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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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08STATE14095 | GUIDANCE ON CYPRUS ASSESSMENT MISSION [...] (U) USUN requested guidance on the U.S. position on a UN-proposed assessment mission to Cyprus in response to a request for input from UNDPA's Cyprus officer. See paras 2 and 3 below for specific guidance. 2. (C//Rel to UN) USUN should inform UNDPA,s Cyprus officer that the United Stat [...] | 2008-02-11 19:09:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC CY PREL PBTS |
08STATE14246 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING PORTUGAL TO ACTION AS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Post is requested to approach the MFA at the appropriate levels to urge their strong leadership of the Community of Democracies (CD) and to solicit their views on priorities for their Chairmanship over t [...] | 2008-02-11 22:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA PO AO |
08STATE14270 | LIBYA: REQUEST FOR ROUTINE ACCESS TO REPATRIATED GUANTANAMO [...] (S/NF) Department remains concerned about the GOL's past failure to provide Post with timely access to returned Libyan detainees Muhammad Abdallah Mansur al-Rimi (ISN 194) and Ben Qumu Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamouda (ISN 557),and believes that under the circumstances it is important to insti [...] | 2008-02-11 22:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PHUM PINS LY |
08STATE14281 | SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON: GUIDANCE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-11 23:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PTER PREL SY LE |
08STATE14284 | DEFENDING THE U.S. KOSOVO POSITION IN THE OSCE [...] (U) This cable is an action request (see para 5). Posts are requested to deliver this demarche to the highest-ranking host-government official responsible for OSCE affairs. 2. (C) The purpose of this demarche is to: -- Alert host government to Serbia's plan to invoke the OSCE's Berlin [...] | 2008-02-12 00:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU OSCE |
08STATE14285 | OSCE - DEFENDING THE U.S. KOSOVO POSITION IN [...] (U) This cable is an action request (see para 3) and responds to USOSCE's reftel request for guidance. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: We understand that Serbia intends to invoke the Berlin Mechanism immediately after an expected declaration of independence (DI) from Kosovo. We believe that Serbia's [...] | 2008-02-12 00:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU OSCE |
08STATE14577 | IRAQ COALITION CONFERENCE PROPOSED LOCATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Summary: Multi-National Force - Iraq and Embassy Baghdad have proposed Abu Dhabi as the location for the next Iraq Coalition Conference which will convene within the first two weeks of May, 2008. Abu [...] | 2008-02-12 19:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS IZ AE ECON EFIN |
08STATE14708 | GUIDANCE FOR SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-13 00:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL PGOV UNSC SU |
08STATE14798 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON THE [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the February 14 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Mr. Chairman, Thirty-two years ago, the signatories to the Helsinki Final Act introduced the OSCE's comprehensive security model to the world. They proclaimed that [...] | 2008-02-13 15:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON OSCE PREL EINV ETRD EU |
08STATE14847 | SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON: NOTIFYING UN ABOUT [...] (U) This is an action request. Department requests post provide written notification to the UN that the U.S. intends to donate an additional $9 million to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. USUN should deliver the notification no later than noon on February 13. See para 2 for a draft respon [...] | 2008-02-13 17:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNSC LE SY |
08STATE14956 | USG QUESTIONS ON UAE JANUARY 31 NOTICE ON BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) On 31 January, the UAE notified the UNSCR 1737 Sanctions Committee of its intention to authorize-under paragraph 15 of UNSCR 1737-payments due under contracts with Bank Sepah entered into prio [...] | 2008-02-13 20:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR PREL PARM XF ZP AE |
08STATE15047 | RUSSIAN AIR NAVIGATION FEES POLICY [...] (U) This message provides interim guidance to post on handling diplomatic clearance requests for U.S. official state flights through or into Russian territorial airspace. 2. (C) Background: Effective 1 November 2007, the government of Russia (GOR) implemented a new policy with respect to [...] | 2008-02-13 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON AMGT PREL RS |
08STATE15110 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: CONTINGENCY GUIDANCE ON [...] Should Serbia raise Kosovo at the February 14 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna, Post is authorized to present the following contingency statement in response. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States along with our European partners have been actively engaged in promoti [...] | 2008-02-14 00:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OSCE UNMIK KV YI |
08STATE15126 | KOSOVO - GUIDANCE FOR STATEMENT DURING FEBRUARY [...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the points contained in paragraph 2 for use during the UNSC consultations on the situation in Kosovo on February 14. 2. Begin Points: Mr. President: For over two years Belgrade and Pristina have been negotiating to resolve the status of Kosovo. [...] | 2008-02-14 02:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL UNMIK YI EU |
08STATE1514 | U.S.-JAPAN-KOREA POLICY PLANNING TALKS - WELCOME [...] (SBU) Summary: Policy Planning Director David Gordon opened United States-Japan-Korea Policy Planning Talks by hosting Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy Chikao Kawai, and Korean Deputy Foreign Minister In-kook Park for a working dinner December 16, during which they exchanged [...] | 2008-01-07 17:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV ENRG KGHG PREL JA KS |
08STATE1522 | U.S.-JAPAN-KOREA POLICY PLANNING TALKS - WORKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable reports on the working lunch and afternoon session of the U.S.-Japan-Korea policy planning trilateral held on December 17 (see reftel for reporting on the welcome dinner and morning session). At the lunch, S/P Director David Gordon, Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for [...] | 2008-01-07 17:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH EAID JA KS PGOV PREL |
08STATE15220 | (S) FURTHER SCHEMING BY GERMAN FIRM TO EXPORT TEST CHAMBER TO IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-14 14:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC GM IR KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL |
08STATE15418 | USUN STRATEGY ON BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-14 18:40:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08STATE15620 | SOMALIA -- TALKING POINTS FOR FEBRUARY 15 [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points during their February 15 consultations on Somalia. Begin points: -- The United States continues to have the utmost concern over the ongoing crisis in Somalia. -- The United States is grateful to the AU Mission in Somalia for [...] | 2008-02-14 22:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM KCRM PBTS PHSA EWWT SO XA XW |
08STATE15648 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 13. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on February 18- [...] | 2008-02-14 23:23:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV KV IS IR CD BM |
08STATE15895 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. If at any time Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to [...] | 2008-02-15 17:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE16032 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO SERBIAN [...] Post is authorized to present the following response to Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic at the special Permanent Council meeting on February 19. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes Minister Jeremic back to the Permanent Council at a critical moment in his [...] | 2008-02-15 20:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OSCE UNMIK KV YI SR |
08STATE16088 | COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: UPDATE ON OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] This is an update of reftel, which invited Embassies Baghdad, Bangkok, Dakar, Doha, Kuwait and Riyadh to nominate up to four host country participants each for the March 10-14 Counterterrorism Financial Regulation training course at the FDIC Training Facilities in Arlington, Virginia. 2. [...] | 2008-02-15 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN ECON EFIN PREL KCRM |
08STATE16171 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO BEIJING, [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in SIPDIS para 3, to travel to Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo from February 18-21 for discussions with officials in each capital in advance of Secretary Rice's upcoming visit, includi [...] | 2008-02-15 23:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA |
08STATE16174 | NONPAPERS FOR DELIVERY PRIOR TO 25 FEBRUARY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The Department requests that post deliver as soon as possible two nonpapers to the UAE in preparation for the Counterproliferation Task Force Meeting scheduled for February 25. --------- OBJECTI [...] | 2008-02-15 23:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IR KNNP PREL PARM XF ZP AE |
08STATE16181 | GUIDANCE FOR SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON [...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department asks USUN to draw upon the following themes for the United Nations (UN) Security Council briefing and consultations on the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) on 19 February 2008. -We welcome the January 31 report of the Secretary-General on prog [...] | 2008-02-15 23:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL PGOV UNSC SU |
08STATE16235 | KOSOVO: GUIDANCE FOR EMERGENCY UNSC SESSION [...] (U) This cable includes background (para 2) and talking points (para 3) about Kosovo in the event that Russia or other UNSC members call for an emergency UN Security Council session immediately following Kosovo's declaration of independence but before the President has decided on recognition. [...] | 2008-02-16 16:44:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL UNKIK YI |
08STATE16244 | KOSOVO: FOR CHIEFS OF MISSION -- INSTRUCTIONS [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) NIACT precedents requested due to the scheduled emergency UN Security Council debate on the situation in Kosovo scheduled for Sunday, February 17 in New York. 3. (SBU) The Department requests that Chief [...] | 2008-02-16 23:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL YI |
08STATE16245 | KOSOVO: FOR CHIEFS OF MISSION -- DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] (U) NIACT precedents requested due to the scheduled emergency UN Security Council debate on the situation in Kosovo scheduled for Sunday, February 17 in New York. 2. (SBU) The Department requests that Chiefs of Mission in Security Council member capitals listed as action addressees deliver [...] | 2008-02-16 23:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL YI |
08STATE16269 | PRESS GUIDANCE FOR KOSOVO DECLARATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Posts are requested to use the following points in responding to questions about Kosovo's declaration of independence. 2. (U) Background: Kosovo Prime Minister Thaci called a special meeting of the Assembly today, where parliamentarians voted to pass a dec [...] | 2008-02-17 15:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV |
08STATE16275 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) In televised proceedings, PM Thaci underscored his commitment to building a multi-ethnic, European state and underlined Kosovo is not a precedent for other conflicts. U.S. Office Pristina reports President Sejdiu officially requested the United States recognize Kosovo and establish ful [...] | 2008-02-17 19:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE16287 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 02 [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports Serbian riot police used tear gas to disperse 1,500-2,000 demonstrators who caused superficial damage to post. The Albanian, Austrian, and French embassies also faced sizeable demonstrations. Rioters broke into the Slovenian Embassy and caused considerable damag [...] | 2008-02-18 00:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE16305 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) The EUR Front Office reports the Serbian Ambassador to the United States delivered a letter addressed to President Bush, in which President Tadic exhorted UN members to respect the territorial integrity of Serbia, demanded the Secretary General?s Special Representative annul the unilate [...] | 2008-02-18 17:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE16339 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 05 [...] (U) European Union: France, Italy, and the UK recognized Kosovo independence. German FM Steinmeier said Germany and 16 other EU members would do so in the coming weeks. (Reuters) 2. (SBU) Turkey: FM Babacan said Turkey has decided to recognize Kosovo. (Embassy Ankara/EUR telcon, Reuters) [...] | 2008-02-18 23:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE16350 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 06 [...] (U) Serbian President Tadic called on UNSYG Ban to instruct his special envoy in Kosovo to invalidate yesterday's declaration of independence, media report. Russia and China supported Tadic's request. South Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam, Libya, and Burkina Faso expressed skepticism over the leg [...] | 2008-02-19 04:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE16441 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports it will review its security posture at 1700 local time (2300 EST) February 19, anticipating large February 21 demonstrations led by political parties. U.S. Office Pristina reports ?calm? in Pristina. Media report Serbs opposed to Kosovo?s newly-declared indepe [...] | 2008-02-19 15:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE16583 | TURKEY OPPOSES ICAO PLANS TO TRANSFER SAR [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A's request for instructions. 2. (SBU) Ref A sought Department instructions for responding to the Turkish government's request for U.S. support in opposing plans of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to transfer Search and Rescue (SAR) respo [...] | 2008-02-19 19:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ICAO AORC PREL CY TU |
08STATE1703 | RFG: UN-NATO AGREEMENT AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Reftel requested Department guidance on UNSYG Ban Ki Moon's suggestion to NATO SYG Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to conclude a "non-binding agreement," on cooperation between ISAF and the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). 2. (C) Department supports the idea of moving forward on an I [...] | 2008-01-08 00:03:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF IO NATO PREL |
08STATE17076 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP [...] (SBU) According to U.S. Office Pristina, the assembly approved a number of laws of particular importance to the Serb community, including legislation covering special protective zones, local self-government, and municipal administrative boundaries. A tenth law, regulating the foreign ministr [...] | 2008-02-20 18:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE17204 | SOMALIA -- INSTRUCTION CABLE ON AMISOM RESOLUTION [...] USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the following Security Council Resolution on AMISOM slated to be adopted on February 20: Begin text The Security Council, PP1 Recalling its previous resolutions concerning the situation in Somalia, in particular resolution 733 (1992),resolution [...] | 2008-02-20 20:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM KCRM PBTS PHSA EWWT SO XA XW |
08STATE17302 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: EAP/K DPRK UNIT CHIEF [...] Department requests country clearance for Office of Korean Affairs DPRK Unit Chief Yuri Kim to travel to Beijing en route to Pyongyang to support the New York Philharmonic's visit to North Korea February 25-27. Ms. Kim will then travel to Seoul for consultations. Ms. Kim will arrive Beijing [...] | 2008-02-20 22:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH |
08STATE17336 | INTERNATIONAL NOTIFICATION OF U.S. SATELLITE [...] (U) This is an immediate action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) GUIDANCE FOR BERLIN, BRASILIA, CANBERRA, LONDON, OTTAWA, PARIS, ROME, TOKYO, BEIJING, KYIV, MOSCOW, PRAGUE, COPENHAGEN, TEL AVIV, SANTIAGO, WARSAW, SEOUL, THE HAGUE, AND NEW DELHI, USNATO (FOR NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCI [...] | 2008-02-21 05:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY ESA |
08STATE17337 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) U.S. Office Pristina reports Serb members of the Kosovo Police Service will remain in their jobs for the time being, despite shunning the government of Kosovo. (Kosovo MG/U.S. Office Pristina e-mail and telcon) 2. (SBU) Post reports KFOR will transfer control over the destroyed no [...] | 2008-02-21 05:59:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE17372 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) U.S. Office Pristina reports approximately 80 demonstrators blocked access to an UNMIK office, located in a predominantly Serb neighborhood in north Mitrovica. Post expects more demonstrations this weekend with demonstrators likely to be bused in from Serbia. A possible march from Se [...] | 2008-02-21 12:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE17674 | EXTENSION OF ANNUAL STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT [...] (U) Summary/Action Request: Department requests that post propose to the Netherlands Government (GONL) to extend the current bilateral SOFA through an exchange of diplomatic notes based on the text in paragraph 4 below, which is virtually identical to the text of the note currently in force (r [...] | 2008-02-21 20:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL MASS MOPS NL XL NT |
08STATE17864 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR A/S HILL TO ROK [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant SIPDIS Christopher Klein to travel to Seoul February 24 to attend the inauguration of ROK President-elect Lee Myung-bak. A/S Hill will also participate in related events and meetings [...] | 2008-02-21 23:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL KN KS |
08STATE17870 | LIMITED PROGRESS TO DATE ON IMPLEMENTING CHANGES [...] Summary: In response to reftel, this message provides an update on the Administration's efforts to implement the changes to the Immigration and Nationality Act resulting from section 691 (Division J) of the Omnibus Appropriations Act for FY08 (Kyl/Leahy amendment). PRM met on February 21st w [...] | 2008-02-21 23:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | BM LA PREF PREL TH |
08STATE17895 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports rioters breached Embassy grounds at 1858 local time. Police used tear gas but were unable to disperse the crowd. Rioters set fire to an unoccupied area of the consular section. While the Embassy was closed at the time, 14 Embassy personnel were inside during t [...] | 2008-02-22 02:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE17915 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade is at minimal staffing due to building damage. Most Embassy staff are working from their residences, and the international school remains closed until at least February 25. Ministry of Interior contacts continue to be productive. An EAC met at 0400 EST to evaluate th [...] | 2008-02-22 11:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE18130 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S FEBRUARY 12, 2008 [...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary EUR DAS Judith Garber D Staff Gustavo Delgado Valda Vikmanis Keller, EUR note taker Slovakia -------- FM Jan Kubis Ambassador Rastislav Kacer First Secretary Martin Kaco Chief of Staff Miroslav Jenca 2. (U) SUMMARY. During their [...] | 2008-02-22 19:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LO |
08STATE18141 | SUPPORTING THE USG'S PROPOSAL FOR CIVIL AVIATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-22 20:09:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO EAIR PREL AF |
08STATE18211 | TALKING POINTS FOR U/SYG HOLMES BRIEFING ON KENYA [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for the February 25 briefing on Kenya to the Security Council by Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes. Begin points: -- We would like to thank Under Secretary General Holmes for this briefing today on h [...] | 2008-02-22 22:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM KE XA XY |
08STATE18213 | DISCUSSING FOREIGN FIGHTERS WITH THE SYRIANS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Department requests Embassy Damascus provide the Syrian government information on foreign terrorist flows through Syria into Iraq derived from Objective Massey documents and detailed in an Intell [...] | 2008-02-22 22:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER PREL SY IZ |
08STATE18224 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 14 [...] (SBU) The Department approved ordered departure for eligible family members and non-emergency personnel. Embassy Zagreb is coordinating with post to evacuate staff and private American citizens. (Kosovo Task Force/Embassy Belgrade telcon) --------------------------------------------- ---- [...] | 2008-02-22 22:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE18243 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: EXPEDITING THE INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) This is an action request. Department requests post encourage the Dutch to expedite the permit process on the building set aside for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Demarche in para 2 below should be delivered to the Government of Netherlands office responsible for coordinating Dutch [...] | 2008-02-22 23:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PTER PREL LE SY |
08STATE18255 | REQUEST FOR KOREA TO HOLD CIVILIAN U.S.-ORIGIN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-23 00:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | EAIR ETRD ETTC IR KS PARM PREL UK |
08STATE18288 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade confirms two convoys of non- emergency personnel and eligible family members escorted by a Serbian anti-terrorism team are scheduled to depart Belgrade at 0700 EST/1300 local. The main convoy with 67 people will drive to Zagreb and 20 USAID personnel will go to Budape [...] | 2008-02-23 11:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE18306 | DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...] | 2008-02-24 03:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU CU |
08STATE18317 | DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...] | 2008-02-24 06:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EU CU |
08STATE18318 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) A convoy of 66 Embassy Belgrade staff and family members reached Zagreb, according to Embassy Zagreb. Embassy Belgrade reports six private American citizens left with the group. A smaller convoy of 21 USAID personnel has arrived in Budapest, according to Embassy Budapest. (Kosovo TF/Emb [...] | 2008-02-24 07:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE18320 | DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE US POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...] | 2008-02-24 12:18:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EU CU |
08STATE18323 | DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE US POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...] | 2008-02-24 12:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU CU |
08STATE18360 | UNSC INSTRUCTIONS FOR FEBRUARY 26 CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) Mission is instructed to draw from the points in para. 2 below in discussing events in the Middle East during the consultations to be held Tuesday morning, February 26 in the UN Security Council. 2. (U) Begin points: The United States is committed to the process begun at Annapolis, [...] | 2008-02-24 21:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPAL IS LE |
08STATE18361 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 17 [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports Serbian authorities deployed two armored vehicles and 60 riot police to the Chancery, following the USG's request for additional protective measures. Post could reopen as early as February 26. (Kosovo TF/Embassy Belgrade telcon and e- mail) NORTH KOSOVO PRO [...] | 2008-02-24 21:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE18470 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 18 [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports the capital remains calm and the International School is open. At the chancery, the installation of steel plating and other reinforcement work should be completed today. The EAC recommended the Embassy remain closed February 26 as a precaution, reopening for l [...] | 2008-02-25 14:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE18718 | TFKV01: DISBANDMENT OF KOSOVO TASK FORCE [...] At 1400 EST on 02/25/08, the Executive Secretary directed the Kosovo Task Force be disbanded. 2. Public inquiries regarding American Citizen Services issues may be referred to the Office of Overseas Citizens Services 888-407-4747, or from overseas at 1-202-501-4444. Inquiries from the pre [...] | 2008-02-25 19:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE18723 | MGCD01: ERDIMI REQUESTS U.S. MEDIATION WITH DEBY [...] (C) In a February 23 meeting with Poloff in Khartoum, Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi reported that he had spoken to Timan Erdimi, president of the Rally of Forces for Change (RFC) and a fellow Zaghawa, on February 22. Erdimi stated th [...] | 2008-02-25 20:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SU CD |
08STATE18782 | NOTIFICATION TO CANADA OF U.S. SATELLITE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Ambassador orally briefed Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Susan Cartwright about the U.S. interception of the NRO satellite on February 20. Cartwright expressed concern about the possibility of debris landing in populated Canadian areas, and Ambassador reassured [...] | 2008-02-25 21:12:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY CA |
08STATE18784 | BOSNIA - ONE YEAR POST ICJ VERDICT, MUCH PROGRESS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In February 2007, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict that genocide was committed in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 unleashed pent-up Bosniak anger about the 1992-1995 war. Bosniak political leaders exploited the verdict in order to advance their own narrow, nati [...] | 2008-02-25 21:23:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC KDEM PHUM BK |
08STATE18785 | UN HOSTS NEW YORK MEETING OF JCMB COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat hosted a meeting in New York for representatives from Joint Coordination and Monitoring Group (JCMB) countries February 19 to deliver a readout of the recent meeting in Tokyo, and to discuss the upcoming Security Council renewal of the mandate for the United N [...] | 2008-02-25 21:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF UNSC |
08STATE18788 | PAKISTAN STILL CONSIDERING RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO [...] (C) In a February 20 meeting with Mirza Afzal Mahmood, MFA Director of the European Division, PolOff drew on Ref A points to explain the U.S. decision to recognize Kosovo as an independent state. PolOff asked if Pakistan was considering recognizing Kosovo's independence, noting the MFA had re [...] | 2008-02-25 21:57:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNMIK UN KV PK |
08STATE18790 | COMPROMISE AFGHAN MOTION SETS END DATE IN 2011 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a new compromise motion, PM Harper acceded to the Liberals' call for a firm end date to the Afghan mission of Canadian Forces in Kandahar, with pull-outs beginning in July 2011 and ending by December 2011. The new language apparently draws heavily from the Liberals' amendmen [...] | 2008-02-25 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS AF CA |
08STATE18812 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) U.S. Office Pristina reports a crowd of 1,200 gathered on the north side of the Mitrovica bridge, but the situation remained calm. Demonstrators burned the EU flag. (Kosovo TF/U.S. Office Pristina e-mail) --------------------------------------------- ----- NO NORMAL RELATIONS WITH ST [...] | 2008-02-25 21:57:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE18819 | NO SURPRISE, CHAVEZ BACKS RUSSIA AGAINST KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 22:31:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNMIK VE KV EU |
08STATE18821 | CROATIAN PERMREP JURICA DISCUSSES KOSOVO, IRAN AND [...] (SBU) Croatian Permrep Jurica assured Ambassador Khalilzad on February 21 that Croatia's positions in the Security Council will generally be in line with those of the U.S. and the mainstream of the EU. 2. (SBU) Khalilzad thanked Jurica for Croatia's helpful statement in the February 18 publ [...] | 2008-02-25 22:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC HR UNMIK GG IR |
08STATE18943 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. If at any time Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to b [...] | 2008-02-26 12:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE19045 | BOSNIA - RS OFFICIALS ON UPCOMING DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (C) During the course of February 25, senior RS government and law enforcement officials assured the Embassy that the Banja Luka Branch Office will be protected during planned demonstrations on February 26. RS Interior Minister Stanislav Cadjo told the Charge that the RS police will fulfill i [...] | 2008-02-26 14:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
08STATE19145 | LIBYA: DEMARCHE ON LIFTING HOLD ON PROPOSED UNSC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (C) On February 13, USUN proposed listing four Syrian based AQI affiliated members pursuant to UNSC 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions). Libya placed a hold on the request. The Libyan Permane [...] | 2008-02-26 16:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC LY |
08STATE19438 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee General Ray Henault briefed that ISAF is seeking to diversify its fuel supply away from reliance on Pakistani transit. SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations MG Rudy Wright described a dramatic drop [...] | 2008-02-26 22:57:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08STATE19444 | BOSNIA - BANJA LUKA DEMONSTRATION WELL-CONTROLLED [...] (C) February 26 protests in Banja Luka were well controlled by RS Police forces and did not reach the Branch Office. Crowds were smaller than predicted by the organizing NGO SPONA with most estimates placing the number of participants at 6,000. A small group of youths attempted to reach the [...] | 2008-02-27 01:03:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
08STATE19446 | GREECE TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST SERBIAN VIOLENCE [...] (C) On 2/26, Ambassador Speckhard met with MFA Secretary General Agathocles to request that Greece take steps both in private with Serbian officials and publicly to discourage any suggestion that violence against the United States and other states who have recognized Kosovo is justified, and t [...] | 2008-02-27 03:44:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR YI KV GR |
08STATE19466 | USG RESPONSE TO ITALIAN PROPOSAL FOR RC-WEST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 22:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF IT MARR MOPS NATO PREL |
08STATE19728 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO AMBASSADOR [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the February 28, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you as well, Ambassador Urstad, for your excellent and well-balanced report. As you have noted, Serbia has had to deal with a [...] | 2008-02-27 17:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL SR PGOV |
08STATE19737 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON UZBEKISTAN [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the February 28, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes the limited progress made recently by Uzbekistan toward fulfilling its Helsinki Commitments. [...] | 2008-02-27 17:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UZ |
08STATE20016 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT REGARDING THE [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement under current issues at the February 28, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States condemns the attacks that occurred against a number of foreign diplomatic missions in Belgrade [...] | 2008-02-27 21:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL SR PGOV |
08STATE2004 | U.S.-QATAR GULF SECURITY DIALOGE (GSD) DECEMBER [...] (S/NF) Summary: The third round of the U.S.-Qatar Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) took place in Washington on December 18, with Qatari officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Interior representing the Government of Qatar. The meeting reinforced our mutual commitment to the [...] | 2008-01-08 20:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EPET KNNP MARR IR MASS PREL QA IZ LE |
08STATE20259 | 2008 U.S.-BRAZIL POLITICAL-MILITARY CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) Department requests Embassy deliver to the Government of Brazil's (GOB) Ministry of External Relations (MRE) the proposed United States-Brazil Political-Military Consultations agenda in paragraph four. Department further requests GOB confirmation of the proposed April 15 date for pol-mi [...] | 2008-02-28 15:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MAS PREL PTER BR |
08STATE20266 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: EAP/K SUNG KIM, NSC [...] Department requests country clearance for Office of Korean Affairs Director Sung Kim and NSC Asia Director of Chinese Affairs Paul Haenle to travel to Beijing for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks from February 29 - March 2. 2. Department requests that Embassy Beijing arrange ac [...] | 2008-02-28 15:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA |
08STATE20303 | TFCM01: TASK FORCE FORMATION REGARDING THE [...] At 1100 EST on 02/28/2008 the Executive Secretary directed that a Task Force be established in the Operations Center regarding the situation in Cameroon. Contact information for the Task Force is as follows: For internal State Department business or other official business, call (202) 647-6 [...] | 2008-02-28 16:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE20329 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: U/S Burns met for two hours on January 29 with his new Japanese counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae, to discuss G8, UNSC reform, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Burma. Sasae described Japan's priorities for the G8, which include climate ch [...] | 2008-02-28 17:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENIV ENRG KGHG PREL PGOV EAID XB XC XD XE XH JA |
08STATE20649 | TFCM01: CAMEROON TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 01 [...] (SBU) Embassy Yaound reports most people in the capital remain indoors. Douala is mainly quiet with localized rioting and both main roads to the city are open. Post notes Cameroonian military forces are fully deployed, but might have resources to maintain order for only three more days. ( [...] | 2008-02-28 23:39:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CM |
08STATE20672 | DEMARCHE: ANNOUNCING THE U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para. 2. 2. (U) Department requests OIC posts notify host governments that the President has appointed Sada Cumber to be the U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). Post should draw from the Envoy's official biography and t [...] | 2008-02-29 00:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OIC PREL |
08STATE20678 | KOSOVO -- DEMARCHE TO UN ON UNMIK, CUSTOMS IN [...] The Department requests that USUN deliver a demarche at the highest appropriate level to UN officials, in coordination with our European allies on the Security Council, to ensure that UNMIK carry out its administrative and security functions on Kosovo's border with Serbia, particularly custom [...] | 2008-02-29 02:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL UNMIK YI |
08STATE20685 | READOUT FROM DECEMBER 4 IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS RSI IN [...] (S) Summary: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and embassy representatives from Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey, joined by S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey and other U.S. interagency representatives, met December 4 in Amman to discuss regional counterterrorism strategies at [...] | 2008-02-29 04:11:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL KCRM EAID ADCO KISL ASEC KU |
08STATE21163 | LEBANON: SINIORA MAKES STATEMENT ON USN SHIP [...] (S) Summary: PM Fouad Siniora asked to meet with Charge Sison at the Grand Serail at 1330 on February 29 to discuss media reports concerning the presence of the USS Cole in international waters off Lebanon. Siniora neither criticized nor blessed the presence of the Cole. His focus was what [...] | 2008-02-29 21:31:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MOPS PGOV PREL IS SY LE |
08STATE21168 | KUDOS FOR RANGOON'S REPORT ON BIODIVERSITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 21:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PHUM PREL BM |
08STATE21209 | GUIDANCE FOR AZERBAIJANI UNGA RESOLUTION [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para. 2. 2. Action request: Department requests that USUN urge Azerbaijan's mission to the UN to work on an UNGA resolution that stresses that Kosovo is not a precedent for Nagarno-Karabakh (NK) or any other conflict. In order to secure U.S. supp [...] | 2008-02-29 22:59:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PREL AM AJ RU GE UP PBTS |
08STATE21218 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: FUTURE OF [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4-9. Begin Summary. 2. (SBU) Eritrea,s interference with the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE),particularly its recent refusal to reinstate fuel supplies to the Mission and subsequent obstruction of UNMEE,s withdrawal [...] | 2008-03-01 00:06:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO |
08STATE21247 | MARCH 4 - APRIL 10 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF SPECIAL [...] (U) The annual substantive session of the General Assembly's Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) will be held March 4 to April 10. We have reviewed the Secretary-General's report on implementation of the recommendations of the 2007 session (A/62/627). Canada chairs the workin [...] | 2008-03-01 02:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MARR AMGT SC GA |
08STATE2151 | GUIDANCE FOR 9 JANUARY 2008 UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-09 00:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PGOV UNSC AF SU |
08STATE22040 | OAS NOTES 03/03/07 [...] (U) Summary: This message is a regular report regarding current Organization of American States (OAS) issues that may be of interest to overseas posts and domestic agencies. The purpose of these roundup cables is to inform posts of otherwise unreported developments in the inter-American syste [...] | 2008-03-04 17:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OAS ECON ENRG EWWT |
08STATE22047 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' FEBRUARY 25 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary. Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei and Under Secretary Burns met February 25 immediately prior to the P5 1 Political Directors, meeting on Iran. AFM He highlighted U.S.-Chinese agreement on the strategic importance of diplomatic approaches to North Korea and Iran. [...] | 2008-03-04 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | BM CH ECON ENRG IR PGOV PREL XD |
08STATE22352 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 10-11 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on March 10-11. [...] | 2008-03-04 22:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE |
08STATE22377 | REQUEST FOR SOLIDARITY WITH KOSOVO AT OIC SUMMIT [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Posts are requested to deliver the following demarche on Kosovo no later than March 7. 2. (C) The objectives of this demarche are to: -- Urge host government to follow the OIC Secretary General's lead in expressing support for Kosovo's independence at [...] | 2008-03-05 00:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV |
08STATE22378 | SOMALIA-- TALKING POINTS FOR MARCH 5 BRIEFING [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following points for the March 5 briefing on Somalia and Kenya: Begin points: ------- Somalia ------- -- We would like to thank the Secretariat for their briefing today on the situation in Somalia and Kenya. -- The United States is deeply concern [...] | 2008-03-05 00:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM SO XA XW |
08STATE22554 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HEAD OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-05 15:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL OSCE HR |
08STATE22794 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO SERBIA ON [...] Should Serbia or another OSCE participating raise the International Steering Group (ISG) for Kosovo during the March 6 Permanent Council meeting, Post is authorized to present the response at paragraph 2, either as an individual country statement or as a joint statement with other ISG members [...] | 2008-03-05 19:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KV SR |
08STATE22936 | AFGHANISTAN: INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONSULTATIONS ON [...] The Department requests that USUN share the following draft elements of a resolution renewing the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) with the Italian delegation, responsible for drafting the resolution, and other delegations currently engaging in discussions on the resolution text, with the ai [...] | 2008-03-06 00:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL AF |
08STATE22941 | SECURING IRAQI SUPPORT TO PROPOSE AN UNSCR TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) The Deputies Committee tasked State with laying the groundwork for a UN Security Council Resolution that would sanction those who threaten the peace or stability of Iraq similar to the measu [...] | 2008-03-06 00:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC IZ PREL PTER XF |
08STATE23123 | DRC- INSTRUCTIONS FOR DRC EXPERTS MEETING ON FDLR [...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to seek the changes in paragraph 2 on the draft resolution on the Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) (draft text provided in paragraph 4). USUN may draw from the talking points in paragraph 3 in its efforts to secure the changes. If the [...] | 2008-03-06 15:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM CG AZ ZF |
08STATE23568 | PSI FIFTH ANNIVERSARY: OFFICIAL INVITATION FROM [...] As promised in reftel, below is the official U.S. invitation to the events we are hosting in Washington on the fifth anniversary of the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). We would like all PSI endorsing states to be represented at these events. In parti [...] | 2008-03-06 22:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KSTC PARM PREL XX |
08STATE23570 | SUBJECT: PSI FIFTH ANNIVERSARY: OFFICIAL [...] As promised in reftel, below is the official U.S. invitation to the events we are hosting in Washington on the fifth anniversary of the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). We would like all PSI endorsing states to be represented at these events. In parti [...] | 2008-03-06 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KSTC PARM PREL XX |
08STATE23763 | FOLLOWING-UP WITH INDIA ON THE XXXXXXXXXXXX GRAPHITE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In October 2007, we shared with Indian officials information indicating that India's XXXXXXXXXXXX had offered French-origin, MTCR-controlled graphite blocks to Iran's Ward Commercial Company (Ref A). Ward had previously bee [...] | 2008-03-07 15:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IN IR |
08STATE23831 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS UNITS [...] This is an action request. See paras 4 - 6. Objective --------- 2. To encourage host countries with appropriate capabilities to contribute the ground transport and logistics assets sought by the UN-African Union hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and for which there are cur [...] | 2008-03-07 15:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KPKO SU IN AN SA BD PA |
08STATE24222 | IMMINENT TRANSFER OF FILAMENT WINDING MACHINES [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Purpose/Objective: Since 2006, the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret has been working to supply four- and six-axis filament winding machines to Pakistan. Both of these machines [...] | 2008-03-07 21:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK |
08STATE24290 | USG RESPONSE TO PERUVIAN CONSIDERATIONS FOR [...] (C) Department requests Embassy deliver the following dipnote containing the U.S. counterproposal to the Government of Peru's (GOP) draft considerations for resuming DHS counter-narcotics flights from Piura. Additionally, the Department seeks Embassy clarification whether it contemplates the [...] | 2008-03-07 23:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL PTER PE |
08STATE24301 | GUIDANCE FOR UNSC RESOLUTION 1701 CONSULTATION, [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from the points in para 2 below during UNSC resolution 1701 consultations, currently scheduled for March 10. End action request: 2. (U) Begin points. -- We welcome the Secretary General's report and the briefing by Mr. Pedersen on the i [...] | 2008-03-08 00:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL IS LE SY |
08STATE24749 | DRC-- INSTRUCTION CABLE ON FDLR RESOLUTION FOR [...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to seek the changes in paragraph 2 on the draft resolution on the Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) Revision 1 (draft text provided in paragraph 4). USUN may draw from the talking points in paragraph 3 in its efforts to secure the changes [...] | 2008-03-10 18:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM CG XA ZF |
08STATE2476 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO INCOMING [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 10 Special Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: We are honored to welcome Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva to the Permanent Council as the Chairman in Office for 2008. The United States fully supports the object [...] | 2008-01-09 16:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OSCE PHUM CFED FI |
08STATE24896 | (S) RESPONDING TO GOT QUESTIONS RE THE IMMINENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Ref B relates March 10 delivery to Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Ahmet Gun of Ref A demarche, which describes the potentially imminent shipment by the Turkish company [...] | 2008-03-10 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK |
08STATE24915 | GUIDANCE FOR 11 MARCH 2008 UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department asks that USUN draw upon the following points for the United Nations Security Council briefing and consultations on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur on 11 March 2008. --We welcome the SYG's 14 February 2008 repo [...] | 2008-03-11 00:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL PGOV UNSC SU |
08STATE24923 | ITALIAN CARABINIERI TRAINING FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C/Rel Italy) SUMMARY: A critical part of the counter-insurgency plan for Afghanistan is assisting the Afghans in standing up an effective police force. The U.S. is committing a number of U.S. Marine trainers, due to arrive in Af [...] | 2008-03-11 00:29:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF IT MOPS NATO PREL |
08STATE25550 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO FOM REPORT ON [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the March 13th Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Representative on Freedom of the Media has once again delivered a very informative, factually reliable and well-reasoned report. Two [...] | 2008-03-11 20:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OSCE |
08STATE25582 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO BELARUS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-11 22:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL OSCE BO |
08STATE25671 | COLOMBIA-ECUADOR DISPUTE: OAS RESOLUTION 930 [...] (C) Summary. The OAS Permanent Council approved Resolution 930 on March 5 regarding the Colombia-Ecuador dispute stemming from the Colombian attack on a FARC camp on the Ecuadorian border on March 1. Resolution 930 reaffirmed the inviolability of national sovereignty, established a commissio [...] | 2008-03-12 12:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CO EC |
08STATE2577 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. If at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents which could be credi [...] | 2008-01-09 18:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE25858 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO CIO SPECIAL [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on March 13. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States greatly appreciates the diligent efforts of Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, the special envoy of the Chairman in Office, t [...] | 2008-03-12 16:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AM KDEM MO OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL |
08STATE25971 | COLOMBIA-ECUADOR DISPUTE: PREPARING FOR 3/17 OAS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) approved a consensus resolution on March 5 (OAS Permanent Council Resolution 930) that established an OAS Commission headed by Secretary General Insulza to visit Ecua [...] | 2008-03-12 19:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CO EC |
08STATE26036 | SECOND TRANCHE OF FAST TRACK COUNTRIES FOR LEAHY [...] This cable announces the second tranche of countries for fast track treatment for Leahy vetting. Fast track treatment for selected countries with good human rights records was established in 2007 (reftel A) to alleviate workload and time required. Fast track policy is applicable to both Depa [...] | 2008-03-12 20:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM PINR PREL SNAR MASS ASEC |
08STATE26066 | (S) PROVIDING THE GOS INFORMATION ON SWISS FIRM [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: Per Refs C and D, since October 2005 the United States and Switzerland have been engaged in a dialogue regarding the activities of the Swiss-based entity BB Engineering - a firm that has been procuri [...] | 2008-03-12 21:14:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC IR SZ |
08STATE26142 | UNMEE CONSULTATIONS, MARCH 13, 2008 [...] This is an action message. USUN is instructed to draw from the following elements during UNMEE consultations on March 13, 2008. Begin Elements: -The U.S. welcomes the Special Report of the Secretary General on the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE),and supports the [...] | 2008-03-12 23:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO ET ER |
08STATE26143 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR AMBASSADOR RECALL [...] (U) This is the Department's response to Ref A. Embassy Minsk sought guidance on the request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) that the U.S. recall Ambassador Stewart for consultations in Washington; that the U.S. reduce the number of U.S. diplomatic staff at the embassy in keeping wi [...] | 2008-03-12 23:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT ODIP OFDP BO |
08STATE26159 | DRC-- INSTRUCTION CABLE ON FDLR RESOLUTION [...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to join consensus and co-sponsor the resolution (text below) on the Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) scheduled for adoption in the Security Council on March 13. Begin text: The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions, in [...] | 2008-03-13 01:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM CG XA ZF |
08STATE26305 | COOPERATION BETWEEN SOUTH KOREAN FIRM AND [...] This is an action request. Embassy Seoul, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions since November 2006 (REFTELS),we shared information with South Korea regarding efforts by the Pakistan-based company United Engineering, to procure vertical and horizontal machine [...] | 2008-03-13 14:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL PK KS |
08STATE26643 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR AZERBAIJAN UNGA RESOLUTION [...] (C) This is an action request. Department continues to urge Azerbaijan to consider our proposed changes to the text of its UNGA resolution "on the situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan" and to delay a vote on the resolution, in the hope of allowing us (and our Minsk Group Co-C [...] | 2008-03-13 20:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA AZ PBTS PREL |
08STATE26678 | REPLY LETTER FROM SECRETARY RICE TO FOREIGN [...] Secretary Rice received a letter dated January 31, 2008 from Dr. Kinga G"ncz, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Hungary, requesting support for the election of Hungary to the non-permanent seat available for the Eastern European Group in the United Nations Security Council for the term [...] | 2008-03-13 22:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC HU |
08STATE2712 | KUDOS FOR JAPANESE MISSION REPORTING [...] (U) We in Washington once again wish to take this opportunity to recognize the consistently outstanding reporting produced by Embassy Tokyo and the consulates in Japan. Your insightful and timely analyses really do influence the way that U.S. policy is made. We would like to call special att [...] | 2008-01-09 22:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EAGR EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL JA |
08STATE2714 | RESPONDING TO JAPANESE INQUIRIES ABOUT [...] (SBU) As detailed in reftel, the Government of Japan (GOJ) recently submitted to Embassy Tokyo a range of questions about the upcoming Modernization of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). After consulting with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about the GOJ's requests, we have drafted and c [...] | 2008-01-09 23:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL JA |
08STATE27268 | GUIDANCE FOR NATO INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-14 22:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO MASS BEXP |
08STATE27269 | GUIDANCE FOR NATO INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-14 22:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO MASS BEXP |
08STATE2736 | DEMARCHE REQUESTS TO FOLLOW UP UNAMID DEPLOYMENT [...] PURPOSE: The Department asks posts to demarche host governments at the highest appropriate level to follow up deployment issues concerning the deployment of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) pursuant to reftel (NOTAL). Posts may draw upon the following themes in th [...] | 2008-01-10 00:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV UNSC SU CH |
08STATE27694 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Paris please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) BACKGROUND AND ACTION REQUEST: In keeping with established practice, we want to urge the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Partners to present proposed Information Exchange (IE) topics and try to come t [...] | 2008-03-17 17:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR |
08STATE27868 | SPAIN ASKS FOR U.S. SUPPORT ON INVITATION TO AHLC [...] (C) Summary. The Spanish Charge d,Affaires to the United States presented a demarche to NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Danin on March 14, asking that the U.S. support Spanish participation in the upcoming Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) in London and that we weigh in with the EU, Norway and th [...] | 2008-03-17 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG ECON EAID IS SP BE UK NO |
08STATE27905 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR BURMA BRIEFING AND GROUP OF [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST AND SUMMARY: Special Advisor for Burma Gambari will present a report to the Security Council on his latest visit to Burma March 18 at 5:00 PM, preceded by a meeting of the Burma Group of Friends at 3:00 PM. USUN's objective should be to assure that Gambari provides the Sec [...] | 2008-03-18 00:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08STATE27996 | (S) INFORMATION ON SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION [...] (S/NF) Washington has information to share with Chinese authorities regarding a shipment of proliferation concern that originated in China and was seized in Dubai while en route to Iran. The cargo was seizes in November 2007 and was being transported on the &M/V Seventh Ocean8. Additionally, [...] | 2008-03-18 12:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PARM AE CH IR |
08STATE28385 | SCENESETTER: 2008 TSCTP CONFERENCE [...] (U) The 2008 Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) is scheduled for 24-27 March in Garmisch Germany. TSCTP was formed by an interagency Deputies Committee (DC) in SIPDIS 2005 to facilitate a more effective regional response to terrorism and extremism in West and North Africa. TS [...] | 2008-03-18 21:46:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER XA XI |
08STATE28435 | AUTHORIZATION TO VOTE TO RENEW COUNTERTERRORISM [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Per reftel, the UNSC on December 10, 2007 unanimously adopted resolution 1787, extending the initial period of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate from December 31, 2007, under resolution 1535 (2004),to March 31, 2008. [...] | 2008-03-19 02:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE28803 | TEXT FOR DIP NOTE RESPONDING TO PERU'S DIP NOTE [...] Reftel reports a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Relations dated February 20, 2008 requesting USG support for Peru's candidacy for the UN Security Council term of 2018-2019. Post is requested to deliver para. 2 text to the Under Secretariat for Multilateral Affairs in the form of [...] | 2008-03-19 19:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC PE |
08STATE2881 | ACTION REQUEST: PUBLIC TALKING POINTS ON IRAN IN [...] (U) This is an joint OSD-State action request; see para 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Department of State and Department of Defense have prepared talking points that Posts should draw on when asked by their interlocutors about Iran's role in Iraq. END SUMMARY. 3. (SBU) Action Request: At [...] | 2008-01-10 15:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR MOPS IZ PARM PREL PIN |
08STATE28930 | SOMALIA-- TALKING POINTS FOR MARCH 20 OPEN DEBATE [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for their March 20 open debate on Somalia. Begin points: -- The United States would like to thank the Secretary General for his thorough March 14 report on the situation in Somalia [...] | 2008-03-19 23:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM SO XA XW |
08STATE28931 | BELARUS:DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Embassy Minsk has requested Department guidance on the demand outlined in Refs A through C that the U.S. reduce the number of U.S. diplomatic staff at Embassy Minsk to 17 or face expulsion of embassy staff. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has given a dea [...] | 2008-03-19 23:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AMGT ODIP OFDP BO |
08STATE28948 | AFGHANISTAN - INSTRUCTION FOR UNAMA MANDATE [...] The Department instructs USUN to join consensus and vote in favor of the resolution renewing for one year the UN Mission in Afghanistan's mandate, to be considered by the Security Council on Thursday, March 20. 2. Begin resolution text: The Security Council, PP1 Recalling its previous [...] | 2008-03-20 02:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PHUM PGOV PREL MARR AF |
08STATE29098 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE ACTIVITIES OF BANK MELLI, BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (S) This cable provides additional information for addressees to deliver along with the information in REF A. ------------------------ OBJECTIVE/ACTION RE [...] | 2008-03-20 14:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC IR |
08STATE29319 | RUSSIAN ENGAGEMENT WITH CENTRAL ASIAN CENTER - [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-20 19:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR RU KZ |
08STATE29398 | PRESENTATION OF FINCEN ADVISORY ON IRAN-RELATED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) In response to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1803 and the Financial Action Task Force's February 2008 statement on the deficiencies of Iran's anti-money laundering and combating ter [...] | 2008-03-20 20:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR PREL PARM |
08STATE29412 | (U) PROVIDING THE FRG WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (S) Background: In June 2007 we advised German officials that as of late April 2007, an entity affiliated with the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG - Iran's leading developer of liquid-propellant ballistic missiles) was seeki [...] | 2008-03-20 20:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR AE |
08STATE29417 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRESS GUIDANCE FROM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (U) On March 19, 2008, Embassy Colombo requested approval to use proposed press guidance points (REFTEL A) if asked about Citibank's blockage of overflight funds paid b [...] | 2008-03-20 20:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR PREL PARM XD XO CE |
08STATE29525 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. If at any time Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to be credible i [...] | 2008-03-21 11:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE29529 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: SOFA NEGOTIATING TEAM [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Department requests country clearance for an interagency team led by Iraq SOFA Negotiator Ambassador Robert Loftis to hold meetings with HMG Ministry of Defense and Foreign and Commonwealth Office on April 8. The team will arrive [...] | 2008-03-21 11:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MARR OTRA PREL UK |
08STATE29748 | BORDER STRATEGY COORDINATION CONFERENCE IN [...] (U) This is an action request see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) During a meeting with the EU's Council Working Group on Eastern Europe and Russia (COEST) on February 28 in Brussels, the EU asked A/S Boucher whether the United States would support a border management coordination conference in Dus [...] | 2008-03-21 17:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PREL SNAR TI PARM |
08STATE29766 | URGING PSI ENDORSEMENT BY WESTERN HEMISPHERE [...] The U.S. is hosting two events in Washington on May 28-29, 2008 on the occasion of the Fifth Anniversary of the establishment of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). First announced by President Bush at Krakow, Poland, this initiative is one of the hallmarks of the Administration's e [...] | 2008-03-21 17:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP XL XM |
08STATE30007 | DEMARCHE REQUEST TO EU MEMBER STATES ON BELARUS [...] (C) Department requests addressees to seek support at the highest appropriate level from all EU member states as the Government of Belarus attempts to reduce the U.S. diplomatic presence in Minsk. Your conversations should promote continued U.S.-EU unity in our policy toward Belarus. You sho [...] | 2008-03-21 22:04:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | BO EU PHUM PREL |
08STATE30027 | KUDOS FOR JAPANESE EMBASSY AND CONSULATE REPORTING [...] (U) Congratulations again to Embassy Tokyo, ConGens Naha and Osaka and Consulate Nagoya on the consistently outstanding quality of your political and economic reporting. Your reputation for hard work and insightful reporting is well-known and widely appreciated here in Washington. The intera [...] | 2008-03-21 22:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD EFIN MARR PGOV PREL JA |
08STATE30036 | DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR EMBASSY MINSK [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The Department, in consultation with other USG agencies, has determined it is in the USG interest to reduce the number of U.S. diplomatic staff at embassy Minsk as demanded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ref A. Embassy Minsk is instructed to inform the [...] | 2008-03-21 23:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AMGT ODIP OFDP BO |
08STATE30247 | INFORMATION ON IRAN,S USE OF BANK MELLAT SEOUL FOR PROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-24 15:46:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETRD KNNP PARM PGOV PREL EINV MNUC IR |
08STATE30297 | SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR USG PERSONNEL IN THE [...] (U) This cable provides supplemental guidance for U.S. contractors traveling to and/or assuming temporary duty (TDY) in the DPRK for the purpose of implementing denuclearization measures pursuant to Six-Party and other related agreements (''Contractors''). This guidance supplements guidance p [...] | 2008-03-24 17:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP MNUC AMGT AMED KN CH |
08STATE30340 | (S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: PARAGUAY [...] (S/NF) This cable reports the results of a recent Washington review of reporting and collection needs for Paraguay. The review produced a list of priorities (paragraph 5) intended to guide participating USG agencies as they allocate resources and update plans to collect information on Paragua [...] | 2008-03-24 18:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR KPRP ECON PREL PGOV ETRD PA |
08STATE30350 | MIDDLE EAST - UNSC INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARCH 25 [...] (SBU) Mission is instructed to draw from the points in paragraph 2 below in discussing events in the Middle East during the consultations to be held Tuesday morning, March 25 in the UN Security Council. 2. (U) Begin points: The United States continues to work to support progress towards [...] | 2008-03-24 18:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPAL IS LE |
08STATE30474 | GUIDANCE ON CAMEROON PROPERTY TAX CASE [...] Reftel reports a diplomatic note from the Cameroon Mission expressing its concern at what it believes is the District Court of the Southern District of New York's demand that the Permanent Representative of Cameroon or his designee appear under oath before the judge hearing the case regarding a [...] | 2008-03-24 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CM OFDP PREL |
08STATE30504 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 28-29 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold an informal meeting (GYMNICH) in Ljubljana on March 28-29. We expect the agenda to include: Western Balkans (Serbia/Kosovo),Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Lebanon-Syria, China/Tibet, and [...] | 2008-03-25 01:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN ZL IS SY LE RS CH |
08STATE30793 | NATO SUMMIT 2008: DELIVERY OF DIPNOTE FOR COMBAT [...] (U) Department requests Embassy Bucharest deliver the diplomatic note in para two to Romania to provide combat air patrol during the upcoming Bucharest NATO Summit visit of President Bush. The text of the diplomatic note follows. 2. (S) Begin text of diplomatic note: The Embassy of the U [...] | 2008-03-25 19:14:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KTIA MCAP NATO PREL RO |
08STATE30857 | (C) PROVIDING GERMANY WITH NON-PAPER FOR USE IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) On September 19, 2007, the U.S. alerted German authorities to a maritime shipment of 17 Mercedes-Benz trucks from Germany to Syria's Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC),which is the lead agency involv [...] | 2008-03-25 20:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC GM SY |
08STATE30936 | MARCH 10 - APRIL 4 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-25 22:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MARR AMGT SC GA |
08STATE31250 | SRSG REPORT ON NEPAL ELECTIONS PREPARATIONS [...] ACTION REQUEST: SRSG for Nepal Ian Martin is scheduled to report to the Security Council on March 27 concerning the situation in Nepal and its preparation for upcoming elections. USUN is instructed to draw from the points in para 2 below during discussion following the report. 2. Begin [...] | 2008-03-26 18:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC NP |
08STATE31432 | SOMALIA-- DRAFT ELEMENTS FOR POSSIBLE UNSCR ON [...] (SBU) This is an action request for USUN, Embassy London, Paris, and Panama City. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. USUN is instructed to provide to its British, French and Panamanian counterparts draft elements of a UN Security Council Resolution (paragraph 12) to combat piracy off the Somali [...] | 2008-03-26 23:02:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW |
08STATE31896 | PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN LONDON, [...] The sixteenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in London, UK on February 4-6, 2008. Immediately following the OEG on February 7, the UK Ministry of Defense hosted an outreach day with six invited countries from the Gulf/Levant region. [...] | 2008-03-27 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
08STATE31939 | PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN LONDON, [...] The sixteenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in London, UK on February 4-6, 2008. Immediately following the OEG on February 7, the UK Ministry of Defense hosted an outreach day with six invited countries from the Gulf/Levant region. [...] | 2008-03-27 21:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
08STATE31941 | (S) FOLLOWING-UP WITH THE NETHERLANDS ON A DUTCH [...] This is an action request. Embassy The Hague, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Objective: In February 2008, the U.S. alerted the government of the Netherlands (GON) to efforts by the Dutch firm Inter Connection Technologies (InCo Tech) to supply high-density military-grade [...] | 2008-03-27 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR NL |
08STATE31944 | PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR FEBRUARY 2008 LONDON, [...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom on February 4-6, 2008 in London. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 co [...] | 2008-03-27 21:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
08STATE31946 | PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR FEBRUARY 2008 LONDON, [...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom on February 4-6, 2008 in London. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 co [...] | 2008-03-27 21:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
08STATE31953 | PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR FEBRUARY 2008 LONDON, [...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom on February 4-6, 2008 in London. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 co [...] | 2008-03-27 22:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
08STATE31961 | PSI: SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2008 UK-HOSTED PSI [...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom on February 4-6, 2008 in London. Following the OEG meeting, the UK Ministry of Defense hosted an outr [...] | 2008-03-27 22:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
08STATE31971 | GUIDANCE: UN DEMOCRACY FUND ADVISORY BOARD [...] (U) This is an action request with guidance for USUN to participate in the March 28 UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) Advisory Board meeting. Please see para 4 for action requested. 2. (SBU) Per reftel A, the March 28 Advisory Board meeting will include a discussion of: a) the second funding round [...] | 2008-03-27 23:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL |
08STATE3208 | APPROACHING THE EU IN SUPPORT OF ESDP DEPLOYMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: Original EU plans were to deploy the ESDP PKO Operation in Chad and the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) and have boots on the ground, by October 2007. Limited support from other EU members, resistance to funding certain [...] | 2008-01-10 23:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV CD |
08STATE32250 | UAE-BASED FIRM'S EFFORTS TO SUPPLY CZECH-ORIGIN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Prague, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Between July 2007 and January 2008, the UAE-based aerospace firm Noor Aerospace Technologies was working to supply the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) with several types of jet en [...] | 2008-03-28 17:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM MTCRE PREL EZ IR AE |
08STATE32348 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY DAKAR FOLLOWING S/E CUMBER VISIT [...] Special Envoy (SE) Sada Cumber wishes to express his strong appreciation to all American and Locally Employed staff at Embassy Dakar for the extraordinary support he received during his March 11-14 visit to Dakar for the 11th OIC Summit. 2. Given the last minute scheduling and short durati [...] | 2008-03-28 19:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SG ISCON |
08STATE32356 | SOMALIA-- TALKING POINTS FOR 03/28 EXPERTS MEETING [...] This is an action message, see paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points and seek elements in paragraph 3 for a PRST on Somalia in response to the March 14 Secretary General (SYG) report on Somalia. Begin points: -- The United States believes the Ma [...] | 2008-03-28 19:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW |
08STATE32521 | PSI SHIPBOARDING AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS WITH [...] Summary: U.S. and Ukrainian negotiating teams discussed the major areas of disagreement regarding the draft Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) shipboarding agreement during a second round of talks in Washington, DC on February 13, 2008. Major issues identified for near-term follow-up i [...] | 2008-03-28 22:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KTIA PHSA PARM PREL EWWT UP |
08STATE32527 | SOMALIA- TALKING POINTS FOR MARCH 31 ARRIA STYLE [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for the March 31 Arria style meeting on Somalia. Begin points: -- The United States would like to thank the UK Permanent Mission for organizing this Arria-style meeting. We wo [...] | 2008-03-28 22:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW |
08STATE32535 | BELARUS: RESPONSE TO MINSK GUIDANCE REQUEST [...] (S) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. In response to Reftel, the Department has determined that a five-person embassy is not tenable in the hostile environment of Belarus. Embassy Minsk would need to be closed entirely if Belarus forces the issue and requires us to operate with five American staff. [...] | 2008-03-28 23:35:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV AMGT KHUM ODIP OFDP BO |
08STATE32719 | (S) RESPONSE TO GERMAN INQUIRY ON U.S. LICENSING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: Per Reftel, German authorities are considering the export to China of technology used to produce carbon fiber and have requested information on USG licensing practices for such a transfer. In particular, the FRG ask [...] | 2008-03-31 13:21:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CH ETTC GM KNNP KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL |
08STATE32750 | KUDOS TO CONSULATE GENERAL JEDDAH FOLLOWING S/E [...] Special Envoy Sada Cumber wishes to express his sincere appreciation for the efforts and support of the American and Locally Employed Staff at Consulate General Jeddah during his March 4-5 visit to meet with the Secretary General of the OIC. 2. Given the short notice of this visit, Special E [...] | 2008-03-31 14:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SA ISCON |
08STATE32956 | UAE-BASED FIRM'S EFFORTS TO SUPPLY [...] This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Between July 2007 and January 2008, the UAE-based aerospace firm Noor Aerospace Technologies was working to supply the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) with several types of jet engines [...] | 2008-03-31 18:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR AE |
08STATE33088 | DEMARCHE ON WESTERN SAHARA POLICY [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN is directed to deliver a demarche to the UN Secretariat and the French mission to the United Nations in accordance with the objectives in paragraphs 2 and 3. Embassy Paris should deliver a demarche to appropriate officials in accordance with objectives in [...] | 2008-03-31 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV UNSC MO WI FR PHUM PREF PBTS |
08STATE33089 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO HELP TURKEY PREVENT THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Purpose/Objective: We recently alerted Turkish officials to efforts by the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret to supply four- and six-axis filament winding machines to Pakistan ( [...] | 2008-03-31 21:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK |
08STATE33109 | RESPONSE TO UAE MFA ON STATUS OF INTERDICTIONS [...] (S) Embassy Abu Dhabi is requested to approach appropriate United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials regarding the four outstanding interdiction cases: YM Energy, M/V Sinotrans Qingdao, M/V Seventh Ocean and M/V Anna E and discuss the options for resolving them. Post should draw from objectives b [...] | 2008-03-31 21:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MNUC PARM PREL XB ZO ZP AE |
08STATE33385 | IRAN SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department announces the availability of funds for programs to support civil society, human rights, and rule of law in Iran. The Iran small grants program is an opportunity for posts to strengthen their contacts with the Iranian diaspora and advance the U.S. goal of suppor [...] | 2008-04-01 17:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABUD AFIN AMGT ECON IR KDEM KPAO PREL |
08STATE33523 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OSCE SG ON [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the response at paragraph 2 at the Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on April 3. 2. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States read with interest the report of the Secretary General following his observation of the First SIPDIS Annua [...] | 2008-04-01 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KISL KIRF OSCE |
08STATE33647 | DELIVERY OF DIPNOTE FOR U.S. AIRCRAFT TRANSIT [...] (U) Department requests that Embassy Bucharest deliver the diplomatic note in para two requesting transit of U.S. aircraft to Croatia through Romanian airspace to assist with air support coverage during the President,s visit, April 4 and 5, 2008. 2. (U) Begin text of diplomatic note: The [...] | 2008-04-01 21:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MCAP NATO PREL RO HR HU |
08STATE33659 | GUIDANCE REFURBISHING THE AIVD BUILDING FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-01 21:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC LE PREL PTER |
08STATE33932 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OSCE HOM TO [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the April 3, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. 2. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Welcome back to the Permanent Council, Ambassador Davidson, and thank you for an excellent report. The United States regrets that lit [...] | 2008-04-02 23:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL BK |
08STATE34247 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS WORKING GROUP [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Request Embassy Tel Aviv pass the following at paragraph 2 as a nonpaper to appropriate officials within the Government of Israel,s Ministry of Defense. 2. (S) Begin Nonpaper: (SECRET//REL ISRAEL) The U.S. and Israel agreed at the March 20, 2008 Joint Political Mi [...] | 2008-04-02 20:37:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IS MARR MCAP PINS PREL |
08STATE34269 | GUIDANCE: UNOMIG RESOLUTION NEGOTIATIONS -- [...] (U) This is an Action Message, see para 2. 2. (U) USUN may draw from the guidance in paras 2-4 below during negotiations with the Friends of Georgia (Germany, UK, France, U.S., and Russia) concerning the UNOMIG renewal resolution. See para 5 for additional background and para 6 for the [...] | 2008-04-02 21:06:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC GE PREL PBTS |
08STATE34278 | (S) UPDATED SCHEDULE OF FLIGHT OF PROLIFERATION [...] (S/Rel China, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan) Posts are instructed to immediately approach appropriate host government officials to alert them to a rescheduling of this flight from March 11 (Ref A) to April 11 and request that they continue to [...] | 2008-04-02 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP KN XB XG ZK ZL XD XF |
08STATE34305 | SATTERFIELD AND DAVUTOGLU ON BASRAH, NORTHERN [...] (S) Summary: In an April 1 meeting with Turkish Prime Ministerial advisor Ahmet Davutoglu, S/I David Satterfield reviewed the state of play in Basrah and urged Turkey to give full support to Maliki and the GOI. Davutoglu said GOI stability was in Turkey's strong interest, and also agreed to [...] | 2008-04-03 01:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL MOPS TU IZ IR |
08STATE34308 | NEW MOLDOVAN CABINET: FEW CHANGES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON [...] (C) This contains an information request for Embassy London. Please see para. 5. 2. (C) Summary: The new 20-member Moldovan cabinet of Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanii, approved by Parliament on March 31, contains 14 holdovers from the Tarlev administration, five new ministers in establish [...] | 2008-04-03 02:02:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MD |
08STATE34310 | REINTEGRATION MINISTER AGREES FIVE-PLUS-TWO REQUIRES CBM'S [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Reintegration Sova agreed with the Ambassador that a successful "long Five-plus-Two" requires preparation, confidence-building measures (CBM's),and goals. While drawing red lines on troop withdrawal and the integrity of the state, he declared himself flexible and read [...] | 2008-04-03 02:07:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MD |
08STATE34311 | VORONIN PLEASED WITH BUSH'S SUPPORT OF MOLDOVAN SOVEREIGNTY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kirby met with President Voronin on April 2 to review the Bucharest NATO Summit, an Article 98 agreement, a Moldovan contingent to Iraq, and the resignation of the NATO Information and Documentation Center head. Voronin didn't lose this opportunity to reiterate Moldova [...] | 2008-04-03 02:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MD |
08STATE34313 | GEORGIANS LOOK TO MAY 21 ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: A Presidential decree on March 21 set the date for upcoming parliamentary elections on May 21. Against the backdrop of campaign preparations, events are unfolding quickly. The ruling National Movement (UNM) party replaced its Secretary General, effectively sidelining a leading r [...] | 2008-04-03 02:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08STATE34314 | OPCAT--GEORGIA WORKS ON IMPROVING PRISON CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) In June 2007 The Government of Georgia created an Inter-agency Coordination Council to address the issue of torture in prisons and other closed facilities. On March 31, this council met for the first time since September 2007 to discuss the action plan to implement the Optional Protoco [...] | 2008-04-03 02:41:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL GG |
08STATE34316 | ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 2, 2008 [...] (U) GOC TO DEPLOY TROOPS TO UN MISSION ON GOLAN HEIGHTS IN JUNE: On Friday March 28, the Croatian parliament supported a decision to send 95 soldiers to serve as members of the UN peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights. A clear majority (104 of the 153-seat parliament) endorsed the plan to [...] | 2008-04-03 02:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR HR |
08STATE34317 | WELCOME TO THE WORLD'S NEWEST DEMOCRACY: BHUTAN [...] (SBU) Demonstrating a strong commitment to a transition to democracy, Bhutan went to the polls on March 24 to provide a lop-sided victory for the Druk Pheuensum Tshogpa (DPT),one of the two parties in contention. DPT president Jigme Y. Thinley is expected to be sworn in as Prime Minister sho [...] | 2008-04-03 02:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREF PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN BT |
08STATE34320 | SERBIA: REFUGEE COORDINATOR WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: MARCH [...] (SBU) On March 27, refcord met with UNHCR Serbia Senior Program Coordinator Angelita Cecere to discuss country operations planning. Cecere told refcord UNHCR Serbia submitted a two year budget (2008-2009) plan in March 2007 and this year planned only a few revisions to the original submission [...] | 2008-04-03 03:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KV SR |
08STATE34695 | UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTS: On February 14-15, the U.S. and Ukraine held the semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Washington, DC. This marks at least nine years of cooperation between the U.S. and Ukraine on important nonproliferation issues. Both [...] | 2008-04-03 18:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP |
08STATE34976 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- [...] (C) This message provides guidance for the U.S. delegation to the MTCR Reinforced Point of Contact (RPOC) meeting in Paris on April 10-11, 2008, and the small-group meeting on April 9. /////////////////// Small Group Meeting /////////////////// 2. (C) Per REF A, on April 9, France wil [...] | 2008-04-04 00:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC TSPA KSCA FR |
08STATE35438 | DEMARCHE: CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN 2008 [...] (SBU) Embassy is requested to meet with MFA Assistant U/S Haidan or other appropriate UAEG official to press the UAEG to include the same number of civil society representatives in G8-Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) events in 2008 as were included in 2007 events, and to announce th [...] | 2008-04-04 22:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KMPI JA AE |
08STATE35440 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO SINGAPORE, [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in SIPDIS para 3, to travel to Singapore and Beijing from April 7-9 for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks. Department thanks post for all assistance. 2. FOR EMBA [...] | 2008-04-04 22:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA |
08STATE3557 | U.S.-BRAZIL DEFENSE COOPERATION AGREEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) The United States Government (USG) is seeking to enter into a binding Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the Government of Brazil (GOB),that also contains aspirational provisions. Under Secretary for Political Affairs [...] | 2008-01-11 19:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PTER BR |
08STATE35673 | CHINESE FIRM SUPPLYING MISSILE-RELATED MATERIALS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information indicating that the China-based firm Shenyang Huali Economic Trading Company recently supplied to Syria consignments of steel, as well as vibration test equipment controlled by the Missile Techn [...] | 2008-04-07 14:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH KN |
08STATE35781 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UN 1267 COMMITTEE AND E.O. [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph three. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S/NF) The USG intends to designate the Kuwait-headquartered international NGO Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) in the near future, including its overseas branch offices, as a Specially Designa [...] | 2008-04-07 15:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KTFN PREL PGOV KU |
08STATE3581 | U.S. RESPONSE TO BULGARIA REGARDING THE TRANSFER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (S) As part of an agreement between the U.S. and the Government of Bulgaria (GOB),the GOB is to consult with the U.S. prior to selling man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) and their components (w [...] | 2008-01-11 20:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC BU |
08STATE35860 | PREPARATION FOR THE PARIS CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph four. -------- Overview -------- 2. (U) On June 12, France will host and co-chair (along with the Government of Afghanistan and the UN) a Foreign Minister-level international conference on Afghanistan in Paris. We anticipate Foreign Ministe [...] | 2008-04-07 18:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL SA KU QA AE AF |
08STATE35867 | (S) RESPONDING TO SWISS REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In Ref A, we advised Swiss officials of information indicating that in July 2006, the Swiss firm Schaublin Machines SA sold a model 180- CCN high-precision lathe to Iran's Schiller Novin - an entity with a history [...] | 2008-04-07 18:13:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ IR |
08STATE35962 | MARCH 26 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) AT THE MARCH 26 G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WORKING GROUP MEETING (GPWG),RUSSIA POURED MORE COLD WATER ON THE PROPOSAL TO EXPAND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP (GP) ACTIVITIES BEYOND RUSSIA AND THE REST OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION (FSU) -- THE PROPOSAL SUPPORTED BY ALL OTHER G-8 MEMBERS AND THE MAJOR GP [...] | 2008-04-07 20:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA CBC ETTC FR GM JA KNNP PARM PREL RS TRGY UK |
08STATE35977 | (S) SHIELD S05-08: IMMINENT TRANSFER OF CW [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that a shipment of 1000 metric tons of the CW precursor chemical sodium sulfide (also spelled sulphide) from China to Iran is imminent. Specifically, the Chinese company China Northern Ch [...] | 2008-04-07 20:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CH IR |
08STATE36015 | GUIDANCE FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-07 21:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CD KPKO PGOV PREL UNSC |
08STATE36044 | BAHRAIN WELCOME INFORMATION FOR THE GLOBAL [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph three. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) Bahrain became a partner nation to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) on March 24 when Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa presented Secretary Rice with a formal [...] | 2008-04-07 22:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | DTRA PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP BA |
08STATE36051 | GUIDANCE FOR UNIIIC CONSULTATIONS, APRIL 8 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN may draw from the points from para 2 below during consultations on the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (Hariri assassination) scheduled for April 8. 2. (U) Begin Points -- I would like to thank Commissioner Bellemare for his [...] | 2008-04-07 23:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC LE SY PREL PTER |
08STATE36471 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT CONCERNED ABOUT UNIIIC DELAYS, [...] (S) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt expressed concerns about information he had received that former UNIIIC Commissioner Serge Brammertz failed to act for the past year-and-a-half to act on a key lead discovered by Internal Security Forces Intelligence Officer Wissam Eid, who was assassinated one [...] | 2008-04-08 18:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE |
08STATE36712 | (U) SECURING GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists/affiliates in Pakistan pose a critical threat to Pakistan and the international community. We seek the Government of Pakistan,s commitment to support the UN [...] | 2008-04-08 23:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE36718 | DEMARCHE TO SPECIAL ADVISOR GAMBARI [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to seek a meeting at the earliest possible date with UN Special Advisor for Burma Ibrahim Gambari to convey the concern of the United States that Gambari's public statements overestimating minimal concessions made by the regime in response to the UN Good [...] | 2008-04-09 00:09:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08STATE36720 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION FOR THE EXTENSION [...] The Department asks USUN to circulate to the P-3 the (below) draft UN resolution for the extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). At its discretion, USUN may also share this draft with the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operation and with other members of the Council. The [...] | 2008-04-09 00:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO SU |
08STATE36722 | INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDANCE FOR THE APRIL 10 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-09 02:05:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC UNGA PREL GM JA IT BR IN PK |
08STATE37076 | OSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT DECISION ON THE AGENDA, [...] The Department authorizes USOSCE to join consensus on the draft decision on the Agenda, Timetable and Modalities of the Huamn Dimension Seminar (PC.DD/11/08/Rev.1),with the changes outlined in paragraph 2. 2. Post should seek the following changes to the text as transmitted to the EUR/RP [...] | 2008-04-09 18:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM OSCE PHUM PREL |
08STATE37244 | UNSC 4/14/08 CONSULTATIONS ON LIBERIA: GUIDANCE [...] (U) USUN may draw from the points from para 2 below during consultations on Liberia scheduled for April 14. 2. (U) Begin points: -- I would like to thank Ambassador Loj for her briefing, the first time she has addressed the Council since she took up her post in Monrovia in January. We [...] | 2008-04-09 22:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO LI |
08STATE37260 | M/V IRAN TEYFOURI: FOLLOWING UP ON SHIPMENTS OF [...] (S) ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to follow-up on an April 8 National Security Council meeting with Chinese DCM Xie Feng to provide additional information on the January voyage of the M/V Iran Teyfouri, press China to reconsider its decision on the proposed visit of a State experts team t [...] | 2008-04-09 23:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC CH IR |
08STATE3728 | A/S WELCH'S JANUARY 3 MEETING WITH LIBYAN FM [...] (U) January 3, 2008, 12:00 p.m., Washington 2. (U) Participants: United States A/S Welch Amanda Johnson, NEA/MAG (notetaker) Libya Foreign Minister Abdulrahman Shalgam Secretary for Americas Affairs Ahmed Fituri SIPDIS Ambassador Ali Aujali Director of Americas Affairs Mohamed al-Matri ---------- [...] | 2008-01-11 23:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR KPKO MARR LY UN SU YI |
08STATE37414 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON IRANIAN-RELATED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (U) On March 20, the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory to U.S. financial institutions on the risks to the inter [...] | 2008-04-10 13:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR PREL PARM |
08STATE37720 | BAHRAIN ENDORSES GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (U) Bahrain became a partner nation to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) on March 24, 2008, when Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa presented Secretary Rice with a diplomatic note indicating Bahrain's endorsement of the GI Statement of Principles. Bahrai [...] | 2008-04-10 18:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | DTRA PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP BA |
08STATE37951 | UNMEE - DRAFT UN RESOLUTION ON TERMINATION [...] This is an action request. USUN and Embassy Brussels are instructed to share the following draft text for a UN resolution terminating the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) with the Belgian Mission to the UN and with appropriate officials in Brussels. Begin Text: The Security Cou [...] | 2008-04-10 22:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO ET ER |
08STATE37957 | POSSIBLE RELEASE OF A.Q. KHAN [...] (C) Washington is concerned that the government of Pakistan may release A.Q. Khan. Washington requests Post to please draw from points in para 4, as appropriate, with senior government officials including the Director General of Strategic Plans Division Lt. Gen (retd) Kidwai. End summary and actio [...] | 2008-04-10 22:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM PK PREL |
08STATE3800 | UN OPERATION IN COTE D'IVOIRE: VOTING [...] USUN is authorized to vote in favor of the resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI); the text is in paragraph 3. You may draw on the points in paragraph 2 for the Security Council consultations scheduled for January 14. 2. Begin points: --The U.S. w [...] | 2008-01-13 06:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO IC |
08STATE38202 | GOALS FOR THE BROADER MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH [...] Summary. The Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) initiative faces important challenges this year. We must ensure that BMENA is seen as a functioning, useful vehicle for the region's governments and reformers. The Forum for the Future must remain relevant to the needs of civil soci [...] | 2008-04-11 14:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KMPI XF |
08STATE38413 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the members of the Iraq Security forces listed below. If, at any time, Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to be cred [...] | 2008-04-11 18:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE38576 | LETTER TO INCOMING AU COMMISSION CHAIRMAN JEAN [...] (U) This is an action request. The USAU Permanent Representative is requested, jointly with other Contact Group Permanent Representatives, to sign the following letter to Incoming AU Commission Chairman Jean Ping. Begin Text ---------- Chairman Ping, As supporters of the UN/AU-led D [...] | 2008-04-11 22:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO SU |
08STATE38598 | APRIL 16 THEMATIC DEBATE: DRAFT UNSCR AND [...] Action request: USUN is instructed to demarche the Secretariat at a senior level to clarify its views on SIPDIS several of the SYG's recommendations in the March 24, 2008 report on the relationship between the UN and regional organizations and the January 14 report on conflict prevention i [...] | 2008-04-11 23:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL |
08STATE38599 | GUIDANCE: GEORGIA CONSULTATIONS, APRIL 14 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN may draw from the points in para 2 below during consultations on Georgia on April 14. 2. (U) Begin points. -- The U.S. welcomes the Secretary General,s report and appreciates efforts by UNOMIG and the Special Representative of the Secretary General [...] | 2008-04-11 23:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC GE PREL PBTS |
08STATE39049 | IRANIAN PARTICIPATION IN MALAYSIAN ARMS SHOW [...] (C) Summary: Iran Aviation Industries Organization, Iran Electronics Industries, M.O.D. - Defensive Products Department, and MODLEX - Export Center are scheduled to participate in the Defense Services of Asia (DSA) 2008 Exhibition in Malaysia April 21-24. The participation of these entities [...] | 2008-04-14 20:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC |
08STATE39100 | REQUEST FOR FOLLOW-UP WITH CHINESE AUTHORITIES ON [...] This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 2. 2. (S) Action Request: In June 2007, the USG provided information (ref A) to the PRC concerning a shipment by the China branch of Taiwan's Yuan Sheng Aluminum Manufacturing Corporation of 7075-T651 aluminum plates to Ir [...] | 2008-04-14 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL CH IR TC |
08STATE39146 | MONUC CONSULTATIONS, APRIL 15, 2008 [...] USUN is instructed to draw upon the following elements during MONUC consultations scheduled for April 15, 2008. Begin Elements. -We welcome the Twenty-Fifth report of the Secretary General on MONUC, and commend the Secretary General, his Special Representative, and all MONUC personnel's de [...] | 2008-04-14 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO CG |
08STATE39193 | GUIDANCE: UNOMIG MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to vote to approve the UNOMIG resolution in para 2 below. 2. (U) Begin resolution text. The Security Council, PP1 Recalling all its relevant resolutions including resolution 1781 of 15 October 2007 (S/RES/1781); PP2 Welcom [...] | 2008-04-15 01:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC GE PREL PBTS |
08STATE39410 | SURVEY: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. See paragraph six. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Rising food and agricultural commodity prices are having a significant impact on political stability and the economy in many countries around the world. Food and agricultural commodity price rises have wide potential imp [...] | 2008-04-30 19:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL |
08STATE39672 | (S) FOLLOWING UP WITH THE GOT ON FILAMENT WINDING [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On March 10, we provided Turkey information indicating that the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret was working to supply four- and six- axis filament winding machines to Pakistan. We expressed [...] | 2008-04-15 21:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK |
08STATE39690 | (S) CONTINUED ASSISTANCE TO IRAN'S MISSILE [...] This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: Since November 2006, we have discussed with PRC authorities extensive cooperation between the Chinese company Shanghai Technical By-Products International Corporation (STBPI) and Iran's bal [...] | 2008-04-15 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR |
08STATE39693 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO ARAB LEAGUE [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the April 17 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin Text: Mr. Chairman, We join other participating States in welcoming Amr Moussa, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, to the SIPDIS Permanent Council this mo [...] | 2008-04-15 22:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL |
08STATE40087 | (S) PROVIDING THE FRG CLARIFICATION ON ROLES OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Since November 2005, we have worked with German authorities to prevent Iran's solid propellant missile developer - the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group (SBIG) - from procuring environmental test chambers from the G [...] | 2008-04-16 19:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR |
08STATE40151 | SHIPMENTS OF STEEL MATERIALS FROM CHINESE COMPANY [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information indicating that in February 2008, the China Dandong Zhong Lian Petrochemical Limited Company was making arrangements to send two shipments of steel materials - suitable for [...] | 2008-04-16 20:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL KN KNNP CN |
08STATE40163 | DEMARCHE: APPROACHING THE UAE ON CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) Embassy is requested to meet with an appropriate MFA official to request that host government engage the UAE government to (1) stress the importance of civil society participation in G8-Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) events in 2008, (2) note the past practice of peer select [...] | 2008-04-16 21:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KMPI JO MO BA AE JA |
08STATE40176 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HEAD OF [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the April 17th, 2008 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ambassador Radicati, welcome back to the Permanent Council. Often when we discuss countries that have experienced a confli [...] | 2008-04-16 22:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE MK |
08STATE40180 | ACTION REQUEST: DEMARCHE ON ZIMBABWE CHAIR OF UN [...] This is an Action Request. Please see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. The May 5 - 16 meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) will be chaired by Zimbabwe's Minister of Environment and Tourism, Francis Nhema. The Zimbabwean chairmanship is particularly troubling in light of [...] | 2008-04-16 22:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON |
08STATE40380 | DEMARCHE: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. SUMMARY: Department requests action addressees to demarche respective Foreign Ministries to urge co-sponsorship of the attached country-neutral declaration on prisoners of conscience. END SUMMARY - - - - - Background - - - - - [...] | 2008-04-17 15:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL |
08STATE40386 | DEMARCHE: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (U) this is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. SUMMARY: Department requests action addressees to demarche respective Foreign Ministries to urge co-sponsorship of the attached country-neutral declaration on prisoners of conscience. END SUMMARY ---------- BACKGROUND 3. (C) [...] | 2008-04-17 15:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL |
08STATE40480 | RESPONSE TO DAMASCUS REFUGEE SITREP 1 [...] (SBU) Department appreciates Post's update on Iraqi refugee resettlement (reftel). 2. (SBU) PRM and DHS/USCIS authorize GSO or a contractor to drill additional tennis ball-sized holes in the Plexiglass in each interview room to facilitate better communication. We understand this will cos [...] | 2008-04-17 17:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ SY PHUM PREF PREL |
08STATE40662 | (S) FOLLOWING UP WITH THE GOT ON FILAMENT WINDING [...] (S) We followed up on this case April 17 with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Deputy Director General (DAS-equivalent) Ahmet Muhtar Gun and Department Head Elif Ulgen, emphasizing our strong belief that Tet Makina Metal Sanayi ve Ticaret is seeking ways to evade export controls to sell filame [...] | 2008-04-17 20:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC KSCA PARM PREL PGOV MTCRE PK TU |
08STATE40757 | UN OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES FIELD [...] (U) This is an action request (paragraph 5). As USUN is aware, Rep. Chris Smith (R-New Jersey) visited the Democratic Republic of Congo in January. During that visit he learned that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) had decided to move field investigators from UN peacekeeping [...] | 2008-04-17 23:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO AORC APER UNGA |
08STATE40762 | INTERVENTION FOR APRIL 17 JOINT AU PSC-UNSC [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2. 2. USUN is instructed to deliver the briefing on Sudan as requested by the President of the Security Council for the April 17 Joint AU PSC - UNSC meeting. USUN may also draw from the talking points in paragraph 3 for the discussion phase of t [...] | 2008-04-17 23:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL |
08STATE41023 | THE U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT POLITICAL MILITARY GROUP [...] (C) The thirty-ninth meeting, and first in two years, of the U.S.-Israel Joint Political Military Group (JPMG) took place in Washington on March 20, 2008. Co-chairmen were Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs Stephen D. Mull and Israeli Ministry of Defense (MOD) [...] | 2008-04-18 15:21:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IS MARR MCAP PINS PREL |
08STATE41097 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the members of the Iraq Security forces listed below. If, at any time, Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to be cred [...] | 2008-04-18 16:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE41343 | (S) ADVISING THE GOT OF TET MAKINA'S PREPARATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Since mid-March, we have been discussing with the Turkish government the potential transfer by the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret of four- and six-axis filament winding machines to Pakistan [...] | 2008-04-18 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK |
08STATE41385 | SOMALIA: FOLLOW-UP ON RESTRUCTURING THE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Posts are asked to approach host countries and relevant international organizations to pursue the following objectives: -- Inform participants of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia that [...] | 2008-04-18 22:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PGOV SO |
08STATE41405 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: APRIL 21-25 TO SEOUL, [...] Department requests country clearance for Office of Korean Affairs Director Sung Kim and delegation members listed in para 3 to travel to Seoul en route to Pyongyang for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks from April 21-25. Travelers will arrive Seoul April 21, travel to Pyongyang ov [...] | 2008-04-18 23:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA |
08STATE41408 | WESTERN SAHARA CONSULTATIONS, APRIL 21, 2008 [...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to draw upon the following elements during Western Sahara consultations on April 21, 2008. Begin Elements. -We appreciate the Secretary General,s report, and welcome the Personal Envoy,s frank assessment of the situation in Western Sahara. W [...] | 2008-04-19 00:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS AG MO WI |
08STATE41414 | NEPAL - INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNSC CONSULTATION ON [...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following points during the UN Security Council's discussion of the UN Mission in Nepal's (UNMIN) report on the elections in Nepal, scheduled for April 21. 2. Begin Points: -- The United States congratulates Nepal on the successful conclusi [...] | 2008-04-19 00:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL UNMIN NP |
08STATE41791 | KOSOVO - INSTRUCTIONS FOR APRIL 21 COUNCIL [...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following points during the April 21 UN Security Council Debate on the Secretary General's report on UNMIK activities. The three essential points that should be made are: -- The Republic of Kosovo has made great progress in its first two months [...] | 2008-04-21 16:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL UNMIK KV |
08STATE41806 | ENCOURAGING RECRUITMENT OF STRONG UNMIS LEADERSHIP [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 6 2. Background: The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) is the UN peacekeeping operation mandated to monitor and support implementation of Sudan,s historic Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),which ended 21 years of civil war between northern an [...] | 2008-04-21 17:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL PGOV UNSC SU |
08STATE41906 | APRIL 16 OPEN DEBATE: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND [...] This is a action message. See paragraph 2 and 3. 2. USUN is requested to deliver the following intervention for the April 16 open debate on cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations. Begin text: Good morning. I would like to thank President Mbeki and the Re [...] | 2008-04-21 19:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL |
08STATE41964 | REPORT OF POLICE ADVISOR FOR TIMOR-LESTE [...] ACTION REQUEST: The Core Group for Timor-Leste will receive the report of the UN Police Advisor for Timor-Leste, Commissioner Andrew Hughes, on April 22. USUN is instructed to draw on material in para 2 below in responding to Hughes's report. End Action Request. 2. Talking Points: [...] | 2008-04-21 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNSC TT |
08STATE41979 | KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE LOBBYING: TARGET COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Ambassadors are requested to deliver the following demarche on Kosovo to host governments at the highest possible level. Department appreciates posts' efforts to date and now seeks to let governments that have previously expressed interest in recognizing Kos [...] | 2008-04-21 21:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV ES CO EC |
08STATE41987 | PROVIDING JAPAN WITH NON-PAPERS ON ENTITIES [...] (S) On April 21, 2008, ISN/MTR (Pam Durham, Ralph Palmiero, and James Mayes) met with Takahiro Nonaka of the Embassy of Japan to hand-over the non-papers in paragraphs 2 and 3 below. On March 6, Nonaka had requested any information on these entities that the U.S. could share. These entities [...] | 2008-04-21 21:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL JA |
08STATE41993 | GUIDANCE FOR 22 APRIL 2008 UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department asks that USUN draw upon the following points for the United Nations Security Council briefing and consultations on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur on 22 April 2008. --We welcome Secretary-General Ban's April 1 [...] | 2008-04-21 22:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL PGOV UNSC SU |
08STATE41997 | UNMEE CONSULTATIONS [...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to draw upon the following elements during UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) consultations on Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Begin Elements. -The U.S. welcomes the Special Report of the Secretary General on UNMEE, which addresses a topic of [...] | 2008-04-21 22:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO ET ER |
08STATE41998 | ENDING USG PARTICIPATION IN DEFENSE EXPO [...] (C) Department understands that the Government of Malaysia will permit four Iranian defense entities to begin participating in the Defense Services Asia expo on Tuesday, April 22 (reftels). 2. (C) Should the Iranian companies open their exhibits, Post is instructed to end all USG associat [...] | 2008-04-21 22:07:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PARM PREL IR MY |
08STATE4206 | USG QUESTIONS ON PAKISTAN DECEMBER 18 NOTICE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) On 18 December, Pakistan notified the UNSCR 1737 Sanctions Committee of its intention to authorize-under paragraph 15 of UNSCR 1737-payments due under contracts with Bank Sepah entered into prior [...] | 2008-01-14 21:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR PREL PARM |
08STATE42157 | KUWAIT'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE PARIS CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 7-9. 2. (SBU) In the lead up to the Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan on June 12, the U.S. Government is aiming for significant increases in financial support from the Gulf States to bolster the international community's lo [...] | 2008-04-22 13:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL AE AFIN KU QA SA |
08STATE42511 | TRAVEL WARNING - BURUNDI [...] This Travel Warning updates American citizens on security conditions in Burundi. American citizens should exercise caution while traveling in the country. The U.S. Embassy restricts the travel of its personnel in Burundi, and certain areas of the capital, Bujumbura, are off- limits. This s [...] | 2008-04-22 19:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC OTRA PREL BY |
08STATE42613 | INFORMING THE ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS ABOUT THE [...] This is an action request. USUN, please see para 2 below; Embassies Madrid and Ankara, please see para 3 below. 2. Department requests that USUN deliver the message in para 4 below from Acting Assistant Secretary Kurt Volker to the Alliance of Civilizations High Representative Jorge Sam [...] | 2008-04-22 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UN PREL SP TU OIIP |
08STATE42643 | GUIDANCE FOR APRIL 23 UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (SBU) Mission is instructed to draw from the points in para 2 below in discussing events in the Middle East during the briefing and consultations to be held Wednesday morning, April 23, in the UN Security Council. 2. (U) Begin points: Mr. President, given the importance of a peaceful r [...] | 2008-04-23 03:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL LE IS UNSC |
08STATE42903 | GUIDANCE: UNSC EMERGENCY MEETING ON GEORGIA [...] Action request: Department requests that USUN deliver the following statement in para 2 below at the UNSC meeting on Georgia scheduled for Wednesday, April 23. End Action Request. 2. Begin statement: -- Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to welcome Georgian Foreign Minister Bakr [...] | 2008-04-23 16:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PBTS GE RU |
08STATE42905 | US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the April 10 U.S.-EU-Canada trilateral meetings on Iran for the Slovenian EU Presidency, all three delegations agreed that Iran sought to undermine everything that the international community sought to achieve in the Middle East, and that its nuclear program and state spo [...] | 2008-04-23 16:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EUN UN XG XF AR IR |
08STATE42958 | (S) M/V ANNE E SHIPMENT OF ANHYDROUS HYDROGEN [...] (S) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to approach appropriate Thailand officials to follow up regarding a shipment of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF) from Thailand to Iran via Dubai. Post is requested to ask Thai officials for permission to release information regarding the Sou [...] | 2008-04-23 18:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC TH KS TC XB XC XE |
08STATE43018 | USN ACTIVITIES IN CHINA'S EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph eight. 2. (U) Background: China objects to military surveys in its EEZ, and has on occasion challenged or interfered with U.S. Navy ships conducting military surveys within China's claimed EEZ. The U.S. has on several occasions objected [...] | 2008-04-23 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CH KTIA MOPS PBTS PHSA PREL |
08STATE43044 | NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) [...] This cable requests action by COB April 25. Action embassies are requested to deliver the papers contained in paras 3 and 4 to host government officials responsible for NPT matters. CD Delegation in Geneva is requested to deliver the papers to other delegations that will be attending the Pr [...] | 2008-04-23 19:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA |
08STATE43113 | (C) INFORMING REGIONAL PARTNERS OF UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Action addresee posts are requested to approach host governments to advise them of three overlapping U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) deployments in April and May 2008. (NOTE: This message is info only for Baghdad, Amman, and Cairo.) 2. (C) Objective: To unde [...] | 2008-04-23 23:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS SA AE BA KU QA MU JO EG IR IZ XF |
08STATE43114 | GUIDANCE FOR UNMIS CONSULTATIONS [...] USUN is requested to draw on the following points for the UN Security Council briefing and consultations on the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS),scheduled for April 24. We welcome the Secretary General's report on UNMIS. We appreciate the efforts of UN personnel and troop contributors to mak [...] | 2008-04-23 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PGOV PREL UNSC SU |
08STATE4344 | OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON UZBEK [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the January 17, 2008 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council: Begin Text: Mr. Chairman, The United States is concerned about the conduct of the Uzbek presidential election on December 23rd, which, according to ODIHR, fell short of mee [...] | 2008-01-15 14:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UZ |
08STATE43685 | YEMENI DELEGATION MARCH 2008 VISIT TO MEET WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Sanaa, please see paragraph four. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information that in early March 2008, a Yemeni delegation was planning to travel to North Korea to meet with representatives from the Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID) - N [...] | 2008-04-24 20:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL KN YM |
08STATE43742 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE APRIL 28-29 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 16. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on April 28-29. [...] | 2008-04-24 21:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN ZL PK ZI IR IZ IS SY LE CH |
08STATE43799 | DEMARCHE: PARTICIPATION IN INT'L COMPACT WITH [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph five. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The first anniversary International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial will be held in Stockholm, Sweden on May 29, 2008. The meeting will be hosted by the Government of Sweden and co-chaired [...] | 2008-04-24 23:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ |
08STATE43800 | (S) RESPONSE TO TURKEY ON SUSPECT NORTH KOREAN [...] (S/Rel Turkey) Post is instructed to immediately approach appropriate host government officials to discuss North Korea's request for overflight permission of a charter Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang to Damascus. Turkish officials should be encouraged to continue to request that the aircraft [...] | 2008-04-24 23:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PREL PARM NK SY TU |
08STATE43804 | (S) UPDATED SCHEDULE OF FLIGHT OF POSSIBLE [...] (S/Rel Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan) Posts are instructed to immediately approach appropriate host government officials to alert them to a rescheduling of a previously discussed Air Koryo flight from April 11 (Ref A) to April 28 and request that they [...] | 2008-04-24 23:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PREL PARM KN SY |
08STATE43817 | SYRIA'S CLANDESTINE NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On September 6, 2007, Israel destroyed a nuclear reactor Syria was clandestinely constructing, we judge with North Korean assistance. The reactor site was in Syria's eastern desert region in a location [...] | 2008-04-25 01:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP DPRK SY IAEA PARM PREL |
08STATE44254 | RESPONSE TO KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT QUESTION ON [...] (SBU) In response to the information sought by Kyrgyz Minister of Justice Kaiypov regarding Kyrgyz citizen Abdubakh Abdykanov, born October 17, 1958 (as reported in reftel),Department authorizes post to provide a response by diplomatic note that includes the following text. 2. (SBU) (Begin [...] | 2008-04-25 20:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KG |
08STATE44332 | GUIDANCE FOR APRIL 28 UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON UNAMI AND [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following text in its statement at the April 28 UNSC open debate on UNAMI and MNF-I. 2. Begin text: It is my pleasure to report today on behalf of the Multinational Forces in Iraq (MNF-I),as requested by Security Council resolutions 1546, 1637, 1723, a [...] | 2008-04-26 01:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS UNSC IZ |
08STATE44359 | PLEDGING AT THE PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE FOR [...] (U) Summary: The United States views the upcoming Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan as an opportunity for the international community to reaffirm its long-term commitment for Afghanistan through support for the Afghanistan National Development Strategy and the 2009 and 2010 Afghan electi [...] | 2008-04-26 22:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL |
08STATE44904 | UNSC 4/29/08 CONSULTATIONS ON COTE D'IVOIRE: [...] (U) USUN is authorized to join consensus on draft Presidential Statement (paragraph 4) welcoming the just-announced November 30 date for the Ivorian elections and exhorting all parties to keep elections preparations on track. USUN may draw on the points in paragraph 3 during the April 29 Secur [...] | 2008-04-29 00:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO ETTC IC |
08STATE44906 | SHIPMENT OF NORTH KOREAN PARTS WITH MISSILE [...] (S) ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to approach Chinese officials at an appropriate level regarding a cargo of North Korean electronic relays possibly trans-shipping through Chinese ports en route to Syria. Post may draw from objectives, background, and non-paper below as appropriate. - [...] | 2008-04-29 00:56:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC CH KN SY |
08STATE45218 | U.S. DEMARCHE ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY [...] This is an action cable. Department requests that action addressees present the points in paragraph 7 as a demarche to appropriate host government officials and report responses. Embassies Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Cairo, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Mexico, Pretoria, Santiago, and Singapore are req [...] | 2008-04-29 18:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA |
08STATE45358 | ENGAGING GCC+2 ON IRAN/IRAQ [...] (S/NF) This demarche comes in the context of our strong push to get greater regional engagement with Iraq. This effort is not just for the sake of that country but to advance strategic regional security goals in the face of common regional challenges from Iran, Al-Qaeda, and other sources of [...] | 2008-04-29 20:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL BA EG IZ JO KU QA SA GCC AE UM |
08STATE45414 | U.S.-RUSSIA STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK DISCUSSIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings in Washington, D.C., on March 26-27, 2008, senior-level U.S. and Russian delegations, led by Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John C. Rood and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak, respectively, discussed the draft text for [...] | 2008-04-29 20:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC MARR RS |
08STATE45476 | FOLLOW UP TO OIOS INVESTIGATION ON MONUC [...] This is an action request. Department requests USUN and Embassy Kinshasa to discuss with appropriate UN officials what follow up action the UN has taken with India and Pakistan to the findings of Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) investigations that individuals in the Indian and Pa [...] | 2008-04-29 23:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO CG |
08STATE4569 | REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN CHILD ABUSE CASE [...] This is a sensitive action message. Post please see para 4. 2. Simon Taralala (DOB 3/27/93 in Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea) was taken into custody by the New York City Administration for Children's Services in January of 2007, following allegations of child abuse by his adoptive mother [...] | 2008-01-15 19:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL UN PP |
08STATE45915 | UNMEE PRST, APRIL 30, 2008 [...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Presidential Statement (PRST) text in paragraph two below. 2. Begin text: The Security Council notes that the continuation of Eritrea,s obstructions towards UNMEE has reached [...] | 2008-04-30 19:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO ET ER |
08STATE46450 | INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL CHILD ABDUCTION PRESSED [...] (SBU) On the margins of the Deputy Secretary's April 9 lunch meeting with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka, EAP/J raised the international parental child abduction issue with Yasuhiro Kobe, the Director of the Office of the Vice Foreign Minister. EAP/J told Kobe that the Depart [...] | 2008-05-01 21:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PGOV PREL JA |
08STATE46814 | OSCE: GUIDANCE ON APPOINTMENT OF JANEZ LENARCIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-02 19:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL KDEM |
08STATE46991 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING WESTERN FRIENDS' [...] This is an action request. Department requests that Embassies London, Paris, and Berlin urge host governments to vote in support of the Georgian UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees currently scheduled for consideration around May 9. Post [...] | 2008-05-02 23:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | UNGA GE PREL |
08STATE46997 | MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 2. Baghdad and Triopli are excused from this request. 2. (U) The Department asked Posts to consider ways to promote the May 21 "Day of Solidarity with Cuba" (reftel). At Deputy Secretary Negroponte's request, Posts should report their plans b [...] | 2008-05-03 00:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU |
08STATE4740 | ITALY: INFORMATION REQUEST CONCERNING UN 1267 [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraphs 11-14 and 18-19. 2. (C) Summary: On December 21, Stefania Fancello at the Italian MFA's Office of International Cooperation against Terrorism conveyed a request to Embassy Rome officials for more information on the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban [...] | 2008-01-15 22:07:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN IT KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE47433 | GUIDANCE: U.S. APPROACH TO THE MILLENNIUM [...] This cable is an action request for USUN (see para. 12) and is intended as a brief overview of current U.S. policy for other posts. More guidance is available on the State/IO Bureau intranet website (see para. 13). 2. Summary. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have gained increase [...] | 2008-05-05 19:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL UN |
08STATE47440 | SUGGESTED POINTS FOR USUN FOR MAY 5 FORMAL [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. On Monday, 5 May, representatives from Denmark, Liechtenstein, Sweden and Switzerland will meet with the 1267 (al-Qaeda/Taliban) Sanctions Committee with a view to having an in-depth discussion on iss [...] | 2008-05-05 19:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER |
08STATE47531 | UNSC RESOLUTION ON SOMALI PIRACY [...] (C) This is an action request. Posts are requested to approach host governments to explain the basis for the draft Security Council resolution on piracy off the coast of Somalia and seek their support. As consultations on the draft resolution are already underway in New York among Security [...] | 2008-05-05 22:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO XW |
08STATE47534 | U.S.-RUSSIA AGREEMENT FOR PEACEFUL NUCLEAR [...] The President has approved the proposed Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russia Federation Concerning Cooperation in the Field of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and has authorized its execution (P.D. 2008-19 dated 5 May 2008). A copy [...] | 2008-05-05 23:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG KTIA PREL RS |
08STATE47575 | GUIDANCE FOR USUN FOR THE SECURITY COUNCIL JOINT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) On Tuesday, 6 May, the Chairman of the 1267 (al-Qaeda/Taliban) Sanctions Committee (Belgian PermRep Johan Verbeke),the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant [...] | 2008-05-06 06:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE47627 | S) SHIPMENT OF ANHYDROUS HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, [...] (S//REL ROK) FOR SEOUL ONLY: Post is requested to approach appropriate-level ROKG officials regarding a shipment of possibly South Korean-origin anhydrous hydrogen fluoride from Thailand to Iran and request that the shipment be recalled. Post may draw from background, objectives, and talkin [...] | 2008-05-06 12:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC TH KS TC XB XC XE |
08STATE47888 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON BELARUS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-06 19:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL OSCE BO |
08STATE48027 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the member of the Iraq Security Forces listed below. If, at any time, Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to be credi [...] | 2008-05-06 20:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE48047 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the member of the Iraq Security Forces listed below. If, at any time, Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to be credi [...] | 2008-05-06 20:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE48065 | (U) Secretary Rice's April 25, 2008 [...] (U) Classified by: KURT VOLKER, ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS, REASONS: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) April 25, 2008, 9:20 - 10:50 a.m., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Charles W. Larson, Jr. Acting Assistant Secretary K [...] | 2008-05-06 20:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA MARR PREL PINS NATO |
08STATE48118 | OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON RELIGIOUS [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 8 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin Text: Mr. Chairman, The United States is concerned about recent reports that reflect a disturbing trend in Kazakhstan regarding religious freedom. While Kazakhstan has prid [...] | 2008-05-06 22:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ |
08STATE48119 | SIERRA LEONE: TALKING POINTS FOR MAY 7 BRIEFING [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for the May 7 UN Security Council briefing and consultation on Sierra Leone. Begin points: -- The United States commends the work of UNIOSIL and the UN Country Team in Sierra Leone for all the support they have provided to the go [...] | 2008-05-06 22:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM SL XA XY |
08STATE48273 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OSCE PROJECT [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the May 8, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes Ambassador Venczel to the Permanent Council in his new role as the OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbeki [...] | 2008-05-07 14:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UZ |
08STATE48412 | COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: OPPORTUNITY FOR FINANCIAL [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6-8. 2. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will hold a Counterterrorism Financial Regulatory training course at the FDIC Training Facilities in Arlington, Virginia for participants from addressee countries. This training is f [...] | 2008-05-07 17:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PTER ECON EFIN PREL KCRM |
08STATE48469 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON RECENT [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 8 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Mr. Chairman, On April 26 the website of the Belarus Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was the subject of a cyber attack. RFE/RL, which is an independent, interna [...] | 2008-05-07 18:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PTER PREL |
08STATE48545 | KOSOVO RECOGNITION LOBBYING: TARGET COUNTRIES IN [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See talking points in paragraph 6 and questions and answers in paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Ambassadors are requested to deliver the following demarche on Kosovo to host governments at the highest possible level. Department appreciates posts' efforts to date and [...] | 2008-05-07 20:05:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV GA GH GV LI MI ML MR MP |
08STATE4865 | SECOND SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 3. Please slug responses for PM, NEA and the appropriate regional bureau; also info NSC WASHDC, SECDEF WASHDC, and JOINT STAFF WASHDC. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As the President and Prime Minister Maliki agreed in their November 26, 2007 Declaration of [...] | 2008-01-16 15:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS IZ |
08STATE48654 | GUIDANCE FOR 1559 CONSULTATIONS, MAY 8 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN may draw from the points in para 2 below during consultations on the implementation of UNSC resolution 1559, currently scheduled for May 8. 2. (U) Begin points. -- We welcome the Secretary General's report and Mr. Larsen's briefing on implementati [...] | 2008-05-07 23:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PBTS PREL LE SY IS |
08STATE49237 | PSI FIFTH ANNIVERSARY: OFFICIAL INVITATION FROM [...] Following the April 17 phone call from Acting U/S Rood to MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale to discuss Morocco's endorsement of the PSI Statement of Interdiction Principles, below is an official U.S. invitation to the events we are hosting in Washington on the fifth anniversary of the Preside [...] | 2008-05-08 20:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP MO |
08STATE49259 | LEBANON NEEDS ITS FRIENDS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 below. Posts should draw from the background in paras 5-7 below when making this demarche. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Department requests posts communicate our assessment of the situation in Lebanon and ask that the "friends of Leb [...] | 2008-05-08 22:46:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER LE |
08STATE4939 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIAL ENVOY GAMBARI'S UNSC [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Special Advisor on Burma Ibrahim Gambari is scheduled to report to the UN Security Council on the situation of the "good offices" mission to Burma during informal consultations of the Security Council on Thursday, January 17. USUN is instructed to draw from the po [...] | 2008-01-16 17:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08STATE49450 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL 5/12/08 CONSULTATIONS: [...] (U) The Security Council is scheduled to hold consultations on security sector reform (SSR) on May 12. The consultations will follow a briefing on the Secretary-General's report of January 23, 2008 on the UN's role in supporting SSR (S/2008/39). USUN may draw on the points in paragraph 2. [...] | 2008-05-09 14:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO MARR UNSC |
08STATE49723 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL 5/12/08 CONSULTATIONS: [...] (U) The Security Council is scheduled to hold consultations on security sector reform (SSR) on May 12. The consultations will follow a briefing on the Secretary-General's report of January 23, 2008 on the UN's role in supporting SSR (Security Council Report #2008/39). USUN may draw on the po [...] | 2008-05-09 20:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO MARR UNSC |
08STATE49730 | FOLLOWING-UP WITH INDIA ON THE NICKUNJ GRAPHITE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In October 2007, we shared with Indian officials information indicating that India's Nickunj Eximp Enterprises had offered French-origin, MTCR-controlled graphite blocks to Iran's Ward Commercial Company (Ref A). [...] | 2008-05-09 20:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IN IR |
08STATE49794 | SOMALIA--TALKING POINTS FOR MAY 12 BRIEFING BY [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for the May 12 UN Security Council briefing on Somalia by Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordination Sir John Holmes. Begin points: -- We would like to thank U/SYG Holmes for his informativ [...] | 2008-05-09 22:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM SO XA XW |
08STATE49804 | GUIDANCE FOR 13 MAY 2008 UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department asks that USUN draw upon the following points for the United Nations Security Council briefing and consultations on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) on 13 May 2008. --We welcome Secretary-General Ban's [...] | 2008-05-09 23:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL PGOV UNSC SU |
08STATE49806 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: SOLICIT GOI RESPONSE TO DRAFT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 8. ---------- Objectives ---------- 2. (SBU) Post is requested to pursue the following objectives with the GOI: -- Share with the GOI the draft text of a UNSC resolution that imposes targeted sanctions on individuals or entities [...] | 2008-05-09 23:59:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EFIN PREL PTER IZ RU UK |
08STATE49813 | DEMARCHE: FRENCH UNSC RESOLUTION ON BURMA [...] (SBU) The Department requests action addressees to contact host governments (with the exception of France) immediately at an appropriately high level to urge them to consider a draft resolution prepared by France describing the humanitarian situation in Burma and calling on the regime to remov [...] | 2008-05-10 01:07:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08STATE4986 | MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST: JAMES SWAN AND JAMES [...] Department requests mission clearance for Africa Bureau DAS James Swan and AF/E Director James Knight to travel to New York to meet with UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe. Swan and Knight will discuss Pascoe's initiative regarding the Ethiopia-Eritrea boundary disp [...] | 2008-01-16 18:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL |
08STATE49905 | MGLBO1: BURMA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Embassy Rangoon reports an eight-person Burmese delegation led by the Navy commander greeted Director Fore and PACOM commander Admiral Keating at the Rangoon airport. Press were on hand to witness the arrival. Additional U.S. airlifts are planned for May 14-16 pending Burmese governme [...] | 2008-05-12 10:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BM |
08STATE49938 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Syrian smugglers instigated clashes at the Masnaa border crossing, but the al-Arida border crossing remains open. (Ops/Embassy Beirut telcon) 2. (SBU) Embassy Beirut notes fighting broke out again in Aley, east of Beirut. Fighting in Tripoli subsided. ISF report 47 dead and 160 wo [...] | 2008-05-12 12:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE50050 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (U) Classified by ISN/MTR Director Pam Durham. Reason: 1.5 (B),(D). 2. (U) This is an action request. Embassy Buenos Aires, please see paragraph 15. 3. (C) BACKGROUND: According to published reports (REF A),the Argentine Commission for Space Activities (CONAE) is over [...] | 2008-05-12 15:25:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC TSPL AR |
08STATE50301 | (S) UAE-BASED INTERMEDIARY WORKING TO SUPPLY [...] This is an Action Request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In November 2006, we provided German officials information indicating that Iran was in possession of L550E engines manufactured by the German firm Limbach Flugmotoren GmbH & Co. - likely supplied by t [...] | 2008-05-12 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC GM TW IR AE |
08STATE50323 | GUIDANCE FOR THE REPORT OF SRSG TO TIMOR-LESTE [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: The Core Group for Timor-Leste will receive the report of the Secretary General's Special Representative for Timor-Leste, Atul Khare, at 10:00 on May 13. USUN is requested to draw on material in para 3 below in responding to Khare's report. End Action Request. 2. (U) [...] | 2008-05-12 22:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNSC TT |
08STATE50330 | GUIDANCE: ICTY/ICTR WORKING GROUP MEETING, MAY 13 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during consultations by the ICTY/ICTR Working Group on residual issues, currently scheduled for May 13. 2. (U) Begin points: -- We would like to thank the Belgian mission for the work in chairi [...] | 2008-05-12 23:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC ICTY ICTR PHUM PREL |
08STATE50507 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CHINESE ENTITIES THAT [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 2. 2. (S) On several occasions since March 2006, the U.S. has discussed with Chinese authorities attempts by Pakistan's missile program to procure ring-rolling and flow forming machines from entities in China (Reftels). [...] | 2008-05-13 15:04:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH PK |
08STATE50524 | CHINA CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS TO IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 2. -------------- ACTION REQUEST -------------- 2. (S/NF) Post is requested to draw on the points in para 4 below and to provide photographs in a demarche to the Government of China (GOC) on the issue of transfers of advanced [...] | 2008-05-13 15:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL |
08STATE50582 | UNMEE CONSULTATIONS, MAY 14, 2008 [...] This is an action message. USUN is instructed to draw from the following discussion elements during the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) consultations on May 14, 2008. Begin discussion elements: -We welcome the Presidential Statement of April 30, reject Eritrea,s claim that it [...] | 2008-05-13 17:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO ET ER |
08STATE50592 | FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE JUNE 17-19, 2008, UAE [...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. SUMMARY. Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I),Government of Iraq (GOI),and U.S. Embassy Baghdad will co-host the Friends of Iraq Conference (previously known as the Iraq Conference) at the Armed Forces Officer Club (AFOC),Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emir [...] | 2008-05-13 17:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MARR MOPS OTRA PREL |
08STATE50798 | Secretary Rice's April 23, 2008 meeting with [...] (U) Classified by AF A/S Jendayi E. Frazer, Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) April 23, 2008; 11 a.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary John D. Negroponte A/S Sean McCormack, PA PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield, AF Special Envoy for Somalia John Yates [...] | 2008-05-13 20:31:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV EAID |
08STATE50829 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Beirut reports Future Movement leader Hariri blamed Iran and Syria for bringing down the state of Lebanon, accusing them of mounting an "invasion" designed to restore their influence. Hariri rejected dialogue in the current security situation, reiterated his support for LAF Com [...] | 2008-05-13 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE5085 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIAL ENVOY GAMBARI'S UNSC [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Special Advisor on Burma Ibrahim Gambari is scheduled to report to the UN Security Council on the situation of the "good offices" mission to Burma during informal consultations of the Security Council on Thursday, January 17. USUN is instructed to draw from the po [...] | 2008-01-16 20:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08STATE50850 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON CONDUCT OF [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 15 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States congratulates the people of Serbia for the conduct of the May 11 parliamentary and local elections in Serbia. For the third [...] | 2008-05-13 21:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV SR |
08STATE50902 | DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION CONDEMNING VIOLENCE IN [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to urgently share the draft resolution in para 2 below with the French Mission, and other UNSC members at USUN's discretion, with a view towards spurring Council action on the Hizballah-initiated violence in Lebanon which began on May 8. De [...] | 2008-05-14 01:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC SY LE PREL PBTS PTER |
08STATE51212 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OSCE HEAD OF [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the May 15, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes Ambassador Djikic back to the Permanent Council and thanks him for his comprehensive report on the OS [...] | 2008-05-14 15:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TX |
08STATE51285 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON DRAFT [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the May 15, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States shares the concern of the Representative of Freedom Miklos Haraszti as he expressed in a May 13th press releas [...] | 2008-05-14 16:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KG OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL |
08STATE51356 | KUDOS TO CONSULATE GENERAL JEDDAH FOLLOWING OIC [...] Special Envoy (SE) to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber wishes to express his strong appreciation to all American Direct Hire and Locally Employed Staff at Consulate General Jeddah. He received extraordinary support during his April 24-25 visit to Jeddah to meet with [...] | 2008-05-14 18:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OIC |
08STATE51358 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY DAKAR FOLLOWING OIC SE CUMBER'S [...] Special Envoy (SE) to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber wishes to express his sincere appreciation for the efforts and support of the American Direct Hire and Locally Employed Staff at Embassy Dakar during his April 21-23 visit. 2. SE Cumber was very pleased and i [...] | 2008-05-14 18:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OIC |
08STATE51359 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY KUWAIT FOLLOWING OIC SE CUMBER,S [...] Special Envoy (SE) to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber wishes to express his sincere appreciation for the efforts and support of the American Direct Hire and Locally Employed Staff at Embassy Kuwait during his April 27-28 visit. 2. SE Cumber is appreciative of a [...] | 2008-05-14 18:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OIC |
08STATE51360 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY DOHA FOLLOWING SE CUMBER'S VISIT [...] Special Envoy (SE) to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber wishes to express his sincere appreciation for the efforts and support of the American Direct Hire and Locally Employed Staff at Embassy Doha during his April 28-29 visit to Qatar. 2. SE Cumber is appreciati [...] | 2008-05-14 18:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OIC |
08STATE51361 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY MANAMA FOLLOWING OIC SE CUMBER,S [...] Special Envoy (SE) to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber wishes to express his sincere appreciation for the efforts and support of the American Direct Hire and Locally Employed Staff at Embassy Manama during his April 26-27 visit to Bahrain. 2. SE Cumber would lik [...] | 2008-05-14 18:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OIC |
08STATE51362 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY RIYADH FOLLOWING OIC SE CUMBER'S [...] Special Envoy (SE) to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber wishes to express his sincere appreciation for the efforts and support of the American and Locally Employed Staff at Embassy Riyadh during his April 25-26 visit. 2. SE Cumber is appreciative of all of the eff [...] | 2008-05-14 18:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OIC |
08STATE51536 | FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (U) This is an action message; see paras 3-9. 2. (SBU) Per reftels, Embassies have been asked to undertake activities and encourage host governments and NGOs to undertake activities for a day of solidarity with the Cuban people on May 21. For post information only, President Bush is expec [...] | 2008-05-15 00:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU |
08STATE51547 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Beirut reports Interior Minister Aridi announced the reversal of the decisions to fire the airport security chief and to declare Hizballah's fiber optics network illegal after a five-hour meeting. The Lebanon desk comments this was expected, and is a tactical move to show flexi [...] | 2008-05-15 02:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE51961 | KUDOS TO CONSULATE GENERAL DUBAI FOLLOWING OIC [...] Special Envoy (SE) to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber wishes to express his sincere appreciation for the efforts and support of the American and Locally Employed Staff at Consulate General Dubai during his April 30-May 1 visit. 2. SE Cumber is appreciative of a [...] | 2008-05-15 19:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OIC |
08STATE51962 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY ABU DHABI FOLLOWING OIC SE [...] Special Envoy (SE) to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber wishes to express his sincere appreciation for the efforts and support of the American and Locally Employed Staff at Embassy Abu Dhabi during his April 30 visit. 2. SE Cumber is appreciative of all of the ef [...] | 2008-05-15 19:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OIC |
08STATE51968 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY ISLAMABAD FOLLOWING OIC SE'S [...] Special Envoy (SE) to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber wishes to express his sincere appreciation for the efforts and support of the Direct Hire American and Locally Employed Staff at Embassy Islamabad during his May 1-May 3 visit. 2. SE Cumber is appreciative o [...] | 2008-05-15 19:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PK PREL OIC |
08STATE52030 | CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR IRAN,S NEW IR-2 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVES: To encourage Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Participating Governments (PGs) to conduct outreach to manufacturers, law enforcement, and customs officials within their countries [...] | 2008-05-15 21:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC |
08STATE52042 | KOSOVO: RESPONSE TO UNSYG ON UNMIK TRANSITION [...] (C) This is an action request for a demarche to UN SYG Ban Ki-moon in response to reftel request for guidance. See paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (C) The objective of this demarche is to underscore to UNSYG that the Quint is unified in its position that UNMIK must reconfigure after June 15, that [...] | 2008-05-15 22:40:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PGOV UNMIK KO YI |
08STATE52061 | LEBANON: BUILDING ON ARAB LEAGUE EFFORTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. Posts should draw from the background in paragraphs 5-11 when making this demarche. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Arab League mediation has arrested Lebanon's descent into renewed civil war. However, the calm is fragile, the Hizballah [...] | 2008-05-16 01:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PREL LE SY IR |
08STATE52144 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Lebanese leaders will leave Beirut at 1530 local time in separate planes; a third plane will transport journalists. The delegations are expected to arrive in Doha in the evening. Formal discussions will begin May 17 and will address government composition and the electoral law. Hizb [...] | 2008-05-16 12:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE52312 | (S) REQUESTING THAT THE GOU PROVIDE ADDITIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Kyiv please see paragraph 5. 2. (S//REL UKRAINE) Background: Since September 2004, the United States has discussed with Ukrainian authorities information indicating that the Ukrainian firm Yuzhnoye - a company with expertise in missile and space l [...] | 2008-05-16 17:38:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC UP IN |
08STATE52473 | INSTRUCTIONS TO SUBMIT LISTING PROPOSAL FOR 4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 4 and 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) Per ref A, the USG prenotified Security Council members, G-20, and Pakistan of our intention to request the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to add the names of four operatives of Lashkar e-Tayyiba [...] | 2008-05-16 18:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE52481 | (S) NIAG 8064: IRAN SEEKS RUSSIAN-ORIGIN NEUTRON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) Washington has information that a Malaysian firm with ties to Iran is seeking Russian-origin neutron generators from the All-Russia Research Institute of Automatics (II) (VNIIA). Neutro [...] | 2008-05-16 18:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR |
08STATE52635 | ENGAGING GULF STATES ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) This is an action request; please see paragraphs four and five. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Over the past several years, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, and Qatar (hereafter referred to as the G-4) have significantly increased foreign assistance to a wide range of countries i [...] | 2008-05-16 20:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINV PGOV AE KU SA QA |
08STATE52693 | GUIDANCE FOR UNSC DISCUSSION ON BOSNIA AND [...] USUN should draw on the following points for use during the discussion following the briefing by the High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina on May 19. 2. Mr. President: I would like to welcome High Representative Miroslav Lajcak to th [...] | 2008-05-16 22:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL BH |
08STATE52694 | DEMARCHE REQUEST TO SECURE CHINESE SUPPORT FOR UN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) On May 16, 2008, USUN will submit a request to add the names of four operatives of Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LeT) to the Committee's list of individuals and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, [...] | 2008-05-16 22:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE52732 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Beirut reports the parties agreed to form one committee to address the electoral law and another to address the formation of a national unity cabinet in the opening session. The Hizballah-led opposition has not yet agreed to address the question of Hizballah's weapons. March 1 [...] | 2008-05-17 15:14:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE52757 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Participants in the first day of negotiations told Embassy Beirut talks focused on the election law. Future Party leader Hariri's advisor, Ghattas Khoury, said that after several hours the committee made "some progress, but it's slow." Transportation Minister Safadi said the Doha dial [...] | 2008-05-18 03:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE52764 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Local press report committee members have agreed to adopt the 2005 election law on county-sized districts. Embassy Beirut comments although Acting FM Mitri and DefMin Murr believe a deal on the electoral law is close, many other delegates say the discussions are completely blocked. Po [...] | 2008-05-18 13:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE52907 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt says March 14 is still waiting to see the Hizballah weapons paper developed by the Qatari PM. Amid shuttle diplomacy, Druze Telecom Minister Hamadeh said the opposition holds too many "hidden" cards, adding "we can't reward violence with a political victory. [...] | 2008-05-19 12:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE53071 | SECRETARY GENERAL BAN'S TRIP TO BURMA [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: During a scheduled meeting with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on May 19, USUN is asked to stress our support for Ban's announced trip to Burma later this week and to strongly recommend that he not only push to see senior members of the Regime and visit UN operations in affe [...] | 2008-05-19 16:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08STATE53081 | EFFORTS TO EVADE TAIWAN'S EXPORT CONTROL [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In light of our extensive cooperation with Taiwan under the export control "Gameplan," we want to alert Taiwan authorities to efforts by Johann Mair to circumvent Taiwan's export controls. Specifically, in [...] | 2008-05-19 16:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH IR |
08STATE53182 | BURMA - NEXT STEPS ON HUMANITARIAN RELIEF [...] (U) This is an action message requesting the Mission to meet with senior UN officials to follow up on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's meeting with donor, ASEAN and Security Council Permanent Representatives on May 14 to request recommendations for further UN engagement in and with Burma. [...] | 2008-05-19 18:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BM UN |
08STATE53211 | IRAQI SOFA NEGOTIATING TEAM ON FACT-FINDING VISIT [...] (SBU) Following several months of negotiations on a Status of Forces Agreement between Iraq and the United States, the Iraqi negotiators have decided to visit several countries with similar bi-lateral agreements with the United States already in place. Posts are requested to support the visit [...] | 2008-05-19 19:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | GM IZ JA KS KTIA MARR PGOV PREL SN SOFA |
08STATE53224 | PSI: PRESS GUIDANCE AND SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS [...] This is an action request. Press guidance and action requested is in paragraph 2. Text of a &media announcement8 is in paragraph 3. Talking points are in paragraph 5 below. As described in reftel, the United States is hosting a series of events in Washington on the fifth anniversary of the [...] | 2008-05-19 19:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KSTC OPRC PARM PREL XX |
08STATE53293 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Media report the Hizballah-led opposition and government disagree on how to proceed with negotiations. Negotiators suspended discussions on the electoral law in order to focus first on electing a president, but Hizballah presented a counter proposal to negotiate on cabinet formation an [...] | 2008-05-19 20:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE53303 | IRANIAN COMPANY INTEREST IN PROCURING VACUUM [...] This is an action request. Embassy Pretoria, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information that as of mid-February 2008, Iran-based Sabalan Company was provided with technical specifications for a possible South African-origin VGT-1200-1200 high temperature vacuum f [...] | 2008-05-19 20:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SF IR |
08STATE53419 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the members of the Iraq Security Forces listed below. If, at any time, Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to be cred [...] | 2008-05-20 12:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE53566 | TRAVEL WARNING - SOMALIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the unsettled security situation in Somalia and continues to urge American citizens not to travel to the country. This supersedes the Travel Warning of November 13, 2007. 2. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to Somal [...] | 2008-05-20 15:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PTER AF PREL KE |
08STATE53815 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Media report Qatari-led mediators gave Lebanese political leaders until May 21 to respond to two proposals aimed at resolving the ongoing political crisis between the governing March 14 coalition and the Hizballah-led opposition. According to post, both proposals support the election [...] | 2008-05-20 19:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE53868 | COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE FOLLOW UP: EXPORT [...] (SBU) Post is requested to deliver the letter in paragraph three to Director, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yacoub al Hosani. End action request. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Post should achieve the following objectives: -- Thank UAE officia [...] | 2008-05-20 20:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC XB ZP ZO AE |
08STATE53934 | KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for Department of State-funded training. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the nominees in reftels and possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights as of May 19, 2008. Please note that if Post subsequ [...] | 2008-05-20 21:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID MASS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KV |
08STATE53968 | A/S BOUCHER'S TRIP TO ASHGABAT: DEMOCRACY AND [...] Action request. See paragraph 2. 2. In advance of Assistant Secretary Boucher's visit to Turkmenistan next week, post is instructed to deliver to the Government of Turkmenistan the non-paper in para 3, which outlines some of the democracy and human rights points that Assistant Secretary B [...] | 2008-05-20 22:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
08STATE53972 | ENLISTING AUSTRALIA TO SOLICIT ASSISTANCE PLEDGES [...] (U) In the lead-up to the June 12 Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan, the U.S. Government will be engaging emerging donors to present U.S. objectives for the conference and encourage participation and financial pledging (Ref A) . At a meeting on Afghanistan in Ottawa last month, Australi [...] | 2008-05-20 22:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL |
08STATE54231 | US-CHINA DISCUSSIONS ON COOPERATION IN ASIAN REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 1 in Washington, China MFA Asia Department Deputy Director-General (DDG) Yang Yanyi participated in broad-ranging discussions with U.S. officials on U.S.-China cooperation in Asian regional organizations. China sees the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) as useful, particularly i [...] | 2008-05-21 15:31:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH ASEAN ARF APEC XB |
08STATE5439 | (S) IRANIAN MISSILE ENTITY INTEREST IN PURCHASING [...] This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Purpose: The U.S. has information indicating that as of early December 2007, Iran's primary solid-fueled ballistic missile entity, the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group (SBIG),had plans to purchase a [...] | 2008-01-17 17:13:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL GM IR |
08STATE54639 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MAY 26-27 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 27. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on May 26-27. [...] | 2008-05-21 22:01:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL IR IZ IS SY LE SO |
08STATE54642 | NEPAL -- GUIDANCE FOR MAY 22 SECURITY COUNCIL [...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following points during the discussion of the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) in the Security Council on May 22. 2. Begin Points: I would like to join with the Secretary General in thanking Special Representative Ian Martin and his entire staff. [...] | 2008-05-21 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL UNMIN NE |
08STATE54663 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Hizballah has begun to dismantle its tent city surrounding the government complex at the Grand Serail, while Lebanese Armed Forces remove roadblocks around Beirut, media report. (Ops/Embassy Beirut e-mail, NOWLebanon.com) 2. (SBU) Embassy Beirut reports Hizballah leader Nasrallah [...] | 2008-05-21 23:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE54797 | IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: PLANS FOR NEW TURKISH DEAL ON [...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraphs 3 and 4 below. 2. (SBU) Washington thanks post for its reporting on Turkey's plans to develop Iranian South Pars gas for Turkish and European consumption. On the margins of the April 17 Economic Partnership Commission with Turkey, EEB DA [...] | 2008-05-22 13:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL TU |
08STATE5491 | SUDAN: RESPONSE TO DUTCH QUESTIONS CONCERNING [...] (SBU) The United States welcomes The Netherlands, willingness to providing training to Joint Integrated Units (JIU),as well as financial support for airlift. (Reftel a) We recognize Khartoum,s historic opposition to military support from the international community. The recent agreement betw [...] | 2008-01-17 18:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SU NL |
08STATE55212 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Qatari PM Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani, Arab League Secretary General Moussa, EU High Representative Solana, and the foreign ministers of France, Spain, and Italy plan to attend the election and LAF General Sleiman's inauguration, according [...] | 2008-05-22 21:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE55232 | DEMARCHE REQUEST TO MOVE ENGINEERS FROM UNMIS TO [...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department asks Embassies Islamabad and Cairo to demarche host governments at the highest appropriate level to support the United Nations' request that an appropriate number of engineers currently deployed by Pakistan and Egypt for the United Nations M [...] | 2008-05-22 21:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO SU |
08STATE55234 | (S) POTENTIAL SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE DELIVERY TO [...] (S) Summary: Russia is planning to ship SA-24 (Igla-S) air defense equipment to Syria in late May. Despite repeated assurances to the U.S. beginning in 2005 that Russia would only provide Syria with vehicle-mounted systems, we have reason to be concerned that Russia may provide man-portable [...] | 2008-05-22 22:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC RS SY |
08STATE55375 | ORAL MESSAGE URGING FM KOUCHNER TO ATTEND [...] (C) This is an action request: see para 4, below. 2. (C) Per reftel State 43799, Sweden is hosting the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial Meeting in Stockholm on May 29. The Swedish Foreign Minister of State has requested USG support for Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt's [...] | 2008-05-23 13:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID FR IZ SW EUN |
08STATE55385 | DEMOCRACY STRATEGY AND GOALS: OMAN [...] (SBU) The Department approves Embassy Muscat,s proposed democracy strategy for the next twelve to eighteen months as discussed on May 6 via video conference. This cable summarizes the new strategy, which is an update to Embassy Muscat,s previous democracy strategy (ref A). ---------------- [...] | 2008-05-23 13:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM SCUL PGOV PREL MU |
08STATE55497 | ITALIAN MACHINE TOOLS SOLD TO IRANIAN CLIENTS VIA [...] This is an action request. Embassy Rome, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that the Italian machine tool manufacturer, CMS Industries, sold computer numerical controlled (CNC) processing machines to clients in Iran. Specifically, CMS Industries sold to [...] | 2008-05-23 15:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IT IR |
08STATE55508 | 2008 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE VESSEL RESCUE (AMVER) AWARDS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 10. 2. Posts in or responsible for the following countries/entities are requested to assist in the annual presentation of awards to owners of vessels participating in the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMV [...] | 2008-05-23 15:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL |
08STATE55587 | U.S. AND RUSSIA LAUNCH ECONOMIC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: In its first formal meeting, the U.S.-Russia Economic Dialogue reviewed areas of mutual interest on investment, trade and energy. U/S Jeffery and First DFM Denisov fostered a warm and informative exchange of views on such topics as open investment, sovereign wealth funds, and e [...] | 2008-05-23 17:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PREL RS |
08STATE55838 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO BEIJING, [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in para 3, to travel to Beijing and Moscow from May 27-31 for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks. 2. Please arrange accommodations in Beijing and Moscow with beginning [...] | 2008-05-23 21:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC CN JA KN RS |
08STATE55841 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (C) CODEL Rahall (D-WV) plans to attend parliamentary events in Beirut May 25 and expects to meet with LAF General Sleiman. Other delegation members include Darrell Issa (R-CA),Ray Lahood (R-IL),Charles Melancon (D-LA),John Linder (R-GA),and Jack Kingston(R-GA). (Ops/H e- mail) ---- [...] | 2008-05-23 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE55850 | REPLY : ESTONIA ON ARAB LEAGUE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] (SBU) The Department appreciates Post's inquiry as to how best to encourage the Estonian MFA to increase its engagement in the Middle East, in particular in Lebanon and Syria. Estonia's prior work in Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and Kosovo provides it with excellent credentials to promote democr [...] | 2008-05-23 21:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SY EU LE EN |
08STATE55851 | JUNE 16-18 TIFA MEETINGS - DRAFT AGENDA [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 7, 8 and 9. 2. The US-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement is our main vehicle for engaging the Central Asian countries on trade issues. In reftel B we asked posts to deliver a letter from USTR on planning for this year,s T [...] | 2008-05-23 21:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ECON PREL TI |
08STATE55858 | IRAQI SOFA NEGOTIATOR VISIT - BACKGROUND [...] (U) This is a joint Department of State-Department of Defense cable. 2. (S) The Status of Forces Agreement being negotiated with Iraq is intended to be an enduring document similar to SOFAs the United States has with other countries: setting the "rules of the road" whenever U.S. forces are [...] | 2008-05-23 22:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | GM IZ JA KS KTIA MARR PGOV PREL SN SOFA |
08STATE55862 | TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL URANIUM FROM TUWAITHA [...] (S/NF) The Government of Iraq (GOI) recently finalized a sales contract with Cameco for the approximately 550 metric tons of natural uranium that was being stored at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center. To facilitate the sale, DOD removed the material from Iraq for onward shipment to Canada. [...] | 2008-05-23 22:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | CA ENRG IZ KNNP PARM PREL |
08STATE55865 | GUIDANCE ON UN EITI RESOLUTION [...] (C) Reftel informed the Department that the Executive Director of Azerbaijan's State Oil Fund (SOFAZ) Shahmar Movsumov is seeking vocal support from the U.S. for a UN General Assembly resolution on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The Department has considered this re [...] | 2008-05-23 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PGOV AJ |
08STATE55886 | GUIDANCE ON UN EITI RESOLUTION [...] (C) Reftel informed the Department that the Executive Director of Azerbaijan's State Oil Fund (SOFAZ) Shahmar Movsumov is seeking vocal support from the U.S. for a UN General Assembly resolution on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The Department has considered this re [...] | 2008-05-24 01:46:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PGOV AJ |
08STATE55887 | TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL URANIUM FROM TUWAITHA [...] (S/NF) The Government of Iraq (GOI) recently finalized a sales contract with Cameco for the approximately 550 metric tons of natural uranium that was being stored at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center. To facilitate the sale, DOD removed the material from Iraq for onward shipment to Canada. [...] | 2008-05-24 01:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | CA ENRG IZ KNNP PARM PREL |
08STATE55889 | IRAQI SOFA NEGOTIATOR VISIT - BACKGROUND [...] (U) This is a joint Department of State-Department of Defense cable. 2. (S) The Status of Forces Agreement being negotiated with Iraq is intended to be an enduring document similar to SOFAs the United States has with other countries: setting the "rules of the road" whenever U.S. forces are [...] | 2008-05-24 01:50:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | GM IZ JA KS KTIA MARR PGOV PREL SN SOFA |
08STATE55891 | JUNE 16-18 TIFA MEETINGS - DRAFT AGENDA [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 7, 8 and 9. 2. The US-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement is our main vehicle for engaging the Central Asian countries on trade issues. In reftel B we asked posts to deliver a letter from USTR on planning for this year,s T [...] | 2008-05-24 01:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ECON PREL TI |
08STATE55892 | REPLY : ESTONIA ON ARAB LEAGUE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] (SBU) The Department appreciates Post's inquiry as to how best to encourage the Estonian MFA to increase its engagement in the Middle East, in particular in Lebanon and Syria. Estonia's prior work in Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and Kosovo provides it with excellent credentials to promote democr [...] | 2008-05-24 01:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SY EU LE EN |
08STATE55955 | AUTHORIZATION TO BEGIN CONSULTATIONS ON A DRAFT [...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department authorizes USUN to begin consultations with the United Kingdom and France and subsequently the other Security Council member states on the following draft UN Security Council Presidential Statement on recent violence in Abyei: The Secu [...] | 2008-05-25 17:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO SU |
08STATE55964 | MGBMO1: BURMA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-25 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BM |
08STATE55965 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Parliament elected Michel Sleiman president, with 118 votes cast in his favor, Embassy Beirut confirms. Six MPs cast blank ballots. Media report the three remaining ballots included a symbolic vote for Rafiq Hariri and "all the martyred MPs." (Ops/Embassy Beirut e- mail, AFP) 2. [...] | 2008-05-25 22:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE55967 | MGBMO1: BURMA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Most countries said they would withhold further pledges pending greater access. China pledged $10 million, Cambodia pledged $250,000, and the Philippines pledged $150,000. (Ops/Embassy Rangoon telcon) --------------------------------------------- -- REGIME, DONORS FOCUSED ON DIFFERE [...] | 2008-05-25 23:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BM |
08STATE56306 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, MAY 28 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing, currently scheduled for May 28. 2. (U) Begin points: -- Mr. President, over the last two months, the United States has been increasingly dismayed about the unp [...] | 2008-05-27 16:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL LE IS SY |
08STATE56560 | FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE PROPOSED AGENDA [...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. BACKGROUND. The Friends of Iraq Conference, hosted by Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I),Government of Iraq (GOI),and U.S. Embassy Baghdad, is set for June 17-19, 2008 at the Armed Forces Officer Club (AFOC),Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Ref [...] | 2008-05-27 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MARR MOPS OTRA PREL |
08STATE5676 | NEPAL - STATEMENT TO THE COUNCIL ON UNMIN RENEWAL [...] The Department requests USUN to draw on the points in paragraph 2 during the January 18 debate on the renewal of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). 2. Begin Points. -- Mr. President, the United States is pleased to support the six-month extension of UNMIN's mandate so that it [...] | 2008-01-17 23:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL KDEM NE |
08STATE56778 | AIR KORYO FLIGHT: THANKING TURKEY, CENTRAL ASIAN [...] (S//REL Recipients) ACTION REQUEST: Posts are requested to approach appropriate-level host nation officials and thank them for their cooperation regarding an Air Koryo flight that was scheduled to transit Central Asian and Turkish airspace en route from North Korea to Syria. The aircraft was [...] | 2008-05-28 13:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC |
08STATE56861 | E-PINE POLITICAL DIRECTORS, APRIL 30TH MEETING IN [...] (C) Summary. Senior U.S., Nordic, and Baltic officials met in Washington D.C. on April 30th for the eleventh Enhanced Partnership in Northern Europe (e-PINE) Political Directors' meeting. They agreed: that MAP for Georgia and Ukraine in December is desirable, but may be problematic; that the cu [...] | 2008-05-28 15:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KNEI PREL EUR BO GG PL RS UP XZ ZB SW NO LG LH IC |
08STATE56870 | OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO MONTENEGRO [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 29, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Welcome back, Ambassador Badescu, and thank you for the update. We add our appreciation for the excellent written report you submitted [...] | 2008-05-28 15:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV MW |
08STATE56959 | AUTHORIZATION FOR NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE REFERRAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 17:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CB KN KS PHUM PREF PREL |
08STATE56975 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON ACCESS TO [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 29, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin Text: Mr. Chairman, The United States shares the concerns expressed by our Special Representative on Freedom of the Media that Internet users in Kazakhstan and other [...] | 2008-05-28 17:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ |
08STATE56979 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OSCE HEAD OF [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 29, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ambassador Pryakhin, welcome back to the Permanent Council and thank you for your comprehensive report on the OSCE,s activities in Tajiki [...] | 2008-05-28 17:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL OSCE TJ |
08STATE57002 | INSTRUCTIONS TO USUN TO SUBMIT 3 (2 BAHRAINIS, 1 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) The U.S. on May 9, 2008, prenotified (Ref A) its intent to request that the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee add the names of three individuals, Bahrainis 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffa [...] | 2008-05-28 18:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER |
08STATE57067 | MACHINE TOOL PROCUREMENT EFFORTS BY ENTITIES OF [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions since February 2005, the U.S. has shared information with Taiwan regarding export activities of proliferation concern by the Taiwan-based firm She Hong Industrial Co. Ltd - also known [...] | 2008-05-28 20:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH |
08STATE57100 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENGAGE UN ON PLACING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. Background 2. (SBU) The International Organization for Migration (IOM),which runs the Overseas Processing Entity (OPE) in Baghdad under contract to the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, has requested that IOM caseworkers [...] | 2008-05-28 20:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL UN IZ |
08STATE57134 | "NO ONE TO TURN TO"-SAVE THE CHILDREN REPORT OF [...] This is an action request. Department requests USUN to approach appropriate UN Secretariat officials regarding the recent Save the Children UK report, &No One to Turn To,8 which details sexual exploitation and abuse of minors by UN peacekeepers and aid workers in southern Sudan, Cote d,Ivoire, [...] | 2008-05-28 23:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO PHUM KCRM HA IV SU |
08STATE57532 | SECRETARY'S 5/19 MEETING WITH SPANISH FM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: EUR A/S DANIEL FRIED, REASONS; 1.4 (B) AND (D). 2. (U) MAY 19, 2008, 3:00 P.M., SECRETARY'S OFFICE 3. (U) PARTICIPANTS: UNITED STATES ------------- THE SECRETARY EUR A/S DANIEL FRIED PA A/S SEAN MCCORMACK S EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT STEVE BEECROFT EUR ELAINE SAMSON [...] | 2008-05-29 18:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHSA SP LE IR GG |
08STATE57572 | USUN GUIDANCE: SIERRA LEONE DELISTING REQUEST [...] Department authorizes USUN to support the delisting request submitted by the Government of Sierra Leone (names in para 2) on 1 May 2008 to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1132 (1997) concerning Sierra Leone. These twenty-four individuals were associated with [...] | 2008-05-29 19:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC SL |
08STATE57827 | GUIDANCE: UNSC SESSION CONCERNING RUSSIAN DOWNING [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during UNSC consultations on Georgia scheduled for May 30. 2. Begin points: -- UNOMIG's report on the downing of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over Georgian territory offers further troublin [...] | 2008-05-30 12:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC GE PBTS PREL RU |
08STATE57869 | USG COMMENTS ON VORONIN DRAFT SETTLEMENT PACKAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: In an April 14 meeting, President Voronin asked DAS Merkel to review a package of Moldovan proposals meant to serve as the basis for a political settlement with Transnistria. He further requested that the U.S. present this package to the 5 2. DAS Merkel agreed [...] | 2008-05-30 13:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE MD PBTS PGOV PREL |
08STATE57994 | GUIDANCE: UNSC SESSION CONCERNING RUSSIAN DOWNING [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during UNSC consultations on Georgia scheduled for May 30. 2. Begin points: -- UNOMIG's report on the downing of a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over Georgian territory offers evidence of Russi [...] | 2008-05-30 15:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC GE PBTS PREL RU |
08STATE58193 | (S) SHIPMENT OF MATERIAL TO SYRIAN WEAPONS ENTITY [...] (S//NF) Posts are requested to approach appropriate-level host nation officials regarding a shipment of steel destined for an end user in Syria that has acted as an intermediary for Syria's weapons programs in the past. Posts may draw from objectives, background, and talking points/non-paper [...] | 2008-05-30 19:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | IT MNUC PARM PREL SP SY |
08STATE58316 | SENATOR LUGAR'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMEDOV [...] This is an action request see paragraph 2. 2. Post is requested to pass this letter from Senator Richard Lugar to President Berdimuhamedov to the Foreign Ministry for transmission to the President's office. The original will follow by pouch. 3. Begin text of letter: Dear Mr. Presi [...] | 2008-05-30 21:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL AJ TX |
08STATE58327 | BLUE LANTERN: DISCUSSIONS WITH EMBASSY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Compliance Specialist Judd Stitziel from the Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) met February 24-27 with country team and Emirati officials to discuss implementation of the Blue Lantern end-use monitoring program and other defense trade issues in t [...] | 2008-05-30 22:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC KOMC OTRA PARM PREL AE |
08STATE58446 | THE WAY FORWARD ON UNMEE [...] This is an action request. Department requests action addressees in London, Paris, Moscow, and Brussels, to approach host governments, as UN Security Council (UNSC) Members, to discuss our proposed way forward on the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) and a potential follow-on UN pres [...] | 2008-05-30 23:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS ET ER BE FR UK RS |
08STATE58704 | REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN [...] (SBU) PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department requests Embassy Khartoum to demarche the Government of Sudan (GOS) in order to pressure the GOS to provide freedom of movement for the hybrid United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). P [...] | 2008-06-02 13:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO SU |
08STATE59042 | BLUE LANTERN: DISCUSSIONS WITH EMBASSY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Compliance Specialist Judd Stitziel from the Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) met February 27-28 with country team and Jordanian officials to discuss implementation of the Blue Lantern end-use monitoring program and other defense trade issues in [...] | 2008-06-02 19:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC OTRA PARM PREL JO |
08STATE59137 | USUN GUIDANCE: TERMINATING RWANDA SANCTIONS [...] Department authorizes USUN to convey to the Chair of the Security Council Sanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 918 (1994) concerning Rwanda and the Permanent Representative of the Mission of Rwanda that the U.S. supports terminating the remaining sanctions monitored by that C [...] | 2008-06-03 00:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC RW |
08STATE59358 | 21ST ASEAN - U.S. DIALOGUE MEETING IN SINGAPORE, [...] Summary and introduction. The 21st ASEAN - U.S. Dialogue meeting took place in Singapore on May 10. The U.S. delegation was led by Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel, who co-chaired the meeting with Peter Ho, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore. The U. [...] | 2008-06-03 15:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECIN ASEAN |
08STATE59652 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON MACEDONIA,S [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the June 5, 2008 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States notes with serious concern developments surrounding the June 1st parliamentary election in Macedonia. ODIHR,s p [...] | 2008-06-03 21:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE MK |
08STATE59706 | 2008 ARF Senior Officials Meeting: Making Steps Toward Reform [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials Meeting (ARF SOM) was held May 9 in Singapore. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary and Ambassador for ASEAN affairs Scot Marciel led the U.S. delegation to exchange views on key regional issues and further efforts to strengthen ARF (May 10 AS [...] | 2008-06-03 22:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PTER MARR EAID SG BM ARF |
08STATE59707 | SEEKING GERMAN SUPPORT ON ENDING RUSSIAN ARMS [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. SUMMARY 2. (C) U.S. officials have provided briefings to countries on Russian arms sales of concern and asked appropriate officials to raise these sales with Russian officials. German Chancellor Merkel is meeting with Russian Preside [...] | 2008-06-03 22:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC MASS PARM PREL IR RS GM |
08STATE59717 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR COSTA RICA DRAFT PRST ON ICC [...] ACTION REQUEST - Costa Rica has circulated the draft text of a Presidential Statement (PRST) in connection with the ICC Prosecutor's report pursuant to UNSCR 1593 on Darfur. USUN should explore with the Costa Ricans and others the option of returning to the text put forward by UKUN last Decemb [...] | 2008-06-04 02:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KJUS UNSC SU |
08STATE59719 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR ELECTION OF THE PGA ON JUNE 4. [...] (C) Action Requests: (1) The Department instructs USUN to acclamate in the election of former Nicaraguan FM D'Escoto as the President of the 63rd UN General Assembly. (2) Department requests that USUN speak with current UNGA President Kerim and with the WEOG representative (Spain) in advance o [...] | 2008-06-04 02:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PREL PGOV |
08STATE60043 | NON-PAPER ON FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraphs 3. 2. (U) Objective: To advance our bilateral discussions with the Russians on the future of the ISTC. Please pass the non-paper at paragraph 3 to the appropriate host government officials. 3. (U) Begin Text Transformation of the I [...] | 2008-06-04 17:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PBIO RS |
08STATE60117 | COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: UPDATE ON OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] This is an update of reftel, which invited Embassies Abu Dhabi, Amman, Doha, Kuwait and Riyadh to nominate up to five host country participants each for the June 16-20 Counterterrorism Financial Regulation training course at the FDIC Training Facilities in Arlington, Virginia. 2. We conti [...] | 2008-06-04 18:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PTER ECON EFIN PREL KCRM |
08STATE60123 | ICI ANNUAL REVIEW CONFERENCE - STOCKHOLM, MAY 29, [...] (U) Posts may draw upon this report as needed in their discussions with host governments about Iraq. 2. (U) Summary: In a meeting that most participants and commentators agreed helped to improve international perceptions of Iraq, eighty-four countries and twelve international organizations [...] | 2008-06-04 18:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID IR IZ PGOV PREF PREL SW EUN |
08STATE60216 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ATTENDANCE AND DONATIONS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Department requests action addressees to urge host governments to send high-level representatives to the donors' conference to be held in Vienna June 23 and to contribute generously to the joint appe [...] | 2008-06-04 20:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA |
08STATE60218 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HIGH [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the June 5 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna in response to the report by the High Representative and EU Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Lajcak. Begin text: Mr. Chairman, The United States welcomes [...] | 2008-06-04 20:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL OSCE BO |
08STATE60219 | AFGHAN HEROIN PRECURSOR CHEMICALS -- INSTRUCTION FOR [...] The Department requests that USUN welcome the French draft resolution on chemical precursors of heroin in Afghanistan and express our appreciation to the French for their efforts to address this problem. USUN should support the text of the draft resolution provided by the French, as copied i [...] | 2008-06-04 20:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC SNAR PREL AF |
08STATE60263 | PIRATES BEWARE - USUN ON THE JOB: KUDOS ON SOMALI [...] The Department would like to extend its congratulations and express its gratitude to USUN for its successful effort to achieve a UN Security Council resolution to combat piracy off the Somali coast. USUN's dedication and creativity in negotiating this resolution, which was a high priority for [...] | 2008-06-04 21:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL |
08STATE60282 | KOSOVO: SUPPORTING UN RECONFIGURATION PLANS [...] (SBU) This is an action request for USUN. The Department requests that USUN give its support to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's initiative to reconfigure the UN presence in Kosovo. Our support should be made conditional on the understanding that Ban will move forward with all elements of r [...] | 2008-06-04 22:46:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL UNMIK KO |
08STATE60290 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: SIX-PARTY ECONOMY AND [...] Department requests country clearance for the following U.S. government officials participating in the Six-Party Talks Economy and Energy Working Group meeting in Seoul and Panmunjom June 10 and 11 respectively. Traveler information is listed in para 2. Please designate a control officer and a [...] | 2008-06-04 23:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG OTRA AMGT KNNP MNUC PREL KN KS CH JA RS |
08STATE60393 | FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE - AWAITING [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. For Embassy Suva, please coordinate this action with the Kingdom of Tonga only. 2. The June 17-19 Friends of Iraq conference in Abu Dhabi will commence in less than two weeks. Action addressees' host governments have not yet registered fo [...] | 2008-06-05 12:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS OTRA PREL IZ |
08STATE60579 | USUN INSTRUCTIONS: BLOCK SALAME FOCAL POINT [...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to block the focal point delisting request for Mohamed Ahmad SALAME (SALAMI). SALAME (DOB: 22 Sep 1961; Nationality: Lebanese; Lebanese PPT: 1622263) should continue to be listed subject to the measures imposed by paragraph 4 of UN Security Council [...] | 2008-06-05 17:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC LI |
08STATE60586 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR OPDAT FINANCIAL [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for OPDAT Financial Investigations Seminar in Zrenjanin (6/16-17/2008). 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of June 2, 2008: (1 [...] | 2008-06-05 17:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE60813 | UNSCR 1267-INSTRUCTIONS TO USUN TO SUBMIT ONE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3, 4 and 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (C) The United States on May 6, 2008 prenotified (Ref A) our intent to request the listing under UNSCR 1267 of the Kuwait-based international Islamic charity Revival of Islamic Heritage [...] | 2008-06-05 20:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL UNSC |
08STATE60837 | DEMARCHE REQUEST TO GAIN GOF SUPPORT FOR THE NATO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) Since 2004, the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) has provided a variety of training programs to Iraqi Security Forces to help establish a more secure environment in Iraq. Iraqi Prime Min [...] | 2008-06-05 21:24:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR IZ |
08STATE60838 | OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING: REQUEST FOR EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The OSCE will conduct its annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) from September 29 through October 10 in Warsaw. The HDIM is the OSCE's annual review of participating States, implementation of their OSCE commitments to human rights and fundament [...] | 2008-06-05 21:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM OSCE KDEM PREL |
08STATE60877 | GUIDANCE FOR PRESS STATEMENT ON JUNE 13 UNSC [...] USUN is instructed to circulate the text below with other UNSC members with a view to drawing upon it in the press statement for the June 13 UNSC mid-year review of MNF-I. 2. Begin text: As required by resolution 1790 (2007),members of the Security Council discussed on June 13 the mandat [...] | 2008-06-05 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS UNSC IZ |
08STATE60880 | USUN PLACE HOLD ON RWANDAN FDLR SUBMISSION AND [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN please see para 2. Embassies Brussels, London, and Paris please see para 3. 2. (S) USUN is requested to place a hold on the names submitted for listing by the Government of Rwanda in S/AC.43/2008/NOTE.13 to the UN Security Council Committee established p [...] | 2008-06-05 23:13:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC XA |
08STATE61327 | GUIDANCE TO EMBASSY KAMPALA [...] Reftel reports a diplomatic note from the Government of Uganda dated May 23, 2008 requesting U.S. support for Uganda's candidacy for non-permanent membership on the UN Security Council for the 2009-2010 term. Post is requested to deliver the diplomatic note in para 2 below. 2. Begin text: [...] | 2008-06-06 19:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC UG |
08STATE61421 | (S) POTENTIAL TRANSFER OF HELICOPTER PARTS TO IRAN [...] (S) Summary: The U.S. has information indicating that the Rome based office of a Swiss firm has been providing Iran with U.S.-origin helicopter parts. Such transfers may be in violation of the company's obligations to the United States and could result in the imposition of sanctions or the co [...] | 2008-06-06 21:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC MASS PREL IT SZ IR |
08STATE61434 | BLUE LANTERN: DISCUSSIONS WITH EMBASSY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Compliance Specialists from the Department,s Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) met April 9-11 in Guatemala City with USG and Guatemalan officials to discuss implementation of the Blue Lantern end-use monitoring program and other defense trade issues in Guatem [...] | 2008-06-06 22:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC OTRA PARM PREL GT |
08STATE61440 | SEEKING VIEWS ON AN ARF STATEMENT ON REGIONAL [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BANGKOK, BEIJING, CANBERRA, HANOI, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, USEU BRUSSELS, WELLINGTON (see Para 3). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Department requests that posts seek host go [...] | 2008-06-06 23:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ARF EAID ASEAN |
08STATE61447 | TWELFTH UN CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)'s quadrennial conference took place in Accra, Ghana, April 20-25. On balance, its outcome document, the 221 paragraph Accra Accord represents progress for developed countries and UN reform, and can be used as a reference doc [...] | 2008-06-07 00:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ETRD ECIN EFIN EINV TSPL SMIG PREL ELAB |
08STATE6172 | GUIDANCE FOR JANUARY 21 UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON UNAMI AND [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following text in its statement at the January 21 UNSC open debate on UNAMI and MNF-I. 2. Begin text: It is my pleasure to report today on behalf of the Multinational Forces in Iraq (MNF-I),as requested by UN Security Council resolutions 1546, 1637, 17 [...] | 2008-01-19 11:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS UNSC IZ |
08STATE61842 | SUDAN/CHAD - URGE SUPPORT FOR DESIGNATING 4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (C) At the highest level appropriate, USUN and Embassy Paris are requested to urge the French to support the addition of the four names in para 3, including Daoussa DEBY ITNO, to the consolidated asset freeze and travel ban list maintained by the [...] | 2008-06-09 17:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC SU |
08STATE61888 | U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO THE UN ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE [...] This is an action request. The Department instructs USUN to deliver the letter in para 2 below to the UN Electoral Assistance Division as soon as possible. No original will follow. A follow-up letter will be supplied once the funds can be formally obligated. The follow-up letter will incl [...] | 2008-06-09 18:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU |
08STATE62000 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENGAGE GOI ON POST-MNF-I [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C/REL MCF-I, UN, IZ) UNSCR 1546 (2004),which set out the mandate for Multi-National Force-Iraq, most recently renewed by UNSCR 1790 (2007),noted the decision to create a "distinct entity" under unified command of MNF-I, with a ded [...] | 2008-06-09 21:23:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC IZ |
08STATE62006 | GUIDANCE: CLARIFYING USG POSITION TOWARDS [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 3. 2. (C) Background: The Alliance of Civilizations (AOC) High Representative Jorge Sampaio sent the U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN a letter on May 9 welcoming "the United States of America as an Observer to the Alliance of Civilizations G [...] | 2008-06-09 21:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UN PREL |
08STATE62009 | JUNE 2008 SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC DEBATE -- [...] For Embassies Vienna and Monrovia: Please deliver the following letters to Foreign Minister Plassnik of Austria and Foreign Minister King-Akerele of Liberia. No signed originals will be forthcoming. Reftel gives details about the June 19 Security Council thematic debate on sexual violence i [...] | 2008-06-09 22:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNSC KWMN PHUM OPDC PREL |
08STATE62029 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENGAGE GOI ON POST-MNF-I [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C/REL MCF-I, UN, IZ) UNSCR 1546 (2004),which set out the mandate for Multi-National Force-Iraq, most recently renewed by UNSCR 1790 (2007),noted the decision to create a "distinct entity" under unified command of MNF-I, with a ded [...] | 2008-06-09 22:59:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC IZ |
08STATE62387 | MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE [...] Summary: This is an action message. Please see paragraph 5. Department requests posts, assistance in identifying key host country entrepreneurs under the age of 40 in Arab and Muslim communities in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Department will draw on these names in proposing [...] | 2008-06-10 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL |
08STATE62391 | MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE [...] Summary: This is an action message. Please see paragraph 5. Department requests posts, assistance in identifying key host country entrepreneurs under the age of 40 in Arab and Muslim communities in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Department will draw on these names in proposing [...] | 2008-06-10 17:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL |
08STATE62405 | MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE [...] Summary: This is an action message. Please see paragraph 5. Department requests posts, assistance in identifying key host country entrepreneurs under the age of 40 in Arab and Muslim communities in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Department will draw on these names in proposing [...] | 2008-06-10 17:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL |
08STATE62450 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 16-17 [...] (U) Classified by Jeffrey Giauque, Senior Political Officer, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 24. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on Jun [...] | 2008-06-10 18:57:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL ZK IR IZ IS SY LE |
08STATE62452 | Under SECRETARY BURNS DISCUSSES IRAQ, KOSOVO, [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- U/S WILLIAM J. BURNS, P PDAS KURT VOLKER, EUR SUMONA GUHA, SPECIAL ASSISTANT, P H. MARTIN MCDOWELL, EUR/NB DESK (NOTETAKER) SWEDEN ------ CARL BILDT, FOREIGN MINISTER AMBASSADOR JONAS HAFSTROM HAKAN MALMQVIST, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL, SWEDISH MFA ERIKA F [...] | 2008-06-10 19:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK PBTS SENV PINR KO RS |
08STATE62585 | DJIBOUTI: SEEKING UNSC BRIEFING ON [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Over the last several weeks tensions between Eritrea and Djibouti have risen due to an initial Eritrean military build-up along their shared border and Eritrean military incursions into Djiboutian territory. Djibouti responded with its own military build-up [...] | 2008-06-10 21:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | UNSC PREL DJ XA XW |
08STATE62588 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FOREIGN TERRORIST [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 4, 9, and 10. SUMMARY 2. (S/NF) The Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) is subject to a five-year review this year. The Department is collecting and reviewing information about the activi [...] | 2008-06-10 22:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL KCRM KJUS IZ SY IS LY |
08STATE62605 | U.S. STATEMENT FOR UNSC INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON [...] This is an action request. USUN may draw from the talking points in para 2 below during UNSC informal consultations on the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe on June 12. USUN should also draw on these points in speaking to the press after the consultations. 2. Begin talking points: - [...] | 2008-06-10 23:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNSC XA ZI |
08STATE62620 | AFGHANISTAN -- INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNSC RESOLUTION [...] The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of and join in co-sponsoring the French-sponsored Security Council resolution on International Cooperation to Prevent Diversion of Chemical Precursors of Heroin for Illicit Use in Afghanistan, during the Security Council meeting on June 11, 2008. [...] | 2008-06-11 01:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL SNAR AF |
08STATE62767 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: INDIA'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) India has a longstanding position at the UN against the use of country-specific language in resolutions and it seems they are extending that position to statements issued by the Community of Democracies (C [...] | 2008-06-11 13:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA IN ZI SF PO CA |
08STATE63111 | G8 NPDG CONSIDERS NONPROLIFERATION STATEMENT [...] (SBU) At its June 5 meeting, the G8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) agreed on most of the nonproliferation language for the G8 Summit statement, but left some key issues unresolved. These included the G8's view of the way forward on nuclear disarmament, the DPRK (whether to mention ab [...] | 2008-06-11 20:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC |
08STATE63160 | USUN GUIDANCE FOR UNSC SUDAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE [...] USUN may draw from the following points during the 12 June UN Security Council Consultations on the Sudan Sanctions Committee. - The United States welcomes the statement by the Chair of the 1591 Committee concerning the Sudan. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Panel [...] | 2008-06-11 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC SU |
08STATE63176 | USUN INSTRUCTION: LIBERIA PANEL TECHNICAL ROLLOVER [...] USUN is requested to introduce to the UNSC the resolution in para 2 regarding the Liberia Panel. 2. BEGIN RESOLUTION The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions and statements by its President on the situation in Liberia and West Africa, Welcoming the sustained progress [...] | 2008-06-12 00:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC LI |
08STATE63183 | SEEKING A SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Action request: Action addresses are asked to demarche host governments at the highest possible level on an urgent basis and report back to contacts listed below in advance of the Security Council informal consultations on the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe, scheduled for 10 a.m. on [...] | 2008-06-12 01:12:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNSC ZI |
08STATE63188 | UNSC EMERGENCY SESSION ON DJIBOUTI/ERITREA -- [...] This is an action request. USUN should draw from the talking points in para. 2 below during the June 12 emergency session on Djibouti and Eritrea. USUN is also authorized to join in consensus on a Presidential Statement that contains the elements in para. 3. USUN should refer any further c [...] | 2008-06-12 01:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL DJ XA XW |
08STATE63412 | VETTING RESPONSES FOR IMET TRAINING FOR SERBIA [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftels for various IMET courses. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of June 9, 2008: NAME: Vladan Milinkovic (Ref A) DOB: 18/01/19 [...] | 2008-06-12 15:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MAR MASS PREL PHUM SR MW |
08STATE63413 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR IMET TRAINING FOR SERBIA [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for a CTFP IMET course beginning July 1, 2008. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of June 10, 2008: NAME: Goran Radosavljevic D [...] | 2008-06-12 15:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MAR MASS PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE63498 | SUDAN; PRST ON SITUATION IN ABYEI [...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to circulate to the Security Council a draft PRST concerning the situation in Abyei. Text of proposed draft follows in paragraph 2 below. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Presidential Statement on the Situation in Abyei The Security Council welcomes the Jun [...] | 2008-06-12 17:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL SU |
08STATE63551 | REAFFIRMING RUSSIA,S COMMITMENT TO THE WMD [...] (U) This is an action request (see para 3). 2. (SBU) At the recent weapons of mass destruction terrorism (Wmd-t) sub-group meeting of the U.S.-Russia Counterterrorism Working Group (CTWG) in washington in February, the united states and russia adopted a robust work plan that marked a strong [...] | 2008-06-12 18:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT OTRA PREL PTER RS |
08STATE63593 | A/S FRAZER MEETS WITH DRC PRESIDENT KABILA [...] (C) Summary: In his meeting with A/S Frazer, DRC President Joseph Kabila stressed the need to 1) expedite integration of rebel troops; 2) accelerate FDLR repatriation to Rwanda; 3) press Europe to deal with FDLR leadership in Europe; 4) address the regional threat of LRA leader Joseph Kony; and [...] | 2008-06-12 19:09:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL KPKO ZF |
08STATE63666 | HAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT AGAINST BALLISTIC MISSILE [...] (U) The Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) held its Seventh Regular Meeting of Subscribing States on May 29-30, 2008, at the Vienna International Center (VIC),in Vienna, Austria. 75 of 130 Subscribing States registered for the meeting. Many Subscribing St [...] | 2008-06-12 20:15:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC KNNP TSPA |
08STATE63686 | U.S.-ICELAND SECURITY DIALOGUE MEETING, APRIL 30 [...] (C) Summary. U.S. and Icelandic officials April 30 reviewed Iceland,s defense developments and bilateral security cooperation at working-level Security Dialogue meetings in Washington, D.C. Iceland previewed creation of the Icelandic Defense Agency this year, its plan to host a high-level NA [...] | 2008-06-12 20:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IC NATO PGOV PREL |
08STATE63759 | GUIDANCE FOR JUNE 13 UNSC MIDYEAR REVIEW OF MNF-I [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following text in its statement at the June 13 UNSC midyear review of MNF-I. 2. Begin text: I am pleased to report to the U.N. Security Council on behalf of the Multi-National Force-Iraq(MNF-I). I would like to welcome Foreign Minister Zebari and am grat [...] | 2008-06-13 02:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS UNSC IZ |
08STATE63902 | DEMOCRACY STRATEGY AND GOALS: YEMEN [...] (SBU) The Department approves Embassy Sana,a,s proposed democracy strategy for the next twelve to eighteen months as discussed March 26 via video conference. Because Embassy Sana,a is on ordered departure, the original time line for implementing these strategies may have to be altered due to [...] | 2008-06-13 13:54:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM SCUL PGOV PREL YM |
08STATE63960 | ACTION REQUEST:P5+1 REFRESHED PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 2. 2. (SBU) ACTION: In advance of Javier Solana,s planned June 14 trip to Iran to present the updated P5 1 incentives package, action posts should immediately brief senior host government officials drawing upon the talking points in paragr [...] | 2008-06-13 15:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PREL UNSC KNNP PARM FR UK CH RS BA KU MO JO TS |
08STATE63968 | PRESS STATEMENT ON US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (U) Department requests action addressees to approach respective Foreign Ministries to thank them for their support for the prisoners of conscience declaration and provide a courtesy copy of a draft press statement the USG plans to issue [...] | 2008-06-13 15:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PHUM PREL |
08STATE64210 | REPORT: 2008 NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The second meeting of the NPT PrepCom in the current review cycle was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from April 28 - May 9. One hundred six Parties participated, including a U.S. delegation led by Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation Christopher Ford, and were able [...] | 2008-06-13 20:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA |
08STATE64254 | (S) FOLLOWING-UP WITH THE PRC ON ITS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: Since February 2006, we have repeatedly discussed with China our concerns regarding the proliferation-related trading activities of the Chinese firm Dalian Sunny Industries, which is a [...] | 2008-06-13 22:04:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR |
08STATE64270 | KOSOVO -- DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF UN [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Posts in Tripoli, Jakarta, Panama, San Jose, Ouagadougou, and Pretoria are requested to deliver the following demarche on Kosovo at the highest appropriate level before Tuesday June 17. 2. (C) The objectives of this demarche are to: -- Encourage host go [...] | 2008-06-14 00:02:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL UNMIK KO |
08STATE64660 | 38TH OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: COLOMBIA SCORES A WIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The 38th OAS Regular General Assembly, held June 1-3 in Medellin, Colombia, focused positive international attention on the Colombian Government's progress in restoring "Democratic Security" in previously-violent areas and helped promote regional support for Colombia's efforts [...] | 2008-06-16 18:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OAS PREL PHUM ETRD CO |
08STATE64670 | MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST: GARY W. TRIPMACHER [...] (SBU) Mission clearance is requested for Gary W. Tripmacher, INR GGI analyst, to visit USUN for meetings with USUN/NY staff and to attend UN Security Council sessions. Tripmacher will arrive in New York on the morning of 17 June 2008 and will depart the evening of 18 June 2008. Tripmacher cov [...] | 2008-06-16 19:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL USUN |
08STATE64671 | INVITATION TO JUNE 19 ROUNDTABLE ON ZIMBABWE [...] This is an immediate action request. USUN is requested to immediately pass the invitation in para 2 below to SYG Ban; the invitation in para 3 below to UNSC members; and the invitation in para 4 below to the UN missions of the following African states: Senegal, Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria [...] | 2008-06-16 19:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNSC XA ZI |
08STATE64684 | 38TH OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: COLOMBIA SCORES A WIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The 38th OAS Regular General Assembly, held June 1-3 in Medellin, Colombia, focused positive international attention on the Colombian Government's progress in restoring "Democratic Security" in previously-violent areas and helped promote regional support for Colombia's efforts a [...] | 2008-06-16 19:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OAS PREL PHUM ETRD CO |
08STATE64738 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON ARREST OF [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the June 19th Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes the news of the recent arrest in Serbia of war crimes fugitive Stojan Zupljanin, who was indicted by the Intern [...] | 2008-06-16 20:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ICTY OSCE SR |
08STATE64758 | UNSC REFORM -- GUIDANCE FOR JUNE 17 OEWG MEETING [...] 1. The Department authorizes USUN to draw on the following points in making its statement during the June 17 meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters. 2. Begin Statement: [...] | 2008-06-16 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA UNSC PREL |
08STATE64760 | OSCE: DECISION ON MANDATE FOR OSCE MISSION IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-16 21:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | TI OSCE PHUM PREL |
08STATE65255 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON MACEDONIA,S [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the June 19th Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes the news that the re-run of Early Parliamentary elections in Macedonia on June 15th appeared to be substantiall [...] | 2008-06-17 21:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL AORC MK |
08STATE65258 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON UZBEK [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the June 19, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States is deeply concerned about a television broadcast aired on state-owned Ferghana Regional TV and Namangan TV s [...] | 2008-06-17 21:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UZ |
08STATE65266 | AWARD LETTER FOR U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO THE UN [...] This is an action request. The Department instructs USUN to deliver the award letter in para 2 below to the UN Electoral Assistance Division (EAD) as soon as possible. Original will follow via fax that includes authorizing signature. USUN should advise EAD that the funds will be transferred [...] | 2008-06-17 22:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU |
08STATE65279 | WGIT -- GUIDANCE FOR JUNE 18 MEETING [...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following guidance for its participation in the June 18 meeting of the Working Group on International Tribunals. --------- ICTY/ICTR --------- 2. USUN should bear in mind the following redlines regarding our ICTY/ICTR policy as discussions [...] | 2008-06-17 23:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL UNMIK KO |
08STATE65280 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL AND [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in para 3, to travel to Tokyo and Beijing from June 19-27 for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks. 2. Please arrange accommodations in Tokyo and Beijing with beginning [...] | 2008-06-17 23:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC CN JA KN RS |
08STATE65303 | USUN VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: LIBERIA PANEL OF [...] USUN is authorized to vote in favor of a UNSC resolution rolling over the mandate of the Liberia Panel of Experts (text in paragraph 2). The Security Council is scheduled to vote on June 18. 2. BEGIN RESOLUTION The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions and statements b [...] | 2008-06-18 02:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC LI |
08STATE65363 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE OSCE [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the June 19, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin Text: We would like to welcome Mr. Snoy back to the Permanent Council, and thank him for his thorough report on the activities of the Economic and Environmental Committ [...] | 2008-06-18 12:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON OSCE |
08STATE65500 | NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH SAUDI ARABIA: NEXT STEPS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On May 16, Secretary Rice and Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal signed a Memorandum of Understanding on peaceful nuclear energy cooperation similar to those signed earlier with Bahrain, Jordan and t [...] | 2008-06-18 15:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL |
08STATE65778 | A/S SHANNON'S 6/12 MEETING WITH SALVADORAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 12, 2008, WHA A/S Tom Shannon met with Salvadoran Ambassador Rene Leon. Leon requested the meeting to follow-up on themes discussed during the Deputy Secretary,s June 3-6 trip to Central America. Leon highlighted that the best strategy for the United States in the run-u [...] | 2008-06-18 21:01:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL ECON ES |
08STATE65812 | Secretary Rice's Meeting with Turkish FM [...] (U) Classified by Kurt Volker, EUR/FO. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) Participants: United States Secretary Rice S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dailey NEA Assistant Secretary C. David Welch PA Sean McCormack EUR Acting Assistant Secretary Kurt Volker ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Pa [...] | 2008-06-18 21:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PTER PGOV |
08STATE65820 | A/S FRAZER’S JUNE 13 MEETING WITH UGANDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-18 22:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS UG CG LY ZI |
08STATE65834 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: CONTINUE ENGAGING GOI ON DRAFT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3 and 6. 2. (C) Per Ref A, on May 15, Embassy Baghdad shared with the GOI the draft text of a UNSC resolution (Ref B),which imposes targeted sanctions on individuals or entities that engage in or provide support for acts of violence that thr [...] | 2008-06-18 23:12:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EFIN PREL PTER IZ RU UK |
08STATE66064 | KOSOVO -- GUIDANCE FOR UNSC MEETING ON JUNE 20 [...] (U) The Department requests that USUN draw on the following points in making our statement during the June 20, 2008, UN Security Council session to discuss the recent report by UN SYG Ban Ki-moon regarding the reconfiguration of the UN presence in Kosovo. 2. Begin Points -- The United [...] | 2008-06-19 15:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL UNMIK KO YI EU |
08STATE66179 | SECRETARY RICE'S JUNE 18, 2008 CONVERSATION [...] Classified by Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer for reason 1.4(d). 2. (U) June 18, 2008; 11:00 a.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger Rachel Meyers, AF/E Notet [...] | 2008-06-19 18:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP EAID PGOV PREL MOPS KE ZI ZU |
08STATE66189 | VETTING RESPONSES FOR OPDAT TRAINING IN ZLATIBOR [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for OPDAT Money Laundering and Financing Training in Zlatibor (6/27-28/2008). 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of June 18, 2008 [...] | 2008-06-19 19:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE66190 | VETTING RESPONSES FOR OPDAT TRAINING IN PALIC [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for OPDAT Money Laundering and Financing Training in Palic (6/21-22/2008). 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of June 18, 2008: [...] | 2008-06-19 19:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE66284 | SUDAN - ABYEI MEETING IN LONDON AND NEXT STEPS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. Background - Convening of International Partners ------------- 2. (U) Michael O'Neill, Special Envoy to Sudan for the United Kingdom, convened a gathering of capital-based representatives on Friday, June 13 to discuss the current si [...] | 2008-06-19 20:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPKO PGOV PREL SOCI UNSC AU SU |
08STATE66299 | RESPONSE TO THE RECENTLY APPROVED TUNISIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: DRL understands Embassy Tunis,s concerns with the two Global Human Rights Defenders Fund (&Defenders Fund8) cases in Tunisia. We strongly weighed your concerns when we deliberated on these cases, and in paragraph 3, we explain why we decided to approve these cases. DRL also app [...] | 2008-06-19 20:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PHUM PREL TS |
08STATE66324 | 5TH ANNUAL U.S.-DENMARK-GREENLAND JOINT COMMITTEE [...] Summary. The fifth annual Denmark-United States-Greenland Joint Committee Meeting held May 7 in Washington successfully advanced mutual cooperation on issues ranging from environment, science and technology to trade, tourism and education. Highlights included a presentation by U.S. Geologic [...] | 2008-06-19 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV ENRG ETRD SCUL DA |
08STATE66347 | GUIDANCE ON U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE PLANS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C/NF) Background: Press reports have indicated that the U.S. is considering Lithuania as an alternative site for deployment of U.S. missile defense assets should negotiations with Poland fail. These reports are premature. In fact, [...] | 2008-06-19 23:18:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PREL XG |
08STATE66362 | GREAT LAKES: TALKING POINTS FOR JUNE 19 BRIEFING [...] USUN is instructed to deliver the following points during the June 20 briefing by the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for LRA Affected Areas. Begin points: -- I would like to thank the Special Envoy for his briefing on the state of the Juba Peace Process and the current activity o [...] | 2008-06-20 00:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM CG CT CD SU RW XA XW ZF |
08STATE66363 | G-8 HEALTH INITIATIVES DEMARCHE [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 5-6. 2. SUMMARY. During his trip to Europe, the President emphasized the importance of G-8 members following through on pledges on health assistance made at past G-8 summits. The President also asked for our partners' support for new G-8 initia [...] | 2008-06-20 01:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CA EU FR GM IT PREL RS SENV TBIO WHO |
08STATE66451 | GUIDANCE FOR SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON ZIMBABWE [...] This is an action request. USUN may draw from the talking points in para 2 below during the UNSC formal meeting on the situation in Zimbabwe. USUN should also draw on these points in speaking to the press after the meeting. 2. Begin talking points: -- We appreciate (Under Secretary Gene [...] | 2008-06-20 13:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU |
08STATE66730 | UNMEE CONSULTATIONS, JUNE 23, 2008 [...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to draw from the discussion elements below during UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea consultations scheduled for June 23, 2008. Begin Elements: -For years now, the restrictions that Eritrea has placed on UNMEE have undermined the basis of th [...] | 2008-06-20 19:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PREL UNSC KPKO ET ER |
08STATE66846 | TALKING POINTS FOR AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S 6/24 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-21 01:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PGOV PREL SU |
08STATE6686 | APPLICATION OF THE U.S.-RUSSIA CTR AND MPC&A [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. Reference B is a letter dated January 23, 2003 (sic 2004) from V. Kuchinov, director of MINATOM's Department for International and Foreign Economic Cooperation to David Huizenga, (DOE/NNSA). 2. BACKGROUND: By diplomatic note transmitte [...] | 2008-01-22 22:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CTR PARM PREL RS |
08STATE66897 | SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR DRAFT TEXT UNSCR TO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Drawing on points in paragraph 6, Security Council action addressees are requested to seek host government support at the highest appropriate level for the draft resolution in paragraph 7 below. USUN distributed the text to Security Council delegations on June [...] | 2008-06-22 15:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AG EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE66915 | URGENT REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON JUNE 23 UNSC [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 2. Objective --------- 2. The UN Security Council will be discussing Zimbabwe June 23. Action addressees are requested to demarche host governments at an appropriately senior level, as soon as possible, to attain strong support for a Presidenti [...] | 2008-06-23 02:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI |
08STATE6714 | NEPAL-UNSC RENEWAL OF UNMIN [...] The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the resolution following in paragraph 2 renewing the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) for six months during the Security Council session on January 23. The Department requests that USUN draw on points in reftel in making the U.S.' Explanation of V [...] | 2008-01-23 04:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL NE |
08STATE67212 | GENERAL GUIDANCE ON IRAN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (S) Summary: This is an ALDAC action request. Department requests that all Posts review and implement general guidance at paragraph 2 on Iran's participation in international defense expositions. In the view of the U.S. and other allies, Iranian defense entities or foreign companies that dire [...] | 2008-06-23 16:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL |
08STATE67220 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM'S INTEREST IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: We have information indicating that in mid-December 2007, the Iranian firm Sazeh Morakab Company Ltd. provided information on two types of carbon fibers manufactured by the Japanese company Toray to an e [...] | 2008-06-23 17:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR |
08STATE67349 | DJIBOUTI: TALKING POINTS FOR JUNE 24 UNSC MEETING [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for their June 24 formal meeting of the Security Council on Djibouti. Post reports Djiboutian Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita and Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf will be in attendance. Begin points: -- The United [...] | 2008-06-23 19:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL DJ ER ET XA XW |
08STATE67398 | MTCR: ARGENTINE SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLE (SLV) [...] (U) Classified by ISN/MTR Director Pam Durham. Reason: 1.5 (B),(D). 2. (U) This is an action request. Embassy Buenos Aires, please see paragraph 7. 3. (C) BACKGROUND: REF A reports the government of Argentina's (GOA's) initial reaction to the U.S. request for additiona [...] | 2008-06-23 20:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA AR |
08STATE67404 | PROVIDING THE GOF WITH NEW INFORMATION ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Helsinki, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On several occasions since 2006, we have raised our concerns with the government of Finland regarding the Finnish firm Vaisala Oy acting as a supplier to Iranian entities of concern (Refs). In late 2007, we a [...] | 2008-06-23 20:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FI |
08STATE67405 | IRANIAN COMPANY EFFORTS TO PROCURE STEEL FROM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information that in July 2007, a company affiliated with Iran's Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG) concluded a contract with the Iranian firm Taghtiran Kashan Company to purchase South African-origin [...] | 2008-06-23 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SF IR |
08STATE67468 | PAYMENT OF NAVIGATION AND OTHER FEES FOR U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable responds to post's request for guidance on the offer by the Turkmenistan National Civil Aviation Service (THY) to cease charging air navigation fees for U.S. aircraft that land at Ashgabat Airport (Ref A),and communicates the May 27, 2008 determination of the Aviatio [...] | 2008-06-23 23:24:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR MARR MCAP MOPS PREL TX US |
08STATE67793 | GUIDANCE ON OFFICIAL ENGAGEMENT WITH BELARUS [...] (U) Summary. This cable provides guidance for contacts with Belarus officials, with background on the current state of relations between the United States and Belarus. ------------------------- Representational Contacts ------------------------- 2. (U) In light of the ongoing pressure [...] | 2008-06-24 18:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ODIP |
08STATE67950 | BANK SADERAT OPENS NEW BRANCH IN QATAR [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Recent press reports have noted that Iran is actively working to expand its banking relationships with its Middle Eastern neighbors. This expansion is presumably a response to the increased [...] | 2008-06-24 21:07:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM XF ZP ZR QA ECON |
08STATE67981 | TALKING POINTS FOR UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON KUWAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-24 22:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ |
08STATE67989 | NOTIFICATION REGARDING NASA-CNSA CIVIL SPACE [...] 1. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. BACKGROUND: A. (S) On January 6, 2008, the State Department instructed nine posts to deliver Washington's request to allied host governments for their continued assistance in applying diplomatic pressure on China concerning the [...] | 2008-06-24 23:37:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CH KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL |
08STATE67997 | GUINEA-BISSAU: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND TALKING [...] This is an action cable. USUN is instructed to join consensus on the Guinea-Bissau PRST (paragraph 3) set for adoption on June 25. USUN may draw from the talking points in paragraph 2 for the Security Council briefing scheduled for the same day. 2. Begin talking points for briefing on Gu [...] | 2008-06-25 00:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PGOV SNAR PU XA XY |
08STATE68256 | ENGAGING HOST GOVERNMENTS ON CERTAIN TERRORIST [...] (U) This is an Action Cable. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (C) Summary. The USG remains concerned about certain radio and television broadcasts, particularly in the Middle East, that are conducted by designated terrorist entities or are likely to incite imminent acts of violence. [...] | 2008-06-25 15:04:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER XF AL |
08STATE68446 | HOST NATION NOTIFICATION FOR AIR MOBILITY COMMAND [...] (S) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR EMBASSIES LONDON, BERLIN, MADRID, AND LISBON. POSTS ARE REQUESTED TO CONDUCT HOST NATION NOTIFICATION AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL REGARDING USAFE FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES IDENTIFIED IN REF (A). POSTS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT RESULTS OF HOST NATION NOTIFICATION NO [...] | 2008-06-25 20:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR PREL GM PO SP UK |
08STATE68463 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OSCE HIGH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-25 20:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE |
08STATE68478 | EGYPT: HEADING OFF FUTURE FORCIBLE RETURNS OF [...] (C) Dept greatly appreciate's Embassy Cairo's efforts on behalf of Eritrean asylum seekers in Egypt and welcomes the proposed talking points. Slight modifications are suggested below from NEA and PRM. 2. (C) Proposed talking points: -- We recognize that Egypt is both a destination [...] | 2008-06-25 20:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL EG ER |
08STATE68499 | ISN THANK-YOU LETTER FOR ATTENDANCE AT PSI [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: the United States extended an invitation to attend a one-day Outreach Workshop on the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) hosted by the United States in Washington on May 29, 2008 (reftel). This workshop, open to both PSI endorsing states and states that have not [...] | 2008-06-25 21:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL XX |
08STATE68503 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR TIMOR-LESTE CORE GROUP MEETING [...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to draw from points in para 3 at the meeting of the UN Core Group for Timor Leste, scheduled for Thursday, June 26 at 3:30 PM. End Action request. 2. BACKGROUND: The security situation in Timor-Leste has been comparatively quiet since the death of reneg [...] | 2008-06-25 21:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNSC TT |
08STATE68507 | (S) PSI: SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE ORIGIN MATERIALS [...] (S) Post is requested to approach appropriate-level Japanese officials regarding a shipment of Japanese-origin toluene di isocyanate to Syria and encourage them to investigate and recall the shipment if appropriate. Post may draw from background, objectives, and talking points/non-paper below [...] | 2008-06-25 22:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC JA SY |
08STATE68509 | INSTRUCTION CABLE FOR EXPERTS MEETING ON LRA [...] This is an action cable. USUN is instructed to seek the changes in paragraph 2 to the PRST on the Lord's Resistance Army (full text in paragraph 3). USUN is instructed to report back immediately the results of the experts meeting on the issue slated for June 25 at 2pm. USUN is also instruct [...] | 2008-06-25 22:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM UG XA XW |
08STATE68633 | CORRECTED COPY: REQUEST TO ENGAGE JAPAN ON [...] (U) This is an Action Request, please see paragraph 3. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (C) The Government of Japan (GOJ) is actively considering possible contributions to support NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) security operations in Afghanistan (REFS A [...] | 2008-06-26 13:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIL MARR MOPS NATO AF AS CA GM IT FR JA |
08STATE68649 | BELARUS: ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON INVITATIONS TO [...] (U) Summary. This is an action message. This cable clarifies Ref A guidance on invitations to Belarusian officials to July 4 events and supersedes guidance in Ref B on contacts with Belarus officials. Department regrets any confusion resulting from the two cables. Embassies that have alrea [...] | 2008-06-26 13:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP PREL BO |
08STATE68780 | THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL [...] This is an action request for response by July 8. Please see paragraph 8. 2. The Department is preparing its Congressionally mandated semi-annual report to Congress on measures to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking in persons (TIP) involving UN peacekeeping personne [...] | 2008-06-26 16:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO PHUM UN SE KCRM KWMN |
08STATE68825 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, JUNE 26 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for June 26. Please see septel for further guidance in the event an Arab Group draft resolution is tabled. 2. (U) Begin points: -- I would like to thank U [...] | 2008-06-26 17:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL LE IS SY |
08STATE6888 | U.S.-BRAZIL POLITICAL-MILITARY BILATERAL [...] (U) Department requests Embassy engage the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations about conducting the next round of political-military bilateral consultations. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Department instructs Embassy to pursue the following objectives with the Government of Brazi [...] | 2008-01-23 15:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PTER BR |
08STATE69020 | ANOUNCEMENT OF ACTIONS ON SIX-PARTY TALKS SECOND [...] OBJECTIVE: The following background points should be used in responding to host government or press inquiries regarding actions taking place June 26, 2008, related to the Six-Party Talks "Second-Phase Actions for the Implementation of the Joint Statement." Posts are encouraged at their discre [...] | 2008-06-26 20:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KN KNNP |
08STATE69048 | INSTRUCTIONS ON JUNE 27 CONSULTATIONS ON BONUCA [...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to draw from talking points in para 2 below during June 27 consultations on the semi-annual report of the UN Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA). End action request. 2. Begin points: The United States strongly supports Speci [...] | 2008-06-26 22:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PHUM PBTS CT |
08STATE69050 | OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...] | 2008-06-26 22:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU |
08STATE69051 | OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...] | 2008-06-26 22:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU |
08STATE69056 | OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...] | 2008-06-26 22:07:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU |
08STATE69090 | Deputy Secretary Negroponte's June 23, 2008 [...] Classified by EAP Assistant Secretary Glyn T. Davies, Acting. Reason: 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (SBU) June 23, 3008; 10:00 a.m.; Washington, D.C.. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie A. Kenney Deputy Assistant Secretary of State S [...] | 2008-06-26 23:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL RP |
08STATE69092 | ARAB GROUP DRAFT UNSCR ON ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS [...] (C) This is an Action Request. Department endorses USUN reftel request for authorization to engage the Arab Group, and also to engage UNSC members, in response to a Saudi initiative to seek a UNSCR focused on Israeli settlements. 2. (C) Mission should pursue the following strategy: -- Fi [...] | 2008-06-26 23:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL UNSC IS |
08STATE69093 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S JUNE 23 MEETING WITH [...] (U) June 23, 2008, 11:15 a.m., Washington, D.C. 2. (U) Participants: UNITED STATES Deputy Secretary Negroponte WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon WHA/CAR Velia De Pirro (Notetaker) TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Prime Minister Patrick Manning Ambassador from Trinidad & Tobago Glenda More [...] | 2008-06-26 23:31:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR ECON ETRD ENRG KCRM XL TD |
08STATE69109 | ACTION REQUEST: TURKEY GSP WAIVER REVIEW [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The USG is concluding the 2007 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Annual Review, which includes the review of the competitive need limitation (CNL) waiver for Turkish exports of gold jewelry (except neck [...] | 2008-06-27 00:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL |
08STATE69341 | NICARAGUA SOFA: RESPONSE TO NICARAGUAN PROPOSED [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 3-8. 2. Ref A requested guidance in response to GON proposed changes to U.S. SOFA proposal in Ref B. The GON proposed six changes to the U.S. text. Guidance follows. 3. Change 1, Para 1, last sentence: concur with the GON proposed change t [...] | 2008-06-27 15:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA MARR NU PREL |
08STATE69343 | PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 28-29, 2008 PSI 5TH [...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonp [...] | 2008-06-27 15:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
08STATE69357 | PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 28-29, 2008 PSI 5TH [...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonp [...] | 2008-06-27 16:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
08STATE69672 | UNSC DRAFT PRESS STATEMENT AND RESOLUTION ON [...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to share with the British and other missions as appropriate the draft elements of a Chapter VII sanctions resolution on Zimbabwe as outlined in paragraph 3 below. Adoption should be sought as soon as possible. USUN should report back results of [...] | 2008-06-27 22:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNSC XA ZI |
08STATE69675 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: TURKISH INTERFERENCE WITH IRAQI [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. --------------------- SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVE --------------------- 2. (C) Despite the Secretary's stern warning to FM Babacan that Turkey's interference in the Iraqi election law deliberations is unhelpful and threatens to derail t [...] | 2008-06-27 23:04:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PREL TU |
08STATE69684 | ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR UN 1267 SANCTIONS AND [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraphs 6,7 and 8. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) The follow-on resolution (Septel) to UNSCR 1735 (2006) is intended to guide the work over the next eighteen months of the UN Security Council committee established pursuant to UNSCR 126 [...] | 2008-06-27 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AG EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE69934 | PRESS STATEMENT ON STEPS TO END DPRK NUCLEAR [...] ACTION REQUEST - USUN is instructed to support and vote for in the Council meeting of Monday, June 30 the text in para 2 below of a UNSC press statement on latest steps towards securing denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. End of action request. 2. Begin text of press statement: T [...] | 2008-06-30 14:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC USNC KN |
08STATE69956 | AUTHORIZATION TO VOTE FOR RESOLUTION TO EXTEND [...] Action request: USUN is authorized to vote in favor of the draft resolution in paragraph 2. 2. Begin draft resolution text. The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 1267 (1999),1333 (2000),1363 (2001),1373 (2001),1390 (2002),1452 (2002),1455 (2003),1526 (2004),1566 (200 [...] | 2008-06-30 15:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AG EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE69979 | NORTH KOREAN FIRM,S EFFORTS TO PROCURE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: We have information that as of April 2008, a North Korean weapons trading firm was working to procure a variety of electronics from Japan's Secolo Corporation for an end-user in Syria. Th [...] | 2008-06-30 15:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA SY KN |
08STATE69996 | CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN SEEKING RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Washington has information that the Central Bank of Iran (Bank Markazi) is interested in conducting business with the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) in Seoul. We are concerned that financial rela [...] | 2008-06-30 15:58:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP IR PREL PARM PINR KS EFIN |
08STATE70009 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM ATTEMPTING TO [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: We have information that between January and March 2008, Taiwan's Gotech Testing Machine Incorporated was working to sell a thermal shock chamber and associated spare parts to Iran's Shahid Hemmat Indus [...] | 2008-06-30 16:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
08STATE70163 | EFFORTS BY IRAN TO PROCURE TAIWAN-ORIGIN MACHINE [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In September 2007, we alerted Taiwan authorities to a shipment of four vertical machining centers by Taiwan's CNC Takang Company to Iran via an entity in the UAE (Ref A). Because this export appeared t [...] | 2008-06-30 19:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR IN |
08STATE70164 | MACHINE TOOL PROCUREMENT EFFORTS BY ENTITIES OF [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions since February 2005, the U.S. has shared information with Taiwan regarding efforts by the Pakistan-based intermediary K.M. Enterprises to procure machine tools from firms in Taiwan [...] | 2008-06-30 19:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW PK |
08STATE70306 | SAUDI-PROPOSED UNGA SPECIAL SESSION ON RELIGION [...] (U) Action request: In response to reftel request by the SYG for U.S. views on a possible UNGA Special Session on the political and religious components of interfaith dialogue, USUN should urge the SYG to postpone making a final decision until after the July 16-18 Interfaith Dialogue Conference [...] | 2008-07-01 01:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA USUN KIRF KISL SP SA |
08STATE70726 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY ANKARA FOLLOWING S/E CUMBER'S [...] Special Envoy (S/E) to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber wishes to express his sincere appreciation for the efforts and support of the American and Locally Employed Staff at Embassy Ankara during his June 5-6 visit. 2. S/E Cumber deeply appreciates the efforts of [...] | 2008-07-01 20:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OIC |
08STATE70731 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY DHAKA FOLLOWING S/E CUMBER'S [...] Special Envoy (S/E) to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber wishes to express his sincere appreciation for the efforts and support of the American and Locally Employed Staff at Embassy Dhaka during his June 2-5 visit. 2. S/E Cumber deeply appreciates the efforts of t [...] | 2008-07-01 20:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OIC |
08STATE70740 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY CAIRO FOLLOWING OIC S/E CUMBER'S [...] Special Envoy (S/E) to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber wishes to express his sincere appreciation for the efforts and support of the American and Locally Employed Staff at Embassy Cairo during his June 8-10 trip. 2. S/E Cumber deeply appreciates the efforts of t [...] | 2008-07-01 20:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OIC |
08STATE70793 | LETTER ON TCA BETWEEN U.S. AND SAUDI MOI ON [...] (SBU) Please deliver the following letter from U/S Bill Burns to the Saudi Assistant Minister for Security and Internal Affairs Prince Muhammad bin Nayif bin Abd al-Aziz Al-Saud. There will be no signed original. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Your Royal Highness: I have reviewed with [...] | 2008-07-01 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG OPDC PGOV PREL SA |
08STATE70826 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: INSTRUCTIONS TO LOBBY GOI ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 5. OBJECTIVE 2. (SBU) Embassy Baghdad is requested to again lobby the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to obtain a substantial GOI contribution for the funding of the proposed new United Nations compound in Baghdad. Embassy is ask [...] | 2008-07-02 00:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ |
08STATE70829 | PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (U) Department requests action addressees to approach respective Foreign Ministries to seek support for a prisoners of conscience public affairs event at the United Nations in New York during the final week of the [...] | 2008-07-02 00:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PHUM PREL KDEM |
08STATE70835 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a June 25 meeting, the Deputy Secretary discussed Australian PM Rudd's proposed Asia Pacific Community (APC) with Special Envoy Richard Woolcott. Woolcott emphasized his consultations on the proposed APC would be exploratory in nature, with no predetermined outcome, and likel [...] | 2008-07-02 00:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL AS |
08STATE70836 | URGENT REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON UNSC CHAPTER VII [...] (C) Action Requests: (1) Action addressees in UNSC capitals should pass the text of the draft UN Security Council resolution and annex on Zimbabwe in para 5 below to their host governments. Action addressees are requested to demarche host governments at an appropriately senior level, as soo [...] | 2008-07-02 02:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI |
08STATE70837 | AGENCIES INVOLVED IN BRAZIL'S SHOOTDOWN PROGRAM [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4 and 5. 2. (S) In response to reftels, State reiterates the critical importance of reviewing U.S. assistance to Brazil's Aerial Bridge Denial (Shootdown) program. This information is necessary to satisfy a specific request from POTUS prior to making [...] | 2008-07-02 03:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PREL SNAR BS |
08STATE70882 | URGENT REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON UNSC CHAPTER VII [...] (C) Action Requests: (1) Action addressees in UNSC capitals should pass the text of the draft UN Security Council resolution and annex on Zimbabwe in para 5 below to their host governments. Action addressees are requested to demarche host governments at an appropriately senior level, as soo [...] | 2008-07-02 11:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI |
08STATE71287 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the July 3rd Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, Mr. Haraszti, for your report, which we believe merits very serious consideration by the participating States. You quite ri [...] | 2008-07-02 19:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OSCE |
08STATE71463 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: KEEPING THE PA AFLOAT [...] (SBU) Department requests action addresseespost urge host country at appropriately senior level to urgently identify funds in support of the Palestinian Authority (PA) budget. If host country has outstanding pledges to the PA, including commitments made through the Arab League, post should pres [...] | 2008-07-02 22:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG KPAL IS PGOV PREL ECON |
08STATE71576 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for both individuals be filed with as much t [...] | 2008-07-03 12:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE71583 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED KING AIR [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for both individuals be filed with as much t [...] | 2008-07-03 12:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE71613 | CHINESE ENTITY TO SUPPLY PAKISTAN WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: We have information indicating that as of February 2008, the Chinese firm Polytechnologies Inc. concluded contracts to supply a fiber coil winding machine and integrated optical chips to Pakistan's [...] | 2008-07-03 13:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH PK |
08STATE71786 | DEMOCRACY STRATEGY AND GOALS: SAUDI ARABIA [...] (SBU) The Department approves Embassy Riyadh,s proposed democracy strategy for the next twelve to eighteen months as discussed on April 9 via video conference. This cable summarizes the Department's understanding of the new strategy, which is an update to Embassy Riyadh,s previous democracy [...] | 2008-07-03 16:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMPI EAID SA |
08STATE71795 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for both individuals be filed with as much t [...] | 2008-07-03 16:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE71896 | DELEGATION GUIDANCE FOR THE 7 JULY IRFFI DONORS [...] (U) This is an action cable for Embassy Baghdad. See guidance in paragraphs 3 through 12. 2. (U) Along with Iraq and the U.S, EU/EC, UN, and World Bank, the info addressee countries of this cable constitute the membership of the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq Donors Com [...] | 2008-07-03 18:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON IZ PGOV PREL |
08STATE71963 | DEMARCHE: SUSPENSION OF MILITARY ENGAGEMENTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Demarches were made to the GON by Ambassador Allen (Ref. A),and Deputy Assistant Secretary Todd Moss (Ref. B) insisting on a credible and open investigation into extrajudicial killings by the Nigerien military in December 2007. To date, we have not received any evidence of [...] | 2008-07-03 20:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL MASS MARR PHUM PGOV NG |
08STATE71974 | BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary. The European Union,s recent policy statements on Cuba provide an opportunity to discuss respect for human rights and the need for democratic change in Cuba in Western Hemisphere countries. The EU placed respect for hum [...] | 2008-07-03 20:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EUN CU |
08STATE72006 | (S) INSTRUCTIONS TO PRESS IAEA FOR EARLIEST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. 2. (S) Background: Department understands Indian Prime Minister Singh has privately sought his party,s backing to submit the safeguards agreement to the IAEA Board of Governors for approval and hopes to inform President Bush at the [...] | 2008-07-03 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ENRG IN IAEA PGOV PREL KNNP |
08STATE72026 | REQUEST TO INVESTIGATE SHIPMENT DESTINED FOR [...] (S) ACTION REQUEST: Washington has information that a Chinese company with a history of procuring commodities of concern for Iran,s Ministry of Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) is preparing a shipment destined for Iran,s Defense Industries Organization (DIO) in possible contravention of United [...] | 2008-07-03 22:14:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CH IR PARM PREL |
08STATE72058 | GUIDANCE FOR CCW DELEGATION: JULY 7-25 [...] (SBU) BACKGROUND: The U.S. delegation has participated actively in the first two rounds of negotiations (in January and April) on the issue of cluster munitions in the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) to the Convention on Certain Convention Weapons (CCW). These two sessions resulted in [...] | 2008-07-03 23:09:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ARM PREL PGOV UN |
08STATE72065 | INFORMATION FOR EU SANCTIONS - GIDEON GONO [...] (U) Action Request: Action addressees are requested to deliver the information in para 4 to host governments. Info addressees should also deliver the demarche at that their discretion. ------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ------------------- 2. (U) The U.S. listed Gideon Gono, Governo [...] | 2008-07-04 00:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC ZI |
08STATE72078 | 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] This is an action request - see paragraphs 5-7 Background ---------- 2. (SBU) The 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA) will run from September 16 through mid-December 2008. The UNGA General Debate, when Heads of State/Government, Foreign Ministers, and/or heads of delegation deliver speeche [...] | 2008-07-04 04:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA |
08STATE72081 | FY 2008 SUPPLEMENTAL AND FY 2009 BRIDGE SUPPLEMENTAL [...] On June 30, the President signed the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252). This legislation contains funding critical to USAID and Department of State operations and foreign assistance programming. The bill represents strong support for Administration priorities such as [...] | 2008-07-04 04:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD EAID PREL KSPR |
08STATE7222 | DEMARCHE ON UNMIS FORCE COMMANDER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5 & 6. 2. (U) Background: The tour of UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Force Commander Lt. General Jasbir Singh Lidder, originally set to expire in early January (ref a),has been extended three months and is set to end in March 2008 (ref b). W [...] | 2008-01-24 00:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PGOV UNSC SU IN |
08STATE72295 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON LATVIA,S [...] (U) This is an action request - see Para 2. Department requests that post provide Latvian response via front channel message. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel request for guidance, Department provides the following points for post to raise at the earliest opportunity with the Latvian g [...] | 2008-07-07 13:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LG MARR NATO PGOV PREL MASS |
08STATE72336 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR IMET TRAINING (AMEDD) [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for IMET Couse at the AMEDD at Ft Sam Houston, July 27 to November 21, 2008. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of July 1, 2008: [...] | 2008-07-07 13:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SR |
08STATE72668 | LETTER FROM SECRETARY RICE TO FOREIGN MINISTER [...] Please deliver the following letter to Foreign Minister Bogollagama from Secretary Rice. There will be no signed original. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your invitation to participate in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Summit in Colombo. I re [...] | 2008-07-07 21:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL XD NP OPDC |
08STATE72686 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for both individuals be filed with as much t [...] | 2008-07-07 21:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE72693 | INTERFAITH DIALOGUE CONFERENCE IN SPAIN [...] Summary and Action Request: Department requests that action addressees report on the Interfaith Dialogue Conference, which will be held in Spain on July 16-18. This conference may serve as the forerunner for a UNGA Special Session this fall on the same topic. The Department would therefore app [...] | 2008-07-07 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KIRF KISL SP SA |
08STATE72695 | CRIMINAL ACCOUNTABILITY OF UN OFFICIALS AND [...] Action request: USUN is requested to send a diplomatic note to the Secretary-General, in the appropriate format, using the text in paragraph 3, in response to the Secretary-General's note of December 31, 2007. 2. Background: General Assembly resolution 62/63 of December 6, 2007 called on [...] | 2008-07-07 22:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UNGA UNSC |
08STATE72696 | ZIMBABWE: TALKING POINTS FOR JULY 8 BRIEFING [...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to draw on the points in para 2 below during the July 8 UNSC meeting in which D/SYG Migiro and A/SYG Menkerios will provide briefings on the situation in Zimbabwe. If the UNSC votes on the draft resolution during this same meeting, USUN may use these point [...] | 2008-07-07 22:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU |
08STATE72704 | GUIDANCE FOR JULY 9 SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON [...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to draw from the points in para 2 below to respond to the report on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),which will be presented to the UN Security Council by Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Kai Eide on Wednesday, July 9, [...] | 2008-07-07 23:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM UNSC AF |
08STATE72987 | T LETTER OF THANKS TO UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE [...] SUMMARY: Polish Under Secretary of State Witold Waszczykowski delivered the luncheon address during the Senior-Level Meeting for all states endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) held on May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the PSI's Fifth Anniversary (copy forw [...] | 2008-07-08 16:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PL |
08STATE73077 | USUN VOTING INSTRUCTION: ZIMBABWE UNSCR [...] USUN is instructed to table on July 8, for a vote by the Security Council not later than July 9, the draft UNSC resolution (text in paragraph 2),which creates a Zimbabwe sanctions regime. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the draft resolution. 2. BEGIN RESOLUTION The Security Coun [...] | 2008-07-08 18:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC ZI XA ZU |
08STATE73171 | DEMARCHING UNSC MEMBERS ON THE ARAB GROUP DRAFT [...] (U) This is an action request for all UNSC posts except Tripoli. Please see paragraph 2. Embassy Moscow also see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request. The Arab Group at the UN in New York has been circulating in recent weeks a draft Security Council resolution on Israeli settlem [...] | 2008-07-09 02:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IS LE PREL SY UNSC |
08STATE73172 | GUIDANCE: CONSULTATION ON UNSCR 1701, JULY 9, [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during consultations on the Secretary-General,s report on the implementation of UNSCR 1701 scheduled for July 9. Please see septel for further guidance in the event the French delegation subsequently ta [...] | 2008-07-09 02:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS LE PREL SY UNSC |
08STATE73173 | URGENT DEMARCHE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR UNSC [...] (SBU) Summary and Action request: On July 8, the U.S. will table a draft Security Council resolution on Zimbabwe and seek a vote on July 9. The draft resolution condemns the government-sponsored violence that made it impossible to hold free and fair elections in Zimbabwe and imposes an arms [...] | 2008-07-09 02:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU |
08STATE73174 | DRAFT AGENDAS AND MISSION CLEARANCE REQUESTS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (SBU) Background: The next session of the U.S.-UN High-Level Strategic Dialogue on Iraq will be held on July 11 at UN headquarters in New York (Ref A). The Dialogue will be divided into a political discussion, chaired by U/S [...] | 2008-07-09 02:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ UNSC |
08STATE73257 | DEMARCHE: NEW U.S. POLICY ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Secretary of Defense approved a new U.S. DoD Policy on Cluster Munitions on June 19 that expands on the policy established by Secretary Cohen in 2001. This new policy incorporates additional ways to address humanitarian [...] | 2008-07-09 04:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MOPS KPOA NATO |
08STATE73514 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON NORWEGIAN [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the July 10, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States joins Norway in expressing its deep concern about recent actions taken by Kyrgyz authorities against the Nor [...] | 2008-07-09 17:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KG |
08STATE73660 | TRAVEL WARNING - SAUDI ARABIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the security situation in Saudi Arabia and reminds U.S . citizens of recommended security precautions. It supersedes the Travel Warning issued December 19, 2007. 2. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks [...] | 2008-07-09 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PREL PTER SA |
08STATE73774 | (S) M/V ANTARES I: SUCCESSFUL COMPLIANT BOARDING [...] (S) Posts are requested to approach appropriate-level host nation officials to express our appreciation for a recent successfully concluded compliant boarding of the M/V ANTARES I. Posts may draw from objectives, background, and talking points/non-paper below, as appropriate. The vessel is Li [...] | 2008-07-09 21:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | GM KN LI MNUC PARM PREL SY |
08STATE73794 | DEMARCHE REQUEST TO GAIN ALLIES' AND UKRAINIAN [...] (U) This is an action request to alert NATO Allies and Partner Ukraine that NATO agreed on July 1 to expand the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I),to encourage Allies and Ukraine to provide additional resources to support new training tasks in response to the newly expanded mission, and to ur [...] | 2008-07-09 22:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO IZ |
08STATE73807 | (U) SECRETARY RICE'S JULY 2, 2008 CONVERSATION [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: DAN SMITH, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, S/ES, DEPARTMENT OF STATE. REASON 1.4. (B) AND (D) 2. (U) JULY 2, 2008, 10:30 - 11:15, WASHINGTON, D.C. 3. (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. THE SECRETARY AMBASSADOR JOHN CLOUD ACTING UNDER SECRETARY JOHN ROOD, T ASSISTANT SECRETARY D [...] | 2008-07-10 00:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINS PGOV NATO CVIS LG AF IZ |
08STATE73923 | DEMARCHE: NEW U.S. POLICY ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Secretary of Defense approved a new U.S. DoD Policy on Cluster Munitions on June 19 that expands on the policy established by Secretary Cohen in 2001. This new policy incorporates additional ways to address humanitarian [...] | 2008-07-10 13:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MOPS KPOA NATO |
08STATE74151 | USUN VOTING INSTRUCTION: TERMINATING [...] USUN is authorized to vote in favor of the draft UNSC resolution (text in paragraph 2),which terminates the remaining sanctions monitored by the Security CouncilSanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 918 (1994) concerning Rwanda. The measures contained in operative para [...] | 2008-07-10 18:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC RW |
08STATE74375 | URGENT DEMARCHE ON ZIMBABWE NEGOTIATIONS IN SOUTH [...] (U) Summary and Action request: On July 8, the U.S. tabled a draft Security Council resolution on Zimbabwe. The vote planned for July 9 was postponed for procedural reasons. While not yet scheduled, the vote is likely on the morning of July 11. The Russians and the Chinese continue to oppos [...] | 2008-07-10 22:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU |
08STATE74376 | SAUDI-PROPOSED UNGA SPECIAL SESSION ON RELIGION [...] (U) Action request: In response to reftel request by the SYG for U.S. views on a possible UNGA Special Session on the political and religious components of interfaith dialogue, USUN should seek to signal encouragement of interfaith dialogue and seek details of the make-up, agenda items, and fo [...] | 2008-07-10 22:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA USUN KIRF KISL SP SA |
08STATE74378 | CLARIFYING OUR POLICY ON CUBA- PRAISING THE EU,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary. In the European Union,s June 23 Common Position on Cuba, the EU replaced its suspended 2005 &restrictive measures,8 an unused tool that did not achieve their purpose, with a set of benchmarks for dialogue that are forw [...] | 2008-07-10 23:23:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN CU PGOV PREL |
08STATE74383 | ACTION REQUEST: UPDATING ARF ON REGIONAL DISASTER [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BANGKOK, BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DILI, DHAKA, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PORT MORESBY, PHNOM PENH, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBATTA, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, WELLINGTON. ------- SUMMARY --- [...] | 2008-07-11 00:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ARF ASEAN KNNP PARM |
08STATE74485 | (S) FOLLOW-UP TO OUR REQUEST TO BOARD [...] (S//REL Malta) Post is requested to approach appropriate-level host nation officials regarding our request over the weekend of June 7-8 concerning the Maltese-flagged vessel M/V FIFTH OCEAN. Post may draw from background, objectives, and talking points/non-paper below, as appropriate. As ap [...] | 2008-07-11 12:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL MNUC EWWT MT |
08STATE74681 | INVITATION TO PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-11 17:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC PHUM EZ |
08STATE74872 | EGYPT: HEADING OFF FORCIBLE RETURNS OF ASYLUM [...] (C) Neither Embassy Cairo's repeated demarches on the Egyptian Government to allow UNHCR access to Eritrean asylum seekers and to urge no deportations to Eritrea given threats to safety and life of returned asylum seekers nor U.S. Delegation's intervention calling for same at the UNHCR (Offic [...] | 2008-07-11 21:41:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL EG ER SU IS LY |
08STATE74888 | U.S.-RUSSIA JDEC EXPERTS MEETINGS (SITE SECURITY [...] Mr. Brad Martin (Strategic Command - Head of Delegation) 2. Mr. Philip Jamison (Office of the Secretary of Defense - Policy Lead for JDEC) 3. Lt Col Steve Smiley (Air Force - Lead Military Service for JDEC) 4. Mr. Tracy Herbert (Defense Threat Reduction Agency/JSIVA - Physical Secur [...] | 2008-07-11 23:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PARM PREL RS |
08STATE74921 | (U) Secretary Rice's participation in the June [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Schieffer U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. William Fraser DCO [...] | 2008-07-12 14:15:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL EAID MOPS JA AU |
08STATE74922 | (U) Secretary Rice's June 26-27 Participation in [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008 at 18:00, and June 28, 2008 at 09:30; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. Wil [...] | 2008-07-12 14:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KNNP KWBG |
08STATE75132 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ITALIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Rome, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In May 2008, the U.S. provided information to the GOI that the Italian machine tool manufacturer, CMS Industries, sold computer numerical controlled (CNC) processing machines to clients in I [...] | 2008-07-14 15:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IT IR |
08STATE75161 | (S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE GOF ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Helsinki, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On several occasions since 2006, we have raised our concerns with the government of Finland (GOF) regarding the Finnish firm Vaisala Oy acting as a supplier to Iranian entities of concern (Refs). In late 2007 [...] | 2008-07-14 16:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FI |
08STATE75341 | PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 29, 2008 PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY [...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonpr [...] | 2008-07-14 19:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
08STATE75367 | PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 29, 2008 PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY [...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonpr [...] | 2008-07-14 19:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
08STATE75378 | PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 28-29, 2008 PSI 5TH [...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonp [...] | 2008-07-14 19:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
08STATE75400 | RESPONSE TO WG ON ARBITRARY DETENTION'S REQUEST [...] Mission is requested to convey to the Chairperson-Rapporteur for the Working Group on arbitrary detentions the text of the letter in paragraph 2. This is in response to Manuela Carmena Castrillo s letter of May 26, 2008 regarding the Working Group's reply on proposed dates for a country visit [...] | 2008-07-14 20:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL |
08STATE75414 | TALKING POINTS FOR 7/15 MINURCAT CONSULTATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-14 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UNSC CD SU |
08STATE75420 | MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/CT AMB DAILEY AND [...] (SBU) Department requests Mission clearance for Amb. Dailey and Bill Wright for meetings scheduled July 15-16. Amb. Dailey requests assistance in arranging meetings with the UN Counterterrorism Executive Director Mike Smith, UN 1267 Chairman and Monitoring Team Director Richard Barrett, and th [...] | 2008-07-14 21:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER |
08STATE75446 | USUN GUIDANCE: SOMALIA MONITORING GROUP [...] Somalia UN Mission Charge Idd Mohamed has raised his opposition to the appointment of Matt Bryden as chair of the Monitoring Group for the UNSC Somalia Sanctions Committee multiple times, including by Press Release. U.S. Special Envoy Yates previously spoke with the Somali Transitional Federa [...] | 2008-07-14 23:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PHUM PREL SO XA XW UNSC |
08STATE75612 | FOLLOWING UP WITH THE GOT ON THE STATUS OF THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Since March 2008, we have provided information to Turkey concerning efforts by the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret to supply four- and six-axis filament winding machines to Pakistan (Reftels) [...] | 2008-07-15 13:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK |
08STATE75702 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 22-23 [...] (U) Classified by Jeffrey Giauque, Senior Political Officer, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on [...] | 2008-07-15 14:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV IR SO SU CD ZI UP |
08STATE76050 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR JULY 18 UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON [...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the points below during the July 18 UNSC consultations on the report of Special Representative of the Secretary General Ian Martin concerning the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). End Action Request. 2. Begin points: -- Mr. President, the United S [...] | 2008-07-15 23:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNSC NP |
08STATE76053 | TALKING POINTS FOR 7/16 UNAMID CONSULTATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-15 23:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UNSC SU CD |
08STATE76294 | OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The OSCE will conduct its annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) from September 29 through October 10 in Warsaw. Based in part on embassies' input (reftel),which the Department appreciates, this demarche conveys USG concerns on host government [...] | 2008-07-16 15:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM |
08STATE76371 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON EXTENSION OF [...] This is an action cable. USUN is instructed to join consensus on the draft UN Security Council resolution in para 2 below that extends the term of office of ICTR judges. If there are substantial changes to the text of the resolution USUN is requested to seek additional instruction prior to a [...] | 2008-07-16 17:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM XA |
08STATE76526 | CORRECTED COPY: HOST NATION NOTIFICATION FOR AIR [...] (U) THIS IS A CORRECTED COPY OF STATE 68446 THAT CHANGES THE CLASSIFICATION OF PARAS 2-3 TO ALLOW THE RELEASE OF DETAILS ON U.S. FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES TO HOST GOVERNMENTS. 2. (S) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR EMBASSIES LONDON, BERLIN, MADRID, AND LISBON. POSTS ARE REQUESTED TO CONDUCT HO [...] | 2008-07-16 19:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR PREL GM PO SP UK |
08STATE76649 | TALKING POINTS: U/S BURNS TO ATTEND P5+1 [...] (SBU) Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns will join EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana and P5+1 Political Directors in a meeting with Iranian Nuclear Negotiator Saeed Jalili in Geneva on July 19. This cable provides talking points Posts may use to respond to inquiri [...] | 2008-07-16 23:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM IR |
08STATE76653 | Q&A ON NEW DOD CLUSTER MUNITIONS POLICY [...] In response to queries from the United Kingdom,s Foreign Commonwealth Office and Australia,s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (refs A & B) with regard to the new cluster munitions policy announced by the United States (ref C),Embassies London and Canberra are requested to utilize the [...] | 2008-07-16 23:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MARR PREL UK AS |
08STATE76659 | USUN TALKING POINTS FOR UNOWA CONSULTATIONS JULY [...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to draw on the points below during the July 18 UNSC consultations by the Special Representative of the Secretary General Said Djinnit concerning the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA). End Action Request. 2. Begin points: - The U.S. welco [...] | 2008-07-17 00:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL XA |
08STATE7679 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY 28- [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 15. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on January 28-2 [...] | 2008-01-24 23:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV KV IR IZ IS SU |
08STATE7695 | TALKING POINTS FOR ETHIOPIA-ERITREA CONSULTATIONS [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the talking points in paragraph 3 below in its January 25 consultations on Ethiopia-Eritrea. 2. OBJECTIVES: USUN should seek to: (1) extend UNMEE's mandate for six months; (2) continue the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ); (3) avoid discussion of the Ethiopia [...] | 2008-01-25 00:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL XA XW ET ER |
08STATE77144 | NUCLEAR FORENSICS EXPERTS PLAN PATH FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Atomic energy, law enforcement and policy experts from nearly 30 countries met in Sofia, Bulgaria June 17-19 under the auspices of the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG) to share experience on nuclear forensics and illicit trafficking issues. The I [...] | 2008-07-17 20:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC BE KNNP PREL PTER ENRG MNUC |
08STATE77165 | MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 20:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL |
08STATE77166 | MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 20:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL |
08STATE77167 | MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 20:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL |
08STATE77331 | Q&A ON NEW DOD CLUSTER MUNITIONS POLICY [...] In response to queries from the United Kingdom,s Foreign Commonwealth Office and Australia,s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (refs A & B) with regard to the new cluster munitions policy announced by the United States (ref C),Embassies London and Canberra are requested to utilize the [...] | 2008-07-18 12:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MARR PREL UK AS |
08STATE77357 | T LETTER OF THANKS TO MFA ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] SUMMARY: French MFA Assistant Secretary for Strategic Affairs, Security and Disarmament Philippe Carre led the opening panel of the Senior-Level Meeting for all states endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the PSI's Fif [...] | 2008-07-18 13:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL FR |
08STATE77361 | T LETTER OF THANKS TO SPANISH MFA OFFICIALS FOR [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: At the Senior-Level Meeting for all states endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the PSI's Fifth Anniversary, two Spanish officials had formal roles. MFA Director-General for External Policy Raf [...] | 2008-07-18 13:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SP |
08STATE77487 | T LETTER OF THANKS TO NETHERLANDS MFA OFFICIAL [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: The Netherlands MFA Deputy Director-General for Political Affairs, Wim Geerts, gave a presentation at the Senior-Level Meeting for all states endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the PSI's Fifth [...] | 2008-07-18 16:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NL |
08STATE77504 | T LETTER OF THANKS TO ITALY MFA OFFICIAL FOR PSI [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: Italian MFA Deputy Director General for Political Affairs Filippo Formica made a formal statement at the Senior-Level Meeting for all states endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the PSI's Fifth [...] | 2008-07-18 16:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IT |
08STATE77529 | MALAYSIAN PROLIFERATOR,S INTEREST IN BELGIAN DATA [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Brussels, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: We have information indicating that as of June 2008, the Malaysian-based firm Evertop Services Sdn Bhd sought A9910 advanced data acquisition systems for earth observation satellites fr [...] | 2008-07-18 17:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC BE IR MY |
08STATE77660 | (S) RESPONDING TO GERMAN REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (S) Background: Since November 2005, we have worked with German authorities to prevent Iran's solid propellant missile developer - the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group (SBIG) - from procuring environmental test chambers from the G [...] | 2008-07-18 19:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR AEC |
08STATE77739 | ISN LETTER OF THANKS FOR PSI PRESENTATION [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: On May 29, 2008, the United States hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach Workshop in Washington, attended by representatives of 21 countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI, as well as most of the 92 PSI participating states. The workshop provi [...] | 2008-07-18 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC FR |
08STATE77757 | GEORGIA -- GUIDANCE FOR UNSC DISCUSSION ON [...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following points in paragraph two during the discussion of recent events in Georgia in the UN Security Council on Monday, July 21. 2. Begin Points: Mr. President: I would like to welcome Ambassador Alasania from the Republic of Georgia t [...] | 2008-07-18 22:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL GG |
08STATE77798 | USUN DEMARCHE FOR KK UNAMID SUPPORT [...] (C) This is an action request for USUN (para 4). 2. (C) In several recent meetings with the State Department, the most senior GOR leaders have delivered the message that Rwanda will pull out of Darfur if Rwandan UNAMID Deputy Force Commander General Karenzi Karake is removed. Most notab [...] | 2008-07-19 00:54:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL RW SU UNSC |
08STATE78237 | ISN LETTERS OF THANKS TO UK PSI PRESENTERS [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: On May 29, 2008, the United States hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach Workshop in Washington, attended by representatives of 21 countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI, as well as most of the 92 PSI participating states. The workshop provi [...] | 2008-07-21 18:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UK |
08STATE78243 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, JULY 22 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for July 22. 2. (U) Begin points: -- I thank Under-Secretary Pascoe for today's briefing on the situation in the Middle East. I would like to make four po [...] | 2008-07-21 19:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS LE PREL UNSC |
08STATE78313 | NON-PAPER FOR ESTABLISHING POLITICAL-MILITARY [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C//REL VM) The June 23-25 vist of Vietnam's Prime Minister Dung represented another step forward in U.S.-Vietnam relations, with both sides agreeing to establish regular high-level political-military talks. At Deputy Prime Minister [...] | 2008-07-21 20:24:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP VM |
08STATE78367 | GUIDANCE FOR JULY 22 NATO DISCUSSION ON NATO-EU [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraphs 3-4. 2. (SBU) Background. On July 22, the French Permanent Representative to NATO will present to North Atlantic Council (NAC) counterparts a new French non-paper titled, "Initiative aimed at establishing a 'high-level group' to coordinat [...] | 2008-07-21 22:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO EUN |
08STATE7837 | GUIDANCE FOR USG PERSONNEL IN THE DPRK [...] (U) This cable provides guidance for all U.S. personnel traveling to and/or assuming temporary duty (TDY) in the DPRK for the purpose of implementing denuclearization measures pursuant to Six-Party and other related agreements ("USG personnel"). The Department appreciates the excellent, vital [...] | 2008-01-25 14:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP MNUC AMGT KN |
08STATE78372 | SOMALIA: TALKING POINTS FOR JULY 23 CONSULTATIONS [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for the July 23 UN Security Council consultations on Somalia. Begin points: -- I would like to welcome Somali Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Jama to the Council today (or if the Prime Minister, I would like to welcome back to the C [...] | 2008-07-21 23:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM SO XA XW |
08STATE78533 | NEPAL -- INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESOLUTION ON THE [...] The Department requests that USUN vote in favor of the following resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN),scheduled for consideration by the UN Security Council on Tuesday, July 22. 2. Begin resolution text: The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 17 [...] | 2008-07-22 14:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL UNMIN NE |
08STATE78542 | RENEWAL OF UNSC MANDATE FOR UNAMI: SUGGESTED TEXT [...] (C) Summary: The mandate for the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) was reauthorized and expanded by UN Security Council Resolution 1770 (2007) and will expire on August 10, 2008. According to Special Representative for the Secretary-General (SRSG) Staffan de Mistura, UNAMI is satisfied [...] | 2008-07-22 15:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UK UN IZ |
08STATE78636 | OSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT DECISION ON THE TIME AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-22 16:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL SMIG |
08STATE78812 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: INTERVENTION REGARDING [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the July 24, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes the news of the recent arrest in Serbia of Radovan Karadzic, who is wanted by the International Criminal Tr [...] | 2008-07-22 20:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL SR |
08STATE78857 | OSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT DECISION ON THE AGENDA, [...] The Department has reviewed the text of draft decision PC.DD/26/08 (reftel),which decides the agenda and modalities of the November 9-10 OSCE Asia Partners Conference, to be held in Kabul. 2. Post should seek the following ammendments to the text: a) in the third bullet of the session 3 [...] | 2008-07-22 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AF OSCE PREL |
08STATE78858 | SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATION AND FRIENDS GROUP [...] ACTION REQUEST - The Burma Group of Friends will meet on July 23, with SYG Ban presiding. The Security Council will receive a report on the political situation in Burma from the UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) on July 24. USUN is instructed to draw on the points in para 2 below in i [...] | 2008-07-22 21:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08STATE78859 | OSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT DECISION ON THE AGENDA AND [...] The Department has reviewed the text of draft decision PC.DD/27/08 (text as transmited reftel),which decides on the agenda and modalities of the 2008 OSCE Mediterranean Partners Conference, to be held October 27-28, in Jordan. 2. Post should seek the following ammendment to the text: -- [...] | 2008-07-22 21:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL |
08STATE78864 | UNMEE DRAFT RESOLUTION TEXT [...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to share with appropriate officials at the Permanent Mission of Belgium to the UN in New York the draft resolution text below, relating to the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE). Department requests USUN to report the outcome of its discu [...] | 2008-07-22 22:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS ET ER |
08STATE78865 | COTE D'IVOIRE: JULY 24, 2008 UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) The Security Council will hold consultations on Cote d'Ivoire on July 24, 2008. USUN may draw on the talking points in paragraph 2. 2. Begin points: -- I would like to thank Ambassador Choi for his briefing. -- We congratulate the parties on their continuing efforts to fulfill t [...] | 2008-07-22 22:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO MARR UNSC IC |
08STATE79027 | USUN MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST: DOUGLAS L. SUN [...] (U) Mission clearance is requested for Douglas Sun, IO/UNP Multilateral Affairs Officer, to visit USUN for meetings with USUN/NY staff. Mr. Sun will arrive in New York on July 25, 2008, and will depart the same day. Mr. Sun is the IO/UNP UNGA Coordinator. 2. (U) Mr. Sun possesses a Top Se [...] | 2008-07-23 13:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL USUN |
08STATE79112 | (S) FLIGHT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN BETWEEN DPRK [...] (S) Posts are requested to approach appropriate-level host nation officials regarding a planned North Korean flight to Iran of proliferation concern and encourage them to deny overflight for the aircraft or require that it land and be subjected to inspection before proceeding. Posts may draw [...] | 2008-07-23 15:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MNUC PARM PREL AF CH KG KZ TI TX UZ |
08STATE79164 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR CAMBODIAN-THAI BORDER ISSUE IN [...] (C) BACKGROUND AND ACTION REQUEST: Department understands that France has agreed to support a request by Cambodia to raise the Cambodia-Thailand dispute over border demarcation around the Preah Vihear temple under "Other Matters" in the Security Council July 23, with the intended outcome a Coun [...] | 2008-07-23 16:14:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PBTS CB TH |
08STATE7926 | GUIDANCE: CEPMO BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BOD) [...] (U) Washington appreciates useful background information concerning selection of chairman for the NATO Central European Pipeline Organization (CEPMO) Board of Directors (BoD) provided at Refs A and B. 2. (C) While Washington could accept either way ahead for resolving the chairmanship issu [...] | 2008-01-25 17:19:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PREL |
08STATE79520 | ISN ACTING A/S MCNERNEY'S MEETING WITH PLA LTG [...] (S) In the first-ever meeting between the International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) bureau and the People,s Liberation Army (PLA) Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney met with Lieutenant General Zhang Qinsheng on July 14. Discus [...] | 2008-07-23 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CH KNNP MCAP PREL |
08STATE79539 | DEMARCHE TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL CAPITALS AND [...] (U) This is an action request. Department requests posts in Security Council capitals and USUN to share U.S. thinking on the way ahead on the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) with host governments and their respective UN Missions in New York. Embassies in Security Council capitals [...] | 2008-07-24 01:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS ET ER |
08STATE79656 | (S) RESPONSE TO TURKEY ON SHIPMENT OF [...] (S/NF) In January 2008, the U.S. approached Turkish officials concerning a shipment of a Turkish-origin machine tool that was destined for Pakistan (Refs A and B). At that time, we informed the GOT that this shipment consisted of a computer numerically controlled (CNC) five-axis machining cen [...] | 2008-07-24 13:35:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PK PREL TU |
08STATE79681 | PSI SHIPBOARDING AGREEMENT WITH THE BAHAMAS, [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: Ref A reports the approval by the Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas (GCOB) of a bilateral reciprocal Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) shipboarding agreement negotiated in Nassau April 30-May 1, 2008 (ref B). The Department has received interagency [...] | 2008-07-24 14:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KTIA EWWT PHSA PARM PREL MARR BF |
08STATE79841 | INSTRUCTIONS TO TABLE UNAMI RENEWAL RESOLUTION [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) was reauthorized by UNSC resolution 1770 on August 10, 2007 and will expire on August 10, 2008. USUN is authorized to table the text of the draft resolution in paragraph 2 to renew UNAMI's manda [...] | 2008-07-24 17:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ |
08STATE79953 | KOSOVO - GUIDANCE FOR JULY 25 UNSC DEBATE ON UNMIK [...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following points during the UN Security Council discussion on the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK),scheduled to take place on Friday, July 25. 2. Begin Points: Mr. President: We welcome the Secretary General,s quarterly report on UNMIK. UNM [...] | 2008-07-24 19:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL UNMIK KO |
08STATE79981 | SEEKING UN SECRETARIAT BRIEFING ON ZIMBABWE AND [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 2. Department would like to see Haile Menkerios appointed as the UN,s &Special Envoy8 to the Zimbabwe negotiations or at least continue his work as the Secretary General's envoy on Zimbabwe, and for Menkerios to brief the Council as soon as possible. [...] | 2008-07-24 19:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNSC XA ZI |
08STATE80034 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- NEXT [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassies Berlin, Canberra, London, Paris, and Tokyo, please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) BACKGROUND/ACTION REQUEST: As follow-up to the April 9 small group meeting held on the margins of the April 10, 2008 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Reinforced [...] | 2008-07-24 20:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL AU FR GM JA UK |
08STATE80081 | (S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON DPRK-IRAN FLIGHT [...] (S) Posts are requested to approach appropriate-level host nation officials regarding additional information vis-a-vis a chartered North Korean passenger flight to Iran (REF A). It has come to our attention that a Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting is scheduled to be held in Iran on 27-30 Jul [...] | 2008-07-24 21:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC AF CH KG KZ TI TX UZ |
08STATE80088 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON NATO MEMBERS AND ASPIRING [...] (SBU) The department requests that action addressees pursue the following objectives with regard to host government's potential attendance at the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Foreign Ministers meeting in Tehran, July 27-30, 2008. Posts should: -- Determine from host governments wheth [...] | 2008-07-24 22:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL PHUM PTER IR |
08STATE80111 | GUIDANCE FOR AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) This is an action request for USUN. We understand Ambassador Khalilzad will meet with Serbian FM Jeremic on July 25. The points in paragraph 3 summarize the Quint PolDirs recent agreement and touch on key aspects of our bilateral relationship. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Serbia,s new gov [...] | 2008-07-24 23:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL UNMIK KO |
08STATE80112 | USUN INSTRUCTIONS: LIBERIA ARMS EMBARGO EXEMPTION [...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to seek from the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia an exemption to the arms embargo on Liberia established by the Security Council. 2. BEGIN LETTER TO THE CHAIR OF THE 1521 (LIBERIA SANCTIONS) COMMITTEE: [...] | 2008-07-24 23:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN LI PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE80262 | INITIATION OF HOST NATION CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2 for requested action and paragraph 8 for suggested talking points. 2. (C//REL ITA) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to initiate consultations with Italy at the appropriate time and level, regarding the establishment of USA [...] | 2008-07-25 13:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IT MARR PREL |
08STATE80278 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for both individuals be filed with as much t [...] | 2008-07-25 13:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE80510 | T LETTER OF THANKS TO FCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL LESLIE [...] SUMMARY: FCO Director General for Defence and Intelligence Mariot Leslie led a panel on ways to continue strengthening the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) at the Senior-Level Meeting for all PSI endorsing states held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the PSI's Fifth [...] | 2008-07-25 18:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UK |
08STATE80516 | T LETTER OF THANKS TO CANADIAN FINANCE OFFICIAL [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: Robert Sample, Senior Economist, Department of Finance Canada, gave a presentation at the Senior-Level Meeting for all states endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the PSI's Fifth Anniversary. S [...] | 2008-07-25 18:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL CA |
08STATE80523 | UAE FIRM,S INTEREST IN CONTROLLED SWISS MACHINE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In early June 2008, the UAE firm Golden Triangle Testing Equipment L.L.C. expressed interest in procuring fifty g-Mill 550 Twin machine tools from the Swiss firm Liechti Engineering AG [...] | 2008-07-25 18:21:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR AE |
08STATE80531 | T LETTER OF THANKS TO AUSTRALIAN LEGAL OFFICIAL [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: Kerin Leonard, Principal Legal Officer, Office of International Law, Australian Attorney General's Department, gave a presentation at the Senior-Level Meeting for all states endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on [...] | 2008-07-25 18:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AS |
08STATE80543 | ISN LETTERS OF THANKS TO AUSTRALIAN PSI PRESENTERS [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: On May 29, 2008, the United States hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach Workshop in Washington, attended by representatives of 21 countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI, as well as most of the 92 PSI participating states. The workshop provi [...] | 2008-07-25 18:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AS |
08STATE80631 | SUBJECT: VETTING RESPONSE FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for Armed Forces of Malta Search and Rescue Training to be held July 22 to Augues 14, 2008, in Malta. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory informa [...] | 2008-07-25 21:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE80657 | PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON [...] Mission is requested to convey to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions the text of the letter in paragraph 2. This is a preliminary response to several of Mr. Alston,s 2006 and 2007 inquiries, to which we have not responded. The text of this letter will [...] | 2008-07-25 22:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL |
08STATE80665 | GUIDANCE FOR NEGOTIATION FOR A PRST ON UNSCR 1701 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3, 4 and 5. 2. (C) Background. The French government has proposed a Security Council Presidential Statement, in reaction to the Secretary General,s June 30 report on UNSCR 1701 implementation. The French waited until now to deconflict [...] | 2008-07-25 23:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL LE IS SY |
08STATE80673 | GEORGIA -- STATEMENT FOR JULY 29 UNSC DISCUSSION [...] The Department requests that USUN deliver the following statement during the July 29 UN Security Council discussion of the Secretary General's report on the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). 2. Begin statement: Mr. President: I would like to welcome Ambassador Alasania to the Co [...] | 2008-07-26 00:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC UNOMIG PREL GG |
08STATE80869 | ISN LETTER OF THANKS TO ITALY PSI PRESENTER [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: On May 29, 2008, the United States hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach Workshop in Washington, attended by representatives of 21 countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI, as well as most of the 92 PSI participating states. The workshop provi [...] | 2008-07-28 13:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IT |
08STATE81076 | COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE FOLLOW UP: MAYROW [...] (SBU) Post is requested to deliver the nonpaper in para 3 to Director, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yacoub al Hosani. End action request. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (S) Post should achieve the following objectives: -- Thank UAE officials for [...] | 2008-07-28 17:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC IR AE |
08STATE81148 | LIBYAN BANK IN BAHRAIN SEEKING NEW RELATIONSHIPS [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Washington has information that Libyan bank Alubaf Arab International Bank EC is seeking new financial relationships with Iranian banks. We are concerned that this could also involve the bank's T [...] | 2008-07-28 19:38:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM XA XF XI TS LY ECON |
08STATE81214 | (S) SWISS FIRM'S DISCUSSIONS WITH UAE FIRM ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In early June 2008, the UAE firm Golden Triangle Testing Equipment L.L.C. expressed interest in procuring fifty g-Mill 550 Twin machine tools from the Swiss firm Liechti Engineering AG. In [...] | 2008-07-28 21:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ AEC IR |
08STATE81224 | VISIT TO THE UAE BY REPRESENTATIVE OF NORTH [...] This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In June 2008, North Korea's primary weapons trading firm, Korean Mining Development Corporation (KOMID),was working to acquire a visa so that its representative could travel to the United [...] | 2008-07-28 21:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR AE |
08STATE81253 | GUIDANCE FOR UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON ZIMBABWE JULY [...] This is an action request. USUN may draw from the talking points in para 2 during the July 29 UNSC consultations on the situation in Zimbabwe and briefing by UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Haile Menkerios. USUN should also draw on these points in speaking to the press [...] | 2008-07-29 00:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU |
08STATE81347 | T LETTER OF THANKS TO KAZAKHSTAN DFM YERMEKBAYEV [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: Deputy Foreign Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev of Kazakhstan gave remarks at the Senior-Level Meeting for all states endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the PSI's Fifth Anniversary. Yermekbayev's [...] | 2008-07-29 13:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KZ |
08STATE81352 | T LETTER OF THANKS TO LITHUANIA MFA OFFICIAL [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: Vytautas Leskevicius, Lithuanian MFA Director of the Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department, gave a presentation at the Senior-Level Meeting for all states endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on [...] | 2008-07-29 13:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL LH |
08STATE81358 | T LETTER OF THANKS TO CROATIA STATE SECRETARY [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: Mate Raboteg, Croatian State Secretary of Defense, gave a presentation at the Senior-Level Meeting for all states endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the PSI's Fifth Anniversary. Raboteg's pr [...] | 2008-07-29 13:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL HR |
08STATE81384 | T LETTER OF THANKS TO DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: Japanese Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenichiro Sasae led a panel on efforts to strengthen international frameworks at the Senior-Level Meeting for all Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) endorsing states held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasio [...] | 2008-07-29 14:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL JA |
08STATE81390 | T LETTER OF THANKS TO GERMAN COMMISSIONER GRONING [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: Ambassador Friedrich Groning, Commissioner of the Federal Government for Arms Control and Disarmament, German Foreign Office, gave a presentation at the Senior-Level Meeting for all states endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),held May 28, 2008, in Wa [...] | 2008-07-29 14:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL GM |
08STATE81399 | T LETTER OF THANKS TO NEW ZEALAND DEPUTY [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: Caroline Forsyth, New Zealand Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs, gave a presentation at the Senior-Level Meeting for all states endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the PSI's Fifth Anniversar [...] | 2008-07-29 14:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NZ |
08STATE81403 | T LETTER OF THANKS TO UAE MFA DIRECTOR AL-HOSANI [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: UAE MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub Al-Hosani made remarks at the Senior-Level Meeting for all states endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the PSI's Fifth Anniversary. The P [...] | 2008-07-29 14:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AE |
08STATE81508 | UN OPERATION IN COTE D'IVOIRE: MANDATE RENEWAL [...] The UN Security Council is scheduled to vote on July 30 on a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI). USUN is authorized to vote in favor of the resolution. The draft text is in paragraph 2. If any substantive change in the text is proposed, mission sh [...] | 2008-07-29 17:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO MARR UNSC IC |
08STATE81651 | ISN LETTER OF THANKS TO NETHERLANDS PSI PRESENTER [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: On May 29, 2008, the United States hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach Workshop in Washington, attended by representatives of 21 countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI, as well as most of the 92 PSI participating states. The workshop provi [...] | 2008-07-29 20:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NL |
08STATE81653 | ISN LETTER OF THANKS TO DENMARK PSI PRESENTER [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: On May 29, 2008, the United States hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach Workshop in Washington, attended by representatives of 21 countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI, as well as most of the 92 PSI participating states. The workshop provi [...] | 2008-07-29 20:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL DA |
08STATE81662 | ISN LETTER OF THANKS TO POLAND PSI PRESENTER [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: On May 29, 2008, the United States hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach Workshop in Washington, attended by representatives of 21 countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI, as well as most of the 92 PSI participating states. The workshop provi [...] | 2008-07-29 20:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PL |
08STATE81676 | ISN LETTER OF THANKS TO ROMANIA PSI PRESENTER [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: On May 29, 2008, the United States hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach Workshop in Washington, attended by representatives of 21 countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI, as well as most of the 92 PSI participating states. The workshop provi [...] | 2008-07-29 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL RO |
08STATE81725 | UN MISSION IN ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: SECURITY COUNCIL [...] USUN is authorized to vote in favor of a Security Council resolution on July 30, terminating the mandate of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE). The draft text of the resolution is in paragraph 2. If there are substantive changes proposed, USUN should consult with the Department. [...] | 2008-07-30 01:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO PBTS ET ER |
08STATE81940 | IRANIAN COMPANY'S EFFORTS TO PROCURE A [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Madrid please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In October 2005, we provided the Government of Spain (GOS) with information indicating that the Spanish firm Maquinaria CME, S.A. was involved in a number of deals in 2004 and 2005 to sell comput [...] | 2008-07-30 15:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR |
08STATE82014 | PROPOSAL FOR 2008 NONPROLIFERATION DIALOGUE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (S/Rel China) Embassy is requested to advise appropriate PRC officials that Washington is prepared to conduct the next round of the U.S.-China Nonproliferation Dialogue to further advance the joint agenda we agreed upon at the successful Aug [...] | 2008-07-30 16:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM KNNP CN PREL |
08STATE82138 | SOMALIA UN AMB RESIDENCE [...] This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. Reftel reports the request of the city of New Rochelle, New York (CNR) to &lift immunity8 from a dilapidated property owned by the Government of Somalia to mitigate public safety hazards on the premises. In view of previous unsuccessful at [...] | 2008-07-30 19:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL SO |
08STATE82164 | FOLLOWING UP WITH TAIWAN ON TRANS MERITS (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-30 20:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KN MTCRE PARM PREL TW |
08STATE82414 | CORRECTED COPY: INITIATION OF HOST NATION [...] (C//REL ITA) This is a corrected copy of State 80262. The final talking point in Para 9 has been changed to reflect that the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe will be dual, vice triple-hatted. 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 for requested action and paragraph 9 [...] | 2008-07-31 14:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IT MARR PREL |
08STATE82699 | FOLLOWING UP WITH MEXICO ON PSI [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: In advance of the May 29 U.S.-hosted Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach Workshop in Washington, the U.S. extended invitations to a number of key countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI and also urged their endorsement. Washington appreciates Embassy [...] | 2008-07-31 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL MX |
08STATE82744 | UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR A PRST ON UNSCR 1701 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (C) With reference to the draft PRST on UNSC resolution 1701 discussed reftel: The French government continues to express unwillingness to include any mention of Hizballah or Syrian obligations on disarmament and the arms emb [...] | 2008-07-31 23:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL LE IS SY |
08STATE82967 | ISN LETTER OF THANKS TO CROATIA PSI PRESENTER [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: On May 29, 2008, the United States hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach Workshop in Washington, attended by representatives of 21 countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI, as well as most of the 92 PSI participating states. The workshop provi [...] | 2008-08-01 15:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL HR |
08STATE82982 | ISN LETTER OF THANKS TO SINGAPORE PSI PRESENTER [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: On May 29, 2008, the United States hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach Workshop in Washington, attended by representatives of 21 countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI, as well as most of the 92 PSI participating states. The workshop provi [...] | 2008-08-01 15:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SN |
08STATE83009 | GUAM BATUMI SUMMIT STRESSES TRADE, TRANSPORTATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 1, the Black Sea port of Batumi played host to the 2008 Summit of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, familiarly known as GUAM for its members Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova. Georgia assumed the year-long GUAM presidency from Azerbaijan under [...] | 2008-08-01 15:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP EAID ECON KCRM AJ GG MD UP |
08STATE83014 | EUR DAS MERKEL,S MEETINGS WITH THE GUAM NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR DAS Merkel met with the GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova) National Coordinators and Secretary General in advance of the GUAM Summit in Batumi on July 1. DAS Merkel also discussed GUAM and the conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia in a separate meeting on June [...] | 2008-08-01 16:06:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP EAID ECON KCRM AJ GG MD UP |
08STATE83017 | EUR DAS MERKEL,S JULY 1 MEETING WITH UKRAINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the margins of the Batumi GUAM Summit, Ukrainian Foreign Minsiter Ogryzko told EUR DAS Merkel that the most important factors affecting Ukraine,s NATO aspirations are Germany and Russia. The Foreign Minister said that Ukraine is trying to work with Russia but will not accept a [...] | 2008-08-01 16:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO UP RS BO GM PHUM PGOV MARR |
08STATE83044 | ACTION REQUEST: HOST NATION NOTIFICATION FOR [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Berlin. Please see paragraph 2 for requested action and paragraph 8 for suggested talking points. 2. (C//REL GM) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to conduct Host Nation Notification (HNN) at the appropriate level regarding USAFE force [...] | 2008-08-01 17:15:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR PREL GM |
08STATE83103 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR GCMC RESIDENT COURSE SSTAR 02 [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for GCMC resident course Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction Course 02, scheduled from 3-19 September, 2008, in Garmisch, Germany. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individual listed in reftel [...] | 2008-08-01 18:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE83124 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR IMET COURSE [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for FMS-1 Course Squadron Officer School, scheduled for 08 September, 2008, to 12 December, 2008, at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individual listed in reftel and possess [...] | 2008-08-01 19:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE83130 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR IMET COURSE IN YORKTOWN, VA [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for IMET Couse at the US Coast Guard Training Center in Yorktown, VA, from September 24, 2008, to December 05, 2008. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible der [...] | 2008-08-01 19:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE83134 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR IMET COURSE IN FT BENNING, GA [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for IMET Course Basic Officer Leader Course Bolc 11, scheduled for 31 October, 2008, to 20 December, 2008, at Infantry School in Ft Benning, Georgia. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individual listed in reft [...] | 2008-08-01 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE83136 | P3 MEETING ON ACTION PLAN FOR IRAN [...] (S/REL UK AND FRANCE) ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney and Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime Daniel Glaser on July 25 met with UK and French counterparts in Paris to discuss individual and collective P3 actions in the event Iran r [...] | 2008-08-01 19:37:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP EFIN |
08STATE83178 | SECRETARY RICE'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) Secretary Rice met with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani on June 28 during the Prime Minister's first official visit to the United States. They had a frank and positive discussion; both leaders committed to a broad, long-term relationship. Secretary Rice urged immediate act [...] | 2008-08-01 20:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER |
08STATE83244 | URGING RUSSIA TO LIFT HOLDS IN THE UN 1518 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) On October 22, 2007, pursuant to UNSCR 1483, we proposed for listing by the UN 1518 Committee 6 former regime elements (FRE) linked to Saddam Hussein. All 6 individuals (see para 3 for additional [...] | 2008-08-02 00:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE83366 | ISN LETTER OF THANKS TO UKRAINE PSI PRESENTER [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: On May 29, 2008, the United States hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach Workshop in Washington, attended by representatives of 21 countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI, as well as most of the 92 PSI participating states. The workshop provi [...] | 2008-08-04 12:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UP |
08STATE83662 | REQUESTING COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE ASSISTANCE TO THE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (SBU) Action Request: Department requests that Posts approach host governments at an appropriate level, share the Financial System Assessment Team (FSAT) report provided in Paras 5-58 below, and make the following points and requests: -- Ur [...] | 2008-08-04 20:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN KCRM PTER SNAR IZ |
08STATE84006 | GUIDANCE: UNAMI BRIEFING - 6 AUG 2008 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during the briefing on the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) scheduled for August 6. 2. (U) Begin points: -- I am pleased to report to the Security Council on behalf of the Multinational Force [...] | 2008-08-05 19:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IZ |
08STATE84105 | WMD COMMISSION: RUSSIA TRAVEL [...] This is an action cable - please see paragraph 8 for Embassy assistance requests. 2. Summary: The Commission on Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism will travel to Moscow, Russia during the period of September 22-26, 2008 to assess and update, as appropriate, the Department of Ene [...] | 2008-08-05 20:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PARM PREL RS TRGY |
08STATE84143 | KOSOVO -- GUIDANCE FOR AUGUST 6 UNSC CONSULTATIONS [...] The Department requests that USUN draw from the following points in delivering its statement during the August 6 UNSC consultations on the Secretariat's investigation into the events of March 17 in Mitrovica. 2. Begin Points: Mr. President: I thank Assistant Secretary General Mullet f [...] | 2008-08-05 22:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC UNMIK KPKO PREL YI KV |
08STATE84151 | (S) AIR KORYO FLIGHT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-05 23:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL MNUC BG BM IN IR KN PK |
08STATE8422 | WASHINGTON RESPONSE TO SERBIA MANPADS TRANSFER [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Post is concerned that Serbia is not fulfilling its obligations to destroy man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS),as required by the 2005 bilateral agreement with the United States. In addition, the Serbia [...] | 2008-01-28 15:21:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR MASS PARM PREL PTER EG SR |
08STATE84386 | RESPONSE TO ARAB LEAGUE "SOLUTION PACKAGE" FOR [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Arab League Chief of Staff Hisham Yousef presented Post with the Arab League's "solution package" for Sudan on July 28. Department requests Post convey to Yousef that the State Department has no comment on the package at this time. Post should also stress to Yousef the imp [...] | 2008-08-06 15:40:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SU AL EUN |
08STATE84509 | MGCH01: VIRTUAL MONITORING GROUP FORMATION [...] The Executive Secretary has directed the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to form a Monitoring Group to coordinate all State Department activities regarding the 2008 Olympics, effective 0800 EDT August 7, 2008. The Monitoring Group will operate virtually with support from the Operation [...] | 2008-08-06 19:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE84562 | (SBU) Deputy Secretary Negroponte's July 23, [...] Classified by NEA PDAS Jeffrey Feltman. Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) July 23; 4:30pm; Washington, DC, USA. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Negroponte NEA DAS Gene Cretz Aaron Jost (D Staff) Jonathan Peccia (NEA Notetaker) Israel LTG Gabi Ashkenazi Defense [...] | 2008-08-06 19:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PTER OVIP IR IS |
08STATE84719 | HAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT AGAINST BALLISTIC MISSILE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Per Reftel, at the 7th annual Regular Meeting of the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) held in Vienna on May 29-30, 2008, the UK and the U.S. both strongly endorsed the idea of creating a hel [...] | 2008-08-07 12:24:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC KNNP TSPA |
08STATE85096 | USG QUESTIONS ON CHINA AUGUST 1 NOTICE ON BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) On August 1, China notified the UNSCR 1737 Sanctions Committee of its intention to authorize-under paragraph 15 of UNSCR 1737-payments due under contracts with Bank Sepah entered into prior to [...] | 2008-08-07 22:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR PREL PARM |
08STATE85110 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: UNAMI RENEWAL RESOLUTION [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to agree to the resolution extending the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for an additional twelve months. Should the text of the resolution change prior to adoption, Department requests Post should seek further Departme [...] | 2008-08-07 23:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ |
08STATE85170 | INSTRUCTION TO SEEK A UNSC STATEMENT ON MAURITANIA [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should immediately urge African Security Council members' to take the lead in the drafting of a Presidential Statement or Press Statement on the situation in Mauritania. USUN should draw from the following points when recommending text for the statement. [...] | 2008-08-08 12:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL XA XY MR PHUM |
08STATE85356 | DEMOCRACY STRATEGY AND GOALS: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES [...] (SBU) The Department approves Embassy Abu Dhabi,s proposed democracy strategy for the next twelve to eighteen months as discussed on June 4 via secure telecon. This cable summarizes the new strategy, which is an update to Embassy Abu Dhabi,s previous democracy strategy (ref A). ----------- [...] | 2008-08-08 17:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMPI EAID AE |
08STATE85571 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-09 01:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE85598 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-09 10:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE85614 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-09 21:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE85639 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 04 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-10 13:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE85663 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-10 21:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE85725 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 12:12:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE85940 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- NEXT [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassies Berlin, Canberra, London, Paris, and Tokyo, please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) BACKGROUND/ACTION REQUEST: Per Ref C, the U.S. circulated to MTCR small group members in June a suggested proposal on Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) outreach t [...] | 2008-08-11 16:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL AU FR GM JA UK |
08STATE86006 | FDLR INFORMATION REQUEST FOR UN SANCTIONS IN DRC [...] (U) This is an action request; see paras 2 - 4. -------------- ACTION REQUEST -------------- 2. (SBU) Embassy Kigali is requested to thank the Government of Rwanda (GOR) again for their extraordinary effort to produce a comprehensive submission of FDLR targets for inclusion on the conso [...] | 2008-08-11 18:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
08STATE86130 | GEORGIA - DEMARCHE REQUEST ON DRAFT UNSC [...] (C) This is an action request. Addressees should demarche their host government at the highest appropriate level to gain support for a draft UN Security Council Resolution addressing the conflict in Georgia (text at para 8). We are seeking an early vote on this text in the Council. Objecti [...] | 2008-08-12 02:04:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC GE PREL PBTS |
08STATE86156 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 04:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE86173 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi reports the city is calm, despite fears of a Russian advance into the capital. The OSCE mission reports the road to Tskinvali is clear. The Georgian government confirms reports of fresh Russian missile strikes in Gori, and notes it no longer has sufficient emergency ser [...] | 2008-08-12 11:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE86278 | GAINING HOST GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR US-THAILAND ARF WORKSHOP [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DILI, DHAKA, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PORT MORESBY, PHNOM PENH, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBATTA, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, WELLINGTON. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. [...] | 2008-08-12 13:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID MARR ARF KCRS |
08STATE86578 | TRAVEL ALERT - COMOROS [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to advise U.S. citizens traveling to the Union of the Comoros of the potential for demonstrations and civil unrest due to a severe fuel shortage across the nation. This Travel Alert expires October 12, 2008. 2. The Union of Comoros is continuing to experie [...] | 2008-08-12 21:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PREL CN |
08STATE86598 | USUN INSTRUCTION: REQUEST DELISTING IN LIBERIA [...] This is an action request. USUN is to submit to the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia one individual for delisting. 2. BEGIN LETTER TO THE CHAIR OF THE 1521 (LIBERIA SANCTIONS) COMMITTEE: The United States requests that M. Moussa CISSE (Alias: M [...] | 2008-08-12 23:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN LI PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE86600 | MAURITANIA REVISED INSTRUCTION TO SEEK A UNSC [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should seek a Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Mauritania. USUN should work with African members of the Council and France drawing from the following points. 2. (U) Begin points: -- The Security Council strongly condemns the Mauritan [...] | 2008-08-12 23:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL XA XY MR PHUM |
08STATE86603 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 9 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-13 00:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE86716 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) MEDIA REPORT THE GEORGIANS AND RUSSIANS AGREED TO A SIX-POINT CEASE-FIRE PLAN. DAS BRYZA NOTES THE PLAN WILL NOT BE SIGNED, BUT WILL BE THE BASIS OF A UNSC RESOLUTION. (TF/EUR E-MAIL, REUTERS) 2. (C) THE RUSSIAN MFA NOTED RUSSIA WOULD TAKE A HARDER LINE OVER SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKH [...] | 2008-08-13 12:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE8687 | GUIDANCE FOR GEORGIA CONSULTATIONS, JANUARY 29 [...] (SBU): The UNSC will hold consultations on the situation in Georgia on January 29. USUN should draw from the points in para 2 below during consultations and other meetings related to the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) and Georgia. 2. (U) Begin points. -- The U.S. welcomes [...] | 2008-01-28 20:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC GE PREL |
08STATE87070 | APPROACHING DPKO ON UNIFIL SALUTE FOR HIZBALLAH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Background. Israel and Lebanon exchanged the mortal remains of two Israeli soldiers, abducted and killed by Hizballah and nearly 200 Lebanese and Palestine (many of whom had been terrorists) on July 17, as part of an agreement t [...] | 2008-08-13 19:37:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PTER LE IS SY |
08STATE87193 | TIMOR-LESTE: SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS AND [...] The Secretary-General has issued his regular report on Timor-Leste. The Timor-Leste Core Group will meet on August 15. The Security Council will discuss Timor-Leste at a luncheon on August 18, followed by consultations on August 19. USUN may draw on the talking points in paragraph 2 for [...] | 2008-08-13 23:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UNSC TL |
08STATE87194 | DONOR SUPPORT FOR PEACEKEEPING TRANSPORT AND [...] (U) Action request: USUN is requested to transmit the letter in paragraph 3 to Mr. Maxwell Kerley, Director, Logistics Support Division, UN Department of Field Support (DFS). The letter invites DFS to participate in the Transportation and Logistics Support Arrangement (TLSA),a virtual dono [...] | 2008-08-13 23:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MASS KPKO |
08STATE87197 | OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON RECENT [...] (U) Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the August 14, 2008, special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna. Begin text: Mr. Chairman, We appreciate so much that you scheduled this special session of the Permanent Council, and express our full support for [...] | 2008-08-13 23:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PBTS GG RS |
08STATE87210 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 01:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE87260 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 12 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 10:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE87417 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for both individuals be filed with as much t [...] | 2008-08-14 15:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE87433 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for both individuals be filed with as much t [...] | 2008-08-14 15:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE87557 | TFGG01 GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi received unconfirmed reports Russian forces re-entered Gori, placed landmines around a Russian encampment, and established a presence in Poti in order to inspect the cargo of any incoming U.S. vessels. 2. (U) Media report Russian forces intend to hand over Gori to [...] | 2008-08-14 18:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE8769 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: EAP/K SUNG KIM AND NSC [...] Department requests country clearance for Office of Korean Affairs Director Sung Kim and NSC Asia Director of Chinese Affairs Paul Haenle to travel to Seoul and Beijing en route to Pyongyang for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks from January 29 - February 3. Travelers will arrive Se [...] | 2008-01-29 00:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH |
08STATE87756 | 1540 COMMITTEE: GUIDANCE TO DELAY CONSIDERATION [...] (U) REFTELS request guidance as to a Russian proposal to introduce a new, ninth member to the 1540 Committee of Experts. 2. (C) USUN is asked to seek a postponement on a decision regarding the Russian initiative. Department thinks benefits of this initiative could overcome the baseline U.S [...] | 2008-08-15 00:54:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08STATE87773 | TFGG01 GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (S/NF) Although Russian forces remain in and around Gori, Georgian police forces have begun re-establishing control over the city. (TF/EUCOM e-mail) 2. (S/NF) Russian aircraft reportedly are confining their activity to Russian airspace and naval forces have moved north toward Sukhumi. ( [...] | 2008-08-15 08:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE87776 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-15 09:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE88156 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (U) A Russian convoy advanced to within 30 miles of Tbilisi, halting in Igoeti. 2. (U) Russian forces in Poti are destroying the port's equipment and infrastructure. 3. (SBU) Russian roadblocks are hindering the delivery of humanitarian relief supplies to South Ossetia and areas w [...] | 2008-08-15 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE88167 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR TAIWAN ON JOHANN [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In May 2008, the U.S. alerted Taiwan authorities that an individual named Johann Mair was attempting to sell Taiwan-origin, computer numerically controlled (CNC) vertical machining centers to the Iranian [...] | 2008-08-15 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
08STATE88183 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNMIS CONSULTATIONS IN SECURITY [...] In the August 18 Security Counsultations on UNMIS, USUN may draw on the following points for discussions in the Council: The United States thanks the Secretary General for this report. We agree with the Secretary-General,s assessment that full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agre [...] | 2008-08-15 21:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC SU CD |
08STATE88192 | TIMOR-LESTE: UN SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) USUN is authorized to support adoption of a Presidential Statement on Timor-Leste, to be issued following Security Council consultations on August 19, 2008. The text of the Statement is in paragraph 2. If there are any substantive changes, USUN should seek further guidance. 2. (U) Beg [...] | 2008-08-15 22:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UNSC TL |
08STATE88209 | INSTRUCTIONS TO LOBBY COSTA RICA ON OIL-FOR-FOOD [...] (U) Summary and Action Request: On March 28, the Russian Presidency of the UNSC circulated a draft letter to the Secretary-General on closing down the OFF program. This letter would have granted the Government of Iraq (GOI) 45 days to provide Confirmations of Arrival (COAs) for the remaining [...] | 2008-08-15 22:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ EFIN |
08STATE88216 | TFGG01 GEORGIA -- GUIDANCE ON FRENCH DRAFT [...] (U) This is an... C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 088216 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/14/2018 TAGS: UNSC PREL GG RU [...] | 2008-08-15 23:41:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GG RU |
08STATE88235 | TFGG01: ACTION REQUEST: DEMARCHE TO GAIN SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-16 08:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL PBTS GG RS |
08STATE88251 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Russian troops blew up a bridge at Kaspi, a main railroad link between Tbilisi and Gori. According to DAS Matt Bryza, this attack could destabilize the Georgian economy and complicate humanitarian assistance efforts. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail) 2. (SBU) Russian armored personnel ca [...] | 2008-08-16 13:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE88262 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) FM Lavrov said Russian forces will begin their withdrawal after additional security measures are put in place, media report. Lavrov's comments on "finishing the task" are angering the Georgians, according to Embassy Tbilisi. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon, Reuters) 2. (SBU) Various media [...] | 2008-08-16 21:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE88303 | TGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 19 [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi could not confirm any Russian troop withdrawals. EU parliamentarians entered Gori after being stopped at the outskirts. They saw no troops in the city, but the Russian military has established checkpoints at major junctions along the road from Gori to Khashuri, giv [...] | 2008-08-17 21:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE88304 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 20 [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow reports the Russian Deputy Chief of the General Staff said preparations for a withdrawal are underway. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon). 2. (S/NF) Georgian forces established a checkpoint north of Kaspi within 1 km of Russian troops. (TF/EUCOM e-mail) 3. (S/NF) T [...] | 2008-08-17 22:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE88308 | RUSSIA - GEORGIA CONFLICT: REMARKS BY PRESIDENT [...] IN REFERENCE TO RUSSIA'S ACTIONS IN GEORGIA, PRESIDENT BUSH STATED THE FOLLOWING: (QUOTE) "WITH ITS ACTIONS IN RECENT DAYS RUSSIA HAS DAMAGED ITS CREDIBILITY AND ITS RELATIONS WITH THE NATIONS OF THE FREE WORLD. BULLYING AND INTIMIDATION ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE WAYS TO CONDUCT FOREIGN POLICY I [...] | 2008-08-18 00:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR OIIP PBTS PREL RU GG |
08STATE88329 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 21 [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi cannot confirm the movements of Russian troops, though journalists traveling between Gori and Tbilisi told post the troops expect to depart ?soon.? (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) 2. (U) De facto South Ossetian President Kokoity dismissed his cabinet due to delays in t [...] | 2008-08-18 11:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE88627 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Russian checkpoints remain on the Gori-Tbilisi highway. Russia may raise a failed POW exchange as a reason for not withdrawing. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) 2. (SBU) Russia denies allegations it blew up the Kaspi bridge. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) 3. (SBU) Russia denied acces [...] | 2008-08-18 19:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE88759 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH THREE. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) THE UNITED STATES DESIGNATED AN ADDITIONAL 5 IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS UNDER E.O. 13382 ("BLOCKING THE PROPERTY OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATORS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS") ON AUG [...] | 2008-08-19 00:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN |
08STATE88765 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: PRESSING FOR A FIFTH ROUND OF [...] (C) Department requests action addressees to demarche host government counterparts and their representatives in New York at an appropriate level to urge the UN to hold a fifth round of talks on Western Sahara this Fall and to allow Peter Van Walsum to lead these talks in his capacity as the We [...] | 2008-08-19 01:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PGOV PBTS MO WI |
08STATE88784 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) A Russian general threatened to advance on Tbilisi August 19 if Russian POWs are not released. Georgians believe Russian prisoner numbers have been exaggerated. ICRC observes no signs of mistreatment of either Russian or Georgian POWs. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail, TF/ICRC telcon) PR [...] | 2008-08-19 06:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE88861 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): U.S. PRESENTATIONS AT THE CANBERRA LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT EXPERTS MEETING (LEEM) (C) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-19 12:54:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA |
08STATE89026 | INSTRUCTION FOR UNSC RENEWAL OF AMISOM MANDATE [...] This is an action cable. USUN should join consensus on the UNSC resolution renewing AMISOM's mandate (para 2) set for adoption on August 19. USUN should also co-sponsor this resolution. Should the text of the resolution change prior to adoption, Department requests Mission seek further guid [...] | 2008-08-19 16:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM SO XA XW |
08STATE89062 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi confirms an exchange of five Russian and 20-21 Georgian prisoners, facilitated by the French Ambassador to Georgia. Meanwhile, Russians detained 20 Georgian police officers in Poti. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail, Reuters) 2. (SBU) Post confirms Russian troops seized fi [...] | 2008-08-19 17:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE89155 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING IN [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for both individuals be filed with as much t [...] | 2008-08-19 19:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE8918 | INSTRUCTION CABLE: PRST ON GOMA AGREEMENT [...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the draft PRST on the Goma Agreement scheduled for adoption on January 29. Full text of the PRST to follow. Begin text: The Security Council congratulates President Kabila and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as the o [...] | 2008-01-29 15:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM |
08STATE89445 | U.S. RESPONSE TO BULGARIA REGARDING THE TRANSFER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see action request at paragraph 4. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (S) The Government of Bulgaria (GOB) has agreed to consult with the U.S. prior to selling man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) and their components (with the exception of such t [...] | 2008-08-20 14:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC BU |
08STATE89450 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, AUGUST 20 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for August 20. 2. (U) Begin points: -- I thank Under-Secretary Pascoe for today's briefing on the situation in the Middle East. I would like to make four po [...] | 2008-08-20 14:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL LE IS SY |
08STATE89470 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.26 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-20 14:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE89540 | TFGG01: GEORGIA - GUIDANCE ON FRENCH DRAFT UN [...] The Department requests that USUN support in consultations the draft resolution on Georgia circulated by the French on August 19. Please refer all proposed changes to the Department for guidance. The Department authorizes USUN to vote in favor of this resolution if there are no further chang [...] | 2008-08-20 16:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL GG |
08STATE89674 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Georgian students, trade unionists, and businessmen confronted Russian forces at a checkpoint between Gori and Tbilisi, and near a Russian base near Senaki. (Tbilisi 1403) RUSSIA TO ALLOW OSCE MONITORS TO ENTER TSKHINVALI --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (S [...] | 2008-08-20 19:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE89736 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED FMS [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for both individuals be filed with as much t [...] | 2008-08-20 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE89776 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Russian forces built a sentry post 30 miles from Tbilisi, according to media. Embassy Tbilisi is concerned Russia could block not only international relief but also economic reconstruction. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi email, AP) RAILWAY BRIDGE REPAIRS EXPECTED TO TAKE 30 DAYS ------------ [...] | 2008-08-21 03:15:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE89870 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 29 [...] (SBU) Russian troops are using armored personnel carriers to block the bridge into Poti, media report. Embassy Tbilisi received reports of Gori checkpoints being moved to the city outskirts. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon, AP) 2. (SBU) Explosions were reported throughout August 20 at Senaki ba [...] | 2008-08-21 13:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE90046 | SUDAN - SOUTHERN SUDAN TRADE DELEGATION: IF YOU [...] This is an action request. Please see para 8. ----------- BACKGROUND ----------- 2. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ended 21 years of civil war between Northern and Southern Sudan in January 2005. The United States continues its ardent support of the CPA, which calls fo [...] | 2008-08-21 17:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID SU BEXP ECON EINV KE UG |
08STATE90303 | CONCERNS REGARDING DELIVERY OF SHIPS TO IRISL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) We have information that Iran's Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) expected to receive three new vessels from China in July and August and one in September. We also have information tha [...] | 2008-08-21 21:07:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP EFIN PINR KS CH |
08STATE90314 | DEMARCHE ON VISA SERVICES FOR AFGHAN NATIONALS [...] (U) This is an action request - Embassy Islamabad see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Background: On July 17, 2008, the Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul delivered a diplomatic note to Embassy Kabul. In that note, the government of Pakistan announced that henceforth "it will not issue Pakistani visas [...] | 2008-08-21 21:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS PHUM PK PREL AF |
08STATE90334 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 30 [...] (C) The timing for a Russian withdrawal and the size of its remaining peacekeeping force is unclear. (Moscow 2496) 2. (C) Separatist leader Kokoity told a rally in Tskhinvali he will ask the Kremlin to recognize South Ossetia's independence, according to media. Embassy Moscow notes the [...] | 2008-08-21 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE90335 | ASTANA COMMON WORLD FORUM [...] (U) This is an action message. Mission should approach those involved in planning/preparations for the Common World Forum scheduled in Astana on October 17, and other senior Kazakhstan officials as appropriate, to achieve the objectives at para 3 below. 2. (SBU) Background: The GOK has adv [...] | 2008-08-22 00:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL KZ |
08STATE90378 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (U) Defense Minister Serdyukov said Russian troops would begin to withdraw into South Ossetia at 0600 local time, and be completed by the end of the day. 500 "peacekeepers" would remain in the "security zone." The withdrawing forces would depart South Ossetia for Russia over the next ten d [...] | 2008-08-22 11:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE90515 | MALAYSIAN FIRM SUPPLYING GERMAN-ORIGIN TEST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The United States has information indicating that a Malaysian firm has been working to acquire German-origin test chambers on behalf of Amin Ravan, an Iranian procurement agent. The Malaysian entity, T [...] | 2008-08-22 14:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR ML SN |
08STATE90838 | SINGAPORE FIRM DISCUSSES SUPPLY OF MTCR- [...] This is an action request. Embassy Singapore, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has acquired information indicating that the Singapore firm Satair Pte Ltd is working to supply U.S.-origin, export-controlled gyroscopes to the Malaysia-based entity Skylife Worldwide. Sp [...] | 2008-08-22 20:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM KTCRE PREL SN MY |
08STATE90854 | TRAVEL WARNING - KENYA [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to update U.S. citizens on safety and security conditions in Kenya. The temporary suspension of the United States Peace Corps program in Kenya has been lifted and volunteers have now returned to the country. The U.S. Department of State continues to reco [...] | 2008-08-22 21:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL KE |
08STATE90863 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (C) OSCE monitors patrolling east and west of Gori confirm Russian forces are heading north outside the city. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail) 2. (C) Embassy Tbilisi reports Russia intends to establish demilitarized "buffer zones" extending outside the boundaries of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. [...] | 2008-08-22 21:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE90896 | GUIDANCE FOR UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON BURUNDI AUGUST [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the points in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Burundi August 26. 2. Begin points: I would like to thank (the UN Department of Political Affairs) for briefing the Council on the situation in Burundi. The US [...] | 2008-08-22 23:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC XA BY |
08STATE90905 | INFORMATION SHARING FOR UN SANCTIONS IN DRC [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN please see paras 2 and 3. Embassies Brussels, London, and Paris please see para 4. Embassy Paris please also see para 5. -------------- ACTION REQUEST -------------- 2. (SBU) USUN is requested to share the information in paragraph 6 with the Belgian, F [...] | 2008-08-23 00:42:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC |
08STATE90917 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 33 [...] (U) The Russian military spokesman stated Russian forces have withdrawn from Georgia to South Ossetia and are in full compliance with international agreements. (cnn.com) 2. (U) President Saakashvili welcomed the start of the withdrawal, noting it occurred after unprecedented internatio [...] | 2008-08-23 11:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE90979 | DEMARCHE: NOTIFICATION OF U.S. TRANSPORTATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Moscow is requested to inform immediately appropriate senior Russian officials concerning U.S. ships in the Black Sea transporting humanitarian assistance to Georgia. Currently, USS McFaul is scheduled to reach the Georg [...] | 2008-08-23 17:46:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID GG MARR PHUM PREL RS |
08STATE90980 | GEORGIA: REBUTTING SPURIOUS RUSSIAN CLAIMS [...] (U) This is an action request for all posts, see end of para 2. 2. (C) Reftel lays out Russian efforts to misinterpret the August 12 Georgia ceasefire agreement mediated by French President Sarkozy. Among other things, Russia is claiming that the ceasefire allows for creation of a ?buffer z [...] | 2008-08-23 18:03:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO MARR GG RU |
08STATE90999 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 34 [...] (SBU) Georgian military units will return immediately to bases in Gori and Senaki under terms of the cease-fire agreement. Georgia is considering returning military personnel to Poti. (TF/Georgian Embassy telcon) 2. (SBU) Russian troops have left Gori, Igoeti, and Kashuri. (Tbilisi 1 [...] | 2008-08-23 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE91017 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 35 [...] (C) MFA officials claim the Russian peacekeeping presence will expand significantly within South Ossetia. They defended the need for a buffer zone and do not believe OSCE forces constitute an international mechanism. (Moscow 2523) 2. (U) Media report Russian troops are setting up a pe [...] | 2008-08-24 12:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE91036 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) OSCE monitors confirm a potential flashpoint in the village of Akhalgori, where the Georgian MFA claims 400 South Ossetians have replaced the ethnically-Georgian mayor and police chief. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail) 2. (SBU) The Georgian MFA noted more than 100 Georgian hostages, [...] | 2008-08-24 21:43:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE91052 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (U) The German Chancellor said Russia failed to honor the cease-fire and must pull out its troops immediately, adding ties with Moscow could be scaled back if the troops were not withdrawn. Merkel noted Georgia and Ukraine had the right to join NATO, although she did not expect a decision at [...] | 2008-08-25 05:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE91076 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) The Georgian president attempted to explain what led to the armed conflict with Russia. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) EAST-WEST RAILWAY RE-OPENS FOLLOWING TRAIN EXPLOSION --------------------------------------------- ------- 2. (SBU) The British Ambassador, after a visit to the [...] | 2008-08-25 12:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE91379 | USUN INSTRUCTIONS FOR DRC CONSULTATIONS [...] USUN may draw on the following points during the August 26 Security Council Consultations on the UNSC DRC Sanctions Committee: -- The United States would like to thank the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republ [...] | 2008-08-26 00:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC |
08STATE91387 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: FR MUST NOT BLOCK NATO [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) With respect to UNSCR 1816 and increasing acts of piracy off the Horn of Africa, Washington requests that USNATO raise the possibility of a NATO counter-piracy role at the August 27 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, and in a [...] | 2008-08-26 00:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN NATO PREL |
08STATE91426 | MGCH01: SUMMER 2008 OLYMPICS MONITORING GROUP [...] At 0700 EDT on 08/26/08, the Executive Secretary disbanded the Summer 2008 Olympics Monitoring Group. 2. Public inquiries regarding American Citizen Services issues may be referred to the Office of Overseas Citizens Services 888-407-4747, or from overseas at 1-202-501-4444. Inquiries from [...] | 2008-08-26 11:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE91582 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) The Russian MFA passed a letter from President Medvedev to President Bush declaring Russia?s intention to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in a Presidential Decree to be signed August 26. (TF/Embassy Moscow telcon) AKHALGORI STANDOFF CONTINUES ------------ [...] | 2008-08-26 15:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE91869 | ASTANA COMMON WORLD FORUM: SENIOR OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) This is an action message. Mission is requested to participate in the senior officials meeting (SOM) being held in Astana on August 28-29 in preparation for the October Common World Forum described in reftels. Mission should seek to achieve the following objectives: -- obtain a new b [...] | 2008-08-26 23:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL KZ |
08STATE91989 | (S) CANCELLATION OF DPRK-IRAN FLIGHT: THANKING [...] (S//REL Recipients) SUMMARY: On 23 July, we informed Central Asian states of a possible flight of proliferation concern transiting Central Asian airspace en route from North Korea to Iran. Because similar flights in the past have transported personnel and items of proliferation concern, we [...] | 2008-08-27 12:37:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC AF CH KG KZ TI TX UZ |
08STATE92039 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for both individuals be filed with as much t [...] | 2008-08-27 13:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE92040 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for both individuals be filed with as much t [...] | 2008-08-27 13:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE92323 | DEMARCHE: U.S. WILL NOT SIGN THE NATO [...] (C) This is an action request for all NATO Posts and Embassy Tel Aviv to demarche relevant Foreign Ministry legal and policy offices at appropriate levels prior to the September 2 Meeting of NATO Legal Advisors. We would appreciate information on any comments or replies received; please slug [...] | 2008-08-27 22:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL EUN |
08STATE92325 | TFGG01 - GEORGIA - DEMARCHE REQUEST ON SOUTH [...] (SBU) This is an action request: The Department requests that action addressees, with the exception of Moscow, Hanoi, Tripoli and Pretoria, approach host governments at the highest appropriate level to urge them to oppose the participation of representatives from the de facto governments of Abk [...] | 2008-08-27 23:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL GG |
08STATE92332 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: CONTINUE ENGAGING GOI ON DRAFT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. 2. (C) Per Refs A-D, Embassy Baghdad has shared with the GOI the draft text of a UNSC resolution that imposes targeted sanctions on individuals or entities that engage in or provide support for acts of violence that threaten [...] | 2008-08-27 23:57:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EFIN PREL PTER IZ RU UK |
08STATE92335 | Support for Egypt's Ministerial Conference on [...] This is an action request for Embassies to demarche host governments (foreign, health and agriculture ministries) to urge high-level participation in this year's major international conference on avian and pandemic influenza, to take place in Egypt October 25- 26. (See para 7.) End Summary. [...] | 2008-08-28 00:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL |
08STATE92342 | GEORGIA -- GUIDANCE FOR POSSIBLE UNSC EMERGENCY [...] The Department understands that Georgia may ask for an emergency UNSC session as early as tomorrow in light of the Russian Federation's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on August 26. If the UNSC does meet to discuss Georgia on August 28, the Department requests that USUN draw on the [...] | 2008-08-28 01:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC GG |
08STATE92371 | TFGG01 - GEORGIA - URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST ON [...] (SBU) This is an action request: Georgia is seeking an emergency session of the UN Security Council meeting as early as August 28, 2008 to discuss Russia's recognition of the separatist Abkhazian and South Ossetian de facto governments. In anticipation of this meeting, the Department requests [...] | 2008-08-28 02:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL GG |
08STATE92568 | FOLLOWING-UP WITH CHINA ON EFFORTS BY PAKISTAN'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Purpose/Objective: On many occasions since March 2006, U.S. has provided Chinese officials with information regarding attempts by Pakistan's missile program to procure ring-rolling and flow form [...] | 2008-08-28 16:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH PK |
08STATE92637 | PROVIDING BELGIUM ADDITIONAL INFO ON MALAYSIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Brussels, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In late July 2008, we advised Belgian officials of information indicating that as of June, the Malaysian-based firm Evertop Services Sdn Bhd sought A9910 advanced data acquisition syst [...] | 2008-08-28 18:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC BE IR MY |
08STATE92723 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR AUSTRALIA ON BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) Australian embassy officers recently asked ISN to provide additional information on the proliferation-related activities of Iran's Bank Melli, Bank Mellat and Bank Sade [...] | 2008-08-28 20:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR AS KNNP PARM PTER PINR PREL |
08STATE9284 | GUIDANCE FOR JANUARY 30 UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON THE [...] (SBU) USUN is instructed to draw from the points in paras. 2-9 below in making its statement at the January 30 UNSC debate on the Middle East. Please select the point in para. 2 that describes the outcome of the discussion on the PRST on Gaza, and follow with the rest of the points in para. 3 [...] | 2008-01-30 00:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPAL IS LE |
08STATE9295 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: MONUC SUPPORT FOR LOCAL [...] USUN is authorized to vote in favor of the resolution authorizing the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo to support the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The text of the resolution appears in paragraph 2. If there are any substantive changes to this text, pl [...] | 2008-01-30 01:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC CG |
08STATE93264 | APPROACHING THE EU REGARDING GEORGIA IN ADVANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold an informal "Gymnich" meeting in Avignon on September 5-6. We expect the agenda to include: Georgia and EU/Russia relations, the Israeli-Falestinian peace process, updating the 2003 EU Sec [...] | 2008-08-29 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PREL PGOV GG |
08STATE93272 | APPROACHING THE EU ON NON-GEORGIA TOPICS IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold an informal "Gymnich" meeting in Avignon on September 5-6. We expect the agenda to include: Georgia and EU/Russia relations, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, updating the 2003 EU Security [...] | 2008-08-29 21:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PREL PGOV PHUM GG RU |
08STATE93287 | ENGAGING THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN ON ITS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) This is an action request; see para 4. 2. (C) Despite the difficult political context, the precarious economic situation in Pakistan necessitates that we continue to press senior GOP leadership on the urgent need for additional steps to restore confidence and avert an economic crisis. [...] | 2008-08-29 22:18:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EINV PREL PK |
08STATE93352 | HURRICANE GUSTAV MGJM01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 2 [...] (U) The storm center is projected to pass 100 miles southwest of Havana. JAMAICA HAS YET TO DECLARE DISASTER OR ASK FOR U.S. HELP --------------------------------------------- ----------- 2. (SBU) Embassy Kingston reports severe agricultural sector and infrastructure damage, with several [...] | 2008-08-30 22:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC GV KHLS |
08STATE93380 | HURRICANE GUSTAV MGJM01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 3 [...] (SBU) The storm center made landfall with 150 mph winds and an 18-foot storm surge, which penetrated up to four miles inland. USINT HAVANA SAFE, AWAITING OFFICIAL CUBAN DAMAGE REPORT --------------------------------------------- ----------- 2.(SBU) The government evacuated 164,000 people fr [...] | 2008-08-31 18:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC GV KHLS |
08STATE93447 | NATO-RUSSIA: PUTTING "NO BUSINESS AS USUAL" INTO [...] (C) Pursuant to the agreement among NATO Foreign Ministers at their August 19 meeting that there can be "no business as usual" in the NATO-Russia relationship under the current circumstances, Washington supports Mission's view (reftel) that it is important "not to use" the NRC as currently str [...] | 2008-09-02 01:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS NATO PREL GG RS |
08STATE93558 | (S) SHIPMENT OF CHINESE ORIGIN GOODS DESTINED FOR IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-02 13:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL IR CH UK AS |
08STATE93765 | CONTINUED COOPERATION BETWEEN SINGAPORE'S ACE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Singapore, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions since September 2007, the United States has alerted the government of Singapore to efforts by the Singaporean firm Ace Pressureweld and the Pakistani trading company Sahara I [...] | 2008-09-02 17:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SN PK |
08STATE93931 | 2008 NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary and action request: the Secretary of Defense has released the 2008 National Defense Strategy (NDS). This cable provides general background on the NDS to assist posts in responding to host nation questions. Please pass this cable to the Department Of Defense (DoD) representatives a [...] | 2008-09-02 21:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PTER MCAP PREL |
08STATE93943 | APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR IRAN SMALL [...] (SBU) The Office of Iranian Affairs (NEA/IR) announces that the application deadline for the Iran Small Grants program has been extended to November 15, 2008. 2. (SBU) The Office of Iranian Affairs has funds available for small grants at addressee posts to support civil society, human rig [...] | 2008-09-02 21:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KPAO ABUD AFIN AMGT ECON IR |
08STATE9395 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. If at any time Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to [...] | 2008-01-30 14:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE93970 | LIFELINES FOR IPCC WORKING GROUP ELECTION [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary. Missions should be prepared to assist the U.S. Delegation to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its efforts to secure a positive outcome to elections for working group co-chair positions at the IPCC Plenar [...] | 2008-09-02 23:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PREL UNEP WMO KGHG IR ML AR MA MO |
08STATE93981 | ACTION REQUEST: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United States has an ambitious agenda for the upcoming UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee session and will need the support of capitals to win key votes, which include resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and DPRK, as well as possible initiativ [...] | 2008-09-03 00:18:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN |
08STATE94059 | MTCR: ARGENTINE SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLE (SLV) [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Buenos Aires, please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: REF D reports the government of Argentina's (GOA's) agreement to the U.S. request for transparency on Argentina's space launch vehicle (SLV) program (REF B and REF C) and request for [...] | 2008-09-03 11:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA AR |
08STATE94461 | OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON REPORT BY [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 4 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States joins other delegations in welcoming the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Guldimann and the Special Represen [...] | 2008-09-03 20:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL UNMIK KV |
08STATE94464 | OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: REACTION TO RELEASE OF [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on September 4. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes the August 20 release of the last two Belarusian prisoners of conscience, Andrey Kim and Syarhey Parsyukevich. [...] | 2008-09-03 20:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE KDEM BY |
08STATE94482 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Hanna weakened considerably overnight. It should strengthen over the next 36 to 48 hours and could become a Category 1 hurricane by the time it passes Nassau September 4. Central and northwest Bahamas may experience four to eight inches of rainfall. (MG/National Hurricane Center telc [...] | 2008-09-03 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE94499 | (S) FOLLOWING-UP WITH SWEDEN ON DEALINGS BETWEEN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Since 2004, we have worked closely with Swedish officials in an effort to curtail assistance to Iran by the Swedish entity Mahaco. These efforts have resulted in subjecting Mahaco's activities to increased scrutiny [...] | 2008-09-03 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA SW IR |
08STATE94532 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: KILLING OF JOURNALIST IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-03 21:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OSCE PREL PHUM RU |
08STATE94723 | IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IRISL CARGO INSPECTION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (C) The Department sent a demarche (REF A) to initiate discussions with key countries on the importance of implementing robustly the inspection provision of [...] | 2008-09-04 15:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | GR IS ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PREL KNNP EUN |
08STATE9474 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. If at any time Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to [...] | 2008-01-30 15:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE94797 | SUBJECT: VETTING RESPONSE FOR ICITAP STATEMENT [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for the ICITAP Statement Analysis Course to be held at the Avala Training Center in Serbia from September 15-19, 2008. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible [...] | 2008-09-04 17:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE94816 | SOMALIA: INSTRUCTIONS ON PRST [...] USUN is authorized to join consensus on the following PRST on Somalia due to be adopted on September 4, 2008. Begin text: The Security Council welcomes the signing of a peace and reconciliation Agreement ("the Djibouti Agreement") between the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the [...] | 2008-09-04 17:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL SO XA XW |
08STATE94832 | SUBJECT: VETTING RESPONSE FOR GCMC COURSE PASS [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for the George C. Marshall Center resident course Program on Advanced Security Studies (PASS 08-7),scheduled for September 26-December 19, 2008, in Garmisch, Germany. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individ [...] | 2008-09-04 17:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE9486 | TALKING POINTS FOR DPA BRIEFING ON KENYA [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for the January 30 DPA briefing on the situation in Kenya: Begin points: -- The United States would like to thank Under Secretary-General Pascoe (or other DPA briefer) for their SIPDIS briefing today on the situation in Keny [...] | 2008-01-30 16:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM |
08STATE95000 | SUDAN - RESPONSE TO NORWEGIAN/US OIL INITIATIVE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 5. 2. (C) The Department is interested to learn more about Norway,s thoughts on a potential joint Norwegian/United States initiative in Sudan aimed at developing an Abyei and post-2011 oil revenue sharing agreement. We agree that such [...] | 2008-09-04 20:24:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU |
08STATE95091 | GUIDELINES ON CONTACTS WITH TAIWAN [...] SUMMARY: EXECUTIVE BRANCH CONTACTS WITH TAIWAN REPRESENTATIVES ABROAD SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES LAID OUT IN PARA 3 BELOW. THE GUIDELINES APPLY TO ALL OCCASIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND ESPECIALLY IN THE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE OCTOBER 10 ("DOUBLE TEN") ANNIVERSARY OF TH [...] | 2008-09-05 02:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL TW |
08STATE95334 | CORRECTED COPY - DUE DATE, PARAGRAPH REFERENCES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United States has an ambitious agenda for the upcoming UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee session and will need the support of capitals to win key votes, which include resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and DPRK, as well as possible initiative [...] | 2008-09-05 18:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN |
08STATE95569 | UNMOVIC/UNSCR 1762: MOVING FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to Iraqi Minister for Science and Technology Raad Fahmy's request to discuss the path to eventual normalization regarding Iraq's civil nuclear industry, including the ultimate lifting of relevant UNSCR obligations, this cable outlines the steps necessary for Iraq to [...] | 2008-09-05 21:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL UNSC IAEA IZ |
08STATE95622 | U.S.-ROK Strategic Consultations for Applied [...] (SBU) September 2, 2008, from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm, Washington, DC. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Negroponte David Gordon, Director, Policy Planning A/S Mark Kimmitt, PM DASD David Sedney, DOD-OSD DAS Alex Arvizu, EAP Sung Kim, EAP Kurt Tong, EAP/K Kaye Lee, D Staff [...] | 2008-09-06 04:31:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP NEGROPONTE JOHN MARR PARM PREL KS |
08STATE95696 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Outer bands will reach the northeastern coast of Cuba September 7 with the center nearing Havana in 48 hours. Northern Haiti is experiencing tropical storm force winds and heavy rain. (MG/National Hurricane Center telcon) HAVANA ------- 2. (SBU) USINT Havana requests authoriz [...] | 2008-09-08 01:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE95744 | UN MISSION IN LIBERIA: MANDATE RENEWAL AND [...] USUN is requested to circulate to concerned missions the draft text for a Security Council resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL),slightly accelerating the pace of the drawdown of UNMIL's military component, and raising the authorized level of UNMIL's police con [...] | 2008-09-08 12:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UNSC LI |
08STATE95843 | VISIT OF ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Representatives of an Iranian underground construction company affiliated with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) planned to visit underground equipment manufacturers in Germany an [...] | 2008-09-08 15:50:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN UK IS FR |
08STATE96049 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY PRISTINA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-08 20:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | APER AMGT PREL PGOV KV |
08STATE96075 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Hurricane Ike will reach Havana September 9: -- Ike is moving over Cuba as a Category 2 storm; it may intensify before it hits central and western Cuba later today. Ike is projected to cross areas of western Cuba already damaged by Hurricane Gustav. (MG/National Hurricane Center te [...] | 2008-09-08 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE96482 | OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO SERBIAN [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 10 Special Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes Minister Jeremic back to the Permanent Council. Mr. Minister, while recent events in Georgia have unq [...] | 2008-09-09 20:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OSCE UNMIK KV YI SR |
08STATE96555 | TTWG -- SNIPER RIFLES OFFERED TO IRAN'S MINISTRY [...] This is an Action Request - Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Summary: We have information that in mid-May 2008 the Iranian Ministry of Defense was offered 40 German-made Unique Alpine sniper rifles and associated equipment by the French company TAC International. We believe that the rifles w [...] | 2008-09-09 21:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC GM FR AU IR |
08STATE96580 | USUN INSTRUCTIONS: UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON SUDAN [...] USUN may draw on the following points during the September 11 Security Council Consultations on the UNSC Sudan Sanctions Committee: -- The United States would like to thank Italian Ambassador Terzi for his statement and for his efforts as the new Chair of the Security Council Committee esta [...] | 2008-09-09 23:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER SU UNSC |
08STATE96598 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Classified by Bill Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 14. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on September 15-1 [...] | 2008-09-10 02:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL ZI SO YI TU GG RS |
08STATE96741 | SUPPORTING AMENDMENT OF THE ISAF OPLAN TO EXPAND [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: On June 11, Supreme Allied Commander-Europe (SACEUR),U.S. General Craddock, proposed to NATO Defense Ministers an amendment to the Counternarcotics Annex of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Opera [...] | 2008-09-10 14:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF |
08STATE9678 | DRC - TALKING POINTS FOR JANUARY 30 BRIEFING [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for their January 30 briefing on the DRC. Begin points: -- The United States thanks Mr. Titov for his thorough briefing on the Goma Agreement. -- The United States joins the Council in congratulating the government and people [...] | 2008-01-30 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL |
08STATE96940 | TRAVEL WARNING - AFGHANISTAN [...] This Travel Warning provides updated information on the security situation in Afghanistan. The security threat to all American citizens in Afghanistan remains critical. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Afghanistan issued February 6, 2008. 2. The Department of State [...] | 2008-09-10 18:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC OTRA PTER PREL AF |
08STATE96997 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for both individuals be filed with as much t [...] | 2008-09-10 19:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE97064 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: MEMORANDUM OF [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 9. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (C-Rel Norway) Department requests Embassy to pursue the following objectives: -- Work with the Government of Norway to negotiate a Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the conduct of Chemical Weap [...] | 2008-09-10 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIA PARM PREL CWC NO |
08STATE97109 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL - STATEMENT ON GEORGIA FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-10 22:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | GG RU OSCE PREL |
08STATE97116 | GUIDANCE FOR SRSG GAMBARI UNSC BURMA BRIEFING, [...] (U) This is an action message. 2. USUN should draw from the points in para 4 , from the objectives in para 5, and from the background in paras 7-9 in response to SRSG Ibrahim Gambari's UNSC briefing on Burma, currently scheduled for September 11, as well as Gambari's scheduled September 12 [...] | 2008-09-10 23:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAO UNSC BM |
08STATE97240 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Ike is a Category 1 over Western Cuba, heading into Gulf: -- State media reports four deaths and severe damage in eastern Cuba. Half Matanzas and parts of Havana are without power. (MG/WHA telcon) -- USINT Havana will reopen September 10. All USINT staff are safe and account [...] | 2008-09-11 14:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE97288 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Category 1 Ike leaves heavy rains and flooding in Cuba: -- Ike is likely to re-strengthen before making landfall September 13 along the Texas coast. (MG/National Hurricane Center telcon) -- The storm has displaced approximately two million Cubans and Havana continues to e [...] | 2008-09-11 14:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE97316 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: OFAC NARCOTICS KINGPIN ACT [...] (SBU) This is an action request; see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Summary. On September 12, 2008, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) will designate two senior Government of Venezuela (GOV) officials and one former official under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin [...] | 2008-09-11 15:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PTER PINR EFIN VE LE SNAR AND KCRM PREL |
08STATE97377 | CORRECTED TEXT - COMMERCIAL SATELLITE LICENSE [...] (U) This is an action message. The Department requests that the Embassy approach appropriate Government of Japan officials at the earliest opportunity to seek certain written assurances, as per paragraphs 4 - 7 below. This cable contains proprietary information; please protect accordingly. [...] | 2008-09-11 16:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC JA KSCA KSTC PINR PREL TSPA |
08STATE97389 | REVISED: VISIT OF ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Representatives of an Iranian underground construction company affiliated with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) planned to visit underground equipment manufacturers in Germany an [...] | 2008-09-11 16:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN FR GM IR IS KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SZ UK |
08STATE97395 | CORRECTED COPY: SUPPORTING AMENDMENT OF THE ISAF [...] (U) This is a CORRECTED action request. Please see paragraph 4. CORRECTIONS: demarche shuold be delivered only to NATO Allies and points in paragraph 4 are classified as Confidential/Releasable to NATO. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: On June 11, Supreme Allied Commander-Europe (SACEUR),U.S. Genera [...] | 2008-09-11 17:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF |
08STATE97505 | RESPONSE TO CANADIAN REQUEST FOR ADVICE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S//REL CANADA) On July 15, Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Shawn Caza, told Embassy Ottawa that he was interested in U.S. [...] | 2008-09-11 19:35:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP IR PREL PARM PINR EFIN CA XS |
08STATE97531 | ACTION REQUEST: INITIATE HOST NATION [...] (C) This is an action request for Embassy Rome. Post is requested to conduct host nation consultations at the appropriate level regarding the proposed return of the Monte Orlando Compound, at Gaeta, Italy, operated by U.S. Naval Forces, Europe, to the Government of Italy, as described in para [...] | 2008-09-11 20:06:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL IT |
08STATE97539 | DEMARCHE ON SOUTHERN SUDAN TRADE DELEGATION [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 5. 2. The interest of U.S. companies operating in Addis Ababa, Kampala, and Nairobi has been encouraging as we continue to plan for the first U.S. trade delegation to Juba, Sudan. (ref) The participating companies represent a broad range of econ [...] | 2008-09-11 20:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID SU |
08STATE97574 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on September 15-16. We expect the formal agenda to include: Zimbabwe, Somalia, Serbia, Turkey, and Georg [...] | 2008-09-11 21:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV GG RS |
08STATE97575 | LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR MONTENEGRO ATTENDEES [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for the following individuals to participate in a USCG Boarding Officer Course to be conducted at the Port of Bar, Montenegro from 22-26 September. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in refte [...] | 2008-09-11 21:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MW ASEC KCRM KJUS PHUM PREL SNAR |
08STATE97589 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Mission Mexico continues to monitor the storm. Expected rainfall is unlikely to cause flooding in the Rio Grande valley. (MG/WHA telcon) CUBA RECOVERS, AIRPORT AND SEAPORT OPERATING -------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Cuban government estimates three to four [...] | 2008-09-11 22:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE97802 | (S) 2003 ARMENIAN ARMS PROCUREMENT FOR IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-12 16:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL MASS AM |
08STATE97955 | UNSCR 1540 -- ASSISTANCE REQUESTS, MATRICES, [...] (U) This is an action request for USUN, see paras 7 and 8. 2. (SBU) Summary. Washington has now completed review of a letter that the Committee drafted and presented for formal UN adoption, addressing UN Member States' requests for technical assistance pursuant to United Nations Securit [...] | 2008-09-12 19:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC |
08STATE97991 | SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUSTAINING AFGHAN [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: The September 10 Joint Coordination Board Meeting in Kabul endorsed the Afghan Government's request to expand the Afghan National Army (ANA) from the previously internationally-endorsed size of 86,000 to 134,000 (inclusive o [...] | 2008-09-12 19:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PREL NATEU MOPS MARR |
08STATE97993 | IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING JAPANESE-ORIGIN ITEMS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information indicating that in June and July 2008, a procurement manager for the Iranian UAV entities Fan Pardazan and Qods Aviation (or Aeronautics) Industries sought servo motors manu [...] | 2008-09-12 20:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR TW |
08STATE98072 | SOMALIA PIRACY: LETTER TO SC RELAYING USG ACTIONS [...] This is an action request see paragraph 2. 2. Operational paragraph 12 of UNSCR 1816 requests states cooperating with the TFG inform the Security Council within 3 months of the progress of actions undertaken in the exercise of the authority provided in operational paragraph 7 of that resol [...] | 2008-09-12 22:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHSA PBTS EWWT XA XW |
08STATE98073 | MGBL01: MONITORING GROUP FORMATION REGARDING THE [...] The Executive Secretary has directed the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs to form a Monitoring Group to coordinate all State Department activities regarding the situation in Bolivia, effective 1600 EDT September 12, 2008. The Monitoring Group will operate virtually with support from the [...] | 2008-09-12 22:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BL |
08STATE98089 | AFGHANISTAN: GUIDANCE FOR UNSC RENEWAL OF THE [...] The Department instructs USUN to support UNSC adoption of the Italian draft resolution (para 4) renewing the International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF) mandate in Afghanistan. The Department also refers USUN to the following guidance in negotiating the final text of the resolution. USU [...] | 2008-09-13 00:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL ISAF AF |
08STATE98278 | GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 15 - 26 WASSENAAR [...] (U) This cable provides guidance for the U.S. Delegation to the September 15 -26, 2008 Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) Experts Group (EG) meeting in Vienna. 2. (U) USDEL should seek EG consensus on US objectives as articulated in this and previous EG guidance, the December 2007 plenary and inter [...] | 2008-09-15 00:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER |
08STATE98436 | AUTHORIZE CONCLUSION OF GSOMIA WITH MEXICO [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Department of Defense and Mexican Navy reached agreement on the final text of the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) on September 2, 2008, which will set uniform rules across the Mexican Navy (SEMAR) for handling U.S.-origin classified military infor [...] | 2008-09-15 15:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MASS MX PREL PTER |
08STATE98685 | LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR MONTENEGRIN ATTENDEES [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for the following individuals to participate at the Manpower Managament Workshop to be held September 22-24, 2008 in Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina, and at the Program on Advanced Security Studies to be held in a USCG Boarding Officer [...] | 2008-09-15 21:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KCRM KJUS MW PHUM PREL |
08STATE98697 | TFGG01: GEORGIA COORDINATING GROUP TRANSITION [...] As of 0800, September 15, 2008, the Executive Secretary has directed the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR) to assume leadership of the Georgia Coordinating Group (GCG) in coordinating and implementing the USG's strategy for the crisis, including both diplomatic efforts and assista [...] | 2008-09-15 22:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE98698 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP [...] At 1530 EDT on September 15, 2008, The Executive Secretary disbanded the Hurricane Monitoring Group. 2. Public inquiries regarding American Citizen Services issues may be referred to the Office of Overseas Citizens Services 888-407-4747, or from overseas at 1- 202-501-4444. Inquiries fro [...] | 2008-09-15 22:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC AMTG CASC JM KFLO MARR MX PINR PREL |
08STATE98706 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE UNGA RESOLUTION ON UN [...] The Department instructs USUN to abstain during the vote in the UN General Assembly on September 16 on the resolution containing the recommendations of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG),the draft text of which the President of the General Assembly communicated to UNGA members by fax on Sept [...] | 2008-09-15 23:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL UNGA |
08STATE98906 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): HOST COUNTRY [...] (U) Action request in paragraph 8. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (C-Rel Greece) Department requests Embassy to pursue the following objectives: -- Work with the Government of Greece to negotiate a Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the conduct of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC [...] | 2008-09-16 15:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | GR KTIA PARM PREL CWC |
08STATE98963 | CONTACT POLICY FOR THE 63RD UNGA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) USUN personnel and TDY personnel representing the U.S. government at the UN are requested to adhere to the guidelines below in official and social interactions with governments and entities that require special treatment. [...] | 2008-09-16 16:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OFDP PREL UNGA |
08STATE99131 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassies Brasilia and Pretoria, please see paragraphs 3-6. 2. (C) BACKGROUND/PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE: Paragraphs 5 and 6 below contain proposals on Outreach and Machine Tools that the U.S. plans to put forward for adoption at the November 2008 Missile Technol [...] | 2008-09-16 20:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL |
08STATE99175 | DJIBOUTI-ERITREA: TALKING POINTS FOR SEPTEMBER 17 [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points during their September 17 briefing on the Djibouti-Eritrea border situation. Begin points: -- The United States would like to thank Mr. Honwana for his briefing today and the members of the Djibouti-Eritrean Fact Finding Missio [...] | 2008-09-16 22:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM DJ ER XA XW |
08STATE99182 | DEMARCHE: REVISED CIV-MIL CELL CONCEPT FOR [...] (C) This is an action cable, see para 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: On September 13, 2008, the Deputies Committee endorsed the circulation of a revised concept paper among Allies and Partners with troops in Regional Command - South in Afghanistan, which outlines a proposed Civil-Military Planning [...] | 2008-09-16 22:59:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL |
08STATE99202 | GUIDANCE FOR UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the points in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Zimbabwe September 19. 2. (U) Begin points: I would like to thank Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Haile Menkerios for his briefing on the situ [...] | 2008-09-17 00:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU KDEM |
08STATE99203 | GENERAL COMMITTEE GUIDANCE (SEPT 17): NATURAL [...] (U) Following is guidance on a supplementary item proposed for inclusion in the 63rd session of the UNGA: "Natural Resources and Conflict." Guidance is for the September 17 General Committee meeting. 2. (SBU) The proposed item is based on Belgium's prior sponsorship of a June 25 Security C [...] | 2008-09-17 00:06:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO UNGA |
08STATE99211 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, SEPTEMBER 17 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for September 18. 2. (U) Begin points: -- I thank Under-Secretary Pascoe for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. Today, I would like to make [...] | 2008-09-17 01:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL LE IS SY |
08STATE99505 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for both individuals be filed with as much t [...] | 2008-09-17 18:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE99612 | ATTEMPTS BY NORTH KOREA'S KOMID TO EVADE JAPANESE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The U.S. has information that in July 2008, North Korean's primary weapons trading firm, Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID),was working with the Chinese company New East Interna [...] | 2008-09-17 20:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA BM |
08STATE99654 | SEEKING PROGRESS ON PSI SHIPBOARDING AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) OBJECTIVES: Washington remains committed to completing a bilateral shipboarding agreement with Ukraine under the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and is prepared to send an interagency team of experts to Kyiv to resolve remaining differences between the Ukraine-proposed and U.S.- [...] | 2008-09-17 20:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KTIA MNUC PARM PHSA PREL UP |
08STATE99661 | TAIWAN: GUIDANCE FOR GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING, [...] (U) Following is guidance on a supplementary item proposed for inclusion in the 63rd session of the UNGA: "Need to examine the fundamental rights of the 23 million people of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to participate meaningfully in the activities of the United Nations specialized agencies. [...] | 2008-09-17 21:03:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO UNGA TW |
08STATE99666 | CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR IRAN,S NEW IR-2 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Washington provided all Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Participating Government (PGs) with detailed information regarding the critical commodities Iran will require to support the deployment of the next generation [...] | 2008-09-17 21:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC UK GM FR |
08STATE99667 | M/V ANTARES I: RESULTS OF COMPLIANT BOARDING [...] (S//REL Germany) On 13 June 2008, a boarding team from the USS Bulkeley boarded and searched the M/V ANTARES I, a Liberian-flagged, German-owned cargo vessel, on 13 June in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The boarding was conducted in accordance with our bilateral Proliferation Security Initi [...] | 2008-09-17 21:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL GM LI KN SY |
08STATE99672 | 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: UNITED STATES GOALS AND [...] (SBU) The upcoming General Debate of the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA),September 23 - October 1, and regular session, which continues through December, will provide a platform for the advancement of key U.S. interests. We will use the high-level ministerial meetings Secretary-General Ban i [...] | 2008-09-17 21:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA |
08STATE99685 | EGYPT: POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF RETRANSFER, END-USE [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Cairo. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVE ---------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that Post engage appropriate host country officials to determine the status of the Chinese proposal, discussed below, and confirm whether any subsequent [...] | 2008-09-17 22:15:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EG MAS PARM PREL |
08STATE99692 | UN AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS -- UNSCR [...] (U) This is an action request for USUN, see para 5. 2. (SBU) Summary. On September 4, Panama,s UN rep. attending the Global Initiative Workshop at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany expressed the desire for more training related to UNSCR 1540 and UNSCR 1803 implementation. In resp [...] | 2008-09-17 22:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KGIC |
08STATE99698 | MINURCAT RENEWAL TALKING POINTS [...] Mission may draw on the following points in Security Council consultations on Chad, the Central African Republic and MINURCAT on September 19. Begin Text: The United States would like to thank the Secretary General and the Special Representative for their reports detailing the conditions i [...] | 2008-09-17 22:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CD CT KPKO UNSC |
08STATE99701 | DEMARCHE REQUEST TO NATO ALLIES AND PARTNERS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request to alert NATO Allies and select NATO Partners -- particularly those that are departing the Iraq Coalition -- that Prime Minister Maliki has asked the Alliance to maintain the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) through at least 2009. We would urge Allies and Partn [...] | 2008-09-17 23:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ |
08STATE99702 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON EU OBSERVERS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-17 23:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OSCE GG RS |
08STATE99903 | 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: NEA DELEGATION [...] This is an action request. Department requests country clearance for the individuals listed in paragraph 2 below to support NEA efforts at the upcoming 63rd United Nations General Assembly(UNGA). Department anticipates representatives will be involved in this support from September 19 throu [...] | 2008-09-18 15:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA PREL |
08STATE99928 | SPECIAL ENVOY WOLCOTT'S NUCLEAR ENERGY SUPPLY CONSULTATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-18 16:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL ETTC JA |
08STOCKHOLM117 | MUSLIM IMMIGRANT CHALLENGES IN SWEDEN: INFORMAL [...] (U) In Gothenburg on January 24-25, the DCM met with city officials and Muslim community leaders to discuss integration. Immigrants comprise nearly one quarter of Gothenburg's population of half a million. Most live in segregated neighborhoods on the city's northern outskirts, and crime and [...] | 2008-02-14 13:33:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KISL KPAO ECON OIIP SW |
08STOCKHOLM118 | SWEDISH MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON KOSOVO [...] (C) DCM Silverman met February 14 to review Kosovo issues with MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall and urge early recognition. Lyrvall said: -- Sweden intended to recognize Kosovo, but internal procedures would delay the actual recognition until after a "Privy Council" meeting March 4. I [...] | 2008-02-14 17:01:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW YI |
08STOCKHOLM121 | SWEDEN ON FEBRUARY 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) On February 15, Poloff reviewed with MFA Deputy European Correspondent Anna Norell and Desk Officer for EU Affairs Annika Palo reftel points on the February 18-19 GAERC. Norell noted that Kosovo discussions will dominate the GAERC; most discussion on Gaza will be postponed until March; th [...] | 2008-02-15 17:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW EU |
08STOCKHOLM135 | SWEDEN DECLARES INTENTION TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (u) Both Prime Minister Reinfeldt and Foreign Minister Bildt made statements February 18 declaring Sweden's intention to recognize the independence of Kosovo. Because of internal political processes, formal recognition is expected to occur only following a special March 4 meeting of the Fore [...] | 2008-02-20 15:01:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW YI |
08STOCKHOLM136 | SWEDEN PLANS TO OPEN EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD [...] (c) Following the signing of a repatriation agreement with Iraq, Sweden has agreed to open an Embassy in Baghdad. The Embassy will not issue visas and will open after premises have been secured, security is worked out, and communications are assured: "likely after the Summer," End Summary. [...] | 2008-02-21 06:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ SW |
08STOCKHOLM151 | SWEDEN WANTS MORE INFORMATION ON CLUSTER GROUPS [...] (C) On February 25 poloff delivered reftel demarche to Swedish Ambassador and Special Envoy of the African Division, Marika Fahlen. Ambassador Fahlen received the same non-paper in Washington last week and gave poloff a prepared, detailed response (available from the Sweden Desk officer, Marti [...] | 2008-02-25 15:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID SO SW |
08STOCKHOLM152 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NOTIFICATION OF U.S. SATELLITE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 15:14:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY ESA DCDG |
08STOCKHOLM170 | THREE SOMALI-SWEDES ARRESTED FOR TERRORIST [...] (U) On February 28, the Swedish Security Police arrested three adult males on suspicion of financing terrorist operations in Somalia. The arrests were coordinated with the Norwegian Security Police, who simultaneously arrested suspects in Oslo. The three men are Swedish citizens, but migrate [...] | 2008-02-29 15:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV NO SW |
08STOCKHOLM183 | SWEDEN ON TAIWAN'S OECD PARTICIPATION; PM TO VISIT [...] (C) On March 5, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Peter Springfeldt, Director of the China Desk of the Asia and Pacific Division of the MFA. Springfeldt said the Government of Sweden wants Taiwan's status within the OECD to remain unchanged. He added that Sweden's policy towards Taiwan is [...] | 2008-03-06 15:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON CM TW OECD SW |
08STOCKHOLM186 | SWEDEN ON MARCH 10-11 GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-07 16:01:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN AF ZI SW |
08STOCKHOLM187 | SWEDEN WILL INCREASE TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) On March 6, poloff and Defense Attache's Office (DAO) delivered, in parallel to the MFA and MOD, reftel demarche seeking additional Swedish support in Afghanistan. MOD's U.S. Desk Officer Karin Hevert noted that Sweden's participation in the current EU Nordic Battle Group will end in June [...] | 2008-03-07 16:02:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW |
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