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03ABUJA809 | NIGERIA: POST-ELECTIONS MEETING WITH NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-01 18:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID NI |
03ABUJA810 | NIGERIA: NO MILITARY ACTION YET ON OIL RIG HOSTAGE [...] (C) GON National Security Agency Military Assistant Colonel Idris and State Security Service Director General Kayode Are both told the Ambassador on May 2 that Nigerian naval vessels near the four Transocean Sedco Forex rigs have not yet taken any action. He indicated that a contingency plan w [...] | 2003-05-02 12:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI |
03ABUJA813 | NIGERIA: AGREEMENT REACHED ON OIL RIG HOSTAGE [...] National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) local and national leadership on May 3 agreed unconditionally that all 273 hostages and 99 striking workers on board the four Transocean Forex Sedco rigs near Port Harcourt would be allowed to disembark. The Settlement was negotiated [...] | 2003-05-02 17:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI |
03ABUJA815 | NIGERIA: OBASANJO FOLLOWS THROUGH -- ASKS [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-02 18:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KDEM NI |
03ABUJA816 | NIGERIA: WARRI IJAWS THREATEN RENEWED VIOLENCE; [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-02 19:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS EPET ENRG NI |
03ABUJA817 | NIGERIA - SSS DIRECTOR ON THE ELECTION AND [...] (C) During an April 30 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS) Kayode Are said that all political parties had committed electoral fraud. He also asserted that the outcome of the Presidential contest was a genuine reflection of the actual vote, a [...] | 2003-05-02 19:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET PINS MOPS NI |
03ABUJA824 | NIGERIA: SHELL'S "SEA EAGLE" ENDANGERED [...] April 29 local newspapers reported that Shell's newly deployed Floating Production and Storage and Offloading Platform (FPSO),the "Sea Eagle," had been threatened by unidentified criminal elements in the Delta. Shell's Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC [...] | 2003-05-06 14:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PGOV EPET NI |
03ABUJA826 | NIGERIA: OIL RIG HOSTAGES SAFELY ON SHORE [...] Transocean Sedco Forex Managing Director Ian Clark told Econoff May 5 that all hostages and striking oil workers had been safely removed from the company's four rigs off Port Harcourt. He said the rigs are not yet back in operation but have been fully staffed by a new group of workers. 2 [...] | 2003-05-06 16:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI |
03ABUJA860 | NIGERIA: OBASANJO'S MANDATE - HOW HE WON IT; [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, President Obasanjo won the election with 62 percent of the vote, with the ANPP's Muhammadu Buhari trailing in the distance at 32 percent. Despite his first Administration not living up to popular expectations, most Niger [...] | 2003-05-09 17:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI |
03ABUJA872 | NIGERIA: BUHARI'S MOVEMENTS NOT RESTRICTED; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 30, there was confusion whether ANPP Presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari had been restricted to his house in Daura, Katsina State. Buhari's supporters asserted that he had been placed under de facto house arrest. GON officials disavowed the claim, stating that Bu [...] | 2003-05-12 18:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI |
03ABUJA873 | NIGERIA: RIOT CONTROL EQUIPMENT PRESENTATION [...] During an April 8 turnover ceremony, Ambassador Jeter presented the Inspector General of Police (IGP),Tafa Balogun, with riot control and other equipment valued at more than $300,000. The donation, part of the ICITAP Civil Disorder Police Reform Training Program, included helmets, shields, b [...] | 2003-05-12 18:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR PGOV KDEM PREL NI |
03ABUJA902 | NIGERIA: ZAK-ZAKY EMERGES FROM HIBERNATION [...] (C) Ibrahim el-Zak-Zaky, leader of a fringe Nigerian Islamic sect calling for the return to traditional Shi'a principles, emerged over the weekend from a period of inactivity. Sheikh Zak-Zaky held a fundraising event and public rally in Kano on May 10- 11, attracting some media attention an [...] | 2003-05-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL NI |
03ABUJA905 | NIGERIA: VP ON POLITICS, PROSPECTS FOR REFORM [...] (C) Summary: DCM 8 May met with VP Atiku Abubakar and others in Washington. Atiku sought continued USG support for market-based economic reforms but volunteered that President Obasanjo remained uncomfortable about giving up State control. Atiku hoped to make progress on AGOA and to lift fu [...] | 2003-05-16 16:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS ETRD EPET EINV KDEM EAID NI |
03ABUJA907 | NIGERIA: POSSIBLE DEAL FOR WARRI POLITICAL IMPASSE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-16 18:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS NI |
03ABUJA909 | NIGERIA: POSSIBLE DEAL FOR WARRI POLITICAL IMPASSE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-19 07:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS NI |
03ABUJA934 | NIGERIA: READOUT ON ELECTION TRIBUNALS [...] (U) Begin Summary: The Nigerian constitution and the Electoral Act of 2002 allow candidates or parties to petition State Election Tribunals to correct alleged electoral irregularities. Defeated Gubernatorial and Assembly candidates in 24 states have filed cases before their states, tribunals. [...] | 2003-05-22 15:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI |
03ABUJA936 | RNLEO MEETING WITH ICPC CHAIRMAN [...] RNLEO met with the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC),Justice Mustapha Akanbi, on May 20 to discuss the status of the ICPC in light of the recent actions by the National Assembly. 2. Justice Akanbi told RNLEO that he has been workin [...] | 2003-05-23 13:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PGOV EAID NI MMAR |
03ABUJA975 | NIGERIA: NO SIGN OF MISSING 727 [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In response to Reftel, Mission officers visited four Nigerian airports June 1 and did not see the missing 727 aircraft. It is unlikely the aircraft could have landed in Nigeria without drawing considerable GON attention. Since the disappearance of the aircraft, DATT has remain [...] | 2003-06-02 18:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC EAIR PGOV NI |
03ABUJA984 | NIGERIA: OIL REVENUE ALLOCATION ISSUE UNRESOLVED [...] Summary. This cable provides an update on the ongoing disagreement between the Presidency and National Assembly over the politically sensitive oil revenue allocation issue. This matter is important not just because of the money at stake and the potential impact on the financial well-being of t [...] | 2003-06-05 11:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET PBTS EFIN PGOV NI |
03ABUJA989 | NIGERIA: STATUS OF ARTICLE 98 EFFORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since October 2002, Post has actively engaged the GON in hopes of concluding an Article 98 agreement before July 1, 2003. President Obasanjo has indicated a willingness to conclude an agreement; however key figures such as the Foreign Affairs and Justice Ministers have opposed a [...] | 2003-06-05 14:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KTIA NI KICC |
03ABUJA997 | UNPRECEDENTED MEETING BETWEEN USG AND SAG ON [...] (S/NF) In light of recent threats to petroleum infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, on 31 October Vice Admiral Walsh, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet, and Dhahran Consul General Kincannon met Saudi Arabian representatives from the Royal Saudi Naval Forces [...] | 2003-06-05 19:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS MASS LI NI |
03ABUJA999 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES POLITICAL ELITES IN [...] (U) Summary: On May 19-20, Ambassador Jeter traveled to the North,s largest city, Kano, for meetings with prominent community leaders and key political players. Four themes dominated the discussions: 1) electoral irregularities; 2) potential for violence after the elections; 3) the independen [...] | 2003-06-06 09:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI |
03ACCRA468 | ACCRA TALKS CONTINUE ON COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (C) Summary. Talks between signatories to the Marcoussis Accords broke up at 4 a.m. March 7 without reaching final agreement on the composition of the new government. Allocation of ministerial portfolios continued to be the sticking point, with mechanisms to attribute the Defense and Inte [...] | 2003-03-07 12:37:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GH ECOWAS |
03ACCRA598 | NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION - ENTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) continues the balancing act of assembling a historical record of human rights abuses while avoiding politically charged proceedings. It faced its most difficult public proceedings yet when the independent journalist Kwaku Baako deviate [...] | 2003-03-25 15:24:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GH |
03ACCRA632 | RULING PARTY WINS FOURTH BY-ELECTION IN A ROW [...] (U) On March 25 the Ruling NPP party won its fourth consecutive by-election since assuming power in January of 2001, handily defeating the leading opposition candidate of the NDC, and two small party candidates. By a vote of 12,220 to 4,929 for the NDC (with 3,705 for the PNC candidate and 24 [...] | 2003-03-31 15:16:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GH |
03ACCRA689 | RULING NPP NOTCHES WIN NUMBER FIVE [...] (U) Thirteen days after its convincing by-election win in Navrongo (reftel),President Kufuor's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) won by a similarly large margin in the Gomoa East by-election March 8. The NPP candidate received 11,380 votes to the NDC's 5,356 (a minor party candidate received [...] | 2003-04-09 17:30:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GH |
03ADANA1 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 1-2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] | 2003-01-03 08:49:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA101 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 09, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: It is [...] | 2003-04-09 15:10:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA102 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Hurriyet/Bolge: It is claimed that 150 mayors nationwide [...] | 2003-04-10 16:22:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA105 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel/Bolge: Th [...] | 2003-04-14 14:41:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA107 | RURAL-TO-URBAN MIGRATION BY KURDS: [...] (SBU) Summary: Mehmet Erbas, a junior faculty member at Mersin University, has conducted scholarly research about the migration of Kurds from the countryside to the cities of Turkey. He believes that "Kurdish identity" will survive transplantation to the metropolis as long as Kurdish migr [...] | 2003-04-15 12:17:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU ADANA |
03ADANA108 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milli Gazete/Bolge [...] | 2003-04-15 14:03:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA109 | MERSIN BUSINESS ELITE GLAD FOR REGIME [...] (SBU) Summary: Mersin, one of the largest ports in the Eastern Mediterranean, suffered years of downturn after the first Gulf War. Mersin's business leaders are optimistic they will benefit from new opportunities in the new Iraq. They do worry, however, the U.S. might seek to "punish" Tur [...] | 2003-04-16 13:44:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EWWT PHUM PGOV TU SY JO IZ ADANA |
03ADANA110 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Tercuman/Turkiye/E [...] | 2003-04-16 17:16:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA112 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Radikal: In response to [...] | 2003-04-17 16:46:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA114 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge: A visible d [...] | 2003-04-21 16:50:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA116 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 22, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Radikal: It is reported [...] | 2003-04-22 13:58:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA118 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Tercuman/Du [...] | 2003-04-24 14:41:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA119 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet: Ankara i [...] | 2003-04-24 17:19:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA120 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge: The reverse [...] | 2003-04-25 11:15:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA121 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Cumhuriyet/Ra [...] | 2003-04-28 12:10:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA122 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 26-27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet: As a r [...] | 2003-04-29 08:47:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA123 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: Jandarma M [...] | 2003-04-29 15:45:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA125 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 1, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: The dead [...] | 2003-05-02 08:53:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA126 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Milliyet/Turkiy [...] | 2003-05-02 17:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA128 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Turkiey: [...] | 2003-05-05 15:21:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA13 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] | 2003-01-15 14:51:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA130 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye: Although the [...] | 2003-05-06 15:02:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA132 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: Turkish P [...] | 2003-05-07 16:37:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA133 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge/Turkiye: The US [...] | 2003-05-09 16:49:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA136 | KURDS IN SOUTHEAST OPTIMISTIC; HOPE [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent meetings with our regular Kurdish contacts reveal SE Turkey Kurds are optimistic about the resolution of the "Kurdish question" and are pinning their hopes on the international community, most notably the United States. They also believe an amnesty for PKK/KADEK member [...] | 2003-05-16 10:41:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA |
03ADANA137 | SE TURKEY HOPES FOR ECONOMIC TURNAROUND [...] (SBU) Summary: Prominent Adana and Mersin businessmen are optimistic for increased economic opportunities relating to the Coalition victory in Operation Iraqi Freedom. They also are hoping to take advantage of the SARS outbreak to export more textiles to Europe. While they believe there may [...] | 2003-05-16 11:09:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA |
03ADANA139 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Milliyet: Th [...] | 2003-05-20 16:24:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA140 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Milli Gaz [...] | 2003-05-21 13:16:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA141 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 22, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Cumhuriyet/E [...] | 2003-05-22 14:00:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA142 | SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY HOPEFUL FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: A cross-section of GOT officials, NGOs, and businessmen in Turkey's Southeast reveals little, if any, change in economic or social conditions. Lower-level GOT officials, unaccustomed to and uncomfortable with meeting foreign diplomats, paint an unrealistic picture, touting the [...] | 2003-05-22 14:15:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA |
03ADANA144 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: Before h [...] | 2003-05-23 14:54:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA145 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel: It is clai [...] | 2003-05-27 15:48:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA146 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: An investig [...] | 2003-05-29 10:01:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA147 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye: During regu [...] | 2003-05-29 14:11:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA148 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 30, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Hurriyet: As a [...] | 2003-05-30 14:30:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA149 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 02, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Turkiye/ [...] | 2003-06-02 14:29:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA150 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: PKK-KADEK [...] | 2003-06-03 16:20:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA151 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Evrensel: E [...] | 2003-06-04 13:47:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA152 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 05, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: A polit [...] | 2003-06-05 15:40:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA153 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 06, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: Egitim- [...] | 2003-06-06 13:57:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA155 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Milli Ga [...] | 2003-06-11 08:31:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA157 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 11, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye: The Securi [...] | 2003-06-12 11:46:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA159 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Sabah/Milli [...] | 2003-06-16 10:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA160 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 14-15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports ofteb contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Â [...] | 2003-06-17 15:34:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA161 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Â [...] | 2003-06-17 16:18:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA162 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Â [...] | 2003-06-19 15:59:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA163 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Hurriyet [...] | 2003-06-23 09:12:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA164 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milli Gazete, Bolge [...] | 2003-06-24 16:55:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA165 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, / In Adiya [...] | 2003-06-25 16:04:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA166 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, / Governme [...] | 2003-06-26 16:29:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA167 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Bolge, [...] | 2003-06-27 14:39:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA168 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 30, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet, / UNESCO i [...] | 2003-06-30 13:44:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA169 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 01, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, / "The Sto [...] | 2003-07-02 16:37:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA170 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 02, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Hurriyet, [...] | 2003-07-02 16:40:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA173 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Gunaydin / Workers a [...] | 2003-07-03 16:48:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA175 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 07, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet / Diyarba [...] | 2003-07-07 13:51:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA178 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 04-05-06, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / A stra [...] | 2003-07-08 13:26:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA179 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Gunaydin, Hurriyet, [...] | 2003-07-08 17:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA180 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal, Hurriyet, Mil [...] | 2003-07-09 13:54:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA182 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Bolge / Il [...] | 2003-07-11 11:21:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA183 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 11, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / Gendarme [...] | 2003-07-11 11:24:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA185 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 12-13, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet, Milli G [...] | 2003-07-15 08:53:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA187 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Chief Ser [...] | 2003-07-15 14:32:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA188 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often Adana contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Dunya [...] | 2003-07-18 11:21:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA199 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 22 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Friction b [...] | 2003-08-05 14:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA2 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 3, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS --------------------------- [...] | 2003-01-03 13:00:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA200 | SOUTEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 23 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / Yeni Turki [...] | 2003-08-05 14:26:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA201 | SOUTEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Gunaydin / Red Cross [...] | 2003-08-05 14:29:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA202 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / An earthqua [...] | 2003-08-05 14:48:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA203 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 26-27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Sevim Y [...] | 2003-08-05 14:59:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA207 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 31, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Dr. Loretta [...] | 2003-08-07 13:13:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA208 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 01, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet / For th [...] | 2003-08-07 13:17:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA209 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 02-03-04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / Fi [...] | 2003-08-07 13:21:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA210 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 05, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Cuma Elk [...] | 2003-08-07 13:24:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA211 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 06, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / In Sivas, [...] | 2003-08-07 13:29:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA212 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 07, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Yuksekov [...] | 2003-08-07 13:32:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA213 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / A group [...] | 2003-08-11 16:55:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA214 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 09-10-11, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milli Gazete [...] | 2003-08-11 16:58:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA215 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 13, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet / Turkish [...] | 2003-08-13 16:12:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA216 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / Lerzan Kara [...] | 2003-08-14 13:46:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA217 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Hurriyet, [...] | 2003-08-15 13:13:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA218 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 16-17-18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Syr [...] | 2003-08-19 08:09:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA219 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / In Ergan [...] | 2003-08-19 13:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA22 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] | 2003-01-24 15:21:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
03ADANA220 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / In Adana a [...] | 2003-08-20 17:01:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA221 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / An unknown [...] | 2003-08-21 16:37:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA224 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Bolge, Milli [...] | 2003-08-26 16:59:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA226 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / General [...] | 2003-08-27 16:13:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA227 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman / The Diyarba [...] | 2003-08-28 16:46:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA228 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Zaman / A [...] | 2003-08-31 00:48:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA229 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 01, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Milliyet: [...] | 2003-09-02 17:35:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA23 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] | 2003-01-27 09:42:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
03ADANA230 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 02, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet/Evrens [...] | 2003-09-02 17:41:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA232 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet: The In [...] | 2003-09-04 14:31:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA233 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Turkiy [...] | 2003-09-04 15:46:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA234 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 05, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / A bag, [...] | 2003-09-05 13:48:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA235 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 06-07-08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel [...] | 2003-09-09 10:52:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA236 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / World [...] | 2003-09-09 18:09:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA237 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, Cumhu [...] | 2003-09-11 13:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA239 | SOUTEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 11, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Tercuman / Six [...] | 2003-09-12 10:34:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA242 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Sabah Gu [...] | 2003-09-12 15:31:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA244 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 13-14-15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriye [...] | 2003-09-17 14:52:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA245 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / In Me [...] | 2003-09-17 15:04:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA246 | SOUTEHAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Tercum [...] | 2003-09-17 15:07:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA247 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Diya [...] | 2003-09-18 14:15:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA248 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 20-22, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres, Bol [...] | 2003-09-22 16:06:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA25 | THE VIEW FROM SIRNAK PROVINCE: [...] (SBU) Summary: In southeastern Turkey's Sirnak province, one of two bordering Iraq, the preoccupation of government officials, NGOs, and businessmen is less about war than about war's aftermath. The populace is desperate to revive border trade and commerce. Kurdish interlocutors worry that [...] | 2003-01-28 17:36:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV TU SY IZ ADANA |
03ADANA250 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge, Zaman / [...] | 2003-09-24 15:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA251 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Milli Ga [...] | 2003-09-25 12:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA252 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / In Ulud [...] | 2003-09-26 12:02:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA255 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 1, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman / Ramazan Oz [...] | 2003-10-02 09:43:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA257 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet, Sabah [...] | 2003-10-03 09:38:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA258 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 3, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Vakit / A [...] | 2003-10-03 17:26:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA259 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 4-6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Milli G [...] | 2003-10-06 16:38:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA26 | HELSINKI COMMISSION EXAMINES HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Two staffers from the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (aka Helsinki Commission) traveled to Diyarbakir January 15-18 for meetings with GOT officials, human rights activists, and religious groups. Key agenda items included torture, language rights, and v [...] | 2003-01-28 17:49:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV TU ADANA |
03ADANA261 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Bolge, Ek [...] | 2003-10-07 13:10:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA262 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 8, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres, Zaman, Sa [...] | 2003-10-09 15:35:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA265 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET (Cukurov [...] | 2003-10-10 18:18:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA267 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 11-13, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem / [...] | 2003-10-16 16:06:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA268 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem / Se [...] | 2003-10-16 16:09:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA269 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET/MILLIYET [...] | 2003-10-16 16:11:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA270 | ADANA CONSULATE ATTACKER CONVICTED, [...] (U) The Adana Second Felony Court gave its final verdict at the October 16 hearing. The court initially imposed a sentence of six years imprisonment and a fine of 346,783,000 TL (approximately 230 USD) but taking his good behavior and confession into account, reduced his sentence by one-six [...] | 2003-10-17 08:20:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA271 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Hurriyet, [...] | 2003-10-17 15:51:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA272 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Hurriyet [...] | 2003-10-17 16:49:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA273 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 18-20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Vakit / Accord [...] | 2003-10-21 14:25:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA276 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. CUMHURIYET/YENI S [...] | 2003-10-24 18:45:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA277 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 25-27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet / Th [...] | 2003-10-27 16:35:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA278 | SOUTHEAST TUREKY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Cumhuriy [...] | 2003-10-30 16:25:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA279 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 29-30, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Nevz [...] | 2003-10-30 16:27:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA28 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] | 2003-01-29 11:50:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA280 | SE PRESS REACTION TO NORTHERN IRAQ [...] OZGUR GUNDEM: The officials from KADEK, which dissolved itself two days ago, said that there had been a small-scale clash between their militants and a group of Border Patrol Police at Haftanin region in Kurdistan. It is reported that two HPG, People's Protection Forces, members ran into bord [...] | 2003-11-13 15:09:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA281 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET: As of [...] | 2003-11-14 15:55:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA282 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 15-17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres, Bolg [...] | 2003-11-17 17:03:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA285 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Bolge [...] | 2003-11-18 16:47:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ |
03ADANA286 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres / Adana [...] | 2003-11-19 17:14:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA291 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge, Turkiye / [...] | 2003-12-11 16:39:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA293 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem / I [...] | 2003-12-31 14:59:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA3 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 4-5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] | 2003-01-09 09:20:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA30 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] | 2003-01-30 10:06:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA35 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 31, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] | 2003-02-03 08:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
03ADANA36 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 1-2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...] | 2003-02-04 08:42:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA39 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 4, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] | 2003-02-06 09:19:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA4 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 6-7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] | 2003-01-09 09:22:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA40 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] | 2003-02-06 09:24:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA41 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] | 2003-02-07 09:06:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM ADANA |
03ADANA44 | INCREASING UNREST IN SE TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Imprisoned PKK/KADEK leader Abdullah Ocalan has been denied access to lawyers and family by the GOT since November 2002. In SE Turkey, reaction against this enforced isolation has been angry. There have been demonstrations, hunger strikes, and Molotov- cocktail threats. K [...] | 2003-02-07 13:00:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM TU SY IZ ADANA |
03ADANA45 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] | 2003-02-18 10:22:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA46 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] | 2003-02-20 08:40:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA47 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] | 2003-02-20 08:43:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA49 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] | 2003-02-24 09:13:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA5 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 8, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS --------------------------- [...] | 2003-01-09 09:25:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA53 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 22-23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...] | 2003-02-25 13:39:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA54 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] | 2003-02-28 12:56:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA55 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] | 2003-02-28 13:00:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA56 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] | 2003-02-28 13:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA57 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] | 2003-02-28 13:11:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA59 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] | 2003-03-04 14:21:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA60 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------------- [...] | 2003-03-04 14:25:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA62 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 05, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------------- [...] | 2003-03-06 14:32:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
03ADANA66 | THE VIEW FROM THE SOUTHEAST, [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-07 16:46:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS PHUM TU OSCE ADANA |
03ADANA7 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS --------------------------- [...] | 2003-01-13 09:40:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA72 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Milli Gazete: It is rep [...] | 2003-03-13 13:22:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA73 | GAZIANTEP PARLIAMENTARIANS EXPLAIN [...] (SBU) In a March 12 phone call with Consul, Gaziantep newspaper publisher Aykut Tuzcu (please protect) a reliable and trustworthy contact, relayed the explanation offered to him by three Gaziantep parliamentarians for the failure of the Turkish parliament to approve the proposed resolution [...] | 2003-03-13 14:00:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TU ADANA |
03ADANA75 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] Milliyet/Dunya: It is reported that the UN is also going to establish a humanitarian assistance center in Mardin, and relief items to be sent by the will be distributed from Mardin. Officials announced they had initially considered Gaziantep, but because of the distances involved preferred M [...] | 2003-03-14 17:06:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA76 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-17 13:22:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
03ADANA77 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-18 11:55:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
03ADANA78 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Sabah/Mi [...] | 2003-03-18 12:04:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
03ADANA79 | NEWROZ CELEBRATIONS IN SE TURKEY [...] (SBU) Newroz (Turkish spelling "Nevruz") falls on Friday, March 21. This spring festival is the most important holiday for Kurds, and since the 1990s has become increasingly linked to Kurdish political aspirations. Our contacts in the region predict large public celebrations will take pla [...] | 2003-03-19 11:36:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER TU ADANA |
03ADANA80 | POPULATION MOVEMENT IN NORTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary: According to contacts in southeastern Turkey, population movements in northern Iraq in anticipation of war are not toward the Turkish border. Rather, those on the move are generally seeking to leave cities for the perceived safety of villages higher up in the hills. The Ha [...] | 2003-03-19 14:57:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA |
03ADANA81 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. FIRST IMMIGRANT WAVE TO TURKISH BORDER (Sabah/Hurriyet/Mil [...] | 2003-03-19 16:39:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA82 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Milliyet/Turkiye/Tercuman/Dunya/Hurriyet: Kurds in northe [...] | 2003-03-19 17:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA83 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Cumhuriyet/Evrensel/Dunya/Tercuman/Sabah/ Hurriyet: Havin [...] | 2003-03-24 16:48:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA84 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Tercuman: After granting overflight rights to U.S. and B [...] | 2003-03-25 14:54:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA88 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Radikal: The US applied [...] | 2003-03-28 08:28:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
03ADANA89 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah: It is estim [...] | 2003-03-28 13:54:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA9 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 11-12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ----------------------- [...] | 2003-01-14 09:01:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA91 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 31, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Hurriyet/Tercuman/Radikal/Dunya/Milliyet/ Evrensel/Bolge: [...] | 2003-03-31 17:01:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA92 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 1, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Radikal/Cumhuriyet: In northern Iraq, where 1,200 US soldi [...] | 2003-04-01 11:57:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA93 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Milliyet: T [...] | 2003-04-02 16:38:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA94 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 3, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Bolge/Te [...] | 2003-04-03 16:10:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA96 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: Turkish a [...] | 2003-04-04 16:56:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA98 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet/Bolge/Cumh [...] | 2003-04-07 17:07:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ADANA99 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet: Osman [...] | 2003-04-08 14:45:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03AMMAN1063 | JORDAN: PILLARS OF THE REGIME, PART IV OF IV - THE [...] (c) Along with the military/security apparatus and tribal networks, Jordan's economic elite as a group round out the pillars upon which the Hashemite monarchy leans for support. This elite, representing no more than five percent of the population, controls some 85 percent or more of the king [...] | 2003-02-19 10:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ECON JO |
03AMMAN1092 | TRIBAL SHEIKHS JAILED FOR SADDAM-SPONSORED IRAQ [...] (C) A delegation calling itself the League of Arab and African tribes consisting of Jordanian "tribal sheikhs" visited Baghdad in mid-January and pledged the group would act as human shields in Iraq. The visiting delegation was well covered in Iraqi press (ref A),but were arrested upon their [...] | 2003-02-20 09:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
03AMMAN1191 | QUOTA GUARANTEES WOMEN SIX SEATS IN PARLIAMENT [...] (U) A royal decree issued on February 19 formalized a quota system that guarantees six seats for women in the next Parliament. End Summary. -------------------------------------------- NEW QUOTA GUARANTEES FEMALE PARLIAMENTARIANS -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) The G [...] | 2003-02-27 12:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI JO |
03AMMAN1193 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEW FDA, PHRMA ISSUES WITH [...] (c) Summary: Jordanian Health Minister Dr. Walid Ma'ani explained his plans to create a Jordanian FDA in a meeting with the Ambassador February 23. The Ambassador and Ma'ani also discussed drug pricing and registration concerns voiced by local PhRMA member company representatives. Followin [...] | 2003-02-27 12:39:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID BEXP PGOV JO |
03AMMAN1210 | EMBASSY AMMAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY [...] (U) Per reftel, Post is providing the following report on actions taken by the USG in Jordan during 2002. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Introduction Our human rights strategy in Jordan seeks to promote human rights through a) direct dialogue with the Jordanian Government and others, b) progra [...] | 2003-03-02 06:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KSEP XE XF XM JO |
03AMMAN1214 | LOTS OF HOLES TO BE FILLED IN JORDAN'S 2003 BUDGET [...] (c) Summary. Jordan's new 2003 budget signals a very difficult fiscal year ahead for Jordan: Filling the holes needed to meet a 4.3% of GDP deficit target includes finding $100 million in additional spending cuts and $100 million in still unidentified foreign grants, as well as compensating [...] | 2003-03-02 08:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PGOV JO |
03AMMAN1215 | DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, SAME CONCLUSION: THE USG [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 24th PolOff met together with former senator Hosni Ayesh, a Palestinian-Jordanian, and former parliamentarian Dr. Ahmad Ennab, an East-Banker. The two men differed in their background, reasoning and style of discourse. Both however, arrived at the same conclusion: [...] | 2003-03-02 08:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM JO |
03AMMAN1336 | JORDAN SCHEDULES PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS FOR JUNE [...] (U) THE JORDANIAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED ON FEBRUARY 27 THAT LOWER HOUSE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, POSTPONED THREE TIMES, WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 17. THE GOVERNMENT FURTHER ANNOUNCED THAT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR JULY 5 WOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL JULY 26 TO ALLOW FOR A PRUDENT AMOUNT [...] | 2003-03-06 08:04:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO |
03AMMAN1429 | OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW; KING [...] (C) King Abdullah revamped the Royal Court on March 9, replacing his most senior advisor, Chief of the Royal Court Fayez Tarawneh, and creating a new Cabinet position with the title Minister of the Royal Court. End Summary. -------------------------- NEW ROYAL COURT: NEW FACES ------------ [...] | 2003-03-10 16:33:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR JO |
03AMMAN1432 | JORDANIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SETS UP [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently announced formation of a "Human Rights Directorate" within the MFA. On March 5, MFA Human Rights Officer Bisher Khasawneh told PolCouns and PolOff the MFA wants the new directorate to "have teeth", and is committed to providing HR training for as m [...] | 2003-03-11 09:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV JO |
03AMMAN1433 | LOOKING AHEAD: JORDANIAN ELECTIONS AFTER AN IRAQ [...] (C) We believe it is essential that we start to think seriously about Jordan's position in a post-Iraq war environment: what the GOJ will expect us to do, and how Jordan can contribute to achieving our longer term regional goals. Assuming that a military campaign is of limited duration and fu [...] | 2003-03-11 09:48:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IZ JO MEPP |
03AMMAN1529 | PRESIDENT OF JORDAN SOCIETY FOR CITIZENS' RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Jordan Society for Citizens' Rights President Fawzi Samhoury has lost on his court action to have the JSCR reinstated as a society recognized by Jordanian law. On March 6 the Higher Court of Justice notified Samhoury at a court session that his case against the decision of the M [...] | 2003-03-13 08:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV JO |
03AMMAN1530 | OUTSIDE AMMAN, MANY FEAR ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF [...] (C) Summary. In March 5 and 6 meetings in Salt and Aqaba with Poloff, a number of prominent Jordanian businessmen and politicians provided an "outside-the-beltway" assessment of the GOJ's recent decision to schedule Parliamentary elections in June and the issue on everyone's mind, Iraq. Whil [...] | 2003-03-13 09:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI JO |
03AMMAN1533 | LABOR ROUNDUP: ILO PROGRAM; FTA; POVERTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 5, the GOJ and the International Labor Organization signed a long-awaited memorandum of understanding on a program to develop "internal social dialogue." The three year program (one of two ILO programs here) is funded exclusively by the U.S. Department of Labor with app [...] | 2003-03-13 09:55:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL JO |
03AMMAN1582 | WEEKEND DEMONSTRATIONS IN JORDAN SIZABLE, PEACEFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The weekend of March 15-16 saw sizable GOJ-permitted demonstrations in Amman and Irbid as well as smaller gatherings in other locations. The demonstrations were peaceful, with no security incidents reported. Estimates of crowd sizes varied widely, but reliable sources indicate [...] | 2003-03-16 15:11:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL JO |
03AMMAN1685 | TFIZ01. JORDANIAN STREET ON THE EVE OF WAR: [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the eve of likely coalition military action against Iraq, the mood in Jordan is resigned to war, but nevertheless very angry. Although the street is relatively quiet, EmbOffs' conversations with Jordanians on the subject of USG policy, while often beginning politely, invariab [...] | 2003-03-19 16:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV JO |
03AMMAN1695 | TFIZ01: JORDAN NOT INTERESTED IN BEING PROTECTING [...] (S/NF) In his March 19 conversation with King Abdullah and GID Director Saad Kheir, the Ambassador conveyed USG concerns regarding the presence of Iraqi personnel in Jordan, and the King promised to take all necessary actions to protect American and Jordanian interests from a possible Iraqi [...] | 2003-03-20 08:40:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
03AMMAN1718 | KING'S SPEECH TO NATION UPSTAGED BY "SHOCK AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. King Abdullah's March 21 speech was largely upstaged by the televised coverage of the beginning of extensive coalition bombing. Many people we spoke with missed the beginning of the speech to watch the bombing, but most read a transcript the following day. Already very emotiona [...] | 2003-03-22 12:11:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM JO |
03AMMAN1720 | PALESTINIANS AND PALESTINIAN-JORDANIANS PRAISE [...] (C) During a series of discussions in the days before the start of war in Iraq, prominent Palestinian-Jordanians and Palestinians resident in Jordan told A/DCM that the appointment of Abu Mazen as Palestinian Prime Minister should provide a big boost to good government in the PNA. However, [...] | 2003-03-22 15:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PGOV IS IZ JO |
03AMMAN1808 | TFIZ01: FONMIN MUASHER DID NOT ATTEND MARCH 24 [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-26 09:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AL IZ EG JO |
03AMMAN192 | DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON ABU ABBAS [...] (S) The Ambassador made the points in reftel to Foreign Minister Muasher on the morning of January 9. Muasher said he understood the importance of the issue and would talk immediately to the Prime Minister and to GID Director Sa'ad Kheir. 2. (S/NF) Simultaneously, we raised the issue th [...] | 2003-01-09 14:16:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL KCRM PGOV IT JO IQ |
03AMMAN1928 | TFIZO1: WEEKEND DEMONSTRATIONS MOSTLY PEACEFUL; [...] (C) Weekend demonstrations in Jordan's refugee camps, Amman, Irbid, Salt, Zarqa, Karak, Aqaba and Maan attracted large numbers of anti war Jordanians. Many demonstrators carried pictures of Saddam Hussein, a phenomenon that has been much less common in marches up to now, and chant "death to A [...] | 2003-04-01 06:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IZ JO |
03AMMAN1954 | TFIZO1: 99 PROMINENT JORDANIANS LETTER EXHORT KING [...] (C) On March 31, Al Arab Al Yawm newspaper published an open letter to King Abdullah, signed by 99 prominent Jordanians, urging the King to toughen his stance against the "U.S. aggression" in Iraq. The letter's signers include former prime ministers, ministers, deputies, former intelligence o [...] | 2003-04-01 17:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IZ JO |
03AMMAN1981 | TFIZO1: 104 (LESS PROMINENT) JORDANIANS SIGN [...] (C) On April 2nd, Al Arab Al Yawm newspaper published a second letter addressed to King Abdullah. The letter contains one basic point -- the signatories support the King's handling of the war and his continuing efforts to stop the "aggression" against Iraq. The letter also praises the King [...] | 2003-04-02 14:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IZ JO |
03AMMAN2007 | ZARQA BUSINESS COMMUNITY EYES PARLIAMENTARY [...] (sbu) Although they doubt elections will occur as scheduled on June 17, business leaders in Jordan's main industrial center believe a new parliament will redress the balance of political power in Jordan, giving areas outside Amman a greater voice in policy decisions. While a new parliament [...] | 2003-04-03 12:02:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON JO |
03AMMAN2010 | HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT DELIVERED TO MFA [...] (U) Per instruction in reftel A, on March 31 PolCouns and PolOff delivered the 2002 Country Report on Human Rights Practices to Ali al-Ayedd, Assistant to the Foreign Minister. PolCouns noted the report was less positive than the previous year's, but thanked Ayed for the MFA's increased dial [...] | 2003-04-03 12:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM JO |
03AMMAN2029 | TFIZ01: PM ABUL RAGHEB CONVOKES AMBASSADOR ON [...] (S) Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb convoked the Ambassador April 3 to deliver a message on Iraq. Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher was present, and PolCouns accompanied the Ambassador. Abul Ragheb said that Jordan opposed the war and was not happy that it had started, but needed to be pragma [...] | 2003-04-03 15:36:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
03AMMAN2032 | TFIZ01: AMIDST EMOTIONS AND ANGER, A FEW CALMER [...] (C) SUMMARY. As we have reported, the anger of most Jordanians towards coalition military action against the Iraqi regime is obvious and unmistakable (reftels). However, as the war moves into its third week, we are beginning to see a "cooling off" among some of our contacts. One human right [...] | 2003-04-03 15:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JO |
03AMMAN2035 | JORDAN MEDIA PLAYS UP GOJ DEMARCHE AGAINST THE WAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ROUNDING OUT THE GOVERNMENT'S THREE-DAY EFFORT TO ALIGN ITS PUBLIC STANCE MORE CLOSELY WITH THE FEELINGS OF AN ANGRY NATION, JORDAN'S STATE-OWNED AND INFLUENCED MEDIA APRIL 4 PLAYED UP THE PM'S CONVOKING OF THE AMBASSADOR AS EVIDENCE THAT THE GOJ IS TAKING TANGIBLE AND MEANINGFUL [...] | 2003-04-04 13:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO JO IZ |
03AMMAN2070 | TFIZ01: JORDANIAN FSNS AND THE WAR NEXT DOOR [...] (C) Summary: As in Sanaa (reftel),the FSNs at the U.S. Mission in Amman are experiencing societal pressures and some personal doubts about working for the USG as a result of the war with Iraq. A recent news article implying that some FSNs effectively are spying on demonstrators for the Emba [...] | 2003-04-06 14:39:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AMGT JO |
03AMMAN2083 | TFIZO1: ANOTHER WEEKEND OF PEACEFUL COUNTRYWIDE [...] (C) Several demonstrations ranging in the hundreds to the low thousands again took place throughout Jordan after Friday prayers on April 4. Press reports said the continuation of images of the destruction and civilian Iraqi deaths on Jordanians' television screens motivates the demonstrators. [...] | 2003-04-07 11:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM IZ JO |
03AMMAN2205 | TFIZ01: JORDANIANS DAZED AND CONFUSED OVER HOW TO [...] (C) The day after Saddam's statue crashed down in Fardous Square in Baghdad, Jordanians are mostly confused and unsure how to react, especially in front of Americans. Many tell us they are stunned that Baghdad "fell so easily" to the "invaders." The most cynical -- yet heartfelt-- remark is [...] | 2003-04-10 16:02:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
03AMMAN2206 | FORMER PARLIAMENT SPEAKER CRITICIZES GOJ'S [...] (S) In a lengthy conversation April 8, former Parliament Speaker Abdul Hadi al-Majali (please protect throughout) told PolCouns that King Abdullah and Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb have mis-handled their public approach to the war in Iraq. Majali said that the King and PM have "only an eco [...] | 2003-04-10 16:02:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL IS IZ JO |
03AMMAN2294 | TFIZ01: WHY JORDANIANS OPPOSE A ROLE FOR AHMED [...] (S) Both the official and popular reaction in Jordan to the return to Iraq of Iraqi National Congress (INC) leader Ahmed Chalabi has been sharply negative. Foreign Minister Muasher told the Ambassador that a Chalabi role in Iraq would cause "serious problems" for Jordan. Press and popular [...] | 2003-04-15 15:32:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL KCRM PGOV IZ JO |
03AMMAN237 | JORDAN FIRST CAMPAIGN PRESSES AHEAD: [...] (C) The "Jordan First" campaign continues to make headlines almost daily as the GOJ moves to implement recommendations put forward in December by the Jordan First Committee--consisting of 31 political and business leaders. While some of the initiatives are straightforward, others--particularly [...] | 2003-01-13 06:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM JO |
03AMMAN2402 | PM AFFIRMS GOJ INTENT TO HOLD ELECTIONS JUNE 17, [...] (C) PM Ali Abul Ragheb affirmed publicly on April 18 that the GOJ intends to proceed with parliamentary elections on June 17. However, the King told the British Ambassador that there were 70-30 odds that elections would go forward as planned and the King confided to the Ambassador on April [...] | 2003-04-22 04:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO |
03AMMAN2447 | TFIZ01: HEAD OF BENI HASSAN TRIBE IN JORDAN SAYS [...] (S) Sheikh Nawwaf al-Eitan, head of the Beni Hassan tribe in Jordan, contacted PolCouns April 17 to say that the head of the Beni Hassan tribe in Iraq would like to cooperate with Coalition forces. Sheikh Nawwaf said that Sheikh Hatem al-Hassan, leader of the Beni Hassan in Iraq, called this [...] | 2003-04-23 13:04:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
03AMMAN2528 | IRAQ WAR HITS POPULAR CREDIBILITY OF KING [...] (S) The perceived support that King Abdullah gave to the military campaign in Iraq -- which many Jordanians contrast with his statements that U.S. forces in Jordan performed merely a defensive role -- has led to a good bit of anti-government grumbling and, during the war, some open criticism [...] | 2003-04-29 15:55:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM IZ JO |
03AMMAN2529 | JORDANIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS SET FOR JUNE 17; [...] (S) In a conversation with the Ambassador on April 25, King Abdullah confirmed that Jordan will hold Parliamentary elections on June 17, as PM Ali Abul Ragheb had publicly affirmed a week earlier (ref A). The King told the Ambassador that although some voices had been advising him to delay th [...] | 2003-04-29 16:14:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV KDEM JO |
03AMMAN2539 | LABOR SUPPORTING PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE; UNION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Fathallah Omrani, Vice President of the Jordanian International Textile Workers Union, told us April 29 he is optimistic a parliamentary candidate in Irbid endorsed by the textile union would be elected. He was also pleased to report increased contact with the Palace on QIZ/lab [...] | 2003-04-30 08:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB JO ILAB |
03AMMAN2561 | EMBASSY AMMAN'S APPLICATION FOR HRDF GRANT FUNDS [...] Embassy Amman welcomes the opportunity to compete for funds from the Department's Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF). The following proposals are tailored to criteria in reftel, i.e. supporting critical mission human rights priorities, relevance to foreign policy objectives, and within E [...] | 2003-04-30 14:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KDEM KSEP PGOV PHUM |
03AMMAN2627 | INCREASING NUMBERS OF DIPLOMATIC PERSONNEL SEEKING [...] (C) Over the past week, Embassy Amman, Task Force West, units deployed in Iraq, and CENTCOM HQ have worked jointly to facilitate the movement of several foreign diplomatic convoys into Baghdad from Amman, following requests from those diplomatic missions (see list para 3) asking for guidance a [...] | 2003-05-04 15:21:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
03AMMAN2669 | REQUEST TO TERMINATE AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE FOR [...] (C) The post EAC met on 29 April 2003 to review security conditions and events following the end of military operations in Iraq. Apart from the incident reported in reftel C, there have been no security- related incidents involving Americans recently. Nevertheless, the EAC decided to postpon [...] | 2003-05-06 07:24:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KFLO PGOV JO |
03AMMAN2682 | JORDAN'S JUNE 17 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: TIMELINE [...] (U) Jordan is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on June 17. This cable provides basic information regarding the legal requirements candidates must fulfill in the run-up to the election, as well as a timeline of when specific actions must occur prior to the sitting of the new Parliament [...] | 2003-05-06 14:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO |
03AMMAN2822 | ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT ANNOUNCES LIST OF 29 [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-13 15:53:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO |
03AMMAN2933 | ELECTION REGISTRATION OPENS; 622 CANDIDATES APPLY [...] (U) Registration for candidates wishing to run in the June 17 elections officially began on May 18. Candidates have three days to register; afterwards, the GOJ has 4 days to verify the candidates meet the requirements to run. Political parties have been coy about announcing their candidates a [...] | 2003-05-19 14:48:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JO |
03AMMAN2989 | JORDAN'S POLITICAL PARTIES: ISLAMISTS, LEFTISTS, [...] (U) This cable provides background on Jordan's political parties participating in upcoming parliamentary elections on June 17. Jordan's political landscape, runs the gamut from religious to secular and from left to right, complicated by tribal and family loyalties. The Islamic Action Front, t [...] | 2003-05-20 16:13:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO |
03AMMAN3039 | JORDANIAN CAMPAIGNING AQABA STYLE; INSIGHT INTO [...] (U) PolOff attended a luncheon in Aqaba on May 15 hosted by Dr. Mohammed Badri, a former member of the parliament for the Aqaba Governorate and current candidate for the June 17 parliamentary elections. The Aqaba governorate is composed of one district with two Muslim seats. Dr. Badri discuss [...] | 2003-05-21 14:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO |
03AMMAN3078 | JORDAN ELECTION MISCELLANY: END OF WEEK ONE [...] (U) At the end of the May 18-20 registration period, 821 candidates had registered nationwide for the 110 Lower House seats to be contested. In a move that surprised few, the Amman governor and the head of the elections committee rejected Toujan Faisal's application for participation in the P [...] | 2003-05-22 14:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JO |
03AMMAN3135 | ELECTION SUPPORT ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Summary. In the three remaining weeks before the June 17 Parliamentary elections the Mission is coordinating with MEPI-funded NGOs, including the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) to strengthen the electoral process and traditions, to enco [...] | 2003-05-29 09:24:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL OEXC OIIP JO |
03AMMAN3172 | KING ABDULLAH'S MAY 26 NATIONAL DAY ADDRESS [...] (SBU) King Abdullah devoted most of his May 26 National Day address to preparations for the upcoming Parliamentary elections scheduled for June 17, only giving "hot button" regional issues such as Palestine and Iraq scant mention at the conclusion of his remarks. ---------------------------- [...] | 2003-05-30 12:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM JO |
03AMMAN3332 | FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) FBI Director Robert Mueller met June 1 with Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. The Ambassador, Mueller's Special Assistant Solomon, Executive Assistant Director D'Amuro, LEGATT, and PolCouns accompanied Mueller. Muasher's Personal Assistant Ali al-Ayed and MFA Legal Advisor Same [...] | 2003-06-08 13:08:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL CJAN PGOV JO |
03AMMAN3420 | ZARQA ELECTION PRIMER [...] (c) Summary: Mohammed Arsalan, a long-time Embassy contact and candidate for the "Chechen" seat representing Zarqa in the new parliament, spoke with econoff at some length about the election process (Byzantine),his chances (good),and the primary concerns of the Zarqa constituency (surpris [...] | 2003-06-10 07:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO INRB |
03AMMAN3513 | JORDAN ELECTION MISCELLANY: LAST FULL WEEK OF [...] (C) Front page news in Jordan's English daily, The Jordan Times, details the IAF's last minute threat to boycott the elections due to perceived bias against it by the GOJ. IAF Secretary General Hamzeh Mansour accuses the government of SIPDIS bias against his party by alleging that the gover [...] | 2003-06-15 06:33:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JO |
03AMMAN3549 | EMBASSY AMMAN INPUT: 2003 REPORT ON INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman submits the following case for bureau consideration. Per instructions REFTEL, post notes that the case involves a U.S. company that purchased a non-U.S. company with an outstanding claim. END SUMMARY ---------------- CASE DESCRIPTION ---------------- 2. [...] | 2003-06-16 08:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE JO |
03AMMAN3612 | LARGE NUMBERS OF JORDANIANS GO TO THE POLLS; [...] (C) According to preliminary estimates, between 50 and 75 percent of Jordanians eligible to vote went to the polls June 17 to elect a new Parliament. Percentages in urban Amman and Irbid seem to be lower. Voting throughout the country was calm, and numerous polling stations had a festive a [...] | 2003-06-17 18:19:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM JO |
03AMMAN3651 | JORDAN'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS: [...] (C) An estimated 1.3 million Jordanians voted in the parliamentary elections June 17, out of 2.3 million registered voters. Surprisingly, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, won only 18 seats, fewer than analysts' predictions of 20-25 seats. Results in [...] | 2003-06-18 19:10:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM JO |
03AMMAN3904 | IRAQI MFA INSPECTION TEAM TO RECOMMEND REOPENING [...] (S) PolCouns met June 26 with the members of the Iraqi MFA's inspection team, Amb. Zaid Noori and Abdul Baqi Ismail Ali (ref). Noori said that they had no trouble getting into the Iraqi Embassy in Amman on June 25 and had found the morale of the Iraqi staff quite high, "since all the intell [...] | 2003-06-30 10:53:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM IZ JO |
03AMMAN4038 | Jordan MEPI Strategy [...] Following per State 126550 is the post's integrated MEPI strategy divided into the three MEPI Pillars: A) Economic Reform and Private Enterprise b) Political Reform and C) Education. Our approach is based on the good governance and citizen awareness strategy outlined in reftel B plus the Jor [...] | 2003-07-03 12:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID BTIO PGOV SOCI KWMN PREL KDEM SCUL BEXP PHUM KPAO XF JO ETRO |
03AMMAN4189 | ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT TO PARTICIPATE IN AMMAN [...] The Islamic Action Front (IAF) declared 2 July that it would participate in municipal elections on 26 July but only for seats in the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM). IAF plans to boycott all other municipal polls. 2. IAF Secretary-General Hamzeh Mansour announced the boycott in protest [...] | 2003-07-10 06:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM JO |
03AMMAN4233 | JORDANIANS FEELING UPBEAT, FOR A CHANGE [...] (C) Summary. Jordan is currently on a high: the war in Iraq is over, parliamentary elections succeeded, the World Economic Forum was a shot in the arm, there is movement on the roadmap, the stock market is up, foreign debt is down, and Jordan's credit rating was just upgraded. The private [...] | 2003-07-10 14:06:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL JO |
03AMMAN4240 | FORMER GID HEAD CONVICTED IN BANK SCANDAL CASE [...] (C) Former General Intelligence Directorate (GID) head Samih Battikhi was sentenced to 8 years in prison on July 10 after being convicted of fraud and forgery charges, which stem from a bank fraud scandal associated with Jordanian businessman Majd Shamayleh (see reftels). One Embassy source s [...] | 2003-07-10 15:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM JO |
03AMMAN4246 | COMPOSITION OF NEW JORDANIAN PARLIAMENT, [...] (C) The new Jordanian Parliament elected June 17 is better-educated and somewhat younger than its predecessor, and includes a large number of former ministers, lawyers, engineers and medical doctors. PolOff has been meeting with newly elected MPs and political analysts to discuss their views [...] | 2003-07-10 17:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM JO |
03AMMAN4251 | PLANS FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS MOVE FORWARD, [...] A controversial amendment to Jordan,s Municipal Law has come under fire from nearly a third of the members of the country,s newly elected parliament. Between 30 and 40 MPs have signed and circulated a petition calling on the government to delay the country,s municipal elections, scheduled for [...] | 2003-07-13 06:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM JO |
03AMMAN4332 | KING SAYS MINOR CABINET RESHUFFLE SOON, NEW [...] (S) King Abdullah told the Ambassador July 13 that he has been working with Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb on the details of a small cabinet reshuffle to be announced in the next few days. The King said that Abul Ragheb had wanted to change 5-6 ministers, but the King told him to limit it to [...] | 2003-07-14 16:22:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PINR JO |
03AMMAN4354 | FOLEY TRIAL: COURT HEARS PROSECUTION TESTIMONY, [...] (U) The State Security Court on July 15 adjourned the trial of those accused of assassinating USAID diplomat Laurence Foley until September 2 for a judicial holiday, according to local press reports. The court--which had resumed hearings on July 8 after previous postponements (see Ref)--heard [...] | 2003-07-15 12:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL JO |
03AMMAN4403 | POLL SHOWS JORDANIANS WANT PARLIAMENT AND SEEK [...] (U) Summary: The University of Jordan,s Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) released an opinion poll 8 July which suggests Jordanians want an active Parliament but doubt that their newly elected Lower House will be an effective law-making body. It also reveals that domestic concerns, not fo [...] | 2003-07-16 14:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM JO |
03AMMAN4408 | NEW PARLIAMENT MEETS, ELECTS SPEAKER; ISLAMIST [...] (U) The Jordanian Chamber of Deputies (Lower House of the Parliament),elected on June 17, held its first special session July 16 and elected Saad Hayel Srour as President (i.e. Speaker) of the house. Srour, who was speaker of the Lower House from 1993-97, received 65 of the 110 votes. Imme [...] | 2003-07-16 15:58:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM KISL JO |
03AMMAN4423 | KERAK: A CASE STUDY OF THE WOMEN'S QUOTA [...] (C) On July 7, Poloff paid a call to Zakeyeh Shamayleh, one of the newly-elected women to Parliament who benefited from the women's quota. Shamayleh, a retired principal, is a member of a small tribe near Kerak, which saw the women's quota as an opportunity to elect one of its members to Parl [...] | 2003-07-17 13:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JO |
03AMMAN4491 | PM AND CABINET RESIGN; MINOR RESHUFFLE IN THE WORKS [...] (S) PM Abul Ragheb on July 19 submitted the resignation of his cabinet. King Abdullah on July 20 asked him to form a new Cabinet. In a conversation with the Ambassador on July 13 (see Reftel),the King said this reshuffle would be minor and entail the change of just a few ministers. New Lowe [...] | 2003-07-21 15:28:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PREL ETRD PINR JO |
03AMMAN4538 | HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRESS: GOJ CREATES TWO NEW HUMAN [...] (C) Over the past few months, the GOJ has created two new governmental human rights organizations -- the National Center for Human Rights and a Directorate of Human Rights in the Foreign Ministry. While the work of these new institutions has ramped up too slowly for local activists, their c [...] | 2003-07-23 12:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI JO |
03AMMAN4539 | PARLIAMENTARY QUOTA EXPOSES DIVISIONS AMONG [...] (C) One of the unforeseen aspects of the new women's quota in Parliament is that it has exposed cultural cleavages and the differing agendas between women who live in urban areas and women who live in tribal-based areas. Neither group believes the other represents their collective interests. [...] | 2003-07-23 12:13:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM JO |
03AMMAN4577 | BIOS FOR NEW JORDANIAN CABINET MINISTERS [...] (U) The official Jordanian news agency, Petra, announced 21 July the release of a royal decree approving the new government of Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb. Five ministers from the old cabinet have been removed, and eight new figures have been brought in. Of the newcomers, former jailed [...] | 2003-07-24 07:24:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PHUM JO |
03AMMAN4629 | JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS TO MOVE FORWARD JULY [...] (C) Despite a petition endorsed by the Islamic Action front (IAF) and its allies in the Lower House of Parliament to delay municipal elections and review the electoral laws, the government has decided to move forward with the process on Saturday, July 26. In Amman, low voter turn-out is exp [...] | 2003-07-24 17:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM JO |
03AMMAN4644 | MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: LOW TURNOUT PROMPTS [...] (U) Jordan's July 26 municipal elections suffered from low voter turnout causing the government to extend balloting in 9 of the 82 municipalities in which elections were held. In 17 other municipalities, elections were not held because the number of candidates equaled the number of seats. Fin [...] | 2003-07-27 14:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM JO |
03AMMAN4737 | JORDAN'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: CONTROVERSY, [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's municipal elections concluded July 27 with little fanfare but some controversy. Despite the efforts of the Islamic Action Front (IAF) to seek delay, more than 80 percent of municipal councils held contested elections over the weekend. The IAF remained firm in its ins [...] | 2003-07-30 12:08:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI JO |
03AMMAN4764 | PARLIAMENT OPENS, ERRANT MP'S SWEAR PROPER OATH; [...] (C) The just-begun special session of the Parliament will examine Parliamentary bylaws, consider a vote of confidence in the new cabinet, begin to examine more than 200 temporary laws promulgated by the government, and adjudicate complaints of irregularities in the June polls. The Lower Ho [...] | 2003-07-31 09:32:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI JO |
03AMMAN4849 | POLL RESULTS REFLECT GROWING POPULAR DESIRE FOR [...] (C) A Jordanian pollster who has conducted a number of studies in the country over the past several years believes that there is a growing disconnect between government pronouncements on democracy and the popular perception of Jordanian "half-democracy." In a recent conversation with Pol In [...] | 2003-08-04 07:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL JO |
03AMMAN4891 | JORDAN LOOKS TO REHABILITATE MUNICIPAL SECTOR WITH [...] (U) In line with GOJ's new Municipal Elections Law, which empowers the GOJ to appoint all mayors and up to 50 percent of the seats in the country's 99 municipal councils, the Cabinet recently announced the names of mayors and non-elected municipal council members (see reftels for more inform [...] | 2003-08-05 06:19:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI JO |
03AMMAN4894 | AMBASSADOR GNEHM DISCUSSES U.S.-GOJ ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Ambassador Gnehm visited newly elected Speaker of the Parliament, Saad Hayel Srour, and discussed issues related to the new Parliament including the ongoing debate on temporary laws, Iraq, and the peace process and U.S.-Jordanian relations.END SUMMARY. ---------------------- INITIAL PRA [...] | 2003-08-05 09:29:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI JO |
03AMMAN4965 | AMBASSADOR PROMISES JORDAN CONTINUING SUPPORT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an introductory call on the new Minister of Environment, Dr. Hisham Gharaibeh, the Ambassador gave his assurances that the U.S. would continue to support Jordan's environmental objectives. Among these, both agreed that building the country's environmental management capacit [...] | 2003-08-07 08:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID PGOV JO |
03AMMAN5012 | LOWER HOUSE TRYING TO ROLL BACK ON WOMEN'S [...] (U) The Lower House of Parliament voted on August 3 to reject two of the 211 temporary laws passed since Parliament was disbanded two years ago and sent another 86 temporary laws to special committees for further examination. The laws in question--which deal with marriage/divorce and honor cri [...] | 2003-08-08 08:58:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI JO |
03AMMAN5115 | JORDANIAN WOMEN PROTEST AGAINST PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) A group of Jordanian women conducted a peaceful demonstration at the gates of the Parliament August 10 to protest a recent Lower House decision to reject three temporary laws concerning women's rights. The protesters approached several MPs entering the building, some of whom argued that t [...] | 2003-08-12 16:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI JO |
03AMMAN5245 | JORDANIAN PARLIAMENT GIVES ABUL RAGHEB'S [...] (U) On August 14, Jordanian Members of Parliament (MPs) overwhelmingly approved the new government of Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb. Despite this support, many MPs criticized the prime minister's cabinet and agenda during the five days of debate that preceded the vote. In the end, Abul Rag [...] | 2003-08-19 07:50:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL JO |
03AMMAN5329 | GOJ CONDEMNS UN HEADQUARTERS BOMBING; PRESS, [...] (U) The GOJ reacted strongly against the August 19 bombing of U.N. HQ in Baghdad. Information Minister, Nabil al-Sharif, released a statement condemning the "criminal and cowardly act" and expressing hope that it would not delay achieving the goals of security and stability in Iraq. The stat [...] | 2003-08-21 14:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI JO |
03AMMAN5333 | MILITARY PROSECUTORS FORMALLY CHARGE 13 IN 2002 [...] (U) The Jordanian State Security Court on August 14 formally charged 13 individuals accused of plotting attacks against U.S. and Jordanian targets late last year. Jordanian authorities in December 2002 arrested nine individuals, known locally as the Mafraq cell, for allegedly planning attacks [...] | 2003-08-21 14:36:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KISL JO |
03AMMAN5336 | JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS USE PARLIAMENTARY PLATFORM TO [...] (C) The Islamic Action Front (IAF),political arm of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, bounded onto the political scene in Jordan this month after boycotting the political process since 1997. Relishing its newfound legitimate voice in the Jordanian Parliament, the IAF aired longstanding griev [...] | 2003-08-21 15:30:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL JO |
03AMMAN5339 | BIRTH OF A JORDANIAN "SUPERSTAR" -- AND SOME [...] (U) Diana Corazan, a young Jordanian singing sensation, was declared the new "Superstar" of Lebanon's Future TV August 18 after winning an Arab-world wide vote. Thousands of Jordanians got on the internet or called in to vote for their favorite daughter. After the announcement of Corazan's [...] | 2003-08-22 13:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHUM SY JO |
03AMMAN5501 | PM ABUL RAGHEB VISITS DAMASCUS TO RAISE IRAQ, [...] (S) PM Abul Ragheb delivered a message to Bashar al-Asad August 26 complaining of arms and explosives smuggling and a border incursion. Bashar professed readiness to resolve these issues, and to support the Iraqi Governing Council (GC). END SUMMARY ------------------------------------- [...] | 2003-08-28 16:20:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL IZ SY JO |
03AMMAN5540 | JORDAN'S NATIONAL POLICE DIRECTOR ON PRIORITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 27 meeting with Emboffs and visiting Congressional staff, Public Security Directorate (PSD) Director General Tahseen Shurdom cited training and equipment as his fiscal priorities. He reiterated his government,s willingness to train Iraqi police officers and showed [...] | 2003-09-02 12:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM PBTS PTER JO |
03AMMAN5602 | WITH LITTLE FANFARE, CROWN PRINCE HAMZAH GETS [...] (U) Jordanians were surprised -- but nonetheless delighted -- at the announcement of the marriage of Crown Prince Hamzah on August 29, 2003. The CP signed a traditional marriage contract with his second cousin, Princess Noor Bint Asem Ben Nayef, in a private family affair held at King Abdul [...] | 2003-09-04 05:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR OVIP JO |
03AMMAN5623 | NEPHEW OF SLAIN IRAQI SHIA CLERIC AL-KHOEI SEEKS [...] (C) Iraqi Shia cleric Sayed Jawad al-Khoei (nephew of Sayed Abd al-Majid al-Khoei, who was assassinated in Najaf on April 10) and Ghanim Jawad from the London-based al-Khoei Foundation called on PolCouns September 2. Al-Khoei said that the removal of Saddam Hussein and his regime from Iraq [...] | 2003-09-04 13:56:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV IZ |
03AMMAN5698 | BAGHDAD BASED IRAQIS SHARE THEIR PERSONAL [...] (C) PolOff discussed with two Baghdad based Iraqis what their lives in Iraq are like post-Saddam, Iraqi expectations vs. current realities, the lack of security and basic services, and observations on how the U.S. can ensure stability, democracy and prosperity in Iraq. Among their chief concer [...] | 2003-09-07 16:06:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI JO |
03AMMAN5766 | GROUP OF JORDANIAN MP'S ASKS GOVERNMENT TO OPPOSE [...] (U) Thirty two members of the lower house of the Jordanian Parliament (MPs) have sent a petition to the government asking that Jordan oppose the seating of "representatives of American occupation" -- that is, the Iraqi Governing Council (GC) -- at the upcoming Arab League (AL) Ministerial me [...] | 2003-09-09 08:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
03AMMAN5940 | JORDANIAN AUTHORITIES CHARGE 15 IN ANOTHER [...] (U) In the second indictment against alleged terrorist plotters handed down in a month, Jordan's state security court formally charged 15 individuals with conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks against U.S. and Israeli targets worldwide, according to press reports on September 13. Military [...] | 2003-09-15 15:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KISL ASEC PREL JO |
03AMMAN5941 | MB AND MP'S CONDEMN EU BLACKLISTING OF HAMAS; GOJ [...] (U) Both the Jordanian Mulsim Brotherhood (MB) and a majority of members of Parliament (MP's) publicly rebuked the European Union for its recent moves against the political wing of Hamas. After Israel announced its intention "in principle" to expel Yaser Arafat, the GOJ came out firmly agains [...] | 2003-09-15 16:08:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL JO |
03AMMAN5971 | GOJ CALLS U.S.-JORDAN-IRAQI FRATRICIDE INCIDENT AT [...] (U) Acting PM Faris Nabulsi stated that the September 12 U.S.-Jordan-Iraqi fratricide incident at Falluja, was "unintentional" and would not deter the GOJ from its commitment to assist the Iraqi people. In that incident at the Jordanian military hospital, a Jordanian sergeant was killed, and [...] | 2003-09-16 16:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI JO |
03AMMAN6064 | GOJ MAY REQUIRE PRE-APPROVAL FOR ENTRY OF IRAQIS [...] (S/NF) The visiting Jordanian Charge in Baghdad told PolCouns that, because of security agencies' concerns about export of terrorism from Iraq to Jordan, the GOJ is considering declaring Iraqis a "restricted" nationality. Iraqi travelers to Jordan would require pre-approval from security age [...] | 2003-09-21 13:09:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
03AMMAN6119 | ANTI-NORMALIZATION CAMPAIGN IN JORDAN HAS LASTING [...] (C) The effects of an Anti-Normalization Committee, disbanded over two years ago, linger. One remnant of its campaigns to discredit Jordanians who supported relations with Israel is the ongoing legal case filed by one of its targets, Jordanian businessman and self-proclaimed peace advocate Tar [...] | 2003-09-23 15:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM KPAL IS JO |
03AMMAN6122 | MODERATE IRAQI PARTIES SEEK CPA PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) Jamal Rifai, member of Jordan's al Mustaqbel Party and freelance journalist, told us September 22 that there will be a conference September 25 in Baghdad including 17 Iraqi political parties. Rifai outlined his involvement with the Iraqi Salam party and its participation in the conference, [...] | 2003-09-23 15:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI JO |
03AMMAN6177 | ALTERCATION AT RUWAISHED REFUGEE CAMP COULD [...] (C) Four residents of Ruwaished refugee camp set themselves and a UNHCR trailer on fire September 23, leading to "rioting" in the camp, including attacks on UNHCR staff, who were forced to flee. The Jordanian Interior Minister contacted UNHCR to urge that the situation be brought under cont [...] | 2003-09-25 16:46:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV KPAL IZ JO |
03AMMAN6184 | PRM PDAS GREENE DISCUSSES NEW IRAQI REFUGEE [...] (C) In separate meetings on the margins of the UNRWA major donors meeting, GOJ and UNHCR officials told PRM PDAS Greene that the refugee camps on the Iraqi-Jordanian border were increasingly problematic. The GOJ continues to advocate consolidation of the camps in no-man's land, while UNHCR p [...] | 2003-09-28 08:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV KPAL IZ JO |
03AMMAN6221 | IRAQI "EMBASSY" IN AMMAN SERVES TEA WHILE WAITING [...] (C) By their own admission, Iraqi Interests Section staff (six diplomats and six admin. staff) have been mostly idle since the end of the war. They while away the time by fielding -- but not being able to do anything about -- Iraqi citizens' consular questions by phone and in person. Activity [...] | 2003-09-29 14:46:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI JO |
03AMMAN6232 | JORDANIAN FORCES CAPTURE FUGITIVE EXTREMIST BEHIND [...] (U) Capping a ten-month manhunt, Jordanian security forces on September 27 captured one of its most-wanted fugitives, local Islamic extremist Muhammad Ahmad al-Shalabi (aka Abu Sayyaf),and an accomplice, 'Umar Ghazi al-Bazayi'ah, in the northeastern town of Mafraq. Charges against al-Shalabi [...] | 2003-09-29 15:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KISL JO |
03AMMAN6261 | JORDAN'S AMB. IN SYRIA ON TERRORISM IN IRAQ, HAMAS [...] (C) An Embassy contact outlined for us a recent meeting he had with Jordan's Ambassador in Syria. The Ambassador worried about the flow of terrorists from Syria into Iraq, and pressure he feels to permit old Palestinian fedayeen into Jordan. End Summary. ----------------------------------- [...] | 2003-09-30 13:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL LE PGOV PREL PTER SY JO JY |
03AMMAN6276 | JORDANIANS WEARY ON THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF [...] (C) While the third anniversary of the al-Aqsa intifadah passed with little fanfare in Jordan, Jordanians remain frustrated with continuing violence and lack of movement toward a settlement. Beneath weariness, the most common themes we hear include the need to restrain Israeli security poli [...] | 2003-10-01 07:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PGOV IS JO |
03AMMAN6281 | JORDANIAN MPS EXPECT NEW GOVERNMENT, BUT NOT NEW [...] (C) In recent meetings with new and returning members of Parliament, PolCouns and PolOff were treated to a litany of complaints about lack of job opportunities and the need for continued USG economic support. While many MPs imply corruption on the part of the Prime Minister, most thought th [...] | 2003-10-01 10:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM JO |
03AMMAN6347 | PROSECUTION IN FOLEY TRIAL RESTS; JORDANIAN [...] (U) The final prosecution witnesses in the case of five individuals accused of assassinating USAID official Laurence Foley appeared in court on October 1. The witnesses included a Jordanian Telecom employee who traced the calls of the primary suspect, Libyan national Salem Bin Suweid, a sec [...] | 2003-10-02 15:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PGOV PTER JO |
03AMMAN6491 | JORDANIAN PARLIAMENT FINISHES EXTRAORDINARY [...] (C) The 14th Jordanian Parliament ended its 75 day "extraordinary session" on September 28. While the Parliament discussed a wide variety of topics and took several important procedural steps, including the election of Speaker, the formation of committees and the approval of a new Cabinet, it [...] | 2003-10-09 13:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON JO |
03AMMAN6502 | GOJ DEMOLITION ORDER IN PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMP [...] (C) A plan to demolish homes of more than 500 families to widen a congested main thoroughfare in Jordan's second-largest Palestinian refugee camp has spawned controversy. Amman city authorities say the demolition is part of a larger plan to rehabilitate the camp's infrastructure, and they p [...] | 2003-10-09 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL IS PGOV JO |
03AMMAN6728 | KING ABDULLAH TO APPOINT NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Prime Minister Abul Ragheb told the Ambassador today that he will submit his resignation to the King on October 22. Embassy sources and the press report that King Abdullah will appoint Royal Court Minister Faisal Fayez as the new PM. The King intends to meet with prospective members of a [...] | 2003-10-21 15:55:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM JO |
03AMMAN673 | THE VIEW OF A POTENTIAL FEMALE CANDIDATE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 21, PolOff met with Nadia Alool, a long-time human rights contact who is contemplating a bid for a parliamentary seat in the forthcoming elections scheduled for this summer. Alool attended Post's political campaign workshop in January. She "is about 65 percent certa [...] | 2003-02-02 04:58:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO |
03AMMAN6732 | FONMIN MUASHER ON IRAQ: TURKISH TROOPS A BAD [...] (S/NF) Foreign Minister Muasher told the Ambassador October 19 that Jordan is not happy with the decision to deploy Turkish troops to Iraq, arguing that Turkey has "another agenda" in Iraq. He pointed to the continued presence of Turkish forces in northern Cyprus as evidence that Turkish tr [...] | 2003-10-22 06:24:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR TU IZ JO |
03AMMAN6767 | JORDAN'S NEW GOVERNMENT TAKES SHAPE, BUT STILL [...] (C) King Abdullah formally accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb on October 22 and entrusted Royal Court Minister Faisal Fayez with forming a new government. Political insiders, however, express doubt over Fayez's ability to effectively lead a team of Ministers to implem [...] | 2003-10-22 17:29:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN ECON JO |
03AMMAN6812 | KING ABDULLAH LAYS OUT POLITICAL REFORM VISION FOR [...] (C) In a public letter to Prime Minister designate Faisal Fayez, King Abdullah laid out his general priorities for the new government, which he hopes will be more unified and proactive than its predecessor. Noting that political development is "at the top of these priorities," the King empha [...] | 2003-10-23 15:50:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN ECON JO |
03AMMAN6833 | INTERNATIONAL VISITOR ALUMNUS HEADS JORDAN'S NEW [...] NEW JORDANIAN PRIME MINISTER FAISAL AL FAYEZ, ALONG WITH A NEW CABINET, WAS SWORN IN ON OCTOBER 25. MR. AL FAYEZ IS AN ALUMNUS OF THE INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM ON "ELECTION CAMPAIGN" IN 1988. 2. THREE CONTINUING CABINET MEMBERS ARE ALSO ALUMNI OF EXCHANGE PROGRAMS: --H.E. DR. AHMAD [...] | 2003-10-26 12:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OEXC JO |
03AMMAN6907 | NEW JORDANIAN GOVERNMENT SWORN IN [...] King Abdullah swore in his new 21-member Cabinet October 25 led by Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez and including nine first-time ministers. During a two day retreat prior to the swearing in ceremony, the ministers discussed ways to achieve the King's priorities and were charged with developing [...] | 2003-10-27 09:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON JO |
03AMMAN6912 | Media Training Workshop combines Iraqi, [...] Summary: In support of the MEPI goal of encouraging a professional and independent media, PA Amman, in cooperation with PA Jerusalem and Baghdad organized a three-day workshop (October 6-8) on "Relations between Journalists and Media Officials." Boosting PA Amman's ongoing media professional [...] | 2003-10-27 12:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL OEXC OIIP JO |
03AMMAN6960 | PM FAYEZ PLANS "CONTROLLED" POLITICAL [...] (C) New PM Faisal al-Fayez told the Ambassador October 28 that he hopes to implement needed but "controlled" political reforms, reaching out to political parties (including Islamists),NGOs and communities in the process. He sees great economic challenges, especially in controlling the budge [...] | 2003-10-28 17:24:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD PHUM KDEM IZ JO |
03AMMAN6999 | ISLAMISTS WELCOME KING'S CALL FOR POLITICAL [...] (C) The Jordanian Islamic Action Front (IAF) publicly embraced King Abdullah's call for political development and a more democratic elections law. The IAF sees the current electoral system as limiting its power in Parliament and hopes to capitalize on political reform measures to expand its [...] | 2003-10-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM JO |
03AMMAN7000 | ISLAMISTS WELCOME KING'S CALL FOR POLITICAL [...] (C) The Jordanian Islamic Action Front (IAF) publicly embraced King Abdullah's call for political development and a more democratic elections law. The IAF sees the current electoral system as limiting its power in Parliament and hopes to capitalize on political reform measures to expand its [...] | 2003-10-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM JO |
03AMMAN7002 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW LABOR MINISTER [...] (U) Ambasador, economic counselor and PolOff made an October 28 courtesy call on newly sworn-in Labor Minister Amjad al-Majali (biographic info septel). A former diplomat and long-term contact of the embassy, Minister Majali has been in office for four days and is new to his portfolio, but loo [...] | 2003-10-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PHUM JO |
03AMMAN7147 | AMBASSADOR WITH NEW JUSTICE MINISTER: AID, [...] (C) Ambassador, AID Country Director, AID officer and PolOff made an October 28 courtesy call on new Justice Minister Salah al-Bashir. Bashir requested that AID participate in the meeting and used the courtesy call as a platform to seek financial assistance for his judicial reform plans. Expla [...] | 2003-11-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID CJAN CASC US JO |
03AMMAN7179 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON NEW JORDANIAN MINISTER FOR [...] (C) Minister for Municipal Affairs Armal Farhan praised new Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez and his cabinet, as well as King Abdullah's direction of the new government. Although the King is "serious" about political development, Farhan said that democratic reforms must be "gradual" and that th [...] | 2003-11-03 15:38:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON JO |
03AMMAN7226 | MINISTER OF ICT AND ADMIN DEVELOPMENT PLEASED WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reappointed Minister of Information and Communications Technology and Minister of Administrative Development Fawwaz Al-Zou,bi on Nov. 2 provided to the Ambassador an unusually candid insight into the formation of the new Jordanian government and the challenges facing administrat [...] | 2003-11-04 17:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS EAID PGOV PREL JO |
03AMMAN7232 | JORDANIAN "PEACE CAMP" FOCUSES ON POSITIVE ASPECTS [...] (C) Members of Jordan's disparate "peace camp" say that the unofficial "Geneva Accord" has not gotten the attention it deserves from U.S. and Arab leaders and hope that European support for continued talks will generate momentum to restart substantive negotiations. MFA officials describe the [...] | 2003-11-05 08:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO |
03AMMAN7268 | JORDANIAN ANTI-NORMALIZERS SCORE LEGAL VICTORY [...] (C) Jordanian anti-normalizers scored a victory on October 26 in their campaign against ties with Israel. Capping a two-year legal battle, the Amman Court of First Instance acquitted Islamist member of parliament (MP) Ali Abu al-Sukkar, former head of the Professional Associations Anti-Norma [...] | 2003-11-06 12:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM KPAL IS JO |
03AMMAN7297 | SAMIR AL-RIFAI APPOINTED ROYAL COURT MINISTER [...] (U) King Abdallah appointed Royal Court Secretary General Samir Zeid al-Rifai to succeed Faisal al-Fayez as Minister of the Royal Court on November 4. Rifai is son of Zeid al-Rifai, speaker of the Upper House of Parliament and former Prime Minister. Rifai, 37, has worked in the Royal Court [...] | 2003-11-06 16:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR JO |
03AMMAN7298 | ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTER SHARES PLAN OF ACTION; [...] (C) During the Ambassador's courtesy call on November 5 on Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Shaykh Ahmad Hilayel, the Minister outlined his priorities in the new cabinet, discussed efforts to challenge extremism and those who would use religious activities to further political agendas, [...] | 2003-11-06 16:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL JO |
03AMMAN7393 | JORDANIAN MFA DIP NOTE ASKS FOR STATUS OF 37 [...] (U) Following up on conversation in ref a, the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 12 sent the following diplomatic note to the Embassy (full text and list of names in para 3 below). The note requests a status report on and the release of 37 named Jordanians allegedly detained [...] | 2003-11-13 10:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR OVIP JO |
03AMMAN7403 | JORDANIANS LAUD PRESIDENT'S DEMOCRACY MESSAGE, BUT [...] (C) Despite initial negative press reaction in Jordan to President Bush's November 6 speech calling for democratic reform in the Arab world, several of our contacts inside and outside the government lauded the initiative. At the same time, they almost universally highlighted the lack of U.S [...] | 2003-11-13 17:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KDEM PGOV PTER IS JO |
03AMMAN7428 | GOJ SPOKESPERSON TALKS ENTHUSIASTICALLY ABOUT [...] (C) An enthusiastic Asma Khader, the new government Spokesperson, outlined for the Ambassador her intent to use her position in the cabinet to shape GOJ policies to support greater press freedom, respect for human and women's rights, and development of NGOs. Khader, a lawyer and activist fro [...] | 2003-11-16 15:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM JO |
03AMMAN7429 | ALLEGED CENSORSHIP HIGHLIGHTS PRESS RESTRICTIONS, [...] (C) The local press this week reported the alleged GOJ censorship of a political cartoon scheduled for publication in the weekly newspaper Al-Wahda. The government spokesperson denied that the GOJ censors at all, and some commentators are accusing the weekly's editor of trying to get the GO [...] | 2003-11-16 15:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM JO |
03AMMAN7507 | NEW JORDANIAN PM REACHES OUT TO PARLIAMENT, [...] (C) Since his designation as Prime Minister on October 22, Faisal al-Fayez has undertaken an ambitious campaign to reach out to diverse segments of Jordanian society that have received little attention from past PMs. In addition to meeting with parliamentary blocs, Fayez has engaged in formal [...] | 2003-11-19 13:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM JO |
03AMMAN7509 | NEW JORDANIAN SENATE: MORE WOMEN, FEWER [...] (C) The King November 17 appointed a new 55-member Senate. Fourteen senators were carried over from the previous 40-member Senate. In line with tradition, the Senate contains a large number of former government officials, including 24 former ministers and four former prime ministers. The n [...] | 2003-11-19 13:02:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JO |
03AMMAN7526 | ELEVEN EXCHANGE VISITOR ALUMNI APPOINTED MEMBERS OF [...] HM KING ABDULLAH APPOINTED A NEW SENATE TO THE UPPER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT ON NOVEMBER 17, 2003. ELEVEN OF THE FIFTY-FIVE SENATORS ARE ALUMNI OF THE EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM, INCLUDED FOUR WOMEN AND THREE JOURNALISTS. --H.E. DR. ABDUL SALAM MAJALI, FORMER PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF DEFEN [...] | 2003-11-20 09:07:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OEXC JO |
03AMMAN7594 | AQABA CROSSING SHOOTING, RIYADH AND ISTANBUL [...] (C) In the aftermath of the shooting of foreign tourists at the southern Jordanian-Israeli border and bombings in Riyadh and Istanbul, Jordan is in a state of heightened alert as the country prepares for the week-long holiday marking the end of Ramadan. Security authorities believe the Jorda [...] | 2003-11-22 17:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PTER JO |
03AMMAN7690 | JORDAN TERMS ISRAELI RELEASE OF 10 PRISONERS [...] (U) Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher told the press that the Israeli cabinet decision on November 23 to release ten Jordanian prisoners as part of an Eid al-Fitr gesture was a "positive development," but that the GOJ would continue to work towards the release of all Jordanians in Is [...] | 2003-11-24 17:32:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER IS JO |
03AMMAN7804 | JORDANIAN ELITE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NEW GOVERNMENT, [...] (SBU) A recent opinion poll showed that, despite falling confidence in government on the part of "ordinary" citizens, "opinion leaders" have higher hopes for the success of the new government's reform agenda. Embassy sources split along similar lines, with members of the well-educated elite m [...] | 2003-12-02 09:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KDEM JO |
03AMMAN7805 | KING ABDULLAH TALKS WITH NEA A/S BURNS ON IRAQ, [...] (S) NEA A/S Burns briefed King Abdullah and other senior GOJ officials on his discussion with Abu Alaa, noting that the Palestinians have an opportunity to move the roadmap forward, but must take concrete security steps. The King agreed and said Jordan would deliver the same message to Abu [...] | 2003-12-02 10:14:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON EAID KPAL IS IZ JO |
03AMMAN7813 | JORDAN: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Answers keyed to reftel. A) (U) Significant actions taken by host governments to support the global coalition against terrorism. The GOJ continues to provide strong support for the global coalition against terrorism and has responded positively to U.S. requests for assistance. For exam [...] | 2003-12-02 12:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER JO |
03AMMAN7832 | IAF MP COMPLAINS ABOUT U.S. MEPP POLICY, GOJ [...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff met November 16 with Dr. Tayseer Fetyani, an MP from the Islamic Action Front (IAF). Although Fetyani was cordial and talked about mutual understanding, he strongly criticized U.S. support of Israel and rejected arguments in support of U.S. peace process policies. He [...] | 2003-12-02 17:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM JO |
03AMMAN7874 | KING ABDULLAH OPENS PARLIAMENT WITH SPEECH [...] (U) King Abdullah inaugurated December 1 the regular session of the 14th Jordanian Parliament with a speech detailing his vision for the country. The King called for both political and economic development, including an emphasis on democracy and transparency, closely echoing his October 23 p [...] | 2003-12-03 17:26:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON JO |
03AMMAN7909 | ISLAMIC PARTY THE KING-MAKER IN JORDAN'S SPEAKER [...] (C) Saad Hayel Srour, former Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, told PolCouns and PolOff that he withdrew from the Speaker race after the Islamic Action Front made too many demands in exchange for backing his candidacy. He expects only limited progress in approving the backlog of provi [...] | 2003-12-04 17:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL JO KTER |
03AMMAN7952 | JORDANIAN REACTION TO POTUS IRAQ VISIT [...] (C) A sampling of Jordanian reaction to the POTUS visit to Iraq on November 27 indicates that many here believe the visit exposes low morale of U.S. forces in Iraq in need of a boost and pre-election posturing intended for U.S. consumption. Press reaction was light yet critical, while militar [...] | 2003-12-08 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
03AMMAN8021 | HIJAZI WILL APPEAL THIRD DEATH SENTENCE; ABU [...] (U) Two high-profile terrorism-related cases resumed in Jordan's State Security Court this week. For the third time, the court on December 8 sentenced Jordanian-American citizen Ra'ed Hijazi to death for his role in plotting anti-U.S. attacks during the millennial celebrations in Jordan in [...] | 2003-12-09 17:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ASEC PTER JO |
03AMMAN8071 | IRAQI POLICE TRAINING CENTER IN JORDAN SPUTTERS TO [...] (C) The new Iraqi police training center in Jordan recently received its first class of approximately 500 trainees. The center ultimately plans to provide basic police training to 32,000 Iraqi recruits. The GOJ and the training staff, some of whom trained police in Kosovo, understand the i [...] | 2003-12-10 17:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV IZ JO |
03AMMAN8122 | JORDANIAN OPPOSITION TO GENEVA ACCORD GEARS UP IN [...] (C) Breaking weeks of relative silence on the issue, Jordanian officials, led by King Abdullah, are lauding the unofficial Geneva Accord as a means to enhance dialogue and complement efforts to end the current peace process stalemate -- while reiterating their support for the roadmap. The o [...] | 2003-12-11 18:26:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KISL IS JO |
03AMMAN8123 | COURT CONVICTS, SENTENCES, AND ORDERS THE RELEASE [...] (U) The State Security Court on December 10 convicted five men of sabotage and possession of explosive material for a plot dating back five years. The court sentenced a sixth man involved in the group, known as "Reform and Challenge," to four years for complicity in plotting subversive acts [...] | 2003-12-11 18:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER JO |
03AMMAN8169 | WASHINGTON BASED IRAQI DIPLOMATS STRESS IMPROVED [...] (C) PolOff met December 8 with two Washington bound Iraqi diplomats assigned to the Iraqi Interests Section. Both cited the critical need for improved security in Iraq to gain popular support for the U.S. presence. The diplomats said many Iraqis resent Jordan's support for Saddam and believe [...] | 2003-12-15 10:39:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
03AMMAN8196 | SADDAM'S ARREST: MOST JORDANIANS SUBDUED; [...] (C) The reactions of Jordanians and Jordan-based Iraqis to Saddam's arrest varied from sadness at seeing a once powerful Arab leader in such a sorry state, to ridicule for his lack of personal resistance to arrest, to hope that an obstacle to restoring Iraqi security and self-governance has bee [...] | 2003-12-15 19:10:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
03AMMAN8225 | JORDANIAN ISLAMIST LEADERS CALL FOR POLITICAL [...] (U) In recent press interviews, the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic Action Front welcomed government dialogue efforts, but warned that they would judge the government by its actions, rather than its words. The Islamists called for political reform, a new electoral law, and [...] | 2003-12-16 18:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM KISL JO KTER |
03AMMAN8286 | PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ON ISLAMISTS, NEW GOVERNMENT, [...] (C) Lower House Speaker Abdul Hadi Al-Majali predicted to the Ambassador that "a good majority" would vote to approve the government of Prime Minister Fayez and pledged to cooperate with the government to implement King Abdullah's calls for political development. He denied public allegations [...] | 2003-12-18 12:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KDEM PHUM ECON JO |
03AMMAN8321 | ANTINORMALIZERS IN JORDAN RALLY AGAINST GENEVA [...] (SBU) The unofficial Geneva accord -- particularly its provisions dealing with the Palestinian right to return -- is the latest cause celebre for antinormalizers in Jordan. The Professional Associations Council in Jordan -- headed by a prominent Muslim Brotherhood member -- is leading the ch [...] | 2003-12-18 16:21:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAL KISL IS JO |
03AMMAN8405 | SUNNI ROYALIST IRAQI DISCUSSES SUNNI SENTIMENT [...] (C) An Iraqi Sunni contact from the al-Darraji tribe in Samarra and advisor to the Royal Democratic Coalition party discussed with PolOff his views on Iraq and the Samarra region. Echoing a common theme, he claimed that most Iraqi Sunnis believe that the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) [...] | 2003-12-22 19:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
03AMMAN8454 | BACKLASH AGAINST CAPTURE OF SADDAM HUSSEIN [...] (C) Although many Jordanians received the news of Saddam Hussein's capture with satisfaction or ambivalence (see ref),there has been some recent backlash against his arrest and perceived treatment by U.S. forces. A majority of members of Parliament denounced the "mean and humiliating" manner [...] | 2003-12-24 10:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
03AMMAN8469 | SUPPORT FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION IN JORDAN [...] (SBU) This is one in a series of cables highlighting the support that the Government of Jordan and the US mission in Amman are providing to Iraq and CPA reconstruction efforts. Highlights in this installment include the "Outreach 2004" Iraq Reconstruction Trade Show; training of Iraqi police f [...] | 2003-12-24 13:30:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IZ JO |
03AMMAN858 | POWELL SPEECH FAILS TO SWAY JORDANIANS' MINDS ON [...] (C) A quick sampling of Jordanian reaction to Secretary Powell,s February 5 presentation to the UNSC -- including from the Prime Minister -- indicates that it changed few peoples' minds on the issues of Iraq,s failure to comply with Resolution 1441, presence of WMD programs, or ties to Al-Qa [...] | 2003-02-06 15:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
03AMMAN8605 | JORDANIAN PRIME MINISTER EASILY WINS VOTE OF [...] (C) Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez and his Cabinet easily won a parliamentary vote of confidence December 23 with 85 out of 110 MPs backing his government. Twenty-two MPs cast a "nay" vote, including all 17 members of the Islamic Action Front who chided the government for failing to spell out [...] | 2003-12-31 16:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON JO |
03AMMAN893 | SUPPORT FOR KING ABDULLAH SOLID, BUT CHANGING: [...] (C) This is the first cable in a series that will examine the stability of the Hashemite regime based on the support of its traditional pillars. 2. (C) Despite troubling times in the region and a majority Palestinian population angry over continued Arab-Israeli violence, King Abdullah maint [...] | 2003-02-09 13:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON KPAL JO |
03AMMAN898 | SWITZERLAND'S PROPOSED CONFERENCE ON IRAQ: JORDAN [...] (C) On February 9, A/PolCouns delivered reftel points on Switzerland's proposed February 15-16 conference in Geneva to coordinate assistance to a post-war Iraq to FM Muasher's personal assistant Ali al-Ayed. Al-Ayed said that the GOJ had already been informed of U.S. concerns and the reasons [...] | 2003-02-10 08:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAID PHUM PREL PGOV SZ JO |
03AMMAN967 | PILLARS OF THE REGIME PART II OF IV: THE EAST BANK [...] (C) Traditionally, the most important pillar of the Hashemite regime has been its East Bank constituency, including both Bedouin and non-nomadic tribes. East Bank tribes have also played an integral role in the other pillars that have emerged--the military/security services and the economic e [...] | 2003-02-12 10:18:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC SOCI ECON KPAL JO |
03AMMAN974 | HR ACTIVIST PREDICTS FUTURE PROTESTS WILL BE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 9, PolOff met with long-time human rights contact Fawzi Samhoury, who has close contact with the IAF and professional associations. Samhoury expects upcoming demonstrations planned by opposition leaders protesting possible military action against Iraq to remain pea [...] | 2003-02-13 11:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM JO |
03AMMAN980 | PILLARS OF THE REGIME PART III OF IV: JORDAN'S [...] (C) As Jordan prepares to face a possible war on its Eastern border, and then looks beyond the immediate crisis to longer term challenges, the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF),General Intelligence Directorate (GID) and Public Security Directorate (PSD) will serve as key pillars ensuring the stabi [...] | 2003-02-14 10:47:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PINS PGOV PREL ASEC JO |
03ANKARA1010 | TURKISH P.M. GUL TO SEND PRESIDENT BUSH MESSAGE [...] (C) In a Feb. 10 meeting with Ambassador, Turkish Daily News editor Ilnur Cevik said that P.M. Gul plans to send a letter to President Bush today. According to Cevik, Gul is deeply concerned that the USG does not understand that the economic aid package must be completed in its entirety before [...] | 2003-02-10 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA1041 | GOT PLANS TO SEND ONLY GENEVA-BASED [...] No summary [...] | 2003-02-13 11:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAID PHUM PREL PGOV SZ TU |
03ANKARA1092 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HEFLEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We look forward to your upcoming visit. It comes at a key decision time for Turkey. US-Turkey relations have been dominated recently by Iraq. Should the Turks continue delaying a decision to support US military requests related to Iraq, our close regional, economic, and strate [...] | 2003-02-19 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA1132 | TURKEY ON IRAQ: STUMBLING UNWILLINGLY TOWARD THE [...] (C) Summary: Virtually all interlocutors from across the spectrum assume eventual GOT agreement to deployment of U.S. forces through Turkey. However, there is no clear GOT decision on the horizon; for their part, key elements of the Kemalist State are compounding the delay by using the Iraq q [...] | 2003-02-20 20:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN PINS TU |
03ANKARA1207 | ON THE EVE OF THE IRAQ VOTE: WHICH WAY WILL TURKEY [...] (C) P.M. Gul's cabinet formally submitted a combined draft resolution -- covering deployment of U.S. troops through Turkey and deployment of Turkish forces abroad -- to Parliament Feb. 24. Given procedural requirements, the earliest Parliament can begin debate will be 1500 local (0800 Washingt [...] | 2003-02-24 17:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IZ |
03ANKARA1267 | IRAQ: CODEL HEFLEY PRESSES FOR TURKISH SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In February 20-21 meetings, Codel Hefley politely but aggressively pressed Turkey's leadership to permit U.S. forces to use Turkey as a potential base for operations. While recognizing the political difficulties Turkey's elected politicians face, the Codel called upon them to he [...] | 2003-02-26 12:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD TU IQ |
03ANKARA1303 | OCALAN'S CONTINUED ISOLATION, POSSIBLE RETURN OF [...] (C) Summary: Relatives and attorneys remain unable to visit jailed PKK leader Ocalan; the last visit took place November 27. The official GOT line is that stormy weather has grounded the boat that takes visitors to Ocalan's island prison, but some GOT officials privately acknowledge there mus [...] | 2003-02-27 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU PKK |
03ANKARA1325 | IRAQ: TURKISH GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENT AWAIT NSC [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Parliament has rescheduled for March 1 -- one day after the powerful National Security Council (NSC) meets -- its debate and possible vote on AK Party Government's draft decision to permit U.S. troop deployment through Turkey and deployment of Turkish troops in N. Iraq. A [...] | 2003-02-28 11:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA1345 | IRAQ: TURKISH PARLIAMENT REJECTS U.S. TROOP [...] (U) On March 1, in closed session, the Turkish Parliament rejected a motion that would have allowed the U.S. to deploy troops for operations against Iraq. Of the 533 members present, 264 voted in favor and 250 against. 19 MPs abstained. Article 96 of the Constitution requires that an absol [...] | 2003-03-01 20:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA1350 | TURKEY: WHY THE VOTE WENT SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: Ref A reported the March 1 defeat in Parliament of the AK Government's petition to permit deployment of U.S. troops to Turkey. A number of factors contributed to the outcome, primarily: 1) the secular Turkish State's fears about USG intention in Iraq; 2) a strong desire to bring [...] | 2003-03-03 11:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA1351 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 3 AM: GUL AND IMF STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Early March 3 public statements by PM Gul, IMF Mission Chief and the Central Bank all helped contain market sell-offs on the morning of March 3. Some investors' hope that the parliament's decision might not be final also helped limit the damage. The good news is that the GOT a [...] | 2003-03-03 11:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA1364 | TURKEY: NOTIONAL CALENDAR FOR ERDOGAN'S ASSUMPTION [...] (U) AK leader Erdogan is a candidate for Parliament in the special March 9 election in Siirt province. Assuming he wins a seat in the legislature, the election will serve as a prelude to his eventually assuming the role of prime minister. 2. (U) The following notional calendar represents [...] | 2003-03-03 17:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA1378 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 4 AM: HIGH YIELDS IN T-BILL [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT raised TL 2 quadrillion in two Treasury debt auctions on March 4, but yields were high - 62.5 percent on the one-year bond. This result, together with the Treasury's TL 4.2 quadrillion cash reserve, is sufficient to meet the March 5 debt redemption of TL 3.9 quadrill [...] | 2003-03-04 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA1410 | TURKEY: ERDOGAN AND AK LOOKING GOOD IN SIIRT [...] (C) Contacts across the political spectrum indicate AK and its party leader Erdogan are poised to win the March 9 special election in Siirt province, paving the way Erdogan's entry into Parliament and eventual move to the Prime Ministry. -- AK M. P. Egemen Bagis told us March 4 that 16 AK [...] | 2003-03-05 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA1419 | TURKEY: PARLIAMENT FEELING ITS OATS [...] (C) Building on the March 1 defeat of the government proposal regarding U.S. and Turkish troop deployments to Iraq (reftel),Parliamentary leaders and other influential M.P.s are sketching out an ambitious agenda that will, if carried out, aggrandize the institution and make it a more permanent [...] | 2003-03-05 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA1420 | GOT SYMPOSIUM: "RESTRUCTURING THE CIVIL SERVICE" [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah Gul opened a two-day symposium Feb. 22-23 to support civil service reform. Turkish academics and union leaders participated on panels reviewing the cultural, economic and legal barriers to revising the Turkish civil service and suggested possible changes, b [...] | 2003-03-05 16:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB TU |
03ANKARA1422 | CASE AGAINST GERMAN FOUNDATIONS DISMISSED [...] (C) Summary: An Ankara court unanimously dismissed separatism and espionage charges against representatives of five German pro-democracy foundations. German diplomats welcomed the decision, but are concerned that the foundations might still face restrictions and harassment. This case, based [...] | 2003-03-06 04:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA1446 | TURKISH LABOR: MAINTAINING THE STATUS QUO [...] (C) Summary: Turkish labor-related organizations are focusing on IPEC and employment termination programs. In a climate where the GOT is seen at the very least as not encouraging labor union activity, these organizations are working to preserve benefits already available rather than initiati [...] | 2003-03-06 13:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB TU |
03ANKARA1454 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY WITH INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: Interior Minister Aksu told Ambassador that Americans in Turkey do not face a greater threat following Parliament's failure to approve the stationing of U.S. troops. Aksu said the GOT will continue to provide 24-hour security to the U.S. diplomatic community, and will maintain or [...] | 2003-03-06 16:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA1470 | HADEP: KURDS FEAR IRAQ WAR WILL LEAD TO CRACKDOWN [...] (C) Ahmet Turan Demir, chairman of the pro-Kurdish HADEP Party, and Nazmi Gur, HADEP international relations advisor, told us March 4 anti-war sentiment in the southeast is fueled primarily by Kurdish fear of the Turkish military. Many Turks might oppose a war on principle, or out of concern t [...] | 2003-03-07 11:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA1485 | IRAQ: CODEL WEXLER PRESSES RULING AK PARTY LEADER [...] (C) Summary: AK Party leader Erdogan initially told Codel Wexler March 8 he may need several weeks (until end March) to create the right conditions for parliamentary passage of a resolution permitting deployment of U.S. troops through Turkey. When Codel and Ambassador pushed back that Turkey [...] | 2003-03-08 11:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS MOPS MARR TU IZ |
03ANKARA1488 | TURKEY: ERDOGAN AND AK REPORTEDLY SWEEP SIIRT [...] According to unofficial election results as released by Siirt governor's office, R. Tayyip Erdogan and his AK Party swept all three seats in March 9 repeat of parliamentary election in Siirt province. The elections were re-run owing to electoral irregularities in Siirt during the Nov. 3 natio [...] | 2003-03-09 16:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA1503 | LAWYERS GROUPS OPPOSE NEW PRISON-RELATED [...] (C) Summary: Attorneys from the Ankara Bar Association (ABA) and Contemporary Lawyers Association (CLA) argue that a newly adopted package of prison-related laws holds attorneys responsible for hunger strikes, places hunger striking prisoners at risk, undermines the right of attorneys to consu [...] | 2003-03-10 13:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE |
03ANKARA1513 | TURKISH THINK TANK ALLEGES US PLANS TO REDEFINE [...] ((C) SUMMARY: ASAM, A RESEARCH ORGANIZATION PROVIDING ADVICE AND RESEARCH TO THE TGS AND THE GOT, ASSERTS THE USG'S POST-IRAQ GEOPOLITICAL STRATEGY INVOLVES REDEFINING THE MIDDLE EAST REGION TO INCLUDE AFGHANISTAN. ASAM SUPPORTS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTONOMOUS REGIONS FOR KURDS AND TURKMEN I [...] | 2003-03-11 05:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU IZ AF |
03ANKARA1514 | "NEIGHBORS" DISAPPROVE OF TURKISH CONDUCT IN [...] (C) Summary: Comments elicited during conversations with mission representatives of neighboring countries regarding Turkey's conduct of foreign affairs suggest little approval or admiration exists for Turkish diplomatic maneuvers. End summary. 2. (C) Political officer (PO),who has t [...] | 2003-03-11 05:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PREL PTER TU |
03ANKARA1516 | TURKISH CIVIC SOCIETY: VERDICT SUSPENDED IN CASE [...] (U) An Ankara State Security Court (SSC) March 10 ruled unanimously to postpone a verdict in the trial in absentia of controversial Islamic philosopher Fetullah Gulen. Gulen, indicted in 2000, faced five to 10 years imprisonment under the Anti-Terror Law on charges of establishing an illegal [...] | 2003-03-11 09:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE |
03ANKARA1546 | NEW TURKISH GOVERNMENT: WHAT WILL ERDOGAN'S [...] (C) Summary: AK Party chairman Erdogan has the mandate to form a new Turkish government. We expect him to shuffle the outgoing cabinet, although timing of the shuffle is not yet certain. While the Erdogan government might assume office quickly, contacts across the spectrum advise us Erdogan i [...] | 2003-03-12 03:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN PINS TU |
03ANKARA1578 | ECHR RULING: OCALAN TRIAL UNFAIR, PRISON [...] (C) Summary: The European Court of Human Rights ruled that jailed PKK leader Ocalan did not receive a fair trial, while also determining that his prison conditions are acceptable. Both the GOT and Ocalan's attorneys plan to appeal the ruling. Regardless of the outcome of the appeal, Ocalan wil [...] | 2003-03-12 17:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE PKK |
03ANKARA1579 | TURKEY'S NEW GOVERNMENT: MORE ON ERDOGAN'S TIMING [...] (C) Summary: AK leader Erdogan likely to submit his candidate cabinet list March 13. Possible he will emerge as Prime Minister in office as of that date. Still no convincing sign, however, that he intends to pass a parliamentary resolution approving U.S. troop deployment in the next five-six [...] | 2003-03-12 21:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN PINS TU |
03ANKARA1623 | TURKEY STILL STRUGGLING TO IMPROVE INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Director General for Foreign Investments Melek Us told us March 13 that the lack of high-level direction over the past several months has stymied the bureaucracy's ability to take decisions needed to improve the foreign investment environment. The government has subm [...] | 2003-03-13 15:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA1624 | GOT CLOSES PRO-KURDISH HADEP PARTY, OPENS CASE [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's highest court announced the closure of the pro-Kurdish HADEP party the same day a chief prosecutor opened a case to close the closely linked DEHAP party. HADEP is accused of aiding the PKK and other offenses; DEHAP is charged with actions against the democratic state and [...] | 2003-03-13 16:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE |
03ANKARA1631 | TURKISH KURDS: "WHY DO YOU NEED TURKEY?" [...] (C) In March 13 conversation with poloffs, a close Embassy contact and opposition CHP M.P. discussed Kurdish perspectives of a possible operation in Iraq. The M.P., a leader of the Kurdish Dostki tribe with extensive political ties in Turkey's southeast, tribal ties in Iraq, and previous serv [...] | 2003-03-14 11:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IZ |
03ANKARA1634 | TURKEY/IRAQ: OPPOSITION CHP'S GRATUITOUS [...] (C) Summary: Contacts from main opposition CHP say that although another UN resolution could influence some backbenchers, CHP is likely to continue to vote en bloc against U.S. troop deployment. Taking their cue from President Sezer, CHPers at all levels assert that any UNSC resolutionless op [...] | 2003-03-14 12:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IZ |
03ANKARA1636 | OCALAN'S LAWYERS, BROTHER VISIT FOR FIRST TIME IN [...] (U) Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan was visited March 12 for the first time since November 27 by his brother Mehmet and three attorneys. Jandarma officials had previously blocked visits to Ocalan's Imrali Island prison, supposedly due to stormy weather (Reftels B-D). 2. (C) Comment: Th [...] | 2003-03-14 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE PKK |
03ANKARA1660 | TURKEY'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Late afternoon March 14 President Sezer approved AK leader Erdogan's cabinet list and sent it to the Turkish Parliament for consideration and eventual vote of confidence. Erdogan is now officially Prime Minister. 2. (C) Erdogan's new cabinet is largely the same as that of his predece [...] | 2003-03-14 16:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA1671 | "ISLAMIC" UNION HAK-IS ON IRAQ, LABOR ISSUES IN [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Islamic-oriented union Hak-Is president Salim Uslu expressed: 1) resignation to Turkey's eventually joining the coalition against Saddam; and 2) hope that Tayyip Erdogan's new government will not make major changes to the AK Government's "urgent action plan" emphasizing [...] | 2003-03-17 20:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN PINS TU ILAB |
03ANKARA1709 | TURKEY/IRAQ: MOVING TOWARD APPROVAL OF U.S. [...] (C) In separate meetings March 17-18, ruling AK party parliamentary group deputy chairman Salih Kapusuz; former President Demirel's right-hand-man Muharrem Ozguven; Director General of Turkish Customs (and AK party member) Nevzat Saygilioglu; and Faruk Demir, executive director of a think-tank [...] | 2003-03-18 17:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS MOPS MARR TU IZ |
03ANKARA1720 | AK ECONOMIC POLICY: REFORM ONLY AS A LAST RESORT [...] (C) Summary: New Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's decision not to make any changes in the AK economic team suggests he is unlikely to break sharply with the Gul government's economic appraoch. That is unfortunate. In its four months in office, the AK leadership has proven that it neither un [...] | 2003-03-19 08:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA1742 | TURKEY: POLITICAL RETURN OF ISLAMIST LEADER [...] (C) Summary: Returning from the political wilderness, Islamist former Prime Minister Erbakan is bent on using Saadet Party and the Iraq issue to hammer the ruling AK Party and P.M. Erdogan, a former Erbakan protege. It is unlikely the septuagenarian Erbakan can reclaim his once dominant place [...] | 2003-03-19 15:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA1801 | TURKEY: PARLIAMENT PASSES RESOLUTION PERMITTING [...] (U) Anadolu Ajansi reports that Parliament on March 20 passed the AK government's resolution authorizing: (1) U.S. aircraft to overfly Turkish airspace for a period of six months "in line with principles and rules to be determined by Turkish authorities;" and (2) deployment of Turkish troops to [...] | 2003-03-20 16:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA1931 | TURKEY'S RULING AK PARTY: DISCONTENT ON HIGH AND [...] (C) Summary: Senior AK party reps express concern to us at AK's mishandling of the Iraq question and relations with the U.S. Local AK party bosses in Ankara districts complain bitterly to us about AK's failure to pass the U.S. deployment resolution (ref A) and what they see as AK's subsequent [...] | 2003-03-25 09:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA1954 | ENERGY AND THE IMF: AN INSIGHT INTO AK ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: Recent debates within the government over energy prices and treatment of energy arrears provide insights into AK's economic decision-making process. According to a senior energy official, Finance Minister Unakitan and State Minister Babacan fought vigorously over the weekend to [...] | 2003-03-25 16:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2018 | REPORT OF GROWING WAR ANXIETY IN TURKEY'S KURDISH [...] (C) Summary: Kurdish M.P. from Diyarbakir who is also a member of opposition CHP's Central Administrative Board has elaborated on concerns expressed to us recently by other Kurdish politicians (ref A) regarding fallout in southeastern Turkey from the war in Iraq. Moreover, he asserted that (1) [...] | 2003-03-27 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IZ |
03ANKARA2042 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PIC STEERING BOARD MEETING [...] (C) WE DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO MFA BALKANS OFFICER AHMET ERGIN. ERGIN CONFIRMED THAT HE WOULD INFORM TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO SARAJEVAO WHO WILL BE ATTENDING THE MEETING. ERGIN NOTED THE PIC BOARD WAS INCLINED TO BE CAUTIOUS REGARDING REMOVAL OF PRESIDENT SAROVIC AND ASKED IF THE USG HAD CON [...] | 2003-03-28 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
03ANKARA2048 | TURKEY'S "WHERE ARE THEY NOW" FILE: CHP'S KEMAL [...] (C) In a March 28 meeting with poloff, opposition CHP deputy and former State Minster Kemal Dervis offered his views of USG-GOT relations, Iraq, Cyprus, and his own political ambitions. Dervis made the following points: -- He sees himself as leading an effort to modernize CHP, in part by [...] | 2003-03-28 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ CY TU |
03ANKARA2056 | LEYLA ZANA RETRIAL OPENS; COURT DENIES RELEASE [...] (C) Summary: The historic retrial of Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former M.P.s began March 28 under tight security. The court ruled against releasing the defendants pending the outcome of the trial and rejected a defense petition seeking a new chief judge. Turkish and international hum [...] | 2003-03-28 16:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA2155 | TURKEY: GOT CONCERN ABOUT CYPRUS EU ACCESSION [...] (C) In a March 28 meeting with DCM, MFA Cyprus DG Apakan raised GOT concerns about the draft EU protocol on Cyprus that will be attached to the accession partnership documents new members will sign on April 16. 2. (C) According to Apakan, the draft copy of the protocol obtained by the GOT [...] | 2003-04-02 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA2186 | DRAFT EU PARLIAMENT REPORT CALLS FOR RADICAL [...] (C) Summary: A clear-sighted but controversial European Parliament draft report calls on the GOT to make fundamental changes to the Kemalist State in order to meet EU membership criteria. MFA and reportedly a few members of the European parliament reject the report as biased; several European [...] | 2003-04-03 15:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EU TU OSCE |
03ANKARA2232 | TURKEY'S SOUTHEAST: LEADING MARDIN M.P.S SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: Prominent Kurdish M.P.s representing the border province of Mardin for both ruling AK and opposition CHP support the U.S.-led war against Saddam. Despite (1) pressure from elements within AK, (2) outright hostility from the CHP and the Turkish State, and (3) the ethnically Turkish [...] | 2003-04-07 10:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA2246 | APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS CONVICTION IN LONG-STANDING [...] (C) Summary: An appeals court upheld the torture convictions of 10 police officers in the high-profile 1996 Manisa case; the ruling is final. The officers are expected to serve jail terms ranging from two years to more than four years. Human rights observers and European diplomats welcomed t [...] | 2003-04-07 15:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE |
03ANKARA23 | APPROVAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS APPEARS TO [...] (U) President Sezer's Dec. 31 approval of a package of constitutional reforms appears to open the door for Justice and Development (AK) Party leader Erdogan to regain his political rights, run for Parliament, and become Prime Minister. A political reform package of legal amendments (the secon [...] | 2003-01-02 12:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS TU |
03ANKARA2315 | ECONOMIC MINISTERS BATTLE FOR INFLUENCE AS ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary: Infighting among economic ministers is hindering the Government's efforts to coordinate policy around an economic "super-minister." Deputy PM Sener, who was supposed to lead the economic team, appears to be losing influence to Finance Minister Unakitan, while State Minister Bab [...] | 2003-04-09 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2340 | EU SUMMIT DOCUMENTARY ANGERS TURKS AND GERMANS, [...] (C) Summary: A Danish documentary on the December 2002 EU Summit has angered Turks and Germans and embarrassed Denmark. The documentary, covered in the Turkish press, features candid comments by Danish and German ministers critical of Turkey's EU bid. The German Embassy has criticized the do [...] | 2003-04-10 15:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EU TU |
03ANKARA2342 | UN/CYPRUS: DEMARCHE TO TURKEY ON US-UK DRAFT [...] (C) D/Polcouns delivered ref A talking points April 10 to Necip Eguz, MFA DDG for Cyprus-Greece-Aegean affairs. Eguz noted that, as far as he knew (at 1700 local time) the UN was still negotiating the text and that no consensus had been reached. Moreover, he took issue with what he saw as the [...] | 2003-04-11 04:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA2353 | TURKEY: DIFFICULTIES FROM PARLIAMENT'S HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Trouble continues with ruling AK party parliamentary Human Rights Committee Chairman Elkatmis regarding Iraq-related anti-American statements he persists in making to the press, statements which (1) are at odds with the AK government line; (2) reflect the committee's refusal to ta [...] | 2003-04-11 09:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE |
03ANKARA2368 | TURKISH PARLIAMENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE: ILL [...] (C) Summary: The parliamentary Human Rights Committee does not play a significant role in the development of reform legislation, and the public comments of its Chairman to date have focused on supposed human rights violations outside Turkey. Committee members are generally not well informed on [...] | 2003-04-11 13:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE |
03ANKARA2371 | TURKEY/CYPRUS: TURK WAXES INDIGNANT AT GREEK [...] (C) MFA Deputy U/S for Bilateral Political Affairs Baki Ilkin summoned reps from UNSC member countries April 11 to convey in a meandering fashion Ankara's concern with the "funny game" being played by Greek Cypriots in the UN. -------------- It's Not Fair! -------------- 2. (C) Whil [...] | 2003-04-11 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY |
03ANKARA2372 | APRIL 11 TURKISH GOVT STATEMENTS ON IRAQ [...] Anatolia News Agency reported that a written press announcement issued by the Prime Ministry April 11 stated that GOT military and civilian leaders discussed developments in Iraq at the meeting held at the Prime Ministry this morning. The situation in Kirkuk and Mosul was high on the agenda. [...] | 2003-04-11 13:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA2419 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 14: POSITIVE PUBLIC [...] (SBU) Positive statements by IMF and GOT officials over the weekend, combined with a lessening of anxiety over Iraq, gave Turkish markets a modest lift this morning. The lira strengthened to TL 1,633,000/dollar, yields on the benchmark 4/28/04 t-bill fell to 62.31 percent, and the stock marke [...] | 2003-04-14 11:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2420 | TURKEY-ARMENIA: EMBASSY RECOMMENDS NO USG [...] (U) Action recommendation--paras 5-6. 2. (C) Embassy Ankara understands that the Department may be considering issuing a statement noting the conclusions reached by an ICTJ panel, meeting under Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Committee (TARC) auspices March 10, regarding the legal applica [...] | 2003-04-14 12:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA2467 | TURKISH KURDS: OVERJOYED BY END OF SADDAM [...] (C) In April 15 discussions about the situation in Iraq, a leading Kurdish political activist from Turkey's Southeast and two business associates offered enthusiastic congratulations to the USG for the Coalition's success against the Saddam regime. According to these Kurds: -- Turkey did [...] | 2003-04-15 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA2472 | OUTGOING TREASURY U/S SAYS IT'S ALL ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Outgoing Treasury U/S Faik Oztrak believes Turkey has an opportunity to reduce its debt/GNP ratio and reach its five percent growth target this year if the government can restore market confidence, but he is not sure the government can and will stop giving the mixed signals that [...] | 2003-04-15 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2507 | TURKEY: ORAL MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY REGARDING [...] (C) Ambassador called on MFA Undersecretaries Baki Ilkin and Ali Tuygan April 17 to deliver reftel message to the GOT regarding the April 18 meeting on Iraq in Riyadh, noting our concern that Syria may try to hijack the proceedings. Tuygan said Turkey would work for moderation. They also disc [...] | 2003-04-17 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA2516 | TURKEY: GENC PARTY DREAMS BIG [...] (C) Motorola deadbeat Cem Uzan's Genc (Young) Party Ankara provincial chairman Sule Nazlioglu expounded in a forceful manner on her party's political goals in an April 16 meeting with poloffs in Kizilcahamam sub-province. Surrounded by a coterie of dapper young men who seemed out of place in a [...] | 2003-04-17 15:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2521 | THE TURKISH GENERAL STAFF: A FRACTIOUS AND SULLEN POLITICAL COALITION [...] (C) Summary: As refs (A-E) note, Turkish General Staff (TGS) remains deeply involved in day-to-day political life and policymaking, with attendant strains and divisions among senior military leaders over domestic and foreign policy issues. These divisions are more visible today than at any ti [...] | 2003-04-18 08:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS MARR TU |
03ANKARA2596 | TURKEY: FORMER PRESIDENT DEMIREL TELLS AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: In an April 21 meeting with Ambassador, former President Suleyman Demirel offered his thinking on the way ahead in U.S.-Turkey relations. Demirel volunteered that there is a debate in Ankara power centers about Turkey's strategic orientation; but that in his view, "the Turkish Ar [...] | 2003-04-22 08:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA2664 | TURKISH IMPLEMENTATION OF OECD BRIBERY CONVENTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOT Parliament ratified the OECD Bribery Convention in 2000, but did not ratify the implementing legislation until January 2, 2003. This makes Turkey the last of the 35 signatories to the Convention to ratify laws that make it a crime to bribe foreign officials in internatio [...] | 2003-04-24 17:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV BR AR SI CI BU |
03ANKARA2666 | TURKEY'S HEADSCARF ISSUE OPENS ANOTHER POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The Islamist headscarf remains a threatening symbol for the Kemalist state. In inviting headscarved women to a reception in honor of the children's holiday, AK Party Speaker of Parliament Arinc has widened a rift between the GOT and the Turkish Establishment. End summary. 2. [...] | 2003-04-24 17:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2800 | TURKEY'S OPPOSITION CHP CONTINUES TO TRY TO HAVE [...] (C) Summary: In private conversations with us, opposition CHP M.P.s assert they value U.S.-Turkey relations and claim the party is the United States' "best friend." Publicly, experienced CHP deputies continue to pursue an anti-American line that belies their private assurances. End Summary. [...] | 2003-04-30 07:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2870 | ANTI-CORRUPTION CONFERENCE IN KOREA: TURKEY [...] (U) Sun Kim, Second Secretary at the Korean Embassy in Ankara, said his Embassy recently sent its formal invitation to the GOT for the 3rd Global Forum on Fighting Corruption, to be held in Seoul May 29-31. He said the Korean Embassy did not receive instructions from Seoul to jointly approach [...] | 2003-05-02 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV BR AR SI CI BU OECD |
03ANKARA2903 | TURKEY: FRIENDSHIP AND FEAR IN RURAL ANKARA [...] (C) Summary: In conversations at all levels during April visits to Ankara sub-provinces, poloffs encountered Turks eager to get U.S.-Turkish relations back on track. Nevertheless, we also noted the kind of suspicion and doubt from State authorities about the purpose of our trips that we normal [...] | 2003-05-05 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2907 | FOREIGN EMBASSIES IN BAGHDAD: TURKS PLAN TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) On May 3, DCM delivered ref A talking points to MFA DG for Middle East Affairs Tahsin Burcuoglu on the CENTCOM agreement to allow countries to send small security teams to guard diplomatic properties in Iraq. DCM conveyed the p [...] | 2003-05-05 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IQ |
03ANKARA2909 | EU-RELATED DRAFT REFORM BILL REFLECTS GOT STRUGGLE [...] (C) Summary: The GOT has prepared a new package of EU-related legislative reforms, which it expects to introduce in Parliament by late May. Proposed measures relating to Kurdish broadcasting and non-Muslim foundations are designed to loosen restrictive regulations adopted pursuant to previous [...] | 2003-05-05 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA2914 | AK REVIVES PLANS TO SELL STATE LANDS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM ERDOGAN ANNOUNCED RECENTLY THAT THE GOT IS PLANNING TO REALIZE BETWEEN $25-30 BILLION IN NEW REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF STATE-OWNED "FOREST LAND," MUCH OF IT TREELESS SUBURBAN SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS. THE OPPOSITION CHP AND SEVERAL NGOS CRITICIZED THE PROPOSAL, AND PRESIDENT SEZ [...] | 2003-05-06 04:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2998 | HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION: "POLICE RAID A WARNING [...] (C) Summary: Police May 6 raided the Ankara offices of the Human Rights Association (HRA),seizing records and computers as part of an investigation of alleged support for terrorism. The HRA President believes the action is an attempt to warn NGOs and the GOT against supporting a planned confe [...] | 2003-05-08 07:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE |
03ANKARA3016 | ERDOGAN ADVISOR BENEFITS FROM GOT GENEROSITY TO [...] (C) Summary: Unable to fulfill his campaign pledge to raise support prices for Turkey's hazelnut farmers, Prime Minister Erdogan instead announced in February that the government would provide additional direct income support to this politically-powerful group. One of the beneficiaries of t [...] | 2003-05-08 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAGR TU |
03ANKARA3017 | MILITARY PENSION FUND THRIVING IN TROUBLED ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: Since Turkey's financial crisis in early 2001, OYAK, the Turkish military pension fund, has been one of the country's most profitable companies (it was the most profitable in 2001.) Its critics accuse OYAK of having unfair tax advantages, and see OYAK's prominence as the militar [...] | 2003-05-08 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EFIN MARR TU |
03ANKARA3057 | AFGHANISTAN: TURKS INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTING TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) MFA Coordinator for Iraq and Afghanistan Reconstruction Ambassador Ahmet Okcun and DDG for South Asian Affairs Aydin Evirgen told us May 9 the MFA was interested in continuing Turkey's high-level participation in international security an [...] | 2003-05-09 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER PGOV MARR MASS MOPS AF TU |
03ANKARA3154 | FORMER MP DISCUSSES ROLE IN MANISA TORTURE [...] (C) Summary: Sabri Ergul, one of the prosecuting attorneys in the high-profile Manisa police torture case, used his status as a parliamentarian to maintain pressure on the GOT and ensure the 10 defendants were convicted and sentenced. Ergul served as a witness in the case, having seen some of [...] | 2003-05-13 16:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA3155 | TURKEY: RETURN OF THE HOCA [...] (C) Summary: At Saadet Party's May 11 national convention, long-time leader of Turkey's Islamist movement Necmettin Erbakan returned to active politics as party chairman. Unlike recent conventions of right-of-center DYP and ANAP, Saadet's congress was far more lively and colorful. The mood of [...] | 2003-05-13 17:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3187 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CHIEF JUSTICE DISCUSSES ROLE [...] Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Ambassador, Constitutional Court Chief Justice Mustafa Bumin discussed his views on: the ruling AK Party; the threat of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey; the role of the Constitution in a State of law; and the recent law lowering the retirement age for civil se [...] | 2003-05-14 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
03ANKARA3197 | HIGHLIGHTS OF APRIL 27-29 CODEL WEXLER [...] (C) Summary: During an April 27-29 visit to Ankara, Representative Robert Wexler visited with senior GOT leadership to assure continued support for the U.S.-Turkish relationship while simultaneously acknowledging there had been recent differences between the two countries. To mitigate any p [...] | 2003-05-15 11:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON OREP PGOV PREL TU US |
03ANKARA3206 | IMF READOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF resident rep in Ankara briefed us May 13 on the status of the Fifth Review. Given the number of unmet conditions at this point, the earliest date for the Fifth Review Board meeting is likely to be early July. While the GOT may meet its primary surplus criterion, there are [...] | 2003-05-15 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3265 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY: SOME POSITIVE SIGNS, BUT LITTLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The rapid end of the Iraq war, prospect of U.S. and IMF money, and a global emerging market rally have combined to boost the Turkish currency and reduce interest rates substantially in recent weeks. Meanwhile, exports and industrial production continue to rise, while inflatio [...] | 2003-05-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3266 | GOT RESPONSE TO POLICE RAID OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: FM Gul and EU leaders have publicly criticized the May 6 police raid of the Human Rights Association's (HRA) Ankara offices. MFA and Justice Ministry contacts told us they regretted the raid, but said prosecutors acted within the law. However, one senior Interior Ministry contac [...] | 2003-05-16 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA3408 | GOT REQUESTS INFORMATION ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) In a March 22 meeting with Ambassador, Interior Minister Aksu requested information on six Turkish citizens he said are being held at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Aksu provided names, DOBs and POBs for the detainees, as follows: -- Murat Kurnaz; 3/ [...] | 2003-05-23 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA3409 | AMBASSADOR RAISES SECURITY, TIP, CHILD ABDUCTION [...] (C) Summary: In a May 22 meeting with Interior Minister Aksu, Ambassador discussed possible terrorist threats against the American community and the GOT's efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP). Ambassador also sought the Minister's assistance in a U.S. child abduction case. Aksu pro [...] | 2003-05-23 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CASC PHUM TU |
03ANKARA3410 | OPPOSITION FROM TURKEY'S NSC SHARPENS CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary: GOT leaders continue to support passage of a series of reform packages to harmonize Turkey's practices with EU membership criteria. TGS chief Ozkok and his deputy Buyukanit also formally support Turkey's EU candidacy. At the same time the military-dominated National Security Cou [...] | 2003-05-23 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA3412 | TURKEY'S CYPRUS POLICY: WHAT NOW? [...] (C) Summary: Assessments of how Turkey should move on Cyprus vary in both the GOT and Turkish State. Some (e.g., FonMin Gul) are working to overcome what they recognize as pressure on Turkey's interests following the failure of the UN-sponsored Cyprus talks and the EU's decision to accept a d [...] | 2003-05-23 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY TU |
03ANKARA3487 | TURKEY: MFA D/U/S ILKIN'S MAY 27 CYPRUS BRIEFING [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy U/S Baki Ilkin briefed representatives of EU and Permfive countries May 27 regarding GOT and "TRNC" efforts to reinvigorate the Cyprus process. Ilkin asserted that decisions by "TRNC" leader Denktas and the GOT allowing Greek Cypriots to visit the north and the Turkish [...] | 2003-05-28 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA3488 | POLITICIANS PRESS CENTRAL BANK TO CUT INTEREST [...] (SBU) Government ministers continue to ratchet up the pressure on the Central Bank to cut overnight interest rates, arguing that such a move is needed to weaken the recently-robust lira and prevent Turkey's growing current account deficit from deteriorating further. 2. (SBU) The pressur [...] | 2003-05-28 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3507 | TURKISH FONMIN GUL TO OIC: "WE SHOULD FIRST PUT [...] (U) Much of May 29 Turkish press highlights what it reports as Deputy P.M./FonMin Gul's strong pro-democracy statement at May 28 OIC meeting in Tehran. Promoting what some press characterized as a "visionary" message (one supporting some USG points in reftel demarche),Gul urged the transform [...] | 2003-05-29 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PGOV SCUL TU |
03ANKARA3509 | TURKEY: CHP TAKES A TACTICAL VIEW OF REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Opposition CHP has publicly, and privately in meetings with us, endorsed the AK government's EU reform package but has rejected AK proposals to sell state-owned forestry lands and to allow local administrations more control over health and education services. The CHP stance refle [...] | 2003-05-30 07:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3536 | IMF CONCLUDES STAFF MISSION: STILL MUCH WORK TO DO [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Mission Director told us May 30 that, while the staff mission had gone somewhat better than he expected, Turkish authorities still had much work to do in the next 10-14 days if they hoped to see a Fund board review by end-June. The government needs to adopt new fiscal mea [...] | 2003-05-30 15:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3694 | DEFINING THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY: GENERAL STAFF AND GOVERNMENT STRUGGLE WITH THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER [...] (C) Summary: Chief of the General Staff (TGS) Ozkok's attempt to smother disgruntlement in senior ranks and at the same time to warn ruling AK party against perceived anti-secular trends has achieved neither goal. While tensions between the military and AK, and within each, will continue, we [...] | 2003-06-06 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS TU |
03ANKARA3732 | TURKEY'S OPPOSITION CHP DEVELOPS "NUANCES" ON EU [...] (C) Ref A noted main opposition CHP's general support for the AK government's sixth EU reform package, which could be brought to Parliament perhaps as early as this week. However, in light of the May 28 NSC meeting and the well-publicized opposition to the reform process among hardliners in th [...] | 2003-06-09 15:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3738 | PROSECUTOR OPENS TWO CASES AGAINST WRITER FOR [...] (C) Summary: An Ankara prosecutor has opened two cases against writer and scholar Fikret Baskaya for works originally published 10 years ago. One of the cases involves a book for which Baskaya was convicted and imprisoned in 1994; the European Court of Human Rights later ruled in Baskaya's f [...] | 2003-06-10 11:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA3753 | TURKS ASSERT WILLINGNESS TO MOVE FORWARD DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 1-4 visit to Ankara, President of the Project on Transitional Democracies Bruce Jackson urged Turkish officials to consider a wider, European context as it pursues foreign policy over the next 18 months. GOT interlocutors embraced Jackson's message and seemed will [...] | 2003-06-10 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3784 | TURKEY'S GENC PARTY: THE KEMALIST STATE'S NEW [...] (C) Summary: As reported in reftels, Motorola deadbeat Cem Uzan is trying to moderate Genc Party's nationalist-corporatist image by toning down his angry anti-U.S., anti-West rhetoric and by recruiting well-known politicians from the center-right. As part of this strategy, Uzan has been grant [...] | 2003-06-11 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3815 | TURKEY ECONOMIC UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The increasing likelihood of a delay beyond end-June in the Fifth Review under Turkey's IMF program so far has not dampened the relatively buoyant mood in the markets, as the lira continues to trade strongly against the dollar. The Central Bank intervened again this week, to [...] | 2003-06-12 13:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3843 | TURKS VIEW TIER III TIP RATING AS UNFAIR, [...] Summary: GOT officials said they are "disappointed" by Turkey's Tier III ranking in the 2003 TIP Report. They claimed the report ignores TIP-related reforms adopted by the GOT over the past year, and argued that the ranking was not based on fair, objective analysis. The press focused on the [...] | 2003-06-13 10:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL TU OSCE |
03ANKARA3896 | BALKANS WITNESS SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-16 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PGOV ZL TU |
03ANKARA3915 | PENAL CODE AMENDMENTS INCLUDE HUMAN RIGHTS REFORMS [...] (U) Summary: A revised version of the Turkish Penal Code (TPC),currently under parliamentary review, includes measures that would: expand the definition of torture and increase prison sentences for those who commit torture; strengthen privacy rights; introduce home detention for minor crimes; [...] | 2003-06-17 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE |
03ANKARA3916 | FIFTH REVIEW DELAY RAISES NEW CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Resident Representative Odd Per Brekk indicated to us today that, even with speedy conclusion of the GOT's letter of intent, the IMF's fifth review "cannot" be completed by the end of June, bringing into full play tough end-of-June performance targets. Benign markets stem [...] | 2003-06-18 04:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3918 | AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE VISIT TO ANKARA, JUNE 6, [...] (C) Five members of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) including Harold Tanner, president, Shula Bahat, chief operating officer, Stanley Bergman, board member, Marian Bergman, board member and Barry Jacobs, director of strategic studies visited Ankara on Friday, June 6 to meet with senior G [...] | 2003-06-18 07:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IS TU |
03ANKARA3921 | TURKEY: BALKANS WITNESS SECURITY [...] (U) Responding to ref A questions, Atalay Ozdemiroglu, Assistant Chief of the GOT Ministry of Interior's Department of Organized Crime and Smuggling (Research Division),informed us June 17 that Turkey: -- has no legal regional witness security programs; -- makes witness protection dec [...] | 2003-06-18 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV ZL TU |
03ANKARA3974 | SIXTH EU-RELATED REFORM PACKAGE IN PARLIAMENT, [...] (C) Summary: With the Turkish Parliament beginning its consideration of the GOT's sixth EU-related reform package in the past two years, the ruling AK Party has moved forward despite an attempt by the military-dominated National Security Council (NSC) to delay the legislation and the outspoken [...] | 2003-06-19 15:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA3992 | TURKEY'S LOCAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN ANKARA: LET [...] (C) Summary: In the metropolitan municipality of Ankara, the campaign season has begun anew. Local elections must be held here by April 2004, although some of our contacts continue to speculate that the ruling AK Party could change the constitution to hold local polls sometime this fall. Cand [...] | 2003-06-20 13:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4003 | TURKEY: KURDISH YEZIDIS SPEAK UP [...] (U) Among Turkey's estimated 12-15 million Kurds exists a minority within a minority -- the Yezidis. According to Veysi Bulut, a leader of the Yezidi community in Turkey: -- Yezidism (note: a non-Islamic religion derived from Zoroastrianism. End note) was once the dominant form of worshi [...] | 2003-06-20 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4004 | TURKS AGREE TO FACILITATE TRAVEL OF IRANIAN RFE/RL [...] (C) We have conveyed requests as outlined in reftel to Turkish MFA. Engin Yurur, head of Iran desk, was aware of the issue and had already conveyed our concerns to the relevant Turkish authorities and was coordinating with the Interior Ministry. MFA will confirm final details of how they wil [...] | 2003-06-21 09:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU IR AJ EZ |
03ANKARA4026 | TURKEY: AK GOVERNMENT TIGHTENS THE SCREWS ON [...] (C) Summary: AK Party is engaging in a broad and popular anti-corruption campaign for both normative policy and narrower, hardball political reasons. By doing so, P.M. Erdogan and AK are: 1) implicating both their political and bureaucratic rivals; thereby 2) putting them on the defensive and [...] | 2003-06-24 11:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4032 | TURKS AGREE TO FACILITATE TRAVEL WHEN POSSIBLE [...] (S) Embassy confirmed with Turkish officials that they remain willing to ensure the two journalists will be able to transit Turkey as they travel to Prague when a new itinerary is developed. GOT officials asked that their participation be kept confidential. During preparations for transit on [...] | 2003-06-24 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL TU IR AJ EZ |
03ANKARA4110 | TURKEY'S OPPOSITION CHP STILL WALKING TIGHTROPE ON [...] (C) Summary: AK government says it will pursue as one or two additional EU reform packages (the seventh and eighth) before Parliament goes on delayed recess this summer. Opposition CHP supported the sixth package in June 20 vote, but is now attempting to put the breaks on the government's refo [...] | 2003-06-26 20:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4121 | WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE: RECENT IMPROVEMENTS [...] Summary. Turkey's wastewater resources infrastructure serves its metropolitan populations sufficiently but is unable to provide adequate sanitation services in rural areas. Most wastewater is disposed of untreated in bodies of water. Although the number of wastewater treatment facilities i [...] | 2003-06-27 12:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO PGOV ECON TU |
03ANKARA4161 | TURKEY: CORRUPTION CHARGES DIMMING GENC PARTY'S [...] (C) Summary: New corruption charges against Motorola deadbeat Cem Uzan, stemming from his abuse of Uzan-linked companies against Turkish citizens in Turkey, are having a negative impact on his populist, xenophobic Genc Party's standing in the public eye. The controversy surrounding the notori [...] | 2003-07-01 09:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4177 | STATUS OF HIV/AIDS: LOW PREVALENCE, LOW PRIOIRTY [...] Post used the delivery of Ref A materials on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to obtain updated information on HIV/AIDS in Turkey from the Ministry of Health (MOH),Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UN Population Fund. The institutions appreciated receiving the materials, acknowl [...] | 2003-07-01 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO PGOV ECON TU |
03ANKARA418 | TURKISH GENERAL STAFF WARNS GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: TGS Chief Ozkok's Jan. 8 prepared statement to assembled media reps: 1) reprimanded AK government's alleged support for Islamic "reactionaries" and AK's softer line on Cyprus; 2) denied that the military opposes AK's pursuit of EU membership; and 3) noted that while the military w [...] | 2003-01-16 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON TU |
03ANKARA4193 | TURKEY: SEZER UNDER FIRE FOR ANTI-REFORM STANCE [...] (C) As reported reftel, President Sezer vetoed an article in the AK Government's sixth EU Copenhagen Criteria harmonization package, which Parliament had passed with a unanimous vote -- a rare occurrence in Turkey. The veto overruled a provision abolishing Turkey's controversial Article 8 of [...] | 2003-07-02 13:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4196 | GOT CIRCULAR ON ARMENIAN "GENOCIDE" SEEN AS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Education Ministry has urged all fifth- and seventh-graders to write an essay arguing that allegations that the Ottomans committed genocide against Armenians are "baseless." The Ministry also asked schools to organize conferences on the issue, and seven teachers have been [...] | 2003-07-02 15:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA4240 | TURKEY: GROWING HOSTILITY TOWARD USG IN WAKE OF N. [...] (C) Summary: Despite the release of the Turks detained by U.S. forces in Suleimaniye, negative press and public reaction to the U.S. operation reached new heights in the July 7 morning papers. The hostile press reaction will continue to grow absent a clear and forceful public justification fo [...] | 2003-07-07 10:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4246 | EDUCATION MINISTER BLAMES NSC FOR CIRCULAR ON [...] (C) Education Minister Celik asserted to us July 3 that the National Security Council (NSC) is responsible for a circular urging all fifth- and seventh-graders to write an essay arguing that allegations that the Ottomans committed genocide against Armenians are "baseless." The circular was i [...] | 2003-07-07 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA4256 | MOJ OFFICIAL BLAMES "NARROW MINDED" JUDGES FOR [...] (C) Summary: In pursuing why the Turkish Appeals Court has ruled to suspend the sentences of two police convicted of torturing a detainee in 1997, we have learned that a recent amendment to the criminal code outlawing the suspension of torture convictions does not apply to pre-existing cases. [...] | 2003-07-08 08:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA4278 | TURKEY: ESTABLISHMENT SEETHES WHILE AK GOVERNMENT MAINTAINS MEASURED STANCE ON IRAQ INCIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Turkish press July 8 highlights the divide between the AK Government and military/Establishment over the recent arrest and release of Turkish troops by U.S. forces in Iraq. While AK insists on a measured response, the military's political/press allies continue a confrontational p [...] | 2003-07-08 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4299 | TURKEY: PRESS BEGINS TO QUESTION TURKISH MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Turkish press' sensationalist reaction to July 4 U.S. arrest (and subsequent release) of Turkish special forces soldiers in Iraq shifted somewhat July 9. Even mainstream secularist journalists have begun to question what the Turkish military is or may have been doing in Iraq. Re [...] | 2003-07-09 13:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4313 | JUDGE BUMIN'S MAY VISIT TO US DEEMED A SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Constitutional Court Chairman Mustafa Bumin called his May visit to the US "intensive and valuable" and said he was exposed to US trial alternatives and police practices that could be beneficial for Turkey. Bumin also said he plans to follow through on a recommendation to [...] | 2003-07-09 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TU |
03ANKARA4315 | KURDS ACKNOWLEDGE CONFLICT BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS, [...] (C) Summary: Leftist Kurdish human rights activists see some aspects of traditional Kurdish culture as major impediments to growth of individual liberty, human rights, and modernization. They note that the majority of Turkey's rural Kurds in the southeast continue to follow traditional practi [...] | 2003-07-09 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA4319 | TURKISH REACTIONS TO IRAQ INCIDENT: AK GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Speaking to reporters July 9, F.M. Gul expanded on the AK Government's measured stance on the July 4 incident involving U.S. and Turkish troops in Iraq. Gul observed that the visit of General Jones shows the importance the U.S. attaches to friendship with Turkey. Asked whether he thought [...] | 2003-07-10 04:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4355 | TURKISH MILITARY AND OPPOSITION CHP CONTINUE [...] (U) Action request -- para 10. 2. (C) Summary: While some of the Turkish press continues to fan anti-U.S. and anti-ruling AK party sentiment, other papers are featuring sources which point to charges that Turkish Special Forces were engaged in activities in Iraq inimical to cooperation wi [...] | 2003-07-10 16:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS TU |
03ANKARA4382 | TURKEY: JULY 11 REACTIONS TO IRAQ INCIDENT [...] (U) Summary: sensationalist reporting on the July 4 detentions of Turkish Special Forces (TSF) by U.S. troops continued to fade in the July 11 Turkish press, with the incident pushed off the front pages in several major dailies. Ultra-nationalists, advocating a "reevaluation" of the bilateral [...] | 2003-07-11 14:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4386 | TURKISH REGULATORS ON TAKEOVER OF UZAN'S BANK AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish banking regulatory authorities say their July 3-4 decision to take over management (and revoke the license) of Uzan family-owned Imar Bank was the result of a severe bank liquidity squeeze, which was prompted by the government's earlier revocation of the family's energy [...] | 2003-07-11 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4423 | TURKEY: UNCONTRITE SEZER TELLS AMBASSADOR IRAQ [...] (C) Ambassador paid a farewell visit July 14 on President Sezer, who while maintaining his usually low-key and disinterested demeanor reiterated several times his public charge that the July 4 arrest (and subsequent release) of Turkish Special Forces (TSF) troops in Iraq was "unacceptable" und [...] | 2003-07-14 13:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4464 | IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL: TURKS UNHAPPY WITH [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) After several unsuccessful attempts to schedule a joint US/UK meeting to deliver reftel points to MFA's Iraq department at the working level, UK Ambassador Westmacott reportedly raised the points with MFA U/S Ziyal and DG Burcuoglu July 15 during a [...] | 2003-07-16 13:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO IZ TU |
03ANKARA4468 | IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL: TURKS UNHAPPY WITH [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) After several unsuccessful attempts to schedule a joint US/UK meeting to deliver reftel points to MFA's Iraq department at the working level, UK Ambassador Westmacott reportedly raised the points with MFA U/S Ziyal and DG Burcuoglu July 15 during a [...] | 2003-07-17 05:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL KPAO IZ TU |
03ANKARA4477 | SCENESETTER FOR GENS. ABIZAID AND JONES' JULY [...] (S) Summary: Your visits come as we try to close the July 4 incident and pull Turkey into a more fully helpful role in Iraq. The last year has shaken the confidence of the Turkish public, politicians, and military in the strength of the relationship with the U.S., just as it has shaken our [...] | 2003-07-17 08:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4480 | IMF AND GOT CLOSE TO AGREEMENT ON FIFTH REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF and Turkish officials are close to an agreement that would pave the way for the Fifth Review to proceed, and hope to announce agreement by Friday, July 18. Discussions this week have focused on closing the estimated $1.8 billion fiscal gap. Although there has been some tal [...] | 2003-07-17 10:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4487 | ISRAELI PRESIDENT KATZAV'S VISIT TO TURKEY "A [...] (C) Ankara Israeli Embassy contacts are pleased with President Katzav's July 8-9 visit to Ankara and Istanbul. Israeli DCM Emmanuel Nahshon said "The visit was a great success," and further commented, "The mere fact the visit occurred was a success in itself. The Turks did everything they co [...] | 2003-07-17 13:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL JO IS TU |
03ANKARA4488 | FOLLOW-UP ON FAA RECOMMENDATIONS ON AVIATION [...] (SBU) EconCouns met with Transportation Deputy U/S Kemal Albayrak July 16 to reiterate FAA concerns resulting from its May 21 consultations in Ankara, and to urge the GOT to revise its legislation to give the Directorate General for Civil Aviation the authority needed to operate in compliance [...] | 2003-07-17 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4499 | TURKEY: KURDS SLAM PKK "REINTEGRATION" BILL AS [...] (C) Summary: Parliament is reviewing a "reintegration" law that would offer reduced prison sentences to combatants belonging to the PKK/KADEK and other terrorist organizations who agree to lay down their weapons and provide information to authorities. The Chairman of DEHAP (Sinn Fein to the P [...] | 2003-07-17 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA4500 | SCENESETTER FOR ADM NATTER JULY 20-22 VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: Your visit comes as we try to close the July 4 incident and pull Turkey into a more fully helpful role in Iraq. The last year has shaken the confidence of the Turkish public, politicians, and military in the strength of the relationship with the U.S., just as it has shaken our c [...] | 2003-07-18 05:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4528 | PRIVATIZATION CHIEF SAYS SALES ARE MOVING FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: New Privatization Administration (PA) President Metin Kilci says strong political support is enabling him to proceed with long-delayed privatizations. The Higher Privatization Council's approval of the controversial sale of Petkim to the Uzan family was an important step forward [...] | 2003-07-18 13:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4539 | MFA MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR-GENERAL: THERE IS A [...] (U) Action request at para 7. Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) SUMMARY. DCM met with Tahsin Burcuoglu (Director-General for Middle East, OIC, and North Africa Affairs at the MFA) on July 18 at the latter's request. Burcuoglu passed the DCM a paper outlining the reasons why the GOT beli [...] | 2003-07-18 15:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | IZ KPAO PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4544 | TURKISH GENERAL STAFF OBJECTS TO EU REFORM PACKAGE [...] (U) CNN Turk and NTV news channels report July 18 that the Turkish General Staff (TGS) leadership has voiced objections to the AK Government about its latest EU-related reform package. According to the reports, TGS opposes the reforms because: 1) they "restrict the jurisdiction of the National [...] | 2003-07-21 07:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4550 | TURKEY: MFA DISCUSSES ARMENIA, CAUCASUS ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials have provided us with the latest GOT thinking on developments regarding Armenia and the Caucasus, including efforts to reach out to the Armenian Diaspora in the U.S. and elsewhere, and heightened attention to the strategic situation in the Caucasus region in the wake [...] | 2003-07-21 10:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4551 | FUND MISSION AND GOT REACH AGREEMENT ON LOI, SHOOT [...] (SBU) IMF Mission Director Reza Mogdaham and State Minister Ali Babacan announced July 20 that they had reached initial agreement on a Letter of Intent. In a brief telephone call, IMF ResRep (protect) advised July 21 that, assuming IMF management approval of the agreed-upon text, they hope t [...] | 2003-07-21 10:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4552 | SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH FONMIN GUL'S JULY 24 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: F.M. Gul comes to Washington as we try to pull Turkey into a more fully helpful role in Iraq. The last year has shaken the confidence of the Turkish public, politicians, and military in the strength of the relationship with the U.S., just as it has shaken our confidence in the T [...] | 2003-07-21 10:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA4583 | TURKISH NGO ASAM ARGUES FOR GREATER ROLE FOR [...] (C) In a July 16 meeting, Umit Ozdag, Director of the Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies (ASAM -- a leading Establishment think-tank),offered poloff his take on the July 4 incident in Iraq and the way forward in U.S.-Turkey relations. 2. (C) Ozdag called the July 4 incident, in which [...] | 2003-07-22 10:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4591 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR'S JULY 21 FAREWELL CALL ON [...] (C) Ambassador paid a farewell call July 21 on I. Melih Gokcek, long-time and currently independent Mayor of Ankara. Gokcek provided his view on recent U.S.-Turkey tensions and how to repair them. Gokcek observed that anti-Americanism is on the rise and risks becoming a permanent, and decisive [...] | 2003-07-22 13:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4613 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON STATE MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 22 farewell call on State Minister Ali Babacan, Ambassador noted market concerns about delays in the IMF program and possible 2004 financing difficulties, and stressed the need for the GOT to move vigorously to complete the economic reform program. He also urged the [...] | 2003-07-22 15:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA4621 | TURKISH GOVERNMENT RELEASES ANTI-TIP CIRCULAR [...] In a significant step to further implementation of Turkish laws and policy combating trafficking in persons, the Interior Ministry (MOI) recently issued a circular to all governors and senior security officials -- including the Jandarma -- calling for tougher implementation of existing regulat [...] | 2003-07-23 08:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM TU TIP IN TURKEY |
03ANKARA4682 | TURKEY: RE-INTEGRATION LAW FOR PKK/KADEK ON HOLD [...] (U) Ruling AK Party July 23 withdrew from the floor of Parliament a "reintegration" law that would have reduced sentences for PKK/KADEK combatants and members of other terrorist organizations who agree to lay down their arms and provide information to authorities. 2. (U) During Parliament [...] | 2003-07-24 11:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA470 | LATEST EMBASSY MEETINGS ON ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) Embassy pressed the economic reform message January 16-17 in meetings with State Planning Under Secretary Ahmet Tiktik, Parliamentary Budget Committee Chairman Sait Acba, and AK Parliamentarian (and former Finance Minister official) Bulent Gidikli. In each of the meetings, we noted that [...] | 2003-01-17 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV ECON TU |
03ANKARA476 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AK PARTY LEADER ERDOGAN: [...] (C) Summary: Noting loss of market confidence, Ambassador pressed AK party chairman Erdogan to use his influence clearly to affirm that the GOT will hew to its IMF-supported economic program. Erdogan professed that there are no differences between the GOT and IMF on goals; he averred that the [...] | 2003-01-21 05:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN TU |
03ANKARA4767 | TURKEY: THE BATTLE OVER CONTROL OF GOT RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: Recent controversy over AK Parliament and Government proposals to employ an additional 15 thousand imams at Turkish mosques is reawakening an age-old controversy over the role of religion in Turkish public life. It also reveals that: 1) both strict secularists and religious conser [...] | 2003-07-28 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4770 | TURKS SIGN LOI; PROBLEMS WITH TAKEOVER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish authorities signed the Letter of Intent (LOI) late July 25, paving the way for the IMF Board to complete the 5th Review as early as August 1. Agreement on the LOI came after GOT officials agreed to seek Parliamentary approval of revised motor vehicle tax legislation th [...] | 2003-07-28 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4787 | TURKISH PARLIAMENT PASSES "RE-INTEGRATION" LAW FOR [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (U) This is an action request. See paras 9 and 10. 3. (U) Parliament by a vote of 356 to 71 (there were 123 no-shows) passed the GOT's "re-integration" law for PKK/KADEK militants. During the debate, AK M.P. Ahmet Isik stated that the law comes i [...] | 2003-07-29 15:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4804 | TURKEY: PARLIAMENT TAKES UP CONTROVERSIAL NSC [...] (C) Summary: Parliament July 30 -- two days before the legislative recess -- began debating the AK Government's 7th EU reform-related package, which deals with in part controversial changes to the powerful National Security Council and the NSC Secretariat. The package may be voted late July 3 [...] | 2003-07-30 13:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4832 | BRSA PRESIDENT ON IMAR BANK PROBLEMS (ACTION [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) President Engin Akcakoca confirmed to us July 30 that the agency is facing serious difficulties trying to address the problems resulting from the discovery of massive fraud in t [...] | 2003-07-31 11:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4834 | TURKISH PARLIAMENT PASSES NSC REFORM PACKAGE [...] (C) Summary: Parliament late July 30 unanimously approved the AK Government's seventh EU-related reform package. As noted in reftels, the most important -- and controversial -- aspects of the package concerned changes to the National Security Council (NSC). Though limited in scope, the NSC r [...] | 2003-07-31 12:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4856 | TURKEY: MORE ON DEHAP PLAN TO VISIT PKK/KADEK IN [...] (C) July 31, following delivery of reftel points to DEHAP regarding the party's planned Aug. 4 delegation to PKK/KADEK members in northern Iraq, Diyarbakir Mayor Feridun Celik, a delegation leader, called in Ankara requesting a meeting. (Note: as reported reftel, GOT officials had told us the [...] | 2003-08-01 07:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA486 | CSCE STAFFERS PRESS GOT ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, FREE [...] (U) Summary: In discussions on religious freedom, free speech, and other human rights issues with GOT officials, human rights activists, and religious groups in Ankara, two Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) staffers praised recent GOT reforms and urged continued progress. [...] | 2003-01-21 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA4862 | TURKEY: RESIGNATIONS THROW OPPOSITION CHP FOR A [...] (C) Two M.P.s from the main opposition, Establishment standard-bearer CHP resigned over the party's negative stance on the "re-integration" law -- designed to coax PKK/KADEK militants down from the mountains of n. Iraq -- which Parliament passed July 29 (reftel). Cemal Kaya and Nezir Nasirogl [...] | 2003-08-01 11:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4871 | TURKEY: SUPREME COURT JUSTICE COMMENTS ON REFORM [...] (C) Hasim Kilic, a senior Justice of the Turkish Constitutional Court and a leading proponent of comprehensive reform in Turkey, offered to A/Polcouns on Aug. 1 his views on the AK Government legislative program and the prospects for further democratization. According to Kilic, AK's legislati [...] | 2003-08-01 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4914 | MARKETS RALLY ON IMF/INFLATION NEWS [...] (SBU) Turkish markets rallied Monday and Tuesday on the back of good inflation news and the IMF Board's August 1 decisions to approve the 5th Review and extend 2004-2005 Turkish repurchases. The lira strengthened to 1.406 million/dollar, yields on the benchmark August 8, 2004 t-bill dropped [...] | 2003-08-05 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4956 | MEETINGS WITH CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR AND TREASURY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC COUNSELOR SCOT MARCIEL FOR REASONS 1.5 (B),(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SERDENGECTI AND TREASURY U/S CANAKCI EXPRESSED CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT THE NEAR-TERM MACROECONOMIC OUTLOOK IN MEETINGS WITH EMBOFFS THAT COINCIDED WITH A CENTRAL BANK INTEREST [...] | 2003-08-06 15:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5000 | TURKEY IMPLEMENTS PKK/KADEK REINTEGRATION LAW, [...] (S) Summary: Implementing its newly-ratified Reintegration Law to attract PKK/KADEK members back from Iraq and Western Europe, the GOT is pushing strongly for U.S.-Turkish talks on PKK/KADEK to begin soonest. End summary. 2. (C) Aug. 7 we pressed MFA DDG for Intelligence Kemal Asya for d [...] | 2003-08-08 08:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MOPS PGOV PINS TU IZ |
03ANKARA5001 | TURKEY: DERVIS HINTS AT CHALLENGING INEFFECTUAL [...] (C) Summary: As opposition CHP struggles in public opinion polls, former State Minister/current CHP M.P. Kemal Dervis is beginning to push for a more visible role in the party, and to hint that he may eventually challenge Deniz Baykal for the party chairmanship. Surrounding himself largely wit [...] | 2003-08-08 09:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5002 | TURKISH MFA READOUT OF SYRIAN P.M. MIRO'S VISIT TO [...] (C) In a readout of Syrian P.M. Miro's July 29-30 visit to Ankara, MFA Acting Head of Department for the Middle East Kemal Tuzun told us Miro's visit was significant as the first visit of a Syrian P.M. in 17 years. As a result of the visit, Tuzun said, Turkey has invited Syrian President Assad [...] | 2003-08-08 09:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD TU SY |
03ANKARA5105 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LUGAR'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...] | 2003-08-12 12:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU |
03ANKARA5107 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURTHA'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...] | 2003-08-12 12:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU |
03ANKARA5159 | GOT ACTIONS SINCE MARCH TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN [...] Summary: Emboffs met August 12-13 with MFA officials and contacted the director of the Ankara office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to discuss actions taken by the GOT to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) subsequent to March 30, the end of the period covered in the 200 [...] | 2003-08-13 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL TU TIP IN TURKEY |
03ANKARA5217 | ATTORNEY FOR LEYLA ZANA ACCUSES COURT OF BIAS [...] (C) Summary: Lead defense attorney in the new trial of Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former MPs accused the court of bias for refusing to release the defendants from prison during trial and consistently rejecting defense requests regarding witness testimony. Our European contacts share t [...] | 2003-08-15 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA5326 | CHILD LABOR INFORMATION UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Turkey's new labor law, drafted to conform with European Union law, became effective June 10, 2003. It prohibits all employment of children under the age of fifteen; fifteen-year olds who have completed their primary education may be employed in "light positions." Fifteen-year [...] | 2003-08-20 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID TU |
03ANKARA535 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULES ERDOGAN NO LONGER AK [...] (U) Turkish Constitutional Court's 6-5 retroactive ruling that AK Party (AKP) chairman Erdogan lost his chairmanship when he was forced to resign as a founding member in October throws another temporary barrier in Erdogan's path to the Prime Ministership. At the same time we understand from th [...] | 2003-01-22 16:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA5409 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DAVIS' VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...] | 2003-08-25 12:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ |
03ANKARA541 | TURKS IN NO HURRY TO PUSH FOR MESKHETIAN [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA officials consider resettlement to Georgia the best long-term solution to the Meskhetian issue. Aware of Georgia's delicate domestic political situation, however, they are reluctant to pressure Tblisi and prefer to work through the Council of Europe. Meanwhile, in t [...] | 2003-01-23 06:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU GG RS |
03ANKARA5442 | AMBASSADOR EDELMAN'S INITIAL CALL ON TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Edelman's initial call on Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer August 25, Sezer asserted the importance of the U.S.-Turkey relationship, raised Iraq, and commented on Cyprus' EU accession and Armenian genocide claims. The Ambassador stressed the importance of [...] | 2003-08-26 13:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AM CY ECON PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA5464 | AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON FONMIN GUL: FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: FonMin Gul said Aug. 27 the GOT wants a democratic, stable Iraq able to govern itself; GOT will move cautiously toward a decision on possible troop contribution to stabilization force; U.S. response to Turkey's concerns on PKK/Kadek remains a key point for Ankara. Reaffirming U.S. [...] | 2003-08-28 10:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS TU IZ |
03ANKARA549 | TURKEY: PRESS ALLEGATIONS OF USG SUPPORT FOR PKK: [...] (C) Summary: Amid strong anxiety in Turkey about a possible war with Iraq, recent reports in the Turkish media alleging that the USG and specific members of the Mission staff are in contact with and supporting the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK, aka KADEK) have been brought to our attention at [...] | 2003-01-23 11:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON TU |
03ANKARA5547 | ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH INVITES PRESIDENT BUSH TO [...] (C) Summary: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who will travel to New York in March 2004, hopes he could also see President Bush in Washington then. He wants to invite the President to visit the Patriarchate when he is in Istanbul at the May 2004 NATO Summit. The Patriarch characterized his [...] | 2003-09-03 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
03ANKARA5566 | TURKEY'S EU CANDIDACY: FOCUS NOW ON IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) Summary: European diplomats in Ankara say the GOT's extensive human rights reforms have brought Turkey close to meeting EU accession criteria; the EU will now focus on how well the reforms are implemented. However, Turkey still falls short of the criteria in some areas, and pro-EU advocat [...] | 2003-09-04 10:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA5584 | AMBASSADOR, INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSS PKK, IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: In a September 2 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Aksu called on the U.S. to take action against the PKK/KADEK in northern Iraq and offered training for Iraqi police. The Ambassador said the USG and GOT will soon discuss an approach to the PKK/KADEK pro [...] | 2003-09-05 11:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CASC PHUM IZ TU |
03ANKARA5644 | BANK REGULATOR'S HEADACHES [...] (U) Classified by Economic Counselor Scot Marciel for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: In a meeting with econoffs September 4, embattled BRSA Chairman Engin Akcakoca described GOT consideration of legislation that, if enacted in its current form, would greatly reduce the indepe [...] | 2003-09-05 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5647 | FIRST TURKISH POWER TO IRAQ ON SCHEDULE FOR [...] With the strong support of the GOT, Turkish power company Karadeniz Energy is preparing to export 50 megawatts of power from Turkey into the Iraqi power grid. The 2-year deal was signed with the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad on August 26, with power scheduled to begin flowing Sep [...] | 2003-09-05 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA5652 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR, DEPUTY P.M. SAHIN DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In his introductory call on Deputy P.M. Mehmet Ali Sahin, the Ambassador underscored the importance of U.S.-Turkey relations; said that Turkey could play an important positive role in Iraq; and raised concerns about minority foundations. Sahin said the GOT believes it can contrib [...] | 2003-09-08 09:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ TU PHUM |
03ANKARA5671 | TURKEY: OPPOSITION CHP IN DENIAL OVER FLAGGING [...] (C) Summary: Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) continues to argue against sending Turkish troops to Iraq as part of a stabilization force -- so far to no noticeable effect with the voters. Although hurting at the polls, senior members of the party seem unconcerned with the direc [...] | 2003-09-08 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5736 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR TO AMBASSADOR: WE'VE MADE [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank Governor Serdengecti told Ambassador September 9 that Turkey had made progress on a number of economic issues, but he remains cautious because "anything can happen." On the positive side, the economy is enjoying both growth and disinflation, the government has incr [...] | 2003-09-10 10:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5745 | SCENESETTER FOR INTERAGENCY CONSULTATION TEAM FOR [...] (C) Summary: Four and a half years after the capture of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, the GOT remains divided over how to deal with the remnants of the terrorist organization, how to handle Kurdish nationalism, and whether to loosen restrictions on Kurdish political and cultural expression. The [...] | 2003-09-10 11:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER TU IZ |
03ANKARA5791 | TURKEY: LOCAL AK PARETY BOSSES CONFIDENT IN [...] (C) Summary: In separate early September meetings, ruling AK Party bosses in Ankara discussed signs of improving economic conditions, local elections, and intra-party politics. Poloff met with Hamdi Balaban of Ankara's left-leaning Yenimahalle district and Orhan Kaya of Altindag, one of Ankar [...] | 2003-09-12 08:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5801 | MARKETS STRONG DESPITE DISAPPOINTING SECOND [...] (SBU) Summary: Markets continued their summer rally this week, buoyed by the news of the likely signature of the U.S. financial assistance agreement. On Wednesday, the rally was strong enough to propel the benchmark t-bill rate to its lowest level of the year, the stock market to its highe [...] | 2003-09-12 12:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5807 | GUL-SHALOM OCTOBER 5 LETTER [...] (U) The Israeli Embassy in Ankara shared with us an unclassified facsimile copy of a letter sent September 5 from SIPDIS Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul to Israeli Foreign Minister Sylvan Shalom. In the letter, Gul expresses concern over: -- the "formidable task" facing the Coali [...] | 2003-09-12 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS KPAL IS TU |
03ANKARA5828 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT [...] (U) Summary: In a September 8 introductory meeting, Constitutional Court President Bumin told the Ambassador he plans to establish a Free Speech Committee of Turkish jurists. He said the GOT should advance human rights reform and EU membership by focusing on implementing recent legal amendmen [...] | 2003-09-15 09:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA5839 | AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In an introductory call by the Ambassador, former president Demirel urged a repair to the relationship between the Pentagon and TGS; underscored the importance of higher-impact U.S. public diplomacy; called for the U.S. to project its power by finishing the job in Iraq without majo [...] | 2003-09-15 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS TU |
03ANKARA5848 | COULD AN ELECTION-RELATED COURT CASE CUT AK [...] (C) Summary: Supreme Appeals Court's likely confirmation of the sentence in an election fraud case against pro-Kurdish DEHAP raises the question whether High Election Board (YSK) will subsequently reallocate seats in Parliament, reducing AK's political dominance and enabling right-of-center DYP [...] | 2003-09-16 06:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS TU |
03ANKARA5900 | AMBASSADOR, ANKARA MAYOR DISCUSS LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: In a Sept. 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Ankara mayor Melih Gokcek expressed hope that the AK Government will pass local administrative reform. He expects that the more controversial aspects of the reform will be taken up after local elections, which are scheduled for next Apri [...] | 2003-09-18 07:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5927 | GOT ENGAGED IN INTERNAL DEBATE OVER IDP CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: Some MFA officials support a UN recommendation to hold an international conference on return programs for those displaced from the southeast during the PKK conflict; however, the Interior Ministry opposes. UNHCR believes the conference should also include the return of refugees f [...] | 2003-09-19 06:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE |
03ANKARA5951 | POST THOUGHTS ON DISBURSEMENT TIMING, MESSAGE TO [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: Ankara-based IFI officials have expressed concern that the timing of the U.S. disbursement of its financial assistance could create moral hazard by removing market pressure for implement [...] | 2003-09-19 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA5963 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH OPPOSITION CHP [...] (C) Summary: In a Sept. 17 meeting with the Ambassador, opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Deniz Baykal said it will be difficult to support USG policy in Iraq given the current ambiguous attitude of some Iraqis toward Turkey. He also asserted that any new UNSC resolution wil [...] | 2003-09-22 12:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5964 | TURKEY'S NSC SECGEN TAKES CONSERVATIVE APPROACH ON [...] (C) Summary: During their initial meeting on the eve of the September 19 NSC meeting that would consider a troop contribution to the stabilization force in Iraq, new NSC Secretary General General Sukru Sariisik revealed little to SIPDIS the Ambassador of what would occur at the meeting. [...] | 2003-09-22 12:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY IZ MARR PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA5993 | PRO-KURDISH PARTY CHAIRMAN AND OTHERS DETAINED IN [...] (C) Summary: Turkish police detained pro-Kurdish Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) Chairman Tuncer Bakirhan and several others September 22 in connnection with their attendance at a concert in Germany on September 13 where PKK flags and posters of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan were alle [...] | 2003-09-23 13:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6020 | TURKEY'S EAST AND SOUTHEAST KURDS WARN RECENT [...] (C) Following is a field report from Consulate Adana Principal Officer. 2. (C) Summary: In a political environment which has once again become tense, Kurdish political and community leaders in Turkey's east and southeast assert vigorously that the GOT's recent reintegration law is inadequ [...] | 2003-09-24 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PINS PHUM TU |
03ANKARA605 | UPDATE ON TURKEY'S IMF PROGRAM [...] (SBU) IMF ResRep (protect) advised that Turkish authorities delivered late January 22 a draft Letter of Intent, along with a package of fiscal measures designed to enable the government to reach its primary surplus target of 6.5 percent of GNP. ResRep said his initial impression was that the [...] | 2003-01-24 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV ECON TU |
03ANKARA6060 | TURKEY: THE VIEW FROM THE HEARTLAND, PART ONE [...] (C) Summary: During poloff's Sept. 10-13 trip to the western Black Sea provinces of Kastamonu and Sinop, contacts across the spectrum averred the importance of strong U.S.-Turkey relations but also took the opportunity to express their very palpable anxiety with USG Iraq policy, in particular [...] | 2003-09-26 07:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6090 | SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM SUBJECTS [...] (C) Although PKK/KADEK will be the primary focus of the upcoming delegation led by Cofer Black to continue counter-terrorism consultations with the GOT, post recommends discussion of the following terrorist groups and subjects: -- Al-Qaeda and the GWOT: Thank GOT for good bilateral coopera [...] | 2003-09-26 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINS TU |
03ANKARA611 | QUENCHING THE THIRST: WATER FOR TURKEY'S [...] Summary. Turkey has invested $30 billion over the past five decades in a massive water management system that challenges the limitations of its semi-arid climate. As a result, Turkey provides household water supply systems to 70 percent of its population, including 62 percent in rural areas [...] | 2003-01-24 15:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO PGOV ECON TU |
03ANKARA6122 | APPEALS COURT RULING COULD LEAD TO REDISTRIBUTION [...] (C) Summary: As expected, Turkey's Supreme Appeals Court upheld a lower court ruling convicting leaders of the pro-Kurdish Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) of election fraud. The High Election Board (YSK) will determine how to respond to the ruling. Most of our contacts predict the YSK will [...] | 2003-09-30 05:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6140 | KURDS IN SOUTHEAST FEAR U.S. CRACKDOWN ON PKK [...] (C) Summary: Kurds in southeastern Turkey fear a possible U.S. military action against the PKK/KADEK in northern Iraq, and oppose Turkish participation in the Stabilization Force because they believe Turkish authorities would use their presence in Iraq to crack down on Iraqi Kurds. Most of our [...] | 2003-09-30 15:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER IZ TU |
03ANKARA6160 | TURKEY: THE VIEW FROM THE HEARTLAND, PART TWO [...] (C) Summary: Public support for the AK government is solid in the conservative central Anatolian provinces of Konya and Karaman. If the AK government takes the lead, the local public, although wary, appears willing to go along with sending Turkish troops to Iraq. Government officials and r [...] | 2003-10-01 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS TU |
03ANKARA6162 | IMF MISSION BEGINS TALKS [...] (SBU) IMF ResRep briefed us late October 1 on the mission's first few days of talks in Ankara. Although the talks are going well, he cautioned that there is still much work to do, and it is too early to say whether the mission will be able to wrap things up during this visit, which ends Octo [...] | 2003-10-01 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6163 | TURKEY: VIEW FROM THE HEARTLAND III: KURDS IN [...] (C) Summary: Kurds in the southeast insist recent human rights reforms have not been implemented, and that practices such as torture, lack of attorney access for detainees, and restrictions on the use of the Kurdish language continue unabated. Even if the reforms are implemented in the rest of [...] | 2003-10-01 14:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6165 | PRIVATIZATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. After years of slow motion on privatization, IMF conditions and the AK government,s more business-oriented approach seems to have led to a decisive phase in Turkey,s privatization program. How serious the GOT has become will be known by the end of the year, by when three of t [...] | 2003-10-02 04:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA618 | CONTINUING TURKISH CONCERNS ABOUT ALLEGED USG-PKK [...] (U) Action request--para 5. 2. (U) Jan. 24 MFA DDG for anti-terrorism Asya called us in to discuss Turkish concerns that the USG has links with, and is supporting, PKK/KADEK. 3. (C) Handing over copies of Embassy's and Department spokesman's denials of any USG-PKK link and recalling [...] | 2003-01-24 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS TU |
03ANKARA6199 | MEETING WITH TREASURY U/S CANAKCI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH ECONOFFS, TURKISH TREASURY U/S CANAKCI DESCRIBED THE STILL-EARLY STATE OF PLAY WITH THE IMF SIXTH REVIEW MISSION. CANAKCI CLAIMED THE GOT WAS ON TRACK TO MEET OR GET CLOSE TO END-YEAR INFLATION, GROWTH AND FISCAL TARGETS. HE WAS ALSO OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ACHIEVING [...] | 2003-10-02 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID EINV PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6208 | PRESIDENT SEZER'S SPEECH AT OPENING OF PARLIAMENT [...] () Summary: In reiterating his opposition to Turkish troops for Iraq and in displaying a partisan preference for left-of-center opposition CHP over the AK government, President Sezer demonstrated again that he is part of the problem, not the solution. End summary. 2. (C) Admonishing Turk [...] | 2003-10-02 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINS TU IZ |
03ANKARA6217 | INITIAL TURKISH RESPONSE ON APPOINTMENT OF [...] (S) Deputy pol-mil counselor delivered ref a and b points to MFA NATO Department Head Atila Gunay October 2. Gunay said he was aware of the issue, having received a recent cable from the Turkish mission at NATO. Gunay explained he had held off on receiving deputy pol-mil counselor until now [...] | 2003-10-03 07:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR PINR PGOV BU TU |
03ANKARA6238 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL VISIT TO TURKEY [...] Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship and where Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: the presence of PKK/Kadek terrorists in northern Iraq and whether Turkey will contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq [...] | 2003-10-03 14:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ |
03ANKARA626 | IRAQ: FOLLOW-UP READOUT ON AK PARTY CHAIRMAN [...] (C) In Jan. 20 follow-up to Jan. 19 Ambassador-AK leader Erdogan meeting, Erdogan foreign policy advisor Bagis told us: --Erdogan understood Ambassador's message that it's up to him (Erdogan) to make the case on Iraq to the Turkish public and parliament. --One factor holding Erdogan ba [...] | 2003-01-24 18:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA6263 | BOARD REJECTS CHALLENGE TO NOVEMBER ELECTION [...] (U) As expected (reftels) Turkey's High Election Board (YSK) voted 6-1 October 4 to reject appeals calling for a reallocation of seats in Parliament or an annulment of the November 2002 national election results. Several parties and individuals filed the appeals following a September 29 Supre [...] | 2003-10-06 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6272 | AK GOVERNMENT CONFIDENT PARLIAMENT WILL APPROVE [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's cabinet-equivalent Council of Ministers adopted and sent to the Parliament on October 6 a motion for the dispatch of Turkish troops to Iraq. Ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party parliamentarians and even one opposition parliamentarian expressed confidence the meas [...] | 2003-10-06 17:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA6303 | TURKISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Parliament approved sending troops to Iraq on October 7 by a comfortable majority, 358 for, 183 against, 2 abstentions. The opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) unsuccessfully tried to thwart approval by a last-minute assertion, quickly refuted by Foreign Minister [...] | 2003-10-07 16:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA6322 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SAXTON VISIT TO TURKEY [...] You arrive in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship which in fact is much broader. The Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: The decision, approved by Parliament October 7, to contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq, and the [...] | 2003-10-08 11:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON IZ PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
03ANKARA6342 | NO AGREEMENT WITH IMF LIKELY UNTIL AT LEAST NEXT [...] (Sbu) Summary: IMF Resident Representative told Econoffs October 8 that the Fund Mission is highly unlikely to wrap up agreement on the Sixth Review until early next week at the earliest. Though the Turkish economic team had a long meeting with the Prime Minister October 7 on the IMF issues, [...] | 2003-10-08 15:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6344 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SAXTON VISIT TO TURKEY [...] You arrive in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship which in fact is much broader. The Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: The decision, approved by Parliament October 7, to contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq, and the [...] | 2003-10-09 06:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON IZ PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
03ANKARA6364 | LOCAL BUSINESSES LESS EUPHORIC THAN FINANCIAL [...] Summary. Recent discussions with business executives in Bursa, Istanbul, Kayseri and Izmir indicate increased optimism about the economic recovery and the AK Government. But business people show none of the euphoria exhibited by the IMF- and politics-focused financial markets. There is wide [...] | 2003-10-09 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6377 | IMAR BANK UPDATE: IS IT FAIR TO BLAME BRSA? [...] (C) Summary: Post's banking contacts tend to defend BRSA, despite its failure to detect Imar Bank's problems. The bankers believe BRSA either could not have acted earlier due to the Uzans' power or could not detect the fraud becaus of its sophistication. One former bank inspector at the Centr [...] | 2003-10-10 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6390 | INVESTMENT DISPUTES: PROGRESS FOR CARGILL/ADM, [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT announced October 9 that it will will increase the quota for non-sugar sweetener producers to 15 percent of the total sugar quota for the year that began September 1, which means Cargill and ADM can avoid potentially ruinous production cuts. Cargill, however, is still [...] | 2003-10-10 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECPS ETRD PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6411 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SAXTON VISIT TO TURKEY [...] You arrive in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship which in fact is much broader. The Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: The decision, approved by Parliament October 7, to contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq, and the [...] | 2003-10-14 13:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON IZ PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
03ANKARA6447 | TURKEY: AK PARTY CONGRESS REAFFIRMS PM ERDOGAN'S [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan emerged from the ruling AK Party's Oct. 12 well-organized congress more in control of his party. In his acceptance speech, Erdogan focused primarily on AK's commitment to achieving a just, democratic system in Turkey. On Iraq, he reiterated the GOT's commitment to send [...] | 2003-10-15 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6450 | CODEL SAXTON'S ANKARA STOP FOCUSES ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin told visiting CODEL Saxton (Oct 9-10, 2003) that the Turkish government is determined to expand Turkey's partnership with the US beyond Iraq, regional security, and international terrorism. In the AK Party's estimate, according to Sahin, s [...] | 2003-10-16 09:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP MOPS PGOV TU IZ |
03ANKARA6481 | TURKEY: MORE FALLOUT FROM AK PARTY CONVENTION [...] (C) Summary: As noted reftel, PM Erdogan emerged from the Oct. 12 AK Party convention more firmly in control of the party's administration. In changing almost half of the AK's fifty-member Central Decision-Making and Administrative Board (MKYK),Erdogan has provided some clues as to who in the [...] | 2003-10-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6535 | TURKEY: GREY WOLVES RE-ELECT PACK LEADER BAHCELI [...] (C) Summary: Ultra-nationalist MHP delegates Oct. 12 re-elected Devlet Bahceli as party Chairman. Our contacts in the party suggest there will not be many changes either to the party administration or the party line -- deep skepticism towards the EU and US and paranoia concerning Kurds in Turk [...] | 2003-10-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6554 | LATEST NEWS ON 2003 AND 2004 PRIVATIZATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary. President of the Privatization Authority (PA) and Treasury Undersecretariat Director General for State Economic Enterprises updated Econoffs on the progress of the 2003 privatization and workforce reduction programs and expectations for 2004. The 2003 privatization program app [...] | 2003-10-20 10:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV TU EINV |
03ANKARA6570 | COURT CONTINUES TO DENY RELEASE OF LEYLA ZANA, [...] (SBU) Summary: An Ankara court continues to refuse to release Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former MPs pending the outcome of their retrial. The defense has sought the release in each of the trial's eight hearings. Defense attorneys and a member of Parliament argued at the last session [...] | 2003-10-21 08:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6613 | TURKEY: BAYKAL SET TO BE RE-ELECTED OPPOSITION CHP [...] (C) Summary: With party delegates firmly in his grasp, CHP leader Baykal is likely to be re-elected chairman at an Oct. 23-24 general convention. Although our contacts expect a contentious atmosphere, they do not expect major changes to the CHP administration. Former state minister Kemal Derv [...] | 2003-10-22 12:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6614 | PROPOSED PRESS GUIDANCE ON TURKISH TROOP DEPLOYMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-22 12:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO MOPS PREL PGOV IZ TU |
03ANKARA6619 | MFA DEPUTY U/S BOZKIR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TURKEY'S EU [...] (C) Summary: In a Oct. 20 courtesy call, MFA Deputy U/S for EU affairs Bozkir told the Ambassador that he is optimistic about Turkey's EU prospects. The GOT has passed the necessary laws related to the Copenhagen Criteria. Bozkir admitted that Cyprus is a looming problem but added that a posi [...] | 2003-10-22 13:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6620 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ROYCE VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Iraq and resolution of the PKK/KADEK question remain the focus of the US-Turkish relationship. Turks are seized with two Iraq-related issues: whether the U.S. will work out with the Interim Governing Council the eventual deployment of [...] | 2003-10-22 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ |
03ANKARA6683 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RELIGIOUS ISSUES WITH MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In an October 20 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, State Minister Mehmet Aydin (in charge of religious affairs) said the ruling AK Party's higher education bill has been distorted by critics who view Islam as a threat to the State. He said the bill would remove disadvanta [...] | 2003-10-24 09:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6688 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIP, OTHER WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 22 introductory meeting, the Ambassador told State Minister Guldal Aksit (responsible for women's affairs) that Turkey could serve as a model on women's rights for the Middle East. He urged Turkey to implement recent initiatives to combat trafficking in persons (T [...] | 2003-10-24 11:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6695 | EU REPORT ON TURKEY WILL PRAISE REFORMS, CRITICIZE [...] (SBU) Summary: The upcoming EU report on Turkey will praise GOT human rights reforms while criticizing the slow pace of implementation. Ankara-based contacts from EU states agree that Turkey's candidacy is progressing, but could be derailed by a failure to reach a Cyprus settlement. End Summ [...] | 2003-10-24 13:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6702 | TURKEY: BAYKAL MANEUVERS TO EASY VICTORY AT CHP [...] (C) Summary: At a contentious but unenthusiastic convention, CHP leader Baykal won re-election easily after he rammed through by-laws that made challenging him nearly impossible. In his speech opening the convention, Baykal focused on what he termed CHP's historical role in Turkish politics a [...] | 2003-10-24 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA674 | OPPOSITION CHP VIEWS ON IRAQ: DON'T COUNT ON US [...] (C) From Jan. 11 through 27, we canvassed half a dozen senior officials and M.P.s from the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on Iraq. As the party of Ataturk and standard bearer of the Establishment, CHP reflects a Kemalist line on domestic and foreign policy matters. CHP views on I [...] | 2003-01-27 16:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON TU |
03ANKARA6844 | TURKISH CYPRIOT ELECTION CONCERNS: ROUND FOUR: [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel demarche, MFA DirGen for Northeastern Mediterranean Affairs to Ertugrul Apakan asserted that GOT intervention with the Turkish Cypriot "High Election Board" (HEB) would be improper. However, he would convey the demarche to higher levels of the MFA; in his o [...] | 2003-11-03 11:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY GR PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
03ANKARA6857 | THE VIEW FROM SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY: PART ONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE MESSAGES ABOUT THE AMCON ADANA REPORTING TEAM VISIT TO SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY FROM SEPTEMBER 14-26. REFTELS REPORT SOME ASPECTS OF THIS TRIP. THE REGION'S KURDISH POPULATION WAS DISTRUSTFUL OF STATE INITIATIVES; SAW THE "RETURN TO HOME" LAW AS INDISTINGU [...] | 2003-11-04 07:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KNNP TU |
03ANKARA6858 | THE VIEW FROM SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY: PART TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-04 07:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KNNP TU |
03ANKARA6860 | TURKEY AND DONOR STRATEGIES FOR AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Turkey's Coordinator for Afghan and Iraq Assistance Ambassador Okcun, Turkey takes very seriously its commitments to Afghan and Iraq Reconstruction. Turkey has already fulfilled its USD 5 million commitment for Afghanistan and is eager to disburse its USD 50 millio [...] | 2003-11-04 10:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN IZ PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA6861 | THE VIEW FROM SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY: PART THREE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE IS THE THIRD OF THREE MESSAGES ABOUT THE AMCON ADANA REPORTING TEAM VISIT TO SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY FROM SEPTEMBER 14-26. REFTELS REPORT ON OTHER ASPECTS OF THIS TRIP. END SUMMARY. HAKKARI - VIOLENCE IN THE AIR, TRASH IN THE STREETS 2. (C) TRAVELING INTO HAKKARI SAW EV [...] | 2003-11-04 11:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KNNP TU |
03ANKARA6870 | SOUTHEASTERN PRESS SUMMARY NOV. 1-3, 2003 [...] THIS CABLE IS FROM CONSULATE ADANA. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------------------- 2. Sabah, Hurriy [...] | 2003-11-04 12:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6886 | MEETING WITH TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: Econoff conveyed to Treasury Undersecretary Ibrahim Canakci that the U.S. would not revisit the political conditionality in the FA. Canakci explained that, although the Treasury had originally intended merely to seek approval from the Council of Ministers, the GOT is now debating [...] | 2003-11-04 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6891 | SOUTHEASTERN PRESS SUMMARY - NOV. 4, 2003 [...] THIS CABLE IS FROM CONSULATE ADANA. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. ---------------------------------- POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...] | 2003-11-05 08:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA |
03ANKARA6995 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Due to [...] | 2003-11-07 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ANKARA6996 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] SUBJECT: This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriye [...] | 2003-11-07 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ANKARA6997 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Radikal [...] | 2003-11-07 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ANKARA701 | TURKEY'S NATIONALIST MHP: GREY WOLF PACK SNAPS AT LONE WOLF LEADER BAHCELI [...] (C) Summary: MHP members at all levels blame party leader Bahceli for the party's poor performance in Nov. 3 elections. Meanwhile, Bahceli is reneging on his promise to step aside and is working to secure his grip on the party, but faces growing pressure from the MHP grassroots and "Grey Wolve [...] | 2003-01-28 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS TU |
03ANKARA7016 | NOVEMBER 18-19 US-TURKEY HIGH-LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP [...] (C) The November 18-19 meeting of the U.S.-Turkey High-Level Defense Group (HLDG) represents an opportunity to achieve a number of important objectives: to solidify dialogue between the US and Turkish militaries; to begin to reshape our security relationship to the 21st century; and, to empha [...] | 2003-11-10 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ AF ASEC |
03ANKARA7051 | PRIVATIZATION UPDATE: UPDATE: ONE STEP FORWARD, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish government has canceled the privatization of Tekel,s tobacco operations, because bids submitted were far lower than expected. Though the cancellation is a blow to the privatization program, the government did accept the high bid for the smaller alcohol side of Tekel [...] | 2003-11-13 06:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7057 | DECEMBER TURKISH CYPRIOT ELECTION CONCERNS: ROUND [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche November 10 to MFA Director General for Northeastern Mediterranean Affairs Ertugrul Apakan. Apakan said he would pass the information and USG position to the Turkish Embassy in Nicosia. 2. (C) Deputy Polcouns followed up demarche later on November 10 a [...] | 2003-11-13 10:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
03ANKARA7093 | AK MP TRAVELS TO PAKISTAN TO SOLICT GOP ASSISTANCE [...] (C) AK MP Mahmut Kocak told pol counselor November 12 that he would lead a delegation to Pakistan November 13 to solicit the GOP's assistance in securing the release of Turkish national Hassan Ornal, who is being held hostage in Afghanistan by the Taliban. Kocak said the plan is to use the go [...] | 2003-11-14 12:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TU AF PGOV PTER PINS |
03ANKARA7114 | TGS D/CHOD BASBUG'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON - AN [...] (C) Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief Basbug will visit Washington November 16-21 to lead the Turkish delegation to the US-Turkey High-Level Defense Group (HLDG). He has requested meetings with National Security Advisor Rice, DepSecDef Wolfowitz, CJCS Myers and VCJCS Pace. Basbug may also s [...] | 2003-11-14 15:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ AF CY ASEC OVIP |
03ANKARA7134 | AMBASSADOR'S NOV. 14 MEETING WITH P.M. ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary: USG's tougher language and steps against PKK/KADEK/KHK in Iraq has made strong impression on P.M. Erdogan and he responded positively to Ambassador's statement that Washington has put its unhappiness with Turkey behind us. Erdogan sees back-to-back defense and economic partnershi [...] | 2003-11-17 13:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN TU IZ |
03ANKARA7140 | MEETINGS WITH TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY AND CENTRAL [...] (Sbu) Treasury U/S Canakci told Econoffs that the IMF Sixth Review is unlikely to come to a Board vote before mid-December, since the Turkish parliament will need some time to pass the required legislation. Canakci also confirmed that the GOT will probably have to get parliamentary approval f [...] | 2003-11-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7145 | ROILED WATERS AT THE BANK REGULATORY BODY [...] (Sbu) Summary: Under pressure over the failure to prevent the Imar Bank fiasco, bank regulatory body chairman Engin Akcakoca resigned November 5. GOT claims not to have exerted pressure are suspect, given earlier GOT actions, raising questions about the Ak Party Government's commitment to an [...] | 2003-11-17 17:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON PINR TU |
03ANKARA7229 | SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH JUSTICE MINISTER CICEK'S [...] (C) Summary: Justice Minister Cicek's visit to Washington allows us to raise high-profile global issues with one of the Turkish cabinet's most influential and outspoken figures. Our priorities for his visit should be: 1) to urge continued GOT progress on EU-related human rights reform, and und [...] | 2003-11-20 12:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EFIN IZ TU |
03ANKARA728 | DESPITE REFORMS, BUREAUCRATS BLOCK KURDISH COURSES [...] (C) Summary: Despite reform legislation allowing Kurdish language courses, bureaucratic regulations place prohibitive costs by requiring that the courses be established in separate institutions, rather than added to existing schools. The owner of a chain of language schools says there is not [...] | 2003-01-29 12:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA7318 | MEETING WITH PRIVATIZATION AUTHORITY OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Privatization Authority (PA) Vice President Ayhan Sarisu told emboffs that the PA intended to retender Tekel,s tobacco operations sometime early next year, and dismissed as baseless a lawsuit brought by a union to block the sale of Tekel,s alcohol operations. End Summary. -- [...] | 2003-11-25 09:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EIND ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7319 | ANOTHER STEP TOWARD A "SOFT LANDING": VCJCS GEN [...] (C) You arrive in Turkey at a time when our focus is on increasing Turkish cooperation on Iraq reconstruction and minimizing the fallout from the decision to forego Turkey,s offer to contribute forces to the stabilization efforts in Iraq. The Turkish General Staff (TGS) saw deploying forces t [...] | 2003-11-25 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR PREL PTER OVIP PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7354 | DAS PASCOE'S NOVEMBER 21 TRIP TO ANKARA [...] (S) Summary: EUR DAS Lynn Pascoe visited Turkey on November 21 for a series of meetings with MFA officials. In all his meetings, Pascoe urged MFA officials to think about the period leading up to the NATO Summit as a critical opportunity to showcase Turkey's achievements before the December [...] | 2003-12-01 12:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | AJ AM GG PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA7363 | PM ERDOGAN STIRS CONTROVERSY BY REJECTING "ISLAMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Erdogan has ignited controversy by rejecting the phrase "Islamic terrorism" to describe the November 15 and 20 Istanbul bombings. Secular critics of Erdogan and his AK Party government worried that the government was soft on terrorism because of its Islamic roots. There i [...] | 2003-12-02 09:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PGOV PTER TU |
03ANKARA7378 | TURKEY: 2003 TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Combating terrorism has long been a priority for the Government of Turkey (GOT). In 2003, Turkey continued its strong support of the coalition in the global war against terror in Afghanistan by agreeing to extend its leadership of the International Security Force (ISAF) into 2003. On October [...] | 2003-12-02 11:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7411 | TURKEY: LEFT-OF-CENTER OPPOSITION CHP SCORNS CALLS [...] (C) Summary: Opposition left-of-center CHP has rejected calls for unity on the political left in the run-up to March 2004 local elections. Optimism in CHP higher ranks is belied by growing frustration among CHP M.P.s with the party's prospects. Rather than focus on the party leadership's sho [...] | 2003-12-03 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7446 | UNDER SECRETARY GROSSMAN'S FORCE POSTURE [...] (S) Welcome back to Turkey. We and the GOT are looking forward to your December 8-9 visit. You will be seeing TGS Deputy Chief Basbug (both TGS Chief Ozkok and DefMin Gonul are traveling),DPM/FM Gul, and MFA U/S Ziyal. You will find the Turks preoccupied with the investigation into the I [...] | 2003-12-04 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | OVIP PREL PGOV MARR TU |
03ANKARA7451 | TURKEY MFA CYPRUS DEPARTMENT HEAD ON UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary. MFA Cyprus Department Head Levent Bilman worries that despite its planned initiative for a Cyprus settlement, Turkey will be unfairly blamed for future breakdowns in negotiations. He claims Turkey's initiative will be prepared in line with the SYG's requirements and said, witho [...] | 2003-12-04 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA7494 | MEETING WITH IMF RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE [...] (Sbu) IMF Resrep Odd Per Brekk told econoffs it is still possible the IMF Board could meet to approve the Sixth Review this year, but it will require expedited parliamentary action on the required legislation the week of December 8-12. The GOT seems to be making a serious effort to get the b [...] | 2003-12-08 06:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7510 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COX VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when the GOT is seized with the issues of security and counterterrorism. GOT leaders and security forces have reacted responsibly to the November terrorist attacks in Istanbul, though some politicians and commentators have tried to score p [...] | 2003-12-08 16:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT AFIN ASEC PTER PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA752 | GOVERNMENT RELEASES SOME 2003 BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DEPUTY PM ABDULLATIF SENER ANNOUNCED JANUARY 28 THE MACRO-ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING THE 2003 BUDGET, AND SOME OF THE BUDGET AGGREGATES, BUT NOT THE FISCAL SAVING MEASURES THAT RESULT IN THE HEADLINE 6.5 PERCENT OF GNP PRIMARY SURPLUS. THOSE MEASURES ARE BEING DEBATED O [...] | 2003-01-29 17:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7541 | MEETING WITH BRSA VICE PRESIDENT [...] (Sbu) Bank Regulatory and Supervisory Agency (BRSA) V.P. Ercan Turkan struck a surprisingly conciliatory note on the Government's idea of separating the BRSA's board from the Deposit Guarantee Fund's. However, he described morale at BRSA as "below zero." Turkan saw GOT commitments to remove [...] | 2003-12-09 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7641 | TURKEY: CENTER-RIGHT MOTHERLAND PARTY STRUGGLING [...] (C) Summary: Unable to regain political momentum or solve ANAP's deepening financial difficulties, colorless chairman Ozdemir resigned days before the party's Dec. 13-14 general convention. Former M.P. Nesrin Nas is likely to emerge as the next ANAP leader. However, her ability to boost ANAP' [...] | 2003-12-12 15:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7700 | NOVEMBER ATTACKS HAVE NOT STOPPED REFORMS, BUT [...] (U) Summary: Members of Parliament, the bureaucracy and NGO community agree the GOT will continue its EU-related reform process despite the November terrorist attacks in Istanbul, but they fear that further attacks could undermine Turkey's EU candidacy. Human rights observers say police and G [...] | 2003-12-16 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA7767 | TURKEY REACTS TO THE ELECTIONS IN NORTHERN CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Close results in northern Cyprus' December 14 elections have unleashed a wave of speculation about their meaning and possible coalitions on both sides in Turkey's Cyprus debate. However, amid the media hype there is a clear sense that all eyes are now on Ankara. Ankara's EU dip [...] | 2003-12-19 08:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | CY PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA7785 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH FINANCE AND ECONOMY [...] (Sbu) Summary: In December 17 meetings with Economy Minister Babacan and Finance Minister Unakitan, the Ambassador stressed the need for continued fiscal discipline, structural reform and resolution of foreign investment disputes. Both Ministers reconfirmed the GOT's commitment to continue ec [...] | 2003-12-19 11:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV EIND PGOV KIPR TU |
03ANKARA7918 | EX-BRSA CHAIR AKCAKOCA COMMENTS ON BANKING SECTOR, INVESTIGATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Ex-BRSA Chairman Engin Akcakoca complained to us recently that the police raid on his house, which uncovered confidential documents he had kept from BRSA, was a politically-motivated set-up. Numerous current and former officials, he said, had called offering support and confidin [...] | 2003-12-24 08:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA796 | PARLIAMENTARIAN REQUESTS INFO ON GUANTANAMO [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) Mehmet Elkatmis, chairman of the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee, handed Poloff January 29 a copy of the letter reported reftel and asked for a response. Embassy requests guidance on how to respond to the inquiry. Embassy would also appreciat [...] | 2003-01-31 10:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA7976 | GOT CANCELS PLAN TO EXPROPRIATE BAHA'I PROPERTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Local officials in Edirne canceled an order to expropriate a site sacred to followers of the Baha'i faith, apparently ending a 10-year dispute over the property. Baha'i contacts in Ankara and Istanbul said high-level GOT officials asked for the cancellation. End Summary. -- [...] | 2003-12-29 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA808 | TURKEY: ARINC FLEXING PARLIAMENT'S MUSCLES [...] (C) Summary: The growing popular desire in Turkey for comprehensive, systemic change and a more open society gives Parliament, under leadership of AK Party heavyweight Bulent Arinc, room to assert itself and its constitutional prerogatives. In principle the process should be a boon to democra [...] | 2003-01-31 14:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS TU |
03ANKARA830 | TURKEY: ANTI-AMERICAN MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND ITS [...] (C) Summary: Amid an edgy public mood over Iraq, a strident anti-American propaganda campaign is underway in Turkey, encouraged by various political and Turkish State actors. According to our contacts, such rhetoric is resonating with the man on the street, who is (1) convinced that an operat [...] | 2003-02-03 09:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA855 | GERMAN DIPLOMATS OPTIMISTIC, BUT STILL CONCERNED [...] (C) Summary: PM Gul told German FM Fischer be believes five German foundations facing charges in Turkey will be acquitted. German diplomats agree the judge appears to be preparing to acquit, but consider the indictment a form of harassment and warn a conviction could weaken German support for [...] | 2003-02-03 15:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA861 | TURKISH ECONOMY: TREASURY VIEWS OF DOMESTIC DEBT [...] (U) On January 3, Turkish Treasury auctioned a three-month T-bill to strong demand, selling TL 955 trillion (on total bids of TL 1.8 quadrillion) at the annually compounded rate of 47 percent. Note: This was a quarterly "reference rate auction," used to determine the interest rates for quar [...] | 2003-02-03 17:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA972 | MFA BLAMES WEATHER FOR OCALAN'S ISOLATION, CLAIMS [...] (C) Further to Reftel, Poloff February 7 discussed the lack of attorney/family access to jailed PKK/KADEK leader Abdullah Ocalan with Kaan Esener, head of the MFA's Department of Council of Europe Affairs. Esener claimed that a series of mechanical failures and high seas have grounded the fer [...] | 2003-02-07 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03BEIJING13289 | CHARISMATIC MUSLIM CLERIC SHUT DOWN BY KUNMING [...] (C) Summary. An independent Muslim cleric in Kunming, Yunnan Province, was banned from preaching by local Islamic officials after he began to attract large crowds to his mosque. Although qualified as an Imam, the cleric got on the wrong side of Chinese officialdom after he traveled as a yout [...] | 2003-09-18 09:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV CH |
03BEIJING13394 | SCHOLAR ON CHALLENGES TO HU-WEN "OPENNESS" [...] (C) The new "Hu-Wen" government is attempting to push openness in a number of areas, both to demonstrate its closeness to the people and as an antidote to corruption, according to Beijing University Institute of Political Development and Governance Director Xie Qingkun. That agenda has suff [...] | 2003-09-19 12:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON CH |
03BEIJING16342 | WEN JIABAO'S DOMESTIC TRAVEL HABITS [...] (C) Ministry of Civil Affairs (MOCA) Director General Wang Zhenyao (strictly protect) has helped arrange three of Premier Wen Jiabao's domestic trips since last year and reports that Wen's intellectual curiosity and impatience with bureaucratic practices can cause "headaches" for his staff an [...] | 2003-11-12 10:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH |
03BEIJING18383 | XINHUA OFFICIAL ON THE WEN VISIT; TAIWAN; HONG [...] (C) Well-connected Xinhua News Agency official Yu Jiafu explained on December 16 that Chinese media were slow to report the significance of Premier Wen Jiabao's key U.S. meetings because substantive news articles had to be cleared by Wen himself. The leadership is pleased with the Premier's U [...] | 2003-12-16 10:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
03BEIJING2438 | NPC SET TO VOTE FOR NEW CHINESE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) THE UPCOMING NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (NPC) PLENARY SESSION WILL SELECT CHINA'S NEW STATE AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS, ALONG WITH THE LEADERS OF THE NEW STATE COUNCIL, STATE CENTRAL MILITARY COMMISSION (CMC) SUPREME PEOPLE'S COURT (SPC) AND SUPREME PEOPLE'S PROCURATORATE (SPP). WHILE THE N [...] | 2003-03-05 07:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON EFIN ETRD CH |
03BEIJING3947 | TAIWAN: CHINA'S NEW LEADERSHIP TO CONTINUE [...] (C) A PROMINENT PRC ANALYST TOLD US HE EXPECTS BEIJING'S POLICY TOWARD TAIWAN TO SHOW CONTINUITY, WITH THE NEW LEADERSHIP CONTINUING TO PURSUE A RELATIVELY MODERATE APPROACH FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING ECONOMIC AND OTHER UNOFFICIAL LINKS. OUR CONTACT SUGGESTED THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF HU JINTAO'S MA [...] | 2003-04-07 10:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
03BEIRUT4562 | LEBANON: SPEAKER BERRI URGES U.S. TO WORK WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri October 27. The discussion focused principally on Iraq and Syria. Berri, having just returned from Damascus, again tried to impress upon us that Syrian President Asad desires a good relationship with the United States and that [...] | 2003-10-28 17:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER LE SY LY |
03BEIRUT4629 | LEBANON: INTERIOR MINISTER MURR DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Interior Minister Elias Murr October 31 to discuss Hizballah interference with an embassy motorcade, progress on the McDonalds bombing investigation, and the preparation of municipalities/electoral laws. Murr comprehends the seriousness of Hizballah interfe [...] | 2003-10-31 17:35:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV LE |
03BEIRUT795 | TFIZO1: LEBANESE, PALESTINIAN FACTIONS UNITED IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE LEADERS OF 34 LEBANESE POLITICAL PARTIES AND 11 PALESTINIAN FACTIONS, A GROUPING THAT MEETS SEVERAL TIMES ANNUALLY, HELD AN "EXCEPTIONAL AND URGENT" MEETING MARCH 19. THE GROUP ISSUED A COMMUNIQUE CALLING FOR BOYCOTTING U.S. PRODUCTS, "ENCIRCLING" U.S. AND COALITION EMBASS [...] | 2003-03-20 13:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER LE IZ |
03BELGRADE278 | "YUGOSLAVIA" OFFICIALLY DISAPPEARS, GIVES WAY [...] ON FEBRUARY 4, FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHARTER AND IMPLEMENTATION LAW, THE YUGOSLAV PARLIAMENT OFFICIALLY PROCLAIMED THE END OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA AND THE BEGINNING OF THE STATE UNION OF "SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO." THIRTY FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS IMMEDIATELY CEAS [...] | 2003-02-04 18:47:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PBTS MW SR YI |
03BELGRADE287 | SERBIA AND MONTNEGRO: FEDERAL TRANSITION [...] WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHARTER AND THE CHARTER IMPLEMENTATION LAW, "YUGOSLAVIA" CEASES TO EXIST AND THE NEW STATE OF "SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO" IS ESTABLISHED (SEE REFTEL). HOWEVER, THERE IS FULL CONTINUITY BETWEEN THE OLD STATE AND THE NEW STATE. THEREFORE, INSTITUTIONS AND OF [...] | 2003-02-05 17:33:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SR YI |
03BOGOTA286 | MASS GRAVE SITE DISCOVERED IN CAQUETA [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE HUMAN RIGHTS UNIT OF THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING THE DISCOVERY OF WHAT ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE GRAVES OF OVER 100 VICTIMS OF PARAMILITARY ATROCITIES IN CAQUETA DEPARTMENT. THE VICTIMS ARE BELIEVED TO BE ALLEGED FARC SYMPATHIZERS WHO WERE TORTURED AND EXECU [...] | 2003-01-15 00:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PHUM PTER PINS PGOV CO |
03BOGOTA342 | FARC KIDNAPS CIVILIANS FOR CAR BOMB ATTACKS [...] (U) IN ITS LATEST WAVE OF CAR BOMB ATTACKS IN ARAUCA, THE FARC REPORTEDLY HAS BEEN KIDNAPPING CIVILIANS AND USING THEM AS UNWITTING SUICIDE DRIVERS OF CARS LOADED WITH EXPLOSIVES. ONCE THE CARS REACH THEIR TARGET, THE EXPLOSIVES ARE DETONATED VIA REMOTE CONTROL. SINCE JANUARY 8, THERE HAVE BE [...] | 2003-01-15 22:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER CO |
03BOGOTA3994 | FARC KILLS TWO HIGH PROFILE HOSTAGES [...] (S) ON MAY 5, THE FARC EXECUTED TWO HIGH PROFILE HOSTAGES- ANTIOQUIA GOVERNOR GUILLERMO GAVIRIA AND FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER AND PEACE ADVISER GILBERTO ECHEVERRI- IN AN AREA NEAR URRAO, ANTIOQUIA DEPARTMENT. EIGHT SOLDIERS WHO THE FARC ALSO HAD KIDNAPPED WERE KILLED AS WELL. SOURCES INDICATE [...] | 2003-05-06 00:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CO |
03BOGOTA9806 | TOP FARC COMMANDER KILLED BY COLOMBIAN ARMY [...] (S) SUMMARY: ON OCTOBER 19, THE COLOMBIAN ARMY KILLED EDGAR NAVARRO, ALIAS "MOCHO," DEPUTY COMMANDER OF THE FARC'S TEOFILO FORERO MOBILE COLUMN (TFMC),ONE OF THE FARC'S MOST ACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE UNITS. THE OPERATION TO CAPTURE NAVARRO, WHICH ENDED WITH HIS DEATH, WAS BASED ON EFFECTIVE USE [...] | 2003-10-20 22:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PTER PHUM PGOV PINR PINS CO |
03BRASILIA1356 | MAGALHAES WIRETAPPING CASE GOES TO SENATE FLOOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 30, the leadership of the Brazilian Senate refused to order the opening of expulsion proceedings against Senator Antonio Carlos Magalhaes (PFL) for allegedly ordering hundreds of illegal phone taps against his political opponents in his home state of Bahia. The decisi [...] | 2003-05-02 17:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BR |
03BRASILIA2500 | PENSION REFORM CLEARS HURDLE IN BRAZILIAN CHAMBER [...] (U) Summary: Early on 6 August the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of Brazil's congress) passed a constitutional amendment bill that, if it ultimately becomes law, would radically change Brazil's public sector pension system. Key features of the measure are analyzed in reftel and para 4 b [...] | 2003-08-06 21:12:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BR ECON ELAB PGOV PREL |
03BRASILIA2546 | Central Bank Eases Reserve Requirement [...] The Central Bank (CB) on Friday August 8 reduced its reserve requirement on banks' demand deposits from 60 to 45%. That requirement thus reverts to what had been its long-term level from June 2000 until the CB raised it in February of this year, at the peak of Brazil's recent inflation uncert [...] | 2003-08-11 10:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV BR |
03BRASILIA2859 | MINISTER ROUSSEFF EXPLAINS NEW ENERGY MODEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mines and Energy Minister Rousseff and Vice Minister Tolmasquim have provided EmbOffs a two-hour presentation of Brazil's new energy model. The Minister summed up the new model as re-establishing the concept of public service as the sector's prevalent principle. It aspires [...] | 2003-09-04 12:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
03BRASILIA2889 | Tax Reform: GoB Passes Its Latest Legislative Test [...] SUMMARY: Lula's administration has recorded its latest key legislative win, with the Chamber of Deputies' 378-53 approval of the GoB tax-reform bill on September 4. In so doing, the GoB was compelled to make some relatively minor extra concessions to Brazil's governors. All observers predi [...] | 2003-09-08 10:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EIND EINV PGOV BR |
03BRASILIA3043 | Brazil: Build-Up to Possible Follow-On IMF Agreement [...] (SBU) IMF ResRep Zandamela told us September 16 that the crux of any follow-on IMF program for Brazil after its current one expires this December will be whether the two sides can devise a mutually satisfactory formula stipulating that the GoB may only use its IMF funds with the IMF's explicit [...] | 2003-09-19 16:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EIND EINV PGOV BR |
03BRASILIA306 | FTAA/WTO CONTINUITY DESPITE ASCENSION OF REGIONAL [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. 2. Summary. Moving quickly to bring his ministry's institutions in line with the new government's focus on South American integration, and in particular, a reinvigoration of Mercosul, Foreign Minister Amorim has announced the creation of a new South America Und [...] | 2003-01-29 14:09:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN PGOV BR WTRO FTAA |
03BRASILIA3070 | AMORIM BRIEFS CONGRESS ON CANCUN MINISTERIAL [...] ECONFSN attended the September 17 presentation on WTO issues by Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso Amorim to the Chamber of Deputies Foreign Affairs Committee after the FM's return from the 9/10-14 Cancun Ministerial. This was FM Amorim's second appearance this month before the Committee at the [...] | 2003-09-23 16:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV BR FTAA |
03BRASILIA3122 | NEW DECREE TO FACILITATE IMPORTATION OF COPIED DRUGS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GoB has taken its latest step in laying the legal groundwork necessary to import copied versions of patented pharmaceuticals. President Lula signed a decree on September 4 revising the implementation of Article 71 of Brazil's 1996 patent law, which governs the granting of co [...] | 2003-09-26 19:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD PGOV ECON EINV SOCI BR |
03BRASILIA3236 | BRAZIL VICE PRESIDENT JOSE ALENCAR'S PROBLEMATIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Unlike in the U.S., Brazil's Vice President assumes control when the chief executive travels abroad. Current VP Jose Alencar usually keeps a low profile in that capacity, but his underwhelming performance during President Lula da Silva's recent trip to New York to open the [...] | 2003-10-06 14:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
03BRASILIA3323 | AMBASSADOR'S CAPTOR FIRST TO BOLT PT PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Fernando Gabeira, a Brazilian Federal Deputy whose original claim to fame was as a revolutionary who kidnapped the US Ambassador in 1969, has become the first national figure to leave Lula's Workers' Party (PT) of his own volition since Lula took office. Over the years, Gabeira [...] | 2003-10-14 19:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR BR |
03BRASILIA3405 | GOB TAKES STEPS TO REDEFINE REGULATORS, STATUS [...] (U) SUMMARY: A GoB draft bill aims to better demarcate the powers and responsibilities of Brazil,s nine federal regulatory agencies. The most material change would shift authority for awarding and monitoring concessions from the agencies to the corresponding GoB Ministries. The bill,s main [...] | 2003-10-22 14:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV EWWT ECPS ECON BR |
03BRASILIA3682 | BRAZIL'S PROSPECTS FOR A RETURN TO ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] SUMMARY. Brazil's government, economists and media all now voice expectation of forthcoming relative economic relief. Hardly anyone dissents from the forecast of 3/3.5% GDP growth in 2004. Optimists suggest a parallel with 2000, when Brazil's GDP grew 4.4% after the previous year's 0.7%, des [...] | 2003-11-18 13:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB PHUM PREL EINV SOCI BR |
03BRASILIA3773 | MORE DOUBTS ABOUT ENERGY INVESTMENT IN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A visiting OPIC/private sector delegation found scant reassurance about Brazil's New Energy Model or investing in Brazil's energy sector during November 19 meetings with Brazil's energy regulatory agency (ANEEL) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME). ANEEL's Superintend [...] | 2003-11-28 09:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
03BRASILIA3813 | BRAZIL: MORE BUZZING AT BNDES [...] Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) remains in media focus, with totally divergent forecasts as to the fate of its leftist Lula- appointee President, Carlos Lessa. Lessa last week flaunted his lack of remorse over the maverick actions and comments which had rai [...] | 2003-12-03 09:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV EIND ETRD EAGR PGOV SOCI BR |
03BRASILIA3814 | BRAZIL'S EXPANDING TRADE WITH CHINA [...] (U) Summary. The Lula administration has embarked on a determined policy of export expansion in China, seeking to build on the boom in this bilateral trade relationship that began in 2000. The Chinese appear to welcome the approach, sending at least five trade delegations to Brazil this yea [...] | 2003-12-03 15:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV PREL KIPR BR CH |
03BRASILIA3910 | LULA'S PENSION REFORM PASSES. WHEN'S THE NEXT ONE? [...] After seven-plus months of legislative tussle, Lula's pension-reform bill passed its required second Senate floor vote on December 11 by 51 votes to 24, two votes over the minimum 49 (three-fifths) required. The twelve votes of opposition-party PSDB and PFL senators -- spurred by the fiscal [...] | 2003-12-12 18:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV SOCI BR |
03BRASILIA3942 | PRESIDENT LULA ANNOUNCES BRAZIL'S NEW ENERGY MODEL [...] President Lula announced Brazil's new energy model and signed the provisional measures (MP) to implement it on December 11. The MP was published in the Official Daily of the Union December 12. The GoB had long reiterated its intent to introduce the model before year's end, but there was dou [...] | 2003-12-17 17:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
03BRASILIA3953 | LULA'S TAX REFORM PASSES: WHAT IT LEAVES TO BE [...] LULA'S TAX-REFORM BILL PASSED ITS SECOND SENATE VOTE ON DECEMBER 17 BY 64 VOTES TO FIVE AND WILL BECOME LAW WHEN PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE ON DECEMBER 22. HAVING ALREADY GAINED PASSAGE OF HIS PENSION REFORM BILL LAST WEEK (REF A),LULA HAS THUS ACHIEVED HIS TOP TWIN LEGISLATIVE PRIOR [...] | 2003-12-18 14:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV SOCI BR |
03BRASILIA3982 | BRAZIL: UPDATES TO 2003 NTE [...] Per Ref A, this cable transmits post's draft of the 2003 NTE. A separate copy is being emailed directly to USTR (Cronin and Blue). IMPORT POLICIES Brazil's arithmetic average applied tariff was an estimated 11.5 percent in 2003. Brazil currently maintains no applied tariff rates in exce [...] | 2003-12-23 14:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ECON EINV PGOV BR |
03BRASILIA43 | LULA GETS STARTED - FIGHTING HUNGER ON A TIGHT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-07 13:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID BR |
03BRASILIA697 | Brazilian Growth Prospects [...] (U) Summary. The Brazilian economy grew a modest 1.5% in 2002, as a strong export performance offset falling domestic consumption and investment. The Central Bank expects growth will reach 2.8% in 2003, led by trade and agriculture and a modest increase in domestic consumption and manufactu [...] | 2003-03-02 10:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV BR |
03BRASILIA80 | BRAZIL'S PENSION ("PREVIDENCIA") PROBLEM: A BASIC [...] Lula's GoB is set to tackle the abysmal fiscal problem of Brazil's pension system (current budget drain: five-plus percent of GDP.) Of that system's total deficit in 2002, its three million public-sector pensioners accounted for Rs 53 billion; its 20.8 million private sector retirees for just [...] | 2003-01-09 09:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV ECON EINV SOCI BR |
03BRUSSELS3231 | EU PARLIAMENT U.S. RELATIONS RESOLUTION MIXED [...] (C) Summary: On June 19 the European Parliament (EP) passed a resolution on "A Renewed Transatlantic Relationship for the Third Millenium." Foreign Relations Committee Chair Elmar Brok, a German Christian Democrat and strong advocate of close transatlantic ties, drafted the resolution and time [...] | 2003-06-23 12:43:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
03BRUSSELS5113 | EU ON CUBA: WHAT IS TO BE DONE? [...] (C) Summary: On November 5, Poloff discussed EU Cuba policy with Karl Buck, Latin America Division Chief in the EU Council Secretariat. He said the EU Latin America Working Group (COLAT) had affirmed unanimously on November 4 the punitive measures the EU had announced in June in response to [...] | 2003-11-06 11:00:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
03BUENOSAIRES1662 | ARGENTINA: PRESIDENT-ELECT KIRCHNER NAMES CABINET [...] (U) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT-ELECT NESTOR KIRCHNER ANNOUNCED THE COMPOSITION OF HIS CABINET ON MAY 20. AS KIRCHNER HAD STATED DURING THE CAMPAIGN, ROBERTO LAVAGNA WILL CONTINUE ON AS ECONOMY MINISTER. THE BIGGEST SURPRISES WERE HIS SELECTION OF JUDICIAL AFFAIRS EXPERT RAFAEL BIELSA AS FOREIGN M [...] | 2003-05-20 20:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR US |
03BUENOSAIRES1747 | ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER TAKES OFFICE WITH PREDICTABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: NESTOR KIRCHNER'S MAY 25 INAUGURAL ADDRESS WAS CONSISTENT WITH HIS CAMPAIGN MESSAGES ADVOCATING A GREATER STATE ROLE IN THE ECONOMY WHILE AT THE SAME TIME MAINTAINING FISCAL DISCIPLINE. HE REPEATED HIS CAMPAIGN PROMISE TO GIVE PROMINENCE OF PLACE TO ARGENTINA'S RELATIONS WITH [...] | 2003-05-28 20:27:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL AR CU |
03CARACAS2865 | WILL THE REAL FBL PLEASE STAND UP? [...] (C) An August 8 Bolivarian Liberation Forces (FBL) press release asserted that the group defended Venezuela's sovereignty by attacking the Colombian National Liberation Army (ELN) July 31. Tachira state media, ranchers, and law enforcement officials told poloff August 5 and 6 that the expandin [...] | 2003-08-22 18:43:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PTER VE |
03COLOMBO1007 | Tokyo conference, including D's address, nets [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tokyo donors conference has generally netted a highly positive reaction in Sri Lanka. Media coverage was lavish and upbeat. D's address was considered constructive by all quarters. The PM's speech received a mixed reaction, however, with some Tamils skeptical of his promis [...] | 2003-06-10 11:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE JA NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO101 | Sri Lanka: Five things that upset Sinhalese [...] (C) Always a lively crowd, Sri Lanka's Sinhalese extremists have been raising a ruckus over five issues of late. They have demanded, for example, that (#1) the Norwegian Ambassador be expelled from the country, and complained about (#2) a pro-Tamil movie that opened in Europe recently and (# [...] | 2003-01-17 05:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SOCI CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1018 | Despite some Opposition criticism, the Tokyo [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tokyo donors conference continues to generate a positive reaction in Sri Lanka. The president maintains a studied silence, however, despite some criticism of the conference by her party. The Tamil Tigers, who controversially did not go to Tokyo, have also been mum, thus fa [...] | 2003-06-11 09:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID KPAO CE JA NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1025 | Tigers stick to hard-line stance, essentially [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reacting with haste to the Tokyo donors conference, the Tamil Tigers restated their view that the GSL must take quick steps to form an interim structure in the north/east. The Tigers also underscored that they did not accept the understandings reached at Tokyo. In spite of the [...] | 2003-06-12 09:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KPAO CE JA NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1034 | Reports continue to flow in linking the Tigers [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reports continue to flow in linking the Tigers to violence against Tamil opponents. In addition to over 20 killings in recent months, the latest incidents involve the slayings of two Tamils in the east. The GSL is having problems proving Tiger involvement, though it may have g [...] | 2003-06-13 05:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1053 | Tensions notch up over sinking of Tamil Tiger [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two violent incidents on June 14 have sparked an increase in tension between the Tigers and the GSL. In the first, a Tiger ship exploded off the northeast coast after being intercepted by the navy. It is unclear whether the crew detonated the ship or whether it was destroyed b [...] | 2003-06-16 10:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS PHUM CE JA NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1061 | GSL tries to calm situation after sinking of [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of the June 14 sinking of a Tiger ship, the GSL is trying to calm the situation, assuring the Tigers that it is looking into ways to devolve power to the north/east. Minister Moragoda, a key adviser to the PM, has expressed deep concerns to us about the navy's [...] | 2003-06-17 09:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS CE JA NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1063 | REQUEST FOR REAPPORTIOMENT OF FMF [...] During the recent visit of the PACOM J4, Brigadier General James Kennon to Colombo, Post learned that India may not accept five million dollars in Foreign Military Funding (FMF) from the US government for a variety of reasons. If India does in fact not need the FMF, Post requests considerati [...] | 2003-06-17 09:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MASS MARR CE |
03COLOMBO1075 | In visit to central region, some interlocutors [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 15-16 visit, Kandy, an important city in Sri Lanka's Sinhalese belt, was quiet and peaceful. Many interlocutors, however, expressed anxiety about Tamil Tiger intentions. Buddhist monks, an influential group, were more serene. There was much comment -- in a favorable [...] | 2003-06-18 10:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1078 | In positive news for peace process, Norwegian [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a brief hiatus in contacts, Norwegian facilitators met with the Tamil Tigers on June 18. Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar told us the Tigers complained about the June 14 sinking of one of their ships and denied culpability for a wave of recent assassinations. The group als [...] | 2003-06-19 09:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO1085 | Sri Lankan PM gives conciliatory speech re [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 19 speech, PM Wickremesinghe urged the Tigers to return to the peace talks, underlining the GSL's willingness to move toward forming an interim administrative structure in the north/east. In a nearly immediate reaction, the Tigers said they wanted to see more details b [...] | 2003-06-20 06:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO1092 | Facilitators slated to meet Sri Lankan PM in [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian facilitators are scheduled to meet with PM Wickremesinghe in London late June 23. The Tamil Tigers' London-based spokesman Anton Balasingham has also indicated that he will try to meet the GoN team. In other peace process-related developments, local elections in the n [...] | 2003-06-23 09:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE NO UK LTTE |
03COLOMBO1107 | In wake of brazen killing, Tigers indicate [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a meeting in London with the Norwegian facilitators, the Tamil Tigers -- in hedged fashion -- have indicated that they may be willing to restart the peace talks. This news comes in the wake of the brazen killing of a police official on June 23, which was almost certainly [...] | 2003-06-24 11:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PHUM PREF CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1111 | Sri Lanka: Background on federalism proposals [...] (U) Despite the serious problems that the peace process has faced of late (see Reftels),there is still much talk of federalist-related solutions to the conflict between the GSL and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). At this point, the current positions of the government and the LT [...] | 2003-06-25 09:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PINR PHUM PREF CE KWMM LTTE |
03COLOMBO1115 | ICC: Entry into force of non-surrender of [...] (SBU) Per Ref A, Mission was asked to review whether Sri Lanka's and the Maldives' International Criminal Court (ICC) non-surrender of nationals agreements with the U.S. have entered into force. The situation is the following: -- Sri Lanka: The Sri Lankan MFA has confirmed that the ICC [...] | 2003-06-25 10:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KTIA PGOV MOPS CE MV KICC |
03COLOMBO1116 | Sri Lankan MFA views on Indo-Pakistani [...] (C) During separate June 24 meetings with Charge focused on other subjects, Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo and MFA Additional Secretary for SAARC Sarala Fernando touched on current Indo-Pakistani relations within SAARC. (Note: Rodrigo is the former head of the SAARC Secretariat in Kathmand [...] | 2003-06-25 10:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CE IN PK |
03COLOMBO113 | Japan's Akashi reviews visit to Sri Lanka; [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a January 17 meeting with the Ambassador, Japanese Special Envoy Akashi reviewed his visit to Sri Lanka, noting that President Kumaratunga had decided not to meet him. He said the donors' conference in Tokyo was set for June 9-10, and he invited Deputy Secretary Armitage [...] | 2003-01-21 11:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER CE JA NO IN LTTE |
03COLOMBO1179 | Mission recommends alternate organization for [...] This is an action request. Please see Para 6. 2. SUMMARY: The judicial reform project to increase the capacity of courts in Sri Lanka's war-torn north and east, as well as administer legal aid to those affected communities, has been only partially successful. The portion of the grant r [...] | 2003-07-07 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV EAID CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1190 | President's party weighs in on Tigers, GSL, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the June Tokyo donors conference, Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, and her People's Alliance (PA) party, have been relatively quiet in their attacks on Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and his government's ruling United National Party (U [...] | 2003-07-08 11:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CE |
03COLOMBO1191 | ICC: Non-surrender accord with GSL entered into force [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-08 11:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS KTIA CE |
03COLOMBO120 | Forcible recruitment of children by the LTTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Forcible recruitment of children by the Tamil Tigers remains a serious problem, especially in eastern Sri Lanka. The extent of the practice remains unclear, however, with contacts divided as to whether or not it is a worsening problem. The UN and the Sri Lanka Monitoring Missi [...] | 2003-01-22 11:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PTER CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1214 | Mission requests status of Iraqi Mission in [...] This is an Action Request. Please see Para 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During a July 9 meeting with Charge, MFA Acting Foreign Secretary (and former DCM at the Sri Lankan Mission in Washington) JDA Wijewardena expressed concern that the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Baghdad was planni [...] | 2003-07-11 06:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EINV CE IZ IN |
03COLOMBO1222 | Charge's Jaffna visit reveals changing [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge and poloff visited Jaffna, in northern Sri Lanka, July 6-8. Demining, high security zones, and LTTE taxation are all high in the minds of local residents. Business activity is up, funded by remittances from abroad and international NGOs. GSL has funded infrastructure r [...] | 2003-07-14 10:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINS PHUM CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1223 | ICC: Non-surrender agreement with the [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) The Maldivian government has sent Mission a dipnote confirming that it has completed the necessary domestic legal requirements for the entry into force of the non-surrender agreement it concluded with th [...] | 2003-07-14 10:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS KTIA MV |
03COLOMBO1238 | Iraq: Dipnote announces imminent suspension [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para three. 2. (U) Post received a circular diplomatic note on July 15 from the Iraqi Embassy to Sri Lanka stating that it was suspending operations "until further notice" on August 1. The dipnote states that this action is being taken "upon t [...] | 2003-07-15 11:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CE IZ |
03COLOMBO1240 | In Charge's visit, Maldivians again press for [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Charge's July 13 meetings in Male, GoRM officials made another pitch that the Maldives' not be graduated from LDC status. Some concern was expressed about radical Islam gaining a beachhead in the island nation, a problem which would be heightened by an economic downturn. [...] | 2003-07-15 11:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MV |
03COLOMBO1244 | Action request concerning Maldivian national [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para Four. 2. (C) Mission has received information that a Maldivian national who was convicted of anti-Maldivian government (GoRM) activities last year is in Sri Lanka. This individual, Ibrahim Luthfee, was convicted along with two other Maldi [...] | 2003-07-16 07:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PREF MV CE |
03COLOMBO125 | Nomination for Political FSN training course [...] In response to Reftel, Mission nominates Ms. Padmini Raajadurrai to attend the April 7 to 18 training course for Political FSNs at NFATC. 2. Information on the nominee is keyed to the order of the queries in Reftel: Name -- Padmini Raajadurrai Grade -- FSN-10 Length of Service -- 4 ye [...] | 2003-01-23 08:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AFSI AFSN PGOV CE |
03COLOMBO1253 | Political Islam in Sri Lanka and the Maldives [...] (C) In response to Reftel action request, country descriptions of political Islam as a factor in Sri Lanka and the Maldives are contained in Paras 2-7. --------- SRI LANKA --------- 2. (C) OVERVIEW: Political Islam is not an important factor in Sri Lanka at this time. Sri Lanka is [...] | 2003-07-17 09:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PTER PREL SOCI MV CE |
03COLOMBO1256 | NEW PROPOSAL GOES TO LTTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 17, the Norwegians conveyed to the LTTE the new GSL proposal to try to lure the LTTE back to the negotiating table. We may not know for several weeks whether it will be successful, but the 19-month old ceasefire does not seem at risk. President Kumaratunga,s own po [...] | 2003-07-17 10:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | CE PGOV PREL LTTE |
03COLOMBO1262 | Tigers still refusing request from monitors to [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) has not yet been able to convince the Tamil Tigers to vacate a base the group has established in the east. The Tigers say the base is within their zone and not in a GSL-demarcated area. In other peace process developments, another milita [...] | 2003-07-15 02:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PINS CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1266 | Excitement over Maldivian economic growth [...] (C) SUMMARY: During recent Embassy meetings in the Maldives, government and business interlocutors spoke about the positive social and economic developments in the country in recent years, spurred especially by the growth of the tourism industry. These contacts worried, however, about the g [...] | 2003-07-21 10:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SOCI MV |
03COLOMBO1284 | In meeting, radical JVP party leader flays [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 23 meeting, Tilvin Silva, leader of the radical JVP party, asserted that the GSL's recent proposal on forming an interim structure in the north/east would give the Tigers too much power. He also claimed that the Norwegian facilitators were biased toward the Tigers. T [...] | 2003-07-23 11:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR CE NO |
03COLOMBO1290 | Peace Process Update: Discussion of latest GSL [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: >> Norwegian envoy discusses government's latest proposal re north/east with Tamil Tigers >> Tigers ramp up agitation campaign in the north/east >> Defying international monitors, Tigers refuse to vacate military camp [...] | 2003-07-22 05:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1295 | State Department-sponsored team completes [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A State Department-sponsored Quick Reaction Demining Force (QRDF) is preparing to leave Sri Lanka after completing its program in war-torn Jaffna. U.S. involvement in sustained humanitarian d [...] | 2003-07-25 05:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID PREF CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1303 | IRF report: Draft 2003 Maldives submission [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per the request in Ref A, Mission submits the draft 2003 International Religious Freedom report for the Maldives. As also requested in Ref A, a Word document with tracked changes based on the 2002 repor [...] | 2003-07-28 10:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF MV LTTE |
03COLOMBO1304 | IRF report: Draft 2003 Sri Lanka submission [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per the request in Ref A, Mission submits the draft 2003 International Religious Freedom report for Sri Lanka. As also requested in Ref A, a Word document with tracked changes based on the 2002 report h [...] | 2003-07-28 10:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF CE |
03COLOMBO1309 | Human rights update: Court convicts five for [...] (C) This update of the human rights situation in Sri Lanka reviews the following: -- Police officers and Sinhalese civilians sentenced in connection with killings of Tamils in 2000 -- Alleged ringleader of killings of Muslims on election day 2001 gets bail -- Tamils detained in Colombo [...] | 2003-07-28 11:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS CE |
03COLOMBO132 | Amid bickering, President approves PM's [...] (C) President Kumaratunga has approved Prime Minister Wickremesinghe's selection of seven new ministers of non-cabinet rank and one new deputy minister (see list contained in Para 5). The January 21 notice of approval came weeks after the PM's nomination of the eight. The nub of the dispute [...] | 2003-01-23 11:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CE |
03COLOMBO1330 | Tigers say report on plan to vacate base is [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tigers have denied a press report that they plan to vacate a new forward base in the east. The monitors, who have ruled the base violates the ceasefire accord, say they no indication that the group is vacating the site; GoN facilitators are looking into the matter. Nonethel [...] | 2003-07-30 02:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1339 | As Tigers continue their review, government's [...] (C) The Tigers continue to study the GSL's proposal for establishing an interim structure in the north/east. In the south, however, the proposal has garnered a mixed reaction. The president continues to review the proposal, for example, while the radical JVP party has harshly criticized it. [...] | 2003-07-31 11:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PINS MOPS CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1343 | GSL interdicts human smuggling attempts, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, the GSL has interdicted several large-scale human smuggling attempts. Those netted in the raids (over 800 people) have overwhemingly been third country nationals, mostly from India and Pakistan. This is a departure from an earlier trend involving mainly loca [...] | 2003-08-01 06:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PHUM PTER CVIS KFRD CE PK |
03COLOMBO1344 | In discussion with Charge', Norwegian [...] (C) The Charge' met August 1 with Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar to discuss the latest news regarding Sri Lanka's peace process. Concerning a recent camp put in place by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the east, Brattskar said there is no sign of movement on the issue. [...] | 2003-08-01 06:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS MOPS CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1358 | Tiger official, in high profile trip to the [...] (C) SUMMARY: S.P. Thamilchelvam, political chief of the Tamil Tigers, has reiterated that the group has no plans to vacate an unauthorized base it has set up in Trincomalee and, indeed, there has been no change in the situation on the ground. Thamilchelvam, who wrapped up a long visit to t [...] | 2003-08-04 11:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1384 | Maldivian presidential selection process set [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Maldivian presidential selection process is set to kick off in September, with the Majlis (parliament) selecting a candidate who will stand in a referendum in October. President Gayoom is widely expected to win with ease. Gayoom seems a popular ruler, though the selection [...] | 2003-08-07 10:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM MV |
03COLOMBO1387 | Key Minister expresses optimism that talks [...] (C) SUMMARY: G.L. Peiris, a key minister, has announced that the peace talks could start up again by September. In related news, the U.S. press statement speaking out in support of resuming talks has received widespread publicity and reaction from contacts is rolling in. Concerning another [...] | 2003-08-08 05:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAO CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1389 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2003 FOR SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-11 07:10:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CE ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV |
03COLOMBO139 | 2002-2003 International Narcotics Control [...] Provided below is Post's response to reftel request for information on Maldives' regulations and practices regarding financial crimes and money laundering. This submission is based on information received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives and other publicly available docum [...] | 2003-01-24 05:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN PGOV PREL MV |
03COLOMBO1399 | Norwegian facilitator set to arrive to work on [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian Special Envoy Erik Solheim is slated to arrive in Sri Lanka on August 12. One key purpose of his visit is to try to convince the Tigers to vacate an unauthorized camp they have set up in the east. In other peace process news, the Tigers are getting ready for a semina [...] | 2003-08-11 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PREF CE NO FR LTTE |
03COLOMBO14 | Fourth round of GSL-LTTE talks set to begin in [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fourth round of talks between the GSL and the Tamil Tigers is set to take place in Thailand, January 6-9. Topics on the agenda include the security zones in Jaffna, which the Tigers want reduced in size. There is still some confusion as to the exact nature of Muslim repres [...] | 2003-01-03 06:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS CE NO TH |
03COLOMBO140 | Next round of talks in Europe, as status of [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norway has announced that the next round of GSL-LTTE talks will take place in Europe, February 7-8, not Thailand. The exact venue has not yet been formally set, but Berlin looks a strong bet. The switch was necessitated by the health condition of LTTE negotiator Balasingham, w [...] | 2003-01-24 05:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1406 | Linkup of president's party and radical JVP on [...] (C) SUMMARY: The proposed linkup between President Kumaratunga's party and the radical JVP, which once seemed all but sealed, is now on hold. The president has apparently decided that now is not the right time for the alliance. The JVP, with some good reviews under its belt for its activi [...] | 2003-08-12 10:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PINR CE |
03COLOMBO1419 | SFRC Staffer Blank's visit to Sri Lanka [...] (C) During his recent visit, SFRC staffer Dr. Jonah Blank traveled throughout Sri Lanka, with stops in Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, and Trincomalee. In meetings with Blank, GSL officials expressed general optimism about the peace process. Contacts in the south, however, expressed concern about T [...] | 2003-08-13 10:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PREF CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1425 | No breakthroughs in meeting with Tigers, but [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 13 meeting with the Charge', Norwegian Special Envoy Solheim and Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar said the atmospherics of their meeting with the Tigers earlier that day had been positive. They said they had discussed the Tigers' upcoming meeting in Paris. Re conte [...] | 2003-08-14 11:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO1444 | Sri Lanka's Like-Minded Countries Initiative [...] (C) SUMMARY: Per Reftel, Charge' met with Economic Reforms Minister Milinda Moragoda on August 18 to deliver Reftel points. In response, Moragoda stressed the need for the like-minded countries group to be outside of the auspices of the UN, and identified several key potential members. Mora [...] | 2003-08-19 07:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO1453 | No movement regarding Tiger camp, as GSL [...] (C) SUMMARY: There has been no movement regarding the unauthorized Tiger camp in the east. As the Norwegian facilitators continue to work on the issue, key ministers are giving us differing views on the possibility that the GSL may use force to try to resolve matters. In other peace track [...] | 2003-08-20 10:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER PHUM CE NO FR LTTE |
03COLOMBO1466 | Sri Lanka's hill country: Strong support for [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 18-19 visit to Sri Lanka's central highlands, interlocutors expressed strong support for the peace process. The local political situation in the region was badly fractured, however, due to personality clashes and differences over a dam project. Contacts also n [...] | 2003-08-21 10:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR SOCI CE KWMM ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO147 | Sri Lanka: Human rights cases continue to [...] (SBU) Summary: This update reviews the progress of four high profile human rights related court cases, including: -- Kandy election day killings - continuation of a case against a high-profile political family and security forces for killing 10 supporters of a Muslim party; -- Krishanthi [...] | 2003-01-27 11:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1471 | GSL reviewing proposed anti-conversion bill as [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent development on the religious freedom front, a draft bill prohibiting the conversion of Hindus is being reviewed by the GSL. In addition, the Sri Lankan Supreme Court has re-affirmed Buddhism's "foremost" place in society and ruled that the propagation of other faith [...] | 2003-08-22 05:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CE |
03COLOMBO1478 | Sri Lanka Country Commercial Guide, FY 2004 [...] Below is the Executive Summary of the Sri Lanka Country Commercial Guide, FY 2004. Per reftel, Post has sent the entire text of the Guide to Washington agencies, and will be uploading the guide to CS intranet soon. BEGIN TEXT. Country Commercial Guide Sri Lanka Fiscal Year 2004 [...] | 2003-08-25 09:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV BEXP CE OPIC ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO1482 | Peace Process update: In Paris, Tigers say [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: >> On margins of ongoing meeting in Paris, Tiger official says group aims to restart talks >> President Kumaratunga demands that GSL take steps against unauthorized Tiger camp in east >> Tensions in east between Muslim [...] | 2003-08-25 11:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREF CE FR NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1488 | U.S.-sponsored humanitarian demining training [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A major State Department-sponsored humanitarian demining training program for the Sri Lankan (SLA) Army has kicked off at a base in the south. The project, which has already received upbeat press [...] | 2003-08-26 10:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID KHDP CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1493 | Maldivian police review visit to detainee at [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In an August 26 meeting with Charge', two Maldivian police officials reviewed their recent visit to Guantanamo Bay to interview a Maldivian national detained there. The officials said they did not/not believe the detainee was connected with terrorism, but noted that there we [...] | 2003-08-26 11:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINS PGOV KISL MV |
03COLOMBO1496 | President Kumaratunga and supporters express [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga and her supporters have recently expressed concerns that the Tamil Tigers are targeting her for attack. The police have found little merit in the claims, which seem to involve more than a dollop of politics. That said, the situation has to be monitored; [...] | 2003-08-27 11:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PINS ASEC CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1504 | Norwegian envoy meets with Tigers in Paris; EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent peace process developments: Norwegian Envoy Erik Solheim has been involved in meetings with the Tigers in Paris. There are reports that the Tigers will next visit Switzerland for further discussions. In the meantime, the EU chiefs of mission in Colombo issued a press [...] | 2003-08-28 10:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS CE XG |
03COLOMBO1510 | Like-Minded Nations: Moragoda Briefed [...] (C) The Charge' shared the substance of para three reftel with Minister Milinda Moragoda on August 29. Moragoda expressed his appreciation and said he was aware of Ambassador Subasinghe's conversations on the Like-Minded Countries initiative with the Department. Moragoda said that, although h [...] | 2003-08-29 05:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO1512 | Counternarcotics Update: Latest heroin [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) This update of the counternarcotics situation in Sri Lanka reviews the following: >> Latest heroin seizures >> Police report a new trend in drug smuggling >> USG assistance for Sri Lanka's counter [...] | 2003-08-29 06:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR PREL CE |
03COLOMBO1522 | Tiger political chief Thamilchelvam's steady [...] (C) SUMMARY: S.P. Thamilchelvam, political chief of the Tamil Tigers, has taken an increasingly high profile role as chief Tiger spokesman on peace track issues. In the meantime, Anton Balasingham, the group's long-time spokesman and negotiator, has not been heard from in weeks. In explai [...] | 2003-09-02 10:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PINR PINS CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1529 | Proposed weapons deal involving Israeli [...] (C) SUMMARY: A proposed weapons deal has sparked public accusations that Sri Lanka's Defense Ministry favors an Israeli bid because it has worked out kickbacks with the company. The Defense Ministry denies the charge. At this point, the proposed deal is extremely tangled, as a potential U. [...] | 2003-09-03 10:14:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS PINS ECON CE IS |
03COLOMBO1533 | Japanese propose that donors meet September 12 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 3 meeting with Ambassador Lunstead, Japanese Ambassador Otsuka said the GoJ wanted to convene a "follow-up meeting of the Tokyo conference" for donors on September 12 during Special Envoy Akashi's visit to Sri Lanka. The GSL, international organizations, and the [...] | 2003-09-04 10:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE JA NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO154 | Scenesetter for SA/INS Director Good's [...] (C) SUMMARY: We warmly welcome your upcoming visit. It comes at an exciting time, with many of the positive trends we discussed with you during your visit last fall gaining increased traction. A ceasefire has been in place since December 2001, and the government and the Tamil Tigers continue [...] | 2003-01-28 10:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1540 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR MALDIVES, [...] The following is the 2004 Investment Climate Statement for the Republic of Maldives. This statement will be included in the Post's FY 2004 Maldives Country Commercial to be sent separately. Begin text. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT MALDIVES, SEPTEMBER 2003. Openness to Foreign Investm [...] | 2003-09-05 05:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV MV OPIC ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO1545 | Terrorism Finance: Amid Indo-Pakistani [...] (C) SUMMARY: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) legal experts met August 27-29 in Colombo to discuss regional implementation of UN provisions related to terrorism financing. Rohan Perera, the Sri Lankan MFA's chief legal adviser, told us that progress was made on a dra [...] | 2003-09-01 02:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL CE XD EFIN PGOV UN |
03COLOMBO1546 | Peace Process: Indian sticks vs. Norwegian [...] (C) The Ambassador paid introductory calls on Indian High Commissioner Nirumpam Sen and Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar on September 4. The two were a study in contrasts. Sen, not surprisingly, evinced a hardline towards the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The LTTE needs to see [...] | 2003-09-05 06:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR CE IN NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1554 | Sri Lanka/Maldives: Mission views on possible [...] (C) In response to Reftel, Mission has the following comments regarding possible Sri Lankan and Maldivian reaction to the proposed UN Security Council Resolution on Iraq. 2. (C/NF) SRI LANKA: Although it is generally pro-U.S. and has not been hostile in any sense toward Coalition operat [...] | 2003-09-08 10:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV CE MV IZ UN |
03COLOMBO1565 | Latest plans for Tokyo conference follow-up [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Lunstead recently participated in planning sessions for the Tokyo follow- up meeting to be held in Colombo on September 12. The format and agenda of the upcoming meeting were discussed, as were the modalities and the substance of "press guidelines" that would be used [...] | 2003-09-09 09:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE JA NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1583 | British shadow foreign secretary's meeting [...] (C) In a September 5 meeting with the Ambassador, British High Commissioner Stephen Evans provided a readout of a recent meeting between Michael Ancram, the shadow foreign secretary, and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) representatives. Evans said Ancram, joined by Lord Ashcroft, a fo [...] | 2003-09-10 10:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE UK LTTE |
03COLOMBO1586 | In good news for peace process, President puts [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga has firmly signaled that a possible pact between her party and the radical JVP is on hold for now. In explaining her decision, the president made clear that the two sides could not agree on peace process issues. According to observers, however, other fact [...] | 2003-09-11 07:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR CE |
03COLOMBO1587 | Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran makes rare [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tamil Tiger leader V. Prabakharan gave a brief speech at the opening of an office for the LTTE "police force" in the north-central Vanni region on September 7. While the speech was somewhat confrontational in tone, he did not comment directly on the peace process. The Septembe [...] | 2003-09-07 22:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINS PINR CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1601 | LANDMINES AND TIGERS AND "BEARS" OH MY! ECONOMIC INTEGRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-15 08:14:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PTER PGOV CE LTTE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO1603 | Introductory meeting with Japanese envoy ahead [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Lunstead had an introductory meeting with Japanese special envoy Yashushi Akashi on September 11. Akashi shared his views on the current situation, and touched on issues to be raised during the September 12 Tokyo follow-up meeting. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Ambassado [...] | 2003-09-15 08:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINS PHUM CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1605 | Maldivian presidential election process kicks [...] (U) In an announcement made late last week and reported on the website of the government-controlled newspaper "Haveeru," the Maldivian Elections Commission has begun soliciting applications from possible candidates for the 2003 presidential election. Applications will be accepted for a one-we [...] | 2003-09-15 11:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM MV |
03COLOMBO1606 | Donors reaffirm support for peace process at [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador participated in the follow-up meeting to the Tokyo conference held on September 12 in Colombo. Japanese Special Envoy Akashi chaired the meeting. In their remarks, donors and international agency heads reiterated their support for assistance to Sri Lanka, but un [...] | 2003-09-15 11:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PTER CE NO JA UN LTTE |
03COLOMBO1615 | Cohabitation dustup over security of key port [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga has sent a letter to the prime minister harshly complaining that the GSL is not taking Tamil Tiger military positioning around Trincomalee harbor seriously enough. The PM has not yet sent a response to the widely publicized letter, but the GSL has already [...] | 2003-09-14 02:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS PINS CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1619 | Tiger attacks in the east spark deep Muslim [...] (C) SUMMARY: Attacks by the Tigers in the east have intensified Muslim anxiety about the direction of the peace process. Muslim leader Rauf Hakeem has pressed the GSL to take a harder line toward the Tigers. While Hakeem continues to back the government, some in his party have indicated a [...] | 2003-09-17 10:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PHUM KISL CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1631 | Sri Lanka: Untangling the confusion over the [...] (C) SUMMARY: In this message, Mission provides a brief overview of the status of the possible FMS procurement of Bushmaster cannons for the GSL. Suggested next steps for Washington to review with visiting Minister Moragoda and Ambassador Subasinghe are discussed. Mission would appreciate an [...] | 2003-09-19 05:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS PARM CE IS |
03COLOMBO1635 | In meeting with the Ambassador, Norwegian team [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met late September 18 with a visiting Norwegian facilitation team led by Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen. The GoN team, which had just held meetings with the Tigers, expressed confidence that the group would submit its counter- proposals on the GSL's nort [...] | 2003-09-19 06:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1648 | Unprecedented unrest in the Maldives against [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unrest hit the Maldives over the September 20-21 weekend, with rioting in Male', the capital. The unrest was apparently triggered by at least two deaths that occurred either before or during a prison riot at a jail located on a nearby island. Several buildings, primarily govern [...] | 2003-09-23 09:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM CASC MV |
03COLOMBO1660 | Maldives: Recent rioting in capital sparks [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Mission team visited the Maldives, September 22-24. In the aftermath of the rioting that took place on September 20, Male appeared calm with little sign of any tension. In discussions on the unrest, GoRM officials ritually blamed "drug users" and "miscreants." Observers, ho [...] | 2003-09-24 11:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM CASC MV |
03COLOMBO1665 | Maldives: President Gayoom wins first phase [...] (U) Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom won the first phase of the country's presidential selection process on September 25. Gayoom took all 50 votes in the People's Majlis (Parliament). The three other candidates, Abdul Ghafoor Hussain, Mohammed Shareef, and Nazeer Ahmed Jamaal, faile [...] | 2003-09-25 10:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM PINR MV |
03COLOMBO1666 | PSI: Sri Lanka continues to review "Statement [...] (C) Per Ref A, Mission followed up on September 25 with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding its reaction to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) "Statement of Interdiction Principles" document. Rohan Perera, the MFA's Legal Adviser, told us that the GSL continues to r [...] | 2003-09-25 10:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MNUC PARM CE MV |
03COLOMBO1674 | During visit by U.S. team, southern Maldives [...] (C) SUMMARY: A U.S. team visited the southern Maldivian island of Gan on September 23. With roughly a fifth of the population of the Maldives, the southern region was placid politically, showing little tension in the wake of the recent riots that rocked the capital of Male'. In discussions [...] | 2003-09-26 05:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI MV ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO1688 | Biographic sketches of up-and-coming Sri [...] (C) Para two contains brief biographic sketches of ten up-and-coming Sri Lankan politicians. Four of the sketches are of governing United National Party (UNP) politicians, three are of opposition People's Alliance (PA) politicians, and one each from the radical Janantha Vimukthi Peramuna (JV [...] | 2003-09-29 10:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL CE |
03COLOMBO1693 | Prime Minister's vocal support for Coalition [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Wickremesinghe's remarks supporting Coalition actions in Iraq during his recent UNGA address have netted a small backlash, with several newspapers criticizing the PM's stand as being too pro-U.S. In discussions, observers had a mixed reaction as to whether the PM [...] | 2003-09-30 09:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO CE IZ UN |
03COLOMBO170 | GSL issues constructive statement re Iraq, as [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan government issued a constructive statement on January 28, calling on Iraq to comply fully with UNSC Resolution 1441. The statement comes as the situation in the Gulf region nets increased press and public attention here. There is some concern bubbling up that a [...] | 2003-01-28 12:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ASEC ECON CE MV IZ |
03COLOMBO1706 | Peace process update: Tigers set to meet in [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the latest peace process news, Tiger officials are set to meet in Dublin to discuss the group's response to the GSL's north/east administration proposal. The Tigers also recently held a high-level meeting with the Norwegian-led ceasefire monitoring mission to discuss ways to [...] | 2003-10-01 10:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS ASEC CE NO EI LTTE |
03COLOMBO1708 | Key Muslim Minister discusses peace process [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met September 30 with Rauf Hakeem, Muslim party leader and Minister of Ports and Shipping. Asked for his views regarding the peace process, Hakeem expressed his concern over the Tigers' absence from the negotiating table and their apparent efforts to marginalize [...] | 2003-10-01 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI EINV CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1712 | Joint demarche on GSL regarding Proliferation [...] (U) On October 1, Ambassador, plus Ambassadors/Charges/DCM's from UK, Italy, Germany, France, Australia and Netherlands and Japan -- all of the PSI members with resident missions in Colombo -- called on GSL Acting Foreign Secretary Sarala Fernando, MFA Legal Adviser Rohan Perera and MFA Direc [...] | 2003-10-02 05:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM CE |
03COLOMBO1713 | Tokyo co-chairs agree on modalities for review [...] (U) Tokyo process co-chairs (Japan, EU - Italy, and EC, Norway and US) met October 1 for briefing on EU Troika meeting in New York on Sept 25 with PM Wickremesinghe. New information from briefing was that: --Italian Foreign Minister Frattini, on behalf of EU, formally offered to host next r [...] | 2003-10-02 06:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PREF CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1718 | Maldives appears calm in aftermath of recent [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Maldives appears calm in the wake of the recent unrest in Male' that was triggered by a violent prison disturbance. President Gayoom has launched investigations into the incidents and transferred the police chief. During his recent visit, DATT spoke to the acting police ch [...] | 2003-10-02 10:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINS PHUM SOCI MV |
03COLOMBO172 | SRI LANKA: THE LTTE BUILDS A FINANCIAL [...] SUMMARY: DUE TO AN INTERNATIONAL CRACKDOWN ON TERRORIST FINANCING POST SEPTEMBER 11, THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EALAM (LTTE) HAS SHIFTED OVER THE PAST YEAR FROM FOREIGN FUND-RAISING TO LARGELY DOMESTIC FINANCING. WHILE THE LTTE TRADITIONALLY LEVIED TAXES IN AREAS UNDER ITS CONTROL, RECEN [...] | 2003-01-30 06:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL PTER PGOV CE |
03COLOMBO1725 | 2003 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-03 06:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CE ELAB KSEP PGOV PHUM PREL |
03COLOMBO175 | Close adviser to president downplays talk of [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador had a very interesting conversation on January 29 with Ronnie De Mel, a close adviser to President Kumaratunga and a senior MP in her People's Alliance (PA) party. De Mel downplayed recent reports that the president was angling for early parliamentary elections. [...] | 2003-01-29 10:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1754 | Cohabitation row continues as President blasts [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga has responded to a nasty letter sent by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on September 18. In the response, the President criticizes the PM's record on national security and urges him to put the country before his desire to remain in power. The continue [...] | 2003-10-08 11:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINS PHUM CE |
03COLOMBO1762 | Tamil MPs candidly discuss peace process [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met October 9 with key MPs from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). Asked for their views on the peace process, the MPs said the inability of internally displaced persons to return to their lands was causing great discontent. The MPs said progress toward peace wou [...] | 2003-10-10 05:10:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINS PHUM CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1781 | Tiger delegation wraps up meeting in Ireland [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tamil Tigers have wrapped up their meeting at the Glencree Center for Reconciliation located south of Dublin. The Glencree meeting appears to have helped the group further polish its response to the GSL's north/east interim administration proposal. The Tiger delegation is n [...] | 2003-10-14 11:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CE NO EI LTTE |
03COLOMBO1789 | Ending a long-standing dispute, Parliament [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's Parliament passed a bill granting citizenship to over 160,000 tea estate Tamils on October 7. The bill ends a decades-old dispute that pitted the majority Sinhalese community against the wider Tamil community and involved the GSL in years of tense negotiations with [...] | 2003-10-09 01:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL CE IN LTTE |
03COLOMBO1798 | Tigers widely blamed in killings of six more [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six more Tamils have been killed in separate incidents in the past three weeks. As with the roughly 40 similar incidents in past months, the Tigers have been widely blamed for the latest slew of killings, with some observers contending that the group is trying to wipe out perce [...] | 2003-10-16 10:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1808 | In meeting with Ambassador, Opposition Leader [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, Ambassador Lunstead met with Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapakse. During the discussion, Rajapakse highlighted public support for peace, but he noted that the GSL's peace efforts were at a crucial stage and it had to handle the matter with the utmost care. Regar [...] | 2003-10-17 06:14:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CE |
03COLOMBO1809 | Iraq Donors Conference: Ambassador reviews [...] (C) Ambassador Lunstead reviewed Secretary Powell's message on the upcoming Iraq Donors Conference with Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando during their October 17 meeting. Fernando listened intently to the Secretary's points and seemed genuinely interested in SIPDIS the conference. He not [...] | 2003-10-17 06:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID CE IZ SP UN |
03COLOMBO1818 | Iraq Donors Conference: GSL will send Paris [...] (SBU) Following up on the Ambassador's October 17 meeting with Foreign Minister Fernando regarding the upcoming Iraq Donors Conference, polchief spoke with Sarala Fernando, the MFA's Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Affairs, on October 20. Fernando said Ananda Goonesekara, Sri Lanka's Am [...] | 2003-10-20 10:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID CE IZ SP UN |
03COLOMBO1819 | Maldivian President wins another five-year [...] (C) SUMMARY: Maldivian President Gayoom handily won reelection for a sixth term in a national referendum held on October 17. In other local political developments, the government continues to investigate the causes of the rare outbreak of unrest last month. Although he won the referendum in [...] | 2003-10-20 10:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI MV |
03COLOMBO1826 | In meeting with the Ambassador, Defense [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 20 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Marapana related that based on what he understood the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) had inadvertently thwarted a recent attempt by the Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) to intercept a suspected Tiger arms ship. In light [...] | 2003-10-21 11:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PTER PHSA KPAO CE NO |
03COLOMBO1827 | Sri Lanka: The political importance of [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has reviewed the key economic issues involved in possibly signing a Free Trade Agreement with Sri Lanka in Reftels. In this message, Mission sketches out the domestic political context. In a nutshell, the GSL, deeply worried about maintaining support for the peace proc [...] | 2003-10-21 11:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EAID EFIN KIPR PGOV CE |
03COLOMBO1831 | Norwegian envoy briefs donors on status of the [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Lunstead attended a meeting of major bilateral donors to Sri Lanka on October 21. Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar briefed the group on the status of the Tiger's counterproposals developed in response to the GSL's north/east interim setup proposal. Brattskar commented t [...] | 2003-10-22 11:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PINS KPAO CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1832 | In Mission visit, Jaffna seems calm, but deep [...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM and SA/INS desk officer visited Jaffna for one day of meetings with military, government, and NGO officials on October 17. Based on the team's observations, a semblance of normal life is steadily returning to this war-torn area in Sri Lanka's far north. As they have in pas [...] | 2003-10-22 11:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS SOCI PREF CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1837 | Interior Ministry officials request more [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 20 with Interior Minister Amaratunga and Interior Secretary Junaid. Amaratunga underscored his appreciation for U.S.- sponsored police training programs and requested further assistance. Junaid discussed the GSL's efforts to curb human trafficking. Turning bri [...] | 2003-10-23 10:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM CVIS SMIG CE |
03COLOMBO184 | Engaging the Indians on Sri Lanka [...] (C/NF) While in Washington last week, I discussed with the Deputy Secretary and with you the possibility of our engaging with India on the subject of Sri Lanka's move toward peace. In this connection, I present the following thoughts for your review. 2. (C/NF) As you know, Sri Lanka's pe [...] | 2003-01-31 06:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER CE IN LTTE |
03COLOMBO1845 | President demands removal of chief monitor, [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga has requested that Norway remove the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) chief. In making this demand, the president complained that the SLMM had lost "objectivity." While the GoN reviews next steps, the SLMM is continuing its operations. The GSL is balk [...] | 2003-10-23 14:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS PHSA CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1853 | Norwegian envoy says his government continues [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 24 meeting with Charge', Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar related that the GoN continues to review President Kumaratunga's demand that chief monitor Tellefsen be removed from his job. Despite reports that the president wants to curb cooperation, the GSL has issued as [...] | 2003-10-27 10:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS CE NO KWMM |
03COLOMBO1858 | Enthusiastic local reaction to the [...] (C) Local reaction to Prime Minister Wickremesinghe's recent visit to India has been enthusiastic. Press coverage trumpeted the visit as signaling that India had decided to back the GSL and its peace initiative fully. Contacts also stressed that the visit had sent a strong message of suppor [...] | 2003-10-28 09:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR ETRD CE IN |
03COLOMBO1861 | Norwegians sending placeholder response to [...] (C) Norway is sending a letter to President Kumaratunga informing her that it is reviewing her demand that chief monitor Tellefsen be fired and that the GoN will prepare its own report on the initial October 16 incident which sparked the controversy. The Norwegian Ambassador told the Charge' [...] | 2003-10-29 10:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1867 | President Kumaratunga lashes out -- and [...] (C) SUMMARY: An in-depth review of President Kumaratunga's behavior over the past several weeks shows her lashing out in numerous ways. The main subject of her broadsides continues to be her cohabitation rival, the Prime Minister, but she also hit out at a slew of targets during a recent vi [...] | 2003-10-30 10:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER CE NO |
03COLOMBO1878 | U.S.-sponsored humanitarian demining training [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A major State Department-sponsored humanitarian demining training initiative has entered its operational phase. Run by the RONCO Corporation, the program is training the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) [...] | 2003-10-31 06:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID KHDP CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO189 | INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER ON SRI LANKA [...] (C) SUMMARY: I met for one hour today (2/3) with Indian High Commissioner Nirupam Sen concerning the current state of peace talks in Sri Lanka. To my surprise, we agreed completely on our analysis of the situation (the trend is not positive); on the reasons why (LTTE aggressiveness, cohabitation [...] | 2003-02-03 09:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM CE IN ECONOMICS LTTE |
03COLOMBO1893 | LTTE counterproposals on interim [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Norwegian facilitators provided the Tamil Tigers' long-awaited counterproposals on the modalities for an interim administration in the north/east to the GSL on October 31. The Tiger plan, which was publicly released at a November 1 press conference, seeks wide-ranging power [...] | 2003-11-03 12:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PREL CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1902 | Provoking political crisis, President fires [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a sudden move, President Kumaratunga has fired the ministers of defense, interior, and mass communications citing concerns over the "deterioration of the security situation." Late in the day, the President also suspended Parliament until November 19. The PM is in Washington [...] | 2003-11-04 12:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL ASEC MOPS CASC CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1916 | President's moves place spotlight on deep [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga's dramatic November 4-5 moves against the UNP government have placed the spotlight on Sri Lanka's deep cohabitation divisions. The Constitution gives her office overwhelming executive powers. Without access to Parliament, which has been suspended, the Pri [...] | 2003-11-05 13:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL ASEC SOCI CASC CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1917 | In further move, President declares state of [...] (C) SUMMARY: Adding further to her sudden actions on November 4, the President declared a state of emergency on November 5. She told the Charge' (Septel) that, despite reports to the contrary, she had not sacked the finance minister. On the evening of November 4, President Kumaratunga read [...] | 2003-11-05 13:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER ASEC MOPS ECON CASC CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1918 | President Affirms Commitment to Negotiated [...] (C) Summary. President Kumaratunga called in the Charge' November 5 to clarify her actions. She said she is committed to maintaining the ceasefire with the LTTE and to reaching a "negotiated settlement" with the Tigers. She wishes the Prime Minister success in this regard but felt she had [...] | 2003-11-05 14:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PTER ASEC MOPS ECON CASC CE NO LTTE PLO |
03COLOMBO1926 | Sri Lanka Update: MPs reportedly rally to [...] (C) SUMMARY: In reaction to the President's dramatic actions of November 4-5, MPs from the governing coalition and Tamil parties have reportedly rallied in support of the Prime Minister. There are still indications, however, that the President may be trying to tempt possible defectors. Aft [...] | 2003-11-06 12:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER ASEC KPAO ECON CASC CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1927 | Amid tentative signs that the President may [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the dust begins to settle after President Kumaratunga's rapid-fire November 4-5 moves against the UNP government, speculation abounds as to what her true motives are. She and her supporters say she only wants to protect Sri Lanka's "national interest." There are strong indi [...] | 2003-11-06 12:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR ASEC SOCI CE |
03COLOMBO1930 | Sri Lanka Update: PM returns; President [...] (C) SUMMARY: To a rapturous welcome, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe returned to Colombo from the U.S. on the morning of November 7. Contacts have told Mission that the UNP government and its allies are continuing to closely consult on how to proceed in response to the President's sudde [...] | 2003-11-07 07:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER ASEC CASC CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO194 | Key GSL Minister sets low expectations for [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Minister Milinda Moragoda on February 1. Moragoda set low expectations for the February 7-8 GSL-LTTE talks in Berlin and expressed concerns about Tamil Tiger activities. He also elaborated on his efforts to convince India to engage more re the peace [...] | 2003-02-03 10:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PHUM PINR CE IN LTTE |
03COLOMBO1942 | Sri Lanka update: PM begins next steps in [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Wickremesinghe has begun consulting with party members and members of the international community to map out the next steps for his government. Indications are that he may transfer control of the peace process to President Kumaratunga, given difficulties with her [...] | 2003-11-10 11:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER ASEC CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO1956 | Sri Lanka update: No resolution in "cordial" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Wickremesinghe met with President Kumaratunga on November 12 with no discernible resolution to the political turmoil. A Norwegian delegation arrived to meet with all parties regarding recent political events and its effect on the peace process. Separately, Tamil [...] | 2003-11-12 11:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER PINR NO CE |
03COLOMBO1957 | Economic Consequences of the Sri Lankan Political [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead, Reasons 1.5 b, d and e. 2. (C) Summary: The ongoing political spat has negatively affected the Sri Lankan economy, though the long-term repercussions, especially the loss of potential investment, are unknowable at this juncture. The Colombo [...] | 2003-11-12 11:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO1958 | Maldivian President Gayoom inaugurated for [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 11, Maldivian President Gayoom was inaugurated to his sixth term in office. In a brief speech given at the ceremony, Gayoom called for increased democratization and announced that he was creating a "human rights commission." He did not refer to the September unrest [...] | 2003-11-07 18:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MV |
03COLOMBO1963 | In readouts of President-PM meeting, key [...] (C) The Ambassador met late November 12 with Minister Moragoda, a key adviser to the PM. Based on what he had heard from the PM and his secretary, Moragoda provided a readout of the PM's meeting earlier that day with the President. The PM urged her to take over the peace process, but she ma [...] | 2003-11-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PHUM CE NO |
03COLOMBO1966 | Plans by Norwegian Deputy FM Helgesen to call [...] (SBU) After concluding his November 14 briefing on his latest visit to Sri Lanka (see Septel),Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen took Ambassador Lunstead aside and said he thought it might be useful to call Deputy Secretary Armitage at some point next week. Helgesen indicated t [...] | 2003-11-14 05:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1970 | In meeting with Ambassador, Sri Lankan Chief [...] (C) The Ambassador paid a call November 4 on the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS),Lieutenant General Lionel Balagalle. During the hour-long discussion, the Ambassador reiterated to LTG Balagalle our happiness with the restraint shown by the Sri Lankan military during the past twenty months in [...] | 2003-11-14 07:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PTER MOPS PINR CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1971 | Norwegian DFM Helgesen says Prabhakaran ready [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador attended a November 14 briefing for key local diplomats given by Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Helgesen regarding his visit to Sri Lanka. Helgesen said V. Prabhakaran was relaxed during their November 13 meeting, with the LTTE leader underscoring support for [...] | 2003-11-14 07:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PTER PINR KPAO CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1974 | In meeting with Ambassador, PM considers [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Wickremesinghe told Ambassador November 14 that he is considering proposing to the President the establishment of a "Peace Cabinet" or "Committee of Conciliation" to resolve the cohabitation crisis. The President would have to return three key Ministries, but wou [...] | 2003-11-17 05:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PHUM CE NO |
03COLOMBO198 | SRI LANKA: NEED FOR EDA CUTTER [...] (U) Classified by DCM W. Lewis Amselem, Reasons 1.5 (b, d) 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY TEAM STRONGLY SUPPORTS PROVISION OF A 210' EDA CUTTER TO THE SL NAVY. 3. (SBU) AS EXTENSIVE EMBASSY REPORTING HAS DISCUSSED, THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, MILITARY AND SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IN SRI LANKA HAS UNDE [...] | 2003-02-05 07:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MASS PGOV PTER PINS CE |
03COLOMBO1982 | Possible ways forward in political standoff [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe continue to consult to find a workable solution to the current political struggle. The PM has remained focused on the peace process throughout the crisis. Reaction from international as well as domestic parties has been fo [...] | 2003-11-17 11:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PTER PINR CE NO |
03COLOMBO1983 | ECONOMIC IMPACT DEEPENS AS POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead, Reasons 1.5 b, d and e. 2. (C) Summary and Introduction: Though businesses are operating on peaceful streets, and both parties to the current dispute have stated the peace process will continue, uncertainty is taking an increasing toll on th [...] | 2003-11-17 11:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO1984 | In meeting with Ambassador, President [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga showed little flexibility in a discussion with Ambassador on November 17. She indicated she wanted to keep the Defense portfolio in a National Unity Government. She promised to uphold the peace process, support the role of the Norwegians and the SLMM, and [...] | 2003-11-17 11:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINS PHUM CE NO |
03COLOMBO1988 | Biographical sketches of key advisers to [...] (C) Para three contains brief biographical sketches of key advisers to Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. The advisers are divided into three general (and sometimes cross-cutting) "circles": -- (I) Family members, including senior People's Alliance/Sri Lanka Freedom Pa [...] | 2003-11-18 11:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CE |
03COLOMBO1989 | President, PM agree to appoint committee to [...] (SBU) On November 18, President Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe met to discuss possible ways out of the political morass precipitated by the President's November 4 takeover of three key ministries and suspension of Parliament. This was their second face- to-face meeting since th [...] | 2003-11-18 12:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS CE |
03COLOMBO20 | DECLARATION OF DISASTER - SRI LANKA-COMPLEX [...] SUMMARY: IN DECEMBER 2001, FOLLOWING FIVE YEARS OF THE BLOODIEST BATTLES IN SRI LANKA'S 20-YEAR CIVIL CONFLICT, THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) AND THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA (GSL),RESPECTIVELY, DECLARED UNILATERAL CEASE-FIRES IN SHORT SUCCESSION. THESE UNILATERAL CEASEFIRES WE [...] | 2003-01-06 08:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PHUM CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO2000 | As Tamil Tigers get ready for their important [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chief Tamil Tiger spokesman Anton Balasingham is set to resume his duties following a hiatus of several months reportedly caused by health problems. Balasingham's reemergence comes as Tiger leader V. Prabhakaran prepares for his "Heroes' Day" address, the LTTE's most important [...] | 2003-11-19 11:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINR CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO2001 | Parliament reconvenes after two-week [...] (SBU) Following its two-week suspension by order of President Kumaratunga, Parliament reconvened on schedule the morning of November 19. With most of the body's 225 MPs present, Joseph Michael Perera, Speaker of the Parliament, opened the session by harshly criticizing the President's decisi [...] | 2003-11-19 11:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM CE |
03COLOMBO2009 | Maldivian government requests return of [...] (S/NF) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 3. 2. (S/NF) On November 18, Mission received a letter dated November 5 from the Maldivian government requesting the release and return to the Maldives of Ibrahim Fauzee (or Fouwzy),a Maldivian national detained at Guantanamo (see Para [...] | 2003-11-20 10:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINS PGOV KISL MV |
03COLOMBO2010 | Sri Lanka's Sinhalese extremist Sihala Urumaya [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sihala Urumaya (SU) party is minuscule as an electoral force. The party packs a political wallop, however: its leadership is articulate and generates press coverage; its cadre are devoted to the party's extremist views; and it maintains strong support in the influential Bu [...] | 2003-11-20 10:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI CE |
03COLOMBO202 | Senior GSL Minister G.L. Peiris previews [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a February 3 meeting with the Ambassador, senior Sri Lankan Minister Peiris -- like other contacts -- set low expectations for the February 7-8 GSL-LTTE talks in Berlin. He said he primarily wanted to use Berlin to lay the groundwork for future rounds, including by raisin [...] | 2003-02-05 10:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PINR PARM ECON CE GM LTTE |
03COLOMBO2020 | COMPLEX EMERGENCY AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR [...] SUMMARY. AFTER TWO DECADES OF WAR THAT HAVE SHORT- CIRCUITED DEVELOPMENT AND TORN APART THE NATION'S SOCIAL FABRIC, SRI LANKA NOW FINDS ITSELF WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE PEACE. IN ORDER FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO MAKE THE MOST OF THIS HISTORIC WINDOW OF OPPORTU [...] | 2003-11-24 02:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO2022 | Annual Terrorism Report for 2003: Submissions [...] Mission's response to Reftel requesting input for the Department's 2003 Annual Terrorism Report follows. Data on Sri Lanka is contained in Para Two and data on the Maldives in Para Three. Para Two is keyed to questions A through I in Reftel. Para Three contains an overview of the situation [...] | 2003-11-24 03:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PINS CE MV |
03COLOMBO2027 | Guns to Butter (and Pay Hikes, and Roads, and...): [...] (U) This telegram is Sensitive but Unclassified, please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Choksy presented the 2004 GSL budget to the Parliament on November 19. The GSL sees the budget as the culmination of two years' work and a chance to relieve belt-tightening measur [...] | 2003-11-24 08:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO2036 | Acting chief of monitors says ceasefire being [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met November 24 with Hagrup Haukland, the acting head of the Norwegian-run Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM),and separately with Sri Lankan Navy Chief Vice Admiral Daya Sandagiri. Haukland said the GSL and the Tigers continued to observe the ceasefire accord. [...] | 2003-11-25 09:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS MOPS CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO2045 | In annual address, LTTE leader supports peace [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tamil Tiger leader V. Prabhakaran's annual "heroes' day" address on November 27 stressed his group's ongoing support for the peace process. The LTTE leader, however, lashed out at the confused political situation in the south, asserting that it was holding up the process. He w [...] | 2003-11-27 23:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO205 | Low key reaction to Secretary's UN Security [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reaction to the Secretary's speech to the UN Security Council has been low key in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Press coverage was limited to wire- service reports. Neither the GSL nor GoRM have issued public statements as of yet. With the speech wrapping up very late February [...] | 2003-02-06 06:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO CE MV IZ |
03COLOMBO208 | Mission deploys points re Secretary's speech [...] (C) In lieu of Ambassador who was en route to Colombo from the Maldives, DCM drew on Ref A points in a February 6 conversation with Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo. Rodrigo said the GSL does not SIPDIS have any plans for now to issue any public statement re the Secretary's Febr [...] | 2003-02-06 10:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CE MV IZ |
03COLOMBO2160 | Ambassador meets with other Tokyo co-chairs to [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met December 21 with representatives of the other co-chairs of the Tokyo process (Japan, Norway, Italy/EU) to discuss a possible joint statement regarding Sri Lanka's cohabitation impasse. The co-chairs agreed on the outlines of a possible statement drafted by th [...] | 2003-12-21 06:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS CE NO JA EUN LTTE |
03COLOMBO2179 | In meeting with the Ambassador and other local [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador joined other local co-chairs of the Tokyo process in a meeting called by the Prime Minister late December 23. The PM expressed his concerns about an official gazette notification recently approved by the President that re-arranged responsibilities among the three [...] | 2003-12-24 07:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CE NO JA EU LTTE |
03COLOMBO218 | SA/INS Director visits Jaffna -- discussions [...] (C) SUMMARY: SA/INS Director David Good led a Mission team to Jaffna on February 6. The major topic of conversation was the Sri Lankan military's "high security zones." The military stated that there were other pressing needs that need to be addressed before the security zones should be rev [...] | 2003-02-07 06:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CE JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO2183 | Minister Moragoda reviews upcoming visit to Washington in meeting with the Ambassador [...] (C) SUMMARY: Milinda Moragoda told Ambassador December 26 that he is going to Washington to: -- make sure it is understood the PM is not to blame for the current impasse -- ask for US pressure on President Kumaratunga to compromise -- ask the US to push for a high-level Tokyo Co-Chairs meeting ar [...] | 2003-12-29 07:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CE NO JA EU IN |
03COLOMBO2191 | Political Gleanings: President hits out at PM; [...] (C) This edition of Political Gleanings for Sri Lanka reviews the following: -- In more bad news for cohabitation, President Kumaratunga lashes out at Prime Minister in interview. -- Troubling questions arise as to the length of the President's term in office. -- Muslim leader Rauf Hak [...] | 2003-12-24 14:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PHUM SOCI PINR ELTN CE |
03COLOMBO2196 | Taking advantage of cohabitation crisis, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tamil Tigers have launched a public relations effort meant to burnish their image in comparison with the ongoing cohabitation imbroglio in Colombo. The effort has included repeated (and accurate) pronouncements that the Tigers are ready to recommence talks, but cannot do so [...] | 2003-12-30 11:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PHUM KPAO CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO2200 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS SECRETARY'S LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador delivered letter from the Secretary to the Prime Minister on Dec 31. PM was SIPDIS appreciative of the statement issued by the Department following Moragoda meeting with the Deputy Secretary. Ambassador told the PM that a similar letter would be delivered to the President [...] | 2003-12-31 10:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CE NO JA EU IN LTTE |
03COLOMBO2201 | Maldivian Gleanings: Human rights commission [...] (C) This edition of Maldivian gleanings reviews the following: >> Maldivian government establishes national human rights commission >> Report on September rioting submitted to President Gayoom >> Former attorney general reflects on Gayoom and country's political system >> Tourism b [...] | 2003-12-31 10:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM ECON PINR MV |
03COLOMBO244 | Tigers continue to formalize control in the [...] (C) SUMMARY: The LTTE continues to formalize its control of the Wanni region in northern Sri Lanka by setting up quasi-government agencies focused on such areas as law enforcement, communications, and education. In the meantime, Tiger cadre in government-controlled areas of Jaffna and the eas [...] | 2003-02-12 11:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO25 | In meeting with MFA officials, Mission urges [...] (C) In a January 6 meeting, DCM and Polchief met with Sri Lankan MFA officials Rodney Perera, Director (Americas),and W.A.T. Gunatilleke, Acting Director (Middle East/Africa). DCM noted that we had reviewed Sri Lanka's voting record at the recent UNGA and were disappointed that its delegatio [...] | 2003-01-06 10:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CE UN |
03COLOMBO252 | Japanese envoy Akashi reviews preliminary [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a February 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Japanese Special Envoy Akashi reviewed preliminary plans for the Tokyo donors' conference in June, noting that exact details still needed to ironed out with the GSL. Japan felt that U.S. participation was important in giving the [...] | 2003-02-13 10:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE JA NO IN LTTE |
03COLOMBO261 | Jaffna in an uproar as Tigers ratchet up the [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jaffna is in an uproar in the wake of a February 12 confrontation between the Tamil Tigers and the military. Angry over the incident in which several cadre were injured, the Tigers forced the postponement of the planned reopening of the Jaffna Library, a cultural landmark. Tige [...] | 2003-02-14 06:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO270 | LOCAL REACTION TO DEPUTY SECRETARY'S CSIS [...] On 2/14 Deputy Secretary Armitage made major policy remarks regarding "Sri Lanka: Prospects for Peace" while speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. The challenge for the GSL and the LTTE, Armitage said, is to create "tangible signs of progress...." He [...] | 2003-02-18 10:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO274 | Playing hardball, Tigers continue to ramp up [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of recent incidents involving the military, the Tigers continue to ramp up the pressure in the north and the east by instigating numerous rallies and general strikes. The GSL and monitors are working to calm the situation. In a rare event, recent LTTE activities hav [...] | 2003-02-18 11:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO280 | UNF government wins no-confidence vote with [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UNF government won a February 18 no-confidence vote with ease. In other political developments: President Kumaratunga continues to work toward forming an alliance with the radical JVP party and there are reports that she may call elections in the provinces soon to test GSL [...] | 2003-02-19 09:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CE |
03COLOMBO284 | HMG ON LTTE'S PROSCRIPTION UNDER UK LAW [...] (C) I met for an hour today (2/19) with HMG's very able High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Stephen Evans. Evans came to see me under instructions from London to discuss next steps in (1) moving the LTTE toward a formal renunciation of violence and (2) attaching conditionality to loans and grants [...] | 2003-02-20 03:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM CE UK LTTE |
03COLOMBO289 | Iraq: FM reaffirms constructive position; [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando on February 20. The conversation focused on the Iraq situation. When queried, the Foreign Minister confirmed that Sri Lanka's position on the situation remained unchanged from the MFA's previous public statement on [...] | 2003-02-20 09:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINS PTER ASEC CE IZ |
03COLOMBO296 | Some Buddhist monks protest peace process, but [...] (C) SUMMARY: A small group of Buddhist monks aligned with the radical JVP party is regularly taking to the streets to protest the GSL's peace initiative. The vast majority of Sri Lanka's monks, however, seem favorably inclined or at least neutral toward the peace process. The GSL continues t [...] | 2003-02-21 06:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR SOCI PHUM CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO322 | Prime Minister address on status of peace [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe used the February 22 one year anniversary of the formal ceasefire to comment on the status of the peace process and his vision of what is to come. Most observers viewed his speech with appreciation. The only detractors were those who were to [...] | 2003-02-25 10:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO331 | Human rights update: GSL pursues human rights [...] (C) Summary: Although the Sri Lankan government continues to pursue human rights cases through its judicial system, reports of torture in custody continue. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),meanwhile, is doing little to improve its human rights record. The high visibility issue o [...] | 2003-02-27 10:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV CE |
03COLOMBO358 | Chief LTTE negotiator in Sri Lanka to prepare [...] (C) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's chief negotiator Anton Balasingham is visiting Sri Lanka from March 2 to 16. The visit is seen by many as an opportunity for Balasingham to prepare for the next round of peace talks and to brief the LTTE leadership on the international comm [...] | 2003-03-03 10:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO364 | Government considering re-imposition of [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan government is considering whether to re-impose capital punishment, which remains on the books, but has not been used since 1976. Some in the GSL say the death penalty would be useful to counter rising crime rates. The Prime Minister's view is not yet clear. The p [...] | 2003-03-04 10:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI PHUM PINR ASEC CE |
03COLOMBO374 | In meeting with Ambassador, senior Tamil MP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Gajen Ponnambalam, a senior Tamil MP, gave the peace process negative reviews, asserting that the GSL had to do more to diminish its military presence in Jaffna and in lifting fishing restrictions. Ponnambalam said the LTTE supported th [...] | 2003-03-05 10:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM PINR CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO381 | Adviser to president indicates that PA party [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met March 5 with Ronnie De Mel, a close adviser to the president and a senior MP. In a change of tune from a previous meeting, De Mel indicated that a formal linkup between the PA and the radical JVP party was a real possibility and could come soon. If it happen [...] | 2003-03-06 10:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER PHUM PINR CE |
03COLOMBO387 | Recent peace process-related meetings [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a March 5 meeting with the Norwegian-led monitors, the Tamil Tigers released two security force personnel from detention. In an earlier meeting with UNICEF, the Tigers agreed to move forward with an "action plan" aimed at ending the use of child soldiers. In other news, [...] | 2003-03-07 05:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO39 | Peace Process Update: Fourth round of talks [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: >> Fourth round of GSL-LTTE talks begins in Thailand >> Muslim leader Hakeem attends talks as part of GSL team -- and takes other Muslims with him >> In nationally televised address, Prime Minister reviews progress of [...] | 2003-01-07 11:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR CE NO JA TH LTTE |
03COLOMBO401 | Opposition demonstration stirs concerns about [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are concerns that Tamils may be subject to communal attacks on the margins of a demonstration by Opposition elements in Colombo today (March 10). A letter from the president to the PM helped spark these concerns. Mission has spoken to contacts and urged that Tamils be gi [...] | 2003-03-10 11:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM ASEC CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO421 | Snapshot of a sour, suspicious Jaffna [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Jaffna, March 11. The March 10 sinking of a LTTE arms resupply ship was on everyone's minds, with the military and Tamils in sharp discord on the GSL's action. The military, which was highly critical of the LTTE, defended the size of its security zones. T [...] | 2003-03-12 11:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS PHUM ECON KPAO CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO430 | Tigers still seem on board for talks at this [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of the sinking of one of their ships, the Tigers have withdrawn cadre from areas in the north/east. At this point, they still seem willing to attend the talks due to be held March 18-21 in Japan. A Norwegian team is in country, trying to keep things afloat. T [...] | 2003-03-13 10:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO436 | Demining: Advance team prepares the way for [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Preparations for the arrival of the second round of the USG-funded Quick Reaction Demining Force (QRDF) are well in gear. The GSL is proving very helpful in arranging for the QRDF's return. M [...] | 2003-03-14 06:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PREF PTER CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO450 | LTTE to participate in sixth round of talks in [...] (C) SUMMARY: After much back-and-forth, the Tigers have decided to attend the sixth round of talks slated to take place in Japan, March 18-21. In agreeing to attend, the Tigers have made clear they will complain about the recent sinking of one of their ships by the navy. The Norwegian facil [...] | 2003-03-17 11:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PINR CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO456 | SME LOR SUBMISSION FOR 30 MM BUSHMASTER CANNONS [...] THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA HAS SUBMITTED REFERENCE (FORWARDED UNDER SEPARATE COVER) REQUEST FOR A SYSTEM SALE LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE FOR TEN 30MM AUTOMATIC "BUSHMASTER" CANNONS WITH ASSOCIATED MOUNTING, FIRE CONTROL, TRAINING, SPARES AND AMMUNITION. 2. AMEMBASSY COLOMBO STRONGLY SUPPORTS THI [...] | 2003-03-19 08:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PGOV PTER CE |
03COLOMBO460 | TFIZ01: PM negative on possible UNGA [...] (S) SUMMARY: The PM told the Ambassador that he agreed that there was no need for UNGA involvement re Iraq. He said he would look into possibly issuing a "constructive" statement re the overall situation. Mission has reviewed Department's points re Iraqi intel officers, but does not think f [...] | 2003-03-19 11:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KPAO ASEC CE MV IZ |
03COLOMBO467 | Mission conveys demarche on closure of [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-20 10:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CE |
03COLOMBO468 | TFIZ01: Low-key reaction in Sri [...] (S) SUMMARY: General reaction in Sri Lanka and the Maldives to the start of military operations against Iraq has been low-key, so far. The PM has asked to see the Ambassador late today. Sri Lanka's envoy to the U.S. called the Ambassador earlier, and said the GSL plans to issue a "helpful" [...] | 2003-03-20 07:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KPAO ASEC CE MV IZ |
03COLOMBO47 | Day two of talks: GSL and LTTE agree that [...] (C) SUMMARY: On day two of talks in Thailand (January 7),the GSL and Tamil Tigers began discussing the sensitive Jaffna security zone issue. The two sides did not reach agreement on how to handle the zones, but they agreed to continue discussing the matter. On a negative note, the Tigers [...] | 2003-01-08 11:10:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS CE NO TH LTTE |
03COLOMBO475 | Sixth round of Sri Lanka-Tamil Tiger peace [...] (C) SUMMARY: The sixth round of GSL-Tamil Tiger peace talks are set to wrap on March 21. Mission will provide the Department with the joint press statement issued at the end of the talks as soon as it is available. Thus far, the talks have largely focused on ceasefire modalities, developmen [...] | 2003-03-20 06:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PINR CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO476 | TFIZ01: GSL releases relatively constructive [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The GSL has issued a relatively constructive statement re the Iraq situation (text in Para 10). In a meeting late March 20, the PM gave the Ambassador the opportunity to help craft the message and some improvements were made. The PM confirmed that the GSL would not be able [...] | 2003-03-21 05:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KPAO ASEC CE MV IZ |
03COLOMBO481 | D'S MEETING WITH G L PERIIS [...] (C) You have met with GL before and will thus recall that he is a man of spectral gauntness, extraordinary intellect and unfailing optimism. It is this latter quality that I want to draw your attention to prior to your meeting. By all accounts, and despite having been wounded himself in an L [...] | 2003-03-24 05:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO485 | Sixth round of talks proves constructive; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The sixth round of GSL-LTTE talks wrapped up on March 21, with the two sides issuing a comprehensive press statement. Minister Moragoda, a key GSL negotiator, told the Ambassador he was encouraged by the talks -- the Tigers seemed committed to the peace track for now and badly w [...] | 2003-03-24 09:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS KPAO CE NO JA CH LTTE |
03COLOMBO502 | TFIZ01: Mission presses points re CHR, UN; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission is continuing to press points re keeping the Iraq issue out of the CHR and the UNSC/UNGA. Overall reaction in Sri Lanka and the Maldives to the Iraq situation continues to be low-key. Media coverage is heavy, with almost all commentary anti-U.S. Our best educated guess [...] | 2003-03-25 11:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAO PHUM ASEC CE MV IZ |
03COLOMBO513 | Peace process update: More re sinking of [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: >> Sinking of Chinese fishing boat still under investigation, but Tigers look more-and-more like the culprits >> In brave but dangerous move, Tamil leader hits out at the Tigers >> Unconfirmed reports that the Tigers [...] | 2003-03-25 13:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PINS CE NO JA CH LTTE |
03COLOMBO52 | GSL-LTTE talks in Thailand: Fourth round [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fourth round of GSL-LTTE talks wrapped up in Thailand on January 9. Key understandings reached by the two sides included their agreement to move forward on resettling displaced persons. They also agreed to continue discussions re security zones in Jaffna, and to involve th [...] | 2003-01-09 11:14:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS EAID PHUM CE NO TH LTTE |
03COLOMBO524 | TFIZ01: Maldives issues statement re Iraq; [...] (C) This update, focused on reaction to the war in Iraq in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, reviews: >> In its first public statement, the Maldivian government says it is "very concerned" about the war >> In Sri Lanka, religious groups issue statements against the war >> More anti-war ralli [...] | 2003-03-27 09:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ECON ASEC PINR CE MV IZ |
03COLOMBO53 | SRI LANKA'S PARLIAMENT PASSES GROUND-BREAKING [...] Summary: The Sri Lankan Parliament passed three important bills containing ground-breaking, and contentious, labor reforms on January 8. The bills contain new industrial dispute resolution and termination procedures. The legislation is expected to improve industrial relations by prompt and [...] | 2003-01-09 11:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EINV ETRD PGOV PHUM CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO533 | Status of Maldivian non-surrender of nationals [...] (C) Per Ref B and previous, Mission has been in close and constant touch with the Maldivian government, pressing it to sign the non-surrender of nationals agreement as soon as possible. The Maldivian MFA has told us that the plan is to have Foreign Minister Jameel sign it. (Note: The Maldi [...] | 2003-03-28 04:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KTIA MV |
03COLOMBO536 | Sri Lanka's Supreme Court rules that [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court ruled March 25 that the previous government violated the fundamental rights of numerous Tamils by preventing them from voting in the December 2001 general election. Human rights activists applauded the ruling, stating that it set a precedent for freer-an [...] | 2003-03-28 05:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KJUS SOCI CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO542 | PRESIDENT KUMARATUNGA PROCLAIMS SHE IS PRO-PEACE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga convoked the diplomatic corps on short notice Monday, March 31, to discuss current events. Iraq did not come up. She assured us all that she is for peace and a federal solution and is also inclining toward an alliance with the hard left JVP. She also pro [...] | 2003-03-31 10:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM LTTE |
03COLOMBO543 | In positive move for peace process, Tigers [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 27 meeting between Muslims and the Tamil Tigers has gone some way toward dealing with a long-standing dispute over land. The dispute revolves around Muslim claims that the Tigers have kicked them off land they own in the east. Muslim and Tamil representatives laud the [...] | 2003-03-31 10:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM ECON SOCI CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO551 | GSL considering a referendum re federalism [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 29 conversation with the Ambassador, Minister Moragoda said the GSL was thinking of holding a referendum on federalism later this year. He commented that the PM believed the referendum idea could be a way to place opponents of the GSL's peace initiative on the defensiv [...] | 2003-04-01 10:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO560 | TFIZ01: Mission conveys latest message re [...] (C) This update, focused on reaction to Operation Iraqi Freedom in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, reviews: >> Mission conveys latest points re blocking possible UNGA meeting >> Taking a different tack than the government, President Kumaratunga hits out at the U.S. >> NGO, Muslim criticis [...] | 2003-04-02 09:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO ASEC CE MV IZ UN |
03COLOMBO576 | Leading Tamil politicians criticize Tigers in [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two key Tamil politicians have ramped up their criticism of the Tigers in recent weeks. The politicians, V. Anandasangaree and N. Raviraj, charge the Tigers with using strong-arm tactics in their bid to control the Tamil community in Jaffna. The course the two have chosen is a c [...] | 2003-04-03 09:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PHUM NO JA PINR CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO587 | PRESIDENT KUMARATUNGA TELLS AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: I spent two hours 15 minutes with President Kumaratunga on Saturday, April 5. I didn't learn much. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) I met with President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga for two hours 15 minutes at her residence Saturday afternoon, April 5. She was attended by forme [...] | 2003-04-07 07:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM |
03COLOMBO589 | Tamil Tigers criticize U.S. over "exclusion" [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a rare formal public statement, the Tamil Tigers have criticized the U.S. over not being invited to the upcoming Washington Seminar on Sri Lanka. Mission is also picking up some low-key bad vibes from the group's supporters in Sri Lanka over the matter. Overall, our guess is [...] | 2003-04-04 13:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID ASEC CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO59 | 2002-2003 International Narcotics Control [...] Provided below is response to ref A request for information on Sri Lanka's regulations and practices regarding financial crimes and money laundering. 2. Sri Lanka is neither an important regional financial center nor a preferred center for money laundering. There is no significant market [...] | 2003-01-10 05:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN PGOV PREL CE |
03COLOMBO593 | Displaced person returns to Sri Lanka's [...] (C) SUMMARY: The number of displaced persons returning to Sri Lanka's north/east continues to swell and now stands at 270,000. The returnees are Tamil; few are Muslim. In other trends, many Tamils also appear to be leaving the war-ravaged north/east in search of economic opportunities in th [...] | 2003-04-08 09:10:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM PTER CE KWMM |
03COLOMBO612 | Report re Jaffna security zones recommends [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister Moragoda (pls protect) has provided us a copy of a long-awaited re the security zones in Jaffna. The report, which was written by a retired Indian general, recommends that the GSL and Tigers agree to mutual drawdowns of their military positions. In doing this, both si [...] | 2003-04-09 09:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO623 | Iraqi Charge phones Ambassador, saying he is [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. Please see Para 3. 2. (S/NF) The Ambassador received a phone call from Iraqi Charge Wajdi Mardan Abbas this morning (April 10). Abbas said he was calling from the "embassy of liberated Iraq" and wanted to express his deep appreciation to the [...] | 2003-04-10 04:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINS PTER ASEC CE IZ |
03COLOMBO626 | Ambassador presses Foreign Minister to support [...] (C) Ambassador Wills spoke to Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando this morning (April 10) and urged the GSL to support the resolution re Cuba now before the UNCHR. Fernando remarked that Sri Lanka had traditionally abstained on the Cuba vote. The Ambassador reviewed Ref A talking p [...] | 2003-04-10 06:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CE CU UNCHR |
03COLOMBO639 | Foreign Secretary indicates that GSL plans to [...] (C) Following up on his conversation with FM Fernando yesterday (see Ref A),Ambassador Wills spoke to Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo today (April 11) re the resolution on Cuba now before the UNCHR. Rodrigo said the GSL's current plan was to abstain on the vote while issuing a "s [...] | 2003-04-11 05:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CE CU UNCHR |
03COLOMBO640 | Ambassador urges GSL to expel post-Saddam [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador spoke to Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo on April 11, and reviewed Ref B SIPDIS points re expulsion of post-Saddam official Iraqis and suspending the operations of its embassy. Rodrigo replied that the situation was very "confusing" and that the GSL was "p [...] | 2003-04-11 05:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINS PTER ASEC CE IZ |
03COLOMBO643 | Protesting "exclusion" from April 14 seminar, [...] (SBU) In a public statement issued late April 12, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) organization announced that it was reviewing its decision to participate in the donors conference scheduled to be held in Tokyo in June. The statement, which was posted on the pro-LTTE website "Tami [...] | 2003-04-12 12:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID ASEC CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO646 | Leahy Amendment: Mission reviews human rights [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable reviews the human rights record of Army Commander Balagalle in light of a recent adverse court ruling involving the December 2001 election. Balagalle's human rights record, heretofore, has been excellent and we do not think the ruling rises to the level of a "gross v [...] | 2003-04-15 09:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV MOPS KPAO CE |
03COLOMBO658 | In visit to eastern Sri Lanka, contacts complain [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff and Pol FSN visited Trincomalee, the major port city in eastern Sri Lanka, on April 12. Interlocutors expressed admiration for the government's efforts to achieve a negotiated settlement to the conflict, but expressed deep concerns about the Tamil Tigers' commitment to the [...] | 2003-04-16 10:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE JA NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO659 | Sri Lanka: FY-2005 INL project proposal -- [...] (U) Per Ref A, Mission's FY-2005 INL project proposal for Sri Lanka follows in Para two. The goal of the project is to establish a means by which Sri Lanka's police can identify the talents of their officers and most effectively make them operational. The paragraphs below are keyed to the in [...] | 2003-04-16 10:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV CE OEXC |
03COLOMBO66 | Journey of a human rights activist: From a [...] (C) SUMMARY: Father Harry Miller (AMCIT -- strictly protect),a Catholic priest and resident of Sri Lanka for almost 55 years, is changing his tune on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka. Prior to the start of the peace process in December 2001, Miller was for many years harshly critica [...] | 2003-01-10 06:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER SOCI CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO674 | In meeting with Ambassador, key aide reviews [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 16 meeting, former FM Kadirgamar provided a readout of President Kumaratunga's recent visit to India. Based on the New Delhi meetings, Kadirgamar said the GoI seemed to want to become more engaged re Sri Lanka. In Chennai, Chief Minister Jayalalitha Jeyaram undersc [...] | 2003-04-17 10:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CE IN NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO675 | Mission conveys points on fleeing Iraqi regime [...] (C) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the points on fleeing Iraqi regime officials to the Sri Lankan and Maldivian Governments. Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo assured the Ambassador that if the GSL had any information that a former Saddam official was trying to enter Sri Lanka the [...] | 2003-04-17 10:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ CE MV |
03COLOMBO687 | Muslim-Tamil Tiger violence flares anew in [...] (C) SUMMARY: Muslim-Tamil Tiger violence erupted in eastern Sri Lanka, April 17-18. Five people were reportedly killed, with many displaced. Muslim politicians have threatened to boycott Parliament if the GSL does not address the situation. After a lull in violence that lasted several mon [...] | 2003-04-19 08:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREF CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO688 | Tigers announce they are suspending peace talks; GSL, most observers see move as tactical [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a press release dated April 21, the Tamil Tigers suspended their participation in the peace talks and said they will not attend the June donors conference. The GSL has not yet reacted in public to the statement (short of a very brief letter to the Tigers taking note of their stateme [...] | 2003-04-22 09:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KPAO EAID CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO696 | GSL continues to mull over response to LTTE's [...] (C) SUMMARY: Key Ministers Moragoda and Peiris told the Ambassador that the GSL continues to mull over its response to the Tigers' decision to withdraw from the peace talks. The government seems to be leaning toward a restrained, but firm approach at this time. Taking another tack, the pre [...] | 2003-04-23 08:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PINS EAID CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO704 | FINAL DONOR STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES RE FOREIGN [...] (U) This is an ACTION request, please see para.7. 2. (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. -- Please handle accordingly. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable contains the final draft of the donors statement of principles regarding provision of foreign assistance to Sri Lanka as the [...] | 2003-04-24 09:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO705 | In another negative signal, Tigers postpone meeting of key assistance committee [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late April 23, the Tamil Tigers postponed the next meeting of a key committee focused on humanitarian assistance issues. Admitting to being caught off guard, the Norwegian facilitators are reviewing next steps. The Indian polcouns told us he thought the decision was another tactical st [...] | 2003-04-24 09:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS EAID CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO715 | Key minister expresses confidence that talks [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 24 press conference, Minister G.L. Peiris, the government's chief spokesman and negotiator, expressed confidence that the peace process will get back on track. He noted that the GSL's formal reply to the Tigers' statement pulling out of the peace talks was still bei [...] | 2003-04-25 03:10:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO720 | Tigers issue constructive response to U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late April 25, chief Tamil Tiger negotiator Anton Balasingham issued a direct response to the April 24 U.S. statement re the group's pullout from the peace talks. Balasingham's statement underscored that the Tigers still support a negotiated settlement to the conflict and said [...] | 2003-04-26 06:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINS KPAO CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO728 | After Tigers issue public apology, key [...] (C) SUMMARY: A contretemps was sparked April 28 when key Minister Milinda Moragoda suddenly announced that he would no longer be a part of the GSL's peace talks team. Moragoda blamed the Tigers, asserting that the group had spread inaccuracies about him. The Tigers quickly apologized and M [...] | 2003-04-29 10:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR CE |
03COLOMBO735 | Reports steadily mount that Tigers are [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reports are steadily mounting that the Tigers are assassinating Tamil opponents, especially military informants and those in anti-Tiger political parties. The government has been slow in investigating the cases, but has recently formed a commission to look into the matter. Whi [...] | 2003-04-30 10:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO736 | HRDF Grants: Proposal for removal of [...] Per Reftel, Mission is submitting a proposal to remove unexploded ordinance (UXO) from urban areas in the north of Sri Lanka. Background for and description of the UXO proposal follow. 2. BACKGROUND: In support of the USG's pro-peace process and humanitarian agenda in Sri Lanka, Mission [...] | 2003-04-30 10:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KSEP EAID CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO738 | In possible sign of a thaw, Tigers meet with [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian facilitators met with the Tigers on April 30. The Norwegians were carrying letters from the GSL in response to the Tigers' recent withdrawal from the peace talks and a key assistance committee. In other news, the peace track gets even busier next week as top LTTE, No [...] | 2003-04-30 14:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA KWMM |
03COLOMBO749 | Scenesetter for SA Assistant Secretary Rocca's [...] (C) SUMMARY: We warmly welcome your upcoming visit. It comes at an important time, with the peace process facing serious turbulence. After months of progress, including six rounds of talks, the Tigers recently suspended negotiations. There have been tentative signs that the Tigers' may be e [...] | 2003-05-05 11:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON MARR CE NO JA |
03COLOMBO75 | PEACE PROCESS UPDATE: LTTE NEGOTIATOR SPEAKS [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: -- LTTE negotiator Balasingham speaks out -- Norwegian Prime Minister responds to president's charges -- Kofi Annan to visit in February; Japanese Special Envoy Akashi also on the way -- Exploring federalism ---- [...] | 2003-01-13 11:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO755 | Norwegians, Japanese press Tigers to return to talks and to attend donors conference [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian and Japanese representatives are urgently trying to convince the Tigers to get back to the peace table and to attend the June donors conference. So far, the Tigers are not playing ball. The next best chance to change their minds seems to be GoJ envoy Akashi´s May 7 meeting [...] | 2003-05-05 04:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO764 | Retired Indian general in Sri Lanka to discuss [...] (C) SUMMARY: A retired Indian general has arrived in Sri Lanka to discuss his report on ways to resolve the controversial Jaffna security zones issue. Even as he stepped off the plane, there has been another dustup over the matter, with the Tigers criticizing a government plan to relocate m [...] | 2003-05-03 02:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS MOPS CE IN LTTE |
03COLOMBO773 | Tigers meet Japanese envoy and are [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese envoy Akashi met May 7 with Tiger leader Prabhakaran and pressed the LTTE to return to the peace talks. Akashi also gave the Tigers one week to make a final decision on whether they will attend the June donors conference in Tokyo. Prabhakaran was noncommittal, althoug [...] | 2003-05-07 07:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR EAID CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO780 | In latest effort, Norwegian facilitators press [...] (C) SUMMARY: Closely following up the visit of a senior Japanese envoy, Norwegian facilitator Erik Solheim met May 8 with Tiger leaders. The meeting was cordial, but the Tigers did not confirm that they will come back to the peace talks or attend the June donors conference. Norway's FM is [...] | 2003-05-09 06:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO787 | Cohabitation crisis erupts as president takes [...] (C) SUMMARY: Another in Sri Lanka's long series of cohabitation crises has erupted as President Kumaratunga has taken steps to take over the lucrative national lottery board. The GSL has resisted the move fiercely and the dispute seems bound for the courts. In the meantime, the GSL is mull [...] | 2003-05-12 09:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KPAO CE |
03COLOMBO805 | In Sri Lanka visit, A/S Rocca underscores [...] (C) SUMMARY: SA A/S Rocca used her May 12 meetings with President Kumaratunga, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, and other GSL officials to underline strong U.S. support for the peace process. Noting the recent spike in cohabitation tensions, A/S Rocca also urged that parties work together in [...] | 2003-05-13 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER OTRA CE |
03COLOMBO819 | NORWEGIAN FM PRESSES TIGERS, BUT NO SIGN OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: NORWEGIAN FM PETERSEN MET WITH THE TIGERS ON MAY 15. DESPITE HIS BEST EFFORTS, THE TIGERS DID NOT SAY THEY WILL RETURN TO THE TALKS, NOR DID THEY COMMIT TO ATTEND THE TOKYO DONORS CONFERENCE. THE JAPANESE EMBASSY HAS CONFIRMED THAT IT HAS RECEIVED NO FURTHER WORD FROM THE TIGE [...] | 2003-05-16 06:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO821 | Mission continues promotion of child [...] (U) Classified by Lewis Amselem, Deputy Chief of Mission. Reasons: 1.5 (b, d) 2. (C) Per Reftel, as part of our ongoing promotion of human rights, Mission continues to work with the GSL and the GoRM to protect the rights of children via the ratification or implementation of appropriate [...] | 2003-05-16 06:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CE MV |
03COLOMBO824 | Norwegian FM presses Tigers, but no sign of [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian FM Petersen met with the Tigers on May 15. Despite his best efforts, the Tigers did not say they will return to the talks, nor did they commit to attend the Tokyo donors conference. The Japanese Embassy has confirmed that it has received no further word from the Tiger [...] | 2003-05-16 06:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA |
03COLOMBO829 | Norwegians continue effort to engage Tigers, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the latest effort to get the peace process on track, GoN Deputy Foreign Minister Helgesen met with the Tigers, May 17. Helgesen told us that he urged the Tigers to attend the Tokyo donors conference. In response, the Tigers agreed to review Norwegian proposals re assistance [...] | 2003-05-19 11:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR EAID CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO830 | Sri Lankan government requests assistance re [...] (C) Over the May 17-18 weekend, key Sri Lankan minister Milinda Moragoda spoke with Ambassador Wills several times re the May 12 arrest of three suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) members in Thailand on weapons charges (see Para two for more details). Minister Morogoda express [...] | 2003-05-13 11:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CE TH LTTE |
03COLOMBO838 | Mission recommendation regarding Tokyo donors [...] (C) SUMMARY: As matters now stand, it seems probable that the Tamil Tigers will not participate in the Tokyo donors conference in June, raising the question of whether the event should go forward. After much reflection, we argue that it should proceed as planned whether or not the Tigers at [...] | 2003-05-20 11:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO851 | Tigers issue hard-edged letter demanding [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tamil Tigers have sent the Norwegian facilitators a tough letter demanding the setting up of an "interim administrative structure" in the north/east, which the group would control. The Tigers say they might restart peace talks and come to the Tokyo conference if the governm [...] | 2003-05-21 11:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR EAID CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO855 | Sri Lanka Flooding: Need For Humanitarian [...] Devastation from one of Sri Lanka's worst ever flood crises continues. Nearly 250 people are feared dead and another 1000 are missing. As many as 600,000 people are homeless as heavy rains continue in affected areas of five districts. The government of Sri Lanka has appealed to the interna [...] | 2003-05-22 03:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV MARR CE |
03COLOMBO859 | In move that could have big impact, accord [...] (C) SUMMARY: The radical JVP and President Kumaratunga's party seem set to ink a MOU very soon. Due to differences, the two sides have reportedly agreed to be vague on peace process issues. If the accord is indeed concluded, it could impact the peace process, with Tamils complaining that it [...] | 2003-05-22 09:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM CE KWMM |
03COLOMBO868 | State Department-sponsored humanitarian [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The State Department-sponsored Quick Reaction Demining Force (QRDF) is making excellent progress in its humanitarian demining operations in Jaffna. Cooperation with the GSL and the Tamil comm [...] | 2003-05-23 06:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS EAID PHUM CE |
03COLOMBO873 | Norwegians set to try again with Tigers; [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the latest effort to convince the Tigers to come to the Tokyo conference, a Norwegian envoy is working with the GSL on ways to meet the group's demands re control of assistance funds. Sharply curbing the GSL's room for compromise on the matter, the president has harshly crit [...] | 2003-05-27 11:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO90 | Key GSL minister reviews status of peace [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Milinda Moragoda, a key GSL minister, reviewed the status of the peace process. At the recent talks, he said, the LTTE had pressed hard on the Jaffna security zone issue. An agreement was not reached, but the two sides agreed to kee [...] | 2003-01-14 11:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR PHUM CE IN LTTE |
03COLOMBO909 | Sri Lanka's foreign policy: Prime Minister [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since coming to power, PM Wickremesinghe has taken steps to steer Sri Lankan foreign policy closer to the U.S. In doing this, he has had successes, including the signing of an ICC waiver with the U.S. and in regard to Iraq where the GSL steered a constructive course. Moreover, o [...] | 2003-05-29 10:14:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CE UN |
03COLOMBO910 | Norwegians deliver GSL proposal re assistance [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian facilitators delivered the latest GSL proposal re assistance to the Tigers late May 28. The Tigers indicated that they need time to review it. The government is only beginning to brief the public on the matter, but, based on what we are hearing, the proposal would go [...] | 2003-05-29 10:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO920 | Sri Lanka: Status of USAID/Office of [...] SUMMARY: As Washington prepares for the Tokyo Donors' Conference next month, we thought it useful to provide an update on what promises to be a highly successful assistance program in Sri Lanka. USAID/OTI has made excellent progress during the past two months and should become fully operation [...] | 2003-05-30 05:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL PINS CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO924 | COHABITATION TEMPERS CONTINUE TO FLARE OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cohabitation tempers continue to flare over the control of the national lotteries board. In hard-hitting letters made public this week, President Kumaratunga has again asserted that her office should control the board. The government, which remains in de facto control of the b [...] | 2003-05-30 06:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR CE |
03COLOMBO939 | In reaction to latest Tiger letter, GSL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GSL is proposing to hold a "clear the air" meeting with the Tamil Tigers. The government's proposal is in response to the Tiger's stark rejection of the latest GSL plan re control of assistance to the north/east. It is by no means clear whether the Tigers will take the bai [...] | 2003-06-02 11:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO94 | ICC Article 98: Foreign Minister assures [...] (U) This message contains Action Requests -- Please see Paras 4-5. 2. (C) Ambassador Wills spoke to Maldivian Foreign Minister Fathulla Jameel on the telephone on January 16. The Ambassador reiterated the U.S. proposal that the Maldives sign as soon as possible a bilateral Article 98 non [...] | 2003-01-16 10:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KTIA MV |
03COLOMBO949 | Tigers continue to flex muscles in Jaffna [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff traveled to Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka, May 28-29. Amid signs of pervasive Tamil Tiger influence, residents urged the GSL to meet Tiger conditions, so the group would attend the Tokyo donors conference. Meanwhile, as they have on previous Mission visits, Tamils cited [...] | 2003-06-03 11:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM EAID CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO960 | In response to PM's latest letter, Tigers do [...] (C) SUMMARY: In their June 4 reply to the prime minister's latest letter, the Tigers have not budged from their demand that an interim administration be created for the north/east. The group says it is willing to discuss the issue, but only if the GSL takes steps toward meeting this demand f [...] | 2003-06-04 11:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO970 | GSL looks forward to Tokyo and hopes for big [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GSL is looking forward to the Tokyo donors conference, hoping for a big impact both politically and financially. That said, the Tigers' apparent non-participation is casting a bit of a shadow. The Norwegians plan to be represented in Tokyo by development officials. India m [...] | 2003-06-05 11:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA IN LTTE |
03COLOMBO994 | Domestic Politics Update: Meeting between PM- [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's domestic political situation reviews the following: -- In meeting, prime minister and key presidential aide reportedly discuss coalition government -- Supreme Court ruling puts provincial chief ministers in jeopardy -- Sri Lanka debates whether to lift lo [...] | 2003-06-09 11:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PHUM SOCI CE |
03DAMASCUS1684 | TFIZO1:SYRIA CLOSES BORDER AND SAYS IT WILL SET UP [...] (S) SUMMARY. SARG MINISTER OF LOCAL AFFAIRS CONVENED UN/IO REPS AT 23:00 ON MARCH 19 TO INFORM THEM THE BORDER WITH IRAQ HAD CLOSED, BUT THAT THE SARG AND THE SYRIAN RED CRESCENT WOULD SET UP THREE REFUGEE CAMPS IN IRAQI TERRITORY OR THE "NO MAN'S LAND BETWEEN THE TWO BORDERS." HE STATED THAT [...] | 2003-03-20 15:47:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | KREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ SY |
03DUBAI2696 | IRANIANS EAGER TO JOIN THE INFORMATION AGE, BUT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING CONSUL GENERAL JOHN LANCIA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: IRANIAN USE OF THE INTERNET AND CELLULAR COMMUNICATION IS RAPIDLY EXPANDING AND THE TREND LOOKS SET TO CONTINUE. CONOFF SPOKE WITH A SOFTWARE ENGINEER AND AN INTERNET/TELECOM COMPANY OWNER IN MA [...] | 2003-06-28 11:34:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IR TC |
03FRANKFURT10353 | CDU CONVENTION DEBACLE IN BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG SETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The December 5-6 Christian Democratic (CDU) convention / leadership election in Boeblingen/Baden- Wuerttemberg has raised doubts about Minister President Erwin Teufel's political future. Although Teufel was reelected with 76 percent of the vote, this was his worst showing as C [...] | 2003-12-19 13:23:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR GM |
03FRANKFURT1051 | BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG MINISTER OF INTERIOR THOMAS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Consul General on January 29, Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) Minister of Interior, Dr. Thomas Schaeuble (CDU) expressed his regret over anti- American statements in recent election campaigns. On terrorism, Schaeuble is concerned about a lack of cooperation from [...] | 2003-02-04 14:04:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GM |
03FRANKFURT1212 | FEDERAL PROSECUTOR NEHM DESCRIBES GERMANY'S COUNTER- [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Consul General on February 3, Federal Prosecutor Kay Nehm said that bilateral cooperation is good at the working level, despite recent tensions in overall German-American relations. Nehm is confident that the Hamburg trial of Motassadeq will end soon and i [...] | 2003-02-07 14:26:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PINR PGOV AG GM |
03FRANKFURT1549 | FRANKFURT AIRPORT EXPANSION: 2006 COMPLETION TOO [...] (U) Summary and Comment: The expansion of Frankfurt airport, Europe's second largest, is moving forward, though several obstacles may delay the new runway planned for 2006. Legal complaints, a chemical factory in the flight path of the planned northwest runway, a controversial night flight b [...] | 2003-02-20 08:10:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EFIN PGOV SENV GM |
03FRANKFURT1785 | NEW HESSE CABINET: KOCH PICKS THREE NEW MINISTERS, [...] Summary: (SBU) After winning an absolute majority in February 2 state elections, Hesse Minister-President Roland Koch (Christian Democratic Union - CDU) announced three new ministers for his state cabinet on February 24. Two of them, Stefan Gruettner (Minister of the State Chancellery) and Ud [...] | 2003-02-28 09:17:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON SCUL GM |
03FRANKFURT2231 | MINISTER-PRESIDENT KOCH'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON MAY [...] (SBU) Hesse Minister-President Koch will have an official visit Washington May 13-15. Koch would like to focus on international affairs, the U.S.-German relationship, potential U.S. military base closings in Germany, Iraq, US- EU issues, and counter-terrorism and security issues and will be s [...] | 2003-03-13 16:02:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL GM |
03FRANKFURT2252 | RHINELAND-PFALZ OFFICIALS CALL FOR DRASTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with the Consul General on March 11 and 12, Rhineland-Pfalz Minister for Economics, Transportation, Agriculture and Viniculture, Hans-Artur Bauckhage (FDP) and State Secretary Karl-Heinz Klaer (SPD),Representative of the State in Berlin and Brussels, called for comp [...] | 2003-03-14 14:11:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON GM |
03FRANKFURT2405 | VERDICT IN FRANKFURT TERRORISM TRIAL - WHAT WE [...] (U) Background and summary: This cable is a wrap up of the Frankfurt terrorism trial. It is based on observations by U.S. officials at the trial, but is not to be taken as a verbatim transcript of the proceedings. When the written verdict is published, post will provide it to Department. 2 [...] | 2003-03-20 11:51:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PINR PGOV AG GM |
03FRANKFURT2451 | SOUTHWEST GERMANY ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL NEWS [...] (U) Summary: This is the first in a series of monthly cables planned to summarize political and economic events in ConGen Frankfurt's consular district. End summary. Political News -------------- 2. New Hesse Cabinet: Corts and Gruettner on the Rise (SBU) Roland Koch named the minis [...] | 2003-03-21 13:46:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV GM |
03FRANKFURT3665 | SCENESETTER FOR MINISTER-PRESIDENT KOCH'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Hesse Minister President and Hesse CDU chairman Roland Koch will visit Washington for meetings with senior USG officials on May 13-15. Koch is widely discussed as a CDU Chancellor candidate in 2006 and is in competition with CDU Chairperson Angela Merkel for influence in the pa [...] | 2003-05-07 15:04:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL ECON GM |
03FRANKFURT392 | CAN THE CDU WIN AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY IN THE HESSE [...] The latest polls in Hesse, released January 8 and 9, put CDU Minister-President Koch ahead of his SPD challenger Gerhard Boekel by near 15 percentage points. There is an increasing possibility that the CDU could win an absolute majority and not require any assistance from the FDP, who may ha [...] | 2003-01-15 09:14:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV GM |
03FRANKFURT3946 | SAARLAND SPD LEADER CRITICIZES CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER [...] (SBU) Summary: During his April 30 trip to Saarland, the Consul General met 34-year-old Saarland opposition leader Heiko Maas in Saarbruecken. The Consul General and Maas, who is the state SPD chairman and Landtag caucus leader, spoke about economic issues, including Agenda 2010 and the upco [...] | 2003-05-15 13:32:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL ECON GM |
03FRANKFURT3948 | SOUTHWEST SPD SPLIT ON SCHROEDER'S AGENDA 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: Many in the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W),Hesse, Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) and Saarland are fiercely opposed to Chancellor Schroeder's Agenda 2010 reform plan. In B-W and R-P, the SPD leadership generally approves the Schroeder plan but the rank-and-fil [...] | 2003-05-15 14:03:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ECON ELAB SCUL GM |
03FRANKFURT401 | FDP CHIEF WESTERWELLE FAILS TO LEAD PARTY OUT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Free Democratic Party's (FDP) traditional Three Kings gathering in Stuttgart (January 5-6) is one of the first major national political conventions in the new year and generates a lot of media interest. National Party Chief Guido Westerwelle was under pressure to deliver a s [...] | 2003-01-15 11:44:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GM |
03FRANKFURT550 | HESSE MINISTER-PRESIDENT ROLAND KOCH: POLARIZING, [...] (SBU) Summary: Hesse's Minister President Roland Koch (Christian Democratic Union - CDU),is the most prominent state politician in the CDU and is a strong leader of his party's conservative wing. He is a potential CDU chancellor candidate in 2006. If the CDU-FDP coalition wins state electi [...] | 2003-01-22 09:24:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL GM |
03FRANKFURT5570 | TOP HESSE CDU PLAYERS KOCH AND ROTH TUSSLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Hesse's two most powerful Christian Democratic (CDU) politicians, Hesse's Minister President Roland Koch and Frankfurt Lord Mayor Petra Roth have public disagreements and competing national ambitions. Roth was elected in May 2003 as president of the German Council of Cities. [...] | 2003-07-08 13:15:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EAIR GM |
03FRANKFURT5668 | SAARLAND'S POPULAR MINISTER-PRESIDENT PETER [...] (SBU) Summary: Saarland Minister-President Peter Mueller represents the center-left membership of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Known for his unorthodox, provocative political style, he one of the most outspoken CDU Minister-Presidents. He faces state elections in summer 2004 and cu [...] | 2003-07-10 14:33:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL ECON ELAB GM |
03FRANKFURT5937 | "RUSSIAN-GERMANS": IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The immigration and integration of ethnic Germans and their families from the former Soviet Union (Aussiedler) is a major social problem in Germany. Newcomers' lack of German language skills makes them unemployable and drug-related crimes and ghettoization are endemic among Aus [...] | 2003-07-21 13:50:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG SOCI PGOV PREF PHUM GM |
03FRANKFURT682 | CDU LIKELY TO WIN HESSE ELECTIONS, PERHAPS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Hesse will see a clear victory for Minister-President Roland Koch and the governing CDU-FDP coalition in state elections February 2. All major opinion polls put the CDU ahead of the SPD by up to 18 percentage points. The dramatic erosion of support for the SPD is attributed [...] | 2003-01-24 14:38:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV GM |
03FRANKFURT7786 | Protests Follow Hesse/Koch Austerity Plan of Less [...] SUMMARY: Hesse Minister-President (M-P) Roland Koch's announcement of austerity measures, including a one-billion Euro cut in the Hesse state budget, longer working hours for public employees, cuts in wages and subsidies, and the sale of state assets resulted in demonstrations by public sect [...] | 2003-09-18 14:41:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PINR PREL GM |
03FRANKFURT7909 | CDU Stumbles on Welfare Reform as Saarland Jumps [...] The CDU-led Saarland government has rejected a Christian Democratic proposal for paying unemployment benefits at the local level. Together with poorer CDU-led states in eastern Germany, Saarland could give the Schroeder government a Bundesrat majority on welfare reform -- and hand a defeat to [...] | 2003-09-23 14:10:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON GM |
03FRANKFURT8270 | CDU/Teufel: Insider View of European Constitution [...] (SBU) Baden-Wuerttemberg Minister-President (M-P) Erwin Teufel (CDU - Christian Democratic Union),a prominent German conservative and active participant in drafting the proposed European constitution, supports the draft constitution despite its shortcomings from a conservative perspective. A [...] | 2003-10-06 09:28:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV GM EUN |
03FRANKFURT8335 | HEADSCARF VERDICT LIKELY TO GENERATE NEW [...] SUMMARY: In a landmark decision, the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe ruled September 24 that Fereshta Ludin (a German teacher of Afghan descent) may teach in a public school without removing her headscarf, but strengthened the authority of German states to regulate religious expressi [...] | 2003-10-08 05:38:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV GM |
03FRANKFURT8426 | Berninger/Hesse Greens Move Towards USG, CDU [...] (U) SUMMARY: Matthias Berninger, State Secretary in the national Agriculture Ministry and new head of the Green party in Hesse, wants to help repair US-German relations and could make helpful gestures on Iraq. A rising star and protege of FM Fischer, Berninger wants to free the party from its [...] | 2003-10-10 11:56:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL EAGR GM |
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