSMAN [...] Former Prime Minister Beatriz Merino was sworn in as the new Public Ombudsman on 11/16. On the very day of her swearing in, Merino demonstrated her political clout by obtaining assurances from Prime Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to countermand proposed budget cuts that would have forced the [...] | 2005-11-21 17:15:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA4934 | PERU'S UN AMBASSADOR ON IRAQ [...] Peru's new Ambassador to the United Nations, Oswaldo de Rivero, who will represent Peru on the Security Council Starting in January, recently authored an article entitled, "Is Iraq Another Vietnam?" in the Lima intellectual journal "Quehacer." De Rivero's piece criticizes U.S. policy in Iraq [...] | 2005-11-21 17:15:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL PE |
05LIMA4962 | Peru's 2006 National Trade Estimate Report [...] The following is Post's submission of the National Trade Estimate, as requested in reftel. Trade Overview -------------- 2. The U.S. trade deficit with Peru was $1.6 billion in 2004, an increase of $895 million from the 2003 trade deficit of $710 million. U.S. goods exported in 2004 t [...] | 2005-11-22 19:38:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA4969 | PERU SIGNS "PARTIAL" FTA WITH THAILAND [...] (U) Summary. After over a year of negotiations, the GOP signed an "early harvest" free trade agreement with Thailand on November 19 during the APEC Conference in Busan, South Korea. The agreement covers approximately 70 percent of products exported by the two countries, but does not cover s [...] | 2005-11-22 20:26:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA4983 | COUNTERING CHAVEZ IN PERU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is actively seeking to project his "Bolivarian Revolution" to Peru politically, institutionally (via Venezuela's membership in the Andean Community and South American Community of Nations),commercially (energy integration and offers of development [...] | 2005-11-22 22:00:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ENRG PE VE |
05LIMA4985 | SENDERO THREATENS ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT PARTNER [...] (SBU) Summary: Sendero Luminoso (SL) remnants in the Upper Huallaga have threatened five communities either to reject Alternative Development (AD) or suffer the consequences. This follows the kidnapping of AD USG contractors on 11/6 (reftel). Post is curtailing AD operations in the immediate [...] | 2005-11-23 14:06:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PE PGOV PTER SNAR AID |
05LIMA4986 | FUJIMORI UPDATE: PERU'S SUPREME COURT APPROVES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Peru's Supreme Court has approved nine different cases for inclusion in the Fujimori extradition request to Chile. Upon his return to Lima from the APEC Summit, President Toledo would not comment on the specifics of his talks about Fujimori with Japanese PM Koizumi and Chilean P [...] | 2005-11-23 14:25:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PE |
05LIMA5011 | KINGPIN ZEVALLOS ARRESTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AND [...] (U) Summary: OFAC-designated Kingpin Fernando Zevallos was arrested in Chosica on charges of drug trafficking, three counts of murder, attempted murder, and three counts of coercion of witnesses on 11/19. The arrest warrant issued in the early morning was executed by the Peruvian National Pol [...] | 2005-11-23 19:52:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PE |
05LIMA5061 | FORMER INTERIOR MINISTER ROSPIGLIOSI WORRIED ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Former Interior Minister Fernando Rospigliosi and ex-Director of National Defense Ruben Vargas, in an 11/18 lunch with Poloffs, expressed concern over prospects that ultranationalist Ollanta Humala is establishing himself as a political force to be reckoned with. They had few [...] | 2005-11-29 17:14:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER PHUM ASEC PE |
05LIMA5090 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO LIMA, [...] (U) On behalf of Embassy Lima I am pleased to extend a warm welcome to Peru. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to lay the groundwork for close cooperation on the UN Security Council (which Peru will join in January for a two-year term) and on U.N. reform issues. We are arranging [...] | 2005-11-30 19:31:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD PE |
05LIMA5099 | PERU ON MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS [...] On 11/28, D/Polcouns presented reftel demarche on the need for monitors for the Bolivian elections to the Foreign Ministry's Bolivia Desk Officer, Manuel De Cossio. De Cossio said he was not aware of any intention within the GOP to provide election monitors to Bolivia, but would consult withi [...] | 2005-11-30 21:38:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BO PE |
05LIMA5192 | OLLANTA HUMALA DRAWS FIRE FROM THE POLITICAL CLASS [...] (U) Ultra-nationalist presidential candidate Ollanta Humala's recent rise in the polls has galvanized the political class, kicking its immune response system into action against this anti-systemic threat. Ollanta has found himself under attack for having received approximately USD 250,000 i [...] | 2005-12-07 16:01:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SNAR PE |
05LIMA5203 | FIVE PNP OFFICERS KILLED IN AYACUCHO AMBUSH [...] (C) On the morning of 12/5 between 15 and 20 armed individuals ambushed and attacked two DIRANDRO vehicles en route from the new NAS-funded DIRANDRO base at Palma Pampa to San Francisco, both in the VRAE (reftels). Five police officers were killed, and a prosecutor and one other police office [...] | 2005-12-07 21:46:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV SNAR PE |
05LIMA5231 | DEATH OF PERUVIAN CONTRACTOR IN AFGHANISTAN [...] The Peruvian Foreign Ministry presented Embassy with a diplomatic note received here on 12/7 which requests information on the circumstances of the death of Martin Jara, a Peruvian citizen who was working as a contractor for the U.S. firm MVM Inc. The note also asks the USG to provide informa [...] | 2005-12-12 12:14:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR PE |
05LIMA5251 | ENGAGING THE REGION ON BOLIVIA (PERU) [...] (C) Polcouns raised the USG's concerns regarding events in Bolivia (Reftel) and inquired how Peru viewed its options with respect to these developments during a 12/7 meeting with the Foreign Ministry's Director of Security and Defense Affairs, Daul Matute, Director of North American Affairs, [...] | 2005-12-12 19:18:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA5267 | REQUEST FOR STATUS ASSESSMENT OF LIMA AIRPORT [...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see para 9. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Peruvian Government and its private airport Concession holder, Lima Airport Partners, continue to press the U.S. Embassy to pay its outstanding bill dating back to 2001 for landing, parking, and other user fees [...] | 2005-12-13 20:53:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PE |
05LIMA5286 | SECOND DIPNOTE RE DEATH OF PERUVIAN CONTRACTOR IN [...] On 12/12, the Peruvian Foreign Ministry presented the Embassy with a second diplomatic note, dated 12/9, requesting information regarding the death in Afghanistan of Peruvian citizen Martin Jara. In this instance, the note inquires about the relationship between the USG and the companies that [...] | 2005-12-14 13:58:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR PE |
05LIMA5291 | THE ELECTORAL PROCESS BEGINS [...] President Alejandro Toledo, on 12/8, officially proclaimed the dates for the next general election (4/9/06) and, should it be necessary, presidential run-off (5/7/06). Currently four alliances and 21 individual parties have registered to present candidates for President, First Vice President, [...] | 2005-12-14 18:22:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PE |
05LIMA5309 | THIRD DIPNOTE RE DEATH OF PERUVIAN CONTRACTOR IN [...] On 12/14, the Peruvian Foreign Ministry presented the Embassy with a third diplomatic note regarding the death in Afghanistan of Peruvian citizen Martin Jara. In this instance, the Foreign Ministry conveys the request of the 31st Lima Public Prosecutor's Office that Mr. Jara's body be returne [...] | 2005-12-15 21:53:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR ASEC PE |
05LIMA5311 | STATUS OF INQUIRIES INTO THE DEATHS OF PERUVIAN [...] Per Ref A, this message summarizes the information post needs in order to respond to diplomatic notes, family concerns, and media inquiries in these cases. 2. Embassy has received three diplomatic notes regarding Martin Jara Hichard, a security guard working for the U.S. firm MVM Inc. who [...] | 2005-12-15 22:32:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR ASEC PE |
05LIMA5322 | TOLEDO CRITICIZES CHAVEZ IN ARMY DAY SPEECH [...] (U) President Alejandro Toledo clearly, albeit indirectly, criticized Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during his Army Day speech on 12/9. In his remarks, President Toledo recalled that Army Day commemorates the Battle of Ayachucho, where an army made up of recruits from many nations defeate [...] | 2005-12-16 15:21:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR PE |
05LIMA5332 | THE PERUVIAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN BASELINE: HUMALA [...] (SBU) The Peruvian presidential race currently has four major contenders: Lourdes Flores of the Unidad Nacional alliance; ultra-nationalist Ollanta Humala, who has yet to register his Peruvian Nationalist Party; former President Alan Garcia of the APRA party; and former Interim President Va [...] | 2005-12-16 18:18:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD SNAR PREL PE |
05LIMA5333 | PERUVIANS WANT QUICK CONGRESSIONAL VOTE ON U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP and supporters of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement believe it is imperative that the current Peruvian Congress vote on the agreement before the new Congress and President are inaugurated in July 2006. The current Congressional Members are familiar with and are favorab [...] | 2005-12-16 18:19:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV EFIN KIPR PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA5335 | THE ONGOING DEBATE: IS TERRORISM BACK ON THE RISE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Remarks by Prime Minister Kuczynski alleging a growing terrorism problem in Peru have rekindled public interest in this issue, but have generated little consensus on how grave the problem really is. In private, Embassy contacts point to an increasing involvement of Sendero Lumin [...] | 2005-12-16 20:19:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC SNAR PE |
05LIMA5365 | TOLEDO MAKES ANOTHER CONTROVERSIAL PICK FOR ARMY [...] (C) President Toledo has named a reported personal favorite, General Cesar Reinoso Diaz, to become Commanding General of the Army, passing over the three officers who would normally be considered next in line for the job by Army guidelines (which include seniority and military merit). Two of [...] | 2005-12-20 20:20:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR PE |
05LIMA5366 | ZEVALLOS SENTENCED 2O YEARS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING [...] On 12/9 the First Criminal Court of Lima found OFAC-designated Kingpin Fernando Zevallos guilty of drug trafficking, money laundering, and the receipt of stolen money. The court sentenced Zevallos to 20 years in prison and froze his assets to repay civil penalties of 100 million soles (approx [...] | 2005-12-20 20:36:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV KJUS PE |
05LIMA5396 | FUJIMORISTAS TRYING TO SELL THEIR MAN AS THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ex-President Alberto Fujimori's brother Santiago, along with three other members of the Fujimorista brain-trust, in a 12/14 breakfast with Polcouns, described their movement's strategy for the upcoming elections; inquired as to the USG's position on the presidential candidacy of [...] | 2005-12-21 22:27:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PE |
05LIMA5397 | ANOTHER SENDERO LUMINOSO AMBUSH LEAVES EIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 12/20, Sendero Luminoso (SL) members ambushed and killed eight Peruvian National Police officers near the town of Aucayacu, located in the Huallaga River coca production zone. The attack followed by only two weeks the SL murder of five officers in northern Ayacucho, a differen [...] | 2005-12-21 23:02:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC SNAR PE |
05LIMA5399 | JAPAN WAITING FOR NEXT GOVERNMENT TO UPGRADE [...] (C) New Japanese Political Counselor Yasushi Noguchi, during a lunch with Polcouns on 12/21, provided the following read-out on the state of Peruvian-Japanese bilateral relations following ex-President Alberto Fujimori's flight from Japan to Chile: -- The GOJ was astonished by the Peruvia [...] | 2005-12-22 15:45:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA PE CI |
05LIMA5430 | A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO LIMA, DECEMBER 2-6 [...] (C) A/S Silverberg, in meeting with Foreign Ministry counterparts, opinion leaders and the Chair of the Congressional Foreign Relations Committee, delivered a strong message about U.S. priorities for UN reform during her December 2-6 visit to Lima. The Foreign Ministry said that Peru shares [...] | 2005-12-27 16:38:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD PE |
05LIMA5440 | SENDERO IS CHANGING STRATEGY: WHAT IT MEANS FOR [...] (C) I believe that the armed Sendero Luminoso factions in the Monzon and VRAE valleys have changed both their strategic objectives and tactics in a way that has implications for our counter narcotics work and anti-terrorism interests. The Toledo Government fully doesn,t realize this yet. We [...] | 2005-12-27 19:33:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET | PTER PINS ASEC SNAR PGOV PE |
05LIMA5446 | ANNOUNCMENT OF FORCE ADJUSTMENT IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-27 22:00:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS IZ PE |
05LIMA5487 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HUMAL, DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On the fringes of the Third Annual Regional Agricultural Conference in Arequipa, November 27-28, the Ambassador met with local dignitaries to discuss a variety of issues, including regional development, the visit of presidential candidate Ollanta Humala to Arequipa, the recent [...] | 2005-12-30 20:53:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA68 | Textile Industry Fears End of MultiFiber Agreement [...] (SBU) Summary. The Peruvian Government fears that the termination of the World Trade Organization's MultiFiber Agreement (MFA) on January 1 will limit the Peruvian textile industry's ability to compete on both the domestic and international markets. The textile industry accounted for approxi [...] | 2005-01-05 20:22:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA976 | AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO AYACUCHO [...] (SBU) Ambassador visited Ayacucho February 17-19, as part of a series of trips aimed at raising public awareness throughout Peru regarding potential benefits of a free trade agreement with the U.S. In the course of contacts with public officials and opinion leaders in Ayacucho, this trip also [...] | 2005-03-01 19:04:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAID PE |
05LJUBLJANA103 | COM CALLS ON SLOVENIA'S MINISTER OF PUBLIC [...] Summary. On February 10, COM called on Dr. Gregor Virant, Minister of Slovenia's newly created Ministry of Public Administration. Virant described his ministry as a consolidation of human resources, information management and eGovernment initiatives into one, central, transparent, and servi [...] | 2005-02-15 09:36:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR SI |
05LJUBLJANA118 | SLOVENIA: COM AND NEW LABOR MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a 16 February courtesy call, new Labor Minister Janez Drobnic told COM that combatting unemployment is his top priority, with a focus on introducing programs to help the disabled, the elderly, and first-time job-seekers. Drobnic also listed improving MoL's IT base as a key [...] | 2005-02-18 11:15:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ELAB PINR PHUM SI |
05LJUBLJANA190 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Your visit comes as Slovene Prime Minister Janez Jansa completes his first 100 days in office, and the gentlemen's agreement to temper public criticism of the new government terminates. Jansa continues to enjoy strong personal popularity, upwards of 66% in recent polls, despi [...] | 2005-03-24 04:25:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD SI |
05LJUBLJANA194 | URGENT DEMARCHE ON OSCE ROLE IN KYRGYZSTAN - [...] (SBU) COM spoke March 30 with Foreign Minister Rupel shortly before Rupel,s departure for Bishkek, using reftel talking points to urge him to find a continuous senior OSCE presence on the ground in Kyrgyzstan. Ambassador emphasized that the Secretary had asked him to call and noted that we w [...] | 2005-03-30 05:23:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC PGOV PREL KG SI |
05LJUBLJANA224 | SLOVENIA: ZLSD RE-ELECTS PAHOR AND CHANGES ITS NAME [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Saturday, April 2, 2005, the United List of Social Democrats (ZLSD) held its Party Congress and elected its leadership for the next four years. Members of the Youth Wing won important positions, which will likely move the party away from the center and more to the left. The p [...] | 2005-04-05 10:08:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON SI |
05LJUBLJANA293 | SLOVENIA AND IRAQ ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS [...] (U) Following a decision reached at its 28 April session, the GoS issued a joint statement with the Government of Iraq on 29 April announcing that the Slovenian and Iraqi PermReps to the UN had exchanged notes establishing diplomatic relations. According to MFA Iraq Desk Officer Beti Likar, [...] | 2005-05-04 09:15:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OFDP IZ SI |
05LJUBLJANA413 | SLOVENIA AND DELIVERABLES FOR US-EU CONFERENCE ON [...] Ambassador discussed reftel points with MFA State Secretary Bozo Cerar June 17. Cerar was interested to know SIPDIS how the sum of $205 million of Iraq debt had been attributed to Slovenia. He explained that he was under the impression that Serbia and/or Montenegro was claiming all this d [...] | 2005-06-21 05:53:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EIND PGOV PREL IZ SI EUN |
05LJUBLJANA438 | COM LUNCH WITH SLOVENIAN PRIME MINISTER JANSA: [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Jansa told COM at lunch, June 28, that next week the GOS planned to review options for sending a team of trainers to Iraq . Jansa made clear his preference to go forward with a training contingent in Iraq, but noted that there was resistance from his coalition p [...] | 2005-06-28 10:01:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SI |
05LJUBLJANA448 | SLOVENIA ON WMD PROLIFERATORS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel points 1 July to Bostjan Jerman of the MFA's Division for Security Policy. Jerman noted that he was unaware of the reftel Executive Order announcement, but said he would "immediately" pass the entity names to the Ministry of the Economy and Slovene intelligence. [...] | 2005-07-01 08:57:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV MNUC EFIN ETTC SI |
05LJUBLJANA449 | SLOVENIA: COM LUNCH WITH PM JANSA - THE REST OF [...] (C) Summary. COM met with Prime Minister Janez Jansa June 28. In addition to Slovenia's support for the NATO training mission in Iraq (Ref A),they discussed a range of bilateral issues including denationalization, which is moving more slowly than hoped, but the current log jam should be bro [...] | 2005-07-01 08:59:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SI |
05LJUBLJANA460 | SLOVENIA: LIBERAL DEMOCRATS IN CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. Since Parliamentary elections in October 2004, the former ruling Liberal Democracy Party (LDS) has lost focus, cohesion and leadership - and there is no clear savior in sight. It is universally agreed among Slovenes that, from the time he assumed the role of Prime Minister, Anto [...] | 2005-07-07 09:36:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SI |
05LJUBLJANA483 | SLOVENIA: NEW GENERAL PROSECUTOR LOOKING AT WHITE [...] (SBU) Summary. COM met July 7 with Barbara Brezigar, recently appointed General State Prosecutor for Slovenia. Brezigar, just back from Eurojust in Brussels is focused on combating white-collar crime and is interested in cooperating with the USG to build prosecutorial capacity in Slovenia. B [...] | 2005-07-13 08:21:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PINR KPAO SI |
05LJUBLJANA509 | LUNCH WITH SLOVENE PRESIDENT JANEZ DRNOVSEK: [...] (SBU) Summary: At Lunch with COM July 18, President Drnovsek focused largely on domestic issues including the Government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa and what seems to be the biggest obstacle (his coalition partners) to needed economic reform and potential foreign investment; the current d [...] | 2005-07-20 05:01:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SI |
05LJUBLJANA523 | COM MEETS WITH INTERIOR MINSTER ON TIP, ANTI [...] (U) Summary. In a meeting with Minister of Interior Dragutin Mate, COM discussed USG concern about the continuing delay by the GOS to fund the NGO Kljuc which Mate insisted he wanted to do, but was being slowed down because of a new law which severely prescribes awarding government contracts t [...] | 2005-07-27 03:08:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM CMGT SI |
05LJUBLJANA549 | SLOVENIA: UNHCR COUNTRY DIRECTOR MEETS WITH COM [...] (U) Summary: On July 21, UNHCR Director for Slovenia Greg Garras met with COM to discuss the state of Slovenian asylum policy at the end of his three and a half year tenure. Garras lamented that Slovenia,s asylum policies have continued to regress under the current center-right government - a [...] | 2005-08-03 08:37:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF SI |
05LJUBLJANA569 | GUANTANAMO POINTS DISSEMINATED IN SLOVENIA [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points to U.S. Desk Officer Marjana Prvinsek-Bokal August 5. Prvisnek will share the points with other relevant offices, many of which are minimally staffed during this heavy vacation month. PAO also delivered the points to the Foreign Minister's press officer, M [...] | 2005-08-09 07:20:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL |
05LJUBLJANA57 | SLOVENIA: PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQ'S ELECTIONS AND [...] Pol/Econ Chief and British DCM, Bob Setterfield, met jointly with Jasna Grasek, the new Head of the Department for Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, and Iraq desk officer, Beti Likar to deliver reftel points. Grasek, reflecting the new openness towards the U.S. PM Jansa has made a priority for [...] | 2005-01-26 10:40:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IZ SI |
05LJUBLJANA597 | SLOVENIA: AFGHAN ELECTION SUPPORT [...] Polecon Chief discussed reftel points with OSCE Task Force member Alesa Sovinc on August 9. Sovinc said the Government of Slovenia was interested in ensuring the success of election monitoring in Afghanistan. However, it does not have extra funds to donate towards the effort. As Chairman i [...] | 2005-08-17 04:48:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AF SI |
05LJUBLJANA61 | SLOVENIA PM CONSIDERING IRAQ DEPLOYMENT: "WE'RE [...] (C) On January 27, I called Prime Minister Jansa to express my appreciation for his statement on Iraq at his January 25 Brussels' press conference. (NOTE: Jansa was quoted as saying Slovenia will consider sending troops to Iraq to train the local security forces there..."We will consider an [...] | 2005-01-28 10:35:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SI |
05LJUBLJANA610 | SLOVENIA: LUNCH WITH PM: MOVING FORWARD ON [...] (C) Summary: In one-on-one lunch August 23, PM Jansa said he would continue in September to try to move his coalition toward accepting a deployment of trainers/mentors to Iraq, noting that political progress on the Iraqi constitution should make his job easier. He reported that that day he [...] | 2005-08-24 08:47:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ECON SI |
05LJUBLJANA611 | SLOVENIA'S PM JANEZ JANSA: CHALLENGE OF A CLOQ US [...] (SBU) Three months shy of one year in office, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa may feel frustrated that his plans for change and reform are not moving more swiftly. It is clear, however, that he has managed to lay the groundwork for Slovenes to make the psychological shift from a minor c [...] | 2005-08-24 09:03:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SI |
05LJUBLJANA628 | RUPEL ON TRANSNISTRIAN ELECTIONS, SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) After meeting with Minsk Group Co-Chairs on Karabakh (septel),Slovenian FM and OSCE CIO Dmitrij Rupel pulled aside Ambassador Steven Mann for a private talk on Transnistria. He said that he had spoken with Ukrainian FM Tarasyuk a few days previously and Tarasyuk had talked up the Ukrai [...] | 2005-08-31 04:59:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MD SI |
05LJUBLJANA629 | OSCE CO-CHAIRS BRIEF CIO RUPEL [...] (C) Summary: Minsk Group Co-Chairs briefed OSCE CIO Rupel on the eve of his Caucasus trip. The Co-Chairs advised that progress on Karabakh would be on hold until after the November Azerbaijan elections. They encouraged the CIO to probe with Presidents Kocharian and Aliyev for candid readou [...] | 2005-08-31 05:01:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SI |
05LJUBLJANA67 | COM CALLS ON DIRECTOR OF SLOVENIA'S CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary. In a January 27 courtesy call, COM met with Drago Kos, the head of Slovenia's newly independent Commission for the Prevention of Corruption, (CPC). Kos explained the CPC was established as an independent Commission to address the issue of preventingcorruption. It has no invest [...] | 2005-02-01 10:21:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCOR PINR SI |
05LJUBLJANA682 | Slovenian Referendum on the new Law on the National [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Sunday, September 25 Slovenians will vote in a referendum on whether the new Law on National Radio and Television should be implemented. The main issue is whether the Parliament will have the authority to approve a greater proportion of the Program Council members of Public R [...] | 2005-09-23 09:10:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ECON SI |
05LJUBLJANA686 | Everyone Wins: Slovenian Referendum on the new Law [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Sunday, September 25, Slovenians, by a very slight margin, voted in favor of the new Law on National Radio and Television. It was the expected close result with 50.2 percent in favor and 49.1 percent opposing the new law. Turnout was also, as expected, low, with only 30.7 per [...] | 2005-09-26 07:09:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SI |
05LJUBLJANA689 | SLOVENIA: SUA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On September 28, PolMil Off delivered reftel demarche to MFA Security Policy Division staffer Maja Zuzek. Zuzek did not have any immediate comment and noted that Slovenia was not heavily involved in the SUA negotiations. ROBERTSON NNNN 2005LJUBLJ00689 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED [...] | 2005-09-29 03:34:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KTIA MNUC PARM PREL PGOV EWWT PHSA SI |
05LJUBLJANA748 | SLOVENIA: COM MEETS WITH DEFENSE MINISTER, ITF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 18, COM met with International Trust Fund for Demining (ITF) Director Dorijan Marsic to discuss the possibility of sending demining trainers and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) specialists to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I). Marsic indicated that ITF was [...] | 2005-10-24 07:27:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS ECON PGOV PREL SI NATO |
05LJUBLJANA794 | SLOVENIA: RESTITUTION PROCESS FOR JEWISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following a September 22 meeting between Slovenia's Commission for Resolving Open Questions Pertaining to Religious Communities and the President of the Jewish Community of Slovenia (JCS),Andrej Kozar Beck, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) announced that it will conduct a compreh [...] | 2005-11-18 08:18:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KNAR SI |
05LJUBLJANA80 | COM MEETS WITH FORMER SLOVENE PM ANTON ROP [...] (C) Summary. In his first meeting with COM, former PM Anton Rop was forthcoming on his views for the future of his party, the challenges faced by the current government and Slovenia's close ties to Europe. He views his new role as leader of the main opposition party as an opportunity to reg [...] | 2005-02-04 11:50:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SI |
05LJUBLJANA840 | REFERENDUM INITIATIVE KEEPS ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: A last ditch attempt to call a referendum on this issue has delayed the Government's plan to abolish Slovenia's independent Anti-Corruption Commission and transfer oversight responsibilities for government corruption to the parliament. The Government claims the Commission is t [...] | 2005-12-07 08:32:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR SI |
05LJUBLJANA847 | TIP: GOVT. OF SLOVENIA PAYS NGO FOR WORK AND PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary: After nearly 12 months of promises, and regular and persistent inquiries from the Embassy, the GOS has finally committed to paying the anti-trafficking NGO Kljuc for the shelter and other services it has provided to trafficking victims in 2005. For 2006, the GOS plans to issu [...] | 2005-12-13 07:50:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SI |
05LJUBLJANA886 | SLOVENIA ON EIB INVESTMENT IN SYRIA [...] Econoff delivered reftel points 28 December to Bostjan Jerman, MFA security policy staffer, and Oliver Dajic, MFA desk officer for North America. Both Jerman and Dajic understood the USG's dismay at the EIB decision and said they would immediately pass along the information within the MFA. Du [...] | 2005-12-28 05:05:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV SI |
05LJUBLJANA894 | SLOVENIA ON EIB IN SYRIA: PUSH THE BIG PLAYERS [...] (C) Econoff delivered ref A points 30 December to Sibil Svilan, CEO of the Slovene Export Corporation and Slovenian representative to the European Investment Bank. A former senior Finance Ministry official and long time EIB board member, Svilan said he was not aware of the USG position on the [...] | 2005-12-30 05:38:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV |
05LJUBLJANA92 | SLOVENIA: INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS EXPECTED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Building on COM's recent conversations with PM Janez Jansa and DefMin Karl Erjavec, the snapshot below provides new information about Slovenian contributions for Iraq and Afghanistan and summarizes what we have reported piecemeal in recent weeks. Slovenia may offer five or more [...] | 2005-02-10 11:43:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR SI NATO |
05LONDON1257 | TAKING ACTION AGAINST HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Prime Minister's commitment to the Secretary to proscribe the political wings of Hezbollah and Hamas coupled with the March 1 London meeting to support the Palestinian leadership provide us with our best opportunity in three years to leverage significant change in HMG policy t [...] | 2005-02-11 15:31:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER UK XF |
05MADRID1010 | ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES MEETINGS WITH SPANISH [...] (C) Summary. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales held bilateral meetings with Minister of Interior Jose Antonio Alonso and Minister of Justice Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar on the margins of his March 10-11 visit to Spain to represent the USG at the commemoration honoring the victims of the March [...] | 2005-03-16 13:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SP |
05MADRID1031 | SPANISH OFFICIALS DISCUSS VENEZUELA SALE WITH [...] (C) Summary: Spanish Deputy Defense Minister Francisco Pardo requested a meeting with Charge Friday, March 11 to explain Spain's plans to sell military equipment to Venezuela. In the meeting, Pardo denied reports that Spain would sell "Corvette" gunships to Venezuela, said none of the equip [...] | 2005-03-16 19:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SP |
05MADRID105 | SPAIN PLEDGES A GENEROUS RESPONSE TO TSUNAMI [...] Summary: The GOS has pledged a robust EUR 56 million (USD 74 million) aid package to the Asian countries inundated by the December tsunami. This package includes EUR 50 million (USD 66.1 million) in reconstruction credits and EUR 6 million (USD 7.9 million) in humanitarian assistance. In ad [...] | 2005-01-12 15:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PGOV SP |
05MADRID1053 | SPAIN: IRAQI AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CHARGE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-17 16:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP IZ |
05MADRID1141 | SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY VISIT TO [...] (C) Your visit to Madrid comes after a difficult year in our bilateral relationship but also at a time when we are gradually moving relations to a more positive track. The Madrid train bombings in March 2004 came as a terrible shock to a country that felt it was accustomed to dealing with terrorism [...] | 2005-03-23 16:11:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS ECON IZ SP NATO |
05MADRID1178 | DEMARCHE TO ZAPATERO ON MEETING WITH CHAVEZ, LULA, [...] (SBU) Charge conveyed Ref A points to National Security Adviser Carles Casajuana on March 23. Casajuana stressed the correlation of USG-Spanish interests in a stable, democratic Venezuela and assured Charge that the USG points would be provided to President Zapatero and his party prior to Zapatero' [...] | 2005-03-29 13:47:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SP VZ |
05MADRID1316 | SENATOR SHELBY MEETS SPANISH ECONOMICS OFFICIALS [...] Summary: Senator Richard Shelby met separately in Madrid March 28 with two high-ranking Spanish government officials in the government,s two ministries dealing with economic and finance issues. The Senator and his hosts discussed the current state of the Spanish economy, the impact of EU en [...] | 2005-04-06 11:21:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL PGOV SP |
05MADRID1440 | SPAIN: CHILD MARRIAGE SURVEY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-13 15:25:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN |
05MADRID1477 | SPANISH CONGRESS' FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIR [...] (C) Rafael Estrella, Socialist spokesperson on Congress's Foreign Affairs Committee (committee chairman equivalent) told us that he believes relations have "completely normalized" between the U.S. and Spain. According to Estrella, Spain's engagement with Venezuela should not pose an obstacle [...] | 2005-04-15 15:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS SP NATO |
05MADRID1495 | BASQUE ELECTIONS: ETA SUPPORTERS GAIN SEATS [...] (U) The moderate Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) won its eighth straight regional election, but lost four seats in the 75-seat Basque Parliament to the radical leftist Communist Party of the Basque Lands (EHAK),which had the explicit support of ETA front-group Batasuna. The Marxist-Leninist E [...] | 2005-04-18 16:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER SP |
05MADRID1585 | SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTRY: "TRUST US ON VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary: Secretary of State for Defense (deputy minister equivalent) Francisco Pardo called a meeting with Charge April 20 to discuss Spain's plan to sell ships and planes to Venezuela. Pardo said the Zapatero government wanted to be as transparent as possible on the sale but was frustrated tha [...] | 2005-04-22 17:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SP |
05MADRID1587 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (C) Your visit to Madrid comes after a difficult year in our bilateral relationship but also at a time when we are gradually moving relations to a more positive track. Our counter-terrorism cooperation with Spain remains strong despite problems in other areas and your visit will help demonstr [...] | 2005-04-25 11:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SP |
05MADRID1604 | SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTER: VENEZUELA DEAL DESIGNED [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Charge April 22, Minister of Defense Jose Bono said the only reason Spain was selling military ships to Venezuela was to help troubled Izar shipyard. Protesting Izar workers had put a lot of pressure on the Zapatero government, said Bono. He assured Charge that none o [...] | 2005-04-26 06:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS SP |
05MADRID1626 | SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S [...] (C) The Zapatero government believes it has taken significant steps to put relations with the U.S. back on track, such as agreeing to lead both a PRT and an FSB in western Afghanistan. Military-to-military relations between Spain and the U.S. have remained strong over the past 14 months despite the [...] | 2005-04-27 06:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER SP |
05MADRID1628 | POPULAR PARTY: TROUBLE IN THE HEARTLAND [...] (U) The opposition Popular Party (PP) is working hard to avoid losing its controlling majority in Galicia, historically a bedrock region for the center-right PP and home to both PP founder Manuel Fraga (now leader of the Galcian Regional government) and current PP leader Mariano Rajoy. The PP [...] | 2005-04-27 06:45:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SP PSOE |
05MADRID1645 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID M. LUNA AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Joe Gangloff, Senior Counsel, US Department of Justice (DOJ),and David Luna, State/INL, to travel to Madrid, April 26-29, to participate at the Steering Committee Meeting for the OECD-UNDP Middle East and North Africa (MENA) "Good Governance f [...] | 2005-04-27 14:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV KCRM SP OECD |
05MADRID1676 | SPAIN'S COAL INDUSTRY: THE WAY FORWARD [...] SUMMARY: Coal is currently a critical part of the Spanish energy industry, although its domestic production continues to rely on public subsidies to remain viable. The recent moratorium on EU coal subsidies to Spain will force the Spanish government to re-examine the future of the industry. P [...] | 2005-04-29 12:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EMIN ECON PGOV SP |
05MADRID1683 | SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON SUSTAINING PRESSURE ON SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-29 13:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAO LE SY SP PRLE |
05MADRID169 | GOS BOOSTS TSUNAMI AID TO EUR 9.3 MILLION [...] The MFA announced January 13 an increase of Spanish humanitarian aid to Southeast Asian countries affected by the tsunami to EUR 9.3 million (USD 12.2 million). This number SIPDIS is in addition to Spain's pledge of EUR 50 million (USD 65.5 million) in reconstruction credits. The MFA press [...] | 2005-01-14 17:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PGOV SP |
05MADRID1786 | UPDATE ON TERRORISM FINANCE IN SPAIN [...] (U) Summary. Meetings with Spanish contacts suggest that Spain remains serious about fighting terrorism finance. The GOS conducts searches for funds from all individuals and organizations listed in prenotifications and notifications from the U.S.; no such funds have been found in Spanish acc [...] | 2005-05-10 15:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETTC KTFN PTER PGOV PREL EU SP EUN |
05MADRID1809 | FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S MEETING WITH ANTI-TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary. FBI Director Robert Mueller met May 9 with Juan del Olmo, the Spanish judge overseeing the investigation into the March 11, 2004 Madrid train bombings, to advocate improved information sharing on terrorism investigations. Director Mueller expressed understanding of the limits imp [...] | 2005-05-12 10:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV SP |
05MADRID1826 | LOOKOUT SHARING [...] CHARGE D'AFFAIRES A.I. MANZANARES PRESENTED DEMARCHE AS INSTRUCTED IN REFTEL TO JOSE MARIA PONS IRAZAZABAL, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON MAY 10. FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER WAS IN SPAIN AND HAD A MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR ALONSO IN WHICH H [...] | 2005-05-13 05:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CASC PGOV PTER PINR PREL KPAO EU SP |
05MADRID1859 | SPAIN: ETA ATTACKS AFTER ZAPATERO PROPOSES PEACE [...] On May 15, four small bombs, each containing approximately four pounds of explosives, exploded in the Basque region of Spain, The bombings, attributed to the Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorist group, took place near four industrial centers in the Guipuzcoa region of the Basque coun [...] | 2005-05-16 15:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV SP |
05MADRID1894 | PARLIAMENT AUTHORIZES GOS NEGOTIATIONS WITH ETA [...] (U) President Zapatero won Parliamentary approval on May 17 for his plan to offer peace talks with Basque terrorist group ETA if ETA agrees to abandon the armed struggle. The initiative passed by a vote of 192 to 147, with all parties except the Popular Party (PP) accepting Zapatero's proposal [...] | 2005-05-18 12:23:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV SP |
05MADRID2133 | SPAIN: DELIVERABLES FOR THE US-EU INTERNATIONAL [...] Summary: Charge delivered reftel talking points to MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar. Dezcallar said Foreign Minister Moratinos would attend the conference and that this meeting would be high profile for Spain. Dezcallar said the Spanish government cannot guarantee that its USD 20 milli [...] | 2005-06-06 14:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON SP |
05MADRID2172 | CORRECTED COPY: SPAIN: DELIVERABLES FOR THE US-EU [...] Summary: Charge delivered reftel talking points to MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar. Dezcallar said Foreign Minister Moratinos would attend the conference and that this meeting would be high profile for Spain. Dezcallar said the Spanish government cannot guarantee that its USD 20 milli [...] | 2005-06-07 14:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON SP |
05MADRID2223 | SPAIN: YARKAS TERRORIST TRIAL UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 22, judge Javier Gomez Bermudez of the Spanish National Court initiated trial proceedings against 24 defendants, mostly Syrian-born residents of Spain, accused of belonging to a radical Islamic terrorist cell linked to al-Qa'ida (Reftel). Three defendants, the main one b [...] | 2005-06-10 11:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV SP |
05MADRID2266 | SPAIN LEGALIZES STATUS OF NEARLY 691,000 ILLEGAL IMMGRANTS [...] (U) Summary: Spain concluded its three-month amnesty program for illegal immigrants having collected more than 691,000 petitions nationwide. Officials at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs stated they expect to approve 80% to 90% of the petitions. New immigrants earnings could generat [...] | 2005-06-13 14:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SMIG CMGT CVIS SP |
05MADRID2273 | JUSTICE MINISTRY REJECTS REGISTRATION OF CHURCH OF [...] Charge met on June 6 with Ministry of Justice Under Secretary Ana Maria Miguel and director of the MOJ's Office SIPDIS of Religious Affairs Mercedes Rico Carabias to discuss the MOJ's May 18 decision to reject the Church of Scientology's application to register as a religious organization. [...] | 2005-06-13 17:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SP |
05MADRID2275 | SPAIN: RESPONSE TO HAITI ELECTIONS BUDGET SHORTFALL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-14 09:19:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID EFIN PREL PGOV SP HA EUN OAS |
05MADRID2340 | SPANISH POLICE DISRUPT AL-ZARQAWI SUPPORT NETWORK [...] (U) Spanish police arrested 16 suspected Islamic terrorists early June 15 in two related operations involving over 500 police officers. The arrests took place in Madrid, Catalunia, Andalucia, Levante and Ceuta; with 13 of those detained being natives of Morocco, two others from Algeria and on [...] | 2005-06-16 16:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV SP PINR |
05MADRID2344 | SPAIN: AMBASSADOR O'DONNELL ENGAGES SPAIN ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 10, following the OSCE's Conference in Cordoba on Anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance, Ambassador Edward O'Donnell, U.S. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, met with Ambassador Ana Salomon Perez, the Spanish envoy for Jewish Affairs, to discuss Spanish membership [...] | 2005-06-17 08:01:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SP |
05MADRID2353 | SPAIN'S DEVELOPMENT AGENCY STILL CONSIDERING [...] This is an action message. USAID, Please see paragraph 3. 2. Econoff met June 17 with Deputy Director for Africa and Asia Cristina Diaz Fernandez-Gil at Spain's Development Agency (AECI) to discuss AECI's planning for the Spanish Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) at Qal-i-now. Diaz said [...] | 2005-06-17 14:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV MOPS AF SP NATO |
05MADRID2359 | ZAPATERO AND THE BASQUE PROBLEM: A HIGH STAKES [...] (C) Summary. In one of his most dramatic gestures since taking office last year, President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero recently requested Parliamentary approval for direct government negotiations with the Basque terrorist group ETA, if ETA agrees to abandon the armed struggle. This was the [...] | 2005-06-17 15:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SP |
05MADRID2363 | CLIFFHANGER IN THE GALICIAN ELECTIONS: IS IT THE [...] (SBU) In a high turnout election, the opposition Popular Party (PP) appears to have lost the absolute majority it has held in the Galician Regional parliament since 1989. Though the PP won the popular vote in Galicia comfortably, taking approximately 45%, with all votes counted it has won only [...] | 2005-06-20 13:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SP PSOE |
05MADRID2365 | SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON USG PRIORITIES FOR UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-20 15:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC SP UNSC |
05MADRID2452 | SPAIN'S VIEWS OF USG PRIORITIES FOR UN REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge and Polcouns discussed USG priorities for UN reform with Rafael Dezcallar, MFA Director General of Foreign Policy, on June 22. Dezcallar said he was responding on behalf of Foreign Minister Moratinos who had received our initial demarche (Refs A and C) on the issue. Pol [...] | 2005-06-24 15:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC SP UNSC |
05MADRID2478 | SPAIN: AMBASSADOR AGUIRRE'S MEETING WITH FM [...] (C) Summary: One day after his June 27 arrival in Spain, US Ambassador Eduardo Aguirre met with Foreign Minister Moratinos to lay the groundwork for a new relationship after a year of difficult relations with the Socialist government, but also to make clear US concerns about Spanish policy toward V [...] | 2005-06-28 14:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP |
05MADRID2479 | SPAIN: FINAL GALICIA VOTE--END OF AN ERA FOR PP, [...] (SBU) Summary: After a week of some suspense in Spain as emigrant votes came in and were counted, final results of the Galician regional elections confirm that PP,s grand old man, Manuel Fraga, has lost his position as regional governor after 16 years in power. This loss of a longtime PP st [...] | 2005-06-28 15:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SP PSOE |
05MADRID2523 | DRUG TRAFFICKING AND POSSESSION TRENDS CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) The Government of Spain's National Drug Plan (PND) latest Annual Statistical Report on Drugs reports increases in total drug seizures (29%),trafficking arrests (11%),and arrests for drug possession (22%) between 2003 and 2004. Officials consider these statistics to be an indication tha [...] | 2005-07-05 10:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KSEP PINR PGOV PREL SP |
05MADRID2653 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZAPATERO [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Aguirre had his first meeting with President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on July 12 to introduce himself and to review the USG roadmap for improving bilateral relations. The 90-minute meeting was cordial and relaxed throughout and covered a broad range of bilateral an [...] | 2005-07-14 12:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SP VZ |
05MADRID2676 | AMBASSADOR ALERTS PRESIDENCY THAT OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador informed Spanish National Security Adviser Carles Casajuana that opposition leader Mariano Rajoy will visit the White House as a member of a delegation of international political leaders. The Ambassador briefed Casajuana on this issue in order to avoid any misinter [...] | 2005-07-18 14:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP |
05MADRID2746 | SPAIN ON SYRIAN-LEBANESE BORDER BLOCKAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-22 14:21:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SP |
05MADRID2902 | SPEAKING OUT ON GITMO AND DETAINEES [...] (C) Embassy Madrid plans to deploy reftel points on GITMO and detainees as appropriate in several sets of outreach programs led by the Ambassador which we are planning for the coming months. This will be addition to our on-going engagement on the subject with the Spanish press and political [...] | 2005-08-10 09:47:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL |
05MADRID2943 | SPAIN: AFGHANISTAN TRAGEDY OFFERS OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (SBU) The tragic loss of 17 Spanish military personnel in the helicopter crash in Afghanistan offers the opportunity for the US to reach out to the Spanish public through their senior leadership as we express our condolences on the loss of life and our support for Spain's continued commitment t [...] | 2005-08-17 07:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SP MARR |
05MADRID2967 | SPAIN: ZAPATERO'S CAREFUL HELO CRASH RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Through the first 24 hours after two Spanish helicopters crashed in Afghanistan on August 16, killing 17 Spanish soldiers and injuring five others, President Zapatero and Defense Minister Bono have responded quickly and efficiently, garnering positive press and few public complaints. Cl [...] | 2005-08-17 17:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR SP AF |
05MADRID3201 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM LEON: [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Aguirre met with Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon Sept. 7 to review key issues in the US-Spain agenda in the coming months, including BMENA and Latin American issues. He thanked the GOS for its sincere and concrete support for the victims of Hurricane [...] | 2005-09-08 16:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SP XF XM XL XG |
05MADRID3251 | SPAINISH AUTHORITIES DISRUPT CHINESE HUMAN [...] (U) On September 9, the Spanish National Police (SNP) arrested 14 Chinese citizens, five of them women, in connection with a human smuggling ring whose goal was to transfer women from China to South Africa and the Western Hemisphere for prostitution. The smuggling ring transferred Chinese wom [...] | 2005-09-14 15:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PGOV SP |
05MADRID3260 | SPAIN: AN ACTIVE FRONT IN THE WAR ON TERROR [...] (C) Summary. Spain is both a significant target of Islamic terrorist groups and a major logistical hub for Islamic extremist groups operating across the globe. The March 11, 2004 train bombings made Madrid the site of the worst terrorist attack in the history of the EU and triggered the second majo [...] | 2005-09-15 10:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PTER PGOV SP |
05MADRID3492 | SPAIN: U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH FM MORATINOS [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky visited Madrid on 9/27 and met with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and Director General for Political Affairs Rafael Dezcallar for wide-ranging discussions on democracy promotion, potential areas for colla [...] | 2005-10-04 14:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP |
05MADRID3512 | TERRORISM FINANCE - SPAIN'S REACTION ON ECI COURT [...] (C) EconOff discussed reftel discussion points with Miguel Enrique Garcia Herraiz, Area Director for EU Terrorism Issues within the MFA's Subdirectorate on International Terrorism. He said that the GOS is pleased with the European Court of First Instance's ruling on the "Swede 3" cases since th [...] | 2005-10-05 11:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN KPAO PREL PGOV PTER SP EUN |
05MADRID3519 | SPAIN: MFA REQUEST FOR U.S. HELP TO STOP SALE OF [...] (U) This is an Action Request for ISN/MTR -- see paragraph 8. 2. (S) MFA Disarmament Affairs Ambassador Tomas Rodriguez-Pantoja summoned ESTHOFF September 30 to MFA. Rodriguez-Pantoja said that during the U.S.-Spain bilat on the first day of the September 12-16 Madrid MTCR plenary, and in a subse [...] | 2005-10-05 15:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PARM PREL PGOV ETTC SP MTCR |
05MADRID3540 | SPAIN: MIGRANT ASSAULT CRISIS CHALLENGES ZAPATERO [...] (C) Summary. After weeks of increasingly brazen and dangerous incursions by illegal immigrants into the Spanish North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the Zapatero administration launched a high-profile effort to stem the flood of sub-Saharan immigrants into the two cities. Zapatero fac [...] | 2005-10-06 16:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MO SP |
05MADRID3566 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PSOE PRESIDENT MANUEL [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met on October 6 with Manuel Chaves, national President of the governing Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE),as well as President of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. Their discussion touched on US-Spain relations, initiatives in the Middle East and North Afric [...] | 2005-10-11 14:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SP |
05MADRID3570 | U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETINGS IN MADRID [...] Summary. During her September 27 visit to Madrid to meet with FM Miguel Angel Moratinos (REF A),Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky also met with Director General for International Organizations and Multilateral Affairs Arturo Laclaustra to discuss USG initiativ [...] | 2005-10-11 16:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO PGOV EAGR SP |
05MADRID3642 | SPAIN: URGING PA AUTHORITY PRESIDENT ABBAS ON [...] (SBU) Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos intends to reinforce the Quartet message and points similar to those in reftel to PA Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during Abbas' October 18-19 visit to Madrid, according to MFA Director for the Middle East and Africa Alvarro Iranzo. Iranzo said Mo [...] | 2005-10-18 13:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SP |
05MADRID3648 | SPAIN: MFA STATEMENT ON IRAQ REFERENDUM [...] The Spanish Foreign Ministry issued a statement Oct. 17 praising the Iraq referendum. When Polcouns thanked MFA DG for Middle East Iranzo for the statement, Iranzo was grateful we had noted the statement and said that, regarding Iraq, Spain was now looking only "toward the future." Informal [...] | 2005-10-18 14:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL IZ SP |
05MADRID3649 | SPAIN AND BMENA: PINNING DOWN FOUNDATION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-18 14:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PHUM PREL SP |
05MADRID3671 | MUSLIM OUTREACH PROGRAM: EMBASSY MADRID HOSTS ITS [...] Summary. As part of its Muslim Outreach program, Embassy Madrid held its first Embassy Iftar on the evening of October 13 in the Ambassador's residence. Approximately fifty guests attended, including leaders of Spanish Islamic organizations, mosques, and immigrant associations, as well as fore [...] | 2005-10-19 15:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KISL SP |
05MADRID3677 | IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT OVERSHADOWED BY CUBAN ISSUES CONTROVERSY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-20 12:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PREL SP VE |
05MADRID3694 | SPANISH MINISTERS WORKING TO CHALLENGE ARREST [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-21 15:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP |
05MADRID3733 | SPAIN: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM MORATINOS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-25 14:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP |
05MADRID3747 | BMENA: SPAIN AND FUND FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-26 08:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL EINV SP |
05MADRID395 | SPAIN ON AFGHANISTAN, ISAF STAGE II CONTRIBUTION [...] (C) Summary. Coordinator for Afghanistan Maureen Quinn, accompanied by Department of Defense, JCS, and State Department officers met with Spanish MOD, MFA and Presidency officials on 1/26 to discuss Spain's commitment to lead a PRT in western Afghanistan. Just before Ambassador Quinn's arrival, the [...] | 2005-02-02 16:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF SP NATO |
05MADRID398 | SPAIN STATEMENTS AT CARTAGENA CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-03 12:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PGOV PREL PTER SNAR ECON CO SP |
05MADRID4053 | SPAIN: GOS APPROVAL SLIPS TO LOWEST LEVEL SINCE [...] SUMMARY. Recent poll data shows GOS at lowest level of popular support since coming to office in 2004. A massive protest on November 12, organized mainly to protest GOS's proposed reform of the Education Law drew between 400,000-2 million. This also reflects discontent with recent GOS policies [...] | 2005-11-22 17:19:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SP |
05MADRID4095 | EUR A/S FRIED AND WHA PDAS SHAPIRO MEETINGS IN [...] (C) Summary. EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried, accompanied by WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro, visited Madrid November 15-16 for meetings with Spanish officials to discuss cooperation to advance Broader Middle East reform, the upcoming NATO summits, and areas for possible collaboration in Latin [...] | 2005-11-28 15:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP |
05MADRID433 | BASQUE LEADER CALLS EARLY ELECTIONS AFTER [...] On February 1, the Spanish National Parliament decisively rejected Plan Ibarretxe, the Basque proposal for reform of the GOS-Basque autonomy statute. (See reftel). After a marathon debate, the Basque proposal was voted down 313 to 29. The Socialists, Popular Party and other national partie [...] | 2005-02-04 17:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PTER SP |
05MADRID4347 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SPAIN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-29 19:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PREL SP |
05MADRID475 | SPAIN'S SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AID SUPPORTS [...] Summary. In a February 4 meeting Charge and Spanish Secretary of State for International Cooperation Leire Pajin SIPDIS discussed Spain's international assistance program including electoral assistance to Iraq and forgivneess of Iraqi debt. Pajin characterzed Spain's effort in responding to [...] | 2005-02-07 16:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL SP KBIO |
05MADRID517 | SPAIN OFFERS AMNESTY TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS [...] (SBU) Spain's illegal immigrant population has multiplied three-fold over the last five years, from 300,000 to nearly one million. Now, new Spanish immigration measures taking effect February 7 through May 7 could grant amnesty to as many as one million illegal immigrants currently working in [...] | 2005-02-10 08:01:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SMIG CMGT CASC CVIS KFRD SP |
05MADRID521 | ETA CAR BOMB DETONATES IN MADRID [...] SUMMARY: On 10 February at 0930, a car bomb exploded outside the entrance to Madrid's main convention center. The Basque separatist group ETA had called in a warning about the attack to the Basque newspaper Gara shortly before 0900 that morning. The attack followed an overnight anti-terrorism [...] | 2005-02-10 10:21:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL SP |
05MADRID541 | SPAIN: TIME TO DEFROST THE DEEP FREEZE? [...] (C) Summary. After a tumultuous year in our bilateral relations with Spain, the Mission is considering how best to establish a more productive relationship with the Zapatero administration. The GOS scored early political points with the Spanish public by withdrawing Spanish forces from Iraq, attack [...] | 2005-02-10 16:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP |
05MADRID550 | SPAIN PREPARES FOR EU CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM [...] SUMMARY. On February 20, Spain will become the first EU country to put the European Constitution to a popular referendum. Because of support from both the governing Socialist party and the opposition Popular Party (PP),there is little doubt that a "yes" vote will win. Many in Spain see Sp [...] | 2005-02-11 12:19:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SP EUN |
05MADRID569 | ZAPATERO VENEZUELA POLICY PERPLEXES SPANISH MFA [...] (C) Summary: The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs' chief official for Andean countries informed poloff February 9 that a majority of officials at the MFA are as perplexed as the U.S. is at President Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero's policy of building closer relations with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. [...] | 2005-02-11 16:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SP CO VE |
05MADRID649 | SPAIN: GROWING PAINS IN LIBERALIZED NATURAL GAS [...] SUMMARY: Rapid growth in domestic consumption has made Spain the world's fifth largest natural gas market. Market liberalization, combined with growing demand and environmental concerns, has given rise to potential supply problems that could jeopardize Spain's energy grid. Spain is strengthe [...] | 2005-02-18 12:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG PGOV SP |
05MADRID666 | SPANISH VOTERS APPROVE EU CONSTITUTION [...] On February 20, Spain became the first EU nation to approve the European Constitution by popular referendum with 76.73 percent of voters in favor of the Constitution. There had been little doubt that a "yes" vote would win, and the 17.24 percent "no" vote was in line with expectations. The [...] | 2005-02-22 11:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SP EUN |
05MADRID681 | SPAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE - IDENTIFYING DESIGNATION [...] Spain's designation of financiers of terrorism follows the EU Clearinghouse standard. Spain brings entities for designation to the EU Clearinghouse and freezes assets of terrorists designated by the EU or the UN. 2. The responsible entity for ensuring that sanctions are implemented against [...] | 2005-02-22 17:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER SP KTFN PGOV EUN |
05MADRID703 | SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTER TELEPHONES CHARGE ON [...] (C) Minister of Defense Jose Bono telephoned Charge February 22 to explain Spain's decision to sell military and civilian ships to Venezuela. Saying he wished to follow up with Charge after Bono's appearance before Congress's defense commission a day earlier (during which the Defense Minister answe [...] | 2005-02-24 13:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER SP |
05MADRID724 | CHARGE'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Charge met with Spanish Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega on 2/22 for a review of U.S.-Spain relations and to discuss USG security, consular, and commercial priorities in Spain. Charge congratulated de la Vega on her government's success in obtaining a good turnou [...] | 2005-02-25 08:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CVIS SP |
05MADRID8 | BASQUE PARLIAMENT APPROVES PLAN TO SEEK GREATER [...] (U) Summary. The Basque Regional Parliament surprised Spanish political observers by narrowly approving a proposal by the ruling Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) to seek increased autonomy from the national government. Known as "Plan Ibarretxe," the proposal falls short of calling for an indep [...] | 2005-01-03 15:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER SP |
05MADRID960 | BMENA - POSSIBILITY FOR COOPERATION WITH SPAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-14 14:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP |
05MADRID983 | ATTORNEY GENERAL'S MEETING WITH SPANISH FIRST VICE [...] Summary. During his visit to mark the one-year anniversary of the March 11 terrorist attacks in Madrid, Attorney General Gonzalez met with First Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, together with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. Spanish Minister of Justice Lopez Aguilar a [...] | 2005-03-15 09:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER CU SP VZ |
05MANAGUA2112 | ANNIVERSARY OF SANDINISTA REVOLUTION DRAWS A [...] (U) Summary: Sandinistas celebrated the 26th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution on July 19 in Managua after civil society organizations held another march, this time in Granada, to protest the Liberal (PLC) and Sandinista (FSLN) political pact. FSLN leader Daniel Ortega used the opportu [...] | 2005-07-21 22:41:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI NU |
05MANAMA1013 | NEW EDB CHIEF HIGHLIGHTS AMBITIONS AND GOALS [...] (C) The Ambassador called on newly-appointed Economic Development Board (EDB) CEO Shaikh Mohammed Bin Essa Al Khalifa July 11 to discuss his plans and vision for the EDB following the Royal Decree issued recently to enhance the agency's powers in Bahrain's development effort. Shaikh Mohammed [...] | 2005-07-13 15:44:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ELAB ETRD BTIO BA |
05MANAMA1036 | UNEMPLOYMENT DEMONSTRATION TURNS VIOLENT [...] (C) A July 15 demonstration of the Committee for the Unemployed turned violent, with up to twenty protesters and one police officer sustaining injuries. An RSO witness said protesters started the clash by pushing the police, and the police responded with baton blows. The Committee, which was [...] | 2005-07-18 10:39:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON PREL BA |
05MANAMA111 | THE IRAQ FACTOR: BAHRAIN'S SHIA OPPOSITION [...] (C) Bahraini Shia supporters of participation in the domestic political process have begun to state their views publicly in an environment heavily influenced by Shia political empowerment in Iraq. In early January, the independent Al Wasat newspaper launched a campaign explicitly urging Bahr [...] | 2005-01-25 15:07:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM BA IZ |
05MANAMA1131 | FRIDAY PRAYERS CANCELED IN PROTEST OF NEW LAW [...] (C) Eight political societies, including the boycotting opposition and two somewhat pro-government groups, held a silent protest July 29 against the recently passed Political Societies Law. Leading Shi'a clerics set a precedent by canceling their Friday prayers July 29 in protest against the [...] | 2005-08-01 13:33:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL BA |
05MANAMA1152 | AL WIFAQ LEADERS MEET WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR [...] (C) Several board members of leading Shi'a opposition political society Al Wifaq met with the Minister of Interior August 6 and discussed the police role at political demonstrations; employment of Bahrainis in the police and defense forces; an alleged travel ban on former political activists; [...] | 2005-08-08 13:11:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM BA |
05MANAMA1165 | BAHRAIN: SPEAKING OUT ON GITMO AND DETAINEES [...] (C) The Charge delivered reftel talking points concerning detainee operations at Guantanamo to Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa August 10. In presenting the points, the Charge emphasized that capturing and detaining enemy combatants is a national [...] | 2005-08-10 13:29:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC KISL PGOV PREL BA |
05MANAMA1179 | WOMEN MINISTERS SET POSITIVE PRECEDENT [...] (C) Bahrain's two women ministers are setting a positive example for women's leadership in Bahrain. Minister of Health Dr. Nada Abbas Haffadh, who was appointed in April 2004, and Dr. Fatima Al Balooshi, appointed in January 2005, are the first women to serve in Bahrain's cabinet. End Summ [...] | 2005-08-15 15:18:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV KWMN BA |
05MANAMA1182 | BAHRAIN EXPECTS CONTINUED STRONG RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) In the widespread public and private expressions of condolences for the death of Saudi King Fahd, Bahrainis of all backgrounds have registered their appreciation for Fahd's support for Bahrain's development. Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed said that Bahrain strives always to have strong [...] | 2005-08-16 12:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EPET BA SA |
05MANAMA1193 | BAHRAIN: PRESSURING SYRIA TO NORMALIZE [...] (C) The Charge August 20 delivered reftel demarche concerning pressuring Syria to normalize the Syrian-Lebanese border to MFA Under Secretary Yousif Mahmood. Mahmood acknowledged that Syrian disruption of Lebanese trade impacts Bahrain, which imports a wide range of Lebanese products. MFA Di [...] | 2005-08-20 11:12:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV BA |
05MANAMA1237 | BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) In an August 27 meeting covering several subjects, Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told the Ambassador that he was concerned about the direction of the draft Iraqi constitution. Referring to the August 22 version of the document that was presented to the Iraqi par [...] | 2005-08-27 14:28:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA IZ |
05MANAMA1256 | CROWN PRINCE CONCERNED ABOUT SECTARIAN SPILLOVER [...] (C) Crown Prince Salman expressed concern to the Ambassador August 28 that Iraq will not be able to meet its goal of improving security for some time. While making clear that Bahrain fully supported the U.S. position in Iraq, he worried that a developing sectarian paradigm "is doomed to fail [...] | 2005-08-29 13:29:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA IZ |
05MANAMA1261 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES WITH INTERIOR [...] (SBU) Begin summary: The Ambassador advised Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid August 24 that the USG had provisionally allocated USD 1 million in CT funding for Bahrain, particularly in support of the planned Joint Counterterrorism Center (JCTC),and needed to discuss proposals on how to use [...] | 2005-08-31 11:00:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC BA PGOV PHUM PTER |
05MANAMA1265 | MINISTER OF JUSTICE SUPPORTS MEPI JUDICIAL REFORM [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador August 29, Minister of Justice Dr. Mohamed Al Sitry called the new Political Societies Law a step forward and pledged to work with political societies to make its implementation as agreeable as possible. The Minister gave his full support for MEPI-sponsor [...] | 2005-08-31 15:05:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV KDEM PREL BA |
05MANAMA1267 | BAHRAIN: ISOLATING SYRIA AT THE UNGA [...] (S) Pol/Econ chief August 31 delivered reftel demarche concerning isolating Syria at the UNGA to MFA Director for Bilateral Relations Dhafer Al Umran and (separately) to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Al Umran listened carefully to the points and stated [...] | 2005-08-31 15:23:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER BA SY |
05MANAMA1297 | MAJOR COVERAGE OF AMBASSADOR'S THANKS TO BAHRAINI [...] Major Arabic and English dailies carried a statement September 7 from the Ambassador expressing "profound gratitude" for the $5 million offer of assistance from the Government of Bahrain, as well as the many gestures of compassion, concern, and generosity shown by the Bahraini people. Englis [...] | 2005-09-08 09:13:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV BA |
05MANAMA1320 | "We Are All in This Together": Solidarity Across [...] Summary: The Ambassador, in his remarks during a commemoration of September 11, honored the victims of many nations and faiths who have perished in terrorist attacks. Ambassadors of the United Kingdom and Egypt joined the Ambassador in calling for a united stand against the border- less threa [...] | 2005-09-12 11:52:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV PTER OEXC BA |
05MANAMA1347 | SHIA OPPOSITION SOCIETY AL WIFAQ MOVING TOWARD [...] (C) The Political Societies Law passed in July requires all political societies to register with the Ministry of Justice by November 2. The question of registration has created controversy within the membership ranks of leading Shia opposition society Al Wifaq, though contacts say that the l [...] | 2005-09-18 15:30:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL BA |
05MANAMA136 | MGIZ01: KING, CABINET PUBLICLY HAIL SUCCESS OF [...] (SBU) King Hamad and the Bahraini Cabinet January 30 issued statements celebrating the success of Iraq's elections. The King sent a message, which was released to the press, to Iraqi Interim President Ghazi Yawar congratulating him on the success of the elections, saying that this was "the f [...] | 2005-01-31 11:00:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM BA IZ |
05MANAMA137 | BAHRAIN'S MEDIA ON IRAQ ELECTIONS: DEMOCRACY [...] Summary: Bahrain's media overwhelmingly welcomed the success of Iraq's elections with front-page coverage, banner headlines, and positive editorials on January 31. The Embassy's outreach efforts on Iraq elections paid off with a four-page elections insert on January 30 in "Al Wasat," drawing [...] | 2005-01-31 11:41:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OIIP KDEM KMDR KPAO BA IZ |
05MANAMA1373 | PM THANKS AMBASSADOR FOR U.S. ROLE IN POLITICAL [...] (C) Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa told the Ambassador September 13 that over the last four years Bahrain had sacrificed economic reform for political reform; he said he hoped in the future there would be a more balanced focus on both. He noted that increased cooperation [...] | 2005-09-24 13:13:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD KDEM KJUS BA |
05MANAMA1375 | CABINET SHUFFLE IMMINENT; NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Begin Summary: Newspapers and Embassy sources indicate another cabinet shuffle is expected soon, possibly by the end of this week. Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammad bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, is expected to step down and we are told will be replaced by Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, B [...] | 2005-09-25 07:30:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BA |
05MANAMA1394 | KING SHUFFLES CABINET; NEW FOREIGN MINISTER NAMED [...] (C) A royal decree issued September 26 shuffled the Cabinet and, as expected, named Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Bahrain's current Ambassador to the U.K., the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. Although there had been speculation that Minister of Information/Minister of State for Fore [...] | 2005-09-27 14:41:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BA |
05MANAMA1413 | KING DISCUSSES TRADE, INVESTMENT WITH AMCHAM [...] (C) The Ambassador introduced the members of the board of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain to King Hamad in a September 14 meeting that covered the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA),Saudi WTO accession, investment in Bahrain, and economic reform. The King told the delegation [...] | 2005-10-02 07:06:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON BEXP PGOV BA |
05MANAMA1421 | CROWN PRINCE DISCUSSES INTERNAL, EXTERNAL [...] (C) Crown Prince Salman told the Ambassador September 25 that he was pleased with the closure of the Israel boycott office and the prospect of congressional ratification of the free trade agreement. He noted that (then) Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed had met with the Israeli deputy foreign [...] | 2005-10-03 09:31:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD KMPI KWMN BA IR IZ |
05MANAMA1433 | BAHRAIN SPECIAL IV PROPOSAL: "BRIDGES ACROSS FAITH [...] Summary: Embassy Manama proposes a special International Visitor program to send a delegation of five to six Bahraini religious leaders to the U.S. under the theme of "Building Bridges Across Faith and Culture." Efforts to engage regional Muslim leaders and encourage messages of tolerance, m [...] | 2005-10-03 14:41:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV PTER OEXC BA |
05MANAMA1434 | ISRAELI BOYCOTT SCRAPPED [...] (C) The GOB has made good on its promise to close its Israeli Boycott Office and is now the subject of heated criticism from the press, parliamentarians, political societies and anti-normalization groups. Following the October 1 opening of its current session, the Parliament appears set to he [...] | 2005-10-03 14:50:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD ETTC ECIN ECON BA |
05MANAMA144 | CABINET AFFAIRS MINISTER ON DEMOCRATIC GROWING [...] (C) On January 31, 2005 the Ambassador paid a call on Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Abdulhussain Mirza, who was Minister of State responsible for the Tendering Board in the previous cabinet. Mirza expressed concern over Bahrain's legislative system. He indicated the GOB must find a [...] | 2005-02-01 13:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV BA |
05MANAMA1463 | KING HAMAD OPENS PARLIAMENT WITH PRAISE AND [...] (C) Summary: King Hamad opened the fourth session of parliament on October 1 with praise for the work of both chambers of parliament over the last year, in particular for the chairman and members of the Finance and Economy Committee of the Council of Representatives (COR). The King commended [...] | 2005-10-10 13:28:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL BA |
05MANAMA1469 | NEW FOREIGN MINISTER EMPHASIZES DESIRE TO ENHANCE [...] (C) Newly-appointed Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador October 5 that the United States "has a special place" in his heart and he wants to enhance the already strong bilateral relations. He stressed that King Hamad is committed to the path of democratic reform and expanding w [...] | 2005-10-11 09:15:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BA IZ IR |
05MANAMA1485 | PARLIAMENT BLASTS GOB FOR LIFTING BOYCOTT [...] (C) In a nearly unanimous vote October 11, the parliament issued a strong rebuke to the GOB for lifting the ban on Israeli goods and closing the boycott office. The parliament expressed its displeasure by issuing a "proposal" to reinstate the Israeli Goods Boycott and reopen the boycott offic [...] | 2005-10-12 17:28:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD ETTC ECIN ECON BA |
05MANAMA1486 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS IRAQI CONSTITUTION DEMARCHE TO [...] (C) Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa October 13 to relay reftel points on new Iraqi constitutional draft. Shaikh Khalid stated that it has been Bahrain's position all along to support the constitutional process. We want all walks of society to parti [...] | 2005-10-13 11:27:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BA IZ |
05MANAMA1490 | WOMEN'S SYMPOSIUM GETS POSITIVE REVIEWS BUT MODEST [...] The University of Bahrain hosted a symposium October 1-2 entitled "Reinforcing the Role of Arab Women in Economic Development." The symposium brought together civil society representatives from several Arab and European countries in a preparatory event for the November 11-12 Forum for the Fut [...] | 2005-10-16 07:06:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL BA |
05MANAMA15 | MIGRANT WORKERS' RIGHTS NGO APPROVED BY GOB [...] (U) The GOB gave the Migrant Workers Protection Society permission to operate December 29. The Society, which provides support to abused expatriate housemaids and laborers, replaces the Migrant Workers Group (MWG),part of the dissolved Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR). Following the B [...] | 2005-01-03 13:48:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM BA |
05MANAMA1501 | BAHRAINI CABINET HAILS IRAQ REFERENDUM [...] (U) In a show of support to the Iraqi people October 16, the Bahraini Cabinet welcomed the Iraqi referendum on the draft constitution. Addressing members of the Cabinet, Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa hailed the participation of the Iraqi people and said that the poll was [...] | 2005-10-17 13:34:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA IZ |
05MANAMA1506 | OPPOSITION GROUPS AL WIFAQ, NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) Leading opposition societies Al Wifaq and the National Democratic Action Society (NDAS) in separate votes October 6 approved proposals to register with the government under the new political societies law. Al Wifaq members approved the measure by a resounding 87 percent, and a majority o [...] | 2005-10-18 11:10:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL KISL BA |
05MANAMA1523 | Bahrain Broadcasting Builds Independence from [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 13. 2. Summary: The Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC) has begun a major overhaul of its state-run media enterprise, and has embraced a reform strategy that has potential to enhance its independence by making major structural changes to [...] | 2005-10-19 04:16:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV BA |
05MANAMA1524 | KING'S CONFIDANT DISCUSSES LATEST DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary. Close confidant of the King Hassan Fakhro, in an October 17 conversation with the Ambassador, said that the government fully welcomes the participation of the four boycotting societies in the 2006 parliamentary elections. The government expected, he added, that their participation [...] | 2005-10-19 09:19:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BA |
05MANAMA1566 | DEVELOPMENT OF FAMILY LAW ROILS RELIGIOUS CLERICS [...] (C) Sunni and Shi'a religious leaders have reacted strongly against the Supreme Council for Women's (SCW) media campaign to heighten awareness of the need for a family law. Clerics are condemning the concept of a law dealing with family status issues that is separate from strict adherence to [...] | 2005-10-26 11:35:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN PREL KISL BA |
05MANAMA1571 | American Imam in Bahrain Stresses Shared Values, [...] Summary: U.S. speaker Imam Yahya Hendi, in public and private appearances across Bahrain, urged religious leaders to "put differences away," and to form a clear vision of the future based on foundations of political, economic, and social justice shared by Muslims, Christians, and Jews alike. [...] | 2005-10-29 04:28:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV PTER OEXC BA |
05MANAMA158 | U/S BOLTON PRESSES FOR MOVING IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE [...] (C) Under Secretary Bolton January 30 met with Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed, Defense Minister Shaikh Khalifa, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Abdul Ghaffar to discuss Iran's nuclear program and bringing into force the bilateral Article 98 agreement. In response to U/S Bolton's [...] | 2005-02-03 14:20:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV PTER BA IR KICC |
05MANAMA1580 | CREEPING CONSERVATISM HITS HOTELS DURING RAMADAN [...] (SBU) Bahrain's Tourism Directorate issued instructions to five-star hotels in early October directing them to stop serving alcohol in their bars and restaurants during the holy month of Ramadan, an unprecedented development. Compliance was spotty at first but by mid-month all hotels had imp [...] | 2005-10-29 14:26:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KISL BA |
05MANAMA1581 | EDB CHIEF OUTLINES ECONOMIC PLAN [...] (C) Economic Development Board (EDB) CEO Shaikh Mohammed Bin Essa Al Khalifa October 18 presented the EDB's plan for economic reform to a gathering of the local American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham). Shaikh Mohammed identified three key pillars for reform: investment in people; stimulation of [...] | 2005-10-29 14:27:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ELAB ETRD BTIO BA |
05MANAMA1585 | PASSIONS AROUSED AT JERUSALEM DAY DEMOS [...] (C) Summary: The annual Al Quds International Day demonstrations October 28 drew thousands showing their support for the Palestinian people. Participants chanted anti-American and anti-Israeli slogans while carrying Bahraini, Palestinian, and Hizbollah flags along with pictures of Ayatollah [...] | 2005-10-30 14:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC BA |
05MANAMA1602 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES WITH INTERIOR [...] (C) Begin summary: The Ambassador advised Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid October 29 that the USG is prepared to transfer a third Bahraini national from Guantanamo to the government of Bahrain. The Ambassador noted continued concerns over the inflammatory remarks by Iranian President Ahmad [...] | 2005-10-31 15:19:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC BA PGOV PHUM PTER |
05MANAMA1626 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SHURA COUNCIL CHAIRMAN AL [...] (C) Summary: In an October 30 meeting with the Ambassador, Shura Council Chairman Dr. Faisal Al Mousawi said he anticipates that the opposition political societies will participate in the 2006 parliamentary elections and will gain between 14 and 18 seats at the expense of the Al Minbar bloc [...] | 2005-11-05 10:19:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER BA |
05MANAMA164 | BAHRAIN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CASE REJECTED BY [...] (SBU) The High Civil Court rejected the case of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) against the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA) January 31. The BCHR filed a case against MOLSA Minister Dr. Majeed Al Alawi (currently the Minister of Labor) after he dissolved the group in S [...] | 2005-02-05 11:33:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KDEM BA |
05MANAMA1649 | DEMARCHE URGING ISOLATION OF SARG IN WAKE OF UNSCR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-09 13:16:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY BA |
05MANAMA165 | NEW MINISTER OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) The Ambassador met with the second woman in Bahrain's reshuffled cabinet, Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Fatima Al Belooshi, on February 1. Al Belooshi, formerly the Dean of Education at the University of Bahrain, was sworn into office January 15 (reftel). The Ambassador congratulated Al [...] | 2005-02-05 11:34:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM OEXC KWMN BA |
05MANAMA1668 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL OPENING AND [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 9:00 a.m., Manama, Bahrain. 2. (U) Participants: G8 and BMENA Foreign Ministers Speakers: Secretary Rice SIPDIS Bahrain FM Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa Moroccan FM Benaissa UK Foreign Secretary Straw Jordan Planning Minister Al-Ali Russia Deputy Foreign Minister [...] | 2005-11-14 10:16:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI EAID PGOV PREL PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
05MANAMA1669 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL SESSION ON [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 11:00 a.m., Manama, Bahrain. Kirk Wolcott (notetaker) 2. (U) SUMMARY. One of two main components of the second BMENA Forum for the Future, held November 12 in Bahrain, centered on the continuing need to promote knowledge and education throughout the region (the s [...] | 2005-11-14 10:21:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
05MANAMA1670 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL SESSION ON [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 12:10 p.m., Manama, Bahrain. 2. (U) Participants: G8 and BMENA Foreign Ministers Peter Mulrean (notetaker) 3. (U) SUMMARY. During the afternoon session of the Forum for the Future, participants discussed Civil Society and the Democracy Assistance Dialogue. W [...] | 2005-11-14 10:23:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
05MANAMA1671 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE [...] SUMMARY. Initial contributing governments to the Foundation for the Future and Fund for the Future gathered for a public announcement of the new initiatives on the margins of the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference in Manama. All speakers emphasized the importance of democratic an [...] | 2005-11-14 10:38:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KMPI KDEM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
05MANAMA1676 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: NOVEMBER 11 SENIOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Senior Officials Meeting of the BMENA Forum for the Future on November 11 finalized preparations for the Ministerial session the following day. Representatives of governments, civil society and the private sector reviewed progress on BMENA initiatives undertaken since last D [...] | 2005-11-14 11:51:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
05MANAMA1679 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: REGIONAL MEDIA FOCUS ON [...] Summary: In contrast to the American press' focus on the November 12 Forum for the Future's failure to issue a final communiqu, characterizing it as "ending in discord" over Egypt's objection on the role of NGOs, the Bahrain and regional media highlighted the broader importance of the Forum' [...] | 2005-11-14 16:03:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV KMPI BA |
05MANAMA169 | BAHRAIN'S SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] (U) In 2002, Bahrain became a monarchy and adopted a constitution which reinstated a legislative body. The upper house of parliament (Shura Council) is appointed by the King, and the lower house (Council of Representatives) is elected by the people. All men and women citizens age 21 and abov [...] | 2005-02-05 15:43:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL BA |
05MANAMA174 | OPPOSITION SOCIETIES TO HOLD CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) On February 10, four opposition political societies, known as the Quartet Alliance, will hold a conference entitled "Contractual Constitution for a Constitutional Monarchy." Conference attendees will discuss means of promoting constitutional reform in the kingdom, including petitions, d [...] | 2005-02-06 14:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM BA |
05MANAMA1742 | Six Bahraini Guantanamo Detainees Made Media [...] Summary: The plight of six Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo Bay detention facilities has consumed the Bahraini media for months, building tensions with a series of published reports alleging sexual humiliation and other abuses catalogued in the journal writings of one of the detainees, Juma Al [...] | 2005-11-27 15:45:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV BA BILAT |
05MANAMA1767 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UPCOMING LEGISLATION WITH [...] (C) The Ambassador November 27 spoke with Council of Representative (COR - elected lower house of parliament) Speaker Khalifa Al Dhahrani about the legislative agenda for the current session. Al Dhahrani explained that the COR had decided to hold a series of extraordinary sessions to address [...] | 2005-11-30 10:35:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM BA REFORM ECTRD BILAT OFFICIALS POL |
05MANAMA1769 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON ISOLATION OF SYRIA [...] (C) DCM November 19 delivered reftel demarche concerning the isolation of Syria after the United Nations Security Council's passing of Resolution 1636 to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow-Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. With regard to the November 12 Forum [...] | 2005-11-30 13:15:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA SY REGION |
05MANAMA179 | BAHRAINI CONCERNS ABOUT G8 COMMITMENT TO BMENA [...] (C) In a January 31 meeting with Econoff, Yousif Humood, Bahrain's Director of Economic Planning at the Ministry of Finance, expressed concern over the G8's apparent lack of activity on important BMENA initiatives, in particular the Entrepreneurship Center. He said that unless movement is se [...] | 2005-02-07 12:01:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN PGOV PREL BA |
05MANAMA1810 | ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT TOWNSEND'S DECEMBER 2 [...] (C) Summary: Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend met with Kuwaiti National Security Bureau President Shaikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah December 2 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Shaikh Sab [...] | 2005-12-10 12:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC PARM PGOV KISL BA KU REGION OFFICIALS CTR |
05MANAMA1811 | ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT TOWNSEND'S DECEMBER 2 [...] (C) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend met with United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Abdalla Rashid Al Noaimi December 2 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. APH [...] | 2005-12-10 12:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC PARM PGOV KISL BA AE CTR OFFICIALS REGION |
05MANAMA1812 | ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT TOWNSEND'S DECEMBER 3 [...] (C) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend met with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman December 3 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. APHSCT Townsend praised Bahrain's role in hosting the conference [...] | 2005-12-10 13:38:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER ASEC PARM PGOV ETRD BA POL OFFICIALS REFORM CTR |
05MANAMA1813 | BAHRAIN'S RELATIONS WITH IRAQ [...] (C) Per reftels, Pol/Econ Chief December 5 met with MFA Director for Arab Affairs Zoheir Mandeel and Bahraini Charge to Baghdad Hassan Al Ansari to urge more Bahraini support for Iraq, particularly in light of the upcoming elections. Al Ansari, whose arm is still bandaged from wounds sustaine [...] | 2005-12-10 13:38:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA IZ REGION |
05MANAMA182 | BATELCO CHAIRMAN ON FINANCIAL SECTOR, [...] (C) Summary. Long-time senior banker in Bahrain, Hassan Juma, told the Ambassador that Bahrain will face challenges and regional competition in its efforts to maintain its position as a regional financial hub, but that it has an important advantage in its strong financial regulatory system. [...] | 2005-02-08 05:30:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ECPS PGOV BA |
05MANAMA1827 | IRAQ: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DEC. 15 ELECTION [...] (SBU) In separate meetings with Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak and Minister of Information/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar, the Ambassador discussed the December 15 elections in Iraq, conveyed reftel talking points, and urged that the Governm [...] | 2005-12-12 07:41:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IZ BA REGION |
05MANAMA1833 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEMONSTRATIONS AND IRAN WITH [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador December 4 newly-appointed Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and head of the Central Informatics Organization Shaikh Ahmed Bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa expressed dismay at recent public disturbances, saying that they damage the business clim [...] | 2005-12-12 12:33:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON BA REGION POL OFFICIALS |
05MANAMA1836 | DAS GRAY DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) NEA DAS Gordon Gray met December 4 with Bahrain Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa for a discussion of regional issues. On Iraq, Shaikh Khalid said he was urging Arab Foreign Ministers discussing Iraq reconciliation to meet in Baghdad. Not doing so sends the wrong message. He talk [...] | 2005-12-13 06:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD BTIO BA ECTRD OFFICIALS REGION |
05MANAMA1839 | PEACEFUL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY MARCHES REINFORCE [...] (C) More than 5,000 people marched in peaceful International Human Rights Day rallies December 9, a sharp contrast to the small but sometimes destructive demonstrations that took place in and around Manama November 29-December 2. The Committee for the Unemployed, which had organized the viol [...] | 2005-12-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PHUM KDEM BA HUMRIT POL REFORM |
05MANAMA1860 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LEADING SHIA OPPOSITION [...] (C) In a December 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Al-Wifaq President Shaikh Ali Salman stated that support within Al-Wifaq to end its boycott and participate in the 2006 parliamentary elections was strong, and that he expected Al-Wifaq to win a maximum of 15 out of 40 seats in the Council of R [...] | 2005-12-19 12:29:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BA OFFICIALS POL REFORM |
05MANAMA1872 | BAHRAIN: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER 15 [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief December 20 delivered Ref A demarche calling for public statements in support of Iraq's political process to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran noted that the GCC Summit, which concluded December 19 in Abu Dhabi, had issued a statement welcoming [...] | 2005-12-20 13:03:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO BA IZ REGION |
05MANAMA1882 | BAHRAINI OPTIMISM ON FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE [...] (C) During a meeting with the DCM December 19, MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow-Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa expressed optimism and confidence after returning from the Foundation for the Future meeting at the Dead Sea in Jordan. He also expressed satisf [...] | 2005-12-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMPI BA OFFICIALS REGION |
05MANAMA1892 | BAHRAIN: REINVIGORATING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY THROUGH [...] Summary: Cultural and sports programs have great potential to support mission goals, but the dearth of such programs and the resources available to pursue them has resulted in many missed opportunities. On numerous occasions, we face a hostile public audience to U.S. foreign policy. From a [...] | 2005-12-26 04:13:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV SCUL BA OESC BILAT |
05MANAMA1907 | SENIOR BAHRAIN OFFICIAL ARTICULATES CONCERNS RE [...] (C) During a December 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Industry and Commerce (and confidant of the King) Hassan Fakhro asked about the recent elections in Iraq. When the Ambassador responded by discussing the many positive aspects of the elections, including the overall large turnout [...] | 2005-12-27 11:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BA OFFICIALS REGION POL |
05MANAMA1910 | BAHRAINI SHI'A CLERIC DETAINED AT AIRPORT, [...] (C) Summary: Bahraini Shi'a Ayatallah Shaikh Mohamed Al-Sanad was detained four-five hours at Bahrain International Airport upon his return from Iran December 25, sparking a violent protest at the airport which resulted in damage to airport facilities and arrests of and injuries to protester [...] | 2005-12-27 13:53:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BA POL |
05MANAMA1915 | MODERATING SUNNI ISLAMIST SENTIMENT IN IRAQ: [...] (C) The Ambassador on December 28 conveyed reftel talking points to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa urging help in reaching out to Sunni and other contacts in Iraq. Shaikh Khalid responded that Bahrain wants to help in any way that it can. He said that Bahrain has many contacts in Ir [...] | 2005-12-28 12:28:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ BA REGION |
05MANAMA1916 | CLERIC IN SPOTLIGHT STRIKES CONCILIATORY TONE [...] (U) Shi'a cleric Shaikh Mohamed Al-Sanad met December 27 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Islamic Affairs Shaikh Abdulla Bin Khalid Al-Khalifa in the company of Ministry of Islamic Affairs Undersecretary Farid Muftah and president of Al-Wifaq political society Shaikh Ali Salman, to [...] | 2005-12-28 13:31:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA POL |
05MANAMA193 | SCENESETTER FOR COMBATANT COMMANDER CENTRAL COMMAND, [...] (S) General Abizaid, we look forward to your visit to Bahrain. We have asked for a call on the Crown Prince and Commander in Chief of Bahrain Defence Force, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Minister of Defense, General Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. We also expect you will have t [...] | 2005-01-27 16:30:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV ASEC PTER KDEM BA IZ |
05MANAMA222 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW MINISTER OF JUSTICE [...] (C) In an introductory meeting with the new Minister of Justice, Dr. Mohammed Ali Al Sitry February 8, the Ambassador discussed the counterterrorism challenges in the region and stressed the importance of aggressively prosecuting the four terrorist suspects currently on trial in Bahrain. The [...] | 2005-02-16 10:17:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PTER PREL ASEC BA |
05MANAMA223 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER SHAIKH [...] (S) Ambassador Monroe's meeting with Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid Bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa highlighted the GOB's determination to establish a CT Operations Center (CTOC) in Bahrain and use it as a model for other GCC countries. Shaikh Rashid asked for the intended FBI team to visit Bahrain M [...] | 2005-02-16 12:01:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC BA PGOV PTER |
05MANAMA224 | BAHRAINIS PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE REGIONAL TERRORIST [...] (C) Bahraini media have covered the threat of regional terrorism in an unusually direct way following recent incidents in Kuwait and Oman and the Saudi counter-terrorism conference. The Interior Minister visited Kuwait February 6 and stated publicly that countries must work together to eradi [...] | 2005-02-16 12:50:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PTER ASEC PGOV PREL BA |
05MANAMA228 | CONSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCE FAILS TO PRODUCE NEW [...] (C) The February 10 constitutional conference organized by four opposition political societies was marked by disagreements among participants and commentary that the opposition excluded key players from the event. NGO activists, political societies, journalists, members of parliament, and ev [...] | 2005-02-16 14:41:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV BA |
05MANAMA23 | USG CALL FOR DONOR SUPPORT TO TSUNAMI RELIEF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-04 14:37:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PGOV BA |
05MANAMA230 | KING DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (S) Bahrain's King Hamad, despite some continuing worries about Saudi Arabia, expressed optimism about Bahrain and the region in a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador February 15. He was delighted with the state of the bilateral relationship and the leadership role of President Bush. He fel [...] | 2005-02-16 15:08:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL ETRD PGOV PHUM BA |
05MANAMA238 | BAHRAIN: G-8/ARAB LEAGUE MARCH 2-3 REFORM [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel message concerning the March 2-3 G-8/Arab League conference in Cairo February 21 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. EmbOff and Sheikh Abdul Aziz discussed the postponeme [...] | 2005-02-22 15:15:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMPI KDEM BA |
05MANAMA239 | BAHRAIN: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQI [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel message concerning supporting the Iraqi transitional government February 21 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Sheikh Abdul Aziz said he would pass the message to Minist [...] | 2005-02-22 15:16:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA IZ |
05MANAMA24 | KING FOCUSES ON RELATIONS WITH SAUDI ARABIA IN [...] (C) King Hamad, in a January 3 meeting with the Ambassador, expressed his appreciation for his November 29 meeting with the President and reaffirmed Bahrain's friendship with the United States. The Ambassador thanked the King for the GOB's continued surveillance of the four terrorist suspect [...] | 2005-01-04 15:42:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EPET BA |
05MANAMA270 | BAHRAIN PROTESTS IRANIAN INTERFERENCE IN INTERNAL [...] (S) Summary. MFA MinState Abdel Ghaffar delivered a sharp message to the Ambassador February 27 outlining his government's deep concern about Iranian interference in Bahrain's internal affairs, which he said reached a zenith during recent Ashura celebrations. The MFA summoned the Iranian Amb [...] | 2005-02-28 07:56:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM BA IR |
05MANAMA273 | PM ENDORSES FOR ENHANCED SECURITY COOPERATION, [...] (C) Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa told the Ambassador February 26 that Bahrain must improve its security system with American assistance. The United States continues to be the leader in dealing with security threats while the Gulf region has fallen behind. The PM expressed his admiration fo [...] | 2005-02-28 15:05:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC KJUS PINR BA IZ IR |
05MANAMA281 | POLICE ARREST WEBMASTER OF BAHRAIN ON-LINE [...] (SBU) Police arrested "Bahrain On-Line" webmaster Ali Abdul Imam February 27 and detained him for 15 days on charges of incitement against the government and spreading false rumors, charges that carry a maximum sentence of six years in jail, according to Bahraini newspapers. Two technical su [...] | 2005-03-01 13:35:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BA |
05MANAMA299 | MINISTER OF MUNICIPALITIES AND AGRICULTURE [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Municipalities and Agriculture Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh discussed the free trade agreement and municipal, environmental, and economic reform with the Ambassador February 28. Al Saleh told the Saudi Ambassador in Bahrain that Saudi Arabia should join the WTO in order to [...] | 2005-03-02 13:25:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL BA |
05MANAMA328 | CRITIQUE OF SISTANI CREATES DEBATE ON FREEDOM OF [...] (C) Columnist Sameera Rajab's February 16 article on the Iraqi elections that criticized Ayatollah Sistani created an intense debate on freedom of expression. The controversy continues to make headlines almost daily. Rajab, a columnist for Akhbar Al Khaleej, wrote that Sistani was an America [...] | 2005-03-07 14:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO BA |
05MANAMA341 | MGLE01: FOREIGN MINISTER ON SYRIAN WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) The Ambassador, noting that he had spoken with King Hamad about the same issue (Ref A),delivered Ref B demarche March 7 concerning the need for a Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon to Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Mohammed said the rea [...] | 2005-03-08 13:48:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA SY LE |
05MANAMA344 | FOREIGN MINISTER WARNS OF IRANIAN INTERFERENCE IN [...] (C) Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told the Ambassador March 7 that Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashed briefed members of Parliament March 6 on Iranian interference in Bahrain's Ashura celebrations in February. Shaikh Rashed told Parliamentarian [...] | 2005-03-08 14:56:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM PTER ASEC BA IR |
05MANAMA347 | GOB REACTS TO OUTWARD SIGNS OF SHIA ACTIVISM [...] (C) The GOB has launched a public and private campaign complaining of Iranian interference in Bahraini affairs and attempts to sow sectarianism in Bahrain. Interior Minister Shaikh Rashed said publicly that some people spread hate messages during mid-February Shia Ashura celebrations by chan [...] | 2005-03-09 14:51:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PGOV PREL KIRF BA |
05MANAMA361 | BAHRAINI LEADERS DISCUSS REFORM AND IRAN WITH [...] (C) GOB officials expressed their commitment to continued political and economic reform in the kingdom and advocated a diplomatic solution to the disagreement with Iran over its nuclear program in meetings with visiting NEA/ARPI Director Alan Misenheimer February 21. Members of parliament also [...] | 2005-03-14 11:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM KDEM BA |
05MANAMA363 | WEBSITE ADMINISTRATORS REFUSE BAIL OFFER, REMAIN [...] (SBU) In a meeting with the public prosecutor March 13, three Internet website administrators who were detained two weeks ago rejected a bail offer and chose to remain in jail until their next hearing in 15 days. Following the meeting, the detainees' supporters gathered for a protest and vowe [...] | 2005-03-14 13:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BA |
05MANAMA368 | NEA/PI DIRECTOR ROMANOWSKI DISCUSSES BMENA WITH [...] (C) NEA/PI Office Director Alina Romanowski discussed the Broader Middle East/North Africa (BMENA) initiative with MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow-up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa and Ministry of Finance Director for Economic Planning Yousef Humood during a [...] | 2005-03-15 10:41:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV BA |
05MANAMA37 | BAHRAIN: U.S.-EU DIALOGUE ON MIDDLE EAST REFORM [...] DCM, APAO, Econoff, and Poloff met with British, French, and German counterparts January 3 to discuss U.S.-EU Middle East reform efforts, per reftels. (NOTE: The EU does not have a mission in Bahrain. END NOTE). All parties presented their current initiatives and projects. We described ou [...] | 2005-01-05 14:22:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV BA |
05MANAMA374 | WEBSITE ADMINISTRATORS RELEASED, STILL FACE CHARGES [...] (C) Hours after Ali Abdul Imam, Sayed Mohammed Al Mousawi, and Hussein Yousef, administrators of the Bahrain On-Line website, refused a proposal by the public prosecutor to be released on BD 1000 bail (Ref A),the public prosecutor released them without bail on the condition that they not lea [...] | 2005-03-15 14:21:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BA |
05MANAMA375 | LEADING BOYCOTTER DISCUSSES PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Aziz Abul, Director of International Relations for the Quartet Alliance of boycotting societies and organizer of the February 10 conference on constitutional reform, told us that the boycotting societies want to be a part of the democratic process but they do not believe that the current [...] | 2005-03-15 14:26:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV BA |
05MANAMA391 | BAHRAIN: CHILD MARRIAGE [...] (U) Embassy Manama's response to reftel follows. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. 2. (SBU) 1.A. There is no legal age of marriage in Bahrain. Recently the King announced his support for a personal status law, and the GOB and civil society organizations are discussing a law, which [...] | 2005-03-16 12:56:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN BA |
05MANAMA394 | BAHRAIN: DISSUADING IRAN FROM INTERFERING IN [...] (C) The Ambassador March 15 delivered reftel demarche concerning Iranian interference in Iraqi affairs to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/Information Minister Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul Ghaffar took note of the demarche but had to depart the meeting before he had a chance to respond. [...] | 2005-03-16 13:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA IR IZ |
05MANAMA40 | BAHRAIN: U.S.-EU DIALOGUE ON MIDDLE EAST REFORM [...] DCM, APAO, Econoff, and Poloff met with British, French, and German counterparts January 3 to discuss U.S.-EU Middle East reform efforts, per reftels. (NOTE: The EU does not have a mission in Bahrain. END NOTE). All parties presented their current initiatives and projects. We described ou [...] | 2005-01-08 07:47:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV BA |
05MANAMA416 | MINISTER OF INTERIOR DISCUSSES CONCERNS ABOUT SHIA [...] (C) Summary. Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid described for the Ambassador the government's concern that the Sunni-Shia split would grow in Bahrain if decisive action were not taken against Shia political activism during recent Ashura celebrations. Shaikh Rashid personally met with leading Shia [...] | 2005-03-20 07:38:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC PHUM BA |
05MANAMA428 | ACTIVIST DISMISSED AS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT CHAIR [...] (C) Dr. Abduljalil Singace, a board member of the Shi'a opposition Al Wifaq political society, was removed as chair of the mechanical engineering department at the government-run University of Bahrain March 15. The university issued a statement saying that Singace was removed because he trav [...] | 2005-03-21 13:04:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO BA |
05MANAMA430 | UK TAKING LEADERSHIP ROLE IN G8/BMENA INITIATIVES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-21 15:25:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN PGOV PREL BA |
05MANAMA435 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER SHAIKH [...] (U) This is an action message-see para 5. 2. (S) Ambassador Monroe met with Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid Al-Khalifa Wednesday March 16, 2005 to review arrangements in anticipation of an FBI team visit to Bahrain for the purpose of creating a Joint Counter Terrorism Center (JCTC) in Bahra [...] | 2005-03-22 12:28:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | ASEC BA PGOV PTER |
05MANAMA443 | LOFTY GOALS FOR ECONOMIC REFORM IN BAHRAIN [...] (C) Summary. Crown Prince Salman opened the second of three "national economic plan" workshops February 24. He said Bahrain needs to position itself as an international hub for foreign investment. A McKinsey representative told a crowd of 180 public and private leaders that with "sweeping [...] | 2005-03-23 13:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV BA |
05MANAMA455 | BAHRAIN: MENA-OECD INVESTMENT AND GOVERNANCE [...] (SBU) Investment Program: Per reftel, Economic Development Board (EDB) Deputy Chairman Zakaria Hejres told the Ambassador March 23 that Bahrain established its Country Economic Team for the MENA-OECD Investment program in September 2004. The team includes representatives from the government [...] | 2005-03-27 07:18:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV KCRM PGOV BA |
05MANAMA468 | GOB PROMOTES MODERATION THROUGH ISLAMIC OUTREACH, [...] (C) The Bahraini government is in the process of launching two programs emphasizing moderation in public discourse and interactions. Ministry of Islamic Affairs Under Secretary Dr. Fareed Al Muftah told the Embassy that he was reaching out to Bahrain's citizens to ensure they were not infect [...] | 2005-03-28 08:18:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO SCUL KMPI KISL KIRF PHUM BA |
05MANAMA469 | A CALL TO SAVE TUBLI BAY [...] (C) Summary. The Municipal Councils of Manama and Isa Town are suing businesses for illegal dumping in Tubli Bay and questioning the validity of land reclamation contracts in the bay. Parliamentarians are investigating the reclamation schemes that have already reduced the bay to half its or [...] | 2005-03-28 08:25:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SENV PREL PGOV BA |
05MANAMA471 | OPPOSITION GROUP DEFIES GOB ORDERS, HOLDS PEACEFUL [...] (C) On March 25, leading Shi'a opposition political society Al Wifaq defied the Ministry of Interior's decision to refuse to permit a demonstration and led several thousand people in a rally calling for constitutional reforms. In a speech at the event, Al Wifaq President Sheikh Ali Salman s [...] | 2005-03-28 14:21:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV BA |
05MANAMA475 | BAHRAIN'S REACTION TO ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT IN ALGIERS [...] (C) MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told PolEcon chief March 28 that the two main topics of the summit were the Palestinians and Arab League reform. (Note: Shaikh Abdul Aziz did not attend the summit but received a readout [...] | 2005-03-29 12:11:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA |
05MANAMA50 | CABINET RESHUFFLE EXPECTED VERY SOON; PM'S MEN MAY [...] (C) The Bahraini press January 10 reported rumors of a cabinet shuffle to be announced within days or hours. While the press reports varied somewhat, it appear, if accurate, that five ministers would leave, two new ministers would be appointed, four ministers moved to new positions, two mini [...] | 2005-01-10 12:59:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD BA |
05MANAMA501 | GOB DECIDES NOT TO PUNISH OPPOSITION SOCIETY [...] (SBU) The GOB decided April 5 not to take legal action against leading Shi'a opposition political society Al Wifaq for its role in organizing a March 25 demonstration that was banned by the government. Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Fatima Al Belooshi met with Al Wifaq's leadership and reite [...] | 2005-04-05 14:09:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV BA |
05MANAMA531 | FM DISCUSSES GCC-EU FTA, FORUM FOR FUTURE, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaykh Mohammed told the Ambassador April 6 that both sides at the recent GCC-EU Ministerial were committed to try to conclude an FTA by the end of the year; local EU and GCC diplomats, conceding that serious issues remain, are skeptical. The EU reiterated concerns about th [...] | 2005-04-11 05:51:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PGOV PHUM BA |
05MANAMA544 | CROWN PRINCE DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY, TRADE, SECURITY [...] (S) The Ambassador met with Crown Prince Salman April 11 to review the CP's upcoming trip to Washington. While noting that the CP's primary focus was ratification of the free trade agreement (FTA),the Ambassador told him that American officials will also want to discuss the political situati [...] | 2005-04-12 14:34:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD PTER ASEC BA |
05MANAMA551 | KING EMPHASIZES NEED FOR COUNTER-TERRORISM LAW [...] (SBU) The press reported that the King met with parliamentary leaders April 13 to emphasize that a counter-terrorism law is necessary to protect Bahrain given the growing number of attacks throughout the region and the world. King Hamad told the parliamentarians that they had "a responsibili [...] | 2005-04-13 14:07:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PGOV BA |
05MANAMA553 | SCENESETTER FOR CROWN PRINCE SALMAN'S APRIL 19-22 [...] (C) The primary reason for the Crown Prince's April 19-22 visit to Washington is to advocate for expeditious Congressional ratification of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA). With the launch of U.S. FTA negotiations with the United Arab Emirates and Oman, Bahrain knows it has a limi [...] | 2005-04-14 13:28:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETRD KDEM PTER ASEC OVIP BA |
05MANAMA573 | NDI PROMOTES DEMOCRATIZATION THROUGH ACTIVITIES IN [...] (C) The MEPI-funded National Democratic Institute (NDI) is making great strides in bringing MPs, oppositionists, and civil society activists together to find common ground on cutting-edge political issues, thereby strengthening the democratic process and institutions in Bahrain. NDI organize [...] | 2005-04-18 15:15:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM BA |
05MANAMA58 | FORMIN AGREES ON NEED FOR PUBLIC STATEMENTS OF [...] (S) In response to the Ambassador's January 11 delivery of reftel demarche on Iraqi elections, Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa quickly agreed to make public statements in support of the elections. He said that the January 6 Iraq Neighbors conference in Amman did not r [...] | 2005-01-11 15:37:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV BA IZ |
05MANAMA584 | BUSINESS CHAMBER STEPS ONTO POLITICAL STAGE [...] (C) Summary. King Hamad approved the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (BCCI) request to provide in-kind support to political candidates. BCCI representatives told Emboffs they decided to become involved in the political process in order to preserve Bahrain's open and business-frie [...] | 2005-04-19 15:31:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV KDEM BA |
05MANAMA585 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY THREATS WITH [...] (S) Ambassador met with Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid Al-Khalifa April 19 to register our concern about recent threat information and possible surveillance activity, and to thank the Minister for steps taken by his Ministry to enhance Embassy security. The Ambassador also reiterated our conc [...] | 2005-04-19 15:41:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | ASEC BA PGOV PTER |
05MANAMA616 | CROWN PRINCE PROMOTES LABOR REFORMS [...] (C) Crown Prince Salman attempted to ease public fears over proposed labor reforms by announcing March 25 that the GOB would implement reform slowly and gradually. The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Chairman announced soon after that the private sector felt more comfortable t [...] | 2005-04-25 14:59:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV ELAB BA |
05MANAMA646 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF SOCIAL [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Fatima Al Belooshi April 27 and discussed with her the planned May 6 demonstration for constitutional change, formal registration of a USG-funded project to address trafficking in persons (TIP),and NGO development. Al Belooshi said [...] | 2005-05-03 11:53:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM BA |
05MANAMA672 | "CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS FIRST" DEMONSTRATION [...] (C) Four opposition political societies, represented by the constitutional conference general secretariat, organized a May 6 demonstration with the theme "Constitutional Reforms First." The estimated 5,000-10,000 participants were peaceful, and police kept a low profile. Opposition leaders [...] | 2005-05-09 12:53:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV BA |
05MANAMA68 | NEW CABINET REFLECTS CONTINUED REFORM; PM'S BASE [...] (C) The new cabinet announced January 14 by King Hamad has two new ministers and six ministers from the former cabinet covering new portfolios. Five ministers in the previous cabinet, formed in November 2002, were dropped, four of whom have new positions as advisors to the Prime Minister or [...] | 2005-01-16 11:51:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BA |
05MANAMA695 | BAHRAIN: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQ [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche April 30 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Sheikh Abdul Aziz said he would pass the message to Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin [...] | 2005-05-15 12:11:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ BA |
05MANAMA706 | PARLIAMENTARIANS SPEAK OUT AGAINST DRAFT [...] (C) The draft counter-terrorism law currently before parliament continues to be criticized by MPs and other political actors despite the King's unusual move to reach out to parliamentarians in support of the law. The law is designed to fill gaps in Bahrain's existing criminal code to facilit [...] | 2005-05-17 14:11:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KCRM PGOV PREL BA |
05MANAMA707 | KING'S CONFIDANT DISCUSSES REFORM ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Industry and Commerce Hassan Fakhro, in a May 16 conversation with the Ambassador, was cautious about the possibility of gestures by the government to entice opposition participation in the 2006 elections. The government would be reluctant to redistrict because it wan [...] | 2005-05-17 14:45:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BA |
05MANAMA71 | MINISTER OF INTERIOR DISCUSSES CT, SAUDI ARABIA, [...] (S) Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid, in a January 16 meeting with the Ambassador, said he had been surprised by the January 12 release of terror suspect Yassir Kemal, but promised close surveillance on his activities. He urged that we move forward on setting up a CTOC, expressing hope that [...] | 2005-01-16 13:14:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV BA |
05MANAMA712 | PDAS CHENEY DISCUSSES COUNTERTERRORISM AND [...] (S) NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney, accompanied by DAS Scott Carpenter, Ambassador Monroe, and the RSO, met with Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid Al-Khalifa and Bahrain National Security Agency (BNSA) Undersecretary Shaikh Khalifa May 10 to discuss counterterrorism concerns and democratic initiative [...] | 2005-05-18 14:41:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | ASEC BA PGOV PTER |
05MANAMA718 | PM SHAIKH KHALIFA DISCUSSES ECONOMIC SITUATION, [...] (C) The Ambassador, during a May 17 meeting with Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, discussed Bahrain's efforts to attract foreign investment to spur economic growth, and the possible impact of the Crown Prince's labor reform initiative on the business sector. 2. (C) The [...] | 2005-05-21 10:25:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ELAB BA |
05MANAMA721 | BAHRAIN: ENDORSING PSI AND STATEMENT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-21 13:23:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PGOV EWWT BA |
05MANAMA728 | MINISTER OF INFORMATION DEFENDS WEBSITE [...] (C) Minister of Information Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar, during a May 17 discussion with the Ambassador, sought to explain and defend a recently-announced policy calling for the registration of all Bahrain internet sites with the Ministry of Information. He stressed the policy should not be lo [...] | 2005-05-22 13:06:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BA |
05MANAMA746 | DAS CARPENTER DISCUSSES REFORM WITH POLITICAL [...] (C) NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Carpenter met with four political society leaders May 10 to discuss Bahrain's reform process. The leaders -- two from the boycotting opposition and two MPs -- acknowledged that Bahrain needs further democratic reform but disagreed on the impact of the [...] | 2005-05-25 11:45:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM BA |
05MANAMA76 | BAHRAIN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO RESUME [...] (C) The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) announced January 6 that it would resume its activities in defiance of the government's decision to dissolve the organization in September 2004. Members of the group voted unanimously to support the move. BCHR President Nabeel Rajab said the C [...] | 2005-01-17 09:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM BA |
05MANAMA779 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FTA, KORAN DESECRATION, [...] (C) Council of Representatives (COR) Chairman Khalifa Al Dhahrani told the Ambassador May 30 that he did not expect the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to be ratified by the COR before the June 15 summer recess (but following the Ambassador's emphasis of the importance of an early rat [...] | 2005-05-31 14:30:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ETRD BA |
05MANAMA780 | MFA TO INVOLVE CIVIL SOCIETY IN FORUM FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told Pol/Econ chief May 25 that the MFA plans to invite Bahraini NGOs involved in politics, human rights, women's issues, and youth to a briefing on the Forum for the Future (FfF) conference. According to a l [...] | 2005-05-31 14:41:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMPI PHUM PGOV BA |
05MANAMA810 | BAHRAIN: DELIVERABLES FOR THE U.S.-EU [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-07 14:59:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON BA IZ EUN |
05MANAMA812 | KING DISCUSSES SAUDI-GCC RELATIONS, DOMESTIC [...] (C) King Hamad told the Ambassador June 6 that a key issue discussed at last month's GCC Summit in Riyadh was relations between Saudi Arabia and its GCC partners. Kuwait is taking the lead on developing a unified position to take to the Saudis. Bahrain recommends that Kuwait focus on three i [...] | 2005-06-08 05:21:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET PHUM PGOV BA |
05MANAMA823 | GOB WARNS BAHRAIN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) The Minister of Social Affairs publicly warned the dissolved Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) to stop its activities or face prosecution. In response, the BCHR pledged to continue its activities, which it said were in line with international law and human rights standards. Given th [...] | 2005-06-09 14:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM BA |
05MANAMA842 | FTA RATIFICATION EXPECTED BY LATE JULY [...] (C) The Council of Representatives (COR) Financial and Economic Committee approved the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) June 8 and passed it to the full COR for consideration. MPs Jasim Abdul A'Al and Othman Sharif told PolOff that they expected the COR to ratify the FTA by the end of [...] | 2005-06-13 13:32:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD BA |
05MANAMA846 | BAHRAIN: ENCOURAGING ARAB DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS [...] (C) The Ambassador June 11 delivered Ref A demarche concerning encouraging Arab diplomatic relations with Iraq and positive public statements to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/Information Minister Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul Ghaffar concurred that it was important to support the Iraq [...] | 2005-06-14 14:19:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL BA IZ |
05MANAMA857 | BAHRAIN'S BUSINESS CHAMBER LAUNCHES LOBBYING [...] (SBU) The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is moving ahead with its plan to form a political lobby in the Kingdom. BCCI members are holding a series of meetings with members of parliament to strengthen ties and advocate an agenda that supports economic reforms. The press repor [...] | 2005-06-15 13:44:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV KDEM BA |
05MANAMA858 | BAHRAIN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS LOSES APPEAL CASE [...] (C) The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) lost its appeal to re-open June 14. The Center, which the GOB dissolved in September 2004, has the right to make one final appeal in the Court of Cassation. BCHR members stated both publicly and privately that they probably would not register [...] | 2005-06-15 13:45:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM BA |
05MANAMA859 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES, [...] (S/NF) Summary. The Ambassador, in a June 13 meeting with Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid, reviewed recent security developments, relating details of a reported surveillance incident of the Embassy and reasserting our concern about the "Bahrain Four." Shaikh Rashid said that he sensed the [...] | 2005-06-16 10:37:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC BA PGOV PTER PHUM |
05MANAMA871 | KING DISCUSSES DOMESTIC, REGIONAL ISSUES WITH GEN. [...] (C) Summary. Bahrain's King Hamad reaffirmed to visiting CENTCOM CDR Abizaid June 18 his position that any amendments to the constitution should be done by the legislature, not the King; intervention by the King to entice participation in next year's election would weaken, not strengthen Bahra [...] | 2005-06-19 14:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA |
05MANAMA878 | BAHRAIN: DRAFT STATEMENT FOR IRAQ INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Pol/Econ chief June 19 passed reftel draft statement for the June 21-22 conference on Iraq to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz SIPDIS bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz indicated that Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed, who will lead t [...] | 2005-06-20 07:16:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA IZ |
05MANAMA881 | BAHRAIN: ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS FOR TANGIBLE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-20 10:42:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON BA IZ |
05MANAMA884 | ROYAL FAMILY MEMBER TESTS RULE OF LAW [...] (C) A senior member of the royal family is facing intense pressure for building a wall around his property that blocks public access to the beach near a small Shi'a fishing village. Prominent political, human rights, and religious leaders have joined Malkiya residents in demanding that the w [...] | 2005-06-20 13:13:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BA |
05MANAMA885 | UNEMPLOYMENT PROTEST MARRED BY CLASHES; 30 [...] (C) Police clashed with some 50 Bahrainis protesting the unemployment situation outside the Royal Court June 19. The scuffles broke out as police tried to keep the demonstrators away from an area near the Court entrance designated off-limits to protesters following a rally at the same locati [...] | 2005-06-20 13:35:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON PREL BA |
05MANAMA89 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF LABOR AL ALAWI [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Dr. Majid bin Mohsin Al Alawi January 12, just two days before the cabinet shuffle that split the ministry into two separate ministries. The Minister emphasized the importance of the Crown Prince's labor reform initiative and i [...] | 2005-01-18 14:33:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ELAB PHUM KDEM BA |
05MANAMA892 | BAHRAIN: PROMOTING U.S. PRIORITIES ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Pol/Econ chief June 21 delivered reftel demarches on promoting U.S. priorities on UN reform to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. (Note: Ambassador will deliver Ref B demarche to Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed following the Minister's return to Bahrain [...] | 2005-06-22 13:53:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL PGOV BA UNSC |
05MANAMA900 | PARLIAMENT FLEXES ITS MUSCLES IN BUDGET PROCESS [...] (C) The Finance and Economy Committee of the Council of Representatives (COR, elected lower house of parliament) completed the bulk of its review of the bi-annual 2005-2006 (calendar years) government budget and is expected to pass it to the full Council for consideration on July 2. The COR [...] | 2005-06-26 13:29:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV KDEM BA |
05MANAMA910 | MEPI-FUNDED NDI PROJECT COMES UNDER FIRE [...] (C) The MEPI-funded National Democratic Institute (NDI) project in Bahrain has attracted criticism from many directions recently. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Abdul Ghaffar has privately expressed his concerns to the Ambassador several times that NDI gives too much emphasis to oppos [...] | 2005-06-28 08:33:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KMPI KDEM PREL BA |
05MANAMA911 | BAHRAIN: USG PRIORITIES ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-28 10:21:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC BA UNSC |
05MANAMA922 | REFORM IN BAHRAIN: LEADING SHIA EDITOR HIGHLIGHTS [...] (S) Independent newspaper editor Mansour Al-Jamry, in a June 28 discussion with the Ambassador, gave a wide-ranging review of the complexities and challenges facing King Hamad as he pursues reform in Bahrain. On the one hand, the King faces challenges from his two uncles: Prime Minister Khalif [...] | 2005-06-29 11:48:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL BA |
05MANAMA923 | CLERICS CALL FOR CALMING DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (U) Several opinion-leaders including clerics and columnists are calling for the government and opposition to act more responsibly following clashes at a June 19 demonstration. Shia cleric Shaikh Issa Qassem in his June 24 sermon criticized both the government and demonstrators for their act [...] | 2005-06-29 13:19:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM BA |
05MANAMA943 | GOB TEMPORARILY CLOSES ISLAMIC ACTION SOCIETY [...] (C) The Shia rejectionist Islamic Action Society (IAS) held a ceremony June 29 to "honor" 73 people convicted in the early 1980's of attempting to topple the government. Spiritual advisor Sayed Mohammed Hadi Mudarasi telephoned in from Iran and reportedly called for an end to Shia suffering i [...] | 2005-07-05 16:02:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM BA |
05MANAMA949 | KING WORRIES ABOUT NEW IRANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (S) A major focus of the Ambassador's July 5 discussion with Bahrain's King Hamad was the King's concern about the implications of the election of Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Ahmadinejad, he said, faces a big challenge in unifying Iranians, and one way he will generate unity will be by pro [...] | 2005-07-06 13:58:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV BA IR |
05MANAMA952 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF LABOR [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed unemployment, demonstrations in support of the unemployed, and Shia politics with Minister of Labor Majeed Al Alawi July 4. Al Alawi said that the Ministry had found and offered private sector jobs to the eleven unemployed people who participated in the June 19 u [...] | 2005-07-06 15:11:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ELAB ECON BA |
05MANAMA982 | SOCIAL AFFAIRS MINISTER DISCUSSES SOCIETY CLOSING, [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Social Affairs Fatima Al-Belooshi told the Ambassador June 6 that her recent decision to suspend the Shia rejectionist Islamic Action Society for 45 days was in fact the least harsh option, and one that would have little practical impact. Lamenting the Society's focus [...] | 2005-07-11 10:05:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EFIN BA |
05MANILA106 | MADRASAH TEACHER TRAINING PROJECT UNDERWAY IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A $400,000 DRL-sponsored "Madrasah Teacher Training Project" is now underway in the Philippines to train 28 madrasah educators in U.S. educational practices and values. Upon their return to the Philippines, they are expected to share what they learned via specified local proj [...] | 2005-01-10 06:11:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI RP |
05MANILA1061 | RECRUITMENT COMPANIES AND TRAFFICKING [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Recruiting Filipinos to work abroad is an important national industry in the Philippines. The GRP regulates and licenses recruitment companies through the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency [...] | 2005-03-07 08:31:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN PHUM KCRM KCOR ELAB ECON RP |
05MANILA1098 | MARAWI CITY: ISLAMIC PRIDE IN THE TROUBLED SOUTH [...] (U) Summary. Marawi, the capital of Lanao del Sur Province in Central Mindanao, is officially an "Islamic city" under municipal law, the only such city in the Philippines. The city of 125,000 is 96-percent Muslim. The main campus of Mindanao State University, located in Marawi, is a nonethe [...] | 2005-03-09 09:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL PINS KCRM SNAR SA RP |
05MANILA129 | CEBU MAYOR IMPLICATED IN SERIES OF VIGILANTE-STYLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: There have been 14 vigilante-style killings recently in Cebu. Critics have implicated Cebu Mayor Tommy Osmena in the slayings based on his decision to create a special police squad to hunt down criminals. Cardinal Vidal, local congressmen, Cebu's Vice Mayor, and human rights gr [...] | 2005-01-11 04:48:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS RP |
05MANILA1401 | LEFTISTS CLAIM SYSTEMATIC CAMPAIGN TO KILL PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Gunmen have already killed up to eighteen members of leftist front groups including Bayan Muna -- a political party closely associated with the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army (CPP/NPA) -- since the beginning of 2005. Leftist leaders have claimed that there [...] | 2005-03-29 08:03:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR SOCI KPAO RP |
05MANILA1452 | SUPREME COURT REJECTS WIDOW'S EFFORT TO TAKE OVER [...] (C) Summary: The Supreme Court, sitting as the "Presidential Electoral Tribunal," ruled on March 29 that Susan Roces, the widow of Fernando Poe, Jr., could not take over Poe's challenge to the May 2004 election of President Arroyo. There has been little reaction from Malacanang or the oppos [...] | 2005-03-30 09:05:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV RP |
05MANILA1456 | GRP GEARS UP FOR MILF TALKS, POSSIBLE DESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary. The next GRP/MILF talks will take place in Kuala Lumpur April 16-18. The GRP remains optimistic about a peace accord "this year," in part based on a recent friendly meeting in Maguindanao between the head of the GRP panel and MILF Chairman Murad that the Malaysians set up. Coo [...] | 2005-03-31 00:07:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PTER PREL RP PGOV |
05MANILA1506 | LAW ENFORCEMENT CORRUPTION IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The nexus of law enforcement corruption in the Philippines lies in four key areas: 1) bribery in recruitment and extortion in training; 2) ineffectual and politically manipulated Internal Affairs; 3) financial mismanagement; and, 4) procurement and resource mismanagement. PNP [...] | 2005-04-01 06:19:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINS KCRM KCOR KJUS ASEC RP |
05MANILA1529 | Preparations for August 8 ARMM elections [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 1.1 million people are registered for the August 8 election in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Election officials hope for the first time to use automated counting machines, originally purchased for the May 2004 nationwide elections but subsequently impou [...] | 2005-04-04 00:07:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI RP |
05MANILA1543 | Strong reaction to death of Pope John Paul II [...] (U) Summary: The Philippines has reacted with deep sorrow to news of the death of Pope John Paul II. President Arroyo announced an official mourning period that will last until the Pope's funeral, which she plans to attend. The Catholic Church will hold a requiem mass in honor of Pope John [...] | 2005-04-04 05:51:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI RP VT |
05MANILA1549 | EMBASSY SPEAKERS' PROGRAM A BIG HIT WITH MINDANAO STATE [...] Summary. As part of the Embassy Speakers' Program, Assistant Information Officer Ruth Urry delivered two speeches to students at Mindanao State University and the Zaid Bin Thabit Qur'anic Center on March 17 in Marawi City, part of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). AIO Urry spok [...] | 2005-04-04 08:40:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL KIRC OPRC PHUM KWMN OIIP KISL PGOV RP |
05MANILA1595 | LATEST KILLING OF JOURNALIST SPARKS OUTRAGE [...] (U) Summary: The shooting of a well-known journalist in Mindanao on March 24 marked what media organizations say is the fourth of a journalist this year and has sparked new public outrage. The House of Representatives plans a hearing and the Catholic Church has condemned the attack. The Ph [...] | 2005-04-06 08:09:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS KCOR KPAO RP |
05MANILA1597 | REQUEST FOR JIATF-WEST SUPPORT FOR DEA TRAINING [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Action request -- DEA Manila Country Office, with support of the Mission's Law Enforcement Working Group, requests $5,000 in funding assistance from Joint Interagency Task Force-West (JIATF-W) to meet P [...] | 2005-04-06 08:51:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR KCRM MARR MASS PGOV RP |
05MANILA1618 | TIP UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Mission has underscored to the GRP the possibility that the U.S. might place the Philippines on the TIP Tier 3 list due to lack of convictions and allegations of official corruption, among other reasons. We have repeatedly requested comprehensive statistics about prosecutions an [...] | 2005-04-07 08:30:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB KCOR RP JA |
05MANILA1641 | CORRUPTION UPDATE: PLUNDER CHARGES (AT LAST) [...] (C) Summary: The Ombudsman filed plunder charges on April 6 against Major General Carlos Garcia and his immediate family members, while his court martial continues. Neither case is expected to conclude soon, however. The GRP has also filed new charges against 21 officials in the Department [...] | 2005-04-08 08:12:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR PREL MARR ECON RP |
05MANILA1774 | LATEST VIGILANTE KILLINGS IN CEBU - NO END IN SIGHT [...] (U) Summary: Summary executions of suspected criminals by "death squads" in Cebu are continuing at an alarming rate. According to media reports, suspected vigilantes have killed at least 41 people since December 2004. Civil society groups have condemned the extrajudicial killings, but much [...] | 2005-04-18 23:09:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI RP |
05MANILA1792 | STREAMLINING TERRORISM PROSECUTIONS IN THE [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paras 7-8. 2. (SBU) Summary. One of the key tasks facing the Philippines (GRP) in its struggle against terrorism is streamlining the currently excessive length and unwieldy number of defendants in terrorism trials. The Mission's Law Enforcemen [...] | 2005-04-19 08:51:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV PINS KCRM KJUS ASEC RP |
05MANILA1808 | The "Masa" as a Political Force [...] (SBU) Summary: The underprivileged and impoverished "masa" remains a potentially significant but largely unorganized political force. The once-influential Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) party of former President Estrada has claimed success in renewing the party's membership and effectivenes [...] | 2005-04-20 08:58:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI RP |
05MANILA1815 | NEW TIP-RELATED ARRESTS AND PROSECUTION [...] (U) Summary. Four new TIP criminal cases are in the works, following a raid on a suspected brothel in what the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) described as a new series of TIP-related raids. The DoJ has issued unequivocal instructions to prosecutors to give "preferential attention" [...] | 2005-04-21 02:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN KCRM RP |
05MANILA1839 | VAT PROPOSALS THREATHEN POWER SECTOR REFORMS [...] (U) Summary: Value Added Tax (VAT) proposals filed in both Houses of Congress contain provisions detrimental to the government's efforts to strengthen and restructure the power sector. In particular, replacing the current "zero rating" for power generating firms with a value added tax (VAT [...] | 2005-04-22 01:59:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV EAID RP |
05MANILA1840 | Senate Passes Value Added Tax Bill [...] (U) Summary: The Philippine Senate approved on April 13 proposed amendments to the value-added tax law. Bicameral conference committee hearings are deliberating over the House and Senate proposals, with a reconciled bill targeted for signing by President Macapagal-Arroyo on April 30. The ex [...] | 2005-04-22 02:02:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA1893 | ARROYO ON ASEAN BURMA STRATEGY [...] (S) In a conversation on other subjects April 26, I urged President Arroyo to keep up her country's leadership on pressing Burma on democracy and human rights. Looking ahead to senior US-RP contacts in Manila and Washington, I suggested that this is one especially meaningful way that the RP [...] | 2005-04-26 23:42:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PREL PHUM PGOV RP |
05MANILA1897 | COMBATING CHILD LABOR IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (U) Two DOL-funded programs in the Philippines (as well as elsewhere in the region) are now focused on combating child labor. According to the GRP, over four million children are currently forced to work full time. Of these, 2.4 million are working in hazardous jobs such as mining, deep-sea [...] | 2005-04-27 01:05:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ELAB PHUM ECON RP |
05MANILA1909 | PROPOSED MOU FOR THE "MAPP" [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (U) Noting that the Philippine National Police (PNP) -- at the instigation of Philippine Ambassador to Washington Del Rosario -- was now interested in pursuing a "Management Assessment of the Philippine Police" with the USG that would parall [...] | 2005-04-27 08:37:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM SOCI KCOR PTER PGOV PINS ASEC RP |
05MANILA1955 | JOLO LOCALS WELCOME US ATTENTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador's April 22 visit to Jolo Town, the capital of Sulu Province, centered on handover ceremonies for several USAID-funded assistance programs including road projects, village electrification, and Internet-linked computers for an elementary school. USAID Manila Mission [...] | 2005-04-29 08:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PTER KISL PGOV PHUM PINS PREL MOPS RP |
05MANILA1988 | MALACANANG DOWNPLAYS LATEST DESTABILIZATION PLOT [...] (C) Summary. Former Defense Secretary Fortunato Abat and other retired officials stirred fresh coup plot jitters on April 30 when they publicly called for a "revolutionary transition government" to replace the current administration. Malacanang downplayed the move, while the GRP continues to [...] | 2005-05-02 09:21:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL PINR ELAB RP |
05MANILA2142 | BISHOPS LASH OUT AT PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (C) Summary: In a recent press conference, three left-leaning Catholic bishops accused President Arroyo of not doing enough to help the poor, and said they would participate in a "national day of mourning and protest" on June 12. Separately, in public testimony in the House on May 3, Archbi [...] | 2005-05-11 21:01:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KCOR PHUM SOCI RP |
05MANILA2167 | Bill Gives President VAT Increase Authority [...] (U) Summary: Congress ratified final language this week that keeps the value added tax (VAT) rate at 10% but mandates the President to raise the VAT rate to 12% in 2006. President Arroyo will sign the legislation next week and promised to approve the VAT hike in January. The bill eliminat [...] | 2005-05-12 05:41:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA2172 | ENLISTED OAKWOOD MUTINEERS COP A PLEA [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 11, an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) military tribunal accepted a plea bargain for about 190 enlisted men who participated in the failed July 2003 "Oakwood" mutiny. They will return to active duty status but with demotions and loss of pay. They will likely be [...] | 2005-05-12 08:14:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AADP ASEC MOPS PGOV PINR PREL RP PINS PTER |
05MANILA219 | TRADING A CHILD RAPIST FOR VOTES ON FISCAL [...] (C) Summary: Over 50 congressmen have signed "a letter of appeal" calling for President Arroyo to pardon former congressman Romeo Jalosjos, who has been in jail since 1997 for raping an 11 year old girl. President Arroyo is studying the request, apparently in a ploy to win votes for her leg [...] | 2005-01-13 08:21:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR RP |
05MANILA2200 | NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN COMBATING [...] (U) Summary: The Philippines has many top quality NGOs focused on trafficking in persons (TIP) and they enjoy a close working relationship with the Philippine government. Key NGOs making contributions in prosecution (a unique feature of Philippine law permits NGOs to press forward cases as p [...] | 2005-05-13 05:24:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN ELAB RP |
05MANILA2241 | MORE JOURNALISTS SLAIN [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Two more journalists have been slain in the Philippines in the past two weeks. This brings to five the number of killings of journalists this year, according to most sources. Police appear t [...] | 2005-05-16 07:08:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINS KPAO RP |
05MANILA2294 | TIP: GRP WORKS TO STRENGTHEN PROSECUTIONS AS [...] (U) Summary: A committee of the Philippine Supreme Court is reportedly about to issue a new rule that would prohibit judges from dismissing cases based on a minor's unwillingness to testify. The rule aims to address the problem of victims recanting their testimony after being threatened or b [...] | 2005-05-19 05:03:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN RP |
05MANILA2332 | GRP PREPARATIONS FOR THE AUGUST REGIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: With just over two months to go until the August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM),there are indications that the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) may not be able [...] | 2005-05-20 07:29:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EAID PHUM RP |
05MANILA2359 | ILLEGAL "JUETENG" LOTTERY POTENTIALLY THREATENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The illegal lottery known as "jueteng" played a prominent role in the downfall of former President Estrada, and a newly brewing scandal related to jueteng could potentially have a similar impact on the Arroyo Administration. Despite Malacanang's vows to crack down on jueteng, [...] | 2005-05-23 07:42:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR KCRM ASEC RP |
05MANILA2406 | POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (C) Summary: Party organizations are relatively weak in the Philippines and are overshadowed by the influence of personalities. Parties tend to coalesce around popular political leaders during electoral campaigns due to the desire for patronage, but otherwise are underfunded, without clear [...] | 2005-05-26 05:47:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI RP |
05MANILA2555 | CHILD PRISONERS HELD IN ADULT FACILITIES IN THE [...] (U) Summary: According to official and NGO sources, approximately 1,500 children are currently incarcerated among the adult inmate population in the Philippines. NGOs strongly advocate that the GRP work to segregate children from the general prison population. The GRP says it is trying to d [...] | 2005-06-01 06:55:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KOCI SOCI ELAB RP |
05MANILA2578 | CORRUPTION UPDATE: "JUETENG"; GARCIA; ESTRADA [...] (C) Summary: Amid a recent swirl of allegations involving the first family, a witness at a May 30 Senate investigation of "jueteng" (illegal lottery games) accused the President's son, Congressman "Mikey" Arroyo, of receiving profits from the game. President Arroyo dismissed the accusations [...] | 2005-06-02 08:12:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KCOR ECON RP |
05MANILA2599 | TIP: PHILIPPINES BRIEFED ON 2005 REPORT [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Acting Polcouns on June 3 reviewed the Philippine portion of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report with Ruth Morales Prado, Executive Director of the Office of American Affairs at the Department o [...] | 2005-06-03 05:42:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM OPRC KPAO KWMN RP |
05MANILA2626 | PALACE ASSERTS THAT OPPOSITION IS TRYING TO USE [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye publicly stated June 5 that Malacanang was worried that the opposition was trying to use an alleged tape of presidential conversations as part of a destabilization plot. Bunye also stated that the opposition claimed that the tape had come fr [...] | 2005-06-06 06:59:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO PINR RP |
05MANILA2660 | TIP: GRP BEGINNING TO FOCUS ON CYBERSEX DANGERS [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Philippine government is slowly beginning to react to reports that cybersex is an increasing contributor to the trafficking in persons (TIP) problem in the Philippines. Most cybersex dens op [...] | 2005-06-08 08:06:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCRM ELAB KOCI TINT RP |
05MANILA2670 | PHILIPPINES CORRUPTION: BUSINESS LEADERS [...] (C) Influential members of the Manila business community increasingly express concerns about how corruption is undermining the RP's economic outlook. According to long-time Embassy contact Washington Sycip, who is widely respected as among the top economic observers in the country, corruption [...] | 2005-06-09 05:32:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV BEXP KCOR RP |
05MANILA271 | FORMER PRESIDENT ESTRADA RETURNS TO THE [...] (C) Summary: Former president Joseph "Erap" Estrada returned to Manila on January 15 after undergoing knee surgery in Hong Kong. Despite concerns that there could be a confrontation between his supporters and authorities, Estrada's return was uneventful, with police whisking him off via hel [...] | 2005-01-18 09:39:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR PREL ECON PINR RP |
05MANILA2712 | SETBACK IN GARCIA GRAFT CASE [...] (C) Summary: The recent ruling in the corruption trial of former comptroller of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Garcia that his wife cannot be charged as a co-conspirator poses a serious threat to the prosecution's case. Though the prosecutors intend to appeal the ruling, [...] | 2005-06-14 03:30:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KCOR ECON RP |
05MANILA2730 | FIRMS PERCEIVE PERVASIVE [...] Summary: A recently released "Social Weather Station" survey indicated that Filipino business executives perceive a "very high" and "steady" level of corruption in public agencies and a "serious" level of corruption in the private sector. The survey will probably erode confidence among po [...] | 2005-06-14 07:33:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV BEXP KCOR RP |
05MANILA2731 | PHILIPPINE POLITICS: ONE WEEKEND AT A TIME... [...] (C) Summary: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo survived the Independence Day weekend despite protests and calls for her ouster by members of the opposition. Privately, high-level Administration officials thanked the Charge for the USG's role in calming the waters; Charge reiterated that our [...] | 2005-06-14 08:35:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL PINR MOPS RP |
05MANILA2757 | TIP: PHILIPPINE REACTION TO THE RELEASE OF THE [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Local reaction to the Philippine narrative of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report has been mixed, though basically positive. The media response -- aided by Mission's extensive outreach [...] | 2005-06-16 06:28:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KWMN ELAB PHUM RP |
05MANILA2777 | ARROYO UNDER PRESSURE TO EXPLAIN TAPES [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine Congress is planning inquiries into an audiotape that the opposition says implicates President Arroyo in electoral fraud. Arroyo -- defending herself -- has condemned "irresponsible detractors" and her press secretary has announced that she has no plans to appear [...] | 2005-06-17 06:05:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PINR RP |
05MANILA2815 | CARDINAL SIN DIES AT AGE 76 [...] (U) Retired Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin died of multiple organ failure at a hospital in greater Manila at 6:15 AM on June 21. Cardinal Sin, 76, had been in poor health for the past several years and had been in intensive care for the past two days due to an infection related to a lon [...] | 2005-06-21 04:29:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS KPAO SOCI PINR RP VT |
05MANILA2821 | EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS -- LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, Mission has stepped up law enforcement anti-corruption efforts. Mission played a key role in major anti-corruption cases, particularly the case against former Comptroller of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Carlos Garcia. We are now activ [...] | 2005-06-21 08:09:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KCOR CVIS ECON RP |
05MANILA2840 | LEFTISTS JOIN OPPOSITION MOVES AGAINST ARROYO [...] (C) Summary: Leftist groups, most of which are aligned with the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army (CPP/NPA),appear to be lining up with mainstream opposition elements in efforts to unseat President Arroyo. Leftist groups, which have the ability to turn out protesters, are [...] | 2005-06-22 05:14:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS MOPS PINR ASEC RP |
05MANILA2887 | CONTINUED POLITICAL WOES FOR PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (C) Summary: An anti-GMA protest march on June 24 failed to gather significant momentum, but police blocked access to downtown Manila City. As of COB, the crowds had yet to disperse entirely, however. President Arroyo delayed the retirement of Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff [...] | 2005-06-24 07:27:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ECON ASEC RP |
05MANILA2970 | ARROYO SAYS "I AM SORRY" [...] (C) Summary: In a brief national address on June 27, a subdued President Arroyo admitted that a taped telephone conversation with an election official last year was "a lapse in judgment" and said "I am sorry." Asked subsequently for media comment, Charge underscored that the USG supports tr [...] | 2005-06-28 08:12:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PINR KPAO RP |
05MANILA2993 | ARROYO CLEANING HOUSE AS OPPONENTS STILL DENOUNCE [...] (C) Summary: According to President Arroyo, husband Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo has now "volunteered to go abroad." Susan Roces, the widow of former presidential candidate Fernando Poe Jr., called for Arroyo's immediate resignation, while privately indicating through an intermediary that she d [...] | 2005-06-29 08:31:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR RP |
05MANILA3045 | LITTLE ECONOMIC IMPACT SO FAR FROM ARROYO'S WOES [...] (SBU) Summary. The Peso broke the PhP56/$1 mark on June 29, but has marginally recovered. The stock market continued to slide lower on concerns about the President's future, but most local analysts said that the situation remains manageable. The Philippine business community appears to be [...] | 2005-07-01 08:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA3046 | ARROYO STEADYING THE SHIP [...] (C) Summary: The political scene in Manila continues to be lively but not truly turbulent. During a day trip outside of Manila, President Arroyo vowed to bring the country out of "political and economic deterioration." According to her son, the president's mood was good and she was confiden [...] | 2005-07-01 08:23:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINS PINR KPAO ASEC RP |
05MANILA3061 | ARROYO CELEBRATES JULY 4TH, BUT SUPREME COURT [...] (C) Summary: President Arroyo attended Mission's July 4 celebration and also hosted an anti-trafficking event at Malacanang attended by Charge on July 2. At the July 4 event, Charge publicly hailed close U.S.-Philippine ties and underscored the importance of strengthening democratic institu [...] | 2005-07-05 09:57:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL ECON PINR KPAO RP |
05MANILA3095 | MUSLIM VIEWS ON MANILA'S POLITICAL CIRCUS [...] (C) Summary. Some moderate Muslims are looking beyond PGMA to a possible De Castro era. The ongoing circus has sparked renewed interest in a look at an independent Mindanao as part of a federal system. Muslim clerics may issue veiled attacks against PGMA on July 8. End Summary. 2. (C) [...] | 2005-07-07 06:44:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KISL PINR RP |
05MANILA3115 | A GMA INSIDER GETS OUT [...] (S) Summary. The defection from GMA ranks of Congressman Golez is a blow to Arroyo. He believes she has lost the "moral high ground" and civil society support. There are no signs yet of other significant political defections or military unrest, but the situation remains highly fluid. End [...] | 2005-07-07 07:09:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINS PINR RP |
05MANILA3116 | ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS REGION IN [...] (C) Summary: The campaign for the August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) began on June 28. Despite earlier promises, Malacanang has endorsed a candidate for governor: Zaldy Ampatuan, a mayor and scion of a well-known political clan. Ampatuan is now favored t [...] | 2005-07-07 07:31:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID PREL ASEC PTER RP |
05MANILA312 | MORE VIGILANTE-STYLE KILLINGS REPORTED IN DAVAO [...] (C) Summary: There have been 26 reported killings of suspected criminals in Davao City, Mindanao, since the new year began. Human rights organizations have implicated the "Davao Death Squad," a vigilante group linked with Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, in the killings. Mission has expressed [...] | 2005-01-20 08:14:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR SNAR RP |
05MANILA3133 | ARROYO DEMANDS FULL CABINET SUBMIT RESIGNATIONS [...] (S) Summary. In an apparent pre-emptive move against threatened resignations by some key Cabinet members, President Arroyo announced to the nation on July 7 that she had asked for the resignation of her entire Cabinet and would focus her own efforts in the future on political reform. Former [...] | 2005-07-07 14:05:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PINS PGOV EAID RP |
05MANILA3154 | "MAKE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE" [...] (C) Summary: The chorus has grown for President Arroyo to step down. Former president Corazon Aquino held a press conference late July 8 and called on President Arroyo "to make the supreme sacrifice" and resign. Several members of her former cabinet also called for her resignation on July 8 [...] | 2005-07-08 09:55:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL KPAO MOPS RP |
05MANILA3156 | PHILIPPINE MARKET JITTERS HEIGHTENING [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the Philippine Supreme Court's July 5 decision to move up the date of a hearing on the implementation of the recently-passed Expanded Value Added Tax (EVAT),the country's currency, equities, and bond markets remain shaky. Markets are showing increasing signs of strain [...] | 2005-07-08 09:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA3161 | ARROYO ANNOUNCES SHE HAS NO PLANS TO RESIGN [...] (U) Summary: In a brief pre-recorded statement delivered July 8 on radio, President Arroyo responded to her critics and stated that she had no plans to resign. She said she plans to focus on getting the economy moving and on the delivery of social services. Her remarks will not diminish th [...] | 2005-07-08 11:10:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PREL KPAO RP |
05MANILA3163 | BUSINESS GROUPS JOIN CALLS FOR ARROYO'S RESIGNATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Business leaders in Manila continue to call for a Constitutionally consistent resolution to the current political situation, but now have added their voices to the chorus calling for Arroyo to leave office. On July 8, three key business groups, including the highly influential M [...] | 2005-07-08 12:15:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV ECON RP |
05MANILA3167 | CATHOLIC BISHOPS SIDESTEP ISSUE OF WHETHER ARROYO [...] (U) Summary: The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) sidestepped the issue of whether President Arroyo should resign in their statement on the political situation on July 10. On one hand, the group stated that it did not demand her resignation, while on the other hand it [...] | 2005-07-10 11:33:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS PREL SOCI RP |
05MANILA3187 | CATHOLIC BISHOPS' STATEMENT BUYS ARROYO MORE TIME [...] (C) Summary: According to political contacts, the July 10 statement by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines has bought President Arroyo more time by not explicitly calling for her resignation. In a brief radio address on July 10, Arroyo welcomed the statement and said she pla [...] | 2005-07-11 09:23:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL SOCI RP |
05MANILA3188 | MARKETS CAUTIOUS AS TRADING WEEK OPENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Markets opened the trading week on July 11 shaky on resurgent fears of protracted political controversies and escalating concern that the political turmoil will distract and/or paralyze President Arroyo's ability to move her Administration's reform agenda forward. Recent reac [...] | 2005-07-11 09:32:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA3202 | VATICAN HAND IN CATHOLIC BISHOPS' STATEMENT? [...] (C) Summary: Several local press reports have claimed that the Papal Nuncio "scolded" the Catholic bishops during their recent conference, demanding that they not involve themselves in politics by explicitly calling for President Arroyo's resignation. As reported, after much discussion, the [...] | 2005-07-12 07:50:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI RP VT |
05MANILA3231 | ARROYO OPPOSITION FAILS TO PRODUCE MASSIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: A July 13 opposition rally in Manila's central business district produced only an estimated 15-20,000 demonstrators as of 1600 hrs local, although numbers may grow somewhat with speakers like FPJ widow Susan Roces later on. Police appear to have blocked busloads of would-be pr [...] | 2005-07-13 08:52:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PGOV ASEC RP |
05MANILA3251 | MUCH DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE [...] (C) Summary: A group of party leaders from across the political spectrum (pro-President Arroyo to opposition) met July 12 and agreed that the Philippine Constitution should be changed to create a unicameral legislature. No firm work program was agreed to. Arroyo welcomed further discussions [...] | 2005-07-14 08:55:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI PINR PREL RP |
05MANILA3278 | PONDERING A "TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL" PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary: Some politicians have begun to look at a possible "transitional council" for the Philippines, notably Senator Ramon Magsaysay and Renato De Villa, then-President Ramos' Defense Secretary. Under this scheme, President Arroyo and Vice President De Castro would resign and let a ca [...] | 2005-07-15 09:01:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PREL RP |
05MANILA3282 | ARROYO REBUILDING ECONOMIC TEAM [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the exodus of key economic advisors, President Arroyo began reconstruction of her economic team on July 12 with the appointment of Margarito Teves as Secretary of Finance. On July 14, she announced other key appointments, including Peter Tavilia as Secretary of Tr [...] | 2005-07-15 10:47:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV TBIO RP |
05MANILA3290 | PRO-ARROYO SUPPORTERS HOLD LARGE RALLY [...] (C) Summary: Media and police estimate that roughly 100,000 people attended a pro-President Arroyo rally on July 16 in Manila. Most rally participants appeared to be provincial- or local-level government workers and their families bused to the rally. In other news related to the ongoing po [...] | 2005-07-18 07:36:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PREL ASEC RP |
05MANILA3319 | OPPOSITION PRESSES FORWARD ON IMPEACHMENT EFFORT [...] (C) Summary: Opposition lawmakers are putting the finishing touches on an impeachment complaint against President Arroyo and believe that they are close to the needed number of House co-sponsors. Pro-Arroyo contacts still expect lengthy House hearings and a plenary vote before a trial in th [...] | 2005-07-19 09:45:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PREL RP |
05MANILA3370 | CALMER WEEK ON POLITICAL FRONT PROVIDES RESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary: A relatively calmer week on the political front and positive fiscal news gave currency, stock, and bond markets some breathing space to partially recoup lost gains. The peso traded above the 56 pesos/$1 level throughout the July 18-22 trading week, but ended the week down sl [...] | 2005-07-22 09:36:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA3391 | OPPOSITION FILES IMPEACHMENT CHARGES AGAINST ARROYO [...] (C) Summary: The Opposition filed amended impeachment charges in the House of Representatives against President Arroyo early July 25. The Opposition complaint charges that Arroyo betrayed public trust, violated the Constitution, and engaged in corrupt practices. The impeachment complaint di [...] | 2005-07-25 08:28:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PREL ASEC RP |
05MANILA3397 | ARROYO GIVES STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS, WHILE [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo gave her State of the Nation Address (SONA) late July 25. In a short speech, she claimed that her government had made great strides in strengthening the economy and she promise [...] | 2005-07-25 10:05:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS PINR ECON ASEC RP |
05MANILA3413 | POSITIVE MEDIA COVERAGE FOR ARROYO SPEECH, BUT [...] (C) Summary: President Arroyo's July 25 State of the Nation Address (SONA) netted positive coverage in the media. Political reaction generally fell along predictable lines, with supporters asserting that it was an excellent speech, while the opposition castigated it. On the economic side, r [...] | 2005-07-26 07:42:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PREL ECON KPAO RP |
05MANILA3415 | 2005 SOUTHEAST ASIA REPORTING OFFICERS CONFERENCE, [...] Embassy Manila will host the 2005 Southeast Asia Reporting Officers Conference (SEAROC),October 13-14. Most of the event will take place at Mission's historic chancery. Please send a front-channel cable confirming attendance, security level of participant(s),and flight details as soon as p [...] | 2005-07-26 07:51:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON OTRA XB RP |
05MANILA3421 | PHILIPPINE FINANCIAL MARKETS POST-SONA [...] (U) Summary: Peso, stock, and bond markets have not reacted negatively to President Arroyo's State of the Nation Address on July 25. Her promise to forge ahead with economic and fiscal reforms, whatever the political cost, helped send a positive signal (Ref A). The stock market closed firm [...] | 2005-07-26 11:20:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA3435 | GRP-MILF PEACE TALKS POSTPONED; LATEST NEWS [...] (S) Summary: The latest round of exploratory talks between the GRP and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been postponed. The talks -- which are being facilitated by the Malaysian government -- were scheduled to be held on July 25 in Kuala Lumpur and appear to have been postponed [...] | 2005-07-27 06:48:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PGOV PINS PTER PINR KISL MY RP |
05MANILA3477 | ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS REGION IN [...] (C) Summary: The election campaign in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is heating up. The governor's race appears to have come down to a showdown between Zaldy Ampatuan and Ibrahim "Toto" Paglas, two well-known regional figures. Ampatuan, who is running as the candidate of L [...] | 2005-07-29 07:31:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID PREL ASEC RP |
05MANILA3500 | TIP Update; Latest on Prosecutions; Municipalities [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified - Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The International Justice Mission (IJM) reports that it continues to press forward with 15 Trafficking in Persons (TIP)-related prosecutions. We have asked the Department of Justice (DoJ) to conf [...] | 2005-08-01 08:42:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM ECON RP |
05MANILA3593 | HOUSE SETS RULES FOR IMPEACHMENT COMPLAINT [...] (C) Summary: The House has set the rules for the Opposition's impeachment complaint against President Arroyo. The rules will allow the House to refer the complaint to the Senate at any point if the Opposition is able to show that it has attained requisite support (79 members). The Opposition [...] | 2005-08-03 08:11:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL KCOR RP |
05MANILA3611 | SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO POSTPONE ELECTION IN [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine Supreme Court has declined a request that it postpone the August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). At this point, it looks like the elections will be held on schedule. Preparations for the elections proceed apace, including in the se [...] | 2005-08-04 07:51:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PTER KISL ASEC RP |
05MANILA3632 | TENSIONS SPIKE BETWEEN GRP AND EXTREME LEFT [...] (C) Summary: The GRP announced on August 2 that it was suspending the immunity from arrest for National Democratic Front (NDF) officials, who had been participating in the negotiation track. The NDF sharply criticized the government's move. A congressman with close links to Malacanang told [...] | 2005-08-05 06:47:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER PINR RP NO NL |
05MANILA3655 | ELECTIONS IN MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS REGION PROCEED IN [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have proceeded in largely an orderly fashion as of the close of polls at 1500 hrs local. Mission observers on the groun [...] | 2005-08-08 09:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KISL ASEC EAID RP |
05MANILA3657 | JULY 27-AUGUST 5 UPDATE: PHILIPPINE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo and her new economic team went on a media offensive shortly after the President's July 25 State of the Nation Address (SONA) to assure investors, creditors and other Philippine observers that the Administration remains focused on managing the economy and pursu [...] | 2005-08-08 10:24:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA3677 | COUNTING OF VOTES CONTINUES IN MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Officials continue to count votes cast in the August 8 Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections. Results are due to be released within the next 24 hours. Only minor problems have [...] | 2005-08-09 07:54:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KISL ASEC KPAO RP |
05MANILA3697 | CONTINUED BICKERING IN HOUSE OVER IMPEACHMENT [...] (C) Summary: There has been continued bickering in the House over the Opposition's impeachment complaint against President Arroyo. Formal hearings in the Justice Committee began on August 10, with pro-Arroyo members immediately raising procedural questions about the nature of the complaint, [...] | 2005-08-10 08:19:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR SOCI RP VA |
05MANILA3708 | NO FATALITIES, 26 INJURED IN TWIN ZAMBOANGA BLASTS [...] (C) Two explosions rocked central Zamboanga City the evening of August 10, leaving an estimated 26 injured with no deaths. There are no claims of responsibility, and local civilian and security authorities say there are no definite leads so far in the investigation. Philippine counterterror [...] | 2005-08-11 06:34:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PREL PINS RP |
05MANILA3709 | GRP BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON REVOCATION OF NDF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an effort to rally international backing, senior officials briefed representatives of the Manila diplomatic corps on the GRP's decision to suspend the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG),which provided Communist peace negotiators immunity from arrest an [...] | 2005-08-11 07:14:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER PINR PREL NO NL RP |
05MANILA3710 | OFFICIAL RESULTS FROM ARMM ELECTIONS DELAYED; MORE [...] (C) Summary: Final results from the August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have been delayed due to poor weather and other reasons. Unofficial results indicate that Zaldy Ampatuan, the favored candidate for governor, and running-mate Ansarrudin Adiong, the favo [...] | 2005-08-11 07:30:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KISL EAID ASEC RP |
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