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10STATE6220 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (ANKARA 12) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the George C. Marshall Center (GCMC) College of International Studies' Senior Executive Seminar, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. 2. (SBU) The Department of State h [...] | 2010-01-21 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
10STATE6231 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (ANKARA 61) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ATA Protecting Digital Infrastructure Course, scheduled to take place in Ankara, Turkey from March 8 through March 19, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State ha [...] | 2010-01-21 20:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PREL TU |
10STATE6301 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (U) No updates at this time. SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) ---------------------- 2. (SBU) U.S. and Chilean SAR teams continue to search for signs of life at Hotel Montana January 21. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) COMMODITY FLOW -------------- 3. (SBU) A World Food Program (WFP) [...] | 2010-01-21 23:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE6305 | ACTION REQUEST: ROUND 56 - HOST NATION [...] (S) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR EMBASSY BERLIN. POST IS REQUESTED TO UNDERTAKE HOST NATION CONSULTATIONS AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL REGARDING RETURN OF THE SITES IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 2 BELOW AND FOR THE ASSOCIATED FORCE STRUCTURE ACTIONS OUTLINED IN REF B. ADDITIONAL DETAILS ARE IN REF A [...] | 2010-01-21 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR NATO PREL GM |
10STATE6320 | ACTION REQUEST ON U.S.-CHINA JOINT ASSISTANCE TO [...] Following November 11 discussions between a visiting U.S. delegation and the Chinese MFA (Refs A and B),the U.S.-PRC Joint Statement released during President Obama's visit to Beijing noted the strategic importance to both countries of stability and development in Afghanistan. Since then Chin [...] | 2010-01-22 01:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PAK AF PGOV |
10STATE6355 | OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The United States expects the main headlines of the London Conference on Afghanistan on January 28 will be the announcement of an international trust fund to support Afghan-led reintegration efforts and the wide endorsement of NATO,s plan for conditions-based, [...] | 2010-01-22 02:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF |
10STATE6367 | TFHA01: Streamlined Country Clearance Requests for [...] Under Secretary for Management Patrick Kennedy authorized an Ordered Departure 01/13/2010 from Embassy Port-au-Prince for Eligible Family Members, Members of Household, and non- emergency personnel. With Ordered Departure in effect, State Department and inter-agency personnel seeking Temporary [...] | 2010-01-22 03:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE6391 | TFHA01: Haiti Air Ops Prioritization [...] Acting at the request of the Government of Haiti, the U.S. Air Force and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) established the Haiti Flight Operations Coordination Center (HFOCC) to manage the air traffic and speed up the delivery of humanitarian aid. In discussions with foreign government of [...] | 2010-01-22 08:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE6419 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE [...] (SBU) WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran arrived in Haiti. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) ---------------------- 2. (SBU) USGS experts expect strong aftershocks to continue. (TF1/SOUTHCOM telcon) 3. (SBU) U.S. SAR teams are conducting final swee [...] | 2010-01-22 12:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
10STATE6429 | (C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON OCTOBER 2009 GREEK [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S REFS ON A RANGE OF POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC ISSUES THAT PROVIDE USEFUL INSIGHTS UNAVAILABLE IN THE OPEN MEDIA. COVERAGE OF THE LEAD-UP TO AND FALLOUT FROM THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS HAS PROVIDED ANALYSTS WITH GREAT INSIGHT INTO PASOK'S FORE [...] | 2010-01-22 13:23:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON PGOV PREL GR |
10STATE6448 | (C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON THE POLITICAL [...] (SBU) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE "TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS" (TRNC) AS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS APPROACH IN APRIL 2010. THE OUTCOME OF THESE ELECTIONS WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE PACE AND TRAJECTORY OF REUNIFICATION NEGOTIATIONS, WHICH COULD [...] | 2010-01-22 13:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL CY GR TU |
10STATE6555 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1347) [...] (SBU) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the NBC Unit Operations and Training scheduled for January 26 to January 28, 2010 in Sarajevo. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals nominat [...] | 2010-01-22 15:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK |
10STATE6632 | OSCE/FSC: RESPONDING TO UKRAINE'S LATEST PROPOSAL [...] (U) This is an action message. See paras 2-4. 2. (SBU) In response to Ukraine's proposal (FSC.DEL/212/09) to update the OSCE 1994 Principles Governing Nonproliferation, endorsed by Heads of State at the OSCE Summit in Budapest, USDel should inform Ukraine and others, as appropriate, th [...] | 2010-01-22 17:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PARM PREL |
10STATE6914 | END USE, SECURITY, AND RETRANSFER AGREEMENT WITH [...] (U) This is an action request (see paragraphs 2-5). The Department requests Post provide appropriate Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) officials with the proposed text for a Section 505 agreement. Section 505 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, requires th [...] | 2010-01-22 22:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KTIA MARR PREL MASS |
10STATE6917 | U/S BURNS DISCUSSES IRAQI POLITICAL ISSUES WITH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During their January 12 meeting, Under Secretary Burns and Iraq,s Shia Vice President Adel Abd al-Mahdi discussed the importance of holding inclusive national elections on March 7 and expediting the subsequent government formation process. Al-Mahdi noted while the situation i [...] | 2010-01-22 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ SY IR LE |
10STATE6918 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: HAITI: U.S. HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) Posts are instructed to demarche host governments at the highest appropriate level at the earliest opportunity to: -- underscore that the U.S. is actively supporting search and rescue, relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti at the request of the Government of Haiti (REF C [...] | 2010-01-22 23:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA |
10STATE6920 | ESTABLISHMENT OF U.S. MISSION TO ASEAN IN JAKARTA [...] (U) On January 20, Mr. Josh Cartin arrived in Jakarta to begin his assignment as Resident Representative of the U.S. Ambassador for Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Affairs. Working out of AmEmbassy Jakarta, Mr. Cartin will be responsible for coordinating the establishment of a n [...] | 2010-01-22 23:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEAN PREL OPRC XC XD XE XU XV |
10STATE6928 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: USG POLICY TOWARD YEMEN AND [...] (U) This is an action request. For Ankara, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels (USEU),the Hague, Madrid, Moscow, Ottawa, Paris, Rome, and Tokyo, please see paragraph 10. For Bahrain, Doha, Kuwait, and Muscat, please see paragraph 11. For Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, please see paragraph 12. For Amman and Ca [...] | 2010-01-22 23:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID YM |
10STATE6934 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Brazilian FM Amorim will visit Port-au-Prince January 23. General Jorge Armando Felix, head of Brazil's Institutional Security Cabinet, is scheduled to visit Haiti January 24. (TF1/SOUTHCOM e-mail) 2. (SBU) Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) is scheduled to arrive January 23 with the non-pr [...] | 2010-01-23 00:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE6940 | CORRECTED COPY: DEMARCHE REQUEST: USG POLICY [...] (U) This is an action request. For Ankara, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels (USEU),the Hague, Madrid, Moscow, Ottawa, Paris, Rome, and Tokyo, please see paragraph 10. For Bahrain, Doha, Kuwait, and Muscat, please see paragraph 11. For Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, please see paragraph 12. For Amman and Ca [...] | 2010-01-23 01:37:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID YM |
10STATE6986 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Senator Kerry (D-MA),Representative McGovern (D- MA),USAID Administrator Shah, and FEMA Administrator Fugate will visit Haiti January 23. (TF1/CA e-mail, TF1/DHS and OFDA e-mails) 2. (SBU) Representative Rooney (R-FL) will travel to Port- au-Prince January 24, and Representative Wat [...] | 2010-01-23 14:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE7012 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Representative James McGovern (D-MA) and a group from Lynn University visited the Hotel Montana January 23. Contrary to earlier indications, Senator John Kerry (D-MA),did not travel with the Lynn University group. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) was scheduled to arrive January 23 with the [...] | 2010-01-24 02:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE7039 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Representative McGovern (D-MA) and the Lynn University delegation departed Haiti at 2252 EST January 23 for Ft Lauderdale, FL. (TF1/ Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 2. (SBU) Embassy reported that the visit of Representative McGovern and the Lynn University delegation went well. Th [...] | 2010-01-24 12:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE7069 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] (U) No updates at this time. SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Haiti is continuing search and rescue efforts. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) COMMODITY FLOW -------------- 3. (SBU) Local water tankers have restarted limited del [...] | 2010-01-25 02:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
10STATE7079 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] (SBU) Representative T. Rooney (R-FL) visited the Hotel Montana January 24. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 2. (U) Haitian-born rapper Wyclef Jean, who established the charity Yele Haiti, arrived in Port-au-Prince January 24. (BBC) SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) ----------------------- [...] | 2010-01-25 04:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
10STATE7242 | OUTREACH FOR IRAN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 17:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PHUM PREL |
10STATE7254 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Panamanian President Martinelli is scheduled to arrive in Port-au-Prince January 25 at 2100 EST. (TF1/Embassy Panama City e-mail) SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) ---------------------- 2. (U) No updates at this time. COMMODITY FLOW -------------- 3. (SBU) Water continues to b [...] | 2010-01-25 17:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE7269 | RE: DEMARCHE ON RESTITUTION FOR TANZANIAN TIP [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 17:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TZ |
10STATE7462 | UN MISSION IN SUDAN: TALKING POINTS FOR [...] This is an action request. USUN may draw from the points in paragraph 2 during consultations before the Security Council on the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) scheduled for January 26, 2010. 2. I would like to thank Under Secretary-General Le Roy for his briefing today. Sudan is now enteri [...] | 2010-01-25 21:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UNSC SU |
10STATE7463 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON UN TRUST FUND SUPPORTING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 21:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM KPIR SO XA XW |
10STATE7506 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) While Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) continues to plan to travel to Haiti, her staff cannot confirm flight information, itinerary, or her current location. (TF1/House staff e-mail) 2. (SBU) Panamanian President Martinelli's planned arrival in Port-au-Prince January 25 has been [...] | 2010-01-26 03:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE7531 | FEBRUARY 16 CIV-MIL ROC DRILL IN DOHA: PURPOSE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: This is a front channel response to KABUL216 to provide S/SRAP guidance for post participation in the February 16 CIV-MIL ROC Drill in Doha, Qatar. S/SRAP requests response by January 27 identifying p [...] | 2010-01-26 11:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF EAID ECON NATO PGOV PREL |
10STATE7562 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) was in Haiti January 25 and met with the DCM and USAID. (TF1/ Interagency Conference Call) SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) ---------------------- 2. (U) Teams from Fairfax County, VA, and Los Angeles County, CA, will continue to conduct operations thr [...] | 2010-01-26 12:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE7686 | Guidance: Middle East Consultations, January 27 [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para two elements in making its intervention during Middle East consultations in the Security Council on January 27, 2010 and in answering subsequent press inquiries. 2. (SBU) Begin elements: I thank Assistant Secretary General Fernand [...] | 2010-01-26 16:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IS KPAL |
10STATE7810 | EXPANSION OF EAGLE GUARDIAN TO INCLUDE BALTIC [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraphs 3-4. 2. (S) Summary and Action Request. On January 22 NATO Allies agreed in the Military Committee to expand the NATO Contingency Plan for Poland, EAGLE GUARDIAN, to include the defense and reinforcement of the Baltic States. Posts in Allied capi [...] | 2010-01-26 20:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR MCAP NATO PREL EN LG LH PL |
10STATE7936 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 01:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
10STATE7952 | CWC: GUIDANCE FOR CONSULTATIONS ON SITUATIONS [...] (U) The October 13-16, 2009 session of the Executive Council (EC-58) established a facilitation to develop guidelines ?for the security and destruction of chemical weapons(CW)that come into the possession and/or control of a State Party or States Parties in situations not foreseen by the conve [...] | 2010-01-27 03:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW |
10STATE7953 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] (SBU) Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) continued her visit January 26 with meetings in the U.S. Embassy. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) ---------------------- 2. (U) Two heavy SAR teams (Fairfax and Los Angeles) will remain in Port-au-Prince through Januar [...] | 2010-01-27 04:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
10STATE7986 | USUN VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: UNSC RESOLUTION ON [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph two. 2. ACTION REQUEST: On January 28, 2010, the UN Security Council will vote to renew the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). USUN is authorized to vote in support of the resolution; full text included in paragraph three. USUN shou [...] | 2010-01-27 13:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UNSC ET KE |
10STATE8267 | CFE/HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR JANUARY 28, 2010 HLTF [...] (C) Allies reaffirmed in the December 2009 NATO Ministerial Statement their commitment to CFE as stated in the Strasbourg/Kehl Summit Declaration, confirmed a readiness to intensify efforts in 2010 to find a way forward on CFE, and noted it could be difficult to continue providing CFE informat [...] | 2010-01-27 17:31:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE NATO |
10STATE8275 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BELGRADE 78) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the George C. Marshall Center (GCMC) Program for Security, Stability, Transition, and Reconstruction (SSTaR) 10-4, scheduled for March 16 - April 2, 2010 at Garmisch, [...] | 2010-01-27 17:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM PREL SR |
10STATE8281 | TFHA01: CORRECTED: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE [...] (SBU) OAS Secretary General Insulza arrived in Port-au- Prince on January 26. SOUTHCOM will provide an overflight tour of Port-au-Prince January 27. (TF1/Interagency telcon) 2. (SBU) Ecuadorian President Correa is scheduled to arrive in Port-au-Prince January 28. (TF1/SOUTHCOM e-mail) [...] | 2010-01-27 18:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE8470 | OSCE: STATEMENT ON THE SIXTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 28 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mister Chairman. Sixty-five years ago yesterday Soviet troops liberated the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. Over the following few months America and our al [...] | 2010-01-27 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV KIRF |
10STATE8490 | GUIDANCE -- WORKING WITH RUSSIA ON OSCE TRAINING [...] (SBU) Washington welcomes continued engagement with Russia on potential OSCE police training projects that would benefit Afghanistan, with an emphasis on border security and counter-narcotics. 2. (SBU) In close consultation with the Russian delegation, USOSCE should work with the OSCE Secre [...] | 2010-01-27 22:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OSCE RS AF |
10STATE8512 | OSCE: STATEMENT ON RUSSIAN FEDERATION'S CALL FOR [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 28 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mister Chairman. The United States and other delegations have repeatedly voiced concern here in the Permanent Council over the past year regarding the incr [...] | 2010-01-27 23:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV PHUM RS |
10STATE8521 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) OAS Secretary General Insulza departed Port-au- Prince for Miami. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 2. (SBU) Ecuadorian President Correa delayed his travel to Port-au-Prince until January 29. (TF1/SOUTHCOM e-mail) 3. (SBU) Erik Fresen (R) and David Rivera (R),members of the [...] | 2010-01-28 01:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE8629 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] (U) No updates at this time. SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) ----------------------- 2. (U) A French team rescued a 16-year-old girl in Port-au-Prince January 27. (washingtonpost.com) COMMODITY FLOW -------------- 3. (SBU) $20 million of Haitian funds held at the U.S. Federal Res [...] | 2010-01-28 12:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
10STATE8668 | (C) CHINA: RELATIONS WITH THE VATICAN [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE REFTELS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE COMPLEXITIES OF BEIJING'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS, AS WELL AS CHINESE SOCIETY'S EVOLVING RELATIONSHIP WITH RELIGION. REFTELS PROVIDE GROUND TRUTH ON THE STATUS OF CHINA'S RELIGIOUS PRACTITIO [...] | 2010-01-28 14:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL CH VT |
10STATE8676 | (C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ITALY-RUSSIA [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE THE EXCELLENT REFS ON ITALIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS TOPIC, AS POST'S TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT. BECAUSE ITALY IS ONE OF RUSSIA'S STRATEGIC PARTNERS IN EUROPE, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT POLICYMAKER INTERES [...] | 2010-01-28 14:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL IT RS |
10STATE8682 | (SBU) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON PORTUGAL'S [...] (C/REL TO USA, FVEY) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING PORTUGAL'S POLICY REGARDING SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN. WE ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN HOW PORTUGAL'S GOVERNMENT IS MAKING DECISIONS ON THIS TOPIC, WHAT FACTORS AFFECT DECISIONMAKING, AND WHAT GROUPS WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE GOVERNME [...] | 2010-01-28 14:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ETRD EUN PGOV PREL IR PO |
10STATE8689 | (SBU) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON MALTA [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE VERY INTERESTED IN ANY AVAILABLE BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON AND VIEWS OF MALTA'S LEADERS. PARTICULARLY OF INTEREST ARE ANY ALLIANCES MADE BY THE LEADERS, THEIR VIEWS ON A POSSIBLE STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT (SOFA),AND THE EU'S RESPONSE TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. [...] | 2010-01-28 14:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PREL MT |
10STATE8764 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BELGRADE 92) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ICITAP Anticorruption Workshop scheduled for February 8-12, 2010 in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed i [...] | 2010-01-28 15:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM PREL SR |
10STATE8768 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BELGRADE 76) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the George C. Marshall Center (GCMC) Program in Advanced Security Studies (PASS) 10-5, scheduled for March 26 - June 18, 2010 at Garmisch, Germany. 2. (SBU) The Dep [...] | 2010-01-28 15:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM PREL SR |
10STATE8900 | (U) Secretary Clinton's January 20, [...] (U) Classified by: EUR A/S Nancy McEldowney, Acting, Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) January 20, 2010; 3:00 p.m.; Washington. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary A/S Philip Crowley, Public Affairs DAS Stuart Jones, EUR Jeff Hovenier, NSC Director for Central and Eastern Europe Jo [...] | 2010-01-28 19:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL NATO MW |
10STATE8941 | ACTION REQUEST: ASSESSING ECONOMIC RELATIONS [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paras 4, 5, 6 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Department is interested in gaining a better understanding of growing economic relations between China and the rest of East Asia, including the proliferation of regional free trade agreements, and their pot [...] | 2010-01-28 20:02:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECIN EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL XC ASEAN |
10STATE8961 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (ANKARA 95) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the Decision Analysis Course at Ft. Lee, VA from 1 February to 14 February 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and pos [...] | 2010-01-28 20:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PREL TU |
10STATE8978 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (ANKARA 95) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Senior Enlisted Academy Course at Newport, RI from 17 February to 01 April 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel an [...] | 2010-01-28 20:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PREL TU |
10STATE9012 | OSCE/FSC: AUTHORIZATION TO DISTRIBUTE REMARKS [...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (U) USDel is authorized to circulate U.S. remarks delivered, per reftel, at the Forum for Security Cooperation on January 27 as a delegation paper (FSC.DEL). CLINTON [...] | 2010-01-28 21:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PARM PREL |
10STATE9094 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S JANUARY 22, 2010 MEETING WITH [...] (U) January 22, 2010; 12:00-12:30; the Secretary's Office. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Clinton Ambassador to Moldova Asif J. Chaudhry EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel A. Russell Ian Kelly, PA Zia S. Syed, S Staff Bernadette Roberts, EUR/UMB (Notetaker) Moldova Prime [...] | 2010-01-28 23:04:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EUN CVIS MD |
10STATE9107 | GUIDANCE AND TALKING POINTS ON DEVELOPMENTS IN HAITI [...] Summary: Most international media have now moved on from Haiti to other issues, with remaining coverage focused on the January 27 rescue of a teenage girl and continuing concerns over aid access. Posts should continue to monitor local reporting and engage opinion leaders personally when cover [...] | 2010-01-29 01:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA |
10STATE9108 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (U) No updates at this time. SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) ---------------------- 2. (U) No updates at this time. COMMODITY FLOW -------------- 3. (SBU) CORRECTED ITEM: $20 million in Haitian funds held by HSBC are now scheduled to be delivered February 2 to the Central Bank of Hait [...] | 2010-01-29 01:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE9113 | SECRETARY CLINTON LETTER TO PRESIDENT GUL ON [...] Please deliver the following message from Secretary Clinton to President Gul. There will be no signed original. 2. Begin Text: Dear Mr. President: Thank you for your recent letter regarding the interest of the Republic of Turkey and the Turkish Air Force in human spaceflight. I co [...] | 2010-01-29 01:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA PREL TU |
10STATE9121 | TFHA01: WEAPON CLEARANCE PROCEDURES FOR HAITI [...] Under Secretary for Management, Patrick Kennedy, authorized an Ordered Departure from Embassy Port-au- Prince on 01/13/2010. With Ordered Departure in effect, State Department and inter-agency personnel seeking Temporary Duty (TDY) in Embassy Port-au-Prince need approval from both the Ambassa [...] | 2010-01-29 02:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE9124 | MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO PERSUADE IRAN'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2-5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The United States, along with its partners, has made an unprecedented effort to engage Iran in an effort to diplomatically resolve the international community's concerns with Iran's nuclear program. Ira [...] | 2010-01-29 03:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IR UNSC |
10STATE9198 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] (SBU) ECUADORIAN PRESIDENT RAFAEL CORREA IS SCHEDULED TO VISIT JANUARY 29. (SOUTHCOM SITREP) SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) 2. No updates at this time. COMMODITY FLOW 3. No updates at this time. AMERICAN CITIZEN WELFARE/WHEREABOUTS/EVACUATIONS 4. (SBU) As of 0500 EST, 31 [...] | 2010-01-29 11:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE9273 | (S/NF) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON LEADERSHIP [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN SUCCESSION IN PROMINENT LEBANESE POLITICAL PARTIES THAT MIGHT EXPERIENCE LEADERSHIP CHANGES IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND HOW THESE CHANGES COULD ALTER THE LEBANESE POLITICAL SCENE. WE ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN AMAL; THE FREE PATRIOTIC MOVEMENT ( [...] | 2010-01-29 14:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PREL LE |
10STATE9311 | (C) CHINA'S RELATIONS WITH THE VATICAN [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE REFTELS FOR PROVIDING INSIGHT INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHINA AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. IN PARTICULAR, REF B SUGGESTS THAT BEIJING'S WILLINGNESS TO PERMIT CARITAS' CHARITY WORK, EVEN WHEN ENGAGING WITH THE UNDERGROUND CHURCH, IS A SIGN OF CHI [...] | 2010-01-29 15:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL CH VT |
10STATE9410 | EGYPT LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE - 99423 THRU 99487 [...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Egyptian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of informa [...] | 2010-01-29 17:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PHUM PREL SNAR EG PM |
10STATE9499 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 8) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ICITAP Serbia and ICITAP Montenegro Anti-Corruption Training from February 8-12 in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the indi [...] | 2010-01-29 20:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PHUM PREL MW |
10STATE9503 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 9) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the International Law Enforcement Academy located in Roswell, New Mexico from February 15 through March 12, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the i [...] | 2010-01-29 20:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PHUM PREL MW |
10STATE9505 | RESPONSE TO KUWAIT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST (ALMULLA) [...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel Leahy vetting request for MAJOR GENERAL AHMAD Y. A. A. T. ALMULLA. The Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible derogatory information for the individual listed reftel as of 01/29/2010. Please note that if at any time the Emba [...] | 2010-01-29 20:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KU |
10STATE9506 | RESPONSE TO KUWAIT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST (25TH [...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel Leahy vetting requests for the Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade and MOHAMMAD KH M ALKHADHER. The Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible derogatory information for the brigade and individual listed reftels as of 01/29/2010. Please [...] | 2010-01-29 20:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KU |
10STATE9509 | DEMARCHE ON GREEK FSC FFT ON SMALL ARMS [...] (U) This is an action cable. See para 3. 2. (U) Summary. Greece, as current Chair of the Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) at the Organization for Security and Cooperation and Europe (OSCE),is promoting a food-for-thought paper (FSC.DEL/213/09) with suggested measures for an OSCE Plan [...] | 2010-01-29 20:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PARM PREL GR |
10STATE9511 | MADAGASCAR: REVISED GUIDANCE FOR ENGAGING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Per request (ref 2),below is the revised guidance for engaging with the de facto transition regime in Madagascar. 2. (C) The Department concurs that post may occasionally and discreetly engage with officials from the Malagasy High Transitional Authority (HAT). However, post [...] | 2010-01-29 20:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MA |
10STATE9637 | OFFER OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL POSSIBLY [...] (C) BACKGROUND: REF A alerted Department of State to a potential nuclear/radiological trafficking incident. On January 20, the Office of the Chairman of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) located in Berlin, Germany, received a call from a DRC-based phone number, 243 99 [...] | 2010-01-29 22:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF ASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER CG |
10STATE9654 | A/S BLAKE URGES GSL TO PURSUE RECONCILIATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake summoned Sri Lankan Embassy CDA Tissa Wijeratne to his office January 29 to express USG concern about the GSL's handling of the election aftermath. A/S Blake urged that any action by the government against defea [...] | 2010-01-30 00:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CE |
10STATE9661 | DEMARCHE: SERBIA'S PLANS FOR A NEW DRAFT UNGA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Media and Embassy Belgrade reporting (ref A) indicate the Serbian government is considering a draft UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling for reopening Kosovo status talks between Pristina and Belgrade when the UNGA considers the International Court of [...] | 2010-01-30 01:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KV SR |
10STATE9667 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Ecuadoran President Correa arrived in Port-au- Prince January 29. (AFP) SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) ----------------------- 2. (SBU) As of January 29, USAID will re-deploy to Haiti a small rapid-response SAR team comprised of staff from the Los Angeles and Fairfax County SAR units. ( [...] | 2010-01-30 01:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE9756 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] (SBU) Congressman Cassidy (R-LA) will arrive January 30 in the Dominican Republic. He will visit Good Samaritan Hospital in Jimani on the Dominican side of the Haiti-DR border, which is treating 40 Haitian patients. (TF1/H e-mail) SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) ---------------------- 2. (SBU [...] | 2010-01-30 15:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE9774 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Former Haitian Minister of Culture Danielle St. Lot expressed interest in an expedited visa to visit Washington for meetings and a possible Senate Foreign Relations Committee appearance. (TF1/Embassy Port-au- Prince/Office of Senator Nelson e-mail) SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) --- [...] | 2010-01-31 01:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE9801 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE [...] (SBU) No updates at this time. SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) ---------------------- 2. (SBU) No updates at this time. COMMODITY FLOW -------------- 3. (SBU) Nine of 16 UN World Food Program distribution points will be open in Port-au-Prince January 31 from 0900 until 1400 or until su [...] | 2010-01-31 16:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
10STATE9814 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) No updates at this time. SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) ---------------------- 2. (SBU) No updates at this time. COMMODITY FLOW -------------- 3. (SBU) Lead NGOs completed food distribution at nine of the 16 WFP distribution points without incident January 31. The other seven [...] | 2010-02-01 02:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE9852 | TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) No updates at this time. SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) ----------------------- 2. (SBU) A contingent of 15 Fairfax and LA Country SAR staff remain on standby in Port-au-Prince. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 3. (SBU) The remains of one Dutch and one Canadian citizen were recovered [...] | 2010-02-01 13:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA |
10STATE9939 | (S) ALERTING CHINA TO POSSIBLE MISSILE-RELATED [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: The U.S. has information indicating that in December 2009, the Chinese company Hong Kong 4 Star Electronics Ltd. offered to sell gyroscopes produced by a Russian company to Iran's Isfahan [...] | 2010-02-01 16:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH |
10STATE996 | SWISS FIRM QUARTZCOM COLLUDING WITH IRANIAN FRONT [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions in 2008 and 2009, we discussed with Swiss officials efforts directed by the Iranian procurement entity FEDCO to procure crystal oscillators from the Swiss firm Quartzcom (Refs A-G [...] | 2010-01-06 16:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA SZ IR |
10STATE9964 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: HOST COUNTRY [...] (U) Action Request in Paragraph 8. --------- OBJECTIVE --------- 2. (C-REL U.K.) Department requests Embassy to pursue the following objective: -- Work with the Government of the United Kingdom to finalize an exchange of letters to clarify differing interpretations of our 1997 Host [...] | 2010-02-01 17:02:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CBW KTIA PARM PREL UK OPCW CWC |
10STOCKHOLM10 | SWEDEN WILL PUSH OTHERS TO ASSOCIATE WITH THE COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) Post used REF A to follow up on the DCM's January 11 meeting (REF B) with Lars-Erik Liljelund, Prime Minister Reinfeldt's Special Envoy for Climate Change. Liljelund assured us that Sweden and the EU will also strongly encourage other countries to associate to the Copenhagen Accord. Lilj [...] | 2010-01-13 13:30:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG PREL SENV SW |
10STOCKHOLM12 | CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN CHEN MINGMING ON [...] (C) During a January 13 courtesy call, Chinese Ambassador Chen Mingming told the Ambassador that the EU had "unrealistic expectations of achievements" at COP-15 and is "over optimistic about its own capacity to make things happen." In his opinion, China and the United States made "great effor [...] | 2010-01-14 08:03:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KGHG PREL PINR CH SW |
10STOCKHOLM13 | SWEDISH FM BILDT ON AFGHAN DRUG PROBLEM, [...] (C) Summary: A focus on "the drug issue" is essential for getting Afghanistan right, Swedish Foreign Minister Bildt told Ambassador January 12. But the upcoming London Conference does not have the topic on the agenda and it is unclear what is supposed to be achieved at the meeting. If the dr [...] | 2010-01-14 09:47:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KGHG SENV CH IR SW |
10STOCKHOLM14 | SWEDEN ON AMCIT CASES IN IRAN [...] (C) Emboffs delivered reftel points to Gufran Al-Nadaf, Deputy Director for the Gulf Section, and Ulf Samuelsson, Iran Desk Officer, at the Swedish MFA on January 14. Al-Nadaf thanked us for the information and said that Sweden, along with the EU, had released numerous statements on the human [...] | 2010-01-14 14:03:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER SW |
10STOCKHOLM18 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 14:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL PTER SW |
10STOCKHOLM20 | IRAQ ELECTION COMMISSION TELLS SWEDES OF PRESSURE [...] (C) Swedish Ambassador to Iraq Niclas Trouve spoke over the weekend with Faraj al-Haidari, the head of Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission, to express concern over last week's announcement that some 500 candidates for the March 7 parliamentary elections would be banned from participat [...] | 2010-01-19 14:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ IR SW |
10STOCKHOLM21 | SWEDISH RESPONSE TO TFHA01 DEMARCHE: SWEDISH AID [...] On January 20, Emboff shared reftel points regarding Sweden's humanitarian assistance to Haiti with Swedish Ministry For Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officer Sara Ramierez. Ramierez told Emboff that Sweden has provided a total of $27.1 million in post-earthquake humanitarian assistance to Ha [...] | 2010-01-20 14:12:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SW |
10STOCKHOLM24 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 15:30:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF SW |
10STOCKHOLM3 | SWEDEN'S EU PRESIDENCY: GOOD ON AF/PAK AND [...] (C) Summary: The Swedes pushed forward each of their Presidency priorities, from financial sector reform to climate change and institutional reform. Unlike France in August 2008 and the Czech Republic in February 2009, Sweden did not face a Russian surprise (aided by approving the Nordstream [...] | 2010-01-08 08:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SENV KGHG EUN SW |
10STOCKHOLM32 | SWEDEN'S POINTS ON 25 JANUARY FAC [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Stockholm delivered FAC demarche points on January 20 to the EU Correspondent's Office Deputy Kristin Forsgren-Bengtsson, Head of the Gulf Section Gufran Al-Nadal, and Head of the Asia and East Asia Department Klas Mohlin. Their main points were: -- The London Conferenc [...] | 2010-01-21 13:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF IR BK EUN SW |
10STOCKHOLM36 | Swedish Views on Climate Change Post-Copenhagen [...] (SBU) Summary: Sweden has been encouraging the BASIC countries to inscribe their commitments to the Copenhagen Accord by January 31. Although he is concerned about Chinese back-tracking on verification, Sweden's Climate Ambassador welcomes news he heard that the BASIC countries agreed to sub [...] | 2010-01-26 06:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV PREL PGOV ENRG SW |
10STOCKHOLM38 | SWEDEN IS THE THIRD LARGEST DONOR TO HAITI; U.S. [...] Summary: Swedish media reporting about USG efforts has been accurate and very positive. For instance, "The U.S. is doing the job" was the title of the lead editorial in Dagens Nyheter January 26. The Ambassador's message - on nationwide Swedish television and radio - of U.S. activism has bee [...] | 2010-01-27 13:11:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SW |
10STOCKHOLM53 | SWEDEN TO SEND POLICE AND PRISON OFFICERS TO [...] On February 4, Swedish International Development Minister Gunilla Carlsson announced that Sweden will send three police officers and four prison officers to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Swedish aid to Haiti totals USD 29.4 million as of February 4, excluding th [...] | 2010-02-04 12:18:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SW |
10STOCKHOLM59 | ON IRAN, SWEDES LOOKING FOR "TOOLS THAT WORK" [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel demarches on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session (ref A) and human rights (ref B) to Ulf Samuelsson, outgoing MFA Iran Desk Officer, and his replacement Carl Mikael Granz, on February 11. Samuelsson noted that the Swedes are not normally in favor of coordi [...] | 2010-02-12 06:37:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SW |
10STOCKHOLM61 | ON IRAN, SWEDES LOOKING FOR "TOOLS THAT WORK" [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel demarches on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session (ref A) and human rights (ref B) to Ulf Samuelsson, outgoing MFA Iran Desk Officer, and his replacement Carl Mikael Granz, on February 11. Samuelsson noted that the Swedes are not normally in favor of coordi [...] | 2010-02-12 06:37:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SW |
10STOCKHOLM64 | SWEDISH RELIEF EXPERTS PRAISE U.S. EFFORTS IN HAITI [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8, the Ambassador met with Swedish relief effort experts from government, academia, and civil society to discuss coordination of assistance efforts in Haiti. The Swedes are currently the sixth or seventh largest international donor to emergency relief efforts in Hai [...] | 2010-02-12 08:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SW |
10STOCKHOLM66 | VIOLENT PROTEST AT IRANIAN EMBASSY IN STOCKHOLM [...] (U) About 300 Iranian-Swedes demonstrated at the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm on February 11, the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. The event became violent when 30 masked protesters tried to break through police lines, according to media reports. Two protesters were arrested for k [...] | 2010-02-12 15:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL IR SW |
10STOCKHOLM67 | SWEDEN FM BILDT'S EXCHANGES WITH IRANIAN FM [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) During a February 11 meeting on other topics (ref A),Poloffs asked MFA Iran Desk Officer Ulf Samuelsson about FM Carl Bildt's meetings with Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki on the margins of the Munich Security Conference. An MFA [...] | 2010-02-12 15:30:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR SW |
10STOCKHOLM68 | SWEDISH REACTION TO SOLDIERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: Two Swedish soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on February 7, bringing total Swedish ISAF fatalities to four. The Government quickly stressed the importance of supporting the troops and their families. Party leaders across the political spectrum said Sweden's ISAF commitments would [...] | 2010-02-16 12:02:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS AF SW |
10STOCKHOLM75 | SWEDEN ON REINFORCEMENTS TO UN PEACEKEEPING [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 06:59:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SW |
10STOCKHOLM77 | ENGAGING SWEDEN TO CONCLUDE "LIFE SUPPORT" MOU IN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 10:18:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL EAID PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF SW |
10STOCKHOLM79 | SWEDEN WELCOMES TURKISH "CIVILIAN PRT" BUT [...] (C) Sweden "welcomes" the Turkish civilian PRT (refs B and C) but remains concerned about the creation of a "security vacuum," Carl Magnus Eriksson, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Department at the MFA, told Poloffs February 17 in a meeting on other topics (Ref A). Eriksson underlined [...] | 2010-02-19 15:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF TU SW |
10STOCKHOLM82 | SWEDEN INFORMED OF E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 13:41:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN SW |
10STOCKHOLM83 | SWEDEN ON NTM-A TRAINER REQUESTS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 14:07:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL AF SW |
10STOCKHOLM89 | SWEDEN'S FOREIGN POLICY STATEMENT 2010 - NO MORE [...] On February 17, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt presented the Government's annual Foreign Policy Statement to the Parliament -- the first such statement to be delivered since the Lisbon Treaty came into force. In it, Bildt outlined a Swedish foreign policy more integrated into the EU's Com [...] | 2010-02-26 14:46:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PMDL PREL SW |
10STOCKHOLM90 | SWEDISH MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAN, BALKANS, [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 14:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR SY EUN SR KV SW |
10STRASBOURG3 | COUNCIL OF EUROPE: APPLAUDING GEORGIA; CONCERN ABOUT [...] (C) The Council of Europe (COE) welcomed Georgia's transparency and efforts at political and human rights reforms, although it noted that Tblisi should increase efforts to involve the opposition in the parliamentary process. There is, however, increasing fatigue among member-states when disc [...] | 2010-02-26 15:34:00 | Consulate Strasbourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL COE BO FR GG RS |
10SURABAYA12 | EAST JAVA ISLAMIC SCHOOL LAUNCHES RADIO STATION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: An East Java pesantren (religious boarding school) launched a local radio station designed to support Islamic teaching and values drawing on programming relayed directly from Al-Ahqhof University in Yemen. The Rector and Indonesian alumni of Al-Ahqhof University attended the st [...] | 2010-02-02 09:44:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER SOCI ECPS YM ID |
10SUVA22 | FIJI DELIBERATES ASSOCIATING WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (U) Suva Acting DCM and Regional Environment Officer delivered reftel demarche to Sai Navoti, Director (Under Secretary equivalent),Political and Treaties Division, of the Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Civil Aviation (MFA). Mr. Navoti stated that the governm [...] | 2010-02-01 20:27:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG SENV PREL FJ |
10TAIPEI124 | PRESIDENT MA WELCOMES ARMS SALE, BUT OTHERS [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou has publicly welcomed the U.S. offer of $6.4 billion in defensive weapons, and said it would boost his administration's confidence in dealing with China. The opposition also cautiously welcomed the package. Many politicians and media commentators, however, c [...] | 2010-02-02 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR CH TW |
10TAIPEI158 | MAINTAINING AND EXPANDING U.S. INFLUENCE UNDER THE [...] (C) Summary: Nearly two years after President Ma Ying-jeou took office, the thaw in cross-Strait relations continues apace, with a steady procession of agreements expanding commercial, transportation and other links and an economic cooperation agreement possible later this year. Nonetheless, m [...] | 2010-02-10 06:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN EINV MASS MARR |
10TAIPEI161 | TAIWAN'S OPPOSITION LEADER ON BEEF, ARMS SALES, [...] (C) Summary: The impasse over U.S. beef imports would take a long time to resolve and would best be handled through the World Trade Organization (WTO),Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the AIT Director during a February 8 lunch. At the same time, Tsai expressed confi [...] | 2010-02-11 02:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL CH TW ECON ETRD EAGR |
10TAIPEI162 | TAIWAN'S OPPOSITION ON THE MEND, BUT TRICKY POLICY [...] (C) Summary: A string of local electoral victories has given the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) its strongest pulse since being crushed in 2008 legislative and presidential elections. Morale and unity are back, and DPP officials believe the party could present a viable alternat [...] | 2010-02-11 03:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM TW CH PREL |
10TAIPEI165 | TAIWAN NATIONAL SECURITY CHIEF TO RESIGN AFTER [...] (C) National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi telephoned the AIT Director on February 11 to say he would announce his resignation later in the day, citing health and family reasons. Su was perhaps President Ma Ying-jeou's closest confidante in government and took the lead in implemen [...] | 2010-02-11 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM CH TW |
10TAIPEI166 | TAIWAN NATIONAL SECURITY CHIEF RESIGNS AFTER [...] (C) National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi telephoned the AIT Director on February 11 to say he would announce his resignation later in the day, citing health and family reasons. Su was perhaps President Ma Ying-jeou's closest confidante in government and took the lead in implemen [...] | 2010-02-11 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM CH TW |
10TAIPEI186 | REPRESENTATIVE SENSENBRENNER DISCUSSES U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan needed strong U.S. ties to pursue cross-Strait rapprochement, President Ma Ying-jeou told Representative James Sensenbrenner during their February 17 meeting. Sensenbrenner voiced support for a bilateral extradition agreement and urged Taiwan to improve the security of its [...] | 2010-02-24 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH CVIS EAGR ECON ENIV ETRD MARR PREL TW |
10TAIPEI195 | UNITED STATES SECURITY DIALOGUES WITH TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The United States has a range of security-related dialogues with Taiwan, including one led by State, ten led by DoD, and one led by AIT/Washington. These talks cover a range of security issues and contribute to our unofficial bilateral relationship. There are some modest chan [...] | 2010-02-25 08:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | MARR PGOV MASS PREL TW CH |
10TAIPEI198 | TAIWAN OPPOSITION PARTY SEEKS TO EXTEND WINNING [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) hopes to extend its winning streak in four legislative by-elections on February 27. The party is strongly favored to win the one seat it previously held and is expected to be competitive for the three seats previously held by legi [...] | 2010-02-26 00:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM TW |
10TAIPEI2 | TAIWAN CONSIDERS POST-COPENHAGEN PATHWAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 30, Taiwan delegates to the Conference of Parties (COP) 15 meeting in Copenhagen gathered to discuss Taiwan's path forward in the fight against climate change. Although Taiwan authorities were disappointed the island did not achieve observer status at COP-15, they [...] | 2010-01-04 00:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE |
10TAIPEI205 | HAS TAIWAN PRICED ITSELF OUT OF THE ALTERNATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of a multi-pronged strategy to meet the Ma administration's greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, Taiwan authorities plan to increase the island's alternative/renewable energy installed capacity from the current 8 percent to 15 percent by 2025. To achieve this goal, [...] | 2010-02-26 09:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE |
10TAIPEI31 | TAIWAN BY-ELECTIONS PRESENT DANGER FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Three legislative by-elections on January 9 in districts held by the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) present an opportunity for the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to build on gains in last month's island-wide local elections. The KMT will be on the defense, and a poor showin [...] | 2010-01-08 08:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM TW |
10TAIPEI38 | OPPOSITION SWEEPS LEGISLATIVE BY-ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Surprising most observers, including many within the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) itself, the DPP swept Taiwan's January 9 legislative by-elections, winning three seats in the KMT strongholds. Although the DPP still controls only a small minority of the seats i [...] | 2010-01-11 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW CH |
10TAIPEI8 | CALIBRATING THE U.S. RESPONSE ON BEEF AND HOW IT [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. response to the Legislative Yuan vote January 5 to prohibit the import of some U.S. beef products (septel) could complicate President Ma Ying-jeou's cross-Strait policy and his already shaky domestic political standing. A carefully calibrated U.S. response can ensure Taiw [...] | 2010-01-05 09:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL TW |
10TALLINN13 | ESTONIA'S 18-MONTH STRATEGY FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the next 18 months, Estonia intends to contribute to success in Afghanistan by maintaining its defense forces in the south, increasing its civilian development resources in both Kabul and Helmand, and participating in diplomatic solutions together with the United States. I [...] | 2010-01-26 15:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN AF EN |
10TALLINN17 | Strong Estonian Support on Climate Change and Internet [...] (C) I delivered messages on Copenhagen, Haiti and Internet Freedom to Prime Minister Andrus Ansip on January 26. Ansip was fully supportive on all counts. Estonia is joining the EU consensus to subscribe to the Copenhagen climate accord and believes the major developing countries must do so a [...] | 2010-01-27 14:11:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SENV EN |
10TALLINN19 | Estonian Finance Minister Bullish on Euro, Skeptical on [...] (C) SUMMARY: In their introductory meeting January 15, Finance Minister (and former Minister of Defense) Jurgen Ligi told the Ambassador that the U.S. is Estonia's example to follow as a free market society and that he was confident Estonia would accede to the euro on schedule on January 1, 201 [...] | 2010-01-27 14:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV ENRG EN |
10TALLINN25 | Estonian Defense Minister Welcomes Increased NATO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 16:04:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PINR PREL NATO EN |
10TALLINN27 | ESTONIAN ECONOMY BOTTOMED OUT; RUSSIAN MARKET A HUGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a discussion with the Ambassador February 19, Juhan Parts, Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications, stated that "now that the economy has bottomed out," it was necessary to improve Estonia's competitiveness during the recovery. Parts conceded that Estonia's labor costs [...] | 2010-02-22 16:27:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL RS EN |
10TALLINN3 | Estonia on EU Engagement with Cuba [...] (SBU) Pol Chief delivered reftel aide memoire to Ambassador Juri Kahn, MFA Director for Latin America, Africa, and the Arab World (and acting Cuba desk officer) on January 4. Estonia has had diplomatic relations with Cuba since the early 1990's, when Cuba recognized Estonia's re-independence. [...] | 2010-01-06 09:15:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI CU EN |
10TALLINN32 | Estonian Support to Haitian Relief Efforts [...] One of the earliest EU members to come forward, Estonia has pledged one million EEK (approximately USD 93,000) to support Haitian relief efforts, to be distributed through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Foreign Minister Urmas Paet announced the commitm [...] | 2010-01-15 16:06:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EN HA |
10TALLINN38 | ESTONIAN MEDIA HAS IT STRAIGHT ON HAITI ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 13:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP EN HA |
10TALLINN60 | ESTONIA PAVES THE WAY FOR SECOND MAJOR ELECTRICITY LINK TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 28 the Riigikogu (Estonian parliament) passed amendments to the Electricity Market Act which will open 35 percent of the electricity market on April 1 and fully open the market on January 1, 2013. Finnish transmission grid company Fingrid has been waiting for this de [...] | 2010-02-02 14:13:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PGOV EFIN ECON EINV PREL EN |
10TALLINN74 | Estonian Foreign Policy Largely Mirrors U.S. Agenda [...] Summary: On February 11, FM Urmas Paet presented an overview of Estonia's foreign policy to the Estonian parliament. His main themes were: (1) Estonia will remain in Afghanistan as long as needed; (2) Estonia wants to launch joint development projects with USAID; (3) NATO should expand further [...] | 2010-02-19 08:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID EN |
10TALLINN82 | Estonia Hopes E.O. 13382 Designations Do Not Further Worsen [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 15:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP EFIN PREL PARM IR EN |
10TALLINN9 | Estonia on January FAC [...] (U) Pol Chief discussed reftel points with Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Affairs Division on January 21. Post also provides a general assessment of the Estonian MFA and the value of these demarches at the end of this cable. Meius provided the following Estonian positions: [...] | 2010-01-22 14:51:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN EN |
10TASHKENT100 | UZBEK PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: FINAL WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the second round of parliamentary elections took place in 39 constituencies on January 10, Uzbekistan's Liberal-Democratic Party emerged with over 35% of the seats in the Lower House of Parliament, the Oliy Majlis. Relative party percentages remain almost unchanged [...] | 2010-01-25 09:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UZ |
10TASHKENT101 | THE OSCE IN UZBEKISTAN: HARD TO TELL WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Norland on February 18, Ambassador Venczel, head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mission in Uzbekistan, said that Uzbekistan's "lack of trust" makes it very difficult for the OSCE to implement many of its local [...] | 2010-02-26 10:31:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE UZ |
10TASHKENT103 | Uzbekistan: HIV/AIDS Activist Sentenced to Seven Years in [...] (SBU) Summary: It is emerging that a Tashkent Criminal Court last year sentenced Maksim Popov, a psychologist and HIV/AIDS activist, to seven years in prison on charges related to an HIV/AIDS prevention booklet that his NGO distributed, as well as financial improprieties related to gran [...] | 2010-02-26 13:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV AID UZ |
10TASHKENT148 | Uzbekistan: Leahy Vetting Request for GOU MVD Forensic [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. 2. Post is inviting representatives of the Uzbekistan Forensic laboratories to attend the American Academy of Forensic Sciences meeting that will be held in Seattle, Washington, from Feb 22-27, 2010. 3. Action request: Post [...] | 2010-01-28 05:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR UZ |
10TASHKENT150 | Uzbekistan: Leahy Vetting Request for Participants in the [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. 2. Post has been provided with the names of two GOU officials nominated to participate in the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Comprehensive Crisis Management course (CCM) on February 18 - March 19, 2010 in Honolulu, [...] | 2010-01-28 05:47:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR ASEC UZ |
10TASHKENT160 | UZBEKISTAN: SLOW APPROACH TO COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Overall, Uzbekistan supports the Copenhagen Accord but doubts it can meet the January 31 deadline for notification of its wish to associate itself with the Accord. Uzbekistan's position is that it must finalize its nationally appropriate mitigation actions prior to official asso [...] | 2010-01-29 11:58:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KGHG ENRG TSPL SENV UZ |
10TASHKENT162 | UZBEKISTAN AND INTERNET FREEDOM: QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IMPACT [...] (U) Summary: On January 25, 2010, Inson va Qonum (Humankind and Law),a newspaper owned by the Ministry of Justice, published an article entitled "Can You Live Without a TV? And Without Internet?" (Note: Inson va Qonum is published exclusively in Uzbek and has a circulation of 21,300. End Note. [...] | 2010-01-29 12:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ |
10TASHKENT19 | Uzbekistan: GOU Proposals for ABC Follow-on [...] (C) Summary: The Uzbek MFA provided the Embassy with the GOU's proposed follow-on to the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC) on January 12. Although there are several differences in their document (particularly in the Human Dimension),it represents a serious response conveyed with the message [...] | 2010-01-14 13:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR UZ |
10TASHKENT204 | Uzbekistan: Expedited Leahy Vetting Request for GOU [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. 2. The GOU has provided post with the names of four officials nominated to participate in the Marshall Regional Conference on Border Management and Security of Central Asian States, February 9-11, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The nominate [...] | 2010-02-04 12:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SNAR ASEC UZ |
10TASHKENT29 | Uzbekistan: Feedback from the Embassy-hosted MLK Day [...] (U) Summary: On January 19, Post used a reception at Ambassador Norland's residence to commemorate the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr., and at the same time reach out to civil society and the human rights community regarding the Secretary's December 14 Georgetown message. Parti [...] | 2010-01-21 11:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO UZ |
10TASHKENT310 | UZBEKISTAN: MEDIA REACTION TO SRAP HOLBROOKE VISIT [...] (U) Summary: Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Holbrooke's February 19th visit to Tashkent received prominent and concise coverage in the local media. One official article on the visit was published and then republished in several state media outlets. The visit was the [...] | 2010-02-24 10:27:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ |
10TASHKENT312 | UZBEKISTAN: REMOTE VILLAGE BIO-GAS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The remote mountain village of Khumsan has a bio-gas demonstration project, using primitive technology that converts livestock manure into bio-gas and provides four participating families with electricity, heat, and gas. It is designed to last ten years without repairs or spare pa [...] | 2010-02-24 12:38:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SENV EAID UZ |
10TASHKENT314 | UZBEKISTAN: UNDP ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The United Nations Development Programme, one of the largest and most trusted donors in Uzbekistan, has a number of environmental and energy projects, including: building ecosystem stability on degraded land in Karakalpakstan and the Kyzylkum desert; capacity building for a clean [...] | 2010-02-24 12:42:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SENV EAID UZ |
10TASHKENT34 | UZBEKISTAN: GOU INOCULATES INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS AGAINST [...] (SBU) Summary: At least six independent journalists were informally summoned to the Prosecutor's Office on January 7 for interviews. The journalists who responded were questioned about their professional activities, their views of the regime, their connection to other independent journalists, a [...] | 2010-01-11 10:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ |
10TASHKENT37 | CORRECTED COPY: PUNCTUATION MALFUNCTION: UZBEK PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the second round of parliamentary elections took place in 39 constituencies on January 10, Uzbekistan's Liberal-Democratic Party emerged with over 35% of the seats in the Lower House of Parliament, the Oliy Majlis. Relative party percentages remain almost unchanged from the [...] | 2010-01-25 12:53:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UZ |
10TASHKENT45 | Uzbek Deputy FM Kamilov Urges Progress in Key Areas [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador paid a courtesy call on newly-installed First Deputy Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov on January 28. Kamilov assessed the climate in the bilateral relationship as very favorable, noting a recent decree from President Karimov on strengthening relations with the U.S. tha [...] | 2010-01-28 13:24:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UZ |
10TASHKENT47 | Uzbekistan: Freedom of Expression under Strain \ [...] (SBU) Summary: Post continues to follow three cases \ involving constraints on freedom of expression. The defamation \ case against photographer Umida Ahmedova continues, with the latest \ information that she has refused an offer for amnesty in exchange \ for a guilty plea. Authorities hav [...] | 2010-01-28 13:35:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ |
10TASHKENT49 | Bible Society of Uzbekistan faces Uncertain Future [...] (C) Summary: Sergei Mitin, Chairperson of the Bible Society of Uzbekistan, spoke to poloff on January 22 to discuss continued problems with fulfilling its mission in Uzbekistan. Although Mitin is not yet ready to throw in the towel, he and others in the World Congress of United Bible Soc [...] | 2010-01-29 09:45:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KIRF UZ |
10TASHKENT5 | Uzbekistan: Response to Ambassador's Letter on Activist's [...] (U) The Uzbek Foreign Ministry sent the Embassy a diplomatic note on January 7, responding to the Ambassador's letter to Foreign Minister Norov of January 6 concerning the beating of the brother-in-law of Birdamlik leader Bakhodir Choriev (Ref A). 2. (C) Comment: The Uzbek response to our le [...] | 2010-01-08 09:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
10TASHKENT50 | INL UZBEKISTAN: NEW COMPUTER NETWORK SUPPORTS FORENSIC [...] SUMMARY: A secure wireless computer network was installed at the Main Forensic Bureau of the Uzbek Ministry of Health with assistance from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and the Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assista [...] | 2010-01-12 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR ASEC PREL KCOR KCRM UZ |
10TASHKENT55 | Uzbekistan: Karimov Decree Offers Opportunities, But [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek President Karimov signed a decree on January 11 calling for strengthened bilateral cooperation with the U.S. following the ABC meetings in Washington. The decree, which has since leaked to the press, tasks all Uzbek government entities with facilitating the implementation of [...] | 2010-02-01 13:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC UZ |
10TASHKENT59 | Uzbekistan: Response to DOL Request for Information on Child [...] (U) Per Ref A request, post provides the following update on child labor and forced labor in Uzbekistan. TASKING 1/TVPRA ------------------------- 2. (U) Per instructions that post should only report on the use of child labor and forced labor during the production of [...] | 2010-02-02 11:35:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ |
10TASHKENT65 | Uzbekistan: Ambassador Meets with Bible Society [...] (U) Ambassador Norland met with Bible Society of Uzbekistan (BSU) Chairman Sergei Mitin on February 1 to discuss recent difficulties the BSU has faced in carrying out its activities. (See reftel.) 2. (SBU) The BSU has three ongoing issues: a shipment of Uzbek-, Karakalpak- [...] | 2010-02-04 10:22:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ |
10TASHKENT67 | Uzbekistan: Photographer Akhmedova Convicted and Amnestied [...] (SBU) Summary: Photographer Umida Akhmedova stood trial in Tashkent this week on charges of defaming and insulting the people of Uzbekistan through a book of photographs and a documentary film. (See reftels.) After one full day of trial, the court found her guilty of the charges, but e [...] | 2010-02-11 14:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO UZ |
10TASHKENT69 | Uzbekistan: Urgent Leahy Vetting Request for GOU [...] This is an request. Please see paragraph four. 2. Post has been provided with the name of one GOU official nominated to participate in the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Comprehensive Crisis Management Course (CCM) on February 18 - March 19, 2010, in Honol [...] | 2010-02-12 10:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV SNAR ASEC UZ |
10TASHKENT7 | Uzbekistan: Fiscal Transparency [...] (SBU) Uzbekistan took a major step towards budget transparency at the beginning of this year (2010) when the state budget was posted on an official internet site. The site is a reference for all laws and regulations passed by the parliament (Oliy Majlis) and, by the standards of Uzbekistan, re [...] | 2010-01-11 13:12:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV ECON PREL UZ |
10TASHKENT89 | Action Request: Renewing the NDN Agreement with Uzbekistan [...] (C) The exchange of letters establishing the current framework for NDN in Uzbekistan is set to expire on April 3, 2010, the anniversary of its signing. Post understands that Washington is considering seeking specific enhancements to NDN with the Government of Uzbekistan and that General P [...] | 2010-02-22 12:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR UZ |
10TASHKENT9 | Uzbekistan: Strengthening Laws On Child Labor [...] (U) Summary: At the end of December, President Karimov strengthened Uzbekistan's legal framework against child labor by signing into law amendments that increase penalties on public officials for using child labor, impose penalties on private individuals using child labor, and do away wi [...] | 2010-01-14 05:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UN KTIP UZ |
10TASHKENT90 | UZBEKISTAN: GOU PROMOTES "UZBEK" VALUES AMONG YOUTH [...] (U) Summary: Several articles on the development of Uzbek "spiritual values" have been published in Uzbekistan's state media over the past few months. One such article, entitled "Spirituality: We are Responsible for Our Children," was published recently by government-owned Narodnoye Slovo follo [...] | 2010-01-20 09:47:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ |
10TASHKENT91 | UZBEKISTAN: PRESIDENT KARIMOV APPOINTS SENATORS WITH AN EYE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the last weeks of January, the 100 Senators of Uzbekistan's parliament, the Oliy Majlis, were chosen-sixteen appointed by President Karimov, and the remaining 84 selected by the regional councils from their own ranks. The Senate is intended to be Uzbekistan's "chamb [...] | 2010-02-23 11:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM UZ |
10TASHKENT92 | FORENSIC SCIENCE IN UZBEKISTAN: THE SUBTLE APPROACH TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Forensic Laboratory Improvement Project sponsored by the State Department Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),with assistance from the Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training and Assistance Program (ICITAP),cont [...] | 2010-01-20 09:51:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID SNAR ASEC KCRM UZ |
10TASHKENT93 | UZBEKS ASK FOR SUBSTANCE ON SWG AND PETRAEUS VISIT [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points on the Special Working Group (SWG) to MFA Americas Director Bakhtiyor Ibragimov on February 23. Ibragimov welcomed the news of the SWG's proposed visit, but suggested that the March 1-5 dates are probably too early for the GOU to fully prepare. The MFA will cons [...] | 2010-02-23 13:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS UZ |
10TASHKENT97 | Uzbekistan: Submission for 10th Annual Trafficking in [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 09:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KTIP KMCA UZ |
10TASHKENT99 | Uzbekistan: Follow up on DOL Request for Information on [...] (U) Post submitted its response to DOL's request for information on child labor and forced labor in Ref A. DOL requested follow up information in Ref B regarding the use of adult labor in the production of goods, pursuant to Task 1 under the TVPRA. 2. (U) Adult forced labo [...] | 2010-02-26 10:24:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ |
10TBILISI103 | GEORGIA: NEW DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS IN PEREVI AND [...] (C) Summary and comment. The EUMM reported new Russian requirements that local residents of Akhalgori (an ethnic Georgian city on the South Ossetian side of the administrative boundary line) and Perevi (in undisputed Georgia, but occupied by Russian forces) must have documents in Russian or [...] | 2010-01-27 14:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MOPS RS GG |
10TBILISI125 | GEORGIA APPROVES STATE STRATEGY ON OCCUPIED [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Georgia approved the "State Strategy on Occupied Territories: Engagement Through Collaboration" on January 27. The strategy presents the government's vision for engaging the disputed territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and preventing their isolation. Stat [...] | 2010-01-29 14:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EAID RS GG |
10TBILISI126 | GEORGIA: FM EXPRESSES CONCERNS OVER ARMENIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph six. 2. (C) FM Grigol Vashadze called the Ambassador in to underscore the GoG's deepening concern over Armenian military cooperation with Russia. He reiterated past notice of concern that the Armenians have requested more than 500 ove [...] | 2010-01-29 15:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AR GG |
10TBILISI146 | GEORGIA: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] (S/NF) In response to ref A the following is further information regarding the Northern Distribution Network in Georgia. A. (C) PLEASE DESCRIBE THE HOST COUNTRY LEADER VIEWS ON THE US MILITARY LOCAL PURCHASE PLAN'S PROGRESS AND ANY BENEFIT TO THE HOST COUNTRY'S ECONOMY. HOW SATISFIED AR [...] | 2010-02-02 14:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR MOPS KG KZ TI TX UZ GG |
10TBILISI147 | GEORGIA: FM VASHADZE ON NEXT STEPS WITH IRAN [...] (C) Ambassador discussed the summary of next steps on Iran (ref A) with FM Vashadze on January 31, noting that the new demarche echoed our discussions prior to Vashadze's January 18-19 visit to Tehran (ref B). The Ambassador outlined that the West was prepared to move forward on the steps pr [...] | 2010-02-02 15:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EINV PGOV IR GG |
10TBILISI148 | GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (S) Georgia is calmer and more stable than it was when you visited last summer, but those improvements are far from durable and a palpable sense of insecurity still permeates society and politics. Miscalculations and provocations - domestically, in the territories or north across the mounta [...] | 2010-02-02 15:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OTRA OVIP RS GG |
10TBILISI155 | GEORGIA WELCOMES THE SECRETARY'S SPEECH ON [...] (SBU) Government and non-governmental figures alike welcomed the Secretary's 29 January speech on European security. President Saakashvili's spokeswoman on 30 January noted that the remarks demonstrated Washington's support for Georgia. He welcomed the "unambiguous position and support" from [...] | 2010-02-03 15:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GG |
10TBILISI176 | GEORGIA: UPDATE ON KAZBEGI/LARSI CHECKPOINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Georgia's lead negotiator for the talks with Russia on opening the Kazbegi/Larsi checkpoint told us that Georgia is waiting for Russia to respond to the most recent Georgia proposal that would open the border point between Russia and Georgia in early March. The agreement would all [...] | 2010-02-10 14:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
10TBILISI177 | GEORGIAN OFFICIALS HOPE FOR CONTINUED FRIENDSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. Georgian government responses to the apparent election of Victor Yanukovych in Ukraine has been generally positive, with all following President Saakashvili's lead in congratulating the Ukrainian people for their well-run election. Additionally, officials from Saakashvili to t [...] | 2010-02-10 14:47:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UP GG |
10TBILISI195 | EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT JANUARY 2010 [...] EXBS Tbilisi welcomes Ms. Eka Parghalava who has been selected as our new Assistant Program Coordinator. Eka will assume her duties on March 1, 2010. 2. A NATO contingent visited Poti, Georgia, January 27-28 to meet with Georgian Coast Guard (GCG) leadership to discuss NATO partnership goal [...] | 2010-02-16 05:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG |
10TBILISI199 | GEORGIA: SENATORS MCCAIN, THUNE AND BARRASSO INVESTIGATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Senators John McCain (R-AZ),John Thune (R-SD) and John Barrasso (R-WY) met January 10-11 in the Black Sea resort city of Batumi with President Saakashvili and other members of the GoG as well as opposition representatives. They also traveled to Zugdidi near the administrative [...] | 2010-02-17 08:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG |
10TBILISI20 | GEORGIA: CHARTER FLIGHTS TO RUSSIA SET TO RESUME JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Private airline Georgian Airways (formerly Airzena) is scheduled to initiate charter flights to Moscow and St. Petersburg on January 8, 9, and 10. Russia ended direct flights as a part of its embargo against Georgia in October 2006. The new temporary routes will be the first [...] | 2010-01-06 05:43:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAIR ECIN RR GG |
10TBILISI203 | GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (S) Summary. Georgia is calmer and more stable than at any time since the war, but those improvements are far from durable. A palpable sense of insecurity still permeates society and politics. Miscalculations and provocations - domestically, in the territories or north across the mountains - could [...] | 2010-02-18 05:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR OTRA OVIP AF RS GG |
10TBILISI205 | GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR EWG AND VISIT OF EEB A/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Once infamous for its rampant corruption and organized crime, Georgia is now a model of reform among post-Soviet economies. The economy and Georgia's pro-business orientation are top priorities for President Saakashvili and he is quick to highlight his government's successes. [...] | 2010-02-18 14:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | ECON EINV PGOV PREL GG |
10TBILISI222 | GEORGIA: THREE MONTHS BEFORE LOCAL ELECTIONS - [...] (C) Summary: Recent internal United National Movement (UNM) polling shows officially-undeclared mayoral candidate Gigi Ugulava with a commanding lead over opposition rivals. The trend lines indicate that Ugulava's active grassroots outreach has paid significant dividends while opposition in [...] | 2010-02-22 14:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
10TBILISI32 | GEORGIA: MFA UNSURE OF ROLE OF IRAN EXPORT BANK IN [...] (C) Charge d'affaires delivered ref A talking points to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov on January 6 noting that the USG was concerned about any possible energy deals with Iran, and urged that Georgia not seek Iran or Iranian businesses as partners. The Charge also expressed conce [...] | 2010-01-08 15:12:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD PREL IR GG |
10TBILISI43 | EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT DECEMBER 2009 [...] The EXBS Advisor (EA) is in the U.S. for consultation and leave from December 14th through January 22nd. 2. Information regarding nominations for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy class of 2014 was provided to the Public Affairs Office, Office of Defense Cooperation and the Georgian Coast Guard ( [...] | 2010-01-12 13:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG |
10TBILISI50 | GEORGIANS OFFER LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FOR IRAQI [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Post received the below letter addressed to the Ambassador from Minister of Internal Affairs Vano Merabishvili offering law enforcement training assistance for Iraqi and Afghan police. The Embassy received identical letters addressed [...] | 2010-01-13 14:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MARR GG AF IZ |
10TBILISI56 | GEORGIA: GBLT LEADER EXPLAINS CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND [...] (C) Summary: Charge D'affaires met with Paata Sabelashvili, head of Inclusive Foundation (a gay and lesbian rights organization),regarding his arrest on December 15 and his subsequent imprisonment. Sabelashvili admitted to possessing a small amount of marijuana but said the police tampere [...] | 2010-01-14 14:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
10TBILISI57 | GEORGIA: MISHA'S CEC PICKS -- AN UNIMPRESSIVE [...] (C) Summary: As required by law, President Saakashvili has chosen three candidates to fill the job of Chairman of the Central Election Commission from a list of 14 presented to him by an NGO advisory group. Saakashvili's picks included outgoing CEC Chairman Levan Tarknishvili, Zurab Kharat [...] | 2010-01-14 14:48:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
10TBILISI65 | GEORGIA: OFFER OF ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 11:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLO AEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
10TBILISI66 | GEORGIA: CLARIFYING THE TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 12:49:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF GG |
10TBILISI67 | GEORGIA: SOLICITING INFORMATION FOR REVIEW OF [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 12:56:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | GG KTFN PREL PTER |
10TBILISI68 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON GICNT TERMS OF REFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 13:03:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC GG |
10TBILISI70 | GEORGIA: CONSIDERING ENERGY COOPERATION WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Vashadze told the Charge that during an upcoming trip to Iran he intends to discuss Iran's non-recognition of the separatist territories and economic ties. He has promised a full readout upon his re [...] | 2010-01-15 15:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG IR GG |
10TBILISI71 | GEORGIA: VERDICT ANNOUNCED IN MUKHROVANI ATTEMPTED [...] (C) Summary and comment. Verdicts in the trials of 20 people accused of participating in the attempted mutiny at Mukhrovani military base in May 2009 were announced on January 11. One defendant, retired General Koba Kobaladze, was cleared of coup charges but found guilty of possession of i [...] | 2010-01-15 15:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS RS GG |
10TBILISI72 | GEORGIA: TRYING TO WORK WITH TURKEY ON SHIP ISSUES [...] (C) Summary and comment. Georgia is willing to negotiate with Turkey to find a way forward on Turkish commercial vessel travel to Sukhumi, but is looking for cooperation from the Government of Turkey to resolve technical issues. The only Georgian redline is that all vessels stop at a port in [...] | 2010-01-15 15:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MOPS RS TK GG |
10TBILISI82 | EMBASSY TBILISI BFIF PROPOSAL FOR 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 14:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAIR ECIN RR GG |
10TBILISI98 | GEORGIA: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel talking points to officials in the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, America Department on January 25, 2010. We also inquired about whether Georgia expected to make any announcements at the London conference. MFA officials were not aware of any planned announceme [...] | 2010-01-27 12:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GG |
10TEGUCIGALPA110 | EEB A/S FERNANDEZ AND LOBO TEAM DISCUSS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Jose Fernandez met with members of the new Honduran government's economic team on January 26, the day before the inauguration of President Lobo. Among the participants were William Chong Wong, who was subsequently [...] | 2010-02-02 21:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL HO US |
10TEGUCIGALPA113 | MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO PERSUADE IRAN'S ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered the demarche in reftel on February 1 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Mario Canahuati. Canahuati was very supportive of the U.S. position and told the Ambassador that he would inform President Porfirio Lobo of the demarche. LLORENS [...] | 2010-02-03 00:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IR UNSC HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA116 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met on February 1 with President of Congress Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was accompanied by several members of the congress' executive board and other congressional leaders. The Ambassador told Hernandez that it is important for the members of Honduras' politica [...] | 2010-02-03 23:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA120 | CRIMINAL COURT DISMISSES CHARGES AGAINST MILITARY [...] (U) Summary: According to press reports, the President of the Honduran Supreme Court, Jorge Rivera, acting as a criminal court judge, dismissed the charges of abuse of authority and illegal expatriation lodged against the Honduran Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff on January 6. The press rep [...] | 2010-02-04 23:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KJUS MARR PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA121 | NEW FINANCE MINISTER FACES BLEAK ECONOMIC REALITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In the new government's first public remarks on the economy following the January 27 inauguration of Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo as president of Honduras, the newly appointed Minister of Finance, William Chong Wong, presented a bleak picture of the economic situation, calling the nat [...] | 2010-02-04 23:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL EINV ETRD ENRG SOCI HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA122 | STATUS OF TRUTH COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary: On February 3, the Ambassador and President Porfirio Lobo discussed establishment of the Truth Commission called for by the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord. Lobo stressed that its mandate should be to chronicle the events leading up to and since the June 28 coup d'etat and that it sh [...] | 2010-02-04 23:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA125 | SANTOS MEETING AT HONDURAN INAUGURATION [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary of State for Economics, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB) Jose Fernandez, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs Craig Ke [...] | 2010-02-05 20:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM CO HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA135 | USG DELEGATION TO INAUGURATION MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Arturo Valenzuela, Ambassador Llorens, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs Craig Kelly, the Ambassador, and Executive Assistant to the WHA A/S Juan Gonzalez met with President Jos [...] | 2010-02-11 00:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA136 | TRUTH COMMISSION UPDATE [...] (U) This is an action request see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Former Guatemalan VP Eduardo Stein spent the day in Tegucigalpa yesterday working on the terms of the reference for the creation of the Truth Commission (TC). The Ambassador spoke to him last night before he returned home to Guatemala. [...] | 2010-02-11 16:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA137 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEMIEUX [...] (SBU) Embassy Tegucigalpa warmly welcomes the February 15-16 visit of Codel Lemieux. Your visit comes at a historic moment. President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo assumed office on January 27, 2010 as the chief executive elected with the greatest number of votes in Honduran history. The United Sta [...] | 2010-02-11 23:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC ECON EAID MARR |
10TEGUCIGALPA143 | AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT LOBO DISCUSS THE NEED TO [...] (S) The Ambassador and President Lobo met for 90 minutes on February 14 at the Residence. While the two discussed a myriad of issues of interest to the bilateral relation (septel),the Ambassador took the opportunity to stress our growing concern of the continued presence and participation in Lobo' [...] | 2010-02-17 01:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL MARR HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA15 | ZELAYA SEEKING DEAL BEFORE TERM OF OFFICE EXPIRES [...] (C) Summary: President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Craig Kelly and the Ambassador that he cannot request political asylum in a foreign country before his term of office expires on January 27 because the "Caraca [...] | 2010-01-08 22:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA151 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DODD [...] (SBU) Embassy Tegucigalpa warmly welcomes the February 15-16 visit of Codel Dodd. Your visit comes at a historic moment. President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo assumed office on January 27, 2010 as the chief executive elected with the greatest number of votes in Honduran history. The United States [...] | 2010-02-18 23:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC ECON EAID MARR |
10TEGUCIGALPA154 | REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK NORMALIZES RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank Honduras President Maria Elena Mondragon told the Ambassador on February 17 that the GOH had received a letter from CABEI confirming the normalization of Honduras' relationship with the bank. In a separate meeting, President of the Central American Bank for Integr [...] | 2010-02-19 00:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA157 | HONDURAS PROPOSALS FOR S/GWI SMALL GRANTS [...] Summary: Post is pleased to submit for the consideration of the Department two proposals for funding by the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) small grants initiative. We believe these projects, if funded, will promote women's political, economic, and social advancement in H [...] | 2010-02-19 22:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA159 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VISITING CANADIAN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with visiting Canadian Minister of State for the Americas Peter Kent on February 18. The Ambassador briefed Kent on the current political, diplomatic and economic environment in Honduras following the January 27 inauguration of President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo. K [...] | 2010-02-19 23:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID SNAR CA HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA161 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO SAN PEDRO SULA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited San Pedro Sula, Honduras' commercial capital, February 4-6. This was the Ambassador's first high-profile series of public events since the June 28 coup d'tat. He met with the mayor, the maquila association, the Chamber of Commerce, and the editors of E [...] | 2010-02-22 22:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD ELAB SCUL EAID KJUS HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA164 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of State of Labor and Social Security Felicito Avila told the Ambassador during a February 22 courtesy call that the Lobo government needs to have a holistic view of the labor situation that provides assurances to both workers and businessmen. Avila said his role is [...] | 2010-02-24 00:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB ECON PHUM PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA169 | ROHRABACHER CODEL [...] (SBU) Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) visited Honduras January 31-February 2 and called on Hondurans to "turn the page" on the political events of the summer. Congressman Rohrabacher commended the Honduran people for their commitment to democracy and said he would urge the U.S. government [...] | 2010-02-24 20:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV OVIP PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA17 | PDAS KELLY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO [...] (C) Summary: During a January 5 meeting with WHA PDAS Craig Kelly and Ambassador Llorens, a clearly frustrated President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo said that he had done all he could to get de facto leader Roberto Micheletti to step down. It was unfair, he said, for the international community to p [...] | 2010-01-08 23:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON HO ES NU |
10TEGUCIGALPA175 | Leahy Vetting Request for Jungle Commando Course, March 15 - [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training March 15 to July 18, 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. Bot [...] | 2010-02-25 18:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA18 | PDAS KELLY DISCUSSES MICHELETTI DEPARTURE WITH [...] (C) Summary: At a January 5 dinner with society leaders and a January 6 meeting with the business community, WHA PDAS Craig Kelly emphasized the importance of the resignation of de facto leader Micheletti in creating a climate that would allow quick reengagement with the international community [...] | 2010-01-09 00:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA183 | Resistance Movement Demonstration [...] (SBU) Summary: The anti-coup "resistance" movement held a peaceful demonstration on February 25 in Tegucigalpa in which about 10,000 protestors participated. The demonstrators tried to march to the Executive Building and, when they found the street leading there blocked by security forces, wen [...] | 2010-02-26 23:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA185 | New Minister of Defense - corrected cable [...] (C) Summary: President Porfirio Lobo appointed on February 24 fellow National Party member and former legislator Marlon Pascua Cerrato as Minister of Defense. Initial impressions suggest Cerrato, who is known as a skillful manager, is a good choice. President Lobo also appointed Carlos Roberto [...] | 2010-02-27 00:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO MOPS |
10TEGUCIGALPA19 | AMBASSADOR LLORENS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ELECT [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo on the evening of January 9 to discuss a number of pending matters. The Ambassador briefed Lobo on our efforts to implement the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, the results of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Cra [...] | 2010-01-11 19:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA2 | AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO DISCUSS NEED [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo at the Embassy on January 4 and discussed the need for full implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, and most importantly for de facto regime leader Micheletti to step aside immediately. Lobo sought the Ambassador's [...] | 2010-01-05 17:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID MARR CVIS HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA20 | AMBASSADOR LLORENS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ELECT [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo on the evening of January 9 to discuss a number of pending matters. The Ambassador briefed Lobo on our efforts to implement the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, the results of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Cra [...] | 2010-01-11 19:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA23 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE TO DE FACTO FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador met with Honduran de facto regime foreign minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the home of a mutual friend January 10 to deliver a firm message from Washington regarding the lack of progress by the de facto regime and the negative public and private statements made [...] | 2010-01-11 23:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA24 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE TO DE FACTO FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador met with Honduran de facto regime foreign minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the home of a mutual friend January 10 to deliver a firm message from Washington regarding the lack of progress by the de facto regime and the negative public and private statements made [...] | 2010-01-12 01:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA34 | ATTENDANCE AT INAUGURATION OF PEPE LOBO [...] (SBU) Summary: Planning has begun for the January 27 inauguration of president-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo. Lobo has called for the inauguration ceremony to have a Honduran flavor. The Honduran public does not expect that large numbers of high-level foreign dignitaries will attend Lobo's ina [...] | 2010-01-13 23:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA41 | MODERNIZATION OF HONDURAN PRISONS CONTINUES POST-COUP [...] (U) Summary: Under the de facto regime which came to power following the June 28, 2009 coup d'etat, implementation of the Ministry of Security's pre-coup prisons reform plan, while delayed, has continued. GOH-funded construction of an administrative segregation annex nicknamed "The Maquila" at [...] | 2010-01-15 14:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA46 | HONDURAS: Administrative Segregation Update [...] The following is an update of the remodeling of the Maquila into an Administrative Segregation Unit as of November 28, 2009. The Maquila project is part of Minister of Security Jorge Rodas's overall prisons reform plan, devised in 2008-2009 (Reftel). ----------------- Complete Project: - [...] | 2010-01-15 21:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA5 | MICHELETTI SAYS EXIT STRATEGY MUST BE IN [...] (C) Summary: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Craig Kelly urged de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti on January 6 to accede to the call by president-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo for there to be an interval of time between the de facto regime a [...] | 2010-01-07 19:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA51 | MICHELETTI SAYS HE WON'T STEP DOWN BEFORE [...] (U) Summary. Supporters of de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti have been staging ceremonies in recent days to honor Micheletti. The largest was a January 18 rally organized by the pro-regime civil society organization Civic Democratic Union (UCD). During the speech he delivered at the [...] | 2010-01-19 21:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA56 | HONDURAS: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR FY 2010 FISCAL [...] (U) The following is Post's responses to questions in ref A. 2. (U) Is the central government expected to receive funding under the FY 2010 SFOAA? --Yes. The central government is expected to receive funding under the FY 2010 Department of State Foreign Operations and Related Progra [...] | 2010-01-21 21:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID AID PREL ECON HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA57 | REACTION TO LATEST VISA REVOCATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Honduran media have reported widely and mostly accurately on the decision January 18 to revoke the U.S. visas of de facto cabinet members and supporters following de facto President Micheletti,s failure to step aside prior to the January 27 inauguration. Commentary from the medi [...] | 2010-01-21 22:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CVIS HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA6 | FOLLOW UP TO PDAS CRAIG KELLY'S VISIT [...] (S) Summary: In the wake of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly's (January 5-6) visit, we've been reaching out to key players to follow-up and press home U.S. objectives in Honduras. The Ambassador spoke to President-elect Pepe Lobo, regime Minister of Defense Sevilla, regime Fo [...] | 2010-01-07 20:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA65 | AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSIONS WITH PRESIDENT ELECT [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador had a series of meetings and discussions over the past weekend with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, and Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. Lobo briefed the Ambassador on his diplomatic efforts of the past week with both Presidents [...] | 2010-01-26 00:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA66 | SCENESETTER FOR USG DELEGATION TO PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome you and the delegation to Tegucigalpa January 26-27 to attend the January 27 inaugural ceremonies of the newly-elected Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo. The inauguration is an historical event, bringing back democratic and constitutional rule after a seven-month hiatus. The comi [...] | 2010-01-26 01:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC ECON EAID MARR KCRM |
10TEGUCIGALPA88 | INAGURATION OF PRESIDENT LOBO AND DEPARTURE OF [...] (U) Summary: President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo was sworn in on January 27 in Tegucigalpa. During his inaugural address, President Lobo thanked the US and others for their help during the political crisis and paused during his speech to sign an amnesty law that had been passed by Congress late on [...] | 2010-01-28 01:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA92 | PRESIDENT LOBO URGES NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND [...] (U) Summary: The speech delivered by President Porfirio Lobo at his January 27 inauguration focused on national reconciliation and Honduras' reintegration into the community of nations. He pledged to implement the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord and to quickly establish the truth commission calle [...] | 2010-01-29 00:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA96 | USG DELEGATION ATTENDS PRESIDENT LOBO'S [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Arturo Valenzuela, accompanied by Ambassador Hugo Llorens, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (EEB) Jose Fernandez and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (PDAS) [...] | 2010-01-29 22:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA98 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT LOBO [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 9. 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador and DCM met with President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and his senior team to congratulate him on his inauguration and discuss bilateral issues. The Ambassador noted the important steps that Lobo had taken over the past [...] | 2010-01-29 23:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL ECON EAID SNAR HO |
10TELAVIV101 | REP. HASTINGS DISCUSSES HAITI AND MIDDLE EAST [...] (U) SUMMARY: Concluding his 14th trip to Israel in 18 years, Representative Alcee Hastings (D-FL 23rd district) told Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon that he is leaving Israel this time more optimistically than when he left in December 2008. He added that the U.S. Administration [...] | 2010-01-19 08:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KBWG HA IS |
10TELAVIV105 | GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP: NO GOI DECISION ON [...] (C) PolCouns called on MFA Deputy Director for UN and IO Affairs Eviatar Manor January 18 to review Israeli positions in advance of U.S.-Israeli IO consultations in Washington this week. Manor, who will head the Israeli delegation, said that while there is broad acceptance, including by the I [...] | 2010-01-19 12:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UN KWBG IS |
10TELAVIV107 | CODEL HASTINGS' MEETING WITH PM NETANYAHU [...] (S) Summary. Representative Alcee Hastings met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem January 10. Their discussion covered the CODEL's meetings in the region, Iran, and the PM's views on starting negotiations with the Palestinians. Netanyahu expr [...] | 2010-01-19 13:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV IR SY KWBG IS |
10TELAVIV11 | PROGRESS WITH EGYPT ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION [...] (S) On December 31, National Security Advisor Uzi Arad told the Ambassador that on the margins of PM Netanyahu's December 29 visit to Cairo, Arad discussed with FM Abul Gheit Egypt's on-going attempts to inject Israel into various nuclear discussions and fora. Arad described a very candid dis [...] | 2010-01-05 06:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC EG IR |
10TELAVIV124 | BARAK AND GAL VISITS TO ANKARA STABILIZE [...] (S) Summary. Israel took advantage of two previously scheduled visits to Ankara by Defense Minister Barak and MFA Director General Gal this week to demonstrate Israel's strong interest in preserving good relations with Turkey. According to Israeli accounts, last week's crisis over a theatrica [...] | 2010-01-21 13:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS TU KWBG IS |
10TELAVIV137 | KADIMA'S INTERNAL SQUABBLES CONTINUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Kadima party's leadership wrangling continued in mid-January, with little hope for near-term resolution. Kadima members met on January 21 to discuss an effort by former Defense Minister and Kadima second-in-command Shaul Mofaz to move leadership primaries up to mid-2010. [...] | 2010-01-22 12:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IS |
10TELAVIV139 | ENGAGING HAPOALIM, GOI ON CORRESPONDENT BANKING [...] (U) This is an action cable (see para 7). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hapoalim reiterates concerns to OQR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (SBU) Firas Raad, Development Advisor in the Office of the Quartet Representative (OQR),briefed Econoff on recent discussions with sen [...] | 2010-01-22 14:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
10TELAVIV180 | CODEL MCCAIN'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 08:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | AF IR IS IZ LE PGOV PK PREL |
10TELAVIV182 | A/S POSNER DISCUSSES CAST LEAD INVESTIGATIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 09:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PHUM KWBG PTER IS |
10TELAVIV183 | A/S POSNER DISCUSSES GOLDSTONE REPORT WITH SENIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A delegation headed by Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, met with senior Israeli officials in early January to discuss Israel's response to the UN Goldstone Report. Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor said the GOI was deliberating whether [...] | 2010-01-27 09:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG PTER IS |
10TELAVIV184 | A/S POSNER DISCUSSES GOLDSTONE REPORT WITH ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary. On the margins of his meetings with Israeli military commanders and officials (reftels A and B),DRL A/S Michael Posner also met with several non-governmental interlocutors regarding the Israeli response to the Goldstone Report. Most advocated that the GOI do more to address the r [...] | 2010-01-27 09:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWBG PTER IS |
10TELAVIV264 | WAR OF WORDS WITH SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. Tensions are higher than usual between Israel and Syria this week following an exchange of comments on the possible outbreak of war. A February 1 comment by Defense Minister Barak to the effect that the alternative to opening negotiations with Syria could be the outbreak of war [...] | 2010-02-04 12:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS SY LE IS |
10TELAVIV279 | SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-05 15:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IS ECON EFIN KWBG PREL PGOV |
10TELAVIV280 | BARAK AND FAYYAD PROMOTE THE TWO-STATE SOLUTION AT [...] (SBU) Summary. Speaking at a standing room only panel at the annual Herzliya Conference February 2, Defense Minister Barak and PA Prime Minister Fayyad offered a rare glimpse of Israeli-Palestinian convergence as both made the case for the two-state solution. Photographers at the event mobbe [...] | 2010-02-05 15:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
10TELAVIV281 | NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR ARAD ARTICULATES ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary: In a February 5 article in the Israeli newspaper Yisrael Ha-yom, National Security Advisor Uzi Arad articulated the Netanyahu Government's foreign policy successes over the past year, including helping prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and promoting negotiations to res [...] | 2010-02-05 15:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
10TELAVIV302 | DRUZE DEPUTY MINISTER PROMOTING GOLAN DRUZE [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Minister for the Development of the Negev and Galilee and member of Knesset Ayoub Kara briefed the Ambassador February 9 on his projects promoting closer ties between residents of the Golan Heights and Syria. Kara, a Likud Party member who is also Druze and the only Arab [...] | 2010-02-09 16:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SY IS |
10TELAVIV310 | FM LIEBERMAN INDICTMENT ON HOLD, FOR NOW [...] (SBU) Despite the formal recommendation by the Israeli National Police on August 2, 2009 that then-Attorney General Menachem Mazuz indict Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on bribery, money laundering, obstruction of justice, and other charges, Mazuz left office January 28 without filing an [...] | 2010-02-10 13:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS |
10TELAVIV330 | PROSPECTS FOR ENHANCED HIGH-TECH DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The expansion of bilateral high-tech cooperation has emerged as a key priority for the Government of Israel in recent bilateral discussions and meetings of the Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG). Post believes that securing additional funding for the existing binational fo [...] | 2010-02-12 14:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IS PREL TBIO EINV |
10TELAVIV338 | MOFAZ AND LIVNI DO BATTLE AHEAD OF "DECISIVE" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Kadima infighting continues ahead of the Kadima Council meeting scheduled for February 24 that is to consider a proposal to move party leadership primaries up from the scheduled date of 2013 to some time in 2010. Former Defense Minister and party number two Shaul Mofaz reporte [...] | 2010-02-16 05:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IS |
10TELAVIV344 | IDF PLANS HARSHER METHODS WITH WEST BANK [...] (C) In meetings with U.S. officials on February 4, OC Central Command MG Avi Mizrachi expressed frustration with on-going demonstrations in the West Bank, which he believes are being orchestrated to increase tensions. Mizrachi, whose area of responsibility includes all of the West Bank and Ce [...] | 2010-02-16 14:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KWBG IS |
10TELAVIV379 | SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S [...] (C) Summary: I am pleased to welcome you once again to Israel. Despite some areas of disagreement, we have a strong and dynamic bilateral relationship. The Strategic Dialogue has been an important mechanism since 2005. This will be a significant opportunity to engage the Israeli governm [...] | 2010-02-18 15:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ENRG IS |
10TELAVIV391 | NASA Administrator Visits Israel [...] (U) Summary. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visited Israel January 23-28 to present the keynote speech at the Fifth Ilan Ramon International Space Conference, to commemorate the legacy of Israel's first astronaut, and to meet with senior Israeli government officials to discuss opportunities [...] | 2010-02-19 10:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA ETRD PREL IS |
10TELAVIV414 | ISRAELI OFFICIALS REQUEST USG DEMARCHE SYRIA ON [...] (S/NF) On February 22, 2010, BG Yossi Baidatz, Israel Defense Intelligence (IDI) Chief of Production and Analysis, advised Embassy Tel Aviv officers that IDI had information suggesting Syria intended to imminently transfer SCUD-D missiles to Hizballah in Lebanon. Baidatz explained that IDI viewed c [...] | 2010-02-22 14:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MASS SY LE IS |
10TELAVIV417 | IDF MAG MANDELBLIT ON IDF INVESTIGATIONS INTO [...] (S) Summary: IDF Military Advocate General Mandelblit updated the Ambassador on February 17 on the progress of investigations into allegations of misconduct during Operation Cast Lead, including providing a preview of additional findings to be published before the March 24 Human Rights Counci [...] | 2010-02-23 07:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KWBG PTER IS |
10TELAVIV434 | D/Sec Lew Discusses Assistance Cooperation with MFA and [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary Jacob J. Lew met February 21 with Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, and separately with MFA Director General Yossi Gal and MASHAV (Israel's foreign aid agency) head Haim Divon to discuss bilateral cooperation in development assistance and Israel's OECD access [...] | 2010-02-24 07:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EINV PREL OECD UNESCO IS PA |
10TELAVIV438 | GOI STILL WORKING OUT DETAILS FOR GHAJAR [...] (C) According to Gilad Cohen, Advisor to MFA Director General Yossi Gal, Israel remains committed to withdrawing from Ghajar, but noted that the more the interagency team gets into the details of withdrawal, the more complicated the issue becomes. Embassy PolOff and PolOff from the Office of [...] | 2010-02-24 15:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE IS |
10TELAVIV439 | KNESSET CONSIDERS CONTROVERSIAL NGO LEGISLATION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Knesset passed a preliminary reading of legislation on February 17 that would require individuals and NGOs to register any funding received from foreign political entities. Many NGOs were concerned with the possible effects of the draft legislation, which they decried in the p [...] | 2010-02-25 09:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IS |
10TELAVIV444 | MORATORIUM: MOD SEEKING TO STRENGTHEN DETERRENCE [...] (U) On 25 February, Israel's Army Radio reported that the MOD plans to seek criminal proceedings against settlers who continue to build in spite of the moratorium. To do so, the MOD would hire lawyers for a period of several months to assist in the preparation of criminal files against such vi [...] | 2010-02-25 13:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG IS |
10TELAVIV50 | MORATORIUM UPDATE: EASINGS ANNOUNCED, RUMORS [...] (C) Summary: On January 7, the MOD announced that amendments have been made to the GOI's moratorium order, which will, inter alia, return some permitting and building authority to local settler leaders. However, the announcement made it clear that new approvals will remain frozen and construct [...] | 2010-01-09 07:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG IS |
10TELAVIV80 | CONSTRUCTION MORATORIUM: COMPENSATION UPDATE [...] (U) On January 11, the Finance Ministry announced that it had earmarked an initial NIS 30 million to compensate those who invested in residential building projects in the West Bank and are now facing financial losses due to the GOI's moratorium order. This sum is expected to rise as homebuyers [...] | 2010-01-14 16:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWBG IS |
10TELAVIV86 | CODEL HASTINGS DISCUSSES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rep. Alcee Hastings on January 12, 2010 met with Baruch Bina, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Director General for North America, and Nimrod Barkan, head of MFA's Research Division, to discuss regional affairs. The Israelis laid out for Rep. Hastings some of the [...] | 2010-01-15 09:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KWBG SY IR TU IZ LE JO IS |
10TELAVIV98 | ISRAELI-SAUDI TRACK TWO DISCUSSION [...] (C) Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF) Director General Yair Hirschfeld briefed A/DCM and EconCouns January 14 on the latest session of a track-two working group on Middle East peace that includes participants from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Palestinian Authority, as well as Hi [...] | 2010-01-15 15:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SA IR KWBG IS |
10THEHAGUE10 | CWC: IRAQI AMBASSADOR WARNS COMMITMENT TO CHEMICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Iraqi Ambassador to the Netherlands Siamand Banaa requested Delrep to convey his concerns "to the highest level" of the U.S. government that commitment by his government to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is declining and could "shift" with the upcoming elections. He [...] | 2010-01-08 15:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC IZ |
10THEHAGUE106 | NETHERLANDS: NEXT STEPS ON ICESAVE [...] (C) Summary: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) believes the existing Dutch and British loan agreements with Iceland will be resoundingly defeated in a March 6 Icelandic referendum. The GONL therefore plans to offer the Government of Iceland (GOI) new interest terms on its loan during t [...] | 2010-02-19 17:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL IC |
10THEHAGUE107 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 19, 2010 [...] (SBU) As preparations advanced for the Executive Council meeting (EC-59) February 22-26 (reftel),facilitators held informal consultations on Article XI and the Report on the Status of Implementation of the External Auditor's Recommendations. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) held [...] | 2010-02-19 17:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL AORC OPCW CWC |
10THEHAGUE108 | NETHERLANDS: CABINET FALLS OVER AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Following a marathon 15 hour Cabinet meeting, the Dutch Cabinet fell around 02:30 a.m., February 20 due to fundamental disagreements and Labor Party (PvdA) posturing ahead of local elections. Conflicts within the governing coalition have prompted several near Cabinet crises over the [...] | 2010-02-20 10:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO AF NL |
10THEHAGUE109 | NETHERLANDS: AFTER THE COLLAPSE [...] Summary: Following the fall of the Dutch coalition government on February 20, Queen Beatrix is expected to ask the Christian Democrats (CDA) and the Christian Union (CU) to stay on as a caretaker government and to prepare for new national elections. The elections are expected to take place in [...] | 2010-02-22 13:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NL |
10THEHAGUE114 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: A REDUCED ROLE LIKELY BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The most immediate result of the February 20 collapse of the Dutch government (reftel B) is the absence of a cabinet decision on post-2010 commitments to ISAF/Afghanistan. In that absence, the default position, withdrawal of Task Force Uruzgan by December 2010, stands. It will likely b [...] | 2010-02-24 13:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
10THEHAGUE120 | NETHERLANDS: DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CARETAKER GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 14:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NL |
10THEHAGUE122 | NETHERLANDS: DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CARETAKER GOVERNMENT [...] Summary: Following the withdrawal of the Labor Party (PvdA) from the Dutch coalition government on February 20, Queen Beatrix asked the remaining coalition members to form a caretaker government to "handle ongoing business" and prepare for elections on June 9. The caretaker government consists [...] | 2010-02-26 15:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NL |
10THEHAGUE17 | HR VETTING FOR SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE CONFERENCE - [...] The following individual has been selected to attend the 5th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference 8-11 March 2010. Consistent with Leahy Amendment vetting requirements, there is no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by this individual. NAME - Colonel Arie Ooms DOB - 01 O [...] | 2010-01-14 10:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR KJUS ASEC NL |
10THEHAGUE20 | CWC: TEMPLATE: WASHINGTON ADDRESSEES ONLY [...] (U) This is an action request: see para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Delreps called on Executive Council (EC) Chairman Ambassador Jorge Lomonaco (Mexico) on January 12 in advance of Lomonaco's first round of informal consultations on issues related to meeting the 2012 deadline for destruction of [...] | 2010-01-14 16:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL OPCW CWC |
10THEHAGUE21 | CWC: EC CHAIR ON MEETING THE 2012 DEADLINE FOR CW [...] (U) This is an action request: see para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Delreps called on Executive Council (EC) Chairman Ambassador Jorge Lomonaco (Mexico) on January 12 in advance of Lomonaco's first round of informal consultations on issues related to meeting the 2012 deadline for destruction of [...] | 2010-01-14 16:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL OPCW CWC |
10THEHAGUE25 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DISCUSSING AMCIT REQUEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch agreed to consider raising with both the EU and the GOI the matter of the Americans detained in Iran. The GOI has recently made some overtures to the GONL to "elevate" relations. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) AMCITS: On January 7, Charge d'Affaires raised ref A points with Mr. [...] | 2010-01-15 14:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER NL IR |
10THEHAGUE29 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 15, 2010 [...] (U) This includes an action request: see para 12. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) As delegations return to The Hague from the long holidays, work at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is picking up speed. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) hel [...] | 2010-01-15 16:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OPCW CWC |
10THEHAGUE39 | CWC: EXPERTS' MEETINGS ON THE IRAQI AL MUTHANNA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Visiting teams of experts from Iraq and the United States held a series of meetings with representatives of the Technical Secretariat (TS) at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague on January 13-14, 2010, during which agreement was reache [...] | 2010-01-20 15:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PARM PREL CWC |
10THEHAGUE42 | NETHERLANDS / VENEZUELA: RATHER CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Recent allegations by Venezuelan President Chavez that U.S. aircraft operating from Dutch air fields in the Caribbean have violated Venezuelan airspace concern the Dutch. For Antillean and domestic political reasons, the Dutch Foreign Ministry sought assurances that U.S. use of the Cur [...] | 2010-01-22 11:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL NL VZ |
10THEHAGUE44 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: CONTINUING ENGAGEMENT WITH CIVIL [...] (C) The Dutch expect the EU to continue its two-track policy of engaging both the Cuban government and Cuban civil society. DCM raised reftel points with Laurent Stokvis, Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Dutch MFA, on January 20. Stokvis indicated that he expected the EU would [...] | 2010-01-25 07:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI CU NL |
10THEHAGUE48 | CWC: ALGERIAN OPCW DELEGATION ON PROPOSED [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 7. 2. (U) On January 21, Delrep Landsman delivered U.S. budget proposal and funding parameters on the proposed Algerian chemical terrorism conference (Ref A) to Algerian DCM Sid Al Branci. Branci welcomed the proposal and signaled the Algerian Gov [...] | 2010-01-26 12:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | AG PARM PREL PTER CWC |
10THEHAGUE49 | NETHERLANDS/YEMEN: VIEWS FOR LONDON MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch welcome the January 27 London conference on Yemen, and FM Verhagen and Development Minister Koenders will encourage President Saleh to keep his promise of promoting dialogue in Yemen. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Poloff discussed reftel points with Herman Quarles, Deputy Director for [...] | 2010-01-26 15:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID YM NL |
10THEHAGUE51 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 22, 2009 [...] (SBU) The Executive Council (EC) Chairman's consultation January 21 on issues related to the final destruction deadline dominated the week's agenda as the first official meeting at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the new year. Delreps met with the Russian d [...] | 2010-01-27 17:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KTIA OPCW CWC |
10THEHAGUE53 | NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: SUPPORT USG ON CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 14:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NL IZ |
10THEHAGUE61 | CWC: MEETING WITH THE OPCW DIRECTOR-GENERAL ON [...] (C) At the request of OPCW Director-General (DG) Pfirter, Delreps Beik and Granger met with him and Chief of Staff Ekwall on January 28 to discuss Iraq. The Iraqi Ambassador had asked the DG to encourage assistance from the United States and other countries for Iraq's chemical weapons (CW) d [...] | 2010-01-29 16:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL OPCW CWC |
10THEHAGUE65 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 29, 2010 [...] (SBU) After the positive opening meeting of the destruction deadline consultation (Ref A),delegations at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) turned their attention to the next potentially difficult consultation on "situations not foreseen" by the Chemical Weapons [...] | 2010-02-01 17:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KTIA OPCW CWC |
10THEHAGUE7 | NETHERLANDS REQUEST FOR LETTER CONFIRMING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 7. 2. (S) SUMMARY. Recent statements from Venezuela's President Chavez have spawned Dutch parliamentary queries on aerial activities operating from the Antilles. The MFA has requested a letter signed by the Ambassador confirming that the U.S. abides by [...] | 2010-01-08 07:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PGOV PREL PARM MARR MOPS XL NT VE NL |
10THEHAGUE72 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CABINET DECISION ON ITS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. A Dutch Cabinet decision on a post-2010 Afghanistan commitment is expected anytime within the next two weeks, possibly as early as February 5. Information on the specifics of the discussions is closely guarded, but all sources report that the negotiations are very delicate and [...] | 2010-02-04 16:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
10THEHAGUE73 | AMBASSADOR VERVEER ENGAGES DUTCH ON AFGHANISTAN, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer advanced U.S. priorities in a two-day visit to the Netherlands January 13-14. With Dutch cabinet members and working-level officials, she emphasized U.S. interests in maintaining the Dutch commitment to Afghanistan w [...] | 2010-02-05 11:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN EAID AF NL |
10THEHAGUE75 | NETHERLANDS: TREASURY DAS GLASER PREPARES DUTCH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Treasury DAS Glaser engaged key Dutch decision makers on Iran policy across three ministries January 26. The Dutch expressed support for increasing pressure on the Tehran regime. They assured Glaser the Netherlands would support tougher sanctions within the EU, although offic [...] | 2010-02-05 12:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PREL KTFN IR NL |
10THEHAGUE79 | CWC: MEETING WITH IRAQI AMBASSADOR ON IRAQ'S [...] (U) This contains an action request: see para 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Delreps met with the Iraqi Ambassador on February 3 to follow up on the trilateral technical discussions in January on amending Iraq's initial chemical weapons (CW) declaration and preparing a destruction plan for presentati [...] | 2010-02-05 15:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL OPCW CWC IZ |
10THEHAGUE8 | HR VETTING FOR SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE CONFERENCE - [...] The following individual has been selected to attend the 5th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference 8-11 March 2009. Consistent with Leahy Amendment vetting requirements, there is no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by this individual. NAME - Air Commodore Antonie Debok [...] | 2010-01-08 09:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR KJUS ASEC NL |
10THEHAGUE80 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 5, 2010 [...] (SBU) The main meeting of the week was a three- hour marathon consultation on February 3 on "situations not foreseen" by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) regular meeting on February 2 was largely devoted to discussion of that issue, and Delr [...] | 2010-02-08 10:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
10THEHAGUE83 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: PLANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Post delivered reftel A points to key MFA contacts on January 26. Janet Alberda and Jochem De Groot, with the Dutch MFA Human Rights Department, responded on February 9 that the Netherlands would like to raise the following issues during the UPR of Iran: free flow of information, the use [...] | 2010-02-10 10:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR NL |
10THEHAGUE87 | CWC: MEETING WITH ALGERIAN DELEGATION AND OPCW TO [...] (U) On February 11, Delrep Landsman met at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) with Algerian DCM Sid Al Branci and OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) officials to discuss the proposed chemical terrorism conference in Algiers (refs A-C). TS officials present were Offi [...] | 2010-02-12 13:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AL PARM PREL PTER CWC |
10THEHAGUE89 | SCENE SETTER FOR EC-59 AND WRAP-UP FOR THE WEEK [...] (SBU) The attention of the Technical Secretariat (TS) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and delegations turned this week to preparations for the Executive Council (EC-59) session of February 22-26. EC Chairman Lomonaco (Mexico) convened the advance consultation [...] | 2010-02-12 16:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
10THEHAGUE98 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: VIEWS ON FEBRUARY 11 EVENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several EU diplomats did not attend Iranian President Ahmadinejad's February 11 national day speech. The Dutch see the speech and surrounding events as a "small win for the regime" but with a "major cost" to the government in the long-term. The Dutch welcome thoughts for follow-u [...] | 2010-02-17 13:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IR NL |
10TIRANA33 | EXBS ALBANIA REPORTING CABLE FOR DECEMBER 2009 [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS --None. 2. (U) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD See paragraphs 4 and 5 below discussing equipment and training. 3. (SBU) MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD --December 11: Maritime Advisor (MA) met with the newly ap [...] | 2010-01-15 14:38:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
10TIRANA38 | RFG: ALBANIA SEEKS US ASSISTANCE IN NATO FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request. On January 19, Albanian Director General for Civil Aviation Ervin Mazniku met with Post to discuss ongoing technical negotiations at NATO over the transfer of Kosovo's airspace to regional actors (ref a). He dec [...] | 2010-01-20 15:35:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | AL EAIR KV MARR PINS PREL |
10TIRANA44 | RFG: ALBANIA REQUESTS U.S. CO-SPONSOR DISARMAMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (SBU) Action request. Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister Ilir Meta met with Ambassador on January 21 to formally request U.S. assistance in organizing and hosting a two-day regional minister-level conference in Tirana on disarmament and demi [...] | 2010-01-22 08:05:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PARM AL |
10TIRANA45 | ALBANIA SUPPPORTS TRASITION TO AFGHAN LEAD [...] (U) Ambassador Withers delivered reftel talking points to Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister Ilir Meta. Meta expressed his full support for our Afghanistan strategy and will stress the suggested points in his public remarks and in his participation at the January 28 London Conference. [...] | 2010-01-22 08:28:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS NATO PREL AF AL |
10TIRANA58 | BERISHA SEEKS NEW SECRET POLICE [...] (S//NF) In early January, Prime Minister Berisha introduced a new draft bill to amend the law on the National Intelligence Service (SHISH). In essence, the aim of the law is to limit the foreign intelligence responsibilities of the SHISH, increase its domestic intelligence responsibilities i [...] | 2010-01-27 16:21:00 | Embassy Tirana | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS PINR AL |
10TIRANA65 | PRESIDENT TOPI: PRESSURE ON INDEPENDENT [...] (C) During a January 27 meeting with Ambassador Withers, President Topi expressed deep concern over mounting GOA pressure on independent institutions, including Office of the Prosecutor General, the intelligence service, the media, and the courts. Topi said the opposition boycott of Parliament [...] | 2010-01-29 10:45:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PINR KJUS AL |
10TIRANA75 | WHITHER GERDEC? [...] (U) Summary: Almost two years after the tragic accident at the Gerdec military facility that killed 26 and injured hundreds, and one year since the first criminal case began, no verdicts have yet been handed down, although several criminal and civil cases have been filed and are ongoing. While [...] | 2010-02-03 11:53:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCOR PHUM AL |
10TIRANA81 | CLOSURE OF NEWSPAPER TEMA SYMPTOMATIC OF POOR STATE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Mero Baze, the publisher of the small circulation daily "Tema", announced in a January 23 editorial that "Tema" was closing. Baze said that for over one year, the newspaper had made a valiant effort to survive after being evicted from its premises in 2008; however he said he can [...] | 2010-02-09 15:47:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AL |
10TIRANA85 | GOA APPROVES BENEFITS FOR TIP VICTIMS; PLEDGES MORE ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past three months, the GOA has launched several new initiatives in anti-TIP to accelerate the momentum it lost in the latter half of 2009 during the electoral campaign. Foremost among these initiatives are the GOA's decision that victims of trafficking are now eligible f [...] | 2010-02-10 15:11:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP KWMN PGOV PREL AL KDMR |
10TIRANA86 | COURT NULLIFIES ALBANIAN-GREEK SEA AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: On January 26, the Constitutional Court in a 9-0 opinion ruled that the April 2009 treaty between Greece and Albania regarding the southern coastline was unconstitutional. The opinion has not yet been released, but the Court said in a statement that it found "substantive and pro [...] | 2010-02-12 12:38:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AL |
10TOKYO109 | OZAWA FINANCIAL SCANDALS TAKE CENTER STAGE [...] (C) Summary: After the arrests of three of his former and current secretaries for their alleged role in illegal financial transactions, DPJ Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa is facing growing calls to step down as the party's number two official. Initially defiant, Ozawa -- no stranger to contr [...] | 2010-01-19 22:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR JA |
10TOKYO11 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: JAPAN TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL IRAN URANIUM TRANSFER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 09:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR KZ JA |
10TOKYO110 | JAPAN TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD, [...] (SBU) EMIN demarched Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Director General for Global Issues Shinsuke Sugiyama on January 19, per Reftel. Sugiyama agreed wholeheartedly that getting the Copenhagen Accord up and running is the highest priority through January. He said the GOJ is in the midst o [...] | 2010-01-19 22:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV PREL JA |
10TOKYO111 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO HUMANITARIAN [...] Charge conveyed reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) North American Affairs Bureau Director-General Kazuyoshi Umemoto January 19. Umemoto thanked the USG for its support for Japan's relief efforts in Haiti and said the Japan Self Defense Force is currently examining possibilitie [...] | 2010-01-19 22:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA |
10TOKYO119 | MOFA MIDDLE EAST DIVISION OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON [...] (C) MOFA's Deputy Director General for the Middle East Takehiro Kagawa told Political Minister-Counselor January 19 that the campaign finance scandal involving Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa might delay somewhat Diet deliberation of the supplementary budget request for [...] | 2010-01-20 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER |
10TOKYO120 | SENIOR MOFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary. MOFA Director General for Disarmament, Non-proliferation and Science Toshio Sano discussed non-proliferation and disarmament topics with EMIN January 19. Sano said Japan is not planning on any deliverables regarding physical protection of nuclear facilities at the April Nuclear [...] | 2010-01-20 08:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PREL IAEA NPT JA |
10TOKYO121 | JAPANESE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 22:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL PINR JA |
10TOKYO131 | THE DIET OPENS; SCANDAL OVERSHADOWS LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: The 174th ordinary session of the Japanese Diet started on January 18. Unless there is a motion to extend the 150-day session, it will end on June 16, followed by the Upper House election on July 11. To increase public support with the aim of capturing an Upper House majority, [...] | 2010-01-21 23:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR JA |
10TOKYO137 | Japan Hosts Sixth Asian Senior Talks on Non-Proliferation [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 01:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PUNE PARM PREL JA |
10TOKYO141 | ATTEMPTS TO BAR CANDIDATES FROM UPCOMING IRAQI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 09:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ JA |
10TOKYO150 | OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Poloff met January 25 with MOFA Second Middle East Division Deputy Director Kunihiko Higashi to deliver reftel points and discuss priorities for the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan. After reviewing U.S. priorities [...] | 2010-01-25 07:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF JA |
10TOKYO153 | Japan Hosts Sixth Asian Senior-Level Talks on [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The government of Japan hosted the sixth meeting of the Asian Senior-Level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP) December 11, 2009. Sixteen countries from the Asia-Pacific region and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) were represented. The U.S. delegation [...] | 2010-01-25 23:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PUNE PARM PREL ETTC JA |
10TOKYO159 | AMBASSADOR KING'S JANUARY 15 MEETING WITH MOFA [...] (C) Summary: On January 15, Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea Ambassador Robert King met separately with State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Tetsuro Fukuyama, Deputy Vice Minister Koro Bessho, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Director-General Akitaka Saiki and Ambassador in Charge of Hu [...] | 2010-01-26 05:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KN KS JA |
10TOKYO160 | AMBASSADOR KING'S JANUARY 15 MEETINGS ON ABDUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Ambassador Robert King stressed the importance of U.S. cooperation with Japan and South Korea to address human rights in North Korea and reiterated U.S. support for resolving the abduction issue in a January 15 meeting with Minister o [...] | 2010-01-26 05:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KN KS JA |
10TOKYO163 | USG POLICY TOWARD YEMEN AND PLANS FOR UPCOMING [...] (C) Embassy Poloff met January 26 with MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Yukiya Hamamoto to deliver reftel points regarding the January 27 London meeting on Yemen. Hamamoto agreed that it was important to address the underlying developmental, economic, and security iss [...] | 2010-01-26 08:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID YM JA |
10TOKYO164 | HATOYAMA CONFIDANTE ON FUTENMA, NAGO ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: The Nago election result will not be a decisive factor in resolving the Futenma issue and a variant of the current plan remains on the table, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary and PM confidante Matsuno told Embassy Tokyo January 26. Hinting at current Kantei (Prime Minister's Office [...] | 2010-01-26 08:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
10TOKYO168 | LDP DEFECTIONS LEAVE DIET POWER BALANCE UNCHANGED [...] (C) Summary: Since last month, four opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) members of the Diet announced that they would leave the party, leading to speculation that they would join and increase the voting power of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in the Upper House. Although th [...] | 2010-01-27 05:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR JA |
10TOKYO171 | WHALING: GOJ NONCOMMITAL ON ENCOURAGING ICELAND TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: EMIN urged MOFA State Secretary Fukuyama and Fisheries Agency Deputy Director General Yamashita to press Iceland to lower its proposed quota for whaling in order to facilitate an overall agreement on whaling. Both Fukuyama and Yamashita said the GOJ is reluctant to take such action. [...] | 2010-01-27 08:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC JA |
10TOKYO172 | OUTREACH FOR IRAN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW SESSION [...] (C) Embassy Poloff met January 27 with MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Officer-in-Charge Tomoko Ohnishi to deliver reftel demarche seeking Japan's support for U.S. recommendations for the UN Human Rights Council's February 15 UPR for Iran. [...] | 2010-01-27 09:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IR JA |
10TOKYO188 | CODEL INOUYE DISCUSSES FUTENMA AND HAITI WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Hatoyama told CODEL Inouye on January 15 that he hopes to enhance the U.S.-Japan Alliance to contribute further to regional and global peace and prosperity. In order to deepen his relationship of trust with President Obama, the PM said he wanted to reach a decisio [...] | 2010-01-29 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PGOV MARR JA |
10TOKYO208 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR [...] (U) This cable containes an action request, please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Econoff, accompanied by Netherlands Embassy First Secretary (Political) Nora Dessing, delivered the demarche contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division [...] | 2010-02-02 07:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP JA |
10TOKYO212 | MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO PERSUADE IRAN'S ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Drawing on reftel background and talking points, the Ambassador, joined by visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell, met February 2 with Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka to outline next steps in dealing with Iran and to seek GOJ support for increasing international pressure on I [...] | 2010-02-03 04:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC IR JA |
10TOKYO214 | A/S CAMPBELL FEBRUARY 2 MEETING WITH VFM YABUNAKA [...] (C) During an 80-minute meeting with EAP A/S Campbell February 2 on regional and bilateral issues, Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka agreed on the need for a continued focus on DPRK denuclearization and cautioned against being distracted by DPRK calls for peace regime discussions; called on the U [...] | 2010-02-03 06:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CASC CH KS KN JA |
10TOKYO221 | JAPAN TO ANNOUNCE WHICH U.S. VEHICLES QUALIFY FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan is expected to announce February 3 at 7:00PM Tokyo time which U.S. vehicle models will qualify under its recently revised eco-car subsidy program. In response to USG and U.S. industry criticism, the GOJ announced January 19 it will begin accepting foreign fuel efficienc [...] | 2010-02-03 09:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA |
10TOKYO228 | U.S.-JAPAN SECURITY SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Initiatives for the Security Treaty,s 50th anniversary, updates on the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and Nuclear Posture Review (NPR),Host Nation Support (HNS),Realignment/Futenma Replacement Facility, possible new bilateral exchanges and F-X procurement were the main Allian [...] | 2010-02-04 09:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
10TOKYO24 | JAPANESE PRESS IN UNISON AFFIRMS BILATERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-06 04:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL PINR JA |
10TOKYO241 | ABBAS VISIT TO JAPAN: A PREVIEW FROM MOFA [...] (C) Embassy Political Minister-Counselor met February 5 with MOFA Middle Eastern and African Affairs Director General Toshiro Suzuki to preview Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas' February 7-10 visit to Japan. While in Japan, Abbas will meet with Prime Minister Hatoyama, Forei [...] | 2010-02-05 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS ID MY SN JA |
10TOKYO246 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL'S FEBRUARY 2 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell and Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Wallace Gregson met February 2 with State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Koichi Takemasa to discuss next steps on the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) issue. Although A/S Campbell asked for mo [...] | 2010-02-08 02:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
10TOKYO247 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL'S FEBRUARY 2 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Minister of State for Okinawa Seiji Maehara told EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell and Assistant Secretary of Defense Gregson on February 2 that the wide range of views within Japan,s ruling coalition had influenced the GOJ,s handling of the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) [...] | 2010-02-08 02:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
10TOKYO264 | DPJ SECRETARY GENERAL OZAWA DESIRES STRONG [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa told Ambassador Roos and Assistant Secretary Campbell that he recognized the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship and that he wanted to expand Japan's global partnership in a February 2 meeting. However, his top [...] | 2010-02-09 04:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR JA |
10TOKYO273 | JAPAN RESPONSE - TERRORISM FINANCE: [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP KTFN PINR PARM PREL PTER |
10TOKYO284 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S FEBRUARY 14-17 [...] (SBU) Begin Text of Scenesetter: Dear Senator Webb: Welcome to Japan, a nation in transition. The Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ) landslide victory in last year's August 30 Lower House election has dramatically altered Japan's political landscape, marking the end of the former ruling L [...] | 2010-02-12 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON MARR JA |
10TOKYO290 | JAPAN RESPONSE: FORCE GENERATION ISSUES TO [...] (U) Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Peace Cooperation Division Deputy Director Fumio Yamazaki confirmed the Japan Self Defense Force deployment in support of MINUSTAH is proceeding as described in reftel. An initial contingent of around 190 advance personnel departed Japan February [...] | 2010-02-15 23:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI MCAP MARR |
10TOKYO291 | FM OKADA VISIT TO ROK [...] (C) Summary: FM Okada's February 10-11 visit to Seoul highlighted the "great shape" that bilateral relations are in, with FM Okada using the opportunity to offer a forward-leaning -- and well-received -- statement on Japan-ROK historical issues. MOFA Asia DG Saiki told us that this year, the [...] | 2010-02-16 02:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KS KN JA |
10TOKYO30 | IRANIAN SUPREME COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S) Summary: During Iranian Supreme Council for National Security Secretary General Saeed Jalili's December 21-24 visit to Japan, the GOJ stressed that Iran must address international concerns about its nuclear program, according to MOFA Iran Desk Chief Junichi Sumi. Jalili proposed that Japa [...] | 2010-01-06 08:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM PINR KNNP IR JA |
10TOKYO319 | JAPAN HOPES TOYOTA'S ILLS DO NOT DAMAGE BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOJ does not want Toyota's recent problems to damage the U.S.-Japan relationship, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Minister Seiji Maehara told the Ambassador February 10. Minister Maehara met the Ambassador to discuss Toyota's safety recalls [...] | 2010-02-18 04:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA |
10TOKYO334 | S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL: JAPAN [...] (U) Embassy Japan proposes three seed grants to a total of two Japanese NGOs, and one Japan-based educational institute, to assist the implementation of new programs that promote women's political, economic, and social advancement in developing countries. Each of the grantees selected has a s [...] | 2010-02-21 23:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO AID CDC COM TRSY |
10TOKYO336 | CODEL WEBB HEARS JAPANESE VIEWS ON ALLIANCE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator Webb listened to Japanese views on the importance of the U.S.-Japan Alliance and the Futenma relocation issue during meetings with GOJ officials February 15 in Tokyo. Foreign Minister Okada, Defense Minister Kitazawa, Cabinet and Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) officials [...] | 2010-02-22 01:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CASC KOCI MARR JA CH BM |
10TOKYO338 | AMBASSADOR MARANTIS SEEKS GREATER TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis called on senior Government of Japan (GOJ) political and career-level counterparts to work closely and quickly with the USG to prevent protracted trade irritants related to beef, autos, and Japan Post privatization from becom [...] | 2010-02-22 06:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EINV APEC PREL JA |
10TOKYO341 | IRANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER LARIJANI FEBRUARY 23-27 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (S) Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani will visit Japan February 23-27 at the invitation of Diet Lower House Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi. Larijani will be in Tokyo through February 26 before traveling to Nagasaki on February 27. M [...] | 2010-02-22 08:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL KNNP IR JA |
10TOKYO344 | JAPANESE COMMENTS ON NUCLEAR ENERGY ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is in the pre-negotiation stages for a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Vietnam, according to MOFA First Southeast Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Takatoshi Mori. Mori, who had called a meeting on February 17 to ask about the U [...] | 2010-02-22 23:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG VM JA |
10TOKYO354 | SRI LANKA -- ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 06:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF CE JA |
10TOKYO364 | IRANIAN SPEAKER LARIJANI'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (S) On February 24, Embassy Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Second Middle East Division Deputy Director Kenji Enoshita urging that Japan continue to stand with the United States in pressing Iran to comply with its UNSC, NPT, and IAEA obligations. Poloff also raised U.S. concerns rega [...] | 2010-02-24 07:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD IR JA |
10TOKYO365 | JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/R BOSWORTH + 2 [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to S/R Stephen Bosworth, Daniel Russel, and Jennifer Roque, for their February 26-27, 2010, visit to Tokyo, Japan. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Jamie Roane. He can be reached at: Office phone: ( [...] | 2010-02-24 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL ASEC CN KN KS JA |
10TOKYO379 | GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP ACTION [...] (U) Embassy Poloff met February 25 with MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Division's Tomoko Onishi to urge that Japan not support a Palestinian-drafted UN General Assembly resolution on the Report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report) that is expec [...] | 2010-02-25 06:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA IS KPAL JA |
10TOKYO380 | USG PRIORITIES FOR MARCH UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Drawing on points in reftel, Embassy Poloff met February 25 with MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Division's Tomoko Onishi to review U.S. goals for the March session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Prefacing her comments with the caveat that Japan's positions for the HRC session r [...] | 2010-02-25 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UN JA |
10TOKYO382 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT (CD) [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the demarche contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Arms Control and Disarmament Deputy Director Shigeru Umetsu and his staffer Shoko Haruki February 22. Umetsu expressed interest in the proposed supplemental activities, but said MOFA would need som [...] | 2010-02-25 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MNUC KNNP PREL JA |
10TOKYO384 | DPJ'S SATOSHI ARAI SUGGESTS MAJOR U.S. - JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Satoshi Arai suggested that to counteract perceptions of bilateral tension from Futenma and Toyota issues, the U.S. and Japan should collaborate on major clean-technology projects perhaps in Asia. The [...] | 2010-02-25 08:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG JA PINR PREL SENV |
10TOKYO386 | FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS NO NEW OFFER MADE TO LARIJANI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 09:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP ETRD IR JA |
10TOKYO387 | JAPANESE COMMENTS ON SYRIAN ISSUE AT MARCH IAEA [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the demarche contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-Proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division official responsible for Syrian issues Yosuko Nagata on February 25. Nagata agreed about the importance of the latest International Atomic En [...] | 2010-02-25 10:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IAEA SY JA |
10TOKYO397 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: REPORTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Responding to concerns raised in ref in meetings on February 26, senior Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry officials confirmed the Japan Drilling Company (JDC) renewed contracts to supply two rigs in Iran's South Pars gas field in 2008 and 2009. They str [...] | 2010-02-28 23:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL JA |
10TOKYO41 | ENGAGING JAPAN IN 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-07 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL JA |
10TOKYO52 | ADVISOR TO PM HATOYAMA SAYS U.S. SHOULD "STAY THE [...] (C) Summary: While the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leaders do not have the same level of understanding of the U.S.-Japan Alliance as previous Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) administrations, they are learning quickly of its importance, former MOFA official and prominent security analyst Y [...] | 2010-01-10 23:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR JA |
10TOKYO54 | VICE-FOREIGN MINISTER YABUNAKA BRIEFS PRIME [...] (C) Summary. VFM Yabunaka told Ambassador Roos January 8 he had briefed PM Hatoyama and CCS Hirano on the results of his Washington trip, telling the PM he had his work cut out for him in ""reconstructing"" confidence with President Obama. The PM is considering trying to reach a decision on th [...] | 2010-01-11 07:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV MARR JA |
10TOKYO66 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 03:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | CASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER JA |
10TOKYO84 | ENCOURAGING SENIOR-LEVEL PARTICIPATION IN THE PRT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 05:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO AF JA |
10TOKYO95 | DEFMIN KITAZAWA: GOJ UNABLE TO MAKE PROMISES ON REALIGNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 09:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
10TOKYO96 | JAPANESE MEDIA REACTION TO TALKS BETWEEN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-18 22:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL PINR JA |
10TOKYO97 | DPJ'S YAMAOKA - FUTENMA PLANS DIFFICULT TO [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Diet Affairs Committee Chairman Yamaoka Kenji stressed repeatedly during a January 14 meeting with visiting Senators Daniel Inouye and Thad Cochran that the plans for the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) had not been implemented in the past 13 year [...] | 2010-01-18 22:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR JA |
10TOKYO98 | DPJ'S YAMAOKA - FUTENMA PLANS DIFFICULT TO [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Diet Affairs Committee Chairman Yamaoka Kenji stressed repeatedly during a January 14 meeting with visiting Senators Daniel Inouye and Thad Cochran that the plans for the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) had not been implemented in the past 13 year [...] | 2010-01-18 22:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR JA |
10TOKYO99 | DPJ'S YAMAOKA - FUTENMA PLANS DIFFICULT TO [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Diet Affairs Committee Chairman Kenji Yamaoka stressed repeatedly during a January 14 meeting with visiting Senators Daniel Inouye and Thad Cochran that the plans for the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) had not been implemented in the past 13 year [...] | 2010-01-18 22:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR JA |
10TORONTO7 | Ignatieff's COS Donolo on Elections, U.S., IPR [...] (C/NF) Summary: Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff's Chief of Staff Peter Donolo told CG January 22 that PM Harper would likely push for Fall elections now that his "heavy-handed" prorogue of Parliament had backfired with the public and made Spring elections less attractive. He said tim [...] | 2010-02-02 21:07:00 | Consulate Toronto | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL CA |
10TORONTO90 | Ontario's Deadline to Eliminate Trash Shipments to Michigan [...] (SBU) Summary: It is unclear whether Ontario will meet its 2006 commitment to phase out shipments of municipal trash to Michigan by the end of 2010 (reftel). The Province has yet to release up-to-date figures for the last two years, despite assurances that the effort is on track. As part of [...] | 2010-02-08 21:36:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN SENV PGOV PREL CA US |
10TRIPOLI100 | HEAD OF LIBYAN IMMIGRATION: U.S. BUSINESSMEN ARE WELCOME CLASSIFIED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-04 15:29:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS CACS PBTS LY |
10TRIPOLI106 | TRIPOLI VISAS VIPER REPORT: JANUARY 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 08:40:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL LY |
10TRIPOLI109 | TRIPOLI'S CONSULAR LEADERSHIP DAY [...] Summary: Post's Consular Section spent February 4 in observance of Embassy Tripoli's first-ever Consular Leadership Day, with the theme of "Practicing 360 Degree Diplomacy." Taking the time out from our usual schedule to focus on improving our outreach to the Libyan public and American ci [...] | 2010-02-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL LY CMGT |
10TRIPOLI110 | MUBARAK AND QADHAFI CONFER ON AL SUMMIT PLANNING, VISAS FOR EGYPTIANS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 07:59:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AL KPAL KSUM EG LY |
10TRIPOLI112 | PROGRESS IN LIBYA-SWISS CASE: ONE BUSINESSMAN CLEARED OF ALL CHARGES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 08:15:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS LY SZ |
10TRIPOLI113 | SAIF AL-ISLAM AL-QADHAFI'S PALESTINIAN ADVENTURISM [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a nod to his father's dream to serve as grand regional mediator, Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi appears to be increasingly interested in helping to broker reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas, possibly in hopes of achieving a compromise prior to the Libyan-hosted Arab League Sum [...] | 2010-02-10 08:52:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR KISL KWBG KPAL IS LY |
10TRIPOLI114 | GOL FUNDING INCREASING NUMBERS OF STUDENTS IN U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 15:29:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CVIS LY OEXC |
10TRIPOLI115 | LIBYA INSISTS BALL IN U.S. COURT ON SCUD B ALTERNATIVE [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 8. 2. (S) Summary: In a February 9 meeting with the Ambassador, the head of Libya's Scud B destruction program, General Ahmed Azwai, insisted that the USG was mostly responsible for Libya's delayed fulfillment of Scud B destruction commitments. Azwai blamed [...] | 2010-02-11 15:54:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA LY |
10TRIPOLI134 | LIBYA MAKES GOOD ON THREAT TO DECLARE SCHENGEN VISA WAR REF: TRIPOLI 112 TRIPOLI 00000134 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-16 16:31:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS PINR LY |
10TRIPOLI135 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO PERSUADE IRAN'S [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered ref demarche to MFA Director of the International Organizations Department, Mehdi al-Mjribi, on February 10. Mjribi reiterated Libya's support of nuclear non-proliferation initiatives and said that all nations should commit to the principles expressed within the [...] | 2010-02-16 16:38:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL IR UNSC LY |
10TRIPOLI136 | NEW HEAD OF LIBYAN PRIVATIZATION BOARD WELCOMES U.S. FIRMS REF: A) 09 TRIPOLI 925; B) 09 TRIPOLI 198; C) 09 TRIPOLI 437 TRIPOLI 00000136 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) Summary: On February 10, the Ambassador briefed Jamal al-Lamushie, Secretary of the Privatization and Investment Board (PIB),on the upcoming U.S. Trade Mission and discussed the status of Libya's privatization efforts thus far. Al-Lamushie and his staff reiterated an interest in technical assi [...] | 2010-02-16 16:53:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR LY EINV ENRG |
10TRIPOLI137 | MEETING OF LIBYAN, ITALIAN AND MALTESE FOREIGN MINISTERS LIKELY TO LEAD TO RESOLUTION OF SCHENGEN VISA CRISIS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-17 16:51:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS PINR LY SZ IT MT |
10TRIPOLI164 | EMBASSY TRIPOLI NOMINATIONS: MEPI STUDENT LEADERS PROGRAM [...] (U) Embassy Tripoli's Public Affairs Section submits seven nominations for the summer 2010 MEPI Student Leaders Program. The candidates are, in rank order by Embassy preference: 1) Mr. Ahmed A A Albibas, 2) Ms. Aram A M Ellafi, 3) Mr. Ataher A Naas, 4) Ms. Mawada M B Elkilani, 5) Mr. Abdalla S [...] | 2010-02-23 11:57:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | XF LY PREL KPAO |
10TRIPOLI166 | HALF OF LIBYA'S HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET STILL UP FOR GRABS TRIPOLI 00000166 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 16:10:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ECIN EINV TNGD LY |
10TRIPOLI167 | LIBYA REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR FULL MTCR MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 4. 2. (SBU) On February 15, 2010, the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the International Organizations Office at the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (Ministry of Foreign Affairs equivalen [...] | 2010-02-23 16:54:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MCAP MNUC PARM LY |
10TRIPOLI18 | VISAS VIPER REPORT: NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2009 [...] (SBU) Visas Viper committee met on January 4, 2010. DCM, POL/ECON, RAO, PAO, DAO, RSO, and CONS attended. 2. (S/NF) The following names were submitted. All are Libyan citizens. Derogatory information on the below individuals was submitted to us by the Libyan External Security Organization: [...] | 2010-01-10 15:01:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL LY |
10TRIPOLI39 | LIBYA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Indicators: Transparency International: Libya is ranked 130 on the Corruption Perceptions Index. Heritage Foundation: Economic Freedom Ranking: 171 World Bank Doing Business: Libya is not ranked Millennium Challenge Corporation: Libya is not ranked OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT 2. In [...] | 2010-01-14 17:32:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB LY EPET OPIC PREL USTR ECIN |
10TRIPOLI46 | AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES LIBYANS ON PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 09:20:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC KNNP PREL NPT LY RF UK |
10TRIPOLI53 | NEW VISA RULES FOR BORDERING COUNTRIES LEAD TO EMPTY [...] (C) This week, Libya reportedly began enforcing legislation from 2009 requiring nationals from bordering states -- Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Algeria, and Tunisia -- to have valid work contracts with a Libyan employer or tourist visas issued at a Libyan diplomatic mission before entering the co [...] | 2010-01-20 05:27:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG LY |
10TRIPOLI56 | LIBYA SENDS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Waddat Sarrah of the Libyan MFA's Americas Department January 19, expressing appreciation for Libya's generous contribution of medical equipment and supplies, blankets, foodstuffs, and other relief materials, particularly since Libya does not ma [...] | 2010-01-20 11:01:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA LY |
10TRIPOLI58 | EUROPEAN DCM'S ON LIBYA ISSUES CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 08:11:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | PREL PINR PGOV CVIS XG SZ LY |
10TRIPOLI62 | DARFUR REBEL GROUP MERGER IN KUFRA: MORE FANFARE THAN Derived from: DSCG 05-1, B,D [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-24 16:11:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CD SU LY |
10TRIPOLI71 | WATCHING THE SECRETARY'S INTERNET FREEDOM SPEECH FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Tripoli assembled 40 prominent Libyan guests on January 21 to watch the Secretary's speech on Internet Freedom live over the Internet. Despite limited bandwidth, participants took part in a lively discussion covering a range of topics, such as government control of th [...] | 2010-01-25 15:58:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KPAO OIIP PREL LY |
10TRIPOLI72 | LIBYA REQUESTS FLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR RELIEF SUPPLIES TO [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (SBU) During a January 25 meeting with Pol/Econ chief, a representative of the Qadhafi International Charity and Development Foundation (QDF) requested immediate assistance to obtain flight clearances for a Libyan Boeing 747 plane, carryin [...] | 2010-01-25 16:09:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA LY |
10TRIPOLI73 | SWISS-LIBYAN WOES CONTINUE, NO RESOLUTION IN SIGHT [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a January 19 meeting, the Swiss Charge reported no progress in Switzerland's continued efforts -- via German mediation -- to resolve the situation of the two Swiss businessmen trapped in Libya, now residing in the Swiss Embassy. He believed the recent addition of a French l [...] | 2010-01-26 13:35:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM CVIS SZ LY |
10TRIPOLI74 | STAFFDEL GROVE EXPLORES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 14:08:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV PHUM LY |
10TRIPOLI75 | LONG-TIME QADHAFI CONFIDANTE ELECTED HEAD OF GENERAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 12:20:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PGOV LY |
10TRIPOLI77 | EXPLORING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HEAD OF LIBYA'S PREMIER THINK TANK [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OEXC ECON ETTC SCUL TSPL PINR LY |
10TRIPOLI78 | SENIOR LIBYAN JUSTICE OFFICIAL: LESS TALK, MORE ACTION IS BEST TRIPOLI 00000078 001.2 OF 002 [...] (C) Summary: Libya's Justice Minister-equivalent, Mustafa Mohammad Abduljalil, told the Ambassador on January 25 that as Libya opens its economy to other countries, it needs international assistance in developing its private sector and strengthening the commercial legal environment. The Ambassador [...] | 2010-01-27 15:12:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID ECON CVIS PINR LY |
10TRIPOLI79 | TECHNOLOGY TO TOURISM: HEAD OF INVESTMENT AUTHORITY DISCUSSES OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. BUSINESS IN LIBYA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 15:14:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL ECON EFIN ECIN EINV EIND ETRD ETTC LY |
10TRIPOLI8 | KOREA SEEKS U.S. VIEWS ON CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH LIBYA CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 4. 2. (C) The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Libya, Dong Hee Chang recently told the Ambassador that his country was interested in advancing its civil nuclear cooperation with Libya and wanted to know if the U.S. had any objections. He said [...] | 2010-01-07 15:16:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINS MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG |
10TRIPOLI82 | LIBYA'S DELEGATION TO THE AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT [...] (SBU) The General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA-equivalent) informed Post on January 27 that its delegation to the African Union summit to be held beginning January 30 in Addis Ababa would consist of: - Colonel Muammar al-Qadhafi, Leader of the Revo [...] | 2010-01-31 10:10:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AU KSUM XA LY |
10TRIPOLI90 | LIBYA/NPT: FOLLOW-UP TRILATERAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED REF: A) STATE 7931; B) TRIPOLI 46; C) STATE 5942; D) STATE 4457 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 15:54:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC KNNP PREL NPT LY RFE UK |
10TRIPOLI91 | SWISS SCORE IN LIBYA: HAMDANI CLEARED OF IMMIGRATION CHARGES REF: A) TRIPOLI 73; B) TRIPOLI 58 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 16:13:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM CVIS SZ LY |
10TRIPOLI95 | QADHAFI CHILDREN SCANDALS SPILLING OVER INTO POLITICS [...] (S/NF) Summary. According to a local political observer XXXXXXXXXXXX the family has been in a tailspin lately, trying to put a stop to one rumor or another, in the name of defending the family's honor. From Mutassim al-Qadhafi's headline-grabbing St. Bart's New Year's Eve bash to Hannibal's lates [...] | 2010-02-02 14:08:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM LY |
10TRIPOLI99 | MINISTER OF JUSTICE TRIES, AND FAILS, TO RESIGN REF: A) 09 TRIPOLI 1021; B) 09 TRIPOLI 862 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-04 15:18:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR LY |
10TUNIS101 | TUNISIAN DEFENSE MINISTER GRIRA LOOKING FORWARD TO [...] (C) In the course of a February 8 courtesy call on newly-appointed Defense Minister Grira, the Ambassador reviewed the historically close cooperation between the U.S. and Tunisian militaries; stressed the need to expand military engagement and cooperation in light of the threat posed by terror [...] | 2010-02-09 12:13:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PREL TS |
10TUNIS103 | TUNISIA: MINISTER OF TOURISM SETS A DATE FOR OPEN [...] (SBU) In a February 4 courtesy call, the Ambassador discussed Tunisia's tourism sector with Minister of Tourism Slim Tlatli. Tlatli reported that the Government of Tunisia (GOT) intends to sign an Open Skies agreement with the United States by November 2011. The Ambassador and the Minister a [...] | 2010-02-09 16:08:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EAIR PREL TS |
10TUNIS104 | TUNISIA: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES MINISTER [...] (SBU) In a February 5 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Minister of Communication Technologies Mohamed Naceur Ammar explained the central role of information and communications technology (ICT) in Tunisia's development strategy. The Minister made a pitch for greater U.S. investment in Tunisia' [...] | 2010-02-09 16:13:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS PREL PINR TS |
10TUNIS110 | PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF ADVISORS DEFENDS THE [...] (C) Abdallah Kallel, the President of the Council of Advisors, gave the Ambassador a practiced defense of the GOT's goals and development strategy. He argued for continued USG support for Tunisia based on shared political values and the shared goal of eliminating terrorism. He underlined the [...] | 2010-02-11 10:53:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR TS |
10TUNIS113 | SENIOR GOT OFFICIAL CALLS FOR "NEW PAGE" IN U.S.-TUNISIA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Saida Chtoui, one of two de facto deputy ministers in Tunisia´s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told visiting DAS Sanderson on January 26 that the U.S. and Tunisia "have a lot of work to do together," that Tunisia´s new Foreign Minister is "open minded," and that Tunisia wants to "b [...] | 2010-02-16 14:09:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KTIP TS |
10TUNIS114 | TUNISIA: MINISTERS DISCUSS TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Summary: During (separate) January 26 meetings with Commerce Minister Ridha Ben Mosbah and Development and International Cooperation Minister Mohamed Jouini, DAS Sanderson flagged the mid-February visit of a U.S. trade delegation and welcomed Tunisian interest in resuming TIFA discussion [...] | 2010-02-16 14:47:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL TS |
10TUNIS116 | TUNISIA: UPDATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraphs four and five. ------------------- Science Envoy Visit ------------------- 2. (SBU) The Embassy continues to plan for the March 8-9 visit to Tunisia of U.S. Science Envoy Elias Zerhouni. Senior GOT officials have told the Ambassador [...] | 2010-02-16 15:58:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL TS |
10TUNIS122 | TUNISIA: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR WOMEN'S BUSINESS [...] Summary: The Chambre Nationale des Femmes Chefs d'Entreprises (CNFCE) proposes to launch an innovative program that aims to accelerate women's socio-economic progress in Tunisia by improving opportunities for business development, promoting sustainable job creation, and expanding economic opp [...] | 2010-02-18 11:40:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL KPAO TRSY TS |
10TUNIS135 | THE TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT'S CRACKDOWN ON STUDENTS [...] (C) A series of recent arrests and prosecutions of university student activists, some of whom are members of the independent student union, puts a spotlight on the GOT's attitude toward Tunisian youth. GOT officials justify their tight control of student activities as a defense against Islam [...] | 2010-02-22 13:31:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM TS |
10TUNIS144 | DEMARCHE TO TUNISIA ON LAKE UNICEF CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 16:01:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID UNICEF TS |
10TUNIS145 | TUNISIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON PEACE PROCESS, ARAB [...] (C) Foreign Minister Morjane told the Ambassador on February 23 that Tunisia remained committed to playing a constructive and moderating role in Middle East peace efforts. Morjane also discussed preparations for the Arab League summit set to be hosted by Libya in late March, noting the Libyan [...] | 2010-02-23 16:14:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC PARM KPAL CASC IR IZ SY TS |
10TUNIS146 | TUNISIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) During a meeting largely devoted to regional issues (ref A),Foreign Minister Morjane told the Ambassador on February 23 he welcomed in principle the concept of a candid, detailed bilateral dialogue on human rights. Morjane acknowledged that some western governments appeared unimpressed b [...] | 2010-02-23 17:20:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM TS |
10TUNIS15 | TUNISIAN PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES [...] (C) Fouad M'Bazaa, President of the Tunisian Chamber of Deputies, told the Ambassador January 8 that the Chamber will establish a new Tunisia-U.S. Caucus, probably in February. They discussed the evolution of the Parliament from a one party to a multi-party body over M'Bazaa's 12 year tenure an [...] | 2010-01-11 17:29:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TS |
10TUNIS152 | TUNISIA-CHINA RELATIONS MODEST, BUT TRADE TIES [...] (C) Chinese engagement in Tunisia is broad but not deep. Chinese assistance to Tunisia includes infrastructure projects and some training grants. The commercial relationship is growing but is not yet large. The last high level meeting we know of took place in November, 2009 when Zhai Jun, C [...] | 2010-02-25 15:54:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ETRD MASS TS CN |
10TUNIS25 | TFHA01: GOT CONCERNED BY MISSING SRSG ANNABI, BEN [...] (SBU) During a January 14 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officers Mourad Belhassan and Hatem Landoulsi advised pol-econoffs that the GOT was deeply concerned for the welfare of Hedi Annabi, the distinguished Tunisian Diplomat serving as the Special Representative of the Sec [...] | 2010-01-14 16:44:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO TU |
10TUNIS26 | APPOINTMENT OF NEW TUNISIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAY [...] (C) Summary: On the afternoon of January 14, TAP, the official Tunisian press agency, announced the long-awaited shuffle of President Ben Ali's cabinet. The most significant appointment is that of Kamel Morjane, previously the Defense Minister, to the post of Foreign Minister. Oussama Romdha [...] | 2010-01-14 17:42:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
10TUNIS34 | BEN ALI'S JANUARY 14 CABINET SHUFFLE IS A NOD TO [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph four. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) The main feature of President Ben Ali's January 14 shuffle of his cabinet is continuity, combined with an apparent intent to recalibrate (to what extent remains unclear) Tunisia's relationship with [...] | 2010-01-15 16:38:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR MARR TU |
10TUNIS35 | CAIRO SPEECH IMPLEMENTATION: EMBASSY TUNIS UPDATE [...] (C) Tunisia is on track to send five participants to the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship, and Embassy Tunis will participate in additional entrepreneurship-related events in the lead-up to the Summit. Embassy Tunis looks forward to the planned March visit of Science Envoy Dr. Elias Ze [...] | 2010-01-15 16:55:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON KPAO PREL SOCI TSPL TS |
10TUNIS36 | BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOR NEW TUNISIAN CABINET MEMBERS [...] (U) This cable contains biographic highlights for the Ministers named in President Ben Ali's January 14 Cabinet shuffle. Out of 27 total cabinet ministers, there are six new names and six have been rotated from one cabinet position to another. Eight ministers were dismissed from the Cabinet. [...] | 2010-01-15 17:37:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR TS |
10TUNIS43 | TUNISIA: AMBASSADOR PUSHES CARTHAGE ON SCIENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 16:46:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TSPL TS |
10TUNIS44 | TFHA01: TUNISIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI TO HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 17:18:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL TU HA |
10TUNIS45 | TFHA01: TUNISIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI UNLIKELY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 17:26:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL TU HA |
10TUNIS46 | TFHA01: TUNISIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Tunisian coverage of the Haitian earthquake and ensuing humanitarian crisis has been limited and essentially moderate in tone, with some coverage of international criticism of the U.S. government's response to the ongoing situation in Haiti. The Ambassador paid a call on the wel [...] | 2010-01-20 17:30:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA TU |
10TUNIS53 | SECRETARY'S SPEECH ON INTERNET FREEDOMS PROVOKES LIVELY [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Clinton's January 22 speech on Internet freedom was well-regarded by Tunisian contacts, though it did not receive any coverage in the official press, given government oversight and censorship of Tunisian media. Discussions following Embassy-sponsored speech viewing pa [...] | 2010-01-22 17:27:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP TS |
10TUNIS54 | TUNISIAN OFFICIALS APPARENTLY FLEXIBLE ON FULBRIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: The newly-appointed Minister of Higher Education and the Secretary of State for the Americas told NEA DAS Wittes (in separate meetings on January 21) that the GOT views the Fulbright program as being extremely important to Tunisia's development. We noted an apparent new willin [...] | 2010-01-25 09:01:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO OEXC SCUL TS |
10TUNIS55 | SENIOR TUNISIANS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU) Summary: In January 21 meetings with the Minister of Communications, the Minister of Higher Education, and a senior MFA official, NEA DAS Wittes underlined the USG's interest in stepping up bilateral collaboration on science and technology, previewing the prospective March visit of Scie [...] | 2010-01-25 10:08:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV TSPL TS |
10TUNIS58 | FOREIGN MINISTER MORJANE TO HEAD TUNISIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 15:51:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC XA TS |
10TUNIS60 | AFRICOM DEPUTY MEETS NEW TUNISIAN DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. Africa Command,s Deputy to the Commander for Civil Military Activities (DCMA),Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, met new Tunisian Minister of National Defense Ridha Grira on January 21, one week after the latter,s appointment. The new minister was friendly and emphasized the [...] | 2010-01-26 15:57:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL TS |
10TUNIS61 | DAS WITTES RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS WITH SENIOR [...] (C) Summary: In (separate) January 21 meetings with Communications Minister Romdhani and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary of State Saida Chtoui, visiting NEA DAS Tamara Wittes cautioned that Washington remained focused on Tunisia's human rights record, and particularly the GOT's recent c [...] | 2010-01-26 16:31:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TS |
10TUNIS64 | TFHA01: TUNISIA ANNOUNCES ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 12:29:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL TS HA |
10TUNIS66 | SENIOR TUNISIAN OFFICIALS ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE, [...] (C) In a January 26 courtesy call on Abdelhafidh El Herguem, Secretary of State for Arab and African Affairs at the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador highlighted the USG's sustained efforts to revive Middle East peace talks. El Herguem said that Tunisia was closely followin [...] | 2010-01-27 17:02:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS IZ TS |
10TUNIS69 | UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HUMAN RIGHTS VISITS [...] (C) Summary: Martin Scheinin, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism, visited Tunisia January 22-26, the first such visit since 1999. At the conclusion of his visit, he told the Ambassador and other foreign diplomats that he had r [...] | 2010-01-28 13:08:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV PREL TS |
10TUNIS74 | TUNISIA WILL NOT ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (C) On January 29, the Ambassador raised the Copenhagen Accord with Minister of Environment Nadhir Hamada, reiterating the request made on January 15 (ref A) for Tunisia to associate itself with the Accord. Hamada replied that due to Tunisia's desire to coordinate its response with other coun [...] | 2010-01-29 17:08:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KGHG SENV PREL TS |
10TUNIS8 | TUNISIA'S ACTING MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS SUGGESTS "FRANK AND UNINHIBITED DISCUSSIONS" TO IMPROVE THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Acting Minister of Communications Oussama Romdhani told the Ambassador on January 5 that although the U.S. and Tunisia have had a strong bilateral relationship for a long time, it had become "more uneven over the last decade." Romdhani, who served for nearly fifteen years at the Tunisian E [...] | 2010-01-07 11:22:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUMHUPPS KDEM TSPL TS PHUM |
10TUNIS81 | TUNISIA: WE NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE APRIL 27-29 [...] (C) OSD should proceed with its initial plan to host the 25th Annual Joint Military Commission (JMC) with Tunisia April 27-29 in Washington, D.C. The alternative - cancelling or 'postponing' the JMC - is likely to damage relations with the Government of Tunisia at a time it has signaled it wan [...] | 2010-02-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL TS |
10TUNIS82 | TUNISIA: WE NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE APRIL 27-29 [...] (C) OSD should proceed with its initial plan to host the 25th Annual Joint Military Commission (JMC) with Tunisia April 27-29 in Washington, D.C. The alternative - cancelling or 'postponing' the JMC - is likely to damage relations with the Government of Tunisia at a time it has signaled it wan [...] | 2010-02-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL TS |
10TUNIS84 | CODEL LYNCH ENGAGES TUNISIAN MFA ON INTERNET [...] (C) A congressional delegation led by Representative Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and including Representatives Joe Donnelly (D-IN),Betty Sutton (D-OH),Bob Inglis (R-SC),and Todd Platts (D-PA) visited Tunisia January 31 - February 2. In a February 1 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretar [...] | 2010-02-02 16:38:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PTER MASS KTFN TS |
10TUNIS85 | POSITIVE SIGNALS FROM THE GOT REPRESENT [...] (C) In the past six weeks, the Tunisian government has been signalling, with some consistency, that it would like to warm and energize its relationship with the U.S. A series of USG visitors, including, most recently, NEA DASes Sanderson and Wittes, Deputy AFRICOM Commander Holmes, and CODEL L [...] | 2010-02-02 17:01:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER SENV KWMN TS |
10TUNIS9 | BULGARIAN INTEREST IN THE SITUATION IN YEMEN [...] (C) Bulgarian Ambassador to Tunisia Doykov called on the U.S. Ambassador on January 6 to discuss the situation in Yemen. Drawing on the helpful points provided by NEA, Ambassador Gray briefed his Bulgarian counterpart on our assessment of the situation there and on possible next steps. The B [...] | 2010-01-07 16:50:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL YE BU TS |
10TUNIS93 | CLIMATE CHANGE: TUNISIA AND THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-05 16:39:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KGHG SENV PREL TS |
10TUNIS98 | TUNISIA: MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT OPEN TO [...] (C) In a January 29 courtesy call, the Ambassador and Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Nadhir Hamada discussed science and technology (S&T) cooperation, the United Nations Climate Change Conference and the Copenhagen Accord, as well as the upcoming visit of Science Envoy Dr. [...] | 2010-02-08 16:33:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PREL KGHG TS |
10ULAANBAATAR38 | Mongolia's Failed Uranium Mining Policy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 1, 2010, Canadian uranium exploration company Khan Resources (KR) announced its intent to accept an offer from the Chinese National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) to buy controlling interest in KR through the purchase of shares. If consummated, CNNC's buyout would give [...] | 2010-02-09 04:30:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG |
10ULAANBAATAR48 | PRESIDENT ELBEGDORJ DISCUSSES PRIORITIES FOR HIS [...] (C) Summary: On February 19, President Elbegdorj met with the Ambassador to discuss his anticipated travel to the United States in May and to cover key bilateral issues prior to our annual bilateral talks, which will take place in Washington on February 26. Elbegdorj seeks to have a Transpare [...] | 2010-02-19 11:38:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EMIN EINV MARR ENRG MG |
10ULAANBAATAR51 | ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ANSF TRAINERS [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with PM Batbold and President Elbegdorj, the Ambassador expressed appreciation for the role Mongolian forces have continued to play in Afghanistan and covered reftel demarche points on the need for additional trainers. The PM expressed interest in the idea a [...] | 2010-02-22 08:30:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL NATO |
10ULAANBAATAR54 | AERO MONGOLIA: UNION BUSTING, STATE COMPLICITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A labor strike at domestic carrier Aero Mongolia raises new concerns about the deficiencies of law enforcement and the political influence of corporations. Exercising their legal right, all 70 employees of Aero Mongolia organized a trade union in the fall of 2008 and registered it [...] | 2010-02-23 08:35:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM SMIG EAIR PGOV PREL MG |
10ULAANBAATAR55 | IRGC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post deliverd reftel demarche with non-paper on February 24 to A. Ariun, Attache of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She offered no substantive response but promised to read the document. HILL [...] | 2010-02-25 03:20:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN MG |
10UNESCOPARISFR148 | SERBIAN AMBASSADOR COURTESY CALL [...] (SBU) Summary: Serbia's new ambassador to UNESCO, Dr. Zorica TOMIC, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Killion today, 8 February, at the US Mission offices. Tomic wasted no time in hitting her number one issue, World Heritage sites in Kosovo, and asked that the United States support Serbian e [...] | 2010-02-08 14:56:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNESCO YI |
10UNESCOPARISFR165 | UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL'S INFORMATION SESSION [...] Summary: At UNESCO Director-General Bokova's first information session for member states on February 4, the Director-General reiterated her intention to protect cultural property in Haiti and help rebuild that country's educational system. Bokova also reaffirmed her intention to work on girl [...] | 2010-02-11 14:47:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNESCO SCUL SENV AORC HA |
10UNESCOPARISFR187 | HAITI EARTHQUAKE: UNESCO MEETING ON SAVING HAITI'S [...] Summary. UNESCO, February 16, convened a meeting to bring together Haitian government officials, representatives of museums and cultural experts and representatives of other UNESCO member states to discuss the impact of the January 12 earthquake on Haiti's cultural heritage. The Haitian Minist [...] | 2010-02-17 17:19:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KPKO HA PREL SCUL UNESCO |
10UNESCOPARISFR197 | HAITI EARTHQUAKE: DISCUSSION WITH UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] Ambassador met UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova February 19 to review issues stemming from the Haiti earthquake. Bokova began by discussing her plans to visit Haiti March 9-10. She said she planned to visit cultural sites on March 9 (accompanied by the Canadian Governor),spend the night [...] | 2010-02-19 16:36:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KPKO HA PREL SCUL UNESCO |
10UNESCOPARISFR226 | FIRST MEETING WITH NEW ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TO UNESCO [...] (SBU) Summary: Covering a wide range of subjects, Israel's new ambassador to UNESCO and the OECD, Nimrod BARKAN, said that his main goal at UNESCO is to integrate Israel into the organization by sharing its technical expertise, and keep it from being seen as a one issue country in connection [...] | 2010-02-24 16:54:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNESCO IS |
10UNESCOPARISFR231 | ELECTORAL GROUP ONE MEETING RAISES THORNY ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: The first Electoral Group I meeting of the year raised several issues that have the potential to complicate Director-General Bokova's agenda at UNESCO. Another unexpected problem for the U.S. also popped up with Turkey announcing its intention to run for the Executive Board. T [...] | 2010-02-25 12:58:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNESCO IS |
10UNESCOPARISFR87 | UNESCO ASKS US TO PROTECT HAITI'S MUSEUMS [...] Summary. UNESCO contacted U.S. Mission UNESCO and the Department, January 25, seeking help to protect and preserve Haiti's cultural artifacts. Citing the large U.S. military presence in Haiti, the UNESCO Culture Section asked whether some U.S. troops could be deployed to protect cultural sit [...] | 2010-01-27 07:41:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KPKO SCUL HA PREL UNESCO |
10UNROME11 | NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF OPERATIONS AT FAO DESCRIBES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the USG. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) During an introductory meeting on January 29, FAO's new Deputy Director General (DDG) of Operations, He Changchui, described to the Ambassador his work priorities [...] | 2010-02-01 17:26:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR ECON EAID FAO UN KBIO |
10UNROME14 | INVESTING IN FOOD SECURITY: EXPERTS ADDRESS RESPONSIBLE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the U.S. Government. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) On January 24, the Swiss Development Corporation, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),and the International Fund for Agricultural Investment ( [...] | 2010-02-04 22:15:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID EINV ECON ETRD PREL UN FAO |
10UNROME15 | 131ST SESSION OF THE FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE - WFP MATTERS [...] On February 1, the 131st session of the FAO Finance Committee, of which the U.S. is a member, discussed a number of budgetary and financial matters of the World Food Program which will be presented to the First Session of the WFP Executive Board February 8 through 11. The Committee discussed [...] | 2010-02-05 18:36:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | WFP FAO PREL UN EAID EAGR |
10UNROME19 | USUN ROME CO-HOSTS HIGH LEVEL FOOD SECURITY EVENT ON HAITI [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the U.S. Government. Summary ------- 2. (U) The U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome, joined by the Haitian and Brazilian Missions, co-hosted a high-level meeting `Supporting a Haitian-Led Food Security P [...] | 2010-02-17 11:25:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | FAO IFAD WFP UN EAID EAGR PREL HA |
10UNROME20 | COUNSELOR MILLS DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS IN GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the U.S. Government. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) On February 12, Cheryl Mills, Secretary Clinton's Chief of Staff and Counselor, discussed next steps on food security issues with key interlocutors on the margin [...] | 2010-02-17 11:28:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | FAO IFAD WFP UN EAID EAGR PREL HA |
10UNROME4 | FAO DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL BRIEFS ON PRIORITY AREAS [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the USG. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Deputy Director General (DDG) of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),Jim Butler, told the DCM on January 13 that U.S. leadership on global food sec [...] | 2010-01-19 16:42:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | FAO UN EAGR EAID PREL PTER |
10UNROME5 | REFORMING THE FAO: THE ROLE FOR THE ROME CHAPTER OF THE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for distribution outside U.S. Government channels. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) On January 14, the Mission co-hosted with UK counterparts a well-attended meeting of the Rome Chapter of the Geneva Group, and discussed ways to st [...] | 2010-01-19 18:15:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | FAO UN EAID EAGR PREL |
10UNROME6 | EGYPTIAN AMBASSASDOR MISREPRESENTS SUPPORT FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) USUN Rome Ambassador Cousin sought clarification from Egyptian Ambassador Ashraf Rashed during a January 14 meeting regarding his misrepresentation of GOE intentions to support the official USG candidate, Thomas McInerney, in the election for Director General of the International Developm [...] | 2010-01-21 12:28:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECON |
10UNROME9 | ROME AGENCIES WORKING ON VOLUNTARY "CODE OF CONDUCT" FOR [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the USG. ----------- Summary and Action Request ----------- 2. (SBU) FAO senior staff are leading an effort, in close coordination with UNCTAD, the World Bank, IFAD, and others, to address issues r [...] | 2010-01-28 10:32:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON EINV PREL FAO |
10UNVIEVIENNA24 | TURKISH AMBASSADOR INDICATES IRAN STAGNANT ON [...] (C) In a January 12 conversation with DCM and poloff, Turkish Ambassador Bayer gave a readout of the Iran discussion at the recent Turkish Ambassador's conference in Ankara and his take on the Iranian issue more generally. Bayer noted that he took part in a four-hour working group on Iran at [...] | 2010-02-01 10:10:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR TU PARM |
10UNVIEVIENNA26 | IAEA's Budget Working Group Fulfills a Promise - But Little [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Budget Working Group (BWG) January 13-15 allowed a refreshingly non-polemical discussion on IAEA programs, but fell short of Geneva Group hopes to identify programs for emphasis or de-emphasis in the IAEA's 2011 budget. In contrast to Geneva Group readiness, the G-77 did no [...] | 2010-02-01 14:45:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP PREL IAEA UN |
10UNVIEVIENNA31 | PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT -- DG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nuclear Security Sous-Sherpa Holgate briefed IAEA DG Amano on the schedule and format of the Washington Nuclear Security Summit, including Amano's role as "animator" of the leaders' lunchtime discussion on the IAEA's role. Amano affirmed his brief intervention would aim for cl [...] | 2010-02-02 16:00:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG TRGY KNNP AORC MNUC IAEA |
10UNVIEVIENNA4 | IAEA MEMBER STATES REV UP FOR 2011 BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With Member States preparing to tackle the open question of the IAEA's 2011 regular budget during the first meeting of the open Working Groug January 13-18, the U.S. will need to clarify soon our goals for the 2011 budget. The Budget Working Group (BWG),open to all Member Stat [...] | 2010-01-04 15:39:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN |
10UNVIEVIENNA40 | AUSTRIAN DIPLOMAT SHARES IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S CLAIM [...] (C) On February 5, former Austrian Ambassador to Tehran Michael Postl (please protect) debriefed Tri-Mission officers on a meeting he had earlier in the week with Iranian President Ahmadinejad's chief of cabinet, Mashaie, at Mashaie's request. On the nuclear issue, Mashaie told Postl that [...] | 2010-02-08 12:32:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC IR AU |
10UNVIEVIENNA42 | COSTA ANGST RISES IN VIENNA-TIME FOR PLAN B? [...] (U) Action Request for IO/GS. See paragraph 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director Antonio Costa (Italy) is scheduled to complete his second-and last- term in May 2010. Given conflicting reports as to whether UN Secretary General Ban ki Mo [...] | 2010-02-08 14:54:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR KCRM UN AF PK |
10UNVIEVIENNA44 | IAEA/BOG: AMANO DEFUSES BOARD CHAIR CRISIS [...] (C) The IAEA Board of Governors will meet in a pro forma session February 12 to elect a new Chairman, bringing an end to a drawn out saga prompted by the recall of former Malaysian Governor Dato' Arshad. The Southeast Asia/Pacific (SEAP) group has advised the Director General, in a letter sub [...] | 2010-02-09 16:30:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KNNP IAEA MY |
10UNVIEVIENNA58 | G-77 OVERREACH KEEPS NUCLEAR FUEL BANK IN SPOTLIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: Vienna advocates of assurance of nuclear fuel supply are vexed over the Director General's acquiescence to a G-77 request to postpone a technical briefing on the issue. We understand Egypt and Algeria, in part fronting for Iran, failed to get G-77 consensus to adopt a confronta [...] | 2010-02-19 08:02:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA |
10UNVIEVIENNA59 | IAEA/SYRIA: TOUGH BOARD REPORT CALLS INTO QUESTION [...] (S) Director General Amano's first report on Syria, released February 18 in tandem with his report on Iran, provides a convincing, comprehensive account of the Agency's investigation of both Dair Alzour (Al-Kibar) and of the Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR),highlighting continued non- [...] | 2010-02-19 10:26:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP |
10UNVIEVIENNA6 | NUCLEAR FUEL BANK - AMANO MOVES THE ISSUE BUT MAY [...] (C) Summary: The IAEA's point man on developing the International Nuclear Fuel Bank (INFB) expects DG Amano to release a response to the G-77 and NAM's technical questions by the end of January, authorize a briefing in February, issue a detailed Secretariat proposal for discussion at the June [...] | 2010-01-08 14:35:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | TRGY PREL ENRG KNNP AORC IAEA |
10USEUBRUSSELS13 | EU RAISES INITIAL QUESTIONS ABOUT UNSCR 1540 [...] (C) Summary: In a December 17 meeting with U.S. UNSCR 1540 Coordinator Tom Wuchte, EU non-proliferation envoy Annalisa Giannella agreed to consult the 1540 Committee before the EU decides on its 2010 program of 1540 outreach activities. She and European Commission non-proliferation desk off [...] | 2010-01-06 13:47:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL EUN |
10USNATO10 | MONTENEGRO TO BEGIN FIRST MAP CYCLE IN FALL 2010 [...] (C) Summary: Allies agreed unanimously at a meeting of the Senior Political Committee on January 7, 2010 that Montenegro should begin its first Membership Action Plan (MAP) cycle in the fall of 2010, after the full completion of its Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP). This course of [...] | 2010-01-11 17:21:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PGOV PREL |
10USNATO11 | POLISH NON-PAPER ON BALTIC CONTINGENCY PLANNING [...] (U) This is a request for guidance. See para 8. 2. (S) SUMMARY: On January 11, Polish Permanent Representative Winid delivered a non-paper reflecting Warsaw's views on the U.S./German proposal to revise the NATO contingency plan for the defense/reinforcement of Poland to also include the d [...] | 2010-01-11 17:45:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MCAP MARR NATO PL EN LH LG GM |
10USNATO12 | STRENGTHENING AFGHANISTAN CIVILIAN COORDINATION [...] (C) Summary. Post concurs with reftel that appointment of a NATO Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) with expanded mandate and staff will contribute significantly to improving coordination of the civilian effort in Afghanistan. Many Allies agree, as reported separately. A more robust SCR wi [...] | 2010-01-11 18:44:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO AF PK |
10USNATO17 | JANUARY 11 NAC DISCUSSION ON NATO REPONSE FORCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 11 North Atlantic Council discussion on the implementation of the new NATO Response Force (NRF) structure authorized by Defense Ministers in June 2009, the following points were underscored: the need for remaining nations to come forward with their national volunt [...] | 2010-01-13 16:02:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP MOPS PREL PINS NATO |
10USNATO18 | ALLIES WANT STRONG SRSG AND LONDON PUSHES HARD ON [...] (C/NF) Summary. On January 12, Regional Command - South (RC-S) troop contributing nations discussed the key deliverables for the January 28 London conference on Afghanistan, focusing on civilian coordination and transition. The UK said London would push hard for the Council to expeditiously a [...] | 2010-01-13 17:33:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS AF MCAP NATO |
10USNATO29 | NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL KICKS OFF JOINT REVIEW OF [...] (C) Summary: The NATO-Russia Council (NRC) began its Joint Review of Common Security Challenges with a January 15 discussion on Afghanistan. NRC members agreed to include in the review efforts to stem the insurgency and narcotic trafficking, and support Afghan National Security Forces. Alli [...] | 2010-01-20 13:25:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF RS |
10USNATO32 | KAZAKHSTAN'S DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE BRINGS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On January 19 Kazakhstan Deputy Minister of Defense (D/MOD) Bulat Sembinov thanked Ambassador Daalder for U.S. support in both multilateral and bilateral assistance to Kazakhstan's military and informed him of Kazakhstan's intention to contribute staff officers to NATO's operat [...] | 2010-01-21 15:04:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL KZ AF OSCE MARR |
10USNATO35 | NATO AGREES TO DO CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR THE [...] (S/REL NATO) On January 22, NATO's Military Committee agreed to expand EAGLE GUARDIAN, the Alliance's contingency plan for the reinforcement and defense of Poland, to also include the defense and reinforcement of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. 2. (S/REL NATO) The Supreme Allied Commander Europe [...] | 2010-01-22 15:17:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | MCAP MARR PREL NATO PINS EN LG LH PL RS |
10USNATO4 | ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON SYG,S MOSCOW TRIP ALLEGE PUTIN SPARRED ON MISSILE DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-06 10:43:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | PGOV PREL NATO RS |
10USNATO40 | NATO'S SCR RANKS REINTEGRATION, DELIVERING [...] (C/REL ISAF) Summary. NATO's Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) in Afghanistan, Fernando Gentilini, told ISAF representatives January 27 that reintegration, enhancing NATO's civilian effect on the ground, and the 2010 Afghan Parliamentary elections were the three most important issues facing [...] | 2010-01-28 17:35:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS AF MCAP NATO |
10USNATO41 | CFE/VCC: VCC EXPERTS AND CFE ALLOCATIONS FOR THE [...] (S) At the 17 December Verification Coordination Committee Experts Meeting the U.S. secured the following CFE inspections for the 15th year of the residual period beginning 16 March: Non- Russian Inspections: - 1 Quota Inspection in Azerbaijan - 1 Quota Inspection in Ukraine - 1 Fl [...] | 2010-01-29 11:55:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | KCFE NATO PARM PREL MCAP MASS MARR XG ZK |
10USNATO42 | RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT: "TRANSPARENCY IS A TOOL OF THE WEAK" [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 16:36:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR NATO RS |
10USNATO45 | NATO-RUSSIA: ROGOZIN REPRIMANDED [...] (C) Dean of the NATO diplomatic corps Danish PermRep Poulsen-Hansen reprimanded Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin on January 22 for recent remarks considered undiplomatic. Acting in his capacity as dean, Poulsen-Hansen raised with Rogozin his recent remarks to the press criticizing NA [...] | 2010-02-01 15:07:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR NATO RS |
10USNATO48 | NATO SHOULD FACTOR NORTHERN STRATEGY INTO KFOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 29, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and non-NATO KFOR contributors discussed with EU representatives the situation in Kosovo and NATO's way ahead on the KFOR drawdown after reaching Gate 1 (10,000 troops) of deterrent presence. Stressing the importance of integrating [...] | 2010-02-02 16:55:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI AFDB |
10USNATO49 | NATO-RUSSIA: ALLIED VIEWS ON RUSSIA'S NRC TREATY [...] (C) Summary: Allies remain united in rejecting Russia's proposed binding treaty with NATO, although differences exist over whether NATO should discuss with Russia certain elements of the draft text presented by Foreign Minister Lavrov during the December NATO-Russia Council Ministerial. Russi [...] | 2010-02-03 12:53:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO RS |
10USNATO51 | CFE/VCC: RFG - EXPERTS RECONSIDER IMPLEMENTATION [...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see para 6 below. 2. (C) Summary. Verification Coordination Committee (VCC) Experts initiated a discussion on a draft review of implementation coordination procedures during their January 22 meeting. Proposals to improve Allied coordination includ [...] | 2010-02-03 15:41:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL MCAP MASS MARR |
10USNATO52 | RFG: GERMAN DEMARCHE ON DISBURSEMENT OF [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. Please see para 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On February 3, German PermRep Brandenburg demarched Ambassador Daalder regarding concerns Berlin has over the disbursement of 50 million Euros it donated in October 2009 to the Afghan National Army Trust Fund. He said that m [...] | 2010-02-03 15:56:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NATO AF GM |
10USNATO53 | NATO: AMBASSADORIAL REVOLT LIKELY TO KILL SECGEN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 3, many NATO Ambassadors protested against the Secretary General's establishment of an informal group (ref a) on NATO-EU relations. As a result, we anticipate that this group will end, at least in its current form. The group did not make concrete progress but did all [...] | 2010-02-03 15:58:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS PGOV MARR EUN |
10USNATO54 | ACTION REQUEST: POSSIBLE AUTUMN 2010 NATO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) On February 2, Secretary General Rasmussen identified four tentative dates for possible foreign and/or defense ministerials this fall to be held in Brussels: -- Thursday, September 16; -- Thursday, September 23; -- Thursday, O [...] | 2010-02-03 17:05:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP AORC PREL NATO |
10USNATO59 | SERBIA REQUESTS NATO GO SLOW ON KFOR DRAWDOWN [...] (C) Serbian Ambassador to NATO Milinkovic approached USNATO Deputy Chief of Mission Heffern on February 8 to express Belgrade's concern that NATO intended to draw down KFOR too quickly. Amb. Milinkovic said he had heard from the Defense Ministerial meeting in Istanbul that NATO was considerin [...] | 2010-02-09 07:59:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI |
10USNATO60 | RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ON NATO, EUROPEAN SECURITY, AND [...] Summary: Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin presented his views on NATO's Strategic Concept, the European Security Treaty, and the status of Georgia's borders during a January 29 discussion hosted by the EastWest Institute. Rogozin pondered NATO's past and future, arguing that enlarge [...] | 2010-02-09 09:16:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL NATO GG RS |
10USNATO63 | USNATO REINFORCES MESSAGE ON ALBANIAN DRAFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Albanian Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Artur Kuko on February 8, Ambassador Daalder expressed the U.S.'s deep concern that implementation of the draft Albanian intelligence law would undermine democracy in Albania. Amb. Kuko said he would pass [...] | 2010-02-10 12:00:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI |
10USNATO64 | JAN 28, 2010 HLTF: ALLIES CONSIDER BROAD EURO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Allies used the January 28 HLTF and related meetings to touch base on CFE in the wake of the December 2009 NATO and OSCE Ministerials, as well as SYG Rasmussen's mid-December trip to Moscow. Allies welcomed and evinced considerable interest in the information that senior U.S. o [...] | 2010-02-10 13:42:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL |
10USNATO65 | SWEDISH EU PRESIDENCY AND TURKEY TRADE DUELING [...] (SBU) This is a joint USNATO-USEU cable. 2. (C) Summary: A letter from Sweden's Permanent Representative to the EU to the Turkish Ambassador to the EU proposing an updated framework for NATO-EU relations and effective arrangements for cooperation in Afghanistan elicited a negative respons [...] | 2010-02-11 15:56:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS PGOV MARR EUN |
10USNATO66 | NATO NUCLEAR POLICY: FIVE NATIONS WANT IT ON APRIL [...] (S) On February 11, German Permanent Representative to NATO Brandenburg informed Ambassador Daalder that the Foreign Ministers of Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Norway would send a letter to NATO Secretary General Rasmussen suggesting that Rasmussen include a discussion of [...] | 2010-02-11 17:30:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | MNUC PARM PREL MARR MCAP NATO GM BE LU NL NO |
10USNATO67 | FRENCH MISTRAL SALE TO RUSSIA RAISED AT NATO [...] (C) Lithuania's NATO PermRep Linkevicius raised France's potential sale to Russia of a Mistral class ship during a February 9 PermReps' lunch, noting that the sale was not simply a national issue but a subject for discussion within the Alliance. French PermRep Andreani did not respond. However, th [...] | 2010-02-12 10:05:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR NATO FR RS |
10USNATO69 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCASKILL [...] (U) Welcome to Brussels, and to NATO! 2. (SBU) Your visit comes at an exciting time for NATO as Allies redouble our efforts to succeed operationally while working together to redefine NATO to meet the security challenges of the future. America is playing a key role, as we have in the past, [...] | 2010-02-12 17:39:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NATO RS |
10USNATO7 | ALLIES STRESS CAUTION AND SOLIDARITY ON KFOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 6,the North Atlantic Council (NAC) agreed on the need to ensure KFOR maintains adequate troop levels and force mobility during the drawdown. The U.S. and a large number of Allies stressed that the KFOR move to deterrent presence must be a conditions-based process with [...] | 2010-01-08 14:40:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI AFDB |
10USNATO70 | MOLDOVAN FM AND DM VISIT NATO [...] (C) Summary: Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Leancu and Defense Minister Marinuta visited the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on February 10, 2010 and reported on the reforms of their new Western-leaning government, on their desire for deeper Euro-Atlantic integration, and t [...] | 2010-02-17 11:37:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PGOV PREL MD |
10USNATO75 | NATO SENIOR CIVILIAN BRIEFS ON HELMAND OPERATION; [...] (C) Summary: New NATO Senior Civilian Representative, Ambassador Mark Sedwill, briefed the North Atlantic Council for the first time February 17 by video conference. ISAF Commander General McChrystal participated alongside Sedwill, presenting a clear picture of civilian-military peer counter [...] | 2010-02-17 17:30:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PGOV PREL NATO AF PK |
10USNATO77 | NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL DISCUSSES TERRORISM, RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: The NATO-Russia Council (NRC) continued its Joint Review of security challenges with a February 12 discussion on terrorism. NRC members proposed examining a wide range of topics, leading some to caution against casting too wide a net for this initiative. The U.S. proposed focus [...] | 2010-02-19 09:23:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO RS |
10USNATO8 | ALLIED RESPONSE TO STRENGTHENING CIVILIAN [...] (U) In response to reftel request for Allied positions on strengthening civilian coordination in Afghanistan, the following reflects recent feedback from Allies. Post will provide updates, if needed, after Afghanistan-related NATO meetings in advance of the January 28 London conference on Afg [...] | 2010-01-11 06:07:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS AF MCAP NATO |
10USNATO81 | PDAS MCELDOWNEY'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Europe and Eurasia Nancy McEldowney told Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin on February 17 that the U.S. was sincerely interested in enhanced practical cooperation in the NATO-Russia Council (NRC),which would help build confidence bet [...] | 2010-02-23 11:12:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO RS |
10USNATO84 | USD(P) FLOURNOY'S FEBRUARY 17 MEETING WITH NATO [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) Michele Flournoy discussed NATO reform, nuclear posture, NATO's Strategic Concept, Missile Defense, Afghanistan and export controls with NATO Secretary General Rasmussen in a February 17 meeting that followed USD(P) Flournoy's briefing to the N [...] | 2010-02-24 17:43:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP NATO PARM PREL |
10USNATO86 | NATO SYG CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK IN KABUL [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 11:31:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER MOPS PREL MARR AF |
10USNATO87 | RFG: FIVE NATIONS ASK SYG TO PUT "NATO'S NUCLEAR [...] (S) This is a request for guidance. See paragraph 4. 2. (S) In a letter delivered on February 26 to NATO Secretary General Rasmussen and subsequently delivered to Allies, the Foreign Ministers of Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, and Luxembourg requested that NATO put the topic [...] | 2010-02-26 13:45:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | MNUC PARM PREL MARR MCAP NATO GM BE LU NL NO |
10USNATO88 | RFG - NATO TO EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH BOSNIA AND [...] (U) REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE and SUMMARY: On Wednesday, March 3, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) will conduct an exchange of views with the Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in the run-up to the NAC's March 23 Sarajevo visit and NATO's Foreign Ministerial meeting in April. The NAC me [...] | 2010-02-26 15:55:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PGOV PREL BK |
10USNATO9 | ALLIED RESPONSE TO STRENGTHENING CIVILIAN [...] (U) In response to reftel request for Allied positions on strengthening civilian coordination in Afghanistan, the following reflects recent feedback from Allies. Post will provide updates, if needed, after Afghanistan-related NATO meetings in advance of the January 28 London conference on Afg [...] | 2010-01-11 06:07:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS AF MCAP NATO |
10USOSCE10 | OSCE,S MEDITERRANEAN PARTNERSHIP LOOKS AHEAD TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The OSCE,s annual Mediterranean Conference was held December 14-15 in Cairo, Egypt. All six Med Partners (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia) attended and took an active part in discussions that focused on conflict prevention and resolution, trafficking in pers [...] | 2010-01-15 15:19:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE AG EG IS JO MO TS KMPI PREL KZ |
10USOSCE11 | IS RUSSIA CRACKING OPEN THE DOOR ON OSCE TRAINING [...] Summary: We could have an opportunity to advance cooperation with Russia through the OSCE in Central Asia and potentially open a crack in Russian opposition to OSCE training inside Afghanistan. In an unusually warm and persistent manner, Russian ambassador Anvar Azimov has requested a U.S. [...] | 2010-01-19 18:10:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OSCE RS AF |
10USOSCE14 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 22, 2009 - [...] (C) Kazakhstani DCM Suleimenov told A/DCM December 22 that Kazakhstan had received preliminary inquiries from Iran regarding the possibility of becoming an OSCE Asian Partner for Cooperation. We note that Suleimenov was previously posted to Iran, speaks the language, maintains ties there, and [...] | 2010-01-21 07:20:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG KZ RU AF IR MD TI |
10USOSCE15 | OSCE CENTRAL ASIAN MISSION HEADS STRIVING TO [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings on January 12 and 13 with OSCE Heads of Mission from four Central Asian States (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan),all four struck similar themes on Afghanistan, radicalization, border security, and Kazakhstan's proposal for a summit. On Afghan [...] | 2010-01-21 09:40:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PTER PREL ZK AF KZ KG TI TX UZ |
10USOSCE16 | CFE/JCG: 2010 WINTER OPENING-OF-ROUND, JAN 19 - [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 11:28:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
10USOSCE17 | CFE/JCG: 2010 WINTER OPENING-OF-ROUND, JAN 19 - [...] (U) Summary. The opening of round plenary for the winter session of the Joint Consultative Group (JCG) was brief. The United States underscored the importance of the CFE Treaty, called on Russia to resume compliance, and looked to 2010 with renewed hope, a sentiment echoed by several Allies an [...] | 2010-01-21 12:29:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
10USOSCE18 | FSC: JAN 20 OPENING WINTER SESSION--RUSSIA IS READY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Winter Session of the FSC Plenary garnered general support for beginning the implementation of the main themes from the Issues Decision agreed at the Athens Ministerial: CSBMs including Vienna Document 1999 (VD99),Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW),Code of Conduct, and s [...] | 2010-01-22 15:24:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS XG |
10USOSCE19 | OPEN SKIES: 2010 OPENING PLENARY - AN EFFICIENT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 06:55:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
10USOSCE20 | PROMOTING GREATER NATO/OSCE COORDINATION [...] (U) Summary: Recent IPCs and discussions during the COM conference in Washington during January emphasized the need to promote greater coordination between NATO and the OSCE, especially in view of the Russian proposals for a European Security Treaty and for a treaty in the NRC. As NATO prep [...] | 2010-01-28 10:11:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR OSCE NATO RS |
10USOSCE22 | PERSPECTIVES ON KAZAKHSTAN,S OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP IS [...] (C) Summary: The visit of Embassy Astana DCM Pamela Spratlen to Vienna January 20-22 helped promote useful exchanges of views on Kazakhstan's Chairmanship, facilitated discussion of OSCE engagement in Afghanistan, and provided an opportunity to promote further interaction among Central Asian P [...] | 2010-01-29 07:36:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL KZ KG TI TX UZ AF |
10USOSCE25 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 18 - 22, 2010 [...] (SBU) In a January 14 meeting, Vytautas Nauduzas, a Lithuanian ambassador-at-large and the personal representative of the Chairman-in-Office for transport, told PolOff that Lithuania is leaning very strongly toward choosing energy security as the theme of the Economic and Environmental Forum ( [...] | 2010-01-29 07:42:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL RS KZ UK SP LH AL AF |
10USOSCE26 | CFE/JCG: JAN 26 - JCG IS CONCLUDED IN RECORD SPEED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 07:42:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
10USOSCE27 | OSCE - THE HUMAN DIMENSION UNDER THE KAZAKHSTAN [...] (C) Summary. The Kazakhstan Chairmanship-in-Office (CiO) has narrowly defined its priorities within the Human Dimension (HD) of the OSCE for 2010 as Tolerance and Non-Discrimination, Gender Equality, and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, bypassing more contentious and fundamental issues [...] | 2010-01-29 17:16:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL PHUM |
10USOSCE28 | OSCE: 1/27 FSC RESPONSES TO RUSSIA ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to Russia's insistence for clarification on why its proposed European Security Treaty (EST) cannot be discussed separately ("sectorally") from the Corfu Process or the human and economic dimensions, all interventions by participating States (pS) supported comprehens [...] | 2010-01-29 18:28:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PARM PREL KCFE RS XG |
10USOSCE31 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 25 - 29, 2010 [...] (SBU) Kazakhstani PermRep Abdrakhmanov formally presented the Chairmanship's Human Dimension (HD) calendar at the well-attended HD Committee's inaugural meeting January 22. True to the Chairmanship's stated priorities, the proposal was heavy on tolerance, gender, and trafficking events at the [...] | 2010-02-03 14:56:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PGOV PREL MARR KZ RS GM AJ |
10USOSCE32 | CFE/JCG: FEBRUARY 2 - CONCERN OVER SLOW RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Joint Consultative Group met briefly on February 2. In discussions with Allies, Italy noted with concern the delayed Russian response to a recent Italy CFE inspection request. Several States Parties noted that they looked forward to working with recently-appointed Special [...] | 2010-02-05 07:01:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
10USOSCE33 | OSCE: 2/3 FSC HOLDS ROBUST DISCUSSION ON VIENNA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) received a presentation on one potential way ahead for the Vienna Document from alumnus Col Wolfgang Richter, currently with the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. Richter's presentation supported the currently tab [...] | 2010-02-05 16:07:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PARM PREL KCFE RS XG |
10USOSCE35 | MEDIA FREEDOM AT THE OSCE: EAST V. WEST CONTINUES [...] (SBU) The state of Media Freedom in the OSCE region continues to be a hotly debated topic, particularly between the Russian Federation and the Central Asian States on one side and the U.S., EU and several like-minded delegations on the other. As the process to select the OSCE's next represent [...] | 2010-02-09 14:04:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV OSCE PHUM PREL KHLS RS |
10USOSCE36 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 1 - 5, 2010 [...] (SBU) In a January 27 meeting with CDA Fuller, Albanian Deputy Foreign Minister Edith Harxhi sounded hopeful the SP would return to parliament before March and said the GoA was waiting to see what SP Leader Rama's next move would be upon his return from a trip to the United States. On the Balk [...] | 2010-02-10 14:59:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV PREL MARR KZ KV RS GG AL |
10USOSCE38 | CFE/JCG: FEBRUARY 9 - A FRUSTRATED RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary. At the Joint Consultative Group (JCG) meeting on February 9, Italy and the UK notified two new Russian CFE inspection rejections followed by statements of support by 13 Allies. A piqued Russia reiterated its stance. Allies held their ground against Russia's claims, rejected R [...] | 2010-02-12 10:08:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
10USOSCE39 | SUBJECT: OSCE: FEB. 10 FSC FOCUS ON SALW AND [...] (SBU) Summary: This and next week's Forum on Security Cooperation focus on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in accordance with Ministerial Decision 15/09, which tasks the FSC to develop a Plan of Action by May 2010. Working Group "A" reviewed the Danish and UK proposals on improving the V [...] | 2010-02-12 16:43:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PARM PREL KCFE RS XG |
10USOSCE40 | IMPLICATIONS FOR OSCE'S HUMAN DIMENSION WITH A [...] This is an action request (please see para 11). 2. Summary and action request. During a briefing by the USOSCE Charge to the Vienna NATO Caucus February 10 on Kazakhstani FM Saudabayev,s meetings in Washington, allies expressed appreciation for the strong USG messages given. Reactio [...] | 2010-02-16 17:22:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL OSCE |
10USOSCE41 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 8 - 12, 2010 [...] (SBU) In our February 9 meeting with the Chairmanship, Kazakhstani PermRep Abdrakhmanov requested additional information on U.S. expectations for the review conference the Chairmanship has been encouraged to hold in the run-up to a summit. Abdrakhmanov said the subject had come up in Kazakhst [...] | 2010-02-17 07:02:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PGOV PREL MARR KV KZ AF |
10USOSCE51 | CFE/JCG: FEBRUARY 16: GROUND HOG DAY AS A DOZEN [...] (SBU) During the 16 February JCG, we saw our shadow, again. i.e., Statements were made regarding the refusal of CFE inspections by the Russian Federation, and multiple countries supported the complaints. In this case, the United States (Neighbour) and Turkey (Begec) made statements reporting [...] | 2010-02-18 10:51:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RO |
10USOSCE53 | RFG: OPEN SKIES--SUPPORT CANADA ON ACCESSION [...] (C) Summary: The Treaty on Open Skies is open for accession by any state worldwide. Broadening the Treaty membership will be discussed in the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) prior to and during the June 7-9 Review Conference. The Treaty remains Euro-Atlantic centric with 34 States [...] | 2010-02-18 17:13:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS XG |
10USOSCE54 | RUSSIA BLOCKING NEW REP ON MEDIA FREEDOM AT OSCE [...] (C) The process to replace the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) has reached a deadlock with the overwhelming preponderance of the OSCE participating States (pS) on one side and Russia on the other. (Ref A). Kazakhstani Permanent Representative Ambassador Kairat Abdrakhmanov [...] | 2010-02-19 06:58:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL |
10USOSCE55 | KAZAKHSTAN AT THE REINS OF THE OSCE [...] (C) Representing the Chair in Office (CiO) at the OSCE, Kazakhstan's Vienna representatives have begun to show their mettle in dealing with conflict and their intentions for the coming year. Led by seasoned diplomat Kairat Abdrakhmanov, the Kazakhstani delegation is off to a shaky start in Vie [...] | 2010-02-19 06:58:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OSCE PINR KZ |
10USOSCE57 | OSCE: FEBRUARY 17--FSC SALW AND VIENNA DOCUMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The FSC received presentations on Montenegro's demilitarization program from Deputy Defense Minister Rifet Kovacs and on the Wassenaar Arrangement from Chief of Secretariat Sune Danielsson. Kovacs received a mild rebuke from Denmark for Montenegro's lapses in keeping donors cu [...] | 2010-02-22 06:57:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PARM PREL KCFE RS XG |
10USOSCE60 | OPEN SKIES FEB 22: U.S.-DRAFTED RULES/PROCEDURES [...] (SBU) Summary: The 22 February Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) plenary approved the U.S.-drafted Decision on Rules of Procedure and Working Methods of the OSCC and its Informal Working Groups (OSCC.DD/3/10). The plenary was followed by a short Informal Working Group on Rules and Pr [...] | 2010-02-23 13:30:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
10USOSCE61 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 16 - 19, 2010 [...] (SBU) During the weekly EU coordination meeting February 17, Spanish Ambassador Betanzos Roig (representing the EU Presidency) said she understood Kazakhstan's consultations on the appointment of a new representative on freedom of the media (RFoM) would continue with Russian FM Lavrov's visit t [...] | 2010-02-24 14:39:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PGOV PREL MARR KZ KG |
10USOSCE66 | KAZAKHSTAN BREAKS THE DEADLOCK TO APPOINT A NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Russian Federation (RF) officially withdrew its candidate for the position of OSCE Representative for Freedom of the Media (RFoM) February 25, opening the door for the appointment of the Bosnian candidate - the overwhelming favorite of the participating States. Although the R [...] | 2010-02-26 14:57:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL OSCE BK KZ RS |
10USOSCE68 | OSCE/FSC ON 2/24: DIFFERENCES OVER CODE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The February 24 Forum for Security Cooperation focused on the Code of Conduct, which drew out differences between U.S. and Russian approaches to dealing with conflict prevention and crisis management. It also underscored ambiguities within the Code and the tension between cons [...] | 2010-02-26 15:52:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PARM PREL KCFE RS XG |
10USOSCE9 | KAZAKHSTAN INAUGURATES OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: At its inaugural Permanent Council meeting January 14, the Kazakhstani Chairmanship reiterated its call for an OSCE summit - stressing the importance of building on ongoing discussions of European security - and highlighted its priorities for the year. Kazakhstan urged efforts t [...] | 2010-01-15 07:57:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KZ RU OSCE |
10USUNNEWYORK1 | AMBASSADOR DICARLO MEETS WITH ICTY'S CHIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Serge Brammertz, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),met with Ambassador DiCarlo December 1 prior to the ICTY's biannual briefing to the UN Security Council. Brammertz focused his discussion on recent developments with respect [...] | 2010-01-05 18:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ICTY PREL UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK10 | USUN MEETS WITH SPECIAL ENVOY TO PAKISTAN RIPERT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jean-Maurice Ripert, UN Special Envoy for Assistance, met with Ambassador DiCarlo on January 6 to discuss organization and next steps for the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FODP) group, the UN's capacity and security constraints, and donor coordination. Ripert outlined his re [...] | 2010-01-11 21:59:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PREF EAID PK |
10USUNNEWYORK103 | PREPARING FOR THE 12 - 16 APRIL MEETING ON THE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6 below. 2. (C) Summary. Negotiations on the CCIT will resume April 12 through 16 in New York. Discussions within the UN General Assembly's Sixth (Legal) Committee on the CCIT last October resulted in no movement towards consensus on a [...] | 2010-02-24 21:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UN KJUS |
10USUNNEWYORK104 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice on February 22 met with Filipino Ambassador Libran Cabactulan, President-elect of the Review Conference (RevCon) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) to be held in May, 2010. Cabactulan said he is gauging expectations of the States Part [...] | 2010-02-24 23:10:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC UNSC IR RP |
10USUNNEWYORK105 | U.S.MISSION GRANTS CLEARANCE FOR REQUEST TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 00:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ |
10USUNNEWYORK106 | DPRK: IMPROVING THE UN'S RESPONSE TO DPRK [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S., UK, French and Japanese missions have urged the UN Security Council's North Korea Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") to streamline and improve its response to reported sanctions violations. Missions have urged the chair (Turkey) to encourage vigorous Committee investiga [...] | 2010-02-25 00:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK107 | DPRK: SOUTH AFRICA REPORTS SANCTIONS VIOLATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: South Africa has confidentially reported to the Security Council's North Korea Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") a sanctions violation involving the transfer of North Korea-origin conventional arms to the Republic of Congo via China and Malaysia. According to this report, i [...] | 2010-02-25 00:48:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK109 | RICE TELLS GOSS OFFICIALS TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: On February 18, Ambassador Rice met with Ezekiel Gatkuoth and David Choate from the Government of Southern Sudan's (GOSS) mission to the United States at their request. Gatkuoth said his purpose in coming to New York was to communicate with the UN and key countries that they mus [...] | 2010-02-25 01:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
10USUNNEWYORK11 | SRSG KAI EIDE BRIEFING AND UNAMA OPEN DEBATE [...] (U) Summary: On January 6, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on the UN Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA). SYG Ban, SRSG Eide and Afghan PermRep Tanin addressed the Council. Ban called Afghanistan an on-going "main priority" for the UN in 2010, and focused on the need to [...] | 2010-01-12 13:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO AF PK |
10USUNNEWYORK111 | READOUT OF SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary-General met with Israeli Defense Minister Barak in New York on February 24. According to a UN staff readout, UN colleagues were disappointed that Barak did not come with anything new on Gaza for the Secretary-General, who had hoped to get GOI concurrence to move ma [...] | 2010-02-26 00:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE IR |
10USUNNEWYORK115 | URUGUAYAN FINANCE MINISTER SAYS UN OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Uruguayan Minister of Economy and Finance Alvaro Garcia requested a meeting with Ambassador Wolff to express Uruguay's concern about the UN's late disbursements to Uruguayan peacekeepers. Garcia said Uruguay has been contributing to UN peacekeeping operations for years, regardless of th [...] | 2010-02-26 23:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR UNSC UY |
10USUNNEWYORK12 | U.S. MISSION GRANTS CLEARANCE FOR U/S WILLIAM J. [...] U.S. Mission grants clearance for the following individuals to attend the P5 1 meeting in New York January 15-16, 2010: William J. Burns (Under Secretary for Political Affairs) Robert Waller (Special Assistant (P) ) Ambassador Steven Mull (Special Advisor (P) ) 2. U.S. Mission POC is USU [...] | 2010-01-13 15:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PREL |
10USUNNEWYORK19 | MISSION CLEARANCE FOR GTIP DEPUTY DIRECTOR NAN KENNELLY [...] Mission clearance is granted to Nan Kennelly, Deputy Director of the Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) for a series of bilateral meetings regarding the Global Plan of Action on Trafficking in Persons on January 14-16 in New York. 2. Brian Young, ECOS [...] | 2010-01-15 19:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KTIP OTRA PHUM PREL |
10USUNNEWYORK24 | SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES COOPERATION WITH REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY. The Security Council held a debate on cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations on January 13, following a two day retreat hosted by the Secretary-General for the heads of some regional organizations. Participants offered their support for greater cooperat [...] | 2010-01-19 23:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK25 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S JANUARY 12 MEETING WITH OUTGOING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice met on January 12 with outgoing UNIFIL Force Commander General Graziano to thank him for his leadership and seek his candid assessment of the current situation. General Graziano emphasized that an opportunity exists to press for a permanent cease-fire given that [...] | 2010-01-19 23:37:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC IS LE |
10USUNNEWYORK26 | SOMALIA: TERRORISM THREAT OF UNSTABLE SOMALIA; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 14, UN Special Representative for Somalia Ould-Abdallah briefed the Security Council on the situation in Somalia. He focused on the terrorism threat posed by Somalia and urged the international community to boost financial support to both AMISOM and the TFG's securit [...] | 2010-01-20 00:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC PTER MARR PHUM SO |
10USUNNEWYORK27 | UN SRSG FOR SOMALIA PLEADS FOR FUNDING TO THWART [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 12 meeting with Ambassador Rice, UN Special Representative for Somalia Ould-Abdallah underscored Somalia's potential as a terrorist incubator, citing the presence of foreign fighters and the TFG's inability to provide security. He said that two things are needed to def [...] | 2010-01-20 10:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC PTER MARR PHUM SO |
10USUNNEWYORK28 | DPRK: EXPERTS INVESTIGATE SANCTIONS VIOLATIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Panel of Experts (POE),a team mandated in UNSCR 1874 to help monitor and improve implementation of UN sanctions on North Korea, has launched investigations into the four sanctions violations reported to the Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 [...] | 2010-01-20 19:39:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK32 | UNMIN BRIEFING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL - JANUARY [...] SUMMARY: The Representative of the Secretary-General to Nepal and head of UNMIN, Karin Lundgren, briefed the Security Council on the activities of UNMIN and the latest developments in Nepal on January 15. Lundgren highlighted a number of new, positive developments which have recently occurre [...] | 2010-01-21 14:31:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM NP |
10USUNNEWYORK33 | FIFTH COMMITTEE ACTION ON THE 2010-2011 BUDGET [...] (U) Summary: The main session of the 64th General Assembly (GA) concluded early on the morning of December 24, 2009 with the adoption of a $5.16 billion 2010-2011 biennium budget. The Secretary-General initially proposed a 2010-2011 budget of $4.88 billion. However, at the time of his initial [...] | 2010-01-21 14:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AMGT AORC UN KUNR |
10USUNNEWYORK36 | DPRK: SANCTIONS COMMITTEE PRESSES ON 1874 [...] (C) The UNSC's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") met on January 20 to push forward on a number of items related to implementation of UN sanctions imposed on North Korea. China opened the meeting with a lengthy statement reaffirming its support for sanctions implementation, but insis [...] | 2010-01-22 12:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK37 | AMBASSADOR DICARLO MEETS NPT PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador DiCarlo on January 18 met Libran Cabactulan, the Filipino President-elect of the 2010 NPT Review Conference, to convey USG priorities on strengthening the NPT and to elicit his views on managing the Review Conference (RevCon) process. Ambassador DiCarlo said the USG se [...] | 2010-01-22 17:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM RP |
10USUNNEWYORK38 | U.S. MISSION GRANTS CLEARANCE FOR U/S THOMAS A. [...] (SBU) U.S. Mission grants clearance for Thomas A. Wuchte, U.S. 1540 Coordinator, to meet with USUN/POL and to assist visitors from the George Washington University Law School in facilitating GWU's offer of pro bono legal assistance for 1540 implementation. An additional meeting with the UN Offi [...] | 2010-01-22 17:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL ETTC PARM PGOV PTER UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK39 | COUNCIL DISCUSSES COTE D'IVOIRE ELECTIONS AND THE [...] (SBU) UN Mission in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) SRSG Choi told the Security Council in an open briefing on January 21 that challenges in implementing the "Ouagadougou IV" reunification plan could hamper the electoral process. Choi also said that the creation of a second electoral list by the Independ [...] | 2010-01-22 23:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC XY IV LI UV |
10USUNNEWYORK44 | SWITCHING USG CONTRIBUTION FROM CTITF TO UNICRI [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph three below. 2. (U) In September, 2007, the United States pledged $403k to the United Nations Implementation Task Force (CTITF): $226k towards the working group titled "Addressing Radicalization and Extremism That Lead to Terrorism", and $1 [...] | 2010-01-25 18:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK47 | UNMIK: TADIC AND HYSENI SPAR ON KOSOVO DURING [...] SUMMARY. Kosovo SRSG Lamberto Zannier told the Security Council during a January 22 quarterly debate that the security situation remained stable, but fragile, in northern Kosovo due to politicization of issues such as municipalelections and energy delivery. Serbian President Boris Tadic calle [...] | 2010-01-26 17:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNMIK SR KV |
10USUNNEWYORK48 | EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE 64TH GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 20:37:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA AL AM AJ BO BK BU HR CY EN |
10USUNNEWYORK5 | UNGA FIFTH COMMITTEE: US ACHIEVES OBJECTIVES IN [...] (U) Summary: Shortly before midnight on 23 December 2009, Permanent Representatives from approximately two dozen UN Member States concluded nine hours of negotiations to resolve the impasse over the scales of assessments in the Fifth (Administrative and Budgetary) Committee. The meeting, which [...] | 2010-01-07 15:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL UN UNGA KUNR |
10USUNNEWYORK51 | TURKEY CHAIRS ITS FIRST UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Turkish Permrep Ertugrul Apakan chaired his first UN Security Council CTC meeting January 21. The agenda included the CTC's work program for the next six months and a thematic discussion on implementation and assessment of Security Council resolution 1624 (2005). As there ar [...] | 2010-01-29 00:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK53 | MINURCAT MANDATE RENEWAL -- CAUSE FOR CONCERN [...] This is an action request, see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: On January 25, the French mission held an informal meeting with Security Council experts and a Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) team prior to its January 26 trip to Chad to discuss the Government of Chad's (GoC) ob [...] | 2010-01-29 14:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO PREF UNSC CD CT SU |
10USUNNEWYORK54 | UNMIS ENTERS CRITICAL PHASE; COUNCIL URGES [...] Summary: On January 26, U/SYG Le Roy briefed the Security Council on the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). Le Roy acknowledged that difficult issues still must be resolved and noted that the upcoming African Union Summit in Addis would provide an opportunity to harmonize strategies. Council mem [...] | 2010-01-29 19:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
10USUNNEWYORK55 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE -- HEAVY CRITICISM [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Security Council's January 27 Open Debate on the Middle East, Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco noted the "worrying impasse" that persists in the region with the lack of progress on restarting negotiations and called for the Quartet to play a role. He voiced [...] | 2010-01-29 23:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS SY LE |
10USUNNEWYORK56 | 1267 COMMITTEE FALLS BEHIND ON 1822 REVIEW OF [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 15:34:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EFIN PTER KTFN UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK57 | FOLLOW-UP TRILATERAL DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED [...] (C) Per reftel, U.S., Russian and U.K. Deputy PermReps on February 1 delivered the second trilateral demarche to the Deputy PermRep of Libya, Ibrahim Dabbashi, requesting that Libya withdraw its proposed amendments to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Ambassador Wol [...] | 2010-02-02 10:51:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UK RS LY |
10USUNNEWYORK61 | UNGA: SC REFORM: FOURTH ROUND ENDS; CHAIR TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on January 19 and 20 for its second and final meeting of the fourth round of intergovernmental negotiations to discuss "areas of convergence." While the 52 delegations and one observer who spoke covered the subject of the meetin [...] | 2010-02-03 15:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
10USUNNEWYORK63 | 1267: UK SOUNDS ALARM ON TARDY REVIEW OF AL QAEDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: UK Deputy Perm Rep Parham expressed concern to Amb. Wolff about the 1267 Committee's disappointingly slow progress on its one-time review of all names on the Al Qaeda / Taliban sanctions list. Parham expressed frustration that the 1267 Committee still had 400 out of 488 names lef [...] | 2010-02-05 16:30:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EFIN PTER KTFN UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK65 | GOLDSTONE: ANTICIPATED NEXT STEPS IN NEW YORK [...] (C) Summary: On February 4 the Secretary General released his report on Goldstone as requested by the November 5 General Assembly resolution. The Secretary General's report is brief, but attaches the submissions of the Israelis, Palestinians, and the Swiss (as depository of the Geneva Convent [...] | 2010-02-05 23:42:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | POL PREL PHUM IS KPAL |
10USUNNEWYORK7 | UN - GA FUNDS SPECIAL POLITICAL MISSIONS FOR 2010 [...] (U) Summary: On December 24, 2009, the Fifth (Administrative and Budgetary) Committee of the GA completed its consideration of the proposed 2010 budgets for 27 Special Political Missions (SPMs) by approving funding under the regular budget of $569.5 million, a reduction of $30 million (5%) i [...] | 2010-01-07 21:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UNGA |
10USUNNEWYORK71 | SYG BAN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON RECENT TRAVELS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary-General (SYG) Ban briefed the Council in closed consultations on February 3, reviewing his travel to the January 28 conference on Afghanistan in London, to Cyprus, and to the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, and an update on Haiti. Ban's overview of the London Conference on A [...] | 2010-02-09 14:39:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AF HA CY SU YM |
10USUNNEWYORK72 | NIGERIAN PERM REP OFFERS TO HELP ON SUDAN, IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice hosted a lunch for Nigerian PermRep Ogwu and the Nigerian Security Council team on February 1 to enlist support for U.S. priorities. PR Ogwu expressed reservations over a possible Council trip to Khartoum but committed to considering whether it could make the visi [...] | 2010-02-09 20:17:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO XY XA NI IR SU PARM |
10USUNNEWYORK76 | UNSC: DPKO BRIEFS ON RECOMMENDATIONS/CONCLUSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and UNIFIL's Strategic Military Cell (SMC) briefed Security Council members at an informal meeting on February 5 on the key conclusions and recommendations of the Joint UNIFIL-DPKO Technical Review. The review envisions no radic [...] | 2010-02-11 19:56:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC IS LE |
10USUNNEWYORK77 | AMBASSADOR RAPP (S/SWCI) HOLDS MEETINGS IN NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Stephen Rapp (S/WCI),held meetings in New York February 1, 2 and 5 to take the pulse of the P5, Austria, and Rwanda on the possibility of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) transferring cases to Rwanda's national judicial system where an internat [...] | 2010-02-11 22:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ICTY PARM PREF PREL UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK8 | DRC UN MISSION: PARTIAL PAYMENT OF RENTAL ARREARS [...] On January 6, Vornado Realty Trust provided USUN/HC with a copy of a check it received from the DRC Mission to the UN (DRCMUN) for $100,000. The check, dated January 5, was partial payment for outstanding arrears owed by the DRCMUN for its office space at 866 UN Plaza, Suite 511, New York, N [...] | 2010-01-07 22:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CG OFDP PREL |
10USUNNEWYORK81 | MISSION CLEARANCE FOR GTIP DEPUTY DIRECTOR NAN KENNELLY [...] Mission clearance is granted to Nan Kennelly, Deputy Director of the Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) for a series of bilateral meetings regarding the Global Plan of Action on Trafficking in Persons on January 14-16 in New York. 2. Brian Young, ECOS [...] | 2010-02-12 11:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KTIP OTRA PHUM PREL |
10USUNNEWYORK85 | AMB. RICE,S MEETING WITH FRANCIS DENG, FEBRUARY [...] (C) Summary: Francis Deng, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide met with Amb. Rice to give his personal assessment on the situation in Sudan in the run-up to the 2011 referendum and provide an update on the creation of a joint office that will house the UN's prevention of gen [...] | 2010-02-16 15:22:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU |
10USUNNEWYORK86 | NEWLY APPOINTED SRSG ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE WALLSTROM [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-16 15:27:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SOCI KPKO KWMN UNSC CG |
10USUNNEWYORK88 | AMB RICE'S MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN PERMREP [...] Summary: During a February 8 lunch hosted by Ambassador Rice for Brazilian PermRep Viotti, the U.S. and Brazil were in agreement on priorities for and approaches to dealing with Haiti. On Sudan, Viotti said she believes there is "a measure of convergence" in the SC on what needs to be done t [...] | 2010-02-16 21:19:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IAEA BR IR HA SU |
10USUNNEWYORK89 | SECURITY COUNCIL LUNCH WITH SYG BAN: MINURCAT, [...] (SBU) Summary: In a lunch hosted by the French Mission for Security Council members on February 12, Secretary General Ban discussed the future status of the UN Mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (MINURCAT),Cote D'Ivoire and Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe's recent trip to [...] | 2010-02-17 23:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KPKO CD LY SU CT KN IV |
10USUNNEWYORK9 | THE 2010 SECURITY COUNCIL: SOME INITIAL THOUGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The votes and actions of incoming Security Council members Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria will be more challenging than their predecessors and will require close management on some issues. On the key priority of non-proliferation, Brazil's efforts to d [...] | 2010-01-08 17:56:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK92 | THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY CHARTER COMMITTEE WILL [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph five below. 2. (U) Summary. Last December the Sixth (legal) Committee of the General Assembly (GA) adopted resolution A/RES/64/115 titled "Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the R [...] | 2010-02-18 17:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK94 | PEACEKEEPING: SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U/SYGs Le Roy and Malcorra told the Security Council in an informal briefing on February 17, that the need for strong Council unanimity of political support, the lack of adequate resources from TCCs/PCCs to match Council mandates, and the increasing complexity of modern peacekee [...] | 2010-02-20 00:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK95 | USUN AND TURKISH MISSIONS EXCHANGE VIEWS ON ISSUES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 27. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Turkish Permrep Apakan and DPR Corman and Ambassadors Wolff and DiCarlo engaged in a wide ranging discussion of issues before the Security Council at lunch on February 5. They covered Cyprus, the Horn of Africa, Iraq, the [...] | 2010-02-20 02:41:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK96 | DPRK: THAILAND PERM REP PLEDGES COOPERATION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thai Perm Rep Sinhaseni briefed Amb. Wolff on Thailand's actions following its December seizure of arms being shipped from North Korea in violation of UNSCR 1874. Sinhaseni explained that Thailand had reported the incident to the Security Council's North Korea Sanctions Committee [...] | 2010-02-22 18:55:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
10USUNNEWYORK97 | UNSC: MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST DISCUSSION - MEMBERS [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs Pascoe briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on February 18. He emphasized that the two parties were seriously considering Special Envoy Mitchell's proposal to move to proximity talks and sai [...] | 2010-02-22 19:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE SY |
10VALLETTA54 | MALTA: GOM WILL STUDY PFP SOFA, OFFERS TRAINING [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion with the personal assistant (Chief of Staff)to Malta Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, the Government of Malta (GOM) indicated possible willingness to sign the "Agreement among the States parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States participa [...] | 2010-01-27 11:00:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MT NATO PGOV PREL |
10VALLETTA95 | MALTA: RESPONSE TO FEBRUARY FAC DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 08:38:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EU MT |
10VATICAN10 | CATHOLIC CHARITIES ESTABLISH AID PLAN FOR HAITI; REPORTS ON [...] (U) Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican-based federation of Caritas humanitarian assistance national chapters, is supporting Catholic Relief Services (Caritas USA) and Caritas Haiti response to the earthquake in Haiti. A Caritas Internationalis team is on the ground in PAP. Caritas is f [...] | 2010-01-19 12:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM PGOV PREL PREF HA VT |
10VATICAN11 | VATICAN ON HAITI: CHURCH LOSSES AND RESPONSES [...] (S) Summary: While devastating, the Church suffered fewer losses in the Haiti earthquake than initially reported in the media. The death of the Archbishop and many seminarians were especially painful but the Vatican is already reviewing how to regroup: Bishop Pierre Dumas, President of Carit [...] | 2010-01-20 16:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | EAID PREL SOCI PHUM KIRF VT HA |
10VATICAN12 | (C) VATICAN ON HONDURAS: MICHELETTI SHOULD RESIGN. [...] (C) The Vatican's Secretariat of State point person for Central America, Monsignor Francisco Frojan, confirmed to polchief on January 19 that the Vatican supports the implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, including the formation of a unity government and the establishment of a trut [...] | 2010-01-20 16:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF HO VT |
10VATICAN13 | “GREEN†POPE SUPPORTS US PATH FORWARD FROM COPENHAGEN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 15:58:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KGHG PGOV PREL CU VE VT |
10VATICAN14 | VATICAN OFFICIAL ON CUBA RELATIONS WITH EU AND U.S. [...] (C) The Vatican's point person on Cuba, Monsignor Accattino, supports EU dialogue with Cuba and said the U.S. should refrain from unilateral actions against Cuba that play into the hands of the Castros - or Hugo Chavez. This is particularly true, he said, of decisions like identifying Cubans as nat [...] | 2010-01-21 16:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF CU VT |
10VATICAN15 | CARDINAL SAYS SAUDI ARABIA SHOULD PERMIT CHURCHES, DECRIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vatican's interfaith Czar, Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran, renewed his call for all societies to recognize freedom of religion in a recent press interview. Tauran also asked for concrete measures that move interfaith relations from mere tolerance to harmonious coexistence of p [...] | 2010-01-22 14:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF SA IS TU VT |
10VATICAN18 | VATICAN OFFICIAL ON IRAQ AND PLANNED MEETING OF MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's Secretariat of State point person for the Middle East, Monsignor Alberto Ortega, said the bishops of Iraq had urged the Vatican to convene a special Middle East "synod" (meeting of bishops) this Fall. Although violence is down, the Vatican is concerned about the fut [...] | 2010-02-02 16:46:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT |
10VATICAN19 | (C) VATICAN AGREES IRAN IS NOT COOPERATING WITH IAEA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-03 15:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PARM PREL UNSC VT |
10VATICAN21 | CATHOLIC CHURCH SEEKS INVITATION TO HAITI DONORS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite one bishop's mild criticism of the U.S. military's role in Haiti at a press conference in Rome -- later virtually retracted in a Caritas press release -- the Holy See and Catholic relief agencies greatly appreciate U.S. assistance to Haiti and urge the USG to remain eng [...] | 2010-02-05 13:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL EAGR PGOV HA VT |
10VATICAN23 | (C) VATICAN: IRAN IS NOT RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 16:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV IR VT |
10VATICAN26 | (C) IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE CRITICAL OF USG IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See, Albert Yelda, told the Ambassador in a recent meeting that he supports the exclusion of former Baathists candidates from the March 2010 parliamentary elections in Iraq (ref. A). Yelda said USG efforts to include former Baathists are an inter [...] | 2010-02-12 14:50:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT |
10VATICAN31 | VATICAN-AFFILIATED CONFERENCE REVIEWS CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM [...] (SBU) Summary: Political, academic and religious leaders from the Middle East presented their views on Christian-Muslim coexistence in the region at a conference organized by the Vatican-affiliated Community of Sant'Egidio on February 22 in Rome. The conference addressed, among other topics, [...] | 2010-02-26 15:24:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL KIRF IZ IS VT |
10VATICAN32 | POPE APPEALS TO IRAQI GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT CHRISTIANS [...] (U) In a letter made public on February 25 in the semi-official Vatican daily, L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI asked Iraqi PM al-Maliki to do "everything possible" to increase security around Christian places of worship during the Eastern-rite Christian Christmas season. The original [...] | 2010-02-26 15:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL KIRF IZ VT |
10VATICAN33 | SEX ABUSE SCANDAL STRAINS IRISH-VATICAN RELATIONS, SHAKES UP [...] (C) Summary: The November 2009 report of cover-up by local bishops of revelations of physical and sexual abuse of children by Irish clergy appalled Catholics and others worldwide. Vatican and Irish officials' first concern was for the victims, but that reality was sometimes obscured in the events t [...] | 2010-02-26 16:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PREL PHUM SOCI KIRF VT EI |
10VATICAN9 | CATHOLIC CHARITIES ESTABLISH AID PLAN FOR HAITI; REPORTS ON [...] (U) Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican-based federation of Caritas humanitarian assistance national chapters, is supporting Catholic Relief Services (Caritas USA) and Caritas Haiti response to the earthquake in Haiti. A Caritas Internationalis team is on the ground in PAP. Caritas is f [...] | 2010-01-19 11:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM PGOV PREL PREF HA VT |
10VIENNA100 | AUSTRIA: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] Polchief raised reftel A points January 26 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Deputy Director for East Asia. Bilek said MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle will represent the GOA at the London Conference. He said Kyrle will be prepared to announce Austria's contributions to the Afghanistan mission if an [...] | 2010-01-27 14:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF AU |
10VIENNA107 | Update on Austrian Aid to Haiti [...] Austria's total (public and private) assistance to Haiti has risen to about EUR 10 million, making Austria one of the more generous countries in the EU on a per capita basis(after Norway, Sweden and Denmark). 2. Government Aid: This week Foreign Minister Spindelegger announced that the Go [...] | 2010-01-28 14:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA AU |
10VIENNA117 | AUSTRIA TO PRESS IRAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW [...] Econpoloff discussed reftel points January 29 with Gerlinde Paschinger, MFA Human Rights Unit Chief of Minority Rights, Thomas Unger, from the Human Rights division of the MFA Office of the Legal Advisor, and Gerrit Ach, MFA Human Rights Desk Officer. Paschinger said the MFA had called in th [...] | 2010-02-01 15:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL IR AU |
10VIENNA119 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES AUSTRIA ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary. On Feb. 1, Amb. Eacho delivered reftel demarche to MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle. Kyrle, maintaining that Austria was in the European mainstream, was supportive of efforts to win enhanced sanctions in the UN Security Council (UNSC),where he said China would ultimately be [...] | 2010-02-02 06:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC IR AU |
10VIENNA122 | PRESIDENT FISCHER'S CHINA VISIT FOCUSED ON TRADE [...] Summary: Austrian President Fischer's January 19-22 China visit was focused on business and trade, though he also raised human rights and North Korea with Chinese President Hu Jintao, according to an Austrian MFA contact. Hu said the Government of China was pleased with President Obama's visit [...] | 2010-02-02 15:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETRD ECIN CH TW AU |
10VIENNA130 | AUSTRIA: INFORMATION-SHARING AND DATA PRIVACY [...] (U) Embassy Vienna welcomes the interagency decision to intensify diplomatic and public diplomacy efforts to address European misunderstandings and concerns about U.S. proposals for enhanced data sharing. Specific responses to reftel requests follow below. In general, this Embassy has had a [...] | 2010-02-03 11:41:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KCRM KTFN KHLS ECPS ECON PREL CVIS KPAO |
10VIENNA137 | EUROPEAN SOCIAL DEMOCRAT LEADER SUGGESTS WAY [...] (C) Summary. Hannes Swoboda (protect),a VP in the Social Democratic caucus of the European Parliament (EP),believes that a clear commitment by the European Commission (EC) and Council to address EP concerns about the interim TFTP/FMDA agreement can sway a majority in the EP to vote in favor [...] | 2010-02-05 15:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN KTFN ECPS ECON PREL EUN AU |
10VIENNA138 | AHMADINEJAD ADVISOR TELLS AUSTRIAN DIPLOMAT AMCIT [...] (S) Summary: Michael Postl, former Austrian Ambassador to Iran, gave Embassy Vienna and UNVIE Poloffs a readout February 5 of his meeting in Geneva with Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, chief of staff to Iranian President Ahmadinejad, on February 1. Postl said Mashaie told him the three Amcit hikers [...] | 2010-02-05 15:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | CASC PREL IR AF AU |
10VIENNA160 | AUSTRIA SEES GROWING RESOLVE ON IRAN [...] (C) DCM discussed ref A demarche with Stefan Lehne, MFA Political Director, on Feb. 8. DCM told Lehne that the USG had serious concerns about the human rights situation in Iran and would continue communicating on high levels of the need for other countries to speak out. 2. (C) Lehne, who h [...] | 2010-02-10 14:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR AU |
10VIENNA169 | SENIOR CONSERVATIVE MEP ON TFTP/FMDA OUTCOME, NEXT [...] (C) Summary. The leader of the Austrian conservative group in the EP (a former Austrian Interior Minister) reported Feb. 12 that he believes there are good prospects for reaching agreement on a permanent TFTP/FMDA by July, provided however that the agreements incorporate the conditions the EP [...] | 2010-02-12 15:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER KTFN PREL EUN AU |
10VIENNA177 | SERBS TELL AUSTRIAN FM THEY SEEK "FACE SAVING" [...] (SBU) Summary: Serbia is not seeking a UN showdown over Kosovo, but might pursue one if it finds no other means to reach a "face saving" resolution of Kosovo's status, Serbian FM Jeremic told Austrian FM Spindelegger during his February 10 visit to Belgrade. Spindelegger warned that a conflict [...] | 2010-02-17 13:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV SR AU |
10VIENNA182 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE FAC [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 06:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PGOV PREL AU |
10VIENNA194 | CD SESSION: AUSTRIA ON FMCT [...] (C) Austrian MFA Arms Control/Disarmament Director Alexander Marschik reported Feb. 22 that Austria entirely shares the U.S. assessment of the difficulty of reaching agreement on a POW in the CD and the USG frustration with the impasse. Austria is, accordingly, fully prepared to work, as prop [...] | 2010-02-22 13:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC KNNP PREL AU |
10VIENNA195 | AUSTRIA NOT PREPARED TO EXPAND ISAF PRESENCE [...] (SBU) With the Ambassador traveling in Austria outside of Vienna, the DCM raised reftel A points February 19 with Gerhard Jandl, MFA Security Policy Director. Jandl noted that the GOA was preparing to send five police trainers to the EUPOL mission in Afghanistan (reftel B),and said Austria w [...] | 2010-02-22 14:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL NATO AU |
10VIENNA196 | IRANIAN CONTACTS TELL AUSTRIAN DIPLOMAT THERE MAY [...] (C) Michael Postl, former Austrian Ambassador to Iran, informed Vienna Tri-Mission Poloff February 22 by email that contacts in Tehran (NFI) had complained to him the previous week about recent publicity concerning the three Amcit hikers detained in Iran. The Iranian contacts noted that Esfand [...] | 2010-02-22 15:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PREL IR AU |
10VIENNA205 | AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TOURS ISRAEL, WEST BANK, [...] (C) Though cast as a renewal of Austrian engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Foreign Minster Spindelegger's trip to the Israel, the West Bank, Syria and Lebanon the week of March 15 served primarily as a stock- taking, with no specific new roles or missions for Austria in the [...] | 2010-02-25 10:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG IS SY LE AU |
10VIENNA207 | AUSTRIA ON SYRIA AT MARCH IAEA BOG [...] (C) In a previously scheduled meeting Feb. 22, Embassy and UNVIE officers conveyed to Austrian MFA Arms Control/Disarmament Director Alexander Marschik continued USG interest in pressing Syria for full transparency and cooperation with the IAEA on the Al Kibar reactor site. Marschik welcomed [...] | 2010-02-25 10:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL IAEA SY AU |
10VIENNA27 | SPO-OVP CLASH OVER PLANNED ASYLUM CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Interior Minister Fekter (conservative People's Party - OVP) has come under heavy criticism since her late December announcement of a plan to build an asylum center in Burgenland Province. Burgenland Governor Hans Niessl (Social Democrat Party - SPO),who faces provincial electi [...] | 2010-01-08 13:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AU |
10VIENNA46 | AUSTRIA ON AMCIT CASES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-11 10:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PREL AU |
10VIENNA53 | AUSTRIA: RIGHTWING LEADER BASHES OPPONENTS, ASYLUM SEEKERS [...] (U) Heinz-Christian Strache, head of Austria's rightwing Freedom Party (FPO),blasted the ruling Social Democrats (SPO) and People's Party (OVP) while calling for the deportation of lawbreaking asylum seekers during a January 10 rally launching the party's campaign for the citywide elections in [...] | 2010-01-13 11:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AU |
10VIENNA55 | AUSTRIA: ADDENDUM TO 2009 TERRORISM REPORT [...] Per reftel A, Post is submitting an addendum to the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism for Austria (reftel B). Addendum -------- 2. (SBU) Austrian authorities on December 28 arrested Peter Walaschek, a German citizen who pled guilty in a U.S. court in 1988 to shipping 115 tons of thiodigly [...] | 2010-01-14 07:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR AU |
10VIENNA60 | AUSTRIA ON NPT REVCON, OTHER NUCLEAR ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 12:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC KNNP PREL ENRG IAEA NPT KTBT AU |
10VIENNA65 | AUSTRIA PREPARING TO SUPPORT AFGHANISTAN MISSION [...] (C) Bernhard Zimburg, MFA East Asia Director, told Polchief January 13 that the GOA is preparing to send five active duty police officers and, most likely, two retired judges to the EUPOL mission in Afghanistan. The Interior Ministry has issued a request for volunteers for the police position [...] | 2010-01-19 14:00:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF AU |
10VIENNA69 | Austria's Aid to Haiti [...] Austria's total (public and private) aid to Haiti is currently about 2.5 million Euros and is likely to increase. All aid is being channeled through the UN, EU and ICRC; so far no response has been requested from USG. 2. Foreign Minister Spindelegger announced that the GoA is contributin [...] | 2010-01-19 15:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA AU |
10VIENNA70 | CZECH-AUSTRIAN RELATIONS: NEIGHBORLY DIFFERENCES [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Vienna/Embassy Prague report. 2. (U) Summary: Twenty years after the collapse of the Iron Curtain, commercial relations are strong but environmental and other concerns have caused friction in the somewhat-testy Czech-Austrian relationship. Czech PM Fischer's visi [...] | 2010-01-19 15:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL CZ AU |
10VIENNA76 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE FAC [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 12:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PGOV PREL AU |
10VIENNA82 | AUSTRIA: INTEGRATION PLAN SETS NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR [...] (U) Summary: The Austrian Cabinet on January 19 adopted an "action plan" on integration that requires many immigrants to learn German before entering the country and enhances language requirements for legal residents already living in Austria. The plan also aims to combat discrimination and he [...] | 2010-01-22 15:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AU |
10VIENNA99 | AUSTRIA: MERGER OF RIGHTWING PARTIES MARRED BY CORRUPTION [...] (U) Summary: Members of the Alliance for the Future of Austria's (BZO) Carinthia branch voted overwhelmingly January 17 to join the Freedom Party (FPO) in a national alliance, despite recent charges of corruption and mismanagement against the leading proponent of the accord. Some BZO leaders o [...] | 2010-01-27 11:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AU |
10VIENTIANE91 | BURMA CONCERNED OVER POSSIBLE WA LINKS TO LAO [...] (C) On the margins of a February 19 law enforcement and coordination meeting, a Burmese diplomat volunteered to DCM that the Burmese Minister of Public Security will visit Laos the week of February 22-26. Primary focus of the Minister's visit will be a 1-2 day trip to a large casino in Bokeo [...] | 2010-02-22 10:03:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM SNAR BM LA |
10VIENTIANE97 | UN SYG ENGAGEMENT ON PROTECTION OF HMONG POCS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The US, along with like-minded countries, has sought the cooperation of the Lao government to allow third-country resettlement of 158 ethnic-Hmong Lao citizens identified as POCs by the UNHCR prior to their forced repatriation from Thailand on December 28, 20 [...] | 2010-02-25 10:42:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL UN LA |
10VILNIUS108 | FAC: LITHUANIA WILL PUSH FOR UKRAINE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) New MFA Head of Common Foreign and Security Policy Asta Radikaite told Embassy February 19 that Lithuanian Foreign Minister Azubalis will speak at the EU Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) on the importance of EU engagement with Ukraine, post-election of Viktor Yanukovych. She said the GOL f [...] | 2010-02-19 14:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU LH |
10VILNIUS121 | USG DONATES RADIATION DETECTION MONITORS TO GOL [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 14:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP PREL LH |
10VILNIUS123 | LITHUANIA FOLLOWING SYRIA ISSUE FOR MARCH IAEA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 14:43:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL IAEA LH |
10VILNIUS124 | LITHUANIA SUPPORTS E.O. 13382 DESIGNATION RELATED [...] (C) We met with the MFA's Laima Jureviciene, Head of the Middle East and Africa Division as well as Donatas Vainalavicius and Gediminas Kliukas from the Arms Control and Terrorism Prevention Division to discuss the addition of four entities and one individual related to the Iranian Revolutiona [...] | 2010-02-26 14:44:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN LH |
10VILNIUS125 | GOL VIEWS ON OPEN SKIES TREATY [...] (C) Summary. We spoke with Dovydas Spokauskas from the MFA's Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department as well as Robertas Sapronas from MOD's International Relations and Operations Department to collect information about the GOL's views on Open Skies (OS). The GOL considers t [...] | 2010-02-26 15:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PARM PREL LH |
10VILNIUS13 | SCENESETTER FOR DAS QUANRUD [...] (U) Embassy Vilnius warmly welcomes you to Lithuania. Your upcoming visit is an excellent opportunity to reinforce our close bilateral relations with this small but committed ally in a sensitive and strategic region. The Embassy has organized a schedule that will address key areas of joint i [...] | 2010-01-08 15:20:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON LH |
10VILNIUS35 | PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE: MFA AND MOD [...] ACTION REQUEST - Please see paragraph 3. 2. We delivered reftel talking points to MFA's Chief Counselor and lead on Afghanistan issues Valdamaras Sarapinas on January 21. Sarapinas confirmed that Tomas Sikorskis, First Secretary in the MFA's International Missions and Conflict Prevention [...] | 2010-01-21 14:10:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | AF PREL NATO LH |
10VILNIUS4 | LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT GRYBAUSKAITE'S FIRST SIX [...] (C) After six months as president of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite has put a strong personal stamp on the office and has charted a new direction from that set by her predecessor, Valdas Adamkus. She retains high approval ratings, and is seen as honest and hard working. She has sought to orient [...] | 2010-01-04 14:45:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG LH |
10VILNIUS42 | LITHUANIA IS ON MESSAGE RE TRANSITION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 14:58:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL LH |
10VILNIUS47 | OUTREACH TO LITHUANIA ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 10:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF PREL PGOV ECON EFIN LH |
10VILNIUS48 | DEFENSE MINISTER ASKS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Defense Minister Jukneviciene on January 20 asked the Ambassador for USG assistance to provide air transport for President Grybauskaite,s planned visit to Afghanistan this spring. The DefMin hopes to meet with Secretary Gates during [...] | 2010-01-26 11:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO AF LH |
10VILNIUS49 | LITHUANIA PUSHES FOR SPECIAL OPS TRAINING CENTER [...] (C) Summary. Commander of U.S. Special Forces in Europe (SOCEUR) MajGen Frank Kisner met with the Lithuanian National Security Advisor-equivalent Jonas Markevicius and the Vice Minister of National Defense Vytautas Umbrasas in separate meetings December 16 in Vilnius. Both Lithuanians express [...] | 2010-01-26 12:16:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PTER LH |
10VILNIUS5 | LATEST MEDIA REPORTING ON ALLEGED CIA PRISON IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Media coverage of the parliamentary investigation into alleged CIA prisons in Lithuania has been marked by inaccuracies in the foreign media and criticism of the government in local media. Lithuanian commentators have been critical of the government for damaging the U.S.-Lithu [...] | 2010-01-04 14:45:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR LH |
10VILNIUS50 | REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO DESTROY OLD AND OBSOLETE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 13:46:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL LH |
10VILNIUS52 | LITHUANIA WILL PARTICIPATE IN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC [...] (SBU) We spoke with MFA's Head of Human Rights Division Julius Rakitskis on January 27 to deliver reftel talking points on the upcoming U.N. Human Rights Council's (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Iran. We shared our concerns about the violence that occurred after the June 12 electi [...] | 2010-01-27 11:43:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL LH |
10VILNIUS54 | LITHUANIA PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] We delivered reftel talking points and a copy of the joint communique by President Preval and Secretary Clinton to Edita Razmenaite who is coordinating Haiti assistance for the MFA's Development Cooperation and Planning Division. Razmenaite confirmed that the GOL has pledged 50,000 litas (USD [...] | 2010-01-27 13:13:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA LH |
10VILNIUS59 | LITHUANIA SKEPTICAL ON FURTHER ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Eastern Neighborhood Policy, Jonas Grinevicius, discussed current Lithuanian policy toward both Belarus and Russia with Embassy officers January 25. He stressed that President Grybauskaite and the GOL are "very much on the same page." They [...] | 2010-01-29 11:50:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XH RU BO LH |
10VILNIUS77 | LITHUANIA WANTS TO KEEP MOLDOVA ON EU TRACK [...] (C) Summary: MFA Head of Ukraine and Moldova Division Dainius Zikevicius told Embassy February 1 that the goal of Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius in visiting Chisinau January 26-27 and signing a Joint Declaration on Cooperation in the Field of European Integration, was to show suppo [...] | 2010-02-03 08:22:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE XH MD UP LH |
10VILNIUS78 | LITHUANIA'S 2011 OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 9. 2. (C) Ambassador met with MFA Ambassador-at-Large Rytis Paulauskas on January 20 to discuss the GOL's plans for its OSCE chairmanship in 2011. Paulauskas said the GOL will focus on human dimension issues of media freedom and election observations. [...] | 2010-02-03 08:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE MOPS PREL AF LH |
10VILNIUS79 | LITHUANIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON IRAN [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST - see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points on January 29 to MFA's Acting Foreign Minister (AFM) Rasa Jukneviciene, Vice Minister Asta Skaisgiryte, Political Director Eitvydas Bajarunas and Second Secretary Donatas Vainalavicius. The AFM expres [...] | 2010-02-03 14:05:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC LH |
10VILNIUS8 | AFTER H1N1 EPIDEMIC ENDS, VACCINE ARRIVES IN [...] SUMMARY: The Lithuanian government received about 27,000 doses of H1N1 flu vaccine on December 30, just over a week after it had declared that flu was no longer at epidemic levels throughout the country. The vaccine is being offered first to medical personnel and to those in high-risk categ [...] | 2010-01-06 13:45:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO PREL LH |
10VILNIUS94 | LITHUANIA SUPPORTS U.S. REGARDING PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) We spoke with MFA's Head of Human Rights Division, Julius Rakitskis, and Laima Jureviciene, Head of Middle East and Africa Division on February 9th to deliver talking points (REF A). We expressed concern about the potential for demons [...] | 2010-02-10 14:19:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNSC IR LH |
10WARSAW100 | NO DECISION ON POLISH PEACEKEEPERS IN HAITI [...] (C) Poland has not yet decided to deploy peacekeeping or law enforcement personnel to Haiti. A GOP decision will probably not occur earlier than next week and will likely be made within the broader context of EU initiatives related to Haiti assistance efforts. Iwona Krzeszewska and Katarzyna [...] | 2010-02-17 07:35:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP MARR EFIN EAID HA PL |
10WARSAW109 | AMBASSADOR MEETS GENERAL STAFF CHIEF GAGOR [...] (C) Summary: Chief of the General Staff Franciszek Gagor emphasized the importance to Poland that the first Patriot missile battery rotation take place in April in a February 19 meeting with the Ambassador. Gagor said it was his judgment that after the first rotation in Morag, it made militar [...] | 2010-02-22 15:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV PL |
10WARSAW110 | AMBASSADOR MEETS DEFENSE MINISTER KLICH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Bogdan Klich told the Ambassador on February 18 that Poland is eager to see the fruits of bilateral defense cooperation, which he described as based on a solid political foundation. He emphasized the importance to Poland of an April arrival of the first Patriot battery [...] | 2010-02-22 16:12:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV PL |
10WARSAW111 | POLISH EXPECTATIONS ON BELARUS "TORPEDOED" [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA officials say that Polish expectations for improved relations with Minsk were "torpedoed" by Belarus's recent seizure of a Polish cultural center in Iwieniec and the detention of several dozen Polish activists. One official characterized FM Sikorski's February 12 tete-a-tete [...] | 2010-02-22 17:52:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | BO PGOV PHUM PL PREL |
10WARSAW112 | POLAND - CIVIC PLATFORM PRIMARY GIVES SIKORSKI A [...] (C) SUMMARY. Civic Platform's (PO) decision to break with longstanding Polish tradition and hold primary elections to decide the party's nominee for president has created an opening for FM Radoslaw Sikorski, one of two declared candidates for the nomination. While the majority of party membe [...] | 2010-02-22 18:24:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PL |
10WARSAW113 | POLAND TO CONSIDER NEGATIVE VOTE ON GOLDSTONE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 18:25:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA IO PL |
10WARSAW116 | POLAND LIKELY TO INCREASE CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHAN [...] (C) Warsaw plans to step up its contribution for training Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) but has not cleared with the interagency an announcement for the February 23 extraordinary force generation conference at SHAPE. Ambassador Jerzy Wieclaw of the MFA Asia-Pacific Department said a [...] | 2010-02-23 10:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MCAP NATO PREL AF PL |
10WARSAW117 | POLES BELIEVE EU ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST CHINA WILL [...] (C) The GoP believes that the EU's arms embargo against China will remain intact despite recent comments suggesting that the Spanish EU Presidency might be interested in changing it (reftel). Pawel Milewski of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department discounted reports that the EU position would ch [...] | 2010-02-23 13:42:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM EU CH PL |
10WARSAW15 | SENATE SPEAKER BORUSEWICZ: U.S. CAN COUNT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his first meeting with Senate Speaker Bogdan Borusewicz (Civic Platform, PO),Ambassador Feinstein heard that the Speaker believes that U.S.-Polish relations had entered a new phase and stressed that the United States could "count on Poland" in Afghanistan. "It is immensely i [...] | 2010-01-07 12:43:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PL |
10WARSAW38 | POLES INSIST CONDITIONALITY KEY TO SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) Polish officials firmly believe that Afghan military and law enforcement personnel must be fully capable of assuming responsibility for security during upcoming transitions before ISAF forces depart. Tomasz Lekarski, Deputy Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department, said he would [...] | 2010-01-15 15:38:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF PL |
10WARSAW43 | PM-ADVISOR BARTOSZEWSKI DISCUSSES PLANS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 19 meeting with Ambassador Feinstein, Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, PM Tusk's Plenipotentiary for Polish-Jewish Dialogue and chair of the International Auschwitz Council, confirmed that Polish President Kaczynski, Polish PM Tusk, European Parliament President Buzek, and Is [...] | 2010-01-19 18:00:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PL |
10WARSAW54 | INVITATION TO PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE PASSED TO [...] Poland does not officially have a counterpart to the Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan/Pakistan, but Ambassador Jerzy Wieclaw of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department would be a rough equivalent. Ambassador Wieclaw would very much like to take part in the Deputy SRAP meeting, and aske [...] | 2010-01-22 15:41:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MCAP NATO AF PL |
10WARSAW55 | POLES SUPPORT US GOALS FOR LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) The Polish Government fully supports U.S. objectives for the London Conference on Afghanistan, according to Ambassador Jerzy Wieclaw, of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department. Wieclaw told PolCouns that international media may indeed distort the transition planning process to suggest that I [...] | 2010-01-22 17:10:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN PL |
10WARSAW58 | POLISH VIEWS ON JANUARY 25-26 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland's EU Correspondent predicted the January 25-26 Foreign Affairs Council would focus mainly on EU assistance to Haiti, an area where new HighRep Ashton seems to have carved out a leading role. Poland supports Spanish Presidency plans to enhance EU engagement with Afghanista [...] | 2010-01-25 15:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN PL |
10WARSAW62 | POLAND'S PM TUSK - NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) In a hastily arranged press conference this morning, Prime Minister Donald Tusk (Civic Platform, PO) announced he will not run for president. Pundits and party insiders had speculated for some time that Tusk was reconsidering a second run for the presidency (reftel),after his defeat to i [...] | 2010-01-28 17:39:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PL |
10WARSAW65 | POLISH MFA ON UKRAINIAN ELECTION: MIXED [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Polish MFA official assessed the first round of Ukraine's presidential election as a "stunning success," but emphasized that Tymoshenko and Yanukovych must still be pressed to "respect the democratic process" in the second round. She also criticized Ukrainian President Yushchenk [...] | 2010-02-01 07:04:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PL PREL UP |
10WARSAW67 | POLAND SUPPORTS INCREASED PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (C) Poland is prepared to increase pressure on Tehran in a bid to thwart Iran's efforts to build an indigenous nuclear weapons capability. Stanislaw Gulinski, filling in for regular MFA Iran desk officer Piotr Kozlowski, agreed with points in reftel demarche that it was time to step up the pr [...] | 2010-02-03 10:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC PL IR |
10WARSAW7 | POLAND: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S ROUNDTABLE WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 21 meeting with the Vice President, a diverse group of Polish civil society representatives, including organizations active in promoting democratic transformation and empowerment of women and minorities, emphasized Poland's efforts to share its successful transform [...] | 2010-01-05 12:07:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KDEM PL |
10WARSAW72 | POLAND: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IRAN UNIVERSAL [...] (C) In advance of Iran's February 15 Universal Periodic Review (UPR),Poland submitted a list of four written questions to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The questions, copied below, cover the violence surrounding the June 12 elections, detainees' access to legal representation, an [...] | 2010-02-04 15:29:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN IR PL |
10WARSAW90 | POLAND/ISRAEL - PM NETANYAHU VISIT REINFORCES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Israeli Embassy officials were impressed with the strong personal chemistry between Tusk and Netanyahu during the latter's January 26-27 visit to Poland. The Israeli PM reportedly left with a much deeper understanding of extensive Polish-Israeli security cooperation. Netanyah [...] | 2010-02-09 18:02:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM KNNP EFIN PGOV IR IS PL |
10WARSAW94 | U/S TAUSCHER MEETS FM SIKORSKI, MOD KLICH [...] (C) SUMMARY. During February 8 meetings with Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Ambassador Lee Feinstein, Foreign Minister Sikorski and Defense Minister Klich said they were pleased with the successful completion of the protocol amending the Ball [...] | 2010-02-10 14:13:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AF CH IR IZ MARR NATO PARM PL PREL RS |
10WARSAW96 | 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF AUSCHWITZ LIBERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Polish government officials addressed Jewish and Polish suffering in ceremonies marking the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. FCC Chairman Julius M. Genachowski, who led the U.S. Presidential Delegation, participated in a Holocaust education conference [...] | 2010-02-12 17:20:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV IS PL |
10WARSAW98 | OSCE/ODIHR TO S.E. ROSENTHAL: USE ASTANA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials from OSCE's Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw told visiting Special Envoy Hannah Rosenthal that high-level U.S. participation in the OSCE High-Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination in June 2010 in Astana would help to r [...] | 2010-02-16 15:17:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM OSCE PREL PL |
10WARSAW99 | ANTI-SEMITISM IN POLAND: GRADUAL PROGRESS, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A range of interlocutors told U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal during her January 28-29 visit that anti-Semitism in Poland is on the decline, though not as quickly as they hoped. They cited a low incidence of anti-Semitic violence and [...] | 2010-02-16 16:34:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL OSCE IS PL |
10WASHDC113 | AU MOVES TOWARD SANCTIONS, FOLLOWING ICG-M CONDEMNATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 19, the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) decided on targeted sanctions against Madagascar's coup leaders, giving them a final deadline of March 16 to implement the 2009 Maputo/Addis accords in good faith. Although France and China blocked such precise [...] | 2010-02-26 04:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MA AU |
10WELLINGTON3 | CORRECTED COPY -- SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S NEW [...] (SBU) Secretary Clinton, Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland extend a warm welcome to you for your January 15-17 visit to New Zealand. We have worked closely on preparations with your "Kiwi" hosts and share their excitement about your trip. Your visit to New Zealand, a small Pac [...] | 2010-01-06 21:06:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON EAID ETRD OVIP AMGT SENV MARR NZ |
10WELLINGTON49 | New Zealand: PM Key and Diplomatic Corps hear grievances at [...] ( SBU) Summary: On February 5--the day before New Zealand's official national "Waitangi Day"--the Ambassador and DCM joined a large Diplomatic Corps contingent in Waitangi for a program commemorating the 170th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitengi in 1840. The Diplomatic Corps' [...] | 2010-02-10 06:28:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON NZ |
10WELLINGTON57 | EAP/ANP Deputy Director Gets Read-Out on New Zealand [...] (SBU) Summary. During February 7-9 visit, Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island Affairs (EAP/ANP) Deputy Director Stephen Schwartz met with a number of academics and Government of New Zealand officials on a range of subjects, including New Zealand's economic situation, the Trans-Pacific [...] | 2010-02-12 07:08:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN NZ FJ NH AS XU |
10WELLINGTON65 | DAS Reed Engages on TPP, U.N. Reform, Environmental [...] (C) Summary. During a series of meetings hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) on February 19, EAP Deputy Assistant (DAS) Secretary Frankie Reed engaged on a wide range of topics including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),the United Nations, environmental cooperation, [...] | 2010-02-19 07:28:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP ETRD PGOV SENV EAGR FJ NZ APECO MARR UN PREL |
10WELLINGTON69 | UN GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION: NEW ZEALAND IS WATCHING EUROPE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Michael McBryde, the Foreign Ministry's UN Division Deputy Director, urging GNZ to vote no or abstain (as NZ did in November 2009) on the February 26 UN Goldstone Report draft resolution recently circulated by the Palestinian Observer Mission. [...] | 2010-02-25 02:34:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNGA PREL PGOV NZ |
10WELLINGTON77 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FOUR ENTITIES AND ONE INDIVIDUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 04:05:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC IR PREL PARM EFIN NZ |
10WELLINGTON81 | PM Key on Media Strategy after Military Review Briefing; His [...] (C) Summary: On February 22, the Ambassador accompanied a Washington visitor to a " courtesy call" on Prime Minister (PM) John Key which turned into an hour plus discussion. PM Key noted that he (in contrast to MFAT) was not concerned about immediately devising a "media strategy" after the r [...] | 2010-02-25 05:14:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NZ |
10WINDHOEK132 | Namibia: Chinese Engagement and Potential Areas for [...] (SBU)Summary. Namibia and China enjoy excellent relations based on historical ties and current bilateral trade and development assistance. Those ties have only strengthened since 2007, when Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Namibia and the two governments signed an agreement for a concessio [...] | 2010-02-11 15:59:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID CH WA |
10WINDHOEK166 | SWAPO CRUSHES OPPOSITION AGAIN IN OKAHANDJA BY-ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Three months after Namibia's contested National Assembly and presidential elections, residents of the Okahandja constituency returned to the polls on February 24 to vote for a regional councilor. In another year, this by-election for a small constituency would have passed witho [...] | 2010-02-25 13:05:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV WA |
10WINDHOEK25 | Namibian Foreign Minister Discusses MINURCAT, SADC [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 17, Ambassador paid a New Year courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Affairs Marco Hausiku. Hausiku offered his views on Namibia's contribution to the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) in light of Chad's President Deby's call to end [...] | 2010-02-18 15:51:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU KPKO KMCA WA CD |
10WINDHOEK78 | Namibia Pledges to Assist Haiti Via Cuban Government [...] Poloff delivered Ref A and B to Alan Hattle, Director of Bilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on January 19. Ambassador underscored the message to Prime Minister Nahas Angula on January 25, following press reports that Namibia planned to donate USD one million in humani [...] | 2010-01-25 15:28:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL PGOV HA CU WA |
10YAOUNDE48 | CAMEROONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAITI [...] (SBU) In a January 21 meeting with Foreign Minister Henri Eyebe Ayissi, Ambassador discussed the humanitarian relief effort in Haiti. She shared information about channels for possible Cameroonian assistance per reftel. She thanked the Minister for the two Cameroonian Navy personnel on boa [...] | 2010-01-22 09:22:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM EAID PGOV PHUM PREL HA |
10YAOUNDE49 | HAITI LOW PRIORITY TO CAMEROONIAN MEDIA [...] Cameroonian media coverage of the situation in Haiti has been meager, though factual and unbiased. Most of the limited written press accounts have been from sources such as RFI, AFP, and Le Monde, while television stations have utilized footage from international news organizations. Radio c [...] | 2010-01-22 09:24:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL HA CM |
10YAOUNDE5 | CAMEROON AND NIGERIA BEGIN HISTORIC BORDER [...] (U) Summary: On December 14, Cameroon and Nigeria laid the first pillar to demarcate their land border, in compliance with a 2002 International Court of Justice ruling. In remarks at the event, Cameroonian Minister of Justice Amadou Ali called the border a "bridge" rather than a "separatio [...] | 2010-01-06 11:49:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CM MARR NI PGOV PREL |
10YAOUNDE52 | CAMEROON AND THE AU SUMMIT [...] (SBU) In a January 21 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Henri Eyebe Ayissi confirmed that he will attend the January 30-February 2 African Union summit in Addis Ababa. Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development Louis Paul Motaze received a special invitation and is also p [...] | 2010-01-22 10:56:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CM OVIP PREL XA |
10YAOUNDE65 | CAMEROON GIVES $1 MILLION TO HAITI [...] On January 28, the Government of Cameroon announced it was making an official contribution of 500 million FCFA (about $1.1 million) to assist Haiti, according to an official press release. On January 27, DCM discussed the Haiti situation with Secretary General of the Ministry of External Rel [...] | 2010-01-28 14:20:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | CM EAID HA PREL |
10YAOUNDE67 | CAMEROON ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD AND NEXT STEPS [...] (U) Summary: On January 21, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the Copenhagen Accord to Cameroon's Foreign Minister. On January 29, DCM met with Minister of Environment and Nature Protection Pierre Hele to discuss the Copenhagen climate change summit and deliver reftel demarche. The [...] | 2010-01-29 14:08:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM ENRG KGHG PREL SENV |
10YAOUNDE78 | CAMEROON: BIYA OFF TO A BUSY NEW YEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: President Biya set the tone for a busy year with an uncharacteristically active January. In his annual New Year's address, Biya focused on the economy and the need to forge greater national unity as Cameroon enters its fiftieth anniversary of independence. He praised the Ob [...] | 2010-02-03 15:06:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM ECON KCOR PGOV PHUM PREL |
10YAOUNDE8 | CAMEROON'S RELATIONS WITH ITS NEIGHBORS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 16 meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, the Foreign Ministry's Director for African Affairs said recent visits to Cameroon by the Presidents of Chad and Cental African Republic focused on security and regional integration (especially the corruption scandal in the Central [...] | 2010-01-06 16:34:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM ECON EFIN PGOV PREF PREL |
10YAOUNDE83 | Cameroonian President Biya Gives Ambassador [...] (C) Summary: On February 4, Ambassador met with President Paul Biya for a two-hour tour d´horizon of domestic and international issues. Biya was concerned about the threat of Islamic extremism. He praised growing Central African regional cooperation and improved relations with Nigeria. He was po [...] | 2010-02-05 11:38:00 | Embassy Yaounde | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON KCOR EFIN CM PTER SENV PHUM BEXP PINR |
10YAOUNDE91 | China's Growing Presence in Cameroon [...] (SBU) Summary: China has a long bilateral friendship with Cameroon, reflected in the 2007 visit to Cameroon by President Hu Jintao. The Chinese government has provided grants or concessional loans to fund a number infrastructure projects (hospitals, schools, roads, and stadiums). China prov [...] | 2010-02-16 11:07:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CM ECON EFIS EINV CH ETRD ENRG EPET EAGR |
10YAOUNDE95 | China's Growing Presence in Cameroon [...] (SBU) Summary: China has a long bilateral friendship with Cameroon, reflected in the 2007 visit to Cameroon by President Hu Jintao. The Chinese government has provided grants or concessional loans to fund a number infrastructure projects (hospitals, schools, roads, and stadiums). China prov [...] | 2010-02-18 08:43:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CM ECON EFIS EINV CH ETRD ENRG EPET EAGR |
10YEREVAN102 | ARMENIAN CATHOLICOS OPEN TO DIALOGUE ON CHURCHES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Catholicos Karekin II, the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC),told the Ambassador that the AAC is willing to participate in a joint commission with the Georgian Orthodox Church and others to discuss the historical ownership of a number of disputed churches in Georgia, as [...] | 2010-02-26 13:26:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIRF SCUL GG AM |
10YEREVAN103 | GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA GIVES HIS VIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Georgian Ambassador to Armenia believes the Government of Armenia (GOAM) is ratcheting up demands on the Government of Georgia (GOG) on the issues of border demarcation and the disputed churches to take advantage of Georgia's perceived weakness and delicate psychological st [...] | 2010-02-26 13:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PBTS KIRF SOCI GG AM |
10YEREVAN105 | ARMENIA 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 14:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AM ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG |
10YEREVAN106 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ADDRESSES PROCEDURAL ISSUES ON [...] (SBU) The Armenian National Assembly (NA) overwhelmingly approved on February 25 an amendment to the Law on International Treaties articulating mechanisms for withdrawal from agreements for which instruments of ratification have not been exchanged. This week the body also received from the ex [...] | 2010-02-26 14:38:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU AZ AM |
10YEREVAN13 | COVER ME, COVER YOU? PM SARGSIAN JOINS RULING PARTY [...] (SBU) The recent decision by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian, two of his ministers, and a cohort of their reformist colleagues to join the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has the political rumor mill in Yerevan churning. Some pundits view the unexpected development as a move taken by P [...] | 2010-01-11 14:45:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS TU AJ AM |
10YEREVAN22 | ARMENIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT APPROVES TURKEY-ARMENIA [...] (SBU) On January 12 Armenia's Constitutional Court ruled that the provisions of the Armenian-Turkish protocols on establishing diplomatic relations and developing bilateral relations are in compliance with the Armenian constitution. Addressing criticisms from opponents of the protocols, the Co [...] | 2010-01-14 05:23:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PGOV PREL TU AJ AM |
10YEREVAN33 | OPPOSITION LEADER HANDED 7 YEAR SENTENCE [...] (SBU) On January 19, a Yerevan court controversially convicted and sentenced to seven years' jail time Nikol Pashinian, one of the most prominent opposition leaders who challenged the results of the disputed 2008 presidential election. Pashinian, who went into hiding in March 2008 after the au [...] | 2010-01-22 10:56:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
10YEREVAN41 | POGROM COMMEMORATIONS TO COUNTER BAKU'S [...] (C) During the past several weeks, extensive commemorations of the January 1990 pogroms of Armenians in Baku have taken place in Yerevan. The GOAM's sponsorship and support of the commemorations appears to be qualitatively and quantitatively higher than in recent years. Post learned that the [...] | 2010-01-26 11:55:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PBTS TU AJ AM |
10YEREVAN45 | YEREVAN DEMARCHE RESPONSE: OUTREACH ON LONDON [...] (SBU) On 24 January 2010, POLOFF delivered ref talking points to Lilit Davtyan, Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas desk officer. On 25 January 2010, Davtyan contacted POLOFF and noted that the message had been passed to the appropriate MFA offices. YOVANOVITCH [...] | 2010-01-29 09:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AM PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF |
10YEREVAN53 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO PERSUADE [...] (C) On February 1, Ambassador Yovanovitch delivered ref demarche to Armenian Minster of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian. This was Ambassador Yovanovich's second meeting in a week with Nalbandian on Iran,s nuclear program.. At the earlier January 26 meeting in anticipation of Iranian Foreig [...] | 2010-02-02 15:55:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC IR AM |
10YEREVAN60 | UPDATES IN YOUTH ACTIVIST WHISTLEBLOWER CASE [...] (SBU) In an apparent reversal in a controversial whistleblower case (reftels),the prosecutor general's office on January 11 launched a criminal investigation against a former instructor at a special needs school for allegedly sexually abusing his students. Previous investigations into the sexu [...] | 2010-02-05 10:15:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS SOCI AM |
10YEREVAN71 | ARMENIA-GEORGIA RELATIONSHIP POSITIVE DESPITE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 08:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS SOCI PHUM GG AM |
10YEREVAN78 | SARGSIAN CONFIDANTE ON FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC [...] (C) In a wide-ranging recent discussion with Ambassador and DCM, Armenian oligarch and Sargsian confidante Mikhail Baghdassarov expressed optimism that the Turkish parliament would ratify the normalization protocols, but insisted that Armenia could not be expected to ratify first. He said A [...] | 2010-02-17 05:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | POGV ECON PREL AJ TU AM |
10YEREVAN84 | UPDATE ON ARMENIA-TURKEY PROTOCOLS AND DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO [...] (SBU) On February 12 the Turkey-Armenia protocols were submitted to the National Assembly and subsequently sent to the Committee on Foreign Relations for discussion. It is unclear when the Committee will discuss the protocols and when (or if) the Parliament will vote on them. The draft amendm [...] | 2010-02-18 13:55:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AM |
10YEREVAN85 | TURKISH THINK TANK VISIT TO YEREVAN HIGHLIGHTS [...] A visit to Yerevan by members of a Turkish economic think tank revealed strong interest among the Armenian business community, civil society and government for increased engagement -- both economic and political -- with Turkey. While some interlocutors lamented the hostile attitudes of some Tu [...] | 2010-02-19 08:55:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG ETRD GA TU AM |
10YEREVAN98 | EX-ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER PESSIMISTIC ON [...] (C) Vartan Oskanian, Armenia's foreign minister from 1998-2008, expressed skepticism to the Ambassador about the fate of the Turkey-Armenia protocols, and accused President Sargsian of mishandling the entire process. He suggested that Turkey, as the senior partner, make a unilateral move to g [...] | 2010-02-25 07:50:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU AM |
10ZAGREB100 | Zagreb Daily Report - February 16, 2010 [...] (U) Senators Voinovich and Shaheen Meet with PM and President: Senators Voinovich and Shaheen visited Zagreb February 15-16 as part of a multi-country tour of the region. They met with PM Kosor, President Mesic, President Elect Josipovic, Defense Minister Vukelic, and FM Jandrokovic. The Sen [...] | 2010-02-16 14:48:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB102 | Zagreb Daily Report - February 18, 2010 [...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary Lew Arrives for Presidential Inauguration: Deputy Secretary Lew arrived in Zagreb on February 17 to attend the inauguration of Croatia's third president, Ivo Josipovich. Prior to the February 18 ceremony, the Deputy Secretary met privately with President-elect Josipovic [...] | 2010-02-18 12:39:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR ECON |
10ZAGREB113 | Zagreb Daily Report - February 24, 2010 [...] (U) Serbian Parliamentary Delegation Continues Visit; President Josipovic Sees Better Relations Ahead: On February 23, the Serbian Parliament's Croatia Friendship Group continued its visit to Zagreb, holding meetings with Sabor Speaker Luka Bebic, Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic and Preside [...] | 2010-02-24 14:01:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB115 | SENATORS VOINOVICH AND SHAHEEN DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary. On February 15 Senators Voinovich and Shaheen met with PM Kosor, Foreign Minister Jandrokovic, Defense Minister Vukelic, then-President Mesic and President-Elect Josipovic. Prime Minister Kosor described the GoC's key goals as completing EU accession negotiations, strengthening [...] | 2010-02-25 09:11:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HR OVIP |
10ZAGREB116 | Zagreb Daily Report - February 25, 2010 [...] (U) Economy Ministry Releases Reports on Public Procurement: The Economy Ministry's department for the public procurement system and the State Commission supervising public procurement sent their reports on public procurements for 2009 to the National Council monitoring corruption this week. T [...] | 2010-02-25 12:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB118 | DS LEW MEETING WITH ALBANIAN PRESIDENT ON SIDELINES OF [...] (SBU) In a meeting on February 18, prior to the inauguration of Croatia's new president, Ivo Josipovic, Deputy Secretary Lew met with President Topi from Albania. The talks covered Kosovo and regional relations, Albania's domestic situation, and Afghanistan. President Topi thanked the Deputy S [...] | 2010-02-26 07:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ZL AL |
10ZAGREB119 | DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW - U.S./SLOVENIA BILAT: AREAS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary Lew met Slovenian President Danilo Turk in the margins of the February 18 inauguration of new Croatian President Ivo Josipovic. Lew was accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Croatia James Foley and Chief of Staff Piper Campbell. Turk was joined by Dusan Snoj, of [...] | 2010-02-26 07:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HR SI |
10ZAGREB12 | ZAGREB DAILY REPORT: JANUARY 7, 2010 [...] (U) RULING COALITION SUPPORTS PM KOSOR: Following its decision to expel former PM Ivo Sanader from party membership, the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) leadership headed by Prime Minister and party president Jadranka Kosor met January 5 with its coalition partners, the Croatian Peasant Party [...] | 2010-01-07 13:29:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HR |
10ZAGREB121 | DS LEW IN ZAGREB: NATO PARTNERSHIP, EU ACCESSION [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew traveled to Zagreb February 17-18 as head of the presidential delegation to the inauguration of Croatia's third president, Ivo Josipovic. Croatia's ISAF contributions, EU accession and role in the region emerged as key themes of the visit. In addition [...] | 2010-02-26 13:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PVOV HR |
10ZAGREB122 | ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: FEBRUARY 26, 2010 [...] (U) Political relations between Croatia and Serbia are stagnating, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic said in a February 25 television interview; although he stressed that the countries had good cooperation on economic, police, judicial and cultural issues. Jandrokovic was respondin [...] | 2010-02-26 14:13:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON HR |
10ZAGREB16 | IVO JOSIPOVIC ELECTED CROATIA'S THIRD PRESIDENT [...] (U) Ivo Josipovic, candidate of the main opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP),won the run-off election on January 10 garnering 60 percent of the vote to become Croatia's third president. Just after midnight, the Croatian Electoral Commission announced preliminary results (with 99 percent [...] | 2010-01-11 12:20:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB19 | ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 11, 2010 [...] (U) IVO JOSIPOVIC WINS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: Ivo Josipovic, candidate of the main opposition Social Democratic Party, won the run-off election on January 10, garnering 60 percent of the vote to defeat Milan Bandic and become Croatia's third president. Josipovic won an outright majority in 1 [...] | 2010-01-11 14:19:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB20 | EMBASSY ZAGREB RECOMMENDED PARTICIPANTS FOR OSCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-11 16:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER OSCE HR |
10ZAGREB26 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER KOSOR [...] SUMMARY: I saw Prime Minister Kosor for 75 minutes January 11 to discuss the fallout from the Sanader "political coup" attempt (reftels) and a range of issues, including Croatia's EU accession negotiations, ICTY cooperation, energy relationship with Russia and prospects for improving ties wi [...] | 2010-01-12 14:29:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HR |
10ZAGREB27 | ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 12, 2010 [...] (U) AMBASSADOR FOLEY MEETS WITH PM KOSOR: Kosor said strengthening the economy, completing EU accession negotiations, establishing Croatia as a "model" NATO member, and tackling corruption will be the GoC's top priority this year. Ambassador Foley reaffirmed support for Kosor's objectives and [...] | 2010-01-12 14:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON HR |
10ZAGREB30 | ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 13, 2010 [...] (U) PM KOSOR MEETING WITH SLOVENE PM PAHOR TODAY: Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor is traveling to Kranjska Gora in Slovenia today for a working lunch with Slovenian PM Borut Pahor. Topics for discussion will include the status of the Slovenia-Croatia Arbitration Agreement for the border dispute [...] | 2010-01-14 08:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON HR |
10ZAGREB31 | ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 14, 2010 [...] (U) SLOVENIA POISED TO LIFT RESERVATIONS ON TWO CHAPTERS: Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor and his Croatian counterpart Jadranka Kosor said January 14 they were ready to clear the way for Zagreb's EU membership talks next month. "My wish is that, by the next EU-Croatia accession conference [...] | 2010-01-14 11:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON HR |
10ZAGREB32 | CROATIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT DISCUSSES FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President-elect Josipovic's first foreign policy priority will be supporting Croatia's EU accession, where his clear views on some key issues -- including corruption and cooperation with the ICTY -- should give a boost to Croatia's prospects for expeditious completion. Josipovi [...] | 2010-01-14 11:20:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HR |
10ZAGREB35 | ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 15, 2010 [...] (U) INAUGURATION FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT JOSIPOVIC TO BE HELD FEB 18: President-Elect of Croatia Dr. Ivo Josipovic's inauguration will be held February 18 in Zagreb. According to Dr. Mirando Mrsic, Josipovic's campaign director, Josipovic is inviting the heads of state or government from all Euro [...] | 2010-01-15 12:33:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON HR |
10ZAGREB36 | CROATIAN RESPONSE ON CLARIFYING THE TRANSITION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL NATO AF HR |
10ZAGREB43 | ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 20, 2010 [...] (SBU) PRESIDENT MESIC'S COMMENTS ON OPPOSING RS SECESSION WITH MILITARY ACTION: According to local media, in an informal chat with reporters on January 18, President Mesic said that, if Republika Srpska (RS) in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) voted in a referendum to secede from BiH, then the RS "wo [...] | 2010-01-20 13:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HR |
10ZAGREB44 | ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 19, 2010 [...] (U) HUNGARIAN PM HIGHLIGHTS RELATIONS ON ENERGY DURING VISIT TO CROATIA: Hungarian PM Bajnai visited Croatia on January 18, the first prime minister to visit Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor since she took office. The main topic of their meeting was energy, and both expressed hope that [...] | 2010-01-20 13:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG HR |
10ZAGREB45 | ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 21, 2010 [...] (U) PRESIDENT'S OFFICE ISSUE STATEMENT CLARIFYING MESIC'S RECENT COMMENTS ON BiH: Mesic's office released a statement on January 21 responding to "certain nervous and unfounded reactions" to this week's comments by Mesic that Croatia would be ready to respond militarily if Republika Srpska mo [...] | 2010-01-21 14:24:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HR |
10ZAGREB46 | EU AMBASSADOR ON KEY ACCESSION ISSUES FOR CROATIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador Foley on January 21, the EU Ambassador to Croatia, Paul Vandoren, and his Deputy, David Hudson, reviewed the current status of Croatian accession negotiations. Noting the "strong desire on the part of EU member states to bring (Croatia's) accession p [...] | 2010-01-21 14:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF ECON SR HR |
10ZAGREB48 | Zagreb Daily Report - January 22, 2010 [...] (U) Prosecutors Open Formal Corruption Investigation of Former Deputy Prime Minister: Media reported on January 21 that the Office for Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime (USKOK) has opened a formal investigation of Damir Polancec, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Eco [...] | 2010-01-22 11:48:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR ECON |
10ZAGREB49 | PRESIDENT-ELECT JOSIPOVIC REVIEWS FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: In a January 21 meeting with Ambassador Foley, Croatian president-elect Ivo Josipovic reviewed the foreign policy priorities for his mandate. Beginning with an affirmation of Croatia's excellent relationship with the US as a NATO ally, Josipovic went on to express his appreciati [...] | 2010-01-22 15:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HR |
10ZAGREB5 | ZAGREB DAILY REPORT: JANUARY 4, 2009 [...] (U) FORMER PM SANADER ANNOUNCES RETURN TO ACTIVE POLITICS: Former Croatian PM Ivo Sanader held a special press conference at the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) headquarters on January 3 in which he indicated that his withdrawal from politics last year had been a mistake and announced his retu [...] | 2010-01-04 13:22:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HR |
10ZAGREB50 | Zagreb Daily Report - January 25, 2010 [...] (U) Chief State Prosecutor to be reappointed: Media are reporting that Croatian Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic is almost assured reappointment after the heads of all parties in the governing coalition expressed their support over the weekend. That should ensure Bajic a majority of votes de [...] | 2010-01-25 12:02:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB51 | CROATIAN RESPONSE REGARDING OUTREACH ON LONDON [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 14:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF HR |
10ZAGREB52 | Zagreb Daily Report - January 26, 2010 [...] (U) SDP Announces Six Months of Cooperation on Economic Reforms: Former Social Democratic Party (SDP) Finance Minister, Slavko Linic, a close confidant to SDP chief, Zoran Milanovic, announced on Monday that Croatia's main opposition party is prepared to cooperate with the government to find bi [...] | 2010-01-26 12:34:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB53 | CROATIAN PROSECUTORS INVESTIGATING FORMER PM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic has outlined to us several ongoing corruption cases targeting former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and other top government officials. Prosecutors are developing at least one case against the former PM which could result in his indictment, and they are [...] | 2010-01-26 13:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR HR |
10ZAGREB54 | CROATIAN MFA ON TRILATERAL TALKS ON BOSNIA AND [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Croatian MFA readout of the January 14 trilateral meeting between Croatia, Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH),the GoC sought to improve political protection for the Bosnian Croats in the Federation. The GoC believes that relaxing tensions between the Croat and Bo [...] | 2010-01-26 14:24:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HR BK TU |
10ZAGREB55 | NEW DIPLOMATIC CHANNEL OPEN TO IMPROVE RELATIONS [...] (C/NF) Summary. In a meeting on January 20, MFA State Secretary Bozinovic discussed with the Ambassador the recently opened channel with Serbian President Boris Tadic to improve bilateral relations. Bozinovic believed there was good will on both sides to try and tackle the complicated open i [...] | 2010-01-26 14:46:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PREF SR HR |
10ZAGREB56 | ICTY TASK FORCE TO CONTINUE ONCE CHAPTER 23 OPENS, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Foley briefed Justice Minister Ivan Simonovic on his trip to London to discuss Croatia's investigation into missing war crimes documents and the UK's block on Chapter 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) in Croatia's EU accession negotiations. Although some in the B [...] | 2010-01-26 15:34:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KAWC ICTY HR |
10ZAGREB57 | HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES VISIT OF PRIME [...] (C) Summary. Hungary's ambassador to Croatia, Peter Gyorkos, sat down with Pol/Econ Counselor and Econ Officer on January 22 to discuss the recent visit of the Hungarian Prime Minister to Croatia, and to explain Hungary's increasing nervousness regarding Croatia's energy relations with Russia [...] | 2010-01-26 16:11:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PGOV PREL HU HR |
10ZAGREB59 | Zagreb Daily Report - January 27, 2010 [...] (U) Chief ICTY Prosecutor Brammertz Comments on Missing Artillery Logs: Addressing the European Parliament on January 26, the Hague Tribunal's Chief Prosecutor, Serge Brammertz, said that so far the desired results have still not been achieved from Croatia's efforts to cooperate in the matter o [...] | 2010-01-27 12:50:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB60 | CROATIA TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 15:09:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB61 | Zagreb Daily Report - January 28, 2010 [...] (U) President Mesic Welcomes Reported UK, Belgian and Finnish Decision to Lift Blockade on Judiciary Chapter in EU Negotiations: Responding to reports that at an EU enlargement working group in Brussels earlier this week, the UK, Belgian and Finnish (although not the Dutch) representatives had [...] | 2010-01-28 11:29:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB65 | Zagreb Daily Report - January 29, 2010 [...] (U) Croatian Coverage of London Conference on Afghanistan: The MFA and press reported that FM Jandrokovic attended the international conference on Afghanistan in London on January 28. The FM confirmed Croatia's commitment to ISAF and highlighted the efforts underway to help Afghans assume resp [...] | 2010-01-29 12:20:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB66 | CROATIA ANNOUNCES BAILOUT FUND PLAN FOR STRUGGLING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kosor announced a much-anticipated crisis financing initiative for struggling enterprises on January 28. This "bailout" plan is the first major initiative of an economic strategy to fight the recession, and has already received the support of the opposition SDP. [...] | 2010-01-29 14:49:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV HR |
10ZAGREB69 | Zagreb Daily Report - February 1, 2010 [...] (U) Former Defense Minister's Trial on Military Truck Procurement Case Begins at the Zagreb County Court: On Friday, January 29, the trial of former Defense Minister Berislav Roncevic, and former MoD State Secretary Ivo Bacic began in Zagreb. Roncevic and Bacic, who are charged with the illegal [...] | 2010-02-01 12:00:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB71 | PM'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR DISCUSSES CROATIA'S [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: PM Kosor will visit Moscow on February 22. Croatia's main aim will be to secure a new gas supply contract with Russia, as the current one expires in late 2010. GoC is also interested in talking about Croatia's possible inclusion in South Stream, but only on a 50/50 basis. [...] | 2010-02-02 10:26:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ENRG HR RU |
10ZAGREB72 | Zagreb Daily Report - February 2, 2010 [...] (U) Croatia's Exports Decline By 20.3 Percent, Imports by 25.7 Percent: Croatia's exports of $11 billion for 2009 represent a 20.3 percent decline from 2008, while 2009 imports declined 25.7 percent to $22.3 billion, according to statistics from the Croatian National Bank. The sharper drop in [...] | 2010-02-02 11:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB77 | Zagreb Daily Report - February 3, 2010 [...] (U) Economy Minister Meets with Shipyard Unions; Announces Tender Dates: Economy Minister Popijac met on February 2 with representatives of the principal shipyard workers' unions to explain the terms of the upcoming shipyard privatization tender. Unions expressed cautious optimism to the media [...] | 2010-02-03 12:31:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR ECON |
10ZAGREB8 | ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 5, 2010 [...] (U) FORMER PM SANADER'S PARTY MEMBERSHIP REVOKED: In response to former Prime Minister Sanader's January 4 decision to return to active politics and in view of his criticism of the leadership of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ),PM Kosor announced on January 5 that the party had revoked his [...] | 2010-01-05 13:48:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HR |
10ZAGREB81 | Zagreb Daily Report - February 4, 2010 [...] (U) Kosor Meets Merkel in Berlin: Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on February 3, in Berlin. Speaking at a press conference, Merkel thanked Kosor for her "... brave policies amidst an economic crisis." Merkel added that she was pleased that Croatia [...] | 2010-02-04 13:22:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB82 | NEW ECONOMY MINISTER GIVES DOWNBEAT ASSESSMENT OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Recently appointed Minister of Economy Duro Popijac sat down with Ambassador on February 2 to discuss Croatia's upcoming shipyard privatization effort, new economic stimulus measures, and potential reforms to improve Croatia's anemic business and investment climate. The Minist [...] | 2010-02-04 15:39:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL HR |
10ZAGREB83 | Zagreb Daily Report - February 5, 2010 [...] (U) Finnish and Spanish FMs Express Optimism over Croatia's EU Bid: Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said in Brussels on Thursday that, during its six-month presidency of the European Union, Spain would dedicate the greatest possible attention to Croatia so that the country coul [...] | 2010-02-05 11:16:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB84 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL VOINOVICH [...] (SBU) Your visit to Zagreb on February 15 comes in the final week of President Stipe Mesic's second and final term in office, and just three days before the inauguration of Ivo Josipovic, an opposition Social Democrat and legal scholar, who will become Croatia's third president since independen [...] | 2010-02-05 13:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA PGOV HR |
10ZAGREB85 | Zagreb Daily Report - February 8, 2010 [...] (U) British Ambassador Says UK Ready to Discuss Opening Positions for Chapter 23: British Ambassador David Blunt told Croatian media on February 6 that full cooperation with the ICTY is "an absolute precondition for EU accession. But he added that, "Since September 2009, we have seen far mor [...] | 2010-02-08 13:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB86 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER SUKER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Finance Minister Ivan Suker is relatively upbeat about Croatia's economic prospects, feeling that the government has managed its fiscal situation fairly well. While acknowledging that some further reforms, such as improving labor participation rates, are needed, he appears unwil [...] | 2010-02-08 15:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV HR |
10ZAGREB87 | Zagreb Daily Report - February 9, 2010 [...] (U) Chief of Training and Exercises of U.S. Army Europe in Zagreb: The Chief of Training and Exercises of the U.S. Army Europe was in Zagreb on February 3-5 to propose the concept of Exercise IMMEDIATE RESPONSE '11 for which Croatia would be the host nation. The exercise envisages a bilateral [...] | 2010-02-09 11:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
10ZAGREB88 | SERBIAN AMBASSADOR OUTLINES PLANS ON UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary: The Serbian Ambassador to Croatia says Belgrade is looking to improve relations with Zagreb. Planned parliamentary visits could help improve the dialogue. GoS is proposing March 25 for regional ministerial on refugees, but projects that agreement on better data regarding refugee [...] | 2010-02-09 11:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PREL UNHCR HR SR |
10ZAGREB92 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO ZAGREB [...] (SBU) Your visit to Zagreb on February 18 for the inauguration of Croatia's third president, Ivo Josipovic, will send a clear signal of support for the new president and the US-Croatia relationship overall. Josipovic is a well-respected legal scholar and self-professed "europhile" who was nomi [...] | 2010-02-11 12:46:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA PGOV HR |
10ZAGREB94 | Zagreb Daily Report - February 11, 2010 [...] (U) Ambassador Foley Visits Vukovar and Marks the Beginning of Student Dormitory Renovation: Ambassador Foley visited Vukovar February 9-10 to mark the start of a $430,000 renovation of the Student Dormitory in the Vukovar neighborhood of Borovo Naselje. This U.S. financed Humanitarian Civic As [...] | 2010-02-11 14:00:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR ECON |
10ZAGREB97 | PODRAVKA CORRUPTION CASE TIED TO XXXXXXXXXXXX AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The investigation of former Deputy Prime Minister Damir Polancec and the Podravka food company (which is 26 percent state-owned) is uncovering a growing scandal and has now tied Podravka's financing schemes to the XXXXXXXXXXXX. The majority of Podravka's board are under arrest. Prosecu [...] | 2010-02-12 11:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCOR HU HR |
10ZAGREB98 | Zagreb Daily Report - February 12, 2010 [...] (U) Slovenia to Unblock 2 Chapters in Croatia's EU Entry Talks Next Week: Local media are reporting that Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor confirmed on Thursday that his government would lift its reserve on at least two policy chapters in Croatia's EU membership negotiations, which means the [...] | 2010-02-12 13:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
72TEHRAN1381 | TRIALS/EXECUTIONS OF ANTI-GOVERNMENT ELEMENTS: STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE AND SHAH LASHES OUT AT FOREIGN CRITICS [...] IN PROTEST AGAINST RECENT TRIALS/PUNISHMENT (PARTICULARLY EXECUTIONS, WHICH NOW TOTAL 10) OF ANTI-GOVERNMENT-ELEMENTS, TEHRAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS -- LEAD BY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS-- MOUNTED ON-CAMPUS DEMONSTRATION AFTERNOON OF MARCH 7 AND EVEN LARGE ONE (CIRC 600) MORNING OF MARCH 8. WHILE [...] | 1972-03-09 05:40:00 | Embassy Tehran | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IR |
85AMMAN2676 | JORDAN'S REFUGEE CAMPS: ARAFAT SHINES AGAIN [...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) - 2. UNRWA'S JORDAN FIELD DIRECTOR HALLQVIST SAID HE AND THE CAMP DIREC... [...] | 1985-03-16 14:02:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PREF JO |
85BAGHDAD3988 | THE GULF WAR: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE OR EXPANSION [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE GULF WAR WILL LIKELY BUT NOT NECESSARILY REMAIN STALEMATED. IRAQ DOMINATES IN EVERY MAJOR WEAPONS CATEGORY AND HAS CONSTRUCTED FORMIDABLE DEFENSES. YET, ALL IS NOT WELL. THE IRANIANS CONTINUE TO MAKE INROADS EVEN WHILE PAYING DEARLY FOR THEM. OVER TIME [...] | 1985-11-24 11:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PREL IZ IR XF |
85BEIRUT1646 | JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT": [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. POLOFF MET MARCH 15 WITH LONGTIME CONTACT NAOUM FARAH, DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE LEBANESE FORCES AND NOW AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT." FARAH, WHO UNTIL EARLY MARCH WAS ALSO THE OFFICIAL LF SPOKESMAN, REQUESTED [...] | 1985-03-15 17:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL LE US |
85BEIRUT1653 | SYRIA RATTLES ITS SABER [...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. MOD SOURCES HAVE INFORMED EMBASSY OF THE FOLLOWING: SYRIAN LINES IN THE NORTH HAVE NOT REPEAT NOT CHANGED. HOWEVER, REDISPOSITION OF UNITS HAS TAKEN PLACE TO INCLUDE POSITIONING OF TWO STALIN MULTIPLE 36 TWO ROCKET LAUNCHERS AND A PLATOON (5) OF TANKS ON KEY TE [...] | 1985-03-16 15:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PREL PGOV LE SY |
85BEIRUT1668 | SYRIAN EXERTS PRESSURE ON LEBANESE [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SYRIA CONTINUES TO EXERT POLITICAL AND MILITARY PRESSURE AGAINST DISSIDENT ELEMENTS OF THE LEBANESE FORCES. STATEMENTS FROM DAMASCUS BY SYRIAN AND LEBANESE LEADERS HINT AT RETALIATION IF THE REVOLT CONTINUES. AFTER MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ASSAD, FORMER PRESI [...] | 1985-03-17 10:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
85BEIRUT1676 | CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT RESPONDS TO [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE FOCUS OF SYRIAN PRESSURE ON DISSIDENT CHRISTIANS HAS SHIFTED TO THE POLITICAL ARENA AND THE USE OF LEBANESE MUSLIM LEADERS. SYRIAN VICE PRESIDENT KHADDAM HAS CANCELLED HIS MARCH 18 VISIT TO BEIRUT. THE WEEKLY WEDNESDAY MEETING OF THE LEBANESE CABINET HAS [...] | 1985-03-18 14:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
85BEIRUT1683 | SOLVING THE CHRISTIAN CRISIS: THE PHALANGE [...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR CALLED ON MINISTER OF PTT JOSEPH HASHEM MARCH 18. HASHEM IS A PHALANGE PARTY LEADER AND CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF PRESIDENT GEMAYEL. HE IS ON THE COMMITTEE OF THREE (WITH KARIM PAKKRADOUNI REPRESENTING THE DISSIDENTS AND MICHEL MURR AS THE THIRD MAN [...] | 1985-03-18 18:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PREL PGOV LE |
85BEIRUT1725 | FULL TEXT OF ISLAMIC JIHAD 17 MARCH STATEMENT [...] AP PROVIDED EMBASSY WITH FULL TEXT OF ISLAMIC JIHAD STATEMENT AS TELEPHONED MARCH 17 TO REUTERS AND AFP. 2. BEGIN TEXT: "THE ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION IN THE NAME OF GOD THE ALL MERCIFUL. THE PUNISHMENT OF THOSE IS THE CURSE OF GOD, THE ANGELS AND ALL PEOPLE. THE DETENTION OF TERRY [...] | 1985-03-20 13:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL LE |
85BEIRUT1974 | FURTHER DETERIORATION IN SOUTH LEBANON [...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE SIDON AREA CONTINUED ON MARCH 30-31 CAUSING NUMEROUS CASUALTIES. ACCORDING TO MOST REPORTS REACHING BEIRUT, THE FIGHTING, WHICH FOLLOWS RECENT LF-LAF CLASHES IN THE AREA (REFTEL),INCLUDED THE STRONG, DIRECT INVOLVEMENT OF ARMED PALESTINI [...] | 1985-04-01 11:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS LE SY US |
85BEIRUT1997 | DETERIORATING SITUATION IN SOUTH LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON APRIL 1, FIGHTING CONTINUED BETWEEN LF, LAF, AND PALESTINIAN FORCES IN SIDON. CASUALTIES WERE LOWER, BUT THE EXODUS OF CIVILIANS CONTINUED. VISITING SYRIAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF KHOLI REPORTEDLY PROMISED SYRIAN MILITARY SUPPLIES FOR USE BY THE LAF IN THE SOUTH, AND LAF [...] | 1985-04-02 13:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SREF IS LE SY |
85BEIRUT2325 | POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF WEST BEIRUT [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. FOLLOWING MAJOR FIGHTING ON THE NIGHT OF APRIL 16-17, A TENSE CALM NOW PREVAILS IN WEST BEIRUT. SHIITE AMAL MOVEMENT LEADER NABIH BARRI EMERGED AS THE PRIME VICTOR IN THE INTRAMUSLIM FIGHTING. STATEMENTS MADE BY THE VARIOUS LEAD [...] | 1985-04-18 17:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE SY |
85BEIRUT2370 | SOUTH LEBANON: THE ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. ISRAEL REPORTEDLY CONTINUES CONTACTS AIMED AT USING INDIGENOUS FORCES TO MAINTAIN BORDER SECURITY AFTER THE JUNE 1 WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAELI TROOPS. ACCORDING TO LOCAL PRESS, THE ISRAELIS HAVE REACHED A COMPROMISE WITH THE DRUZE OF THE HASBAYA REGION WHEREBY TH [...] | 1985-04-22 14:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
85BEIRUT2434 | LF COMPLETES WITHDRAWAL FROM SIDON, AND [...] No summary [...] | 1985-04-25 14:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
85BEIRUT2486 | FALLOUT FROM SIDON [...] C-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. CONFUSION CONTINUES ABOUT EXACT SITUATION IN VILLAGES EAST OF SIDON (REFTEL) WITH BEIRUT PARTIES PLAYING USUAL ROLES IN GREEK CHORUS ON SIDELINES. PALESTINIAN AND FUNDAMENTALIST MUSLIM FORCES APPARENTLY CONTINUE TO OCCUPY SEVEN CHRISTIAN TOWNS THEY SEIZED EAST OF SIDON. [...] | 1985-04-27 11:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
85BEIRUT2659 | TURKEY: PROMINENT KURDISH INTELLECTUAL URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR TURKISH DEMOCRATIZATION, RAPPROCHEMENT WITH NORTHERN IRAQ [...] Summary: (C) In a meeting with Adana PO, prominent Kurdish author Mehmet Uzun urged the U.S. to establish a permanent military presence in Northern Iraq to protect the democratic advances of the KRG, which he believes will catalyze liberalization elsewhere in the region. He discounted the pro [...] | 1985-05-07 10:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
85BEIRUT4218 | RENEWED CLASHES IN TRIPOLI [...] No summary [...] | 1985-07-17 10:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
85BEIRUT4372 | SIDON: ANOTHER "WAR OF THE CAMPS" IN THE OFFING? [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. SIX WEEKS AFTER ISRAEL ANNOUNCED THE COMPLETION OF ITS MILITARY WITHDRAWAL FROM SOUTH LEBANON, THAT REGION REMAINS TENSE AND UNSETTLED. ALTHOUGH RELIABLE, FIRST-HAND REPORTS ARE SPARSE, IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE S [...] | 1985-07-25 13:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL SY LE |
85DAMASCUS1314 | THE SYRIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: THE ONLY POPULAR MOVEMENT EVER TO HAVE MOUNTED A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO ASAD'S REGIME--THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD--HAS NOT RECOVERED FROM ITS INTERNAL DIVISIONS AND THE DEVASTATING BLOW SUFFERED AT HAMA. THE JANUARY 25 "PARDON" ANNOUNCED FOR CERTAIN MUSLIM [...] | 1985-02-26 15:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | KPRP PINS PGOV PREL PTER SY |
85DAMASCUS3204 | IRANIANS IN DAMASCUS AND NOTES FROM TEHRAN [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. A RECENT VISIT OF FAMILY FRIENDS FROM TEHRAN FILLED IN SOME GAPS IN OUR INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF IRANIAN TOURIST-PILGRIM FLIGHTS TO DAMASCUS AND PRODUCED SOME COMMENTS ON THE SITUATION IN TEHRAN. THE FLIGHTS OF JUMBO JETS FROM TEHRAN, WHICH USED TO BRIN [...] | 1985-05-22 08:55:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL IR IZ SY TU UR |
85DAMASCUS4001 | ASAD CONGRATULATES QADHAFI ON RUPTURE WITH IRAQ [...] (U) THE SYRIAN PRESS CARRIES AS SEPARATE ITEMS JUNE 27 ASAD'S TELEPHQNE CALL TO QADHAFI ON JUNE 26 AND THE NEWS OF LIBYA'S APPEAL FOR THE EXPULSION OF IRAQ FROM THE ARAB LEAGUE AND ISLAMIC CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION. TRIPOLI RADIO (FBIS LD262238) ELUCIDATES THAT, IN HIS CALL, ASAD "DENOUNCED" I [...] | 1985-06-27 10:29:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY LY IR |
85DAMASCUS7872 | SYRIA AND IRAN: ALMOST A RETURN TO STATUS QUO [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: BY CUTTING OFF OIL TO SYRIA, IRAN SIGNALED ITS DISPLEASURE OVER THE MOUNTING SYRIAN DEBT TO IRAN, SYRIAN POLICIES IN LEBANON, AND MOVES TOWARD RAPPROCHEMENT WITH JORDAN AND IRAQ. BY ALL ACCOUNTS, HOWEVER, PM KASM'S VISIT TO TEHRAN DECEMBER 1-3 PRODUCED [...] | 1985-12-18 10:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL KPRP SY IR |
85GABORONE501 | BOTSWANA CHARGES BOPHUTHATSWANA WITH THREAT TO INVADE [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE GOVERNMENT OF BOTSWANA HAS ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE STATING THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF BOPHUTHATSWANA HAS THREATENED TO INVADE BOTSWANA UNLESS IT HALTS THE PASSAGE OF ANC CADRE THROUGH BOTSWANA INTO ITS TERRITORY AND THAT OF SOUTH AFRICA. THE RELEASE ALSO CITES PIK BOTHA AS SAYING TH [...] | 1985-02-05 12:45:00 | Embassy Gaborone | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL SF BC |
85GABORONE97 | BOTSWANA NEWSPAPER CARRIES ARTICLE MISREPRESENTING [...] (U) THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED BOTSWANA DAILY NEWS (JANUARY 8, 1985) CARRIED A LONG VERBOSE OVERVIEW OF 1984, THE "ORWELLIAN" YEAR ("VIOLENCE AND DISASTER, A GLEAM OF HOPE") CREDITED TO DEREK INGRAM OF GEMINI NEWS SERVICE. ONE PARAGRAPH MISREPRESENTS ONE FACET OF CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN SOUTHER [...] | 1985-01-09 15:30:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV US SF BC |
85GABORONE98 | ANGOLANS IN SADF SEEK REFUGE IN BOTSWANA [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, TWO ANGOLAN MEMBERS OF THE SADF, WITH THEIR FAMILIES, SOUGHT REFUGEE STATUS IN BOTSWANA AND APPLIED FOR THE AMERICAN RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM. AFTER MEETING WITH EMBOFFS, THE MEN WERE SENT TO THE LOCAL UNHCR OFFICIALS TO REGISTER [...] | 1985-01-10 10:05:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SREF SHUM PGOV WA SF BC |
85ISLAMABAD8251 | PAKISTAN SEES SIGNS OF UPTURN IN IRAN-SOVIET TIES [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: FOREIGN SECRETARY NAIK SUMMARIZED HIS AMBASSADOR'S APPRAISAL OF UPTURN IN IRAN-SOVIET TIES. THE AMBASSADOR ASSERTS IRANIAN RATIONALE IS BASICALLY PRAGMATIC AND ASSERTS TREND WILL CONTINUE. END SUMMARY. 3. RESPONDING TO MY EARLIER REQUEST FOR GO [...] | 1985-04-23 09:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR PK SU |
85LIMA5526 | SENDERO CELEBRATES FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] I... id: 61 date: 5/17/1985 20:17 refid: 85LIMA5526 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: 85LIMA5476 header: O 172017Z MAY 85 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3881 INFO DIA WASHDC AMEMBASSY LA PAZ AMEMBASSY QUITO AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO USCINCSO QUARRY HEIGHTS PN [...] | 1985-05-17 20:17:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PE |
85LONDON6332 | EVENING STANDARD ARTICLE ON US CAPTIVES IN [...] PARAGRAPH 2 CONTAINS ARTICLE FROM THE STANDARD OF MARCH 19, 1985 ENTITLED "TORTURE ORDEAL OF KIDNAPPED US DIPLOMAT". THE ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY THEODORE LEVITE IN TEL AVIV. 2. BEGIN TEXT: AN AMERICAN DIPLOMAT KIDNAPPED BY LEBANESE EXTREMISTS IS BEING PARADED AROUND THE COUNTRY IN AN OPE [...] | 1985-03-19 17:52:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC LE IS XF |
85MOGADISHU1292 | LIBYAN ACTIVITY IN AFRICA: SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] | 1985-02-04 05:02:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINT SO |
85MOGADISHU1643 | REPORT OF SOMALI OVERTURE T0 SOVIETS [...] (SECRET/NOFORN/WNINTEL/NO CONTRACT/ORCON-ENTIRE TEXT) - 2. AN ARAB AMBASSADOR TOLD ME FEBRUARY 1T THAT SOVIET AMBASSADOR ILICHEV HAD TOLD HIM OF BEING APPROACHED RECENTLY BY THE SOMALIS ON THE QUESTION OF NORMALIZING RELATIONS. ILICHEV REPORTEDLY SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN INVITED TO DINNER BY [...] | 1985-02-12 12:49:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | SECRET | PREL SD UR US |
85MOSCOW8814 | (C) DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAN: A SOVIET VIEW [...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT.) . SUMMARY ------- 2. A WELL-INFORMED SOVIET OBSERVER OF EVENTS IN IRAN RECENTLY DISCUSSED WITH US THE UNCERTAINTIES SURROUNDING FUTURE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN TEHRAN. WHILE ASSERTING THAT SOVIET ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH IRAN WOULD CONTINUE, OUR INTERLOCUTO [...] | 1985-07-01 12:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UR IR |
85NOFORNMOGADISHU1643 | REPORT OF SOMALI OVERTURE T0 SOVIETS [...] (SECRET/NOFORN/WNINTEL/NO CONTRACT/ORCON-ENTIRE TEXT) - 2. AN ARAB AMBASSADOR TOLD ME FEBRUARY 1T THAT SOVIET AMBASSADOR ILICHEV HAD TOLD HIM OF BEING APPROACHED RECENTLY BY THE SOMALIS ON THE QUESTION OF NORMALIZING RELATIONS. ILICHEV REPORTEDLY SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN INVITED TO DINNER [...] | 1985-02-12 12:49:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | SECRET | PREL SD UR US |
85RIYADH5400 | SAUD IN TUNIS: SUPPORT FOR ARAFAT [...] (U) IN JUNE 10 "ASHARQ AL-AWSAT" INTERVIEW IN TUNIS, FON MIN SAUD AL-FAISAL TALKED ABOUT THE ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING ON LEBANON. REFERRING TO KING FAHD'S PREVIOUS EXPRESSION OF DISGUST AND DISMAY AT EVENTS AT THE PALESTINIAN CAMPS IN LEBANON, HE SAID HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO [...] | 1985-06-11 13:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SA SY LE PLO |
85RIYADH5470 | SAUDI POLICY TOWARD IRAN [...] S - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: EVENTS AND PASSAGE OF TIME HAVE COM- BINED TO MITIGATE SAUDI FEARS AND HOPES REGARDING IRAN. MORE CONFIDENT NOW THAT IRAQ WILL NOT BE DEFEATED, THAT THERE IS LESS DANGER OF A DIRECT IRANIAN ATTACK ON SAUDI ARABIA, THAT THE LIKELI- HOOD OF EFFECTIVE IRANIAN-I [...] | 1985-06-12 14:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KPRP PREL MOPS ENRG IR SA |
85TELAVIV8792 | ISRAEL'S POLICY ON SOUTHERN LEBANON [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL KIMCHE BRIEFED AMBAS- SADORS FROM UN SECURITY COUNCIL AND UNIFIL CONTRIBUTOR COUNTRIES JUNE 12 ON SOUTHERN LEBANON. KIMCHE REITERATED ISRAELI POLICY IN SOUTHERN LEBANON LEADING UP TO THE WITHDRAWAL, THEN EMPHASIZED THAT ISRAEL [...] | 1985-06-12 16:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE IS |
85TOKYO13642 | RAFSANJANI CONDEMN'S HIJACKINGS AND SUPER- [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT). 2. ACCORDING TO THE TOKYO PRESS JULY 4, IRANIAN MAJLIS SPEAKER RAFSANJANI TOLD REPORTERS AT A JULY 3 PRESS CONFERENCE THAT IRAN CONDEMNS HIJACKINGS AND ANY OTHER TERRORIST ACTS. AT THE SAME TIME, RAFSANJANI IS QUOTED AS CONDEMNING ABOVE ALL THE ROOT CAUSE OF [...] | 1985-07-04 03:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL |
86ABUDHABI5867 | ENGINEER COMMENTS ON LIFE IN RASHT, AND THE [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: AN IRANIAN ENGINEER CLAIMED THAT WHILE SOME INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES IN THE CITY OF RASHT HAVE BEEN FORCED TO SEND EMPLOYEES TO THE WAR, THERE HAS BEEN NO SHORTAGE OF VOLUNTEERS. SINCE THE FIRMS WERE OPERATING AT LESS THAN FULL CAPACITY, THEIR ABSEN [...] | 1986-12-09 08:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL IR TC |
86ALEXANDRIA1240 | ISRAELI ACTIVITIES IN ALEXANDRIA AND THE DELTA [...] (CONFIDENTIAL-ENTIRE TEXT.) - 2. SUMMARY: ISRAELI CONSUL GENERAL WAS PLEASED WITH RESULTS OF HIS AMBASSADOR'S RECENT (AND, SURPRISINGLY, HIS FIRST) "OFFICIAL" VISIT TO ALEXANDRIA. IN WAKE OF SEPTEMBER SUMMIT, INCREASED INTEREST IN TOURISM WAS EXPRESSED, BUT LOCAL ISRAELIS DO NOT EXPECT A [...] | 1986-11-05 13:15:00 | Consulate Alexandria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL IS EG |
86ALGIERS5347 | ALGERIA AND THE ARAB WORLD: MOVING FROM [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: UNLIKE ITS SELF-PERCEIVED LEADERSHIP ROLE IN AFRICA, ALGERIA HAS ATTEMPTED TO POSITION ITSELF IN THE ARAB WORLD AS A MEDIATOR/PEACEMAKER AT THE CENTER OF COMPETING FACTIONS AND INTERESTS. ALGERIA IS NO LONGER IN THE FOREFRONT OF RADICAL ARAB CAUSES, ALTHOU [...] | 1986-10-21 11:36:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | PREL XF AG |
86AMMAN594 | PLO OFFICIALS SAY ABU NIDAL'S GROUP IS THE [...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. AN EMBASSY PALESTINIAN CONTACT HAS REPORTED TWO SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS WITH PLO OFFICIALS HERE ABOUT THE ABU NIDAL PRESENCE IN DAMASCUS. BOTH OFFICIALS--OMAR SHAKA'A, THE HEAD OF THE PLO POLITICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICE IN AMMAN AND A PROTOGEE OF FAROUK QADDUMI AND HAMADN [...] | 1986-01-16 15:21:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL JO SY XF |
86ANKARA7641 | IRAN-IRAQ: IRAQI DEBT REPAYMENT AND [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: TURKEY IS CONSIDERING THE TERMS OF REPAYMENT OF IRAQI DEBTS, THE MFA OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR IRAN AND IRAQ , ONDER OZAR, SAID RECENTLY. ACCORDING TO THE MFA ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA, KHOMEINI NOT ONLY WANTS TO OUST [...] | 1986-07-23 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD TU IR IZ |
86ANKARA9557 | MFA SPECULATION ON MOTIVES FOR NEVE SHALOM [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING A LUNCHEON ON SEPTEMBER 15, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE LEVANT AND NORTH AFRICA, SOLMAZ UNAYDIN, OBVIOUSLY STILL APPALLED AT THE WANTON SLAUGHTER, TOLD POLOFF THAT THE MFA IS AT A LOSS TO EXPLAIN THE MOTIVES FOR THE NEVE SHALOM MASSACRE. CONSIDERING TH [...] | 1986-09-17 09:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER TU IS |
86BAGHDAD1907 | IRAQI AIR FORCE BOMBS TEHRAN REFINERY [...] (U) AS REPORTED THE RAQI AIR FORCE HAS BOMBED THE TEHRAN OIL REFINERY MAY 7. MILITARY COMMUNIQUE 2216 RELEASED MAY 8 SAYS "GROUPS OF AIRCRAFT" FLEW TO TEHRAN AND STRUCK THE CHOSEN TARGETS: THE REFINERY'S MAIN NOTHERN DISTILLING TOWER, AND THE CENTRAL BOILERS AND COOLING TOWER COMPLEX. THZ IRAQI [...] | 1986-05-08 11:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ IR MOPS |
86BEIRUT33 | SYRIA AND IRAN IN LEBANON [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WE READ WITH CONSIDERABLE INTEREST REFTEL ON THE JOCKEYING OF SYRIAN AND IRANIAN INTERESTS IN LEBANON. EMBASSY BEIRUT, HOWEVER, MIGHT WELL EMPHASIZE DIFFERENT POINTS IN JUDGING THE STATUS OF SYRIAN, IRANIAN, AND ISRAELI POLICY IN LEBANON. 3. WE JUDGE THAT [...] | 1986-06-21 10:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY IR LE IS |
86BEIRUT6632 | THE CAMPS WAR IN LEBANON [...] (SECRET/NOFORN - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. SUMMARY: THE WAR OF THE CAMPS IN LEBANON CONTINUES UNABATED WITH FIERCE FIGHTING. NOT SURPRISINGLY, LEBANESE POLITICIANS HAVE DIFFERING VIEWS ON THE WAR, DEPENDING ON THEIR POLITICAL OPTIC. THERE FOLLOWS OBSER- VATIONS BY SEVERAL LEBANESE POLITICIANS IN [...] | 1986-12-04 13:17:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | MOPS PREL LE |
86BRASILIA13835 | THE BRAZILIAN CONNECTION WITH IRAN AND [...] (U) WITH THE UNRAVELING OF THE IRANIAN ARMS/CONTRA AID SCANDAL, THE BRAZILIAN PRESS CONTINUES TO POINT TO A SO-CALLED "BRAZILIAN CONNECTION". WEEKLY NEWS MAGAZINE "VEJA" AND CONSERVATIVE "O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO" RAN STORIES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS ON THE SUPPOSED BRAZILIAN INVOLVEMENT. 2. [...] | 1986-12-12 14:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL BR IR HO NU CE |
86CAIRO26111 | "NO NASSERISM, ONLY NASSERISTS" [...] No summary [...] | 1986-11-13 10:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS EG US |
86DAMASCUS3266 | TALKING ABOUT ABU NIDAL [...] No summary [...] | 1986-05-27 11:35:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL SY LE IS |
86DAMASCUS3747 | SYRIA AND IRAN ON LEBANON: WHO THREATENS WHOM? [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IN ITS PRESENT SPARRING WITH IRAN, SYRIA PROBABLY DOES NOT HOLD A STRONG LEBANON CARD. IRAN NOW VIES WITH ISRAEL AS THE SECOND-MOST INFLUENTIAL FOREIGN POWER IN LEBANON, WHERE SHI'A FUNDAMENTALISM, NATURALLY ASSOCIATED WITH IRAN, HAS BECOME WELL-I [...] | 1986-06-20 11:02:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON SY IR LE IZ IS |
86DAMASCUS7104 | CONTINUED WAR FOR THE PALESTINIAN CAMPS -- [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: AS REFTELS POINT OUT, SYRIA APPEARS TO BE FACING A SUBSTANTIAL DEFEAT IF IT IS NOT ABLE TO QUICKLY AND RESOLUTELY RESOLVE THE LATEST ROUND IN THE "WAR OF THE CAMPS" IN LEBANON. WE BELIEVE, HOWEVER, THAT THIS LATEST ROUND OF FIGHTING ALREADY REPRESENTS A [...] | 1986-12-01 15:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL MOPS LE SY |
86KAMPALA2314 | MUSEVENI AND THE RADICAL MUSLIMS. [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: UGANDA'S RELATIONS WITH LIBYA CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. PRESIDENT MUSEVENI HAS MET WITH DELEGATIONS FROM THE PLO AND SAHARAN ARAB DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (SADR); GOU HAS NORMALIZED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE LATTER ORGANIZATIONS. NRM HAS ALSO RESPON [...] | 1986-07-16 09:14:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PNAT PTER PGOV EPET PLO UG WI LY IR XA SX |
86KAMPALA745 | MUSEVENI'S "BANNING" OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY - [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: LOCAL, NAIROBI, AND US MEDIA HAVE CARRIED STORIES RECENTLY TO THE EFFECT THAT PRESIDENT MUSEVENI HAS BANNED ALL POLITICAL ACTIVITY. THESE REPORTS APPARENTLY STEM FROM OFF HAND REMARKS MADE BY THE PRESIDENT AT A MARCH 4 CEREMONY SWEARING IN NEW LOC [...] | 1986-03-14 11:49:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SCOM UG |
86LONDON1567 | THE UGANDA SITUATION: LONDON VIEWS [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. OUR FCO COLLEAGUES ARE WATCHING THE UGANDA SITUATION WITH GROWING CONCERN, AND THEIR ANALYSIS OF MUSEVENI'S NEGATIVE ROLE VERY MUCH COINCIDES WITH OUR OWN IN REFTEL. THE FCO WAS THOROUGHLY RATTLED BY THE FIGHTING IN KAMPALA ON WEDNESDAY MORNING; HOWEVER, THE BRITIS [...] | 1986-01-23 18:30:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | UG PGOV PREL |
86MADRID4272 | SPAIN RECALLS AMBASSADOR FROM LIBYA IN [...] (U) THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED APRIL 10 THAT IT IS "RECALLING" ITS AMBASSADOR TO TRIPOLI FOLLOWING QADHAFI'S RENEWED THREAT THE DAY BEFORE TO ATTACK U.S. FACILITIES IN SPAIN. 2. (C) THE MFA DESK OFFICER FOR LIBYA, JOSE MARIA VALDEMORO, TELLS US THAT AMB. PEIDRO WAS IN FACT ALREADY [...] | 1986-04-11 17:14:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR SP LY |
86MADRID5480 | QADHAFI RETALIATES AGAINST SPANISH EXPULSIONS [...] (C) LIBYA MAY 12 RESPONDED TO FRIDAY'S EXPULSION OF ITS CONSUL GENERAL, CHARGED WITH PASSING FUNDS TO A SPANISH ARMY COLONEL ON THE ANTI-DEMOCRATIC RIGHT, BY PNG'ING THE SPANISH COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL COUNSELORS IN TRIPOLI. MFA'S SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AFRICA TELLS US THAT THE GOS WI [...] | 1986-05-12 17:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PTER PINR PREL SP LY |
86MOGADISHU2418 | LIBYAN PRESENCE IN SOMALIA [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THIS MORNING AT THE CEREMONY INITIATING THE AID PROJECT FOR PVOS, I TOOK THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR, AHMED SULEIMAN ABDALLAH, ASIDE. I RECALLED THAT WHEN FOREIGN MINISTER JAMA BARRE HAD MET WITH THE SECRETARY AT THE UNGA LAST FALL, JAMA BARRE HAD TOLD MR. SHULTZ T [...] | 1986-03-04 10:17:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | SECRET | PREL PTER LY SO |
86MOGADISHU2896 | LIBYAN AND IRAQI RECRUITING ATTRACTS [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. IN RECENT DAYS, FLIERS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED BY THE LIBYAN EMBASSY AROUND THE CITY OF MOGADISHU WHICH SEEK RECRUITS FOR AN "ALL-ARAB ARMY". THE "ARMY" IS AIMED AT FIGHTING "IMPERIALISM AND ZIONISM" AND ON FREEING ARAB LANDS FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE ARABIAN [...] | 1986-03-16 08:54:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PINS PREL SO LY IZ XF |
86MOGADISHU3219 | IRANIAN AND LIBYAN TERRORISM [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. LIBYAN TERRORISM: EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR MEKKY (PROTECT SOURCE) TOLD ME MARCH 24 THAT HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE RECENT LIBYAN PUBLIC RECRUITMENT DRIVE (MOGADISHU 3124) HAD RESULTED IN THE SUCCESSFUL RECRUITMENT OF ABOUT 40 SOMALIS, WHO LEFT MOGADISHU SUPPOSEDLY FOR DE [...] | 1986-03-24 10:29:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | SECRET | PTER PINS PREL LY IR SO |
86STATE135716 | FACT SHEET: LIBYAN RELATED TERRORIST INCIDENTS [...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT 2. TO: THE SECRETARY FROM: NEA - RICHARD W. MURPHY SUBJECT - RECENT LIBYA RELATED TERRORIST INCIDENTS FOR YOUR USE AT THE TOKYO SUMMIT, THIS CABLE PROVIDES TWO LISTS OF LIBYA RELATED TERRORIST INCIDENTS. THE FIRST, AND MORE COMPREHENSIVE LIST IS A CHRONOLOGY [...] | 1986-05-01 00:42:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PTER LY |
86STATE29781 | DEVELOPMENTS IN UGANDA [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOLLOWING FOR POST'S INFORMATION IS TEXT OF INFORMATION MEMO DATED 1/28/86 ON DEVELOPMENTS IN UGANDA. 3. BEGIN TEXT. SUMMARY: SOUTHERN GUERRILLAS HAVE WON THE CAPITAL AND HEARTLAND OF UGANDA AND HAVE THE MILITARY EDGE ON DISSIDENT NORTHERN TRIBES. THE [...] | 1986-01-30 11:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UG |
87ALGIERS2184 | ALGERIA AND THE PLO [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: ALGERIA HAS LONG BEEN AN ACTIVE-- IF DISTANT--PARTICIPANT IN MIDDLE EAST DIPLOMACY. ENGAGEMENT ARISES FROM ALGERIA'S SELF-PERCEPTION AS ROLE MODEL FOR ALL NATIONAL LIBERATION STRUGGLES AND FROM STRONG EMOTIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE ARAB/ISLAMIC CAUS [...] | 1987-04-11 16:29:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL KPRP PLO AG |
87AMMAN7695 | SYRIAN RELATIONS WITH ABU NIDAL AND THE PLO [...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. WE SPOKE ON JUNE 30 WITH JORDAN TIMES REPORTER LAMIS ANDONI (STRICTLY PROTECT),AUTHOR OF AN ARTICLE PRINTED ON JUNE 4 IN THE JORDAN TIMES THAT BROKE THE NEWS OF SYRIA'S CLOSURE OF THE DAMASCUS OFFICES OF THE ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION. ANDONI IS ONE OF THE TOP ARAB RE [...] | 1987-07-01 15:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL PLO JO SY |
87BAGHDAD5528 | RAFSANJANI STICKS TO NAMING AGGRESSOR BEFORE [...] (C) DURING RECENT MEETING, MFA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTOR AL-QAYSI PROVIDED DCM WITH MFA ARABIC TRANSLATION OF OCTOBER 25 TEHRAN RADIO INTERVIEW WITH RAFSANJANI IN WHICH RAFSANJANI SAID THAT NAMING THE AGGRESSOR MUST PRECEDE A CEASEFIRE AND THAO ONLY NAMING THE AGGRESSOR OR DEFEATING [...] | 1987-10-29 11:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL USUN IZ IR |
87BANDARSERIBEGAWAN1188 | THE SULTAN'S FIRST YEAR ON HIS OWN - A SOLID PERFORMANCE [...] No summary [...] | 1987-11-27 05:10:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BX |
87COLOMBO4526 | THE LTTE FACES PROBLEMS [...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WE HAVE HEARD FROM A VARIETY OF RELIABLE SOURCES THAT THE LTTE HAD BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENED BY OPERATION LIBERATION BEGUN IN LATE MAY AND THAT IT HAD YET TO RECOUP ITS LOSSES. PERHAPS THE MOST DETAILED AND CREDIBLE REPORT CAME FROM LOUIS PAUL, A SENIOR E [...] | 1987-07-09 10:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL CE IN PHUM |
87DAMASCUS3087 | SYRIAN EXPULSION OF THE ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: EVERY SOURCE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FOLLOW UP WITH CONCERNING ABU NIDAL'S EXPULSION FROM SYRIA HAS CONFIRMED THE STORY IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. NO ONE, HOWEVER, CAN SAY AUTHORITATIVELY THAT THE SYRIAN BAN ON THE ANO HAS EXTENDED TO THE CAMPS IN THE BIQA' VA [...] | 1987-06-10 13:16:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PTER PREL SY US LE |
87DHAKA2354 | BANGLADESH-INDIA RELATIONS [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT). -- 2. SUMMARY: BANGLADESH HOPES THAT RAJIV GANDHI WOULD BE A POWERFUL FORCE IN IMPROVING BILATERAL RELATIONS HAVE FADED OVER THE PAST YEAR. BANGLADESH AND INDIA HAVE MADE LITTLE SUBSTANTIVE PROGRESS ON LONG-STANDING PROBLEMS UNDER RAJIV; MANY AGAIN APPEAR [...] | 1987-04-02 09:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPRP IN BG |
87KAMPALA184 | MEETING WITH MUSEVENI. [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR ACCOMPANIED BY PAO MET WITH UGANDAN PRESIDENT YOWERI MUSEVENI FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS AT STATE HOUSE ENTEBBE JANUARY 15. THE MAJORITY OF THE MEETING CONCENTRATED ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND NRA USE OF "3-PIECE TIE". AMBASSADOR [...] | 1987-01-21 13:58:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PHUM US |
87LONDON20480 | AFGHANS SELL US STINGERS TO KHOMEINI [...] THE SUNDAY TIMES CARRIED A STORY ON SEPTEMBER 20 ALLEGING THAT THE U.S. HAS CUT OFF SUPPLIES OF STINGER MISSILES TO THE AFGHAN MUJAHEDEEN BECAUSE SOME OF THE REBEL COMMANDERS HAD SOLD STINGERS TO THE IRANIANS FOR MONEY AND POLITICAL FAVOR. 2. BEGIN TEXT. AFGHANS SELL US STINGERS TO KHO [...] | 1987-09-21 16:29:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS IR |
87MADRAS3111 | LTTE: MADRAS VIEWS AND MISCELLANEY [...] (C) - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: CANADIANS FIND LTTE HAS LITTLE SYMPATHY HERE AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME ACTIVE AGAIN IN TAMIL NADU. POLICE COMMISSIONER BELIEVES THERE ARE STILL 3,000 LTTE MEN IN TAMIL NADU, MOST WITH WEAPONS OF SOME KIND. ACCORDING TO S. RAMACHANDRAN, CHIEF MINISTER MGR [...] | 1987-10-29 06:41:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN CE |
87MADRAS3155 | N. RAM: LTTE CRUSHED, MAHATHAYA DEAD? [...] (C) ENTIRE TEXT. 2. "THE HINDU" ASSOCIATE EDITOR N. RAM JUST RETURNED FROM A VISIT TO COLOMBO, WHERE HE INTERVIEWED JAYAWARDENE AND SPOKE TO MEMBERS OF IPKF, JOURANLISTS AND OTHERS. HE OFFERED THESE THOUGHTS TO CG AND POLECON OFF AT LUNCH NOVEMBER 2.: 3. ACCORDING TO JAYAWARDENE AND I [...] | 1987-11-02 11:35:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CE INF |
87NEWDELHI23722 | INDIAN FRICTION WITH LTTE GROWS [...] No summary [...] | 1987-09-25 11:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IN CE PINS |
87RIYADH10227 | OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH [...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOLLOWING IS AN OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY SENT TO THE EMBASSY FROM CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH'S OFFICE IN THE NATIONAL GUARD TO ASSIST IN PLANNING FOR ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON. WHILE THE BIOGRAPHY CONTAINS NOTHING SURPRISING, IT IS NOTEWORTHY FOR ITS EMPHASIS ON [...] | 1987-10-08 10:23:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SA |
87RIYADH8409 | WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN RIYADH AND TEHRAN [...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT). 2. SUMMARY: THE WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN TEHRAN AND RIYADH CONTINUES AT A HIGH PITCH. FOR THE IRANIANS, THE SAUDIS ARE SERVANTS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR "WORLD ARROGANCE" OR THE "GREAT SATAN" (I.E. THE U.S.) WHO HAVE PERPETRATED A "DIRTY, UGLY, ODIOUS AND MONSTROUS ACT" IN MEC [...] | 1987-08-26 12:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SA IR |
87STATE121525 | LATEST RAFSANJANI STATEMENTS [...] WE ARE NOW AWARE OF AT LEAST TWO RAFSANJANI STATEMENTS, ASSERTING LINKAGE BETWEEN THE AMERICAN HOSTAGES IN LEBANON AND THE DISPOSITION OF IRANIAN ASSETS, THAT HAVE APPEARED IN THE PRESS SINCE THE APRIL 3 U.S. LETTER TO BOCKSTIEGEL: THE INTERVIEW BY A CORRESPONDENT FROM KEVAN HAVA'I; AND THE [...] | 1987-04-23 04:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IR US NL PREL |
87STATE336019 | AIDS TESTING OF VISITING U.S. MILITARY [...] PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS OF HOST NATIONS HAVE RESULTED IN OCCASIONAL REQUESTS THAT VISITING MILITARY UNITS DEMONSTRATE THAT UNIT PERSONNEL ARE FREE OF AIDS VIRUS. THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR RESPONDING TO EXPRESSIONS OF CONCERN, OFFICIAL ACTION, OR OTHER EFFORTS BY HOST NATIONS TO CONDIT [...] | 1987-10-28 22:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL US |
87TUNIS11489 | BEN ALI AS PRIME MINISTER: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. BOURGUIBA'S ABRUPT DISMISSAL OF SFAR AND ELEVATION OF INTERIOR MINISTER BEN ALI AGAIN DEMONSTRATES PRESIDENT BOURGUIBA'S PERSONAL CONTROL OF POWER IN TUNISIA. BEN ALI'S APPOINTMENT PUTS A STRONG MAN IN THE PRIME MINISTRY AND A HEARTBE [...] | 1987-10-09 13:47:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | PGOV PREL TS |
88AMMAN10345 | PLO AND THE INTIFADA [...] No summary [...] | 1988-09-01 08:01:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | IS JO KPAL PGOV PREL |
88BAGHDAD1097 | KURDISH INSURGENCY IN IRAQ AND TURKEY [...] (SECRET-ENTIRE TEXT) 2. SUMMARY: TRAINING CAMPS FOR PKK IN IRAN ARE A GROWING WORRY FOR TURKEY AND, ACCORDING TO TURKISH AMBASSADOR, HAVE BEEN A SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION IN RECENT IRANIAN-TURKISH MEETINGS. BARZANI'S KDP, APPARENTLY IN SOME DISARRAY, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REIN IN THE PKK, W [...] | 1988-02-28 10:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL MOPS PGOV IZ TU |
88BAGHDAD1177 | THE REGIME IS PART OF THE PROBLEM [...] (SECRET-ENTIRE TEXT) 2. SUMMARY. IRAQI MORALE IS AT A LOW POINT, ALTHOUGH IRAQIS REMAIN AS WEARILY DETERMINED AS EVER NOT TO LOSE THE WAR. SEVERAL RECENT GOVERNMENT ACTIONS -- RENEWED POPULAR ARMY RECRUITING, THE EX POST FACTO CANCELLATION OF AN AMNESTY FOR DESERTERS, AND THE BUNGLED E [...] | 1988-03-02 09:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL IZ |
88BAGHDAD1181 | IRAQ-IRAN WAR: ESCALATION OF THE WAR: NEED TO PRESSURE IRAQ TO DE-ESCALATE [...] No summary [...] | 1988-03-02 10:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL MOPS IZ IR US |
88BAGHDAD1369 | IRAQ HALTS WAR OF THE CITIES [...] (CONFIDENTIAL-ENTIRE TEXT) 2. MFA SENIOR UNDERSECRETARY ZIHAWI CALLED IN AMBASSADORS OF FIVE PERMANENT MEMBERS AT 1330 MARCH 10 TO ANNOUNCE IRAQ LEADERSHIP'S DECISION TO HALT ATTACKS ON IRANIAN CITIES. A PUBLIC ANNOUNCE- MENT IS TO BE MADE SHORTLY, PROBABLY ON THE 1430 LOCAL NEWS. ZIHA [...] | 1988-03-10 11:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS IZ IR |
88BAGHDAD1731 | 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT: IRAQ [...] IRAQ. 2. IRAQ STRONGLY DENIES ANY RELATIONSHIP TO TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. THE AVOWED TERRORIST ABU NIDAL WAS EXPELLED FROM THE COUNTRY IN 1983 AND SINCE THAT TIME IRAQ HAS GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO ESTABLISH A NEW INTERNATIONAL IMAGE AS A STATE ABHORRING TERRORISM. THIS EFFORT HAS FITTE [...] | 1988-03-29 10:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL IZ |
88BAGHDAD2144 | IRAQI OPERATION TO RECAPTURE FAO:"WE SHOWED THE SOVIETS" [...] No summary [...] | 1988-04-19 12:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL MOPS IZ |
88BAGHDAD2571 | IRAQ KEEPS THREATENING TO SEND MISSILES [...] No summary [...] | 1988-05-09 13:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KPAL MOPS PREL |
88BAGHDAD4559 | IRAQI COMMENTARY WARNS AGAINST TILT TOWARD IRAN [...] SUMMARY: WE ARE SOMEWHAT PUZZLED BY IRAQ NEWS AGENCY COMMENTARY, ALMOST C... [...] | 1988-08-22 05:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ |
88BAGHDAD4587 | IRAN-IRAQ: EVE OF GENEVA [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEST. 2. SUMMARY: TH... [...] | 1988-08-23 12:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ |
88BAGHDAD4589 | IRAQ STRESSES NORMALCY WHILE WARNING IRAN [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: WHILE STILL CELEBRATING ITS "VICTORY" IN THE IRAN-IRAQ ... [...] | 1988-08-23 13:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
88BAGHDAD4620 | "THE GREAT SATAN NO LONGER A SATAN" [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IRAQ HAS CONTINUED TO WARN AGAINST COUNTRIES WHICH WOULD TRY TO "DEPRIVE IRAQ OF ITS VICTORY" AND REGAIN THEIR LOST INPLUENCE IN IRAN. REFLECTING IRAQI FEARS OF A U.S.-IRANIAN RAPPROCHE- MENT, THE WARNINGS QUOTE FOREIGN PRESS REPORTS THAT THE U.S. EMBA [...] | 1988-08-24 13:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ |
88CAIRO19680 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DEVELOPMENTS AND [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: XXXXXXXXXXXXX (STRICTLY PROTECT) REPORTED TO EMBOFF THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS ANGERED AT THE AUTHORITIES OVER THE FIRST RECENT ARREST OF A "PROMINENT MEMBER" OF THE ORGANIZATION, COINCIDING WITH THE INTERIOR MINISTRY'S RENEWED CRACKDOWN ON ISLAMIC [...] | 1988-08-18 16:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PREL EG |
88CARACAS1552 | CUBA AFTER CASTRO -- ARE WE READY? [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: THIS CABLE ASKS THE QUESTION: "IS THE UNITED STATES PREPARED FOR A SUDDEN CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT IN CUBA?" IT DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, NOR DOES IT SPECULATE ON THE PROBABILITY OF SUCH AN EVENT. IT ALSO DOES NOT PR [...] | 1988-02-17 16:02:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU VE |
88COLOMBO2367 | INDIAN PAYOFF TO LTTE REVEALED [...] MAJOR SRI LANKAN PAPERS APRIL 5 HAVE HEADLINED A REPORT (FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE APRIL 3 LONDON OBSERVER) WHICH QUOTES BOTH INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER J.N. DIXIT AND AN LTTE SPOKESMAN IN MADRAS THAT INDIAN PRIME MINISTER GANDHI AGREED IN LATE JULY TO PAY THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM A MO [...] | 1988-04-05 10:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS IN CE |
88DAMASCUS1795 | A SYRIAN DIPLOMAT'S VIEW OF LIFE IN TEHRAN [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: SOME SUBJECTIVE IMPRESSIONS OF LIFE IN THE IRANIAN CAPITAL FROM A SYRIAN DIPLOMAT PAINT A GLOOMY PICTURE. END SUMMARY. 3. MR. HUSNI DIAB IS THE RECENTLY RETURNED SYRIAN COMMERCIAL COUNSELOR IN TEHRAN (RETURNED TO DAMASCUS MARCH 14). HE IS A S [...] | 1988-03-28 12:22:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL SY IR |
88MOGADISHU11685 | SOVIET FLIRTATION WITH SOMALIA [...] (LOU) WISH TO DRAW DEPARTMENT'S ATTENTION TO REF FBIS REPORT OF AN IZVESTIYA DISPATCH DATELINED MOGADISHU "WARM WIND IN THE HORN OF AFRICA". PIECE IS CLEARLY A SCENE-SETTER FOR CURRENT (AND LONG- POSTPONED) VISIT OF SOVIET ECONOMIC DELEGATION THAT ARRIVED HERE WITH MUCH HOOPLA LAST WEEKEND. [...] | 1988-10-03 13:04:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL US UR SO |
88MOGADISHU8032 | SOMALI INSURGENCY: ETHIOPIAN COMPLICITY? [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A MEETING JULY 3 WITH ACTING PERMSEC ABDULLAHI EGAL NUR TO PROBE A BIT REGARDING GSDR'S CURRENT POSITION ON ETHIOPIAN ROLE IN NORTHERN INSURGENCY. I HOPED IN PARTICULAR TO OBTAIN INSIGHT INTO AMBASSADOR ADDOU'S DEMARCHE "UNDER INSTRUCTIO [...] | 1988-07-06 11:44:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PINS ET UR US SO PGOV |
88ROME19700 | GUILT FOR THE GULF WAR: IRAQ PAYS FOR AD TO [...] THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT PAID FOR A HALF-PAGE ADVERTISEMENT WHICH APPEARED IN THE AUGUST 25 ISSUE OF ROME'S CENTRIST "IL MESSAGGERO." ENTITLED "IRAN-IRAQ: WHO STARTED THE WAR," THE IRAQI AD DETAILS "A SERIES OF (IRANIAN) VIOLATIONS AND MILITARY AGGRESSIONS" AGAINST IRAQ IN 1979 AND 1980, LEADING [...] | 1988-08-25 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IR IZ IT |
88STATE271057 | STAYING THE COURSE IN THE PERSIAN GULF [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. WITH THE APPROACH OF THE FORMAL CEASE-FIRE BETWEEN IRAN AND IRAQ ON AUGUST 20, SOME ARE SUGGESTING THAT THE U.S. HAS ALREADY DECIDED TO BEGIN SOON TO REDUCE ITS NAVAL PRESENCE IN THE GULF. RECENT STORIES IN THE U.S. PRESS HAVE FUELED THIS SPECULATION. AS [...] | 1988-08-19 04:24:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MCAP PREL US XF NATO |
88STATE274007 | UNDERSTANDINGS RELATING TO CEASE-FIRE AND UN OBSERVERS [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING AUGUST 17 MEETING (SEPTEL),UNDER SECRETARY ZAHAWI AND INTERNATIONAL-LAW EXPERT QAYSI HANDED TO AMBASSADOR AS HDAS N DRCSMENTS. INCLUDED WERE TWO UNDATED "ANNEXES," ONE ENTITLED, "UNDERSTANDINGS RELATING TO THE CEASE-FIRE," AND THE OTHER, "ARRANGE- MENT [...] | 1988-08-22 23:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS UNSC IZ IR |
88STATE34351 | LIBYA: THE VIEW FROM QADHAFI'S BACK PORCH [...] C - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF STATE 14270 TO CAIRO (DATED JANUARY 16, 1988) REPEATED FOR YOUR INFO. BEGIN TEXT. 3. QADHAFI IS MAKING SOLID GAINS IN THE MAGHREB. HIS RAPPROCHMENT WITH ALGERIA IS BEARING FRUIT--THOUGH NOT YET THE FULL-BLOWN UNION HE IS SEEKING. THE PROCESS [...] | 1988-02-04 06:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NG MR |
88TUNIS11598 | TUNISIA CELEBRATES 7 NOVEMBER; ELECTIONS [...] C O N F I D E N T I A L- ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. TUNISIA CELEBRATED THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT LAST 7 NOVEMBER WITH FESTIVITIES AND CEREMONIES. TUNISIANS RESPONDED ENTHUSIASTICALLY. IN AN ADDRESS TO THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES BEN ALI ANNOUNCED TH [...] | 1988-11-08 15:49:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB PREL TS |
89ABUDHABI5423 | LIFE IN TEHRAN [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. TEHRAN REMAINS ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED AND DEPRESSING ACCORDING TO UAE MINISTER OF HEALTH HAMAD AL-MIDFA. DURING AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL OCTOBER 3 (DCM ACCOMPANYING),MIDFA COMMENTED ON HIS RECENT VISIT TO TEHRAN AS PART OF A REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLI [...] | 1989-10-04 11:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TC IR |
89ABUDHABI636 | TEHRAN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCENE [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: WOMEN IN TEHRAN ARE TESTING THE LIMITS OF THE LIBERALIZATION OF DRESS CODES BY WEARING BRIGHTLY COLORED, FASHIONABLE CLOTHES, BARELY CONCEALED BY EQUALLY FASHIONABLE RAINCOATS OR SCARVES. BUSINESSMEN BEMOAN THE FAILURE OF THE ECONOMY TO REVIVE AFT [...] | 1989-02-01 10:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON IR |
89AMMAN877 | QADDHAFI MESSAGE TO KING HUSSEIN [...] SAWT AL-SHA'B (SEMI-OFFICIAL ARABIC LANGUAGE DAILY) ON JANUARY 20 PRINTED WITHOUT COMMENT THE TEXT OF A MESSAGE RECEIVED BY KING HUSSEIN BY LIBYAN LEADER MU'AMMAR QADHAFI (REF A). THE ITEM APPEARED ON PAGE 16 OF THE PAPER, AND WAS NOT REPORTED IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRESS. THE GOJ HAS MADE [...] | 1989-01-23 14:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL LY US JO |
89ANKARA14598 | SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR PKK [...] No summary [...] | 1989-10-12 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | TU SY PREL PTER |
89BAGHDAD3048 | SOVIET ARMS SALES TO IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 1989-06-05 11:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PARM PREL UR IR IZ |
89BANDARSERIBEGAWAN1285 | THE SULTAN'S NAME [...] (LOU) EMBASSY HAS NOTED THAT IN A NUMBER OF RECENT FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT TO THE SULTAN, INCLUDING THE AMBASSADOR'S CREDENTIALS, HIS NAME HAS BEEN SHORTENED IN A FASHION WHICH, IN BRUNEI, WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE. THE MOST ABBREVIATED FORM OF THE SULTAN'S NAME WHICH IS ACCE [...] | 1989-12-18 06:41:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL BX |
89BANGKOK3838 | HUN SEN'S VISIT [...] SUMMARY: HUN SEN'S PRECEDENT SETTING VISIT TO BANGKOK REVEALED NO NEW PRK FLEXIBILITY ON THE KEY ASPECTS OF AN INTERNAL SETTLEMENT. HE REMAINS OPPOSED TO AND INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING FORCE AND TO SIHANOUK'S PROPOSALS. IN THEIR DISCUSSIONS WITH HIM, THE THAI APPARENTLY FOCUSED ON THE EXTE [...] | 1989-01-26 11:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CB TH |
89COLOMBO158 | GOI OFFICIAL ON STRENGTH OF LTTE [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. REFTEL (MFA UNDERSECRETARY FOR SRI LANKA'S COM- MENTS ON LATEST IPKF TROOP WITHDRAWAL) PRESENTS AN INTERESTING SNAPSHOT OF CURRENT SOUTH BLOCK THINKING ON SITUATION IN NORTHEASTERN PROVINCE. 3. ON THE ROLE OF LTTE, HOWEVER, THE WORKING-LEVEL INDIAN HIGH C [...] | 1989-01-09 06:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IN CE |
89COLOMBO2434 | WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE LTTE? [...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE 1989 POST REPORTING PLAN. 3. SUMMARY: THERE IS STILL STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) AMONG THE 1.5 MILLION TAMILS IN SRI LANKA'S NORTH AND EAST, WHO SEE THE TIGERS A [...] | 1989-04-11 05:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | KPRP PREL PGOV PINR PINS PTER CE IN |
89DAMASCUS1763 | ALLEGATIONS OF SYRIAN COOPERATION WITH PKK [...] No summary [...] | 1989-03-24 16:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER TU SY |
89HAVANA6412 | CASTRO PROJECTING IMAGE OF OPTIMISM [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: A RECURRING THEME IN FIDEL CASTRO'S SPEECHES SINCE THE END OF THE OCHOA/ABRANTES SCANDALS LAST SUMMER HAS BEEN THAT THE TRAUMA HAS STRENGTHENED THE GOC RATHER THAN WEAKENED IT. KEEPING A HEAVY SCHEDULE OF VISITS TO CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL [...] | 1989-10-06 12:02:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU |
89MOSCOW15118 | SOVIET REACTION TO KHOMEINI'S DEATH [...] C-ENTIRE TEXT. SUMMARY /------- 2. KHOMEINI'S DEATH EVOKES IN THE MINDS OF SOVIETS THE DEATH OF STALIN. PERHAPS SIMPLY BECAUSE STALIN IS ON EVERYONE'S MINDS THESE DAYS AS THE CONGRESS OF PEOPLE'S DEPUTIES REVIEWS PAST CRIMES, SOVIET CONTACTS IN TWO SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH EMBOFFS INDEP [...] | 1989-06-07 15:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UR IR IZ AF |
89MOSCOW31607 | CAN WARSAW PACT MEMBERS QUIT? [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------------------- SUMMARY AND COMMENT ------------------- 2. AT THE END OF OCTOBER A STIR WAS CREATED AS THREE SOVIET SPOKESMEN STATED THAT EAST EUROPEAN STATES WERE FREE TO QUIT THE WARSAW PACT IF THEY SO DESIRED. THE SOVIETS REGARD THIS AS A LOGICAL OUT [...] | 1989-11-13 11:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM KPRP WPO ZC UR GC HU PL |
89PANAMA8545 | PANAMANIANS HOPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL COUP [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. -------------------------------- SUMMARY -------------------------------- 2. THROUGHOUT 1989, RAPIDLY UNFOLDING POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS HELD OUT HOPE TO MANY PANAMANIANS FOR A RESOLUTION TO PANAMA'S POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS: THE ELECTION OF MAY 7, THE SUBSEQUENT O [...] | 1989-12-13 19:14:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | PGOV PREL PM US |
89PANAMA8558 | PANAMA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE APPEALS FOR [...] IN FACE OF WHAT IT DESCRIBED AS "THE RULE OF INJUSTICE AND VIOLENCE" IN PANAMA, THE PANAMANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE (CPDH) HAS ISSUED AN URGENT INTERNATIONAL CALL ASKING THE NATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS OF THE WORLD TO BRING PRESSURE ON THE NORIEGA REGIME, PARTICULARLY TO SECURE THE RELEASE O [...] | 1989-12-13 20:45:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR PGOV PREF PREL PM |
89PANAMA8566 | OPPOSITION ACTIVIST GIVES ACCOUNT OF [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT GUSTAVO CEDENO (STRICTLY PROTECT),WAS ARRESTED BY REGIME AUTHORITIES ON DECEMBER 5, DETAINED FOR 21 HOURS, BEATEN, AND QUESTIONED ABOUT A POSSIBLE NEW COUP ATTEMPT. HE WAS FORCED TO SIGN STATEMENTS AGAINST THE CHURCH AND CHRISTIAN D [...] | 1989-12-13 22:21:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | PHUM PINR PGOV PREF PREL PM |
89PRAGUE8144 | DEMONSTRATIONS IN PRAGUE AND OTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: THE PRAGUE DEMONSTRATION OF NOVEMBER 20, AT MORE THAN 150,000 PEOPLE, WAS THE LARGEST YET. POLICE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO INTERVENE OTHER THAN TO CLOSE BRIDGES TO PREVENT THE CROWD FROM MARCHING ON PRAGUE CASTLE. DEMONSTRATIONS ALSO OCCURRED IN SEVERAL OTHER CITIES, IN [...] | 1989-11-21 15:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CSCE PGOV PREL CZ |
89PRAGUE8311 | LOCAL SOVIET VIEW OF CZECHOSLOVAK [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. IN NOVEMBER 28 CONVERSATION WITH SOVIET COUNTERPART, DCM WAS TOLD THAT USE OF FORCE OR INTERVENTION OF CZECHOSLOVAK MILITARY IN POLITICAL SITUATION HERE IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. SOVIET EMBASSY EXPECTED AND IS RELAXED ABOUT CHANGES HERE, BUT WANTS [...] | 1989-11-28 17:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR CZ UR |
89PRAGUE8343 | CZECHOSLOVAKIA'S QUIET REVOLUTION AND ITS [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. CZECHOSLVOAKIA'S "QUIET" REVOLUTION, WITH THE CIVIC FORUM IN ITS VANGUARD, HAS REALLY ONLY JUST BEGUN, BUT IT HAS REACHED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN FORCING THE REGIME TO ENGAGE IN A DIALOGUE. THE FORUM'S REPRESENTATIVES DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE [...] | 1989-11-29 16:23:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CSCE CZ |
89STATE302065 | PRESS GUIDANCES - UTA CRASH/ANGOLA/SWAPO [...] THE FOLLOWING THREE GUIDANCES WERE PREPARED FOR THE NOON BRIEFING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1989. 2. Q. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE CRASH OF UTA FLIGHT 772? A. WE UNDERSTAND THAT UTA FLIGHT 772 BOUND FROM NDJAMENA TO PARIS CRASHED 650 KMS NORTHWEST OF NDJAMENA IN CENTRAL NIGER [...] | 1989-09-20 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PREL SF US |
89STATE308460 | U.S. POLICY TOWARD CAMBODIA: NEXT STEPS [...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THIS CABLE PROVIDES POSTS WITH KEY THEMES TO BE USED WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS, THE PRESS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES REGARDING OUR ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT SITUATION IN CAMBODIA (SEE PARA 3) AND INFORMATION ON THE NEXT STEPS WE PLAN TO TAKE (SEE PAR [...] | 1989-09-26 16:09:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CB US |
89STATE368870 | MEETING WITH ANC LEADER THABO MBEKI [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: ANC INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR THABO MBEKI MADE HIS SECOND VISIT TO WASHINGTON IN AS MANY MONTHS NOVEMBER 9 - 14. MIXING CALLS IN WASHINGTON WITH TRAVEL ELSEWHERE (HE ARRIVED IN NEW YORK NOVEMBER 1),MBEKI OFFICIALLY OPENED THE ANC'S WASHINGTON OF [...] | 1989-11-16 23:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ANC SF PREL |
89STATE401887 | PANAMA: SHARING THE FACTS ON ATTACKS BY NORIEGA [...] (LOU) THERE FOLLOWS AN ACCOUNTING OF BASIC FACTS CONCERNING THE DECEMBER 16-17 INCIDENTS IN PANAMA IN WHICH A U.S. MILITARY OFFICER WAS SHOT AND KILLED AND ANOTHER BEATEN BY THE PANAMA DEFENSE FORCES (PDF). THE NORIEGA REGIME IS ALREADY EMBARKED ON A CAMPAIGN OF DISINFORMATION WHICH THE U. [...] | 1989-12-19 02:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS MARR PREL PM |
89STATE403378 | TFPM02: PANAMA: REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE DEMARCHE [...] (C) THIS CABLE IS INFO FOR MEXICO CITY CARACAS, SAN JOSE, KINGSTON, BUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA, TOKYO, SAN SALVADOR, LIMA, LA PAZ, BRASILIA, QUITO, MADRID, LONDON, PARIS, OTTAWA, BONN, MOSCOW, CANBERRA, AND USUN. FOR ALL INFO ADDRESSEES EXCEPT MOSCOW: THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT OR SECRETARY [...] | 1989-12-20 14:05:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PM |
89STATE404719 | U.S. PRESENTS ITS CASE ON PANAMA TO THE ORGANIZATION OF [...] SUMMARY: THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) MET IN SPECIAL SESSION DECEMBER 20, AT THE REQUEST OF NORIEGA'S OAS AMBASSADOR. (CONTRARY TO THE IMPRESSION CONVEYED BY MEDIA ACCOUNTS, THERE WAS NO VOTE ACCEPTING CREDENTIALS OF THE NORIEGA REPRESENTATIVE, WHO HAS [...] | 1989-12-21 02:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV US XM PM OAS |
89STATE404914 | TF/PM02: HISTORY OF DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO [...] No summary [...] | 1989-12-21 05:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PM US PREL |
89STATE405134 | TFPM02: SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON PANAMA [...] (U) SUMMARY: SECURITY COUNCIL MET EVENING DEC. 20 TO CONSIDER THE SITUATION IN PANAMA. SOVIET, CHINESE AND NICARAGUAN DELEGATIONS CONDEMNED U.S. INTERVENTION. FRANCE, UK AND CANADA FOCUSED ON THE NEED TO UPHOLD THE WILL OF THE PANAMANIAN PEOPLE AND SUPPORTED U.S. ACTIONS. AMB. PICKERING M [...] | 1989-12-21 09:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN OAS XM |
89STATE406652 | OAS "REGRETS" U.S. ACTION: INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY REPORTS [...] No summary [...] | 1989-12-22 18:14:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PM OAS |
89STATE406844 | OAS "REGRETS" U. S. ACTION [...] (U) THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATE (OAS),IN A MARATHON SPECIAL SESSION, ADOPTED BY A VOTE OF 20 - 1 (US),WITH 6 ABSTENTIONS (ANTIGUA, COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, AND VENEZUELA) A RESOLUTION THAT: --"DEEPLY REGRETS" THE MILITARY INTERVENTION I [...] | 1989-12-22 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PM OAS |
89TAIPEI3647 | TAIWAN REACTIONS TO THE TIANANMEN MASSACRE [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE TAIWAN AUTHORITIES HAVE REACTED TO THE DRAMATIC JUNE 4 EVENTS IN BEIJING BY MAKING A SERIES OF DECLARATIONS. PRESIDENT LEE ISSUED A DENUNCIATION OF THE BLOODY SUPPRESSION OF THE TIANANMEN DEMONSTRATORS AND A CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE PRC DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT. A [...] | 1989-06-05 10:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TW |
89TELAVIV14032 | ISLAMIC GROUP, HAMAS, OUTLAWED [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. ON SEPTEMBER 28, THE ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTRY ANNOUNCED THAT THE PALESTINIAN (SUNNI) MUSLIM FUNDAMENTALIST ORGANIZATION, HAMAS, HAD BEEN OUTLAWED. ACCORDING TO THE IDF ANNOUNCEMENT, MEMBERS OF HAMAS, OR THOSE WHO SUPPORTED OR PARTICIPATED IN ITS ACTIVITIES [...] | 1989-09-29 14:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPAL |
89USUNNEWYORK3978 | TFPM02: MEETING WITH SC PRESIDENT ON PANAMA [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. SUMMARY. AMB PICKERING MET WITH SC PRESIDENT (COLOMBIA) DEC 20 TO ASK THAT A LETTER SETTING FORTH THE REASONS FOR U.S. ACTIONS IN PANAMA AND A COPY OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMENT BE CIRCULATED AS OFFICIAL UN DOCUMENTS. PICKERING ALSO ARGUED AGAINST PREMATU [...] | 1989-12-20 18:53:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XK UNSC OAS PM |
90ABUDHABI1208 | HARDLINERS CONTINUE ATTACK ON RAFSANJANI ON [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: MOHTASHEMI IS CONTINUING HIS DIRECT ATTACK ON RAFSANJANI THROUGH THE FIVE-YEAR ECONOMIC PLAN. HE STRESSES THE NEED TO RELY ON FAITH AND MARTYRDOM AND TO REJECT TECHNOLOGY AND DIPLOMACY AS WAYS OF DEALING WITH THE WEST. HE COUPLES THIS TO DEMANDS THAT [...] | 1990-02-28 13:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL ECON IR US |
90ABUDHABI536 | SULTAN: BULLISH ON RAFSANJANI AND BEARISH [...] (S - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. SUMMARY: SHEIKH SULTAN OF SHARJAH WAS, AS USUAL, BULLISH ABOUT RAFSANJANI'S MODERATIONS AND CONTROL OF EVENTS IN TEHRAN AND CLAIMED THAT THE REAL WILD CARD WHICH RAFSANJANI FEARED WAS THE BAZARRIS, NOT THE RADICAL CLERGY. SULTAN SAID THAT AT UK REQUEST HE HAD BEEN [...] | 1990-01-28 04:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV US IR TC |
90BAGHDAD2098 | SADDAM EXPLAINS AND DEFENDS [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S ... [...] | 1990-04-09 13:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL US EG IZ |
90BAGHDAD3306 | IRAN-IRAQ [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE IRAQI MEDIA JUNE 7 HAS NOT REACTED TO RAFSANJANI'S JUNE 6 INTERVIEW IN WHICH HE COMMENTS INTER ALIA ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A MEETING WITH SADDAM (TEHRAN RADIO VERSION IN REF B). IN SUMMARY, RAFSANJANI SAID THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH A MEETING WILL DEPEND O [...] | 1990-06-07 13:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IZ |
90BAGHDAD3788 | PUBLIC IRAQI GESTURE TOWARD THE USG [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE BAGHDAD MORNING NEWSPAPERS ON JULY 2, THE FIRST DAY OF 'ID AL-ADHA, BROUGHT A VIRTUAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF SADDAM'S DESIRE FOR BETTER RELATIONS WITH THE USG. ALL FOUR ARABIC LANGUAGE DAILIES FEATURE ONE RPT ONE 'ID MESSAGE TO SADDAM, AND THAT MESSAGE IN ALL [...] | 1990-07-03 08:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL US IZ |
90BAGHDAD3856 | SADDAM AND THE WESTERN MEDIA--CONTINUED [...] No summary [...] | 1990-07-09 07:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL US IZ |
90BAGHDAD4237 | SADDAM'S MESSAGE OF FRIENDSHIP TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SADDAM TOLD THE AMBASSADOR JULY 25 THAT MUBARAK HAS ARRANGED FOR KUWAITI AND IRAQI DELEGATIONS TO MEET IN RIYADH, AND THEN ON JULY 28, 29 OR 30, THE KUWAITI CROWN PRINCE WILL COME TO BAGHDAD FOR SERIOUS NEGOTIATIONS. "NOTHING WILL HAPPEN" BEFORE THEN, SADDAM HAD [...] | 1990-07-25 12:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PREL US KU IZ |
90BAGHDAD4397 | IRAQI INCURSION ACROSS KUWAITI BORDER [...] (S-ENTIRE TEXT) 2. WE HAVE TRIED REPEATEDLY SINCE 0630 LOCAL TO REACH SENIOR MFA OFFICIALS, INCLUDING FOREIGN MINISTER AZIZ. UNDERSECRETARY HAMDUN IS APPARENTLY NOT AT HOME SINCE NOBODY ANSWERS HIS HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER. THE FOREIGN MINISTRY DUTY OFFICER IS AWARE OF OUR INTEREST IN TALKING TO THE [...] | 1990-08-02 04:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL IZ KU AS |
90BAGHDAD4436 | TFK102:GOI OFFICIAL POSITION ON KUWAITI INVASION [...] No summary [...] | 1990-08-02 20:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ KU |
90BANDARSERIBEGAWAN834 | ADMIRAL HARDISTY'S MEETING WITH SULTAN OF BRUNEI [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: USCINCPAC ADMIRAL HARDISTY MET WITH SULTAN OF BRUNEI 21 NOV TO DISCUSS PROSPECTS FOR MODEST EXPANSION OF U.S.-BRUNEI MILITARY RELATIONS. OTHER TOPICS COVERED WERE PHILIPPINE BASE NEGOTIATIONS, U.S.-SINGAPORE AGREEMENT, SULTAN'S VISIT TO U.S. AIRCRAF [...] | 1990-11-30 07:02:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL BX |
90DAMASCUS2993 | PKK TERRORISM - SYRIAN CONNECTION [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. ROLF GAUFFIN, SWEDEN'S AMBASSADOR IN DAMASCUS, TOLD DCM RECENTLY THAT AN ARAB NATIVE WITH A CLAIM TO SWEDISH PERMANENT RESIDENCY HAD WALKED INTO THE SWEDISH EMBASSY IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS TO SEEK REPATRI- ATION. THE PERSON SAID HE HAD BEEN IN TRAINING AT THE [...] | 1990-05-14 15:18:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL SW SY |
90DAMASCUS4736 | SYRIA AND THE IQLIM AL TUFFAH FIGHTING [...] (C) DAMASCUS HAS ADOPTED A LOW PUBLIC PROFILE ON THE AMAL-HIZBALLAH FIGHTING IN THE IQLIM AL TUFFAH, DESPITE ITS INTENSITY AND POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES. SYRIAN MEDIA HAS GIVEN LITTLE ATTENTION TO THE BATTLES AND THE SARG APPEARS TO BE TAKING FEW, IF ANY, STEPS TO TRY TO END IT. THE FLURRY OF [...] | 1990-08-02 15:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL PGOV SY LE IR |
90DAMASCUS7323 | SYRIAN-IRANIAN MEETINGS IN DAMASCUS LEAD TO [...] (U) AN IRANIAN DELEGATION LED BY IRANIAN VICE PRESIDENT DR. HASAN HABIBI MET SYRIAN COUNTERPARTS IN DAMASCUS NOVEMBER 3-5 WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SUPREME SYRIAN-IRANIAN COUNCIL TO DISCUSS A FULL RANGE OF BILATERAL AND REGIONAL SUBJECTS. ACCOMPANYING HABIBI WERE IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] | 1990-11-07 15:35:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SY LE IR |
90FREETOWN872 | SPYING CHARGES AGAINST USSR [...] REFTELS REFER TO SOVIET DENIALS OF ALLEGED U.S. CHARGES OF THEIR SPYING ON U.S. INSTALLATIONS FROM FACILITIES IN SIERRA LEONE. FOLLOWING CONFIRMATION THAT IN FACT WE NEVER MADE SUCH ALLEGATIONS, DCM TRIED TO CALL HIS COUNTERPART AT SOVIET EMBASSY. THE COUNTERPART NEVER RETURNED PHONE CALLS AN [...] | 1990-03-01 11:46:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOVIET UNION PINR SL |
90HAVANA257 | CASTRO'S CREED "SOCIALISM OR DEATH" [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WITH THE FALL OF EACH EASTERN EUROPEAN COMMUNIST LEADER CASTRO'S DEFENSE OF SOCIALISM HAS SEEMED TO BECOME MORE RIGID. SHORTLY BEFORE EACH COMMUNIST HEAD LEFT OFFICE, CASTRO MADE AN OFFICIAL GESTURE INDICATING SOME MEASURE OF CONFIDENCE IN HIS REGIME. IN R [...] | 1990-01-16 16:48:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU |
90ISLAMABAD22570 | PAKISTAN: 1990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] REFTEL REQUESTED INPUT FOR DEPARTMENT'S PREPARATION OF THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS IN PARA FIVE OF REFTEL. 2. HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS: THERE HAVE BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT COURT PROSECUTIONS OF TERRORIST CASES THIS YEAR. TEN OF THE ELEVEN [...] | 1990-11-16 05:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PK |
90JEDDAH2807 | KUWAITI SAUDI RELATIONS - A KUWAITI PERSPECTIVE [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY - ------- GIVEN THE VAST DIMENSIONS OF THE GULF CRISIS AND THE INTENSE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF SAUDI ARABIA AND KUWAIT AT THE PRESENT TIME, FRICTION OR DISAGREEMENTS ARE AMAZINGLY FEW AND GENERALLY OF A MARGINAL NATURE - AT LEAST FROM THE KUWAITI PERS [...] | 1990-11-22 19:56:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PREL KU SA |
90KHARTOUM10657 | GOS COUNCIL REPUTEDLY SUPPORTS DISMANTLING [...] (U) Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Anti-Semitism Gregg Rickman and Karen Paikin visited Uruguay July 6-7, and found few overt manifestations of anti-Semitism in the country. The visit included meetings with Jewish community members including Montevideo Mayor Ricardo Ehrlich, and with the [...] | 1990-10-11 10:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS MARR EAID PHUM PREL EG IZ SU |
90KHARTOUM11067 | QADHAFI VISITS SUDAN; CALLS FOR SUDAN, LIBYAN, [...] SUMMARY: LIBYA'S QADHAFI VISITED KHARTOUM OCTOBER 20-23 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE OCTOBER 1964 REVOLUTION. WHILE HERE, HE ADDRESSED THE CLOSING SESSION OF THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE CONFERENCE ON THE POLITICAL SYSTEM (NDCPS). QADHAFI CALLED FOR ARAB UNITY, PARTICULARLY UNION BETW [...] | 1990-10-23 14:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR SU LY EG |
90KHARTOUM12303 | DEMARCHE TO GOS REGARDING INTELLIGENCE [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR PRESENTED REF A DEMARCHE TO FOREIGN MINISTER SAHLOUL MORNING NOVEMBER 26. FOREIGN MINISTER GRAVELY ACKNOWLEDGED SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS FOR GOS AVOWED POSITION OF NEUTRALITY IN GULF CONFLICT AND ITS RELATIONS WITH USG AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF ANY S [...] | 1990-11-26 12:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PINR MOPS MARR SU IZ SA US |
90KHARTOUM3292 | LIBYAN PRESENCE IN SUDAN [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. AT THIS TIME, LIBYAN PRESENCE IN SUDAN IS DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE PRECISELY, BUT OVERT LIBYAN OPERATIONS APPEAR LIMITED. LIBYAN ARAB AIRLINES (LAA) FLIES TO KHARTOUM FROM TRIPOLI ONCE A WEEK AND MAINTAINS A SMALL KHARTOUM STAFF. THE LIBYAN ARAB FOREIGN INVES [...] | 1990-03-26 13:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR OFDP PREL LY SU |
90KHARTOUM3477 | SUDAN AND THE ARABS: POSSIBLY STEP-SISTERS; [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SUDAN'S ARAB RELATIONSHIPS HAVE UNDERGONE A METAMORPHOSIS SINCE THE MILITARY COUP OF JUNE 1989. MOST ARAB STATES REACTED WARMLY TO THE OUSTER OF SADIQ AL- MAHDI. SINCE THEN, THIS WARMTH HAS DISSIPATED AS AN UNENLIGHTENED GOS HAS DRIFTED TOWARD LI [...] | 1990-04-01 07:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON MASS KPRP SU |
90KHARTOUM7632 | DIPLOMATS AGREE--BASHIR IS HERE TO STAY, IF NOT [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. AT LUNCH HOSTED BY CHARGE JULY 24 SIX SENIOR DIPLOMATS ASSIGNED TO KHARTOUM EXPRESSED THEIR CONVICTION THAT THE BASHIR GOVERNMENT WILL REMAIN IN POWER FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE--AT LEAST SIX MONTHS, POSSIBLY A YEAR. UNLIKE EARLIER MEETINGS WHICH WITNESSED [...] | 1990-07-26 09:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV SU EG NL GE IT UR MO |
90KUWAIT4144 | SADDAM'S THREAT HELPS PULL KUWAITIS TOGETHER [...] (C) SUMMARY. IRAQI THREATS HAVE HAD THE EFFECT OF UNIFYING SOME KUWAITI LEFTISTS AND POLITICAL OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS BEHIND THE GOK. THE LEFTIST KUWAIT TRADE UNION FEDERATION (KTUF),IN A JULY 20 STATEMENT, DENOUNCED IRAQI ALLEGATIONS AS TANTAMOUNT TO A DIRECT MILITARY ACTION AGAINST KUWAI [...] | 1990-07-21 12:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KU IZ |
90KUWAIT4267 | KUWAITIS CALM, CONFIDENT, AND UNIFIED (FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. FOLLOWING MUBARAK'S MEDIATION BLITZ THROUGH BAGHDAD, KUWAIT, AND JEDDAH JULY 24, THE KUWAITI PUBLIC IS CALM AND CONFIDENT THAT TENSION BETWEEN KUWAIT AND IRAQ WILL EASE OFF. SOURCES INDICATE THAT KUWAITIS, WHILE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF ARMED CONFLICT, HAVE TAKEN SAD [...] | 1990-07-26 10:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
90KUWAIT4364 | KUWAITI CABINET REJECTS "ARM-TWISTING" AS [...] (U) SUMMARY. KUWAIT'S CABINET JULY 29 WELCOMED TALKS WITH IRAQ -- NOW SET TO BEGIN IN JEDDAH JULY 31, CALLED FOR A "FAIR AND CONCLUSIVE SETTLEMENT," AND REJECTED "ALL FORMS OF ARM-TWISTING, INTIMIDATION, AND THE USE OF FORCE." THE CABINET ALSO VOICED ITS APPROVAL OF DECISIONS TAKEN BY OPEC [...] | 1990-07-31 11:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU IZ |
90KUWAIT4425 | IRAQI INVASION OF KUWAIT [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. BRAVO PARA 6 REFTEL RE ASSETS. IT HAD JUST OCCURRED TO US. MOST EFFECTIVE FURTHER MEASURE I CAN SUGGEST TO EFFECT WITHDRAWAL WITHOUT CONDITION IS TO PREVAIL UPON SAUDI ARABIA AND TURKEY TO SHUT DOWN PIPELINES CARRYING IRAQI OIL UNTIL COMPLETE PULL-BACK. 3. C [...] | 1990-08-02 06:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL MOPS PINS KU IZ |
90KUWAIT4520 | TFKU01: SIDEBAR TO HISTORY OF THE INVASION - AN [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2. FRENCH CHARGE' D'AFFAIRES TOLD DCM AUGUST 9 THAT TARIQ REZOUQI, KUWAITI AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE AND MEMBER OF THE KUWAITI DELEGATION TO THE JEDDAH SUMMIT HAS CONFIRMED TO THEM THAT THE IRAQIS WENT TO JEDDAH INTENT ON THE SUMMIT'S FAILURE. ACCORDING TO REZOUQI, THE KU [...] | 1990-08-09 18:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
90KUWAIT4818 | TFKUO1: TIGHTENING THE NOOSE ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 1990-08-25 11:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | CASC IZ KU MOPS PINS PREL SHUM SREF UNSC |
90KUWAIT4869 | TFKU01: WAR OF THE EMBASSIES SITREP: TURKS THROW IN THE [...] TURKISH AMBASSADOR INFORMED US THIS MORNING, AUGUST 28, THAT HE HAS BEEN FORCED TO CLOSE HIS EMBASSY. HE AND A REMAINING STAFF OF 11 WILL CLOSE THE DOORS TODAY AND DRIVE TO BAGHDAD, AND HOPEFULLY ON TO ANKARA. AMBASSADOR RECEIVED CLOSURE ORDERS FROM ANKARA AT 0100 LKT. DECISION TO CLOSE IS [...] | 1990-08-28 12:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV KU |
90KUWAIT4871 | TFKU01: CONTACT WITH KUWAITI RESISTANCE [...] EMBASSY RECEIVED A FAX THIS MORNING, AUGUST 28, FROM "A KUWAITI CITIZEN" PROPORTING TO REPRESENT THE KUWAITI RESISTANCE. THE FAX WAS ON LETTERHEAD FOR "TECHNICAL CENTRE FOR COMPUTER CONSULTING AND SERVICES". PAGE TWO OF FAX WAS ON LETTERHEAD OF "UNIVERSAL BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC CONSULTANT". NEI [...] | 1990-08-28 12:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
90KUWAIT4875 | TFKU01: CHEESEBURGERS AS SYMBOLS OF RESISTANCE; WATER AS A [...] CANADIAN EMBASSY LAST NIGHT, AUGUST 27, LEARNED IN A MOST TANGIBLE WAY OF THE STRENGTH OF THE KUWAIT RESISTANCE, AND THE IMPACT EMBASSIES' DEFIANCE OF IRAQI ORDERS TO CLOSE HAS HAD ON THE LOCAL KUWAITI POPULATION. 2. IN THE LATE EVENING, THE SMALL BAND OF CANADIAN DIPLOMATS SEALED INTO TH [...] | 1990-08-28 12:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV KU |
90KUWAIT858 | KUWAIT MFA OFFICIAL ON IRAN [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. MFA UNDER SECRETARY SULAIMAN MAJED AL-SHAHEEN FEBRUARY 4 TOLD STATE/CENTCOM BRIEFING TEAM IRAN NO LONGER SHOWED OPEN INTEREST IN SHIA ON THE ARAB SIDE OF THE GULF, BUT MAINTAINED ITS CONTACTS THROUGH "OTHER ORGANIZATIONS". KUWAIT HAS ACCEPTED AN IRANIAN [...] | 1990-02-08 09:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL IR KU |
90MADRAS1249 | KARUNANIDHI: IS THE TAMIL NADU CHIEF MINISTER [...] C - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: CHIEF MINISTER KARUNANIDHI'S OBVIOUS TILT TOWARDS THE LTTE IS GENERATING WIDESPREAD CONTROVERSY AND DISMAY IN TAMIL NADU, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF THE DMK LEADER'S STRAINED RELATIONS WITH THE TIGERS IN THE PAST. SINCE DECEMBER, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST TWO M [...] | 1990-04-17 07:53:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF IN CE |
90MANAMA4053 | TFKU01: IRAQI BEHAVIOR IN KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: PEOPLE FLEEING FROM KUWAIT WERE INTERVIEWED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL PRESS, BOTH IN BAHRAIN AND AT SAUDI-KUWAITI BORDERS. THOSE INTERVIEWED TALKED OF INHUMAN BEHAVIOR BY IRAQI TROOPS INCLUDING RAPES, THEFT AND TORTURE. THESE INTERVIEWS, AS WELL AS WIRE REPORTS, ON THE SAME SUB [...] | 1990-08-21 13:32:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL US IZ |
90MOGADISHU10380 | MOGADISHU MONTHLY BIOGRAPHIC WRAP-UP [...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. 2. MRS. ASHA HASSAN ABADA. MEMBER, OFFICE OF ASIA AND SOCIALIST COUNTRIES, SOMALIA MFA. OGADENI CLAN. HUSBAND IS COMMANDER OF THE SOMALIA MILITIA. SISTER IS MARRIED TO AN AMERICAN AND LIVES IN EULESS, TEXAS. 3. ABDALLA T. YUSUF-KHALID ("MR KHALID"). BORN [...] | 1990-11-29 13:54:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL SO ET YE EG SU SA |
90MOGADISHU10663 | MORE ON MASSACRE AT ANIMAL MARKET [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. WE NOW HAVE A CLEARER PICTURE, IN PART BASED ON EYE-WITNESS REPORTS, OF THE KILLINGS THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE ANIMAL MARKET IN NORTHEAST MOGADISHU ON DECEMBER 6 (REFTEL). A MAN WHO WAS SITTING AT A COFFEE HOUSE NEAR THE MARKET DURING THE INCIDENT SAYS THA [...] | 1990-12-09 15:14:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PREL SO |
90MOGADISHU10701 | DISCUSSION WITH GENERAL MOHAMED ALI SAMANTAR [...] No summary [...] | 1990-12-10 15:02:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV SO |
90MOGADISHU11138 | NORTHERN MINISTER DEPLORES CURRENT SITUATION [...] No summary [...] | 1990-12-20 14:32:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV SO |
90MOGADISHU11232 | DECEMBER 22, 1990 MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 1990-12-24 09:54:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SO |
90MOGADISHU11295 | DECEMBER 27, 1990 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SIAD BARRE [...] No summary [...] | 1990-12-27 15:09:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SO |
90MOGADISHU1773 | SOMALIS UNDULY GLOOMY OVER NEW CABINET [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: SEVERAL SOMALI FRIENDS CONFIDED DISAPPOINT- MENT TO US OVER THE WEEKEND ABOUT THE MAKEUP OF PRESIDENT SIAD'S NEW GOVERNMENT. THEY GENERALLY CONSIDERED THE LINEUP POLITICALLY WEAK (THOUGH TECHNICALLY STRONGER) AND OF LITTLE VALUE TO THE POLITICA [...] | 1990-02-21 09:44:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PINR SO |
90MOGADISHU2527 | PEACE BREAKING OUT IN THE NORTH? [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: EXHAUSTED BY FRATRICIDE AND WEAKENED BY HUNGER,FEUDING TRIBES IN NORTHWEST SOMALIA MAY AT LAST BE READY TO MAKE PEACE AMONG THEMSELVES, WITH SNM, AND WITH GSDR. SOMALI ARMY "WARLORDS" IN THE NORTH HAVE ALREADY WITHDRAWN FROM THE FRAY TO DEVOTE TH [...] | 1990-03-13 11:42:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SO |
90MOGADISHU9903 | NOVEMBER 11 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 1990-11-13 13:08:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS EAID SO |
90MOGADISHU9970 | BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING: ABDIRAHMAN ABDULLE OSMAN [...] No summary [...] | 1990-11-15 10:19:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PGOV SO |
90MOSCOW4161 | U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS: THE SOVIET PERSPECTIVE [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE ORIENTAL INSTITUTE'S TOP JAPAN EXPERT, CONSTANTIN SARKISOV, THINKS UNCERTAINTY IN THE U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP WILL CONTINUE AND WILL EVENTUALLY FORCE A STRUCTURAL 'REMODELLING" OF THE RELATIONSHIP. THE U.S. WILL HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THE INEVITABI [...] | 1990-02-02 19:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UR JA US |
90MOSCOW4215 | IMPRESSIONS OF POLITICAL SITUATION IN ROMANIA [...] (SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. DURING MY SHORT ST... [...] | 1990-02-03 14:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL US RO |
90MOSCOW5204 | MUTED SOVIET REACTION TO MANDELA'S RELEASE [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOR ALL THE ATTENTION THE SOVIET MEDIA HAVE PAID TO NELSON MANDELA'S RELEASE FEBRUARY 12, HE MIGHT AS WELL STILL BE IN PRISON. "SEVEN DAYS", THE USSR'S MAJOR SUNDAY EVENING NEWS AND WEEK-IN-REVIEW PROGRAM, DEVOTED ALL OF THIRTY SECONDS TO THE EVENT, AN [...] | 1990-02-13 16:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UR SF |
90MOSCOW5966 | SOVIET AMBASSADOR IN KABUL REPORTEDLY ALLEGES U.S. AND PAKISTANI ROLE IN FOMENTING REBELLION IN SOVIET CENTRAL ASIA [...] No summary [...] | 1990-02-21 09:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PK PREL UR US |
90PRETORIA20502 | THE SAG-ANC RELATIONSHIP: A YEAR END PERSPECTIVE [...] C - ENTIRE TEXT. ------------------------ INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ------------------------ 2. A NEW MOOD OF UNCERTAINTY HAS SETTLED OVER SOUTH AFRICA FOLLOWING A YEAR OF UNPRECEDENTED POLITICAL CHANGE. AFTER A PROMISING START, NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE ANC HAVE BOGG [...] | 1990-12-17 17:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SF |
90RIYADH5215 | BACKGROUND ON SAUDI VISITOR TARIQ BIN LADEN AND [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT). 2. POST THANKS MOSCOW FOR ITS INTERESTING REPORT (REFTEL). TO PROVIDE A CONTEXT FOR THE "IZVESTIYA" INTERVIEW WITH TARIQ BIN LADEN AND ITS IMPACT ON SAUDI SOVIET TIES, POST PROVIDES FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON TARIQ AND THE BIN LADEN BUSINESS COMPANIES IN GENERA [...] | 1990-06-28 08:25:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UR SA ECON |
90RIYADH6017 | IRAQ/KUWAIT MEETING IN JEDDAH [...] SUMMARY. LOCAL PRESS REPORT THE BEGINNING OF TALKS BETWEEN IRAQ AND KUWAIT IN JEDDAH ON JULY 31. AS ANTICIPATED, CROWN PRINCE ABDALLAH RECEIVED IRAQI VICE CHAIRMAN IBRAHIM AND THE KUWAITI CROWN PRINCE. KING FAHD RECEIVED THE TWO DELEGATION HEADS AND GAVE A DINNER IN HONOR OF THE TWO DELEGA [...] | 1990-08-01 11:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ KU SA |
90RIYADH6309 | TKFU01: POSSIBLE U.S.-SAUDI AGREEMENT ON U.S. [...] (SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT). 2. WHILE AMBASSADOR WAS IN THE AIR BETWEEN JEDDAH TO RIYADH, A VERY TIRED AND ANGRILY IMPATIENT FOREIGN MINISTER SAUD AL-FAISAL TELEPHONED DCM DUNFORD TO ASK WHERE THE WASHINGTON RESPONSE TO HIS REQUEST FOR AN URGENT AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTRODUCTION OF U.S. F [...] | 1990-08-09 11:11:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | MARR MOPS PREL SA US |
90RIYADH6329 | FAHD OUT OF THE CLOSET [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A NATIONWIDE SPEECH AT 1400 LOCAL TIME TODAY (1100 GMT, AUGUST 9) KING FAHD PUT SAUDI ARABIA FOUR SQUARE ON THE SIDE OF THOSE COUNTRIES CONDEMNING THE IRAQI INVASION AND CALLING FOR IRAQ TO WITHDRAW FROM KUWAIT IMMEDIATELY AND UNCONDITIONALLY. FAHD ALSO PUBLICLY THANKED THE "U [...] | 1990-08-09 18:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS SA US |
90STATE175914 | BAGHDAD SUMMIT: THE MORNING AFTER [...] No summary [...] | 1990-05-31 23:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AL IZ PREL XF |
90STATE244793 | IRAQ IS NOT BLINKING [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IT IS IRAQI "RIGHTS," INCLUDING TO RUMAYLA OIL, WHICH PUSHES VISITING MEDIA FOR VISITING MUBARAK INTO SECOND PLACE IN THE JULY 24 HEADLINES. KUWAITI LEADERS ARE URGED TO OUST THEIR FOREIGN MINISTER FOR PRO-U.S. POLICIES AND THE UAE IS OFFICIALLY [...] | 1990-07-26 10:24:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET KU US IZ |
90STATE244856 | IRAQ BLINKS -- PROVISIONALLY [...] No summary [...] | 1990-07-26 14:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KU PREL |
90STATE253649 | TF2: A/S KELLY MEETING WITH IRAQI AMBASSADOR [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. A/S KELLY CONVOKED IRAQI AMBASSADOR AL-MASHAT AT 2330 EDT 7/8/90. 3. A/S KELLY INFORMED AL-MASHAT THAT IRAQI FORCES HAD INVADED KUWAIT AND WERE IN THE CAPITAL. HE EMPHASIZED THAT THE UNITED STATES COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE REASONS FOR THE INVASION, WHIC [...] | 1990-08-02 05:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS IZ KU US |
90STATE254153 | TFKI02: SITREP NO. 1 : IRAQ/KUWAIT TASK FORCE [...] No summary [...] | 1990-08-02 10:18:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS IZ KU US |
90STATE255195TOSEC140301 | TFKU01: SITREP NO. 3: IRAQ/KUWAIT TASK FORCE: [...] SECRET-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. EMBASSY KUWAIT CONTINUES TO ADVISE AMERICANS TO STAND FAST; THE EMBASSY IS WORKING ON A DRAWDOWN PLAN, WHICH WOULD INVOLVE A THREE STAGE EVACUATION. THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT HAS INSTITUTED A CURFEW AND HAS BANNED ALL TRAVEL. THERE CONTINUES TO BE NO REPORTS OF A [...] | 1990-08-03 00:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL MOPS IZ KU US |
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