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05CAIRO6757 | EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VERBAL MESSAGE TO THE [...] (C) The DCM was convoked to the Foreign Ministry September 1 by newly arrived MFA Chef du Cabinet, Ambassador Wafaa Bassim (D equivalent),to receive a verbal message to the Secretary (text at paragraph three) regarding steps Egypt believes Washington should take with respect to the Middle Ea [...] | 2005-09-01 16:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL EAID PTER EG IS MEPN |
05CAIRO6877 | VISIT OF CODEL DAVIS TO EGYPT, SEPTEMBER 2-5: [...] (C) Prime Minister Nazif told visiting members of Congress that Egypt's September 7 presidential elections represent major milestone in Egypt's democratic development. He said that the GOE could not overrule the independent electoral commission's decision to bar outside observers from the pol [...] | 2005-09-06 08:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV EG IS KPAL KWBG IZ OREP |
05CAIRO6908 | EGYPT'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: UPDATE #5--FINAL [...] (C) The official campaign period for Egypt's first presidential election, which began on August 17, closed on September 4. The final few days witnessed a flurry of last minute campaigning by the leading candidates, as well as a growing storm of legal controversy. President Mubarak, Ayman N [...] | 2005-09-06 14:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO6913 | ISOLATING SYRIA AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EGYPT [...] (S) During their September 4 introductory meeting, the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit touched on Syria. The Ambassador sought Egyptian support to press Damascus and Lebanon to follow through with UNSCR 1559 implementation, removing all Syrian operatives from Lebanon, ending Syria [...] | 2005-09-06 17:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON PTER EG SY LE UNSC UNGA |
05CAIRO6914 | TFUS01: EGYPT'S DONATION TO KATRINA RELIEF ON THE [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs two and four. 2. The Government of Egypt (GOE) has dispatched to Little Rock two Egyptian C-130 aircraft containing Katrina relief, including 3,000 blankets, 1.1 tons of jam, and 1.3 tons of powdered milk. Post requests that Task Force ens [...] | 2005-09-06 17:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN AEMR KPAO AMGT US EG |
05CAIRO6915 | PROPOSED STATEMENT ON EGYPTIAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-06 18:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EG |
05CAIRO6945 | HURRICANE KATRINA, RECOGNIZING EGYPTIAN [...] Summary: The GOE has sent two C-130 aircraft with relief supplies for Katrina victims. Senior Embassy officials have made televised statements and issued a press release to express U.S. gratitude. End summary. 2. The Government of Egypt has agreed to donate the following items to American [...] | 2005-09-08 07:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC |
05CAIRO6953 | CAIRO ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING: [...] (C) During an introductory meeting September 6, the Ambassador reviewed with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa reftel points ahead of an Arab League foreign ministers meeting scheduled for September 8 in Cairo. The Ambassador sought Moussa's and the League's support on Iraq's politic [...] | 2005-09-08 10:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON KPAL EG IZ IS ICRC MEPN |
05CAIRO6957 | EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON UN REFORM ISSUES, [...] (C) During a September 4 introductory meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Aboul Gheit to present credentials, the Ambassador drew from reftel demarches to urge improved Egyptian cooperation on UN reform and the UN High Level Event Outcome Document. Aboul Gheit stated that overall [...] | 2005-09-08 11:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR EG UNGA UNSC |
05CAIRO6958 | CODEL DAVIS SEPTEMBER 2-5 VISIT TO CAIRO: MUBARAK [...] (C) In an ebullient mood on the eve of the Egyptian presidential election, President Mubarak told visiting Codel Davis that the main reason he was running for president was because the process would fail without him, given the candidates that had chosen to run. While affirming the importance [...] | 2005-09-08 11:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV EG OREP |
05CAIRO6991 | DOMESTIC MONITORS ISSUE PRELIMINARY FINDINGS [...] (C) Several Egyptian civil society groups which observed the September 7 election have issued preliminary findings. Although the election results have not yet been announced--and will likely remain unknown until Saturday at the earliest--the domestic monitors are wasting no time in criticizi [...] | 2005-09-08 15:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO7041 | AMBASSADOR RICCIARDONE'S SEPTEMBER 8 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Ambassador Ricciardone had an introductory meeting on September 8 with Egyptian Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros Ghali (YBG). YBG asked how the GOE could "package" the elections for U.S. audiences. YBG explained that he had not yet signed the Loan Guarantee Commitment Agreement (LGCA) [...] | 2005-09-11 15:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL EG |
05CAIRO7047 | ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo September 8 to discuss Iraq, Palestine, terrorism, and other key topics ahead of the UN General Assembly and a possible Arab emergency summit. Responding to forceful Iraqi criticism, ministers agreed to a Saudi proposal to create a task force to energi [...] | 2005-09-12 10:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL PHUM EG IS IZ MEPN ICRC |
05CAIRO7087 | INNOVATIVE SOURCES OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID EFIN EG UNGA UNSC |
05CAIRO7088 | ARAB LEAGUE RESOLUTIONS: IRAQ, PALESTINE, [...] The following are unofficial embassy translations of Arab League resolutions on Terrorism, Palestine, Iraq, and the Third Protocol/Magen David Adom issue, approved by Arab Foreign Ministers during their meeting in Cairo on September 8. The documents were obtained in draft format but have re [...] | 2005-09-12 15:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAL EAID PTER EG IZ IS ICRC |
05CAIRO7113 | (C) SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S SEPTEMBER [...] (C) General Abizaid, Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your return visit to Egypt. Your visit for the Bright Star exercise will reaffirm the strength of the U.S.-GOE bilateral relationship and our common commitment to regional stability. I look forward to discussing with you recent internal po [...] | 2005-09-13 10:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL MOPS MASS KPAL EG IS OVIP |
05CAIRO7158 | STATUS OF GAZA-EGYPT BORDER SECURITY: SEPTEMBER 14. [...] (C) Summary: Embassy officers on the scene report that the Egyptian Rafah border terminal is technically closed to pedestrian traffic going either way but that efforts to secure the border are moving slowly. In the 5km stretch to the north of the terminal, hundreds of Palestinians are transf [...] | 2005-09-14 12:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PINS IS EG |
05CAIRO7189 | ENGAGING "LIKE-MINDED" NATIONS ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Emboffs have reached out to key members of Cairo's diplomatic community to urge public and private support for international observers in the run up to the parliamentary elections. We have spoken with a visiting UK Cabinet Secretariat team; a joint meeting of poloffs from ten [...] | 2005-09-15 12:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EG EU |
05CAIRO7210 | STATUS OF GAZA EGYPT BORDER SEPTEMBER 15 [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian forces effectively controlled the Egyptian side of the Gaza border September 15, dividing responsibilities between 350 police to the north of the Rafah terminal and 400 Border Guards to the south. Palestinians were on their way out of Egypt and only Egyptians with ID ca [...] | 2005-09-15 14:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PINS IS EG |
05CAIRO7297 | GAZA-EGYPT BORDER SECURITY UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 18 [...] (C) Embassy officers at the Rafah border September 18 reported that formal GOE border terminals remain closed, as civilian two-way foot traffic to and from Egypt continues at modest levels through monitored gaps in security fences on the Egyptian side of the border north of the Rafah Terminal. [...] | 2005-09-20 09:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS KPAL PINS EG IS |
05CAIRO7323 | STATUS OF GAZA-EGYPT BORDER: SEPTEMBER 20 [...] (C) Summary: Embassy officers at the Rafah border reported that the Egypt-Gaza border was sealed as of the morning of September 20. Although the GOE allowed cross border traffic to continue through the day on September 19, they sealed the border wtih new barbed wife overnight. As of 1200 [...] | 2005-09-20 14:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PINS IS EG |
05CAIRO7324 | ARAB LEAGUE OFFICIAL SAYS NEW IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] (C) In a meeting on other subjects (septel) with Arab League Chef de Cabinet Hishem Youssef September 19, the Charge raised Arab League resistance to the draft Iraqi constitution. The Charge noted that discussions in Iraq had resulted in changes to the wording of Article 3 dealing with Iraq' [...] | 2005-09-20 16:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EG IZ |
05CAIRO7369 | THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) The Ambassador had an introductory meeting with Egyptian Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin on September 14. The Ambassador noted the positive progress on reform signaled by the recent presidential election, but noted concerns about heavy-handedness by the NDP. He suggested ways t [...] | 2005-09-22 10:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL EG |
05CAIRO7393 | G-8 BMENA: EGYPT TO BE REPRESENTED AT RABAT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-25 08:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO KMPI EG MO |
05CAIRO7414 | GAMAL MUBARAK AIDE ON ELECTIONS, U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary. A close aide to Gamal Mubarak thinks that barriers to international observers for Egypt's upcoming parliamentary elections are too high to overcome. He does not believe that any party other than the ruling NDP will win the number of seats required to field a candidate in the 201 [...] | 2005-09-25 12:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EG |
05CAIRO7418 | EGYPT-GAZA BORDER: GOE UPDATE SEPTEMBER 24 [...] (C) Summary: During a September 24 meeting, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Dibble and General Emir and Colonel Osama of the Liaison Agency with International Organizations (LAWIO) discussed the situation at the Egypt-Gaza border, the reason for the confusion following IDF withdrawa [...] | 2005-09-25 14:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL MOPS EG IS |
05CAIRO7423 | RAFAH-GAZA BORDER: EGYPT STRUGGLES TO SUPPORT [...] (C) The recent chaos on the Rafah-Gaza border laid bare Egypt's dilemma of trying to balance its strong support for Palestinian statehood with its efforts to prevent extremism in Egypt. Clearly caught unprepared by the influx of people into Egypt from Gaza, Cairo's "humanitarian" response to [...] | 2005-09-26 08:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KPAL EG IS |
05CAIRO7451 | GOE OFFICIALS RAISE ANTICIPATED CONCERNS ON MFO [...] (U) Summary: NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Dibble separately briefed Foreign Ministry and Liaison Agency with International Organizations (LAWIO) officials on the MFO's upcoming transition to the UH-60 helicopters during meetings in Cairo September 22-24. The Assistant Minister fo [...] | 2005-09-27 08:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EG IS MFO |
05CAIRO7452 | EGYPT SUPPORTS AVERTING A MIDDLE EAST SHOWDOWN AT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-27 08:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL EG IS IAEA |
05CAIRO7510 | SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASAD'S SEPTEMBER 26 VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (S) Senior Egyptian contacts have shared read-outs with Post on the September 26 visit to Cairo by Syrian President Asad. President Mubarak reportedly pressed Asad hard to cooperate with the UN investigation into the killing of Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri and to stop interfering negativel [...] | 2005-09-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL EG SY IS IZ MEPN |
05CAIRO7547 | U/S HUGHES´ MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN PRIME MINISTER NAZIF [...] (C) Under Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes met with Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif on September 26. Hughes asked Nazif what could be done to improve understanding of America in the Middle East. Nazif said that Gaza presented an opportuntity to changes per [...] | 2005-09-29 13:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EG OVIP |
05CAIRO7549 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO EGYPT OF IRAQ POLICY [...] (C) Ambassador Jeffrey, we are looking forward to hosting you and your delegation here in Cairo to pursue the first phase of your Arab outreach strategy on Iraq. Your visit provides an opportunity to consult with the GOE on Iraq at a critical time. We believe you should use your visit to en [...] | 2005-09-29 14:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EG IZ OVIP |
05CAIRO7552 | EGYPT PREPARING FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Government of Egypt officials share our concerns regarding avian influenza (AI). The GOE's close co-operation with Cairo's U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU-3) has positioned it for effective surveillance of AI, though the system has some limitations. However, the political will [...] | 2005-09-30 12:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI WHO KSTH |
05CAIRO761 | EGYPT: UPDATE ON THE ARREST OF OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) The Embassy has raised strong USG concerns about the arrest and detention of opposition party leader Ayman Nour (reftels) with a variety of GOE contacts at both senior and working levels. Reactions have ranged from mute to mildly defensive. The Embassy has also been working with Chiefs of [...] | 2005-02-01 15:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO7692 | NEA PDAS CHENEY'S SEPTEMBER 27-29 VISIT TO CAIRO - [...] (C) Prime Minister Nazif said that he hoped domestic election observers would be permitted during upcoming parliamentary elections but was pessimistic about international observers. He agreed that other improvements to the election process, like transparent ballot boxes and greater voter edu [...] | 2005-10-04 13:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM ETRD EG |
05CAIRO7725 | VISIT OF AMBASSADOR JEFFREY: EGYPTIAN REACTION TO ARAB OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-05 08:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | EAID ECON EG IZ MOPS OVIP PGOV PREL PTER SY |
05CAIRO7748 | EGYPT "NOT OPPOSED" TO UNGA HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-05 15:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL EG IS UNGA |
05CAIRO7766 | SUDANESE DEMONSTRATIONS FORCE UNHCR CLOSURE [...] (SBU) A PEACEFUL BUT GROWING DEMONSTRATION BY SUDANESE REFUGEES HAS FORCED UNHCR TO CLOSE ITS OFFICE IN CAIRO. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE, SAAD AL ATTAR, AND SEVERAL CRITICAL SECURITY PERSONNEL, STAFF-MEMBERS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME AND UNHCR HAS SENT OUT EMAILS ADVISING THA [...] | 2005-10-10 13:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL ASEC EG SU UNHCR |
05CAIRO7782 | PDAS LIZ CHENEY'S SEPTEMBER 28 MEETING WITH GAMAL [...] (C) In a September 28 meeting with PDAS Elizabeth Cheney, Gamal Mubarak, head of the NDP Policies Committee, reviewed his father's presidential election campaign, which he argued had been a major success. He also reviewed the ruling party's preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections [...] | 2005-10-11 10:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO7783 | PDAS ELIZABETH CHENEY'S MEETINGS WITH EGYPTIAN [...] (C) During their September 27-30 visit to Cairo, NEA PDAS Cheney and DAS Scott Carpenter met with the leadership of Egypt's two strongest opposition political parties, the Wafd and the Ghad. From both, they heard strong complaints about the way the GOE and the ruling National Democratic Party [...] | 2005-10-11 10:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EG OVIP |
05CAIRO7792 | COMBATING EXTREMISM: STREET-LEVEL COMPETITION IN [...] SUMMARY: The USG, GOE, and a wide range of non- governmental organizations in Egypt are vigorously engaged in efforts to combat extremism. In response to reftel request, this message describes efforts in Egypt to reduce the sources of extremism, counter extremism in the media, create a poli [...] | 2005-10-11 14:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI PTER |
05CAIRO7795 | SPECIAL ENVOY FOR DISENGAGEMENT WOLFENSOHN'S [...] (C) Quartet Special Envoy for Disengagement, James Wolfensohn visited Cairo October 9 and met with President Mubarak, Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Soliman, Defense Minister Tantawi, and Trade Minister Rachid. He briefed the Ambassador on the way out of town. Key points as follows: -- [...] | 2005-10-11 14:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID KPAL PTER EG IS |
05CAIRO7860 | TRANSPARENT BALLOT BOXES AND DOMESTIC OBSERVER [...] (C) Summary: Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR),a semi-official organization which has nonetheless demonstrated its independence by publishing several reports critical of the GOE, is pushing the GOE to procure transparent ballot boxes for the parliamentary elections and to gu [...] | 2005-10-13 09:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO7877 | COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT ON THE POLITICAL RELEASE [...] (SBU) Reason and justification for Egypt's request for political release of MK48 MOD 4M and 6AT Torpedoes: a. As part of its ongoing effort to prioritize future military modernization programs, the Government of Egypt (GOE) has requested Pricing and Availability (P&A) for future purchases of [...] | 2005-10-13 11:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS MCAP EG |
05CAIRO7885 | A/S WELCH DISCUSSES IRAQ, PALESTINE, AND SYRIA [...] (C) During an October 9 meeting with NEA A/S Welch, Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit expressed pessimism about the near-term outlook in Iraq, but affirmed support for a comprehensive Arab diplomatic approach aimed at preserving national unity and promoting reconciliation. The Foreign Min [...] | 2005-10-13 12:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS EG |
05CAIRO7900 | EGYPT, ARAB LEAGUE REACT TO IRAQ CONSTITUTION [...] (C) The Ambassador made reftel points to Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit during a meeting October 13. Aboul Gheit argued that the constitution as drafted will inevitably lead to divisions among Iraq's Sunni, Shi'a, and Kurds. He expressed hope that there will be more work done to [...] | 2005-10-13 16:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ EG |
05CAIRO7937 | HELPING REBUILD EGYPTIAN-IRAQI POLITICAL RELATIONS [...] (C) In recent discussions with the Ambassador, senior GOE and GOI interlocutors have expressed a willingness to engage more robustly and productively with their Iraqi counterparts in a number of specific areas. Post strongly endorses taking prompt advantage of this opening to help repair frac [...] | 2005-10-16 12:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS ECON PTER EG IZ |
05CAIRO7963 | ARAB LEAGUE'S MOUSSA TO BAGHDAD; SEEKING USG [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph five. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) During an October 15 meeting with the Ambassador to discuss Iraq's constitution referendum, Arab League Secretary General Moussa outlined plans for a visit to Iraq, October 20-21 (protect [...] | 2005-10-17 09:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS ASEC EG IZ |
05CAIRO7997 | EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES POSITIVE PUBLIC [...] (SBU) During an October 17 meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the Ambassador requested the minister's public support for Iraq's constitution referendum and political process. Aboul Gheit said he had given several press interviews earlier in the day, during which he had [...] | 2005-10-17 14:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EG IZ |
05CAIRO7998 | EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DETAILS OCTOBER 17 CAIRO [...] (C) Summary. Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit told the Ambassador October 17 that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during his meeting with President Mubarak earlier the same day had provided a confident and upbeat assessment of events in the Palestinian territories as well as prospect [...] | 2005-10-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL MOPS PTER ECON EG IS IZ MEPN |
05CAIRO8016 | ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL MOUSSA TO IRAQ: [...] (C) Arab League Secretary General intends to travel to Iraq October 20-22 to spearhead renewed Arab engagement on Iraq's political process (reftel). Moussa requested any technical assistance that Embassy Baghdad or Embassy Cairo was able to offer on travel and other logistics regarding the v [...] | 2005-10-18 11:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EG IZ |
05CAIRO8032 | EGYPT "FAVORABLE" ON BUERGENTHAL ICJ CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-18 14:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EG UNSC UNGA |
05CAIRO8078 | UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY VOTE: EGYPT OPPOSED [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche and diplomatic note October 19 to MFA Assistant Minister for International Cultural Affairs, Ambassador Sallama Shaker, requesting GOE support for our position on the UNESCO Cultural Diversity vote expected to occur October 20 in Paris. Shaker's Chief of [...] | 2005-10-19 15:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EG UNGA UNSC UNESCO |
05CAIRO8081 | MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (SBU) In an October 17 meeting, Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rashid Rashid pressed for a specific date for the start of FTA negotiations, and said that Egypt supports the U.S. on WTO Ag reform. Rashid took on board the Ambassador's call to make anti-corruption a plank of the NDP par [...] | 2005-10-20 07:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL EAGR EG WTRO |
05CAIRO8110 | FRUSTRATION MOUNTS AS SUDANESE DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (SBU) The continuing demonstration by southern Sudanese migrants camped out in a central city park is not a refugee problem but rather a broader humanitarian issue, according to UNHCR Cairo. The demonstration has forced the closure of UNHCR's Cairo office, which adjoins the makeshift camp set- [...] | 2005-10-20 13:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL ASEC EG SU UNHCR |
05CAIRO8111 | SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO ARAB LEAGUE AMRE [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered the Secretary's oral message (ref A) during a meeting late October 19 with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa - the eve of his departure to SIPDIS Iraq. Moussa received the message positively while focusing attention on the issues of a conference venue a [...] | 2005-10-20 13:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG IZ |
05CAIRO8124 | CAIRO FORMS AVIAN INFLUENZA WORKING GROUP; US - [...] (SBU) Summary: DCM convened a meeting of Mission representatives on October 11 to establish an Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) to evaluate Mission preparedness in the event of an outbreak, and to discuss Mission's collaboration with the GOE on avian influenza (AI) issues. NAMRU-3 has [...] | 2005-10-23 09:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI EG WHO KSTH |
05CAIRO8136 | SYRIA/LEBANON: EGYPT "STILL STUDYING" MEHLIS [...] (SBU) Senior Egyptian Presidency and MFA officials have so far offered minimal reaction to the Report of the International Independent Investigation Commission Established Pursuant to UNSCR 1595, otherwise known as the "Mehlis Report." Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad told the DCM during [...] | 2005-10-23 14:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER EG SY LE MEPN UNSC |
05CAIRO8163 | EGYPT'S SUPPORT FOR PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF [...] Egypt responded immediately to Pakistan's humanitarian crisis following the earthquake and has already donated 45 tons of relief supplies, including tents, blankets, food and medicine. The Ministry of Defense used three of its own C-130s and two U.S. Navy C-130s to transport the supplies. [...] | 2005-10-24 13:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PK PHUM PREL EG |
05CAIRO8164 | STAFFDEL ZWEIG DISCUSSES REFORM, GAZA, AND FMF [...] (C) Summary: Staffdel Zweig held meetings on political reform, Gaza disengagement, and Foreign Military Funding (FMF) during its October 13-14 visit to Cairo. The delegation, consisting of Matthew Zweig and David Adams of the House International Relations Committee, also received a briefin [...] | 2005-10-24 13:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KPAL EG IS |
05CAIRO8190 | EGYPT SEEKING USG SUPPORT FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE [...] (U) Post recently received two diplomatic notes in Arabic from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting USG support for membership in the International Maritime Organization (IMO),"Category C," as well as our support for re-election of Egypt's representative on the Anti-Torture Commission. [...] | 2005-10-25 15:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ODIP EG UNSC UNGA |
05CAIRO8191 | TRANSPARENCY WITH A SMILE: GOE MEDIA AND ELECTIONS [...] (C) In an Oct. 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Information Minister Anas al Fekki did his part to make the GOE's plans for the November Parliamentary elections look transparent and fair. The approach may in fact lead to gains for transparency and freedom, in both politics and the GOE-dominat [...] | 2005-10-25 15:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM EG IS KRAL |
05CAIRO8238 | GOE RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS OF INVOLVEMENT IN IKC [...] (S) The Ambassador spoke to Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rashid Rashid early October 26 to express his concern about allegations (reftel) that the GOE may have had a hand in the disruption of the civil society conference at Alexandria's Metropole Hotel on October 22-23. Rashid exp [...] | 2005-10-26 16:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8244 | ARAB LEAGUE SYG MOUSSA ON IRAQ VISIT AND SECURITY [...] (C) During an October 26 meeting with the Ambassador, the Arab League's Moussa briefed on his recent trip to Iraq and described planning for a preparatory meeting in Cairo in mid-to-late November. Moussa intends to invite (plus or minus) 50 Iraqis from all politically significant groups to th [...] | 2005-10-27 07:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EG IZ SY LE |
05CAIRO8269 | EGYPT STILL STUDYING PROPOSED UNSC RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) In advance of the Ambassador's meeting with FM Aboul Gheit (scheduled for October 27 but postponed by the FM until October 29) ECPO MinCouns delivered Ref A demarche to the MFA's Assistant Minister for American Affairs Aly Houssam Al Hefny on October 27. Drawing on Refs A and B, MinCouns [...] | 2005-10-27 13:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IO LE SY EG |
05CAIRO8275 | AMBASSADOR'S 10/29 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C)Summary: Ambassador met with FM Aboul Gheit on October 29. Sticking close to the brief he gave the Secretary on October 28, the FM reported on President Mubarak,s trip to Syria. He repeated that the Asad regime had indicated a readiness to change its behavior, including on Iraq, but wo [...] | 2005-10-30 04:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EG PREL SY |
05CAIRO8365 | EGYPTIAN, ARAB LEAGUE REACTIONS TO IRANIAN [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) The GOE position on Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's recent comments calling for Israel's destruction (reftels) was expressed by Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit to reporters October 30. Aboul Gheit told journalists that [...] | 2005-11-01 09:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER EG IZ IR IS MEPN |
05CAIRO8376 | MDA/THIRD PROTOCOL: SWISS READOUT ON FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. The Swiss Embassy provided post with a readout of the October 28-29 visit to Egypt by Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey for consultations on the Third Protocol/Emblem issue. During her short stay, Calmy-Rey met with First Lady Suzanne Mubarak and Foreign Minister Ahmed [...] | 2005-11-01 11:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL EG SW IS UNGA ICRC MEPN |
05CAIRO8403 | ASSURANCES FOR FUGITIVE MURDER SUSPECT SAMEH [...] (SBU) Assistant Public Prosecutor Ahmed Zohny told poloff on November 1 that it would be "impossible" for the Egyptian Public Prosecution to provide to the U.S. assurances that explicitly promised that fugitive Sameh Khouzam would not be subject to torture in the event of his return to Egypt. [...] | 2005-11-02 11:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KCRM EG |
05CAIRO8424 | APPEAL FOR PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-02 15:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PK PREL EG |
05CAIRO8434 | MUBARAK AND ARAB LEAGUE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON SYRIA [...] (U) Neither the GOE nor the Arab League have have issued formal statements regarding UNSCR 1636. However, in a wide-ranging interview November 4 with Al Ahram newspaper, President Mubarak stressed the importance of maintaining Syrian stability. He also noted that he had discussed with Syria [...] | 2005-11-06 08:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER SY EG IO UNSC |
05CAIRO8496 | EGYPT TO PROVIDE MI-17 PARTS TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) Following the Ambassador's conversation with DefMin Tantawi (Ref A) requesting that Egypt provide parts for the MI-17 helicopters supporting Pakistan's earthquake relief effort, the Ministry of Defense advised Post on November 6 that it will provide some or all of 15 of the 23 items reque [...] | 2005-11-07 14:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PHUM PK EG |
05CAIRO8533 | CAIRO AVIAN INFLUENZA WORKING GROUP (AIWG) UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Cairo's Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) met on October 26 to review post and interagency preparedness and collaborative efforts with the GOE, and to discuss recent meetings with the Ministry of Health (MOH),the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA),the Ministrsy of Foreign Affair [...] | 2005-11-08 15:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI EG WHO KSTH |
05CAIRO8543 | EGYPT WELCOMES PROPOSAL TO INITIATE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-09 09:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL PGOV EG |
05CAIRO8595 | EGYPT DONATES MI-171 PARTS TO PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-14 13:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREL PK EG |
05CAIRO8603 | MDA DEMARCHE TO EGYPT ON ADDITIONAL GENEVA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-14 17:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ EG ICRC |
05CAIRO8617 | ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL MOUSSA COMMENTS ON [...] (C) During a November 15 meeting, Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa told the Ambassador of his latest discussions with Syrian President Asad. Moussa said that when he saw Asad before his recent speech, Asad pledged: full cooperation with Mehlis; that he would tell any high official [...] | 2005-11-15 18:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SY LE EG UNSC |
05CAIRO8618 | EGYPT-DEMARCHE ON PREPARATIONS FOR ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) In a meeting with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa and his Chief of Cabinet Hesham Youssef on November 15, the Ambassador delivered the points in reftel and received a brief on the status of preparations for the proposed November 19 Iraq conference. Moussa said: 50-60 Iraqis r [...] | 2005-11-15 19:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ AL EG |
05CAIRO8704 | NEA A/S WELCH AND ARAB LEAGUE SYG DISCUSS GAZA, [...] (C) Summary: In a November 17 meeting with NEA Assistant Secretary C. David Welch and the Ambassador, Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa expressed his congratulations to the USG on brokering the Agreement on Movement and Access (the "Agreement"). Moussa also provided an update on pl [...] | 2005-11-18 14:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EG IZ |
05CAIRO8705 | NEA A/S WELCH AND EGYPT'S FM ON ISRAEL-PALESTINE [...] 4(b) and (d). Â [...] | 2005-11-20 04:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IZ EG IG |
05CAIRO8745 | THE BELL RINGS FOR ROUND TWO OF EGYPT'S [...] (C) Egypt's second round of parliamentary elections--in Alexandria, and eight other governorates, where approximately 1700 candidates are competing for 144 seats--were conducted on November 20 amidst GOE arrests of Muslim Brotherhood activists and multiple reports of attacks by NDP "bullies" [...] | 2005-11-20 17:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8785 | IRAQ: FIRST TWO DAYS OF AL MEETING MOSTLY [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The first two days of the Arab League (AL) Iraq National Accord Preparatory Meeting has gone as expected and mostly well. Speakers at the opening plenary were generally supportive of a democratic, pluralist, federal, united Iraq, with the exception of Muslim Ul [...] | 2005-11-21 14:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IZ EG PROG |
05CAIRO8812 | ARAB LEAGUE IRAQ NATIONAL ACCORD CONFERENCE [...] (U) The text below represents an unofficial translation of the "Agreed Statement" produced following the three day Conference for Iraqi National Accord, held in Cairo November 19-21. BEGIN TEXT: "The Preparatory Meeting of the Conference for Iraqi National Accord convened at the Headquar [...] | 2005-11-22 13:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ EG |
05CAIRO8850 | SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL ON MULTILATERAL ISSUES: GOE [...] (SBU) Summary: The DCM raised UN reform and the need for greater U.S.- GOE cooperation at the UN with Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs Naella Gabr on November 16. Gabr noted that Egypt differs from the U.S. on many reform initiatives, the use of country specific resolutions on hum [...] | 2005-11-23 11:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EG UN |
05CAIRO8873 | SETTING THE SCENE FOR THE 2005 U.S.- EGYPT MCC [...] (C) The U.S. - Egyptian military partnership represents the foundation of our broader strategic relationship. Although both nations benefit from the relationship, we occasionally differ in the strategies we adopt to achieve our shared goals. Egypt is committed to strengthening our ties, and [...] | 2005-11-23 14:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MOPS KDEM KPAL IS IZ EG |
05CAIRO8877 | IAEA DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO EGYPT [...] (S/NF) Following coordination through liaison channels and in the absence of the Deputy Foreign Minister and the Assistant Minister for Multilateral affairs, ECPO Minister Counselor and RMAS Deputy and briefer presented reftel demarche and associated briefing to Deputy assistant minister for D [...] | 2005-11-23 16:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP PARM PREL IR EG AORC |
05CAIRO8878 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable responds to requests for information in reftel regarding the government of Egypt's (GOE) planning and response capabilities with regard to the threat of avian influenza (AI). The GOE has made AI a top priority, and has taken steps to mobilize government ministrie [...] | 2005-11-23 16:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL |
05CAIRO8917 | EGYPTIAN PRIME MINISTER URGES FTA ANNOUNCEMENT TO [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Nazif convoked the Ambassador on November 27 to make a strong plea for an FTA announcement during this week's TIFA Council meeting in Washington. Citing President Bush's promise to take "positive steps" by the end of the year, Nazif stressed that the GOE has demo [...] | 2005-11-28 14:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EG |
05CAIRO8933 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, NOVEMBER 13-20: IRAQI [...] In contrast to the Egyptian media's previous distancing itself from coverage of Iraqi developments, this week's Arab League-organized Iraqi reconciliation conference received remarkably thorough coverage. Pro-government papers endorsed the conference warmly, while independent papers treated i [...] | 2005-11-29 12:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO IS IZ LE EG |
05CAIRO8938 | SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT TO EGYPT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-29 14:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KCRM PREL EG OVIP |
05CAIRO9054 | EGYPT: DEMARCHE ON UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-06 06:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC EG UNGA |
05CAIRO9055 | SENATOR HAGEL'S DECEMBER 4 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) In a December 4 meeting, President Mubarak discussed with visiting Senator Hagel Egypt's efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in Iraq and outlined some of the obstacles that stood in the way. Mubarak stressed his dim view of the Shi'a and opined that its ties to Tehran and their "d [...] | 2005-12-06 06:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV OREP ECON EG |
05CAIRO9056 | FM ABOUL GHEIT INSTRUCTS GENEVA DELEGATION TO GO [...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA's Chief of Cabinet Wifaa Bassam on December 2. After consulting with FM Aboul Gheit, Ambassador Bassam told the Ambassador in a follow up conversation on December 3 that Aboul Gheit had instr [...] | 2005-12-06 06:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM PREL IZ SZ EG ICRC MDA |
05CAIRO9134 | MUBARAK REBUFFS DECEMBER 6 AL SHARA'A PLEAS [...] (C) President Mubarak met with Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al Shara'a in Cairo on December 6. Presidential Advisor Soliman Awad gave the DCM a readout of the meeting on December 7. Awad said that Al Shara'a asked Mubarak to mediate for Syria with Chirac and the President and to recruit [...] | 2005-12-07 17:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SY LE EG |
05CAIRO9177 | AYMAN NOUR CASE DISCUSSED WITH GAMAL MUBARAK AIDE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-08 14:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EG |
05CAIRO9180 | UN REFORM: AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI'S DECEMBER 10 [...] (C) During a December 10 meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, followed by a more detailed discussion with senior MFA multilateral affairs staff, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli drew out Egyptian concerns on UN reform efforts and [...] | 2005-12-10 16:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EG UNGA UNSC |
05CAIRO9249 | ASD RODMAN DISCUSSES FMF, REGIONAL AFFAIRS, AND [...] (C) Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi and Assistant Secretary of Defense Rodman discussed the vulnerability of Egypt's Foreign Military Financing (FMF),regional affairs, and internal politics during their December 1 meeting, held while Mr. Rodman was in Cairo for the annual Military [...] | 2005-12-13 10:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KPAL EAID IS IZ SY EG |
05CAIRO9252 | DEFENSE CHIEF OF STAFF OFFERS REGIONAL OVERVIEW [...] (C) Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces LTG Samy Enan and Assistant Secretary of Defense Rodman discussed MoD's image in Washington D.C., regional affairs, foreign military financing, direct commercial contracts, and political release of new systems during their November 30 meeting during the [...] | 2005-12-13 12:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS KPAL PTER IS SY EG IG |
05CAIRO9254 | EGYPTIAN AND ARAB LEAGUE REACTION TO MURDER OF [...] (C) Post conveyed reftel demarche December 13 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Arab League, calling for prompt condemnations of the December 12 murder of Lebanese politician Gibran Tueni and strong support to the Government of Lebanon. MFA Cabinet staff member Amr Sherbiny welcomed [...] | 2005-12-13 12:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EG SY LE |
05CAIRO9263 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (C) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit to Egypt, which comes at a critical time not only in our relations, but also in Egyptian history: the slow sunset of a quarter century of benevolent but authoritarian rule. At 77, beginning his fifth Presidential term, Hosni Mubarak is the indispe [...] | 2005-12-13 15:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KPAL PHUM EAID KDEM IS IZ SY EG |
05CAIRO9313 | SYRIA/LEBANON: EGYPT CONSIDERING IMPLICATIONS OF [...] (C) The Charge delivered reftel demarche to Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad December 15, sharing the draft UN Security Council resolution on the Hariri murder investigation and calling for a strong Egyptian role in supporting Lebanon's request for an expanded/extended mandate for the UN I [...] | 2005-12-15 15:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EG LE SY UNSC |
05CAIRO9315 | IRAQ: EGYPT AND ARAB LEAGUE SUPPORTIVE OF IRAQI [...] (C) Post conveyed reftel demarche December 14 to MFA Cabinet Staff Member responsible for the Iraq portfolio, Alaa Hadidi. Stressing the importance of supporting the Iraqi government and people regarding their December 15 elections, post called for strong Egyptian statements of encouragement [...] | 2005-12-15 15:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EG IZ |
05CAIRO9316 | EGYPT'S PROPOSAL FOR BILATERAL NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (C) The Foreign Ministry's primary point of contact for disarmament and non-proliferation Dr. Hossam Aly provided poloff with an unofficial proposal for the agenda for the non-proliferation bilateral talks. The unofficial proposals for the agenda include the following, and clearly reflect MFA [...] | 2005-12-15 15:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL EG IS |
05CAIRO9349 | EGYPT: AYMAN NOUR IN PRISON HOSPITAL, HUNGER [...] (SBU) Multiple Ghad Party contacts confirm press reports that opposition leader Ayman Nour was tranferred on December 17 to the hospital in Mazra' Torah prison, just south of Cairo. Contacts advised that Nour, who is diabetic and also suffers from heart disease, was deteriorating. Nour annou [...] | 2005-12-19 15:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL EG |
05CAIRO9350 | IRAQ: EGYPT SEES ELECTIONS AS "STEP FORWARD" TO [...] (U) The Charge delivered foreign policy reftel demarche to Presidential Spokesman and Advisor Soliman Awad ahead of Iraq's national parliamentary elections, encouraging the GOE to publicly support and congratulate the Iraqi people for their democratic achievement, once election results had bee [...] | 2005-12-19 15:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM EG IZ |
05CAIRO9351 | EGYPTIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH BLOCKS SAMPLES FOR CDC [...] (SBU) Summary: The Egyptian Ministry of Health (MOH) is currently preventing the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU-3) in Cairo from bringing influenza tissue samples into Egypt for testing at NAMRU's labs. Interventions at various levels have failed to move the GOE, significantly hamp [...] | 2005-12-19 15:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EG PREL TBIO |
05CAIRO9352 | HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S ADDRESS OPENING [...] (SBU) During an address on December 19, President Mubarak opened parliament with a 40-minute address that emphasized political and economic reform but did not contain any major new proposals or signal any changes of course. This is not unusual, as Mubarak rarely uses the annual parliamentary [...] | 2005-12-19 15:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL EG |
05CAIRO9384 | EGYPT: EXPANSION OF AL-MANAR TO NEW MARKETS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Although its audience in Egypt appears to be modest, Al-Manar TV recently gained notoriety in Cairo for broadcasting a program deemed to be insulting to President Mubarak. Al Manar´s hostility to the United States and endorsement of conspiracy theories make the station a perfect [...] | 2005-12-20 14:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PREL ANET EG |
05CAIRO9467 | VERDICT ANTICIPATED IN OPPOSITION LEADER AYMAN [...] (C) We expect that the December 24 session of opposition leader Ayman Nour's forgery trial will result in a conviction and harsh prison sentence, as Ayman Nour's family and defense team anticipate. Nour, a diabetic, is reportedly maintaining his hunger strike and remains in Torah Prison's infi [...] | 2005-12-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO9468 | SYRIA/LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (S) During a December 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Arab League Secretary General Moussa discussed recent Arab League and GOE interactions with Syrian and Lebanese leaders. Clearly working hand-in-hand with the GOE, Moussa said that AL and GOE aim to calm tensions between Damascus and Beiru [...] | 2005-12-22 15:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL EG LE SY UNSC |
05CAIRO9469 | IRAQ: ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL MOUSSA AWAITS [...] (C) During a December 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa sought a readout of Iraq's recent Parliamentary election results, noting that his information on electoral returns and efforts to form a new government was limited. After the election results are [...] | 2005-12-22 15:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EG IZ |
05CAIRO9470 | ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL ON FLAP WITH GULF [...] (C) During a December 22 meeting with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa, the Ambassador inquired into a SIPDIS recent public flap between Moussa and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members over a supposed letter Moussa sent on regional nuclear disarmament issues. Moussa admitted to [...] | 2005-12-22 16:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM EG IR IS PNUC |
05CAIRO9471 | EGYPT CLEAR ON USG APPREHENSIONS OF BASHIR AS [...] (C) During a December 22 meeting with poloff, MFA Assistant Minister for African Affairs Mohamed al Higazy shared that he was already aware of USG discomfort at the prospect of Sudanese President Bashir being offered the Presidency of the African Union at the January summit in Khartoum. Higa [...] | 2005-12-22 16:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER EG SU |
05CAIRO9529 | IRAQ: ARAB LEAGUE CAUTIOUS ON GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarches to a senior Arab League Secretariat staff member December 26, urging the Arab League to do all it could to support and advance the idea of a national compact to bring Iraqis from all political groups together. Responding to ref A demarche request to reach o [...] | 2005-12-27 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS EG IZ |
05CAIRO9547 | EGYPT: CABINET SHUFFLE DUMPS KEY OLD GUARD [...] (C) News of a cabinet shuffle, anticipated in Cairo for several weeks, broke overnight December 27-28. The leaders of the "sovereign" Ministries - Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Interior, remain in place. Also staying are key members of Egypt's economic reform team: Finance Minister Boutros Gh [...] | 2005-12-28 16:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD EG |
05CAIRO9582 | EGYPTIANS CONCERNED BY ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-29 16:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EG LE SY |
05CALCUTTA101 | ULFA BLASTS ACROSS ASSAM [...] (U) Over three days from March 8-10, a series of blasts rocked the Northeast Indian state of Assam. A senior Assam Police officer told Post that in a total of 17 violent incidents - bomb blasts and grenade attacks -- one policeman died, and three policemen and two civilians were injured. Th [...] | 2005-03-10 14:08:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS PGOV PREL BG IN |
05CALCUTTA176 | INDIAN REACTION TO ULFA TERROR DESIGNATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The addition of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) to the Other Selected Terrorist Organizations list in the 2004 Country Reports on Terrorism has been widely remarked by the press in India. A large majority of public comments, as well as reactions from our private cont [...] | 2005-05-02 12:08:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV IN GOI |
05CALCUTTA18 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH: ISOLATED TRIBAL STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Geographic isolation, historical misfortune and deliberate choice combine to make the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh India's most isolated and among it least developed. As home to 26 major tribal groups, Arunachal is something of an anthropologist's dream, but a politic [...] | 2005-01-18 09:17:00 | Consulate Kolkata | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON ENRG PBTS PREF CH IN |
05CALCUTTA246 | INDIA'S NORTHEAST MILITANCY: AN OVERVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable provides an overview of the "alphabet soup" of ethnic insurgencies that have plagued India's Northeast throughout its history. The first three paragraphs provide a broad overview of the factors that have spawned these conflicts and should be of general interest to Ind [...] | 2005-07-06 18:02:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PTER PGOV PREL SOCI IN |
05CALCUTTA330 | WEST BENGAL COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER EXPRESSES PRO-CAPITALIST [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6, CG met State Secretary of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) and Politburo and Central Committee member Anil Biswas. While focusing on the need for industrialization in West Bengal, Biswas said that foreign direct investment (FDI) is welcome from any co [...] | 2005-09-16 09:38:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV IN BG NP |
05CALCUTTA97 | INDIAN COMMUNISTS EMBRACE VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' March 5-6 visit to Calcutta provided West Bengal's Communist government an opportunity to show the world that the Left is still relevant - even if that relevance was expressed mostly through shopworn anti-imperialist sloganeering. Chavez appeared to [...] | 2005-03-09 09:37:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EPET VE IN |
05CALGARY706 | FOUL FOWL FLU FIGHTERS [...] (U) Taking advantage of the media frenzy generated by the recent discoveries of a low pathogenic strain of avian flu in British Columbia and California, the Calgary Health Region (CHR) board announced on November 29 its strategy for combating pandemic outbreaks. Experts predict that, in the eve [...] | 2005-12-01 19:21:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA SOCI PREL CA WHO KSTH |
05CANBERRA1129 | AUSMIN 2005: INITIAL LOGISTICAL ISSUES AND [...] (C) Summary: The GOA convened an initial AUSMIN interagency planning session with Emboffs on June 29 to consider logistics issues: dates, accommodations, security, transportation, number of delegates, advance teams, media, etc. DFAT and other GOA agency representatives stressed the importan [...] | 2005-06-30 09:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP OTRA PREL ASEC PGOV AS |
05CANBERRA1201 | AUSTRALIA ON UZBEK ASYLUM SEEKERS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-15 06:12:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL AS |
05CANBERRA1218 | AUSTRALIA DOES NOT SUPPORT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) On July 11, Poloff delivered ref A demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) ASEAN, Burma, and Cambodia Director Lynette Wood and Executive Officer Gillian Walker seeking to gauge Australian interest in establishing a Management Committee for the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. [...] | 2005-07-18 06:55:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KAWC CB AS |
05CANBERRA1270 | GOA SUPPORTS UN DEMOCRACY FUND, SEEKS SEAT ON BOARD [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) We delivered ref A demarche on July 21 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) United Nations and Commonwealth Director Nicholas Turner, and at a July 28 follow up discussion with AusAid Acting Assistant Director Gen [...] | 2005-07-28 06:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR AS UNSC UNGA ECOSOC KPKP |
05CANBERRA1301 | AUSTRALIA TO ACCEPT 50 UZBEK ASYLUM SEEKERS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-03 01:21:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL AS |
05CANBERRA1314 | SECURITY SECTOR SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN [...] (U) This is an action request for State. Please see para 4. 2. (C) We presented reftel demarche points on July 1 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Middle East Section Director Octavia Borthwick, who told us that the GOA was considering whether and what sort of equipment [...] | 2005-08-03 08:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL KWBG KPAL AS IS |
05CANBERRA1453 | AFGHAN FM VISITS AUSTRALIA: GOA MOVING TOWARD [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Australia strongly supports the process of bringing stability and democracy to Afghanistan. During his August 17-20 visit to open the new Afghan embassy in Canberra, Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah lobbied GOA offic [...] | 2005-08-29 06:51:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC EAID XD AF NL AS |
05CANBERRA1454 | CANBERRA VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR AUGUST 2005 [...] (U) VISAS VIPER 2. (SBU) The A/DCM chaired Embassy Canberra's August 26 Visas Viper committee meeting. There were no Visas Viper submissions for the month of August 2005. STANTON [...] | 2005-08-29 07:25:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER CVIS PINR ASEC CMGT AS PREL |
05CANBERRA1460 | AUSTRALIAN DOD READOUT ON FIJI GUARD UNIT [...] (C) Summary: Australian Department of Defense (ADOD) officials told us on August 29 that they were exasperated by Fiji,s threat to renege on its commitment to provide guard units to the UN in Basra and Erbil, and they planned to advise Defense Minister Hill and the Department of Prime Ministe [...] | 2005-08-30 02:56:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV PINR IZ FJ AS UNSC |
05CANBERRA1461 | AUSTRALIA-PHILIPPINES MINISTERIAL FURTHERS CT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The inaugural Australia-Philippines Ministerial Meeting (APMM),held in Canberra August 11-12, focused on security issues, in particular strengthening joint efforts by Australia and the Philippines to combat the terrorist threat in the region. The two governments agreed to star [...] | 2005-08-30 06:41:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER AS RP |
05CANBERRA1471 | SINGAPORE-AUSTRALIA MINISTERIAL HIGHLIGHTS DEPTH [...] (C) Summary: Australian and Singaporean foreign, defense, and trade ministers exchanged views on security issues, counterterrorism, East Asian regional architecture, defense cooperation, and economic integration during the fifth biennial Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee (SAJMC [...] | 2005-08-31 08:25:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETRD EINV EAIR MARR MOPS ECPS AS SN |
05CANBERRA272 | AUSTRALIA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TIMOR [...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche on February 11 to Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Assistant Secretary for Maritime South-East Asia Penny Burtt. Burtt said that the GOA was in "heated agreement" with the U.S. that UNMISET should conclude in May and that the Governme [...] | 2005-02-11 03:45:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL TL AS UNSC |
05CANBERRA284 | BALANCED AUSTRALIAN REACTION TO MAMDOUH HABIB MEDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Australian former detainee Mamdouh Habib's first media appearance since his release from Guantanamo received predictably wide coverage here, but overall the reporting has balanced his accusations of torture with questions about why he refuses to account for his pre-9/11 activiti [...] | 2005-02-14 05:29:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MARR PHUM OPRC AS |
05CANBERRA287 | AMBASSADOR RAISES EUROCOPTER ENGINES WITH DEFMIN [...] (C) During his February 14 farewell call on Australian Minister for Defence Robert Hill, Ambassador raised the issue of the Australian Government's purchase of engines for the MRH-90 from Eurocopter. The Ambassador told DefMin Hill that the U.S. would appreciate it if the GOA requested General [...] | 2005-02-14 06:31:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV AS |
05CANBERRA293 | AUSTRALIA WANTS TRILATERAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Summary: Australian Foreign Affairs Secretary Michael L'Estrange told the Ambassador on February 14 that he hoped another round of the U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral Strategic Dialogue could be held in the near future. He also asked that the U.S. encourage Japan to use its influence with [...] | 2005-02-15 00:43:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | AS CN JA PREL ARF |
05CANBERRA310 | AUSTRALIA'S VIEW ON THE EU'S INTENTION TO LIFT ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several articles in the Australian press over the past several days have miscast the GOA's policy on the EU's professed intention to lift its ban on arms exports to China. Contacts at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have assured us that the GOA fully shares the [...] | 2005-02-17 07:01:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC ETRD AS CH |
05CANBERRA322 | NPT ENVOY AMBASSADOR SANDERS HEARS AUSTRALIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a February 9 lunch with Australian officials, Ambassador Jackie Sanders, Special Representative of the President for the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, discussed mainly IAEA matters, hearing Canberra's views on the prospects of a third term for IAEA DG ElBaradei and i [...] | 2005-02-18 04:21:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AORC PARM AS IAEA |
05CANBERRA323 | NPT ENVOY SANDERS DISCUSSES IRAN WITH AUSTRALIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 10 luncheon with senior Australian officials hosted by the DCM, Ambassador Jackie Sanders, Special Representative of the President for the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, discussed how to handle Iran's nuclear programs at the IAEA. GOA officials were candid i [...] | 2005-02-18 04:28:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP AORC PARM AS IR IAEA |
05CANBERRA329 | NO GOA POSITION YET ON ARF CBM SEMINAR ON MISSILE [...] (C) PolMilOff delivered ref A points and concept paper on February 14 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Section Chief Paula Watt, ARF Action Officer Fiona Couchaud, and Defence Policy and Liaison Section Chief Jane Lambert, and separately to ADOD Assis [...] | 2005-02-18 06:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL AS ARF |
05CANBERRA331 | AUSTRALIA: PRELIMINARY VIEW OF THE REPORT OF THE [...] (U) Please see action request in para 3. 2. (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to relevant Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) IO staff on February 10 and discussed matters contained therein at a February 18 follow up call with UN Executive Officer Lara Nassau. Nassau emphasiz [...] | 2005-02-18 07:03:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR AS UNSC UNGA |
05CANBERRA341 | NPT ENVOY AMBASSADOR SANDERS CONSULTS ON NPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During February 10 consultations at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in Canberra on preparations for the May 2005 Review Conference (RevCon) on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT),Ambassador Jackie Sanders, Special Representative of th [...] | 2005-02-22 08:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP AORC PARM AS IR IAEA |
05CANBERRA342 | AUSTRALIA TO SEND ADDITIONAL 450 TROOPS TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister John Howard announced February 22 that Australia would increase its troop contribution to Iraq by 50 percent by sending 450 additional ground forces to protect Japanese military engineers engaged in reconstruction efforts in Al Muthanna province. Some of the new [...] | 2005-02-22 08:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL PTER PGOV IZ AS |
05CANBERRA354 | COMMANDER OF UN FORCES IN KOREA GENERAL LAPORTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on February 16, U.S. General Leon LaPorte, Commander of the UN Command in Korea, described the dramatic changes taking place in the ROK, in particular at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ),where the UN Command's role is a [...] | 2005-02-24 06:39:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PARM PREL KNNP AS KS KN IAEA |
05CANBERRA361 | MTCR: AUSTRALIA AGREES WITH USG'S SMALL GROUP [...] (C) We presented ref A points on February 24 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Counterproliferation Section Director Peter Sawczak, soliciting Australian views on the three USG proposals for the April 4 Small Group meeting of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and as [...] | 2005-02-25 07:11:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL AS MTCRE |
05CANBERRA374 | AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON STRENGTHENING THE IAEA AND [...] (C) We presented Ref A demarche on February 7 to DFAT Arms Control Office Director David Mason and ASNO DG John Carlson, and continued discussions during and after the visit of NPT Envoy and CD Ambassador Jackie Sanders (Refs D - F) about the U.S. proposals to strengthen the IAEA. Mason, Car [...] | 2005-02-28 05:36:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP AORC PARM AS IR IAEA |
05CANBERRA387 | NPT REVCON: AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON USG PROPOSALS [...] (C) Summary. GOA officials have provided additional comments on U.S. preparations for the 2005 NPT Review Conference (Ref A) to those they offered to NPT Envoy Ambassador Jackie Sanders (Ref B) during her February 9-10 visit. The additional comments reinforce Australian support for the over [...] | 2005-03-02 02:26:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP AORC AS IR IAEA |
05CANBERRA403 | AUSTRALIA WANTS MORE PRESSURE ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: In a February 25 courtesy call on DFAT Secretary L'Estrange, North Korean Ambassador Chon engaged on the question of whether North Korea would return to the Six-Party Talks (6PT). According to DFAT, Chon launched into the DPRK's "standard diatribe" about the U. [...] | 2005-03-02 07:16:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC AS KN IAEA |
05CANBERRA432 | DISCUSSIONS BEGIN FOR CHINA TO BUY AUSTRALIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: John Carlson, Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Nonproliferation Office (ASNO),told us his late-February trip to Beijing to begin exploratory discussions on an "agreement for cooperation" on uranium sales to China went well overall. He described his interactions [...] | 2005-03-04 04:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PARM ENRG KNNP PREL ETTC MNUC AS CH |
05CANBERRA509 | IRAN: FM DOWNER TO EXPRESS AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON [...] (C) DFAT Arms Control Assistant Secretary Peter Shannon told us March 9 that Iranian MP Boroujerdi, Chairman of the Parliament's National Security Committee, would visit Canberra on March 15. On March 11 we raised with Ben Burdon, Policy Director of the Iraq Task Force (ITF),Ref A points ur [...] | 2005-03-14 06:16:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM AS IR IZ IAEA |
05CANBERRA510 | PSI: AUSTRALIA UNWILLING TO PRESS FOR IMMEDIATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) officials balked at the U.S. request (Ref A) for the GOA to endorse Washington's message calling upon Thailand to publicly support the Proliferation Security Initiative Statement of Interdiction Principles (PSI SOP) in orde [...] | 2005-03-14 07:56:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL MNUC ETTC AS TH |
05CANBERRA576 | AUSTRALIA-INDIA BILATERALS: INDIA'S UNSC BID AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) hosted a Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and a strategic dialogue with India March 7-8. The SOM's principal topics were the promotion of bilateral economic ties and Australian support for India's bid for permanent UNS [...] | 2005-03-24 04:53:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PINR KNNP ETTC ETRD ENRG AS IN UNSC |
05CANBERRA626 | AUSTRALIA WEIGHING COUNTERNARCOTIC CONTRIBUTION TO [...] (U) After coordinating with UK counterparts, we delivered reftel points and nonpaper on April 1 to Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Afghanistan Program Director Carmel Ryan and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Afghanistan Section Director Peter Howarth. Ry [...] | 2005-04-04 01:07:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR AF UK AS |
05CANBERRA691 | MTCR: AUSTRALIA WILLING TO SPONSOR TWO SMALL GROUP [...] (C) We presented ref A points on April 15 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Counterproliferation Section Director Peter Sawczak and MTCR Action Officer Lucinda Bell, asking whether Australia would be willing to sponsor two of the five Small Group proposals that had emerged fro [...] | 2005-04-15 07:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC AS MTCRE |
05CANBERRA725 | GOA CONSIDERING EXTENSION OF INTERNATIONAL POLICE [...] (U) In an April 22 meeting, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Iraq Task Force Director Jeremy Bruer and Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Iraq Program Manager Katherine Krilov. Krilov indicated that Australia [...] | 2005-04-22 05:39:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR SOCI AU AS HU IZ |
05CANBERRA729 | COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES ELECTION STANDARDS [...] (U) On April 20 Poloff delivered reftel points to Nick Turner, Director of the United Nations and Commonwealth Section at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Turner told us on April 22 that he had conferred with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) and the Australian Agen [...] | 2005-04-25 22:20:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM AS |
05CANBERRA749 | FM DOWNER MAY RAISE IDEA OF RICE/DOWNER JOINT [...] (U) Poloff delivered on April 27 Ref A talking points on activities related to the second anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) International Security Division Executive Officer Lucinda Bell. Bell expressed [...] | 2005-04-28 05:57:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP GG KPAO OIIP AS |
05CANBERRA772 | GOA STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE IRAQI TRANSITIONAL [...] (U) On May 2, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Iraq Task Force Executive Officer Bernadette Siely. Siely noted that Foreign Minister Alexander Downer had issued a press release on May 1 welcoming the formation of the new Iraqi gove [...] | 2005-05-02 22:55:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IZ AS |
05CANBERRA779 | FIRST AUSTRALIAN HOSTAGE IN IRAQ WILL NOT ALTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOA responded strongly to the first kidnapping of an Australian citizen in Iraq by decrying the actions of the insurgents who seized him, rejecting their demands for a withdrawal of Australian troops, and affirming that Australia's commitment to Iraq would not waiver. Short [...] | 2005-05-04 02:01:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL AS IZ |
05CANBERRA806 | APEC: AUSTRALIA WILLING TO CO-SPONSOR USG'S [...] (C) We presented ref A points on May 4 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Counterproliferation Peter Shannon, and separately to International Safeguards Director Russell Leslie in the Australian Safeguards and Nonproliferation Office (AS [...] | 2005-05-09 05:03:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC EAID ETRD KNNP KSTC AS |
05CANBERRA807 | AUSTRALIA ANTICIPATES EAS INVITATION: WILL MAKE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australia will sign ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC),with conditions, in exchange for an invitation to the first East Asian Summit (EAS) to be held in Kuala Lumpur this December. The conditions include ensuring that the TAC does not hinder Australia's obligations [...] | 2005-05-09 07:09:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AS ARF |
05CANBERRA808 | AUSTRALIAN HOSTAGE CASE: OUTLOOK BLEAK, NEW PLAYERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Australian government expectations for the release of the first confirmed Australian hostage in Iraq, Douglas Wood, remain low, according to Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Iraq Task Force Director Bassim Blazey. Prominent Australian Sunni cleric, Sheik [...] | 2005-05-09 08:51:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL AS IZ |
05CANBERRA837 | GOA ARF SOM DELEGATION [...] (U) On May 12, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) officials told poloff that First Assistant Secretary for International Security David Stuart and SIPDIS Assistant Secretary for Strategic Affairs Susan Dietz-Henderson would head the GOA delegation to the May 18-20 AS [...] | 2005-05-12 07:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MARR PREL AORC AS |
05CANBERRA859 | MTCR: AUSTRALIA WILL SPONSOR SMALL GROUP PROPOSAL [...] (C) We presented ref A points on May 13 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Counterproliferation Section Director Peter Sawczak and MTCR Action Officer Lucinda Bell, asking for Australia's confirmation that it would sponsor the fifth Small Group proposal on transshipment best pra [...] | 2005-05-17 08:37:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC AS MTCRE |
05CANBERRA865 | AUSTRALIA PULLS POLICE FROM PNG: ECP IN DANGER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 16 the GOA decided to withdraw Australian Federal Police (AFP) forces deployed in Papua New Guinea (PNG) as a result of the May 13 ruling by PNG's Supreme Court which overruled the legal immunity given to Australian police and bureaucrats under the Enhanced Cooperation Pr [...] | 2005-05-19 00:42:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID AS PP |
05CANBERRA879 | AUSTRALIA: EAP A/S HILL'S DFAT ROUNDTABLE, SESSION [...] (C) In a May 17 roundtable attended by senior Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) officials, DFAT Deputy Secretary Geoff Raby told EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill that Australia supports the U.S. approach to the DPRK nuclear problem and would continue to conv [...] | 2005-05-23 23:27:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MARR AS CH TW ID TT ARF APEC NK SK |
05CANBERRA882 | EAP A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (S) EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill told Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Secretary Michael L'Estrange on May 17 that there was a SIPDIS growing sense of urgency in Washington about the DPRK's nuclear program. L'Estrange agreed that the current state of [...] | 2005-05-24 04:24:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PREL MNUC AS KN CH KS JA ID ARF |
05CANBERRA884 | GOA COUNTERTERRORISM UPDATE: RELEASE OF CT BUDGET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Australia augmented its counterterrorism efforts in the Asia-Pacific region with its recent announcement of a four-year, A$40.3 million (USD$30.6 million) regional counterterrorism package and with progress on a counterterrorism memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pakistan. [...] | 2005-05-24 07:32:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PK AS XC |
05CANBERRA944 | UNIONS/ALP SEEK TO BLOCK GOA LABOR LAW REFORMS [...] (SBU) The Government of Australia on May 26 announced a major reform of laws governing industrial relations. If passed, the reform package would dramatically reduce the bureaucratic hurdles that currently characterize how Australian workers are hired, fired, and paid. The GOA expects that in [...] | 2005-06-01 06:45:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON KTDB AS |
05CANBERRA987 | Australia: Labor Commission Lifts Minimum Wage [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-08 04:23:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON KTDB AS |
05CARACAS1011 | ACCION DEMOCRATICA: LOOKING FOR VOTES IN ALL THE [...] (C) Accion Democratica (AD),Venezuela's largest opposition party, lacks a credible strategy to confront the administration of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. AD does not appear to be either revising its platform or attempting to build coalitions with other parties. Instead, the party is [...] | 2005-04-08 13:06:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL VE |
05CARACAS1029 | SENATOR COLEMAN MEETS WITH ENERGY COMPANIES IN [...] (C) During his visit to Venezuela, Senator Norm Coleman held two meetings with leading energy companies. In the first, a meeting with several members of the Venezuelan Hydrocarbons Association (AVHI) hosted by ChevronTexaco President Ali Moshiri, the Senator was given a mixed but somewhat favo [...] | 2005-04-11 14:29:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL VE |
05CARACAS1045 | SENATOR COLEMAN'S MEETING WITH VENEZUELAN CIVIL [...] (C) During Senator Norm Coleman's (R-MN) visit to Venezuela April 1-3, he met with leading Venezuelan civil society figures at a dinner hosted by the Charge. The guests told the Senator of their deep concerns for the future of democratic institutions in the country. They also expressed their [...] | 2005-04-11 19:44:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS1047 | SEN. COLEMAN MEETS WITH POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) visited Venezuela on April 1-3, 2005 and held talks with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, business and religious leaders, and representatives of the country's opposition legislators. President Chavez, according to the Senator was gracious and spoke of trying to [...] | 2005-04-11 20:08:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS1049 | NDI AND IRI WORK TO STRENGTHEN POLITICAL PARTIES [...] The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) are in a strong position to facilitate the renovation/transformation of Venezuela's political parties, building on the Qationships developed with party membership over the past year, and the institutiona [...] | 2005-04-11 20:20:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID KDEM PHUM VE |
05CARACAS1105 | CHAVEZ: MAKING FRIENDS AND INFLUENCING PEOPLE [...] (C) One of President Hugo Chavez's principal mechanisms for influencing regional leaders have been international conferences such as the Bolivarian People's Congresses, a push to spread his ideology and influence through a conference similar to Cuba's Tri-Continental Congress in the 1960's. M [...] | 2005-04-15 18:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM VE |
05CARACAS1157 | VENEZUELAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-20 14:56:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM VE |
05CARACAS1205 | AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO ANZOATEGUI STATE [...] (C) The Ambassador's trip to Anzoategui State March 8-9 concentrated on the Barcelona/Puerto La Cruz area and the Jose industrial complex - a multi-billion dollar US investment. The objectives were to emphasize the importance of the US-Venezuelan oil relationship, to get a better sense of the [...] | 2005-04-22 18:06:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON VE ENGY |
05CARACAS1235 | CHAVEZ CELEBRATES APRIL 13 ANNIVERSARY [...] (U) President Hugo Chavez celebrated the third anniversary of his return to power of 2002, after a two-day temporary ouster, with three commemorative acts on April 13. While swearing in what the GOV claimed were approximately 29,000 new military reservists in Caracas, Chavez explained his vis [...] | 2005-04-26 19:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VE |
05CARACAS1485 | CHAVEZ'S BRIEF CHARM OFFENSIVE [...] (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaking May 4 and Vice-President Jose Vincente Rangel speaking May 2 each made statements calling for a "constructive" relationship with the U.S. Rangel spoke in response to Brazilian President Luiz Lula de Silva's April 29 call for better U.S.-Venezuelan [...] | 2005-05-12 20:02:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VE |
05CARACAS150 | VENEZUELA: CODEL DODD MEETS BUSINESS, POLITICAL [...] (C) CODEL Dodd met January 9 with Venezuelan business leaders who noted their concern with increased GOV involvement in the private sector and recommended the USG emphasize multilateral cooperation in dealing with President Hugo Chavez. Meeting with the National Assembly leadership, the CODE [...] | 2005-01-18 19:50:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON OVIP VE |
05CARACAS151 | CODEL DODD MEETS AN EFFUSIVE CHAVEZ [...] (C) Reversing course, on short notice President Hugo Chavez decided to meet with Senators Dodd, Chafee and Nelson and the Ambassador at Miraflores palace on January 10. An effusive and gregarious Chavez explained his commitment to Venezuela's poor and said his land reform plans were only part [...] | 2005-01-18 19:52:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP KDEM VE |
05CARACAS1635 | GOV HOLDS TIPS HEARING IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) At the behest of Venezuelan Ambassador to the U.S. Bernardo Alvarez, National Assembly Foreign Relations Committee president Saul Ortega (MVR),convened a hearing May 25 on organized crime, particularly trafficking in persons. In addition to poloffs, three National Assembly deputies and so [...] | 2005-05-31 22:03:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN VE |
05CARACAS1666 | GOV UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION IN [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez,s support for Fidel Castro and antagonism toward the United States is well publicized and makes GoV support for democratic transition in Cuba improbable. The cooperation that exists between Castro and Chavez is extensive, as evidenced by the over 10,000 Cuban doctors [...] | 2005-06-03 15:00:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU VE |
05CARACAS1673 | AMBASSADOR VISITS MIRANDA STATE [...] The Ambassador's visit to the central northern coastal state of Miranda on April 20, 2005 included meetings with the Governor, the Dean of the Andres Bello Catholic University, the Electricity Plant of Caracas, as well as a USAID funded NGO. Miranda is the state in which the nation's capital, [...] | 2005-06-03 19:13:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG EAID VE |
05CARACAS169 | UPDATE ON THE USAID-FUNDED VENEZUELAN ELECTORAL [...] The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) has been working in Venezuela since September 2003, to support the establishment of a domestic electoral observation organization that is widely perceived as credible and impartial by a majority of Venezuelans. This is even mo [...] | 2005-01-19 20:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID KDEM PHUM VE |
05CARACAS1703 | MEDIA PLAY 6/1-7: BUSH-MACHADO (SUMATE) MEETING [...] The May 31 meeting between Maria Corina Machado, the director of Venezuelan pro-democracy NGO SUMATE and President Bush has created outraged reactions from Chavez supporters. Comments made by senior government officials claim Machado is trying to garner support from the U.S. in preparation for [...] | 2005-06-06 20:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC PGOV PREL VE |
05CARACAS1706 | CODEL DAVIS VISITS CARACAS [...] (U) Representative Tom Davis (R-VA),Chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, led a Congressional delegation to Venezuela on May 31 and June 1. The delegation which included Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI),Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD),Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA),and Rep. Carolyn Malon [...] | 2005-06-06 21:39:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM VE |
05CARACAS1807 | CHINA'S INCREASING COMMERCIAL TIES WITH VENEZUELA [...] (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has identified China as an alternative commercial partner to the "imperialistic" United States and has moved aggressively to cultivate Sino-Venezuelan relations. Recent state visits between the two countries have yielded dozens of agreements; however, mos [...] | 2005-06-14 19:00:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ENRG ECPS CH VE |
05CARACAS1822 | NUCLEAR VENEZUELA A LONG WAY OFF [...] (C) In public comments on May 22, President Chavez raised the prospect of Venezuela (with Iranian assistance) developing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. But to undertake any new nuclear program the GOV would have to start from scratch. Venezuela's small research reactor, built in the [...] | 2005-06-15 19:19:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG MNUC PREL VE |
05CARACAS1842 | FREEDOM HOUSE WORKING WITH VENEZUELA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] USAID Venezuela entered into a cooperative agreement with the US-based human rights organization Freedom House in September 2004. Through this project, Freedom House is increasing the capacity of Venezuelan human rights defenders to document and report on the human rights situation in Venezue [...] | 2005-06-17 21:24:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID KDEM PHUM VE |
05CARACAS1865 | VENEZUELA-DUTCH ANTILLES: SOME IDEAS [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed Dutch concerns about Venezuelan intentions vis-a-vis the Netherlands Antilles with his Dutch counterpart June 20. The Ambassadors agreed to submit to their capital suggestions for how to respond to GoV assertiveness in the Antilles. The suggestions include a sig [...] | 2005-06-21 14:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET MOPS VE |
05CARACAS1867 | AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO ZULIA STATE - JUNE 3-5 [...] (U) The Ambassador's trip to Zulia State June 3-5 concentrated on the Maracaibo area. The trip marks the Ambassador's second trip to the region since October 2004. The Ambassador met again with the mayors of Maracaibo and San Francisco, as well as state's Governor. He also met with local busin [...] | 2005-06-21 15:14:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON VE ENGY |
05CARACAS1913 | VENEZUELAN POLITICAL MOVEMENTS MULTIPLY [...] (C) Since early 2005, several political opposition movements defending democracy or human rights have appeared in Venezuela, each spurred by an opposition political activist. The organizations include Federacion Verdad Venezuela (Tulio Alvarez_),Alianza Popular (Oswaldo Alvarez_ Paz),Electo [...] | 2005-06-23 20:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM VE |
05CARACAS1951 | THE HEIGHTS OF THE VENEZUELAN ANDES - AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) During a visit to the Venezuelan state of Merida on June 9 and 10, the Ambassador met with the governor, a close ally of President Hugo Chavez. This was the first time a pro-GOV governor has agreed to meet with him in 2005. The conversation was cordial, with the Governor offering to help [...] | 2005-06-27 19:47:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF VE |
05CARACAS1974 | LIMIT ON AMERICAN AIRLINES' FLIGHTS ROLLED BACK, [...] (C) The decision by civil aviation authorities to reduce American Airlines' (AA) flights on the Miami-Caracas route has been suspended at least through the summer. This follows vigorous representations by the Ambassador on AA's behalf (including with the office of GOV Executive Vice Presid [...] | 2005-06-29 19:55:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL VE |
05CARACAS20 | CHAVEZ: CHINA MY OLD FRIEND [...] (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited China from December 21-26 and met with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao, ex-president Jiang Zemin, and other senior GOC and business officials. Chavez claimed that Venezuela has become the number one destination for Chinese investmen [...] | 2005-01-05 14:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS2088 | VENEZUELAN MILITARY DOCTRINE STILL EVOLVING [...] (C) Summary. The July 5 deadline President Hugo Chavez gave the Venezuelan Armed Forces to present its new doctrine has passed unfulfilled. Notwithstanding, the GOV has begun trying to prepare for "asymmetrical warfare"--and the strategy's chief corollary, the establishment of a civilian r [...] | 2005-07-08 20:55:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR VE |
05CARACAS2140 | US AERONAUTICS COMPANY BREAKS DEAL WITH GOV [...] (C) Concerned about safety issues since the expulsion of US personnel from Venezuelan military bases, Lockheed Martin plans to withdraw its engineer responsible for servicing the Venezuelan Air Force's F-16 squadron. The engineer told poloff July 12 he met Israeli contractors at the base who [...] | 2005-07-14 17:31:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS VE |
05CARACAS220 | VENEZUELA CONTENT FOR "SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] (U) This cable contains post's proposed draft for the country narrative for the 2004 "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record" report. 2. (U) Begin text: In 1998 Venezuelans elected Hugo Chavez president. Since then, the political situation has become highly polarized as [...] | 2005-01-25 12:27:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL VE |
05CARACAS2201 | CAPEL TO AUDIT VENEZUELA'S ELECTORAL REGISTER [...] (C) Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) commissioned the Costa Rica-based Center for Electoral Promotion and Assistance (CAPEL) in late June to perform an audit of the Electoral Register. The CNE is relying on CAPEL, an organization affiliated with the Inter-American Institute of [...] | 2005-07-22 15:52:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM VE |
05CARACAS2206 | CARDINAL'S COMMENTS DRAW CHAVEZ'S IRE [...] (C) Retired Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara called the GOV a dictatorship and elections a farce in an interview published July 17, prompting President Hugo Chavez to call the prelate a bandit, coupster, devil, and a hypocrite on his Alo Presidente broadcast later that same day. Church and oppo [...] | 2005-07-22 18:35:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL VE |
05CARACAS2228 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO LARA STATE [...] (C) The Ambassador visited Barquisimeto in Lara state 14-15 July to inaugurate the first American Corner and Virtual Presence Post in Venezuela, visit social programs, and meet with local business executives, media outlets, religious leaders, and a Venezuelan baseball hero. Politicians fr [...] | 2005-07-25 18:53:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VE |
05CARACAS2242 | VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION GROUPS CHALLENGE CNE'S [...] (U) Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) drew criticism after a national voting simulation on July 10 failed to mobilize a significant portion of the electorate. Opposition groups continued campaigns to expose the CNE's deficiencies and to question its legitimacy. They argue that auto [...] | 2005-07-26 14:47:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS2258 | THE CHURCH (FINALLY) STIRS IN VENEZUELA [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para. 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY. After a year of relative silence, the Venezuelan Church has come alive in challenging President Hugo Chavez's authoritarian tendencies. Chavez has counterattacked viciously. The Vatican in-country representatives are not suppor [...] | 2005-07-26 20:09:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL |
05CARACAS2326 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CATHOLIC CHURCH LEADERS [...] (C) In a July 29 meeting with retired Cardinal Castillo Lara and Catholic Bishops Conference President Archbishop Porras, the Ambassador recognized the growing tension between the Catholic Church and the GOV, and offered United States support for any statements or actions taken by the Church in [...] | 2005-08-03 13:05:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF VE |
05CARACAS2371 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH EVANGELICAL COUNCIL LEADER [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Evangelical Council (CEV) leader Samuel Olson (dual national AmCit) July 29. Olson told the Ambassador the CEV was beginning to emerge as a public voice, and that plans were underway to institutionalize this development. Olson said that after years of operating un [...] | 2005-08-05 14:30:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL VE |
05CARACAS2381 | VENEZUELAN YOUTH FESTIVAL: IT'S NO WOODSTOCK [...] (U) Over 20,000 international delegates from more than 130 countries are expected to attend the 16th World Youth and Students Festival in Caracas from August 7 to 15. Organized by the World Federation of Democratic Youth, the theme is "For Peace and Solidarity We Fight against Imperialism a [...] | 2005-08-05 18:23:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR VE |
05CARACAS2388 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OAS MISSION LEADER PERINA [...] (C) Ambassador met with OAS mission head Ruben Perina and local OAS Representative Patricio Carbacho Thursday, August 4 to emphasize USG concerns that the OAS and European Union coordinate their strategies to ensure a credible international observation of the legislative elections in Decemb [...] | 2005-08-05 21:54:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VE |
05CARACAS2404 | REACTION TO IACHR VARGAS DECISION [...] (C) The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) passed a resolution accepting Venezuela's admission of responsibility for all charges in the case of Blanco Romero y Otros vs. Venezuela. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the Commission) and representatives for the victims (th [...] | 2005-08-08 19:47:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI CS VE |
05CARACAS293 | GOV TAKES ANTI-US TACK ON GRANDA AFFAIR [...] (C) Venezuelan officials shifted from the battle with Colombia over the capture of FARC leader Rodrigo Granda to anti-US criticism January 19. The officials took advantage of comments regarding Venezuela by the Secretary designate in her Senate confirmation hearings and began painting the G [...] | 2005-01-28 20:32:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM VE |
05CARACAS294 | NEW CNE SLATES 2005 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Venezuela's Supreme Court (TSJ) appointed the new President, vice-president and two new Directors to the National Electoral Council January 20, even though under the constitution it is the National Assembly that makes the appointments. The TSJ named former Director Jorge Rodriguez to repla [...] | 2005-01-28 20:52:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS299 | VENEZUELA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW VICE [...] (C) The Ambassador and DCM met with Vice Foreign Minister for North America, Maria Pilar (Mari Pili) Hernandez, January 26 at the Foreign Ministry. It was the Ambassador's first meeting with Hernandez, and the DCM's first meeting with her since being appointed Vice Minister. 2. (C) Notin [...] | 2005-01-28 20:54:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM VE |
05CARACAS305 | VENEZUELA FAVORS INSULZA OVER FLORES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-28 21:03:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC VE OAS |
05CARACAS324 | WOMEN'S GROUPS REGISTER SUPPORT FOR SECRETARY RICE [...] (U) Leaders of women's rights groups came to the Embassy on January 28 to deliver a letter repudiating the comments made by President Hugo Chavez about Secretary-Designate Rice during a rally on January 23 (ref a). The letter is signed by the National Women's Front, a group of 26 organizations [...] | 2005-01-31 20:05:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN PHUM VE |
05CARACAS3584 | TELESUR MARCHES FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, 2005 the Venezuelan Government supported international, cable channel TELESUR began broadcasting 24 hours a day. PD officer conversations with both the President and Director General of TELESUR reveal that they remain concerned with financial and programming issue [...] | 2005-11-29 18:17:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO OPRC PGOV PREL VE |
05CARACAS36 | DEMARCHE ON COUNTERTERRORISM CONVENTIONS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-06 11:53:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL VE |
05CARACAS3659 | PIPELINE EXPLOSIONS QUICKLY CONTROLLED [...] (C) SUMMARY: As noted in reftel, an explosion, possibly caused by an explosive device, occured on the Ule-Amauy oil pipeline on Saturday evening. Authorities quickly controlled the explosion and it will not have an impact on production in western Venezuela. Another explosion occured on a nea [...] | 2005-12-05 20:24:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS41 | VENEZUELA: NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-06 17:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL VE |
05CARACAS42 | DEMARCHE ON IAEA SAFEGUARDS AND ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-06 17:19:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY PREL AORC XM XL OPDC VE IAEA |
05CARACAS471 | CHAVEZ-URIBE MEETING STILL PENDING [...] (C) Summary: The dispute between Venezuela and Colombia over the capture of senior FARC official Rodrigo Granda remains on hold after Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's postponement of the February 3 scheduled meetings. Venezuelan press, distracted by a holiday weekend and destructive loca [...] | 2005-02-11 14:32:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER VE |
05CARACAS485 | GRANDA DISPUTE UPDATE [...] (C) One of five Venezuelan national guard officers in custody for his alleged involvement in the capture of FARC leader Rodrigo Granda has accused the GOV of torturing him and denying him due process. GOV spokespersons have continued to rail against Washington for fomenting the crisis and [...] | 2005-02-11 20:24:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER VE |
05CARACAS527 | LULA COMES TO CARACAS [...] (SBU) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva concluded a 24-hour visit to Venezuela on February 14. His visit included public appearances at a conference of business leaders along with a joint Brazilian-Venezuelan declaration and signing ceremony for more than two dozen agreements. The [...] | 2005-02-16 20:44:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL ENRG MASS BR VE |
05CARACAS53 | CHAVEZ SPEECH SHOWS MILITARY "CUBANIZATION" AFOOT [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on December 27 addressed the armed forces in an over two hour pep rally and romanticized Venezuelan history lesson that glorified the military's growing role in society. Peppering his remarks with anti-US rhetoric, he unveiled to the public a r [...] | 2005-01-07 12:03:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM VE |
05CARACAS598 | BOLIVARIAN HUBRIS: CHAVEZ WARNS OF US [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez February 20 accused the USG, and President Bush specifically, of plotting to kill him. During his weekly television program, he warned the US President that if he were killed, his people would fight a follow-on US invasion and sever US oil shi [...] | 2005-02-24 20:44:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VE |
05CARACAS603 | "GO TO HELL" VENEZUELAN MINISTER OF INFORMATION [...] Summary: (U) Venezuelan Minister of Communication and Information Andres Izarra followed up on President Hugo Chavez's February 20 claim that the U.S. was trying to kill him by launching his own attack on the U.S. and Venezuelan media, starting with a February 21 press conference. He claimed [...] | 2005-02-25 20:24:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO OPRC PGOV PREL PROP |
05CARACAS624 | VENEZUELA'S FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Per reftel A instructions, the following is post's input for the fifth annual anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Political officer Carolina Hidea is the point of contact. Telephone: 58-212-907-8493; Fax: 58-212-907-8033; Email: hideac@state.gov. Hours spent compiling the report: [...] | 2005-02-28 20:09:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF |
05CARACAS648 | VENEZUELA DEFERS AGREEMENT ON CNIES [...] (C) Venezuela deferred indefinitely agreement on the sharing of counter narcotics interception-related data February 25, responding via Diplomatic Note to our request of November 2004 to formalize the sharing of radar track data under the Cooperating Nation Information Exchange System (CNIES [...] | 2005-03-02 21:14:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR VE |
05CARACAS651 | AMBASSADOR VISITS BOLIVAR STATE [...] (U) The Ambassador,s visit to the state of Bolivar on February 16 and 17, included meetings with the Mayor of Ciudad Bolivar, Director General of Ciudad Guyana, a local Chavista university, local press, various business leaders, American citizens in the area, as well as visits to USAID-support [...] | 2005-03-03 14:27:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID PINR VE PIR |
05CARACAS670 | HOW DARE YOU! GOV REACTS TO HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (C) Venezuelan government officials reacted angrily to the release of the Human Rights Report February 28. Vice President Juan Vicente Rangel said the USG lacked "moral authority" to talk about human rights, and accused the USG of being the country that most violated human rights, alleging [...] | 2005-03-04 20:17:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL VE |
05CARACAS671 | CUBA-VENEZUELA MLAT: REPRESSIVE INTEGRATION? [...] (C) The Venezuela-Cuba Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) came into effect on December 22, 2004. Beyond standard provisions, the Treaty allows cooperation in investigating political crimes and offenses which are considered illegal in only one of the two countries. Some Venezuelan legal [...] | 2005-03-04 20:17:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS VE |
05CARACAS713 | CHAVEZ SHARPENS OIL RHETORIC, FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) While in India, March 7, President Chavez revived his threat to cut off oil sales to the U.S. in the event of U.S. "aggression" while proclaiming the end of the era of cheap oil. Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez, however, reaffirmed the importance of the oil relationship with the U.S. Pr [...] | 2005-03-10 14:50:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL VE |
05CARACAS729 | MVR DEPUTY ON PLAN COLOMBIA: REDUCING FARC [...] (C) Movimiento Quinta Republica (MVR) Deputy Saul Ortega, President of the National Assembly International Relations Commission, said increased counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism cooperation would be an excellent basis for improved US-Venezuela relations, in a meeting with poloff March [...] | 2005-03-10 19:32:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER VE |
05CARACAS742 | VENEZUELA: VP'S SON SOUNDS US OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jose Vicente Rangel Jr., mayor of Caracas' Sucre district and son of Venezuelan Vice President Rangel, met with DCM March 11 primarily to discuss bilateral relations. Rangel declined to support President Chavez' claims that the USG sought to kill him, but otherwise defended the [...] | 2005-03-11 20:37:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV US |
05CARACAS750 | VENEZUELAN MILITARY: SEEKING PLOTTERS BEHIND [...] (C) Summary: The Venezuelan Government and supporters of President Hugo Chavez continue to prepare for a suspected US coup attempt and invasion. Although the Venezuelan Navy chief played down the late February visit of a US Navy vessel at Curacao, Chavez and other GOV officials called it a [...] | 2005-03-14 18:39:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS VE |
05CARACAS759 | THE BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION IN CARABOBO STATE [...] (C) Movimiento Quinta Republica's (MVR) Carabobo State coordinator Luis Medina told poloff the selection of MVR candidates by the people is a sign the Bolivarian Revolution has evolved and is becoming more democratic. By 2007 President Hugo Chavez's supporters would unite under the MVR party, [...] | 2005-03-14 20:21:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS772 | VENEZUELA CERTIFICATION DEMARCHE BENCHMARKS [...] (U) As promised in Caracas 710, the text of the non- paper on 2005 certification benchmarks, delivered February 18, follows: VENEZUELA'S 2005 CERTIFICATION BENCHMARKS To comply with current U.S. law establishing the narcotics certification mechanism and to respond to calls for a more tra [...] | 2005-03-15 20:28:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL KJUS KCRM VE |
05CARACAS828 | VENEZUELAN FONMIN CALLS FOR MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez called to meet March 17 with Ambassador Brownfield. Rodriguez' ostensible purpose was to finally meet the Ambassador four months after becoming FonMin. Real reason probably was to support Chavez' "charm offensive" towards the USG. The [...] | 2005-03-18 21:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV US VE |
05CARACAS847 | CHAVEZ GOES INTERNATIONAL AGAIN [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez visited Uruguay, India, Qatar, and France March 1-9 establishing Ministerial-level commissions and pushing for energy and commercial cooperation. In Uruguay, he pushed regional integration. While in India, he espoused a "new socialism" and supported his idea of a "mu [...] | 2005-03-21 20:08:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON ENRG VE |
05CARACAS878 | VENEZUELA CHARM OFFENSIVE -- MEETING WITH [...] (C) Acting on GoV instructions, Venezuelan Minister of Communication Andres Izarra met with the Ambassador March 23. Izarra suggested cooperation on journalist exchanges, an idea which the Ambassador found lacking for among other reasons, the Minister's severe public criticism of U.S. journal [...] | 2005-03-23 20:28:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS921 | FREEDOM HOUSE STRENGTHENS VENEZUELAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] In response to the alleged human rights violations of February/March 2004, USAID Venezuela entered into a cooperative agreement with Freedom House in September 2004. Through this project Freedom House will increase the capacity of human rights defenders in Venezuela to document and report on t [...] | 2005-03-31 10:29:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID KDEM PHUM VE |
05CARACAS951 | CIUDAD GUAYANA SUMMIT: QUADRIPARTITE LOVE FEST [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hosted the Presidents of Brazil, Colombia, and Spain March 29 in a summit concerning national security, poverty reduction, democracy, and regional integration. Chavez interspersed his remarks at the follow-on press conference with some anti-US invective. [...] | 2005-04-04 13:22:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER VE |
05CASABLANCA1316 | IOM AND GOVERNMENT OF MOROCCO HOLD JOINT [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Marking International Migrants Day, December 18, the International Organization of Migration (IOM) released a statement saying, "More attention should be paid by the international community to the large numb [...] | 2005-12-21 11:29:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SMIG PREF PREL SOCI ELAB MO |
05CASABLANCA1341 | FRAUD SUMMARY - CASABLANCA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-27 16:47:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC PREL MO |
05CHENNAI2446 | ISRO FRUSTRATED BY SLOW PACE OF SPACE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) reiterated its frustration with the lack of a framework for cooperation on space exploration and research with the U.S. when high level ISRO officials met with us on October 6. The officials called India's upcoming Chandrayaan-1 mo [...] | 2005-10-14 09:14:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC TSPA PREL IN |
05CHENNAI925 | NEPALI MAOIST REMAINS STUCK IN CHENNAI JAIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent court decision, the Madras High Court has ruled that a team of human rights lawyers may visit senior Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) leader Chandra Prakash Gajurel who was arrested in August 2003 for presenting a forged British passport at Chennai airport and remains [...] | 2005-05-11 07:42:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER IN NP |
05CHIANGMAI166 | MONK'S MURDER SEEN AS ATTEMPT TO SILENCE ACTIVISM [...] (SBU) Summary. The murder of an activist Buddhist monk June 17 in Fang district, Chiang Mai was politically motivated, according to local groups, although police suggest personal conflicts as the cause. Police investigations have so far produced no suspects, despite an initial series of news sto [...] | 2005-07-01 08:47:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TH |
05CHIANGMAI187 | HMONG U.S.-THAI-LAO LINKS UNDER INCREASED SCRUTINY [...] (sbu) Summary. Thai authorities in Bangkok and Chiang Mai are showing increasing concern over the activities of former American citizen Willis Bird Jr. and a group of Hmong who have settled near Mae Rim, 20 kilometers north of the provincial capital. Despite finding only two illegal Hmong d [...] | 2005-08-11 03:08:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PREF TH LA |
05CHIANGMAI195 | CHINESE VISITORS SHOW INTEREST IN THAILAND-BASED BURMESE EXILE GROUPS [...] (SBU) Summary. Chinese visitors from Yunnan traveled to northern Thailand in May and July to plumb the exile groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved in the Burmese opposition movement These two trips were the latest is a two-year series of back-and-forth cross-border vis [...] | 2005-08-22 02:58:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PINR TH CH BM PHUM |
05CHIANGMAI199 | KARENNI REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT COULD DIM POLITICAL OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary. As the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) begins the process of resettling Karenni refugees in Mae Hong Son province to third countries, the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) is worried that resettlement will drain off party activists and weaken the Karenni resistan [...] | 2005-08-29 09:43:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM TH BM |
05CHIANGMAI214 | CORRECTED COPY: THAI-CHINESE TRADE TALKS AIM HIGH - SOME [...] Summary. Thai and Chinese officials charted an ambitious five-year "strategic economic partnership" during the Second Meeting of the Joint Committee on Trade, Investment and Economic Cooperation in Chiang Mai September 21-23. While news accounts headlined "Chinese investment to surge", some [...] | 2005-09-30 05:02:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECIN PREL CH TH WTRO ASEAN |
05CHIANGMAI215 | JAPANESE CONSULATE GENERAL EXPANDING PRESENCE IN NORTHERN THAILAND [...] Summary. Japanese diplomatic representation in Chiang Mai continues to expand with the addition of a fluent Thai speaker, the first to be stationed in the north in many years. The Consul General has made it clear that Japan is interested in playing a more active role in this region and that he [...] | 2005-10-03 09:57:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PREL PHUM TH JA CH |
05CHIANGMAI228 | BURMESE MIGRANT RIGHTS GROUPS SEE CAUSE FOR HOPE IN COURT RULING [...] Summary. Two years after the brutal slaying of six Burmese workers in Mae Sot, a Thai provincial court has convicted four local Thai officials for the crime. Legal and human rights organizations say that conditions for Burmese migrant workers have improved since the 2003 murders and that this [...] | 2005-10-26 03:41:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM TH BM |
05CHIANGMAI245 | LARGE SHAN POPULATION LIVES IN LEGAL LIMBO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 09:03:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM PGOV TH SNAR |
05CHIANGMAI252 | BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME: THAILAND PLANS NEW MEKONG PORT TO BOOST CHINA TRADE [...] (U) Summary Although the Mekong River trade between northern Thailand and southern China has not lived up to expectations, the Thai government plans to build a second, larger, port in Chiang Rai. The go-ahead came after the Deputy Transport Minister returned from a visit to Yunnan province sol [...] | 2005-12-21 10:08:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN ECON PGOV PREL CH TH WTRO |
05COLOMBO1004 | SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 13 CO-CHAIRS [...] (C) Little has been achieved toward advancing the peace process in the year since President Chandrika Kumaratunga's United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) took over the government in April 2004. The President and her inner circle blame both the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),with [...] | 2005-06-03 06:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1019 | SRI LANKA: JVP THREATENS SHOWDOWN, PRESIDENT [...] (C) With coalition partner Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) still threatening to withdraw from the government if President Chandrika Kumaratunga signs the "joint mechanism" on tsunami aid with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),Kumaratunga is seeking support for the controversial agr [...] | 2005-06-07 13:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL IN CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1020 | Pro-JVP Media Minister Persuaded to Resign [...] (SBU) Summary: Aviation, Ports and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera resigned from the media portfolio today amid speculation the President had asked him to do so due to his alleged favoritism towards the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna(JVP),the government's Marxist/Sinhala nationalist junior all [...] | 2005-06-08 01:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE |
05COLOMBO1039 | PRESIDENT TELLS AMBASSADOR SHE IS UNDER PRESSURE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga told Ambassador she intends to sign the Joint Mechanism, she hopes by end of the month. She believes the JVP will not leave the Government if she signs. She asked for strong Co-Chair support for the Joint Mechanism. She will discuss the Joint Mechanism wi [...] | 2005-06-10 04:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PTER CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1050 | SEVENTH SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING OF SOUTH ASIA [...] SUMMARY. THE SEVENTH SARI/ENERGY SEMI-ANNUAL REVIEW MEETING WAS HELD IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA ON JUNE 1-3, 2005. A SARI/ENERGY SPONSORED REGIONAL ENERGY SECURITY REPORT PREPARED BY INDEPENDENT EXPERTS IN THE REGION LAID OUT RECOMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS FOR ADDRESSING REGIONAL ENERGY SHORTAGES AND [...] | 2005-06-13 10:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG KSCA XD ECONOMICS |
05COLOMBO1053 | SRI LANKA: STALEMATE OVER STATUE IN TRINCOMALEE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 8-10 visit to the eastern district of Trincomalee, poloff and POL FSN conducted a series of discussions with government officials, religious leaders, non-governmental organizations (NGOs),and human rights activists. While somewhat muted and at times overshado [...] | 2005-06-14 12:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO106 | MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] According to the Maldives National Disaster Management Center (NDMC),as of January 12, the earthquake and tsunamis killed 82 people and 26 residents are missing in Maldives. On January 10, four USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) members conducted an assessment trip to Maldives. A [...] | 2005-01-13 10:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV |
05COLOMBO1063 | Special Media Reaction: Statement of the co- [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lankan media provided prominent, widespread and positive coverage to the statement issued June 13 by the Tokyo donors' conference co-chairs following their Washington meeting. Electronic media reported the statement on Tuesday, June 14, while all print media carried front-pa [...] | 2005-06-15 10:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO107 | MALDIVES: DESPITE DISASTER, PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentary elections, postponed from December 31 after the tsunami that hit Maldives December 26, have been rescheduled for January 22. The government's desire to go ahead is understandable in order to avoid charges that it is using the tsunami to put off an election it does [...] | 2005-01-13 11:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AEMR MV |
05COLOMBO1089 | TRINCOMALEE STILL RESTIVE; BUDDHA STATUE STAYS FOR [...] (SBU) On June 17, the Court of Appeals suspended until June 30 the Trincomalee Magistrate's decision to remove all unauthorized religious statues, including a controversial Buddha statue erected by a pro-Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) union, from Trincomalee town (REFTEL). Despite the rel [...] | 2005-06-20 12:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PHUM KIRF PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1097 | MALDIVES SEEKS "MANAGED CHANGE" AS PARTIES REGISTER [...] (SBU) To date five organizations have completed the pre-registration process required to become political parties in Maldives. In a June 16 meeting with the Ambassador in Colombo, Maldivian Foreign Secretary Abdul Hamid Zakariyya said that the Government of Republic of Maldives (GORM) is "tr [...] | 2005-06-22 06:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MV |
05COLOMBO1112 | NORWEGIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON JOINT [...] (C) Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen told donors on June 23 that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) will sign a controversial agreement to coordinate tsunami aid with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) early June 24. The so-called "joint mechanism" agreement is also exp [...] | 2005-06-23 10:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1119 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] The USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Program Officer, USAID/Colombo Humanitarian Assistance Program Manager (HAPM) and USAID/Colombo Development Outreach and Communications Officer (DOC) traveled to Galle and Matara districts from June 13 through 15 to monitor USAID/OFDA [...] | 2005-06-27 05:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO1122 | SRI LANKA: GSL WILL REFLECT ON US PRIORITIES FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador delivered Reftel demarches to Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara on June 24. Palihakkara indicated that the GSL will likely vote in favor of the framework resolution that increases the Security Council to 24 members. He said that his government might consider [...] | 2005-06-27 06:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC KUNR CE |
05COLOMBO1127 | Special Media Reaction: Predictable Coverage of [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lankan media provided widespread prominent editorial coverage of the June 24 signing of the Joint Mechanism (Post-Tsunami Management Structure, P-TOMS) between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in high circulation Sunday edition newsp [...] | 2005-06-27 11:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1149 | SRI LANKA: DEMARCHES ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-30 11:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CE KUNR PGOV PREL UN |
05COLOMBO1155 | Maldives - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] On June 4 and 5, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Information Officer traveled to the Republic of Maldives (ROM) to assess the recovery efforts and monitor the USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) funded tsunami recovery activities. During the visit, the [...] | 2005-07-05 05:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE UNICEF |
05COLOMBO1158 | SRI LANKA NOT OPPOSED TO SETHUSAMUDRAM SHIP CANAL [...] Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is reconciled to the implementation of the Sethusamudram project as it is within the territorial waters of Sri Lanka. This project proposes the linking of the Arabian sea with the Bay of Bengal by dredging shallow waters to the north of Sri Lanka, th [...] | 2005-07-05 11:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL ETRD SENV CE ECONOMICS |
05COLOMBO1198 | SRI LANKA NOT DECIDED ON G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Ambassador raised issue of G-4 Framework Resolution on UNSC Expansion with Foreign Secretary Palihakkara on July 8, using points in reftel. Ambassador added that we recognized that Sri Lanka had given public support to the G-4's proposal for UNSC seats, but that this did not necessarily [...] | 2005-07-11 05:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CE UNSC |
05COLOMBO1245 | SRI LANKA WILL "CONSIDER US DEMARCHE" ON G-4 [...] (SBU) Sumedha Ekanayake, the Foreign Ministry's Assistant Director of UN and Multilateral Affairs, told poloff in a July 14 phone conversation that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) will vote in favor of the G-4 Framework Resolution at the UN General Assembly. However, the GSL will not co-spo [...] | 2005-07-18 06:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CE UNGA |
05COLOMBO125 | SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND [...] As of January 13, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,899 people in Sri Lanka. The USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) conducted assessments in Ampara District and Trincomolee to view the damage caused by the earthquake [...] | 2005-01-17 04:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO1253 | World Bank Report Details Weaknesses of Sri [...] Summary: The World Bank issued its long-delayed report on education in Sri Lanka at a conference in Colombo June 30, painting a grim picture of the state of education in a country once known for its relatively progressive and equitable system. The study, compiled in the past year by a team [...] | 2005-07-18 11:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO EAID OIIP PREL CE |
05COLOMBO1284 | HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION (HMA) FY06 COUNTRY [...] U.S. Funds Expended : $11,937,000 (through FY2005) 2. A total of 503 officer and enlisted ranks have completed the basic demining course. Also 202 officers and enlisted ranks have completed additional demining instruction and management courses, basic and advance trauma courses as well a [...] | 2005-07-22 06:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID MARR MOPS PREF PREL CE MAS LTTE |
05COLOMBO1286 | LTTE STIFFS NORWEGIANS ON CEASEFIRE TALKS, PTOMS [...] (C) Summary: The LTTE told Norwegians they will not hold talks on ceasefire with Government until it disarms all paramilitaries. The Tigers also said they were not willing to change any part of the PTOMS agreement. The two sides continue to work with the SLMM to solve the transportation iss [...] | 2005-07-22 06:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE NO LTTE |
05COLOMBO1291 | PRESIDENT SAYS GOVERNMENT WILL ABIDE BY CEASEFIRE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-chairs told President Kumaratunga ceasefire was under threat, that LTTE bore brunt of blame for ceasefire violations, but that current upsurge of violence in East required both sides to take steps. Kumaratunga said she had given orders to security forces to not attack LTTE, bu [...] | 2005-07-25 11:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE NO LTTE |
05COLOMBO1338 | SPEAKING OUT ON GITMO AND DETAINEES [...] (C) Ambassador raised issue of understanding for US detainee operations with Foreign Minister Kadirgamar on August 1, explaining that we wanted our friends to better understand our operations and the rationale for them, and to convey their support to broader constituencies. Kadirgamar noted [...] | 2005-08-02 06:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL |
05COLOMBO1353 | FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE REQUESTS LOST DOCUMENTS [...] (U) Maldivian national Ibrahim Fauzee, detained in Pakistan in May 2002, was returned to Maldives from Guantanamo on March 12, 2005 after it was determined that he had no connection to terrorism and posed no threat to the US. Maldivian Government passed a request from Mr. Fauzee for return o [...] | 2005-08-03 09:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KAWC PREL MV |
05COLOMBO1408 | IRAN/IAEA: SRI LANKA ALREADY IN TOUCH WITH TEHRAN [...] (S) Charge' called on Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar August 11 and reviewed with him Ref A talking points calling for firm IAEA action against Iran. Kadirgamar said he shared the U.S. and EU sense of urgency and said the Foreign Ministry would review the U.S. points closely w [...] | 2005-08-11 13:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PARM PREL IR EU CE |
05COLOMBO1425 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT WANTS BOTH CRACKDOWN ON [...] (C) Summary. The Sri Lankan government (GSL) wants the international community to crack down further on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the wake of the assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar but also insists somewhat contradictorily that it remains committed to [...] | 2005-08-15 05:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL EAID CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1428 | Special Media Reaction: Assassination of Foreign [...] (U) Summary: Foreign Minister Kadirgamar's assassination has been the overwhelming focus of all media since late Friday night, with homages and retrospectives repeatedly broadcast on TV stations and printed in the press. Despite the public anger and shock over the slaying, however, the media [...] | 2005-08-15 09:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1440 | SRI LANKA: HELGESEN BRIEFS CO-CHAIRS ON NORWEGIAN [...] (C) Summary. The Norwegian facilitators have shared with the co-chairs a constructive plan for putting the burden on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for the next steps in the peace process while also heading off rash actions by the government (GSL). The Norwegians will give LTTE [...] | 2005-08-16 12:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER NO CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1451 | Leading Tamil Announcer and Husband Murdered in [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the high-profile April 29 murder of Tamil commentator Dharmaretnam Sivaram (Ref A)and several alleged death threats received by other prominent Tamil journalists (Ref B),a well-known Tamil radio and television personality and her husband -- a former member of the Pe [...] | 2005-08-18 07:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO146 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 16, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,920 people in Sri Lanka. The U.S. Military continues to engage in debris removal and clean-up activities in Galle and assist in the transport of relief supplies throughout Sri L [...] | 2005-01-19 03:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO147 | MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] According to the Maldives National Disaster Management Center (NDMC),as of January 18, the earthquake and tsunamis killed 82 people and 26 residents are missing. A key priority is to re-equip and repair health centers. The U.S. Military's primary objective in Maldives is to provide potable [...] | 2005-01-19 08:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV |
05COLOMBO1485 | ALL IN THE FAMILY: SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT APPOINTS [...] (C) On August 22 President Chandrika Kumaratunga appointed Anura Bandaranaike, her younger brother and Minister of Tourism, Foreign Minister. The move is viewed largely as a consolation prize for Bandaranaike after he failed to gain his party's--and his sister's--approval as the next preside [...] | 2005-08-23 12:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO1493 | SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT WANTS TALKS WITH TIGERS AT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 12. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) Nearly a week after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed to talks with the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) to strengthen the Ceasefire Agreement, details regarding the timing, venue and le [...] | 2005-08-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL PHUM CE NO LTTE |
05COLOMBO1512 | NORWEGIANS SEEK INSTRUCTIONS FROM OSLO IN FACE OF [...] (C) Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar told Charge' August 30 that he is seeking instructions from Oslo on how to proceed in the face of continuing public criticism of the Norwegian peace process facilitation role. Brattskar confided he is particular angry about public comments new Foreign [...] | 2005-08-30 07:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER NO CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1522 | REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN [...] (C) Charge' raised reftel situation of Uighur Guantanamo detainees with Foreign Ministry Secretary H.G.M.S. Palihakkara August 31 and asked SIPDIS for Sri Lankan assistance. Palihakkara replied that "we'd like to do it," but that accepting the Uighurs would "create problems with our Chine [...] | 2005-08-31 05:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR CE |
05COLOMBO1523 | Grenade attack on pro-LTTE newspaper office shakes [...] (U) Summary: Two men threw two grenades into the premises of the Sudar Oli newspaper office in Colombo August 29, killing one and injuring three. Sudar Oli, an unapologetically pro-LTTE paper, was the object of an unsuccessful grenade attack on one of its Colombo branch offices on August 20, [...] | 2005-08-31 07:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PTER PHUM EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1542 | SRI LANKA: NAME, TITLE AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR [...] (SBU) This message conveys updated contact information for the Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs. FOREIGN MINISTER LAST NAME: Bandaranaike FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES: Anura CONVENTIONAL USAGE: Foreign Minister Anura Bandaranaike FORMAL TITLE: Minister of Foreign Affairs ( [...] | 2005-09-02 05:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL CE |
05COLOMBO1547 | SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT URGES EU TERRORIST [...] (C) In a September 2 meeting, Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara briefed Charge' on the status of Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) efforts to persuade the European Union to proscribe the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organization and to review possible funding flows f [...] | 2005-09-02 09:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL EFIN EAID PGOV CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1556 | TFUS01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES DONATIONS TO [...] Per request reftel, Econchief relayed USG thanks for Sri Lanka's USD 25,000 donation to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. MFA Economic Affairs Director Esala Weerakoon said that Sri Lanka's contribution would be deliverd by Sri Lankan Ambassador to the US Bernard Goonatilake to the American Red Cr [...] | 2005-09-06 11:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PREL CE MV |
05COLOMBO156 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 18, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,922 people in Sri Lanka. The U.S. Military hopes to transition water distribution duties in Galle to the Galle Water Board by January 25. The U.S. Military continues to work on [...] | 2005-01-20 10:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO1560 | BRAHIMI TELLS CO-CHAIRS UN NOT OUT TO REPLACE [...] (C) Colombo co-chair representatives (Charge', British DCM Craig, Japanese Ambassador Suda, Norwegian DCM Laegreid, EC Charge' Wilton) met with UNSYG special envoy and former Algerian FM Lakhdar Brahimi September 6 to exchange views on the current situation. Brahimi characterized his visit t [...] | 2005-09-07 04:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CE NO UN LTTE |
05COLOMBO1565 | TFUS01: SRI LANKAN PRIME MINISTER SENDS [...] On September 7 Embassy received a letter of condolence on Hurricane Katrina from Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse to President Bush. The text of the letter follows below. 2. Begin text: 2 September 2005 His Excellency George W. Bush President of the United States of America Excelle [...] | 2005-09-07 09:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL CE |
05COLOMBO157 | GSL AND LTTE CLOSE TO DEAL ON RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: GSL hopes Co-Chairs meeting will focus on tsunami reconstruction, not link assistance to peace process. Government and LTTE have held series of talks on formal mechanism for reconstruction, hope to sign MOU soon. END SUMMARY 2. (C) Ambassador met with Sri Lankan Peace Secretar [...] | 2005-01-20 10:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID LTTE |
05COLOMBO1592 | AVIAN FLU PREPAREDNESS IN SRI LANKA [...] (SBU) Summary: EconOff met with the Chief Epidemiologist for the Ministry of Health (MOH) as well as an officer working in the Colombo office of the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding reftel. Sri Lankan officials and academics are watching for signs of avian flu and other illnesses wi [...] | 2005-09-09 05:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI EAGR CE KSTH WHO |
05COLOMBO1594 | INITIAL SRI LANKAN RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-09 06:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA EAGR EAID ECON PREL SOCI TBIO CE |
05COLOMBO1604 | SRI LANKA: TIME FOR CO-CHAIRS TO STAND UP AGAINST [...] (C) The co-chairs will meet in New York at a time when the prospects for tangible progress on the Sri Lanka peace process are underwhelming, especially in the wake of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE) refusal to accept the latest proposal by the Norwegian facilitators for a cease [...] | 2005-09-12 10:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1622 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: MALDIVES AND SRI LANKA POINTS OF [...] Charge raised the points in reftel with Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Palihakkara on August 24. Palihakkara promised to respond with a point of contact. 2. On September 9, Post received the following name and contact information for Sri Lanka: - Dr. H.M. Fernando Deputy Director Ge [...] | 2005-09-13 10:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI |
05COLOMBO1654 | SRI LANKA SUPPORTIVE OF EU ON IRAN/IAEA ISSUE [...] (SBU) On September 16 poloff delivered Reftel A demarche to V. Krishnamoorthy, Director of UN and Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff followed up on September 20, when Krishnamoorthy responded that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is "waiting to see" whether the m [...] | 2005-09-20 10:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM IR MNUC TRGY CE IAEA |
05COLOMBO1680 | MALDIVES: DEMOCRACY STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Although Maldives was not listed as a focus country in Reftel A, assisting Maldives in a peaceful transition to multi-party democracy would serve broad USG interests in promoting democracy and advancing human rights. Maldives is a moderate Islamic country where both the government [...] | 2005-09-22 11:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL EAID MV |
05COLOMBO1714 | Special Media Reaction: E.U. Ban on LTTE Travel [...] (U) Summary: The Sri Lankan media reacted strongly to the European Union's travel ban on the LTTE. Mainstream and Sinhala nationalist media led with news of the ban, praising the move and speculating the decision could lead quickly to the EU's designation of the LTTE as a Foreign Terrorist Or [...] | 2005-09-29 10:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO PTER OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1739 | SRI LANKAN DAILY REPORTS GOVERNMENT TO DROP [...] (U) The headlines of the October 3 edition of the English language Daily Mirror, quoting an unnamed "top US State Department official," reported the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) had agreed to hold off on anti-conversion legislation because of US pressure. According to the article, written by [...] | 2005-10-03 10:10:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO CE |
05COLOMBO1789 | AFGHANISTAN'S INCLUSION INTO SAARC [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-11 09:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON XD CE |
05COLOMBO1814 | FIRST US-MALDIVES FRIENDSHIP WEEK A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The first-ever US-Maldives Friendship Week ("Friendship Week") which took place on September 23-28 furthered the Mission Performance Plan (MPP) goal of stable and secure partners worldwide and enhanced bilateral ties in the political, economic, cultural and security realms. Bu [...] | 2005-10-17 11:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM KPAO OIIP PREL MV |
05COLOMBO1817 | Public Diplomacy Programs Enrich First U.S. - Maldives [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post's public diplomacy programs formed a large part of the first annual U.S.- Maldives Friendship Week September 25 through September 28. In addition to a trade show organized by the Economic/Commercial Section, PD organized the signing of the first Ambassador's Fund for Cultur [...] | 2005-10-18 02:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO OIIP OEXC OPRC PREL SCUL |
05COLOMBO1822 | SRI LANKA SEEKS CONSENSUS IN OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-18 11:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | IS PREL CE UNGA |
05COLOMBO1823 | GORM INDIRECTLY TARGETS OPPOSITION NEWSPAPER STAFF [...] (C) Summary: In a perceived crackdown on an opposition newspaper, police in Male detained two popular columnists for "Minivan" on October 13 on charges unrelated to journalism. Mohamed Nasheed and Ablo Saeed were summoned to the police station and detained on respective charges of "instigating [...] | 2005-10-18 11:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL MV |
05COLOMBO1837 | TWO ENVOYS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Amnesty International head Ian Martin found the GSL eager to inject a human rights component into the peace process, but the LTTE rejected any discussion of human rights until after talks on the cease-fire had resumed. Former Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission head General (re [...] | 2005-10-21 06:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1841 | TWO ENVOYS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Amnesty International head Ian Martin found the GSL eager to inject a human rights component into the peace process, but the LTTE rejected any discussion of human rights until after talks on the cease-fire had resumed. Former Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission head General (re [...] | 2005-10-24 10:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1858 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRESIDENT KUMARATUNGA: THE [...] (C) I met with President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga one-on-one late in the evening of October 26. As Kumaratunga appeared from a Cabinet meeting, I commented that she looked tired from the campaign. "Not tired," she said, "frustrated." She then launched into criticism of Prime Minis [...] | 2005-10-27 09:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CE |
05COLOMBO1859 | SRI LANKA: CO-CHAIRS PREVIEW POSSIBLE ROLE [...] (C) On October 25 the Ambassador convened a meeting of Heads of Mission of the co-chairs of the 2003 Tokyo Conference on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka to reassess the co-chairs' role in the wake of developments over the past two years. Pointing out that many of their original o [...] | 2005-10-27 10:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL CE |
05COLOMBO1860 | COLOMBO TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-27 11:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER KTFN CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1864 | DEMARCHE - IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING EXTREMISM [...] (SBU) The Ambassador raised reftel points on Ahmadi-Nejad's October 25 remarks on wiping Israel off the map with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Anura Bandanaraike during an October 28 conversation (other subjects reported septel). Bandanaraike was not familiar with the Iranian president's spe [...] | 2005-10-28 07:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE IR IAEA |
05COLOMBO1867 | PRESIDENTIAL PLATFORMS HIGHLIGHT STARK ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: The Sri Lanka presidential candidates have released their election "manifestos" (platforms). Both have clearly learned the lessons of the April 2004 parliamentary elections, in which the rural vote proved decisive, and have included significant benefit increases for the rural sect [...] | 2005-10-28 08:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL CE |
05COLOMBO1868 | FOREIGN MINISTER STICKS UP FOR HIS SISTER, SLAMS [...] (C) Summary. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister (and brother of President Kumaratunga) Anura Bandaranaike told the Ambassador he is contemptuous of SLFP Presidential candidate Mahinda Rajapakse's alliance with the Marxist JVP, will not campaign very hard on Rajapakse's behalf and is not at all sur [...] | 2005-10-31 04:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF CE MV |
05COLOMBO187 | NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR BRIEFS COLOMBO CO-CHAIRS ON [...] (C) Summary. The Norwegian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Petersen made progress in working out an LTTE/GSL tsunami coordination mechanism although the deal is not final. Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar, who has been facilitating the discussions, is encouraged. Colombo co- chair rep [...] | 2005-01-25 04:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM EAID CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1870 | REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE OF CERTAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-31 06:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR MV |
05COLOMBO1877 | MALDIVES: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S EXTREMISM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-31 11:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM IR MV |
05COLOMBO188 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] As of January 24, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,957 people in Sri Lanka. The U.S. Military plans to complete school debris clearing and latrine building by January 24, and water distributions will end on January 23. Sanitatio [...] | 2005-01-25 08:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO1881 | MALDIVES WILL CO-SPONSOR HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-01 06:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IS MV UNGA |
05COLOMBO1882 | SRI LANKA WILL SUPPORT JUDGE BUERGENTHAL'S [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-01 06:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CE UNGA |
05COLOMBO189 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] As of January 24, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,957 people. The U.S. Military is starting to move equipment and personnel from Galle to Colombo. The Galle local government and the Galle Water Board are taking over responsibi [...] | 2005-01-25 08:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO1912 | FOREIGN MINISTER ANURA BANDARANAIKE ON "WHEN RANIL [...] (C) When I met Foreign Minister Anura Bandaranaike on October 28 (reftel),he said that he wanted to get together before the Presidential election for a one-on-one chat, "without all these people (pointing to the notetakers) around." On November 7 we had that meeting over lunch at his offici [...] | 2005-11-07 09:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE |
05COLOMBO192 | UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per Reftel, Mission submits the draft report on Supporting Human Rights and Democracy in Maldives. Begin text. In 2004, Maldives President Gayoom, head of the parliamentary-style government, began a process to strengthen democracy and introduce political reforms. His commitment to refor [...] | 2005-01-25 09:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL MV |
05COLOMBO1929 | SRI LANKA: IMPLICATIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) -- The distinct approaches to the peace process adopted by the two main candidates in the run-up to Sri Lanka's November 17 presidential election pose different challenges for members of the international community, including the U.S., who hope to promote a permanent resolution of the eth [...] | 2005-11-09 11:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO193 | UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per Reftel, Mission submits the draft report on Supporting Human Rights and Democracy in Sri Lanka. Begin text. Sri Lanka is a longstanding democratic republic with an active multiparty system. For more than 20 years, Sri Lanka has struggled with an internal war between the Sri Lankan go [...] | 2005-01-25 10:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL CE |
05COLOMBO1951 | SRI LANKA: SUGGESTED U.S. STATEMENT ON THE [...] (SBU) This message conveys Embassy's suggestions for a statement by the Department Spokesman after the November 17 presidential election. Two versions are provided: one for suggested use in the event of a generally free and fair election and another for suggested use in the event of an elect [...] | 2005-11-15 11:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO CE |
05COLOMBO1954 | SRI LANKA OFFERS CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-16 05:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL CE |
05COLOMBO1960 | MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENT BUSH FROM MALDIVIAN PRESIDENT [...] ON NOVEMBER 16, 2005, THE EMBASSY RECEIVED VIA FAX A DIPLOMATIC NOTE WITH THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE, ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH FROM MALDIVIAN PRESIDENT MAUMOON ABDUL GAYOOM. BEGIN TEXT: MALE 09 NOVEMBER 2005 HIS EXCELLENCY MR. GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF [...] | 2005-11-16 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL MV |
05COLOMBO1969 | CHANDRIKA BIDS FAREWELL [...] (C) Outgoing Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (CBK) hosted a dinner for the diplomatic corps on November 16, the evening before the election which would determine her successor. About 100 guests--the entire diplomatic corps, including multilateral and UN agency heads, [...] | 2005-11-17 08:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1974 | US INTERESTS AFTER THE SRI LANKAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) How is the apparent victory of Mahinda Rajapakse likely to affect US interests in Sri Lanka? We define our overriding interests here quite simply: Peace and Prosperity. Peace because a successful peace process will mean the end of terrorism by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [...] | 2005-11-18 07:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER US CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO1991 | SRI LANKA WILL TRY TO BE HELPFUL AT IAEA BOARD [...] (C) Ambassador spoke to Foreign Secretary Palihakkara November 23 regarding upcoming IAEA Board meeting, explaining our decision not to seek referral of Iran to the UNSC at this time and also our desire that this not be seen as an endorsement of Iran's behavior. Palihakkara said that he unde [...] | 2005-11-23 09:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC IAEA |
05COLOMBO1992 | AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION - SRI [...] (U) THIS IS THE SECOND CABLE REPORTING ON PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PREVENT A HIGHLY PATHENOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA (HPAI) IN SRI LANKA (REF A) AND RESPONDS TO REF B QUESTIONS REGARDING SRI LANKA'S EFFORTS TO CONTROL AVIAN FLU AND ITS CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC. PREPAREDNES [...] | 2005-11-23 10:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI EAGR CASC CE KSTH WHO |
05COLOMBO1994 | BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) On November 23 President Mahinda Rajapakse appointed a 25-member Cabinet that retained many Ministers in the posts they held during former President Chandrika Kumaratunga's administration (septel). Among the few changes made, however, was the appointment of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) [...] | 2005-11-23 10:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL CE |
05COLOMBO2003 | CONFIDENT PRESIDENT VOWS TO MOVE FORWARD ON PEACE [...] (C) Summary. President Rajapakse told the Ambassador he is committed to maintaining historically close ties with the United States and welcomes co-chair involvement in the peace process. There is a role for an "independent and balanced" Norway although they should not head the SLMM in Rajap [...] | 2005-11-28 06:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KIRF EAID CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO2007 | NEW PRIME MINISTER SEES HOPE FOR PEACE [...] (C) Summary. New Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake reacted with optimism to LTTE leader Prabhakaran's November 27 Heroes' Day speech, said that a return to war is not an option and expressed appreciation for U.S. military assistance. He said the anti-conversion bill will not come back [...] | 2005-11-28 08:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF MASS EAID CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO2014 | Special Media Reaction: LTTE Leader Vellupillai [...] (SBU) Summary: Following LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran's annual Heroes' Day speech on November 27(reftel),Sri Lankan television and newspapers on November 28 and 29 focused on the future of the peace process with a renewed sense of hope and pragmatism. In response to the election of President [...] | 2005-11-29 11:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO2017 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT'S PUBLIC STATEMENTS OFFER [...] (C) In public statements made since his November 17 election, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has offered few concrete details into how he plans to realize his oft-stated goal of achieving a political resolution to the conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). In particular, how [...] | 2005-11-29 11:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO2038 | MALDIVES: PROPOSED LETTER FROM SECRETARY TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (SBU) Maldives has made some progress in implementing democratic reforms, but significant problems, including limitations on the opposition and on pro-opposition media, as detailed in Reftels B and C, remain. The Maldives is a moderate, [...] | 2005-12-05 10:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM MV |
05COLOMBO2042 | NEW FOREIGN MINISTER EAGER TO MAINTAIN CLOSE U.S. [...] (C) Summary. New Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said the GSL has proposed CFA talks to the LTTE via the Norwegian facilitators and would be flexible on the location of those talks. The landmine killings of soldiers in Jaffna make such talks especially urgent. The FM outlin [...] | 2005-12-06 10:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO2056 | Special Media Reaction: Department's Statement on [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lankan Media commented widely on the statement issued Monday, December 5, by Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli condemning persistent violations of the cease- fire agreement (CFA),in particular the December 4 LTTE landmine attacks in Jaffna. The English-language and Sinhala media c [...] | 2005-12-07 11:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO2076 | PEACE PROCESS: AKASHI VISITS, OFFERS TO HOST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Special Envoy Akashi found President Rajapakse eager to take up ceasefire implementation talks and willing to use a venue outside of Sri Lanka. Akashi offered Japan for the first round. Rajapakse was upset at reported comments of Norwegian Envoy Eric Solheim that Norway w [...] | 2005-12-12 08:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO2088 | SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 19 CO-CHAIRS [...] (C) In the run-up to their December 19 meeting in Brussels, the co-chairs are faced with rapidly degenerating security in the north and east; an inexperienced new Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) administration that won on a hardline platform; a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that has p [...] | 2005-12-13 04:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO2096 | CO-CHAIRS SHOULD FOCUS ON PRIVATE MESSAGES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-Chairs Chiefs of Mission (COM's) and visiting EC DDG Jouanjean agreed Dec 19 Co-Chairs meeting in Brussels should focus on role of Co-Chairs in changed peace process environment in Sri Lanka. All agreed Co-Chairs should develop messages to be passed privately to both GSL and [...] | 2005-12-14 09:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO2130 | TSUNAMI RELIEF IN SRI LANKA -- OFDA WRAP-UP AND [...] SUMMARY: USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR SRI LANKA IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DECEMBER 2004 TSUNAMI DISASTER WAS SPEARHEADED BY USAID/OFDA WITH THE IMMEDIATE DEPLOYMENT OF A DART TEAM AND RAPID FUNDING OF A PORTFOLIO OF EMERGENCY PROJECTS. NOW LARGELY COMPLETED, THE PROJECTS WERE INSTRUMENTAL [...] | 2005-12-21 02:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO2136 | Special Media Reaction: December 19 Statement by [...] (U) Summary: The statement by the Tokyo Donors Conference Co-chairs after their December 19 meeting in Brussels sparked banner headlines and lead stories of all print and electronic media on December 21. However, only the mainstream independent Daily Mirror and its sister Sinhala paper, Lanka [...] | 2005-12-21 09:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO2144 | MALDIVES: POST SUPPORT FOR NDI PROPOSAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. The Republic of Maldives, a moderate, pro-Western Muslim nation, is taking its first faltering steps along the path to democratic reform (Ref A). A special Parliament is meeting to consider far-reaching changes, but is moving slowly. In p [...] | 2005-12-22 09:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM MV |
05COLOMBO2158 | GOVERNMENT ASKS CO-CHAIRS FOR ACTION AS VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-Chair Chiefs of Missions (COM's) met with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister on December 23 to de-brief on Brussels meeting. In light of renewed Tiger attacks, GSL asked Co-Chair COM's to travel to Kilinocchi to deliver hard message to Tigers. COM's (minus US Ambassador) de [...] | 2005-12-27 11:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL CE NO LTTE |
05COLOMBO2164 | Special Media Reaction: Tsunami Anniversary [...] (U) Summary: All three English dailies carried Ambassador Lunstead's tsunami memorial message titled "America Joins Sri Lanka in Remembrance" on Friday, December 23. Sinhala and Tamil newspapers carried the op-ed in the vernacular on Saturday, December 24 and Monday, December 26. Complementin [...] | 2005-12-28 08:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE |
05COLOMBO2166 | Special Media Reaction: Editorial Reaction to [...] (U) Summary: The statement by the Tokyo Donors Conference Co-chairs after their December 19 meeting in Brussels sparked a considerable amount of editorial comment in the English and Sinhala press in the week following its December 21 release in Colombo. Editorialists analyzed the statement am [...] | 2005-12-28 11:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO2179 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY'S JANUARY 5 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Since the November 17 election of Mahinda Rajapaksa as President, violence has escalated rapidly, imperiling the increasingly fragile three-year-old Ceasefire Agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). On his first visit to Washin [...] | 2005-12-30 06:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CE |
05COLOMBO224 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] As of January 25, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,957 people in Sri Lanka. USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) implementing partner Community Habitat Finance International (CHF) is constructing 3,500 transit [...] | 2005-01-28 05:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO225 | MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] According to the Maldives National Disaster Management Center (NDMC),as of January 18, the earthquake and tsunamis killed 82 people and 26 residents are missing in Maldives. The U.S. Military is prioritizing final operations in Maldives before its final departure. There is currently a short [...] | 2005-01-28 05:14:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV |
05COLOMBO244 | Special Media Reaction: Colombo Press Conference [...] (U) Summary: Media coverage of post's January 29 press conference to announce plans to transition from a mix of military and civilian tsunami relief efforts to a fully civilian one was prominent and widespread, generating front-page headlines but little editorial comment. Most media focused [...] | 2005-02-01 01:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE |
05COLOMBO252 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] From January 21 to 26, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Water and Sanitation Officer (WSO) traveled to Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Hambantota, Matara, and Galle districts to meet with implementing partners and visit internally displaced person (IDP)camps. The USAID/DA [...] | 2005-02-01 10:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO27 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 3, the death toll in Sri Lanka due to the earthquake and tsunamis is 29,957. Transitioning from emergency relief, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) plans to fund an additional USD 10 million to focus on the immediate rehabilitation needs of disaster-affected co [...] | 2005-01-04 08:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EAID AEMR PREL PGOV |
05COLOMBO283 | MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] On January 28, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Field Officer (FO) posted to Male' in Maldives departed the islands for Colombo. A summary of the U.S. Government's assistance in Maldives in response to the earthquake and tsunamis follows below. End Summary. ----------- [...] | 2005-02-03 10:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV |
05COLOMBO285 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 31, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunami had killed 30,959 people in Sri Lanka. The CNO is scheduled to transition responsibilities for the tsunami relief effort to the Ministry of Public Security, Law and Order during the week of F [...] | 2005-02-03 10:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO291 | MALDIVIAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE ON THE RETURN OF [...] (S) In late January, the Embassy received the following diplomatic note from the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GoRM),building on their preliminary response contained in Ref A, in response to our diplomatic note, drawing from Ref B, which laid out the USG view regarding the return [...] | 2005-02-07 05:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PTER KAWC PREL PINS MV |
05COLOMBO301 | TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION: REMEMBER MALDIVES [...] (U) Summary. The Maldivian government, aided by international agencies, has done an impressive job of identifying long-term tsunami reconstruction needs. The U.S. should do its part in funding this Maldivian effort. The upcoming visit to Maldives by former U.S. Presidents Bush and Clinton [...] | 2005-02-07 11:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL MV |
05COLOMBO312 | SRI LANKA: EASTERN LTTE POLITICAL LEADER KILLED [...] (C) Summary. On February 7, E. Kausalyan, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Political Leader for the eastern districts of Batticaloa and Ampara, was killed in an ambush in a Government of Sri Lanka (GSL)-controlled area while driving to Batticaloa from LTTE-controlled territory in t [...] | 2005-02-08 13:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CE |
05COLOMBO314 | FROM COMITY TO CALUMNY: SRI LANKAN POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Six weeks after the tsunami that devastated the coasts of Sri Lanka, the main political parties have fallen back into their previous pattern of exchanging accusations and denunciations in the media. This return to fractiousness has dissolved the relative comity that prevailed imm [...] | 2005-02-09 04:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO317 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] From January 31 to February 3, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) deployed teams to tsunami-affected districts to visit USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) programs. The purpose of these trips was to monitor the progress of USAID/OFDA implem [...] | 2005-02-09 09:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO326 | COLOMBO PLAN: CONSENSUS MINUS ONE TOWARD THAI [...] (C) Summary: During the February 15 Colombo Plan Working Group meeting, all other member states present expressed their support for the Thai constitutional amendment proposal to address arrears. Among the several concerns voiced about the U.S. proposal, representatives from member states sin [...] | 2005-02-10 12:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR AORC IR CE |
05COLOMBO327 | SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 20-21 [...] (SBU) The December 26 tsunami, in spite of its cruel humanitarian toll and staggering financial costs, has provided the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) a chance to re-engage after a near two-year hiatus in negotiations. The tragedy has mitigated [...] | 2005-02-10 12:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV EAID PTER CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO335 | MALDIVES: SECENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FORMER [...] (SBU) Nearly one-third of the population of Maldives was affected by the December 26 tsunami. A preliminary assessment estimates total losses at about 55 percent of GDP, with the greatest negative impact felt by the crucial tourism industry. Entire populations on some islands were displaced [...] | 2005-02-11 10:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV EAID MV |
05COLOMBO338 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] On February 4, the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) closed the Center for National Operations (CNO) and transferred its functions to the recently established Task Force for Relief (TAFOR). USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) assessments indicate that emergency needs for food, [...] | 2005-02-14 06:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO347 | SRI LANKA: POST-TSUNAMI REPORTS OF CHILD [...] (SBU) Summary. Sensationalist speculation in the local media that the December 26 tsunami would spawn "spin-off" misery for Sri Lanka's displaced--e.g. hordes of homeless orphans, increased child trafficking, and an uptick in sexual- and gender-based violence--has proven, fortunately, unfou [...] | 2005-02-14 11:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SMIG CE KWMM LTTE |
05COLOMBO35 | MILITARY COOPERATION IN THE RELIEF EFFORT IN SRI [...] (C) There has been much discussion about how to ensure that we use our military participation in relief efforts to strengthen our mil-to-mil relationships with other participants, and in particular with India. We offer here a perspective on what is happening on the ground in Sri Lanka. A coordin [...] | 2005-01-05 12:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL CE IN |
05COLOMBO358 | MALDIVES CLARIFIES POSITION ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (S) Maldivian Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Zakariyyah called DCM February 15 to SIPDIS advise that, after the DCM's February 3 conversation with the Maldivian Attorney General, the GoRM had further considered its position on the return of Maldivian Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim Fo [...] | 2005-02-15 11:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PTER KAWC PREL PINS MV |
05COLOMBO39 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 4, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the death toll in Sri Lanka due to the earthquake and tsunamis is 30,190. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that the immediate priority areas in Sri Lanka are water (including cl [...] | 2005-01-06 08:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EAID AEMR PREL PGOV |
05COLOMBO395 | Special Media Reaction: Former Presidents [...] (U) Summary: The visit of former Presidents Clinton and Bush to Sri Lanka February 20-21 elicited copious, straightforward media coverage, with all media outlets, print as well as electronic, featuring the visit prominently. Editorial comment was largely positive as well, but a few outlets [...] | 2005-02-22 10:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO EAID PTER OIIP PREL CE |
05COLOMBO399 | SRI LANKA: FORMER PRESIDENTS BUSH AND CLINTON [...] (SBU) Summary. In a February 20 meeting, Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga offered former Presidents George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton an assessment of Sri Lanka's post-tsunami progress, including immediate relief efforts and longer-term reconstruction plans. President Kumar [...] | 2005-02-22 11:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PTER CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO400 | SRI LANKA REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR UNSYG [...] (U) On February 22 the Embassy received a diplomatic note formally requesting U.S. support for the candidature of Jayantha Dhanapala, Secretary General of the Peace Secretariat in Sri Lanka and former UN SIPDIS Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament, for the post of UN Secretary General. [...] | 2005-02-22 11:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR AORC CE UN UNSC UNGA |
05COLOMBO401 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] Former Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton visited Sri Lanka as part of a tour of four tsunami-affected countries from February 20 to 21. The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) continues to travel to tsunami- affected districts to monitor and evaluate USAID's Office of [...] | 2005-02-22 11:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO409 | MALDIVES: FORMER PRESIDENTS BUSH AND CLINTON [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 21 briefing and luncheon, former Presidents George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton heard about the tsunami's impact on Maldives and the Government of the Republic of Maldives' plans for on-going relief and long-term reconstruction. During the entire five-hour v [...] | 2005-02-24 08:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID MV |
05COLOMBO411 | SRI LANKA: DEMARCHES ON IAEA [...] (U) On February 24 poloff presented reftel demarches to Sumedha Ekanayake, Assistant Director for UN and Multilateral Affairs, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ekanayake thanked us for the information but offered no immediate reaction to either demarche, noting only that Aruni Wijewardena [...] | 2005-02-24 10:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR CE IAEA |
05COLOMBO438 | NORWEGIANS SEE HOPE FOR LTTE-GSO AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both sides have been flexible on negotiations for a "mechanism" for distributing reconstruction assistance to the North and East, and the Norwegians believe an agreement is possible in the next few days. Such an agreement would not only assist in the reconstruction effort, but [...] | 2005-02-28 11:14:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE NO LTTE |
05COLOMBO445 | NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION OF COMBATANT STATUS [...] (C) The Embassy on March 1 forwarded to the Maldivian government a diplomatic note, drawing from the relevant portions of reftel, advising that Maldivian Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim Fauzee has been determined to no longer be an enemy combatant and thus approved for release. DCM also called [...] | 2005-03-01 10:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KAWC PINR PREL MV |
05COLOMBO457 | (SBU) SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND [...] (U) At a February 21 meeting, the Commissioner General of Essential Services instructed the Government Agents (GA) and lead shelter agencies to establish a district project office that will coordinate transitional shelter issues in each affected district. In addition, the Commissioner state [...] | 2005-03-02 10:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO461 | SRI LANKA: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/ASSISTANCE [...] This is an action request. Please see Para 4. 2. On March 3 the Embassy received a letter from a Member of Parliament requesting assistance with the repatriation of remains of a Sri Lankan national believed to have been killed in Iraq on February 11. According to the letter, Dewamullage [...] | 2005-03-03 10:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER IZ CE |
05COLOMBO463 | MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT POINT OF CONTACT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-03 11:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KAWC PREL MV |
05COLOMBO485 | SRI LANKA: NORWEGIAN ENVOY SAYS TSUNAMI [...] (C) In a March 6 conversation with the Ambassador, Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar, summarizing his findings after a trip to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) headquarters in Kilinochchi the previous day, said that "if the Government of Sri Lanka really wants a mechanism (to coopera [...] | 2005-03-07 11:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO488 | SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT WORRIED ABOUT LTTE AIR [...] (S) In a meeting with the Ambassador on March 4, Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar expressed concern that Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) air assets could be used to conduct suicide attacks against Government and/or foreign targets. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) views the Tige [...] | 2005-03-07 11:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO502 | USAID/OFDA DART TEAM MONITORING VISIT TO TSUNAMI- [...] MEMBERS OF THE USAID/OFDA DART TEAM VISITED THE HEAVILY AFFECTED EAST AND SOUTH COASTS OF SRI LANKA MARCH 2-7 TO MONITOR PROGRESS OF RELIEF ACTIVITIES AND ASSESS PROSPECTS FOR CONTINUED RECOVERY. AVAILABLE FUNDS ARE SUFFICIENT TO MEET RELIEF NEEDS IN THE DISTRICTS VISITED BUT IMPLEMENTATION F [...] | 2005-03-09 10:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO51 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 7, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis killed 30,680 people in Sri Lanka. On January 6, Senators Frist and Landrieu, along with the U.S. Ambassador and USAID representatives, including the USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assi [...] | 2005-01-08 08:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EAID AEMR PREL PGOV |
05COLOMBO516 | SRI LANKA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNCHR 61 [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to Sumedha Ekanayake, Assistant Director for UN and Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on March 11. Ekanayake identified child soldiers (Ref B) as an issue of particular concern and one that the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister will emphasize [...] | 2005-03-11 06:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CE UNHRC |
05COLOMBO532 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION [...] (U) Ambassador called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse March 14 to discuss problems in post-tsunami reconstruction. (n.b., Rajapakse has no formal role to play in reconstruction process, since the Prime Minister's functions are severely limited under the Sri Lankan Constitution. Rajapaks [...] | 2005-03-14 11:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL |
05COLOMBO542 | SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES TSUNAMI RELIEF AND [...] (SBU) Summary: While challenges remain, there has been some positive momentum in the transition from relief to rebuilding this week. The Ambassador met with the Prime Minister on March 14 and will meet the President on March 17 to discuss GSL policies and initiatives on tsunami relief and rec [...] | 2005-03-16 10:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL CE MV |
05COLOMBO557 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador told President Kumaratunga that reconstruction effort was running into problems, especially on transitional shelter, with monsoon season looming. There was a risk of major problems that could cost Sri Lanka the international good will it had achieved in the emergency [...] | 2005-03-18 06:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER TPHY EAID CE |
05COLOMBO558 | KUMARATUNGA SAYS READY TO SIGN JOINT MECHANISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga told Ambassador March 17 that she believes establishing a joint mechanism with LTTE for administration of tsunami reconstruction is necessary. One issue remains to be resolved. Once it is, she is ready to sign and does not believe her coalition partner the J [...] | 2005-03-18 06:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EAID CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO559 | SRI LANKA: SHIFTING FOCUS FROM POST-CRISIS TO [...] (C) Several recent events indicate that the domestic political scene may be gearing down from the post-tsunami crisis mode of the last three months--in which more blatant displays of self-interest and short-sightedness had to be held in check--back to politics as usual. Examples include dela [...] | 2005-03-18 06:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO566 | SRI LANKA: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NEW UN [...] (SBU) Prasad Kariyawasam, who has been appointed as Sri Lanka's new Permanent Representative to the UN, has been a valued Embassy contact whose professionalism, good judgment and familiarity with the U.S. have helped advance our bilateral economic agenda on a number of key fronts over the pas [...] | 2005-03-21 09:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PREL CE UN |
05COLOMBO606 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LTTE "AIR FORCE", TSUNAMI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Foreign Minister Kadirgamar discussed how to deal with newly-revealed LTTE air capability and Sri Lankan reports of possible additional Tiger aircraft purchases. Kadirgamar, who had just returned from a two-week trip abroad, was uninformed about GSL moves to bring [...] | 2005-03-28 11:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PARM MCAP EAID CE CU ID UNHRC LTTE |
05COLOMBO629 | SRI LANKA - SITUATION REPORT ON SRI LANKAN RESPONSE [...] On March 28, 2005, at 2315 local time, a magnitude 8.7 earthquake occurred off the coast of Indonesia, destroying buildings and causing numerous deaths on the Sumatran island of Nias. The following cable details the actions taken by the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) to alert residents to the [...] | 2005-03-30 11:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO635 | NORWEGIANS: JOINT MECHANISM ABOUT TO HAPPEN! [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian Ambassador thinks both sides are close to agreement on Joint Mechanism, but it may not be finalized until after mid-April holidays. "Off shore" issue is sole remaining dispute. Kumaratunga may conclude agreement as President, not on behalf of current government. Both [...] | 2005-03-31 10:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS CU NO LTTE |
05COLOMBO639 | GSL POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI [...] This is an action request. Post received a Diplomatic Note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs providing the GSL Point of Contact for the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Post would appreciate Department passing this information to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Post will also fax a co [...] | 2005-03-31 11:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL CE |
05COLOMBO646 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] Organizations involved in the transitional shelter sector continue to encounter obstacles to shelter construction. These obstacles include the lack of available materials, specifically timber, on the local market; delays in the Government of Sri Lanka's (GOSL) allocation and identification o [...] | 2005-04-01 06:10:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO65 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 7, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis killed 30,718 people in Sri Lanka. On January 7, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and USAID SIPDIS Administrator Andrew Natsios, along with the U.S. Ambassador and USAID/Colombo Health [...] | 2005-01-10 08:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV |
05COLOMBO651 | REPORTED TRAVEL TO LTTE-CONTROLLED TERRITORY BY [...] (C) Several Colombo Sunday (April 3) newspapers ran brief articles reporting that U.S. Congressman Danny K. Davis (7th District - Illinois) had visited Kilinocchi and Mullaitivu in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)- controlled "Wanni" region of northern Sri Lanka the day before. Ac [...] | 2005-04-04 07:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER OREP CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO663 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT MAKES NO COMMITMENTS ON CHR [...] (C) In a March 29 meeting with President Chandrika Kumaratunga during the visit of Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Paul Applegarth, Ambassador raised the resolution on Cuba. As in previous demarches (Refs A-C),Ambassador stressed the closeness of last year's vote, the composition of th [...] | 2005-04-05 07:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CE UNHRC |
05COLOMBO666 | COLOMBO PLAN: CONSENSUS ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] This message is an Action Request -- Please see Para 4. 2. CONSENSUS ON ARREARS AMENDMENT: During the April 5 Colombo Plan Council meeting, poloff delivered points in Ref A, which were received with thanks and appreciation by the delegate from Thailand and the President and Secretary Gen [...] | 2005-04-05 10:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL SNAR CE |
05COLOMBO672 | CUBA AT UNHRC: GSL UNDER INTERNAL PRESSURE, ALMOST [...] (C) Ambassador called Foreign Minister Kadirgamar April 6 to discuss Cuba resolution. Ambassador said that he had raised the issue with President Kumaratunga who had said she would discuss it with the Minister. Kadirgamar said that the GSL had "given this very close attention" and "tried to s [...] | 2005-04-06 06:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CE UNHRC |
05COLOMBO678 | VISIT OF MCC CEO APPLEGARTH TO SRI LANKA INCREASES [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 29-31 visit to Sri Lanka, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) CEO Paul Applegarth discussed Sri Lanka's potential compact proposal with President Kumaratunga, Prime Minister Rajapakse, Finance Minister Amunagama, Central Bank Governor Mendis, Opposition Lea [...] | 2005-04-06 11:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KMCA EAID ECON PREL CE |
05COLOMBO694 | MALDIVES: IN MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR, PRESIDENT IS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 7 meeting with President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Ambassador Lunstead briefed the Maldivian president on the current situation regarding additional USG tsunami rehabilitation assistance. In response, Gayoom underscored the flexibility and accountability of the governme [...] | 2005-04-11 06:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID MV |
05COLOMBO696 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] From April 5 to April 7, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Information Officer (IO) and a USAID/Colombo Foreign Service National (FSN) assisting the USAID/DART visited USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) implementing partners in Galle and Matara in southe [...] | 2005-04-11 11:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO697 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO TSUNAMI-HIT ATOLL IN MALDIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador visited badly-damaged atoll in south Maldives. Temporary shelter for those who lost houses is well-planned, with community involvement. Most residents of severely-affected islands are willing to relocate to larger island. Maldives officials insist no one will be fo [...] | 2005-04-11 11:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER EAID CE |
05COLOMBO704 | MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT FUND EFFECTIVE MECHANISM FOR [...] Summary: During Ambassador Lunstead's April 7 meetings with Maldivian officials, several details regarding tsunami assistance funding in Maldives emerged. The government's National Fund and the UNDP are the two major funding mechanisms available for USG aid. The National Fund appears well [...] | 2005-04-12 08:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL MV |
05COLOMBO706 | SRI LANKA: "INFORMAL" SUPPORT FOR BELARUS [...] (C) On April 12, poloff delivered Ref B points to V. Krishnamoorthy, Director of UN, Human Rights, and Multilateral Affairs at the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Krishnamoorthy replied that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) had no position on the Belarus resolution, as of yet. He thought the "d [...] | 2005-04-12 09:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CE UN |
05COLOMBO710 | POST-TSUNAMI ASSISTANCE TO MALDIVES [...] Reftels detail my recent visit to Maldives, where I had extensive discussions with Maldives Government officials and with UNDP on the state of reconstruction planning and the options for tsunami assistance. I came away with several clear impressions. --Government of Maldives (GORM)is very [...] | 2005-04-12 10:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER EAID CE |
05COLOMBO725 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] The USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) field officer (FO) and USAID/Colombo Humanitarian Assistance Program Manager (HAPM) traveled to eastern Sri Lanka from April 6 to 9 to monitor USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)-funded programs and review the progress of [...] | 2005-04-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO732 | International Visitor Request: Sri Lankan MP's [...] (U) A group of seven Sri Lankan Members of Parliament (MP) have requested a fully-funded trip of a week to ten days' duration to visit Hawaii, California and Washington, D.C., in order to look at how the U.S. prepares for and responds to natural disasters. The group would like to visit the Ts [...] | 2005-04-20 01:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PTER EAID CE |
05COLOMBO741 | NORWEGIAN FACILITATOR SOLHEIM THINKS JOINT RELIEF [...] (C) Summary. Solheim is optimistic that a joint GSL/LTTE/Muslim mechanism for tsunami relief in the north and east will be signed soon but quite emphatic that, absent the mechanism, there will be no progress on peace for a long time. How the mechanism, if signed, would play out on the gro [...] | 2005-04-20 11:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE NO LTTE |
05COLOMBO787 | SRI LANKA: A/S ROCCA RAISES ANTI-CONVERSION [...] (C) In a series of separate discussions on April 20 with political leaders, government officials and human rights activists, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca and the Ambassador highlighted U.S. concerns over proposed anti-conversion legislation (reftel). A/S Rocca [...] | 2005-04-27 04:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PREL CE |
05COLOMBO788 | SRI LANKA: A/S ROCCA'S DISCUSSIONS ON THE PEACE [...] (C) In meetings with Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and political leaders on April 20, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca and the Ambassador urged greater flexibility from both the GSL and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in approaching the peace process. T [...] | 2005-04-27 06:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO797 | NORWEGIANS SEE NO PROGRESS ON JOINT RELIEF [...] (C) Summary. The Norwegians report no progress on the joint relief mechanism since Solheim's visit earlier in April. Norwegian FM Peterson will try to cajole CBK (just returned from vacation) towards progress in an imminent phone conversation; DFM Helgesen may appear on BBC to rebut the vi [...] | 2005-04-28 09:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE NO LTTE |
05COLOMBO8 | TFXO01: MALDIVES AND SRI LANKA, SITREP NO. 6, [...] (U) American Citizens: The number of Americans confirmed killed stands at 7; 67 reports of missing Americans received by the Consular Section remain unresolved; 267 welfare/whereabouts cases have been resolved. 2. (U) Casualty Figures: According to the Ministry of Social Services, the n [...] | 2005-01-02 10:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR CASC PREL EAID CE MV |
05COLOMBO811 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-29 06:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO813 | TSUNAMI AID AND STATUARY: CHINESE PREMIER'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Chinese premier Wen Jiabao's April 8-9 visit here yielded some modest tsunami aid and debt relief, mutually reinforcing public condemnations of the "evil" of separatism, and a new bust of Chou Enlai for a Chinese-built conference center in Colombo. For the Sri Lankans, who face a hefty [...] | 2005-04-29 08:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID CH CE |
05COLOMBO82 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 10, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,725 people in Sri Lanka. The USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) conducted an assessment trip in Galle and concluded that water supply is not a critical need, but sa [...] | 2005-01-11 11:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV |
05COLOMBO826 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] The USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) field officer (FO) and USAID/Colombo Project Development Specialist (PDS) traveled to Hambantota and Galle districts on Sri Lanka's south coast from April 26 to 28 to monitor USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)-funded pro [...] | 2005-05-03 09:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO832 | Multiparty demonstration in Colombo over murder [...] (U) Summary: Five days after the murder of Tamil commentator Dharmaretnam Sivaram, a.k.a.Taraki, (see Reftel) prominent journalists from all political persuasions along with Members of Parliament and trade unionists gathered on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day to express concern for me [...] | 2005-05-04 08:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO834 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT TALKS POSITIVELY ON JOINT [...] (C) Summary. In a May 3 address to religious leaders, President Kumaratunga publicly expressed her desire to conclude a Joint Mechanism with the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for distribution of aid in tsunami-affected areas. Kumaratunga said the Joint Mechanism would be the path t [...] | 2005-05-04 11:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL EAID CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO844 | COLOMBO CO-CHAIR REPS MULL OVER ISSUING STATEMENT [...] (C) Summary. After May 5 discussion of whether to issue a statement in support of the joint mechanism for tsunami relief in the North and East, Colombo co-chair representatives agreed that such a statement would be most useful after the joint mechanism is agreed upon (assuming that happens [...] | 2005-05-05 12:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE NO LTTE |
05COLOMBO845 | MALDIVES: PROGRESS ON REFORMS: GLACIAL BUT [...] (C) Summary: In a May 4 release, the Government of the Republic of Maldives said it would seek to legitimize political parties under the current constitution, based on a legal opinion by the current Attorney General Dr. Hassan Saeed. The move stems from growing dissatisfaction across the po [...] | 2005-05-05 12:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL MV |
05COLOMBO849 | MALDIVIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE IBRAHIM FAUZEE [...] (SBU) The Maldivan government has advised the Embassy that, according to Maldivian national Ibrahim Fauzee who was returned to Maldives from Guantanamo March 12, when Mr. Fauzee was detained in Pakistan his Maldivian passport and several "educational certificates" were seized. They were not [...] | 2005-05-09 02:14:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KAWC PTER PREL MV |
05COLOMBO877 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-12 11:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO880 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-12 11:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO897 | Journalists in Eastern Sri Lanka Constrained in [...] (SBU) Summary: Journalists in the East of Sri Lanka, concerned about their welfare, hesitate to report fully on events in the region. Reporters from the Batticaloa Media Alliance allege they cannot report freely from the Eastern province due to pressure from the LTTE and Sri Lankan Army for [...] | 2005-05-16 10:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO900 | Outreach on Newsweek Retraction of Koran [...] Reaction in Sri Lanka and the Maldives to the original Newsweek story about alleged desecration of the Koran was muted and low-key. Media in both countries ran straight wire service reports about the controversy, but abstained from publishing or broadcasting outraged commentary and editorial [...] | 2005-05-17 10:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO KISL OIIP PREL CE MV |
05COLOMBO935 | MALDIVES: LETTER TO SECRETARY FROM FOREIGN [...] On May 20 the Embassy received by fax a diplomatic note from the Government of Republic of Maldives conveying the text of a letter from Foreign Minister Fathulla Jameel to the Secretary. The text of the note follows below: SIPDIS 2. Begin text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the [...] | 2005-05-23 07:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL MV |
05COLOMBO954 | Leading Tamil Editor Receives Death Threats [...] (U) Summary: Following the high-profile April 29 murder of Tamil commentator Dharmaretnam Sivaram, (Reftel),another prominent Tamil journalist, Vediwel Thevaraj, Acting Editor- in-Chief of the mainstream independent Tamil daily Virakesari, has reported receiving anonymous death threats. Mr. [...] | 2005-05-26 11:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO956 | SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] From May 17 - 20, the USAID/OFDA Shelter Specialist, USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Information Officer (IO),and USAID/Colombo Project Management Assistant traveled to Ampara District to monitor USAID/OFDA- funded programs and visit tsunami-affected areas. The USAID team met [...] | 2005-05-27 03:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE |
05COLOMBO961 | COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR AIR DEFENSE RADARS [...] THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA HAS REQUESTED THROUGH A US COMPANY PRICE AND AVAILABILITY OF A COMPLETE SYSTEM SALE FOR AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF AIR DEFENSE RADARS. LIKELY RADARS MENTIONED ARE THE SENTINEL OR ANTPQ36A. A SYSTEM SALE WOULD INCLUDE ASSOCIATED SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, TRAINING, SPARES AND [...] | 2005-05-31 07:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PGOV PTER CE LTTE |
05COLOMBO968 | FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON EMPHASIZES JOINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former President Clinton visited a tsunami-hit area in Sri Lanka's Muslim East where he heard SIPDIS complaints about the coastal buffer zone from NGO's and tsunami victims. He praised the proposed Joint Mechanism in SIPDIS talks with President Kumaratunga and publicly. Kuma [...] | 2005-05-31 11:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL LTTE |
05COLOMBO971 | Special Media Reaction: Former President Bill [...] (U) Summary: Media coverage of President Clinton's May 27-28 visit to Sri Lanka and the Maldives as United Nations Special Envoy for Tsunami Relief was prominent and widespread. Electronic and print media reported on the visit through the weekend and Monday. The coverage of the former Presi [...] | 2005-06-01 01:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE |
05COLOMBO973 | CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE ILO GOVERNING BODY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-01 08:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PREL CE ILO |
05COLOMBO998 | SRI LANKA: ASSASSINATIONS, COUNTER-KILLINGS [...] (C) The May 31 killing of a Sri Lanka Army intelligence officer as he drove to work in Colombo (Ref A) is only the latest installment in a recurrent pattern of assassinations and counter-killings by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its rivals, primarily members of the breakaway [...] | 2005-06-02 12:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE |
05DAKAR3213 | SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is on the verge of entering a year-long election campaign leading up to the 2007 elections. The Senegalese are proud to be a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the U [...] | 2005-12-29 12:57:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL ECON EINV PGOV PHUM KMCA KPKO SG |
05DAMASCUS2165 | ASAD FIRES PRO-REFORM ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: On April 14, President Bashar al-Asad sacked his French-educated and reform-promoting advisor Dr. Nibras al-Fadil. Asad himself reportedly convinced Fadil to return to Syria in 2003, after more than twenty years abroad, to assist in moving the country forward. However, rumors o [...] | 2005-04-29 13:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SY |
05DAMASCUS5122 | SARG DENIES HAVING THREATENED MURR [...] (U) The official Syrian Press Agency (SANA) September 28 published a denial of statements attributed to Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr in which he said that Syrian intelligence officials in Lebanon threatened him months before he was severely injured in a car-bombing assassination attem [...] | 2005-09-28 13:37:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO SY |
05DAMASCUS5778 | SARG KEEPS QUIET ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON LEBANON [...] (C) Summary. Economic relations between Syria and Lebanon remain problematic. In addition to security concerns, the SARG,s disincentives for travel to Lebanon remain effective in dissuading the average Syrian from visiting or shopping across the border. Lebanese workers in Damascus report [...] | 2005-11-01 13:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL SY |
05DAMASCUS5780 | INITIAL SYRIAN REACTION TO UNSCR 1636: SARG [...] (C) Syrian contacts reacting in the immediate wake of passage of UNSCR 1636 predicted that the SARG, despite mounting pressure, would provide only limited cooperation with the UNIIIC investigation, while trying to prolong any negotiations on the modalities of the cooperation. In addition, th [...] | 2005-11-01 16:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
05DAMASCUS5791 | Damascus Media Reaction: UNSC Resolution on Syria, [...] Summary: Syrian newspapers published the text of UN Security Council Resolution 1636 demanding full Syrian cooperation with the UN probe into the murder of former Lebanese PM Al-Hariri. They highlighted the fact that the resolution dropped the threat of sanctions and called on Syria to coopera [...] | 2005-11-02 15:32:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS5812 | Damascus Media Reaction: UNSC Resolution on Syria, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that the Syrian judicial committee announced its headquarters and communication numbers to receive any information regarding the assassination of former Lebanese PM Al-Hariri, and that it held its first meeting, expressing hope that any person who has informatio [...] | 2005-11-06 14:48:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS5829 | Damascus Media Reaction: UNSC Resolution 1636, [...] Summary: Syrian papers led with reports on Arab and international contacts to discuss UNSC Resolution 1636, citing the planned visits to Syria by Arab League SecGen Amr Mousa, and by UN SecGen Annan and Saudi Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdel Aziz to Cairo. As for Iraq, papers reported the US " [...] | 2005-11-07 12:41:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS5865 | Damascus Media Reaction: UNSC Resolution 1636, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today featured a press statement by Judge Ghada Murad, head of the Syrian committee established to investigate the Al-Hariri assassination, announcing commencement of review of the transcripts of testimony of Syrian witnesses and confirming cooperation with the internati [...] | 2005-11-08 13:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS5887 | ASAD DELIVERS HARD-LINE SPEECH, PREPARING SYRIANS [...] (C) Summary: Syrian President Bashar al-Asad gave a strident speech at Damascus University today (November 10). While Asad did not completely close the door on further cooperation with UNIIIC head Detlev Mehlis, he indicated that Syria had little faith in the fairness of the process and note [...] | 2005-11-10 13:19:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
05DAMASCUS5908 | Damascus Media Reaction: Asad's Speech, Al-Hariri [...] Summary: Syrian papers over the weekend focused on President Asad's speech. Government-owned Tishreen and Al- Ba'th, which are usually not published on Fridays, appeared on Friday 11 November, along with the third official government-owned paper, Al-Thawra, to report on President Bashar Al-Asa [...] | 2005-11-13 14:47:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS5934 | ASAD SPEECH CONTINUES TO REVERBERATE IN DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Damascus continues to buzz with a range of often conflicting reactions to Syrian President Bashar al-Asad's November 10 speech and with worry over its implications for the future. Most contacts expressed concern that the speech had been too confrontational, but noted [...] | 2005-11-14 13:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
05DAMASCUS5936 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Libya, Syria/Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit of a Libyan delegation carrying a message of solidarity with Syria from Colonel Qaddafi. Papers also reported the visit to Damascus by the Iranian FM, who will supposedly be mediating between Syria and Lebanon to ease the recent tension caused b [...] | 2005-11-14 14:10:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS5961 | Damascus Media Reaction: Mehlis Report, Syria/Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's messages to Arab and world leaders, the Security Council member states, the current chairman of the Arab Summit, the current chairman of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and Nonaligned Nations, the UN SecGen, and the Arab League [...] | 2005-11-15 13:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS5971 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/China, Syria/US, [...] Summary: All Syrian papers reported the visit to Bejing of a Syrian MFA delegation and cited a statement by a Chinese Deputy FM rejecting politicization of the International Investigation Commission report and rejecting any economic sanctions on Syria. Government-owned Al-Thawra reported an [...] | 2005-11-16 15:12:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6010 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Russia, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the visits to Damascus by Russian FM Ivanov and Turkish FM Gul, who are reportedly mediating with Syria to cooperate with the International Investigation Commission. Headlines featured Gul's statement, "Our goal is to protect stability in the region and to [...] | 2005-11-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6040 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Saudi Arabia, [...] Summary: Syrian papers over the weekend reported visits to Damascus by Prince Bandar Bin Sultan, Secretary General of the Saudi Security Council, carrying a letter from King Abdullah to President Asad, and Renato Rabillo, Leader of the Brazilian Communist Party. Papers on 11/19 quoted a dipl [...] | 2005-11-20 14:10:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6066 | ANTI-AMERICANISM IN SYRIA: ON THE RISE BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: Since the mid-October release of the Mehlis report, the SARG has developed a response strategy that has included fanning existing anti-American sentiment in Syria, already evident because of popular perceptions about the war in Iraq and the global war on terror. Some elements o [...] | 2005-11-21 11:13:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
05DAMASCUS6068 | ASAD SHOPPING AROUND FOR LEGAL COUNSEL? [...] (C) Summary: Samir al-Taki, a long-standing Embassy contact, told Polchief November 20 that on behalf of the SARG he had engaged the services of two British experts in international law. Syrian President Bashar al-Asad had agreed to this approach in a meeting with al-Taki. SMI chief Asif [...] | 2005-11-21 13:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
05DAMASCUS6072 | Damascus Media Reaction: Iraq, Syria/US, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers led with reports on Iraq, featuring a statement by the Commander of US airborne troops in the Central Command in Iraq that the US does not possess any evidence against Syria on the issue of infiltrations through the Syrian border, and a statement by President Bush ruling [...] | 2005-11-21 15:29:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6077 | THE VIEW FROM PARLIAMENT: MEHLIS, THE ASAD SPEECH, [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings November 15-16, three non-Ba'athist Syrian MP's sounded off about the Mehlis investigation, President Asad's November 10 speech, and the recent imprisonment of opposition figure Kamal Labwani. In their first meetings with Polchief, they hewed closely to the [...] | 2005-11-22 09:50:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
05DAMASCUS6101 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Bahrain, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit of the Bahraini FM to Damascus carrying a message from the King of Bahrain to President Asad on Syria's coordination with the International Investigation Commission. On Lebanon, papers featured President Asad's message to President Lahoud congratulat [...] | 2005-11-22 12:41:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6134 | SYRIA NATIONAL PLAN FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] Following is a translation of the SARG's national contingency plan for avian influenza, dated October 11, 2005, which was adopted by the Council of Ministers (including the Ministers of Transport, Local Administration and Environment, Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Interior, Economy and Tra [...] | 2005-11-27 06:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL SY SYAI |
05DAMASCUS6165 | IRAQI OUT-OF-COUNTRY VOTING, PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The head of the Iraqi Interests Section in Damascus Sabah al-Imam told PolChief November 27 that an Iraqi official from Baghdad has arrived and is coordinating with SARG officials to organize Out-of-Country voing for December 13-15 at ten Damascus polling stations. Imam express [...] | 2005-11-27 15:21:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY IRPE |
05DAMASCUS6223 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Mehlis, Iraq (11/28) [...] Summary: The Syrian press reported President Asad's meeting with Prince Bandar Bin Sultan, Secretary General of the Saudi National Security Council, carrying a message from King Abdullah to President Asad. Syrian papers also carried the full text of the TV interview broadcast by Syrian TV la [...] | 2005-11-29 09:31:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6225 | TERRORIST FINANCE: SARG FREEZES ACCOUNTS SUSPECTED [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed Post by diplomatic note on November 26 that the Central Bank's Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financial Terrorism Commission had identified and frozen two accounts that may be [...] | 2005-11-29 13:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR SY |
05DAMASCUS6226 | Damascus Media Reaction: Euro-Med Summit, Al-Hariri [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported in banner headlines FM Shara's address at the Euro-Med Summit in Barcelona and carried the full text of the final communique of the conference. Papers also reported FM Shara's meeting with Lebanese FM Al-Saniora in which Shara said that Syria has opened a [...] | 2005-11-29 13:07:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6254 | Damascus Media Reaction: False Witness/Al-Hariri [...] Summary: Syrian newspapers continued to focus on revelations by the Syrian "masked witness," Husam Tahir Husam, who gave false testimony to the international investigation commission in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri. The papers view Husam's account, as to [...] | 2005-11-30 14:27:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6255 | Damascus Media Reaction: False Witness/Al-Hariri [...] Summary: Syrian newspapers continued to focus on revelations by the Syrian "masked witness," Husam Tahir Husam, who gave false testimony to the international investigation commission in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri. The papers view Husam's account, as to [...] | 2005-11-30 14:28:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6256 | IRAQIS ARRIVE IN DAMASCUS TO RUN OCV [...] (C) Sa'ad Samarai, an official of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) in Basrah, told PolChief November 30 that he arrived with a team of one dozen Iraqis in Damascus in mid-November to plan out-of-country voting. At the bustling office he has rented in the suburb of Mezzeh, S [...] | 2005-11-30 15:50:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY IZ |
05DAMASCUS6277 | Damascus Media Reaction: Al-Hariri Probe/Masked [...] Summary: Syrian papers continued to comment on statements by Syrian witness Husam Tahir Husam that he was intimidated by a group of Lebanese political, media, and security figures to give false testimony to the international investigation commission to implicate Syria in the assassination of [...] | 2005-12-01 11:49:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6325 | A NERVOUS LULL IN DAMASCUS BEFORE THE NEXT MEHLIS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: As five Syrian suspects arrive in Vienna for questioning set to begin on December 5, Syrians remain suspended in a nervous lull that ensued with President Bashar al-Asad's strident but generally well-received speech on November 10. With the perceived brinkmanship wi [...] | 2005-12-05 14:52:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
05DAMASCUS6326 | SARG HIGHLIGHTS TWO RECENT CLASHES WITH ISLAMISTS [...] (C) Summary: Two Islamist militants were injured in a shoot-out with Syrian security forces the morning of December 4 in Aleppo, according to Syrian media. A previously unreported clash between security forces and militants also occurred in Aleppo a week earlier, leaving two dead and three [...] | 2005-12-05 16:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL SY HRCS |
05DAMASCUS6328 | SARG POLICIES AND ACTIONS IN CUBA: TITLE III OF [...] (U) Reftel requested information regarding the SARG's trading relationship with and investments in Cuba. The SARG signed a commercial agreement in October 1998 with the Government of Cuba that calls for increased bilateral economic cooperation. The agreement, which was ratified and impleme [...] | 2005-12-05 16:11:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL SY |
05DAMASCUS6342 | MAPPING SYRIAN CIVIL SOCIETY: A WILDERNESS OF [...] (C) Summary: Developments in Syria over the past 18 months have focused fresh attention on the need for USG support for democratization and efforts to strengthen civil society in Syria. As Post begins mapping out the different players in civil society and the opposition for use in identifyi [...] | 2005-12-06 15:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL SY |
05DAMASCUS6344 | IRAQ OUT-OF-COUNTRY VOTING COMMISSION RACING [...] Summary: Members of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) explained details of out-of-country (OCV) voting arrangements for Iraqis in Syria during a December 6 press conference in Damascus. Questions included queries about Syrian-Iraq relations and the IECI's independence. The [...] | 2005-12-06 16:12:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SY IZ IRPE |
05DAMASCUS6392 | Damascus Media Reaction: OIC Summit, Syria, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today focused on the summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference in Mecca. Papers reported FM Shara's representation of President Asad and the meetings he held on the sidelines of the conference with Iraqi President Talabani, King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa of Bahrai [...] | 2005-12-08 13:31:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6444 | TUENI ASSASSINATION PROVOKES SHOCK, DENIAL, AND A [...] (C) Summary: SARG officials condemned the December 12 assassination in Beirut of an-Nahar publisher Gibran Tueni, calling it an act of terrorism and insisting that enemies of Lebanon and Syria had committed the crime to further destabilize Lebanon and to worsen Syria's international position [...] | 2005-12-12 15:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY LE |
05DAMASCUS6445 | DENEHY TALKS TO BA'ATHIST REFORMER AND MODERATE [...] (C) Summary: As part of his December 2-10 round of discussions, NEA senior advisor David Denehy, accompanied by PolChief, spoke with Ba'athist reform figure Ayman Abdul Noor and with two moderate Islamic leaders, Abu Noor Institute Director Salah Kuftaro, and MP Mohammed Habash (other conver [...] | 2005-12-12 16:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
05DAMASCUS6472 | SARG GENERALLY AVOIDING COMMENT ON MEHLIS REPORT; [...] (C) Summary: As of midday December 13 there has been very little official SARG reaction to the release of the second Mehlis report on the assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri. One Ministry of Information official was quoted as saying that Syria had other witnesses like Hussam Hussam and [...] | 2005-12-13 12:16:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
05DAMASCUS6521 | Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian newspapers continued to criticize the second report of the International Investigation Commission into the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafiq al-Hariri and cited Lebanese criticism of the report from the "National Unity Forum," that described the Mehlis report as "empty [...] | 2005-12-15 15:12:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6578 | Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon, Syria, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported a lecture delivered by Dr. Mahdi Dakhlallah, Minister of Information, entitled "Propaganda Campaign Against Syria," in which he criticized the anti-Syria media and political campaign, saying that it seeks to incite disagreement between Syria and Lebanon and [...] | 2005-12-19 14:47:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6579 | THE KILLING OF GEBRAN TUENI: WHAT WAS THE SARG [...] (C) Summary: A minority view in Syria of the December 12 assassination of an-Nahar publisher Gebran Tueni argues that careful scrutiny of events in Syria leading up to the assassination, and close examination of the messages that the killing sends, and of the costs and benefits accruing afte [...] | 2005-12-19 15:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
05DAMASCUS6600 | Damascus Media Reaction: GCC Summit, IIC, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the final communique of the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC) summit that underlined commitment to the security and stability of Syria and Lebanon, adding that Syria had cooperated with the international investigation into the assassination of former Premier R [...] | 2005-12-20 16:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6624 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Egypt, Syria/Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on 12/21 reported President Asad's meeting with Egyptian President Mubarak, which focused on Lebanon and Iraq. On 12/22 papers reported a press statement by British PM Blair expressing his government's readiness to start a positive and constructive dialogue with Syria ac [...] | 2005-12-22 12:39:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6626 | SYRIAN PRESIDENT GOES TO EGYPT [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told visiting Syrian President Bashar al-Asad in a December 20 meeting attended by Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa that the SARG needed to take immediate steps to ease the worsening relationship with Lebanon, according to an Egyptian di [...] | 2005-12-22 14:37:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY EG |
05DAMASCUS6640 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Weekend Syrian papers reported statements by Lebanese personalities emphasizing distinguished ties with Syria, listing among them Lebanese Minister of Energy & Water Mohammed Fneish who underlined the importance of preserving "the distinguished relations with Syria to face the Israeli [...] | 2005-12-26 14:45:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6662 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Sudan, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's message to Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir conveyed by Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem on current Arab developments, bilateral relations and coordination for the forthcoming Arab summit scheduled in Khartoum. Mouallem and M [...] | 2005-12-27 15:49:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DAMASCUS6687 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Turkey, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today highlighted President Asad's interview with Turkish TV Sky News. President Asad said that Syrian-Turkish ties are progressing in a constant and firm way and there is a conviction among Turkish institutions, and many countries, that what is happening to Syria now i [...] | 2005-12-28 14:36:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
05DARESSALAAM101 | FY 2005 ESF Request for Electoral Assistance [...] Embassy Dar es Salaam requests $500,000 ESF to fund Tanzanian Electoral Observation NGOs during the campaign and vote in the General Elections of October 2005. Any funding in excess of the immediate requirement to establish an election observation project would be directed toward long- term [...] | 2005-01-19 08:48:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PHUM PGOV ECON AMGT TZ KTER |
05DARESSALAAM108 | SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] Per reftel A, the Tanzania submission for the Supporting Human Rights and Democracy Report is below. 2. The United Republic of Tanzania is a multiparty state, although it is dominated by the long-ruling CCM party. Benjamin Mkapa is the President; his term will end in October, 2005. Zanziba [...] | 2005-01-20 04:16:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PREF PGOV PREL TZ |
05DARESSALAAM1163 | AGOA FORUM OUTREACH [...] Per reftel, post confirms that it has invited and encouraged GOT participation at the 2005 AGOA Forum in Senegal next month. The Minister of Trade, Juma Ngasongwa, will lead a delegation of four trade officials to the Forum. The timing of the Forum makes it impossible for other ministers to a [...] | 2005-06-15 09:44:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV PREL AMGT TZ |
05DARESSALAAM1185 | EAC CUSTOMS UNION: UPDATE ON TARIFFS [...] Per reftel, econoff and commercial FSN spoke with the East African Community (EAC) Director of Customs, Peter Kiguta, and with Dr. Kaboyoka of the Tanzanian Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) to solicit information on updated tariff rates under the EAC's Common External Tariff (CET). 2. A [...] | 2005-06-17 03:29:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL ECON EFIN ECIN KTEX TZ |
05DARESSALAAM1268 | Cargill Debt Dispute Resolved, Final Payment Made [...] (SBU) Representatives of the U.S. company Cargill Cotton confirmed that the company received the final payment from the Tanzanian government on 27 June 2005, as agreed in the resolution of the long-standing debt dispute (reported in reftels). The companies involved, including Cargill, submitt [...] | 2005-06-29 07:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL PGOV TZ |
05DARESSALAAM1270 | JUNE UPDATE ON REFUGEE SITUATION [...] (U) Summary: In its monthly briefing, UNHCR reported that for the first time in decades the number of refugees it assisted in Tanzania had decreased to less than 400,000 with an estimated 398,500 refugees currently in the country. The monthly meeting with the joint diplomatic corps and NGOs [...] | 2005-06-29 11:02:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PGOV EAID TZ |
05DARESSALAAM1272 | IN CHARGE'S FAREWELL CALL, ZANZIBARI PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In a farewell call, Zanzibari President Karume thanked Chargi for USG support of the isles, and said he was optimistic the ruling party CCM would triumph at the polls in October. Not surprisingly, he blamed the opposition CUF for recent difficulties during voter registration, [...] | 2005-06-29 12:27:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS TZ |
05DARESSALAAM1274 | Tanzanian Response to UNSC Reform Proposals [...] (SBU) On June 29, Poloff discussed the talking points in reftel with the director of the Foreign Ministry's Security Council Unit, Vitalis Njiku. Mr. Njiku was just hours away from departing for Libya and the African Union Summit. He was very attentive to the details of the talking points, s [...] | 2005-06-29 12:30:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TZ UN UNSC |
05DARESSALAAM1307 | WHITHER TANZANIA? CHARGE'S END-OF-TOUR [...] (C) Summary: As I prepare to depart from Tanzania after three very enjoyable years, I see a nation with much unrealized potential, but with several daunting challenges ahead. Tanzanians can be justifiably proud of a vigorous national unity, an impressive record of democratic transitions, a [...] | 2005-07-05 07:48:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON TZ |
05DARESSALAAM146 | Cargill Debt Dispute Resolved, First Payment Made [...] (SBU) Representatives of the US company Cargill Cotton confirmed the company received the first payment from the Tanzanian government on 30 December 2004, as agreed in the resolution of the long-standing debt dispute (reported in reftels). The government confirmed that each of the creditor co [...] | 2005-01-25 13:44:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL PGOV TZ |
05DARESSALAAM1474 | HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA NOT YET DECIDED [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-02 12:00:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA TZ |
05DARESSALAAM1477 | Defeating the G-4 Framework Resolution on UN [...] (C) On Tuesday evening, July 26, CDA spoke to Foreign Minister (and likely next President) Jakaya Kikwete, urging Tanzania to oppose or at least abstain on any G-4 resolution on UNSC reform for reasons stated ref B. Kikwete "took note" of the U.S. position, and said he would consult within his [...] | 2005-08-02 14:12:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | UN UNSC PREL TZ |
05DARESSALAAM149 | Interim Response: Sudan Tribunal Concept [...] (C) Senior Foreign Ministry officials are accompanying a visiting British Minister, and are unavailable for meetings on January 25. We do not believe that we can most effectively present the Sudan Tribunal demarche to the relatively junior officer who is available for meetings on January 25. [...] | 2005-01-25 13:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC SU TZ |
05DARESSALAAM150 | Tanzanian Participation at the Saudi Counter- [...] As of January 24, Ms. Agnes Kayola, an officer in the Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Affairs Department, was planning to attend the Saudi Counter-terrorism Conference. She noted that one, unnamed official at the Justice Ministry also planned to attend, but that the Ministry of Home Affairs ha [...] | 2005-01-25 13:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL SA TZ |
05DARESSALAAM155 | Tanzania to study Sudan Tribunal Concept [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires Christopher Stillman, accompanied by Poloff, met January 26 with the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula. Ambassador Mulamula listened carefully to the concept for a Sudan Tribunal outlined in Reftel. Ambassador Mulamula said [...] | 2005-01-26 12:15:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC SU TZ |
05DARESSALAAM1741 | TANZANIA: HIGH LEVEL ATTENDEES AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-12 03:03:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA OVIP PREL TZ UNGA |
05DARESSALAAM206 | TANZANIANS CAUTIOUS ON AU-UN SUDAN TRIBUNAL [...] (U) Charge met on February 1 with Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, the Foreign Ministry Director for Multilateral Affairs, to deliver reftel demarche on Sudan action in the UN Security Council. Charge provided Mulamula with copies of reftel paragraphs 7 and 8 talking points and concept paper, [...] | 2005-02-01 13:01:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPKO ETTC ETRD SU TZ |
05DARESSALAAM2139 | TANZANIA: DEPSEC ZOELLICK'S SPEECH DELIVERED TO MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-18 13:40:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID PREL SU TZ |
05DARESSALAAM2272 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TANZANIA TO SEARCH FOR THREE [...] (U) On December 13, Econoff delivered reftel to Susan Mkapa, Director of Legal Services at the Ministry of Finance (MOF),regarding the addition of the Abu Sayeff Group (ASG) leaders to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee list. Mkapa said she would forward the names to the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) [...] | 2005-12-15 11:45:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC TZ |
05DARESSALAAM2282 | TANZANIA UNION ELECTIONS: CCM WINNING BIG ON [...] Unofficial and still incomplete results of the December 14 Union elections in Tanzania indicate Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) presidential candidate Jakaya Kikwete has delivered a crushing blow to opposition candidates and won by nearly 80 percent of the vote. Official results should be announc [...] | 2005-12-16 18:17:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TZ |
05DARESSALAAM2321 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 22, 2005 [...] (U) December 22, 5:45 p.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Purnell Delly, Charge d'Affaires Mary Johnson, Political Counselor and Notetaker TANZANIA Seif Sharif Hamad, Secretary General of Civic United Front ( [...] | 2005-12-23 15:56:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL TZ |
05DARESSALAAM2322 | A/S FRAZER'S DECEMBER 21, 2005, CONVERSATION WITH [...] (U) December 21, 2005; 3:15pm; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer Dr. Cindy Courville Amb. Michael Retzer DCM Purnell Delly PolCouns Mary Johnson Poloff Maureen B. Latour Tanzania Amani Karume, President of Zanzibar Omari Mgeng [...] | 2005-12-23 16:23:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TZ OVIP FRAZER JENDAYI |
05DARESSALAAM2337 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 21, 2005 [...] (U) December 21, 2005, 3:30 p.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi E. Frazer, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Michael Retzer Dr. Cindy Courville, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor, NSC D. Purnell Delly, DCM Mary Johnson, [...] | 2005-12-28 12:14:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM TZ |
05DARESSALAAM2339 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 23 [...] (U) December 23, 2005, 11:30 a.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State D. Purnell Delly, Charge d'Affaires Maureen B. Latour, Political Officer TANZANIA Jakaya Kikwete, President Pastor Ngaiza, Director for Europe an [...] | 2005-12-28 14:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UG ET ER BY TZ OVIP FRAZER |
05DARESSALAAM2346 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TANZANIA TO SEARCH FOR EIGHT [...] On December 12, Econoff delivered reftel to Ms. Mwanakombo Ngingite, Principal Planning Officer in the Ministry of Finance, regarding the December 5 addition of eight names to the 1267 Sanctions Committee list. Ngingite agreed to forward the names to the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) for a search [...] | 2005-12-30 11:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR TZ |
05DARESSALAAM253 | British and French Sound Out Tanzanians on [...] (C) The French Deputy Chief of Mission in Tanzania raised the alternative proposals for a Sudan Tribunal during a February 3 courtesy call at the US Embassy. Apparently acting on instructions, French DCM Terence Wills asked Poloff what position we thought Tanzania was likely to take in the Sec [...] | 2005-02-07 13:36:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC SU TZ |
05DARESSALAAM374 | TANZANIAN VIEWS ON SUDAN TRIBUNAL, AU COURT [...] (U) Charge met on February 18 with Ambassador Pastor Ngaiza, Acting Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, to deliver ref A demarche on the Sudan tribunal. Both the Foreign Minister and Deputy Minister were traveling outside of Dar es Salaam and unavailable. Charge left a copy of ref [...] | 2005-02-18 12:58:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC PHUM SU TZ |
05DARESSALAAM381 | TANZANIAN VIEWS ON SUDAN TRIBUNAL, AU COURT [...] (U) Charge met on February 18 with Ambassador Pastor Ngaiza, Acting Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, to deliver ref A demarche on the Sudan tribunal. Both the Foreign Minister and Deputy Minister were traveling outside of Dar es Salaam and unavailable. Charge left a copy of ref [...] | 2005-02-22 08:41:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC PHUM SU TZ |
05DARESSALAAM42 | TANZANIA GEARS UP FOR SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT [...] (C) Summary: Senior officials at the Foreign Ministry acknowledged to Charge that Tanzania's upcoming term on the UNSC will pose daunting challenges for its woefully thin staff. The GOT will focus on African issues, and will take its lead on most issues from the AU, but is eager to coopera [...] | 2005-01-10 11:43:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TZ UNSC |
05DARESSALAAM439 | TANZANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE [...] (C) Charge met on February 25 with Foreign Minister Jakaya Kikwete to reiterate ref C demarche on Darfur, and to underline our support for an AU/UN Darfur tribunal that could utilize the existing ICTR infrastructure in Arusha. Kikwete, who had just returned from two weeks of travel, appeared [...] | 2005-03-01 07:12:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC PHUM SU TZ |
05DARESSALAAM540 | ICTR REGISTRAR BRIEFS DIPLOMATS [...] (C) Summary: ICTR Registrar Adama Dieng on February 25 briefed a small group of Dar es Salaam diplomats on current progress of the ICTR. Dieng was upbeat on the probability of the court meeting its completion deadline of 2008, though he said full funding was crucial. By the end of 2005 al [...] | 2005-03-16 04:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TZ RW ICTR |
05DARESSALAAM57 | Mkapa's New Year's Greeting Warns Diplomats [...] (C) Summary: At his traditional New Year Sherry party for the diplomatic community, President Mkapa briefly outlined a list of development programs and regional international initiatives, but Tanzania's upcoming elections were the real highlight of this year's speech. In an apparent effort to [...] | 2005-01-13 04:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TZ |
05DARESSALAAM597 | Terrorism Finance: LET Prenotification [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-23 05:46:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER TZ |
05DARESSALAAM684 | GWOT Assessment: Input from Dar es Salaam [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-06 12:56:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | PREL PTER TZ |
05DARESSALAAM687 | CODEL INHOFE DISCUSSES BURUNDI, ARTICLE 98, AU [...] (U) Senator James Inhofe (OK),Senator Mike Enzi (WY),and Congressman John Boozman (AR) met with Foreign Minister Jakaya Kikwete during a brief stop-over in Dar es Salaam on April 1. Kikwete had just returned from parliamentary capital Dodoma, where he had deposited his nomination papers t [...] | 2005-04-06 13:24:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR OREP TZ BY |
05DARESSALAAM688 | Lebanon: Tanzanian Support for UN Security [...] (C) On April 6, Poloff delivered the demarche on the UNSC Resolution on Lebanon to Mr. Vitalis Njiku, head of the UNSC Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Njiku indicated that Tanzania supported investigation of the Hariri assassination in principle, but that the Tanzanian delegati [...] | 2005-04-06 13:27:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE SY TZ UNSC |
05DARESSALAAM696 | Terrorism Finance: Buisir Prenotification [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-08 04:27:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER TZ |
05DARESSALAAM734 | Fourth Global Forum on Fighting Corruption: [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-14 13:33:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TZ |
05DARESSALAAM735 | Community of Democracies: Tanzanian [...] On April 13, poloff discussed the upcoming Community of Democracies ministerial with Hemed Mgaza, the newly-appointed Americas Desk Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Mgaza was aware of the Ministerial, but said that Tanzanian government had not yet decided who would head its d [...] | 2005-04-14 13:33:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TZ |
05DARESSALAAM909 | International Court of Justice Candidacy: [...] On May 6, Poloff delivered the Diplomatic Note and C.V. for International Court of Justice candidate Thomas Buergenthal to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, head of the Multilateral Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Mulamula said that the Tanzanians would give due [...] | 2005-05-09 12:30:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TZ UNSC UNGA |
05DARESSALAAM910 | UN Human Rights Commission: Tanzanian [...] This is an action request. 2. On May 6, Poloff delivered the demarche on preventing an unmandated session on UNHRC reform to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, head of the Multilateral Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Mulamula said that she would consult with th [...] | 2005-05-09 12:30:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM TZ UNCHR UNGA |
05DARESSALAAM97 | AU JAN 27 - 31 SUMMIT: Tanzanian Participation [...] Per reftel, post contacted Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Tanzania's delegation to the AU Heads of State Summit meeting in Abuja January 27 - 31. The Ministry confirmed that Foreign Minister Kikwete would attend the Summit, but could not yet confirm whether President Mkapa wo [...] | 2005-01-19 05:09:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AU PREL ET TZ |
05DARESSALAAM972 | SALIM SALIM SOUNDS OFF ON ELECTIONS, POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging two-hour lunch meeting, former OAU Secretary General Salim Salim told us he had failed to capture the CCM presidential nomination because of strong opposition from the Zanzibari faction of the CCM. Salim, who is a Zanzibari of Arab heritage, accused some part [...] | 2005-05-17 13:28:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TZ |
05DARESSALAAM988 | International Court of Justice Candidacy: [...] The Government of Tanzania has given a positive response to our demarche and diplomatic note of May 6 concerning the candidacy of Judge Buergenthal for the ICJ. In a May 16 diplomatic note, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it would support the candidacy of Judge Buergenthal to the [...] | 2005-05-19 13:24:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TZ UNSC UNGA |
05DHAKA1096 | Media Reaction: U.S. Human Rights Report on [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-14 04:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA1114 | Media Reaction: Syria;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-14 07:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA1118 | BANGLADESH: EXCHANGE OF NOTES WITH BANGLADESH FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-14 09:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL BG |
05DHAKA1131 | TARIQUE RAHMAN ON COUNTRY WIDE LISTENING TOUR [...] (SBU) Since the beginning of January, BNP Senior Joint Secretary Tarique Rahman has been conducting a country wide SIPDIS grass roots "listening" tour. At each subdistrict, he hosts political rallies with local leaders and party members. His agenda is full of stock BNP messages such as wa [...] | 2005-03-14 09:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
05DHAKA1135 | PMO PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SPEAKS CANDIDLY [...] (S) Summary. PMO Principal Secretary Siddiqui told Ambassador that continued USG pressure on the BDG is essential to bring to justice the killers of Awami League leader Kibria, implied that PMO Political Secretary Chowdhury is tied to the local BNP officials fingered for ordering the Kibria at [...] | 2005-03-14 10:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD BG |
05DHAKA1142 | ALLEGED KIBRIA KILLER ARRESTED WITH THREE [...] (SBU) On March 9, police formally arrested four persons in connection with the January 27 murder of former Awami League finance minister Shah AMS Kibria according to local press reports and other sources. The chief suspect is AKM Abdul Qayyum, a BNP leader in Habiganj, where Kibria was killed. [...] | 2005-03-14 11:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KCRM BG |
05DHAKA1146 | FINANCE MINISTER RAHMAN AND INDUSTRIES [...] During March 12-14, Finance Minister Saifur Rahman and Industries Minister Motiur Rahman Nizami, who is also leader of ruling coalition partner Jamaat Islami, denounced the Bangladeshi press for allegedly promoting a false and negative image of Bangladesh. 2. Rahman charged that Banglades [...] | 2005-03-15 03:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PREL BG OCII |
05DHAKA1149 | OPPOSITION PARTIES PUSH ELECTORAL PROCESS REFORMS [...] (SBU) On March 15, the Awami League (AL) and its opposition partners held a roundtable seminar on "Democracy and Election: necessity of reforming the caretaker government system" to promote "reforms" to guarantee free and fair elections. Participants argued for a consensus "non-partisan" hea [...] | 2005-03-15 07:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG BGD |
05DHAKA1175 | Media Reaction: Middle East;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-16 08:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA1180 | PM TO WORLD: DON'T TREAD ON US [...] (C) Summary. PM Zia, speaking in parliament, warned "foreigners categorically that Bangladesh will not be run by any diktats or orders of any foreign force." Her assertiveness reflects the BDG view that the geographical breadth of Bangladesh's economic and political ties insulates it from int [...] | 2005-03-16 09:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG |
05DHAKA1247 | ANTI-PERSONNEL LAND MINE STOCKPILE DESTROYED [...] On March 8, the MFA sent us a diplomatic note stating that as of February 28, 2005 it has destroyed all if its anti-personnel mines, while retaining some for training purposes as provided by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mi [...] | 2005-03-20 10:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PARM BG |
05DHAKA1281 | REACTION TO SECRETARY'S REMARK ABOUT BANGLADESH [...] In her March 16 interview with "India Today" in New Delhi, Secretary Rice commented, "There is more that we probably need to do on Bangladesh which is, I think, a place that is becoming quite troubling." 2. The English and Bangla language media widely reported this statement. On March 20 [...] | 2005-03-21 10:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL BG OCII |
05DHAKA1296 | Media Reaction: Secretary of State Rice's comments [...] U.S. Secretary of State's South Asia Tour ------------------------------------------- "A Paradigm Shift in US Foreign Policy" Centrist English language newspaper "News Today" editorially comments (3/22): It seems that Condoleezza Rice, the new United States Secretary of State, is in the pro [...] | 2005-03-22 09:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA1297 | Media Reaction: Secretary of State Rice's South [...] U.S. Secretary of State's South Asia Tour ------------------------------------------- "The Visit of Condoleezza Rice" Conservative Bangla language newspaper "Ittefaq" editorially comments (3/20): What Condoleezza Rice said during her visit to India and Pakistan means that the U.S. wants to st [...] | 2005-03-22 09:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA1305 | IMF ROUTINE REVIEW TEAM MAKES POSITIVE INITIAL [...] (C) An early March IMF preliminary review of the BDG's progress under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program was positive, according to IMF country representative, Jonathan Dunn during a March 16 meeting with EconOff. Under the PRGF $500 million loan arrangement, the BDG must [...] | 2005-03-22 10:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN ECON PREL BG |
05DHAKA1313 | KIBRIA CASE UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. Late March 22 the BDG passed us the confession statements and the inter-agency commission's report on the Kibria attack to pave the way for A/Legatt's meeting with the suspects, perhaps as early as next week. Police say they have completed the murder portion of the case but still [...] | 2005-03-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PTER PGOV PREL BG |
05DHAKA1354 | Media Reaction: Secretary of State Rice's comments [...] U.S. Secretary of State's South Asia Tour ------------------------------------------- "Does Bangladesh Deserve All Those Adjective?" A page 1 commentary in centrist economic newspaper "Financial Express" opines (3/23): One cannot but be concerned by what US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice [...] | 2005-03-23 10:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA1407 | SENIOR-LEVEL BDG PROCUREMENT COMMITTEE REJECTS [...] The BDG Cabinet Purchase Committee on March 22 rejected two tender awards, explicitly citing corruption in one case and serious irregularities in the other. The action was a welcome demonstration that the BDG can act against corruption when it chooses to do so. In a highly unusual move, the [...] | 2005-03-24 10:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID KCRM PREL BD |
05DHAKA1437 | Media Reaction: Lebanon situation; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-28 04:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA1450 | Media Reaction: Dr. Rice's reported comments on [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-29 09:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA1477 | Media Reaction: Dr. Rice's reported comments on [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-30 04:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA1524 | AMBASSADOR MEETS BANGLADESH'S NEW FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: New Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin reiterated familiar BDG themes during the Ambassador's first meeting with him. Ambassador Thomas welcomed recent BDG actions to combat terrorism and encouraged Bangladesh to sign the nine anti-terrorism conventions to which it is not yet a p [...] | 2005-03-31 10:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR PGOV BG |
05DHAKA1535 | Media Reaction: State Department's Report on [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-03 06:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA1536 | BANGLADESH STRIKE UPDATE [...] (SBU) The Awami League and its leftist allies, as part of its campaign to bring down the ruling government following the January 27 killing of Shah AMS Kibria, called for a dawn to 2 PM strike (hartal) in Dhaka and a dawn to dusk strike elsewhere in the country. The AL held no strike in Chit [...] | 2005-04-03 07:27:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG |
05DHAKA1558 | CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff recently visited the Chittagong Hill Tracts to meet with military/civilian officials and a broad range of civil society leaders. Eight years after the signing of the CHT peace accord, significant dissatisfaction persists among both the indigenous tribal groups and the su [...] | 2005-04-04 11:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER BG |
05DHAKA1632 | BANGLADESH GWOT ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Bangladesh's status as a moderate country with a small terrorist footprint could quickly change if steps are not taken to redress widespread Bangladeshi cynicism about the GWOT, the corruption that degrades all sectors of society, poor governance in general and ineffective law enforcement i [...] | 2005-04-07 11:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PTER PREL BG |
05DHAKA165 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BALANCE BUFFALO 05-1 [...] Embassy verifies that as of this date the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the Bangladesh armed forces units identified to participate in Balance Buffalo 05-1, 7 February - 11 March 2005. The units are: Bangladesh Army - 1st [...] | 2005-01-12 06:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM PREL BG |
05DHAKA1699 | Media Reaction: Middle East; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-11 05:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA1707 | CHINESE PM'S VISIT REAFFIRMS STRONG BILATERAL TIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese premier's two-day visit to Dhaka ended with a joint communiqu, nine accords, and renewed bilateral warmth after last year's tiff over the now-closed Taiwan trade office. The commercial payoff appears to be modest, in part because Bangladesh's economy is increasingly d [...] | 2005-04-11 11:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ETRD CH BG |
05DHAKA1742 | DAS GASTRIGHT'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. On April 10-11, visiting SA DAS John Gastright discussed Bangladesh developments with Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin, PMO Principal Secretary Kamaluddin Siddiqui, Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, UNOCAL Bangladesh Managing Director Andrew Fawthrup, British [...] | 2005-04-13 08:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV ENRG ECON BG |
05DHAKA1801 | COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Post convyed reftel points to MFA Americas Director Saquib Ali on April 18. There was no substantive response. THOMAS [...] | 2005-04-18 11:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL BG |
05DHAKA1805 | Media Reaction: Admiral Fallons's Visit to [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-19 09:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA1807 | EXTRA-JUDICIAL "CROSSFIRE" KILLINGS DROP SHARPLY [...] (SBU) Police "crossfire" deaths in March fell 62 percent from January, according to press reports compiled by prominent human rights NGO Odhikar. "Crossfires" by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) plummeted even more, from 12 in January to just two each in February and March. Regular police co [...] | 2005-04-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BG |
05DHAKA1851 | BDG INTEL BRIEFING ON ISLAMIST MILITANTS [...] (C/NF) On April 18, a three-man team headed by Brigadier Asif Chowdhury, Foreign Intelligence Bureau director of the military Director General Forces Intelligence (DGFI),presented a 30-minute Power Point briefing at the Embassy to Ambassador, P/E counselor, DATT, and RAO on the investigation [...] | 2005-04-20 11:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER KISL PGOV PREL BG |
05DHAKA1856 | INDO-BANGLADESH BORDER INCIDENT [...] (SBU) On April 16, an exchange of gunfire between the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and the Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) on the northeastern border at Akhaura killed one BSF officer and at least three Bangladeshis, according to media and other reports. The incident occurred as the BSF Directo [...] | 2005-04-21 02:30:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV IN BG |
05DHAKA1860 | Media Reaction: Admiral Fallons's Visit to [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-21 05:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA1919 | Media Reaction: Myanmar; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-25 11:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA1924 | HOME MINISTER AGREES TO NEW LINES OF KIBRIA CASE [...] (C) Summary. On April 21. Home State Minister Babar and Foreign Policy Adviser Rahman agreed to Ambassador's proposal for pursuing new lines of investigation to supplement the BDG's case against the Kibria murder suspects and, in that context, to bring the FBI back to Bangladesh for another r [...] | 2005-04-25 15:11:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KCRM PREL PHUM BG |
05DHAKA194 | Media Reaction: Iraq, Sudan;Dhaka [...] IRAQ ------- "The Chink in the Armor" Independent English language newspaper "Daily Star" editorially comments (1/17): There is evidence that the entire U.S. project in Iraq is hopelessly flawed and its armed forces are being vanquished by a ferocious guerilla army. The security situati [...] | 2005-01-17 06:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA195 | THE RETURN AND DEPARTURE OF SHEIKH HASINA'S [...] (C) Summary. Joy's three-week homecoming generated mixed feelings within the AL and little noticeable enthusiasm elsewhere. Pro-AL businessmen advised Joy, and his mother, to be patient with his political aspirations. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Awami League president Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajib [...] | 2005-01-17 07:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG |
05DHAKA1953 | Media Reaction: Asia-Africa summit in Jakarta; [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-26 06:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA1975 | ADMIRAL FALLON'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (U) Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, visited Bangladesh 16-17 April 2005. During the visit he had the opportunity to meet with Foreign Minister Morshed Khan; Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr. Kamal Uddin Siddique; Chief of Army Staff, LTG Hasan Mashhud [...] | 2005-04-27 09:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL PTER PGOV BG |
05DHAKA2071 | DETAINED BANGLADESHI JOURNALIST RELEASED ON BAIL [...] (SBU) On May 2, Bangladeshi journalist Showaib Chowdhury called us to confirm that he had been released on bail and to express appreciation for the Embassy's appeal to BDG officials to accord him full due process. Four persons, including his two attorneys, provided the taka 100,000 bail (abou [...] | 2005-05-02 08:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IS BG |
05DHAKA2085 | Media Reaction: Country Report on Terrorism; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-03 08:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA2087 | BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR A/S ROCCA [...] (C) Summary. We should acknowledge the surprising run of positive BDG actions since February, but push for more, especially against political and extremist violence. It is important to reiterate our concerns about terrorism, extremist Islam, minority rights, and a transparent and credible e [...] | 2005-05-03 08:34:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KISL BG |
05DHAKA2173 | Media Reaction: U.K. Elections; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-08 03:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA2185 | Media Reaction: U.K. Elections; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-09 03:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII BGD |
05DHAKA2243 | LOYALTY AND ACCESS TRUMP TITTLES IN INFLUENCING PM [...] (S) Summary and Introduction. Reftel described the BDG's dysfunctional decision-making process and its control by a handful of individuals. Not much has changed since 2003. Loyalty, proximity, and length of service to PM Zia still count for far more than title or institutional position, but [...] | 2005-05-11 02:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PGOV PREL BG |
05DHAKA2265 | A/S ROCCA MEETS WITH SHEIKH HASINA AND TOP AWAMI [...] (C) Summary: Awami League (AL) leader Sheikh Hasina expressed satisfaction with the recent AL mayoral election victory and recounted the continued deficiencies of the BNP led government during her meeting with A/S Rocca. The AL wants to run in the 2006/07 national elections but is concerned ab [...] | 2005-05-13 10:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
05DHAKA2270 | Media Reaction: Assistant Secretary Christina [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-15 06:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA2297 | Media Reaction: Alleged Desecration of the Holy [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-17 04:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA2298 | A/S ROCCA MEETS WITH BANGLADESH PM, MFA OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: In May 12 meetings with Prime Minister Zia and senior MFA officials, Assistant Secretary for South Asia Christina Rocca discussed law and order, governance, terrorism (reftel),democracy, human rights, and religious freedom, as well as regional issues. Alternately downplayin [...] | 2005-05-17 05:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BG |
05DHAKA2300 | SA A/S ROCCA'S MEETING WITH HOME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: A/S Rocca,s discussion with the Minister of Home Affairs emphasized that internal security issues in Bangladesh are clearly on Washington's radar and have raised concerns about the country's stability. She suggested security issues would be a factor in determining the level of U. [...] | 2005-05-17 07:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG |
05DHAKA2314 | DHAKA QUIET AFTER KILLING OF OPPOSITION OFFICIAL [...] (C) Summary. Local media and some Awami League (AL) leaders speculate that the May 17 killing in Dhaka of a minor party leader was the result of internal rivalries and not, as the AL publicly alleges, "government backed killers." End Summary. 2. (SBU) On May 17, three unidentified assail [...] | 2005-05-18 07:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL BG |
05DHAKA2400 | BANGLADESH: TERRORISM FINANCE: ADDITION OF JI-3 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-24 07:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR BG |
05DHAKA2401 | OPPOSITION REJECTS NEW CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER [...] (U) On May 23, the BNP government appointed Justice M.A.Aziz as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to replace M.A. Syed whose tenure ended May 22. Aziz is the ninth Chief Election Commissioner since independence and a member of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. According to media r [...] | 2005-05-24 07:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM BG BGD |
05DHAKA2412 | BANGLADESH: CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE ILO GOVERNING [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-25 02:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PREL BG ILO |
05DHAKA2490 | REPORTED BDR/RAB CLASH WITH INDIAN INSURGENTS [...] (SBU) On May 27, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel killed six Indian insurgents in a gunfight in Kamalganj, five kilometers from the border with Tripura state, according to local press reports. Bangladeshi security forces also reportedly launched a drive in the [...] | 2005-06-01 08:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM SNAR PREL IN BG |
05DHAKA2491 | RAB KILLS AWAMI LEAGUE ACTIVIST, APPARENTLY IN [...] (SBU) On June 1, local media reported that in Rampura, a suburb of Dhaka, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) killed Abul Kalam Azad Sumon, a Jubo League (the student wing of the Awami League) member. In a press release, RAB declared that the deceased was notorious criminal Goailya Sumon, and tha [...] | 2005-06-01 08:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BG |
05DHAKA2535 | COUNTERING RISING ANTI-USG SENTIMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Widely publicized allegations of USG abuse of Muslim prisoners and the Koran have aggravated strong anti-USG attitudes in Bangladesh. Although less intense than in many Muslim countries, negative attitudes about the USG in this historically friendly country permeate virtually a [...] | 2005-06-02 06:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL PGOV BG |
05DHAKA2570 | Media Reaction: Koran Desecration and NewsWeek; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-05 07:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA2602 | Media Reaction: Koran Desecration; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-06 06:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA2610 | PMO HARDBALL AGAINST ERSHAD UNLEASHES BIZARRE SOAP [...] (C) Summary: In a riveting turn of events starting June 2, former President Ershad stripped his number-two wife Bidisha of all Jatiya Party positions, police then arrested her on theft and embezzlement charges, Bidisha threatened to kill her son and herself, Ershad divorced Bidisha as a bigamis [...] | 2005-06-06 08:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BG KDEN |
05DHAKA2618 | STAFFDEL MEETS WITH FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (SBU) On June 4, HIRC staff member Jamie McCormick and poloff met, at MFA's request, for 45 minutes with Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin. SIPDIS 2. (C) After discussing the historically positive relations between Bangladesh and the U.S., McCormick noted the growing concern in the U.S. ov [...] | 2005-06-07 04:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BG |
05DHAKA2619 | Media Reaction: Koran Desecration;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-07 23:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA2842 | AMBASSADOR PAYS GOODBYE CALL TO OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) On June 16, Ambassador paid a final call to opposition leader Sheikh Hasina. Also present were MP Alhaj Syed Abul Hossain, Abdul Jalil, Awami League Secretary General, and poloff (notetaker). Hasina had three concerns: attacks on the Awami League (AL),the need for free and fair elections [...] | 2005-06-19 06:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
05DHAKA2879 | ENERGY STATE MINISTER RESIGNS; CORRUPTION CITED AS CAUSE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Zia demanded Energy Minister AKM Mosharraf Hossain's resignation amidst corruption charges of accepting a luxury car from an energy firm. Mosharraf defends himself saying that an energy partner properly provided the car to him and that "vested quarters" are out to [...] | 2005-06-20 08:27:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON BG |
05DHAKA2880 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (C) As the most senior State official to visit Bangladesh since Secretary Powell in 2003, you will be warmly received by Bangladeshis and the BDG. Dynamic but chaotic, Bangladesh defies easy generalizations about its nature or future. Nevertheless, most trends are negative. Politics: The Ar [...] | 2005-06-20 10:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PTER PHUM PREL BG |
05DHAKA3022 | AHMADIYA MOSQUES BOMBED [...] (SBU) On June 24, two persons were injured after several crude "bombs" exploded at an Ahmadiya mosque in Brahmanbaria, eastern Bangladesh, according to press reports and Ahmadiya community contacts. Also that day, four bombs went off at an Ahmadiya mosque in Bhadugarh in the Brahmanbaria area. [...] | 2005-06-27 07:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BG |
05DHAKA3030 | Media Reaction: U.S.-Bangladesh Relations, Iranian [...] U.S.-Bangladesh Relations ---------------------------- "Burns' Praise for Bangladesh" Independent English "News Today" editorially comments (6/28): The United States' support to Bangladesh's development and democracy remains crucial for stability and progress in this country. Bangladesh [...] | 2005-06-28 05:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA3042 | Media Reaction: Under Secretary Nicholas Burns' [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-29 03:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA3060 | Media Reaction: Visit of Nicholas Burns and [...] The Visit of Nicholas Burns and Gastright --------------------------------------------- "US Policy And Ahmadiyas" Independent English language newspaper "Bangladesh Observer" editorially comments (6/30): On the heels of US Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs Nicholas Burns' visit to D [...] | 2005-06-30 03:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA3073 | AMBASSADOR PAYS FAREWELL CALL ON PM [...] (C) On June 30, Ambassador Thomas paid his farewell call on PM Khaleda Zia. He was accompanied by EconOff as notetaker. The Ambassador thanked the PM for her continued cooperation with USG efforts and for her willingness to meet with USG visitors to Dhaka, most recently U/S Burns. He conveye [...] | 2005-06-30 08:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BG |
05DHAKA3089 | U/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. During a broad bilateral review, PM Zia asserted that she wants free and fair elections for own electoral benefit, that an opposition that believes in democracy should participate in elections, cited her dismissal of a minister as evidence of her "unsparing" stance against corrupt [...] | 2005-07-03 04:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
05DHAKA3132 | BEPZA CLAIMS PROGRESS ON ELECTIONS AND RESOLVING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. BEPZA, with a revised count of factories that need to have elections, said that elections will be completed within weeks, arbitrators will be hired to resolve labor-management disputes, and "conciliators" will train workers on labor issues after elections, While a number of all [...] | 2005-07-05 07:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL BG BGD |
05DHAKA3203 | Media Reaction: G 8 summit, London Blast, Iraq; [...] G-8 Summit ------------- "Limited Gain at G-8: Disappointment Over Environment" Independent English language newspaper "Daily Star" editorially comments (7/10): In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on London, there was much speculation that the G-8 summit at Gleneagles would be side- [...] | 2005-07-10 08:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA3248 | BANGLADESH: MDA: FOLLOW-UP WITH OIC [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-11 06:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL BG ICRC |
05DHAKA326 | Media Reaction: Bush Inauguration, Iraq;Dhaka [...] BUSH INAUGURATION -------------------- "Of Two Presidential Inaugurations" Independent English language newspaper "New Age" editorially comments (1/25/05): Two presidential inaugurations in the past few days have naturally aroused two different kinds of feeling around the globe. The tho [...] | 2005-01-25 07:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA3296 | Media Reaction: Aftermath of the London Blast; [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-12 04:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA3315 | Media Reaction: Aftermath of the London Blast; [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-13 04:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA3341 | CDA RAISES ISSUES WITH FOREIGN MINISTER KHAN [...] (C) Summary: CDA paid courtesy call on FM Morshed Khan and discussed several issues: Bangladeshi approval of remaining UN anti-terrorism conventions, their draft anti-Terrorism law, Bangladesh security services harassment of USG labor programs, AFL-CIO petition to lift BDG's GSP status, the K [...] | 2005-07-14 05:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
05DHAKA3342 | HOME MINISTER SAYS BDG PLANS TO LAUNCH NEW [...] (C) Summary: Home Affairs Minister Babar, rebuffing an appointment with USG Passport officials, stated that Bangladesh has studied the passport systems of six or seven countries, hired an American-Bangladeshi consultant to implement a modern passport system and will float tenders later in the [...] | 2005-07-14 05:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
05DHAKA335 | Media Reaction: Bush Inauguration;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-26 04:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA3375 | BEPZA INVESTORS MEET TO DISCUSS WRWC AND OTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: BEPZA factory investors met with BEPZA Chairman Hossain on implementation of the EPZ law. Hossain told investors of the re-submission of the AFL-CIO's petition, candidly described the worker-management situation, stressing the problems are on both sides, and urged investors to [...] | 2005-07-17 06:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PREL PGOV ETRD BG |
05DHAKA3400 | BANGLADESH: WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-18 05:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO BG UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
05DHAKA3404 | BANGLADESH: G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN REFORM [...] POLOFF delivered demarche (reftel) on July 18 to MFA UN Affairs Director Ismat Jahan. Mrs. Jahan had no substantive response. 2. CDA delivered demarche to Foreign Secretary Hemayatuddin, who said that Bangladesh has not yet formulated their position in regards to the G-4 resolution, bu [...] | 2005-07-18 07:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BG UNSC |
05DHAKA3406 | OPPOSITION LEADER URGES USG TO ENSURE LEVEL [...] (C) Summary: Opposition leader Sheikh Hasina told CDA that the international community "has to ensure a fair election if you want to see us participate." Hasina complained of BNP coalition "terrorism" intimidating her supporters while noting the achievements of past Awami League governments. E [...] | 2005-07-18 08:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG BGD |
05DHAKA3408 | OPPOSITION UPS THE STAKES WITH AGGRESSIVE REFORM [...] (C) Summary: The Awami League's 31-point electoral "reform" program proposes major changes to the caretaker government system, the Election Commission, and general election procedures and qualifications. The BNP criticized the proposals as unnecessary and divisive, and suggested the AL take t [...] | 2005-07-18 10:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG BGD |
05DHAKA3496 | BDG ACCEDES TO EIGHT COUNTER-TERRORISM CONVENTIONS [...] (SBU) The BDG informed Post by Diplomatic Note dated July 18 that it has deposited its Instruments of Accession to the following eight Counter-Terrorism Conventions and Protocols: -- Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crime against Internationallly Protected Persons, including Di [...] | 2005-07-21 07:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER BG |
05DHAKA350 | Media Reaction: Bush Inauguration;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-27 08:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA3530 | Media Reaction: Bomb blast in Egypt;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-24 02:58:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA3557 | Media Reaction: Bomb blast in Egypt;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-25 05:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA360 | ANOTHER LETHAL ATTACK ON THE AWAMI LEAGUE [...] (C) Summary. The January 27 attack that killed former Awami League finance minister Kibria and at least three other party activists is the latest in a series of unsolved assaults on opposition leaders. There are reports of scattered AL protests, mainly in the area of the attack. It is uncle [...] | 2005-01-28 11:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL PHUM BG BGD |
05DHAKA3635 | BANGLADESHI SCIENCE MINISTER WANTS NUCLEAR POWER [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bangladesh's Minister of Science has told U.S. officials he wants to obtain a commercial nuclear reactor to supply electric power to Bangladesh. No other BDG ministry has expressed support for Khan's proposal. Khan has also approached the Chinese with his interest in a reactor, c [...] | 2005-07-28 07:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | ENRG ECON MNUC PARM PREL TRGY TSPL BG CH BGD |
05DHAKA366 | Media Reaction: Iraqi Elections; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-30 08:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA3671 | BANGLADESH: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: GAINING [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-31 05:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BG UNCHR UNGA |
05DHAKA3681 | Media Reaction: Terrorism and Islamic Apologists; [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-31 06:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA3690 | BANGLADESH: UNSC REFORM: DEMARCHE AGAINST G-4 [...] (C) Charge D'Affaires delivered demarche (reftel) on July 28 to MFA Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin. Hemayetuddin's response was noncommittal, noting that the resolution "has gone all sorts of ways" and that Bangladesh wanted to see how the situation would pan out. 2. (C) CDA plans to raise [...] | 2005-08-01 03:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC UNGA |
05DHAKA3697 | BANGLADESH: UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-01 07:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OVIP BG UNGA |
05DHAKA3731 | CDA CALLS ON MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND [...] (C) Summary: CDA called on Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives and Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Abdul Mannan Bhuyian. He expressed confidence in the strength of the BNP four-party coalition, and stated that the recent IOJ by-election [...] | 2005-08-02 04:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ASEC PTER BG |
05DHAKA3764 | Media Reaction: Indo-U.S. Defense Agreement; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-03 07:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA3803 | Media Reaction: GWOT: London Bombings, Central [...] GWOT: London Bombings ------------------------ "Ghost of Terror on Blair's shoulder" Pro-government Bangla language newspaper "Amar Desh" editorially comments (8/7): Britain is now seeing the specter of terrorism. The Last vestiges of human rights and liberalism are being eliminated with m [...] | 2005-08-07 04:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA3841 | PRE-SAARC THOUGHTS AT BANGLADESH THINK TANK SEMINAR [...] Summary: At a pre-SAARC think tank seminar on transport, trade and poverty eradiciation, Foreign Affairs Advisor Reaz Rahman, Foreign Minister Khan, and Indian MP Arjun Sengupta expressed their views on South Asian issues. End Summary. 2. On August 3, the South Asia Centre for Policy Studie [...] | 2005-08-08 00:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BG |
05DHAKA3847 | Media Reaction: GWOT: London Bombings; Dhaka [...] GWOT: London Bombings ------------------------ "Measures to expel Muslims Will Be Disastrous For Britain" An op-ed article in anti-West Bangla language newspaper "Inqilab" opines (8/8): The meeting between Muslim leaders and leaders of the British government and the opposition had generated d [...] | 2005-08-08 05:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA3851 | TEA WITH ISLAMIST FIREBRANDS [...] (C) Summary. At their initiative, four senior Islamist scholars and clerics met with CDA to defend their stance on Ahmadiyas, urge greater USG-Islamist cooperation, and promise to fight extremism "if" any is found in Bangladesh. They argued that branding Ahmadiyas as non-Muslim would make them [...] | 2005-08-08 08:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PTER BG PPAO |
05DHAKA3853 | CHARGE MEETS WITH EDUCATION MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Education Minister Faruk discussed with CDA current BNP infighting, BNP's promising prospects for the next election, RAB, and Tariq Rahman's future in the party. His observations were exceptionally frank. END SUMMARY 2. (C) On August 7, CDA met for one hour with Minister of Ed [...] | 2005-08-08 08:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG |
05DHAKA3855 | TALKING POINTS ON GITMO AND DETAINEES [...] (C) During an August 4 meeting with PMO Foreign Affairs Advisor Reaz Rahman, Charge handed over a nonpaper based on reftel talking points, stressing the reality, rationale, and impact of our actions related to Gitmo. 2. (C) Rahman thanked her for the information, but had no substantive resp [...] | 2005-08-08 10:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL |
05DHAKA3901 | CDA PRESSES BDG ON KIBRIA CASE [...] (S) Summary. CDA told BDG officials the Kibria case continues to receive high-level USG scrutiny, and expressed frustration that since May our requests for cooperation have produced only delays and half-measures. The USG, she said, does not want to be in the awkward position of saying BDG co [...] | 2005-08-10 08:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PGOV PREL BG |
05DHAKA3903 | INDIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER VISITS BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: BDG and Indian High Commission contacts describe Indian Foreign Minister Singh's visit as a positive resumption of dialogue, though little if any progress was made on key issues. The Bangladeshi focus is now on the upcoming visits of the Indian water resources and commerce minis [...] | 2005-08-10 09:25:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV BG |
05DHAKA3905 | PETITION TO SUSPEND GSP BENEFITS FOR BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary. BEPZA's implementation of the 2004 EPZ law has been problematic, and there are cases of serious management mistreatment of workers, but the overall picture is mixed. Therefore, in the absence of "substantial new information warranting further consideration of the issue," we belie [...] | 2005-08-10 11:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD PREL PGOV BG |
05DHAKA3942 | Media Reaction: GWOT: London Bombings, Israel, [...] GWOT: London Bombings ------------------------ "Is Tony Blair on the right track to combat terrorism in Britain?" An editorial page article in English language newspaper "Daily Star" by former ambassador Harun ur Rashid opines (8/10): Political observers believe the basic fault lies in t [...] | 2005-08-11 04:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA3943 | Media Reaction: Iran; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-11 04:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA4040 | Media Reaction: Iranian Nuclear Program; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-16 08:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA4041 | BDG NOMINATION FOR POST OF UNESCO EXTERNAL AUDITOR [...] (SBU) MFA informed post via diplomatic note that it is nominating Asif Ali, BDG Comptroller and Auditor General, to the post of UNESCO External Auditor for the term 2006-2011. It sought USG support for Ali's candidacy, citing Bangladesh's membership in various UN and international auditing bod [...] | 2005-08-16 09:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BG UNESCO |
05DHAKA4135 | Media Reaction: Israeli Withdrawal From Gaza; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-21 06:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA4151 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN; DHAKA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-22 09:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA4159 | BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE ON ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-22 11:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI BG KSTH WHO |
05DHAKA4206 | HEALTH MINISTER BLAMES FOREIGN SOURCES FOR AUGUST [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Health Minister, CDA discussed the August 17 attacks, the general and law and order situation, and the impact on Bangladesh's image. Hussein blamed outside sources (India) for the attacks. He said the reason for political violence is not religious, it's [...] | 2005-08-24 11:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV CASC PREL BG |
05DHAKA425 | BANGLADESH STRIKE WINDS DOWN [...] (C) Summary: The 60-hour strike called to protest the January 27 grenade attack that killed former Awami League finance minister Kibria is winding down amid reports of scattered violence and injuries. AL MP's are boycotting tonight's delivery of President Ahmed's annual address to Parliament. [...] | 2005-01-31 10:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG |
05DHAKA4290 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ'S CRISIS OVER CONSTITUTION; [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-30 04:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA4330 | BANGLADESH: UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UNGA [...] Following is updated information about Bangladesh participation in the 60th UNGA in New York per Reftel. A. Attendance of Head of State: President Iajuddin Ahmed is NOT/NOT attending the 60th UNGA. B. Attendance of the Head of Government. --Name: Begum Khaleda Zia, Title: Prime Min [...] | 2005-08-31 09:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP BG UNGA |
05DHAKA4334 | Bangladesh ruling coalition wins a by-election [...] (U) On August 30, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate, Shah Abu Zafar, won a parliamentary by- election in a traditional Awami League constituency, defeating rival Mufti Sharafat Hossain of Islamic Unity Council (IOJ). Out of more than 323,000 voters, less than half voted. BNP' [...] | 2005-09-01 04:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BG BGD |
05DHAKA4390 | UNDP INITIATES CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS ACTION [...] (C) Summary: UNDP and donor ambassadors met on enhancing economic development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). UNDP's Lissner said he plans to have UN Secretary General Kofi Annan raise the CHT when he meets with Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at the UNGA. Charge briefed ambassadors on her Au [...] | 2005-09-06 07:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV BD |
05DHAKA4392 | Media Reaction: Aftermath of Katrina; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-06 09:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA4410 | Media Reaction: Aftermath of Katrina; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-07 05:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA4440 | PRESSING THE BDG ON THE AUGUST 17 INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Summary. We are pressing the BDG hard to step up its investigation of the August 17 blasts and to show it recognizes the blasts are a turning point in the development of Islamist extremism in Bangladesh. With seven alleged bombers saying they belong to Jamaat ul-Mujahdin Bangladesh, ther [...] | 2005-09-08 13:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV BG |
05DHAKA4447 | Media Reaction: Aftermath of Katrina, U.S. Supreme [...] Aftermath of Katrina ----------------------- "Katrina Fallout Issues: Tragedy Compounded by Governance Failure" English language newspaper "Daily Star" editorially comments (9/8): The destruction of the city of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina and the accompanying massive loss of life ha [...] | 2005-09-10 04:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA4483 | Media Reaction: Iraq Constitution Bangladesh-U.S. [...] Iraq Constitution -------------------- "Iraq Constitution Points To War On Terror's Agenda" Independent English language newspaper "New Age" front-page article comments (9/11): The US-led invasion of Iraq dubbed as the "war on terror" sparked off by the twin tower bombings in New York fou [...] | 2005-09-11 10:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA4566 | HIS BOSS SAYS QUAYYUM WAS FRAMED FOR KIBRIA'S [...] (C) Summary: The Chairman of one of Bangladesh's largest conglomerates believes that his employee, the key defendant in the Kibria assassination, was framed, though he says he does not know by whom or why. He contradicted statements by Quayyum and Political Secretary Haris Chowdhury denying t [...] | 2005-09-12 12:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL BG |
05DHAKA4567 | HIS BOSS SAYS QUAYYUM WAS FRAMED FOR KIBRIA'S [...] (C) Summary: The Chairman of one of Bangladesh's largest conglomerates believes that his employee, the key defendant in the Kibria assassination, was framed, though he says he does not know by whom or why. He contradicted statements by Quayyum and Political Secretary Haris Chowdhury denying t [...] | 2005-09-13 01:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL BG |
05DHAKA4657 | CHARGE CONVOKED FOR PRESS CHARACTERIZATION OF [...] (C) Summary. MFA convoked Charge to object to the timing and substance of her well-publicized remarks to the American Chamber of Commerce on current, mainly economic, trends in Bangladesh. Her references to corruption, the impact of violence on investment, and the need for political parties [...] | 2005-09-18 01:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC ELAB PHUM BG |
05DHAKA4658 | CHARGE CONVOKED FOR AMCHAM REMARKS [...] (C) Summary. MFA convoked Charge to object to the timing and substance of her well-publicized remarks to the American Chamber of Commerce on current, mainly economic, trends in Bangladesh. Her references to corruption, the impact of violence on investment, and the need for political parties [...] | 2005-09-18 01:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC ELAB PHUM BG |
05DHAKA4694 | MEDIA REACTION: US-BANGLADESH RELATIONS, UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-18 07:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA4727 | RINGSHINE WRWC MEMBERS AND MANAGERS START LABOR [...] (U) Summary: On September 19, in a house in the Dhaka diplomatic enclave, Ringshine management, members of the Ringshine Workers Recreational and Welfare Committee (WRWC),and USAID-funded Solidarity Center (SC) met to start labor training sessions. No representative from BEPZA was present. E [...] | 2005-09-19 10:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PGOV PREL BD |
05DHAKA4796 | AVIAN INFLUENZA IN BANGLADESH ONLY A MATTER OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is currently no indication of avian influenza (AI) in Bangladesh. Conditions, however, are ripe for the emergence of AI: Almost no general public awareness of the problem; very poor public health infrastructure; a government without the political will to make and enforce [...] | 2005-09-23 02:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ECON ETRD PREL SENV BG CDC EPA FAO FEMA FDA |
05DHAKA4797 | AVIAN INFLUENZA IN BANGLADESH ONLY A MATTER OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is currently no indication of avian influenza (AI) in Bangladesh. Conditions, however, are ripe for the emergence of AI: Almost no general public awareness of the problem; very poor public health infrastructure; a government without the political will to make and enforce [...] | 2005-09-23 02:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ECON ETRD PREL SENV BG CDC EPA FAO FEMA FDA |
05DHAKA4849 | BANGLADESH SAYS NO TO WESTERN-SPONSORED ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-26 12:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BG BGD |
05DHAKA491 | SECRETARY RICE'S LETTER OF CONDOLENCE TO AWAMI [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-02 07:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BG OPDC PREL |
05DHAKA4910 | IMAM YAHYA HENDI BUILDS BRIDGES TO BANGLADESHI MUSLIMS [...] Summary: Visiting Bangladesh on the Speakers Program September 22-27, Imam Yahya Hendi addressed thousands of Bangladeshis - from students to ministers -- about Islam in America and the role of women in Islam at mosques, madrassas and other fora. He was exceptionally well received and effectiv [...] | 2005-09-29 07:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO BG |
05DHAKA500 | BYE BYE BANGLA BHAI? [...] (C) Summary: After a six-month hiatus, self-styled Islamist vigilante Bangla Bhai is back in the news. An embarrassed BDG has reiterated orders for his arrest, but it is unclear if this embarrassment is enough to bring to heel the politically-connected mystery man. End Summary. 2. (C) In [...] | 2005-02-02 11:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL PGOV PREL BG |
05DHAKA503 | BDG ANGRY REACTION TO SAARC POSTPONEMENT [...] (C) BDG cabinet members, opposition and civil society expressed anger with India over the SAARC cancellation announced February 2. Cabinet members told ambassador that Delhi made the announcement without giving Dhaka prior notification and after telling them earlier in the day that the conference [...] | 2005-02-03 04:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BG IN PK NP SAARC |
05DHAKA51 | MDB LOAN REVIEW PROCEDURES -- POC FOR BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-04 09:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL BG |
05DHAKA514 | STRIKE SITREP [...] (SBU) After a day's pause, the Awami League renewed its hartal (strike) program with a dawn-to-dusk hartal on February 3. With a comparatively heavier police presence, observers as of 1600 local report slightly more rickshaws and motor vehicles on Dhaka streets compared to the previous progra [...] | 2005-02-03 09:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BG |
05DHAKA524 | Media Reaction: President Bush's State of the Union [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-06 08:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA550 | BANGLADESH STRIKE SITREP [...] (SBU) The Awami League's 36-hour hartal (strike) program that ended February 6 left one police officer dead, three other officers injured, 80 civilians hurt and 500 arrested in scattered incidents throughout the country, according to reports. In Dhaka, police used tear gas and clubs to disperse [...] | 2005-02-07 10:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BG |
05DHAKA554 | PM ZIA PROMISES FULL SUPPORT FOR "FBI" ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary. PM Zia promised full support for U.S. law enforcement consultants investigating the January 27 attack, expressed a strong preference for the FBI because of its positive profile in Bangladesh, and attributed hartal violence and a bombing at the Khulna press club to the Awami Leagu [...] | 2005-02-07 12:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KCRM BG |
05DHAKA555 | AMBASSADOR-PM ZIA MEETING [...] (SBU) On February 7, Ambassador called on Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to discuss her request for U.S. law enforcement consultants in the investigation of the January 27 attack that killed Awami League leader, and former finance minister, Shah Kibria (ref a). Also present were P/E counselor (no [...] | 2005-02-07 12:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER BG IQ |
05DHAKA558 | Media Reaction: President Bush's State of the Union [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-09 02:35:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA5592 | 13TH SAARC SUMMIT CONCLUDES; AFGHANISTAN INVITED [...] Summary: SAARC leaders concluded a successful 13th summit on November 13 with decisions to admit Afghanistan to membership, create a South Asia Poverty Alleviation Fund, implement SAFTA on schedule and implement the additional protocol on terrorism. Preparation paid off; the summit ran sm [...] | 2005-11-14 08:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PTER BG SAARC AID |
05DHAKA5600 | BANGLADESH:DEMARCHE DELIVERED IRAN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-15 09:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BG UNHCR |
05DHAKA5627 | "SUICIDE" BOMBER MARKS ESCALATION OF EXTREMIST [...] (S) Summary. The November 15 assassination of two provincial judges, and the perception that the attacker meant to martyr himself for Islamic glory, marks a worrisome growth in the evolution of Islamic extremism in Bangladesh. The recurring attacks on the judiciary have upped the political s [...] | 2005-11-17 11:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PTER KISL PGOV PREL ASEC BG |
05DHAKA5643 | BANGLADESH RECRIMINATIONS TOWARDS LABOR RESTART [...] (SBU) BDG security elements are again pressuring a USAID labor partner organization. In July, the National Security Intelligence (NSI) started visiting the offices of the Bangladesh Independent Garment Union Federation (BIGUF) on a regular basis to ask questions about the identity of the labo [...] | 2005-11-20 08:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV ETRD BG |
05DHAKA5648 | DHAKA BRACES FOR MASS OPPOSITION RALLY [...] (C) Summary: Dhaka is bracing for the Awami League's plan to hold its biggest rally in Dhaka since the August 21, 2004, grenade attack on AL leaders that killed 22 persons and wounded 200 hundred. Sheikh Hasina and her leftist coalition partners will demand the implementation of electoral and [...] | 2005-11-21 08:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER BG |
05DHAKA5652 | LEVERAGING A NEW OPENING TO ENCOURAGE BDG ACTION [...] (S) Summary. There is dawning BDG recognition that its normal strategy for dealing with terrorism -- denial and procrastination -- is cracking in the face of JMB's continuing campaign of violence. We therefore have a new opening to press the BDG to combat extremism by delivering directly and [...] | 2005-11-21 13:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PREL PGOV KISL PTER BG |
05DHAKA5654 | BANGLADESH: INTERIM TIP REPORT [...] Embassy Dhaka appreciates the opportunity to report Bangladesh's continuing progress in its anti-trafficking efforts (ref a). The information below comes largely from the International Organization for Migration (IOM),The Asia Foundation, the Home Ministry, and USAID. 2. Sustaining the h [...] | 2005-11-22 01:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG BG |
05DHAKA5698 | BANGLADESH DONORS CONFERENCE [...] Summary. The BDG and donor community, aka Local Consultative Group (LCG),met under the chair of the BDG Minister of Finance on November 15-17. This was the annual development forum meeting with three key changes. First, the BDG chaired whereas in the pass they co-chaired with the World Bank [...] | 2005-11-22 10:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ECON BG |
05DHAKA5702 | BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ADDITIONAL GENEVA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-23 04:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ BG ICRC |
05DHAKA5706 | BANGLADESH OPPOSITION HOLDS MEGA RALLY SAFELY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-27 07:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER BG |
05DHAKA5837 | SUSPECTED JMB SUICIDE BOMBERS KILL EIGHT, WOUND [...] (C) Summary. Suspected JMB suicide bombers killed at least eight persons and wounded dozens in separate courthouse attacks this morning in Chittagong and Gazipur, according to police and media reports. PM Zia denounced JMB as an enemy of Bangladesh, and the opposition Awami League has backed [...] | 2005-11-29 11:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC KISL PREL BG |
05DHAKA603 | AMBASSADOR AND USAID DIRECTOR MEET WITH FINANCE [...] SUMMARY: On February 6, Ambassador, USAID Director, and PA officer (note taker) met with Finance Minister Saifur Rahman to discuss the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA). The USAID Director presented a list of benchmarks, developed by the Mission, directed at assessing Bangladesh's commitment [...] | 2005-02-09 10:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BG PREL PGOV EAID |
05DHAKA606 | Media Reaction: Middle East;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-10 05:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA6064 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ASG INDIVIDUALS - BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-12 05:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL BG |
05DHAKA6065 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 74 - BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-12 05:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL BG |
05DHAKA6129 | REQUEST TO SUPPORT IRAQI ELECTION [...] (SBU) On December 14, Charge asked PMO Principal Secretary Kamal Uddin Siddiqui for a BDG statement of support SIPDIS on the Iraq elections (reftel). Siddiqui took the point. 2. (SBU) Comment: We will follow up with the BDG after the election, and report accordingly. CHAMMAS [...] | 2005-12-14 10:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KPAO IZ BG PROV |
05DHAKA6144 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BALANCE BUFFALO 06-1 2ND [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 4. 2. The following units are scheduled to take part in Exercise Balance Buffalo 06-1 initiating deployment in January 2006: Bangladesh Army: 1st Para Commando Battalion. Bangladesh Air Force: Commandos from 101 Special Flying Unit, 9 Squadron, a [...] | 2005-12-15 06:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM PREL BG |
05DHAKA6145 | POC FOR MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LOAN REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-15 06:30:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL BG |
05DHAKA6190 | DISSENT FROM A CHIEF ZIA ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: PMO insider Siddiqui told Charge at least 50 BNP MP's want to drop Jamaat Islami from the ruling coalition, acknowledged that the BDG has failed to recognize JMB's terrorist potential, and accused Tarique Rahman of arranging the release of Bangla Bhai's reputed number two. Siddiq [...] | 2005-12-15 10:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL BG JI |
05DHAKA6191 | BUSINESS NERVOUS, BUT NOT HURT, BY JMB ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: The business community in Bangladesh is thus far unaffected by increasing violence by the JMB. Business leaders are concerned, however, that escalating violence will at some point begin to take its toll, yet they are reluctant to press aggressively for government action. A high [...] | 2005-12-15 11:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ECON EFIN EAID PREL BG |
05DHAKA6195 | BUSINESS NERVOUS, BUT NOT HURT, BY JMB ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: The business community in Bangladesh is thus far unaffected by increasing violence by the JMB. Business leaders are concerned, however, that escalating violence will at some point begin to take its toll, yet they are reluctant to press aggressively for government action. A high [...] | 2005-12-18 01:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ECON EFIN EAID PREL BG |
05DHAKA625 | Media Reaction: Middle East Summit, Iraq; Dhaka [...] MIDDLE EAST SUMMIT --------------------- "Mahmoud Abbas' Leadership" Independent English language weekly "Holiday" editorially comments (2/11): The deal struck by Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon in Sharm el Sheikh last week should ignite some kind of cheer in those who have regularly wished [...] | 2005-02-13 10:58:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA6251 | 2005 REVIEW: A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE [...] (S) How Bangladesh looks depends on where you stand. For many, the view is disturbing: the country's government is unable or unwilling to cope with, and sometimes even acknowledge, its many obvious sores. Politics are bitter, parochial, and winner take all. But there's another perspective. [...] | 2005-12-20 10:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KISL ETRD BG |
05DHAKA6330 | DHAKA MINISTERIAL TAKES MODEST STEPS TOWARDS MORE [...] Summary: The Eighth BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting agreed to modest steps to enhance cooperation among its seven South Asian and Asian members during its December 18-19 meeting in Dhaka. The key agreement was on implementation of the BIMSTEC FTA in goods on July 1, 2006 and a commitment to a [...] | 2005-12-22 09:25:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PREL BG BIMSTEC |
05DHAKA6335 | PM ZIA AT BNP GRAND RALLY WARNS OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Zia rallied an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 BNP faithful on Dec 22, at the Paltan Maidan outdoor parade grounds, a normal crowd size by Bangladeshi political rally standards. Zia criticized the opposition for not accepting her call to resolve the national crises of bomb [...] | 2005-12-22 10:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV BG |
05DHAKA6352 | JI LEADER ASSURES CDA THAT JI HAS NO TIES TO JMB [...] (C) Summary. Jamaat-E-Islami Leader Muhammed Kamaruzzaman called on Charge December 21 to deliver a message that Jamaat-E-Islami Bangladesh (JIB) was not involved with Jamiat Ul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB). The discussion also involved Kamaruzzaman's involvement within Islami Chatra Shibir [...] | 2005-12-22 11:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER BG |
05DHAKA6356 | JI LEADER ASSURES CDA THAT JI HAS NO TIES TO JMB [...] (C) Summary. Jamaat-E-Islami Leader Muhammed Kamaruzzaman called on Charge December 21 to deliver a message that Jamaat-E-Islami Bangladesh (JIB) was not involved with Jamiat Ul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB). The discussion also involved Kamaruzzaman's involvement within Islami Chatra Shibir [...] | 2005-12-23 07:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER BG |
05DHAKA867 | RESPONSE: INVITING WOMEN LEADERS TO A FORUM ON [...] (U) In response to reftel A, post contacted potential invitees Salma Ali and Dr. Shahnaz Huda and extended an invitation to attend the March 8 Washington Women's Forum with First Lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Rice as scheduled speakers. Dr. Huda regretted that she will not be able to [...] | 2005-02-28 09:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN PGOV BG |
05DHAKA918 | Media Reaction: U.S. Human Rights Report on [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-03 10:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA95 | BANGLADESH: SEMI-ANNUAL REQUEST FOR NAMES, TITLES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-06 11:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BG |
05DHAKA954 | Media Reaction: U.S. Human Rights Report on [...] U.S. Human Rights Report on Bangladesh ----------------------------------------- "The Government Should Perform Its Duty" Independent Bangla language newspaper "Jugantor" editorially comments (3/4): The U.S. human rights report on Bangladesh has commented that the government's human right [...] | 2005-03-06 07:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DHAKA997 | Media Reaction: U.S. Human Rights Report on [...] U.S. Human Rights Report on Bangladesh ----------------------------------------- "Calling somebody a thief by his master for the crime he committed for him" An editorial page article in independent Bangla "Prothom Alo" by columnist Farhad Mazhar opines (3/7): The U.S. Human Rights Report ha [...] | 2005-03-07 09:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
05DJIBOUTI1000 | CLARIFICATION FROM FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER ON [...] (C) An apparent internal Djiboutian government turf battle over control of coordination of the USAID-sponsored Livestock Project in Djibouti prompted Ambassador's urgent request October 6 for a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. The Ambassador sought the Minister's [...] | 2005-10-05 13:48:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EAGR ECON EAID DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1026 | DJIBOUTI AND DEMARCHE REQUEST ON IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Ambassador conveyed reftel demarche October 13 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Yousuf. She noted terms of the compromise by political leaders, as announced October 12, their endorsement by key Sunni elements, and the U.S. desire to build on the momentum generated by the comprom [...] | 2005-10-13 12:31:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1039 | DJIBOUTI PRESS RELEASE ON IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] (U) As requested by U.S. and pledged by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Reftel (A),Djibouti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the following press release October 13 in support of the Iraqi Constitution Referendum: - Begin text: - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - The Government of the R [...] | 2005-10-17 13:02:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1051 | URGENT DEMARCHE AND SECRETARY GUTIERREZ LETTER ON [...] (U) Embassy Djibouti delivered demarche and letter from Secretary Gutierrez to Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director of SIPDIS Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on October 19th. Djibouti has yet to give its stance regarding the UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention, however in re [...] | 2005-10-20 13:23:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL SCUL DJ UNESCO |
05DJIBOUTI1056 | ISRAEL AT UNGA - I: HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] (U) Embassy Djibouti delivered demarche per reftel to Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 19th. Djibouti has not given its stance on the Holocaust Remembrance Resolution. RAGSDALE [...] | 2005-10-23 08:16:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL DJ UNGA |
05DJIBOUTI1057 | INTERIM MEETING WITH GENERALS FATHI AND ZAKARIA ON [...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by USLO Chief, met October 17 at Djiboutian Military Headquarters with Chief of Djiboutian Military Forces, General Fathi Ahmed Houssein and his Deputy, General Zakaria Cheick Ibrahim. The meeting was requested by Ambassador to acknowledge receipt of General Zakaria [...] | 2005-10-23 11:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR MOPS MCAP DJ |
05DJIBOUTI106 | FRANCE'S AMBASSADOR TO DJIBOUTI GRAPPLES WITH [...] (U) France's Ambassador to Djibouti, Philippe Selz, went on Djiboutian television (RTD) evening of January 30 to read in its entirety a January 29 declaration of the Spokesperson of France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the Borrel affair and France's relations with Djibouti. The stat [...] | 2005-01-31 14:31:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID MARR SCUL FR DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1069 | BORREL ANNIVERSARY: UNHEALED WOUNDS REOPENED [...] (C) Summary: The Borrel Affair has been a recurring drama between France and the Djiboutian Government for the past ten years since the discovery of French Judge Bernard Borrel's burned corpse just outside Djibouti City on October 19, 1995. Initial conclusions in the investigation into Borrel's [...] | 2005-10-25 14:17:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV DJ |
05DJIBOUTI107 | DJIBOUTI-DUBAI CUSTOMS AGREEMENT IS ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: On January 9, the Government of Djibouti and the Dubai Customs Authority signed a 21-year agreement giving control of administrative procedures, equipment, financial operations, customs inspections and training to the Dubai Customs Authority. While many are reporting the agreement [...] | 2005-02-01 13:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1071 | REQUEST FOR COMPENSATION FOR VACANT BUILDING [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-26 11:17:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AMGT DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1094 | DRAFT LETTER FOR KAMAJ ON VACANT BUILDING ACROSS [...] (U) Using information provided Ref (B),Embassy requests Department's approval of Ambassador sending following letter in response to Ref (A) letter of request for compensation for vacant building across from Embassy compound: Begin text of draft letter: - Mr. M. Houssein Mahmoud Director [...] | 2005-11-02 10:22:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AMGT DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1096 | POST REACHES OUT WITH RAMADAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Djibouti sponsored a football tournament for youth, a donation to needy families and four Iftaars (fast breakings) in honor of the Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan. PD also distributed President Bush's Ramadan messages to media outlets and various government officials who subs [...] | 2005-11-02 12:40:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC SCUL KPAO DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1116 | LETTER ON VACANT BUILDING ACROSS FROM COMPOUND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-09 11:20:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL ASEC DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1117 | CJTF-HOA AND MULTINATIONAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE [...] (C) Ambassador conveyed to Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on November 6 reftel guidance on CJTF-HOA's interest in multi-nationalization of its operations. Youssouf did not comment on substance of the U.S. proposal, but said he believed this subject was also raised in the bas [...] | 2005-11-09 11:22:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | MARR PREL PTER DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1118 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - UN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 9 November to Americas Bureau Chief, Mohamed Omar Djama. Djama was not able to comment on Djibouti's position on the resolutions but said he would pass them immediately to the Minister of Foreign Affairs for consideration. RAGSDALE [...] | 2005-11-09 11:30:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1120 | EID PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 3rd, Djibouti celebrated the end of the holy month of Ramadan. After the EID prayer, President Ismail Omar Guelleh hosted a garden party in the Presidential Palace. In a long speech in Arabic, Guelleh talked about the cost of oil and its implications in the local mar [...] | 2005-11-10 05:35:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS KISL KPAL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1121 | DJIBOUTI OPPOSITION RENOUNCES 2001 PEACE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Peace Accord (PA),signed between the FRUD Armee and the government on March 12th, 2001, is a growing subject of animosity between the opposition and government. The FRUD Armee was the breakaway faction of the Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD) that continued [...] | 2005-11-10 05:36:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SCUL PHUM PINS DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1145 | MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADD'L GENEVA PROTOCOL [...] (C) Charge called on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan to seek support to add the 'red crystal' emblem to the red cross and red crescent now used with the Geneva convention, and for Magen David Adom (MDA) membership to the IRC/RC Movement. Charge [...] | 2005-11-20 11:47:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ ICRC |
05DJIBOUTI1153 | OPERATION OF INCINERATOR NEAR CAMP LEMONIER [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-21 07:31:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AMGT DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1156 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: DJIBOUTI'S [...] (U) Summary: Djibouti has very little capacity to handle avian and pandemic influenza. Responses below are keyed to questions in reftel. End Summary. 2. (U) Preparedness/Communication: -- Djibouti does not have a plan/strategy for preventing avian flu from becoming a pandemic and contai [...] | 2005-11-22 11:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1158 | REGIONAL ELECTIONS ANNOUNCED [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 30th, 2005, elections will be held in Djibouti for the first time to choose regional governing councils for the five districts of Arta, Ali Sabieh, Dikhil, Obock, Tadjourah and the three community councils of Djibouti City. The election date was postponed for more th [...] | 2005-11-22 11:34:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS KDEM DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1182 | POLICE FIRE ON PROTESTERS DURING DESTRUCTION OF [...] (C) Summary: An operation to remove illegal squatter houses began on November 22, 2005 in the area known as Arhiba II in the capital city Djibouti. On November 30, the last scheduled day of operations, police fired on angry inhabitants who were throwing stones at authorities. Four persons are [...] | 2005-12-01 13:03:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PINS DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1203 | DJIBOUTIAN PARLIAMENT REQUESTS [...] (U) The Djiboutian Information Agency (ADI) published a press release 30 November reporting the passing of a resolution by the Djiboutian National Assembly to postpone upcoming regional elections, scheduled for 30 December. The proposed resolution stated first that the resolution provided pr [...] | 2005-12-06 12:51:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM DJ |
05DJIBOUTI121 | CLOSER TIES BETWEEN DJIBOUTI AND SOMALILAND? [...] (SBU) Summary: The self-proclaimed independent state of Somaliland enjoys a close relationship with the Republic of Djibouti due to strong familial ties of their populations and frequent business traffic between the two capitals. While there have been ups and downs, including Djibouti's adheren [...] | 2005-02-07 11:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV DJ SO |
05DJIBOUTI1212 | DJIBOUTI RESPONSE TO CWC DEMARCHE [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche 7 December per reftel to Mohamed Omar Djama, Chief of Americas/Europe Office of Bilateral Relations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djama responded that Djibouti has shown its willingness to work against the proliferation of weapons of mass dest [...] | 2005-12-11 13:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CN DJ CWC |
05DJIBOUTI1217 | PRESIDENT'S CABINET DIRECTOR ON LIVESTOCK EXPORT [...] (C) LIVESTOCK EXPORT PROJECT: In her meeting December 7 with Ismail Tani, Director of President Guelleh's Cabinet, Ambassador talked about the commercial possibilities inherent in the U.S.- sponsored livestock holding and Gulf export project now underway in Djibouti. She told Tani that she u [...] | 2005-12-12 14:34:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON ETRD SCUL ENRG DJ |
05DJIBOUTI122 | DJIBOUTI'S HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT--TOOL FOR [...] (C) Pol/Econ met February 5 with the Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan, and the Americas Desk Officer, Mohamed Omar Djama, at their request to discuss the 2004 Annual Country Report for Djibouti on Human Rights. Hassan stated that Djibouti wa [...] | 2005-02-07 11:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1237 | EMBASSY HOSTS DJIBOUTIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION [...] (U) Ambassador launched December 4 at Djibouti's Palais du Peuple the Embassy's second Arts and Crafts Exhibition and Sale in two years for Djiboutian handicrafts and art works. The five-day exhibition featured works and wares of 22 artisan associations in Djibouti, attracted a host of viewers [...] | 2005-12-18 13:24:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SCUL EAID ETRD DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1245 | DJIBOUTI JOINS THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] Ambassador Ragsdale and DCM Ball left as non- papers, the French language versions of the reftel talking points with, respectively, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the MFA Director of Bilateral Relations. 2. The Ambassador was informed that Djibouti signed the Convention the week of De [...] | 2005-12-21 04:54:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1251 | AMBASSADOR PARTICIPATES IN USLO LAUNCH OF HIV/AIDS [...] (U) In a ceremony at the garrison of the Djiboutian Armed Forces on December 22, Ambassador formally handed over to Commanding General of the Djibouti Armed Forces, Fathi Ahmed Hussein, HIV/AIDS laboratory equipment and furnishings necessary to conduct sero-prevalence surveys in Djibouti. Also [...] | 2005-12-22 14:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR MASS EAID KHIV DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1252 | STATUS OF DJIBOUTI FMS CONVEYED TO DJIBOUTI'S [...] (U) Ambassador conveyed to General Fathi Ahmed Hussein on December 18 an oral brief of current status of the Djibouti FMS program and the specific projects outlined in the letter of October 10, 2005 from the Djiboutian Army's Chef d'Etat, General Zakariya Cheik Ibrahim. She promised a subseque [...] | 2005-12-23 07:51:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MARR PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1253 | DJIBOUTI EXTENDS CONGRATULATIONS TO IRAQ ON [...] (SBU) In a December 18 meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Youssuf, Ambassador encouraged an expression of support on the part of the Government of the Republic of Djibouti for the process of legislative elections that had just taken place with success in Iraq. The Minister r [...] | 2005-12-23 08:41:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV DJ IZ |
05DJIBOUTI1257 | INAUGURATION OF FIVE USG-FUNDED PEDAGOGIC RESOURCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-26 08:14:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SCUL PREL PGOV DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1260 | DJIBOUTI SUPPORT FOR IRAQI DECEMBER ELECTIONS [...] The Government of Djibouti issued on 18 December 2005 the following statement of support regarding the recent Iraqi elections: Quote: In a statement this morning addressed to the Djibouti Information Agency, the Djibouti Government is very pleased about the Iraqi legislative elections that [...] | 2005-12-27 16:35:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1265 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CJCS GENERAL PETER PACE [...] (C) Embassy Djibouti heartily welcomes your January 2-3, 2006 visit. A meeting with President Ismail Omar Guelleh is anticipated. 2. (C) Summary: Combating poverty, improving the nation's health and education infrastructure and promoting economic development remain top priorities for Pres [...] | 2005-12-28 09:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR OVIP ECON EAID DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1266 | DJIBOUTI ENGAGES SAUDI INVESTOR FOR USAID [...] (C) Summary: With a claim of dissatisfaction with technical aspects of construction and progress of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Livestock Export Facility in Djibouti, the Government of Djibouti has advised Embassy and Regional Economic Development Services Offi [...] | 2005-12-28 09:41:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DJ SA |
05DJIBOUTI135 | ILLNESS AND EVACUATION OF DJIBOUTI'S MINISTER OF [...] (C) Djibouti's Foreign Minister Ali Abdi Farah suffered a stroke early morning of February 9. He was rushed to France's military hospital in Djibouti, Bouffard, where he was treated until his evacuation the evening of February 11 to Paris. According to French Ambassador Philippe Selz, Farah [...] | 2005-02-13 14:09:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR DJ |
05DJIBOUTI136 | SOMALILAND FM ON MARGINS OF KAHIN'S DJIBOUTI STOP: [...] (C) Somaliland President Daher Rayaleh Kahin, accompanied by his Foreign Minister Edna Adan Ismail, and other ministers, were in Djibouti February 12 and morning of February 13 for talks with Djiboutian officials, including President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dilei [...] | 2005-02-14 03:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM DJ SO |
05DJIBOUTI148 | DJIBOUTI HOSTS SUB-REGIONAL FGM CONFERENCE, [...] (U) Summary: Djibouti hosted a sub-regional conference on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) February 2-3 with aims of raising awareness, discussing Islam's view on FGM, and the legal and political implications of the Maputo Protocol. The event was organized as a cooperation between the Government [...] | 2005-02-15 04:51:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KISL KWMN SCUL SOCI PGOV DJ SO |
05DJIBOUTI149 | ISLAM IN DJIBOUTI [...] (SBU) Summary: During recent years, the Islamic world has witnessed changes in religious attitudes and verbal outlook. Fundamental views that oppose all things external to Islamic culture expressed by scholars and preachers have taken hold in some Muslim societies. This fervent opposition of an [...] | 2005-02-15 07:01:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI SCUL PREL PGOV ASEC PINR KISL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI15 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE EXTRAORDINARY [...] (C) Acting Pol/Econ officer delivered the reftel demarche to the Director of the Arab Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Fairouz Ahmed Houssein. Houssein said that the Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, will attend the January 9 Arab [...] | 2005-01-04 12:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AL IZ DJ |
05DJIBOUTI157 | UNION FOR PRESIDENTIAL MAJORITY (UMP) CONVENTION IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Union for Presidential Majority (UMP),the majority coalition, held its Convention February 6 at the Equestrian Club in Djibouti City. The UMP is composed of four political parties: People's Rally for Progress (RPP, ruling party),Front for Unity and Democracy Restoration (FRUD [...] | 2005-02-16 10:20:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR FR DJ |
05DJIBOUTI1632 | PD FACILITATES LIBRARY OPENING, ENGLISH TEACHING [...] (U) SUMMARY: To cap off its December events, Post recently facilitated a book donation to an elementary school in one of Djibouti City's poorest areas. In addition, Post arranged for two speakers to participate in a week-long methods and best practices workshop for night school English teachers [...] | 2005-01-02 04:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI175 | FORWARDING THE MPP THROUGH BLACK HISTORY MONTH [...] (U) The Public Diplomacy section's Black History Month programming continues to engage Djiboutian citizens with such events as a gospel concert, a traveling poster show, conversation groups, an essay contest and receptions. These events have been successful with youth and have promoted mutua [...] | 2005-02-17 14:00:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI180 | FORWARDING THE MPP THROUGH BLACK HISTORY MONTH [...] (U) The Public Diplomacy section's Black History Month programming continues to engage Djiboutian citizens with such events as a gospel concert, a traveling poster show, conversation groups, an essay contest and receptions. These events have been successful with youth and have promoted mutua [...] | 2005-02-21 08:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI189 | PD PROGRAMMING DRAWS ON PARTNERS, POSTERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: This week, the Public Diplomacy section co- sponsored a successful three-day-long craft fair featuring local artisans and recipients of grants from the Ambassador's Self-Help Fund. In addition, Black History Month programming continued with a movie night and discussion panel for [...] | 2005-02-25 05:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI191 | USITC STUDY ON EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS IN [...] Summary: The Government of Djibouti (GOD) has not been able to benefit from AGOA to date due to a lack of developed industries. After a decade of uncertainty, Djibouti's economy looks brighter as a result of the country's foreign policy and assistance from donors. Djibouti has very few inte [...] | 2005-02-27 07:45:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID ETRD PGOV PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI193 | COMMENTS ON ETHIOPIA, ERITREA SITUATION FROM [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met 23 February with Acting Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, at her request, to discuss several issues, including the Ethiopia/Eritrea border issue, Djibouti's relationship with France, the recent visit of President Guelleh to Qatar, and Millennium Challenge Acc [...] | 2005-02-27 12:03:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV DJ ET ER |
05DJIBOUTI194 | DJIBOUTI'S INPUT FOR 2005 PRESIDENT'S REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-27 13:09:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL DJ AGOA USTR |
05DJIBOUTI196 | GUELLEH REQUESTS QATARI INVESTMENT OF NATURAL GAS [...] (C) Summary: Acting Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf briefed Ambassador on the highlights of President Ismail Omar Guelleh's Qatar trip in a February 23 meeting she requested to discuss several issues (see septels). Youssouf said Guelleh's visit was in response to an invitation extended b [...] | 2005-02-28 09:54:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EPET ENRG DJ QA |
05DJIBOUTI200 | ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER ON FRANCO-DJIBOUTIAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Acting Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, at her request February 23 to discuss several issues, among them the effect of the Borrel Affair on France-Djibouti relations. Youssouf called the affair embarrassing for both sides. He said it is not Djibouti's d [...] | 2005-02-28 12:49:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS DJ FR |
05DJIBOUTI212 | ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER ON ELECTIONS, MCA, GOOD [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Acting Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, at her request February 23 to discuss several issues, among them good governance, elections, and Djibouti's quest to become eligible for the Millennium Challenge Account. Youssouf said regarding good governance, D [...] | 2005-03-02 04:31:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM PINR DJ |
05DJIBOUTI217 | REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE: UNITED NATIONS GENERAL [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered reftel demarche 2 March to Director of Bilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said he thought the new vote was related to concerns regarding certain arguments within the Declaration, not the principle itself. He said he would like [...] | 2005-03-02 12:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TBIO DJ UNGA |
05DJIBOUTI218 | HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered reftel demarche 2 March to Director of Bilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan stated issues such as ballistic missiles were more of a concern for certain countries. He continued that Djibouti normally waits until a general consen [...] | 2005-03-02 12:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA DJ |
05DJIBOUTI221 | SOMALIA: PUBLIC STATEMENT - DJIBOUTIAN REACTION [...] (C) Pol/Econ delivered reftel demarche 2 March to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan stated there would be a Ministerial level meeting of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states in Nairobi during March to revie [...] | 2005-03-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SO DJ |
05DJIBOUTI23 | FRANCE'S ASIA RELIEF EFFORTS VIA DJIBOUTI [...] (U) France's Ambassador to Djibouti, Philippe Selz, told Ambassador January 6 that because of Djibouti's location, France would be using resources of its forces based here to assist with France's overall effort to assist tsunami disaster victims in Asia. 2. (U) Selz told Ambassador that the [...] | 2005-01-06 13:10:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MOPS XO DJ FR |
05DJIBOUTI232 | U.S. NGO DONATES CARDIAC MONITORING SYSTEM TO [...] (U) Assist International, a United States non-governmental organization (NGO),has partnered with a local NGO, International Aid Services, to provide a USD 250,000 reconditioned, full perimeter cardiac monitoring system with central station to Peltier Hospital in Djibouti. Peltier, a 450-bed h [...] | 2005-03-04 08:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID SOCI DJ |
05DJIBOUTI235 | PD LAUNCHES ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUPS [...] (U) SUMMARY: This week, the Public Diplomacy section began implementing its plan to establish English conversation groups throughout the city. In addition, the section's poster show moved to a busy commercial venue, and the Embassy continued to receive excellent media coverage on i [...] | 2005-03-06 10:16:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI244 | NATIONAL EDUCATION FORUM IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Djibouti's Ministry of Education hosted February 5-6 at the People's Palace a formal review of its education reform program, which began in 1999. Funded in part by USAID, under the Economic Support Funds (ESF) program, the formal review was an outgrowth of district stakeholders meetings by [...] | 2005-03-07 13:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID SOCI SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI245 | READ-OUT FROM MINISTER OF EDUCATION ON VISIT TO [...] (U) Ambassador and USAID directly called February 23 on Minister of Education Abdi Ibrahim Absieh to obtain a read-out of his February 8-13 visit to the United States. Senior Advisor and Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Aideed Aden Guedi, who traveled with Absieh, and Secretar [...] | 2005-03-07 13:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID SCUL SOCI DJ |
05DJIBOUTI246 | DJIBOUTI SEEKS ASSISTANCE IN MONITORING ISLAMIC [...] (C) During Ambassador and USAID Director's February 23 call on Minister of Education Abdi Ibrahim Absieh (see septel),the Minister informed us of his concern that his Ministry lacked knowledge of and control over the country's growing network of Islamic schools. These schools, he said, which [...] | 2005-03-07 13:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID SCUL SOCI DJ SA |
05DJIBOUTI282 | FOREIGN MINISTER REAFFIRMS DESIRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Djibouti's Acting Foreign Minister expressed concern to Ambassador March 16 about the content of the current Human Rights Report for Djibouti, his fear the report might put Djibouti in a negative light and his belief it failed to mention the country's accomplishments in this realm [...] | 2005-03-18 09:31:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI283 | LAUNCH OF HEALTH DONOR-COORDINATING GROUP IN [...] U) A launching ceremony took place March 14 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to inaugurate a new donor-coordinating group in health in Djibouti and to formally announce to the public that both donors and the Ministry of Health are ready to work together to help the people of Djibouti. Focus [...] | 2005-03-18 12:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID SOCI DJ |
05DJIBOUTI288 | DORALE RADIO PROJECT NEARS COMPLETION, CREATES [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is an action request, see paragraph 8. The International Board of Broadcasting's three year, $1.2 million renovation of Radio Television Djibouti's Dorale transmitting station is nearing completion. The renovations give RTD expanded broadcasting capability, allowing its sign [...] | 2005-03-22 08:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS ASEC KPAO DJ BBG |
05DJIBOUTI289 | SOMALIA - IGAD DEPLOYMENT PLAN AND DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Ref Message reached post after the departure of the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Arab League Summit in Algiers. In his absence, Ambassador presented the demarche March 20 to Ahmed Ali Bogoreh, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and highest ranking official [...] | 2005-03-22 09:44:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SO DJ |
05DJIBOUTI291 | ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUPS: WHY WE CARE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Public Diplomacy's effort to implement weekly conversation groups in each of the city's 12 private night schools, has revealed not only the strong desire of Djibouti's youth to learn English, but also the importance of engaging these students who span ethnic, religious, economic [...] | 2005-03-30 05:07:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DJ ET KPAO KQ PREL PTER YM |
05DJIBOUTI298 | ELECTION APPROACHES; INTERIOR MINISTER DISCOURAGES [...] (C) Ambassador met March 27 with Minister of Interior, Abdoulkader Doualeh Wais, at the Minister's request to discuss election activities. Wais updated the Ambassador on preparations for election day, stating all materials and judicial texts were complete. Training for voting office officials [...] | 2005-03-30 10:17:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI299 | OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY OF GOUBETTO HEALTH CLINIC [...] (U) An official ceremony was held March 16 in the rural community of Goubetto, located 25 miles south of the capital, to open a newly rehabilitated health facility. The Goubetto Clinic previously was defunct until the USAID program for health sector reform began rehabilitation of it in Decembe [...] | 2005-03-24 12:49:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID SOCI DJ |
05DJIBOUTI300 | TRAINING TRAINERS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) A USAID-funded week-long training session for health practitioners in Djibouti began March 19, 2005 with an official event a the National Health Training Center in the capital. Focus of the training was to impart primary health care teaching skills to selected candidates who would return [...] | 2005-03-24 13:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI EAID DJ |
05DJIBOUTI304 | STAFFDEL CHAKA MEETING WITH MFA DIRECTOR OF [...] (U) Summary: Staff Members of the House International Relations Committee Malik Chaka and Pearl Alice Marsh met 31 March with Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan, to discuss Djibouti's relations with the United States, the counter-terrorism ef [...] | 2005-03-31 14:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV DJ |
05DJIBOUTI309 | FOCUS GROUP TO STAFFDEL CHAKA: "LEARNING ENGLISH [...] (U) SUMMARY: About 40 English students and teachers attended a focus group with Staffdel Chaka on April 1. The Djiboutians said that learning English is now an economic necessity in Djibouti, and requested U.S. help in the form of a library, teaching materials, training workshops and an Americ [...] | 2005-04-03 12:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | DJ KPAO OREP OTRA PREL PGOV PPD |
05DJIBOUTI31 | DJIBOUTI REGIONS PROFILE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The great economic disparity between the capital, Djibouti city, and the regions outside Djibouti's capital is a major concern to the regions' inhabitants. This disparity led to a civil war in the early 1990's and continues to greatly affect the country's politics. Post constructed [...] | 2005-01-09 11:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID PHUM SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI317 | ELECTION UPDATE: HIGH-RANKED OPPOSITION MEMBER [...] (C) Summary: With four days until polls open for the 2005 presidential election, the election climate is beginning to get interesting. Guelleh's campaign, as single candidate, proceeds with few disturbances or protests from the opposition or the population. The atmosphere in Djibouti is still [...] | 2005-04-05 05:36:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI DJ |
05DJIBOUTI32 | Outreach in Djibouti -- Out of Step with Needs? [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-09 11:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI324 | OPENING OF MEDEHO AND ALAILI DADDA HEALTH FACILITIES [...] (U) Official ceremonies were held March 29 and 30 in the rural communities of Alaili Dadda and Medeho, located in the northern distric of Obock, to open two health facilities newly renovated under USAID auspices. Both facilities had been completely neglected since originally constructed, and [...] | 2005-04-05 14:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID SOCI DJ |
05DJIBOUTI326 | STAFFDEL CHAKA GETS STATISTICS ON DJIBOUTI'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 31, HIRC Staff members Malik Chaka and Dr. Pearl Alice Marsh met with Commandant Mohamed Moussa Abar, the Harbor Master and Director of Maritime Security at the Port of Djibouti (see para 9 for bio). Abar explained to the Staffdel how the current port operates, the problem [...] | 2005-04-06 14:01:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL OREP PINR ECON DJ |
05DJIBOUTI337 | GWOT ASSESSMENT: POLITICAL CLARITY, EDUCATION AND PERSONAL [...] (S) A successful effort to prosecute the global anti-terrorism war, especially in countries that already harbor extremists, must proceed on two levels. On one level, the U.S. must create a strategy for framing, implementing, marketing and obtaining support for national political preferences. On [...] | 2005-04-07 13:35:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV DJ |
05DJIBOUTI338 | CORNERSTONE LAID FOR SAUDI-FUNDED DIALYSIS CENTER [...] (U) Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Saudi Ambassador to Djibouti Abdulaziz bin Mohamed Al-Eifan, and Army Major Khatab Bin Eid Al-Otaibi of the Saudi Army's Medical Corps, led ceremonies April 6 in Djibouti laying the cornerstone for a future dialysis center donated by Prince Sultan Bi [...] | 2005-04-07 14:28:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI SA DJ |
05DJIBOUTI34 | DECENTRALIZATION [...] (U) Summary: Decentralization has been a topic of debate in Djibouti since the country's civil war in the early 1990's. At that time, the disparity between regions and the capital led the opposition Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD) to take up arms against the governme [...] | 2005-01-09 12:00:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EAID PHUM SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI342 | PD HOLDS FOCUS GROUP, TOEFL INFORMATION SESSION [...] (U) PD took advantage of the presence of Staffdel Chaka the week of March 27 to hold a focus group with about 50 local English students and teachers. Members of the Staffdel listened to the concerns and needs of the group, while sharing ideas and information about the U.S. The program was well- [...] | 2005-04-10 13:51:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI360 | ELECTION DAY IN DJIBOUTI: CALM, WITH SOME PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: With the help of PD, Consular and GSO Officers, the Pol/Econ section visited 11 polling stations throughout Djibouti City to gauge the mood on election day. Embassy Officers (EMBOFFs) divided into three teams, taking responsibility for different areas of the city. Consensus showed [...] | 2005-04-12 13:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SCUL PHUM DJ PDEM |
05DJIBOUTI368 | DJIBOUTI GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES APPEAL FOR FOOD AID [...] (U) The U.S., French, Russian, and Chinese ambassadors, plus heads of U.N. organizations and the Director of FEWSNET, were convoked to Foreign Ministry April 10 to hear a Government of Djibouti appeal for emergency food aid for Djibouti's drought-stricken areas. Citing hunger and a lack of re [...] | 2005-04-14 14:09:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID SENV DJ |
05DJIBOUTI379 | POSSIBLE CREATION OF A 10TH POLITICAL PARTY? [...] (C) Pol/Econ received a courtesy call on April 12th from Ahmed Idriss, President of the Movement for Equality and Liberty (MEL),a political party in the process of forming. MEL has apparently tried to form a legal, recognized party in 2002 but was turned down. Idriss stated that he sent a lett [...] | 2005-04-17 11:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR DJ PDEM |
05DJIBOUTI390 | Essay Winners Lunch With Ambassador Ragsdale; English Clubs [...] (U) Winners of the Embassy's Black History Month Essay Contest attended an awards lunch this week hosted by the Ambassador at her residence on the Embassy compound. For many of the teenagers invited and their teachers, this was their first visit to the American Embassy. Members of the panel sel [...] | 2005-04-20 13:26:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI391 | DJIBOUTI AT LOGGERHEADS WITH SAUDI ARABIA OVER [...] (C) The 4/19-20 visit of the president of Al-Imam Mohamed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Dr. Mohamed Al-Salem, gave Arab League member state Djibouti the opportunity to reiterate to Saudi Arabia its concerns about instruction offered Djibouti's youth under Saudi auspices. Acting Minister of For [...] | 2005-04-20 13:44:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI PINR EAID SA DJ |
05DJIBOUTI424 | COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Acting Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel April 28 to Mohamed Omar Djama, Coordinator of the Americas Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djama reported the Djiboutian government does have an observer at the Community of Democracies meeting from Djibouti's NY/DC Mission, but t [...] | 2005-04-29 08:54:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI432 | TRAINING RURAL HEALTH NURSES AND MIDWIVES [...] (U) On April 25, for the first time in the history of Djibouti, the Minister of Health opened a three-day training session for nine rural health post nurses and midwives outside of the city capital at the District Hospital in Ali Sabieh. The nurses and midwives represent the five health post [...] | 2005-05-04 04:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID SOCI DJ |
05DJIBOUTI435 | DJIBOUTI: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT [...] (U) Ambassador conveyed directly to Acting Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on May 4 the congratulatory message from President Bush to President Guelleh sent on the occasion of Guelleh's re-election as president of the Republic of Djibouti. Youssouf expressed his pleasure in receiving th [...] | 2005-05-04 14:31:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL PGOV DJ |
05DJIBOUTI438 | Influential Businessman Saad Ahmed Cheikh Dies of [...] (U) SUMMARY Saad Ahmed Cheikh, founder and CEO of the largest and most successful transit company in Djibouti (The Compagnie Maritime et de Manutention de Djibouti, aka, COMAD),died on 4 May at Bouffard Hospital of rumored cardiac and pulmonary problems and diabetes. The 48-year-old Cheikh was [...] | 2005-05-05 14:04:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI443 | RETURN OF DJIBOUTI'S FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) Djibouti's Foreign Minister Ali Abdullah Farah returned to Djibouti May 1 directly from Paris, where he had been receiving treatment since a stroke at his office in Djibouti on February 9. News photos and footage of his disembarkment from the plane revealed a vigorous Foreign Minister wit [...] | 2005-05-09 10:18:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV DJ |
05DJIBOUTI450 | INAUGURATION OF DJIBOUTI'S PRESIDENT FOR SECOND [...] (U) Djibouti's 58-year old current president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, was inaugurated May 7 for a second six-year term. The colorful ceremony, filled with traditional songs and dancing, took place in the main hall of the Palais du Peuple, a large air-conditioned convention facility with meeting r [...] | 2005-05-09 13:22:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID KDEM PGOV DJ |
05DJIBOUTI461 | REQUEST TO TRANSITION USAID PROGRAM IN DJIBOUTI [...] U) This is an action message. 2. (U) Embassy Djibouti requests State and USAID agreement to transition the USAID program in Djibouti from primary reliance on Economic Support Funds (ESF) to Development Assistance (DA) funding over the next two years with an initial modest DA program of two [...] | 2005-05-12 13:32:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID SOCI DJ |
05DJIBOUTI472 | DECLARATION OF DROUGHT DISASTER IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Several years of continuous drought and the lack of social safety nets have eroded the livelihood and humanitarian conditions for pastoralists in rural Djibouti. On April 11, the Government of Djibouti declared that because of this drought, a humanitarian emergency existed in the southern [...] | 2005-05-16 13:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON EINV DJ |
05DJIBOUTI498 | GUELLEH'S SECOND TERM: CABINET CHANGES, BUT NOT [...] (U) Summary: With the start of President Ismail Omar Guelleh's second term comes the customary change in cabinet. As required by law, Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita submitted his resignation Thursday, May 19th to President Guelleh. Saturday, May 21st, Guelleh issued a decree re-appoint [...] | 2005-05-23 13:09:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR DJ |
05DJIBOUTI512 | DJIBOUTI'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER ON RECENT GUELLEH [...] (C) Summary: Djibouti's new Minister of Foreign Affairs is pleased with the outcome of the May 13 stopover visit to Washington of President Guelleh (see reftel) and reviewed with Ambassador key aspects of Guelleh's meetings with Secretary Rice, NSC Africa Director Courville, USAID SIPDIS [...] | 2005-05-27 09:45:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON DJ |
05DJIBOUTI529 | BIOS AND COMMENTARY ON NEW DJIBOUTIAN CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The following is current bio data on the new Ministerial cabinet, announced May 22nd, as well as on reasons behind the appointment/change/removal. An outline of Guelleh's policy "road map" for his new six-year term will follow septel. End Summary. 2. (C) Prime Minister Dileita [...] | 2005-06-05 13:07:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI54 | REFUGEE REPATRIATIONS IN DJIBOUTI: CHAOTIC BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. ConOff and a USAID representative observed UNHCR-directed refugee repatriations November 24 in Djibouti. The process was disorganized and confrontational, and fraud was blatant. But in the end, the day resulted in 511 refugees repatriated from the Ali Addeh refugee camp in D [...] | 2005-01-12 13:17:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DJ PREF PREL SO |
05DJIBOUTI541 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: GATHERING SUPPORT FROM MUSLIM [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 2 June to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan replied that it is not Djibouti's tendency to take positions on every crisis in the world. He explained that Djibouti's diplomatic corps was much smaller than that of the U.S. As it [...] | 2005-06-07 07:05:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL CASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER DJ |
05DJIBOUTI543 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORIST FINANCE LIST 71 [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 2 June to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said he would pass the list to the National Committee for Terrorism Finance and financial institutions. RAGSDALE [...] | 2005-06-07 07:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR DJ |
05DJIBOUTI544 | DJIBOUTI'S RESPONSE TO CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE ILO [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 2 June to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan stated that while Djibouti appreciates the U.S. requesting assistance on its neighbor's behalf and explaining why it will be supporting a particular candidate, it has a hard time su [...] | 2005-06-07 07:07:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PREL BB CU DJ ILO |
05DJIBOUTI545 | MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE: REGIONAL SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 2 June to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan replied the peace process was a sensitive issue to all Arab states. He continued that he believed Israel had a great deal of responsibility to take [...] | 2005-06-07 09:05:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IO IS SY DJ |
05DJIBOUTI559 | INDUSTRIAL PARK TO BE BUILT IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY: New American investment has come to Djibouti. Ali Toubeh, assistant to Saad Ahmed Cheikh - late owner of COMAD and a prominent figure in Djiboutian business - is carrying on Cheikh's last business venture. North Holding Investment Share Company was created as a subsidiary of the V [...] | 2005-06-09 13:08:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EINV EIND ETRD ECIN ELTN ECON DJ |
05DJIBOUTI562 | ETHIOPIAN HELICOPTER CREW ASYLUM REQUEST IN DJIBOUTI [...] (C) During Ambassador and USLO's 6/9 regular weekly meeting with Commander of French Forces General Michel Arrault, Arrault told Ambassador that he had just received word that an Ethiopian Mi-24 military helicopter with three Ethiopian military personnel had landed earlier that morning in Djib [...] | 2005-06-09 14:39:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR PGOV ET DJ |
05DJIBOUTI565 | GUELLEH ASSIGNS TASKS TO NEW CABINET [...] (U) Summary: On May 24th, in an important speech directed at his new cabinet, President Ismail Omar Guelleh announced his "road map" for the new term. The road map gave specific directives to almost every ministry. Its focal point was the "satisfaction of basic human needs." Guelleh emphasized [...] | 2005-06-13 09:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM ECON ETRD DJ PDEM |
05DJIBOUTI568 | UPDATE ON ETHIOPIAN HELICOPTER CREW ASYLUM REQUEST [...] (C) Deputy Director of National Security Service, Abdillahi Mohamed Abdillahi, told Embassy officer that the highest ranking official among the helicopter crew that sought asylum in Djibouti 6/9 (see reftel) had been a "general." It is unclear if this individual actually piloted the aircraft. [...] | 2005-06-13 15:02:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR PGOV ET DJ |
05DJIBOUTI572 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT TO DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Djibouti welcomes the June 20-21 visit to Djibouti of General John P. Abizaid, CENTCOM Commander. Combating poverty, improving the nation's health and education infrastructures and services and promoting economic development remain top priorities for the Government of Dj [...] | 2005-06-14 15:22:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO MARR MASS ECON ETRD OVIP DJ |
05DJIBOUTI581 | MDA: DJIBOUTI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel (B) 12 June to Americas' Desk Officer in the Bilateral Relations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Omar Djama. Djama said he would pass the information to his superior, who is currently on a mission abroad. Djibouti has no response [...] | 2005-06-16 13:13:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI59 | RUMORED CHANGES IN DJIBOUTI'S TOP MILITARY BRASS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sources told the Embassy Political Assistant that significant changes are expected in the country's top military commanders after Djibouti's presidential elections in April 2005. The projected changes include the retirement and replacement of Djibouti,s only two General Officers. [...] | 2005-01-13 14:14:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MARR PGOV PINR PREL MOPS DJ |
05DJIBOUTI594 | GENERAL ABIZAID TO PRESIDENT GUELLEH: LET'S MOVE [...] (C) Summary: During his June 19-20 visit to Djibouti, General John P. Abizaid asked Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh for help in moving forward the process of base lease renewal negotiations for Camp Lemonier and closing a deal. He told Guelleh he would convey to President Bush how va [...] | 2005-06-21 09:01:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS DJ |
05DJIBOUTI597 | DJIBOUTI'S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON [...] (C) During Ambassador's 6/22 meeting with Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Yousuf, on several matters, Ambassador expressed her regret that the Minister had only just arrived from a visit to Qatar and Tunis and had been unable to see General Abizaid during the latter's 6/19- [...] | 2005-06-22 14:18:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS DJ |
05DJIBOUTI601 | UN REFORM: PRIORITIES RAISED WITH DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Ambassador conveyed contents of reftels (A) and (B) June 22 to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Yousuf. Yousuf had already seen a number of documents over the internet conveying the U.S. position. He said the U.S. had made its position quite clear on these issues in other fora as [...] | 2005-06-23 11:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL PGOV AORC DJ UNSC |
05DJIBOUTI608 | NEC: MOVING FORWARD [...] (U) Action requested para. 5 2. (U) Over the past year we have made a great deal of progress towards a New Embassy Compound (NEC) for Djibouti. We identified a site, negotiated and signed a conditional purchase agreement, and provided a steady stream of data and information to the Departmen [...] | 2005-06-23 14:29:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI611 | AGOA FORUM - DJIBOUTI DELEGATION CONFIRMED [...] (U) Post has received confirmation that Minister of Commerce, Industry and Artisans, Rifki Abdoulkader Bamakrama, and Houssein Elmi Houdon, Director of Commerce will be attending as Djibouti's delegation to the AGOA Forum in Dakar. 2. (U) BIO DATA for Minister of Commerce and Industry, Rifki [...] | 2005-06-26 07:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ETRD DJ |
05DJIBOUTI615 | DJIBOUTI'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON PLANS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Yousuf sees his government moving forward decisively to improve democratization and governance. Regional elections, to be held late in 2005, will be the first priority action and will be organized around a new system of proportional repres [...] | 2005-06-26 13:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SCUL EAID PHUM DJ |
05DJIBOUTI623 | 28TH DJIBOUTIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY - GUELLEH'S [...] (U) Summary: On the 27th June, after the traditional military parade, President Ismail Omar Guelleh and his wife hosted a garden party for government employees, members of Parliament, the diplomatic corps, and large numbers of the population. At the event, Guelleh gave two speeches traditional [...] | 2005-06-30 06:01:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON DJ |
05DJIBOUTI625 | DEMARCHING AFRICAN NATIONS AND THE AU ON UN REFORM [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 30 June to Americas Desk Officer in the Department of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Omar Djama. Djama said he would be sure to pass the information to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who left for the African Union Su [...] | 2005-06-30 13:28:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL DJ UN UNSC |
05DJIBOUTI626 | OPPOSITION SEEKS USG ASSISTANCE IN PROMOTING [...] (C) Summary: A delegation of heads of Djibouti's opposition met, at their request, with Ambassador on June 8. They expressed to her their concerns about what they described as a lack of cooperation of the Guelleh government with the opposition and the high level of frustration existing among [...] | 2005-06-30 14:29:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SCUL KDEM DJ |
05DJIBOUTI65 | TOTAL AND MOBIL TRY TO HOLD LINE ON DORALEH MOVE [...] (C) Momar Nguer, Total's Director of Refinery and Marketing for East Africa and the Indian Ocean, and boss of Total Djibouti's Chief Executive Francois de Charnace, told Ambassador 1/16 during a de Charnace-hosted dinner, that Total, Mobil and Shell had each received new communication from the [...] | 2005-01-18 04:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD PGOV MARR MOPS DJ TC |
05DJIBOUTI650 | DJIBOUTI PURSUES OPEN DECENTRALIZATION FORUM; [...] (SBU) Summary: A national forum opened July 2 to debate the draft legislation establishing a special status for the capital, Djibouti City, within the context of Djibouti's decentralization law passed in 2002. The ten-day forum, hosted by Minister of Interior, Yacin Elmi Bouh, is open to repre [...] | 2005-07-11 08:49:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI654 | AGOA FORUM: FOREIGN MINISTER ALSO CONFIRMS [...] (C) During Ambassador's 6/11 meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on New Embassy Compound (NEC) issues, she informed the Minister of the Secretary of State's planned participation in the Dakar AGOA Forum July 18-20. She told the Minister that the Secretary's travel to [...] | 2005-07-11 11:42:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ETRD PINR DJ |
05DJIBOUTI664 | DJIBOUTI'S INTERIOR MINISTER ACCEPTS EMBASSY OFFER [...] (C) Minister of Interior Yacin Elmi Bouh has agreed to accept the visit of a USAID-funded team that would assess Djibouti's current electoral laws and plans for decentralization. The approval came in his meeting July 10 at Interior headquarters with Ambassador and Embassy Djibouti's USAID Re [...] | 2005-07-12 12:01:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID SCUL DJ PDEM |
05DJIBOUTI668 | DJIBOUTI'S FOREIGN MINISTER RAISES NEC WITH [...] (U) Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf contacted Ambassador on July 10 to request an urgent meeting on the New Embassy Compound (NEC) Project. The meeting took place at the Foreign Ministry on July 11. 2. (C) The Minister, joined by Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali [...] | 2005-07-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ABLD AMGT ASEC DJ |
05DJIBOUTI669 | JUSTICE MINISTER SEEKS USG ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (C) Ambassador and Pol/Econ met 5 July with Minister of Justice, Mohamed Barkat Abdillahi, and Secretary General at the Ministry of Justice, Abdi Ismail Hersi, at their request, to be briefed on changes being implemented at the Ministry since Abdillahi assumed charge in May. Abdillahi said the [...] | 2005-07-13 11:08:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM DJ |
05DJIBOUTI670 | DJIBOUTI NEC: FINAL ACTION ITEMS PRIOR TO [...] Transmitted herewith is a translation of the French text of Diplomatic Note 584/05/fax of July 12, 2005 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the Djibouti NEC.(also reported septel) Begin translation: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Coope [...] | 2005-07-13 11:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT PREL ASEC DJ |
05DJIBOUTI678 | MDA: FOLLOW-UP WITH OIC [...] (C) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 14 July to Director of Bilateral Relations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan asked did the Swiss government write to each member nation of the OIC directly asking for this support. Pol/Econ said she was not sure, but could [...] | 2005-07-18 10:42:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI679 | WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 14 July to Director of Bilateral Relations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said that Djibouti supported reforms in all organs of the United Nations and that Djibouti will vote for any positive reforms. He added that he w [...] | 2005-07-18 10:42:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PREL DJ KPOKO UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
05DJIBOUTI68 | BORREL AFFAIR REDUX: DJIBOUTI EXPELS FRENCH [...] (C) Djibouti's president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, formally requested January 17 through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that France withdraw six of its officials acting as advisors to government institutions in Djibouti under the French Cooperation program. The move follows Guelleh's personal ang [...] | 2005-01-18 16:22:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID MARR SCUL FR DJ |
05DJIBOUTI683 | APPROACH TO DJIBOUTI'S FOREIGN MINISTER FOR [...] (U) Using points provided reftel (notal),Ambassador approached Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Yousuf on July 19 to request that Djibouti make a strong public statement of condemnation and of support to the Iraqi people in the wake of insurgent targeting of civilians in Iraq. She not [...] | 2005-07-19 11:26:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PTER SCUL IZ DJ |
05DJIBOUTI708 | TIP ACTION PLAN: DJIBOUTI'S INITIAL RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and Pol/Econ presented the demarche and proposed action plan 25 July to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, and Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as requested in reftel. Youssouf was defensive about the statement tha [...] | 2005-07-25 12:40:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI713 | UNSC REFORM: DEMARCHE TO DJIBOUTI'S FM ON UN REFORM [...] (C) As instructed reftel, Ambassador conveyed 7/26 to Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Yousuf, the U.S. position on the G-4 framework resolution on expanding the United Nations Security Council. She went through reftel points with the Minister and urged Djibouti to oppose t [...] | 2005-07-27 08:49:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR DJ UNSC UNGA |
05DJIBOUTI716 | DECENTRALIZATION FORUM FOLLOW-UP: UPR'S VIEW [...] (C) Summary: In one of several conversations (septels to follow) with the participants of the recent forum held to discuss decentralization and the special status for Djibouti City, Embassy spoke with the president of the newest political party in Djibouti, Union for Reform Partisans (UPR),Ib [...] | 2005-07-27 09:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI725 | DECENTRALIZATION FORUM: FOLLOW-UP WITH PND [...] (C) Summary: In one of several conversations (reftel B and septel to follow) with the participants of the recent forum held to discuss decentralization and the special status for Djibouti City, Embassy spoke with the Secretary General of the National Democratic Party (PND),Mohamed Abdillahi W [...] | 2005-07-28 12:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI726 | UN ENVOY SACHS IN DJIBOUTI FOR MILLENNIUM PROJECT REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a visit to Djibouti July 27 on the occasion of the launch of the second national report on the objectives of the Millennium Development Project, UN Special Envoy and Millennium Development Project Director Dr. Jeffrey Sachs spoke on the theme "towards an entrepot economy." [...] | 2005-07-31 06:35:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID SOCI DJ UN |
05DJIBOUTI737 | TIP ACTION PLAN: MEETING WITH DIRECTOR BILATERAL [...] (C) Pol/Econ met with Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan, on 28 July to follow up on the Trafficking in Persons action plan demarched to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (reftel A). Hassan said he had a chance to review the action plan and demarche submitted [...] | 2005-08-01 04:48:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI738 | DECENTRALIZATION FORUM: FOLLOW-UP WITH PND [...] (C) Summary: In one of several conversations (reftel B and septel to follow) with the participants of the recent forum held to discuss decentralization and the special status for Djibouti City, Embassy spoke with the Secretary General of the National Democratic Party (PND),Mohamed Abdillahi W [...] | 2005-08-01 08:39:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI740 | DECENTRALIZATION FORUM: FOLLOW-UP WITH PND [...] (C) Summary: In one of several conversations (reftel B and septel to follow) with the participants of the recent forum held to discuss decentralization and the special status for Djibouti City, Embassy spoke with the Secretary General of the National Democratic Party (PND),Mohamed Abdillahi W [...] | 2005-08-02 06:24:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI755 | TIP ACTION PLAN: MEETING WITH DIRECTOR BILATERAL [...] (C) Pol/Econ met with Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan, on 28 July to follow up on the Trafficking in Persons action plan demarched to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (reftel A). Hassan said he had a chance to review the action plan and demarche submitted [...] | 2005-08-07 05:30:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI760 | DECENTRALIZATION FORUM: FOLLOW-UP WITH DIRECTOR OF [...] (C) Summary: In one of several conversations (reftel B and septel to follow) with the participants of the recent forum held to discuss decentralization and the special status for Djibouti City, Embassy spoke with the Director of Decentralization in the Ministry of Interior, Siradj Omar Ali. Wh [...] | 2005-08-07 11:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI784 | DATA REQUEST: DJIBOUTI ASSISTANCE TO THE [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 10 August to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan looked into the issue and replied 11 August. Djibouti has no records of any assistance in the 2000-2005 time frame. There is no regular assistance to the Palestinian Authority, wi [...] | 2005-08-11 10:31:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI8 | MINISTER OF COMMERCE SEEKS SUPPORT FOR TRADE ROUND [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Sunday, January 2, the Ambassador met with Djibouti's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Saleban Omar Oudine, at his request. The main purpose of the meeting was to solicit the Embassy's financial support for a Round Table to promote trade. In addition, the Minister requested th [...] | 2005-01-02 14:33:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID EFIN DJ SZ |
05DJIBOUTI802 | DJIBOUTI EAC MEETING OF AUGUST 14 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-14 12:10:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | ASEC CASC DJ PREL PTER |
05DJIBOUTI804 | CODEL PAYNE MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne and delegation met August 3 with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf to discuss regional and bilateral relations. Youssouf briefed the Congressman on Djibouti's relations with its neighbors, food security, anti-terrorism efforts, Somaliland [...] | 2005-08-15 05:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP OREP DJ |
05DJIBOUTI808 | NEC DJIBOUTI--PURCHASE OF HARAMOUS SITE [...] On August 16, 2005, Embassy Djibouti (Charge Howard L. McGowan and GSO Marissa Scott) received the title to the Haramous property, delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the purchase price check and the implementation letter, and closed on the NEC Site. The land is now ours. Best rega [...] | 2005-08-16 09:51:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC PREL |
05DJIBOUTI882 | TFUS01: CASH DONATIONS FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS [...] (U) The Government of Djibouti has informed Post that it would like to donate 50,000 USD cash to the USG for general assistance to the Katrina relief effort. The Director of the Central Bank said there are also private individuals in Djibouti that have expressed interest in making donations as [...] | 2005-09-06 09:09:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL ECON EFIN AEMR CASC MARR AMGT DJ |
05DJIBOUTI899 | DJIBOUTIAN HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] (SBU) Djibouti has confirmed that its delegation to UNGA from September 10-20th will include President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, and Djiboutian Ambassador to Addis Ababa Ibrahim Mohamed Kamil. Protocol for the Ministry of the Presidency informed Po [...] | 2005-09-08 11:08:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL XA DJ UNGA |
05DJIBOUTI9 | DJIBOUTI TO HOST COMESA SUMMIT IN 2006; RWANDA IN [...] (U) In the Ambassador's January 2 meeting with Djibouti's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Saleban Omar Oudine (reported Ref A),the Minister told the Ambassador that Djibouti and Rwanda have switched dates for hosting the annual Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) summit. [...] | 2005-01-02 14:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ECON EAID PREL PGOV EAGR DJ RW |
05DJIBOUTI908 | Somali-Language Radio, A Missed Opportunity? [...] (U) SUMMARY: Recent conversations with Djiboutian youth have revealed their marked preferences for receiving information in a traditional news format via radio and their heavy reliance on BBC Somali for their world and regional news. This information has important implications for methods of n [...] | 2005-09-13 11:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ BBG |
05DJIBOUTI915 | DJIBOUTI'S PROTOCOL CHIEF THREATENS SUSPENSION U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 10, Djama Elmi Darar, Chief of Presid Protocol, accompanied by the head of presidential security, expressed Charge d'Affaires his displeasure in not being able to procure immedi of the members of the security staff chosen to accompany President Gu Darar threatened t [...] | 2005-09-14 10:24:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT PINR PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI918 | DJIBOUTI'S PROTOCOL CHIEF THREATENS SUSPENSION [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 10, Djama Elmi Darar, Chief of Presid Protocol, accompanied by the head of presidential security, expressed and Charge d'Affaires his displeasure in not being able to procure im visa for one of the members of the security staff chosen to accompany Guelleh to UNGA. [...] | 2005-09-15 04:53:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT PINR PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI919 | DJIBOUTI'S PROTOCOL CHIEF THREATENS SUSPENSION [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 10, Djama Elmi Darar, Chief of Presidential Protocol, accompanied by the head of presidential security, expressed to ConOff and Charge d'Affaires his displeasure in not being able to procure immediately a visa for one of the members of the security staff chosen to [...] | 2005-09-15 05:13:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT PINR PREL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI924 | TRANSFER OF MOBIL DJIBOUTI TO TOTAL COMMENCES [...] (C) ExxonMobil corporation has begun the process in Djibouti of transferring shares in Mobil Djibouti to French oil giant Total, following ExxonMobil's official announcement September 5 in Brussels that it had sold to Total shares of fuels and lubricants' affiliates in 14 African countries. Th [...] | 2005-09-15 12:03:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DJ |
05DJIBOUTI926 | Talking about Katrina in Djibouti [...] (U) SUMMARY: The country's largest circulation newspaper, published on page one a letter in French from the Ambassador expressing thanks to the Djiboutian government and people for their support during Hurricane Katrina. Misinformation in the country regarding the disaster seems to revolve lar [...] | 2005-09-15 13:46:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI934 | HEALTH MINISTER FOCUSES ON REFORM AND GLOBAL [...] (U) Summary: In separate meetings September 13 with USAID Representative and Ambassador, Minister of Health, Abdallah Abdillahi focused on health development and reform of Djibouti's Ministry of He recovery for renovation of Peltier and improving health services and resources would be a maj [...] | 2005-09-19 11:43:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID SOCI DJ UN |
05DJIBOUTI936 | HEALTH MINISTER FOCUSES ON REFORM AND GLOBAL FUND [...] (U) Summary: In separate meetings September 13 with USAID Representative and Ambassador, Minister of Health, Abdallah Abdillahi Miguil, focused on health development and reform of Djibouti's Ministry of Health. Cost recovery for renovation of Peltier and improving health services and huma [...] | 2005-09-19 13:47:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID SOCI DJ UN |
05DJIBOUTI945 | Ambassador dedicates English Language Lab [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 21, the Ambassador dedicated an English language laboratory and library at Camp Cheik Osman, the Djiboutian Military headquarters. The project was funded by the Embassy's Foreign Military Financing (FMF) fund. The project is intended to aid cooperation between the U. [...] | 2005-09-25 11:53:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI954 | COMBATING EXTREMISM IN DJIBOUTI [...] (S) Djibouti's religious and cultural climate has been shaped by more than 150 years of French colonialism and traditional nomadic roots. The transitory nature of the Horn of Africa, the remnants of French culture, and the routine influx of foreigners from the region through the port has made [...] | 2005-09-26 13:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | KDEM KPAO PREL EAID PHUM DJ |
05DJIBOUTI959 | UNHCR CONCERNED ABOUT REVOKED ASYLUM STATUS [...] (U) Summary. On September 20 UNHCR Country Representative met wi Ambassador and ConOff to raise concerns about refugees in Djibouti. September 14 refugees in the transit camp of Aour Aoussa were alleged that they had 36 hours to leave. UNHCR was most concerned about Erit Ethiopian refugees w [...] | 2005-09-29 04:31:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL DJ ET ER SO |
05DJIBOUTI961 | UNHCR CONCERNED ABOUT REVOKED [...] (U) Summary. On September 20 UNHCR Country Representative met with Ambassador and ConOff to raise concerns about refugees in Djibouti. On September 14 refugees in the transit camp of Aour Aoussa were allegedly told that they had 36 hours to leave. UNHCR was most concerned about Eritrean and [...] | 2005-09-29 06:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL DJ ET ER SO |
05DJIBOUTI965 | STRIKES AT DJIBOUTI PORT AND RUMORS OF EMBASSY [...] (C) Summary: On September 14, the Port of Djibouti's general union, Union of Port Workers (UTP),launched a strike denouncing what it called "catastrophic management of the port's Human Resources Division." Further protests took place on September 24th following a breakdown in mediations and [...] | 2005-09-30 08:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ELAB ECON ASEC SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI972 | Making an Impression in [...] (U) Souguah Mohamed, Director of Al Biri, a conservative Muslim social service organization, recently complimented Post for its proactive and sensitive dealings with both the conservative Muslim community and the nation's underprivileged in the time since Post's primary positions (Ambassador, [...] | 2005-10-03 07:47:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI976 | MINISTER OF HEALTH LEADS NATION-WIDE [...] (U) From June 15 through July 22, Minister of Health Abdallah Miguil, led an important and large delegation on a tour of rural Djibouti, visiting all rural health posts and district hospitals. His delegation included the Minister of Women's Affairs, Acha Robleh, Representatives of WHO, UNICEF, [...] | 2005-10-03 13:21:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID SOCI DJ |
05DJIBOUTI985 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF NAME APPROVED BY [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 21 September to Mohamed Bourhan, Americas Bureau in the Department of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bourhan said he would transmit the new list to the Terrorism Finance Committee for distribution. RAGSDALE [...] | 2005-10-04 11:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS DJ |
05DJIBOUTI987 | PORT STRIKES: FOLLOW-UP WITH DPI DIRECTOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, DCM and Pol/Econ met with Dubai Ports International (DPI) General Manager, David Hawker, at Ambassador's request 2 October to discuss the recent problems with strikes at the Port. Hawker offered clarification for many points of misinformation that had been circulating [...] | 2005-10-04 11:51:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PREL PGOV ASEC SCUL DJ |
05DJIBOUTI989 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DJIBOUTI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (c) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ragsdale and DCM Ball called September 29 on Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. Topics raised by the Ambassador included President Guelleh's trip to UNGA and Baltimore; Djibouti's national debt; renewable energy, including geothermal; strikes at the Port [...] | 2005-10-04 14:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC ECON ETRD DJ |
05DJIBOUTI995 | CHINA'S INFLUENCE IN DJIBOUTI [...] (C) The Republic of Djibouti and the People's Republic of China have had diplomatic relations for 26 of the 28 years Djibouti has been independent. Over those 26 years, China has given a substantial amount of aid to Djibouti in the form of loans, grants, building projects and cooperative trade [...] | 2005-10-05 13:48:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EFIN EMIN EINV ENRG ETTC PHUM SENV AF CH DJ |
05DJIBOUTI999 | DJIBOUTI AND UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION [...] (U) Ambassador used the opportunity of her October 6 meeting on another matter with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, (reported septel),to present reftel demarche received earlier that morning at post. She specifically apprised the Minister of USG concern over the extraord [...] | 2005-10-07 08:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD OPDC SCUL DJ BHUM UNESCO |
05DOHA1005 | FRAN TOWNSEND'S JUNE 2, 2005 MEETINGS IN QATAR [...] (S) Summary: Frances (Fran) Townsend, Assistant to the President and Advisor on Homeland Security, visited Doha for a few hours on Thursday, 2 June 2005. In her meetings with Sheikh Tamim the Heir Apparent, with the Amir (in which Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim sat in),and finally [...] | 2005-06-06 09:16:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | ASEC KPAO MARR PREL QA |
05DOHA1056 | CONVERSATION WITH ISLAMIC SCHOLAR YOUSEF [...] (C) P/E Chief met with influential Islamic scholar Dr. Yousef al-Qaradawi in May. Qaradawi maintained an attitude of intellectual superiority and aloofness during the meeting. He made a point to reaffirm his well-known positions on suicide bombings against Israel and on interacting with Jews. H [...] | 2005-06-13 14:45:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PTER PINR IZ IS QA |
05DOHA1081 | G77 Begins the Second "South Summit" in Qatar [...] (U) Foreign Ministers of the Group of 77 UN bloc met June 13 in Doha as part of the second "South Summit." Heads of State, largely from the African, Pacific, and Arab regions, will meet June 15 and 16. The conference is expected to deal with issues of UN reform, international development assist [...] | 2005-06-15 08:57:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD KDEM QA UN |
05DOHA1096 | QATAR REFUTES AL-QAIDA PAYOFF ALLEGATION [...] Post received the note verbale in paragraph two from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by fax on June 8. The message refutes the allegation made in a Sunday Times article May 1 that Qatar pays al-Qaida to spare it from attack. The note requests that the Qatari position be transmitted to the "high [...] | 2005-06-16 11:22:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL UK QA |
05DOHA1131 | G77 SUMMIT: NEW DEVELOPMENT FUND PROPOSED AT CLOSING [...] Summary. The G77 South Summit ended June 16 with a proposal for a new development fund to which Qatar would contribute $20 million. Leaders called on developed nations to meet the target of 0.7% of GDP toward overseas assistance. In addition to improved access to markets in developed economies, [...] | 2005-06-21 08:15:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL ETRD KDEM XA XB XC XD XE XK XL XM XO QA UN |
05DOHA1158 | MINISTER OF ENERGY ON GAS INVESTMENTS AND RESERVES [...] (SBU) Summary. Energy Minister al-Attiyah welcomed a possible visit by Secretary Bodman in November, telling senior officials from the Department of Energy "we will plan a good trip for him." Attiya discussed Qatar's investment plans with the DOE delegation and noted that Qatar expects to supp [...] | 2005-06-23 15:30:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV PREL QA |
05DOHA1240 | HOW ELITE QATARI WOMEN VIEW THEMSELVES [...] (U) Summary. The Political Section has been following up with Qatari women throughout the last few months to gain their perspective on various facets of Qatari society and the changing role of women. At a recent gathering of elite Qatari women, Poloff asked the women to express their views on a [...] | 2005-07-06 12:26:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINS PREL SOCI QA |
05DOHA1268 | QARADAWI VIEWED LOCALLY AS A MODERATE SCHOLAR [...] (C) Summary. Dr. Yousef al-Qaradawi is the most influential Muslim scholar in Qatar. His positions on social issues are seen as moderate by his followers. He plays an important role in Islamic banking in the country. His personal wealth is due to favors bestowed by the ruling Al Thani family. [...] | 2005-07-12 14:43:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PTER QA |
05DOHA1443 | QATAR WELCOMES ISRAEL'S WITHDRAWAL FROM GAZA [...] The government of Qatar announced its satisfaction with the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in a diplomatic circular received August 16. The circular included an "unofficial translation" in English (para. 2). In its statement, the GOQ calls for withdrawal from all Palestinian territories [...] | 2005-08-17 14:13:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL GZ IS QA |
05DOHA1445 | DATA REQUEST: QATARI ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-18 10:41:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PREL IS WE GZ QA |
05DOHA1468 | OULD AL-TAYA ARRIVES IN DOHA, JOINING OTHER EXILES [...] (U) Ousted Mauritanian president Maouiya Ould al-Taya arrived in Doha at 8 PM August 22 with his family. According to a local news report, he was also accompanied by the "teacher of his children" and is staying at a luxury hotel. He arrived on a Qatar Airways plane via Cairo. Sources indicate [...] | 2005-08-24 13:58:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PTER KISL XA QA |
05DOHA1474 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION UPDATE: QATAR [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points, including the offer to meet Qatari officials at The Hague, to the MFA. Ambassador had previously discussed Washington's offer to send officials to Doha before or after Ramadan 2005 to discuss the CWC Challenge Inspections issue. Post has also delivered the dra [...] | 2005-08-25 13:17:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MARR PREL KTIA QA |
05DOHA1567 | AL JAZEERA INTERNATIONAL: THE HASSAN AND JOSH SHOW [...] (SBU) Summary: Pol/Econ chief participated September 2 in the filming of an Al Jazeera International pilot program not intended for broadcast. The program, co-hosted by two personalities prominent in the 2004 documentary `Control Room', still lacks polish. AJI operations are still in a somewha [...] | 2005-09-13 10:50:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
05DOHA1593 | 9/17 MEETING WITH AL JAZEERA MANAGING DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: PAO met 9/17 with Wadah Khanfar, Managing Director of Al Jazeera (AJ). The following topics were discussed: Para 2: Khanfar's view of GWOT; Para 3: A new entity: "The Al Jazeera Network" Paras 4-7: Al Jazeera's relations with Arab governments (including Iraq's); Paras 5: USG [...] | 2005-09-18 13:08:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL PTER QA ALJAZEERA |
05DOHA1605 | AL JAZEERA CHILDREN'S CHANNEL [...] Summary: Al Jazeera Children's Channel was launched to great media fanfare in Doha on September 9. Ninety percent owned by Qatar Foundation, the new channel has a limited administrative relationship with the original Al Jazeera satellite channel. Developed and implemented in association with t [...] | 2005-09-20 06:48:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
05DOHA1609 | FINAL MEETING WITH ISRAELI TRADE REP [...] (C) Summary. Dov Segev-Steinberg, Israeli trade representative, shared his views on a range of issues with Poloff in a final meeting before his departure from Qatar the last week of September. While the trade representative did not foresee any change in Qatar-Israeli relations and the current [...] | 2005-09-20 11:21:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS QA |
05DOHA1657 | COMBATING EXTREMISM: QATAR [...] (S) The extent and nature of extremism in Qatar is limited by several factors. One is Qatar,s considerable wealth, which enables it to steer clear of the poverty-inspired extremism affecting poorer nations. Other factors are the small size of the country (comparable to Connecticut) and populat [...] | 2005-09-29 09:28:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | EAID KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL QA ALJAZEERA |
05DOHA1701 | AMERICAN BUSINESSES IN QATAR EAGER TO DO THEIR [...] (U) Summary. Post continues its effort to promote labor standards and raise awareness of labor issues in Qatar. Recent efforts culminated in a presentation by Qatari Labor Department officials to the American Business Council of Qatar. The presentation highlighted the growing interest and conc [...] | 2005-10-05 12:25:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD ECON PREL QA |
05DOHA1721 | QATAR: CODEL REED'S 10 OCTOBER 2005 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Senators Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Chris Dodd of Connecticut met with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (HBJ) in his private majlis at Al-Wajba Palace outside Doha on the evening of 10 October 2005. Senator Dodd is the third-ranking Democrat on the Foreign Relati [...] | 2005-10-12 10:19:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER QA |
05DOHA1726 | SPORTS AS POLITICS: QATAR DONATES MILLIONS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-13 10:27:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS QA |
05DOHA1734 | EMBASSY DEMARCHES ON OBJECTIONABLE AL JAZEERA [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and PAO met separately 10/13 with GOQ and Al Jazeera officials to express USG objections to material published recently on Al Jazeera's website (www.aljazeera.net) relating to the recent visit of U/S Karen Hughes to the region. Al Jazeera's website director acknowledged [...] | 2005-10-13 14:08:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
05DOHA1744 | QATAR: AMBASSADOR UNTERMEYER'S 14 OCTOBER 2005 [...] (U) The Ambassador met with Qatar's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (HBJ) at Wajbah Palace during the evening of Friday, 14 October. ---------------------- Iraq Referendum ---------------------- 2. (S) HBJ said he had been ca [...] | 2005-10-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PTER KPAO QA IZ |
05DOHA1752 | QATAR: S/I JEFFREY'S OCTOBER 6, 2005 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor on Iraq James Jeffrey and an interagency team that included representatives from the NSC, DOD, and Treasury met with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (HBJ) on October 6. HBJ assured the U.S. delegation that Qatar was committed to winning the [...] | 2005-10-19 07:08:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PREL PTER QA |
05DOHA1764 | AMIR'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS TO ADVISORY COUNCIL [...] (U) Summary. On Tuesday, October 11th, the Amir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani delivered the opening address to the 34th session of the Advisory Council. The Amir's speech was perhaps more noteworthy for what it did not say, as opposed to what it said. The speech touched on Qatar's economic [...] | 2005-10-20 13:17:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL QA |
05DOHA1765 | PAO MEETING WITH AL JAZEERA MANAGING DIRECTOR [...] (C) Summary: PAO met 10/19 with Al Jazeera Managing Director Wadah Khanfar to discuss the latest DIA report on Al Jazeera and disturbing Al Jazeera website content. Khanfar is preparing a written response to the DIA points from July, August and September which should be available during the co [...] | 2005-10-20 13:25:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
05DOHA1779 | QATARIS SEE TRUTH IN MEHLIS REPORT BUT ARE CAUTIOUS [...] (C) Summary. Qataris and resident non-Qatari Arabs (largely Palestinians, Jordanians, and Egyptians) are generally of the view that the Mehlis report on the Hariri assassination is credible but should not be used as a justification to use force against Syria. Qataris and non-Qatari Arabs hold [...] | 2005-10-24 13:37:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SY LE QA |
05DOHA1786 | MEETING WITH AL JAZEERA QUALITY ASSURANCE CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: PAO met 10/26 with Jaafar Abbas Ahmed, the head of Al Jazeera's Quality Assurance unit. Abbas spoke frankly of the difficulties the unit faces in encouraging the professionalization of Al Jazeera, including resistance and hostility from AJ's older generation of journalists. He said [...] | 2005-10-26 13:14:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
05DOHA1798 | SYRIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER VISIT TO DOHA [...] (U) Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Moallem visited Doha for several hours October 30, meeting with the Amir and Foreign Minister. His tour also included Jeddah, Kuwait, and Abu Dhabi. According to reports, Moallem emphasized Syria's desire the cooperate with the Mehlis Committee and said [...] | 2005-10-31 13:12:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY QA UNSC |
05DOHA1803 | MEETING WITH AL JAZEERA MEDIA TRAINING CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: PAO met 10/31 with Mahmoud Abdel Hadi, Director of the Al Jazeera Media Training and Development Center located in Doha, now in its second year of operation. Abdel Hadi said the focus of the Center is regional and that 1,500 Arab journalists have participated in the Center's pro [...] | 2005-11-02 10:41:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KMPI QA ALJAZEERA |
05DOHA1836 | QATAR: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Post is submitting the following update on Qatar's efforts to address weaknesses identified in the 2005 TIP Report for inclusion in the Interim Assessment Report. 2. (U) The GOQ has begun implementing the broad recommendations contained in the anti-trafficking national action plan. The [...] | 2005-11-14 10:27:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL QA |
05DOHA1937 | GOQ REQUESTS OFFICIAL EXPLANATION OF AL-JAZEERA [...] (C) Text of diplomatic note received by Ambassador Untermeyer on 4 December 2005: Begin Text: UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar presents its compliments to the State Department of the United States of America and has the honor to refer to the [...] | 2005-12-06 13:58:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
05DOHA1961 | DAS GORDON GRAY MEETING WITH SHEIKH HAMAD BIN [...] (U) Present on the Qatari side: Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (HBJ),Foreign Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar; Sheikh Jabor bin Yusuf al-Thani, HBJ,s Office Director and nephew; Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad al-Thani, daughter of the Amir of Qatar and newly-appointed Assistan [...] | 2005-12-11 14:06:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL KPAO QA |
05DOHA1976 | DAS GRAY'S DECEMBER 1 MEETING WITH AL JAZEERA [...] (C) Summary: DAS Gray met with Al Jazeera Managing Director Wadah Khanfar December 1 in Doha. Topics discussed included the Daily Mirror story alleging President Bush considered bombing Al Jazeera offices in Doha; USG concerns about Al Jazeera's professionalism, and possible cooperation in the [...] | 2005-12-14 08:15:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
05DOHA2022 | QATAR: FIRST STEPS TOWARD THE FREEDOM TO ASSOCIATE [...] Summary. In the one year that has passed since the enactment of the Law for Societies and Private Foundations, only three private societies have received permission to form. Applicants for private status are critical of an application process that is lengthy, convoluted, and laden with restric [...] | 2005-12-22 11:12:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM QA |
05DOHA2037 | QATAR: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION CHALLENGE [...] (C) Summary. Qatari authorities balked at meeting a CWC Challenge Inspections negotiating team from Washington on December 15 because, in post's view, senior decision-makers had not been prepared by subordinates on the substance of the meeting. Officials also had not obtained sufficient decisi [...] | 2005-12-27 13:44:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR KTIA QA |
05DOHA2038 | SECRETARY OF ENERGY BODMAN'S MEETING WITH AMIR OF [...] (U) U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman met with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, on November 15, 2005, in the course of a two-day visit to Qatar. Secretary Bodman also visited energy installations and met SIPDIS with resident U.S. business executives. The meeting wit [...] | 2005-12-28 06:16:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL IR QA |
05DOHA206 | Special Media Reaction: Qatari coverage of the [...] SUMMARY: All the Qatari papers from 01/29-02/03/2005 provided front-page coverage for the Iraqi elections. The papers focused on the absence of Sunni Iraqi voters in the Elections, linking the poor participation to the deteriorating security situation. Today, all the papers front-paged the Qat [...] | 2005-02-03 10:12:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PREL OPRC QA IZ MEPP |
05DOHA845 | QATAR: UPDATE ON NATIONALITY ISSUE [...] (C) Summary. Over the past several months, post has received numerous reports from Qatari nationals that the government has revoked their nationality (reftel A). According to various sources, the group most affected by these revocations is the Al-Ghufran branch of the Al-Murra tribe. This trib [...] | 2005-05-10 13:51:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR QA |
05DOHA849 | QATAR: UPDATE ON UNDERAGE CAMEL JOCKEYS [...] (U) Summary. Recently concluded camel races in Qatar provided an opportunity to learn about the child camel jockey situation in Qatar. While the findings point to a significant problem, recent statements and pledges by government officials suggest that the GOQ may finally be taking some impor [...] | 2005-05-11 14:45:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KCRM QA |
05DOHA910 | GOVERNMENT OF QATAR AGREES TO LEASE PROPERTY FOR [...] On 10 May, representatives of Christian churches in Qatar signed an agreement at the Foreign Ministry for a 50-year lease on a large piece of property in Doha on which they will erect six churches at their own expense. The churches will pay nominal leases of only a few hundred dollars a year, [...] | 2005-05-22 11:58:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL QA |
05DOHA934 | NATURAL GAS UPDATE: BAHRAIN PIPELINE, VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary. A Ministry of Energy official told post that a natural gas pipeline to Bahrain announced in papers in Doha and Manama does not have much basis in reality. The official said that Venezuela had asked Qatar to participate in a project to supply LNG to the United States; the Qataris [...] | 2005-05-25 15:02:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV PREL VE BA QA |
05DOHA953 | SCENESETTER FOR NSC FRANCES TOWNSEND'S JUNE 2, [...] (C) Let me extend a warm welcome to you from me and the team at Embassy Doha. Your visit fulfills a pledge President Bush made to the Emir last April for you to visit Qatar to explore enhanced counterterrorism cooperation. To that end, we have requested meetings with the Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin [...] | 2005-05-26 15:01:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR QA |
05DOHA962 | PROPOSED MINI-ACTION PLAN FOR QATAR [...] (U) Embassy Doha has reviewed the TIP Mini-Action Plan in reftel and proposes several revisions to reflect recent actions taken by the Government of Qatar (GOQ) and to set out a realistic and achievable series of steps for the GOQ to take before July 30. Revised Mini-Action Plan is below. - [...] | 2005-05-31 11:47:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN OPRC PREL KCRM SMIG QA |
05DOHA991 | QATAR: DELIVERY OF 2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) DCM delivered advance draft of the 2005 TIP report and action plan for Qatar on Thursday, June 2 to Amb. Khalid Al-Mansouri, Director of the Americas and European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) DCM informed Al-Mansouri that Qatar had been placed on Tier 3 based on the l [...] | 2005-06-02 13:42:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG QA |
05DOHA993 | QATAR NEWS AND RUMORS [...] (U) Some schools in Doha have established a forum called "small parliament" to discuss children's issues such as the Child's Rights Convention. Several young sheiks have participated in these small parliaments, which have held several meetings. The views expressed in these parliaments have bee [...] | 2005-06-05 11:55:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON KISL KDEM ELAB PHUM EINV QA INL |
05DUBAI128 | IRAN'S EXPANDING JUDICIARY DRAWS MAJLIS FIRE [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Protect Accordingly 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In late December 2004 the Majlis Judicial And Legal Committee approved a bill to investigate the Iranian Judiciary, forwarding it to the Majlis General Session for consideration. Also in late December 2004 a related ongo [...] | 2005-01-10 18:24:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | IR PREL |
05DUBAI1753 | RAFSANJANI VERSUS QALIBAF? [...] (C) SUMMARY: With 58 days left before the June 17 Iranian Presidential election and 21 days until the start of candidate registration on May 10, there are 19 Iranian men (and no women) cited in Iranian press as possible Presidential candidates. Former President and current Expediency Council Ch [...] | 2005-04-19 13:46:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR PGOV |
05DUBAI265 | UAE-IRAN PIPELINE REPORTEDLY MOVING AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Progress on Crescent Petroleum's project to pipe gas from Iran into the UAE, reported reftels, continues apace according to our contacts in the industry. The project looks likely be completed in 2005 or 2006. Contracts for the project's required new infrastructure -- an offshore [...] | 2005-01-17 12:22:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL TC IR |
05DUBAI271 | IRAN'S MAJLIS VOTES TO FREEZE KEY PRICES [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Protect Accordingly 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 11 the Iranian Majlis passed a bill fixing the price of gasoline and other key goods and services at September 2004 levels for the upcoming Iranian year 1384 (i.e. March 21, 2005 - March 20, 2006). The bill's [...] | 2005-01-18 13:34:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IR ECON |
05DUBAI4706 | FORMER IRANIAN MP: REFORMERS TRYING TO REGROUP [...] (S) Summary: Iranian reform leader and former member of parliament Fatemeh Haghighatjoo (please protect) believes that international pressure on Iran, but not war, will produce positive results on both the nuclear and the human rights fronts. She admits the reform movement is in disarray and t [...] | 2005-09-25 13:47:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | IR PINR PGOV PHUM PREL KNNP |
05DUBAI4824 | ONE IRAN EXPERT'S VIEW OF PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD [...] (S) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX, an Iranian XXXXXXXXXXXX well known in Iran watcher circles, offered to PolEconChief his views on his "childhood friend," President Ahmadinejad. He asserted that Ahmadinejad had no role in the 1979 hostage crisis. He had opposed Ahmadinejad's candidacy due to his lack [...] | 2005-10-03 13:12:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL KNNP IR |
05DUBAI57 | PRESIDENT OF DUBAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXPRESSES CONCERN [...] (C) Summary: Obaid Al-Tayer, prominent Dubai businessman and President of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI),told Consul General December 29 that the process of negotiating a US-UAE Free Trade Agreement "will not be easy." That said, Dubai businessmen were not against the FTA; [...] | 2005-01-05 13:52:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL TC |
05DUBAI6335 | RAK CROWN PRINCE COMMENTS ON IRAN'S AHMADINEJAD [...] (C) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with CG, Ras Al-Khaimah Crown Prince Saud Al Qassimi offered his views of Iran's new president, views including elements of both scorn and admiration. Saud sees Ahmadinejad's recent anti-Israel comments as an effort to build his own street credibility at [...] | 2005-12-21 13:45:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TC IR IS PGOV |
05DUBAI6398 | NGO CLIMATE IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: In a December 10 meeting in Dubai, Open Society Institute (OSI) representatives described the group's current projects in Iran, where they operate with an annual OFAC license. They also discussed UNDP's work in Iran, and the current NGO climate, including DRL's classified grants t [...] | 2005-12-26 05:37:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI IR |
05DUBLIN1006 | COLOMBIA THREE: IRISH AND COLOMBIAN POLICE IN [...] (C) The Irish police (Garda) have sent a formal message to the Colombian police through Interpol regarding the Colombia Three (ref A),Emboff was told by Irish Department of Justice (DOJ) Assistant Secretary Ken O'Leary following an August 12 meeting attended by DOJ, the Department of Foreign [...] | 2005-08-12 16:32:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KCRM EI |
05DUBLIN1022 | COLOMBIA THREE TURN THEMSELVES IN [...] (C) Summary: On August 18, the Colombia Three voluntarily presented themselves to the Irish police. The Irish Department of Justice (DOJ) believes that the Garda will release the men and turn to the Director of Public Prosecutions for a decision on charges. The DOJ has also asked for Embass [...] | 2005-08-18 15:40:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KCRM EI CO |
05DUBLIN1023 | IRELAND SUPPORTS TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION PROCESS [...] (C) In previous demarche discussions on Turkey, Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has expressed support for the start of Turkey's accession negotiations (ref B). This position is consistent with public positions taken by GOI officials during Ireland's EU presidency in 2004. In a [...] | 2005-08-18 16:35:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL |
05DUBLIN104 | IRAQ: IRELAND ISSUES POSITIVE STATEMENT ON [...] (C) On January 27 the Irish Government issued a very helpful statement on Iraq's elections (para 2),reversing their earlier reluctance to do so (reftel A). Embassy had launched a full court press, with Ambassador, DCM, Pol/Econ Chief, and PAO raising multiple times with the Prime Minister's [...] | 2005-01-28 10:14:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO |
05DUBLIN1050 | FOREIGN MINISTER AHERN DISCUSSES NORTHERN IRELAND, [...] (C) Summary. In an August 25 meeting with SFRC Chairman Lugar and the Ambassador, Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern said that continued U.S. support for the Northern Ireland peace process, including through the International Fund for Ireland (IFI),would help to foster reconciliation betwee [...] | 2005-08-26 14:00:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KCRM KJUS CO EI |
05DUBLIN1068 | IRISH FM UNAWARE OF EXTRADITION DIFFICULTIES [...] (C) Ambassador, DCM and poloff called on Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern August 30 to further advance bilateral judicial cooperation. These issues were discussed during Senator Lugar's visit (reftel) and that of a DOJ team (septel). FM Ahern had asked for more information. 2. (C) FM [...] | 2005-08-30 16:32:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KCRM KJUS CO EI |
05DUBLIN107 | PRIME MINISTER AHERN'S TRIP TO CHINA NETS DEALS [...] (C) Summary: The January 17-21 visit to China of Ireland's largest ever trade delegation advanced the GOI's "Asia Strategy" of raising Ireland's commercial profile in the Pacific region, though the extent to which Prime Minister Ahern used the opportunity to press Beijing on human rights rema [...] | 2005-01-28 13:50:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON ETRD EINV SOCI SCUL |
05DUBLIN1075 | PRE-GYMNICH DEMARCHE: IRELAND SUPPORTS TURKEY [...] Summary: On August 29, Post delivered ref A talking points on the September 1-2 Gymnich Meeting to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent (who replaced Gerard Keown on August 25). Kelly conveyed Ireland's hope that EU accession talks for Turkey would begin as origina [...] | 2005-08-31 16:16:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL EUN |
05DUBLIN1081 | IRISH RESPONSE TO IRAQ: PRESENTATION OF A DRAFT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-01 14:22:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL |
05DUBLIN1084 | IRELAND: NO PLANS TO MEET SYRIANS AT UN [...] (S) Paul Gunning, First Secretary for Middle East issues, said that as of September 2, FM Ahern had received no request from the Syrians for a bilateral meeting at the UNGA. FM Ahern plans to keep bilateral meetings to a minimum in order to be available to the Secretary General in his capacity [...] | 2005-09-01 16:44:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER UNGA |
05DUBLIN1089 | IRELAND UNDECIDED ON SENDING OBSERVES TO HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-02 13:01:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID |
05DUBLIN1090 | CODEL BOUCHER WRAP-UP: IRELAND'S DEBATE ON [...] (C) Summary: The August 22-23 visit of Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA),which focused on information technology (IT) and energy, exposed conflicting views on the level of competition in Ireland's telecoms sector, as well as concerns about Ireland's ability to meet Kyoto commitments. Irish Go [...] | 2005-09-02 13:44:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TINT SENV TRGY EINV ENRG |
05DUBLIN1094 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: IRELAND GEARING UP [...] On September 2, Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Brain Mullen, Principal Officer, Community Health Division, Department of Health and Children. Mullen said that the GOI shared U.S. concerns regarding avian influenza and is taking steps to monitor and deter its potential spread to Ireland [...] | 2005-09-02 16:02:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TBIO ECON SOCI |
05DUBLIN1097 | GOI VIEWS ON HLE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Ireland shares a number of USG concerns about the development chapter of the UN High-Level Event (HLE) outcome document, but advocates flexibility to reach agreement on the document's interlocking elements, GOI officials told DCM on September 2. The Office of the Taoiseach (Pri [...] | 2005-09-06 12:08:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECIN UNGA |
05DUBLIN11 | IRISH RESPONSE TO IMIE DEMARCHE: NO OBSERVERS [...] On January 6, Post delivered reftel talking points to Stephen Dawson, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Middle Eastern Affairs. Dawson said that the SIPDIS GOI did not plan to contribute observers or provide other forms of bilateral support to the International Missio [...] | 2005-01-07 12:23:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PROP PREL PHUM |
05DUBLIN1110 | IRELAND SUPPORTS IPAPI CORE PRINCIPLES, UNCERTAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-08 15:39:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TBIO ECON SOCI KSTH WHO |
05DUBLIN1115 | IRISH AID OFFICIALS: IRELAND SHARES U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Ireland shares U.S. hopes for a successful UN High-Level Event (HLE),as well as U.S. concerns about the development portion of the HLE outcome document, Ronan Murphy, Director General of Ireland's aid agency, told the Ambassador and DCM on September 7. Murphy said that aid re [...] | 2005-09-09 13:36:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECIN UNGA |
05DUBLIN1116 | MTCR PLENARY: IRELAND FAVORS SYRIA MODEL ON NORTH [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-09 13:37:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC KSCA TSPA MTCRE MUNC |
05DUBLIN112 | GAERC: GOI POSITIVE ON U.S.-EU RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) On January 27, POL/ECON Chief met with Gerard Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent, to get Irish views on the upcoming GAERC (reftel points had been shared earlier in the week). Keown opened the meeting with high praise for A/S Jones' January 15 consultations with E [...] | 2005-01-28 16:52:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER EUN |
05DUBLIN1152 | IRELAND: NO POSITION YET ON U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-16 15:42:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP |
05DUBLIN1161 | IRELAND: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (C) Summary. Overall, Islamic extremism is not perceived to be a great problem in Ireland, even as the population becomes more diverse. Ireland is grappling with immigration for the first time in history, and its new found wealth is attracting growing numbers of migrants. Generally speaking [...] | 2005-09-20 13:31:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI |
05DUBLIN1162 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72T [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-20 13:56:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR |
05DUBLIN1165 | IRELAND: UNLIKELY TO PUSH FOR LTTE DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-20 15:20:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KTFN PREL PTER |
05DUBLIN1178 | NO COMMERCIAL SOURCES OF MRES FROM IRELAND [...] Per reftel request for information on potential international commercial vendors of vegetarian MREs, Ireland keeps only limited stocks for its defense forces. There are no sufficient stocks in Ireland to meet the potential demand called for in reftel. The Irish Defense Forces source MREs f [...] | 2005-09-22 14:11:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ETRD ECON AMGT |
05DUBLIN1196 | ORGANIZED CRIME IN IRELAND (C-CN5-00417) [...] (C) Summary. It is unlikely that there is large scale involvement of non-nationals in organized crime activities in the Republic of Ireland. According to the EU's 2004 Organized Crime Report, Ireland is unique in that its organized criminal elements are comprised almost entirely of Irish na [...] | 2005-09-27 16:11:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PTER |
05DUBLIN1203 | IRELAND PREFERS EU DESIGNATION MECHANISM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-28 15:28:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN KPAO PREL PGOV PTER EUN |
05DUBLIN1204 | IRELAND SUPPORTS SUA AMENDMENTS AS DRAFTED [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-29 10:30:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PGOV KTIA EWWT PHSA |
05DUBLIN1211 | PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND HOPEFUL ON TURKEY, [...] (C) Summary: On September 29, Post delivered reftel demarche to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Kelly expressed optimism that EU accession negotiations with Turkey would begin October 3. He noted, however, that Ireland would await UN war crimes prosecutor de [...] | 2005-09-30 16:09:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAL PREL EUN HR CROATIA |
05DUBLIN1212 | IRELAND: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post provides names of Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and deputy. (a) TFCO: Jonathan Benton, DCM, 353-1-668-8777 ext. 2302, BentonJS@state.gov. (b) Deputy TFCO: Thomas Rosenberger, poloff, 353-1-630-6275, rosenbergertm@state.gov (c) Post suggests EU-wide sem [...] | 2005-10-03 08:14:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL |
05DUBLIN1216 | IRISH SHI'A MUSLIMS PLEA FOR U.S. TO STAY IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. On September 26, the Ambassador met with five prominent Iraqi Shi'a members of the Irish Islamic community to initiate dialogue and advance post's Muslim Outreach program. The Imam of the Shi'a community, Dr. Ali Al-Saleh, expressed gratitude to the USG for removing Saddam Huss [...] | 2005-10-03 13:48:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR |
05DUBLIN1220 | IRELAND AWAITING EU POSITION ON UNFC COMPLIANCE [...] This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. On October 3, Post discussed reftel talking points with Therese Healy, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Disarmament and Nonproliferation. Healy said SIPDIS that EU experts would begin to meet in New York on Octobe [...] | 2005-10-04 15:33:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CDG UNGA |
05DUBLIN1233 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72U [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-06 16:11:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL CVIS KVPR |
05DUBLIN1234 | IRELAND NON-COMMITTAL ON UNFC AD HOC COMMITTEES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-06 16:37:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM PREL MUNC |
05DUBLIN1239 | IRELAND SUPPORTS DARFUR INITIATIVES ON VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-07 15:34:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PHUM PREF |
05DUBLIN1255 | IRELAND UNLIKELY TO ACCEPT GITMO UIGHURS [...] (S) In a private meeting October 7, the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Dermot Gallagher, Secretary General of the DFA. Gallagher frankly told the ambassador that Ireland would not accept GITMO Uighurs because of their bad experience with the Church of the Nativity occupier they had ac [...] | 2005-10-12 15:04:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR |
05DUBLIN1259 | IRELAND UNLIKELY TO CHANGE POSITION ON UNESCO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-13 12:02:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD OPDC PREL SCUL UNESCO BHUM |
05DUBLIN1264 | IRISH/IRAQI SHI'A MUSLIMS WELCOME AMBASSADOR TO [...] (C) Summary. On October 8, the Ambassador and two emboffs received a warm welcome at an Iftar celebration at the local Shi'a mosque in Dublin. Dr. Ali A. A. Al-Saleh, the Imam of the predominantly Iraqi Mosque, spoke out publicly in strong support of USG policy, stating that U.S. intervention [...] | 2005-10-14 11:12:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR KPAO |
05DUBLIN1281 | SUDANESE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary. On October 14, the Ambassador met with Sudanese human rights activist Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam. Dr. Mudawi is in Ireland for a human rights defenders conference and will travel to the U.S. to receive an award from Human Rights First, a U.S.-based NGO. In the meeting with the Amb [...] | 2005-10-18 13:44:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC |
05DUBLIN1285 | IRELAND: NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR MARITIME SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-18 16:46:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER KHLS ASEC EWWT ETRD EIND MARR |
05DUBLIN1321 | IRELAND SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN BELARUS [...] (C) On October 25, emboff delivered reftel talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs Eastern Europe and Central Asia Deputy Director Ruaidhri Dowling and Eastern Europe and Russia desk officer Conleth Brady. Dowling said that Ireland generally agrees with and supports the USG policy tow [...] | 2005-10-26 10:58:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV EUN BO EI USAID |
05DUBLIN1330 | FIANNA FAIL, LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, BUT [...] Summary: Fianna Fail held its annual conference (Ard Fheis) in Killarney, October 21-22, where party leaders focused on rallying the rank-and-file ahead of the general elections, expected in May 2007. The party has lost ground in recent months, and this was their opportunity to regain it [...] | 2005-10-27 12:51:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PBTS EI |
05DUBLIN1334 | IRELAND STILL NON-COMMITTAL ON U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR [...] (C) On October 26, Post delivered ref A demarche to Therese Healy, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Disarmament and Nonproliferation, who was an SIPDIS Irish delegate at the October 19-20 NSG Consultative Group (CG) meeting in Vienna. Healy noted that the Irish Gove [...] | 2005-10-27 15:51:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP IN EI |
05DUBLIN1350 | SCENE-SETTER FOR HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY ALEX M. AZAR [...] Embassy Dublin warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Ireland. Senior Irish policy-makers, academic leaders, and industry standouts look forward to substantive exchanges with you on health sector issues. The Embassy is planning a reception in your honor that will bring together officials an [...] | 2005-11-02 17:29:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP OTRA TBIO SOCI KSCA PREL EUN EI |
05DUBLIN1359 | IRELAND CONSIDERING ADDITIONAL PAKISTAN PLEDGES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-04 15:37:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PK PREL EI |
05DUBLIN1360 | PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND UNEASY ON MACEDONIA, [...] (C) Summary: On November 3, Post delivered ref A and B demarches to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent. Kelly noted the EU's challenge in playing tough with Syria without derailing EuroMed diplomacy and the Barcelona Anniversary Summit. He said that Ireland was n [...] | 2005-11-04 15:40:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL KPAL SY YI EAGR MK ETRD BO EI EUN |
05DUBLIN1365 | IRELAND LUKEWARM ON SWISS UNSC PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-07 15:42:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KSEP EI UNGA |
05DUBLIN1367 | CORRESPONDENCE TO SECRETARY - UNESCO CULTURAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-07 16:20:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC ETRD PREL SCUL EI UNESCO |
05DUBLIN1372 | TRIAL OF SHANNON WAR PROTESTERS COLLAPSES FOR [...] The jury hearing the case of the "Fab 5" was discharged November 7 after legal argument over whether a perception of bias could be made against the judge. Earlier in the trial, the judge had ruled that "legal excuse" would not be acceptable as a defense. He thereby eliminated the defense's be [...] | 2005-11-08 16:25:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MOPS EI |
05DUBLIN1379 | IRELAND'S PROGRESS ON TRAVEL DOCUMENT SECURITY [...] (U) Summary. Cons Chief met with Irish Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Ray Bassett to deliver a SIPDIS white paper on the 2004 VWP Review as per reftel and engaged in a lengthy discussion on Irish plans to upgrade the state of travel document security. With Ireland the 14th ranked [...] | 2005-11-09 14:38:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT PGOV PREL KFRD |
05DUBLIN1385 | UN ASKS IRISH TO TRAIN PALESTINIAN POLICE; IRISH [...] (C) In a pull-aside discussion November 10, DoJ Secretary General Sean Aylward told the ambassador that the UN has approached the GOI about sending Irish police to train Palestinian police. Aylward asked for U.S. views. The ambassador encouraged him to consider seriously the proposal. We w [...] | 2005-11-10 17:33:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MASS PARM IS CO EI |
05DUBLIN1392 | IRELAND SHARES USG VOTING PRIORITIES IN UN THIRD [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-14 16:13:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC PREL EI |
05DUBLIN1398 | FAB FIVE TRIAL RESET; SEVERAL PARLIAMENTARIANS [...] (U) On November 11, Judge Desmond Hogan reset the trial of five anti-Iraq war protestors accused of damaging a U.S. plane at Shannon Airport (the so-called "Fab Five") for July 5, 2006, at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Hogan stepped in for Judge Donagh McDonagh, who recused himself from [...] | 2005-11-15 17:49:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS EI |
05DUBLIN1407 | LETTER FROM FAMILY OF MARGARET HASSAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-17 16:43:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PTER PINR PHUM PGOV PREL CMGT IZ |
05DUBLIN1408 | IRELAND SUPPORTS ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-18 13:12:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ EI |
05DUBLIN1410 | IRELAND PLANNING ADDITIONAL PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-18 14:58:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PHUM SENV EI |
05DUBLIN1411 | IRELAND UNABLE TO ATTEND ROEG HAMBURG MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-18 15:00:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | GM KNNP PARM PREL EI MUNC |
05DUBLIN1416 | PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND NEARING EU [...] (C) Summary: On November 17, Post delivered ref A demarche to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent, who underscored that Irish talking points had not changed substantively from Post's November 3 demarche (ref B). Kelly noted that defense-related discussions would f [...] | 2005-11-18 17:26:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD IZ KPAL PREL SY UP YI EI EUN |
05DUBLIN1426 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ASG PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-23 09:43:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC RP EI |
05DUBLIN143 | PEACE PROCESS: GOI SHAKEN BY SECOND IRA STATEMENT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Amb Kenny met February 4 with Michael Collins, second Secretary General to PM Ahern, and Ahern's senior advisor on Northern Ireland. The ambassador indicated that the USG is inclined not to invite Northern Ireland political parties to the March 17 White House event. Collins sai [...] | 2005-02-04 16:06:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR EI UK NIPP |
05DUBLIN1434 | IRELAND INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] On November 21, Emboffs reviewed reftel with Brian Mullen, Principal Officer for Community Health in the Department of Health and Children and also the GOI point-of-contact on avian flu issues. The following information, drawn principally from our discussion with Mullen, is keyed to reftel's [...] | 2005-11-23 13:57:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL EI |
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