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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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06DHAKA6305 | CONTROVERSIAL JOURNALIST FILES SUIT AGAINST "JMB [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 16, journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury updated us on his recent suit against the government to remove "JMB judges" from the bench, his sedition case, and the status of his case against his alleged attackers on October 5. Choudhury also provided the names of govern [...] | 2006-10-16 11:11:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BG |
06DHAKA6368 | "STOLEN FILMS" ALLEGEDLY AT ROOT OF DISPUTE WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The October 5 incident involving journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury took a new turn with the revelation that the person he accused of attacking him, Hussain Khan Helal, is a U.S. citizen. POLOFF met with Helal when he came to the Embassy's Consular Section to complain abo [...] | 2006-10-19 11:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BG |
06DHAKA6390 | BANGLADESH GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (C) PolOff spoke with MFA Director of the America and Pacific Wing Mahbub Saleh on October 22 to discuss the BDG's October 16 diplomatic note (ref a) regarding the Bangladesh detainee. Saleh acknowledged the note did not expressly respond to the conditions in the Embassy's July 31 diplomatic [...] | 2006-10-23 12:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PINS KAWC BG |
06DHAKA6392 | ELECTION REFORM DIALOGUE LIMPS FORWARD [...] (U) BNP General Secretary Mannan Bhuyian and Awami League (AL) General Secretary Abdul Jalil held their sixth formal dialogue meeting October 23 to discuss AL demands for electoral reforms in advance of the January 2007 elections. The meeting lasted a brief 20 minutes and there were no formal [...] | 2006-10-23 12:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
06DHAKA641 | Media Reaction: Victory of Hamas;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 05:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
06DHAKA6411 | ELECTIONS: NEW PARTY LAUNCHED; DIALOGUE ENDS; [...] (U) Former President Badruddoza ("B") Chowdhury and disgruntled BNP MP Col. Oli Ahmed launched their new Liberal Democratic Party on October 27 in Dhaka. Although the launch of the new party was not unexpected, many among the BNP were surprised by the number of BNP defections to the new party [...] | 2006-10-27 09:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG |
06DHAKA6455 | OPPOSITION LISTS 11 DEMANDS BY NOVEMBER 3, [...] (SBU) On October 30, Awami League president Sheikh Hasina met with and challenged Caretaker Chief Adviser Ahmed to prove his neutrality by taking action by November 3 on 11 fronts: A) The Chief Election Commissioner and three election commissioners must be removed, and all election officer [...] | 2006-10-31 07:11:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM BG |
06DHAKA6521 | CARETAKER GOVERNMENT ADVISORS APPOINTED [...] (SBU) Summary. The opposition Awami League fared well with its nominees for caretaker advisers, though portfolios have yet to be assigned. Sporadic political violence persists, mostly outside of Dhaka. Under apparent pressure from the former ruling party, the caretaker government reversed two [...] | 2006-11-01 10:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BG |
06DHAKA6540 | JAMAAT ISLAMI LEADER BLAMES AWAMI LEAGUE FOR [...] (U) On November 2, the Ambassador and Poloff (notetaker) met with Jamaat Islami (JI) Ameer and outgoing Minister for Industry Motiur Rahman Nizami. JI Secretary General and outgoing Minister for Social Welfare Ali Hassan Mohammed Mujahid, Assistant Secretary General Mohammed Kamaruzzaman, and [...] | 2006-11-02 09:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BG |
06DHAKA6545 | ERSHAD TELLS AMBASSADOR HE WILL SOON ANNOUNCE HIS [...] (C) On November 2, Ambassador and poloff (notetaker) met with Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman and former President Ershad along with JP Secretary General Ruhul Amin Howlander and International and Diplomatic Affairs Secretary Golam Moshi. Ershad said that he would announce his joining the Bangladesh [...] | 2006-11-02 10:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
06DHAKA6634 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (C) Bangladesh is fixated on looming elections. Turbulent in the best of times, this year they are plagued by violence, a possible boycott, a wobbly caretaker government, a meddling former ruling party, and an aggressive opposition divided on whether it really wants an election. Despite faci [...] | 2006-11-09 08:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM BG |
06DHAKA6635 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (C) Bangladesh is fixated on looming elections. Turbulent in the best of times, this year they are plagued by violence, a possible boycott, a wobbly caretaker government, a meddling former ruling party, and an aggressive opposition divided on whether it really wants an election. Despite faci [...] | 2006-11-09 08:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM BG |
06DHAKA6642 | SECOND DAY OF OPPOSITION BLOCKADE GRIPS BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) Summary. In the second day of the nationwide transportation blockade led by the Awami League, one demonstrator in Dhaka was killed and several dozen injured. Clashes, however, were sporadic, the number of demonstrators was relatively modest, and the violence was less than many had feared [...] | 2006-11-13 11:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM BG |
06DHAKA6665 | BOUCHER STRESSES NON-VIOLENCE, DIALOGUE, AND FREE [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary Boucher stressed to Bangladeshi political leaders U.S. government support for free, fair, credible and peaceful elections, and urged all parties to refrain from violence. Chief Advisor Ahmed expressed confidence that elections would take place peacefully and [...] | 2006-11-19 08:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM BG |
06DHAKA6782 | GASTRIGHT PRESSES NON-VIOLENCE AND FLEXIBILITY ON [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. On December 4-5, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary John Gastright met with senior leaders of Bangladeshi's two major parties, Acting Chief Election Commissioner Rahman, Caretaker Government Advisor Akbar Ali Khan, and business leaders about the state of Bangladesh [...] | 2006-12-13 09:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
06DHAKA6844 | AWAMI LEAGUE SIGNS ELECTORAL PACT WITH ISLAMIC [...] (SBU) News on December 24 that the Awami League (AL) would contest the elections was overshadowed by reports the AL had entered into an election pact with an Islamic party. The press reported that AL General Secretary Abdul Jalil had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Khelafat-e-Maj [...] | 2006-12-28 09:35:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM BG |
06DHAKA723 | BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED APPROACHING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-12 07:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO BD |
06DHAKA730 | BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE JANUARY 30 [...] (U) POLOFF delivered information (reftel) on February 2, 2006 to Mr. Fazlul Karim, Director General of United Nations Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Karim had no substantive response. CHAMMAS [...] | 2006-02-12 08:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL AORC |
06DHAKA758 | Media Reaction: Prophet's Cartoon, Iran Nuclear [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-13 06:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
06DHAKA760 | OPPOSITION LEADER RETURNS TO PARLIAMENT: DEMANDS [...] (SBU) On the evening of February 12, opposition leader Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League (AL) returned to Parliament ending a nearly 14 month boycott. Under Parliamentary rules, the AL had until February 14 to take their seats or forfeit them. On July 14, 2004 the AL walked out of Parliament [...] | 2006-02-13 08:27:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BD BGD |
06DHAKA765 | BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DEFEATING [...] (U) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission delivered demarche (reftel) on February 13, 2006 to Mr. Fazlul Karim, Director General of United Nations Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Karim had no substantive response. CHAMMAS [...] | 2006-02-13 09:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BG UNSC UN |
06DHAKA767 | BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE IAEA REPORTS [...] (U) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission delivered information (reftel) on February 13, 2006 to Mr. Fazlul Karim, Director General of United Nations Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Karim had no substantive response. CHAMMAS [...] | 2006-02-13 09:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL AORC BG UNSC UNGA |
06DHAKA775 | SOLICITATION FOR INCLE FUNDS [...] Per reftel, post is forwarding the following TIP proposal submitted by the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Training and Development (OPDAT) at the US Department of Justice. It is our understanding that this same proposal has already been submitted directly to the G/TIP office. 2. Post s [...] | 2006-02-14 00:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BG |
06DHAKA776 | REQUEST FOR ESF FUNDING [...] Per reftel, post is forwarding the following TIP proposal submitted from the Daywalka Foundation. Post supports the enclosed proposal. 2. Daywalka, in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM),submitted this 2 year proposal for funding in 2005 with Post's input [...] | 2006-02-14 00:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM PHUM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC BG PGOV |
06DHAKA880 | BANGLADESH DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON THE APPOINTMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-20 02:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BG UN |
06DHAKA887 | Media Reaction: Prophet's Cartoon;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-20 08:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
06DHAKA994 | BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-27 09:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV PTER BG |
06DHAKA995 | BANGLADESH DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON MESSAGE ON HOST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-27 09:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER BG |
06DILI147 | FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON LOCAL TENSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On 29 March, Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta briefed the diplomatic corps on recent events in Dili, emphasizing that press reports of riots and military strife are exaggerated and that recent disturbances have been neither politically or ethnically motivated nor fatal. Rather [...] | 2006-03-30 03:37:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR TT |
06DILI18 | EX-MILITIA MEMBERS KILLED IN CLASH WITH EAST TIMOR BORDER [...] (U) Summary: Three alleged members of 1999-era anti-independence militias were shot dead by officers of East Timor's Border Patrol Unit (BPU) on Friday, January 6. One of the three, Jose Mausorte, was a prominent member of the Halilintar militia and had been accused of involvement in several [...] | 2006-01-09 15:18:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS PHUM ASEC KAWC TT ID |
06DILI203 | DAS JOHN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT GUSMAO [...] (C) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John, along with Ambassador Rees and Emboffs, met with President Xanana Gusmao May 2 to discuss U.S. priorities and concerns in East Timor. The major focus of the discussion was the riots on Friday, April 28 and the subsequent intervention of th [...] | 2006-05-03 11:06:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET | PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR PREL KJUS KCRM KAWC ID TT |
06DILI210 | DAS JOHN MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER ALKATIRI [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John, along with Ambassador Rees and Emboff, met with Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri on May 3. DAS John congratulated Alkatiri on the many things that the Government of East Timor (GOET) is getting right, such as their work with the Millennium C [...] | 2006-05-04 15:15:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR PREL KJUS KCRM KAWC ID TT |
06DILI313 | EMBASSY DILI VIEWS ON POST-UNOTIL MISSION [...] (U) Summary: This message discusses possible components of a follow-on United Nations mission in East Timor after the expiration of the anticipated two-month extension of the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL). Whether or not the mission is conducted under Chapter VII authority and [...] | 2006-06-16 19:27:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET//NOFORN | KPKO PREL PGOV PHUM AU PO MY TT |
06DILI355 | RAMOS-HORTA BECOMES PRIME MINISTER IN NEW FRETILIN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-10 15:11:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MOPS TT |
06DILI356 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador congratulated newly inaugurated Deputy Prime Minister Estanislau Da Silva and discussed the new Government's priorities. According to Da Silva, who had been the Fretilin leadership's first choice for Prime Minister, the discussions between President Xanana Gusmao [...] | 2006-07-11 11:25:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF KJUS EAID KDEM PINR TT |
06DILI357 | PRESIDENT GUSMAO SAYS RAMOS-HORTA WILL LEAD A REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met today with President Xanana Gusmao, who gave a detailed account of the negotiations that led up to the appointment of the new Government that was sworn in today. The President also expressed his confidence that Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta will lead a reform gov [...] | 2006-07-11 15:12:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET | PREL PGOV PREF KJUS KCRM KDEM PINR TT |
06DILI358 | JAPANESE EMBASSY VIEWS NEXT UN MISSION [...] (C/NF) Summary: A Japanese diplomat meeting with DCM spoke highly of Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Sukehiro Hasegawa and suggested Hasegawa should head the next UN mission in East Timor. Japan will not contribute troops or police to the peacekeeping operation (PKO),b [...] | 2006-07-12 07:51:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPKO UN TT |
06DILI363 | BISHOP NASCIMENTO IS WORRIED, BUT WILLING TO HELP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-13 11:06:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM KDEM PINR KPKO TT AS PO |
06DILI381 | CONTINUED TENSIONS OVER NATIONAL POLICE REINTEGRATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: Tensions have continued in recent weeks between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Minister of Interior, Alcino Barris, regarding how to handle the reintegration of East Timor's national police (the PNTL). Each have presented proposals with competing approaches and pr [...] | 2006-07-25 11:05:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPKO PREL PGOV KJUS UN AU TT |
06DILI427 | RAMOS-HORTA WILL REINFORCE SUPPORT FOR JAPANESE DRAFT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-22 09:36:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC KPKO TT PO AS CH JA |
06DILI429 | PRESIDENT GUSMAO ASKS ANNAN TO RETAIN SRSG HASEGAWA THROUGH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 09:13:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC KPKO TT JA |
06DILI439 | PRESIDENT GUSMAO CONCERNED ABOUT CAPE VERDE SRSG CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-29 02:56:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET//NOFORN | CV PO TT KPKO UN PREL KDEM PHUM |
06DILI455 | THE VIEW FROM AILIEU: REINADO'S POPULARITY ENDURES, F-FDTL [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs on Wednesday, September 6 traveled to Aileu to look into developments there since dissident Major Alfredo Reinado escaped from prison in Dili last week. Aileu is the location where he established his initial base following his departure from his armed forces (FDTL)post i [...] | 2006-09-11 00:23:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO ASEC AU TT |
06DILI70 | UPDATE ON JANUARY BORDER INCIDENTS [...] (U) Summary: Two border incidents that occurred in January have caused a spike in tension between East Timor and Indonesia. First, on January 6, three alleged members of 1999-era militias were shot dead by East Timor's Border Patrol Unit (BPU). See Reftel. Then, on January 24, it was reporte [...] | 2006-02-15 05:37:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS PHUM ASEC TT ID |
06DILI84 | INDONESIAN TRUTH AND FRIENDSHIP COMMISSIONERS ARRIVE IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The five Indonesian members of the bilateral Truth and Friendship Commission (TFC) arrived in Dili on Sunday to commence a weeklong program. The program is to include meetings with high-level Government officials, site visits, meetings with victims of violence in 1999, and a fo [...] | 2006-02-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL JKUS KCRM KAWC ID TT |
06DJIBOUTI102 | BERBERA CORRIDOR SHIPPING [...] Summary: The port of Berbera in Northern Somalia (the self- declared autonomous region also known as Somaliland) recently signed an agreement with Ethiopia, allowing Ethiopia to use Berbera for its import and export needs. The first shipments of cargo successfully transited through Berbera in [...] | 2006-01-25 11:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON EWWT ELTN DJ ET SO |
06DJIBOUTI1053 | SENATOR OBAMA MEETS WITH DJIBOUTI'S PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Following visits to South Africa and Kenya, Senator Barack Obama and CODEL visited Djibouti on August 31-September 1. During the visit, the Senator, accompanied by members of CODEL, Admiral Hunt of CJTF-HOA, ChargQ d'Affaires, and Poloff, met with Djiboutian Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed [...] | 2006-09-04 08:59:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP OTRA PREL DJ |
06DJIBOUTI1057 | DJIBOUTI'S PRESIDENT VISITS TEHRAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh paid a two-day official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran beginning on September 2. He was received by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and talks revolved around the reinforcement of economic and political ties between the two cou [...] | 2006-09-04 13:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IR DJ |
06DJIBOUTI1131 | PRESIDENT HAILS BILATERAL SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) On September 18, 2006 Ambassador W. Stuart Symington presented his credentials to President Ismail Omar Guelleh of the Republic of Djibouti. Attendees included: Susan Symington; DCM David W. Ball; Rear Admiral Richard W. Hunt, Commander Combined Joint Task Force ) Horn of Africa (CJTF-H [...] | 2006-09-19 14:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KADM APER PINR DJ |
06DJIBOUTI314 | IMAGES FROM THE REGIONAL ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN [...] (U) SUMMARRY: Unprecedented aspects have been noticed during the campaign for Djibouti's first ever Regional Elections for which campaigning began on February 25 and ended on March 8. The Regional and Communal Elections are set to take place on March 10, 2006. At the end of 2005, President Gu [...] | 2006-03-09 17:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM DJ |
06DJIBOUTI318 | SUPPORT LETTER ON DP WORLD FROM PRESIDENT OF [...] Ambassador received following letter on March 7 from Abdourahman Boreh, President of Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority. Boreh is also a shareholder in DP World's Doraleh Port investment in Djibouti. 2. Begin text: March 2006 Dear Sir: We are writing to express our concern a [...] | 2006-03-13 16:08:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ETRD PGOV PREL DJ TC |
06DJIBOUTI32 | DJIBOUTI'S INTERIOR MINISTER ON DECENTRALIZATION [...] (U) During a December 20 meeting with visiting REDSO Director, Andrew Sisson, Ambassador, REDSO Chief of Limited Presence Countries, Andrew Karas, and USAID Education Program Director, Alpha Bah, Minister of Interior Yacin Elmi Bouh offered his perspective on Djibouti's recent efforts at decen [...] | 2006-01-08 11:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID PHUM SCUL DJ |
06DJIBOUTI324 | DJIBOUTI NON-COMMITTAL REGARDING GUATEMALA BID FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-14 14:10:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GT DJ UNSC UN |
06DJIBOUTI338 | DJIBOUTI AND FRANCE FORMALLY RENEW TIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti and France have signed a bilateral agreement through 2010, which includes a 76 million Euro aid package for Djibouti. This agreement was signed during the recent visit of Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to Paris. Both sides have agreed to conduct more hig [...] | 2006-03-15 17:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID MARR MASS FR DJ |
06DJIBOUTI347 | LAUNCH OF U.S. REGIONAL "ROADS" HIV/AIDS PROGRAM [...] (U) USAID and U.S. Embassy in Djibouti launched March 2 its regional HIV/AIDS program in Djibouti entitled the "ROADS Project." The "ROADS Project" supports local activities to mitigate the effects of HIV/AIDS. It is principally funded by the Regional Economic Development Support Office (REDS [...] | 2006-03-19 13:09:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KHIV EAID SOCI DJ |
06DJIBOUTI351 | COMESA SEMINAR IN DJIBOUTI ON FIGHTING TERRORISM [...] (U) SUMMARY: A training seminar for COMESA countries on internatio 2. (U) Prime Minister Dileita in his speech launching the seminar str 3. (U) Following Dileita, the Governor of the Djibouti's Central Bank 4. (U) Haid specifically highlighted law 196/AN/02/4eme L, dated Dece 5. (U) [...] | 2006-03-22 05:45:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN DJ |
06DJIBOUTI361 | DJIBOUTI AND REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE COOPERATION ON [...] (SBU) Ambassador conveyed to Mahmoud Ali Youssuf, Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs, substance of points provided in reftel during an urgent meeting at her request on March 23. She also converted the cable's instructions into a series of points which she left with the Minister as a non-p [...] | 2006-03-23 13:31:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PHSA SO DJ |
06DJIBOUTI372 | DJIBOUTI AND ARAB LEAGUE DEMARCHE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs indicated that Djibouti shares similar points of view with the United States regarding the four key issues on the agenda in the upcoming Arab League Summit. He also offered insights on other issues such as Iran, Somalia, and a Common Defense [...] | 2006-03-27 05:18:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS SO SU IR IZ DJ |
06DJIBOUTI383 | DJIBOUTI RESPONSE ON SOMALI PIRACY SUSPECTS [...] (C) Ambassador met 3/26 with Acting Foreign Minister Badri Ali Bagoreh and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Bilateral Affairs Director Mohamed Ali Hassan as a follow up to reftel (B) request to the Government of Djibouti on the suspected Somali pirates. Bagoreh and Hassan advised Ambassador [...] | 2006-03-27 12:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHSA SO DJ |
06DJIBOUTI433 | DAS YAMAMOTO MEETS WITH PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 2, AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Don Yamamoto met separately in Djibouti with SIPDIS President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to discuss the Ethiopian/Eritrean border conflict, engaging with Somalia, and strengthening the coalition at [...] | 2006-04-07 07:47:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PHUM MARR DJ SO |
06DJIBOUTI473 | DJIBOUTI, THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, AND AFRICAN [...] On April 16, Ambassador Ragsdale and Poloff (notetaker) delivered letter reftel A from Secretary Rice and reftel B talking points to Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. 2. Ambassador Ragsdale encouraged the Government of Djibouti not to support candidacies for UN Human Right Council memb [...] | 2006-04-19 13:35:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL PHUM DJ UN |
06DJIBOUTI554 | DJIBOUTI RESPONSE: SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION IN UN [...] On May 10, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nasser Mohammed Hassan, the Assistant Director for Bilateral Affairs in charge of America and Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff explained that this was an urgent matter, and Hassan replied that he would forward the information imme [...] | 2006-05-10 11:48:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC SY LE DJ |
06DJIBOUTI555 | DJIBOUTI ON IRAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] (C) 1. Poloff delivered demarche per reftel to Nasser Mohammed Hassan, the Assistant Director for Bilateral Affairs in charge of America/Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hassan said he could not give an official response, as all other Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials are current [...] | 2006-05-10 11:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL DJ |
06DJIBOUTI556 | DJIBOUTI RESPONSE ON SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] On May 10, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nasser Mohammed Hassan, the Assistant Director for Bilateral Affairs in charge of American and Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff explained that the World Health Assembly would convene in Geneva later this month, and asked for Djibo [...] | 2006-05-10 12:07:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO DJ |
06DJIBOUTI558 | DJIBOUTI ON PSI ENDORSEMENT [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 10 to Nasser Mohammed Hassan, the Assistant Director for Bilateral Affairs in charge of Europe and America at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hassan said he could not make an official response, but said he would pass on the information to the Foreign Mi [...] | 2006-05-10 12:49:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP DJ |
06DJIBOUTI56 | MEETING OF DJIBOUTI'S PRESIDENT WITH CHAIRMAN OF [...] (C) Summary: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS),General Peter Pace, met January 2 in Djibouti with President Ismail Omar Guelleh during CJCS's stopover with a USO troupe traveling in theater. The conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea and the Somalia situation dominated the 40-min [...] | 2006-01-12 13:59:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR DJ SO ET |
06DJIBOUTI589 | DJIBOUTI COMPLIES WITH BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] Reftel demarche was delivered to Mohammed Tayeb, the Deputy Director of Arab Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that as a member of the Arab League, Djibouti fully complies with the Arab League Boycott, but does not require foreign companies to comply with the boycott requirem [...] | 2006-05-16 11:16:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL KBCT KIRF ABLD PHUM AL DJ |
06DJIBOUTI63 | DJIBOUTI AND REPORTING IRAN TO UNITED NATIONS [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, Ambassador briefed Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Yousuf January 14 on U.S. views regarding Iran's decision to proceed with uranium enrichment activities. In a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Ambassador conveyed talking points provided in [...] | 2006-01-16 08:43:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL AORC IR EU DJ |
06DJIBOUTI64 | DJIBOUTI AND DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Ambassador raised January 14 with Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Yousuf the issue of United Nations reform, using points and background information provided in reftels. The Foreign Minister appeared aware of U.S. positions on reform in general and on the Human Rights Council and [...] | 2006-01-16 08:43:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM ADCO DJ UN |
06DJIBOUTI65 | DJIBOUTI RATIFIES CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] (U) Ambassador confirmed, and received a copy of the decree as proof, that the Republic of Djibouti has ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention referred to in reftels. 2. (U) The ratification process was in two stages, beginning with formal ratification by the National Assembly on 24 Decem [...] | 2006-01-16 10:34:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CN DJ CWC |
06DJIBOUTI74 | PREPARING FOR REGIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 10th, 2006, Djibouti will take steps toward a new electoral structure when elections are held to create regional governing councils, part of the decentralization process of the Government of Djibouti (GoD). These elections have been postponed for more than two years but [...] | 2006-01-18 12:51:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS DJ |
06DJIBOUTI748 | GUELLEH AND A/S FRAZER DISCUSS SOMALIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. We need your blessing on the new process for Somalia as an example for other international groups, President Ismail Omar Guelleh told visiting A/S Jendayi Frazer on June 21. All levels of Somali society want to be heard by the Americans, said Guelleh. He believes that Somaliland a [...] | 2006-06-26 12:04:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KPKO MARR DJ SO ET ER |
06DJIBOUTI77 | DJIBOUTI AND FOOD SECURITY [...] REDSO/FFP OFFICER TRAVELED TO DJIBOUTI 3-8 NOVEMBER, MET WITH WFP, UNHCR AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND TRAVELED TO DIKHIL AND TADJOURAH DISTRICTS TO ASSESS FOOD SECURITY CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. 2. DUE TO SUCCESSIVE SCANTY RAINFALL SEASONS AND INCREASED MARKET PRICES, THE FOOD SECURITY [...] | 2006-01-19 07:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EINV EAGR DJ |
06DJIBOUTI795 | GUELLEH CALLS FOR AN END TO IRAQI AND PALESTINIAN [...] (U) After an official, public military parade commemorating Djibouti's Independence Day, June 27, President Ismail Omar Guelleh hosted a garden party for government officials, members of Parliament, diplomatic corps, and a large number of Djiboutians. During a speech at this event, Guelleh jux [...] | 2006-07-06 10:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON DJ |
06DJIBOUTI798 | DJIBOUTI: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN [...] (U) On July 5, Poloff and Polasst delivered TIP Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan non-paper to Youssouf Aden Moussa, the Deputy Director of Bilateral Relations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff explained that the United States is committed to working with Djibouti to combat trafficking in [...] | 2006-07-06 13:43:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PREL DJ |
06DJIBOUTI830 | A/S FRAZER AND SOMALILAND'S FM TALK IN DJIBOUTI [...] (C) During a dinner hosted by Ambassador Ragsdale on June 21, the Foreign Minister of Somaliland Edna Ismail spoke with visiting A/S Jendayi Frazer regarding the ongoing attempts by Somaliland to win international recognition as an independent state. Ismail briefed the A/S on her current tour [...] | 2006-07-13 07:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SO DJ |
06DJIBOUTI831 | A/S FRAZER AND IGAD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON SOMALIA [...] (C) "We want the United States to be part of the process," said IGAD Executive Secretary Dr. Bashir Attallah to A/S Jendayi Frazer, during a cocktail the Ambassador hosted June 21 for both. Dr. Attallah, who is headquartered in Djibouti, said IGAD wants America's "active involvement." It wants [...] | 2006-07-13 07:14:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IGAD DJ SO |
06DJIBOUTI90 | DJIBOUTI TAKES FRANCE TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 10 Djibouti formally requested mediation by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) between itself and France over the long-standing and thorny Judge Bernard Borrel Affair (see reftels). The Government of Djibouti (GoD) alleges that France violated its "internationa [...] | 2006-01-22 14:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS KGCN KJUS KLIG DJ FR |
06DJIBOUTI94 | FIGHTING DROUGHT IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Djibouti has launched an appeal to the donor community, including Western and Arab countries with missions accredited to Djibouti, to fight famine currently threatening more than 70,000 of Djibouti's citizens. Like other countries in the Horn of Africa region, Dji [...] | 2006-01-23 09:53:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS ECON SENV EAID SOCI DJ |
06DJIBOUTI95 | STATUS OF DJIBOUTI'S DORALEH PORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-23 11:02:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL DJ |
06DOHA104 | ENTERING ITS TENTH YEAR, AL JAZEERA COVETS GLOBAL [...] (C) Summary: PAO met 1/18 with Wadah Khanfar, Al Jazeera Managing Director, to discuss Ref A demarche and continuing USG concerns with Al Jazeera programming. Khanfar described a series of initiatives planned by Al Jazeera to mark its tenth anniversary year with a view to positioning itself on [...] | 2006-01-23 08:24:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
06DOHA106 | A/S WAYNE MEETS WITH MINISTER OF ENERGY AND [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs E. Anthony Wayne met separately with Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdallah bin Hamad al-Attiyah and Central Bank Governor Abdullah bin Khalid al-Attiyah on January 5. Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed [...] | 2006-01-23 13:41:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EPET ENRG KTFN EFIN QA |
06DOHA125 | QATARI FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS IRAN AND MEETS [...] (U) Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani met the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmedi-Nejad, delivering a verbal message from the Qatari Amir, on Tehran January 23. He met with his counterpart, Manouchehr Mottaki, the following day. Qatari official press reported that HBJ described, i [...] | 2006-01-26 13:15:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR QA |
06DOHA1265 | QATARI AMIR: AFTER ARAB "VICTORY," TIME TO TALK [...] (U) Qatari Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani made the first visit to Lebanon by an Arab leader after the end of the recent fighting. Following a tour of bombed-out areas of southern Beirut, he held a press conference with Lebanese President Lahoud carried live on Al Jazeera, in which he said "t [...] | 2006-08-22 15:37:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS LE QA |
06DOHA1268 | QATAR'S ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] Mohamed al-Rumaihy, Assistant to the Foreign Minister and Vice Chairman of the Qatari National Committee for the Relief of the Lebanese People, told Ambassador August 22 that his country has spent USD 10-11 million post-conflict in Lebanon to date. He returned from a trip to Lebanon August 20 a [...] | 2006-08-23 11:09:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL LE QA |
06DOHA127 | A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH QATARI FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. A/S Silverberg met with FM Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) January 21 to discuss UN Security Council issues related to the Darfur conflict in Sudan and Syria's adherence to UNSC 1559. The Foreign Minister said Qatar is keen to cooperate with the United States. But he said he hoped [...] | 2006-01-26 14:30:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR SU SY QA UNSC |
06DOHA1288 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TO QATAR [...] (C) Mr. Attorney General: Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. Yours is the highest-ranking visit by a U.S. official to Qatar since the President himself came in June 2003, and the first cabinet-level visit to Qatar since Energy Secretary Bodman came in April 2006. The Qataris app [...] | 2006-08-27 10:43:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PGOV OVIP QA |
06DOHA1301 | DCM CONVEYS USG CONCERN OVER LEBANON CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary: During a courtesy call with Wadah Khanfar, Al Jazeera Network Director-General, DCM conveyed USG concerns about the channel's coverage of the recent Lebanon conflict. Khanfar said November 1 is the expected launch date of Al Jazeera English channel and that a replacement for himsel [...] | 2006-08-29 12:33:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA |
06DOHA1384 | AL JAZEERA ENGLISH SAYS IT WILL LAUNCH AFTER RAMADAN [...] (U) Summary: The Managing Director of Al Jazeera International told DCM the English language channel would likely launch in late October/early November, with limited U.S. distribution, at least initially. End summary. 2. (U) DCM, accompanied by PAO, made a courtesy call 9/13 on Nigel Parson [...] | 2006-09-17 09:00:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
06DOHA152 | QATARI VIEWS ON ELECTION OF HAMAS IN PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary. The Qatari foreign minister said that Palestinian election results should be respected, as they came about by democratic means. Other Qataris and non-Qatari resident Arabs are cautiously optimistic that the Hamas victory will change the terrorist organization and will benefit the [...] | 2006-01-31 14:03:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER XF QA |
06DOHA1603 | DEMOCRACIES CONFERENCE DOES NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS; [...] (SBU) Summary. The International Conference of New or Restored Democracies did not meet the Qatari hosts' greater expectations and a range of participants felt that international representation was at a low level. The Israeli FM's plans to attend and then cancellation left the conference organ [...] | 2006-11-02 15:07:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAL IS QA |
06DOHA1610 | IRAQ: QATAR CAN SUPPORT EDUCATION, INFLUENCE SUNNI [...] (S) SUMMARY. In contrast to its support for our military in the region, Qatar has not been an important partner on political issues regarding Iraq. Post believes Qatar can provide increased support in areas where it can achieve leadership, such as education and training. Its contacts with Iraq [...] | 2006-11-05 14:28:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS IZ XF QA |
06DOHA1614 | AL JAZEERA TURNS TEN [...] Al Jazeera celebrated its 10th Anniversary November 1 with a lavish celebration held in the open-air on the Al Jazeera compound in Doha. The event was attended by the Qatari Amir and his wife, Sheikha Moza, as well as a wide range of Qatari dignitaries and members of the diplomatic community, [...] | 2006-11-06 10:36:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO QA |
06DOHA1639 | QATAR SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR PARAGUAY TO HOST NEXT [...] (C) Mohamed al-Rumaihy, Assistant to the Minister for Follow-Up Affairs at the Qatari MFA and Qatar's chief organizer for the Sixth International Conference for New or Restored Democracies (ICNRD - see reftel),asked Ambassador November 8 for USG assistance in raising funds for Paraguay to hos [...] | 2006-11-09 13:11:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM QA |
06DOHA1659 | AL JAZEERA ENGLISH LAUNCHES - FINALLY [...] MORE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER ITS INITIAL CREATION IN 2004, THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION OF AL JAZEERA - NOW KNOWN AS AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE) - LAUNCHED TO GREAT FANFARE IN DOHA NOVEMBER 15. 2. IN LAUNCHING THIS PROJECT, THE AMIR OF QATAR HAS DISBURSED UNDISCLOSED, BUT UNDOUBTEDLY VAST, SUMS OF [...] | 2006-11-16 14:38:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO QA |
06DOHA1715 | AL JAZEERA ENGLISH HEAD OF NEWS CAUTIOUSLY [...] (U) PAO met December 6 with Ibrahim Helal, Deputy Managing Director for News and Programming of Al Jazeera English (AJE). The Egyptian-born Helal is 36 years old and worked as program editor for the Al Jazeera Arabic (AJA) channel from its founding in 1996 until 1999. He then worked for Abu Dha [...] | 2006-12-07 11:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA |
06DOHA1725 | QATARIS WILL USE ARAB LEAGUE OR TEMPORARY [...] (SBU) P/E Chief spoke to Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohamed al-Rumaihy December 7 regarding the mechanism for transfering funds promised by the Qatari government to the Palestinian Authority (reftel). Rumaihy said that Qatar will "certainly" use the Arab League bank account or the [...] | 2006-12-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL EFIN EAID PTER GZ IS QA |
06DOHA1737 | QATAR WILL CONSIDER DEPOSIT IN LEBANON'S CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador discussed the crisis in Lebanon with Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud (number two in the Qatari MFA) December 13. Al-Mahmoud said that Lebanon's Ambassador in Qatar had recently requested that Qatar act as a mediator between the Lebanese government and oppostion facti [...] | 2006-12-13 14:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN MASS LE QA |
06DOHA1738 | QATAR/UNSC - LEANING TOWARD SUPPORT ON IRAN [...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud (number two at the Qatari MFA) December 13 to encourage Qatari support for the UK-French draft Iran sanctions resolution (reftel). Al-Mahmoud said Qatar followed French amendments closely and is "positively" incline [...] | 2006-12-13 14:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IR QA |
06DOHA1743 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION [...] DCM delivered ref demarche to Dr. Hassan al-Hamadi, Head of the Legal Affairs Department at the MFA, on December 13. Al-Hamadi said that Qatar has an inter-agency committee (of which he is a member) charged with implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention. "You will see it becoming more active [...] | 2006-12-14 10:35:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC QA |
06DOHA1745 | AL JAZEERA QUALITY ASSURANCE CHIEF BELIEVES [...] (C) Summary: PAO met December 14 with Al Jazeera Quality Assurance Chief, Jaafar Abbas Ahmed, to review progress made by the Qality Assurance (QA) Unit in his assessment since Ref A report in October 2005. In the intervening period, Abbas was named head of QA for the overall Al Jazeera Network, [...] | 2006-12-14 13:12:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA |
06DOHA1789 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LIKELY QATARI VIEWS ON POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-28 05:32:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PTER ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN QA |
06DOHA1791 | REPORT OF VISIT TO TEHRAN FOR IAEA TRAINING COURSE [...] (S) Summary. A Qatar-based Jordanian nuclear expert believes he and other participants of an IAEA workshop in Tehran in December were targeted by internal security services. He said the Iranian nuclear agency had increased its security. The Iranian official in charge of safety at the Bushehr p [...] | 2006-12-28 11:16:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL KNNP IR QA |
06DOHA213 | HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS IN QATAR,S LEGISLATION [...] Summary: At a recent workshop sponsored by the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC),participants examined and discussed the extent to which Qatar's constitution and legislation meets international human rights standards. Participants from the government sector, academia, the press and quasi [...] | 2006-02-13 10:31:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI QA |
06DOHA219 | AL JAZEERA AND KIDNAPPING TAPES [...] (S) Summary: Officials from Embassies Doha and Baghdad met with Al Jazeera leadership on Feb 11 to discuss Al Jazeera,s handling of videos that Al Jazeera receives from terrorist hostage takers, its broader editorial polices, and the media,s role in hostage and terrorist crises. Al Jazeera o [...] | 2006-02-13 13:07:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
06DOHA237 | BRIEF READOUT ON AMIR'S MEETING WITH HAMAS LEADERS [...] (C) First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) hosted the Ambassador and his family for an informal dinner February 9. HBJ talked about the 3-hour meeting he and the Amir had that day with Khalid Mishal and two others. HBJ implied that the Qataris lectured [...] | 2006-02-15 12:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER XF QA |
06DOHA293 | U/S HUGHES' MEETINGS WITH QATARI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: U/S Karen Hughes visited Doha Feb 17-19 to attend the US-Islamic World Forum, sponsored by the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution and the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While in Doha, she met with the Foreign Minister and Sheikha Mozah, wife of the Amir. This cable rep [...] | 2006-02-26 13:14:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAO IZ IR QA |
06DOHA312 | AL JAZEERA NETWORK BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAMED [...] (SBU) In an effort to maintain brand identity and consistency of message and quality, the GOQ established in late 2005 (reftel) an entity known as the Al Jazeera Network (AJN),charged with overseeing all bodies bearing the Al Jazeera brand name. On March 1, an Amiri decree announced the estab [...] | 2006-03-01 07:58:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO IZ QA ALJAZEERA |
06DOHA317 | U/S HUGHES MEETINGS AT AL JAZEERA [...] (C) Summary: U/S for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes met February 19 with Al Jazeera managing director Wadah Khanfar at the Al Jazeera studios in Doha. She also participated in a roundtable discussion with Khanfar and four senior Al Jazeera staff members and recorded an Al Jaz [...] | 2006-03-01 12:38:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAO IZ QA ALJAZEERA |
06DOHA328 | Al Jazeera website director to quit; start new [...] (SBU) Summary: The director of the Al Jazeera Arabic website, Abdulaziz Al Mahmoud, said he is quitting his Al Jazeera job to take up the chief editorship of an Arabic newspaper called "Al Arab", which will become the fourth Arabic daily newspaper on the Qatari market. Al Mahmoud is the only s [...] | 2006-03-02 14:24:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA |
06DOHA360 | NATIONALITY LAW: CITIZENSHIP AND POLITICAL RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. The recent Amiri decision to restore citizenship to approximately 6,000 people who were stripped of their Qatari nationality last year came as a welcome surprise to thousands of people whose fate has been uncertain for over a year. Not coincidentally, the decision comes on the hee [...] | 2006-03-09 06:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL QA |
06DOHA362 | QATARI WOMEN ON ELECTION ISSUES [...] Summary. The political section recently met with a group of Qatari women as part of Post's outreach activities to Qatari women in support of their efforts to realize broad political participation in society. Young and old women from various professional backgrounds credited Sheikha Mozah, wife [...] | 2006-03-09 13:35:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KDEM KMPI QA |
06DOHA371 | AL JAZEERA AND NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH QATAR [...] (S) I recently asked LGEN Mike Maples USA, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA),to address this question: "Does Al Jazeera's reporting/commentary incite violence against the United States?" I did so because I have long heard that Al Jazeera,s broadcasts do exactly this - or, wors [...] | 2006-03-12 10:05:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PTER KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
06DOHA442 | WHITE HOUSE MEETING FOR AMIR OF QATAR [...] (C) As part of the President's and Secretary's initiative to strengthen relations with moderate Arab countries, I strongly advise that the Amir of Qatar be invited to call on the President in the White House while he and Sheikha Mozah are in the US for their daughter's graduation from Duke. The [...] | 2006-03-23 05:55:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL QA |
06DOHA456 | DOHA ROUNDUP [...] Topics: ----------- -Energy & Economy, paragraphs 2-4 -Labor, para. 5 -Civil Society, para. 6 -Drug Abuse, para. 7 --------------------------- Launch of Energy City Qatar --------------------------- 2. Hailed as the Middle East's first energy business hub, Energy City Qatar (ECQ),[...] | 2006-03-26 13:12:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EINV ELAB KDEM PHUM PGOV INL SOCI |
06DOHA461 | COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S MEETING WITH QATARI FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary. Department Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow met with the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs March 20 to begin a strategic dialogue between the two countries, consult on Iran, and enlist support for [...] | 2006-03-27 09:41:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL MARR KPAL XF IR IZ QA |
06DOHA464 | COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S MEETING WITH QATARI MINISTER [...] (C) In two meetings with Minister of Finance Yousef Kamal on March 20, Department Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow outlined U.S. strategic thinking on Iran and regional security and commended Qatar for choosing the path of reform, progress, and prosperity. At a brief meeting in the Finance Ministry [...] | 2006-03-27 13:37:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL EAID EINV KPAL IZ XF QA |
06DOHA465 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S ROBERT JOSEPH'S VISIT TO DOHA [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you. You will find the Qatari foreign minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ),will be interested to meet you to further the nascent Strategic Dialogue put forth by Counselor Zelikow during his visit March 20-21. HBJ will be particularly intereste [...] | 2006-03-27 13:48:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KNNP QA |
06DOHA467 | WADAH KHANFAR TAKES THE HELM OF THE AL JAZEERA [...] (C) Summary: PAO met March 27 with Wadah Khanfar, Managing Director of Al Jazeera satellite channel. Khanfar discussed his recent appointment as Director-General of the Al Jazeera Network, noting that his two mandates are to minimize costs by integrating the infrastructures of the diverse Al Ja [...] | 2006-03-27 14:49:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA |
06DOHA48 | A/S WAYNE BRIEFS QATARI OFFICIALS ON STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary. The Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Finance Minister welcomed in principle the USG proposal presented by EB A/S Wayne for strategic investments in stability in the region. They were well-prepared and provided updates on their current assistance to the four priorit [...] | 2006-01-09 13:01:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID EINV EFIN KPAL IZ AF LE QA |
06DOHA480 | MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND COMMMERCE REMOVED FROM [...] (U) Local papers March 29 announced that the Minister of Economy and Commerce, Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Thani, has been relieved of his ministerial post. The Minister of Finance, Yousef Hussain Kamal, will assume the economic and commercial portfolio on an interim basis, in addition to his present [...] | 2006-03-29 14:40:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EFIN QA |
06DOHA526 | AMCIT AL JAZEERA NETWORK BOARD MEMBER CRITICIZES [...] (C) Summary: Mahmud Shammam, Washington bureau chief for the Dar Al Watan Newspaper and Newsweek Arabic, is an American citizen of Libyan descent, well-known for his criticism of the current Libyan regime and reportedly close to Qatar's Amir. Recently named a member of the newly-formed Al Jaze [...] | 2006-04-06 12:55:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL PTER QA ALJAZEERA |
06DOHA552 | IMAMS TO PREACH ON AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. As part of their broad strategy for preventing and containing avian flu, Qatari officials recently held a seminar to educate Imams, religious leaders, on the global phenomenon avian influenza. Imams were provided with practical information on the disease, how to detect and respond to [...] | 2006-04-10 13:08:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED KFLU PREL CASC QA |
06DOHA562 | U/S JOSEPH MEETING ON IRAN WITH MINISTER OF STATE [...] (S) Summary. Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph told Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed al-Mahmoud that Iran was approaching the "point of no return" on its nuclear program, after which it will be much more difficult and costly to stop the country [...] | 2006-04-12 14:15:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL KNNP IR QA UNSC |
06DOHA616 | INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN: QATAR'S [...] (S) Ambassador delivered ref A message to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed al-Mahmoud April 18. Al-Mahmoud said that, as he told U/S Joseph during his recent visit (ref B),Qatar is in a "difficult position." He said Qatar's main interest is to resolve the crisis peacefully so that [...] | 2006-04-20 12:03:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR QA |
06DOHA77 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO QATAR [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership welcoming -- in principle -- of cooperation with the United States on UN Security Council issues. Our goals for regional security largely coincide with those of Qatar; the number two in the foreign m [...] | 2006-01-17 14:53:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON QA UNSC |
06DOHA793 | AL JAZEERA ACCORDING TO WADAH KHANFAR [...] Summary: (U) On May 21, a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) delegation met with Wadah Khanfar, Director-General of the Al Jazeera Network (AJN) and Managing Director of the Arabic Al Jazeera TV channel. Khanfar told the delegation that Al Jazeera, reflecting regional developments, has ent [...] | 2006-05-24 12:58:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
06DOHA868 | A/S WELCH'S MEETINGS JUNE 4 WITH QATAR'S HEIR [...] (S) Summary. A/S David Welch met with the Qatari leadership, including Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and later with Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ),June 4 to discuss Iran, Iraq, and Israel/Palestine. Relaxed and well-prepared, Sheikh Tamim, who handles defense [...] | 2006-06-06 12:28:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL KNNP KPAL IR IZ IS QA |
06DOHA923 | AL JAZEERA PETITIONS IRAQI GOVERNMENT TO RETURN TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Wadah Khanfar, Director-General of the Al Jazeera Network, told PAO that Al Jazeera has asked the Iraqi government for permission to return to Baghdad and is awaiting a response. He said the decision to replace him as head of Al Jazeera Arabic is unlikely to occur before the end [...] | 2006-06-14 10:17:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA |
06DUBAI10 | GENERAL ABIZAID MEETING WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE AND [...] (S) Summary: CENTCOM Commander General Abizaid met December 27 in Dubai with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) and Dubai Crown Prince and UAE Minister of Defense General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Ma [...] | 2006-01-02 12:28:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PREL MOPS MARR PTER XF TC IR IZ SY LE XD SO |
06DUBAI1010 | DUBAI PORTS WORLD CHAIRMAN: DUBAI CONTROL, BUT NOT PURCHASE, [...] (C) Consul General contacted Dubai Ports World (DPW) Executive Chairman Sultan bin Sulayim (SBS) February 25 to seek clarification of DPW's February 24 announcement that it was willing to delay taking over P&O's U.S. operations. Did this mean that DPW's purchase of P&O would be delayed? SBS st [...] | 2006-02-25 13:27:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD PREL AE |
06DUBAI1067 | STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP OF DUBAI PORTS OPERATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-26 13:45:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD PREL TC |
06DUBAI1068 | AJMAN FREE ZONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Sheikh Mohamed Al Nuaimi, Director General of the Ajman Free Zone (AFZ),discussed the zone's operations with PolEconoff on January 24. AFZ has been in operation since 1986 and has registered more than 1600 companies. AFZ's registration requirements and due diligence are not stri [...] | 2006-02-26 13:52:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL TC |
06DUBAI1070 | DPW REQUESTS FULL 45-DAY CFIUS REVIEW; ANNOUNCES DELAY IN [...] (U) In a statement (text at para 3) issued February 26, Dubai Ports World (DPW) formally requested that CFIUS initiate "the full 45-day investigation authorized under U.S. law" of the acquisition of P&O Ports North America (POPNA) by DPW. In the statement, DPW announced that it would "voluntar [...] | 2006-02-27 08:22:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD PREL AE |
06DUBAI1318 | DOMESTIC ENRICHMENT MAY NOT KEY PRIORITY FOR IRANIANS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 15:19:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PGOV PREL IR |
06DUBAI1322 | IN DUBAI, U/S MCCORMICK HEARS SADNESS, FRUSTRATION ON DPW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-11 10:36:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | ECIN ECON PREL PGOV AE |
06DUBAI1450 | COMMERCE U/S MCCORMICK DISCUSSES STRATEGIC TRADE AND EXPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-14 09:46:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP ECIN ECON PREL PGOV AE |
06DUBAI1451 | DPW: ANNOUNCMENT ON "MEDIUM" FOR EFFECTING TRANSFER OF [...] (C) Consul General contacted Dubai Ports World (DPW) Executive Chairman Sultan bin Sulayim (SBS) March 14 to ask him to clarify statements he had made earlier (reftel) suggesting that DPW might be exploring a alternative "basis" (other than sale to an existing U.S. company) for divesting itself [...] | 2006-03-14 11:29:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV PNUC PTER IR IQ IS AE |
06DUBAI1728 | ONE IRANIAN REFORMER'S REACTION TO RECENT U.S. POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-22 14:30:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL IR SOCI |
06DUBAI1807 | IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY UNDER AHMADINEJAD (C-NE5-01038) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-26 13:02:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | IR PREL PGOV PINR PINS |
06DUBAI1842 | PROTESTING LABORERS AT DUBAI CONSTRUCTION SITE DAMAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-27 10:59:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ECIN ASEC PREL ZP AE |
06DUBAI1859 | DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES' IRAN MEETINGS IN DUBAI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-01 13:50:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR SOCI |
06DUBAI1904 | SITUATION IN IRAN'S KHUZESTAN AND REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-04 14:33:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL IR PHUM PINR SOCI |
06DUBAI2014 | ESTONIAN SOLDIER OUT ON BAIL [...] (U) Consul General contacted Netherlands CG April 11 to seek an update on the case involving the Estonian soldier serving with NATO forces in Afghanistan, who was arrested at Sharjah Airport on February 23 for drunkeness and molesting a female police officer. Sharjah's Shari'a court originally [...] | 2006-04-11 13:18:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR PHUM NATO AE EN |
06DUBAI2297 | CODEL SHAYS MEETS MINISTER OF ECONOMY, DISCUSSES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-23 08:56:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV IR IZ AE |
06DUBAI2300 | VIEWS FROM IRAN'S CULTURAL SECTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-23 13:49:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL IR SOCI |
06DUBAI2342 | IRAN REMAINS DUBAI'S LARGEST EXPORT/RE-EXPORT MARKET [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-24 11:41:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN ETRD PREL IR AE |
06DUBAI2597 | DUBAI BUSINESSMAN'S VIEWS ON RAFSANJANI [...] (C) Mohammed Mohebi, a UAE national businessman and president-elect of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO) in Dubai, told CG over dinner May 2 that his "good friend" Yasser Rafsanjani (son of Expediency Council Chair and former President Rafsanjani) had in recent months provided a good d [...] | 2006-05-09 13:40:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR SOCI |
06DUBAI2756 | IRANIAN STUDENT ACTIVIST VIEW OF IRAN AND US POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-15 13:33:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL IR PHUM |
06DUBAI2757 | IRANIAN STUDENT ACTIVIST CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-15 14:06:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PREL PGOV IR PHUM |
06DUBAI2819 | IRAN-LIBYA SANCTIONS ACT (ILSA): IRAN-DANA GAS DEAL UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-17 14:42:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | AE IR PGOV PREL ETRD EPET ENRG |
06DUBAI3054 | DURING VISIT BY CONGENOFFS, RAS AL-KHAIMAH SHIHUH RENEW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-22 10:15:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS SOCI KDEM MU AE |
06DUBAI3131 | JEWISH MP: NO CHANGE IN SITUATION FOR IRANIAN JEWS BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-24 15:30:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL IR PHUM |
06DUBAI3132 | IRAN'S CENTRAL GOVERNOR MAY LEAVE OVER OBJECTION TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: According to one source, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) may be removed for questioning President Ahmadinejad's request to transfer Iranian government money into private accounts inside and out of the country. The source claims a personal friendship with the gover [...] | 2006-05-24 16:00:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | IR PGOV PINR PINS PREL ECON EFIN |
06DUBAI326 | IPR WORKSHOP IN DUBAI BRINGS TOGETHER REGIONAL JUDGES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-22 12:26:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TSPL ETRD XI ZP TC |
06DUBAI3263 | LOBBYING EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF IRANIAN POLITICAL PRISONER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-30 12:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR PHUM |
06DUBAI3360 | NEXT IPR STEP: COMBATING TRANSSHIPMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-06 13:10:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TC PREL PGOV ZR ECIN ETRD AE |
06DUBAI347 | UAE OFFICIAL PUBLICLY OPPOSES IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (S) Stepping far ahead of the Gulf governments' previous public comments on Iran's nuclear program, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) told reporters while in France (meeting President Chirac) that the UAE was opposed to the acquisition of nuclear capability by Ira [...] | 2006-01-24 15:06:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL IR TC |
06DUBAI3902 | IRAN AND UAE'S NEW ISLAND DISPUTE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-25 13:56:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZP IR AE PARM |
06DUBAI3999 | POSSIBLE GASOLINE RATIONING IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-27 13:47:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PREL PGOV ZP EPET ETRD |
06DUBAI4047 | IRANIAN OFFICIAL STATEMENTS ON THE NUCLEAR ISSUE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-28 16:38:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR ZP PGOV PREL KNNP |
06DUBAI4108 | IRAN SEES SPIES EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING IN JAHANBEGLOO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-03 14:44:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | IR PREL PHUM PINR |
06DUBAI4109 | IRAN FORMS NEW FOREIGN RELATIONS STRATEGIC COUNCIL (FRSC) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-03 15:00:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PREL PGOV ZP |
06DUBAI4457 | IRAN PURGES PROFESSORS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-12 15:12:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR ECON ELAB |
06DUBAI4503 | TFLE01:IRAN'S RESPONSE TO ISRAELI MILITARY ACTION IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-17 14:52:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IS SY LE ZP MOPS |
06DUBAI4511 | DEMONSTRATORS IN DUBAI VOICE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-18 14:19:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | ASEC PGOV PREL SOCI AE LE |
06DUBAI4793 | STREAMLINING VISA PROCESS FOR IRANIANS WOULD REINFORCE US [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-26 13:21:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PREL CMGT |
06DUBAI4934 | DEMONSTRATION NEAR US CONSULATE IN DUBAI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 14:38:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL SOCI AE LE |
06DUBAI4992 | IRAN TO CONTINUE GASOLINE SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-02 14:27:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PREL PGOV ZP EPET ETRD ZR |
06DUBAI5191 | IRPO: IRANIAN MPS INDICATE US MESSAGE NOT REACHING POPULACE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-14 12:07:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG ETTC IR ZP AE |
06DUBAI5246 | IRPO: THE STATUS OF IRAN'S ASSYRIAN AND JEWISH COMMUNITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 13:03:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM IR |
06DUBAI5247 | IRANIAN DELEGATION VISITS RAS AL KHAIMAH FREE TRADE ZONE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 13:07:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON AE IR |
06DUBAI5323 | UAEG OFFICIALS DISCUSS UAE-IRAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-20 14:33:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR ECON EFIN AE |
06DUBAI5780 | ECONOMIC MINISTER ENDORSES FTA, LOOKS FOR UPSIDE OF DPW [...] (SBU) Summary: Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi, UAE Minister of Economy and Planning, spoke to Dubai's American Business Council (ABC) September 13. In prepared remarks, she affirmed the UAE's commitment to free trade, and said a bilateral FTA with the US would benefit both the US and UAE. During th [...] | 2006-09-14 12:50:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ECIN ETRD AE |
06DUBAI583 | REFORMERS IN IRAN TRYING TO REGROUP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 07:58:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV IR PREL |
06DUBAI6054 | EMIRATES AND DPWORLD LEADERS OUTLINE AMBITIOUS PLANS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-26 12:47:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR EINV PREL AE |
06DUBAI6065 | IRAN HINTING AT TEMPORARY SUSPENSION? [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-26 13:40:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR KNNP |
06DUBAI6157 | DUBAI CUSTOMS INCREASES PORT SECURITY WITH DHS AND DOE [...] (SBU) On August 27, a joint Department of Homeland Security and Department of Energy delegation, led by Todd Horton, Customs and Border Protection, Container Security Initiative (CSI) Branch Chief, met with the Director General of Dubai Customs, Ahmed Butti Ahmed to discuss enhancing the effect [...] | 2006-10-01 07:39:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL AE |
06DUBAI6903 | FORMER SECRETARY POWELL AND UAE VICE PRESIDENT/DUBAI RULER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 15:47:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ IR IS KPAL AE |
06DUBAI6919 | IRAN-LIBYA SANCTIONS ACT (ILSA): DANA GAS: EXISTING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-07 14:05:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EPET IR AE |
06DUBAI6925 | DUBAI HOSTS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH CONVENTION [...] Dubai hosted the fourth Global Environmental Youth Convention (GEYC) December 9-13, to promote environmental awareness among youth. Dubai Municipality worked with the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Sweden's Lund University and the Euro-Arab Cooperatio [...] | 2006-12-13 13:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV AE |
06DUBAI6926 | AIR FORCE SECRETARY WYNNE DISCUSSES COOPERATION WITH UAE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-13 14:32:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PREL PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ AF LE AE |
06DUBAI6928 | PHILIP MORRIS CONVEYS IPR FRUSTRATIONS REGARDING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-14 14:45:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV KIPR PGOV PREL ETRD IZ AE |
06DUBAI6929 | DP WORLD SELLS U.S. PORT OPERATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-14 16:01:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECIN EINV ETRD PINS TRSY EWWT AE |
06DUBAI6954 | DUBAI CUSTOMS DIRECTOR PRAISES COOPERATION, ASKS SENATOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-27 11:43:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ETTC AE |
06DUBAI730 | IN IRAN, CARTOON CONTROVERSY SIMMERS BUT DOESN'T BOIL OVER [...] (U) Summary: In response to the publishing of "blasphemous" cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a number of European newspapers, Tehran has recalled its ambassador to Denmark and announced a cut in all trade ties with the country. Denmark pulled its diplomats out of Iran due to unspecified thre [...] | 2006-02-14 14:05:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI |
06DUBAI852 | WOMEN'S RIGHT IN IRAN ON SLOW DECLINE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-19 09:01:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PREL PGOV IR SOCI SCUL |
06DUBAI857 | IRANIAN OIL MINISTER TO RENEGOTIATE UAE GAS DEAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-20 06:33:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | TC IR PGOV PREL ETRD EPET |
06DUBLIN1020 | EMERGING CONSTRAINTS ON U.S. MILITARY TRANSITS AT [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Although supportive of continued U.S. military transits at Shannon Airport, the Irish Government has informally begun to place constraints on U.S. operations at the facility, mainly in response to public sensitivities ov [...] | 2006-09-05 14:45:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL EAIR PTER EI |
06DUBLIN1044 | IRELAND'S DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (U) On September 7, Ireland's first female Deputy Prime Minister (Tanaiste),Mary Harney, unexpectedly resigned as leader of the Progressive Democrats (PD) party, the center-right, minor partner in the governing coalition led by the Fianna Fail party. Harney had been PD leader for nearly 13 [...] | 2006-09-08 13:30:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EI |
06DUBLIN1046 | GOI APPRECIATES INFORMATION ON USG DETAINEE POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-08 17:06:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PTER EI |
06DUBLIN1068 | JUSTICE MINISTER APPOINTED DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) On September 13, Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Bertie Ahern appointed as Deputy Prime Minister (Tanaiste) the new leader of the Progressive Democrats (PD) party and current Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Michael McDowell. (In Ireland, the leader of the minority party in a coa [...] | 2006-09-14 15:49:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EI |
06DUBLIN1078 | GOI OPEN TO INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON SHANNON MILAIR [...] (C) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) As a follow-up to Post's September August 30 meeting with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) regarding emerging constraints on U.S. milair transits at Shannon Airport (reftel),DATT, pol/econ chief, and poloff met with Irish Departme [...] | 2006-09-15 11:48:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL EAIR PTER EI |
06DUBLIN1118 | IRELAND BASKS IN RYDER CUP AFTERGLOW [...] Ireland is basking this week in the success of the September 22-24 Ryder Cup golf tournament held outside Dublin, an event that brought unprecedented international exposure to the country as a tourist destination and economic success. According to Failte Ireland, the state tourism agency, th [...] | 2006-09-29 11:47:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL SOCI EI |
06DUBLIN1119 | IRISH PRIME MINISTER DEFLECTS CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS [...] In response to information leaked to the press from a confidential tribunal, Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern SIPDIS has revealed that he received euro 50,000 in loans from twelve personal friends in 1993 and 1994 while he was Minister of Finance. However, he declared that the [...] | 2006-09-29 13:07:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IE |
06DUBLIN1137 | IRISH PRIME MINISTER DEFUSES POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 3, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern defused a weeklong political crisis by admitting to parliament that his acceptance of payments from business friends in 1993-4 had been an error in judgment. Ahern's statement preserved his Fianna Fail party's governing coalition [...] | 2006-10-04 15:43:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EI |
06DUBLIN1140 | IRELAND SEEKS USG ASSURANCES ON AIRLINE PASSENGER [...] (SBU) Ireland would appreciate written USG assurance that airline passenger data to be provided this week to U.S. authorities by Aer Lingus would be treated under the guidelines of the lapsed 2004 U.S.-EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) agreement, Robin McKay, Irish Department of Transport Princi [...] | 2006-10-05 11:28:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL ECPS PINR EI |
06DUBLIN1145 | IRELAND SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Ireland would be prepared to support U.S. actions in the UN Security Council in response to North Korea's October 3 statement on plans to test a nuclear weapon, according to Isolde Moylan and Nicholas Twist, respectively, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director of East Asian Affa [...] | 2006-10-06 13:36:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP EI |
06DUBLIN1156 | IRISH RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] Charge met with Michael Collins, International Affairs Advisor to the Taoiseach (Prime Minister),on October 10 to present demarche on North Korea's announced nuclear weapons test (reftel). 2. Collins expressed Ireland's concern, noting that the Government of Ireland has a long history of [...] | 2006-10-10 15:48:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL PARM EI |
06DUBLIN1189 | HOLDING PATTERN FOR RYANAIR TAKEOVER BID OF AER [...] (SBU) Summary: As Ryanair's takeover bid for Aer Lingus has slowed over the past week, Irish attention has focused on the approach that EU Commission competition authorities will take toward the envisioned merger. Ryanair now holds a 19-percent stake in Aer Lingus, with the Government retaini [...] | 2006-10-16 09:39:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL ECON EI |
06DUBLIN1284 | THE AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. In a November 1 discussion, the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern did a tour d'horizon of key bilateral issues. Ahern: -- urged bilateral cooperation to avoid "surprises" regarding U.S. military use of Shannon Airport; -- noted that the Irish Cabinet had charged [...] | 2006-11-03 12:58:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PREF EI |
06DUBLIN134 | IRELAND TACITLY FAVORS VOSS FOR ICAO SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Ireland supports U.S. candidate Bill Voss' bid for the post of ICAO Secretary General, according to Robin McKay, Department of Transport Principal Officer for Aviation Regulation and International Relations, to whom Post delivered ref A demarche on February 2. Ongoing discussions among [...] | 2006-02-07 17:14:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAIR ICAO AU BE NL SZ IR EI |
06DUBLIN1342 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 11:55:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER EI |
06DUBLIN1359 | AER LINGUS CEO PRESSES FOR BILATERAL OPEN SKIES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 21 discussion with the Ambassador, Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion recommended bilateral talks to establish U.S.-Ireland Open Skies, with a view to providing Aer Lingus additional access to the U.S. market. Mannion said that he and the Irish Government doubted that [...] | 2006-11-24 15:50:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD PREL EI |
06DUBLIN1384 | IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Stephen Dawson, Deputy Director of Middle East Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs, on December 4. Dawson agreed that the political equation in Iran is fundamentally skewed and undemocratic, though Ireland would not view the election of the Assembly [...] | 2006-12-04 16:56:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV IR IE |
06DUBLIN1389 | IRELAND SEES UNCERTAINTY IN U.S.-EU NEXT STEPS ON [...] Ireland saw the U.S. Department of Transportation's December 5 decision to withdraw its proposal on foreign investment in U.S. carriers as a step that lent clarity to U.S.-EU air transport negotiations, according to Fintan Towey, Acting Principal Officer for Aviation Regulations and Internati [...] | 2006-12-06 15:38:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PREL EI |
06DUBLIN1393 | TERRORIST LISTS: IRELAND [...] (SBU) Ireland does not maintain a nationalist list of banned terrorist entities. Under the 1939 Offenses Against the State Act, the Irish Government is empowered to issue a "suppression order" against unlawful organizations. (The legislation can be found at www.irishstatutebook.ie. Click o [...] | 2006-12-08 15:03:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER PREL EI |
06DUBLIN1395 | IRELAND'S VIEWS ON DECEMBER GAERC [...] (C) POLOFF delivered Ref A - D demarches on December 7 to Mary Connery, Deputy European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs. Ireland continues to support work aimed at lifting the arms embargo on China, though does not expect a relaxation of the current embargo to emerge from the GAE [...] | 2006-12-08 16:01:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PREL PGOV PHUM IE |
06DUBLIN1396 | NEXT STEPS ON TFTP: IRELAND TAKES HARD LINE ON [...] (C) Summary: Ireland's Data Protection Commission and Department of Finance have taken a hard line in support of the Article 29 Report criticizing financial data transfers under the SWIFT program. Both the Commission and the Department support U.S.-EU cooperation on tracking terrorism financ [...] | 2006-12-08 18:02:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PGOV PREL EI |
06DUBLIN1397 | GENEROUS 2007 GOI BUDGET HAS 2007 ELECTIONS IN MIND [...] On December 6, Finance Minister Brian Cowen presented the Irish Government's budget for 2007, a generous package of tax cuts and social spending increases that will likely enhance the appeal of the governing Fianna Fail party ahead of Ireland's 2007 general elections. The budget included ben [...] | 2006-12-08 19:27:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV EI |
06DUBLIN1403 | TRANSPORT MINISTER WANTS CLARITY ON U.S.-EU CIVAIR [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 11 discussion with Transport Minister Martin Cullen, the Ambassador highlighted the USG's continuing commitment to conclude the U.S.-EU air transport agreement, while noting that the USG was not prepared to pursue bilateral Open Skies options with Ireland. Cullen [...] | 2006-12-12 17:33:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PREL EI |
06DUBLIN1415 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-15 16:15:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XR EI |
06DUBLIN1416 | IRELAND TO CONSIDER EXPANDED ISAF CONTRIBUTION [...] (C) Ireland, a NATO Partnership for Peace member, is committed to maintaining its presence in ISAF (now four officers and three non-commissioned officers in Kabul),but would have to consider contributing additional personnel in the context of constraints on Ireland's current and planned peac [...] | 2006-12-15 16:18:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL NATO PINS AG EI |
06DUBLIN149 | GOI THOUGHTS ON PEACE PROCESS AND SAINT PATRICK'S [...] (C) Begin Summary. On January 30, the Taoiseach, the ministers of foreign affairs and justice, and other senior Irish officials told Special Envoy Mitchell Reiss that the GOI would like to see the Northern Ireland institutions restored in 2006 on the basis of the Good Friday Agreement. The f [...] | 2006-02-10 11:26:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR EI NIPP |
06DUBLIN156 | IRELAND STILL IN STEP WITH THE UNITED STATES ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-10 15:54:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC EI |
06DUBLIN201 | IRISH TO JOIN EU STATEMENT ON SHRINE BOMBING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER EI |
06DUBLIN202 | GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND WILL NOT OPPOSE EUROPEAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV EI |
06DUBLIN206 | IRELAND/UN: VENEZUELA, THE PEACEBUILDING [...] (C) Like the United States, Ireland believes that Venezuela would bring neither strength nor diplomatic credentials to the 2007-2008 Latin America non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, according to John Deady and Brian Cahalane, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Counselor and First [...] | 2006-02-28 09:14:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC GT VE EI |
06DUBLIN207 | CIRA/RIRA TERRORISTS: BOMBS FOR HIRE? [...] (C) Summary. Over the last year, Dublin criminal and drug gangs upgraded from guns to pipe bombs in their quest for turf supremacy. The police suspect that drug barons are now hiring the skills of the Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) and Real IRA (RIRA) explosives experts to target an [...] | 2006-02-28 13:04:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR CJUS KPAO KCRM EI |
06DUBLIN216 | IRELAND: TO DEFER TO EU PRESIDENCY FOR VENEZUELAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-01 08:19:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EU PGOV PHUM PREL VE EI |
06DUBLIN226 | IRELAND: LOVE ULSTER RALLY PROVOKES DUBLIN RIOTS [...] Summary. On February 25, Dublin witnessed rioting on a scale not seen in the city in over 30 years. No deaths or serious injuries were reported, however. The riots effectively canceled a planned march organized by Northern Ireland Unionist groups to lobby against what they perceive as gove [...] | 2006-03-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PINR EI NIPP |
06DUBLIN235 | SCENE-SETTER FOR IRISH PRIME MINISTER AHERN'S [...] (SBU) Recent intensive efforts by the Irish and British Governments to jump-start the stalled Northern Ireland peace process will frame this year's St. Patrick's Day visit to Washington by Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach, TEE-SHUCK) Bertie Ahern. In mid-2005, the IRA's historic decision to a [...] | 2006-03-07 11:59:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV ETRD CASC CJAN CPAS CFED KCRM |
06DUBLIN249 | IRELAND SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON ODIHR'S BELARUS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-09 17:23:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PHUM PREL BE EI |
06DUBLIN252 | IRISH IRAQIS "KEEPING THE FAITH" FOR IRAQI SUCCESS [...] Summary. On March 7, the Ambassador hosted a dinner for Irish Iraqi Shia Muslims and select members of the Irish government and press to assist the Shia community in developing a voice to counter the continued Irish anti-war rhetoric. The Imam of the Shia community, Dr. Ali Al Saleh told th [...] | 2006-03-10 13:59:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PINR KPAO EI |
06DUBLIN256 | IRELAND SHARES USG CONCERNS ABOUT HAMAS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-10 16:59:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS EI |
06DUBLIN258 | IRELAND: DELAYS IN SIGNING THE THIRD ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-10 17:24:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL EI |
06DUBLIN270 | IRELAND: EU COMMON CHARGING SCHEME FOR ANS SHOULD [...] The EUROCONTROL draft regulation on the Common Charging Scheme for Air Navigation Services (ANS) is evolving toward a version that would protect exemptions of state aircraft from ANS fees, according to Fintan Towey, Department of Transport Principal Officer for Aviation Security, to whom embof [...] | 2006-03-14 15:26:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR MARR MOPS PREL NATO EUN |
06DUBLIN274 | TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-15 14:16:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC EI |
06DUBLIN275 | BELARUS: IRELAND SUPPORTS U.S.-EU COORDINATION, [...] (SBU) Ireland agrees strongly with U.S. points on the continuing importance of U.S.-EU coordination in the run-up to, and aftermath of, the March 19 presidential election in Belarus, according to Ruadhri Dowling, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Russia and Eastern Europe [...] | 2006-03-15 14:52:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV EUN BO EI |
06DUBLIN277 | PRE-GAERC RESPONSE: IRELAND NOT CONSIDERING BALKAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 15, Post delivered ref A and B demarche points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Regarding the Balkans, Kelly said that Member States would respect the electorate's chosen outcome in the Montenegrin referendum, but had not begun to deve [...] | 2006-03-16 17:20:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR |
06DUBLIN292 | IRELAND AWAITING INFORMATION ON U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-21 18:24:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PREL IN EI |
06DUBLIN293 | IRELAND UNLIKELY TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON SYRIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-22 10:25:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SY EI |
06DUBLIN306 | IRISH CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-23 17:44:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID IZ PREL EI |
06DUBLIN310 | IRISH RESPONSE TO WAR CRIMES CHAMBER DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-24 11:55:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV EI |
06DUBLIN312 | GOVERNMENTS WILL RECALL NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY [...] (C) On March 23, Michael Collins, the Taoiseach's senior foreign affairs advisor, briefed Ambassador Kenny on next steps in the peace process, and thanked the President for a productive Saint Patrick's Day. He said that the Taoiseach and PM Blair plan to issue a joint statement April 6 in Arm [...] | 2006-03-27 11:51:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EI UK |
06DUBLIN313 | IRELAND CONSIDERING REDEPLOYMENT OF PEACEKEEPERS [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. On March 23, the DCM met with Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Political Director Colm O'Floinn and UN/Terrorism and Illicit Drugs Director John Deady regarding GOI plans for the potential redistribution of its peacekeeping forces by the end o [...] | 2006-03-28 07:01:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR KPKO PGOV PREL EI SU XY |
06DUBLIN314 | IRELAND SUPPORTS VISA BAN ON LUKASHENKA [...] (C) Ireland supports an extended visa/travel ban on Lukashenka and other officials associated with the fraudulent March 19 Belarusian elections, in line with discussions at the March 24 EU leaders meeting, according to Conleth Brady, acting Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Desk Officer for [...] | 2006-03-28 11:19:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS EUN BO EI |
06DUBLIN342 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-30 16:50:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC PK EI |
06DUBLIN349 | IRELAND: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP [...] On March 22, emboff approached Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) UN/Terrorism and Illicit Drugs section First Secretary Brian Cahalane regarding the Independent Inquiry SIPDIS Committee's (IIC) investigation of three Irish companies implicated in the UN's Oil-for-Food (OFF) program scanda [...] | 2006-04-03 13:41:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KFIN PGOV IZ EI |
06DUBLIN361 | GOI APPROVES STOCK FLOAT FOR AER LINGUS, BUT DOES [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 5, the Irish Government Cabinet followed through on an earlier decision to privatize Aer Lingus, the national airline, by approving a stock flotation, but left key questions unanswered, such as when the transaction would take place. The level of union support for the [...] | 2006-04-06 16:08:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PREL EI |
06DUBLIN362 | IRISH CROWD MOVED BY "THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO" [...] Summary. On April 5, an emboff attended the Amnesty International sponsored public screening of "The Road to Guantanamo" and a following Q&A session with former Guantanamo detainees, Rhuhel Ahmed, and Shafiq Rasul. The film is a docu-drama that presents a damning account of USG treatment of [...] | 2006-04-06 16:57:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER OPRC KPAO PINR PHUM MARR MOPS PINS |
06DUBLIN371 | IRELAND QUESTIONS NEED FOR NAME CHANGE OF [...] (C) On April 4, Post delivered reftel demarche to Teresa Cody, Department of Health and Children Assistant Principal Officer for Primary Health Care (Post's primary POC on AI),who responded on April 7 that Ireland would attend an EU Friends of the Presidency meeting in Brussels on April 11 t [...] | 2006-04-07 15:05:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU PREL PGOV EI |
06DUBLIN374 | GAERC: IRELAND STILL AVERSE TO BELARUS SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: On April 6, Post delivered reftels' demarche points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Kelly noted Ireland's support for the April 10 GAERC's likely approval of an expanded visa ban against Belarusian officials culpable in the fraudulent March 19 [...] | 2006-04-07 17:15:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER OPRC EUN ECON ETRD SOCI EI |
06DUBLIN383 | IRELAND REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR QUARTET AND ENDORSES [...] (C) On April 7th, reftel points were delivered by emboff to Department of Foreign Affairs Gulf and North Africa Section Deputy Regional Director Paul Gunning. Gunning reaffirmed that the Government of Ireland's (GOI) is not engaged with any communication with Hamas and will continue to suppo [...] | 2006-04-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL IS FR EI |
06DUBLIN391 | IRELAND MAINTAINS HARD LINE ON BURMA SANCTIONS [...] (C) Ireland supports the unconditional renewal of the EU's common position on Burma, said James McIntyre, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director of the Asia and Oceania Political Division, to whom Emboff delivered reftel points on April 12. Additionally, he informed Emboff that [...] | 2006-04-12 17:24:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BM EAID EU PHUM PREF EI |
06DUBLIN400 | IRELAND SHARES U.S VIEWS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Ireland will not support countries seeking membership to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) that have been sanctioned by the UN Security Council for human rights violations, said Eamonn MacAodha, Director of the Human Rights Unit at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),to whom Emboff d [...] | 2006-04-13 17:44:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR OPDC PHUM UNGA EI |
06DUBLIN401 | IRELAND PLANNING A REDUCTION OF THE QRF IN [...] (C) Summary. On April 12th, POL/ECON Chief and DATT met with Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) UN/Terrorism and Illicit Drugs Director John Deady and Deputy Director Brian Cahalane and separately with Deputy Political Director Colm O'Floinn and Desk Officer Louise Hartigan regarding t [...] | 2006-04-13 18:34:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR NATO UN LI EI SW |
06DUBLIN42 | IRISH-IRAQI RESIDENT RETURNS TO DUBLIN AFTER IRAQ [...] (C) On December 24, the leader of the opposition in Ireland called the Ambassador seeking information about the detention in Baghdad of Ahmed Abbas Naji Khursheed, the brother of Irish citizen Dr. Nizar Naji Khursheed (an MD practicing in respiratory care in Ireland). Emboff met with the now [...] | 2006-01-13 18:03:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAO IZ EI |
06DUBLIN420 | POST NOMINATION FOR USEU COUNTERTERRORISM/JHA CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-19 17:07:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN KCRM PREL PTER CVIS EI KJUS |
06DUBLIN455 | POST NOMINATION FOR USEU COUNTERTERRORISM/JHA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 15:14:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN KCRM KJUS PREL PTER CVIS EI |
06DUBLIN467 | IRELAND AND THE SWEDISH EXAMPLE: SUSPICIONS ON [...] (C) Post read reftel with interest, having confronted similar sensitivity from the Irish Government over a criminal deportation flight in late 2005 that was originally scheduled to transit Ireland. At the time, we quietly informed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that the charter flight [...] | 2006-04-27 16:42:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR MARR PGOV PINR SW EI |
06DUBLIN469 | NO IRISH MOVEMENT ON SUA PROTOCOLS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-28 10:49:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT EI |
06DUBLIN470 | IRELAND LIKELY TO SIGN RED CRYSTAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-28 13:10:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ IE |
06DUBLIN473 | NO IRISH SUPPORT FOR IRAN ON HRC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-28 18:54:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL EI |
06DUBLIN487 | IRELAND TO SEND DFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EU [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-03 17:21:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON PREL NL EU EI |
06DUBLIN500 | IRELAND SUPPORTS LTTE DESIGNATION, BUT DOUBTFUL ON [...] (C) On May 4 emboff delivered reftel points to Department of Foreign Affairs Asia and Oceania Deputy Director James McIntyre and UN/Terrorism and Illicit Drugs section First Secretary Maurice Biggar. McIntyre said that Ireland shares SIPDIS USG concern over the deteriorating situation in Sr [...] | 2006-05-05 11:50:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PREL CE EI |
06DUBLIN501 | TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF JUD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-05 14:04:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC PK EI |
06DUBLIN519 | IRELAND AWAITING EU DISCUSSION ON SMALLPOX [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 17:14:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO EI |
06DUBLIN529 | IRISH HESITANT BUT OPEN TO TERRORIST SCREENING [...] (C) On May 11, emboff met to discuss reftel matters with Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Ray Bassett and Department of Justice Head of Division Michael Walsh. Bassett and Walsh initially met with hesitation emboff's proposal to establish a Framework [...] | 2006-05-12 11:27:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL EUN EI |
06DUBLIN530 | PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: GOI EXPECTS PRELIMINARY [...] (C) Summary: On May 11, Post delivered ref A pre-GAERC demarche to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent, and, on May 12, further discussed ref A's Iran points with Stephen Dawson, DFA First Secretary for the Middle East and North Africa. Dawson expected GAERC minis [...] | 2006-05-12 15:21:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UN EUN MW SR BO IR IZ CG SU LI |
06DUBLIN531 | IRISH RESIDENT IS JEM OFFICIAL [...] (C) On May 11, emboff delivered reftel points to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Sub-Saharan Africa Section Director Pauline Conway. Conway said that the GOI through an EU statement has called on the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) to reach a peace agreement with the GOS. She expresse [...] | 2006-05-12 16:01:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS PINS SOCI SU PINR EI |
06DUBLIN54 | IRELAND SUPPORTS REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC [...] (C) Ireland fully supports the EU-3's intention to request that the IAEA Board of Governors report Iran's nuclear safeguard violations to the UNSC, said Therese Healy, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Disarmament and Nonproliferation, to whom Post delivered reftel demar [...] | 2006-01-19 13:41:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC EI |
06DUBLIN559 | OPTIMISM ON U.S.-EU OPEN SKIES: DOT U/S SHANE'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 17 meeting with Transport Minister Martin Cullen and the Ambassador, U.S. Undersecretary of Transportation for Policy Jeffrey Shane expressed optimism about concluding the U.S.-EU air services agreement this autumn. He believed that the U.S. Administration's efforts t [...] | 2006-05-19 12:30:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAIR EINV EI |
06DUBLIN562 | AFGHANIS ON HUNGER STRIKE IN IRISH CHURCH [...] Summary. According to official sources and press reports, 41 Afghani asylum seekers began a hunger/thirst strike in Dublin's historic St. Patrick's Cathedral to protest perceived pending deportations. Since the strike began on May 12, eight of the all male group have been admitted to a hosp [...] | 2006-05-19 17:14:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AF CVIS PHUM PREF PTER UNHCR PINS EI |
06DUBLIN564 | IRISH ROLE IN AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN SUDAN (AMIS) [...] (C) On May 18, emboff delivered ref A points to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Sub-Saharan Africa Section First Secretary Anne Byrne. Byrne said that the GOI supports the Darfur Peace Agreement and the African Union's push for a transition to a UN peacekeeping force. She added that Irel [...] | 2006-05-19 19:56:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI EAID SU EI |
06DUBLIN565 | EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF TRANSPORT TO [...] During the May 17-18 European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) in Dublin, delegates voted unanimously to transform the organization into an "International Transport Forum." The new organization would be more global in scope and less Eurocentric. (The ECMT currently has 43 member [...] | 2006-05-22 11:45:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL EI |
06DUBLIN566 | IRELAND IN LINE WITH EU PRESIDENCY STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-22 11:50:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SY EI |
06DUBLIN578 | IRELAND WELCOMES THE NEWLY FORMED GOVERNMENT IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 17:26:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ EI |
06DUBLIN582 | AFGHANI HUNGER STRIKE IN IRELAND ENDS WITHOUT [...] (U) On May 20, a seven-day hunger/thirst strike instigated by 41 Afghani asylum seekers ended peacefully and without major incident. Per reftel, this group of men sought refuge in Dublin's historic St. Patrick's Cathedral in a bid to strengthen their asylum cases. (None actually faced immed [...] | 2006-05-24 12:02:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AF CVIS PHUM PREF PTER UNHCR PINS EI |
06DUBLIN609 | IRELAND SUPPORTS A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION IN SOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-30 10:21:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL PGOV OSCE RU GG EI |
06DUBLIN620 | IRELAND WILL SUPPORT AN EXTENSION OF THE MANAS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 15:27:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | KG MARR MOPS PREL AF EI |
06DUBLIN623 | PRIME MINISTER AHERN TAKES “HARD LINE†ON DEADLINE [...] (C) Summary: The Irish Government would not agree to extend the November 24 deadline for the Northern Assembly to form an Executive, due to the likely distractions of the mid-2007 Irish general elections, Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Bertie Ahern told Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Mitchell Reiss [...] | 2006-05-31 16:37:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON EI |
06DUBLIN632 | GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND SUPPORTS U.S. STATEMENT ON [...] (C) Due to the unavailability of the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and Foreign Minister Ahern, Ambassador delivered reftel points to Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Dermot Gallagher early on June 1. DCM followed up later in the day, and working levels were also engaged. Gallagh [...] | 2006-06-02 12:21:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IE IR |
06DUBLIN66 | BIOMETRIC PASSPORTS IN IRELAND - STATUS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-20 16:40:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT PGOV PREL KFRD EI |
06DUBLIN668 | GAERC: IRELAND HOPES FOR POSITIVE OUTCOME TO [...] (C) Summary: On June 8, Post delivered reftel points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs EU Correspondent. Kelly stated that Montenegro will highlight the discussions on the Balkans and that he believes the EU will welcome the Montenegrin Parliament's expected declaration of independe [...] | 2006-06-09 18:29:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | PREL PHUM PTER EUN ECON ETRD SOCI EI |
06DUBLIN676 | IRELAND SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION 1673 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-13 13:55:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KPAO PTER WMD CT XX EI |
06DUBLIN684 | IRISH NGOS PLEASED WITH TIP REPORT [...] This is an action request: see paragraph 11. 2. SUMMARY: On June 9, the Ambassador held a roundtable discussion with NGO representatives in regards to the release of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The representatives were very pleased with the report overall, citing its worldwide [...] | 2006-06-15 13:58:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL EI |
06DUBLIN689 | IRELAND TO SIGN "RED CRYSTAL" PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-16 11:01:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ICRC PREF PREL EI |
06DUBLIN706 | BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND NAMED NEW UK [...] (SBU) The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced on June 9 the appointment of UK Ambassador to Ireland Stewart Eldon to succeed Sir Peter Ricketts as the UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council. Eldon will leave to take up his new appointment in late August 2006. [...] | 2006-06-19 13:46:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO NAC PINR PREL EI |
06DUBLIN718 | GOI CONCERNED ABOUT VENEZUELAN NGOS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-21 09:56:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV VE EI EAID |
06DUBLIN719 | IRELAND MAINTAINS SUPPORT FOR RED CRYSTAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-21 15:44:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ICRC PREF PREL EI |
06DUBLIN729 | IRISH SHARE USG PRIORITIES FOR NEW HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-22 15:02:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL EI |
06DUBLIN73 | COLLECTING VWP FINGERPRINTS IN IRELAND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-23 14:58:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT PREL CVIS EAIR |
06DUBLIN731 | UZBEK HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST PRESENTED AWARD IN [...] (U) On June 16, Uzbek national Ahmadjan (aka Akhmadian) Madumarov was named as the recipient of the second annual Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk for his work as an activist in Uzbekistan. According to the Irish NGO Front Line, Mr. Madumarov, of the Independent Human Right [...] | 2006-06-22 16:08:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV UZ ZK PINS EI |
06DUBLIN736 | IRELAND CONSIDERING SUPPORTING U.S. DRAFT MANDATE [...] On June 12, emboff delivered reftel points regarding the Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FCMT) to Department of Foreign Affairs Disarmament & Non-Proliferation Director Adrian McDaid and Desk Officer Michael Keaveney. Post followed up on June 23 with Keaveney, who said that while Ireland was [...] | 2006-06-26 08:35:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP CDG EI |
06DUBLIN778 | IRAQI PARLIAMENTARIANS MAKE THEIR CASE IN IRELAND [...] (U) In a June 18-24 trip sponsored by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and organized with embassy assistance, a group of Iraqi parliamentarians visited Ireland to learn from the Irish experience of reconciliation and to plead for more Irish assistance. During this visit the group [...] | 2006-06-30 15:49:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IZ EI |
06DUBLIN779 | IRELAND AGREES WITH UN REFORM DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-30 15:54:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA EI |
06DUBLIN795 | JUNE 11 SHANNON AIRPORT INCIDENT REPORT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-06 16:11:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PGOV PREL EI |
06DUBLIN799 | IRELAND SUPPORTS STRONG U.S. STANCE ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) On July 6, emboffs delivered reftel points to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Asia and Oceania Deputy Director James McIntyre. McIntyre relayed the GOI's serious concerns about North Korea's missile tests, consistent with strong EU statements on the matter. He also noted that Irish c [...] | 2006-07-10 07:09:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP EI |
06DUBLIN801 | U.S.-IRELAND R&D PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHED [...] On July 5, the Ambassador hosted at his residence the public launch of the U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership, an initiative to foster collaboration among researchers in the United States, Ireland, and Northern Ireland in the target areas of diabetes, cystic fibrosis, avian flu/emerging respiratory [...] | 2006-07-10 07:15:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL SOCI EI |
06DUBLIN838 | IRELAND WALKS EU PARTY LINE ON CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-14 16:28:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | CU PHUM PREL PGOV EI |
06DUBLIN839 | PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND CALLS FOR MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: The Irish Government recognizes Israel's right to self-defense, though not at the expense of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent Jim Kelly, to whom emboffs delivered refs A-C demarches. Kelly cited a July 13 state [...] | 2006-07-14 16:40:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU |
06DUBLIN849 | IRELAND NOT LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO HAITI INTERIM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-19 09:22:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL EI |
06DUBLIN865 | IRELAND: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FOR 61ST UN GENERAL [...] In response to a request from emboff, on July 24 Irish Department of Foreign Affairs UN Section Third Secretary Janice McGann delivered a provisional attendance list for the 61st UN General Assembly. No interpretation is required for any GOI attendees. Post will relay travel plans, spousal a [...] | 2006-07-24 13:24:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EI |
06DUBLIN881 | IRELAND AGREES WITH U.S. AGENDA ON FMCT; MAINTAINS [...] On July 25, emboff delivered ref A demarche on FMCT support to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Section Third Secretary Michael Keaveney. Keaveney welcomed the U.S. plan to direct Western non-nuclear weapon states (NNWS) to lobby other NNWS members of the [...] | 2006-07-27 14:54:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP UNGA CDG EI |
06DUBLIN882 | IRELAND SUPPORTS P5+1 STRATEGY ON IRAN [...] (C) On July 25, emboff delivered ref A points to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs International Security Policy Section Third Secretary Michael Keaveney. Keaveney welcomed the dissemination of the incentive package details, as this will show the generosity of the P5 1 offer. The internati [...] | 2006-07-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU APRC EI |
06DUBLIN887 | PRIME MINISTER AHERN AND GOVERNOR BUSH DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a July 21 meeting, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, and the Ambassador discussed the importance of education, R&D funding, and liberal commercial aviation policies in sustaining Ireland's and Florida's economic successes. Prime Minister Ahern cited Iris [...] | 2006-07-28 13:25:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EIND PREL EI |
06DUBLIN900 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-01 16:03:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER EI |
06DUBLIN918 | IRELAND WELCOMES LEBANON UNSC RESOLUTION, WANTS [...] (SBU) Ireland would welcome the passage of the draft UNSC resolution on Lebanon, according to Stephen Dawson, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Middle East and North African Affairs, to whom emboffs delivered reftel demarche on August 8 (with Ireland observing a holiday o [...] | 2006-08-09 11:56:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS EI |
06DUBLIN925 | POST REQUEST TO DESIGNATE DAVID TIEDGE AS DHS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-11 13:05:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | CPAS EAIR EWWT PGOV PREL PINS PTER EI |
06DUBLIN926 | IRELAND WELCOMES UNSC RESOLUTION 1701 [...] Ireland welcomes the adoption of UNSC Resolution 1701 as an opportunity to end hostilities in Lebanon and Israel, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Middle Eastern Affairs Stephen Dawson, to whom SIPDIS post delivered reftel demarche on August 12. Dawson r [...] | 2006-08-12 12:21:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE EI |
06DUBLIN93 | AER LINGUS CEO DEBUNKS REPORTS ON AIRBUS DECISION [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 25 meeting with Charge and Emboffs, Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion said that recent media reports on the airline's alleged plans to purchase Airbus aircraft were inaccurate. Mannion noted that, while a decision had not been made, Aer Lingus regarded two Airbus A330 [...] | 2006-01-27 07:22:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PREL PGOV ETRD EI |
06DUBLIN94 | IRELAND MOSTLY AGREES WITH USG ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Ireland agrees with ref A demarche points on ensuring the prospective UN Human Rights Council's recourse to country-specific resolutions and on completing the UN management/mandate review, according to John Deady and Brian Cahalane, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director and [...] | 2006-01-27 12:37:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM UNAUS ADCO EI |
06DUBLIN947 | IRELAND CONSIDERING TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C) This is an action request. See para 7. 2. (C) Summary: Ireland is actively considering contributions to the expanded UNIFIL mission under UNSC Resolution 1701, according Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials. Before deciding on contributions, however, the Irish Govern [...] | 2006-08-17 06:30:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL LE EI |
06DUBLIN98 | PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND URGES CALM ON HAMAS, [...] (C) Summary: On January 26, Post delivered reftel points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) European Correspondent, and Siobhan Coyne, DFA Deputy European Correspondent. The GOI, said Kelly, regards the Iranian regime's behavior as unacceptable and supports the EU-3's intent [...] | 2006-01-27 15:27:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN EI |
06DUSHANBE1013 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ON TAJIK-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although they met ostensibly for Presidential Adviser Rahmatulloyev to give a read-out of the Putin-Rahmonov meeting in Sochi, Rahmatulloyev, clearly authorized by President Rahmonov, spent much of the 90-minute meeting laying out Tajikistan's exasperation with Russia and Uzbekis [...] | 2006-05-31 11:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ECON EINV ENRG UZ RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1027 | TAJIKISTAN'S POWER POLITICS: DEPUTY PM GHULOMOV REMAINS [...] (SBU) Tajikistan is the most attractive country in Central Asia for hydro power investment, according to Deputy Prime Minister Ghulomov, and he intends to demonstrate that to investors and suppliers alike at the "Energy Without Borders" conference in Istanbul June 12-14. In a 45-minute meeti [...] | 2006-06-02 11:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON EAID AF TI |
06DUSHANBE1067 | TURKISH EMBASSY WANTS BETTER INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN [...] (C) Turkey supports U.S. efforts to develop Tajikistan's energy sector and other infrastructure projects, but Turkish Embassy Chargi d' Affaires Askin Cakmak suggested that for those projects to succeed, donor countries need to send the Tajik government a strong message to improve the investm [...] | 2006-06-07 07:15:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV EAID TI TU |
06DUSHANBE1174 | TAJIKISTAN: HELSINKI COMMISSION COUNSEL'S FIRST VISIT [...] (U) SUMMARY: H. Knox Thames, Counsel for the U.S. Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, visited Tajikistan June 14-17 for the first time. During his trip, he met with political party representatives, religious leaders, government officials, [...] | 2006-06-26 05:53:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KISL KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE1176 | TAJIKISTAN: RUSSIA AND CHINA INTERESTED IN RESULTS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: "So the United States plans to invest a billion dollars in Tajik hydropower this year?" asked Zheng Wei, political officer at the Chinese Embassy in Dushanbe. As a result of local press coverage of the U.S.-sponsored energy conference in Istanbul, Chinese and Russian diplomats [...] | 2006-06-26 06:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV EAID RS CH TI |
06DUSHANBE1178 | RUSSIAN BUSINESSES IN TAJIKISTAN: "WE HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE [...] (C) According to Vasiliy Beldugin, the Russian Embassy's Economic Counselor in Dushanbe, Russian companies experience the same problems with corruption and bureaucracy that frustrate other foreign investors. "Some people assume that because of the strategic partnership, Russian companies coul [...] | 2006-06-26 06:29:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV EAID PREL TI RU |
06DUSHANBE1222 | RAO UES AND WORLD BANK PRESSING TAJIK ENERGY MINISTRY [...] (C) The World Bank is advocating that Russian energy giant RAO UES be the official sponsor of an international energy meeting in Dushanbe, but Tajik energy officials are unsure of the signal that will send to other investors, and hope to get a "more neutral" sponsor, such as the Asian Develop [...] | 2006-06-30 13:01:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1223 | TAJIK PRESIDENT HELPS DEDICATE NEW EMBASSY [...] (C) SUMMARY: After giving remarks at the June 29 dedication ceremony for Dushanbe's new Embassy, Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov spent twenty minutes in a private meeting with CdA and OBO Director Williams discussing Tajikistan's future and the influx of new investment and infrastructure pr [...] | 2006-06-30 13:09:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG RS CH TI |
06DUSHANBE1233 | TAJIKISTAN: JAPAN READY TO PROVIDE MORE BORDER ASSISTANCE [...] (C) The Japanese Ambassador to Tajikistan Hiroshi Takahashi said the Japanese government intends to provide increased technical assistance to Tajik border guards and rebuild another road in the south of the country from Dusti to Kurgan-Tyube. In a meeting with Chargi d'Affaires and Post's Se [...] | 2006-07-03 06:53:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TI |
06DUSHANBE1285 | TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER NAZAROV ON INCREASING REGIONAL [...] (S) In a 'just between us' session with the Ambassador on July 6, Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov offered a litany of challenges to Tajikistan's regional foreign policy and even sovereignty. The meeting was ostensibly to preview Secretary Rumsfeld's July 10-11 visit with President Rahmonov, b [...] | 2006-07-07 04:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR TI |
06DUSHANBE1294 | LET THEM EAT SOMETHING OTHER THAN CAKE! DUSHANBE'S MAYOR [...] (SBU) A letter from the French Ambassador asking the Dushanbe city government to halt street construction during an outdoor Bastille Day celebration has led to the temporary closure of a popular Dushanbe restaurant and highlighted just how risky it is to invest in Tajikistan, or even more dan [...] | 2006-07-12 08:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EINV EAID ECON TI |
06DUSHANBE1296 | RUMSFELD VISIT AND RUSSIA - WHO'S ON THE SIDE OF THE [...] (S) Russian Charge Viacheslav Svetlichny was the first diplomat to seek a readout of Secretary Rumsfeld's visit to Tajikistan and his meeting with President Rahmonov. The Ambassador joked with him on July 12 that Svetlichny must surely already have a near-verbatim treatment of the meeting fro [...] | 2006-07-12 11:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR TI |
06DUSHANBE1315 | TAJIKISTAN: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-13 13:31:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PARM KN KNNP TI |
06DUSHANBE1361 | TIT-FOR-TAT OP-ED SLAMS AMBASSADOR'S SUPPORTING TAJIK [...] (U) SUMMARY: The steady stream of (probably) Russian-influenced black propaganda against the United States continues in the Tajik press. A recent article alleges U.S. NGOs foment "color revolutions," the United States has done nothing for Tajikistan's economic development, the purpose of th [...] | 2006-07-19 13:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KPAO TI |
06DUSHANBE1420 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT RAHMONOV [...] (C) During the Ambassador's 90-minute one-on-one farewell call with President Rahmonov July 19, the President spoke without notes, because, we learned later, he had not expected a working meeting. President Foreign Policy Adviser Erkin Rahmatulloyev told us, "Generally, ambassadors come to sa [...] | 2006-07-24 08:48:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PROP ECON EINV ENRG MARR KDEM IR |
06DUSHANBE1423 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON TAJIK FM TALBAK NAZAROV [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his July 17 official farewell call on Tajik Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov, the Ambassador summed up the progress in the U.S.-Tajik relationship over the past three years, including increased border assistance, a new U.S. Embassy and U.S. involvement in hydropower and infra [...] | 2006-07-25 11:08:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MARR KDEM IR RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1424 | TAJIK INDUSTRY MINISTER WANTS U.S. JOINT VENTURE TO FLY [...] (SBU) An antimony mining joint venture with New Jersey-based COMSUP has been so successful, according to Minister of Industry Zaid Saidov, the Tajik government would prefer the U.S. firm own one hundred percent of the operation, rather than 49%. In a July 18 meeting with PolOff, Saidov expl [...] | 2006-07-25 11:09:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE1425 | NDI NOT GETTING THE ANSWERS THEY WANT FROM TAJIK GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov and Deputy Minister of Justice Sharipova, National Democratic Institute (NDI) representatives pressed the Tajik government to register the organization and issue a visa for an American staff member to manage the Dushanbe office. [...] | 2006-07-25 11:10:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE1434 | IRANIAN AND AFHGAN PRESIDENTS' VISIT TO DUSHANBE BRINGS NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian President Ahmadinejad's July 25-26 visit to Dushanbe confirmed the close linguistic and cultural ties between Tajikistan and Iran; the multiple agreements signed further strengthened the bonds forged during Tajik President Rahmonov's January visit to Tehran. When Afghan [...] | 2006-07-27 13:11:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG TI AF IR |
06DUSHANBE1435 | IRANIAN AND AFHGAN PRESIDENTS' VISIT TO DUSHANBE BRINGS NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian President Ahmadinejad's July 25-26 visit to Dushanbe confirmed the close linguistic and cultural ties between Tajikistan and Iran; the multiple agreements signed further strengthened the bonds forged during Tajik President Rahmonov's January visit to Tehran. When Afghan [...] | 2006-07-27 13:11:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG TI AF IR |
06DUSHANBE1436 | RUSSIAN MILITARY NEWSPAPER ASSERTS MOSCOW'S RIGHT [...] SUMMARY: A seminal July 25 analytical article in Russia's official military newspaper asserts Russia's right to dominate Central Asia and to prevent the United States and NATO - "[Russia's] traditional geopolitical rivals" - from any sort of further military presence in the region. The artic [...] | 2006-07-27 17:17:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR PROP ECON MARR RS ZK |
06DUSHANBE1439 | REFLECTIONS ON THREE YEARS IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) Three years ago, before I arrived in Dushanbe, I noticed wryly that nearly every reporting cable from the Post seemed to include the descriptive phrase, "Tajikistan, destroyed by civil war~." Greatly harmed and set back? Yes. Destroyed? No. Especially not the spirit of the nation and p [...] | 2006-07-28 08:16:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID AMGT KPAO KDEM RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1440 | RUSSIAN MILITARY NEWSPAPER ASSERTS MOSCOW'S RIGHT [...] SUMMARY: A seminal July 25 analytical article in Russia's official military newspaper asserts Russia's right to dominate Central Asia and to prevent the United States and NATO - "[Russia's] traditional geopolitical rivals" - from any sort of further military presence in the region. The artic [...] | 2006-07-28 09:29:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR PROP ECON MARR RS ZK |
06DUSHANBE1442 | PRESIDENT KARZAI WORRIES ABOUT RUSSIAN INTENTIONS IN CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai invited the Ambassador for a private one-hour breakfast at the Presidential Guest House in Dushanbe before returning to Kabul July 28. After a 20-minute one-on-one, Karzai invited his foreign minister and two other advisers to join. WHAT'S RUSSIA UP [...] | 2006-07-28 10:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR RS AF IR TI |
06DUSHANBE1462 | U.S.-RUSSIA COOPERATION STILL POSSIBLE IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) The departing U.S. Ambassador hosted a final farewell reception at the U.S. Residence July 31. Russian Charge d'affairs Vyacheslav Svetlichniy, a career diplomat, attended. He pulled the Ambassador aside and said he sincerely wished our two governments could attain the same degree of mutu [...] | 2006-08-01 10:43:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG SNAR RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1463 | TAJIK-UZBEK TENSIONS GROWING IN GAS, WATER AND COUNTER [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the last six weeks, the Tajik media has reported on a series of small incidents, the sum of which suggest that the already fractious relationship between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan is not getting smoother, despite the hopes raised when Uzbekistan joined the Eurasian Eco [...] | 2006-08-01 11:05:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ECON ENRG TJ UZ |
06DUSHANBE1464 | OLD-GUARD TAJIK MINISTER OF DEFENSE OBSESSES ON NATO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador endured a three-hour-plus one-on-one lunch August 1 with Tajikistan's Minister of Defense Sherali Khairulloyev. Apart from the general conversation, the minister apologized for previous mil-mil relations that didn't meet expectations; harped repeatedly on NATO, Georgia, [...] | 2006-08-01 12:12:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR GG RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1465 | TAJIKISTAN: U.S. EMBASSY PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO EARTHQUAKE [...] Two earthquakes, ranging from 5.0 to 6.0 on the Richter scale, struck southern Tajikistan's Qumsangir district July 29. The earthquakes affected over 1,600 households and nearly 9,000 people. Officially, three deaths were reported, all of them children. The media reported approximately 20 pe [...] | 2006-08-01 13:05:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID TI |
06DUSHANBE1469 | THREE "IRAN-FREE" STEPS TO BRING TAJIKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) The "Persian Language Summit" in Dushanbe July 26 highlighted the cultural and linguistic ties between Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Iran, but also provided an opportunity for the three presidents to declare publicly their economic and energy ties (Reftel A). At the close of the press con [...] | 2006-08-02 11:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG TI AF IR |
06DUSHANBE1470 | TAJIKISTAN'S POLITICAL PARTIES CONSIDER BOYCOTTING ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The three main opposition political parties are considering boycotting Tajikistan's presidential election as a statement of protest. Knowing Rahmonov will win handily and worried legitimate opposition candidates may not even have a chance to run, the Democratic Party of Tajikis [...] | 2006-08-02 12:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE1498 | RADIO SILENCE CONTINUES FOR BBC IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (SBU) Tajikistan's State Radio and Television Committee (SRTC) announced August 2 it refused to give BBC a license to broadcast in Tajiki/ Farsi on FM radio. Margaret Belof, the British DCM, told PolOff August 3 the committee based its refusal on two grounds: the BBC is still not properly re [...] | 2006-08-04 11:51:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM TI |
06DUSHANBE151 | RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR KICKS OFF TAJIKISTAN'S 2006 PRESIDENTIAL [...] Although President Emomali Rahmonov has not officially announced that he will be a candidate for the late 2006 presidential election in Tajikistan, Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov more than endorsed him at a press conference on January 24. According to multiple press reports, he said, [...] | 2006-01-26 09:49:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PROP KDEM RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1512 | BUILD MORE BRIDGES! AFGHAN BUSINESSMEN VISIT DUSHANBE [...] "You can select your friends, but not your neighbors," said Sharif Saidov, Tajikistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman (TCCI). "If your neighbor is calm, then you are calmer." The August 3 visit of Afghan businessmen to Dushanbe underscored the calm on both sides of the border and t [...] | 2006-08-08 09:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD BEXP AF TJ |
06DUSHANBE1523 | TAJIKISTAN'S EARTHQUAKE RELIEF STATUS REPORT [...] More than a week after two earthquakes shook Tajikistan's Qumsangir District in Khatlon province on the southern border with Afghanistan July 29 (reftel),the Tajik government and donors continue to help displaced residents. Under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Ghulomov, the Tajik g [...] | 2006-08-09 13:22:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID TI |
06DUSHANBE1545 | WIIL ROGUN EVER GET BUILT? TAJIKISTAN AND RUSAL ENGAGE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Is RusAl on the verge of abandoning Rogun, or merely posturing to hasten its acquisition of Tajik state-owned aluminum smelter TadAZ? In the past week, Tajik and regional news agencies have published several articles on Rogun and other Russian-Tajik investments, questioning the [...] | 2006-08-11 06:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN TI AF IR |
06DUSHANBE1549 | THE END OF AN ERA FOR TAJIKISTAN'S ISLAMIC PARTY [...] SUMMARY: Chargi d'Affaires attended Said Abdullo Nuri's funeral held in Dushanbe August 10. Nuri, the Chairman of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) passed away August 9 (reftel) after a long battle with cancer. The funeral was well-attended by prominent officials and leader [...] | 2006-08-11 10:04:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL TI |
06DUSHANBE1555 | BUMPS ON THE SILK ROAD: TAJIK PRESIDENT RAHMONOV PROMOTES [...] SUMMARY: President Rahmonov conducted a five-day state visit to India from August 6-10, his first trip to India since 2004. Rahmonov sought to bolster flagging economic relations between India and Tajikistan, encouraging Indian investments in hydro power projects. The two countries signed fiv [...] | 2006-08-14 06:42:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG EFIN TI IN |
06DUSHANBE1557 | TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER DISAPPOINTED IN ISRAEL [...] (C) Tajik Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov responded to the points on UNSC resolution 1701 (reftel) by voicing his concern over the situation in Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories. In a 45-minute discussion with Charge, Nazarov suggested Israel should compensate Lebanon for the "$3 billio [...] | 2006-08-14 12:58:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR IR TI |
06DUSHANBE1558 | TAJIKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN: LET THE FLOOD GATES OF WATER [...] SUMMARY: Senior Afghan water officials visited Tajikistan August 2-9 to discuss bilateral cooperation in developing joint projects along the Amu Darya and Pyanj Rivers, which form the Afghan-Tajik border. The highly successful visit initiated a practical dialogue and strong partnership betw [...] | 2006-08-15 03:05:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EAID EAGR ENRG AF TI |
06DUSHANBE1576 | INDIAN EXPECATIONS FOR TAJIKISTAN POSITIVE, BUT REALISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: India will continue to assist Tajikistan through exchanges, grants, military cooperation and targeted investment, but the memoranda signed during President Rahmonov's August 6-10 state visit to India only "legalized" initiatives already underway. G. Balusubramanian, [...] | 2006-08-17 06:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID IN TI |
06DUSHANBE1587 | TAJIKISTAN: KABIRI LEADS ISLAMIC PARTY AFTER NURI'S DEATH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan elected Muhiddin Kabiri as its acting-chairman after Nuri's death. The press and some political analysts speculate the party will split without Nuri's leadership and it will not elect Kabiri as the chairman because, as a moderate, he is [...] | 2006-08-18 11:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE1588 | TAJIKISTAN'S ISLAMIC PARTY CONDEMNS ISRAELI ATTACKS [...] (SBU) At an internal party meeting August 16, several Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan members spoke out strongly against Israel's strikes in Lebanon and Palestine and criticized the U.S. response. Since the beginning of the recent Lebanon-Israeli conflict, the IRPT criticized Israel [...] | 2006-08-18 12:05:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL TI |
06DUSHANBE1593 | TAJIK FM NAZAROV'S MEETING WITH DAS EVAN FEIGENBAUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tan and relaxed from his trip to the EurAsEC meeting in Sochi, Tajikistan's Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov told Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum August 18 that U.S- Tajik bilateral relations were based on trust, and hoped the next phase would focus on economic assista [...] | 2006-08-21 12:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG KDEM PHUM TI |
06DUSHANBE1594 | REGIONAL INTEGRATION: TAJIKISTAN'S FIRST PRIVATE-PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pamir Energy, Tajikistan's first private-public energy joint venture, manages at best 40% cost recovery and faces a local government that refuses to enforce collection. In a theatrical August 19 site visit with cameras rolling and an audience including Deputy Assistant Secretar [...] | 2006-08-21 13:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN TI AF |
06DUSHANBE1597 | TAJIKISTAN: DEMONSTRATIONS IN AUTONOMOUS REGION A SIGN OF UNREST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two demonstrations in front of the Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Oblast governor's office August 18-19 illustrate increasing unrest in the economically downtrodden remote area also known as the Pamirs. The several hundred strong crowd protested against the central government and [...] | 2006-08-22 12:12:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON AF TI SNAR |
06DUSHANBE1599 | TAJIK PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR RAHMATULLOYEV MEETS DAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Advisor on Foreign Policy Erkin Rahmatulloyev waxed philosophical on Central Asia's history and role in U.S. policy and the challenges facing his country, but agreed with Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that the U.S. and Tajik governments share the same pr [...] | 2006-08-23 12:15:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG KDEM KISL TI |
06DUSHANBE16 | RUSSIA PLEASED WITH BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) The year 2005 was very fruitful for Russia in Tajikistan, according to the Russian DCM Viacheslav Svetlichny. He highlighted the realization of long-standing commitments, particularly those made by President Putin in October 2004 to withdraw Russian border forces and increase economic ass [...] | 2006-01-03 10:58:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG TI RS |
06DUSHANBE1600 | TAJIKISTAN: WARM TEMPERATURES RAISE LAKE SAREZ'S WATER [...] Two recent earthquakes that damaged thousands of homes in southern Tajikistan offered a bracing reminder that this mountainous country remains seismically very active (Reftel). In 1911, a strong earthquake rocked Tajikistan's Pamir mountains, triggering a massive landslide that created the Uso [...] | 2006-08-23 12:44:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SENV TI |
06DUSHANBE1613 | TEN WEEKS TO ELECTIONS, TAJIKISTAN MOVING SLOWLY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ten weeks out from the November Presidential election, Tajik authorities are moving very slowly to implement improvements to the electoral process. After a significant step forward in May, when Tajik authorities presented donors with a the first government plans to address previ [...] | 2006-08-28 12:30:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE1620 | REGIONAL INTEGRATION: TAJIK ENERGY MINISTER SAYS "DON'T [...] (C) A rumored Russian-led hydropower consortium will not threaten a U.S. company's plans to export Tajik electricity to Afghanistan. Energy Minister Asadullo Yerov told PolOff August 28 that the "informal discussions" at the August 15-17 Eurasian Economic Community (EurasEC) meeting in Sochi [...] | 2006-08-29 12:48:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG |
06DUSHANBE1621 | TAJIKISTAN: UNKNOWN ASSAILANT SETS SYNAGOGUE ON FIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: An unknown assailant set Dushanbe's synagogue on fire August 18 by throwing a Molotov cocktail through a first floor window. Fortunately, a neighbor sounded the alarm and the fire was put out before it was able to spread and engulf the entire building. Dushanbe's Fire Departme [...] | 2006-08-29 12:48:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ASEC KIRF KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE1623 | TAJIKISTAN: SDPT CHAIRMAN RETURNS FROM MEDICAL TREATMENT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan's (SDPT) Chairman, Rahmatullo Zoyirov met with PolOff August 28 after returning from treatment in Moscow and Switzerland following his stroke. Zoyirov appeared healthy and reinvigorated, and discussed the upcoming presidential election [...] | 2006-08-30 05:19:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TI RS |
06DUSHANBE1628 | MERCY CORPS UNDER SCRUTINY FROM TAJIK JUSTICE MINISTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tajik authorities, reacting to a secret poison pen letter to the Ministry of Justice from disgruntled Mercy Corps local staff, threatened to deport a Mercy Corps expat unless the Embassy intervened to correct the situation. Mercy Corps conducted an internal investigation, and fo [...] | 2006-08-31 07:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE1650 | CHINESE MAKING BIG FOOTPRINT ON TAJIKISTAN'S INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With $637 million in low-interest credits for roads, a tunnel and high voltage transmission lines, China has positioned itself as Tajikistan's biggest and fastest-moving foreign investor. By funding key infrastructure projects, China seeks to strengthen its ties with Tajikistan [...] | 2006-09-05 11:02:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID EFIN ENRG TI CH |
06DUSHANBE1654 | NINE WEEKS OUT: OSCE UNDECIDED ON ELECTION OBSERVERS IN [...] (U) After a weeklong visit, the OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) remains undecided on whether or not it will send a full-scale observation mission for the November 6 presidential election. The NAM, comprised of three OSCE/ODIHR officials, debriefed international missions August 31 o [...] | 2006-09-06 08:16:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE1655 | TAJIKISTAN: AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. On September 4, just one business day after arriving at post, Ambassador Jacobson presented her credentials to Tajik President Emomoli Rahmonov. Rahmonov thanked the United States for its support of counter terrorism and counter narcotics efforts and said he looked forward to [...] | 2006-09-06 13:30:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EAID SNAR KDEM PHUM TI |
06DUSHANBE1661 | TAJIKISTAN CONSIDERS NUCLEAR FREE ZONE TREATY "OPEN AND [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Yatimov said that Tajikistan had not made a final decision about signing the Central Asian Nuclear Weapons Free Zone (CANWFZ) agreement in Kazakhstan September 8, and that they regarded the treaty as "open." In a 90-minute meeting with DCM and PolOff September 6 ( [...] | 2006-09-07 10:18:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR KNNP UN TI |
06DUSHANBE1662 | IRPT CONFIRMS KABIRI AS CHAIRMAN IN EMOTIONAL CONGRESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) confirmed Muhiddin Kabiri as its chairman during an emotional political party congress with members still mourning the loss of former chairman Said Abdullo Nuri. The IRPT delegates presented a united front and members gave impa [...] | 2006-09-07 10:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE1711 | AMBASSADOR'S FIRST SUBSTANTIVE MEETING WITH TAJIK FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a Letter of Agreement signing ceremony 9/13 (reftel a),Foreign Minister Nazarov invited Ambassador for a one-on-one meeting to discuss issues she had raised prior to presenting credentials 9/4 (reftel b). While Nazarov could not offer any concrete assistance on any o [...] | 2006-09-14 08:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE1717 | TAJIKISTAN - AN OCEAN OF IRONY: ABUNDANT WATER IN A [...] (U) SUMMARY: Water gushes down the mountains of Tajikistan, the most water-rich country in Central Asia. Yet people lack clean drinking water, utilities are poorly managed, and poor irrigation hinders agricultural development. There exists tremendous potential for hydropower development fo [...] | 2006-09-15 11:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SENV TBIO TI |
06DUSHANBE1718 | CHINESE PRIME MINISTER BRINGS GOOD FORTUNE TO SCO TALKSIN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The fifth session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization heads of government began September 15 in Dushanbe to a flourish of publicity. High-level representatives from China, Russia, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, observers from India, Iran, Pakistan, and Mongoli [...] | 2006-09-15 13:09:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG PREL EAID TBIO TI |
06DUSHANBE1720 | TAJIK SYNAGOGUE AND ORTHODOX CHURCH SUFFERS ANOTHER MOLOTOV [...] (U) Assailants threw Molotov cocktails onto the premises of the Jewish synagogue and Russian Orthodox Church September 14. The assailants and their motives are unknown but synagogue members verified that two young Tajik men ages 17-20 threw three Molotov cocktails into the synagogue. Two Mo [...] | 2006-09-18 07:05:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF TI |
06DUSHANBE1723 | EIGHT WEEKS OUT: CCER ISSUING DECREES LEFT AND RIGHT [...] Tajikistan's Central Committee on Elections and Referenda (CCER) signed a new decree September 15 addressing candidates' usage of mass media during the presidential campaign, establishing polling stations and forming a working group to deal with international observers. The decrees are a smal [...] | 2006-09-19 08:05:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE1726 | DUSHANBE SCO CONFERENCE - MOVING BEYOND SECURITY INTO [...] SUMMARY: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) focused on economic and energy cooperation in its Dushanbe meetings September 15-16. The six member countries issued a joint communique affirming their intention to further cooperate in economic, trade, scientific, technological, social, cu [...] | 2006-09-20 12:16:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG EAID TBIO TI |
06DUSHANBE1758 | TAJIK BORDER POSTS STILL SUFFER FROM LAST YEAR'S FLOODING [...] (SBU) Embassy Officers visited four border posts in the Moscovsky region bordering Afghanistan and saw how last year's severe flooding destroyed the units' buildings, seriously hindering the border guards' ability to protect the Tajik border from illicit activity. In addition to flood damag [...] | 2006-09-26 11:19:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SNAR AF TI |
06DUSHANBE1765 | CHINESE DRAGON STEPS GENTLY IN TAJIKISTAN [...] SUMMARY: Chinese Ambassador to Tajikistan Li Huilai laid out the founding principles of friendship between Tajikistan and China, including economic, security, and cultural relations, at an academic conference hosted by the Tajik Center for Strategic Research in Dushanbe on September 26. Acad [...] | 2006-09-27 10:22:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG TBIO TI |
06DUSHANBE1766 | TAJIKISTAN: KABIRI'S IRPT TAKES A "TIME OUT" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an hour-long introductory call with the Ambassador September 26, Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) leader Muhiddin Kabiri described his party's reasoning for not participating in the upcoming presidential elections. Kabiri said the party would use the next [...] | 2006-09-27 10:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OEXC TI |
06DUSHANBE1773 | SIX WEEKS OUT: NO STRONG CANDIDATE WILL CHALLENGE RAHMONOV [...] (U) Tajikistan's opposition political party congresses have taken a stance not to participate in the election. Short of boycotting the election, the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT),the Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT) and the Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT) [...] | 2006-09-28 02:53:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE178 | AMBASSADOR PROTESTS SECURITY MINISTRY CRACK-DOWN ON NDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 27, the Ambassador forcefully protested to Foreign Minister Nazarov the Security Ministry's recent crackdown on the National Democratic Insitute in Dushanbe. Nazarov agreed to intervene with the Minister of Security and to bring the problem to President Rahmonov's at [...] | 2006-01-27 10:25:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PROP KDEM RS TI |
06DUSHANBE179 | COUNTERING NEO-SOVIET ANTI-U.S. AND ANTI-DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Especially when analyzing the so-called "color revolutions" in Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan, neo-Soviet authoritarians have dominated the information space and defined the world view in Central Asia. U.S. Embassies' Public Affairs Sections face an up-hill battle because Russian media [...] | 2006-01-27 10:34:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR PROP KDEM KPAO RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1803 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S VISIT TO DUSHANBE [...] (U) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes Assistant Secretary Boucher back to Tajikistan. This visit will be a good opportunity for you to build upon your May meetings in Dushanbe and give an extra push for better conduct one month before the presidential election. 2. (C) The U.S.-Tajikistan bilat [...] | 2006-09-29 11:23:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE1840 | FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS SOUTH FOR OPPORTUNITY AND NERVOUSLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a 45-minute meeting with Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher October 6, Foreign Minister Talbak SIPDIS Nazarov remarked that the United States and Tajikistan have a positive bilateral relationship because they have built an atmosphere of trust. He thanked Boucher for [...] | 2006-10-07 08:08:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID EINV ENRG TI |
06DUSHANBE1841 | TAJIK PRESIDENT TELLS BOUCHER ELECTION SHOULD MEET [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a two-hour meeting with Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher October 6, Tajikistan's President SIPDIS Emomali Rahmonov stressed the positive bilateral relationship with the United States. Stating he wanted to deepen contacts at every level, Rahmonov thanked the United Stat [...] | 2006-10-07 08:24:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID EINV ENRG TI |
06DUSHANBE1848 | ONE MONTH OUT: TAJIK GOVT SHUTS DOWN WEBSITES AHEAD OF THE [...] (U) Tajikistan's internet service providers blocked access to several websites deemed "opposition" sites one month ahead of the November 6 presidential election. Sites include popular news information agencies such as Ferghana.ru and Centralasia.ru. The Ministry of Communications' Agency o [...] | 2006-10-10 09:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE1931 | DESPITE THE CHAMPAGNE, NOT MUCH TO CELEBRATE IN TAJIKISTAN'S [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: During an October 17 visit to Shahrinau -- Persian for "New City" -- PolOffs found nothing new in tours of a wineless winery, a school with no electricity and talks with local government officials. The district, located 25 kilometers east of Dushanbe and 25 km west of the Uz [...] | 2006-10-20 05:58:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EAID ENGR ETRD TI |
06DUSHANBE1943 | TAJIK FINANCE MINISTER ASKS U.S. FOR DEBT RELIEF [...] (U) In her introductory meeting with Minister of Finance Safarali Najmuddinov October 19, Ambassador Jacobson discussed Tajikistan's evolving economic progress, debt-taking, and state budget priorities. The Minister raised the issue of Tajikistan's $17 million debt to the United States, and [...] | 2006-10-25 10:43:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TI |
06DUSHANBE1945 | GRADUAL PROGRESS, BUT VISIBLE PROBLEMS AT TWO TAJIK-AFGHAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An October 18 visit to two border posts revealed extremely basic living conditions and a slow but solid start to U.S.-funded reconstruction efforts. Soldiers at Bakhorat and Bog outposts on the border with Afghanistan face winter with limited electricity and supplies, and alm [...] | 2006-10-25 11:39:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SNAR PINR TI AF |
06DUSHANBE1948 | TAJIK FINANCE MINISTER ASKS U.S. FOR DEBT RELIEF (CORRECTED [...] (U) In her introductory meeting with Minister of Finance Safarali Najmuddinov October 19, Ambassador Jacobson discussed Tajikistan's evolving economic progress, debt-taking, and state budget priorities. The Minister raised the issue of Tajikistan's $17 million debt to the United States, and [...] | 2006-10-26 05:41:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TI |
06DUSHANBE1950 | "FAIR AND ACCURATE" INFORMATION THE KEY TO GOOD U.S.-UZBEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The key to improved U.S.-Uzbek relations is to provide leadership with "true, accurate and fair information," according to Mirodil Abdurazzakov, the Uzbek Ambassador in Dushanbe. In an Oct. 19 meeting with PolOff, Abdurazzakov described Uzbek democracy as "more diplomatic" than [...] | 2006-10-26 09:00:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD TI UZ |
06DUSHANBE1977 | IRAN HAWKS WARES IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) Summary: Iran staged a business exhibition in Dushanbe October 27-30 with over 40 Iranian companies participating. The well-attended exhibition featured building materials, engineering consulting services, consumer goods, medical equipment, furniture, pharmaceuticals, and other goods. [...] | 2006-10-30 12:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG PREL TBIO TI |
06DUSHANBE2 | TAJIKISTAN'S TOP EXPORT, COTTON, CONTINUES TO DECLINE [...] SUMMARY: Tajikistan's cotton harvest continues to decline since the fall of the Soviet Union due to lack of farm capital, poor land management, and detrimental financing options. The government acknowledges a need to change policies to resuscitate the cotton industry, but real reform has bee [...] | 2006-01-03 05:41:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TI |
06DUSHANBE2000 | "PLEASE TRAIN OUR WORKERS" -- TAJIK BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE [...] (U) Summary. While the upper echelons of the Tajik government focus on immense energy projects, a frank and lively discussion by local businesspeople offered fresh examples of corruption and decay in the small and medium enterprise sector, especially related to customs, standards, and the lac [...] | 2006-10-31 12:59:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN EIND EFIN EAID PREL TBIO ETRD PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE2019 | DUSHANBE ELECTRICITY CONFERENCE PRODUCES MEMORANDUM OF [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan moved three steps closer to establishing a regional transmission system and electricity market at the Second Central and South Asia regional electricity market conference. During the October 26-28 conference in Dushanbe, [...] | 2006-11-03 07:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN TI AF KG PK |
06DUSHANBE2020 | TAJIK POLITICAL PARTIES FEAR SITUATION WILL DETERIORATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the Tajik presidential election a foregone conclusion, Tajik political parties try to plan for after the election, but from their perspective, the future looks bleak. Political party leaders predict that the government will clamp down on political activity. Some are runni [...] | 2006-11-03 07:08:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE2033 | TAJIK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION REPORT #1 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The polls have yet to close, but Tajikistan's presidential election seems to suffer from many of the same problems as the 2005 parliamentary election. The pre-election period did witness positive cooperation between international organizations (especially the United Nations a [...] | 2006-11-06 14:02:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE2038 | RAHMONOV WINS TAJIK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WITH 79.3 PERCENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Rahmonov won a third term with 79.3 percent of the vote, according to preliminary results. Embassy observers deployed throughout Tajikistan witnessed the gamut of election practices from completely transparent tabulation processes to blatant ballot stuffing by commissi [...] | 2006-11-07 12:26:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE2044 | POLITICAL PARTIES REACT TO RAHMONOV'S WIN [...] (U) Tajik president Emomali Rahmonov won 79.3 percent of the vote in the November 6 election. Although his popularity is genuine among the people, opposition parties remain vocal in criticizing the election and will continue to express dissatisfaction with the current president and call him [...] | 2006-11-08 13:25:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE2050 | TAJIK ELECTION NUMBERS SHOW SURPRISING REGIONAL DIFFERENCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rahmonov's re-election to a third term November 6 indicates his genuine popularity among Tajiks and reflects the people's recognition that Rahmonov's years as president have coincided with a period of relative stability in the country. Many in fact were surprised Rahmonov did [...] | 2006-11-09 13:10:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE208 | TAJIK PRISON FACILITIES IN POOR CONDITION [...] (U) PolOff visited a youth detention center and Tajikistan's central penitentiary medical facility January 31. Both facilities are in poor condition and lack adequate medical supplies and equipment. Deputy Minister of Justice, Izzatullo Sharipov, granted EmbOffs access in hopes the United St [...] | 2006-02-01 11:37:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM TI |
06DUSHANBE2084 | DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION DELIVERED, USUN [...] (C) PolOff discussed talking points per reftel on the demarche on Belarus' anti-U.S. United Nations resolution with Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs November 15. 2. (C) Nasredinov acknowledged Bel [...] | 2006-11-15 11:22:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO TI |
06DUSHANBE2105 | DEMARCHE ON EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION OF UNGA DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post delivered talking points per reftel to the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of the Department on International Organizations, Nuriddin Shamsov. Shamsov did not have any immediate substantial comments on the Emergency Special Session, but said the MFA will relay the talking [...] | 2006-11-17 08:24:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS TI |
06DUSHANBE2109 | CONTRACTUAL ISSUES IMPEDE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS AT THE [...] (SBU) EmbOffs along with General Zuhurov, Chairman of the State Border Protection Committee surveyed the Tajik-Afghan border posts of Khirmanjo, Bakhorat and Bog November 15 and discovered slow progress at two of the three U.S.-funded renovation sites. Contractual issues impede substantive p [...] | 2006-11-20 15:10:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SNAR TI AF |
06DUSHANBE2111 | PRESIDENT RAHMONOV CELEBRATES THIRD TERM WITH PRECIOUS [...] SUMMARY: President Rahmonov was sworn in to his third term on November 18, a warm sun-filled day. The festivities were low key, but expensive, filled with precious jewels, flag waving patriots, a military parade, and one shiny new car. Embassy sources estimate inauguration costs amount from [...] | 2006-11-22 05:16:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE2113 | WHETHER TO COOPERATE: MIXED SIGNALS FROM THE RUSSIANS IN [...] (C) Summary: On September 21 Embassy Dushanbe, together with our Russian diplomatic and military colleagues, commemorated the 1992 evacuation of American diplomats from Dushanbe at the start of the Tajik civil war. The Russian 201st Motorized Rifle Division resident in Dushanbe was instrumental in [...] | 2006-11-22 14:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS TI |
06DUSHANBE2153 | VISIT TO TAJIK BORDER GUARD TRAINING CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: A Russian-run training facility for Tajik troops has some modern conveniences, but the training program relies on Soviet educational methods to teach under-educated Border Guards the basics. PolOff and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) representative visited the Leninsky Trai [...] | 2006-11-29 12:42:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SNAR TI AF |
06DUSHANBE2169 | TAJIKISTAN: RAHMONOV RESTRUCTURES GOVERNMENT AND STARTS [...] President Emomoli Rahmonov has restructured the Tajik government and begun appointing a new cabinet, a move expected following his November 6 re-election to another seven-year term. Rahmonov reduced the total number of ministries and state committees from 25 to 17 and state agencies from 15 [...] | 2006-12-04 05:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAIR ENRG KDEM PHUM TI |
06DUSHANBE2171 | TAJIKISTAN: RAHMONOV RESTRUCTURES GOVERNMENT AND STARTS [...] This cable is to replace Dushanbe 2169. 2. President Emomoli Rahmonov has restructured the Tajik government and begun appointing a new cabinet, a move expected following his November 6 re-election to another seven-year term. Rahmonov reduced the total number of ministries and state comm [...] | 2006-12-04 10:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAIR ENRG KDEM PHUM TI |
06DUSHANBE2191 | NOVEMBER 06 TAJIK BORDER WRAP-UP [...] (U) This cable summarizes Post's border security, counterterrorism and counternarcotics activities for November 2006. 2. (SBU) Border Guard Training Center Visit: EmbOffs visited Dushanbe's Leninsky Training Center, where the Russian military trains the Tajik Border Guards. Decorated w [...] | 2006-12-07 12:45:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR PGOV PINR TI AF |
06DUSHANBE2201 | TAJIKISTAN'S NEW CABINET: PRO-RUSSIAN OLD GUARD ENSCONCED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Despite some pre-election hints that Tajik President Rahmonov planned to clean house in the Defense and Security Ministries, the old guard remains firmly ensconced and has consolidated power by incorporating the Border Guards into the security structure. After winni [...] | 2006-12-11 12:49:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PINL SNAR TI AF |
06DUSHANBE2205 | TAJIKISTAN'S NEW CABINET INCLINED TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tajik and foreign observers agree Tajikistan's economy and infrastructure need a total overhaul. President Rahmonov's November 30 governmental restructuring and early December cabinet appointments to economic positions suggest he understands that he needs a competent set of advi [...] | 2006-12-12 12:37:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EAIR ENRG EAID ETRD TI |
06DUSHANBE2209 | TAJIKISTAN'S NEW CABINET: NO GOOD NEWS FOR U.S. DEMOCRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Nothing about President's Rahmonov's new cabinet suggests that democracy and human rights programs will now operate more freely. After months of Tajik officials counseling us to "wait until after the November 6 election" to push for registration of the National Democr [...] | 2006-12-13 12:57:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE2219 | TRADING PLACES: TAJIKISTAN'S NEW CABINET OF OLD HANDS WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: With a few exceptions, Tajik President Rahmonov's post-election appointments simply shuffled loyalists and favorites into different positions, further concentrating power in the hands of those from his home region of Kulob. Instead of naming new, younger officials or educated tech [...] | 2006-12-14 13:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID ENRG SNAR KDEM TI AF |
06DUSHANBE2223 | INITIAL MEETING WITH NEW TAJIK BORDER GUARDS CHIEF [...] (U) SUMMARY: The newly appointed head of the Tajik Border Forces within the State Committee on National Security, General-Major (US 1-star equivalent) Mirzoev, invited representatives from the U.S. Embassy and other donor countries and implementing agencies to an introductory meeting. General [...] | 2006-12-18 06:43:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR MASS TI |
06DUSHANBE2225 | ANOTHER DAM CABLE FROM TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) Boom!! After four hours of waiting for Tajik President Rahmonov and Russian energy utility RAO UES head Anatoli Chubais to arrive by car, when thick fog prevented helicopter travel, observers witnessed a single explosion block the mighty Vaksh River at Sangtuda. The river was diverted th [...] | 2006-12-19 11:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN TI |
06DUSHANBE2227 | TAJIKISTAN NOT YET AN APPROPRIATE TERRORIST-RELATED DATA [...] (SBU) Post is engaged in informal information sharing with Tajik Government law enforcement and security service entities. However, the limited biometric and biographic information in Tajik travel documents, as well as their elementary and improperly used immigration and security databases, ma [...] | 2006-12-19 12:57:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS KVPR |
06DUSHANBE2228 | HOW WE CAN HELP THE TAJIK ELECTION COMMISSION PREPARE FOR [...] (U) This is an Action cable. See Paragraphs 5 and 9. 2. (U) Without the pressure of an upcoming election and with the international spotlight shining elsewhere, we have an unusual opportunity to engage Tajikistan's Central Commission for Elections and Referenda. The CCER would like to ma [...] | 2006-12-20 11:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPOA KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE2229 | AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH NEW TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met December 20 with Hamrakhon Zaripov in his new capacity as Tajikistan's Foreign Minister. Zaripov agreed to "coordinate with relevant ministries and the president" on responses to the Ambassador's requests for forward movement on registration and visas for Natio [...] | 2006-12-20 12:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ENRG TI |
06DUSHANBE2243 | A MINOR MIRACLE? TAJIK SETTLEMENT WITH NORSK HYDRO COULD BE [...] (C) With the December 20 signing of a cooperation agreement between Norwegian aluminum giant Norsk Hydro and Tajikistan's state-owned aluminum factory TadAZ, Tajikistan resolved one of its stickiest investment cases. Moscow-based Norwegian Ambassador Oyvind Nordsletten called on Ambassador J [...] | 2006-12-22 09:59:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV ETRD TI NO |
06DUSHANBE227 | TAJIK PRISON FACILITIES IN POOR CONDITION [...] (U) This message replaces REFTEL A, adding TAG: CASC. 2. (U) PolOff visited a youth detention center and Tajikistan's central penitentiary medical facility January 31. Both facilities are in poor condition and lack adequate medical supplies and equipment. Deputy Minister of Justice, Izz [...] | 2006-02-03 03:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TI |
06DUSHANBE236 | TAJIKISTAN: RUSSIA KICKS OFF ITS G-8 YEAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Ambassador convened the other G-8 ambassadors on February 2 to announce a cooperative effort during the Russian G-8 presidency. Although this seems to be mostly a public re [...] | 2006-02-03 12:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL RS TI |
06DUSHANBE237 | TAJIKISTAN'S BORDER CHIEF DISCUSSES U.S. ASSISTANCE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Chairman of the Border Protection Committee General Saidamir Zuhurov on February 2 to assess his views on U.S. assistance and to seek his views on Russia's role in Tajik border affairs. Zuhurov praised the United States as a most reliable partner. Thoug [...] | 2006-02-03 13:01:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR RS TI |
06DUSHANBE239 | THE CIS NEEDS A CNN RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE SERVICE [...] (C) This message is Central Asia specific, but it is relevant to the other countries of the former Soviet Union, including Russia, as the other U.S. ambassadors to CIS countries agreed during a January 4 meeting in the Department with U/S Burns. 2. (C) Russia is increasingly flexing its p [...] | 2006-02-06 04:54:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROP KDEM KPAO RS ZK |
06DUSHANBE246 | ROUNDTABLE WITH U.S. AMBASSADOR AND LOCAL MEDIA [...] The Ambassador and PAO met on February 3 with 15 local editors and other prominent journalists for a 90-minute informal but on-the-record roundtable. ------------ U.S. PATRIOT ACT ------------ 2. The journalists covered a variety of topics, starting with the State of the Union address [...] | 2006-02-06 12:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PINR PROP KDEM KPAO TI |
06DUSHANBE250 | DPT ACTING LEADER: "WE DON'T FEEL YOUR SUPPORT" [...] (C) The Ambassador and PolOff met for an hour on February 6 with Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT),Rahmatullo Valiyev. The imprisoned Mahmadruzi Iskandarov is still the DPT's titular head. The meeting was within the context of a DPT effort, as evidenced by its Febr [...] | 2006-02-07 04:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE268 | NDI REGISTRATION: YOUR DOG'S TAIL IS CROOKED [...] (SBU) Tajik folk wisdom has it that even if all your papers are in order, inspectors will find something wrong -- your dog's tail is crooked -- for example. After many promises that re-registration for National Democratic Institute (NDI) personnel was solved, it turns out to be unsolved. DCM [...] | 2006-02-08 12:18:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PINR PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE269 | NDI REGISTRATION: YOUR DOG'S TAIL IS CROOKED [...] (SBU) Tajik folk wisdom has it that even if all your papers are in order, inspectors will find something wrong -- your dog's tail is crooked -- for example. After many promises that re-registration for National Democratic Institute (NDI) personnel was solved, it turns out to be unsolved. DCM [...] | 2006-02-08 12:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PINR PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE272 | TAJIKISTAN: MURKY BUSINESS AND GEO-POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two meetings with U.S. businessmen on February 9, a reliable CEO passed along the rumor that the largest cell-phone and Internet company in Tajikistan, Babilon-T, is founded on drug money and may sooner or later be bought by Moscow's Sistema-MTS. A less reliable U.S. interlo [...] | 2006-02-10 05:31:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV ENRG SNAR RS TI |
06DUSHANBE275 | TADAZ CLAIMS POLLUTION HAS DECREASED [...] (U) SUMMARY: Central Asia's Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO) and PolOff visited the Tajikistan Aluminum (TadAZ) plant in Tursun-Zoda near the Uzbekistan border February 9. Uzbekistan blames the Tajik government for allowing TadAZ to pollute the environment, [...] | 2006-02-10 12:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EIND ETRD SENV RS TI |
06DUSHANBE276 | REQUEST TO DOUBLE AMERICAN CORNERS IN TAJIKISTAN [...] This is an action request. See para six below. 2. The Ambassador's February 7 visit to the American Corner in Khujand, where he met with FLEX alumni and was warmly welcomed by provincial and city education officials, reaffirms the enormous value of American Corners in Tajikistan - and th [...] | 2006-02-11 05:19:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KISL KDEM PREL TI |
06DUSHANBE277 | REQUEST TO DOUBLE AMERICAN CORNERS IN TAJIKISTAN [...] This is an action request. See para six below. 2. The Ambassador's February 7 visit to the American Corner in Khujand, where he met with FLEX alumni and was warmly welcomed by provincial and city education officials, reaffirms the enormous value of American Corners in Tajikistan - and th [...] | 2006-02-11 05:56:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KISL KDEM PREL TI |
06DUSHANBE279 | TAJIKISTAN: IRAN POINTS DELIVERED [...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points on February 10 on the IAEA decision to report Iran to the UN Security Council along with the President's and Secretary's talking points. Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the MFA accepted the points and sa [...] | 2006-02-13 05:28:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP IR AORC TI |
06DUSHANBE284 | KHUJAND, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OF TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Khujand, Tajikistan's "second city," in the Ferghana Valley and separated from Dushanbe by a formidable mountain range, represents what Tajikistan could be - not a democratic paradise, but a confident, relatively progressive, stable society open to new ideas and cautiously resist [...] | 2006-02-13 08:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID KPAO KDEM RS UZ KG TI |
06DUSHANBE300 | TAJIKISTAN HUMANITARIAN DEMINING: REQUEST FOR PM SUPPORT [...] Post appreciates PM/WRA information (reftel) and strongly supports further engagement on demining in Tajikistan, including a Policy Assessment Visit and funding for the Tajik Mine Action Committee through the United Nations Development Program. MINES ALONG THE AFGHAN BORDER 2. Russia la [...] | 2006-02-14 07:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KHDP TI |
06DUSHANBE301 | CHINA WANTS TO BE A GOOD, BUT DISCREET, NEIGHBOR TO [...] (SBU) China shares the United States' desire to see an economically stable Tajikistan, but is keeping its specific investment and trade priorities close hold. Chinese Trade Representative Wan Shungan told PolOff and BISNIS representative February 13 that China regards infrastructure and hydr [...] | 2006-02-14 11:44:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID EINV |
06DUSHANBE302 | TAJIK TRANSPORT MINISTER PLEASED WITH BRIDGE [...] On his first visit to the U.S.-funded bridge construction site at Nizhniy Pyanzh, Transportation Minister Ashurov expressed great satisfaction and offered to get involved personally if problems arise regarding the cement supply or customs. During the February 13 visit with PolOff and a visit [...] | 2006-02-14 12:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ELTN ECON TI AF |
06DUSHANBE304 | BBC IN DUSHANBE: "DON'T DIS A SMALL COUNTRY AND YOU CAN GET [...] (C) In a surprisingly tough meeting February 14, the Ambassador joined his European and OSCE colleagues for what was supposed to have been a joint Western demarche about the BBC Tajik Service having lost its permission January 10 to broadcast on FM-106 in Dushanbe (reftel). French Ambassador [...] | 2006-02-15 05:54:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO UK TI |
06DUSHANBE305 | TAJIK GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO CREATION OF SCA BUREAU [...] The Ambassador presented reftel talking points as a non-paper to First Deputy Foreign Minister Saimumin Yatimov on February 14. Yatimov was familiar with the issue. He said the Tajik Embassy in Washington had already reported the information and had characterized it as a positive development [...] | 2006-02-15 07:10:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL TI |
06DUSHANBE306 | ONE STEP FORWARD: NDI ACTING DEPUTY RE-REGISTERED BY TAJIK [...] As First Deputy Foreign Minister Yatimov categorically promised the Ambassador February 14, the Tajik Government re-registered National Democratic Institute (NDI) Acting Deputy Director Nurul Rakhimbekov February 15, the last possible day before his legal status would have lapsed. 2. DCM [...] | 2006-02-15 09:00:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE307 | FM NAZAROV SAYS NGO DRAFT LAW "POSTPONED INDEFINITELY" [...] (C) At the end of a long meeting February 14 on BBC registration and licensing (ref A),the Ambassador noted to Foreign Minister Nazarov a February 11 press statement (ref B) in which a Ministry of Justice official called for a "law stipulating strict control over activities of NGOs." The [...] | 2006-02-15 09:01:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PROP KDEM RS TI |
06DUSHANBE311 | SOMETIMES IT'S BETTER TO ASK PERMISSION THAN BEG [...] (U) USAID Dushanbe requested guidance from the Ambassador February 15 on a sensitive issue. The U.S. NGO Community Habitat and Finance (CHF)'s Alternative to Conflict in Tajikistan program has an Economic Opportunity Center (EOC) in Isfara in the sensitive Farghana Valley that offers computer [...] | 2006-02-16 11:45:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID KISL KIRF TI |
06DUSHANBE316 | TURNING THE PROPAGANDA OF COMPETITION INTO THE PUBLIC [...] U.S. Ambassador Hoagland and Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov jointly presented certificates to the first 15 graduates of the U.S.-funded Ministry of Interior Criminal Intelligence Analytical Center February 17 in Dushanbe. With INL funding, the United States renovated and equipped the [...] | 2006-02-17 11:37:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PROP PTER SNAR KCRM KPAO RS TI |
06DUSHANBE32 | EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FOR TAJIKISTAN BORDER GUARDS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-04 12:34:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PREL TI |
06DUSHANBE321 | NEW ECONOMIC ADVISER INTENDS TO ACCELERATE REFORM [...] (C) Newly appointed Presidential Adviser on Economic Affairs Matlubhon Davlatov characterized his appointment not as a change in President Rahmonov's economic reform agenda but as a means to accelerate it. "I'm not new to this team," he told the Ambassador during a February 17 initial meeting [...] | 2006-02-21 05:41:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID TI |
06DUSHANBE322 | TAJIKISTAN: POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR KEY VISITORS FROM [...] (C) During an interagency meeting in Washington in January to elaborate the Tajikistan section of the policy document, "A Strategy for Central Asia," the Ambassador undertook to recommend names of key Tajik insiders who could be invited to Washington for low-profile but high-level conversation [...] | 2006-02-21 05:51:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE326 | HYDROPOWER 101: A GUIDE TO TAJIKISTAN'S PROSPECTS, PROJECTS, [...] (U) Tajikistan's mountains and rivers provide it an estimated four percent of the world's hydropower resources. The Tajik government has no shortage of promises and offers to help develop this natural resource, and is currently balancing competing interests and priorities to maximize the fina [...] | 2006-02-21 11:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENRG ECON PREL TI AF |
06DUSHANBE327 | TAJIK HYDROPOWER 201: ADVANCED GAME THEORY [...] (C) In Tajik hydropower, a new conventional wisdom is emerging. If we want the Central Asian Infrastructure Initiative to succeed in Tajikistan, we need to consider the following: 2. (C) The United States is behind the curve on hydropower. Russia is building Sangtuda I and has first grab [...] | 2006-02-21 11:54:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENRG ECON PREL TI AF |
06DUSHANBE328 | TAJIKISTAN'S NATIONAL PARKS SEEK U.S. COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY: Central Asian Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),and Environmental Specialist and Embassy PolOff, visited the Tigrovaya Balka National Reserve February 8. Officials from State Committee on Environmental Protection (SCEP) accompanied EmbOffs. The g [...] | 2006-02-21 14:12:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EIND SENV TI |
06DUSHANBE33 | TAJIK MFA SUDDENLY YANKS IVLP PARTICIPANTS [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note informing the Embassy that two participants selected for the International Visitor's Leadership Program "The Government of the States and the Local Government" will no longer be able to participate due to a "great workload." The sudden de [...] | 2006-01-04 18:22:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE337 | TAJIKISTAN: FINANCING NEEDED TO PROTECT URANIUM STORAGE [...] SUMMARY: Central Asian Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),Regional Environmental Specialist and Embassy PolOff visited three of ten uranium waste sites in Tajikistan's northern Sughd region where processed uranium waste has been stored since 1942, the start of [...] | 2006-02-23 05:29:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EIND SENV TI |
06DUSHANBE359 | IN TAJIKISTAN, THIS WEEK'S MEDIA BOUT GOES TO IRAN [...] Groundbreaking for the Iran-funded Sangtuda-2 hydropower station dominated weekly press coverage, from Tajik and Russian Internet agencies to radio, television, and print media news outlets. This followed heavy government and independent media attention on last week's announcement of the immi [...] | 2006-02-24 11:00:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV IR TI |
06DUSHANBE39 | TAJIKISTAN ATTEMPTS TO INFLUENCE IRAN ON NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov may take another run at influencing Iran to cooperate with the EU on nuclear issues during his upcoming summit in Tehran. Rahmonov will meet with Afghan President Karzai and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on January 16. The summit is designed to elevate trilat [...] | 2006-01-05 09:52:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MNUC TI IR |
06DUSHANBE390 | TAJIKS SHOW STRONG ALLEGIANCE TOWARDS U.S. DURING BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: General Saidamir Zuhurov, Chairman of the State Border Protection Committee, highlighted the United States' close relationship with Tajikistan and Russia's waning influence with the Border Guards at a reception in his honor. The dynamics of the private reception indicated that f [...] | 2006-02-27 11:53:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR RS TI |
06DUSHANBE394 | DUSHANBE SYNAGOGUE DEMOLITION GAINING MEDIA INTEREST [...] SUMMARY: The February 8 partial demolition of the Dushanbe synagogue (reftel A) is beginning to make waves in the international media and is stimulating letters of protest to Embassy Dushanbe from private citizens in the United States. The media accounts emphasize the reported intemperate and [...] | 2006-02-28 11:13:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PROP KIRF TI |
06DUSHANBE397 | TAJIKISTAN'S 2005-2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] The following is Embassy Dushanbe's 2005-2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. Post's lettering system matches reftel's. OVERVIEW OF TAJIKISTAN'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS A. Tajikistan is an origin country for trafficking. International trafficking for the purposes [...] | 2006-02-28 14:58:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC |
06DUSHANBE4 | TAJIK MEDIA NAMES RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR "DIPLOMAT OF THE YEAR" [...] (U) A New Year's tradition, Tajikistan's electronic news agency "Asia Plus" and Russian-language independent paper "Kurier Tajikistana" published best of the year lists, sourced from editors' personal opinions and popularity polls, and the diplomatic community wasn't left out of their end of t [...] | 2006-01-03 05:49:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO RS TI |
06DUSHANBE403 | TAJIK PRESIDENT'S OFFICE UNDERTAKES TO ANSWER U/S SHINER'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During a March 1 meeting with Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Erkin Rahmatulloyev, the Ambassador asked when Under Secretary Shiner can expect a reply to her December 2005 letter to President Rahmonov advocating resolut [...] | 2006-03-01 10:14:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE408 | TAJIKISTAN: IRPT LEADER CLOSELY WATCHED [...] (C) Muhiddin Kabiri, First Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Renaissance Party (IRPT) will travel to the United States March 8 to deliver a speech at Columbia University on the state of religion and politics in Tajikistan after the wave of "color revolutions" in other post-Soviet countries. Kab [...] | 2006-03-02 05:15:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE410 | TAJIK BORDER UPDATE [...] (SBU) This begins a series of cables summarizing Tajikistan's border security developments and activities of Embassy Dushanbe's Border Law Enforcement Working Group (BLEWG). Led by the DCM, with participation from the Senior Law Enforcement Advisor (SLEA),the EXBS advisor, the Defense Attac [...] | 2006-03-02 11:25:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR RS TI |
06DUSHANBE419 | CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO TAJIKISTAN: "WHY NOT COOPERATE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Ambassador to Tajikistan Li Huilai said China shared many of the United States' priorities in Tajikistan, including economic growth, counter-terrorism and border stability. In a very frank and open 90-minute meeting with Ambassador Hoagland, Li suggested there was room f [...] | 2006-03-04 06:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR ECON EINV EAID ENRG TI CH |
06DUSHANBE442 | TAJIK STUDENTS DEMAND APOLOGY FROM EMBASSY OVER 2004 HUMAN [...] (U) Students from Tajikistan's Technological University published an open letter March 2 criticizing by name an Embassy Public Affairs Section FSN for distributing the State Department's 2004 Human Rights Report on Tajikistan. The students charge the report with being slanderous and inaccur [...] | 2006-03-06 10:48:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TI |
06DUSHANBE443 | TAJIKISTAN: DISTORTED VIEWS FROM THE EDUCATED STREET [...] SUMMARY: Distorted views of U.S. policy and goals originate, in large part, in the Russian mass media, which dominate Tajikistan's information space. Reputable and independent international broadcasts in Russian, perhaps from a CNN Russian Service, would help to alleviate this problem. END [...] | 2006-03-06 11:23:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PROP EINV SNAR SOCI KPAO RS TI |
06DUSHANBE447 | TAJIK STUDENTS DEMAND APOLOGY FROM EMBASSY OVER 2004 HUMAN [...] Students from Tajikistan's Technological University published an open letter March 2 criticizing by name an Embassy Public Affairs Section FSN for distributing the State Department's 2004 Human Rights Report on Tajikistan. The students charge the report with being slanderous and inaccurate. [...] | 2006-03-07 03:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TI |
06DUSHANBE474 | TAJIKISTAN INTERNATIONAL DONORS PREPARE FOR AVIAN FLU [...] Although Tajikistan's government agencies are taking steps to prevent Avian Influenza and control an outbreak, they lack technical expertise and need assistance from international organizations. At a poorly attended donor's meeting, representatives from the United Nations Food and Agriculture [...] | 2006-03-13 05:53:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KFLU ECON EAGR EAID TBIO SENV KSTH WHO |
06DUSHANBE489 | KAZAKHSTAN LOOKING, BUT NOT JUMPING INTO TAJIK ENERGY [...] (C) Kazakhstan is not yet serious about the Tajik energy sector. Deputy Energy Minister Akhram Suleimanov told PolOff that despite a press release quoting the Kazakhstani Ambassador to Tajikistan saying Kazakhstan might invest in Sangtuda I, "Sangtuda is for the Russians only." Suleimanov o [...] | 2006-03-14 08:43:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON RS CH KZ TI |
06DUSHANBE493 | TAJIKISTAN'S MOI WITH AES ON POWER TRANSMISSION LINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post received the following letter from the Minister of Energy regarding Tajik government cooperation with AES, including the nine-page Memorandum of Intent for the "construction of a 220kV transmission line connecting the energy systems of Tajikistan and Afghanistan." The l [...] | 2006-03-14 13:55:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON RS TI AF |
06DUSHANBE494 | TAJIKISTAN RESPONDS TO DRAFT NONPROLIFERATION AGREEMENT [...] The Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to the U.S.-initiated bilateral nonproliferation agreement. Tajik officials edited and made comments to the agreement's weapons of mass destruction section. Tajikistan's MFA suggested the United States separate the defense and military coop [...] | 2006-03-14 14:30:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KNNP TI |
06DUSHANBE499 | TAJIKISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN [...] (U) Post delivered talking points per reftel on defeating Venezuela in the 2006 election for non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council to Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) The government of Tajikistan has not discussed the vote with Venezuela or Guatemala and has not yet [...] | 2006-03-15 11:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN UNSC GT VE TI |
06DUSHANBE50 | TAJIKISTAN STRENGTHENS ANTI-TIP EFFORTS WITH U.S. [...] SUMMARY: Tajikistan has made significant progress on combating trafficking-in-persons (TIP) violations, but efforts remain hindered by lack of extradition agreements, ineffective coordination, and deep-rooted social issues. The government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM [...] | 2006-01-09 04:39:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG KWMN TI |
06DUSHANBE502 | EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS ON MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a read-out of his just-concluded meeting with President Rahmonov, EU Special Representative for Central Asia Kubis said that a calm and confident Rahmonov undertook to improve (to a degree) Tajik elections, reasserted his unreserved willingness to support coalition efforts in [...] | 2006-03-15 12:20:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON KDEM RS IR UZ AF TI |
06DUSHANBE509 | DUSHANBE HOSTS INAUGURAL SCA REGIONAL REPORTING OFFICERS [...] Embassy Dushanbe hosted the first-ever reporting officers conference for Central and South Asia March 10-11 to discuss challenges of reporting in the age of transformational diplomacy and to identify emerging trends in crosscutting issues. Officers from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrg [...] | 2006-03-16 14:02:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON KDEM KPAO RS CH IR AF ZK KG TI |
06DUSHANBE511 | TAJIKISTAN: LEGAL ADVISOR TO TELL RABBI HE HAS NO LEGAL [...] Rabbi Mikhail Abdurahmonov continues to hold out hope the government of Tajikistan will spare the Dushanbe synagogue and has sought legal advice from Dushanbe's Civil Society Support Center. When PolOff asked the Rabbi about the future of the synagogue, he refused to think about what concrete [...] | 2006-03-17 10:49:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PROP KIRF SOCI TI |
06DUSHANBE513 | TAJIKISTAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH CUBAN DELEGATION [...] (U) Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov met with Deputy Foreign Minister Eumelio Rodriguez on March 17 in Dushanbe along with Cuba's regional Ambassador from Almaty. Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries, and Sherali Jononov, Head of Tajikistan's MFA Leg [...] | 2006-03-17 11:58:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU TI |
06DUSHANBE524 | TAJIK SNAPSHOT OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE LENS OF [...] Reporting on the United States in the independent Tajik print media varies from week to week and issue to issue, but a definite pattern is discernable. The United States, along with Russia and Iran, are always featured prominently in the weekly independent print media. While each paper will [...] | 2006-03-20 12:49:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TI |
06DUSHANBE53 | TAJIK GOVT CORRUPTS HAJJ, MAINTAINS TIGHT CONTROL OVER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 23, the first of more than 20 planeloads of Tajik hajjis, Muslim pilgrims journeying to Mecca, left Dushanbe for Saudi Arabia. These hajjis are the lucky, well-connected or wealthy few. For the majority of Tajiks, government restrictions, corruption and expensive br [...] | 2006-01-09 09:48:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL KIRF TI |
06DUSHANBE535 | TAJIKISTAN'S WOMEN'S COLONY, PRISON OR PARADISE? [...] (U) Nestled in the mountains near the Nurek dam, one hour from Dushanbe, Tajikistan's sole women's prison is far more sanitary and progressive than men's prisons. The manicured gardens, relatively clean buildings, holiday activities and good management attempt to mask the sub-standard condit [...] | 2006-03-23 12:09:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KWMN KIRF SOCI SNAR TI |
06DUSHANBE540 | TAJIKISTAN: POLITICAL VIGNETTES OF RAHMONOV AND ABDULATIPOV [...] (C) On March 18, President Rahmonov had his annual meeting with the country's intelligentsia in the newly restored central cinema and then invited them, members of his government, and the diplomatic corps to a formal luncheon in a specially constructed, 250-foot-long, temporary banquet hall in [...] | 2006-03-24 08:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI RS TI |
06DUSHANBE541 | DRAFT LAW ON RELIGION MAY SEVERELY CURTAIL CHRISTIAN, [...] Draft legislation from the State Committee for Religious Affairs (SCRA) proposes new restrictions and regulations on religious activity which have raised serious concerns for all religions practiced in Tajikistan. The SCRA recently circulated the draft "Law on the Freedom of Faith and the Rel [...] | 2006-03-24 15:34:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF TI |
06DUSHANBE542 | DRAFT LAW ON RELIGION MAY SEVERELY CURTAIL CHRISTIAN, [...] Draft legislation from the State Committee for Religious Affairs (SCRA) proposes new restrictions and regulations on religious activity which have raised serious concerns for all religions practiced in Tajikistan. The SCRA recently circulated the draft "Law on the Freedom of Faith and the Rel [...] | 2006-03-24 15:34:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF TI |
06DUSHANBE546 | TAJIKISTAN: HOW TO IMPROVE THE NOVEMBER 2006 ELECTION [...] (SBU) Although it is getting late in the game, we still have an opportunity, if we begin work now, to influence the Government of Tajikistan to take steps forward toward meeting international standards in the November 2006 presidential election. If we can achieve this modest goal, we will hav [...] | 2006-03-27 11:09:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE575 | OSCE CHAIRMAN DE GUCHT BRIEFLY VISITS DUSHANBE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Visiting OSCE Chairman-in-Office de Gucht raised the draft NGO and religion laws with President Rahmonov, pressed for BBC to be re-registered for FM broadcasts in Dushanbe, and discussed [...] | 2006-03-30 11:23:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF UK UZ TI |
06DUSHANBE582 | GAZPROM SLOWLY STEPS INTO TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) After three years, and three days of intensive meetings, Gazprom signed an agreement March 28 with the Government of Tajikistan to create a joint venture to explore Tajikistan's southern gas and oil reserves. Deputy Minister of Energy Aslov told PolOffs the Memorandum of Understanding est [...] | 2006-03-31 13:19:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG TI |
06DUSHANBE583 | TAJIKISTAN: AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH ON ECONOMIC REFORM AND [...] At the invitation of the Strategic Research Center (SRC) of the President of Tajikistan, the Ambassador delivered a speech March 31 at a business conference in Dushanbe. Participants included government officials and private business people. The venue was especially influential because the S [...] | 2006-03-31 13:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE587 | ONE STEP AHEAD OF CRISIS: UNHCR'S UZBEK REFUGEE CONTINGENCY [...] UNHCR Tajikistan summoned international donors and related refugee organizations March 30 to discuss the full gamut of refugee issues in Tajikistan, including the need for contingency plans in the event of a mass refugee influx following internal disorder in Uzbekistan. Post also sees a need [...] | 2006-04-03 10:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PREF UZ KZ TI |
06DUSHANBE608 | TAJIKISTAN: LAB TESTS CONFIRM STILL NO AVIAN FLU [...] Although the media have reported an increased number of bird deaths in Tajikistan, lab tests confirm the dead birds were not afflicted by avian influenza. On April 4, the State Veterinarian Service revealed that the most recent tests of pigeons and other dead birds in Dushanbe were negative f [...] | 2006-04-05 11:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KFLU ECON EAGR EAID TBIO SENV KSCA |
06DUSHANBE620 | TAJIKISTAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Dear Assistant Secretary Lowenkron: I would like to solicit your help in advancing democracy in Tajikistan. See request in para eight. 3. (U) Tajikistan's next presidential election will be i [...] | 2006-04-07 10:49:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE629 | IRPT LEADER SAYS TAJIKS SHOULD LOOK TO WEST TO LEARN ABOUT [...] (SBU) Muhiddin Kabiri, Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) suggested that Tajiks need to travel to the West to learn about Islam in an April 6 meeting with U.S. Speaker Ahmed Younis and PolOff. Younis, the National Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Counc [...] | 2006-04-10 12:01:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF TI |
06DUSHANBE648 | TAJIKISTAN: IRPT SAYS RAHMONOV WILL USE LIBEL SUIT AS [...] (C) Muhiddin Kabiri, the Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) told PolOff April 6 President Rahmonov likely will stop the lawsuit filed by Dushanbe Vodokanal against IRPT Chairman Said Abdullo Nuri closer to the election in November. 2. (U) Dushanbe Vo [...] | 2006-04-11 10:12:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE669 | TAJIKISTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO TRY TO HELP RESOLVE [...] (S) Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov agreed to designate a government point of contact to help resolve the issue of transferring Tajik citizens from Guantanamo to Tajikistan (reftel). In a 40-minute meeting April 6, Nazarov listened carefully as the Ambassador explained the assurances necessar [...] | 2006-04-12 09:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM PROP PTER ECON KAWC RS TI |
06DUSHANBE711 | TAJIKISTAN: AES STILL IN TEH GAME FOR SANGTUDA-I? [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Bank Chairman Murodali Alimardonov remarked April 14 that AES might still have a role to play in Sangtuda I or Rogun hydropower stations. In an elegant two-hour private lunch at the new National Bank building, Alimardonov outlined next steps for Tajikistan to integrate [...] | 2006-04-15 11:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG RS AF TI |
06DUSHANBE722 | TAJIKISTAN'S CRA CHAIRMAN ON NEW DRAFT RELIGION LAW: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EmbOffs met with Chairman of the Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA),Murodullo Davlatov, on April 12 and April 14 to discuss an ACCELS/USAID Community Connections program for religious leaders and a regional religion conference organized by the Tajik government's Center for [...] | 2006-04-18 08:53:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF TI |
06DUSHANBE745 | BADAKHSHAN TO BADAKHSHAN: TAJIKS REACHING ACROSS THE BORDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: "We consider Afghanistan like our own." Ayubek Bekmurodov, Deputy to the Governor of Tajikistan's remote Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region said his government was looking at ways to increase trade, the power supply, and food and humanitarian aid to the Afghan regions across th [...] | 2006-04-21 04:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON EAID AF TI |
06DUSHANBE748 | TAJIKISTAN'S NEW MAGIC WORD? DAST-I-ZHUM! [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Want to take a helicopter ride with the Deputy Prime Minister and three of Tajikistan's most influential energy players? Say "Dast-i-Zhum"-- a proposed 4000 MW hydropower station on the Tajik-Afghan border - and the Tajik government pays attention, rallying busy ministers and [...] | 2006-04-21 08:59:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON EAID AF TI |
06DUSHANBE751 | TAJIKISTAN: UNTOP AND OSCE SPONSOR FIRST PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The UN Secretary General's Special Representative for the Tajikistan Office for Peace Building (UNTOP),Ambassador Vladimir Sotirov (secunded to the UN from the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry),cond [...] | 2006-04-24 09:34:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE752 | RAHMONOV'S ANNUAL SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT ELECTION-YEAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Rahmonov's annual speech to the nation, one of his longest in recent memory, was clearly a populist election-year tract, but also a statesmanlike balancing act that leaned, at [...] | 2006-04-24 09:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID EINV SOCI KCOR IR CH RS TI |
06DUSHANBE766 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS ISLAM, DRAFT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with Karomatullo Olimov, Presidential Advisor on Social Development and Public Contacts, April 21 at Olimov's request for a wide-ranging discussion of Islam and the r [...] | 2006-04-24 11:34:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KISL KIRF KPAO IR TI |
06DUSHANBE776 | INDIA LOOKS TO REVIVE SILK ROAD HERITAGE, NOT GREAT GAME [...] (SBU) In an April 26 meeting with U.S. DCM, Indian Deputy Chief of Mission Govinda Khampa took great pains to explain India's priorities in Tajikistan. Far from extending India's "strategic reach," the repair of the Ayni Airfield outside of Dushanbe is part of India's Technical Economic Coope [...] | 2006-04-26 09:57:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MASS ECON ETRD TI |
06DUSHANBE779 | TAJIKISTAN'S SHARIPOV DISCUSSES CORRUPTION, IRAN, RUSSIA, [...] (C) The Ambassador met April 26 with Director of the President's Strategic Research Center (SRC) Suhrob Sharipov for a wide-ranging discussion on the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),anti-corruption efforts in Tajikistan, Iranian-Tajik relations, and Tajikistan's increasing unease with [...] | 2006-04-27 08:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG SOCI KCOR KMCA KDEM IR RS |
06DUSHANBE781 | TAJIK SECURITY SERVICES DETAIN NDI'S ACTING DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Interior officers detained National Democratic Institute (NDI) Acting Director Nurul Rahimbekov April 26 as he was attempting to board a domestic flight to Khujand to conduct a training program for political parties. Contacts in the Ministry of Security, which has ta [...] | 2006-04-27 10:59:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TI |
06DUSHANBE798 | TAJIK FM SAYS NDI DETENTION AN ISSUE FOR KAZAKHSTAN, NOT US [...] (C) Foreign Minister Tabak Nazarov told the Ambassador April 28 the allegations against detained National Democratic Institute (NDI) Acting Director Nurul Rahimbekov were too "shameful" to discuss, but the Embassy of Kazakhstan, not the United States, must handle the situation (reftel). In a [...] | 2006-04-28 11:28:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TI |
06DUSHANBE799 | TAJIKISTAN'S SEQUOIAS, FROM CALIFORNIA TO DUSHANBE [...] A recent letter from a 75-year-old amateur historian William Allen in California shows Tajikistan is not totally unknown. Allen wanted to know if sequoia trees, native to California's Sierra Nevada, were thriving in Tajikistan and attached a copy of a 1964 news article that reported Dushanbe i [...] | 2006-04-28 12:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAGR SENV TI |
06DUSHANBE801 | TAJIKISTAN SCENE-SETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER AND [...] (SBU) Richard and Elisabeth, we are very grateful you are visiting Tajikistan. As you have quickly learned, Central Asia is not the easiest place for the United States to do business, especially since Russia has declared these countries its sphere of influence and is taking all sorts of measu [...] | 2006-04-29 09:31:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR SNAR KDEM KPAO RS TI |
06DUSHANBE802 | NEW ENERGY MINISTER, SAME ENERGY POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his third day on the job, Energy Minister Yorov reported Tajikistan's energy policy would continue to focus on attracting foreign investment for key infrastructure projects. He cited the reforms of the past five years, notably in improved fee collection, as evidence that Ta [...] | 2006-05-02 11:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON EAID AF TI |
06DUSHANBE817 | NDI: PROTEST SUBMITTED TO MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Post submitted the following diplomatic note to the MFA May 3 lodging a formal protest against the treatment of NDI: BEGIN TEXT: The Embassy of the United States of America presents its comp [...] | 2006-05-03 11:22:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE827 | TAJIKISTAN'S MOST ISLAMIC REGION FEELS MOST NEGLECTED [...] SUMMARY: Rasht Valley, one of Tajikistan's most isolated and devoutly Islamic districts, feels left behind. The economic boom evident elsewhere in Tajikistan has yet to reach this agricultural area. NGO and civil society leaders observe that while international organizations are active, mor [...] | 2006-05-03 13:25:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID SOCI TI |
06DUSHANBE835 | TAJIK DEPUTY PM OUTLINES VISION FOR HYDROPOWER SECTOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the Chinese have made the Tajiks an offer too good to refuse on a South-North transmission line project, according to Deputy Prime Minister Asadullo Ghulomov, many energy proje [...] | 2006-05-04 17:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG AF TI |
06DUSHANBE836 | TAJIKISTAN: NDI IN WASHINGTON WANTS SHOWDOWN MEETING WITH [...] (U) National Democratic Institute (NDI) President Ken Wallach and the Ambassador spoke by telephone May 5. Wallach thanked the Ambassador and Embassy Dushanbe for continuous support and advocacy for NDI. 2. (C) Wallach said he had spoken by telephone with Nurul Rakhimbekov, NDI's former [...] | 2006-05-05 09:34:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE840 | TAJIKISTAN: WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY EVENTS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Dushanbe marked World Press Freedom Day with an on-line press conference with the Ambassador answering questions from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Russia. The Ambassador also participated in a World Press Freedom Day roundtable hosted by Internews, the Institute for War and P [...] | 2006-05-07 07:49:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE858 | SCA A/S BOUCHER, NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR MILLARD ESTABLISH SOLID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher and National Security Council Senior Adviser Elisabeth Millard met with President Emomali Rahmonov for nearly two hours on May 8 to discuss strengthening cooperation between Tajikistan and the United States i [...] | 2006-05-10 06:39:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PREL PGOV EAID ENRG SNAR KDEM KISL KPAO RS IR |
06DUSHANBE861 | TAJIKISTAN: NDI DEBRIEFS RAKHIMBEKOV ON HIS DETENTION, [...] (C) Embassy Dushanbe received the following memo dated May 5 from National Democratic Institute headquarters in Washington. Although it arrived via unclassified e-mail, we are sending it through the classified network because of the sensitivity of the information. 2. (C) BEGIN TEXT: ND [...] | 2006-05-10 09:28:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE862 | SCA A/S BOUCHER, NSC MILLARD MEET FM NAZAROV, DISCUSS SCO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and NSC Senior Director Elisabeth Millmetwith Tajik Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov May 8. Boucher delivered the reftel demarche on countering attempts to use the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ( [...] | 2006-05-10 10:39:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KDEM IN TI |
06DUSHANBE865 | TAJIKISTAN: SCA A/S BOUCHER, NSC MILLARD MEET WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and National Security Council Senior Director Elisabeth Millard met May 8 with Tajikistan's political party leade [...] | 2006-05-10 17:08:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO TI |
06DUSHANBE867 | WILL SCO SUMMIT RAISE WESTERN NGOS? [...] (SBU) Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov has gone public denouncing Western NGOs in Tajikistan. "Biznis i Politika" (April 20) published the long texty of a speech he delivered earlier at a Dushanbe roundtable for Russian-speaking Tajik intelligentsia, "The Role of NGOs in the Development [...] | 2006-05-11 11:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PROP KDEM RS TI |
06DUSHANBE870 | URGENT REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA NINE BELOW. 2. (S) ON MAY 11 AT 1800 LOCAL, GENERAL-COLONEL SAIDIMIR ZUHUROV, CHAIRMAN OF THE TAJIK STATE BORDER COMMITTEE, CALLED THE U.S. DEFENSE ATTACHE AND REQUESTED AN URGENT MEETING. GENERAL ZUHUROV TOLD THE DATT HE HAD A SERIOUS INTERNATIONA [...] | 2006-05-11 16:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR SNAR RS TI |
06DUSHANBE880 | TAJIKISTAN: WHA SMALLPOX TALKING POINTS DELIVERED [...] PolOff delivered talking points per reftel to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) May 8. Naredinov promised to pass the information on the U.S. position support continued retention of official smallpox stocks. [...] | 2006-05-16 02:24:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AORC TBIO KPAO SENV WHO TI |
06DUSHANBE881 | TAJIKISTAN: ROLL-OUT OF U.S. PLAN FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] PolOff delivered talking points on the U.S. implementation plan for the national strategy for pandemic influenza per reftel to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 13. 2. Nasredinov said he would deliver the [...] | 2006-05-16 02:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU KPAO SENV WHO TI |
06DUSHANBE903 | TAJIKISTAN: MFA SUBMITS GUANTANAMO DIP NOTE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Post received a diplomatic note from Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs agreeing to accept four Tajik Guantanamo detainees. The dip note is likely the result of the meeting of LTC Ron Miller, Military Advisor to the [...] | 2006-05-18 03:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC TI |
06DUSHANBE908 | TAJIKISTAN: CN CONFERENCE WORKING GROUP'S RECOMMENDATIONS [...] The International Conference on Counter-Narcotics and the second Meeting of the Central and South Asia Counter Narcotics Security Working Group participants met May 15-17 in Tajikistan to deliberate and recommend best approaches to improved border cooperation to halt the flow of narcotics out [...] | 2006-05-18 12:34:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SNAR TI |
06DUSHANBE909 | TAJIKISTAN HOSTS REGIONAL CN CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies along with U.S. CENTCOM and Tajikistan's Committee on State Border Protection organized the International Conference on Counter Narcotics and the second Meeting of the Central and South Asia Counter Narcotics Securi [...] | 2006-05-18 13:22:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PGOV PREL SNAR TI |
06DUSHANBE920 | TAJIKISTAN: ELECTIONS COMMISSION APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] Heads of diplomatic missions convened at the United Nations Tajikistan Office of Peacebuilding (UNTOP) for the international donor community's monthly meeting on electoral issues May 17. Mirzoali Boltuyev, Chairman of the Central Commission on Elections and Referenda (CCER),presented a chart [...] | 2006-05-19 12:29:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE928 | PENJIKENT: ANCIENT CITY, MODERN PROBLEMS [...] (U) Penjikent, one of Central Asia's ancient cities, faces many modern problems, all compounded by its double isolation. Cut off from Dushanbe and its markets to the south by snow-blocked mountain passes six months of the year, and now restricted from the markets of neighboring Uzbekistan due [...] | 2006-05-22 07:14:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI UZ TI |
06DUSHANBE944 | TAJIK CAPITAL CLAMPS DOWN ON CD PIRACY [...] Tajikistan is building on its impressive narcotics interdiction record with a new campaign against CD piracy. According to Asia, Plus, the tax police, Ministry of Security and other law enforcement agencies have seized over 90,000 CDs and DVDs in a month-long operation. Raids on Dushanbe vend [...] | 2006-05-23 10:57:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD TI |
06DUSHANBE945 | TAJIKISTAN: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVT FORMATION [...] DCM delivered talking points per reftel to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 22. Nasredinov promised to pass the points on to the MFA's Asia and Africa desk and will respond to the Embassy if the desk has any [...] | 2006-05-23 11:14:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO IZ TI |
06DUSHANBE949 | TAJIKISTAN: UNTOP MANDATE NEEDS IMMEDIATE RENEWAL ACTION [...] (C) UN Secretary General's Special Representative Ambassador Vladimir Sotirov (please protect throughout) of the United Nations Tajikistan Office of Peace-building (UNTOP) asked to see the Ambassador urgently on May 24. 2. (SBU) In mid-May every year, the UN Security Council extends the U [...] | 2006-05-24 08:41:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM UN TI |
06DUSHANBE977 | TAJIKISTAN: LAND DEBT RESOLUTION SLOW GOING: MORE DONOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's impoverished farmers owe over $292 million in land and cotton debt. The government, international financial institutions and NGOs have long recognized the problem and that solving it takes political will. Conflicting interests in the government have slowed refor [...] | 2006-05-25 11:02:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR TI |
06DUSHANBE978 | TAJIKISTAN AND AES FINALLY SIGN MOU [...] (C) AES Corporation President and CEO Paul Hanrahan and his team met with President Rahmonov for an hour on May 24. With the president were Deputy Prime Minister Ghulomov, Minister of Energy Yorov, Minister of Economy Soliyev, Chairman of Barqi Tojik (state electricity company Samiyev, Presid [...] | 2006-05-25 11:18:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG RS TI |
06DUSHANBE986 | TAJIKISTAN: A RESOLUTION TO THE SYNAGOGUE'S PROBLEMS? [...] Local Tajik news sources have reported that Alexsandr Mashkevich, president of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC) and Kazakh oligarch, agreed to fund the construction of a new synagogue in the center of Dushanbe. The existing synagogue has already been partly demolished along with other bu [...] | 2006-05-26 07:45:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KIRF KISM TI |
06DUSHANBE995 | TAJIKISTAN: LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR BETTER ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although we can predict six months before Tajikistan's presidential election that it will not fully meet international standards, we have the opportunity to ensure that the election is conducted significantly better than any previous election in Tajikistan's short independent his [...] | 2006-05-30 10:01:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TI |
06EFTOANKARA4972 | BOMBING IN ANTALYA [...] (SBU) Summary: On Monday, August 28, 2006 at approximately 1640 hours local an explosion occurred in the tourist port city of Antalya killing three (3) and injuring an estimated 30 people (media reports have reported as many as 87 injured). The Turkish National Police (TNP) have confirmed tha [...] | 2006-08-29 10:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL IZ TU |
06EFTOANKARA5010 | BOMBING IN MERSIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at approximately 1310 hours local an explosion occurred in the tourist port city of Mersin injuring one person. End summary. 2. (SBU) At approximately 1310 hours local, an explosion occurred in the shopping area of downtown Mersin. TNP contacts [...] | 2006-08-31 12:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL IZ TU |
06EFTOANKARA5097 | BOMBING IN CATAK (SE TURKEY) [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday, September 3, 2006 at approximately 2100 hours local an explosion occurred in the town of Catak (Van Province) in southeastern Turkey killing two and injuring fourteen. End summary. 2. (SBU) At approximately 2100 hours local, an explosion occurred in an open teahou [...] | 2006-09-05 10:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL IZ TU |
06EFTOISLAMABAD17875 | BALOCHISTAN CLOSED BUT QUIET IN FOLLOW-ON PROTEST; [...] (U) On September 6, Balochistan was again shut down by a general "wheel jam and shutter down" strike to protest the death and burial of Nawab Bugti at the hands of the government (reftels). As with the September 1 and 3 strikes, the province-wide shutdown was generally peaceful and extended i [...] | 2006-09-07 13:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PK PREL PGOV KTER |
06EFTOKABUL5893 | TERRORIST FINANCE - DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU/NF) Deputy Econ Counselor delivered reftel information to First Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan Samiullah Ibrahimi and MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Naseer Andisha on December 16. Andisha acknowledged Afghanistan's obligations under UNSCR 1373 and promised to fo [...] | 2006-12-19 05:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER AFIN |
06EFTOMAPUTO981 | Mozambique - Fourth Iteration of ACOTA Training [...] (SBU) Summary: The fourth iteration of ACOTA peacekeeping training took place successfully July 17- August 4. Mozambican military officials expressed enthusiasm for the program and hope the USG will provide additional training. Separately, Defense Minister Dai emphasized to the Charge and D [...] | 2006-08-07 13:45:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MZ |
06EFTOPORTMORESBY350 | NOTHING FISHY ON THE INDONESIAN BOARDER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-28 03:05:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PP ID |
06EFTOPORTMORESBY364 | VANUATU - GHOST OF PHOENIX PAST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-01 06:47:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR NH |
06EFTORANGOON1092 | LOCAL NLD YOUTH HONOR ACTIVIST SU SU NWE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite increased scrutiny and harassment by the authorities, local NLD Youth members in Twante Township outside Rangoon held a ceremony July 30 honoring Su Su Nwe, the recently released political prisoner who successfully sued the regime over forced labor in her village (ref [...] | 2006-08-01 11:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM |
06EFTOSANAA1996 | ELECTIONS: CHARGE PRESSES FREEDOM AGENDA WITH [...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: In an unexpected meeting called by Saleh to discuss other issues (septel) on July 11, Charge pressed Saleh on respecting the June agreement of principles signed by the ruling party and the opposition. Charge particularly emphasized that equal access to government-owned med [...] | 2006-07-12 10:32:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM MEPI YE |
06EFTOSKOPJE206 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF US NATO [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as the government and opposition are gearing up for this summer's parliamentary election, the actual date of which has yet to be determined. Amid the clamor of mutual recrimination and mudslinging of the "pre-campaign," which already is underway, your visit is an excell [...] | 2006-03-02 15:47:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NATO MK |
06EFTOSKOPJE971 | MACEDONIA WILL PUBLICLY OPPOSE NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP MK |
06FREETOWN1007 | MIXED REACTIONS TO BLOOD DIAMOND MOVIE IN SIERRA [...] (SBU) Sierra Leonean reactions to the soon-to-be released Blood Diamond movie set in Sierra Leone are mixed. Due for release on December 8, the movie comes amidst an upsurge in public awareness about the conflict diamond trade and has drawn increasing attention to the African diamond mining [...] | 2006-12-11 10:05:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EMIN SL |
06FREETOWN1018 | SIERRA LEONE'S NEW HUMAN RIGHT COMMISSION SWORN IN [...] (U) Sierra Leone achieved another milestone in its post-conflict recovery on December 11 with the inauguration of the new Human Rights Commission (HRC). The five commissioners, who were proposed by civil society organizations, were sworn-in on International Human Rights Day in the presence o [...] | 2006-12-12 19:46:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SL |
06FREETOWN1028 | SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE: NEW SPECIAL [...] (C) The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) recently announced the appointment of Stephen Rapp as the new Special Prosecutor. Mr. Rapp called on the Ambassador December 14. In separate visits by AF/W Director Phil Carter on November 15 and Special Advisor to the Ambassador-at-Large for [...] | 2006-12-18 17:22:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PREL PGOV PHUM SL |
06FREETOWN1042 | SPECIAL COURT UPDATE: COURT PRESIDENT TO TRAVEL TO [...] (C) President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone Justice George Gelaga King informed the Ambassador December 22 that he planned to travel to New York to meet with the Court's Management Committee on January 22. He also requested Post's assistance to arrange meetings on January 23-24 at t [...] | 2006-12-27 17:12:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PREL PGOV PHUM SL |
06FREETOWN1054 | DEMARCHE: 2007 LIBERIA PARTNERS' FORUM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-28 16:25:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL SL |
06FREETOWN11 | SIERRA LEONE GARNERS PRAISE, REAPS $800 MILLION, [...] (U) Summary: The Consultative Group (CG) meeting on Sierra Leone on November 29-30 in London generated unexpected praise from the international community for the country's recovery after the end of the brutal decade-long civil war in early 2002. UK Secretary of State for International Develo [...] | 2006-01-04 16:00:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PREL SL |
06FREETOWN25 | UN PEACEKEEPERS LEAVE SIERRA LEONE, BUT FRAGILITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-11 17:33:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PREL SL |
06FREETOWN322 | Sierra Leoneans React to Human Rights Report [...] On April 13, the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee hosted its second annual workshop on the status of human rights in Sierra Leone and used the State Department's Country Report on Human Rights Practices as its basis for discussion. Human Rights Committee Chairman Dr. Alusine Fofana used t [...] | 2006-04-19 17:11:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL SL |
06FREETOWN341 | USS CARR VISIT TO FREETOWN -- FRUITFUL EXCHANGES, [...] (C) The USS Carr called on Freetown April 22-24 as part of its ongoing mission to strengthen partnerships in the Gulf of Guinea. The Navy wants to keep tabs on maritime activity connected to trafficking in drugs, trafficking in persons, illegal fisheries, and pollution, Task Force Commodore (N [...] | 2006-04-26 18:02:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPAO EWWT EFIS PINR MOPS EAID SENV |
06FREETOWN360 | AMCIT DETAINED FOR PHOTOGRAPHING SPECIAL COURT, NO [...] (C) On May 2, AmCit Michael Chemidlin was arrested for taking photographs of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (reftel) where war crimes indictee former Liberian President Charles Taylor is incarcerated awaiting trial. Chemidlin was accompanied by two Sierra Leoneans who he said told him to [...] | 2006-05-05 17:13:00 | Embassy Freetown | SECRET | ASEC CASC PREL SL LI |
06FREETOWN379 | GOVERNMENT STOPS COOPERATION WITH UN MISSION OVER [...] (C) President Kabbah and his Government did not like the criticisms in the recent UN Secretary General's quarterly report to the Security Council on the UNIOSIL mission and reacted by discontinuing cooperation with the UN mission. The international community supports UNIOSIL and the Executive [...] | 2006-05-11 19:44:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL USUN KDEM SL |
06FREETOWN389 | SYG ANNAN CALL TO KABBAH RESTORES GOSL-UNIOSIL [...] (C) UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's telephone call from Vienna to President Kabbah late on May 12 looks to have restored the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) - UNIOSIL relationship. Annan's call followed his May 10 letter to Kabbah (reftel). As a result, Kabbah reportedly rescinded the Go [...] | 2006-05-15 18:03:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM USUN SL |
06FREETOWN400 | LARGELY U.S.-OWNED SIERRA RUTILE OFF TO GOOD [...] (C) Sierra Rutile (SR) just exported the first shipment of mined product since 1995. Board members, including Chairman Walter Kansteiner, witnessed the re-entry of the US.-owned company into world markets. Up until the mid-1990s when the mining equipment was destroyed by rebels, SR was the wo [...] | 2006-05-17 15:32:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN ETRD EFIN PREL BEXP SL |
06FREETOWN409 | RE-ARRESTED: AMCIT ACCUSED OF TREASON [...] (C) On May 16, one day after a magistrate judge released American Citizen Michael Chemidlin and three Sierra Leoneans held on charges of conspiracy and treason for taking photographs of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, police re-arrested Chemidlin and two of the three Sierra Leoneans. The m [...] | 2006-05-24 10:07:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PINS KCRM PREL PHUM KDEM KAWC SL |
06FREETOWN441 | SIERRA LEONE DEBATES A STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL [...] The newly formed National Commission on Environment and Forestry (NaCEF) is reaching out to other stakeholders in the development of its Strategic Action Plan. The Regional Environmental Hub Officer made a presentation at a one-day conference about the lessons Sierra Leone could learn from th [...] | 2006-06-01 17:15:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID PREL SL |
06FREETOWN460 | NEW SPECIAL COURT PRESIDENT FAVORS TAYLOR [...] (C) On June 5, Ambassador and PolOff met with the new presiding judge of the Special Court for Sierra Leone Appeals Chamber (and President of the Special Court),Justice George Gelaga King, who just took up a one-year term of office. King thanked the Ambassador for the U.S. financial contribut [...] | 2006-06-05 17:46:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC SL NL |
06FREETOWN473 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SL GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS TIP [...] On June 6, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Acting Foreign Minister Dr. Mohamed Kamara. The Ambassador encouraged the GoSL to activate the Trafficking in Persons Task Force, as stipulated in the new Anti-Trafficking Act, and prepare a national strategy on TIP. Kamara was pleased [...] | 2006-06-12 09:23:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG SL |
06FREETOWN484 | SPECIAL COURT WANTS MORE MONEY, SUPPORT [...] (C) On June 9, visiting AF/W Director Phillip Carter and PolOff met separately with three principal officials at the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL): Registrar Lovemore Munlo, Acting Chief Prosecutor Christopher Staker, and Principal Defender Vincent Nmehielle. There appeared to be cons [...] | 2006-06-13 12:56:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC SL NL |
06FREETOWN496 | Liberians Riot At Freetown UNHCR Office [...] On June 12, a small contingent of disgruntled Liberian refugees, including ex-combatants who were recently refused refugee status, led an assault on the Freetown UNHCR office. Police arrested 61 people, but only after approximately $50,000 worth of damage was done to UNHCR vehicles and ground [...] | 2006-06-19 17:01:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PINS ASEC SL LI |
06FREETOWN500 | CHARLES TAYLOR DEPARTS FREETOWN FOR THE HAGUE [...] (C) At 0941 on June 20, a UN-chartered Airbus departed Lungi International Airport in Freetown with former Liberian President Charles Taylor onboard. 2. (C) Taylor departed the Special Court compound via helicoptor at 0900 enroute to Lungi under heavy security. Armored vehicles and UNMIL Ir [...] | 2006-06-20 10:11:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC KAWC SL NL |
06FREETOWN514 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SIERRA LEONE HAS NO DESIRE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-23 14:03:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SL |
06FREETOWN529 | OHCHR FIELD OFFICE NEEDS TO WORK HARDER ON TRC [...] The UNIOSIL Human Rights Section manages UNHCHR activities in Sierra Leone. The Section Director told PolAsst that the primary activities of his office were dissemination, sensitization, and implementation of the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) recommendations. Recent [...] | 2006-06-30 09:03:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SL |
06FREETOWN530 | LIBERIAN REFUGEES VOICE COMPLAINTS AT UNHCR WORLD [...] The June 12 riot at UNHCR offices in Freetown was addressed by several panelists at the World Refugee Day event on June 20. GoSL officials condemned the action and chastised supporters of the urban refugees that led the riot. An urban refugee representative responded to these comments with [...] | 2006-06-30 09:18:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PINS ASEC SL LI |
06FREETOWN537 | TIP TASK FORCE: UP BUT NOT QUITE RUNNING [...] On June 22, the Minister of Social Welfare met with PolOff to discuss the progress of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Task Force. The minister voiced concerns over the contents of the 2005 TIP Report, but was committed to the establishment of the Task Force. In its first meeting, the Task [...] | 2006-07-03 09:18:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG SL |
06FREETOWN554 | THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG GOODBYE: KABBAH OPENS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-10 12:38:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SL |
06FREETOWN597 | WOLFOWITZ HAILS SIERRA LEONE'S PROGRESS [...] (U) On the first visit ever by a World Bank President to Sierra Leone, Paul Wolfowitz hailed Sierra Leone as "one of the most successful post-conflict countries." Speaking to the press at the end of a July 20-21 trip to meet with the Government, civil society, and war amputees, and to visit the [...] | 2006-07-21 16:00:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL SL |
06FREETOWN603 | TFLE01: LEBANESE IN SIERRA LEONE APPEAL TO U.S. [...] SUMMARY: On July 25, five representatives from the Lebanese community in Sierra Leone met with the Ambassador and PolOff to present a letter asking for strong U.S. action to broker a ceasefire with Israel. The President of the Lebanese Community in Sierra Leone said that the bombings are out [...] | 2006-07-26 08:52:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CASC ASEC MOPS SL LE IS |
06FREETOWN617 | SPECIAL COURT REGISTRAR DISCUSSES COMPLETION OF [...] (U) Special Court for Sierra Leone Registrar Lovemore Munlo met with Ambassador and PolOff on July 26 to discuss a number of issues the Court faces, including its completion strategy (discussed in reftel). Munlo stood by the draft completion calendar forwarded to the Management Committee that [...] | 2006-07-31 14:40:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC SL SG |
06FREETOWN702 | SIERRA LEONE STILL UNDECIDED ON UNSC VOTE, BUT [...] (C) On August 24, PolOff met with Director General of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Umaru Wurie. Wurie said that he is expecting a Venezuelan envoy to arrive on September 3 to discuss his country's candidacy for the UN Security Council. Wurie said Sierra Leone's permanent representative to the UN [...] | 2006-08-28 09:06:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNGA SL GT VE |
06FREETOWN707 | SIERRA LEONE'S VOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] (C) On August 28, Director General of Foreign Affairs Umaru Wurie told the Ambassador that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recommended to their mission at the UN to vote in favor of Michael Matheson's candidacy to the UN International Law Commission. 2. (C) On an earlier occasion, Wurie [...] | 2006-08-29 07:44:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA SL US |
06FREETOWN709 | FREETOWN REPLY: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN HUMAN [...] (C) On August 28, Director General of Foreign Affairs Umaru Wurie told the Ambassador that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recommended to their mission at the UN to vote in favor of Ruth Wedgewood's candidacy to the UN Human Rights Committee. 2. (C) On an earlier occasion, Wurie told Po [...] | 2006-08-29 07:45:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SL US |
06FREETOWN716 | IRANIAN DELEGATION LEAVES SIERRA LEONE [...] (U) On August 22, Sierra Leone's state broadcasting network reported the previous day's visit of an Iranian delegation to Sierra Leone. According to the report, Iranian Minister of Agriculture Mohammed Reza Eskanderi led a 27-man delegation that included the Deputy Ministers of Defense, Energ [...] | 2006-08-31 09:31:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SL IR |
06FREETOWN810 | AMBASSADOR HOSTS SUCCESSFUL RAMADAN IFTAR [...] On September 27, the Ambassador invited members of Sierra Leone's Muslim community to the residence to participate in a Maghreb Prayer and Ifter to break the Ramadan fast. The event was well attended by about 75 prominent Muslim Sheiks, clerics and Imams, as well as Minister of Labor Alpha Tim [...] | 2006-09-29 14:48:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL KPAO SL |
06FREETOWN840 | SIERRA LEONE LAUNCHES YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SCHEME [...] (U) On October 9, Charge and PolOff attended the launching of the GoSL's Youth Employment Scheme (YES). Vice President Solomon Berewa gave the keynote address. Many ministers and a few donor agencies' representatives attended the event. Berewa announce that the government had earmarked 1 [...] | 2006-10-12 18:00:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON SL |
06FREETOWN852 | SIERRA LEONE CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA [...] (C) Per reftel C instructions, Charge met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Umaru Wurie October 17 to confirm GoSL's continuing support of Guatemala's UNSC candidacy. DG Wurie confirmed the message received by the Embassy on October 16 (Ref D) that he had contacted the GoSL [...] | 2006-10-18 07:24:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VT SL |
06FREETOWN854 | DEMARCHE: CONVENTION ON CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS [...] On October 17, Charge met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Umaru Wurie to deliver reftel points and discuss the CCW protocol on anti-vehicle mines. Charge explained the framework of the protocol and opt-in provisions and USG concerns about the inability to reach consensus on [...] | 2006-10-18 11:44:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MCAP PREL SL |
06FREETOWN855 | NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST: SIERRA LEONE [...] (C) On October 17, Charge met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Umaru Wurie to deliver reftel points and share USG concerns with North Korea's October 8 nuclear test and continuing efforts to develop WMD. Charge emphasized the importance of preventing North Korea from develo [...] | 2006-10-18 11:46:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KPAO WMD MNUC SL |
06FREETOWN856 | DEMARCHE ON RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [...] On October 17, Charge met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Umaru Wurie to deliver reftel points and non-papers. Charge expressed USG concerns about the flaws of the text, noting that the document endorsed by the Human Rights Council lacked consensus and a definition of the t [...] | 2006-10-18 11:53:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN SL |
06FREETOWN876 | REQUEST TO PURSUE STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT WITH [...] This is an action request. See Para. 5 2. Since 2001 DOD has assigned at least three U.S. Military personnel to serve as U.S. liaison at the International Military Advisory Training Team (IMATT). Although the UK concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Sierra Leone (G [...] | 2006-10-26 17:13:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL SL |
06FREETOWN953 | Embassy Freetown Dedicates New Embassy Compound November [...] On November 16, Embassy Freetown officially dedicated the New Embassy Compound. OBO Director General Charles E. Williams and Sierra Leone Vice President Soloman E. Berewa (representing President Kabbah who was out of the country) and the Ambassador participated in the outdoor ceremony, unveile [...] | 2006-11-21 09:37:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO ABLD AGMT CVIS SL |
06FREETOWN971 | PARLIAMENT PASSES 2007 BUDGET [...] On November 22, Parliament passed the 2007 budget after a series of debates. The government says that it will increase capital expenditures to rebuild capacity to deliver basic services and support private sector development. Government officials estimate economic growth at 7.5 percent for 2 [...] | 2006-11-29 07:13:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL SL |
06FUKUOKA10 | U.S. BEEF: A MUCH TOUGHER SELL IN KYUSHU POST-"HOTEL RACK" [...] (SBU) Widespread negative media coverage of the Beef Export Verification (BEV) agreement violation in January, the Government of Japan's (GOJ) re-imposition of its import ban on U.S. beef, and subsequent political haranguing between the ruling LDP and opposition DPJ parties over the issue have [...] | 2006-02-21 09:31:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON PREL BEXP JA |
06FUKUOKA11 | USS STETHEM'S NAGASAKI VISIT ENDS SMOOTHLY DESPITE [...] (SBU) On February 13, the USS Stethem concluded a successful three-day routine visit to Nagasaki City. The Stethem's visit was the first USN port call to Nagasaki since June 2002 and the 15th one to that city since 1967. Although there was strong opposition to the visit by the Nagasaki Prefe [...] | 2006-02-22 06:48:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL JA |
06FUKUOKA17 | FUKUOKA GOVERNOR DISMISSES "CHINA THREAT," BUT ALSO [...] (U) Local perceptions of China as an economic threat have diminished as Japan's economy successfully adjusts to new global market realities, according to Fukuoka Prefecture Governor Wataru Aso. The emergence of China and other big developing countries as major markets, and renewed emphasis by [...] | 2006-03-06 04:54:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND PREL TNGD CH JA |
06FUKUOKA21 | IWAKUNI REFERENDUM BOOSTS MAYOR'S PROSPECTS, BUT WORRIES [...] (SBU) The March 12 referendum in Iwakuni City, in which 87% of the participants voted to oppose the transfer of the USS Kitty Hawk air carrier wing from Atsugi to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni under proposed U.S. forces realignment plans, appears to have produced one clear winner: c [...] | 2006-03-15 08:37:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR PREL SOCI JA |
06FUKUOKA27 | RE-ELECTED IWAKUNI MAYOR TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE ON U.S. NAVAL [...] (U) On April 23, Katsusuke Ihara easily defeated an LDP-supported opponent and a third candidate in the Iwakuni City mayoral election. Ihara, who was mayor of Iwakuni City prior to its March 20 merger with seven smaller towns, obtained 69% of the votes compared to the 28% and 2% obtained by [...] | 2006-04-24 09:13:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR PREL JA |
06GABORONE453 | SCENESETTER FOR DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO BOTSWANA [...] Mission Botswana welcomes the visit of DAS Carol Thompson on April 12-13. As a stable, middle-income, multi-party democracy, Botswana represents the potential of Africa. Yet, Botswana faces significant challenges - a severe HIV/AIDS epidemic, an international human rights controversy over th [...] | 2006-03-31 12:07:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON KHIV PHUM MOPS BC |
06GABORONE653 | FRUSTRATED WITH MUGABE, BOTSWANA TO TIGHTEN BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite its frustration with President Mugabe's misrule, the Government of Botswana has no proactive strategy for dealing with the problem. Caught between the opinion of most donor governments on one hand and its neighbors' demand for regional solidarity on the other, the GOB h [...] | 2006-05-12 06:14:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM GM ZI BC |
06GABORONE786 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN ARMS [...] (S) Referenced demarche on Botswana's purchase of small arms ammunition form Iran was delivered to the Director for Europe and North America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on 15 June. Director Sesara George stated that while he was not aware of the purchase, he was personally "aghast" to hear [...] | 2006-06-15 12:42:00 | Embassy Gaborone | SECRET//NOFORN | BC ETRD ETTC IR PARM PREL |
06GABORONE836 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN ARMS DEAL CANCELED [...] (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Europe and North America, Sesara George, informed the Embassy on 22 June of the cancellation of Botswana's small arms ammunition purchase from Iran (refs). Earlier in the week he had telephoned to tell us that the MFA had confirmed the existence o [...] | 2006-06-26 14:29:00 | Embassy Gaborone | SECRET//NOFORN | BC ETRD ETTC IR PARM PREL |
06GABORONE933 | BOTSWANA HOUSES PROVIDED THROUGH CHINESE LOANS [...] SUMMARY: The government of Botswana has again turned to the China Export-Import Bank to fund a construction project, despite a loan provision requiring that the work be performed by Chinese firms. The $9.2 million loan will fund construction of 293 houses in Gaborone. Parliamentary support [...] | 2006-07-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON BEXP BC CH |
06GENEVA2030 | INSIDE THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \ [...] (C) The newly established Human Rights Council (HRC) \ within the space of two months held an inaugural session \ (June 19-30) and two special sessions (July 5-6 and August \ 11) both focused on condemning Israel. As the U.S. \ Government debates whether or not to seek election to the \ Council n [...] | 2006-08-23 05:21:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC PREL |
06GENEVA2102 | ANTI-VEHICLE MINE PROTOCOL: ENGAGING RUSSIA ON NEW [...] (U) This is an action request. Mission Geneva requests that Department ask Embassy Moscow to convey the points at para 5 to appropriate host government officials in the MFA's Department of International Security and Arms Control (note: MFA/DVBR Director Anatoliy Antonov has been involved in o [...] | 2006-08-29 15:44:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PARM PREL RS |
06GENEVA2176 | INDIAN UN SECRETARY-GENERAL CANDIDATE THAROOR [...] On August 28, Ambassador Tichenor met with Shashi Tharoor, India's candidate for UN Secretary-General, during a dinner hosted by Indian PermRep Singh. Tharoor reviewed themes outlined in his September 4 Newsweek editorial, discussing with the Ambassador and other Geneva-based PermReps his vi [...] | 2006-09-06 16:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN IN |
06GENEVA2178 | ANTI-VEHICLE MINE PROTOCOL: ENGAGING PAKISTAN ON A [...] (C) This is an action request. As recommended by Pakistani Amb Masood Kahn to USDEL in Aug 28-Sept 6 CCW meeting, Mission Geneva requests that Department convey the points at para 6 to Pakistani ambassador in Washington and that DoD request military attach in Islamabad to convey same points [...] | 2006-09-08 07:13:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PARM PREL PK |
06GENEVA2180 | CONVENTION ON CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS: REPORT ON AUG [...] (C) Summary: The August 28-September 6 session of the Group of Governmental experts of the states parties to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW),which also served as the final preparatory committee for the November Review Conference of CCW states parties, spent a significant amount o [...] | 2006-09-08 08:19:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PARM PREL |
06GENEVA2337 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL -- REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON [...] This is an action request. See para 6. SUMMARY ------- 2. Informals, led by Swiss Permanent Representative Blaise Godet, were held September 15 to continue discussions on replacing the existing 1503 human rights procedure with a new complaints procedure endorsed by the Human Rights Co [...] | 2006-09-22 08:20:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNHRC |
06GENEVA2614 | GEORGIAN PERMREP ASKS FOR HIGH-LEVEL U.S. [...] (C) Georgian PermRep Levan Mikeladze and Political Counselor Valerian Katamadze met with Ambassador Tichenor Oct. 13 to request U.S. intervention on behalf of Georgia in response to Russia's retaliation against Georgia following the arrest and later expulsion of four Russian military officers [...] | 2006-10-16 15:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS GG AM RS |
06GENEVA3142 | GREENTREE AGREEMENT FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE MEETING IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-15 16:26:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CM NI |
06GENEVA582 | 36TH UNHCR STANDING COMMITTEE - PROGRAM BUDGETS [...] (U ) Summary. The Deputy High Commissioner, the Controller and the head of External Relations provided a briefing to member states on UNHCR strategies to meet the current budget crisis. Member states were frank in their remarks to UNHCR, sometimes highlighting the organization's shortcoming [...] | 2006-03-14 16:10:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL UNHCR |
06GENEVA597 | 36TH UNHCR STANDING COMMITTEE: AFRICA DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) Summary: Africa Bureau Director Marjon Kamara and Director of Operations for the Sudan Situation Jean-Marie Fakhouri addressed participants in the 36th Meeting of the Standing Committee (SC) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on March 8. Both highlighted the di [...] | 2006-03-16 13:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL SMIG XA |
06GEORGETOWN1011 | JAGDEO EXPLAINS RATIONALE FOR SUPPORT OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a September 27 press conference, President Jagdeo cited national interest and assurances that Venezuela will not advance its claim on the disputed Essequibo border region as justification for Guyana's support of Venezuela's bid for the U.N. Security Council (UNSC). The statement [...] | 2006-09-28 20:12:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET KPAO UNSC GY |
06GEORGETOWN1038 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points on October 4 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudy Insanally. Insanally stopped short of committing to specifics but indicated that Guyana's support was likely, stating, "we are all of one mind" on this issue. ROBINSON [...] | 2006-10-04 19:59:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP GY |
06GEORGETOWN1049 | MONUMENT FOR CUBANA BOMBING VICTIMS PLANNED [...] (U) Cuban Ambassador Merchante Castellanos, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudy Insanally, and Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green spoke at a ceremony on Friday afternoon marking the 30th anniversary of the 1976 Cubana C.U. 455 bombing. Seventy-three people, including eleven Guyanese, were kille [...] | 2006-10-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER EAIR KPAO CU VE GY |
06GEORGETOWN1069 | SURVEY OF ETHANOL POTENTIAL IN GUYANA [...] SUMMARY: Though a small-scale sugar producer, Guyana could be a lucrative destination for investment in ethanol production. Guyana's efforts to streamline its sugar industry and lower the cost of production--which will enable it to remain competitive--have limited excess cane capacity and inves [...] | 2006-10-13 19:53:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAGR PREL PGOV GY |
06GEORGETOWN1097 | MEETING OF G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ADVISORY GROUP IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Embassy in Georgetown hosted the first local meeting of the G-8 Counter-Terrorism Advisory Group (CTAG) on October 20. Guyana ForMin Rudy Insanally said the terrorist threat is not prominent in Guyana but also called for capacity-building assistance in enacting count [...] | 2006-10-23 19:30:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN1135 | OAS AMBASSADOR MAISTO VISITS GUYANA: TALKS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador John Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS),visited Georgetown October 18-20, meeting government and opposition leaders, addressing local media, and encouraging the pursuit of democracy and development. He also used his tr [...] | 2006-10-31 14:52:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM OAS GY |
06GEORGETOWN1149 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points and non-papers to Esther Gitten, Desk Officer within the Multilateral and Global Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Senior MFA personnel are currently preoccupied with the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) meeting being held i [...] | 2006-11-02 20:16:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UNGA GY |
06GEORGETOWN1172 | POLICE COMMISSIONER GREENE: GIVE US BARABBAS [...] (C) Summary: President Bharrat Jagdeo appears set to make Acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene the permanent head of the Guyana Police Force. Elevating Greene makes political sense--his aggressive response to out of control street crime is a hit--but the president fears it may cause prob [...] | 2006-11-07 15:43:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM GY |
06GEORGETOWN1178 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COUNTRY SPECIFIC RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS AT [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points to Jackie Hamer, Director for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 6. Hamer had no substantive response. Ambassador is scheduled to follow up with Foreign Minister Insanally at 1600 hours, Wednesday, November 8. ROBINSON [...] | 2006-11-08 17:32:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN GY |
06GEORGETOWN1186 | STAFFDEL MEACHAM AND TOON VISIT: DISCUSS MLO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Carl Meacham and Bernard Toon, Senior Professional Staff Members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, traveled to Guyana November 2-4. The primary focus of their visit was to understand the process and procedures whereby the State Department oversees security assistan [...] | 2006-11-09 21:24:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR KDEM OREP GY |
06GEORGETOWN119 | VISAS VIPER: JANUARY 2006 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Post's VISAS VIPER Committee met on February 1, 2006, covering the period January 5, 2006 to February 1, 2006. Conoff Wells chaired the meeting. DCM, ECON, POL, CONS, RSO, and MLO attended. Non-resident LEGATT was queried separately. 2. No VISAS VIPER telegrams were submitted during this [...] | 2006-02-02 21:03:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN1208 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE OF IMO MARITIME SAFETY [...] Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Ivor English, Director General, Guyana Maritime Administration, on November 14, 2006. English said MARAD will not be sending a representative to the November 29 International Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee meeting. English agreed to rev [...] | 2006-11-15 18:56:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS KTIA IMO INMARSAT GY |
06GEORGETOWN1216 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CWC [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points on November 6 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Director Jackie Hamer and followed up on November 14. Hamer had no substantive response but promised to follow up on the issue. ROBINSON [...] | 2006-11-16 12:15:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CBW BWC CWC OPCW GY |
06GEORGETOWN1218 | GUYANA ENDORSES U.S.-CARICOM INITIATIVE TO COMBAT ILLICIT [...] Ambassador met with Guyana Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee on November 14 and delivered the joint U.S.-CARICOM Agreement on Illicit Trafficking in Arms. Rohee said that Guyana endorses the statement and that he will raise the matter with FonMin Insanally and President Jagdeo. Ambassador [...] | 2006-11-16 20:27:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MASS PARM PREL CARICOM OAS GY |
06GEORGETOWN1224 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON [...] A/DCM delivered reftel talking points to Jackie Hamer, Director for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 17. Hamer had no substantive response. Post will follow-up with the Foreign Ministry early the week of November 20. ROBINSON [...] | 2006-11-17 19:49:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN GY |
06GEORGETOWN1255 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL [...] ConOff delivered reftel demarche on November 29, 2006 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas and Asia Department Director Audrey Waddell and verbally delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee. Waddell had no substantive response, but promised to relay the informatio [...] | 2006-11-30 19:01:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN1277 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING GUYANA'S ABSENCE FROM [...] Guyana has sent Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation Dr. Henry Jeffrey to the AFCARPAC Summit in Khartoum and preliminary meetings beginning December 3. EmbOff delivered relevant reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation Permanent Secr [...] | 2006-12-06 18:08:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS SOCI SU GY |
06GEORGETOWN130 | Guyana Snares Cuban Medical Aid And Scholarships [...] President Jagdeo returned from a two-day visit to Cuba and held a press conference to trumpet several pledges of assistance, including the establishment of an ophthalmology clinic and a scholarship program for Guyanese students to study medicine, agriculture and engineering in Cuba. The eye cl [...] | 2006-02-07 15:22:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID PREL SCUL KPAO KHIV CU GY |
06GEORGETOWN137 | DEATH THREAT AGAINST U.S. AMBASSADOR AND PROMINENT [...] (S) Ambassador met with Major General (ret.) Norman McLean on February 8 at McLean's request. At the meeting, McLean handed Ambassador a sheet of paper listing information he had received from a policeman who has access to the Buxton area. This paper described a discussion regarding an operati [...] | 2006-02-08 23:27:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET | ASEC PTER PGOV PREL SNAR GY |
06GEORGETOWN14 | VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Post's VISAS VIPER Committee met on January 4, 2006, covering the period December 7, 2005 to January 4, 2006. Conoff Wells chaired the meeting. DCM, ECON, POL, CONS, RSO, and MLO attended. Non-resident LEGATT was queried separately. 2. No VISAS VIPER telegrams were submitted during this [...] | 2006-01-05 16:06:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN151 | GUYANA ASSUMES CHAIR OF RIO GROUP [...] (U) SUMMARY. Guyana has assumed chairmanship of the Rio Group from Argentina. At the handing over ceremony FonMin Insanally emphasized that the group will focus on democracy and human rights, poverty alleviation, and multilateralism under Guyana's stewardship. Guyana has a proud history of l [...] | 2006-02-13 20:39:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EU HA XM XL GY UN |
06GEORGETOWN170 | STATEMENT DELIVERED: IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO UN [...] (U) Per reftel, Ambassador briefed Foreign Minister Insanally on the IAEA's reporting of Iran to the UN Security Council during February 15 meeting on another matter. Ambassador provided copies of President's and Secretary's statements. 2. (U) Post will forward any response by the Governmen [...] | 2006-02-17 19:04:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC GY |
06GEORGETOWN171 | GUYANA: MESSAGE DELIVERED ON PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Per reftel, Ambassador delivered message on Paelstinian assistance to Foreign Minister Insanally during February 15 meeting on another matter. 2. (U) Post will forward any response from the Government of Guyana. 3. (SBU) FM Insanally agreed that the Palestinian Authority needs to ab [...] | 2006-02-17 19:05:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL IS PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN191 | GUYANA FM LIKES GUATEMALA FOR UNSC [...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister (and UN PermRep) Rudy Insanally February 27 to deliver demarche regarding the candidates for the 2007-2008 Latin America non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). 2. (C) Insanally said that he has discussed the matter with Gua [...] | 2006-02-27 17:47:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GT VE GY UNSC UN |
06GEORGETOWN203 | CARICOM QUESTIONS ON MINISTERIAL AGENDA AND [...] (U) Ambassador met with CARICOM A/SYG for Community and Foreign Relations, Ambassador Colin Granderson, March 1 to briefly discuss upcoming ministerial with Secretary Rice. Granderson gave Ambassador a non-paper containing CARICOM's proposed agenda, questions pertaining to the working meals, [...] | 2006-03-02 14:14:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL XL |
06GEORGETOWN21 | CARICOM A/SGY DISCUSSES PROPOSED MINISTERIAL [...] (U) On January 4, Ambassador and DCM met with Ambassador Colin Granderson, CARICOM A/SGY for Foreign and Community Relations, to discuss the agenda for the Secretary's proposed February meeting with CARICOM SIPDIS foreign ministers. 2. (SBU) Granderson is awaiting responses from CARICOM [...] | 2006-01-06 14:50:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL XL CARICOM |
06GEORGETOWN22 | CABINET SECRETARY ANNOUNCES GUYANA DEA OFFICE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Presidential Secretariat Head Roger Luncheon told a press conference that the GoG welcomes the establishment of a U.S. DEA office in Guyana, but acknowledged that certain details still need to be addressed. The state-owned newspaper carried the story the following day under the [...] | 2006-01-06 18:25:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN242 | CUBA ON DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE IN CARIBBEAN [...] (U) Cuba's Ambassador to Guyana and CARICOM, Alejandro Marchante Castellanos, presented his credentials to CARICOM SYG Edwin Carrington March 10. In his remarks, Castellanos said that Cuba planned to establish four new diplomatic missions in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Vincent and the [...] | 2006-03-14 14:26:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL GY XL CU |
06GEORGETOWN254 | INCSR Sparks Lively, Constructive Debate in Guyana [...] SUMMARY. The 2006 INCSR has resonated with the Guyanese public and generated considerable dialogue in the media in the two weeks since its release. All television and radio news programs carried the 2006 INCSR as their lead story on March 1 and the next morning. TV news and talk shows revolve [...] | 2006-03-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL KCRM KPAO GY |
06GEORGETOWN258 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-CARICOM INITIATIVE TO [...] DCM delivered demarche per reftel March 17 to Ambassador Elizabeth Harper, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General. Harper was receptive to the concept of the initiative to Combat Illicit Trafficking In Arms. She recognized the proposal as a step towards moving the U.S.-CARICOM dialogue [...] | 2006-03-17 20:25:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MASS PARM PREL XL GY CARICOM |
06GEORGETOWN29 | FONMIN DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND OAS VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Insanally January 9 to discuss: a) efforts to strengthen the UN human rights machinery through the Human Rights Council; b) OAS A/SGY Ramdin's anticipated visit and the need for an OAS long-term observer mission for the upcoming elections; and [...] | 2006-01-10 19:54:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL GY UN OAS |
06GEORGETOWN299 | PROPOSED AGENDA FOR APRIL 12 CARICOM-USTR [...] an extension of the waiver for CBI (which expired in December 2005) 2. possibility of negotiating an appropriate US-CARICOM Trade Agreement 3. a re-configured Trade and Investment Council and the modalities attendant hereto (as suggested by the US Secretary of State on the occasion of t [...] | 2006-03-30 19:43:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL EAGR ECIN XL GY |
06GEORGETOWN30 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREEMPTING MORALES' MESSAGE [...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Insanally January 9 and delivered talking points on U.S. concerns and suggestions regarding the Morales government (Ref A). Ambassador noted that Guyana will take over as chair of the Rio Group later this month and asked Insanally to raise the issue wit [...] | 2006-01-10 20:04:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO GY |
06GEORGETOWN327 | BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR CARICOM-USTR MEETING: [...] Minister of Foreign Trade and International Commerce, Clement Rohee, will represent Guyana at the USTR-CARICOM meeting April 12. Below is a brief overview of Guyana's economy and Rohee's bio. --------------------------------------------- ---------- An Agricultural Economy With Heavy U.S. Mar [...] | 2006-04-07 19:53:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN329 | Guyana Economic/Commercial Round-up: March 2006 [...] Trade: Parliament Passes CSME-Related Bills 2. Agriculture: Bumper Rice Crop Expected, Slight Price Increase 3. Public Finance: Flat Income Tax at 33 1/3% 4. Investment: Two Airline Investors Considering Guyana 5. Bilateral Economic Activity: Cuban Lightbulbs [...] | 2006-04-07 21:01:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAIR EAGR PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN365 | Venezuela and the Caribbean [...] Following is text of the editorial in today's Stabroek News newspaper, Guyana's leading independent newspaper. The editorial is a good reflection of the Guyanese thinking man's view of Venezuela, Chavez, and the 160 year-old boundary dispute. 2. BEGIN TEXT: It was columnist Mr. Reggie D [...] | 2006-04-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS ECIN EINV EPET EAID XL VE GY |
06GEORGETOWN40 | CARICOM UPDATE--DRUGS, DISASTERS, ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning, speaking as chairman of CARICOM, identified drug control, disaster preparedness, and deeper regional integration as key issues facing the organization. He also announced January 30 date for the signing ceremony for the Caribbean Sing [...] | 2006-01-13 15:02:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR ETRD EAGR GY CARICOM |
06GEORGETOWN424 | INTERAGENCY EFFORT TO APPREHEND GUYANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met April 20 in Port of Spain with Ambassador to Suriname Marsha E. Barnes and officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),Department of Homeland Security (DHS),Department of Justice (DOJ),and Embassies Georgetown and Paramaribo. The meeting accomplish [...] | 2006-05-11 15:53:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PINS KCRM GY NS |
06GEORGETOWN433 | NARCO-CRIMINAL ROGER KHAN LASHES OUT AT USG [...] (U) Guyana's leading narco-trafficker Shaheed "Roger" Khan has stepped up his public relations attack since news of his grand jury indictment emerged May 5 on conspiracy to import cocaine emerged. Khan approached various media organizations May 10 with a statement painting himself as a victim [...] | 2006-05-11 20:20:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM GY |
06GEORGETOWN489 | REQUEST AND RATIONALE FOR DEA OFFICE IN GUYANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In light of the great and increasing influence of the narcotics trade and related transnational crimes in Guyana, Post requests the formal establishment of a DEA office at Embassy Georgetown. Guyana is well on its way to narco-statehood -- a prospect that poses a real threat to [...] | 2006-05-24 20:05:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL KCRM GY |
06GEORGETOWN493 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR NEW [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered demarche per reftel May 24 to Ambassador Elizabeth Harper, Director General (and number two) at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Harper does not believe the GoG has had any communication or interaction with the new Iraqi government. Although providing assistance is out of [...] | 2006-05-25 18:52:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PGOV KPAO IZ GY |
06GEORGETOWN494 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL [...] (C) PolOff delivered demarche per reftel May 24 to Ambassador Elizabeth Harper, Director General (and number two) at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Harper was unaware of any movement afoot to include a statement in support of Iran at the NAM Ministerial. Nor had she read such language in the d [...] | 2006-05-25 18:54:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AORC AIEA KNNP UNSC IR GY |
06GEORGETOWN499 | TIME HAS COME FOR COORDINATED PLAN ON GUYANA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Commonwealth Secretariat's Special Envoy to Guyana briefed Ambassador and other donor representatives May 25 on his "depressing" visit to Guyana. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) conceded May 24 that it would not be able to hold elections before September 12, beyond e [...] | 2006-05-25 21:17:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM GY |
06GEORGETOWN5 | Guyanese Business Optimistic as CSME Approaches [...] On Christmas Day, GOG President Jagdeo signed documents indicating Guyana's commitment to the CSME, becoming the sixth CARICOM head of state to do so. This was the culmination of several initiatives aimed at preparing Guyana for CSME compliance by January 1. In other recent developments, parli [...] | 2006-01-03 16:18:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL ECON BEXP XL GY CARICOM |
06GEORGETOWN504 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered demarche May 31 per reftel to Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudy Insanally. President Jagdeo is out of the country. Insanally agreed that all possibilities for a negotiated settlement must be explored. He suggested that a statement of encouragement from CARICOM might [...] | 2006-06-01 12:31:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IR GY |
06GEORGETOWN518 | GOG REQUESTS FOLLOW-UP MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR [...] The GOG has requested that the USG provide follow-up medical attention for Guyana Defense Force (GDF) soldier Calvin Lewis, who suffers from severe venous stasis disease. 2. Private Lewis was originally injured in an ammunition storage point explosion in December 2000. He was evacuated to [...] | 2006-06-02 16:21:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN519 | GUYANA'S SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S UNSC PUSH UP IN [...] (U) Ambassador delivered demarche May 31 per reftel to Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudy Insanally. 2. (C) Insanally is "sympathetic to Guatemala's ambition" for the Latin American non-permanent UNSC seat, but the "bugbear" remains its border issue with Belize. He referred more than once t [...] | 2006-06-02 16:36:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC GY XL |
06GEORGETOWN533 | RESPONDING TO GOG SECURITY ASSISTANCE REQUEST [...] (U) Para 9 contains action request for WHA. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The GoG requested security assistance from the U.S., UK and Canada in the wake of Agriculture Minister Satyadeow Sawh's assassination April 22 (refs A and B). The GoG's initial request was hasty and vague -- a knee-jerk reactio [...] | 2006-06-07 13:50:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL ASEC KCRM GY |
06GEORGETOWN546 | USING IDB DEBT WRITE-OFF AS LEVERAGE WITH GOG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post understands that the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will consider forgiving $3.5 billion of debt owed by its five poorest members, including Guyana. This presents a unique opportunity to influence the GoG to follow through on long overdue governance improvements. The [...] | 2006-06-09 18:48:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PREL EAID KCRM GY |
06GEORGETOWN577 | VENEZUELA-GUYANA BORDER DISPUTE OVERSHADOWS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-16 16:31:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS ECON EPET PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN595 | AMBASSADOR: TIE IDB DEBT FORGIVENESS, MCC TO REFORM [...] (C) I recently learned that the IDB is planning to forgive the debt owed by its five poorest members -- including almost a half billion dollars that Guyana owes. I cannot stress enough the unique opportunity this gives us to induce meaningful reform in a country that has obstinately resisted [...] | 2006-06-20 15:05:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KDEM KMCA GY |
06GEORGETOWN597 | GUYANA RESPONSE: UNHRC - ANTICIPATED OIC ASSAULT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered points orally June 19 per reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of Multilateral and Global Affairs, Jacqueline Hamer. She said that Guyana would not be represented at the UN Human Rights Council session. Nevertheless, she agreed in principle that the HRC [...] | 2006-06-20 17:50:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM GY |
06GEORGETOWN63 | CARICOM SYG DISCUSSES MINISTERIAL MEETING AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with CARICOM SYG Carrington January 17 to discuss proposed ministerial between Secretary and CARICOM FonMins. Carrington suggested postponing the meeting until the week of March 27. CARICOM is in general agreement with the five broad agenda topics, but requested [...] | 2006-01-19 12:26:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL XL CARICOM |
06GEORGETOWN640 | (C/NF) GUYANA RESPONSE: DESI BOUTERSE AND SHAHEED [...] (C) Post presents response to ref A. Noting that Shaheed "Roger" Khan is now in custody, Post takes this opportunity to mention other narco-criminals in Guyana eager to take over Khan's turf (see paras 14-17). As Minister of Home Affairs told Ambassador at their June 23 meeting: "When one st [...] | 2006-06-29 18:22:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV GY NS |
06GEORGETOWN643 | BUYER BEWARE: THE PERILS OF GIFT DIPLOMACY IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Like many of its Caribbean neighbors, Guyana receives various high-profile gifts from countries pursuing diplomatic objectives, most notably Cuba and the People's Republic of China (PRC). Despite initial fanfare and high-profile media attention, however, many of these offers are [...] | 2006-06-29 20:52:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL KPAO GY |
06GEORGETOWN651 | NO CARICOM CONSENSUS YET ON UNSC SEAT [...] (U) Under the headline "Venezuela or Guatemala for UN seat? Caricom still undecided", the independent Stabroek News reported July 6 that the CARICOM Heads of Government have refrained from reaching consensus on a regional block vote for the UNSC seat. Guyana FonMin Insanally's comments indica [...] | 2006-07-06 14:41:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS UNSC CARICOM GY XL |
06GEORGETOWN663 | GUYANA POLITICS BACK TO THE FORE: ELECTION PREVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY. Election-related activity hit a lull in the latter half of June as news of narco-criminal Shaheed "Roger" Khan's arrest transfixed Guyana. With Khan now in U.S. custody, election controversy is heating up again. Although many electoral preparations are progressing well, the main [...] | 2006-07-07 18:21:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM GY |
06GEORGETOWN667 | PLAN TO COAX GUYANA INTO IMPLEMENTING GOVERNANCE [...] (U) This is an action request for WHA -- see para 6. 2. (C) Ambassador met July 6 with mission chiefs from UK, Canada, European Community (EC),UNDP, IDB, and World Bank to discuss a strategy for approaching President Jagdeo with a coordinated message on elections. The group proposes that [...] | 2006-07-07 20:07:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM GY |
06GEORGETOWN672 | CARICOM DID NOT DECIDE ON UNSC SEAT SAYS GUYANA [...] (C) Ambassador probed Guyana's and CARICOM's stance on the UNSC seat issue during a July 10 farewell call on Foreign Minister Rudy Insanally. (Note: Insanally represented Guyana at the St. Kitts CARICOM Heads of Government meeting, in President Jagdeo's absence.) Insanally plans to address th [...] | 2006-07-10 20:24:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC CARICOM GY |
06GEORGETOWN673 | GUYANA: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered message and statement July 7 per reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs' acting director for Department of Americas and Asia, Audrey Waddell. Waddell did not have a response to the points about North Korea's missile launches and did not seem very familiar with the issue. [...] | 2006-07-10 20:26:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP KN GY |
06GEORGETOWN679 | (C) FUZZY MATH: JAGDEO SAYS UNSC VOTE ALL ABOUT [...] (U) Action request see para 5. 2. (C) President Jadgeo told Ambassador July 11 that CARICOM has made a condition on its support for Venezuela's UNSC seat candidacy -- that Venezuela must make a public statement that it will not use the UNSC seat to further the cause of its border issue. In [...] | 2006-07-12 20:55:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC CARICOM VE GY |
06GEORGETOWN69 | HAITI COOL TO CARICOM OFFER TO OBSERVE, ASSIST [...] (SBU) During a meeting on a separate issue with CARICOM SYG Carrington on January 17, CARICOM A/SYG Granderson told Ambassador that "after much procrastination" Haiti had informed CARICOM that "Haiti does not really need CARICOM technical assistance for the elections". Granderson is trying to [...] | 2006-01-19 21:52:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM GY HA XL CARICOM |
06GEORGETOWN706 | AMBASSADOR'S SELF-HELP FUND SUPPORTS GUYANESE EYE CARE [...] (U) On Monday, July 10, Ambassador awarded four grantees through the Ambassador's Self Help Program, including a US$6,500 grant to the "New Light, New Sight" program at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Georgetown. Mercy Hospital's program will provide subsidized eye surgery to persons living outsid [...] | 2006-07-18 12:16:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN710 | GUYANA: RESPONSES TO DEMARCHE ON GOVERNANCE REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: US, UK, Canada and EU chiefs of mission delivered demarche on governance reforms to President Jagdeo July 13, Opposition Leader Robert Corbin July 14, the upstart Alliance For Change (AFC) July 17, and the ruling People's Progressive Party (PPP) July 18. Jagdeo generally agreed w [...] | 2006-07-19 14:13:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM OAS GY UK CA |
06GEORGETOWN725 | GOG PICKS CROOKED POLICE CHIEF DESPITE REVOKED VISA [...] (S) SUMMARY: The GoG moved ahead with its plan to elevate Deputy Commissioner Henry Greene to Acting Police Commissioner, despite his visa ineligibility for involvement with drug traffickers. Greene assumed his new position July 24. Greene's elevation will bring much international assistan [...] | 2006-07-24 21:24:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET//NOFORN | SNAR PGOV PINR PREL KCOR GY |
06GEORGETOWN738 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED--P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] EmbOff delivered talking points to Jackie Hamer, Director of Multlateral and Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 26. Hamer said that the Ministry is currently drafting a position paper on the Iran matter and that the demarche comes at an opportune time to inform that process. H [...] | 2006-07-27 14:37:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL AORC KNNP IR GY |
06GEORGETOWN779 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON (GUYANA) [...] EmbOff gave reftel talking points to Leslie Dowdridge-Collins, Deputy Director of the Division of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dowdridge-Collins said that Guyana had condemned the hostilities between Lebanon and Israel, but she had no other immediate response. She agreed t [...] | 2006-08-08 14:00:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS GY |
06GEORGETOWN811 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points and text of UN Security Council Resolution to Ambassador Elisabeth Harper, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Harper had no immediate reaction. THOMAS [...] | 2006-08-12 15:19:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE GY |
06GEORGETOWN832 | PUSHING FOR POST-ELECTION REFORMS IN GUYANA [...] (C) Chiefs of mission from the US, UK, Canada, EU, UNDP IDB, World Bank, and IMF (collectively, the "donors") met August 15 to identify and agree on donors' next steps to coax the incoming post-election government into implementing critical governance reforms. 2. (C) The donors agreed on se [...] | 2006-08-17 21:28:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM GY |
06GEORGETOWN835 | NO PROGRESS ON U.S.-CARICOM INITIATIVE ON ILLICIT ARMS [...] (SBU) Per ref (A) request, EmbOff informally demarched CARICOM Assistant Secretary General for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Colin Granderson on the status of the U.S.-CARICOM joint statement on illicit arms trafficking, agreed to at the Nassau Ministerial in March. Granderson said the CARICOM Sec [...] | 2006-08-21 19:35:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PARM PREL CARICOM |
06GEORGETOWN836 | DELIVERY OF UN1267 SANCTIONS LISTS (GUYANA) [...] EmbOff delivered reftel UN 1267 Sanctions Committee listings and talking points to Paul Geer, Director, Financial Intelligence Unit. Geer said he will disseminate information to the central bank and commercial banks and will notify post of any pertinent findings. THOMAS [...] | 2006-08-21 19:38:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN GY |
06GEORGETOWN879 | RIO GROUP STATEMENT ON HOSTILITIES IN LEBANON [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana, current chair of the Rio Group, issued the following statement on behalf of the Rio Group on August 31. BEGIN TEXT: RIO GROUP STATEMENT ON A FULL CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN LEBANON The Members of the Permanent Mechanism of Consultation and P [...] | 2006-09-05 21:45:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IS LE GY |
06GEORGETOWN886 | GUYANA REPRESENTATION TO 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-06 21:23:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA GY |
06GEORGETOWN903 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: NAM SUMMIT AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] EmbOff delivered Iran NAM demarche using talking points in Ref A to Jackie Hamer, Director for Multilateral and Global Affairs, Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Hamer said she will convey the points to Minister Rudy Insanally, who is currently attending the NAM ministerial in Havana. H [...] | 2006-09-12 15:03:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PTER IAEA IR GY |
06GEORGETOWN918 | PRESIDENT JAGDEO TO ATTEND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] To update information reported in Ref B, Post has learned that President Bharrat Jadgeo has decided to travel to New York following his attendance at IMF/World Bank meetings in Singapore September 17-20. Specific arrival and departure arrangements in New York are uncertain. Post understands Ja [...] | 2006-09-13 21:21:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA GY |
06GEORGETOWN927 | CARICOM A/SYG GRANDERSON TO ATTEND HAITI KEY PLAYERS [...] Post extended reftel invitation to CARICOM Assistant Secretary General for Foreign and Community Relations Ambassador Colin Granderson. Granderson has confirmed his attendance. ROBINSON [...] | 2006-09-15 18:12:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC UNGA CARICOM HA |
06GEORGETOWN948 | GUYANA REPRESENTATION TO 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] To update information reported in Ref C, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has notified Post that President Jadgeo's travel plans to New York are as follows: Friday, September 22: Arrive JFK at 1800 hours on British Airways flight BA0113 Monday, September 25: Depart JFK at 0700 hours on Brit [...] | 2006-09-18 21:35:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA GY |
06GEORGETOWN96 | CARICOM TO OBSERVE HAITI ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-27 19:29:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM HA XL |
06GUANGZHOU10676 | Factories and Money: Visit by Federal Reserve [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong is not reaping long-term benefits from the majority of its manufacturers because they are processing and assembly plants, according to Guangzhou academics. China should move away from this type of manufacturing and focus instead on high value-added and high- technolog [...] | 2006-04-07 08:04:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL CH TW KN |
06GUANGZHOU11045 | Ma May Not Make It -- Xiamen University Taiwan [...] (SBU) Summary: A prominent Xiamen University Taiwan Research Institute professor said that PRC leaders should not be complacent in assuming that Kuomintang (KMT) leader Ma Ying-jeou is a shoo-in to be the island's next president. PRC leaders have consistently underestimated the intensity of T [...] | 2006-04-10 07:01:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PINR TW CH |
06GUANGZHOU16394 | Austria Coming, Singapore Expanding, Cuban CG in [...] (SBU) Summary: Austria is the newest European Union country looking to open a Consulate General in Guangzhou in the fall. Meanwhile, Singapore, which currently has a Consulate General in Xiamen in Fujian Province, intends to open a separate Consulate General in Guangzhou this summer, because [...] | 2006-06-01 07:23:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV CONS PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU16447 | USDOC BIS Under Secretary McCormick Visit to South [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While in Guangzhou, USDOC BIS Under Secretary David McCormick gave a speech at Huawei SIPDIS Technologies, Inc. Training Center, met with the Guangdong American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Board of Governors, and conducted a site visit to True Temper Composite Material Prod [...] | 2006-06-02 06:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP ETTC ETRD PGOV PREL CH |
06GUANGZHOU17360 | Capitalizing on Taiwan Cache: The Fuzhou Cross- [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan-based and -invested companies displayed their wares to an eager crowd at Fuzhou's annual Cross-Strait Trade Fair. Taiwan agricultural produce occupied a prominent spot at the fair, following on China's 2005 elimination of tariffs on ten types of agricultural imports from [...] | 2006-06-12 08:45:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL CH TW |
06GUANGZHOU20888 | Rise in Number of Middle Easterners: Threat or [...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past five years, the number of Middle Eastern businessmen in Guangdong Province has exploded to an estimated 7,000 (the majority coming from Yemen, Jordan and Syria). Additionally, during the Canton Trade Fair, as many as 11,000 Middle Eastern visitors flood the city [...] | 2006-07-05 23:27:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL SCUL SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU21213 | House Church Registration in South China: Few [...] (U) Classified by Acting Consul General William Martin. Reason 1.4 (d). Summary -------- 2. (SBU) While crackdowns against house churches in South China seem on the decline, nevertheless, registration seems a daunting task to many groups. Throughout the Consular district, the only tr [...] | 2006-07-13 07:54:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU30120 | APEC Workshop on Non-discrimination in Investment [...] (U) Summary: Developing country representatives meeting at a September 1-3 APEC workshop in Xiamen on "Non- discrimination Treatment in Investment Agreements" expressed some concerns about new U.S. free-trade agreements in Southeast Asia. The nine APEC countries attending the meeting focuse [...] | 2006-09-15 05:11:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL CH |
06GUANGZHOU30123 | YES, CHEN SHUI BIAN WILL STEP DOWN, XIAMEN UNIVERSITY TAIWAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DESPITE RUMORS OF RESIGNATIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL SHENANIGANS, XIAMEN UNIVERSITY TAIWAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE ACADEMICS BELIEVE THAT THERE IS LITTLE LIKELIHOOD TAIWAN PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN WILL STEP DOWN BEFORE HIS TERM IS UP. THEIR FOCUS IS NOT ON THE SHORT- TERM OF DEMONSTRATI [...] | 2006-09-15 10:11:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PINR TW CH |
06GUANGZHOU30511 | Xiamen Mayor on Progress, Future Expansion [...] (U) Summary: Xiamen mayor Zhang Changping told the Consul General September 10 that the city's continuing development was dependent on the expansion of its infrastructure, especially its cargo transport system. In addition, he acknowledged the importance of further developing Xiamen's economic [...] | 2006-09-21 09:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PINR TW CH |
06GUANGZHOU30900 | Taiwan Businesses in Dongguan: Well Organized and [...] (SBU) Summary: Dongguan's Taiwan Business Association (TBA) leaders told Econ/Poloffs September 26 that their focus was on business and community issues, not politics; like other Taiwan businesspeople in China, they prefer to keep their politics to themselves, even declining to comment on a rec [...] | 2006-09-28 05:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL CH TW |
06GUANGZHOU31565 | South China's Taiwan Scholars Concerned about Chen, but [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Taiwan research centers throughout South China are concerned about Chen Shui-bian's strategy for constitutional reform and the impact it could have on cross-Strait ties. They also worry that the anti-Chen campaign could have a significant negative impact on Taiwan's econo [...] | 2006-10-20 00:12:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI CH TW |
06GUANGZHOU32144 | U.S.-China Bilateral on Margins of Seventh North Pacific [...] (SBU) Vice Admiral Wurster, Commander of the Coast Guard's Pacific Area, told Deputy Director General Li Qingping of the Maritime Safety Administration (under the Ministry of Communications),at an October 25 bilateral meeting on the margins of the Seventh North Pacific Coast Guard Forum that t [...] | 2006-11-03 08:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHSA MARR CH |
06GUANGZHOU32146 | U.S.-China Bilateral on Margins of Seventh North Pacific [...] (SBU) Summary: Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen and PRC Vice Minister of Public Security Meng Hongwei exchanged views October 25 on a variety of maritime safety and security topics, including `border security, search-and-rescue and disaster relief issues. The Admiral said that the U.S. was pre [...] | 2006-11-03 08:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHSA MARR CH |
06GUANGZHOU32173 | Limited Constitutional Reform OK, say Xiamen [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: In October 30 meetings with U.S. officers, Xiamen-based Taiwan experts, city officials and Taiwan businessmen were upbeat about cross-Strait ties, touted increased economic and cultural exchanges and said th [...] | 2006-11-06 07:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI CH TW |
06GUANGZHOU5696 | Andale, Pues: Mexico Establishes Consulate in [...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico has opened a Consulate in Guangzhou. In the celebratory event, Mexican Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Lourdes Aranda cited the heavy weight economic power of Guangdong Province not to mention the fact that most Chinese-Mexicans trace their roots to south China as th [...] | 2006-03-01 02:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV CONS PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU6981 | Staffdel Halpin: Thoughts on Chen Shuibian, Social [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chen Shuibian's pledge to abolish the national unification council and guidelines was the first step in a dangerous political game and has outraged mainland academics, said scholars at China's largest Taiwan Research Institute during a recent visit by Dennis Halpin, professional [...] | 2006-03-14 09:04:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL CH TW KN |
06GUANGZHOU6985 | Staffdel Halpin: Thoughts on Chen Shuibian, Social [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chen Shuibian's pledge to abolish the national unification council and guidelines was the first step in a dangerous political game and has outraged mainland academics, said scholars at China's largest Taiwan Research Institute during a recent visit by Dennis Halpin, professional [...] | 2006-03-14 09:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL CH TW KN |
06GUATEMALA102 | VP and congressional leader stubborn on sanitary [...] (U) In comments to the press on January 18, Vice President Eduardo Stein sharply criticized the US for adding "new" requirements for CAFTA implementation, focusing specifically on the controversial law on patents and data protection (number 30-2005). Also referring to the US requirement for [...] | 2006-01-20 13:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECIN KIPR EAGR GT CAFTA |
06GUATEMALA1051 | GUATEMALA: URGING PSI ENDORSEMENT [...] (C) Following up on an April 29 working-level demarche with Foreign Ministry officials, the Ambassador presented reftel points to Foreign Minister Briz on May 24. Briz affirmed strong GOG support for PSI, and instructed his subordinates to see how an endorsement could be done in the quickest [...] | 2006-05-30 16:17:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP GT |
06GUATEMALA1082 | GUATEMALA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITIONS ON OAS [...] (SBU) On June 1, Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Carla Rodriguez, the Director General of Multilateral Relations (A/S equivalent) at the MFA. Rodriguez was familiar with Helms-Burton and indicated that Guatemala generally supports multi-lateral diplomacy and opposes unilateral me [...] | 2006-06-01 21:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETTC OAS GT |
06GUATEMALA128 | URIBE'S VISIT TO GUATEMALA [...] (SBU) Summary: Colombia's President Uribe paid a highly successful visit to Guatemala January 19-20. He publicly committed to support Guatemala's bid for the UNSC, to provide counter-narcotics cooperation and to conclude a free trade agreement. Uribe's address to the Guatemalan Congress was [...] | 2006-01-24 21:00:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR MASS PHUM ETRD CO GT UNSC |
06GUATEMALA1386 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON OAS MLAT OPTIONAL PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points on the OAS MLAT (mutual legal assistance treaty) Optional Protocol July 13 to Luis Carranza, Deputy Director for UN and OAS Affairs in the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Relations Directorate. Carranza said Guatemalan ratification of th [...] | 2006-07-18 20:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KJUS OAS GT |
06GUATEMALA1497 | GUATEMALA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 61ST UN [...] (U) The Guatemalan Foreign Ministry expects President Berger and new Foreign Minister Rosenthal will attend the 61st UN General Assembly. The MFA is currently in the midst of transitioning from FM Briz, who departed the MFA on July 31 (Ref B),to FM Rosenthal, who was sworn in on August 1 (R [...] | 2006-08-02 14:25:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA GT |
06GUATEMALA1773 | GUATEMALA: NAM SUMMIT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 20:56:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM GT |
06GUATEMALA1774 | GUATEMALA: PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON DETAINEES IN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 21:01:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL GT |
06GUATEMALA1803 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 22:02:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC IR GT |
06GUATEMALA188 | FOREIGN MINISTER'S COMMENTS ON GUATEMALA'S UNSC BID [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN JANUARY 31 CONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR, FOREIGN MINISTER BRIZ COMMENTED ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING GUATEMALA'S CAMPAIGN TO BE ELECTED TO THE 2007-8 UN SECURITY COUNCIL. GUARDEDLY OPMISTIC ABOUT GUATEMALA'S LOBBYING EFFORTS, HE REQUESTED U.S. INTERCESSION WITH PANA [...] | 2006-01-31 21:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GT UNSC |
06GUATEMALA195 | GUATEMALA: REACTION TO DEATH OF PEACEKEEPERS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The deaths of eight Guatemalan peacekeepers in the Congo has provoked some criticism of Guatemalan participation in international peacekeeping. The Guatemalan President praised the dead peacekeepers as heroes and reiterated his government's continued commitment to UN peacekeep [...] | 2006-02-01 13:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL KPKO PHUM MASS GT CG UG SU UN |
06GUATEMALA1961 | AMBASSADOR MAISTO'S SEPTEMBER 27-28 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: During a September 27-28 visit to Guatemala, U.S. Ambassador to the OAS John Maisto promoted "relevant multilateralism" in a number of fora and discussed the Guatemala-Belize dispute with the Belizean Ambassador to Guatemala and with senior officials in the Guatemalan Foreign Mi [...] | 2006-10-05 15:13:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS PHSA KDEM OTRA OAS GT BH HO |
06GUATEMALA1970 | PRESIDENT BERGER'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] The Guatemalan Foreign Ministry delivered to us on October 4 a letter from President Berger to President Bush expressing concern over the Congressional approval of the U.S.-Mexico border fence. An unofficial translation of the letter follows, the original will be pouched to WHA/CEN. 2. ( [...] | 2006-10-05 20:44:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS SMIG CIVS GT |
06GUATEMALA198 | GUATEMALAN JUDGE DISMISSES CASE AGAINST RIOS MONTT [...] (SBU) A Guatemalan judge dropped charges of coercion, threats, sedition, and involuntary manslaughter against former army general and de facto head of state Efrain Rios Montt. The charges, tied to his presumed leadership of the "Black Thursday" riots of July 2003, were dropped at the request [...] | 2006-02-01 17:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS KCOR GT |
06GUATEMALA2005 | GUATEMALA: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 19:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL PARM KN GT |
06GUATEMALA2099 | GUATEMALA SUPPORTS UN DECLARATION ON RIGHTS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-25 22:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN GT |
06GUATEMALA2100 | GUATEMALA: UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON THE SITUATIONS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-25 22:19:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PHUM PREL PTER GT LE IS |
06GUATEMALA2196 | TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 17:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER GT |
06GUATEMALA2201 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON CUBA AND THE IBERO-AMERICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 18:22:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KDEM CU GT |
06GUATEMALA2204 | GUATEMALA: OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 18:33:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS GT |
06GUATEMALA2245 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 18:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN GT |
06GUATEMALA2246 | GUATEMALA: CWC DEMARCHE ON U.S. REQUEST TO EXTEND [...] (C) In a follow up to October 30 delivery of reftel demarche, Poloff met November 3 with Luis Carranza, Deputy Director for UN Affairs in the Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Affairs Directorate, and again on November 7 to seek further clarification. During the November 3 meeting, Carranza opi [...] | 2006-11-08 18:41:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW CWC OPCW GT |
06GUATEMALA2247 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON CWC NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 18:45:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER CBW CWC OPCW OAS GT |
06GUATEMALA2413 | TERRORIST LISTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 21:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER GT |
06GUATEMALA247 | GUATEMALAN PROSECUTORS APPEAL RIOS MONTT DECISION [...] (U) Summary. The Guatemalan Public Ministry is appealing a judge's decision to dismiss charges of threats, coercion, sedition, and involuntary manslaughter against FRG leader Rios Montt. It claims the judge was wrong to dismiss the case rather than respond to the prosecutor,s request for "pr [...] | 2006-02-07 22:54:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS KCOR GT |
06GUATEMALA2471 | ILLEGAL ALIEN DETENTIONS IN THE U.S. REVIVE [...] (C) Summary: The December 12 raids of Swift meatpacking plants in the U.S. that resulted in the reported detentions of some 500 Guatemalans have generated a media storm. Critics of the Berger Government have renewed charges that the GOG does not do enough to protect undocumented Guatemalans [...] | 2006-12-19 16:13:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG GT |
06GUATEMALA2485 | GUATEMALAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-21 22:00:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
06GUATEMALA2504 | GUATEMALAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-26 18:03:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS GT |
06GUATEMALA2505 | GUATEMALAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-26 18:27:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS GT |
06GUATEMALA252 | Guatemalan Response to Central American Energy [...] Econoff met with GOG officials to discuss the new Central American Energy Initiative (the Meso-American Energy Initiative). GOG officials indicated that much of the initiative has existed in various forms throughout the region over the years. They added that, while this initiative is a welc [...] | 2006-02-08 15:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EPET BEXP ETRD PREL GT |
06GUATEMALA27 | GUATEMALAN REACTION TO HR 4437 [...] AMBASSADOR MET SEPARATELY ON JANUARY 4 WITH VICE PRESIDENT STEIN AND FOREIGN MINISTER BRIZ, AND MADE REF B POINTS ON ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT FOR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM INCLUDING A TEMPORARY WORKERS PROGRAM, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT MAKING PUBLIC STATEMENTS THAT UNDERMINE THE PRESIDE [...] | 2006-01-06 16:10:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PHUM PREL PGOV EAID KJUS GT |
06GUATEMALA28 | GUATEMALAN EFFORTS TO SECURE UNSC SEAT [...] (C) Summary: Guatemala's efforts to secure a United Nations Security Council seat are well underway. Foreign Minister Jorge Briz welcomed USG support and looks forward to a visit by Department of State officials to coordinate lobbying activities. Within the hemisphere, Briz foresees the nee [...] | 2006-01-06 17:17:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GT UNSC |
06GUATEMALA376 | LETTER TO USTR PORTMAN FROM TRADE MINISTER ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-24 13:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL EIND GT |
06GUATEMALA428 | GUATEMALAN PRESIDENT WRITES TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON [...] At a February 28 meeting with the Ambassador and DCM (septel),Guatemalan President Berger handed over a letter to President Bush and asked that it be forwarded to the White House. The Embassy is sending the original to WHA/CEN by pouch but provides text of the letter in para 2. 2. Embas [...] | 2006-03-01 17:25:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC CVIS SMIG EAID PREF ETRD MASS SNAR GT |
06GUATEMALA429 | GOG WEAKNESSES AND U.S. SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: The February 23 announcement that TPS (Temporary Protected Status) has been extended for citizens of El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua prompted immediate critical reaction from President Berger, Vice President Stein and Foreign Minister Briz, culminating in a reproachful meet [...] | 2006-03-01 19:05:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID SMIG CVIS ETRD MASS SNAR GT |
06GUATEMALA431 | The Guatemalan private sector's priorities and [...] (SBU) Summary: Private sector leaders are increasingly concerned about the country's social and economic conditions and their consequences. Intractable poverty, rising crime, and fears of populism are making them reevaluate traditional attitudes. Their solutions focus on economic growth and [...] | 2006-03-01 21:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EINV PGOV GT |
06GUATEMALA472 | GUATEMALAN OPPOSITION CITES CHAVEZ SUPPORT [...] On March 2, Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unit (URNG) representatives published a private letter from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to the family of Rodrigo Asturias, who passed away June 15, 2005. The letter was published in the daily Prensa Libre as a paid advertisement. Asturias, al [...] | 2006-03-08 18:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GT |
06GUATEMALA534 | FOREIGN MINISTERS' DECLARATION ON U.S. IMMIGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Foreign Ministers of Central America, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic met in Antigua, Guatemala, on March 15, 2006. They reiterated their call for an hemispheric conference to promote "best practices" in temporary worker programs. They agreed to lau [...] | 2006-03-17 16:16:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM CVIS SMIG GT XK CO DR EC MX |
06GUATEMALA591 | GUATEMALAN INDIGENOUS CALL ON AMBASSADOR TO CONVEY [...] On March 21 the Ambassador met with a group of Guatemalans calling itself the "Campaign for Life and Against the Wall." The leaders, who represented five primarily indigenous highland departments, delivered a letter addressed to the U.S. Senate as well as a petition containing approximately [...] | 2006-03-23 19:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SMIG CVIS SNAR EAID PREF PHUM GT |
06GUATEMALA607 | GUATEMALA: MILITARY MODERNIZATION NEEDED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Guatemalan military faces increasing challenges in operating and maintaining its aging equipment. The Guatemalan military has a modernization plan but no funding to support the plan. The GOG stipulated that modernization funding must come from either sale of military prop [...] | 2006-03-27 21:58:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL EAID PHUM SNAR KPKO GT |
06GUATEMALA654 | GUATEMALA-BELIZE RELATIONS IMPROVING DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 23 and 24 in Antigua, Guatemala, delegates from Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras met to begin negotiating maritime boundaries in the Gulf of Honduras. Following the meeting, the parties issued a public statement expressing their satisfaction in having concluded a cordial [...] | 2006-04-03 17:48:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID PBTS OAS BH GT |
06GUATEMALA9 | GUATEMALAN VICE PRESIDENT SLAMS U.S. IMMIGRATION [...] Vice President Eduardo Stein used the opportunity of a public address December 29 commemorating the ninth anniversary of the Peace Accords to strongly criticize pending legislation in the U.S. Congress concerning border security (HR4437 "Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigratio [...] | 2006-01-03 22:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PHUM PREL PGOV EAID KJUS GT |
06GUATEMALA937 | GUATEMALA'S OHCHR FIELD OFFICE [...] Summary: After only ten months, it is too early to evaluate the OHCHR's field activities in Guatemala. The OHCHR is still planning its training efforts for judges and its democracy building initiatives in advance of the 2007 elections. Nonetheless, OHCHR's staff has demonstrated a responsiv [...] | 2006-05-15 16:30:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID PREL GT |
06GUATEMALA986 | UPDATE ON GUATEMALA'S NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY [...] (SBU) We would like to provide an update on the status of the National Security Strategy (NSS) project for Guatemala, and confirm our and the Government of Guatemala's (GOG) strong interest in pushing this project forward as the basis for developing an integrated approach to the country's d [...] | 2006-05-18 22:30:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI MASS SNAR EAID GT |
06GUAYAQUIL939 | Cuenca's Leaders Foresee Correa Victory [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cuenca's political, media, religious and business leaders told visiting Guayaquil Consul General that Rafael Correa would win the upcoming presidential elections. Few of the leaders we spoke with believe that Correa would necessarily pursue the radical policies on which he is ca [...] | 2006-09-29 16:26:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EINV ETRD EFIS EC |
06HALIFAX112 | NOVA SCOTIA ELECTION: INCUMBENT CONSERVATIVES BACK WITH [...] SUMMARY: Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald will serve another term in office following the June 13 provincial election, but once again, as the leader of another minority government. MacDonald's Progressive Conservative Party failed to get enough seats to capture a clear majority and the [...] | 2006-06-14 10:02:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CA |
06HALIFAX115 | NOVA SCOTIA'S NEW LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR [...] (U) Prime Minister Harper has named Mayann Francis to be the next Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, replacing Myra Freeman. Francis has been since 1999 CEO of the province's Human Rights Commission, where she has developed a reputation as an effective manager and advocate for human rights. [...] | 2006-06-21 13:16:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL CA |
06HALIFAX167 | BIO DATA REPORT: FRANCIS, MAYANN, NOVA SCOTIA'S NEW [...] (U) Per reftel Prime Minister Harper has named Mayann Francis to be Nova Scotia's new Lieutenant Governor. Following is biographic material on Ms. Francis who will be sworn in on September 7, 2006. 2. (U) NAME: Mayann Elizabeth FRANCIS 3. (SBU) DATE OF BIRTH: February 18, 1946 4. (U [...] | 2006-08-30 18:04:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL CA |
06HALIFAX215 | MAINE LNG ISSUES - NEW BRUNSWICK COMMITTED TO STOPPING LNG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new Liberal government in New Brunswick is continuing the fight to stop liquified natural gas (LNG) tankers from transiting through Passamaquoddy Bay, which lies between Maine and New Brunswick. New Consul General (CG) was briefed by a senior member of the New Brunswick civ [...] | 2006-11-08 18:48:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EWWT PBTS PGOV PREL PINR CA |
06HALIFAX216 | ROOKIE NEW BRUNSWICK PREMIER TOUTS STRONG U.S. TIES [...] (SBU) Shawn Graham, Canada's newest Premier, is ready to implement a U.S.-friendly agenda that is focused on expanded trade to the United States, especially energy sales. While electricity exports have been the primary focus, the new Liberal government is looking at how Irving Oil's growing in [...] | 2006-11-22 19:39:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ENRG PREL PBTS PTER EPET ETRD EIND CA |
06HALIFAX34 | ATLANTIC CANADA: REACTIONS TO THE NEW HARPER CABINET [...] SUMMARY: Prime Minister Harper's decision on who will be representing Atlantic Canada in his cabinet has generally received a positive reaction here. There have been many accolades for the three MPs the Prime Minister selected: Nova Scotia's Peter MacKay (Foreign Affairs),Greg Thompson of N [...] | 2006-02-10 19:22:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR EFIS PREL ENRG CA |
06HALIFAX35 | NOVA SCOTIA'S TORIES GO FOR YOUTH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservatives opted for generational change February 11, choosing a 34 year old member of the legislature from Cape Breton as the next Premier of Nova Scotia, replacing 67 year old John Hamm. Rodney MacDonald is well known to us and has his predecessor [...] | 2006-02-13 14:14:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CA |
06HANOI1010 | VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY NICHOLSON MEETS MOLISA [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 28, 2006 Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Nicholson, met in separate meetings with Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Nguyen Thi Hang and with the President of the Vietnam Association of Veterans (VAV),Lieutenant General (retired) Dang Quan Thu [...] | 2006-05-03 09:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI1011 | VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY NICHOLSON MEETS [...] (U) Summary: Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Nicholson told Prime Minister Phan Van Khai during their April 28 meeting that the United States strongly supports Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and achievement of Permanent Normalized Trade Relations (PNTR). He emph [...] | 2006-05-03 09:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI1112 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE NORTH PART I: POLOFF [...] (SBU) At the recommendation of Protestants in Hanoi, an Embassy team visited Lao Cai Province in the third week of April to investigate allegations of district-level abuse against Protestant groups. The team was able to discuss with officials several serious allegations made against Lao Cai p [...] | 2006-05-10 09:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PGOV SOCI PHUM VM |
06HANOI1113 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE NORTH PART II: POLOFF [...] (SBU) At the recommendation of Protestants in Hanoi, an Embassy team visited Ha Giang Province in the third week of April to investigate allegations of district-level abuse against Protestant groups. The team was able to discuss with officials several serious allegations made against Ha Giang [...] | 2006-05-10 09:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI VM |
06HANOI1115 | AMBASSADOR MEETS MPS VICE MINISTER [...] (SBU) During a May 9 meeting with Vice Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Huong, the Ambassador welcomed progress in developing cooperative bilateral law enforcement contacts, but called on MPS to do more; recognized improvements in the religious freedom situation in Vietnam, but underline [...] | 2006-05-11 03:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM KIRF PGOV ASEC VM |
06HANOI1135 | VIETNAM CONSIDERING SUA PROTOCOL RATIFICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-12 04:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM PHSA PREL VM |
06HANOI1235 | VIETNAM SUPPORTIVE OF NEW GOVERNMENT IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN will publicly congratulate the new Government of Iraq and will re-extend its invitation to senior Iraqi officials to visit Vietnam, including the Minister of Trade. Vietnam says it has a long history of friendly relations with Iraq and would like to get them back on tra [...] | 2006-05-22 23:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO IZ PREL KDEM VM |
06HANOI1240 | VIETNAM DPM DZUNG DINNER ON CORRPUTION [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Deputy Prime Minister (and putative Prime Minister) Nguyen Tan Dzung gave assurances to international contributors to Vietnam's economic development that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will get to the bottom of the major scandal involving misappropriation of funds [...] | 2006-05-23 09:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1252 | UN REFORM NAM/G77: VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Expert Pham Vinh Quang on May 25. More senior officials (Deputy Director General and Director General/Assistant Minister) in the International Organizations Department were unavailable to receive [...] | 2006-05-25 08:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PREL UNGA VM |
06HANOI1279 | VIETNAM DPM DZUNG DINNER ON CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Deputy Prime Minister (and putative Prime Minister) Nguyen Tan Dzung gave assurances to international contributors to Vietnam's economic development that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will get to the bottom of the major scandal involving misappropriation of funds [...] | 2006-05-26 08:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1320 | VIETNAMESE DISSIDENTS ANNOUNCING A NEW PARTY; [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, a meeting convened by prominent Hanoi dissident Hoang Minh Chinh to prepare documents in advance of a planned June 1 declaration of the re-establishment of the Democracy Party of Vietnam (DPV),was raided by police. A member of the new party called a public meeting wit [...] | 2006-05-30 11:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | HUMANR PHUM PGOV PREL VM |
06HANOI1337 | IRAN: Demarche Delivered to Vietnam [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 10:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IR VM |
06HANOI1338 | VIETNAMESE DISSIDENTS ANNOUNCE NEW PARTY; GVN [...] (SBU) Summary: The DPV made the public announcement today of the reestablishment of the long-defunct DPV, and there was no overt reaction by the GVN. The MFA did, however, call in representatives of the Embassies who met with the DPV leadership on May 30 to protest foreign involvement in "il [...] | 2006-05-31 10:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HUMANR PREL PGOV PHUM VM |
06HANOI1368 | SITREP: VIETNAMESE NEW PARTY DISSIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Activists report that following the June 1 announcement of the re-establishment of the Democratic Party of Vietnam (DPV) police have harassed some of its members. The activists have publicly called for help. Other western diplomats are cautious about maintaining contact with t [...] | 2006-06-05 00:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HUMANR PREL PGOV PHUM VM |
06HANOI1369 | Vietnam/TIP: DEMARCHE DELIVERED, RECEIVED WELL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and an advance copy of the Vietnam language in the TIP report to Americas Desk Section Chief Le Chi Dzung June 5. Dzung was well briefed on the main TIP issues of concern regarding Vietnam in the report. He said that Vietnam appreciates the overall bala [...] | 2006-06-05 00:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG VM |
06HANOI1389 | FURTHER VIETNAMESE NEW PARTY DISSIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 6, Poloff delivered a verbal message to a representative of the Democracy Party of Vietnam (DPV) representative that we will continue to meet with dissidents, but this should not be misconstrued as active support presaging intervention with the GVN. Police harassment of [...] | 2006-06-06 10:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HUMANR PREL PGOV PHUM VM |
06HANOI1398 | THE AMBASSADOR AND VFM LE VAN BANG DISCUSS HUMAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang made a push for a meeting with Secretary Rice for Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan in Washington on June 19, reviewed noncommittally our proposals for possible substance for the Preside [...] | 2006-06-07 07:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD APEC PHUM AMGT OVIP CVIS CASC |
06HANOI1400 | VIETNAM: DPM VU KHOAN CANCELS TRIP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-07 10:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP VM |
06HANOI1412 | VIETNAMESE CATHOLICS SEE SOME PROGRESS, SOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 6, the Hanoi Archbishop updated Poloff on conditions for Catholics in the North. Despite some overall progress, conditions for believers in provinces in the mountainous border regions remain difficult. There is also an apparent slackening of local level officials' effo [...] | 2006-06-07 09:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1434 | VIETNAM: PREPARING FOR THE JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The United States and Vietnam will convene a meeting of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) Joint Committee in Hanoi, June 19-20. In preparation, Mission is providing a review of implementation issues to raise with the Vietnamese side during the discussions. [...] | 2006-06-14 08:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EAID ECON KIPR PREL VM |
06HANOI1438 | VIETNAM'S 20 YEARS OF DOI MOI: ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: This year marks the twentieth anniversary of Vietnam's adoption of its "doi moi" (renovation) policy aimed at transforming its command economy to a market economy. While the momentum has not been smooth or steady, Vietnam has made significant progress since the policy's adoptio [...] | 2006-06-14 09:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1466 | VIETNAM PLANS TO REGISTER A FEW PROTESTANTS, RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although the GVN Religious Affairs authorities are non-committal about future Embassy visits to monitor religious freedom developments in the North, they have begun a pilot project for registering eight ethnic minority Protestant congregations in three provinces. In addition, th [...] | 2006-06-15 09:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1520 | THANH HOA PROTESTANTS REPORT BEATING BY POLICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 20, Poloffs met with a Protestant individual from Thanh Hoa Province who provided a credible report that he and another Protestant had been beaten by police on June 18 after they were taken from their house church. Poloffs presented this information, including graphic ph [...] | 2006-06-20 12:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1554 | SOME PROGRESS FOR QUANG NINH PROTESTANTS [...] (SBU) On June 16, Poloff met Quang Ninh Province religious affairs officials and visited a Ha Long City Protestant house church. Poloff was allowed to participate in a frank dialogue between provincial officials and congregants at the church concerning the group's one year delayed registration [...] | 2006-06-23 07:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR RELFREE VM |
06HANOI1580 | New Senior Leadership Taking Over [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Vietnam's months-long leadership transition is coming to an end this week with the National Assembly's formal election of President Nguyen Minh Triet, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong. Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khi [...] | 2006-06-27 07:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1636 | Ambassador's Meeting with Chairman of Ethnic Minority [...] (SBU) During a June 30 lunch meeting with the Ambassador, GVN Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs Chairman K'sor Phuoc previewed his upcoming visit to the United States as an opportunity to learn about U.S. policy towards Native Americans and describe Vietnam's own ethnic minority policies. P [...] | 2006-07-03 02:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PREF SOCI VM |
06HANOI166 | VIETNAM A STAUNCH BUT SLOW SUPPORTER OF EAS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Vietnam, originally opposed to the East Asian Summit (EAS) because of fears it would dilute ASEAN's influence, has become a strong supporter of the new edifice in East Asian regional architecture. Vietnam views the EAS now as a way to strengthen Asian unity and brin [...] | 2006-01-19 09:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEAN VM |
06HANOI1666 | PROTESTANT BEATING: EMBASSY INVESTIGATES REPORT FROM THANH [...] (SBU) On June 29 Poloff met with provincial, district and district police officials in Thanh Hoa Province to look into the alleged June 18 beating of un-registered Protestants by police in Thieu Vien Commune (reftel). Although some provincial officials attempted to pass off the beatings as the [...] | 2006-07-06 10:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1678 | POLOFF VISITS BAC GIANG, MEETS WITH LOCAL BAPTISTS AND [...] (SBU) On June 19, Poloff met with provincial officials in Bac Giang Province and sat in on a heated exchange between Baptist believers and local commune officials. Provincial officials acknowledge that the province does not plan to register the group anytime soon under the GVN's framework on r [...] | 2006-07-06 10:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1747 | (SBU) HANOI MUSEUMS CONTINUE TO DEFAME THE UNITED STATES, [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Pol Assistant recently surveyed the depiction of the United States in Hanoi's main military and political museums. Exhibits at most military service and political museums cast a negative image of U.S. involvement during the Vietnam War, but the denigration is on par [...] | 2006-07-11 07:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1751 | Vietnam: Contrasting Support for Religious Freedom in Two [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The issue of religious freedom featured prominently during the Ambassador's visit to the two northern provinces of Yen Bai and Phu Tho on June 25 and 26. The visit was a study in the contrasting treatment by provincial authorities of religious communities in these t [...] | 2006-07-11 10:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PGOV SOCI PHUM VM |
06HANOI1764 | LETTER TO AMBASSADOR HANFORD - SIX PROTESTANT CHURCHES [...] (SBU) On July 12, the MFA's Americas Department forwarded a letter (full text in para. 3) from Chairman Ngo Yen Thi of the GVN's Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) to Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford relating the CRA's concerns that we will accept a recent [...] | 2006-07-12 09:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI179 | Codel Gillmor Discusses WTO, Human Rights, Fullest [...] (U) Summary and Comment: Members of Codel Gillmor met January 17 with National Assembly (NA) Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Vu Mao, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan and National Assembly President Nguyen Van An to discuss bilateral relations, including Vietnam's WTO aspirations, trade relat [...] | 2006-01-20 10:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM ECON OVIP VM |
06HANOI1802 | VIETNAM'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES NEW GOVERNMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: During an unusually long summer session convened May 16-June 29 to approve the new government selected by the Communist Party of Vietnam's (CPV) 10th Party Congress, Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) also debated ten laws and approved three resolutions (debate on the [...] | 2006-07-17 04:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM HUMANR ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI1803 | VIETNAM'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES TEN NEW LAWS, [...] (SBU) Summary: During an unusually long summer session convened May 16-June 29 to approve the new government selected by the Communist Party of Vietnam's (CPV) 10th Party Congress (Ref A),Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) also debated ten laws and approved three resolutions. These new laws in [...] | 2006-07-17 04:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM HUMANR ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI1814 | HANOI MUSEUM EXHIBITION CRITICIZES VIETNAM'S PAST ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: A new exhibition at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (VME) in Hanoi is currently enjoying considerable public interest and media attention, as the exhibit indirectly criticizes the GVN's past economic policies, while carefully praising current pro-market reforms. The museum's di [...] | 2006-07-18 03:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1864 | BUDDHIST LEADERS CONFIRM REPORT OF MISTREATED MONKS IN BAC [...] (SBU) Summary: The unrecognized Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) recently reported that a number of monks staged a demonstration in Hanoi to protest the wrongful arrest and torture of Buddhists in Bac Giang Province. While the State-sanctioned Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) refutes th [...] | 2006-07-21 09:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1877 | AMBASSADOR VISITS CATHOLICS IN THAI NGUYEN AND LANG SON [...] (SBU) Summary: On a July 5-7 provincial outreach trip, the Ambassador discussed issues related to the Catholic Church with the leaders of Thai Nguyen, Bac Giang and Lang Son provinces (Protestant issues, especially in Bac Giang and Lang Son, reported septel). In Thai Nguyen, the Ambassador al [...] | 2006-07-24 10:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI188 | Central Highlands: UNHCR, Protestant Pastor Discuss [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR representatives traveled to Dak Lak and Kon Tum provinces January 17-20 to meet with local officials and ethnic minority returnees. In both provinces, UNHCR interviewed a number of returnees in private. There were no allegations of mistreatment by the authorities. Howev [...] | 2006-01-23 10:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF VM CB |
06HANOI1880 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PROTESTANT ISSUES IN THREE NORTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: During a July 5-7 provincial outreach trip, the Ambassador discussed Protestant issues with the leaders of Thai Nguyen, Bac Giang and Lang Son provinces. Thai Nguyen officials were open-minded about the issue of registration, but tightlipped about their future plans. [...] | 2006-07-25 07:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI1888 | Prime Minister Meets with Protestant Leaders [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung met July 24 with the leaders of Vietnam's two officially recognized Protestant churches to welcome their contributions to national development while cautioning against the use of religion for "hostile purposes." During the meeting, the PM reportedly promise [...] | 2006-07-25 10:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1896 | TFLE01: Vietnam Seeks USG Assistance in Evacuating its [...] (U) Action Request -- See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) On July 26, Post received an urgent request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeking USG assistance in evacuating approximately 200 Vietnamese citizens from Lebanon (full text of request in paragraph 5). According to the MFA, most of these [...] | 2006-07-26 07:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR LE VM |
06HANOI1897 | (SBU) MFA CONFIRMS DISSIDENT'S RELEASE UNDER CONSIDERATION; [...] (SBU) On July 25, the MFA confirmed to the Ambassador that prominent dissident Dr. Pham Hong Son will (likely) be released September 2, but requested we keep this information close-hold within the USG until the GVN makes their final decision in August. The GVN has not decided if it will release [...] | 2006-07-26 07:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1903 | AMBASSADOR VISITS USG-FUNDED COUNTERNARCOTICS TASK FORCE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 7 visit to Lang Son Province, the Ambassador received a briefing on USG-funded, UNODC-administered counternarcotics efforts in the region. Since the inception of this effort, coordination has improved among local, regional and cross-border security officials, and a [...] | 2006-07-27 06:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SNAR CH VM |
06HANOI1916 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HIV/AIDS, TIP, LABOR EXPORT LAW AND [...] (SBU) On July 20, the Ambassador met with the Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Social Affairs Committee to encourage legislation supporting HIV/AIDS programs, assisting counter-trafficking in persons efforts, establishing labor export oversight and establishing better foreign adoption c [...] | 2006-07-28 09:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM HUMANR TIP HIV AIDS ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI1947 | SBV DEPUTY GOVERNOR DETAILS NORTH KOREAN BANKING [...] (S) Summary: In a July 19 meeting with State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Deputy Governor Tran Minh Tuan, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart SIPDIS Levey reiterated U.S. concerns over North Korean financial transactions with Vietnam,s State-owned commercial ban [...] | 2006-08-01 11:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VM |
06HANOI1948 | TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY MEETS WITH THE COMMUNIST [...] (S) Summary and Comment: In a July 19 meeting with Le Quang Ba, Deputy Director General of the Vietnamese Communist Party (CPV) External Relations Commission North East Asia Department, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey encouraged the Party to follow through on information previously passed [...] | 2006-08-01 11:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VM |
06HANOI1949 | VIETNAMESE RESPOND FAVORABLY TO U.S. REQUEST FOR [...] (S) Summary and Comment: In a July 19 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director General for the Asia I Department Nguyen Ba Cu, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey and the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns over North Korean banking activity in Vietnam. This was following up on p [...] | 2006-08-01 11:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VN |
06HANOI1950 | VFM PHUNG RESPONDS TO CONCERNS ABOUT NORTH KOREAN [...] (S) Summary: In a July 19 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Standing Vice Minister Le Cong Phung, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey and the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns over North Korean interactions with two of Vietnam,s State-owned commercial banks. Phung made clear that [...] | 2006-08-01 11:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VM |
06HANOI196 | SCENESETTER FOR THE U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Lowenkron: Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The bilateral Human Rights Dialogue, the first since 2002, will help us to bring into focus a number of key issues our two countries will need to address this year, particularly in [...] | 2006-01-24 10:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PREF VM |
06HANOI1964 | Repatriation Agreement Delivered [...] On August 2, Pol/C delivered the points and revised agreement contained in reftel to Nguyen Huu Trang, Deputy Director General of the MFA's Consular Department. Trang promised to review the revised draft as quickly as possible and inform the Embassy if the GVN will seek any further modificatio [...] | 2006-08-02 23:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CVIS KJUS PREL VM |
06HANOI1999 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (SBU) On August 1, UNHCR provided the Ambassador with a readout of recent Vietnmam-related developments. UNHCR is working to resolve the status of 9,500 Cambodians (Khmer Krom) living in southern Vietnam through a joint working group with the GVN and Government of Cambodia, though progress is [...] | 2006-08-07 08:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PREF VM CB |
06HANOI2004 | VIETNAM'S POPULATION POLICY IN 2006 [...] (SBU) While Vietnam officially no longer restricts the number of children couples may have, GVN propaganda campaigns still strongly encourage individuals to practice family planning (FP) and keep family size to at most two children. Fines or administrative sanctions for larger families are rar [...] | 2006-08-08 01:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM KPOP |
06HANOI2019 | Lebanon Security Council Resolution Demarche [...] (SBU) Pol/C met with MFA International Organizations Deputy Director General Le Hoai Trung August 10 to deliver reftel points and draft Security Council resolution. Trung said that the GVN is closely following the situation in Lebanon and shares the USG's concerns. The GVN hopes that there wi [...] | 2006-08-10 10:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS VM |
06HANOI2045 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW GVN OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT VICE [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 7, the Ambassador met with Office of the Government Vice Chairman Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the new number two official in the Prime Minister's office. During the broad-ranging conversation, the Ambassador pressed for: quick resolution of the proposed Boeing, Liberty Mutual an [...] | 2006-08-11 09:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETRD EINV ECON AMGT KNNP EAID VM |
06HANOI2051 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, PEACE CORPS, UNGA [...] (SBU) On August 10, the Ambassador discussed the upcoming visit of United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford with Acting Director General Pham Van Que of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Department. Regarding USG concerns about the slow pac [...] | 2006-08-11 12:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER KIRF UN EAID VM |
06HANOI2052 | UNSC Resolution Demarche Delivered [...] (SBU) On August 12, Pol/C delivered Ref A's points, the UNSC resolution and the Secretary's statement to MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Nguyen Hoanh Nam and discussed the matter in a separate conversation with Americas Department Acting Director General Pham Van Que. Both echoed senti [...] | 2006-08-12 10:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE VM |
06HANOI2080 | VIETNAM REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT [...] (SBU) On August 15, the Ambassador met with MFA International Organizations Department Director General Pham Binh Minh and was officially informed of Vietnam's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the term 2008-2009. The texts of a diplomatic note and aide memoire [...] | 2006-08-16 07:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN VM |
06HANOI2081 | Lebanon: Vietnam Welcomes UNSC Resolution [...] (SBU) In a brief statement August 14, MFA spokesman Le Dzung expressed his government's support for United Nations Security Council resolution 1701, noting that it attempts to bring the month-long conflict in southern Lebanon to an end. The GVN "urges all the concerned parties to implement the [...] | 2006-08-16 07:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE VM |
06HANOI2083 | VIETNAMESE MFA VIEWS THAKSIN VISIT TO BURMA AS [...] (C) On August 16, Poloff met with MFA ASEAN Department Senior Officer Duong Tri Hien to discuss Thai Prime Minister Thaksin's recent visit to Burma. (Note: The meeting finally came after a week of MFA postponements and reschedulings. End Note.) In response to reftel points, Hien said Thaksin [...] | 2006-08-16 08:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM TH VM |
06HANOI2084 | VIETNAM MFA NONCOMMITTAL ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 10:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNHRC VM |
06HANOI2102 | MFA SAYS IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL IN THE WORKS, BUT OFFERS [...] (SBU) On August 16, Poloff met with MFA International Organizations Department Desk Officer Nguyen Hai Luu and asked for an update regarding Vietnam's progress in regards to the IAEA Additional Protocol. Luu responded that his government is "seriously preparing" to sign the Additional Protocol [...] | 2006-08-17 10:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP PREL VM |
06HANOI2134 | DIVISION OF SENIOR GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES [...] (C) Based on the recent formal division of GVN responsibilities among the Prime Minister and his three Deputy Prime Ministers, PM Nguyen Tan Dzung may be well placed to be a more powerful PM than his predecessor. This is thanks to his direct oversight responsibilities for Vietnam's most power [...] | 2006-08-22 07:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR VM |
06HANOI2143 | PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE SETS SIGHTS ON CORRUPTION, [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Party's Central Committee met for its third Plenum from July 24 to 27, and, among other tasks, approved new Party working regulations and pledged to tackle corruption (job number one for the Party since its April Congress). According to our contacts, the new worki [...] | 2006-08-23 02:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI2148 | EMBASSY ASSESSMENT OF CONDITIONS FOR PROTESTANTS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN appears to be fighting an uphill battle to force northern provincial officials to change their approach to religion. Suspicions that Protestants are agents of the United States are still deeply ingrained in the region, and some local officials find it hard to take seriou [...] | 2006-08-23 06:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2152 | MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES PRESIDENT'S VISIT, HIGH-LEVEL [...] (SBU) On August 22, MFA Americas Department Acting Deputy Director General Pham Van Que reviewed a number of issues of bilateral concern with the DCM. According to Que, the GVN's top two goals for the President's visit are passage of PNTR and removal of Vietnam's CPC designation; the GVN also [...] | 2006-08-23 10:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM OVIP OTRA CASC VM |
06HANOI2164 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. NOMINEE FOR UN INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-25 06:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL VM |
06HANOI2169 | VIETNAMESE YOUTH FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC GAINS, UNCONVINCED NEW [...] (SBU) While Vietnam's official Youth Union (YU) trumpets the new leadership's commitment to tackle corruption, most among Vietnam's young generation are unconvinced, disinterested or even angry. This said, Vietnam's youth are pleased with economic gains and new freedoms brought by decades of r [...] | 2006-08-25 07:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON PINR VM |
06HANOI2170 | THANH HOA PROVINCE PROTESTANT DEVELOPMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 24, Poloff met again with Protestants from Thanh Hoa Province who report having been involved in recent police beating and harassment incidents (reftels). Police harassment and physical abuse continue, but they now also report that provincial officials are intervening [...] | 2006-08-25 07:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI2185 | GVN MAKING PROGRESS ON UN CONVENTIONS ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) On August 25, Poloff met with MFA International Law and Treaties Department Desk Officer Vu Thi Mai Lien and asked for an update regarding Vietnam's progress concerning the four UN conventions against terrorism to which Vietnam has not become a party. Lien said the GVN is taking final st [...] | 2006-08-28 07:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER UNTERR PREL VM |
06HANOI2186 | GVN Previews National Day Amnesties, Including One Amcit and Two Prisoners of Concern [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA informed us August 28 that Amcit Nguyen Bach and two prisoners of concern to the USG -- Dr. Pham Hong Son and Ma Van Bay -- will be released on the occasion of Vietnam's September 2 National Day amnesty. Although the releases are "without conditions," there will be cert [...] | 2006-08-28 07:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF OASC CASC VM |
06HANOI2239 | NORTH KOREAN BANKING: MFA NERVOUS IN THE FACE OF [...] (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials contacted us August 31 to request clarification of Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey,s itinerary during his trip to the Asia Pacific region in July 2006. Econoff provided MFA officials with this information, which U/S Levey had already share [...] | 2006-09-01 06:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN KTER ECON IO PREL NK VM |
06HANOI2245 | VIETNAM RELIGIOUS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (SBU) This cable summarizes religious freedom developments in Vietnam during the week ending September 1. This summary was coordinated with ConGen Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). Hanoi Developments ------------------ 2. (SBU) Religious prisoner Ma Van Bay's impending National Day amnesty and r [...] | 2006-09-01 08:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2255 | VIETNAM: POSITIVE SHIFT TOWARD PEACE CORPS BUT ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent discussions with Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) indicate the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) stance towards the Peace Corps may be shifting in a positive direction and lead us to believe that an agreement to begin a program in Vietnam remains possible before Pre [...] | 2006-09-05 08:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL VM |
06HANOI2295 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: MFA PREPARING LETTER TO [...] (C) MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Le Chi Dzung told Pol/C September 7 that his office is currently drafting a letter from Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang to Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford. Although the contents of the letter are not yet final, [...] | 2006-09-07 09:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI2296 | ARRESTED AMCIT CONG THANH DO: MFA WORKING ON [...] (C) On September 7, Pol/C discussed the arrest of Amcit Cong Thanh Do with MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Le Chi Dzung and underscored the seriousness with which the USG is viewing this case. Pol/C stressed that keeping Do in custody without any charges -- particularly now that it see [...] | 2006-09-07 09:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CASC VM |
06HANOI2303 | NAM SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GVN WILL SUPPORT NAM [...] (SBU) On September 7, Poloff met with GVN MFA officials to deliver Ref A's points for NAM summit attendees. These officials indicated that the GVN will support the Guatemalan candidacy. On the issue of terrorism, the GVN opposes any type of terrorist act against civilians. Concerning democra [...] | 2006-09-08 06:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL PTER PHUM CU VM |
06HANOI2305 | CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: POINTS TO RAISE WITH THE GVN ON [...] (U) Action Request. See paragraph 5. This request was coordinated with ConGen HCMC (Ref A). Summary ------- 2. (C) Mission Vietnam is concerned about an up-tick in police activities directed against ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands who are in cellular telephone contact with [...] | 2006-09-08 08:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF VM |
06HANOI2309 | THANK YOU LETTER FROM PRESIDENT TRIET TO PRESIDENT GEORGE [...] (SBU) On September 6, 2006, under cover of diplomatic note, the MFA sent the Embassy a letter from State President Nguyen Minh Triet to President George W. Bush. In the letter, President Triet thanks President Bush for his recent National Day message (reftel) and seeks the President's support [...] | 2006-09-08 09:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OPDC VM |
06HANOI2315 | TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON MEETS WITH VIETNAMESE PRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 7, Secretary Paulson met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung, who was accompanied by Vice Minister of Finance Tran Xuan Ha. Ambassador Michael Marine accompanied the Secretary. Secretary Paulson emphasized Treasury's support for deeper bilateral cooper [...] | 2006-09-11 03:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD OVIP VM |
06HANOI2321 | POLOFF VISITS THANH HOA FULL GOSPEL PROTESTANTS, PROVINCE [...] (SBU) On September 8, Poloff visited the Thanh Hoa community in which members of the Full Gospel Protestant Church have recently suffered police harassment and beatings. Poloff met at the church with one church member and his neighbors. During a separate meeting with Poloff, provincial offici [...] | 2006-09-11 09:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI2328 | AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS WITH HANOI PROTESTANTS [...] (C) Summary: IRF Ambassador John Hanford met with Protestant leaders in Hanoi on August 16. They noted that the overall environment for religion in the north and Northwest Highlands is "significantly less threatening" than in the past, as the number of arrests, attempted forced renunciations [...] | 2006-09-12 06:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV VM |
06HANOI2329 | DETAINEE POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Pol/C delivered Ref A's points to MFA International Organizations Department Senior Officer Pham Thi Kim Anh on September 11. Kim Anh had no immediate reaction except to note that the GVN had raised issues related to detainee operations during the U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue in F [...] | 2006-09-12 07:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL VM |
06HANOI2352 | NAM SUMMIT POINTS ON DARFUR AND IRAN DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-15 06:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL PTER PHUM KPKO IAEA IR SU VM |
06HANOI2358 | AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS WITH GVN OFFICIALS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 17, IRF Ambassador John Hanford met in separate meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem and MFA International Organizations Department Director General Minh to discuss the GVN's record of implementing its commitments to improve religious [...] | 2006-09-15 09:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2360 | AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS WITH MFA VICE MINISTER BANG: [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 18 meeting with IRF Ambassador John Hanford, Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang acknowledged that implementation of the GVN's framework on religion has been slow in the north because of local officials' concerns about preserving their power. However, the USG shou [...] | 2006-09-15 10:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV CASC VM |
06HANOI2380 | AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS ETHNIC AFFAIRS MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: IRF Ambassador John Hanford met Minister/Chairman K'sor Phuoc of the GVN's Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs August 17 to discuss GVN efforts to facilitate the practice of religion among ethnic minority groups, particularly those in Vietnam's north. Ambassador Hanford urged t [...] | 2006-09-19 04:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2381 | PUBLIC SECURITY VICE MINISTER PROMISES PROGRESS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: IRF Ambassador John Hanford met Vice Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Huong August 18 to discuss the GVN's recent record on religious freedom and to urge the GVN to expedite further progress. Ambassador Hanford provided a list of ten short-term actions that the GVN could u [...] | 2006-09-19 04:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2389 | VIETNAM ECONOMIC DELEGATION TO NORTH KOREA REBUFFS [...] (C) Summary: The GVN recently sent a Ministry of Trade-led delegation to Pyongyang and Nampo. According to a GVN readout of the visit provided to the ROK Embassy, during the delegation's August 28-September 1 visit, the Vietnamese turned down a DPRK request for food and other assistance, say [...] | 2006-09-19 09:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON KS KN VM |
06HANOI2397 | UNHCR MONITORING VISIT TO CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (SBU) UNHCR recently completed its 13th monitoring mission to the Central Highlands and reported nothing out of the ordinary in terms of the well-being of the interviewed returnees. Significantly, the UNHCR team was able to meet with a returnee who had been tried and convicted of human smuggli [...] | 2006-09-19 10:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF VM CB |
06HANOI2399 | COMMITTEE FOR RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS UPDATES DCM ON RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) On September 15, Chairman Ngo Yen Thi of the GVN's Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) briefed the DCM on recent religious freedom developments in Vietnam. The CRA reports that eighteen congregations have been chosen in five out of 19 northern provinces for "pilot registration." These [...] | 2006-09-19 10:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2412 | RECENT GVN ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS: SMOKE AND [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the wake of several high-profile corruption scandals, the GVN is taking steps, both substantive and symbolic, to address corruption involving government and Communist Party officials. In August, the National Assembly Standing Committee passed a resolution specifyi [...] | 2006-09-20 09:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KCOR VM |
06HANOI242 | EAP A/S HILL MEETS SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 13, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill met with Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) External Relations Commission Director Nguyen Van Son to discuss the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral relationship and regional issues of mutual interest. In addition to upcoming high-le [...] | 2006-02-06 06:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON CB KN VM |
06HANOI2420 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR HAGEL [...] (SBU) Senator Hagel: Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important step in strengthening our cooperative relationship with Vietnam while bringing into focus key issues, including those our two countries will need to address in the run-up to the President's [...] | 2006-09-21 06:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OTRA VM |
06HANOI243 | VIETNAM: ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S CALL ON [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On January 13, Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill met with Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan. The Deputy Prime Minister laid out a roadmap of five steps to prepare for the visit of President Bush in November: work to close bilateral WTO market access negoti [...] | 2006-02-06 06:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV WTRO PREL PGOV TBIO VM |
06HANOI2434 | First-Ever National Assembly Donors Forum on the Gender [...] (U) Summary: On September 15, 2006, the National Assembly held its first-ever forum to meet with foreign donors and international agency representatives to discuss how to improve the current draft Gender Equality Law. The participants agreed that, with gender inequality a serious problem in Vi [...] | 2006-09-21 09:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM VM SOCI |
06HANOI2435 | AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BILATERAL ISSUES WITH VFM LE VAN BANG [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 20, the Ambassador met with VFM Le Van Bang to review a range of bilateral issues in the run-up to the President's visit. Presenting a list of potential deliverables and next steps, the Ambassador described our hopes for progress in each. On the issue of establish [...] | 2006-09-21 09:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI244 | A/S HILL DISCUSSES BURMA, CAMBODIA, LAOS, CHINA [...] Summary: In a frank lunch meeting January 13 with visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill, senior GVN diplomats said that Vietnam is worried about China's increasing influence in Southeast Asia, particularly Burma, Cambodia and Laos, and urged the United States to engage more wit [...] | 2006-02-06 06:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CB BM LA VM |
06HANOI249 | EAP A/S Hill's Meeting with Vietnamese FM Nguyen [...] (SBU) Summary: During his meeting January 13 with Foreign Minister Nguyen Dzy Nien, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill underlined the need for the United States and Vietnam to systematize their bilateral discussions on issues of mutual interest, such as Burma and Cambodia; expressed [...] | 2006-02-06 09:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV APEC ETRD PHUM CB CH BM KN VM |
06HANOI2493 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: MPS VICE MINISTER PLEDGES [...] (C) Summary: On September 29 meeting, Vice Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Huong pledged continued progress in the area of religious freedom and described his own efforts to personally instruct security officials in northern Vietnam to promote greater religious freedom and not interfer [...] | 2006-09-29 08:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF VM |
06HANOI2496 | SENIOR MPS OFFICIAL ON PRESIDENT'S VISIT, [...] (C) Summary: During a September 29 discussion with the Charge on a number of issues of bilateral concern, Vice Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Huong: stressed that the GVN would do its utmost to ensure the security of President Bush during his November visit to Vietnam; noted GVN securi [...] | 2006-09-29 08:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR PHUM ASEC OVIP VM |
06HANOI2497 | CHARGE REVIEWS POTUS-RELATED ISSUES WITH MFA [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 28, the Charge met with MFA Acting Director of Americas Department Pham Van Que to discuss a range of bilateral issues in the run-up to the President's visit. Reviewing the contents of the NSC draft Joint Statement with Que, the Charge described our hopes for progre [...] | 2006-09-29 08:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI250 | EAP A/S Hill's Meeting with Vietnam VFM Le Van Bang [...] (SBU) Summary: During his January 13 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang, EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill underscored the importance of making progress in next week's WTO talks, urged Vietnam to improve its human rights situation and welcomed Vietnam's role in regional structures such [...] | 2006-02-06 09:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CB BM CH VM |
06HANOI2510 | VIETNAM'S PRESIDENT MEETS WITH CATHOLIC LEADERS [...] (SBU) On September 28, State President Nguyen Minh Triet met with leaders of Vietnam's Catholic Church for the first time since taking office in June. During the meeting, Triet underlined the GVN's willingness to allow Catholics to become more involved in Vietnam's socio-economic development. [...] | 2006-09-29 10:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI2511 | VIETNAM'S PRESIDENT MEETS WITH CATHOLIC LEADERS [...] (SBU) On September 28, State President Nguyen Minh Triet met with leaders of Vietnam's Catholic Church for the first time since taking office in June. During the meeting, Triet underlined the GVN's willingness to allow Catholics to become more involved in Vietnam's socio-economic development. [...] | 2006-09-29 10:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI2570 | Religious Freedom: CRA Chairman Discusses Recent Progress [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 5 meeting with the Charge, Committee on Religious Affairs Chairman Ngo Yen Thi described GVN efforts to accelerate registrations of Protestant congregations in the North. The late September conference for northern local officials was described as a success: o [...] | 2006-10-05 10:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI258 | VFM BANG UNLIKELY TO TRAVEL IN FEBRUARY; VIETNAM [...] (SBU) After delivering reftel letter February 7, Pol/C discussed EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill's invitation to VFM Le Van Bang with MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Le Chi Dzung. Describing his reaction as "informal," Dzung said that VFM Bang would probably be unable to travel to the Uni [...] | 2006-02-07 03:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL VM |
06HANOI2582 | GVN Responds on Repatriation Agreement [...] (SBU) On October 6, Embassy received the GVN's response to the draft repatriation agreement post delivered to the MFA on August 2 (Refs A and B). The GVN: seeks to replace the term "relevant authorities/officials" with "competent authorities/officials;" presented for USG consideration a stand [...] | 2006-10-06 08:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS KJUS PREL VM |
06HANOI2599 | CDA DISCUSSES POTUS VISIT, BILATERAL ISSUES WITH [...] (C) The Charge met on October 10 with MFA Americas Department Acting Director General Pham Van Que to continue discussions related to the POTUS visit. Que suggested that President Bush consider adding a short visit with the Communist Party's General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, in part to balanc [...] | 2006-10-11 09:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV ECON VM |
06HANOI2606 | CDA DISCUSSES POTUS VISIT, BILATERAL ISSUES WITH [...] (C) The Charge met on October 10 with MFA Americas Department Acting Director General Pham Van Que to continue discussions related to the POTUS visit. Que suggested that President Bush consider adding a short visit with the Communist Party's General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, in part to balance [...] | 2006-10-11 11:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV ECON VM |
06HANOI2608 | SENATOR HAGEL DISCUSSES TRADE, PEACE CORPS, HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On October 10, Senator Chuck Hagel discussed Vietnam's WTO accession, Human Rights and the Peace Corps with the GVN's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem. Khiem noted that the GVN is working to prepare for the President's upcoming visit by fulfilling its commitments [...] | 2006-10-12 03:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV OTRA ECON VM |
06HANOI2617 | HANOI'S NEW CIVIL SOCIETY LAW IN LIMBO [...] (C) Summary: The GVN in late September pulled the 11th version of the draft Law on Associations (LOA) from the National Assembly's (NA) upcoming agenda. The Politburo, which has ultimate say over legislation put forward to the NA, probably is foot-dragging because it fears the law,s potential [...] | 2006-10-12 09:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PGOV ECON VM |
06HANOI2620 | SENATOR HAGEL DISCUSSES PNTR AND ECONOMIC, SOCIAL REFORMS [...] (SBU) On October 6, Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman and Politburo member Nguyen Phu Trong briefed Senator Chuck Hagel on the NA's developing oversight role in Vietnam's policymaking process and in promoting social and economic development. Trong said passage of Permanent Normal Tra [...] | 2006-10-13 01:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV OTRA ECON VM |
06HANOI2624 | MFA PROTESTS AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS CONCERNING DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 11, MFA Americas Department Acting Director General Pham Van Que called in the Charge to protest remarks about the Vietnamese political movement 8406 Bloc made by the Ambassador during an October 2 Radio Free Asia interview. According to Que, the remarks caused a negat [...] | 2006-10-13 04:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2630 | SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Hanoi looks forward to welcoming you back to Vietnam. Your visit will help us to address a number of key issues in the lead-up to the President's November visit. It will also underscore to the Vietnamese that progress on core American concerns and values must keep pace with the s [...] | 2006-10-13 09:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI2649 | GVN INFORMED ABOUT UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-17 09:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP VM KN |
06HANOI2710 | MFA OUTLINES BUREAUCRATIC DIFFICULTIES IN ADVANCING [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 23, the DCM met with MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Nguyen Ba Hung to discuss the status of bilateral issues in advance of the POTUS visit. The DCM reviewed the list of as-yet unresolved official and commercial agreements that need to be concluded, noting our [...] | 2006-10-24 10:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI2712 | MOJ VICE MINISTER TELLS A/S LOWENKRON [...] (SBU) On October 19, Ministry of Justice Vice Minister Hoang The Lien told Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron that a "political decision" has been made to abolish Administrative Decree 31 (which authorizes officials to impose punishments without due proces [...] | 2006-10-25 02:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF OTRA ECON VM |
06HANOI2727 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY LOWENKRON DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS WITH [...] (SBU) On October 19, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron told Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang that, while the United States recognizes there have been positive human rights developments in Vietnam, we will continue to urge the release of the two remaining [...] | 2006-10-26 03:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV OTRA ECON VM |
06HANOI2749 | GVN SEEKS ADVICE ON POINTS FOR TEHERAN VISIT [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) On October 26, MFA Americas Department Deputy Director General Nguyen Ba Hung informed us that Vice Foreign Minister Vu Dzung plans to travel to Iran and three African countries in late November. The Iran portion of the tour is [...] | 2006-10-27 08:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP VM IR |
06HANOI2765 | PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's recent trip to Japan was intended to reaffirm the two countries' friendship and cooperation in a highly visible manner. The PM's schedule included a full array of high-level events and meetings (Ref B). In addition to protocol-driven events, t [...] | 2006-10-30 10:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD EINV ENRG KIPR JA VM |
06HANOI2767 | PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's recent trip to Japan was intended to reaffirm the two countries' friendship and cooperation in a highly visible manner. The PM's schedule included a full array of high-level events and meetings (Ref B). In addition to protocol-driven events, t [...] | 2006-10-30 10:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD EINV ENRG KIPR JA VM |
06HANOI2775 | GVN Responds on Repatriation Agreement [...] (SBU) On October 30, Embassy received the GVN's response to the clarifications requested (Ref A) regarding the draft repatriation agreement Post delivered to the MFA on August 2 (Refs B and C). The GVN agrees with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's interpretation of Article 4, section [...] | 2006-10-31 03:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS KJUS PREL VM |
06HANOI2779 | THAI PRIME MINISTER BRIEFLY VISITS VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 26, Thailand's interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont met with GVN leaders on a whirlwind visit that was part of a round of courtesy calls to Southeast Asian neighbors. PM Chulanont told his GVN interlocutors that Thailand's "recent situation" had returned to normal [...] | 2006-10-31 09:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TH VM |
06HANOI2833 | DEMARCHES ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On November 8, Poloff discussed reftel points on the Cuba embargo resolution and the Australian amendment with MFA International Organizations Department Deputy Director Vu Anh Quang. Mr. Quang said the GVN position is consistent with the majority of countries that support the Cuba embar [...] | 2006-11-08 10:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL PHUM UN CU VM |
06HANOI2842 | DEMARCHES ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-10 02:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNHCR UN VM |
06HANOI289 | IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO THE UNSC [...] (SBU) During a meeting February 10, Charge delivered reftel points to Assistant Foreign Minister and Americas Department Director General Nguyen Duc Hung. Hung had no substantive response, but promised to report our points to his leadership. 2. (SBU) Comment: We will follow-up with the MF [...] | 2006-02-10 09:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC VM |
06HANOI290 | VENEZUELA'S UNSC ASPIRATIONS: VIETNAM YE TO STAKE A POSITION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-10 09:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN UNSC VM VE |
06HANOI293 | MEETING WITH AFM HUNG: VFM LE VAN BANG MAY TRAVEL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung informed the Charge February 10 that National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Yeu tentatively plans to lead an Assembly delegation to Washington February 26 for discussions with Congress on WTO and the PNTR vote. VFM Le [...] | 2006-02-10 10:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM OTRA VM |
06HANOI2940 | VIETNAM: WOMEN EMPOWERMENT CONTACTS [...] On November 28, Poloff shared reftel fact sheet on recommendations from the Women's Empowerment Working Session with Nguyen Thi Minh Quy, Director of the National Committee for the Advancement of Women. After discussing the sheet with her colleagues, Quy will send us ideas on possible projects [...] | 2006-12-01 09:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL RP UNGA |
06HANOI2944 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF EDUCATION ON U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Marine had his first official meeting with Minister of Education and Training Dr. Nguyen Thien Nhan on November 30. The meeting took place days before Dr. Nhan's first visit as Minister to the United States on what his staff is calling a "study tour." Minster Nhan ex [...] | 2006-12-01 09:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID OEXC SCUL PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2948 | TERRORIST LISTS - VIETNAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 04:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER VM |
06HANOI2962 | GVN ANNOUNCES PLANS TO SIGN IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On December 4, MFA Department of International Organizations Acting Director General Le Hoai Trung met with representatives of the diplomatic community to announce State President Nguyen Minh Triet's decision that Vietnam will sign the IAEA Additional Protocol (AP). [...] | 2006-12-05 08:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP KGIT VM |
06HANOI3004 | LETTER TO AMBASSADOR HANFORD FROM VICE MINISTER OF PUBLIC [...] (SBU) On December 8, Ministry of Public Security contacts passed a letter to Poloff from Vice Minister Nguyen Van Huong to Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford (unofficial translation below). Our contacts noted that lifting Vietnam's Country of Particular Concer [...] | 2006-12-13 01:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI3006 | IAEA DG ELBARADEI'S VISIT BOOSTS VIETNAM'S NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei visited Hanoi December 9-11 to review the Agency's cooperation with the GVN. DG ElBaradei's objectives for the visit were to promote the potential for Vietnam's nuclear power program to become a region [...] | 2006-12-13 08:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETTC PARM PREL KNNP VM |
06HANOI3007 | VIETNAM SEEKS TO BOLSTER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Vietnam recently co-hosted East Asia's first-ever conference on International Humanitarian Law, during which it pledged to take steps to strengthen its commitment to humanitarian law. Significantly, Vietnam's decision to host the conference is part and parcel of its [...] | 2006-12-13 10:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN VM |
06HANOI3012 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES SESSION, CONTINUES TO [...] (C) During its recently concluded session, the National Assembly approved Vietnam's WTO-entry Protocol and debated and passed 11 laws and one resolution. These included a controversial new Law on Gender Equality and a Law on Residence. However, a long-standing draft Law on Associations was w [...] | 2006-12-14 08:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL VM |
06HANOI3018 | Vietnam Moves to Abolish Decree 31 [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On December 14, the National Assembly Standing Committee passed a resolution supporting a GVN proposal to abolish Decree 31, the measure that provides for "administrative detention" of those whose actions do not merit prosecution under the criminal code. Provided th [...] | 2006-12-15 10:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI VM |
06HANOI3021 | MFA Protests Ambassador's Remarks in Support of Greater [...] (SBU) During a roundtable with foreign correspondents on December 13, the Ambassador spoke on the issue of human rights, freedom of expression and the GVN's treatment of activists and others who peacefully voice their political views. Responding to a reporter's question about the activities of [...] | 2006-12-18 00:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KPAO VM |
06HANOI3033 | DURING HANOI VISIT, UNHCR COMMENTS ON 42 VIETNAMESE H'MONG [...] (SBU) According to a UNHCR official in Hanoi, Thai authorities have reportedly threatened to deport 42 Vietnamese ethnic H'mong recently arrested in Thailand. UNHCR is negotiating a solution with the Vietnamese and Thai MFAs calling for third-party resettlement. All parties appear to accept th [...] | 2006-12-19 08:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM HUMANR PREF VM |
06HANOI3059 | COMMITTEE FOR RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS AND PROTESTANT ORGANIZATION [...] (SBU) The Government Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) told Poloff on December 19 that it will issue recognition certificates to two previously unrecognized church organizations on December 23. The CRA also confirmed the existence of a controversial training manual on Protestantism. The man [...] | 2006-12-22 08:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI3070 | UNHCR: "NO GENERAL THREAT" IN VIETNAM CENTRAL HIGHLANDS; [...] (SBU) At a December 15 briefing to Hanoi-based diplomats, UNHCR highlighted that the overall environment for Vietnamese ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands was improving, despite an increase of arrivals to Cambodia in 2006. Refugee status recognition rates have dropped significantly in [...] | 2006-12-26 09:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM HUMANR PREF CB VM |
06HANOI3071 | TRADE MINISTER -- THANKS ON QUOTA ELIMINATION BUT STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Trade Tuyen has sent a letter thanking USTR for clarifying the timing of the elimination of textile and apparel quotas. He also expresses appreciation for President Bush's signing of PNTR. At the same time, he notes continued concern about the development of a "Moni [...] | 2006-12-26 10:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX ECON PREL WTRO VM |
06HANOI325 | PALESTINIAN ELECTION: VIETNAM SUPPORTS ASPIRATIONS [...] (SBU) Pol/C met with MFA West Asia and Africa Department Deputy Director General Duong Huynh Lap February 14 to deliver reftel points. Lap described Vietnam's relations with the Palestinian Authority and President Abbas as "very good." Since the PLO established an office in Hanoi in 1976, Vi [...] | 2006-02-14 09:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IS KPAL VM |
06HANOI326 | CARTOON CONTROVERSY: GVN CONDEMNS VIOLENCE; [...] (SBU) Pol/C met with MFA West Asia and Africa Department Deputy Director General Duong Huynh Lap February 14 to deliver reftel points. Lap relayed the GVN's regret at both the offensive cartoons and the violence they generated. Vietnam believes that this matter should be resolved through dial [...] | 2006-02-14 10:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI KISL KPAO XF VM |
06HANOI344 | NEXT UN SYG: VIETNAM SUPPORTS ASIAN CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) POL/C met February 14 with MFA International Organizations Department Deputy Director General Vu Anh Quang to discuss reftel points. Quang reported that, while Vietnam believes that the next UN Secretary-General must be effective and competent and enjoy the wide support of the world com [...] | 2006-02-15 09:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN VM |
06HANOI368 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VICE-CHAIRMAN TO TRAVEL [...] (U) Post received a note dated February 16 from the Office of the National Assembly formally conveying the plans of the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly to travel to the United States. We will report delegation and itinerary details as they become available. 2. (SBU) Begin text of no [...] | 2006-02-17 09:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OPDC VM |
06HANOI392 | AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS WITH DPM VU KHOAN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a February 21 meeting, IRF Ambassador Hanford and Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan agreed that the recently concluded Human Rights Dialogue will help to spur on further positive developments in the bilateral relationship. On the issue of religious freedom, Ambassador Hanf [...] | 2006-02-22 09:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI393 | U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: DRL A/S Barry Lowenkron, accompanied by IRF Ambassador John Hanford met, February 20 with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang. After reviewing the bilateral Human Rights Dialogue's morning session (septel),A/S Lowenkron urged the GVN not to constrain NGOs under an impending new [...] | 2006-02-22 09:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI394 | AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS RELIGIOUS LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: IRF Ambassador John Hanford met February 21 with Buddhist and Protestant leaders to discuss issues surrounding the practice and management of organized religion in Vietnam. Both the Buddhist and Protestant representatives acknowledged progress in the religious freedom situation [...] | 2006-02-22 09:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI421 | TAIWANESE ASK FOR HELP WITH DISCRIMINATION IN APEC [...] (C) Summary: In a February 22 meeting, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Hanoi (TECOH) representatives expressed concern over inequitable treatment they claim they are experiencing in both the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the World Health Organization (WHO),a result, they sa [...] | 2006-02-22 10:07:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | APEC ECON IO PREL TW VM |
06HANOI429 | VIETNAM: Palestine, and Iraq Bombings [...] (SBU) Nguyen Diep Ha, desk officer in the Foreign Ministry's West Asia and Africa Department, told Poloff February 23 that Vietnam "respects the decision of the Palestinian people's choice to elect Hamas" and predicted that Hamas will "represent the Palestinian people well and will act in thei [...] | 2006-02-23 10:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER IZ PA VM |
06HANOI453 | RUSSIA AND VIETNAM KEEP UP THE ILLUSION OF A [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Ephimovich Fradkov was Vietnam's first high-ranking foreign visitor since Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. The February 16-17 visit was the third by a Russian Prime Minister to Vietnam since 1997. The primary purposes of this visit were to strengthe [...] | 2006-02-24 10:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL RU VM |
06HANOI461 | STAFFDEL GROVE DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior MFA officials cautioned visiting Senate Appropriations Committee Majority Clerk Paul Grove that continued USG pressure on Burma and Cambodia will only push those countries closer to China, and will not succeed in convincing them to become more responsible international a [...] | 2006-02-27 09:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL PHUM KIRF SNAR KWMN KCRM OMIG VM |
06HANOI549 | CONDITIONS FACING ETHNIC MINORITY PROTESTANTS IN [...] (SBU) An Embassy and DRL/IRF team recently visited the Northwest provinces of Lao Cai and Yen Bai to examine social conditions for ethnic minorities and to advocate for the rapid registration of ethnic minority Protestant groups. Protestant leaders from the region reported that local officials [...] | 2006-03-09 10:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM VM |
06HANOI551 | U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: AFTERNOON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-09 10:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF SOCI PREL PGOV PREF VM |
06HANOI552 | U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: MORNING SESSION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-09 10:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV SOCI VM |
06HANOI582 | AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS CHAIRMAN THI OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford met February 21 with the head of Vietnam's Committee for Religious Affairs. They agreed that the GVN has taken important steps to establishing religious freedom in most of the country; however the Northwe [...] | 2006-03-14 03:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI584 | CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: UNHCR TO VISIT MARCH 22; UNHCR [...] (SBU) Summary: A UNHCR team will visit Gia Lai Province March 22-23 to meet with the families of "double-backers." The team has also requested private meetings with two individuals who were allegedly mistreated by local authorities. The GVN has invited Assistant High Commissioner Erika Felle [...] | 2006-03-14 10:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF VM CB |
06HANOI612 | VIETNAM RATIFIES CTBT [...] On March 10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered Diplomatic Note 89/NG-TCQT informing the Embassy that Vietnam ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty on February 23, 2006. President Tran Duc Luong was the ratifying official. MARINE [...] | 2006-03-16 08:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM CTBT VM |
06HANOI614 | VIETNAM LIKELY TO SAY NOTHING ABOUT U.S.-INDIA [...] (SBU) On March 10, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department senior expert Vu Van Mien, a frequent and close contact on nonproliferation issues. Mien said he appreciated the briefing on the initiative, and noted that Vietnam was sur [...] | 2006-03-16 08:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC IN VM |
06HANOI615 | VIETNAM AND PALESTINE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche March 10 to Nguyen Diep Ha, desk officer in the Foreign Ministry's West Asia and Africa Department. Ha said there has been no change in Vietnamese policy or the situation regarding Vietnam's relations with Palestine (Refs B and C). No one from the Palest [...] | 2006-03-16 08:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PA VM |
06HANOI627 | VIETNAM AND DPRK WORK TO IMPROVE TIES [...] (C) DPRK MFA Asia Director Ma Chol-su visited Vietnam March 2-5 as part of the two countries' continuing efforts to patch up relations following the mass defection incident of July 2004. During meetings in Hanoi with Government and Party representatives, the two sides agreed to pursue high-le [...] | 2006-03-17 05:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VM KN KS |
06HANOI657 | U.S.-VIETNAM BILATERAL WTO ACCESSION MARKET ACCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Working within a theme of liberalization, linkages, and legislation, U.S. and Vietnamese negotiators made significant progress in bilateral WTO Accession market access negotiations held January 16-18 in Hanoi. In the agricultural market access negotiations, tariff lines coveri [...] | 2006-03-21 09:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO PREL USTR VM |
06HANOI669 | U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: MORNING SESSION [...] (SBU) Delegations from the United States and Vietnam met for the two countries' first Human Rights Dialogue in over three years February 20. The morning session included opening remarks, Vietnam's presentation of its approaches to human rights, a discussion of criminal code, prison conditions [...] | 2006-03-22 10:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI670 | AMBASSADOR AND VFM LE VAN BANG DISCUSS WTO, HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador focused on Vietnam's WTO entry, practical developments in our human rights discussions, possible Congressional visits and developments in the bilateral relationship over the next six months during a March 21 lunch with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang. VFM Bang [...] | 2006-03-22 23:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD APEC PHUM AMGT OVIP CVIS CASC VM |
06HANOI680 | Vietnam: Officially Still Undecided on Venezuela [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-24 06:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN UNSC GT VE VM |
06HANOI683 | VIETNAM FOREIGN POLICY EXPERTS ON CHINA, THE UNITED [...] (SBU) Summary: During a frank discussion with visiting Deputy NIO Terrence Markin and Poloff, senior officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Institute for International Relations (IIR) encouraged the United States to stay closely engaged in Southeast Asia, but avoid making Southeast Asia [...] | 2006-03-24 08:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL APEC ASEAN CH VM |
06HANOI686 | ARF SEMINAR: VIETNAM AVAILABLE FOR A MEETING [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points March 24 to Phan Minh Giang of the MFA ASEAN Affairs Department. He reported that, in addition to himself, GVN attendees will be MFA International Organizations Department Deputy Director General (and delegation head) Le Hoai Trung and Ministry of Defense Se [...] | 2006-03-24 09:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP VM |
06HANOI697 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEVELOPMENT IN HOA BINH AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On a recent visit to Hoa Binh and Son La provinces west of Hanoi, the Ambassador discussed economic and issues development local leaders. The Hoa Binh officials were notably progressive in their approach to development, which bodes well for their province. However, Son La's o [...] | 2006-03-27 08:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI715 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN HOA BINH [...] (SBU) Summary: On a March 13-15 visit, the Ambassador discussed religious freedom issues with the leaders of Hoa Binh and Son La Provinces (reftel). The difference between the Hoa Binh approach to religious freedom and Son La's attitudes was stark. Hoa Binh is a model for the kind of leader [...] | 2006-03-29 04:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI736 | GVN AVOIDS HARSH CRITICISM OF 2005 HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Unlike in previous years, the GVN has not launched an intensive media campaign against the 2005 Human Rights Report. This could reflect a decision to avoid possible repercussions with the U.S. Congress that would complicate a PNTR vote on WTO membership. It may al [...] | 2006-03-31 08:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI739 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ETHNIC MINORITY ISSUES IN HOA [...] (SBU) Summary: On a March 13-15 visit, the Ambassador discussed ethnic minority issues with the leaders of Hoa Binh and Son La Provinces (reftels). Son La has a much larger potential problem with ethnic tension arising from the massive displacement of ethnic minority Thai communities by the [...] | 2006-03-31 08:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI748 | AMBASSADOR MEETS COUNTERNARCOTICS TASK FORCE IN SON [...] (SBU) Summary: On a March 14-15 visit to Son La Province, the Ambassador received a briefing on U.S. funded, UNODC-administered counternarcotics efforts in the region. Since the inception of this effort, coordination has improved among local, regional and cross-border security officials, and [...] | 2006-04-03 07:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON SNAR VM |
06HANOI767 | LEADERSHIP RUMORS ABOUND FOLLOWING THE 14TH [...] (SBU) Summary: Rumors continue to swirl about the likely changes in Vietnam's leadership following the 10th Party Congress in April. They have grown especially intense since last week's close of the 14th Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (CPV),which announced that it had [...] | 2006-04-04 02:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI782 | VIETNAM: PSI ENDORSEMENT UNLIKELY SOON [...] (SBU) Summary: Heavy Embassy pressure on the GVN has forced the issue of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) all the way to the Prime Minister's office, where we are told the decision has been made to authorize Vietnam's participation in PSI-related activities on a case-by-case basis, [...] | 2006-04-05 06:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM PHSA PREL VM |
06HANOI783 | SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER HASTERT'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Mr. Speaker: Your visit to Vietnam comes at an important time in our bilateral relationship. Last year, the United States and Vietnam commemorated the tenth anniversary of normalized relations, the highlight of which was the very successful visit to the United States by Prime Minister [...] | 2006-04-05 08:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PHUM PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN VM |
06HANOI791 | SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FOREIGN POLICY UNLIKELY AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's foreign policy evolution, a gradual process, is not likely to see any sharp changes or surprises at the upcoming 10th Party Congress. Instead, we will see an elaboration of existing policy, with efforts to improve relations with neighboring countries (ASEAN),maintai [...] | 2006-04-05 06:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CVR VM |
06HANOI797 | VIETNAM AND PALESTINE [...] (SBU) In response to news articles quoting Hamas Foreign Minister Mahmud al-Zahar saying he plans to visit China and "tour other countries in East Asia," Poloff contacted Nguyen Diep Ha, desk officer in the Foreign Ministry's West Asia and Africa Department. Ha said there has been no change in [...] | 2006-04-05 07:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PA VM |
06HANOI802 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-06 05:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR UNCHR PHUM PREL UNGA VM |
06HANOI815 | VIETNAM, ASEAN FM MEETING, BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam will send an Assistant Minister to the Bali ministerial and is withholding judgment on what to do about Burma until it hears what Malaysian FM Hamid has to say. Vietnam is generally not inclined to support external intervention in Burma, but seems willing to go along w [...] | 2006-04-10 09:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARF BM VM |
06HANOI817 | VIETNAM: NO COMMENT ON DARFUR PKO NOW [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA has not responded to our request to discuss the issue of troop and/or equipment support for a UN peacekeeping operation in Sudan. The Ministry of Defense received reftel demarche without comment, but asked unofficially whether China will participate and what is the expe [...] | 2006-04-10 10:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SU PKO VM |
06HANOI823 | VIETNAM'S EVENTUAL PKO PARTICIPATION LIKELY, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA is in charge of preparing the political ground for Vietnam's eventual participation in international peacekeeping operations, which means winning internal consensus and gaining public opinion support. Neither task is complete yet, and the internal consensus- building wil [...] | 2006-04-11 10:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SU PKO MOPS VM |
06HANOI835 | HANOI DISCUSSES NEW LAW ON ASSOCIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On April 3, the GVN presented its ninth draft of a New Law on Associations to donor community Ambassadors, representatives of Vietnam's associations and international NGOs and other interested parties. Follow-on discussion was open and pointed. Controversial elemen [...] | 2006-04-13 04:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI839 | 10th Party Congress: CPV Offers Preview, Aims for [...] (SBU) In a preview of the Communist Party's upcoming 10th National Congress, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan underscored that the Party's key focus will be on how to continue Vietnam's economic and social development efforts. Sticking close to well-known positions in a presentation to the diplo [...] | 2006-04-13 08:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI848 | Party Facing Turmoil on Eve of 10th Congress [...] (SBU) The Communist Party of Vietnam's (CPV) Central Committee has scheduled an unusual 15th plenum to nail down still undecided senior leadership positions and address a widening corruption scandal. With a number of senior GVN officials implicated in the affair, the Party is scrambling to en [...] | 2006-04-14 10:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI852 | COUNTERNARCOTICS PROJECT PROPOSAL FROM UNODC [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Hanoi has received a three-year, USD 1.1 million project proposal from UNODC to improve the GVN's capacity to gather, use and share counternarcotics information and intelligence in order to build its capacity to interdict illegal drugs. Additional benefits for GVN borde [...] | 2006-04-17 04:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR EAID VM |
06HANOI853 | HOUSE SPEAKER DENNIS HASTERT MEETS VIETNAMESE PM [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert told Prime Minister Phan Van Khai that he is committed to working hard to pass Permanent Normalized Trade Relations (PNTR) for Vietnam because "it is the right thing to do" and because economic development and international integratio [...] | 2006-04-17 06:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL ETRD WTO PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI862 | SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE DELEGATION MEETS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CHAIRMAN NGUYEN VAN AN [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Speaker of the House of Representatives Dennis Hastert delivered a basic message in Hanoi: we support, in principle, Vietnam's economic development and openness and will work hard to pass Permanent Normalized Trade Relations for Vietnam because international economic i [...] | 2006-04-17 08:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL PHUM KIRF ECON ETRD WTO VM |
06HANOI872 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: HANOI AUTHORITIES FACILITATING [...] (SBU) An expatriate Amcit who is a Jehovah's Witness informed Poloff on April 14 that representatives of the small congregation of witnesses in Hanoi recently were called in by local Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) officials and given two application forms for official registration as a P [...] | 2006-04-18 05:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM VM |
06HANOI875 | VIETNAM: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE [...] (U) Post received a note dated April 7 from the Ministry of Trade formally conveying their response to Post's inquiry regarding the Independent Inquiry Committee investigation. 2. (SBU) Begin text of note: Ministry of Trade Socialist Republic of Vietnam Hanoi, April 7, 2006 The Min [...] | 2006-04-18 08:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KFIN PGOV IZ VM |
06HANOI894 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: PROTESTANT EFFORTS TO REGISTER; [...] (SBU) House church leaders affiliated with the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (ECVN) recently updated Poloff on their efforts to officially register the activities of their congregations in Vietnam's northern provinces. Progress in registration and other improvements in conditions for Protestan [...] | 2006-04-20 09:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM VM |
06HANOI895 | Party Begins 10th Congress [...] (SBU) The Communist Party opened its 10th National Party Congress (NPC) April 18 with a five-year review of Party achievements and failures that included a reference to an ongoing corruption scandal that has claimed a number of high- level officials (Ref A). The final draft of the Party's Pol [...] | 2006-04-20 10:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI896 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, UNSC, NEXT SECRETARY- [...] (SBU) The DCM met April 19 with MFA International Organizations Department Acting Director General Vu Anh Quang to deliver reftel's points and letter from the Secretary to Foreign Minister Nguyen Dzy Nien. Quang said SIPDIS that the MFA values U.S. viewpoints on multilateral issues such as [...] | 2006-04-20 10:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN UNSC KUNR PHUM GT VE VM |
06HANOI943 | Party Selects New (Old) Leadership; Senior [...] (SBU) The Communist Party closed its 10th National Party Congress (NPC) April 25 after re-electing Nong Duc Manh to the position of Party General Secretary. The Party's new Central Committee, elected April 23, also selected the new Politburo and Party Secretariat. Although many of those who [...] | 2006-04-25 11:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI952 | MDA - VIETNAM WILL VOTE YES IN JUNE [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A's points, MFA International Organizations Department First Secretary Ngo Thi Lien reported that Vietnam will vote "yes" at the International Conference in June. However, the GVN is still studying the Third Additional Protocol and has no plan at this time to sign it. [...] | 2006-04-26 10:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SZ VM |
06HANOI958 | HCOC: Vietnam Still Not Ready [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A's points, MFA Department of International Organizations nonproliferation specialist Vu Van Mien said April 26 that Vietnam is still studying subscribing to the HCOC, but has "no plans to sign it in the near future." In principle, Vietnam supports the goals of the HC [...] | 2006-04-27 03:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA VM |
06HANOI964 | Ambassador Meets Vietnam's Chief of Police, Signs [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and Vice Minister of Public Security Le The Tiem signed April 26 the Amendment to the U.S.- Vietnam Letter of Agreement on Counternarcotics. Prior to the signing ceremony, the two discussed bilateral law enforcement cooperation and other issues, agreeing that both sides' [...] | 2006-04-27 07:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI SNAR EAID ECON OSCI VM |
06HANOI992 | UNHCR ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) UNHCR's Assistant Commissioner for Protection Erika Feller visted Gia Lai Province April 26-27 and met Vice Foreign Minister Nguyen Phu Binh April 28. While in Gia Lai, she met with six returnees (including two individuals who were singled out by Human Rights Watch),who described their [...] | 2006-04-28 10:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF VM CB |
06HARARE1010 | CURRENCY CHANGEOVER SPARKS CONFUSION [...] (C) With five business days remaining until the currency conversion deadline of August 21, business contacts tell us the country is woefully unprepared for the expiration of the old bearer checks. Most businesses have suspended or significantly reduced sales, chiefly of imports, rather than [...] | 2006-08-11 13:13:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1056 | NEW RELIGIOUS GROUP OFFERS WAY FORWARD [...] (SBU) During their visit to Harare, staffdel visitors met with the religious leaders spearheading the Christian Alliance (CA),a new opposition grouping that seeks to unite all anti-GOZ forces. Born out of the Church's efforts last year to help those affected by Operation Restore Order, the [...] | 2006-08-29 14:13:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1064 | SOLOMON MUJURU LASHES OUT AT US PRESSURE, BUT [...] (C) Retired general and ZANU-PF kingmaker Solomon Mujuru told visiting staffdel and the Ambassador on August 25 that the GOZ was open to dialogue, but that targeted sanctions demonstrated that Western capitals were not interested in real discussions. Saying that only the rural poor felt the [...] | 2006-08-30 14:33:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1067 | TSVANGIRAI LEADS MARCH ON PARLIAMENT [...] (U) Anti-Senate MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai led a demonstration of between 500 and 1,000 supporters from the party's downtown Harare headquarters to Parliament in the afternoon of September 1. Marchers, many of whom joined the demonstration in progress, carried placards calling for Mugab [...] | 2006-09-05 13:42:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1078 | LABOR LEADERS IMPRESS STAFFDEL WITH CANDID TALK OF [...] (U) A congressional staff delegation visiting Zimbabwe came away from a meeting with two prominent labor leaders impressed with their candid discussion of the fractured state of the opposition movement and sobering description of the daily challenges workers face in Zimbabwe's severely depress [...] | 2006-09-06 13:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB ZI |
06HARARE11 | GOZ INTENSIFIES ASSAULT ON MDC MUNICIPAL [...] (C) All 19 of Mutare's MDC city councilors resigned on January 4 in response to their December 29 suspension by Minister of Local Government Ignatius Chombo over alleged mismanagement. The Minister appointed an acting council of ruling party loyalists to run the city. Chombo also suspended [...] | 2006-01-09 05:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC ZANU PF |
06HARARE112 | GOZ INTENSIFIES ATTACK ON ZIMBABWE LAWERS FOR [...] (C) According to several Embassy sources in civil society, the GOZ,s crackdown on the independent radio station Voice of the People (VOP) is actually directed at the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) and its head Arnold Tsunga. Tsunga and other ZLHR employees, as VOP trustees, have been [...] | 2006-02-02 13:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE113 | ADDENDUM TO ZIMBABWE SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-03 07:24:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB ZI KDEM |
06HARARE1130 | PREVIEW OF LABOR'S PLANS FOR NATIONWIDE [...] (C) The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) plans to lead processions in 35 cities and towns throughout the country on Wednesday, September 13 to protest against poor wages, high taxes, weak economic conditions, lack of access to HIV/AIDS drugs, and continuing harassment of civil society [...] | 2006-09-12 14:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB ZI |
06HARARE1143 | GOVERNMENT INTIMIDATION AND PREEMPTIVE ARRESTS [...] (C) Government preemptive actions forestalled a series of planned protests by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions' (ZCTU) on Wednesday, September 13. Over 100 ZCTU members were detained and police reportedly severely beat several union leaders. The government press called the ZCTU protests [...] | 2006-09-15 11:29:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB ZI |
06HARARE1162 | GOZ BRUTALLY REACTS TO NCA MARCHES [...] (SBU) The National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) staged marches in key cities across Zimbabwe on September 20 triggering a violent police and ZANU-PF youth militia reaction in Mutare and, to a lesser extent, Harare. Smaller numbers of NCA supporters also marched in Gweru and Masvingo, where [...] | 2006-09-21 14:04:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1163 | ZCTU MEMBERS RECOUNT TO AMBASSADOR POLICE [...] (C) ZCTU leaders described to the Ambassador their arrest and brutal beatings by Zimbabwe police following their attempted demonstration on September 13 (Ref). They noted that the police van in which they were to be transported to the police station was on empty. At the notorious Matapi sta [...] | 2006-09-21 14:36:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB ZI |
06HARARE1164 | STEVENSON ATTACK COMMISSION POINTS FINGER AT GOZ [...] (SBU) Anti-Senate leader Morgan Tsvangirai held a Press Conference September 20 to announce the findings of the commission appointed by the anti-Senate MDC to investigate the July 2 attack on pro-Senate MDC MP Trudy Stevenson. According to Tsvangirai, the commission concluded that GOZ securit [...] | 2006-09-21 15:07:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1175 | AMERICAN LABOR DELEGATION DENIED ENTRY TO ZIMBABWE [...] (U) An African-American labor delegation was denied entry to Zimbabwe September 22 despite holding valid visas. The visit had been in the planning for months. The only explanation from the GOZ was that the visit was now "unacceptable.Q8 We believe the GOZ feared the visit would draw attenti [...] | 2006-09-25 06:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB ZI |
06HARARE1190 | ANOTHER NCA MARCH AND MORE BEATINGS ADDS TO [...] (SBU) Approximately 300 National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) members marched in downtown Harare on September 25, seeking to deliver a petition calling for a new constitution to Parliament. The police were initially caught unaware due to the high level of secrecy surrounding the planning. H [...] | 2006-09-26 14:17:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1192 | VOP UPDATE: COURT DROPS CHARGES [...] (SBU) At the latest installment of the trial of the Voice of the People (VOP) trustees for illegally broadcasting (Reftel for background) on September 25, Magistrate William Bhila removed the accused from further remand, a move that essentially drops the charges against the seven defendants. [...] | 2006-09-27 08:09:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1216 | COMMISSION HIGHLIGHTS CIO INVOLVEMENT IN STEVENSON [...] (C) The commission of inquiry report on the Trudy Stevenson attack concludes that the GOZ's Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) security apparatus was most likely responsible for the assault. The report notes that the MDC's internal failings and divisions have made both its pro- and anti [...] | 2006-10-03 12:44:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1235 | ZANU-PF WINS BY-ELECTIONS AMID LOW TURNOUT, [...] (C) As expected, ruling party candidates held on to two rural parliamentary seats, in Chikomba and Rushinga, in October 7 by-elections. The elections were peaceful but were marred by low voter turnout. Elections for rural district councils in the two constituencies were also held, with the [...] | 2006-10-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE124 | GOZ CASTS MDC'S ZAMBIA EXCURSION AS USG PLOTTING [...] (C) Following Zambia's expulsion of a delegation of senior MDC officials on February 2 (refs A, B),Zimbabwe's state media has alleged that the U.S. Embassy had arranged a meeting in Zambia between the delegation and "officials from US-funded Freedom House". The articles appear to be part of [...] | 2006-02-06 13:53:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO ASEC PHUM PGOV ZI MDC |
06HARARE125 | ZANU-PF SENATOR/FINANCIER PURSUES ENHANCED [...] (C) Aguy Georgias, a recently appointed ZANU-PF aligned Senator and CEO of Trinity Engineering, on January 31 sought Embassy participation in an informal dialogue he hoped to set up with a to-be-named interlocutor selected by President Mugabe. He asserted that in Zimbabwe's dysfunctional pol [...] | 2006-02-06 13:53:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ZI ZANU PF |
06HARARE1256 | TANZANIAN PRESIDENT EXPRESSES INTEREST IN MEETING [...] (C) Summary. Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) director Reginald Matchaba-Hove told polchief that while in New York last month he met Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete and that Kikwete had expressed interest in the current situation in Zimbabwe and had said he was committed to a regi [...] | 2006-10-17 14:49:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI TZ |
06HARARE1262 | MDC SUSPENDS TROUBLESOME MP [...] (U) The anti-Senate faction of the MDC on October 15 suspended Tafara-Mabvuku MP Timothy Mubawu from his official party positions due to his connection to the attack on pro-Senate MDC MP Trudy Stevenson (ref B) and his sexist remarks in Parliament (ref A). MDC Secretary General Tendai Biti o [...] | 2006-10-18 12:59:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1280 | LOOK EAST "SUCCESSES" FALL FLAT [...] (C) In the GOZ's most recent flirtation with countries to its east, state-controlled media on October 10 reported that a Russian delegation had signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with the GOZ totaling US$300 million. South African journalists checking into the contracts, however, coul [...] | 2006-10-24 14:57:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1283 | UPCOMING RURAL ELECTIONS LIKELY TO DEMONSTRATE [...] (SBU) Rural district council elections to be held on October 28 are expected to reinforce the ruling party's hold over the rural areas. ZANU-PF has already secured a third of the 1,328 council seats after several hundred would-be opposition candidates were barred from nomination. The anti-S [...] | 2006-10-25 09:52:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1294 | LOW VOTER TURNOUT LEADS TO BIG ZANU-PF WIN [...] (SBU) Preliminary results reported in the government-controlled press today are calling Saturday's rural district council elections a ZANU-PF victory. Official results are expected by Tuesday, October 31. The key feature of the elections was very low voter turnout. Initial reports from elec [...] | 2006-10-30 15:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1299 | CHURCH LEADERS "NATIONAL VISION" REJECTED BY [...] (C) Summary. A group of religious leaders presented President Mugabe October 27 with a so-called "national vision" document they said is intended as a road map for dialogue leading to a resolution of Zimbabwe,s problems. While stating that the document could lead to consensus among Zimbabwea [...] | 2006-10-31 14:43:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM ZI |
06HARARE1307 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ZANU-PF'S MAKONI [...] (C) In an October 26 meeting, ZANU-PF Politburo member Simba Makoni told the Ambassador the ruling party government is gridlocked and adrift. Makoni professed ignorance of the details of the succession battle, in which he has been increasingly mentioned as a contender, but noted Mugabe may c [...] | 2006-11-01 15:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR EFIN ZI |
06HARARE1308 | MDC MP CLIAMS MILITARY PRESSURE ON MUGABE [...] (C) Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) MP Giles Mutsekwa told polchief in meetings in Mutare and Harare October 19 and 27 respectively that Zimbabwean defense forces commander C.G. Chiwenga and other high-ranking officers had met with Mugabe in September and asked him to step aside. Mugabe [...] | 2006-11-01 15:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
06HARARE1309 | MDC MP CLAIMS MILITARY PRESSURE ON MUGABE [...] (C) Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) MP Giles Mutsekwa told polchief in meetings in Mutare and Harare October 19 and 27 respectively that Zimbabwean defense forces commander C.G. Chiwenga and other high-ranking officers had met with Mugabe in September and asked him to step aside. Mugabe [...] | 2006-11-01 15:38:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
06HARARE1349 | DISCORD IN THE MILITARY [...] (C) MDC shadow minister for defense Giles Mutsekwa told Ambassador November 8 that according to his sources morale has plummeted at all levels of the military. The military does not yet view the MDC as a solution to the country's problems and may consider a coup, which would not be in the be [...] | 2006-11-09 14:24:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | MOPS PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1356 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON TANCHON COMMERCIAL [...] (S) Ambassador Dell delivered demarche (reftel) to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono November 13 on the alleged request by Tanchon Commercial Bank to open an account with Harare,s Merchant Bank of Central Africa. Gono promised full cooperation. He called in the RBZ Director of the [...] | 2006-11-15 05:38:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | EFIN KN KNNP PARM PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE136 | URBAN LAND SEIZED IN LATEST AFFRONT TO PRIVATE [...] (C) The GOZ in mid-December 2005 seized Gletwyn property, an urban-zoned development area within Harare,s city limits, marking the GOZ's first formal taking of urban land apart from legal eminent domain proceedings. The Police Housing Cooperative and Divine Homes, a housing development compan [...] | 2006-02-08 15:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1360 | ZANU-PF WINS RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTIONS -- [...] (U) In an election characterized by extremely low turnout, the ruling party won the vast majority of the 1,326 Rural District Council (RDC) seats. The MDC managed victories, however, in a number of areas, including a few previously considered impenetrable. ZANU-PF relied heavily on pressure [...] | 2006-11-15 14:36:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1365 | TANCHON COMMERCIAL BANK DEMARCHE RESPONSE: [...] (S) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono conveyed to the Ambassador in a letter dated November 14 the outcome of the RBZ's investigation into the alleged request from North Korea's Tanchon Commercial Bank to open an account in Zimbabwe (reftel). RBZ Senior Division Chief ) Financial I [...] | 2006-11-16 13:32:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | EFIN KN KNNP PARM PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1375 | ZANU-PF INSIDER ON MUGABE'S PLANS [...] (C) ZANU-PF insider Eddie Zvogbo, Jr. told the Ambassador November 14 that President Mugabe has talked about resigning but is concerned that he may be prosecuted by his successors. Zvobgo said if Mugabe clings to power too long a crisis could develop as the economy continues to deteriorate. [...] | 2006-11-17 17:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1376 | ARCHBISHOP PIUS NUBE ON THE STATE OF ZIMBABWE [...] (C) A despondent Archbishop Pius Ncube told polchief and visiting deskofficer November 16 at Catholic Church offices in Bulawayo that most Zimbabweans average have "given up" any hope for change. Mugabe and ZANU-PF are interested only in clinging to power and will rig elections. The MDC is w [...] | 2006-11-17 17:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1398 | MDC REUNIFICATION: THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) A little more than a year after its acrimonious split in October 2005, the MDC may be heading for reunification. Despite financial and organizational challenges, the opposition made inroads into ruling party strongholds in recent local elections reinforcing with leaders in both factions th [...] | 2006-11-24 09:05:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1413 | ZANU-PF POLITBURO MEMBER OFFERS SUCCESSION INSIGHTS [...] (C) ZANU-PF Secretary for Information and Publicity Nathan Shamuyarira told the Ambassador on November 28 that the forthcoming ruling party conference was unlikely to finalize the succession issue. The party would instead settle the issue in 2007. He opined that the presidential and parliam [...] | 2006-11-29 12:59:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1429 | COLTART DISCUSSES OPPOSITION STRATEGY AMIDST [...] (C) Pro-Senate MDC MP David Coltart on November 29 told the Ambassador that ZANU-PF parliamentarians were in a state of panic as public corruption allegations had become weapons in the ongoing succession battle. The MP agreed with the Ambassador that the GOZ had been weakened as a result of t [...] | 2006-12-01 07:49:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1433 | WOMEN'S RIGHTS MARCHERS ARRESTED, ASSAULTED [...] (SBU) Police in Bulawayo brutally suppressed a demonstration of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) on Wednesday, November 29 as the women's rights group launched their "People's Charter," a demand for social justice and affordable basic services. According to WOZA, more than 70 women were arreste [...] | 2006-12-01 10:29:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1454 | TERRORIST LISTS [...] (SBU) To our knowledge the Government of Zimbabwe does not/not maintain a list of terrorist organizations. SCHULTZ [...] | 2006-12-08 08:55:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KVPR PREL PTER |
06HARARE1465 | ZANU-PF CONFERENCE POISED TO PROLONG MUGABE'S TERM [...] (C) The struggle to succeed Robert Mugabe has taken a twist in the run-up to the annual ZANU-PF conference slated for December 14-17. Although Mugabe in on record promising to step down in 2008, when the next presidential elections are scheduled, the conference appears likely to call for ext [...] | 2006-12-12 14:06:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1482 | IMF TEAM LEADER DECLARES ECONOMY DIRE; GONO [...] (C) IMF Article IV Mission Chief Sharmini Coorey on December 15 told the Charge that Zimbabwe's economic situation was "dire." GDP would likely contract by about 5 percent, the primary budget deficiQwas 25.7 percent (83 percent with interest payments included),and inflation was close to 2,0 [...] | 2006-12-19 13:00:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ZI |
06HARARE1493 | CONFERENCE PAVES WAY FOR EXTENDING MUGABE'S TERM, [...] (C) In a well-scripted development, the December 14-17 ZANU-PF conference adopted a resolution recommending that the ruling party unify the presidential and parliamentary elections in 2010. The recommendation, which will require amending the constitution in Parliament, must first be approved [...] | 2006-12-21 07:15:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1499 | ZIMBABWE: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request to update information for the 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism. ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. (SBU) Zimbabwe does not fit the criteria stipulated in paragraph 10 (a) and (b) of reftel instructions. Despite our str [...] | 2006-12-28 06:11:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE159 | MDC MP COLTART: GOZ WEAKENING [...] (C) In a meeting on February 8 with the Ambassador, MDC MP for Bulawayo South David Coltart said the GOZ was beginning to show signs of crumbling under the strain of economic deterioration. The inner circle of the regime was getting rich but patronage was no longer reaching second tier membe [...] | 2006-02-13 13:25:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI MDC |
06HARARE165 | STATUS OF PLANNING FOR ANNAN VISIT TO ZIMBABWE [...] (C) During a February 10 meeting, UNDP Resident Representative Agostinho Zacarias told the Ambassador that the UN Secretariat was still actively working on plans for a visit to Zimbabwe by SYG Annan. According to Zacarias, the issue had been raised during a one-on-one session between Presid [...] | 2006-02-14 10:29:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ZI |
06HARARE178 | GONO ON POLICY FRUSTRATIONS, SUCCESSION TENSIONS, [...] (S) In a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono bemoaned the GOZ's unwillingness to address deepening corruption, fiscal indiscipline and parastatal inefficiencies. Depicting himself as under seige politically, he said the leadership had talked him into wi [...] | 2006-02-16 05:45:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ZI |
06HARARE179 | SANCTIONS INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy has received numerous inquiries from American companies about the USG's targeted sanctions policy in Zimbabwe and its implication for their operations here. To be responsive to our business community, pre-empt additional i [...] | 2006-02-16 07:21:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD ASEC ZI |
06HARARE183 | INFLATION SOARING EVER HIGHER [...] (SBU) The GOZ's Central Statistical Office (CSO) reported February 13 that the annualized rate of inflation reached 613 percent in January, up from 585 percent in December (ref D). Food and non-alcoholic beverages, which make up nearly one third of the consumer price index basket, posted an an [...] | 2006-02-17 05:40:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV ZI |
06HARARE185 | SUPREME COURT REJECTS TSVANGIRAI ELECTION CHALLENGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court on February 12 rejected MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai's application to have it take over his 2002 presidential election challenge from the High Court, where it has languished for years. Strapped for resources, the MDC will likely scale back its strategy of ch [...] | 2006-02-17 09:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC |
06HARARE186 | LAURIE ON POLITBURO SHIFT ON WEST [...] (C) John Laurie, a former leading post-independence businessman and parliamentarian who maintains regular contact with a Politburo member and has a personal relationship with Mugabe, relayed to econoff on Feburary 8 that the Politburo recognized the accelerating pace of economic deterioration [...] | 2006-02-17 10:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ZI |
06HARARE187 | PARLIAMENT RESUMES, BUT FOR HOW LONG? [...] (C) Zimbabwe,s Parliament resumed on February 7, marking the first sitting of the Senate since that body was abolished in 1990. However, the legislative agenda is very thin and MPs could be sent home any day. Although two bills were introduced into the Senate, the supposedly august house rec [...] | 2006-02-21 04:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE191 | AMBASSADOR OBSERVES FOOD [...] The Ambassador recently visited a WFP food distribution in rural Zimbabwe. He witnessed the labor-intensive and complicated nature of the distribution process. Community members were involved in almost all aspects of the process, helping to make it transparent, fair, and apolitical. --- [...] | 2006-02-21 13:32:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL US ZI |
06HARARE200 | MUGABE AT 82 - RIGID, DEFIANT, ISOLATED [...] (SBU) In a taped, edited 90-minute state media interview televised locally on Febuary 19, Robert Mugabe sounded familiar anti-western themes and evidenced little inclination to countenance economic or political reforms on the eve of his 82nd birthday. He was familiarly cagey about the process [...] | 2006-02-22 12:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR KPAO ZI |
06HARARE210 | ZIMBABWE SHAKEN BUT NOT STIRRED IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) According to the United States Geological Survey, an earthquake registering 7.5 on the Richter Scale hit 140 miles southwest of Beira, Mozambique at 12:19 AM Central Africa Time (CAT) on 23 February 2006. The epicenter was at Espungabera, a small town right on Zimbabwe's eastern border wi [...] | 2006-02-23 09:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TPHY PREL ASEC CASC ZI |
06HARARE215 | FORMER STUDENT LEADER EMERGES AS PRO-SENATE [...] (C) On February 19, former student leader Arthur Mutambara, who now resides in South Africa, announced his decision to run for president of the pro-senate faction of the MDC. A number of pro-senate MDC MPs expressed strong support for Mutambara and said he would breathe new life into the part [...] | 2006-02-23 13:42:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC |
06HARARE227 | STUDENTS PROTEST IN RESPONSE TO COLLEGE TUITION [...] (C) Massive tuition increases at state colleges have triggered student unrest as the academic year resumes this month. The GOZ announced in early February that tuition for the coming year would jump from between Z$6 and Z$9 million to between Z$30 and Z$45 million. Upset that scholarships w [...] | 2006-02-24 09:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL ZI |
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