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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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06LIMA754 | DEMARCHE: MEETINGS WITH HAMAS (PERU) [...] (U) Polcouns and Poloff delivered the meetings with Hamas demarche (Ref A) to the Foreign Ministry's Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs, Amb. Antonio Garcia Revilla, Director of Multilateral Affairs Julio Garro, and Director of UN Affairs, Miguel Barreto, on 2/23. 2. (U) The Peruvians [...] | 2006-02-27 19:34:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL |
06LIMA847 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Lima warmly welcomes your visit to Peru -- the first by a Secretary of State since Secretary Powell,s attendance at the OAS General Assembly SIPDIS here on the fateful September 11, 2001. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to highlight for Peruvians, a [...] | 2006-03-03 18:11:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETRD SNAR PE |
06LIMA850 | (S) IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN PERU [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-03 20:10:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET | PINR PREL IR PE CO |
06LIMA9 | PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS, DECEMBER 2005 [...] (SBU) The Government of Peru (GOP) eradicated close to 9,000 hectares of coca in 2005, far surpassing its goal of 8,000 hectares. This achievement was accomplished through the strong commitment of the Ministry of Interior's eradication force (CORAH) and the drug police (DIRANDRO) that provid [...] | 2006-01-03 21:20:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
06LIMA965 | PERU'S EXPORTS TO CHINA INCREASE 51 PERCENT [...] (SBU) Summary. In 2005, the Peruvian Government successfully improved its trade relations with China, witnessing an increase in both exports to and imports from China over 2004 levels. China is now the second most popular destination for Peruvian exports and imports, with exports to China in [...] | 2006-03-13 16:24:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE |
06LINSK1234 | LUKASHENKO'S NEW FOREIGN POLICY: A METHOD TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-01 14:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CH VE AJ IR BO |
06LISBON1001 | PORTUGAL ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed reftel talking points late on May 31 in separate conversations with Prime Minister Socrates and Foreign Minister Freitas do Amaral. The Prime Minister expressed his government's full support for the U.S. decision and pledged to help in any way he could. The For [...] | 2006-06-01 14:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR PO |
06LISBON1007 | PORTUGUESE STATEMENT WELCOMES NEW U.S. IRAN POLICY [...] As promised in a May 31 conversation with the Ambassador (reftel),Foreign Minister Diogo Freitas do Amaral issued a statement on June 1 strongly endorsing the new U.S. policy on Iran. The Embassy's translation of the statement follows: The Portuguese Government approves and welcomes the U. [...] | 2006-06-01 16:10:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IR PO |
06LISBON1014 | PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON EAST TIMOR AND DEPLOYMENT PLANS [...] (C) Portuguese interlocutors from the Defense Ministry, Foreign Ministry, and Republican National Guard (GNR) have confirmed Portugal's plans to help East Timor stabilize, although not under the auspices of the Australia-led Joint Task Force. Both the Portuguese Defense Minister's Advisor and [...] | 2006-06-02 19:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | PREL MOPS TT PO |
06LISBON1089 | PORTUGAL: NATO RESPONSE FORCE: WITH THE U.S. IN [...] (C) P/E officer delivered reftel demarche June 6 to MFA's Director of Security and Disarmament Joao Corte-Real. Corte-Real thought that the MOD had the lead on this issue and said he would forward it immediately. When pressed for his opinion, he said that Portugal was already participating in [...] | 2006-06-08 14:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR PO |
06LISBON1091 | PORTUGAL-AUSTRALIA ACCORD OUTLINES COOPERATION IN [...] (U) On June 8, Portuguese Foreign Minister Diogo Freitas do Amaral and Minister of Internal Administration Antonio Costa announced agreement had been achieved regarding operations of the National Republican Guard (GNR) forces and other international contingents deployed to East Timor. The agr [...] | 2006-06-08 18:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PT |
06LISBON1110 | PORTUGAL: JUNE 12 GAERC READOUT [...] (C) P/E officer delivered reftel demarche June 8 to MFA Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha. Rocha observed that Kosovo would not be on the agenda and proceeded to address the following reftel points: Balkans ------- 2, (C) Montenegro: The Montenegrin Parliament's declaration [...] | 2006-06-09 15:22:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN KPAL UN YI MW SR BO IR PO |
06LISBON1137 | PORTUGAL: AN INTEL VIEW OF EAST TIMOR [...] (C/NF) In a discussion on East Timor, the Chief of Staff for the Republic of Portugal's Intelligence Services (SIRP) underscored the need to recognize the Fretilin Party's popularity and the important role Prime Minister Alkatiri played in it. He was critical of Australia's past role in Eas [...] | 2006-06-12 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TT PO |
06LISBON1189 | PORTUGAL NOT ATTENDING PSI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 16:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PT |
06LISBON1195 | PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY MEETS ON EAST TIMOR [...] (U) The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP in Portuguese) met in Lisbon on June 18 to discuss its response to the crisis in East Timor. CPLP, established in 1995, includes Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, and East Timor (sin [...] | 2006-06-19 16:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN PT |
06LISBON1212 | PORTUGAL CONCURS ON MDA VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-20 16:26:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREL PREF PT |
06LISBON1244 | PORTUGAL WITH EU CONCENSUS ON VENEZUELAN ANTI-NGO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-23 10:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL EAID VE PT |
06LISBON1262 | PORTUGAL SEIZES NARCOTICS AT RECORD LEVELS [...] (SBU) Summary: Until 2006, Portugal maintained a modest drug interdiction program with relatively small operations compared to other consumer nations. This year, however, Portugal has already seized roughly 28 metric tons of cocaine, quickly surpassing its 2005 totals after only a few months [...] | 2006-06-26 15:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM PT |
06LISBON1289 | MFA CRAVINHO VISIT TO TIMOR URGES COMMUNICATION [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese Deputy Foreign Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho and his advisor Diogo Franco traveled to East Timor on a bilateral mission from June 25-28. Franco provided a readout to Emboffs on June 29, stressing that the visit had been positive in spite of the unexpected resignations. [...] | 2006-06-29 17:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN TT PO |
06LISBON1315 | PORTUGUESE FM RESIGNS, NEW MOD AND FM SWORN IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Portuguese FM Diogo Freitas do Amaral resigned on June 30, citing health reasons. MOD Luis Amado was named to become the next Foreign Minister, and Amado was replaced by Nuno Severiano Teixeira, the former director of the Institute of National Defense. Both men were sworn in on [...] | 2006-07-03 17:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PO |
06LISBON1343 | PORTUGUESE REPLY ON MTCR AND HCOC DEMARCHES [...] (C) Pol/Econ officer delivered reftel demarches and followed up with MFA's Deputy for Security and Disarmament Pedro Sousa Abreu on June 23. He said Portugal welcomed the letter from Undersecretary Joseph (ref a) and thanked the U.S. for conveying its intentions for the upcoming October meeti [...] | 2006-07-06 16:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KSCA PARM PREL ETTC TSPA PT |
06LISBON1354 | PORTUGAL SHARES CONCERNS ON NORTH KOREAN MISSILE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-07 14:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL PARM UNSC PO |
06LISBON1425 | PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON JULY 17 GAERC [...] (C) P/E officer met with MFA Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha on July 14 to discuss the Balkans, Middle East, Sudan, Congo, and North Korea per reftels. Rocha anticipates this GAERC will be slow since it is the first under the Finnish EU Presidency. ------- Balkans ------- [...] | 2006-07-14 16:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU CG |
06LISBON1449 | MIDEAST CRISIS: PORTUGAL CONCERNED BUT NEUTRAL [...] (U) Summary: Since July 14, Portuguese government officials have made public comments lamenting the crisis in the Middle East and reassuring the Portuguese public that the violence will not affect Portugal, but has scrupulously avoided taking sides. Leftist Portuguese political leaders, howev [...] | 2006-07-17 16:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PO |
06LISBON1500 | PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON PLANS FOR ASSISTANCE TO A FREE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-20 15:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PO |
06LISBON1527 | TFLE01: PORTUGAL REQUESTS EU AND UN RESPONSE TO [...] (U) Summary: Until July 20, the Portuguese government had remained relatively quiet on its views of the Middle East conflict, other than lamenting the humanitarian crisis and following the EU's message (reftel). On July 20 and July 23, however, the GOP offered to participate in a future UN pe [...] | 2006-07-25 10:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PO |
06LISBON1545 | DESIGNATION OF TWO IRANIAN MISSILE-RELATED ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-27 07:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | IR PARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV PO |
06LISBON1546 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-27 07:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER PO |
06LISBON1565 | TFLE01: PORTUGUESE FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES [...] (C) Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado told the Ambassador on July 27 that the extraordinary EU meeting on the Middle East planned for August 1 must devise a common EU position and avoid divisions with the United States. He said Hezbollah must be disarmed and an international force deplo [...] | 2006-07-27 16:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO |
06LISBON1568 | PORTUGUESE RESPONSE ON PHARE ASSISTANCE TO TURKISH [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ officer underscored the importance of PHARE assistance to Turkish Cypriots and our concern with the July 2 outcomes with MFA European Affairs Deputy Antonio Correia Aguiar. Correia Aguiar replied that Portugal is also following the issue very closely, but that Portugal's Office [...] | 2006-07-28 09:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PO |
06LISBON1587 | PORTUGAL'S 61ST UNGA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (U) The following is a provisional list of participants for the GOP's delegation at UNGA. The GOP plans to have confirmations and further information about its participation by mid-August. A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- President Anibal Cavaco Silva: No plans to attend UNGA. B. [...] | 2006-08-01 14:10:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KSEP PREL OTRA OVIP PO |
06LISBON1593 | CHAVEZ PLANS OFFICIAL VISIT TO PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, local daily "Diario de Noticias" reported Venezuelan Ambassador to Portugal, Lucas Rincon Romero's comments that President Hugo Chavez is making plans to travel to Portugal on an official visit sometime before the end of October. Pol/Econ Officer paid a call MFA Latin [...] | 2006-08-02 15:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VE PO |
06LISBON1642 | PORTUGAL OFFERS VIEWPOINT ON LEBANON SECURITY [...] (C) On August 7, Acting Pol/Econ Couns delivered reftel demarche and draft resolution to Acting Director for International Political Organizations Helena Paiva and Israel-Arab Affairs Desk Officer Maria Joao Coutinho. Paiva, who previously worked for the Portuguese Mission to the UN, agreed t [...] | 2006-08-07 15:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE PO |
06LISBON1656 | SUPPORTING THE CEASEFIRE IN SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-08 15:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CE PO |
06LISBON1743 | PORTUGAL READY TO CONTRIBUTE TO UNIFIL MISSION, [...] (C) UNIFIL's mandate, still under discussion, will determine the type and size of Portugal's contribution to the force. Portugal has the political will to participate, with Prime Minister Socrates and his cabinet awaiting clarification of the mandate before deciding on its force's composition [...] | 2006-08-17 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL LE PO |
06LISBON1768 | FM AMADO TRAVELS TO MIDDLE EAST IN EFFORT TO RAISE [...] (SBU) Summary: FM Luis Amado will be traveling to Libya, Cairo and Amman the week of August 21 as part of Portugal's effort to play a larger role in the international arena, particularly in the Middle East, in the run-up to its EU Presidency during the latter half of 2007. Minister Amado pl [...] | 2006-08-21 13:02:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO EG JO LY |
06LISBON1776 | PORTUGAL INFORMED OF 2005 PORT STATE CONTROL [...] Per reftel, POL/ECON Officer met with Eduardo da Silva Martins, President of the Portuguese Port and Maritime Transport Institute to notify him of the Coast Guard,s 2005 Port State Control (PSC) report to be released later this year. Martins was advised that Portugal was identified as having [...] | 2006-08-21 16:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PREL PTER AFSI PO |
06LISBON1803 | PORTUGAL: URGING IRAN/SYRIA TO RESPECT ARMS EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-24 15:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | IR LE SY MARR MOPS PREL PARM |
06LISBON1804 | PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-24 15:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA PARM PREL ETTC PO |
06LISBON1805 | PORTUGUESE FM AMADO BROACHES PEACE AND TRADE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Portuguese FM Luis Amado's first trip to the Middle East since assuming office on July 3 aimed at encouraging regional stabilization, assessing the humanitarian crisis, and establishing greater commercial ties, according to MFA Middle East Officer Lilia Navais. Minister Amado de [...] | 2006-08-24 15:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV EG JO LY PO |
06LISBON1814 | PORTUGUESE TO MEET WITH RUSSIANS ON NATURAL GAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: MFA Senior European Political Advisor informed Pol/Econ officer that Gazprom representatives were in Portugal in April to discuss the sale of liquified natural gas (LNG) from Gazprom to Portuguese Energy Company Galp Energia (Galp) via Algeria. A follow-up meeting is scheduled fo [...] | 2006-08-25 16:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY EPET ECIN ECON EMIN PREL PO RS |
06LISBON1845 | PORTUGAL'S FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH SYRIAN [...] (C) On August 29, the Foreign Minister's Diplomatic Advisor provided Charge d'Affaires with a read-out of Foreign Minister Amado's August 24 meeting with Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal. Bilal asserted that the Middle East needed to be "reengineered" from the inside and that anything [...] | 2006-08-29 17:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO IR SY |
06LISBON1861 | PORTUGUESE CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL [...] (U) The Portuguese Superior Council on National Defense (CSDN) held an extraordinary session on August 29 and unanimously voted to send an Army Engineering and Construction Company with up to 140 personnel in mid-October to support UNIFIL. During the same meeting, the CSDN also announced the [...] | 2006-08-31 14:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL LE PO |
06LISBON1870 | PORTUGAL: DONORS' ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (SBU) Acting MFA Middle East Director Isabel Pedrosa informed Post that Portugal was unlikely to make any additional financial contributions to Lebanon (beyond the 200,000 euros already donated) for budgetary reasons until the end of the year at which time the government would review the situ [...] | 2006-09-01 15:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL LE SW |
06LISBON1871 | PORTUGAL IN LINE WITH USG POSITION ON IRAN [...] (C) In response to Pol/Econ Counselor's urging that FM Amado and other EU Foreign Ministers deliver a strong message on Iran at the Sept. 1-2 Gymnich meeting in Finland, particularly with regard to the need for firm action in the UNSC, MFA Acting Director for Security and Disarmament Pedro Sou [...] | 2006-09-01 16:34:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL EU UN IR PO |
06LISBON1920 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS INCREASED PRESSURE REGARDING ICTY [...] (U) Portugal intends to support a European Union (EU) proposal to extend the responsibilities of the Enhanced Permanent Dialogue (EPD) to pressure Serbia to comply more fully with the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY). 2. (C) Dr. Liliana Araujo, Director for European Aff [...] | 2006-09-08 16:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SR ICTY PT |
06LISBON1921 | AMBASSADOR - FOREIGN MINISTER TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Hoffman's meeting with Foreign Minister Amado on September 8 covered the waterfront of issues. The Minister said that he would push hard with the Prime Minister to allow Lajes to be used as a transit point in repatriating Guantanamo detainees (ref a). During recent closed testimon [...] | 2006-09-08 16:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | MOPS PREL PTER PO US VE |
06LISBON1922 | PORTUGUESE ACCESSION TO RECAAP UNLIKELY UNLESS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-08 17:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KCRM KTIA MY PBTS PHSA PREL PO |
06LISBON1989 | PORUTUGUESE VIEWS ON THE SEPTEMBER 15 GAERC [...] (C) P/E officer paid a call on MFA Deputy European Correspondent, Ana Filomena Rocha on September 14, to discuss the policy areas listed in reftel before the September 15 GAERC. Rocha stressed that the EU's policy response to the situation in Sudan would be given the most consideration during [...] | 2006-09-14 15:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | YI BO LE PREL PGOV PO |
06LISBON2002 | SOCRATES' BRAZIL TRIP WINS FRIENDS, INFLUENCES NO [...] (U) Summary: Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates visited Brasilia, Sao Paolo and Rio from August 9 to 11 on his first official visit to Brazil. The trip received wide press coverage and aimed to establish closer economic links to Brazil as well as generate additional Brazilian investment [...] | 2006-09-15 16:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL SMIG PO |
06LISBON2003 | PORTUGAL ON THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (U) MFA International Organizations Officer Ana Coelho offered her perspective on the upcoming Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial and discussed plans for Portugal's upcoming CD Presidency. In response to the reftel demarche, Coelho confirmed that Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado [...] | 2006-09-15 16:04:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM PO |
06LISBON2069 | PORTUGAL FULLY SUPPORTS UNSCR 1695 INITIATIVE [...] On September 15, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel demarche to Luis Cabao, Director for Asian and Oceanic Affairs at the MFA, and Angelo Seia Neves, Director General for European Affairs and International Relations at the Ministry of Finance. Portugal fully supports the measures outlined in UN [...] | 2006-09-20 10:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KNAR KS |
06LISBON2134 | PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR EXPOUNDS ON RUSSIA, [...] (U) Summary: The Portuguese MFA's Director General for Foreign Policy expounded on several issues to us recently, including Russia, Iran, Latin America, Iraq, Afghanistan, the NATO Summit, and the EU Presidency. The consonance between his views and ours speaks clearly to Portugal's reliabilit [...] | 2006-09-26 15:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PTER AF |
06LISBON2160 | PORTUGUESE REACTION TO VENEZUELA'S CAMPAIGN USE OF [...] (U) The Portuguese press was dominated September 28 by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez,s billboard campaign in Caracas, which uses a photo of Chavez together with Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, above the Venezuelan and Portuguese flags. Under the title, "Breaking the Blockade, Vene [...] | 2006-09-28 14:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VE PO |
06LISBON2162 | PORTUGAL: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE [...] At the September 21 Bilateral Commission Science and Technology (S&T) Subcommittee Meeting, Embassy officials reviewed the Embassy Science Fellow program, NASA/C3P activities, forest fire cooperation, and fuel conversion at the nuclear research reactor. The Portuguese delegation focused on t [...] | 2006-09-28 16:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL TBIO TSPA PO |
06LISBON2244 | PORTUGUESE SUPPORT TO PRESSURE MOZAMBIQUE ON UNSC [...] (C) Portugal's Deputy Foreign Minister, Professor Joao Gomes Cravinho, told us it is an inopportune time for Portugal to pressure Mozambique regarding the latter's vote in the upcoming United Nations Security Council (UNSC) election between Venezuela and Guatemala. Portugal and Mozambique, Go [...] | 2006-10-10 14:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MZ VE PO |
06LISBON2254 | NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST WORRIES PORTUGUESE [...] The Government of Portugal (GOP) shares U.S. Government concerns regarding North Korea's nuclear ambitions (Refs A and B). On October 9, the Portuguese Ministry for Foreign Affairs issued its own statement to express the GOP's apprehension over North Korea's announced experimental detonation [...] | 2006-10-11 11:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN PO |
06LISBON2265 | PORTUGAL REJECTS EDA FRIGATES [...] In a letter from Vice Admiral Viegas Filipe, Director General for Weapons and Defense Procurement, to Embassy Lisbon's Office for Defense Cooperation, the Government of Portugal formally renounced any claim to the two Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates offered through the Excess Defense Arti [...] | 2006-10-12 13:41:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PREL MASS PO |
06LISBON2266 | US-PORTUGAL BILATERAL COMMISSION HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Summary: Portugal hosted the semi-annual meeting of the U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission on October 3 to discuss ongoing bilateral cooperation items as well as coordination on international military engagements. The U.S. delegation noted Portugal's military contributions worldwide, incl [...] | 2006-10-12 14:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR ETRD PO |
06LISBON2269 | PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY PLANS; A SHIFT FROM THE [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese interlocutors relayed their views regarding their government's preparations for the EU presidency. They noted that Germany's policy prescriptions would dominate the agenda through the new coordinated presidencies process, but that Portugal had some opportunities to aff [...] | 2006-10-13 07:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON XA XF PO |
06LISBON2271 | FORMER MOZAMBICAN PRIME MINISTER SOLICITS [...] Former Mozambican Prime Minister, Dr. Pascoal Manuel Mocumbi, and the Mozambican Ambassador to Portugal, Miguel Costa Mkaima, met with Ambassador Hoffman on October 4, to solicit support for Dr. Mocumbi,s candidacy for Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO). If selected, Dr. M [...] | 2006-10-13 11:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID OFDP PGOV PREL PO |
06LISBON2361 | VENUE FOR 2008 NATO SUMMIT [...] (SBU) DCM Adrienne O'Neal contacted the Foreign Minister's Chief of Cabinet Francisco Ribeiro de Menezes per reftel to inform him that, although the U.S. appreciates Portugal's interest in hosting the NATO summit and that Lisbon is an attractive option for a NATO summit overall, that the U.S. [...] | 2006-10-20 11:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PO PREL MARR |
06LISBON2365 | PORTUGUESE FM OFFERS TO RESIGN IF CIA FLIGHT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Portugal's Foreign Minister offered to resign if opposition forces can demonstrate any complicity on the part of the government regarding alleged illegal CIA rendition flights through Portuguese territory. While a government investigation has refuted these allegations, the saga [...] | 2006-10-20 16:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS PO |
06LISBON2366 | SCENESETTER FOR FM AMADO'S OCT 24 MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) Foreign Minister Luis Amado's visit with you is part of Portugal's effort to raise its profile in the international arena, particularly in the run-up to its EU Presidency which it will assume in the latter half of 2007. Although Prime Minister Socrates focused primarily on domestic issues du [...] | 2006-10-20 17:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | MOPS PGOV PREL PO |
06LISBON2383 | PORTUGAL: WHA DAS MADISON DISCUSSES CUBA [...] (C) Summary: During WHA DAS Madison's visit, Portuguese officials stressed a desire to support deeper coordination between the U.S. and EU on Cuba policy. Portugal's new interest in Cuba is largely due to its upcoming EU Presidency, but also is affected by its desire to broaden the trans-Atl [...] | 2006-10-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID CU PO |
06LISBON2406 | PORTUGAL: VENEZUELA SPECIAL COORDINATOR DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: In an October 3 meeting with WHA Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Latin America Director Helena Coutinho stressed Portugal's commitment to a fair Venezuelan presidential campaign with a viable opposition to prevent Chavez from [...] | 2006-10-25 16:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VE BR PO |
06LISBON2407 | PORTUGAL: CONCERNED ABOUT IRAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) During a separate meeting in Lisbon on security and non-proliferation on the margins of the 21st Bilateral Commission, Portugal underscored the importance of a coordinated EU and US approach in the face of Iranian and North Korean efforts to upset the stability of the current worldwide [...] | 2006-10-25 16:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL PO |
06LISBON2419 | PORTUGAL AGAINST LEBANON-SPECIFIC UN RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PTER PO |
06LISBON2489 | PORTUGUESE AGREE ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 13:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KN PO |
06LISBON2494 | PORTUGAL APPROACHED ON OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (U) On October 25, Pol/Econ officer met MFA International Organizations Officer Jose Moura to outline concerns regarding the ongoing anti-Israel bias in the UN and to request that Portugal consider voting against measures 60/36, 60/37, and 60/104 when next considered. Moura agreed to convey o [...] | 2006-11-03 16:11:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA PO |
06LISBON2544 | PORTUGAL DOES NOT AGREE ON CUBA EMBARGO AND ONE [...] (C) Summary: Portugal agrees with many of the U.S. issues regarding pending Third Committee resolutions, except for the Cuba Embargo Resolution and the retaliatory Protecting Human Rights and Freedoms while Countering Terrorism Resolution. Interlocutors noted that Portugal will consider any EU [...] | 2006-11-09 16:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PO |
06LISBON2562 | PORTUGAL ON GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: In advance of the GAERC, Portuguese interlocutors provided a brief on the relevant issues. Amongst other issues, Portugal believes that Kosovo should not have an army, Israel needs to cooperate with the Rafah crossing project, EU support for the Lebanese Armed Forces is mired in [...] | 2006-11-13 16:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM YI SR BK IS LE IR RS UZ CU |
06LISBON2615 | TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICERS: PORTUGAL [...] Per reftel, Portugal's TFCO and Deputy TFCO are: a) TFCO: Cari R. Enav OFFICE: 351-21-770-2242 CELL: 351-91-776-4291 UNCLASSIFIED EMAIL: EnavCR@state.gov SIPDIS CLASSIFIED EMAIL: EnavCR@state.sgov.gov b) Deputy TFCO: Tiffany L. McGriff OFFICE: 351-21-770-2575 CELL: 351-91-959-482 [...] | 2006-11-17 16:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER PO |
06LISBON2616 | PORTUGAL ON UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION [...] (C) Summary: Portugal in particular, and the EU in general, will seek to make the ESS resolution on Israeli actions a more balanced text rather than oppose it directly. Should the EU achieve its goal to amend the text, member states will then try to achieve consensus on how to vote. End summa [...] | 2006-11-17 17:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO |
06LISBON2721 | PORTUGAL ENDORSES IMSO TAKING ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 07:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU |
06LISBON2750 | PORTUGAL DOES NOT MAINTAIN NATIONAL TERRORIST LISTS [...] Antonio Folgado of the Ministry of Justice and Angelo Seica Neves of the Department of Finance reported that Portugal does not have a national terrorist list separate from the European Union or United Nations lists. Names provided by other countries, such as the United States, are collated bu [...] | 2006-12-06 09:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER PO |
06LISBON2769 | PORTUGAL'S POLICIES IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Director for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Ana Filomena Rocha provided a review of MFA's preparations for the reftel December 11-12 European Union (EU) General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in a December 7 discus [...] | 2006-12-07 16:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PRM PGOV PHUM PREL PO CH EUN YI SR BK IS |
06LISBON2841 | PORTUGUESE PARLIAMENTARY LEADER RESIGNS POST [...] Summary: A Social Democratic parliamentary leader resigned his leadership position in protest of his party,s cooperation with the leftist parties to investigate alleged CIA rendition flights at the expense of the Socialist government. The inability to prove a negation means that the CIA flig [...] | 2006-12-15 16:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PO |
06LISBON2861 | PORTUGAL: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] As requested reftel, the following text comprises Embassy Lisbon's Country Report on Terrorism. Despite assistance from Washington offices, our offices were unable to access the Intellipedia option to submit this report. 2. Begin text: Portugal supports international efforts to combat te [...] | 2006-12-19 15:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL PO |
06LISBON2891 | PORTUGAL FOLLOWS EU ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-21 16:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PO |
06LISBON933 | PORTUGAL: NOT READY TO PRESS ON SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) On May 22, Polecon Off delivered reftel demarche to MFA Russian Affairs Officer Ana Paula Moriera. While she acknowledged that Russia had been practicing a creeping influence policy, Moriera said the EU and OSCE messages urging restraint were probably sufficient given the sensitivities [...] | 2006-05-24 13:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL OSCE PGOV PO |
06LISBON951 | PORTUGAL PERMITS FREE ENTRY TO THE LEAST LIKELY [...] (U) Summary: On May 1, Portugal followed through with its March 10 commitment to allow the free movement of students and workers from the eight of the ten new EU members (excluding Cyprus and Malta). The announcement enjoyed significant press coverage, especially in light of the high-profile [...] | 2006-05-25 16:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PREL PGOV PO |
06LISBON964 | PORTUGAL: MANAS AIRFIELD AND IRAQI CABINET SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: On May 24, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftels to MFA Director of Defense and Security Coordination Joao Corte-Real. He concurred with the U.S. concerns about Manas Airfield (ref A) and agreed to refer the matter to the Portuguese embassy in Moscow. With regard to Iraq (ref B),[...] | 2006-05-26 15:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PO IZ KG AF |
06LJUBLJANA101 | SLOVENIA: DARFUR, KOSOVO, A NEW MOVEMENT: WHAT IS PRESIDENT DRNOVSEK UP TO? [...] (C) Summary: In the past four months Slovenian President Drnovsek has dramatically increased his activities on both the international and domestic scenes. He has put forward an initiative on resolving the status of Kosovo, publicly called for the EU to drop cap subsidies in WTO trade negotiat [...] | 2006-02-15 03:05:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL DARFR EAID SI PGOV |
06LJUBLJANA108 | SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DONATIONS TO IRAQI [...] (U) PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche on February 16 to MFA Security Policy Counselor Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek. Cimpersek did not have any immediate reaction to the demarche, other than to say that the MFA would consider our request. ROBERTSON [...] | 2006-02-17 05:48:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL |
06LJUBLJANA162 | SLOVENIA DEMARCHED ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SYRIA [...] (C) PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche on March 15, 2006 to MFA Human Rights Office Director Mateja Mrak Thorn. Mrak Thorn assured PolMiloff the MFA would consider the points as it coordinated a joint response with other EU member states. ROBERTSON [...] | 2006-03-15 06:56:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SI |
06LJUBLJANA202 | SLOVENIA DEMARCHED ON ALLIED SUPPORT TO ENGAGE [...] (C) PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche on April 3 to MFA Security Policy staffer Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek. Cimpersek responded that Slovenia had no opposition to the beginning of an Intensified Dialogue (ID) with Georgia, but cautioned that Georgia should not be lumped in the same category as [...] | 2006-04-03 04:16:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA221 | SLOVENIA STRENGTHENS ECONOMIC TIES WITH RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary Slovenia has long prided itself on its unique relationship with Russia, which lacks most of the political baggage collected by its eastern neighbors during years of Communist repression. While the GOS's policy declaration at the beginning of its mandate in late 2004 specifically [...] | 2006-04-12 00:53:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON RU SI |
06LJUBLJANA244 | SLOVENIA DOES NOT SUPPORT VENEZUELA'S UNSC [...] (C) Polecon Chief spoke with Bojana Cipot of the MFA's UN division in the Directorate of Multilateral Affairs. Cipot agreed that Venezuela's latest behavior was cause for serious concern. She said the GOS did not believe Venezuela was a good candidate for the UNSC and the GOS would not supp [...] | 2006-04-21 05:28:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL VE SI |
06LJUBLJANA248 | SLOVENIA BRIEFED ON U.S. KOSOVO POLICY [...] (C) PolMiloff delivered reftel briefing on April 20 to MFA Director for South-Eastern Europe Division Davorin Senicar. Senicar thanked PolMiloff for sharing USG views on Kosovo's final status negotiations and noted that Slovenia was sincerely interested in securing peace and stability in the n [...] | 2006-04-24 01:11:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SI |
06LJUBLJANA252 | SLOVENIA: INTERIOR MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: At an April 13 lunch hosted by COM Minister of Interior Dragutin Mate discussed Slovenia's regional anti-crime efforts and bilateral assistance to Macedonia; recent changes in the asylum law; latest thinking on dealing with the "erased," and the Hoehn-Saric case, a denationaliz [...] | 2006-04-25 21:41:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SI |
06LJUBLJANA257 | SLOVENIA DEMARCHES BELGRADE ON PSI [...] (C) On April 20, PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Nonproliferation Department Head Bostjan Jerman. On April 26, during a subsequent and unrelated demarche, Jerman confirmed that Slovenia had demarched Serbia and Montenegro (SaM) in Belgrade to seek SaM's support for the Proliferation [...] | 2006-04-26 05:40:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA258 | SLOVENIA SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] (U) On April 26, PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Nonproliferation Department Head Bostjan Jerman. Jerman agreed that the two meetings of the IAEA's Committee on Safeguards and Verification (CSV) that have taken place thus far were deeply disappointing and said Slovenia was largely [...] | 2006-04-26 05:41:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP AORC PARM PREL IAEA SI |
06LJUBLJANA272 | SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR ROBERT LOFTIS [...] (SBU) Ambassador Loftis: We welcome your visit to Slovenia to hold bilateral Pol-Mil talks. These talks will provide an excellent opportunity to: - Thank Slovenia for its robust contributions to ongoing NATO operations such as NTM-I, ISAF, and KFOR, as well as the completed Hurricane Katrin [...] | 2006-05-05 05:05:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER SI |
06LJUBLJANA30 | SLOVENIAN PRESIDENT DRNOVSEK REQUESTS MEETING WITH [...] (C) President Drnovsek told COM January 13 that he intends to travel to New York Jannuary 18 and, if possible, to Washington January 19 to galvanize international assistance for Darfur. He will meet with UN Secretary Kofi Annan in New York and would like to meet with President Bush on the 19t [...] | 2006-01-13 09:05:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID SU SI DARFR USUN |
06LJUBLJANA322 | SLOVENIA CONSIDERING FURTHER CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] (C) On May 24, PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA's NATO Department Head, Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek. Cimpersek said that the MFA and MOD had sent a proposal to the government (cabinet) for Slovenia to donate 50,000 Euro to the Trust Fund for NTM-I. Cimpersek stressed that this was stil [...] | 2006-05-24 22:16:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS SI |
06LJUBLJANA323 | SLOVENIA DEMARCHED ON MANAS AIRFIELD [...] (C) On May 24, PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA's NATO Department Head, Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek. Cimpersek thanked us for the demarche and said MFA would consider delivering a demarche to the Government of Kyrgyzstan regarding use of the Manas airfield. Post will follow up to deter [...] | 2006-05-24 22:16:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA329 | SUCCESSFUL U.S.-SLOVENIA POL-MIL TALKS HELD MAY [...] (S) The first joint State-DOD pol-mil talks with Slovenia took place at the Slovenian MFA May 12. Highlights included: -- SLOVENE CONTRIBUTIONS TO GWOT (paras 3-5): The Slovenes said they are increasingly willing to share the collective burden and that they intend to maintain their particip [...] | 2006-05-25 06:18:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | SECRET | MARR NATO PGOV PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA34 | SLOVENIA: PRESIDENT DRNOVSEK SEEKING TO MAKE A [...] (C) Summary: At a lunch January 13, President Drnovsek, accompanied by Presidential Advisor and former FM Ivo Vajgl, outlined for COM his proposals to galvanize international assistance for Darfur (reported reftel),his ideas on how to resolve the long-simmering Slovenian-Croatian border disp [...] | 2006-01-19 08:59:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA346 | SLOVENIA: LTG ALBIN GUTMAN NAMED NEW CHOD [...] (U) On June 1, Minister of Defense Karl Erjavec named Lieutenant General Albin Gutman as the new Chief of Defense, to replace Major General Ladislav Lipic. The appointment officially became effective on June 2. 2. (U) Gutman,s military career began in Slovenia,s Territorial Defense Force, [...] | 2006-06-02 05:48:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PINR PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA347 | SLOVENIA WELCOMES US PROPOSAL ON IRAN [...] (U) Charge delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Bozo Cerar who supported the USG proposal and had the MFA issue the following statement on June 1: Slovenia supports all initiatives for a diplomatic solution to the Iran nuclear issue. We welcome the proposal of the US Secretar [...] | 2006-06-02 06:10:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SI |
06LJUBLJANA349 | SLOVENIA DEMARCHED ON NATO RESPONSE FORCE: [...] (C) On June 2, PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA NATO Department Head Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek, and on June 5 to MOD NATO/EU Department Head Aljosa Selan. Although Slovenia's resources are currently being stretched by a new set of NATO Force Goals (issued in March 2006),Cimpersek and [...] | 2006-06-05 03:21:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO SI |
06LJUBLJANA353 | SLOVENIA: DAS MARK PEKALA DISCUSSES TIP WITH CHIEF [...] (SBU) Summary. During his two-day visit to Slovenia May 23-24, DAS Mark Pekala met with Slovenian Chief State Prosecutor Barbara Brezigar. Brezigar welcomed the meeting and was very open about the well known deficiencies of the Slovene judicial system, including the excessive length of cour [...] | 2006-06-07 05:20:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SI |
06LJUBLJANA354 | SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 12 GAERC [...] (C) Polecon Chief discussed reftel points with EU Correspondent at the MFA, Peter Grk on June 7. Grk said Slovenia was supportive of the transition from OHR to an EU Representative in Bosnia and agreed with developing a timeline which would have the transition completed in mid-2007. The GOS [...] | 2006-06-07 05:21:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL SI |
06LJUBLJANA359 | SLOVENIA: DAS PEKALA AND DEPUTY FM CERAR DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. In a May 24 meeting with EUR DAS Mark Pekala, Slovenia's Deputy Foreign Minster Bozo Cerar outlined some goals for the Center for European Perspective (CEP) and described the priorities of the Government of Slovenia (GOS) for its presidency of the European Union in the first hal [...] | 2006-06-09 03:59:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA379 | SLOVENIA: MDA DEMARCHE RESPONSE PRIOR TO JUNE 20 [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points 13 June to Bojana Cipot at the Slovene MFA's Department for International Organizations. Cipot noted that Slovenia's representative has commented that the atmosphere in Geneva in the runup to the Conference is "not positive" and that "political will is we [...] | 2006-06-18 23:12:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS SI |
06LJUBLJANA402 | SLOVENIA: PM JANSA AT THE HALF-WAY MARK [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Janez Jansa is nearly half-way through his first term in office. In that time we have enjoyed a much closer bilateral relationship with the Government of Slovenia (GOS) than with the previous, center-left government. He is a true believer in NATO and strong promo [...] | 2006-06-28 03:40:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA414 | SLOVENIA: COM AND PM JANSA MEET PRIOR TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-04 23:00:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON MARR ENRG SI |
06LJUBLJANA42 | Government of Slovenia Publicly Defends Decision to [...] Summary: Media reaction to Slovenia's decision to contribute four soldiers to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) has been intense, dominating headlines since the January 12 announcement by Foreign Minister Rupel and Defense Minister Erjavec. The opposition and its media sympathizers h [...] | 2006-01-20 07:56:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PARM PREL KPAO PINR SI |
06LJUBLJANA45 | S23B-04: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SLOVENIA ON IRANIAN [...] (S) PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche on January 23 to MFA Security Policy Department staffer Bostjan Jerman. Jerman did not have any immediate comment other than to note that socialist Yugoslavia never had a biological weapons program. Jerman promised to investigate any cases of Iranian ci [...] | 2006-01-23 07:29:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC SI |
06LJUBLJANA501 | SLOVENIA TO CONTRIBUTE TO LEBANON STABILIZATION [...] (C) Following up on the August 1 GAERC, Pol/Econ Chief met with Matej Marn, MFA Director of European Affairs on August 3. Marn said the GAERC went on for nearly 4 hours and he felt that the outcome was generally positive. He said FM Dimitrij Rupel made four key points on the need to achieve [...] | 2006-08-04 02:39:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR SI |
06LJUBLJANA530 | SLOVENIA: FINDING PRACTICAL WAYS TO MATCH [...] (U) A/DCM and PolMilOff delivered Reftel demarche to Mirko Cigler, Director of the Department for North America, and Damijan Bergant, Deputy Director of the Department for International Organizations and Human Security, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 16. 2. (C) Cigler echoed t [...] | 2006-08-16 14:06:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA533 | DARFUR: SLOVENIAN AID WORKER/PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY IN [...] (U) Summary. Slovenian aid worker and sometime Presidential envoy, Tomo Kriznar, has been sentenced to two years in jail and a EUR 2000 fine on charges of entering Sudan illegally, spying and spreading lies about Sudan, according to Slovene press reports. The press has turned its scornful p [...] | 2006-08-18 10:17:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SI |
06LJUBLJANA55 | SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY 30 GAERC [...] (U) Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points with MFA EU Correspondent Peter Grk January 25, 2006. 2. (C) Iran: Grk thought the most important item on the GAERC agenda would be Iran and what the EU-3 would have to say. He said Slovenia hoped the international community would speak with o [...] | 2006-01-26 04:55:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL |
06LJUBLJANA552 | SLOVENIA'S PROSPECTIVE OFFERING TO UNIFIL: 2 TO 6 [...] (U) The desires of Prime Minister Janez Jansa and Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel to contribute to UNIFIL (reftels A and B) have now been backed up with a MoD recommendation to send between two and six personnel to support the stabilization of Lebanon. FM Rupel announced August 24 that a fina [...] | 2006-08-24 14:41:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MOPS SI |
06LJUBLJANA563 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EU FOREIGN MINISTERS AND IRAN [...] (C) PolMilOff delivered reftel points urging Slovenia to support a strong EU message on Iran to MFA Department of Security Policy Officer Bostjan Jerman on August 31. Jerman thanked PolMilOff for the points, said that he had received something similar from the EU Troika on August 30, and prom [...] | 2006-08-31 16:26:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL IR SI |
06LJUBLJANA565 | SLOVENIA COMMITTED TO NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Slovenia (GOS) supports the goals of a negotiated settlement, though it is somewhat pessimistic that current negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo will achieve a final solution by the end of 2006. The GOS also has concerns about a possible destabilizing effect o [...] | 2006-09-01 13:39:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNMIK SI YI EU |
06LJUBLJANA57 | SHIELD S59-05: SLOVENIA DEMARCHED ON IRANIAN [...] (S) On January 26, PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Security Policy staffer Bostjan Jerman. Jerman noted that Slovenia had not had any dual-use transactions with the UAE in recent years but promised to update his database with the information provided. 2. (S) Jerman also raised a [...] | 2006-01-26 06:33:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC SI |
06LJUBLJANA576 | SLOVENIA: LOOKAHEAD TO THE IAEA BOARD OF [...] (C) Summary: PolMilOff met with MFA Department of Security Policy Officer Bostjan Jerman to discuss the recent visit of International Atomic Energy Agency Secretary General Mohamad El Baradei to Slovenia and Slovenia's upcoming Chairmanship of the IAEA Board of Governors. Jerman said that disc [...] | 2006-09-07 14:09:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PINR PREL ENRG SI |
06LJUBLJANA600 | SLOVENIA VIEWS ON BELGRADE'S COOPERATION ON ICTY [...] (C) Summary. PolEcon Chief met 13 September with Leon Marc, Head of the Division for South-Eastern Europe at the MFA to discus Ref. A points. Slovenia's primary interest is in maintaining regional stability, and a close secondary interest is existing and potential economic investments. Mar [...] | 2006-09-15 12:23:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ICTY SI |
06LJUBLJANA608 | SLOVENIA: THE BRUISED AND BATTERED REPUTATION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Minister of Defense Karl Erjavec has had a rocky few months battling for respect and support from the media, fellow ministers, and the general public. A series of MoD missteps, from the controversial tender for purchase of 8x8 armored vehicles, to a budget fight, and sexual ha [...] | 2006-09-21 09:16:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA611 | SCENESETTER: SECDEF'S SEPTEMBER 27-29 TRIP TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mr. Secretary, we welcome your visit to Slovenia for the NATO Defense Ministerial in Portoroz, September 27-29, 2006. Since your November 2002 visit, Slovenia has assumed greater responsibility for the projection of security and promotion of democracy abroad and has emerged as [...] | 2006-09-21 12:01:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER SI |
06LJUBLJANA612 | SLOVENIA: SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES BACKGROUNDER [...] (U) In preparation for the Secretary of Defense's visit to Slovenia for the NATO Defense Ministerial in Portoroz, September 27-29, 2006, and his bilateral discussions with Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa and Minister of Defense Karl Erjavec, please find below a current summary of Slovenia [...] | 2006-09-21 12:02:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER SI |
06LJUBLJANA63 | SLOVENIA'S DIVERGENT VIEWS ON NATO/EU COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. The public debate in Slovenia over the government's January 12 decision to send four trainers to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) has led to the crystallization of two distinct views on the relationship between NATO and EU security policy. The first sees NATO as a criti [...] | 2006-01-31 03:53:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA646 | DAS DICARLO ENGAGES ON REGIONAL ISSUES IN LJUBLJANA [...] (C) Summary: In October 3-4 meetings with EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo, Slovenia's Deputy Foreign Minister Bozo Cerar, and chief international affairs advisor to the Prime Minister, Andrej Rahten reiterated Slovenia's support for the work of both the UN Special Negotiator Ahtisaari and the Contact [...] | 2006-10-13 12:53:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID SI YI SR |
06LJUBLJANA66 | SLOVENIA'S PRESIDENT SEES LEGACY IN DARFUR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-31 07:48:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM KCRS EAID PINR SU SI |
06LJUBLJANA694 | SLOVENIA AGAINST UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) Ambassador telephoned MFA State Secretary Bozo Cerar on October 26 to deliver reftel points. Cerar said that the Governement of Slovenia would vote against the resolution. ROBERTSON [...] | 2006-10-30 05:30:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PHUM PREL PTER |
06LJUBLJANA709 | SLOVENIA IN LINE WITH EU ON AMENDMENT TO CUBA [...] (C) COM delivered reftel demarche to MFA State Secretary Bozo Cerar on October 26. Cerar was well aware of the issues, noted his sympathy for the US position, but said that the GoS had problems with combining language critical of the Cuban human rights situation with the embargo resolution. H [...] | 2006-11-03 05:16:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA SI |
06LJUBLJANA710 | SLOVENES: KEEP THE DOOR TO NATO OPEN [...] (C) COM spoke with MFA State Secretary (and soon to be Slovenian Ambassador to NATO) Bozo Cerar on October 26 and delivered reftel points regarding NATO enlargement and the Riga Summit. To COM's comment that the US would be supportive of Croatia's bid in 2008, Cerar reaffirmed Slovenia's supp [...] | 2006-11-03 05:17:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA724 | SLOVENIA: PRESERVING LEBANESE PM SINIORA'S [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points MFA EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih in context of regular GAERC demarche. Slovenia does not maintain a diplomatic presence in Lebanon, however, Arih agreed unreservedly with the USG concerns and call for US/EU coordination in support of PM Siniora's gov [...] | 2006-11-09 12:38:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV PTER MOPS SI |
06LJUBLJANA725 | SLOVENIA: BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH UKRAINE MORE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-09 12:41:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA729 | SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 13-14 FOREIGN [...] (U) Polecon Chief met on 8 November with Slovenian MFA EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih to discuss reftel points. 2. (C) Western Balkans: Arih agreed with the US view that Serbian elections had little to do with final status discussions/decisions on Kosovo. He thought a slight delay might be [...] | 2006-11-09 13:43:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SI |
06LJUBLJANA731 | SLOVENIA: COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Polecon Chief met 9 November with Smiljana Knez, newly returned to the MFA from London and currently head of the Human Rights division of the Office for International Organizations to discuss reftel points. Knez said Slovenia has placed a strong priority in developing a common EU positio [...] | 2006-11-13 14:31:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA SI |
06LJUBLJANA74 | SLOVENIA: MOE HELPS MAKE INTERNAL CONTROL PROGRAM [...] (U) As part of the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program, Department of Commerce (DOC) subcontractor Arctur conducted a very successful two-day Internal Control Program (ICP) workshop January 31 -- February 1 in Ljubljana for Slovenian industry representatives. The workshop [...] | 2006-02-02 05:11:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | KSTC PARM PREL ETTC SI |
06LJUBLJANA742 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] (SBU) PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche on November 16 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Security Policy staffer Bostjan Jerman. Jerman did not have any immediate substantive reply but promised to review the information carefully and pass it along to the relevant parties at the MFA and M [...] | 2006-11-16 12:30:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA745 | SLOVENIA: SATISFIED THAT IT IS PULLING ITS WEIGHT [...] (SBU) On November 15 PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche to Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek, a staffer in the NATO Office of the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. PolMilOff also acknowledged Slovenia's long-standing commitment to Afghanistan, praising the 54 troops Sloveni [...] | 2006-11-17 05:49:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS SI |
06LJUBLJANA758 | ITF AND DONOR COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (S) On November 22, COM attended the International Trust Fund (ITF) Advisory Board of Donors meeting in Ljubljana. Before the meeting COM delivered the points from reftel A to Slovenian ITF Director Goran Gacnik sharing, in a side conversation, USG concerns about allegations of corruption and [...] | 2006-11-28 11:44:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | SECRET | MASS MOPS PGOV PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA761 | SLOVENIA BALANCES INTERESTS IN KOSOVO/SERBIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-29 09:44:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA770 | SLOVENIA ON BOARD WITH UNIFIED APPROACH TO [...] (SBU) The Government of Slovenia supports the US positions on Georgia and Moldova at the OSCE. According to Deputy Director of the Office of International Organizations, Damjan Bergant, it will be difficult to get everything we hope for during negotiations, but worth the effort to try. While [...] | 2006-12-01 12:14:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS NATO OSCE SI |
06LJUBLJANA773 | SLOVENIA COMMITTED TO KEEPING ITS POLICE TRAINERS [...] (C) PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche on November 30 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Security Policy staffer Bostjan Jerman and on December 1 to Ministry of Interior European Affairs and International Cooperation Office Head Lilijana Sipec. On December 4, Slovenian Police official Andr [...] | 2006-12-04 14:20:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM SI |
06LJUBLJANA774 | SLOVENIAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO IRAQ A BIG [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 14:33:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA778 | SLOVENIA FIRM ON CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) Slovenia firmly supports continuing the EU China Arms Embargo and does not believe the human rights situation has improved appreciably in China to warrant a review of the policy. Polecon chief discussed reftel points with MFA EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih December 5. Arih said he expected [...] | 2006-12-05 14:20:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV PHUM SI |
06LJUBLJANA786 | SLOVENIAN CHIEF OF DEFENSE TACKLES HOST OF HOT [...] (C) Summary. Slovenian Defense Chief Gutman told COM the MoD is working to lift caveats, eager to take on troop deployment in Kosovo, enthusiastic about USG military education programs, and committed to realizing its spending target of 2% of GDP soon. Gutman shied away from discussing defense [...] | 2006-12-07 12:56:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA788 | SLOVENIA WELCOMES INVITATION TO JANUARY WHALING [...] Econoff met with Emil Ferjancic, Head of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning on December 6. Ferjancic stated that he understood the USG desire for pro-conservation countries to participate actively in the International Whaling Commission [...] | 2006-12-07 17:28:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ETRD KSCA PREL SENV IWC SI |
06LJUBLJANA791 | SLOVENES HAVE SELECT INTERESTS IN INT'L MARITIME [...] On November 6 Econoff learned that the Government of Slovenia (GOS) would not be attending the Maritime Safety Committee meeting. When Econoff delivered reftel points on November 28 to Jadran Luin, Director General at the Ministry of Transport (MOT) in charge of Maritime affairs, Luin explaine [...] | 2006-12-08 05:10:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | ANET AORC ECPS EUN EWWT KTIA PREL IMO |
06LJUBLJANA818 | TIP SLOVENIA: GOS CONVICTS TRAFFICKERS [...] Summary. In 2006, the Government of Slovenia has made improving its record on trafficking in persons (TIP) a priority. Bruised by criticism in the 2006 TIP Report, the GOS re-invigorated the interagency working group on TIP, repaired its relationships with NGOs, and persisted in improving it [...] | 2006-12-19 13:05:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | SI PGOV PHUM PREL |
06LJUBLJANA822 | SLOVENIA: PRIME MINISTER ON BOARD WITH U.S.ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A SHORT ONE HOUR LUNCH DECEMBER 19 WITH COM ONE-ON-ONE, SLOVENIAN PRIME MINISTER JANSA EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL ENVOY AHTISAARI'S WAY FORWARD ON KOSOVO, SAYING HE HAD ARGUED AT THE EUROPEAN SUMMIT LAST WEEK THAT THERE WAS NO REASON TO DELAY INTRODUCING THE PLAN ONCE SER [...] | 2006-12-20 15:16:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA824 | SLOVENIA: FM RUPEL ON KOSOVO, SERBIA AND CROATIA'S [...] C) Foreign Minister Rupel reiterated to COM Slovenia's support for moving forward in a timely manner on Kosovo status. COM pressed on the need for unity on this point since Rupel had speculated to a gather of the diplomatic community in Ljubljana the day before that certain "conditional formu [...] | 2006-12-21 09:43:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SI |
06LJUBLJANA96 | SLOVENIAN DEPUTY FM MOVING THE BILATERAL AGENDA [...] (C) Summary. In a recent meeting with COM, Deputy FM Bozo Cerar expressed a strong interest iour Democracy Agenda and how Slovenia might adapt this approach to foreign relations. Cerar's interest led to a deeper discussion of a number of bilateral and multilateral topics. On UN reform, Ce [...] | 2006-02-13 02:19:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SI |
06LOME447 | TOGO: NATIONAL DIALOGUE UNDERWAY -- ALL PARTIES ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Following a prelimary launch last November, the Togolese national dialogue resumed in earnest on April 21. The opening came after much controversy concerning the venue and need for an outside mediator/facilitator, including a boycott threat by the principal opposition party. All [...] | 2006-04-21 15:11:00 | Embassy Lome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TO |
06LOME452 | LUNCH WITH TOGO'S OPPOSITION THE DAY BEFORE THE [...] (U) Summary. On April 20, the day before the opening of the long-awaited re-launch of the national dialogue, the Ambassador held a luncheon meeting with four high-level members of the three principal opposition parties. The guests were wary but hopeful that the dialogue, based on an eight poin [...] | 2006-04-24 17:38:00 | Embassy Lome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TO |
06LOME474 | GILCHRIST OLYMPIO IN TOGO, TALKS ABOUT NATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: Gilchrist Olympio, the absentee head of the principal Togolese opposition party, the Union des Forces de Changement (UFC) called on the Ambassador on April 28 during a rare visit to Togo. Olympio was in Togo to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of Togolese independence April 27. [...] | 2006-05-03 15:16:00 | Embassy Lome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TO |
06LOME529 | TOGO: UNCOMPROMISING POSITIONS DURING THE NATIONAL [...] (U) Summary. Three weeks after the official opening of the Togolese national dialogue, discussions are moving along at a tortuous pace. In leading the proceedings, dialogue chair Yawovi Agboyibo of the opposition CAR party has been ponderous, as have been the agreed-to procedures. This we [...] | 2006-05-22 10:00:00 | Embassy Lome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TO |
06LOME558 | SRSG OULD-ABDALLAH VISITS TOGO [...] (U) Charge met May 26 with Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah along with French Ambassador Alain Hohleville, German Ambassador Klaus-Guenther Grohmann, EU Delegation Charge Gilles Desesquelles and UNDP Resident Representative Rosine Sori-Coulibaly to discuss the political situation in Togo. Ould-Abdallah i [...] | 2006-06-01 16:42:00 | Embassy Lome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TO |
06LOME737 | TOGO: NATIONAL DIALOGUE ROUSES FROM SOJOURN WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Following an extended break in discussions caused by the contentious adoption of an interim agreement, the national dialogue process is suddenly back on track with the nomination of Burkinabe president Compaore as facilitator. The nine delegations unanimously agreed to cast [...] | 2006-07-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Lome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TO |
06LOME779 | TOGOLESE NATIONAL DIALOGUE -- FIRST PHASE OF [...] (SBU) In an August 10 meeting with Commerce Minister Jean-Lucien Savi de Tove on WTO issues, Ambassador asked about the status of the national dialogue. De Tove chairs the Panafrican Patriotic Convergence (CPP) party's delegation at the dialogue. The CPP is one of the so-called moderate opp [...] | 2006-08-10 16:23:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TO |
06LOME800 | TOGO: FINAL NEGOTIATIONS OF THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (U) Summary. This cable continues reporting from ref A. Although talks in Ouagadougou were difficult, the Togolese ruling party made significant concessions, and Blaise Compaore proved a worthy facilitator. Provisions of the comprehensive poltical agreement that emerged in Ouagadougou a [...] | 2006-08-22 18:22:00 | Embassy Lome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TO KDEM |
06LOME813 | EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES EMBRACE TOGOLESE [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOT has begun to see positive diplomatic fallout from Sunday's successful completion of the national political dialogue (refs a and b). In early September, President Faure Gnassingbe plans to travel to Brussels, Rome, and Paris to be received by top host government and EU of [...] | 2006-08-24 10:59:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID TO |
06LOME889 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH TOGOLESE NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Ambassador welcomed Togolese opposition party leader and chairman of the recently concluded national political dialogue Yawovi Agboyibo at the residence September 10 for an hour long, one-on-one meeting. An attorney by profession, Agboyibo is president of the Action Committee for Renewal [...] | 2006-09-12 18:07:00 | Embassy Lome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID PINR TO |
06LONDON1623 | (SBU) GUANTANAMO: LABOUR MP DISCUSSES OMAR [...] (U) Action Request - please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Poloffs met with Labour backbench MP Des Turner March 2 at his request, to hear his concerns about Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes, a Libyan national with longstanding legal residency status in UK as a refug [...] | 2006-03-03 14:15:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM UK |
06LONDON1629 | (C) ZIMBABWE: UK LOBBYING TOO AHEAD OF IMF VOTE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to FCO Zimbabwe Section Head St. John Gould March 3, noting that DOTreasury would contact HMTreasury directly on the same topic. Gould said FCO and HMTreasury were also lobbying IMF Executive Board member states against restoring Zimbabwe's voting rights [...] | 2006-03-03 16:25:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ZI UK |
06LONDON1735 | (C) SUDAN: UK IN SYNCH ON UN RE-HATTING OF AMIS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-07 15:48:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO NATO SU UK |
06LONDON2020 | (C) SUDAN: UK PUSHES RE-HATTING AND SENSITIVITY [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to FCO Sudan Unit Senior Political Officer Gregor Lusty March 17. Lusty said the UK agrees with those points and is also pressing appropriate African states to support quick action on re-hatting AMIS as a UN operation. He said the UK stresses the importanc [...] | 2006-03-17 17:51:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SOCI NATO SU UK |
06LONDON2212 | (U) SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO [...] (U) Your visit to Blackburn and Liverpool represents an opportunity to allow Foreign Secretary Straw to reciprocate your hospitality during his visit to Birmingham last October. My wife and I look forward to your visit and to accompanying you and the Foreign Secretary during what promises to [...] | 2006-03-24 17:47:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL MARR ECON UK |
06LONDON3200 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UK POSITION ON MENAFATF BEST [...] (C) Summary: The UK fully supports the MENAFATF best practices paper on charities, and there is no UK policy to relax the measures set out in the draft version of the paper. While representatives of the Charity Commission have discussed the paper with MENAFATF members, they have done so base [...] | 2006-05-05 15:06:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK |
06LONDON3207 | DEMARCHE ON EU LISTING OF THE LTTE AS A TERRORIST [...] (C) Embassy raised reftel points with Simon Bond of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's South Asia Department and Ben Lyon of the FCO's Counterterrorism Policy Department. Lyon said that the UK fully supports an EU designation of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). LTTE is already [...] | 2006-05-05 16:01:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN PREL PTER CO UK |
06LONDON3365 | (C) TERRORISM FINANCE: EU CLEARINGHOUSE TO [...] (C/NF) Ben Lyon (please protect) of the FCO's Counterterrorism Policy Department said that the Austrian Presidency has decided to hold a snap meeting of the EU Clearinghouse on Thursday, May 18. The meeting was originally scheduled for either June 12 or 14 (ref A). Lyon said that he understo [...] | 2006-05-12 15:46:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PREL PTER CO UK |
06LONDON3980 | HMG SET TO APPEAL HIGH COURT RULING PERMITTING [...] (C) Summary: The UK High Court May 11 overturned the 2004 Orders in Council which barred the Chagossian Islanders from resettling the islands around Diego Garcia from which they were forcibly removed in the 1960s when the U.S. sought to establish the Naval Support Facility there. HMG has conf [...] | 2006-06-06 09:30:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MP UK IO |
06LONDON4022 | (C) SOMALIA: FCO SEEKS CLOSER COORDINATION [...] (U) Action Request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) FCO East Africa Section Head Ben Lyon told Poloff June 5 that the UK is keen to coordinate more closely with the USG on Somalia. He said Africa Director James Bevan tried to phone A/S Frazer June 2 to ask for a response to the draft "US [...] | 2006-06-07 10:22:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SO UK |
06LONDON4033 | (U) LIBERIAN PRESIDENT JOHNSON SIRLEAF VISITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's visit to London May 29-31 reflects the UK's increased commitment to Liberia as a key to stability in the sub-region. She met with the Queen, Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn and FCO Minister for Africa Lor [...] | 2006-06-07 11:11:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EFIN LI UK |
06LONDON4184 | IRANIAN EXILE GROUP DEDICATED TO REGIME OVERTHROW [...] (C) Summary. The Iranian Solidarity Congress (ISC),an umbrella organization designed to unite disparate Iranian exile groups, held the third in a series of meetings June 3-5 in London. The ISC's stated goal is to develop a common strategy to bring about the nonviolent overthrow of the curr [...] | 2006-06-12 15:13:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM IR UK |
06LONDON4221 | (C/NF) LIBERIA/SIERRA LEONE: UK CONSIDERING [...] (C/NF) FCO West Africa Section Head Jason Moore told Poloff under questioning June 12 that HMG is considering UN Secretary General Annan's request that it agree to SIPDIS incarcerate former Liberian president Charles Taylor if he is convicted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). M [...] | 2006-06-13 15:39:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM KAWC LI SL UK |
06LONDON4336 | (U) UK AGREES TO TAKE CHARLES TAYLOR IF CONVICTED [...] (U) Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett announced June 15 that, subject to Parliament passing the necessary legislation, the UK would allow the former President of Liberia, Charles Taylor, to serve his sentence in the UK should he be convicted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). Thi [...] | 2006-06-16 09:53:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL |
06LONDON4338 | UK OPEN TO FINANCIAL MEASURES AGAINST IRAN [...] (S) Undersecretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey met with UK officials on June 7 to discuss possible financial measures that could be used to increase pressure on Iran. In meetings at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Her Majesty's Treasury, and the Bank of En [...] | 2006-06-16 10:23:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL UK IR |
06LONDON4563 | UK MPs REGISTER REACT TO GUANTANAMO SUICIDES [...] (U) Former Foreign Office Minister Keith Vaz, a Labour Member of Parliament (MP),introduced a strongly worded Parliamentary motion on June 12, criticizing press statements by USG officials following the suicide of three Guantanamo Bay inmates. Thus far the motion has received support from [...] | 2006-06-23 15:21:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PGOV UK |
06LONDON5057 | (C) SRI LANKA: UK REVIEWING POLICY [...] (U) This is an action request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) FCO Sri Lanka Section Head Simon Lever told Poloff July 11 that HMG is reviewing its policy on Sri Lanka. This policy review is what is holding up its reply to the USG proposal that the UK consider chairing a contact group to a [...] | 2006-07-12 07:53:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR CE UK |
06LONDON5097 | UK PASSENGER NAME RECOGNITION CONTINGENCY PLANNING [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 7. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The UK is in the process of developing contingency plans to ensure that airlines have legal cover to provide passenger name recognition (PNR) data to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) after September 30, even if a new [...] | 2006-07-12 14:06:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER PREL EU UK |
06LONDON5198 | (C) TFLE01: SEEKING INFORMAL APPROVAL TO USE UK [...] (C) Embassy London discussed with FCO Cyprus Desk Officer Simon Wood on July 14 the possibility of the U.S. using British Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) on Cyprus as staging areas for fixed and rotary aircraft to help evacuate AmCits from Lebanon. Wood told us that ultimately the decision rested [...] | 2006-07-15 13:23:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC KHLS LE UK |
06LONDON5371 | IRAQ: HMG EXPRESSES HOPE FOR IRAQ COMPACT AND [...] (C) Summary: In a July 18 meeting in London, FCO and MOD officials told Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs John Hillen they were disappointed in the deteriorating security situation in Iraq and that they supported using the Iraq Compact as a mechanism for obtaining exp [...] | 2006-07-20 16:30:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS UK IZ |
06LONDON5503 | TERRORISM FINANCE: MONTREUX INITIATIVE ON ISLAMIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request: The Montreux Initiative is a non-governmental project designed to promote cooperation in removing unjustified obstacles to the effective operation of legitimate Islamic charities. The initiative, whi [...] | 2006-07-27 10:28:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK |
06LONDON5547 | INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO, or "the Organization") held meetings in London from June 13 through June 23, 2006, consisting of the Technical Co-operation Committee's fifty-sixth session (TCC56) and the Council's ninety-sixth session (C96). Significant agenda items dur [...] | 2006-07-28 15:46:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHSA EWWT ECPS MOPS AORC IMO KTIA US UK KE XA |
06LONDON5746 | (C)UK ON BURMA: NO THAI REMORSE FOR VISIT; FINNS [...] (C) We met August 4 with British Foreign Office officials responsible for Burmese affairs. Head of section Nick Alexander had seen our demarche (ref a) over concern that the Finns have invited the Burmese Foreign Minister to ASEM, as it had been shared by a representative of an unspecified E [...] | 2006-08-07 10:54:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV UN BM UK |
06LONDON5861 | (C) UK FOREIGN SECRETARY PESSIMISTIC ON LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett is pessimistic enough about the future of the draft Lebanon Security Council resolution that she planned to travel early this morning (August 10) to New York to do what she could to help the negotiations, Middle East/North Africa Director (NEA [...] | 2006-08-10 11:58:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE UK |
06LONDON5956 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UK DOES NOT INTEND TO REQUEST [...] (C) Summary: The UK does not intend to request a UN 1267 designation in the short term for the nineteen suspects associated with the failed aircraft terror plot whose assets were frozen by the Bank of England on August 11 (reftel). According to HM Treasury officials, the decision not to pursue [...] | 2006-08-14 17:03:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK |
06LONDON6059 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UK REVIEW OF TERRORIST ABUSE OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary. The Home Office and Her Majesty's Treasury are conducting an in-depth review of the UK's regulatory and law enforcement structure for combating terrorist financing in the charity sector. Home Office officials are deepl [...] | 2006-08-17 15:30:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK |
06LONDON6133 | (C) UK NOT SENDING DELEGATIONS TO SYRIA AND IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-21 15:23:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS IR SY LE UK |
06LONDON6164 | (S/NF) TERRORISM FINANCE: CHARITY COMMISSION TO [...] (S/NF) The Charity Commission of England and Wales intends to issue a temporary asset freeze either late August 22 or early August 23 on a UK-based charity with possible ties to the August 10 foiled terror plot. According to Stuart Young of the Home Office, the Charity Commission will temporar [...] | 2006-08-22 15:59:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK |
06LONDON6196 | (U) GUANTANAMO: POLOFFS MEET WITH MP'S AND [...] (U) Action request - please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) At the request of Labour backbench MP Desmond Turner, Poloffs met August 22 with Turner and a group of activists to discuss Guantanamo. Most of the activists were campaigners on behalf of Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes, whose family [...] | 2006-08-23 16:37:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM UK |
06LONDON6261 | (U) CENTRAL ASIAN NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE ZONE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-25 15:50:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR KNNP PARM PREL UN |
06LONDON6272 | (C) KAZAKHSTAN: UK AGREES ON DELAYING OSCE [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, FCO Head of International Organizations Department Tim Morris told Poloff August 25 that the UK agrees with the U.S. position and considers the timing "ideal." The EU will meet at working level on September 8 and the UK is prepared to block any attempt to [...] | 2006-08-25 16:03:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ |
06LONDON6324 | UK TRADE UNIONS CONFERENCE WILL OFFER SNEAK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Delegates to the upcoming TUC Conference will greet PM Blair with the question "When are you leaving?", Trades Union Congress (TUC) International Relations Department Head Owen Tudor told Lab Couns and ECON Asst Aug 30. The TUC will also debate recent moves to privatize parts [...] | 2006-08-30 17:08:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PREL UK |
06LONDON6325 | (C) DARFUR: UK KEEN ON JOINT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-31 06:06:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL DPKO UNSC SU UK |
06LONDON6433 | (C) UK SUPPORTS PUTTING BURMA ON THE UNSC AGENDA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-06 09:20:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM UK |
06LONDON6559 | (C) SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP MEETING 9/27 [...] (U) Action Request - please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The UK still supports the Sri Lanka Contact Group in principle but would like more detail about it - i.e., what are the expected inputs and the anticipated outputs/results? FCO Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Section Head Simon Lever told Polof [...] | 2006-09-11 15:32:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PHUM PINS PREL PTER CE UK |
06LONDON6591 | UK AGREES TO LIMITED LOBBYING FOR GUATEMALA'S UNSC [...] (C) The FCO agreed to our request to lobby Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and Singapore in support of Guatemala's bid for the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) seat on the UN Security Council. FCO Director for International Security Stephen Pattison told DCM September 9 that the UK supported [...] | 2006-09-12 13:30:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VE UK |
06LONDON7035 | (SBU) BLAIR'S AFRICA PROGRESS PANEL IS TAKING SHAPE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Blair has decided to convene an Africa Progress Panel to ensure that the promises on Africa made at G8 and UN Summits are kept. Kofi Annan has agreed to chair it; Bob Geldof, President Obasanjo, Michel Camdessus, Graca Machel and Peter Eigan (founder of Transpa [...] | 2006-09-29 16:14:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID |
06LONDON7036 | (C) SUDAN: FCO THOUGHTS ON INCENTIVES AND [...] (C) In keeping with the Secretary's speech of September 27, the UK is thinking about possible incentives if the Government of Sudan does the right thing on Darfur, and possible disincentives if it does not. FCO-DFID Sudan Unit Deputy Head James Thornton shared UK thoughts with Poloff Septemb [...] | 2006-09-29 16:17:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EAID ETTC SU UK |
06LONDON7080 | (C) SUDAN: UK AWAITS EU ENVOY'S REPORT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-02 16:07:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KDEM SU ER UK |
06LONDON7107 | MAURITIAN HICOM PRESSES AGAIN FOR CHAGOS TREATY [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 4. 2. (C) The Mauritian High Commissioner in London has approached the Ambassador again asking the U.S. to press the UK to negotiate a treaty with Mauritius that would give sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago's outer islands (i.e. not Diego Garcia) [...] | 2006-10-03 15:43:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MP UK IO |
06LONDON7124 | (C) SUDAN: UK AGREES TO DELETION OF LRA LANGUAGE [...] (U) Action Request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The UK agrees "somewhat reluctanctly" to accept a UNSCR on UNMIS without reference to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). FCO-DFID Sudan Unit Deputy Head James Thornton told Poloff this in response to reftel demarche, adding that the UK wo [...] | 2006-10-04 12:11:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO SU UK |
06LONDON7136 | (C) ZIMBABWE: FCO CONVENES U.S., CANADA, [...] (U) Action Request; please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: FCO Zimbabwe Section convened a meeting with London-based political officers from U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand October 4. The UK's priority on Zimbabwe is to ensure renewal of EU sanctions in February; it expects r [...] | 2006-10-04 15:34:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM ZI UK |
06LONDON7206 | (U) S/CRS HERBST MEETS WITH DFID AND FCO OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: S/CRS Ambassador John Herbst met in London October 5 with the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). In both meetings, the two sides updated each other on their respective efforts to improve coordination of the civilian [...] | 2006-10-06 16:55:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID UK |
06LONDON7250 | (C) UK-INDIA SUMMIT: BUILDING ON THE STRATEGIC [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Prime Ministers Blair and Singh met in London October 10 for the third annual UK-India summit since the bilateral strategic partnership was launched in 2004. This was not intended as a summit of breakthrough agreements, but rather of building on the multi-faceted relationship. [...] | 2006-10-11 16:05:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KNNP ETRD PTER IN AF UK |
06LONDON7253 | (SBU) SOUTHERN SUDAN: UK CHANNELING AID THROUGH [...] (U) Action Request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The UK has contributed some 40 million British Pounds Sterling (BPS) to the Common Humanitarian Fund for Sudan (CHF) this fiscal year (April-March); it is up to UN Humanitarian Coordinator Manuel da Silva to disburse it as he sees fit. [...] | 2006-10-12 07:46:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL SU UK |
06LONDON7287 | ALL QUIET IN TEHRAN AS ARRESTED DISSIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Office and London-based expat sources confirm media reports that hundreds of security personnel in central Tehran clashed violently on October 7 and 8 with as many as a thousand supporters of dissident Ayatollah Boroujerdi. Iranian security forces managed in the early [...] | 2006-10-12 18:42:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MNUC PGOV PREL IR |
06LONDON7308 | (C) DRC: OKITUNDU ASSAULTED IN LONDON; FCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leonard She Okitundu, chief of staff to DRC President Kabila, was assaulted in London October 11 by Congolese expatriates whose affiliation is not yet clear. He was beaten, stripped and robbed, and photos of his possessions were posted on the internet. He and his companions ha [...] | 2006-10-13 14:18:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM CG UK |
06LONDON7311 | (C) PAKISTAN: ARD CHAIRMAN IN LONDON [...] (C) The Chairman of Pakistan's Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD),Makhdum Amin Fahim, is visiting London and met with Poloff October 13. He said former Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif (whose parties, PPP and ML/N respectively, are the main components of ARD) wil [...] | 2006-10-13 14:35:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PK UK |
06LONDON7400 | (C) TERRORISM FINANCE: UK TO BEGIN USING [...] (U) Chancellor Gordon Brown announced October 10 that Her Majesty's Treasury -- on the advice of law enforcement agencies -- had agreed to use "closed source evidence" (i.e. classified materials) in asset freezing cases where there are strong operational reasons to impose a freeze, but insuffi [...] | 2006-10-17 16:09:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PREL PTER CO UK |
06LONDON7531 | UK ANTICIPATES UK AND EU OPPOSITION TO UNGA [...] (C) The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued instructions to UKUN to vote against the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) resolutions, as currently drafted, on "The Situation of the Lebanese Children" and "Consequences of the Israeli Invasion on the Human Rights Situation in Lebanon" in the [...] | 2006-10-23 17:04:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER UNGA LE IS UK |
06LONDON7623 | (C) CENTRAL ASIA: SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met in London October 23 with officials of the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DFID),to exchange views on policy and programs in Central Asia. Key policy points: - Both countries seek to bol [...] | 2006-10-26 16:24:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON EAID ZK KZ KG TI TX UZ |
06LONDON7670 | (C) COTE D'IVOIRE: UK SHARES U.S. CONCERNS BUT [...] (C) The UK shares U.S. concerns about the French draft UNSCR on Cote d'Ivoire (reftel) but wants to avoid being seen to lobby against France in the UNSC, according to FCO West Africa Section Head Jason Moore. He told Poloff October 30 that UKUN is working closely with USUN, hoping to reach an [...] | 2006-10-30 16:14:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO IC UK |
06LONDON7672 | (C) SOMALIA: FCO DOUBTS UGANDA CAN DEPLOY [...] (C) Uganda is "unclear" about its willingness to deploy an "IGASOM" force to Somalia under the aegis of IGAD, and the UK doubts whether it has the capability even if it wanted to, according to FCO East Africa and Horn Section Head Ben Lyon. He told Poloff October 30 that the UK wants to seek [...] | 2006-10-30 17:00:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR SO UK |
06LONDON7815 | (C) UK BELIEVES EASIER TO PASS SUDAN RESOLUTION IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-06 16:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA SU UK |
06LONDON7822 | (C) UK SUPPORTS COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-06 18:01:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KTIA UN UK |
06LONDON8004 | (U) PAKISTAN: PM BLAIR MEETS MUSHARRAF IN LAHORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: November 19 talks between PM Blair and President Musharraf focused on counter-terrorism, Afghanistan, and Islamic extremism, according to Kate English of FCO's Pakistan Section (based on a preliminary read-out from the UK High Commission in Islamabad). Musharraf complained to B [...] | 2006-11-20 17:14:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID PK AF UK |
06LONDON8039 | (C) AFGHANISTAN: DAS GASTRIGHT'S MEETING WITH FCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS John Gastright discussed Afghanistan November 14 with FCO, MOD and Cabinet Office officials. On the upcoming NATO summit in Riga, the UK argued that pressing for use of the term "counter-insurgency" in the summit communiqu would invite unhelpful perceptions of a split i [...] | 2006-11-21 17:11:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EAID MARR PREL SNAR UK |
06LONDON8066 | (C) SOMALIA: MUSEVENI TELLS A/S FRAZER UGANDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Uganda's President Museveni told AF A/S Frazer November 21 that he is ready to send a battalion to Baidoa to protect the Somali Transitional Federal Institutions, provided there is a clear UNSCR, adequate funding and a tacit agreement with Ethiopia. He was expecting Ethiopia to [...] | 2006-11-22 15:17:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PTER UNSC SO UG ET |
06LONDON8074 | (SBU) AFGHANISTAN: HAJJ TRANSPORT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 16:53:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID EAIR AF |
06LONDON8097 | (C) OSCE MINISTERIAL: UK EXPECTS RUSSIAN [...] (C) Charge met November 24 with Stephen Pattison, International Security Director in the FCO, to discuss prospects for taking a unified approach to the Georgia/Moldova conflicts at the December 4-5 OSCE ministerial meetings in Brussels (reftel). Mr. Pattison did not expect the OSCE to reach [...] | 2006-11-24 18:21:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR RU UK GG MD UP |
06LONDON8106 | (C) A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES SUDAN AND SOMALIA WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with FCO Minister for Africa Lord Triesman November 21 and Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn the next day, AF A/S Frazer stressed the need to adopt a UNSCR on Somalia flexible enough that frontline states could play a positive role. She al [...] | 2006-11-27 15:29:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR UNSC SU SO ER ET KE UK |
06LONDON8162 | HMG TO PLEDGE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE AT BAMAKO [...] (SBU) ESTOff delivered reftel demarche to Jo Newstead, the lead officer on pandemic flu at HMG's Department of Health. Newstead told ESTOff on November 30 that HMG will make an additional pledge of GBP 10 million at the December 6-8 avian and pandemic influenza conference in Bamako, Mali. Br [...] | 2006-11-30 17:14:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR KFLU TBIO PREL EAID MA UK |
06LONDON8212 | UK AGREES ON NEED FOR VIGOROUS CRITIQUE OF IRAN [...] (C) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office welcomes USG plans to publicly critique the undemocratic, unaccountable nature of Iran's Assembly of Experts election and the UK will be making a similar public statement, perhaps as early as December 5. The FCO noted, however, that due to co [...] | 2006-12-05 12:24:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL IR EU UK |
06LONDON8249 | POLONIUM SITREP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post provided reftel A information on polonium-210 to HMG to assist in its investigation and public response. UK health authorities continue to contact those individuals who may have stayed in rooms at the Millennium Hotel that tested positive for radiation; CA/OCS continues to [...] | 2006-12-07 17:17:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC PTER RU UK |
06LONDON8279 | UK VIEWS ON DECEMBER EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING [...] (SBU) The UK expects Turkey and the China Arms Embargo to be the most "difficult" issues at the upcoming December GAERC meeting, according to Martin Sherman, head of the FCO's EU Coordination Office. PolCouns discussed the upcoming GAERC with Sherman on December 7, who confirmed Foreign Secre [...] | 2006-12-08 17:24:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL EUN YI SR BK IS LE IR |
06LONDON8292 | TERRORIST LISTS: UNITED KINGDOM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-11 11:44:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KFTN PREL PGOV EUN EU UK |
06LONDON8372 | U.S. JOURNALIST: TEHRAN MAN IN THE STREET LOVES [...] Summary: (C) An American journalist just back from her third working visit to Iran reports a paradox in popular feeling in Tehran: the man in the street has a positive view of America and hates the current high level of political oppression, but at the same time takes great patriotic pride i [...] | 2006-12-15 17:51:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL KPRP PHUM IR UK |
06LONDON8441 | INITIAL UK REACTION TO NIYAZOV'S DEATH [...] (C) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office intends a "correct, but very restrained" response to the death of Turkmen President Niyazov: No senior FCO official will travel to Sunday's planned funeral; the UK will likely be represented by the UK Ambassador and a short condolence message [...] | 2006-12-21 11:35:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET CASC PHUM PREL TX UK |
06LUANDA1233 | GENERAL WARD PROPOSES BILATERAL WORK PLAN TO [...] (U) Summary: Deputy Commander EUCOM, General William (Kip) Ward, proposed the drafting of a work plan to increase the pace and scope of bilateral military cooperation between the U.S. and Angola during his October 22-23, 2006, visit to Luanda. The work plan will likely combine current coop [...] | 2006-11-24 11:37:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR AO |
06LUANDA1235 | ANGOLA - ELECTORAL PROCESS NOVEMBER UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- --Registration Process Drawing Crowds --Observers Slowly Becoming Accredited --Some Minor Glitches --Too Many Political Parties in Angola? --National Council for Social Communication Constituted ------------------------------------- Registration Process Contin [...] | 2006-11-28 06:11:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KMDR AO |
06LUANDA1236 | ANGOLA - NOVEMBER POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- ---Voter Registration Campaign Update ---Supreme Court Host Conference on Penal System ---Independence Day Inaugurations, Honors and Celebrations ---Ambrosio de Lemos Appointed as New Chief of Police ----------------------------------- Voter Registration Campaign [...] | 2006-11-29 17:05:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI PINR AO |
06LUANDA1255 | TERRORIST LISTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-08 09:20:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AO |
06LUANDA1291 | Over 800,000 voters successfully registered after only one [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over 800,000 voters successfully registered during the first month-long phase of the registration campaign in Angola. The opening round of registration was hailed a success by both government and opposition leaders despite a few technical glitches. In response to civil society co [...] | 2006-12-20 08:05:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AO |
06LUANDA1297 | ANGOLA: SAMAKUVA ATTACKS GRA GOVERNING PRACTICES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a strongly worded speech during UNITA's sixth party conference, UNITA President Isaias Samakuva came out swinging. He accused President Dos Santos of usurping constitutional power, the MPLA of trying to ram though it's "Angola 2025" program as government policy and compared A [...] | 2006-12-21 15:10:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AO |
06LUANDA1298 | ANGOLA SETS 2008 FOR LEGISLATIVE AND 2009 FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Angola's highest political consultative body, the Council of the Republic, met on December 20 and announced legislative elections for 2008 and presidential elections a year later. This announcement confirms speculation that the government will not meet its previously stated goal o [...] | 2006-12-26 08:05:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AO |
06LUANDA1304 | ALMOST 1 MILLION REGISTERED DURING FIRST MONTH [...] (U) According to official numbers released December 22, 945,451 potential voters were registered in the first phase of voter registration. As expected, the populous provinces of Luanda, Benguela and Huambo recorded the highest numbers of registrants. Sparsely populated Zaire and Namibe province [...] | 2006-12-28 15:00:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AO |
06LUANDA1305 | ANGOLA: UPDATE ON PADEPA - FIGHTING ITS SENTENCING [...] (SBU) Summary. As noted in reftel, 27 members of PADEPA (Democratic Support and Progress Party) were arrested and then heavily fined for their roles in a protest march. A leading local NGO, Maos Livres, has appealed the fines and petitioned the Supreme Court to remove the judge in question fo [...] | 2006-12-28 16:04:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AO |
06LUANDA1316 | ANGOLA - DECEMBER POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) Topics Covered ---------------------- -- MPLA Promotes National Plan -- Muslims Allowed To Reopen Mosques -- Workshop on "Human Rights and Poverty" -- GRA Launches "www.angola-portal.ao" MPLA Promotes National Plan During 50th Anniversary ------------------------------------------- [...] | 2006-12-29 10:30:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI PINR TINT AO KISL |
06LUANDA150 | ANGOLA: UNITA PRESIDENT FACES HEAVY INTERNAL [...] (C) UNITA President Isaias Samakuva is under public fire due to botched plans to replace sixteen UNITA parliamentarians with those who should have originally been seated in 1992. The sixteen parliamentarians, in retaliation, publicly criticized Samakuva's plan and after a heated debate in the [...] | 2006-02-15 15:09:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR AO |
06LUANDA151 | ANGOLA LANDMINE CLEARANCE: 2006 GOALS AND [...] (U) Summary: Representatives of mine action organizations operating in Angola remain upbeat on the progress of demining in Angola, but look for the GRA to complete its Landmine Impact Survey and strategic plan in order to facilitate their 2006 workplans. While the GRA has earmarked USD 27.6 Mi [...] | 2006-02-15 15:30:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL EAID PGOV PHUM MCAP KHDP AO |
06LUANDA160 | ANGOLA - UNITA THREATENS TO PULL OUT OF THE [...] (U) On February 15, 2006, the President of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA),Isaias Samakuva, announced that if the substitution of UNITA's sixteen parliamentarians is not allowed (detailed reftel),UNITA, Angola's largest opposition party, may pull out of the An [...] | 2006-02-17 11:33:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR AO |
06LUANDA324 | ANGOLA: UNITA OPTIMISTIC ON RESOLVING [...] (C) In a March 8, 2006 meeting with Ambassador Efird and AF/S Director Dan Mozena, UNITA President Isaias Samakuva, was optimistic that a solution regarding the substitution of sixteen UNITA National Assembly Deputies had been reached. Samakuva assured the Ambassador and AF/S Director Mozena t [...] | 2006-04-05 11:46:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR AO |
06LUANDA342 | AMBASSADOR EFIRD MEETS WITH NEW ANGOLAN MINISTER [...] (SBU) New Angolan Interior Minister Ngongo told Ambassador Efird that he supports human rights and free elections, and accountability and transparency in police actions. He hopes to continue close cooperation with the USG in ILEA training programs, and engage in the newly funded civilian small [...] | 2006-04-06 16:46:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PARM AO |
06LUANDA455 | ANGOLA - UNITA AND MPLA TRADING BARBS PRIOR TO [...] (U) Opposition party leaders, led by UNITA, called the GRA into a April 25, 2006, question and answer session at the National Assembly to discuss concerns over the ongoing cholera outbreak, the demolition of homes in neighborhoods surrounding Luanda, and internal security. The GRA delegation, [...] | 2006-04-28 11:40:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AO |
06LUANDA464 | ANGOLA: A REALITY CHECK ON THE CHINESE CREDIT LINE [...] (SBU) Since the announcement of a USD 2 billion credit line from the PRC to GRA in March 2004, reports of increases to the credit line, ranging from USD 1 billion to USD 10 billion, have proliferated. Regardless of the promised value, actual implementation of the credit line is gradual and un [...] | 2006-05-03 11:53:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD PREL CH AO |
06LUANDA548 | PDAS Pittman Meets with Angolan Ministry of [...] Summary: During a meeting with the Ministry of External Relations PDAS Bobby Pittman committed to additional high- level State Department visitors to Angola; discussed how best Angola might benefit from AGOA, and exchanged views on the voter registration and election timetable in Angola, not [...] | 2006-05-30 09:29:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EAID AO |
06LUANDA673 | ANGOLA - GRA READY TO SIGN PEACE ACCORD IN CABINDA [...] (C) Summary: Negotiations for a peace agreement between the GRA and the Cabindan Forum for Dialogue (FCD) are set to conclude on June 30, 2006. The agreement recognizes Cabinda as a part of Angola, grants special economic status and local governance powers to Cabinda, and condemns further act [...] | 2006-06-30 13:26:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO |
06LUANDA676 | ANGOLA - CABINDAN CEASE-FIRE SIGNED [...] (U) As noted reftel, a cease-fire between the GRA and the Cabindan Forum for Dialogue (FCD) was signed on June 30, 2006. A small signing ceremony was held in Massabi, a frontier town in northern Cabinda province, between the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Angola (FAA),General [...] | 2006-07-03 16:32:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO |
06LUANDA710 | ANGOLA - CATHOLIC CHURCH NEUTRAL, OPPOSITION [...] (C) During the U.S. 4th of July celebration, Graciano Apolonio, a prominent clergyman in the Catholic Church and personal priest to President Dos Santos, stated that the Catholic Church's new Bishop in Cabinda, Filomeno Vieira Dias, was unlikely to comment on the Cabinda peace accord because o [...] | 2006-07-12 14:22:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO |
06LUANDA736 | ANGOLA - CABINDAN PEACE ACCORD NEGOTIATIONS [...] On July 15, 2006, the final text of the Cabinda Peace Accord was approved and signed as a Memorandum of Understanding in Brazzaville. The accord has six main components central to which is the still undefined special political and economic status for Cabinda. Other items include granting amn [...] | 2006-07-17 16:18:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO |
06LUANDA740 | ANGOLA - SECOND, "DEFINITIVE" CEASE-FIRE SIGNED IN [...] (C) GRA and Cabinda Forum for Dialogue (FCD) military representatives signed the second and "definitive" cease-fire agreement on July 18, 2006 in Macabi, Cabinda province. While some of those opposed continue to publicly attack the peace accord, including a call by some Front for the Liberati [...] | 2006-07-19 14:17:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO |
06LUANDA765 | ANGOLA - CABINDA PEACE ACCORD DISCUSSIONS MOVE TO [...] (C) In a July 24, 2006 statement before the National Assembly, the Minister of Territorial Administration Virgilio Fontes Pereira noted that the final signing ceremony for the Cabindan Memorandum of Understanding would be held on August 1, 2006 and gave details on how Cabinda's special status [...] | 2006-07-25 13:24:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO |
06LUANDA812 | ANGOLA - CABINDAN PEACE ACCORD SIGNED [...] (C) On August 1, 2006, the GRA and the Cabindan Forum for Dialogue (FCD) officially signed the Memorandum of Understanding for Peace in Cabinda. In attendance at this event were the highest officials of all three branches of the GRA, including the acting President Roberto de Almeida. The FCD [...] | 2006-08-04 08:42:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO |
06LUSAKA1340 | ZAMBIAN ELECTIONS: MINOR GLITCHES, BUT GENERALLY ORDERLY, [...] (U) Voting in the September 28 Zambian national tripartite (presidential, parliamentary, municipal) elections has been for the most part orderly, peaceful, and transparent throughout the first three-quarters of the balloting. Some voting stations, especially in rural areas, opened an average [...] | 2006-09-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC ZA |
06LUXEMBOURG343 | NATO RESPONSE FORCE: NO FURTHER LUXEMBOURG [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-22 13:21:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO LU |
06LUXEMBOURG423 | LEBANON: LUXEMBOURG AGREES WITH UNSCR DRAFT, [...] (C) CDA delivered reftel points to Stephan Muller, Deputy Political Director at the MFA, on August 6. Muller stated that FM Asselborn had argued stridently for such a 2-step approach at the extraordinary August 1 GAERC, and that Luxembourg's priority is an immediate cessation of hostilities to [...] | 2006-08-08 08:01:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS LU |
06LUXEMBOURG438 | DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701 DELIVERED TO LUXEMBOURG [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-12 08:42:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE LU |
06LUXEMBOURG448 | LUXEMBOURG WANTS TO SUPPORT UNIFIL; HOPES TO [...] (C) Charge' delivered ref A demarche August 16 to MFA Deputy Political Director Stephan Muller. Muller emphasized Luxembourg's support for UNSC 1701 and FM Asselborn's strong intervention in the EU to help develop acceptable language for the EU statement on Lebanon. Muller mentioned that both [...] | 2006-08-17 07:16:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPPS PREL UN LE LU |
06LUXEMBOURG454 | LUXEMBOURG HESITANT TO ENGAGE CHINA PRIOR TO STATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-18 10:07:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EUN CH LU |
06LUXEMBOURG461 | NO LUXEMBOURG DECISION ON HOW TO SUPPORT UNIFIL [...] (C) A/DCM discussed the issue of contributions to UNIFIL with MFA Deputy Defense Director Serge Alzin on August 22. An uncharacteristically tight-lipped Alzin mentioned that the Defense Directorate was working on the issue; he expects a GOL decision on the composition of a contribution within o [...] | 2006-08-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL UN LE LU |
06LUXEMBOURG471 | UNIFIL: LUXEMBOURG TO CONTRIBUTE 3 TROOPS [...] (C) MFA Deputy Defense Director Serge Alzin informed charge of Luxembourg's decision to participate in UNIFIL-plus, by contributing a senior army officer and two non-commissioned officers (NCOs),on August 25. A formal announcement is planned at a press conference scheduled late in the day. Th [...] | 2006-08-25 14:57:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL UN LE LU |
06LUXEMBOURG479 | LUXEMBOURG COMMITS TO 900K EUROS FOR LEBANON [...] (U) Post delivered talking points contained reftel to the MFA's Directorates of Political Affairs, International Economic Affairs, and Cooperation and Development. The GOL has informed Post that Luxembourg has committed a total of 900,000 euros (1.14 million USD) for Lebanon to be divided amo [...] | 2006-08-31 12:38:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL LE LU |
06LUXEMBOURG481 | LUXEMBOURG: NEXT DAYS CRITICAL ON IRAN STRATEGY [...] (C) A/DCM delivered reftel points to Jean-Louis Thill, MFA officer in charge of Middle Eastern Affairs, on August 31. He welcomed our points, and plans to share them with FM Asselborn in advance of the Gymnich meeting. Thill stated that Luxembourg will support strategies that expedite a prompt [...] | 2006-08-31 14:25:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL EU IR UN LU |
06LUXEMBOURG558 | THE GMO DEBATE IN LUXEMBOURG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three members of the Luxembourg government were featured participants at a recent Greenpeace-sponsored anti-genetically modified organisms (GMO) event. GOL officials stated their intent to do only the absolute minimum in order to comply with EU directives concerning GMOs, and i [...] | 2006-10-19 09:46:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO PREL PGOV LU |
06LUXEMBOURG568 | JUSTICE MINISTER WARNS INTERNATIONAL BANKERS ABOUT NORTH [...] (U) In remarks during an October 23 financial seminar in Tokyo, Luxembourg Minister for Justice and Budget Luc Frieden warned financial institutions to be extremely cautious in any dealings which might involve North Korea. As he has often in other public fora, Frieden touted Luxembourg's "le [...] | 2006-10-24 13:34:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN KTFN ECON PTER PGOV EUN LU |
06LUXEMBOURG569 | JUNCKER TRIES TO STOP SPECULATION ABOUT A SUCCESSOR AND HIS [...] (U) Popular Luxembourg Prime Minister and chairman of the Eurozone, Jean-Claude Juncker, tried to end speculation about who will succeed him during the October 21 conference of his governing Christian Social People's Party (CSV). He surprised the party faithful by announcing that he was tired [...] | 2006-10-25 06:46:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN LU |
06LUXEMBOURG582 | LUXEMBOURG'S CONTINUING SUPPORT OF ISAF [...] (U) Luxembourg will soon send its eleventh small contingent of soldiers to Afghanistan in support of the NATO-led International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF). The nine soldiers - all volunteers - will serve a four-month stint with the Belgian troops guarding the airport in Kabul. Thei [...] | 2006-11-03 15:57:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PGOV MOPS PREL LU |
06LUXEMBOURG598 | LUXEMBOURG TO CONSIDER AUSTRALIAN CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 16:22:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL LU |
06LUXEMBOURG599 | LUXEMBOURG POSITIONS ON COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS AT UN [...] (C) A/DCM delivered talking points contained reftel to Anne Goedert of the MFA Political Directorate. Goedert confirmed that Luxembourg will vote in favor of all five US-supported resolutions concerning Belarus, Uzbekistan, the DPRK, and Iran. She had been previously unaware of the two resol [...] | 2006-11-08 16:33:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL LU |
06LUXEMBOURG606 | LUXEMBOURG SUGGESTS SUPPORT FOR US CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-15 09:50:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ILC UNGA PREL LU |
06LUXEMBOURG607 | LUXEMBOURG ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 13:43:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL LU |
06LUXEMBOURG608 | MERKEL WOWS "VISION FOR EUROPE" AUDIENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In her 14 November speech accepting the 2006 Vision for Europe award, German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed her thoughts on the future of the European constitution and previewed a few priorities of the upcoming German EU Presidency. Merkel insisted the document should remain [...] | 2006-11-17 16:51:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON LU GE |
06LUXEMBOURG613 | JUNCKER TELLS TURKEY TO ADMIT GREEK CYPRIOT SHIPPING [...] (C/NF) During their November 14 private meeting Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean Claude Juncker told Turkish Economy Minister Ali Babacan that Turkey should remove a major obstacle to its EU accession woes by admitting Greek Cypriot ships and aircraft to a designated port of entry under a plan pr [...] | 2006-11-21 14:04:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EUN LU TU |
06LUXEMBOURG638 | PRIME MINISTER JUNCKER DISCUSSES THE EU [...] (C/NF) During a private meeting with the Ambassador on December 11, Prime Minister Juncker expressed a pessimism concerning the future of the EU Constitution which contrasted with his generally more optimistic public comments. Noting the lack of effective governments in several EU countries, [...] | 2006-12-13 15:44:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TU LU EUN |
06LUXEMBOURG639 | PRIME MINISTER JUNCKER DISCUSSES THE IRAQ STUDY [...] (C/NF) During a private meeting with Ambassador Wagner on December 11, Prime Minister Juncker expressed hope that the Iraq Study Group (ISG) report would prove productive in helping the USG to resolve problems in Iraq. He said he was surprised that the study (and especially its findings) had [...] | 2006-12-13 15:55:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SY LU EUN |
06LUXEMBOURG641 | LUXEMBOURG'S PM ON THE NATO SUMMIT [...] (C) During an 11 December meeting the Ambassador and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean Claude Juncker discussed the NATO Summit, the NATO Response Force (NRF),and the International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. The Ambassador expressed her appreciation to the PM for Luxem [...] | 2006-12-14 13:08:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO PM LU |
06LUXEMBOURG662 | LUXEMBOURG INFORMED ABOUT SPECIALTY STEELS SOUGHT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-29 10:44:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL |
06MAAMA2067 | SENATOR NELON AND CROWN PRINCE DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-26 07:15:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA REGION OFFICIALS OREP PTER |
06MADRID002583ZFR2585 | SPAIN: VISIT OF VENEZUELA COORDINATOR DEBORAH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-13 14:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR UNSC SP VE |
06MADRID1035 | SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Spain is believed to be the largest foreign investor in Cuba, though Spanish companies avoid publishing precise data out of concern that such information will be used to further U.S. enforcement actions under the Libertad Act. Cuba is the third-largest market for Spain in Latin America, after M [...] | 2006-04-25 12:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU SP |
06MADRID1037 | SPAIN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON NATO ISSUES [...] (U) Poloff discussed reftels with MFA Deputy Director General for International Security Affairs Manuel Acerete and his deputy on April 24. Acerete had previously accepted some of the information, but lacked instructions on how to respond. Following are his responses. 2. (C) On Georgia's [...] | 2006-04-25 15:07:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR SP |
06MADRID1075 | LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM SPANISH FM MORATINOS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-27 16:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PREL SP |
06MADRID1080 | SPAIN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: CANDIDACY OF IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-28 11:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM PREL UNHRC SP |
06MADRID1088 | SPAIN ON ELECTION SUPPORT FOR HAITI AND GUYANA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-28 16:29:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV HA GY |
06MADRID1260 | SPAIN ON EU-LAC SUMMIT: "IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE" [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a broad discussion on May 17 that included Spain,s plans for the EU review of Cuba policy in June, MFA DG for Latin America Javier Sandomingo told Polcouns that Spain was satisfied with the outcome of the recent EU-Latin America/Caribbean (EU-LAC) Summit in Vienna. He said tha [...] | 2006-05-19 14:25:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SP |
06MADRID1261 | SPANISH GOVERNMENT DRUMS UP SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. Citing barely 50 percent public approval for Spanish participation in ISAF, the GOS took the offensive on May 18, holding a high visibility public discussion of its efforts in Afghanistan. GOS speakers, including the Defense and Foreign Ministers, hammered on several key justifi [...] | 2006-05-19 14:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF SP |
06MADRID1459 | SPAIN PRESSES KYRGYZSTAN ON MANAS AIRFIELD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-07 16:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL SP AF KG |
06MADRID1476 | SPAIN: FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE POWELL MEETS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell took advantage of a private visit to Spain on May 23 to meet with Spain's Foreign Minister Moratinos. Moratinos told Powell that Spain is working to rebuild US-Spain relations - which Moratinos said went sour after Spain's pullout from Ir [...] | 2006-06-08 16:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SP |
06MADRID1490 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega on June 8 to review bilateral relations and to discuss regional issues of joint interest, including developments in Peru, Bolivia, Iran, Syria, and North Africa. Regarding the CIA flights issue, Vice President de [...] | 2006-06-09 16:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP |
06MADRID1526 | SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MEETING [...] (C/NF) Madame Secretary, your meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos comes at time when the Spanish government believes that it has significantly improved its relations with the US by supporting our efforts in Afghanistan, Iran, the Broader Middle East, and lately even Ir [...] | 2006-06-13 17:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SP |
06MADRID1558 | SPAIN/IRAN: MFA READOUT OF IRANIAN FM VISIT [...] (C) MFA Subdirector General for Middle East Affairs Alberto Moreno contacted poloff on June 15 to respond to the Embassy's request for a readout of the June 14 visit to Madrid of Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. (NOTE: Originally, Iranian Secretary of the Supreme National Security [...] | 2006-06-15 16:26:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN IR SP |
06MADRID1562 | SPAIN'S SUPPORT FOR MONITORS FOR NICARAGUAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-16 11:14:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL SP NU |
06MADRID1564 | SPAIN ON IRAN, SYRIA, HAMAS, NATO, WESTERN SAHARA, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During meetings at MFA, MOD, and the presidency on June 1, top GOS policymakers told EUR PDAS Kurt Volker and NEA DAS Scott Carpenter that Spain strongly supports the recent US announcement on Iran and will continue its significant commitment to Afghanistan. They said that th [...] | 2006-06-16 13:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO SP AF VZ IR IZ WI IS MO GG RS |
06MADRID1577 | SPAIN ON NATO SENIOR CIVILIAN REPRESENTATIVE IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 12:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PREL |
06MADRID1593 | SPAIN ON MDA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 15:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SP |
06MADRID1610 | SPAIN OPPOSES VENEZUELAN ANTI-NGO LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-21 07:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PREL EAID SP VZ |
06MADRID1656 | SPAIN TAKES POSITIVE VIEW OF US CANDIDATE FOR NATO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-26 15:26:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO MARR PREL SP |
06MADRID1722 | SPAIN/IRAQ: TRANSIT OF FOREIGN FIGHTERS TO IRAQ [...] (S) Summary. Beginning in early 2005, Spanish authorities discovered the existence of a significant Spain-based network to recruit, indoctrinate, and send Islamist radicals to Iraq to fight against coalition forces. Press reports indicate that as many as 80 individuals have been recruited in o [...] | 2006-07-06 10:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PTER PREL IZ SP |
06MADRID1743 | SPAIN TO SEND HIGH-LEVEL DELEGATION TO AFGHANISTAN [...] After consulting with Canadian DCM, Emboffs delivered PRT conference invitations on June 26 to the Foreign Ministry Director General (DG) for Asia and Pacific, the Spanish aid agency AECI DG for Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe, and Defense Ministry DG for Policy. Separately, Emboffs reached [...] | 2006-07-07 14:01:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC NATO SP AF |
06MADRID1748 | SPANISH MOD DEMONSTRATES INTENT TO CONTINUE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. The day after standing beside the Ambassador during the Ambassador's July 4th speech, Defense Minister Alonso sat down with the Ambassador to talk at length about Asian security policy, Alonso's planned fall visit to Washington, NATO, Spanish politics, and bilateral defense is [...] | 2006-07-07 15:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO SP |
06MADRID1774 | SPAIN ON VENEZUELA: UNSC ELECTION AND VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) A/DCM delivered ref A and B demarches regarding Venezuela to MFA DG for Latin America Javier Sandomingo on July 11. She said that Spain's influence with countries in Latin America and Africa could help prevent Venezuela from becoming a troublesome member of the UN Security Council. A/D [...] | 2006-07-11 17:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC VZ SP |
06MADRID1788 | SPAIN: STATEMENT ON ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER STRIFE [...] (C) The MFA issued a statement July 12 condemning the Hizballah cross-border raid and kidnapping of two Israel soldiers and calling upon Israel to act with restraint. MFA contacts told us that the Spanish statement would likely have been more critical of Israel had it been released today, aft [...] | 2006-07-13 11:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SP |
06MADRID1808 | SPAIN TO MAKE ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-17 13:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PREL HA SP |
06MADRID1832 | SPAIN'S DEPUTY FM ON IRAQ HOSPITAL DONATION, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Spain's Deputy Foreign Minister Leon confirmed to Ambassador Aguirre on July 18 that Spain will donate USD 22 million to the Basrah Children's Hospital and should have no problem delivering the funds by September 1. Leon reiterated that Spain will vote for Guatemala rather than [...] | 2006-07-20 13:26:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SP VZ IZ BO |
06MADRID1834 | SPAIN/CUBA: SPANISH VIEWS ON CUBA TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary. There is intense public interest and curiousity in Spain regarding what will happen in post-Fidel Cuba. While both the US and Spain clearly share the common long-term objective of a democratic Cuba, it is also clear that we have divergent views on how to achieve that objective. [...] | 2006-07-20 15:14:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU SP |
06MADRID1835 | EDUCATION SECRETARY SPELLINGS MEETS WITH KEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During her June 29-July 2 visit to Madrid, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings met with Vice President de la Vega, Foreign Minister Moratinos, Education Minister Cabrera, and Madrid Community President Esperanza Aguirre. Vice President de la Vega emphasized the need for co [...] | 2006-07-20 15:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO SCUL SP |
06MADRID1861 | SPAIN WITH EU CONSENSUS ON NICARAGUA ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-24 12:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM SP NU |
06MADRID1873 | SPAIN: HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 61ST UN GENERAL [...] (SBU) PROVISIONAL ATTENDANCE LIST: A. King Juan Carlos the First has no plans to attend. B. President Zapatero has no plans to attend. C. FOREIGN MINISTER -- Mr. Miguel Angel Moratinos Cuyaube, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation -- Arrives in New York September [...] | 2006-07-25 11:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA SP |
06MADRID1897 | SPAIN CONCERNED ABOUT GIBRALTAR SHIP VISIT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On July 26, a top Foreign Ministry official called the Ambassador on orders from his minister to register Spain's concern with the upcoming visit of a US nuclear-powered submarine to Gibraltar. The GOS did not specifically request cancellation of the visit, but suggested that [...] | 2006-07-27 11:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR SP GI |
06MADRID1908 | SPAIN: GOS POSITION ON PHARE ASSISTANCE TO TURKISH [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to GOS European Correspondent Carlos Fernandez Arias on July 18 and Jose Luis Pardo, an official in the Subdirectorate General for General Affairs, on July 27. 2. (C) Fernandez Arias told Poloff that the Cyprus reintegration is coming to a head and r [...] | 2006-07-27 15:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID LH EUN CY SP |
06MADRID1909 | SPAIN ON TRANSNISTRIA'S PROPOSED INDEPENDENCE [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to GOS European Correspondent Carlos Fernandez Arias on July 18 and Spanish Sub-Director General for Eastern Europe Jose Maria Valdemoro Gimenez on July 27. 2. (C) Fernandez Arias agreed with the U.S. position that the referendum is poorly worded and [...] | 2006-07-27 15:19:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL PBTS MD RS SP |
06MADRID1914 | COURT FREES "SPANISH TALIBAN" [...] (C) Summary. The Spanish Supreme Court announced July 24 that it had annulled the six-year prison sentence handed down in September by Spain's National Court against accused terrorist Hamed Abderrahaman Ahmed, known in the media as the "Spanish Taliban." Abderrahaman, a Spanish national capture [...] | 2006-07-28 11:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL SP |
06MADRID1939 | SPAIN PLANS TO ISSUE STATEMENT SUPPORTING IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 15:52:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ SP |
06MADRID1960 | SPAIN ON CASTRO SUCCESSION [...] (C) Summary. Responding to REF A points on the situation in Cuba, MFA Director General Javier Sandomingo told the Ambassador that Spain believes Fidel Castro is suffering from a serious illness and may not resume full control over the Cuban state. Sandomingo cautioned, however, that significa [...] | 2006-08-03 07:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU SP |
06MADRID1962 | SPAIN ON SYRIA/HIZBALLAH AND POSSIBLE TROOP [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. The MOD Director General for Defense Policy told poloff on August 3 that, although Spanish FM Moratinos has said that it is "very premature" to talk about troop contributions before there is a UNSC resolution, Spain is likely to contribute 800 or more troops to an internationa [...] | 2006-08-03 13:45:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR LE SY SP |
06MADRID1966 | PLAN AFRICA: SPAIN INTRODUCES SELF TO NEIGHBORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 26, Vice President Fernandez de la Vega officially rolled out Plan Africa, an ambitious project developed by the Zapatero government to address what it perceives to be a glaring hole in Spanish foreign policy. Prompted both by fears of international terrorism and by more [...] | 2006-08-03 15:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID SMIG SOCI SP XY |
06MADRID205 | SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA A/S SHANNON [...] (C) Spanish interlocutors are very much looking forward to your visit, which they see as the next step in our bilateral high-level effort to spur cooperation in Latin America and an opportunity to hear USG perspectives in anticipation of key regional elections. On the USG denial of authorizati [...] | 2006-01-25 16:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SP |
06MADRID2066 | SPAIN REAFFIRMS CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL [...] (C/NF) As described in ref A, Spain intends to deploy approximately a battalion of troops to UNIFIL. Acting DG for Defense Policy Brigadier General Jose Munoz Castresana told Poloff on August 17 that Spain shares the US's sense of urgency and generally agrees with ref B's points. He said tha [...] | 2006-08-17 15:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL SP LE |
06MADRID2138 | SPANISH HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] ECONOFF made reftel points August 25 to Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI) officials Maria Eugenia Martin and Antonio Garcia Ferrer, urging Spain to provide significant amounts of humanitarian assistance to Lebanon. Eugenia Martin and Garcia Ferrer told ECONOFF that Spain's d [...] | 2006-08-28 15:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL LE SW SP |
06MADRID2139 | SPAIN GENERALLY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON KOSOVO [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Sub-Director General for Central Europe and the Balkans Raul Fuentes Milani on August 25. Fuentes Milani said that Spain mostly supports the U.S. approach to Kosovo. He made the following comments during the discussion of the reftel points: -- It [...] | 2006-08-28 15:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN PGOV EU SP |
06MADRID2152 | SPAIN WANTS TO LEAD BRIGADE IN LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-29 13:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR SP LE |
06MADRID2159 | SCENESETTER FOR DASD FATA VISIT TO MADRID [...] (C/NF) Embassy Madrid, implementing Secretary Rice's US-Spain strategy, has worked with considerable focus over the past year to put the Spain-US relationship back onto a productive footing. As an important player not only in NATO but also in Latin America, the Middle East, and increasingly a [...] | 2006-08-30 11:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL SP |
06MADRID2163 | STAFFDEL BRENNAN SEEKS SPANISH COOPERATION IN [...] (U) A staff delegation from the House International Relations Committee and the House Judiciary Committee visited Madrid August 28-30, to discuss narcotics trafficking between Europe and Colombia and other Andean nations. Poloff and DEA attach attended all meetings with Spanish and Colombian o [...] | 2006-08-30 15:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SNAR SP |
06MADRID2174 | SPAIN: SOME POPULAR PARTY VOICES URGE +NO, ON [...] (U) Following Spanish government announcements that Spain intended to seek Parliamentary approval to deploy some 1000 troops and to lead a multinational brigade in Lebanon (reftel),several prominent conservatives close to the Popular Party and to former President Aznar have called on the PP [...] | 2006-08-31 14:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP |
06MADRID2184 | SPANISH ATTENDANCE AT IRAQ COMPACT MEETINGS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-01 12:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ SP |
06MADRID2226 | UPDATE: SPANISH ATTENDANCE AT IRAQ COMPACT MEETINGS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-06 12:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ SP |
06MADRID2242 | SPAIN ON NATO STRATEGIC AIRLIFT INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 11:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL NATO SP |
06MADRID2259 | OSCE: SPAIN'S CHAIRMANSHIP, KAZAKHSTAN [...] (U) Please see action request paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed reftel demarche, Spain's plans for the Chairmanship, and the Personal Representatives on Tolerance with Jose Lopez Jorrin, MFA Coordinator for the Spanish Chairmanship of OSCE, on September 7. Lopez Jorrin said th [...] | 2006-09-11 10:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL OSCE SP KZ |
06MADRID2261 | SPANISH MILITARY ON CURRENT DEPLOYMENTS, NATO/RIGA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Dan Fata discussed the NATO Riga Summit, Defense Minister Alonso's upcoming meeting with Secretary Rumsfeld, current Spanish deployments, and the NCIS/OSI issue with top Spanish military and defense leaders on Sept 5-6. Fata praised Spain' [...] | 2006-09-11 13:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR SP |
06MADRID2281 | SPAIN: FM MORATINOS ON MIDEAST, NORTH AFRICA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his trip to Ronda in southern Spain's Andalucia region, Ambassador Aguirre spent the afternoon and evening of September 9 with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. Ambassador pressed Moratinos on recent incendiary comments from President Zapatero regarding Iraq, and he raise [...] | 2006-09-13 08:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SMIG SP |
06MADRID2319 | SPAIN AGREES ON DARFUR AND NAM SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-15 07:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU SP |
06MADRID2322 | SPAIN: PRESS ON WESTERN SAHARA BUT KEEP MINURSO FOR [...] (S) Spanish MFA DG for Middle East/Africa Alvaro Iranzo welcomed enthusiastically new US engagement on Western Sahara and efforts to break the stalemate by pressing Morocco for a credible autonomy plan and talks with the Polisario, along with urging Algerian support and flexibility (reftel). [...] | 2006-09-15 15:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PREL PGOV MO WI AG FR SP |
06MADRID2334 | SPAIN SEES ENGAGEMENT WITH SYRIA AS NECESSARY [...] (C) In a Sept. 13 meeting with MFA Director General for Middle East Alvaro Iranzo, PolCouns discussed reftel points on Syria, stressed that the United States strongly discourages high-level contacts with the SARG and made clear that the USG is not asking third parties to deliver any messages [...] | 2006-09-15 16:29:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER USUN LE SY EU SP |
06MADRID2335 | SPAIN: MOD POLICY DIRECTOR ON NCIS/OSI, [...] (C/NF) Charge paid an introductory call on MOD Secretary General for Policy Admiral Francisco Torrente on September 15. Charge told Torrente that the US deeply appreciates the hospitality and use of Spanish bases, as well as the strong foundation that the military-military relationship provides to [...] | 2006-09-15 16:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR SP LE AF |
06MADRID2343 | SPAIN ON REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-18 15:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM PREL TRGY KNNP IN SP |
06MADRID2359 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH ALVARO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In your September 22 meeting with Spanish MFA Director General for Middle East/Africa Alvaro Iranzo (Asst. Sec'y equivalent),he will highlight the fact that Spain is poised to expand its presence in Sub-Saharan Africa. The ongoing migration crisis in the Canary Islands has cre [...] | 2006-09-19 15:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG EAID AF SP |
06MADRID2360 | SPANISH POSITION IN ADVANCE OF SEPTEMBER 15 GAERC [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel A and B demarche points to Spanish EU Correspondent Carlos Fernandez-Arias on September 13. Fernandez-Arias said that Spain agrees with U.S. positions on Sudan, Bosnia, Congo, and Ukraine. Fernandez-Arias did not anticipate discussion of Kosovo, Macedonia, or [...] | 2006-09-19 15:23:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UN EU SP KPAL |
06MADRID2421 | SPANISH MOD ON US ARMS TRANSFER POLICY TO VENEZUELA [...] (C) DCM discussed reftel demarche with MOD Policy Director Admiral Francisco Torrente and Director General for Defense Policy General Benito Raggio on September 25. DCM emphasized that while the USG and the GOS have discussed arms sales to Venezuela many times over the past year, US policy on t [...] | 2006-09-26 13:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS SP |
06MADRID2495 | SPAIN: VISIT OF CUBA TRANSITION COORDINATOR CALEB [...] (C) Summary. Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry visited Madrid September 26-27 for meetings with Spanish MFA officials, political figures (including former Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar),and opinion leaders, as well as radio and print interviews on Spanish media. In his meeting [...] | 2006-10-02 16:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU SP |
06MADRID2512 | SPAIN ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, Subdirector General for the United Nations, on October 2. Linares told Emboff that the GOS clearly understands that 22 percent is a red line for the U.S. in terms of reaching a consensus on the scale of assessments f [...] | 2006-10-04 08:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KUNR UNGA SP |
06MADRID2543 | SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR INL PDAS SCHWEICH'S OCTOBER [...] (SBU) Your visit will dovetail nicely with the visit in mid September of DEA Administrator Tandy and will provide an important opportunity to educate the Spaniards on the Department's key role in the counter-narcotics effort. In her meetings with members of the Spanish Ministry of Interior, C [...] | 2006-10-06 16:29:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR SP |
06MADRID2544 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Spain is an opportunity to press the GOS and, possibly, private sector entities to move in ways that are key to achieving U.S. foreign policy goals in Iraq and Iran. You should ask Spain to put its money where its mouth is on the Iraq Compact in two ways. First, as [...] | 2006-10-06 16:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PREL SP |
06MADRID2556 | SPAIN CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] DCM passed reftel points October 10 to MFA Rafael Dezcallar, Director General for Policy. ESTHOFF doubletracked same points with MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez. Given that the GOS had publicly condemned the North Korean nuclear test on October 9 (see below),[...] | 2006-10-11 13:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN SP |
06MADRID2564 | SPAIN ON GUATEMALA/VENEZUELA UNSC ELECTION [...] (C) In a brief meeting on the margins of a representational event on October 11, the Ambassador and MFA Secretary of State for Ibero America Trinidad Jimenez SIPDIS discussed the status of the Venezuelan and Guatemalan candidacies for a non-permanent UN Security Council seat. Jimenez reiter [...] | 2006-10-13 11:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA VZ SP |
06MADRID2583 | SPAIN: VISIT OF VENEZUELA COORDINATOR DEBORAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy met with representatives of the Spanish Foreign Ministry and National Security Council on October 4 to discuss U.S. policy on Venezuela and Latin America. McCarthy also conducted interviews with two Spanish media outlets and on [...] | 2006-10-13 14:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR UNSC SP VE |
06MADRID2584 | SPAIN: VISIT OF VENEZUELA COORDINATOR DEBORAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy met with representatives of the Spanish Foreign Ministry and National Security Council on October 4 to discuss U.S. policy on Venezuela and Latin America. McCarthy also conducted interviews with two Spanish media outlets and on [...] | 2006-10-13 15:21:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR UNSC SP VE |
06MADRID2596 | SPAIN/CUBA: SPAIN DOES NOT WANT LEAD ON JOINT [...] (C) MFA Secretary of State for Ibero America Trinidad Jimenez told the Ambassador October 11 that she wanted to preserve her channels of communication with Cuban authorities and therefore did not want Spain to take the lead at this time in developing a US-EU joint statement on Cuba. The Ambas [...] | 2006-10-13 16:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU SP |
06MADRID2622 | SPAIN: RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-papers to Spanish MFA Deputy Office Director for Human Rights Cecilia Robles Cartes on August 13. Robles said that she understood the tripartite position on the HRC's text for the declaration, but she indicated that Spain would support the decl [...] | 2006-10-16 16:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN SP |
06MADRID2624 | SPAIN: IN ADVANCE OF OCT. 16 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA European Correspondent Carlos Fernandez-Arias on October 13 to discuss Spain's position in advance of the October 16 GAERC meeting. Fernandez-Arias indicated that Spain was in complete agreement on most topics with the United States, but he singled out Kosovo [...] | 2006-10-17 07:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE IR IZ UP |
06MADRID2630 | SPAIN: MORATINOS MEETINGS IN DAMASCUS [...] (C) A senior member of Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos' staff called in Political Counselor on 10/17 to provide a written readout for the Secretary of Moratinos' 10/14-15 visit to Damascus. A scanned copy of this document was e-mailed on the classified system to EUR/WE. We have made [...] | 2006-10-18 07:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SP |
06MADRID2632 | SPAIN: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FORMER PRESIDENT AZNAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted former President Jose Maria Aznar for a private lunch at his residence on October 16. President Aznar offered his opinions on the domestic political situation as well as the outlook in Latin America. He also told Ambassador of his satisfaction at seeing improved [...] | 2006-10-18 08:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP |
06MADRID2641 | SCENESETTER FOR SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTER ALONSO [...] (C/NF) When you meet with Spanish Defense Minister Jose Antonio Alonso on October 23, you are meeting a man who is vastly different from his predecessor. Whereas ex-Minister Bono is a lifelong politician and rival of President Zapatero, Alonso is a judge and lifelong friend of Zapatero. Bono [...] | 2006-10-18 15:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR SP |
06MADRID2657 | SPAIN: UPDATE ON KEY TERRORISM-RELATED CASES [...] (C) Summary: In advance of the October 24 visit to Madrid of US Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, Post presents a brief update on several of the most important pending or recently completed terrorism or criminal cases in the Spanish judicial system. Spain has made great strides in disrupting terro [...] | 2006-10-20 12:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER SP |
06MADRID2664 | SPAIN ON NOVEMBER 2006 CCW REVIEW CONFERENCE [...] (C) ESTHOFF passed reftel points October 9 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, urging Spain to instruct its delegation to the November Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) Review Conference to support the "opt-in" approach vis-a-vis the possible anti-vehic [...] | 2006-10-20 14:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PARM PREL SP |
06MADRID2672 | SPAIN ON UNSCR 1718 [...] (C) ESTHOFF met with MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez September 20 to discuss GOS intentions vis-a-vis the DPRK sanctions regime imposed via UNSCR 1718. Sanchez said that Spain would, of course, implement all the requirements of UNSCR 1718. He said this was i [...] | 2006-10-20 14:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KNAR SP |
06MADRID2685 | TREASURY DEPSEC'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Foreign Minister Moratinos told Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt October 19 that Spain strongly supports the SIPDIS Iraq Compact and that Madrid would transfer the 22 million dollars it had pledged for the Basra Children's Hospital within about one month. He also pledged Spanish supp [...] | 2006-10-23 15:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET//NOFORN | EAID EINV EFIN PREL PARM ETTC KIPR SP |
06MADRID2708 | SPAIN: ENRIQUE IGLESIAS ON IBEROAMERICAN SUMMIT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. The Ambassador discussed the upcoming Iberoamerican Summit in Montevideo with Iberoamerican Secretary General Enrique Iglesias (protect) on October 17. SIPDIS Iglesias also spoke about the friction between Uruguay and Argentina, what it would mean if Raul Castro represents Cuba at [...] | 2006-10-24 16:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SP |
06MADRID2758 | SPANISH ATTENDANCE AT IRAQ COMPACT PG MEETING IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-27 16:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL EINV SP |
06MADRID2759 | SPAIN: NAM RESOLUTIONS ON LEBANESE CHILDREN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-27 16:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER SP |
06MADRID2765 | SPAIN/CUBA: SPAIN WARY OF EU STATEMENT ON CUBAN [...] (C) MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar confirmed to DCM on October 24 Ref A statements by MFA Secretary of State for Ibero America Trinidad Jimenez that Spain did not believe the time was right for a joint statement on Cuba. Dezcallar went beyond Jimenez in asserting tha [...] | 2006-10-30 13:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU SP |
06MADRID2770 | SPAIN: VISIT OF INL PDAS SCHWEICH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his October 16-17 visit to Madrid, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Thomas Schweich met with representatives from the Spanish Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Civil [...] | 2006-10-30 14:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR SP |
06MADRID2771 | SPAIN: VISIT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES [...] (SBU) Summary. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales visited Madrid on October 23-24 to meet with the Spanish Minister of Justice, the Minister of Interior, and the Spanish Prosecutor General. AG Gonzales also participated in the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Spain Bilateral Counter Terrorism Expert [...] | 2006-10-30 15:26:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SP |
06MADRID2776 | SPAIN PUSHING FOR MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials confirmed reports in the Spanish media that Spain is promoting the idea of a new Middle East peace conference, with the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute as its center-piece. Press reports hinted that this Spanish project enjoyed the support of the USG a [...] | 2006-10-31 08:01:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SP |
06MADRID2792 | SPAIN/CUBA: MIXED SIGNALS FROM MFA [...] (C) Deputy FM Bernardino Leon told the Ambassador on October 31 that he is working with FM Miguel Angel Moratinos to develop an EU statement on Cuba for the next GAERC meeting in Brussels. The Ambassador had contacted Leon to voice the USG's frustration with Spain's apparent decision to back a [...] | 2006-10-31 17:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU SP |
06MADRID2809 | SPANISH SEEK INCLUSION IN WESTERN SAHARA STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: One month after the UNGA meeting between Assistant Secretary Welch and MFA DG for Middle East/Africa Alvaro Iranzo, Iranzo paid a call on the Ambassador October 26, saying he had sought the meeting at FM Moratinos' request, to reiterate that Spain wishes to play a role in U.S. strategi [...] | 2006-11-02 16:23:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SP |
06MADRID2831 | SPAIN: CHINESE AMBASSADOR ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Chinese Ambassador to Spain Qiu Xiaoqi called on the Ambassador on October 31 for what Ambassador Xiaoqi described as a courtesy call. The main purpose of his visit was to call for increased cooperation and dialogue between the USG and the Chinese Government on issues of mutual interest, [...] | 2006-11-03 17:14:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SP |
06MADRID2834 | SPAIN: OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-06 12:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA IS SP |
06MADRID2853 | SPAIN AND U.S. COOPERATING TO REMEDIATE RADIATION [...] (SBU) The U.S., through the Department of Energy (DOE),is closely cooperating with Spanish counterparts to address radiation contamination left in southern Spain after a U.S. Air Force (USAF) nuclear accident 40 years ago. What could have turned into a public relations nightmare has actuall [...] | 2006-11-07 16:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PARM MNUC SENV |
06MADRID2861 | SPAIN TO MAKE FURTHER CONTRIBUTION TO POLIO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 09:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAID PREL ECON SP |
06MADRID2869 | SPAIN ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel A and B demarches to the MFA Subdirector General for Human Rights Fernando Fernandez-Arias on November 8. Fernandez-Arias said, "You have nothing to worry about from Spain" with respect to these resolutions. He said he thought it was a good strategy to have an up [...] | 2006-11-13 14:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA UNHRC UN SP |
06MADRID287 | SPAIN: CODEL KING DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] Summary. A Congressional delegation headed by Representative Peter King (R-NY) met with Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon, Deputy Minister of Interior Antonio Camacho, and opposition Popular Party leader Mariano Rajoy to discuss U.S.-Spai [...] | 2006-02-03 07:53:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SP |
06MADRID2870 | SPAIN SUPPORTS CONTINUED EU, NATO ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish Subdirector General for the EU Carlos Fernandez-Arias on November 2 and to Russia and Eastern Europe Desk Officer Iago Gil Aguado on November 8. Fernandez-Arias told Emboff that Ukraine is the most important non-EU European nation as far as Sp [...] | 2006-11-13 14:19:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS SP UP |
06MADRID2871 | SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER GAERC [...] (C) Poloff met with Spanish Subdirector General for the EU Carlos Fernandez-Arias on November 8 to discuss Spain's position in advance of the November 13-14 GAERC meeting. Fernandez-Arias indicated that Spain was in complete agreement with the United States on most topics, but he singled out [...] | 2006-11-13 14:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SP |
06MADRID2872 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SPAIN ON CHISINAU-MOSCOW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-13 14:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ELTN RS MD UP SP |
06MADRID2893 | SPAIN: DEPUTY FM LEON ON MIDEAST CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Summary. In a wide ranging November 14 meeting with MFA Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Bernardino Leon, DCM reviewed the state of bilateral relations, relayed USG concerns regarding Spain's call for a new major Middle East conference, and discussed U.S. interest in stronger U.S.-Sp [...] | 2006-11-15 17:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS LE SY CU SP |
06MADRID2895 | SPAIN/HSPD-6: THEY SIGNED! [...] Summary. In a November 15 meeting with A/S for Consular Affairs Maura Harty, Spanish Secretary of State for Security Antonio Camacho agreed to deepen information exchanges with the USG by exchanging terrorist lookout information as contemplated in Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSP [...] | 2006-11-16 16:01:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL SP |
06MADRID2907 | AMBASSADOR CONVEYS US CONCERNS ON UNGA EMERGENCY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 17:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA SP IS |
06MADRID2908 | DEMARCHE ON IRAN AIR'S ATTEMPT TO ACQUIRE 30 [...] (S//NF) Ambassador raised reftel demarche during a November 17 meeting with Spanish FM Moratinos. (Note: Other meeting topics are covered septel. End Note.) Moratinos stated he was completely unaware of any such deal, but noted that Iberia was a private commercial enterprise with no government inte [...] | 2006-11-17 17:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | EAIR ETRD ETTC PARM PREL IT VE KTFN SP |
06MADRID2909 | SPANISH FM MORATINOS ON SPAIN,S NEW MIDDLE EAST [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a brief but wide-ranging meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos November 17, Ambassador Aguirre discussed he Middle East initiative proposed by Presidents Zapatero and Chirac at their Nov. 16 meeting in Girona Spain. Ambassdor also took a call from Spanish Nati [...] | 2006-11-17 17:52:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL SP |
06MADRID2910 | SPAIN ON NATO/AFGHANISTAN ISSUES FOR RIGA [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points on the need for increased commitment to the NATO ISAF mission in Afghanistan to MOD Policy Director ADM Francisco Torrente on November 17. DCM emphasized that while the US appreciates Spain's solid contribution in the west, NATO faces a strong challenge in the [...] | 2006-11-17 18:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO SP |
06MADRID2934 | SPAIN: FM MORATINOS TO ATTEND BMENA FORUM FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 16:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI SP |
06MADRID2938 | DEMARCHE ON IRAN AIR'S ATTEMPT TO ACQUIRE 30 [...] (S/NF) As promised in Reftel A, FM Moratinos called the Ambassador back to say that he had looked into the potential Iberia-Iran Air deal and that it would not happen. The Ambassador referred to the possible use of shell companies and the Foreign Minister reiterated that the deal would not happen b [...] | 2006-11-22 13:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | EAIR ETRD ETTC PARM PREL IT VE KTFN SP |
06MADRID2942 | SPAIN ON MEPP: WE SUPPORT QUARTET, NEED TO PUSH [...] (C) Summary. DCM called Javier Sancho Velazquez, Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Moratinos, on November 22 to discuss reftel points and Spain's proposed Middle East initiative in advance of the November 24 Quintet meeting in Rome. DCM went over the demarche with Velazquez point by point [...] | 2006-11-22 18:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SP IS SY |
06MADRID2955 | SPAIN DOES NOT AGREE WITH KOSOVO TIMEFRAME [...] (C) DCM met with Alberto Navarro, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union, on November 24 to discuss Spain's position on the timing of the Kosovo status process. DCM reviewed reftel demarche with Navarro point by point and stressed the U.S. position of moving quickly in Kosovo to a [...] | 2006-11-27 16:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI SP |
06MADRID2956 | SPAIN: ACTIVE SUPPORT ON TURKEY/EU; WILL SEEK [...] (C) DCM met with Alberto Navarro, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union, on November 24 to discuss the future of Turkish accession into the EU. DCM asked Navarro if Spain would be an active supporter of Turkey at the December European Council and also asked what role France and [...] | 2006-11-27 16:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL NATO SP |
06MADRID2993 | A/S Shannon's November 30, 2006 meeting with Haitian PM [...] (U) November 30, 2006; 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Intercontinental Hotel, Madrid, Spain. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon USAID LAC A/A Adolfo Franco WHA/CAR Director Brian A. Nichols (notetaker) Stephanie Ragals, Interpreter Haiti Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard [...] | 2006-12-04 13:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID EFIN KCRM UN HA |
06MADRID2996 | WESTERN SAHARA: SPAIN WARY OF UNILATERAL MOROCCAN [...] (C) Poloff discussed Western Sahara with Spanish Subdirector General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo and Assistant Subdirector General Javier Garcia-Larrache on December 1. Poloff thanked Spain for their white paper on Western Sahara and emphasized that the U.S. wished to put the onus o [...] | 2006-12-05 08:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC WI SP |
06MADRID3005 | SPAIN ON IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS [...] (C) The DCM discussed Iran's upcoming elections with MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on December 5. Reviewing reftel talking points, the DCM emphasized the U.S. objective of highlighting the profound flaws in the Iranian electoral process. 2. (C) Dezcallar said [...] | 2006-12-07 09:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IR |
06MADRID3006 | SPAIN: PRESERVING THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED [...] (S) The DCM met with Spanish MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar to discuss the ongoing effort of Syria and Hizballah to destabilize the legitimately elected Lebanese government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. The DCM reviewed reftel demarche with Dezcallar and emphasiz [...] | 2006-12-07 09:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE SP |
06MADRID3007 | DEMARCHE TO SPAIN ON CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) The DCM discussed the EU's reconsideration of the China Arms Embargo with MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on December 5. Dezcallar assured the DCM that Spain is not seeking to lift the embargo, nor would it support such an effort. He noted that he had recently [...] | 2006-12-07 09:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL PGOV PHUM EUN SP CH |
06MADRID3008 | SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Spain is believed to be the largest foreign investor in Cuba, though Spanish companies avoid publishing precise data out of concern that such information will be used to further U.S. enforcement actions under the Libertad Act. Cuba is the third-largest market for Spain in Latin America, af [...] | 2006-12-07 10:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU SP |
06MADRID3014 | SPAIN/VENEZUELA: ETA ISSUES SPARK SPANISH ANGER [...] (U) Only hours after Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero and Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos had called to congratulate Hugo Chavez on winning his second presidential term on December 4, all major Spanish media outlets seized on a report from Basque news agency Vasco Press [...] | 2006-12-07 17:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV SP |
06MADRID3059 | SPANISH MOD POLICY DIRECTOR ON NATO RIGA SUMMIT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. MOD Policy Director Torrente told DCM on December 12 that President Bush's remarks had helped make the NATO Riga Summit more successful than he'd expected. He said that the Summit had achieved important political ends related to future expansion and the Alliance's commitment to [...] | 2006-12-19 11:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO SP |
06MADRID3066 | SPANISH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER ON CUBA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a December 1 meeting, Spanish National Security Adviser Carles Casajuana told WHA A/S Tom Shannon and the Ambassador that he would discuss a possible EU statement on the future of Cuba with President Zapatero and Foreign Minister Moratinos. END SUMMARY. 2. (C/NF) A/S To [...] | 2006-12-19 17:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SP CU |
06MADRID3078 | SPAIN/HSPD-6: MOVING AHEAD ON IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (SBU) The DCM and Embassy officers met with Eugenio Pereiro, Director of Spain's "National Center for Antiterrorist Coordination" (CNCA) on December 19 to discuss a broad range of security cooperation issues. Much of the discussion focused on the establishment of a mechanism to share terroris [...] | 2006-12-20 14:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER CVIS PGOV PREL SP |
06MADRID3081 | SPAIN/CUBA: DOMESTIC POLITICS SCUTTLE UNITY ON [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Popular Party (PP) presented a Parliamentary motion December 19 calling for unity among Spanish political parties in supporting a democratic transition in Cuba. Foreign Minister Moratinos had signaled to PP Parliamentarians that a common position on Cuba could be n [...] | 2006-12-21 11:53:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CU SP |
06MADRID3082 | USOSCE AMB FINLEY CONSULTS SPAIN ON ITS OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: USOSCE Ambassador Finley discussed Spain's plans for its upcoming OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office with Spanish OSCE Task Force Director Lopez Jorrin and his team on December 15. Finley and Lopez Jorrin discussed the importance of focusing the next OSCE ministerial on a few key issues [...] | 2006-12-21 14:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE SP |
06MADRID3083 | SPAIN ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref. A demarche to Miriam Alvarez, Spanish MFA Deputy Subdirector General for the United Nations, on December 20. After consulting with New York and the MFA Director General in charge of UN affairs, Alvarez informed Poloff on December 21 that the debate was ongoing in [...] | 2006-12-21 17:47:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC PREL UNGA SP |
06MADRID3086 | SPAIN: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Spanish Deputy Health Minister Fernando Puig told the DCM December 7 that he believed that the threat of Avian Influenza had been exaggerated and that the health systems in place in the developed world, including in Spain, should be able to contain and limit the impact of any future out [...] | 2006-12-22 10:23:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED AMGT KFLU PREL SP |
06MADRID3093 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT [...] ECON: Spanish economic growth 2. EAGR: Ethanol production 3. EAID: Spain sends aid to Phillippines 4. ECON: Spain to stop subsidizing energy prices 5. EAIR: New direct flight to Gibraltar 6. EAID: 700 million USD to UNDP 7. KIPR: Anti-pirating campaign Spanish Economic Growth in 2006 [...] | 2006-12-27 14:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAID EAGR TBIO SP EINV EWWT PREL |
06MADRID3095 | SPAIN/CUBA: SPANISH DOCTOR CONSULTS ON CASTRO [...] (U) Spanish media reported that Doctor Jose Luis Garcia Sabrido, Chief Surgeon of the Community of Madrid's Gregorio Maranon Hospital, had examined Fidel Castro for 90 minutes on December 21. Garcia Sabrido asserted on December 26 that "as far as I know, Castro does not have cancer." Garcia S [...] | 2006-12-27 15:53:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU SP |
06MADRID3104 | SPAIN/CIA FLIGHTS: PLAINTIFFS DEMAND 13 USG [...] (U) The Mallorcan "Free Association of Attorneys" and a group of Mallorcan professionals filed a motion calling upon National Court Judge Ismael Moreno to name 13 presumed USG officials as suspects in connection with the transit of a CIA flight that stopped in Palma de Mallorca in January 2004. The [...] | 2006-12-28 14:01:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SP |
06MADRID32 | SPAIN'S MEASURED WELCOME OF EVO MORALES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales met in Madrid on January 4 with the King, President Zapatero, the Foreign and Industry Ministers, and business leaders. The GOS focused Morales' visit on economic issues, including Spanish energy company Repsol's billion dollar investment in [...] | 2006-01-05 16:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SP BO |
06MADRID324 | AMBASSADOR AND UNION LEADER DISCUSS VENEZUELA, [...] (U) During a February 6 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Worker's General Union (UGT) Secretary General Candido Mendez expressed concern that the USG decision to deny authorization to transfer U.S. components as part of Spain's deal to sell EADS CASA aircraft to Venezuela could cost Spain impor [...] | 2006-02-07 18:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ELAB PGOV SP |
06MADRID35 | SPAIN: DEPUTY FM ON "MODERATE" EVO MORALES VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon called Charge on January 5 to pass on his impressions of Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales' meeting with Foreign Minister Moratinos. Leon assessed that the meeting was a good introduction but not very substantive. He noted that Morales [...] | 2006-01-09 15:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SP BO |
06MADRID38 | SPAIN ARRESTS 20 ISLAMIST TERRORIST SUSPECTS [...] (U) Spain arrested 20 people on January 10 on charges of recruiting and training potential terrorists to be sent to Iraq to carry out attacks against coalition forces. The individuals arrested in Barcelona are suspected of being members of a cell that recruited and trained terrorists who carr [...] | 2006-01-10 15:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL SP |
06MADRID462 | SPAIN'S CONDEMNATION OF THE AL-ASKARIYA SHRINE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-24 09:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV PTER SP |
06MADRID466 | SPAIN'S POLICY ON HAMAS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-24 15:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP IS |
06MADRID499 | SPAIN: MOD POLICY DIRECTOR ON DEFENSE RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Spanish Ministry of Defense (MOD) acting Director for Policy (DIGENPOL) Admiral Enrique Perez Ramirez told a visiting GAO team and Emboffs on February 17 that the mil-to-mil relationship is strong overall but that there are some "details" that the allies need to resolve. He emphasized tha [...] | 2006-03-01 07:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SP |
06MADRID568 | FM MORATINOS ON SYRIA, VENEZUELA, MAGHREB [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos on March 2 for discussion of Venezuela's bid for a UNSC seat, developments in Iran and Syria, Spain's reported plans to sell arms to Libya, and Spain's desire for deeper USG engagement in North Africa. Moratinos indi [...] | 2006-03-07 17:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SP |
06MADRID621 | AMBASSADOR SHIRIN TAHIR-KHELI'S VISIT TO SPAIN [...] (C) Summary. During her two-day visit to Madrid, Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Senior Advisor to the Secretary on UN Reform, met with Spanish National Security SIPDIS Advisor Carles Casajuana, MFA Director General for International Organizations Arturo Laclaustra, and MFA Director General for For [...] | 2006-03-14 09:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR UN SP |
06MADRID655 | SPAIN QUESTIONS HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FORMAT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-15 17:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SP |
06MADRID722 | VICE PRESIDENT ON SYRIA, AFRICA, BILATERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-22 17:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP |
06MADRID74 | VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES REFERS TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS, WHO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY THE SPANISH POLICE, IN A RECENT ANTI- TERR [...] | 2006-01-12 16:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP ET AL FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ |
06MADRID746 | SPAIN ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-27 14:52:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SU SP |
06MADRID750 | SPAIN ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-28 07:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SU SP |
06MADRID76 | SPAIN/VENEZUELA: REACTION TO DENIAL OF LICENSE FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos on January 12 to advise him of the USG decision to deny the Spanish technology transfer license request related to the sale of Spanish aircraft to the Venezuelan government. Moratinos expressed frustration, saying it would [...] | 2006-01-12 17:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SP |
06MADRID766 | ETA CEASEFIRE: MAJOR POLITICAL VICTORY FOR ZAPATERO [...] (U) Summary. The recent announcement of a permanent ceasefire by the Basque separatist terror group ETA was met with cautious optimism by a public that recalls ETA's abandonment of previous truces. However, there is a sense that ETA's declining military fortunes and Zapatero's readiness to e [...] | 2006-03-30 14:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL SP |
06MADRID779 | SPAIN: AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH FM MORATINOS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-31 10:26:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP UN |
06MADRID780 | AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH FORMER PRESIDENT FELIPE [...] (C) Former Spanish President Felipe Gonzalez told Ambassador Aguirre March 24 that the ETA ceasefire represents the "best chance ever" for ending ETA violence once and for all. Gonzalez, still one of the leading luminaries of the Spanish Socialist Party, but not in the inner circle of current [...] | 2006-03-31 10:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SP IR RS WI MO AG AE |
06MADRID857 | SPAIN: ZAPATERO ANNOUNCES SURPRISE CHANGES TO [...] (SBU) Summary. In a surprise announcement April 7, President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero named new Defense, Interior and Education Ministers. Jose Bono is out as Defense Minister, to be replaced by Jose Antonio Alonso who moves over from his post as Interior Minister. Current Socialist spokesman i [...] | 2006-04-07 15:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SP |
06MADRID895 | SPAIN: SECRETARY'S LETTER ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-12 13:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA SP |
06MADRID932 | SPAIN: SECRETARY,S LETTER ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-17 14:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA SP |
06MADRID958 | INVITATION TO THE SECRETARY FOR IBERO-AMERICAN [...] (U) Post received the following letter to the Secretary from Enrique Iglesias, Ibero-American Secretary General, on April 17. This letter, along with enclosed Concept Document, have also been sent as e-mail attachments to the Spain desk. Begin text. Madrid, April 6th 2006 Dr. Condoleez [...] | 2006-04-19 14:39:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SMIG SP |
06MANAGUA1002 | NICARAGUA'S MOST WANTED PART I: THE CRIMES OF [...] (SBU) In preparation for the November 2006 national elections in Nicaragua, post has developed three "rap sheets" on the records of Daniel Ortega, the Sandinista party (FSLN) and Arnoldo Aleman, highlighting their systematic crimes and abuses. The rap sheets contain short summaries of the crime [...] | 2006-05-05 15:56:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRM SOCI ECON EAID NU |
06MANAGUA1003 | NICARAGUA'S MOST WANTED PART II: THE CRIMES OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-05 17:17:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRM SOCI ECON EAID NU |
06MANAGUA1004 | NICARAGUA'S MOST WANTED PART III: THE CRIMES OF [...] (SBU) This is the third and final cable in a series summarizing the crimes and abuses of power committed by Nicaragua's corrupt party bosses and their associates. The first cable focused on Daniel Ortega and his family, the second highlighted the abuses of the FSLN, both while in power in th [...] | 2006-05-05 17:53:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRM SOCI ECON EAID NU |
06MANAGUA1014 | NICARAGUA WILL NOT SUPPORT IRAN,S BID FOR SEAT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-08 22:27:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC PREL |
06MANAGUA1023 | EX-NICARAGUAN MOD BIDDING ON REGIONAL UNDP ARMS [...] (C) Poloff met with local UNDP official Felipe Molina on May 5 to discuss the UNDP's five-year, $5 million project to reduce small arms in Central America. Molina explained that the plan will cover "all types of weapons transportable by one person" -- including MANPADS. "Arms in poor countrie [...] | 2006-05-09 22:18:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MARR PREL NU |
06MANAGUA1053 | NICARAGUA SUPPORTS MDN RED CRYSTAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-12 19:21:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC |
06MANAGUA1079 | VENEZUELAN FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO NICARAGUA,S FSLN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY/BACKGROUND: Although Post possesses no specific numbers on the level of support Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is providing to Sandinista (FSLN) candidate Daniel Ortega, we are certain that Chavez' direct and indirect assistance to Ortega is substantial, could well reach the [...] | 2006-05-17 14:26:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ENRG EFIN PGOV NU PREL SOCI VE EPET EAGR |
06MANAGUA1098 | CODEL BURTON -- SHORT BUT SUCCESSFUL VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 9, Codel Burton (Representatives Burton, Meeks, Akin, Bordallo, Marchant, and Watson) made a brief stopover in Nicaragua on their way back to the United States from Costa Rica. During their time in Nicaragua, the Codel met with Embassy staff for a briefing on elections [...] | 2006-05-18 21:48:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA1105 | NICARAGUA: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION PROGRESS REPORT [...] (C) Summary: This cable update's post's democracy promotion strategy submitted in October and reviewed in December 2005 (refs B and C). Now that the executive will in all likelihood remain in place through the end of President Bolanos' term, we must focus on the results of Nicaragua's nationa [...] | 2006-05-19 19:05:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KCOR NU |
06MANAGUA1114 | RESETTLEMENT OF CUBAN AND HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Ambassador Domingo Salinas, Director of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry (MFA),on May 19 to discuss points in reftel. Salinas explained that he would need to discuss the issue with his counterparts in relevant GON agencies before offering a f [...] | 2006-05-22 20:21:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF NU CU |
06MANAGUA1143 | NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 22:47:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR NU |
06MANAGUA1144 | NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 22:47:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL AMGT AORC UNGA NU |
06MANAGUA1145 | NICARAGUA: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 22:51:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KPAO IZ NU |
06MANAGUA1164 | NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE ON 2006 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-01 19:48:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG NU |
06MANAGUA1180 | REARRANGING THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC: RIZO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fear and ambition got the better of Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) presidential candidate Jose Rizo, who set aside his earlier commitment to withdraw his candidacy and join Eduardo Montealegre if PLC caudillo Arnoldo Aleman and the party's leadership did not remove undesirabl [...] | 2006-06-02 17:08:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KCOR NU ECON |
06MANAGUA1183 | NICARAGUA SUPPORTS HELMS-BURTON RESOLUTION AND THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-02 18:30:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL NU |
06MANAGUA1185 | NICARAGUA SUPPORTIVE ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-02 20:19:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR |
06MANAGUA1189 | FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM IRAN STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-02 21:57:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KNNP IAEA USNC IR NU |
06MANAGUA119 | CPDH HUMAN RIGHTS NGO REVIEWS EFFORTS TO HOLD FSLN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders of the Nicaraguan Permanent Human Rights Commission (CPDH),a prominent human rights NGO, have informed the Ambassador that they are moving forward with two projects to hold Sandinista (FSLN) leaders accountable for abuses of power committed in the 1980s. They are also i [...] | 2006-01-23 15:24:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM NU |
06MANAGUA1209 | UPBEAT PRESIDENT BOLANOS HOPES SUCCESSOR BUILDS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bolanos recently confided to Ambassador his desire for his successor, ideally Liberal dissident Eduardo Montealegre, to build on his legacy. He justified his firing of a number of government employees for corruption, downplaying the fact that they had recently abandone [...] | 2006-06-05 22:54:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM MARR MOPS NU |
06MANAGUA1210 | HERTY: I STAND BETWEEN ORTEGA AND THE PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sandinista dissident (FSLN) Herty Lewites recently asserted to Ambassador that he stands between Daniel Ortega and the presidency. He believes he can whittle down support for Ortega to 25% of the vote in November -- thereby ensuring a runoff, which Ortega would lose. Lewites wa [...] | 2006-06-05 22:54:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA1220 | MARTINEZ CUENCA: ORTEGA MUST GO -- QUESTION IS HOW [...] (C) Alejandro Martinez Cuenca shared with Ambassador, DCM, and polcouns on June 6 his decision to continue his efforts to reform the Sandinista party (FSLN) and to challenge the FSLN "messianic" caudillo Daniel Ortega from within the party. According to Martinez Cuenca, Ortega has deluded hi [...] | 2006-06-06 22:32:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA1309 | NICARAGUAN PARTICIPATION AT INTERNATIONAL RED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 22:22:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC AORC IS NU |
06MANAGUA134 | NICARAGUA SUPPORTS EU-3 AND USG POSITIONS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-24 16:13:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC NU |
06MANAGUA135 | NICARAGUA SUPPORTS USG POSITIONS ON U.N. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-24 16:13:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR PHUM UNAUS ADCO NU |
06MANAGUA1370 | NUNCIO: CARDINAL OBANDO Y BRAVO WILL EXERT LITTLE [...] (C) Nuncio Jean Paul Gobel shares our concerns over Cardinal Obando y Bravo's apparent support for Sandinista (FSLN) presidential candidate Daniel Ortega, but he believes Obando y Bravo will hold little sway over Nicaraguan voters. Gobel, who on June 20 advised Ambassador he is perplexed over [...] | 2006-06-22 16:05:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA1383 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF STATE DEPARTMENT [...] (S) Summary/Introduction: Your visit to Nicaragua allows you to reiterate U.S. opposition to the Sandinista (FSLN)-Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) pact and assure the Nicaraguan people that we share their desire for free, fair, credible, and inclusive elections. Your presence will also co [...] | 2006-06-23 17:16:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MARR MOPS KDEM ECON EFIN |
06MANAGUA1411 | MONTEALEGRE WARNS A/S SHANNON, "LEWITES IS [...] (C) Summary: ALN presidential candidate Eduardo Montealegre warned A/S Shannon, Ambassador and others at a June 27 breakfast that MRS candidate Herty Lewites is corrupt, surrounded by unreformed Sandinistas, and likely to siphon votes from Montealegre. Montealegre and his advisors further dis [...] | 2006-06-29 11:11:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM NU ES |
06MANAGUA1423 | EU LIKELY TO SEND OBSERVATION MISSION FOR [...] (SBU) The European Union Commission official heading the EU election observation exploratory mission to Nicaragua, Andrew Bruce, gave a presentation to the Elections Donor Group on the parameters of a possible EU electoral observation mission (EOM). Although the mission will not conclude unti [...] | 2006-06-29 18:55:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM OAS EU NU |
06MANAGUA1429 | AMBASSADORS SHARE ELECTION CONCERNS WITH A/S [...] (C) Summary: A group of ambassadors resident in Nicaragua, most of whom are contributing funds to election efforts, shared their conviction with A/S Shannon on June 26 that a thorough international observation effort is necessary to prevent fraud during the November 5 national elections. The [...] | 2006-06-30 16:35:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA1434 | NICARAGUA: COMMENTS ON NIC WATCH LIST OF INTERNAL [...] (S/NF) Post concurs with the bulk of the NIC Watch list's assessment of internal instability in Nicaragua. However, we recommend that the following clarifications and recent political developments be considered: CALL FOR A PUBLIC REFERENDUM ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS - - - - - - - - - - - - [...] | 2006-07-03 17:52:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET//NOFORN | KDEM MARR MOPS NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA1482 | HERTY,S PASSING: WILL MORE UNDECIDED VOTES PASS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sandinista Renewal Movement (MRS) presidential candidate Herty Lewites, who often asserted to us that he stands between Daniel Ortega and the presidency, died suddenly of apparent natural causes on July 2 and was buried before thousands of mourners on July 5. The MRS selected Le [...] | 2006-07-06 22:22:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA1499 | RESETTLEMENT OF CUBAN AND HAITIAN MIGRANTS (2) [...] (C) Poloffs met with Ambassador Domingo Salinas, Director and Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Nicaraguan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and U.S. Desk Officer Agnes Alvarado to discuss Nicaragua's willingness to assist in the resettlement of Cuban and Haitian migrants at Guantanamo. After [...] | 2006-07-07 22:24:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF NU CU |
06MANAGUA1505 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON,S MEETING WITH MFA [...] (C) Summary: On June 26, A/S Shannon discussed with Foreign Minister Norman Caldera election concerns and the OAS' role, the Hugo Chavez factor, and how best to "stop the clock" on constitutional changes due to go into effect in January 2007. Caldera believed the OAS and other observers sho [...] | 2006-07-10 16:29:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA1511 | PROFESSIONALIZING NICARAGUA'S FOREIGN SERVICE [...] (U) On June 29, TDY Foreign Affairs Officer represented the Embassy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' induction ceremony for the successful candidates of the second public competitive examination for entrance to the nation's diplomatic service. Of the ten candidates selected, nine were wom [...] | 2006-07-10 20:36:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL NU KCRM KDEM KWMN |
06MANAGUA1512 | GON "CONCERNED" ABOUT NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] On July 7 poloffs met with Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry Director of Western Hemisphere Affairs Domingo Salinas and U.S. Desk Officer Agnes Alvarado to deliver the points in reftel. Salinas described the North Korean missile launches as "very disturbing" and promised to share the talking points [...] | 2006-07-10 20:44:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN NU |
06MANAGUA1513 | MARTINEZ CUENCA: SECOND THOUGHTS ON REFUSING [...] (C) Alejandro Martinez Cuenca shared with Ambassador, DCM, and polcouns on July 7 his regret for not having accepted Sandinista Renewal Movement (MRS) Herty Lewites' invitation to run as his VP for the November 5 presidential race (Reftels). He recounted how a clairvoyant Lewites had feared [...] | 2006-07-10 21:39:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA1519 | IRI-EXECUTED HRDF PROJECT TRAINS NEW POLITICAL LEADERS AND ELECTION MONITORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 28, Foreign Affairs Officer and FSN met with International Republican Institute (IRI) Program Officer Ivania Vega, and with Academic Director William Genet and General Manager Jorge Luis Ayestas of American College to discuss progress on the Nicaragua portion of the "Reg [...] | 2006-07-11 13:58:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL NU KCRM KDEM KWMN |
06MANAGUA1520 | EVANGELICAL CHURCH LEADERS SEEK MORE RECOGNITION [...] (U) On June 23, foreign affairs officer and FSN met with Reverend Roberto Rojas, Vice President of the National Council of Evangelical Pastors and Reverend Mauricio Fonseca, of the Nicaraguan Evangelical Alliance (AENIC),to discuss human rights and democracy issues of interest to Nicaragua's [...] | 2006-07-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL NU KCRM KDEM KWMN |
06MANAGUA1523 | A/S SHANNON -- LEWITES: LAST MEETING WITH U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 27, Assistant Secretary Shannon met with Herty Lewites, Sandinista dissident and presidential candidate for the Sandinista Renewal Movement (MRS). Lewites voiced concern about the election process, the lack of MRS poll watchers and continuing problems with national/voter [...] | 2006-07-11 15:10:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA1524 | FOREIGN MINISTER CALDERA TO A/S SHANNON: IT IS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a June 27 lunch he hosted for A/S Shannon, Foreign Minister Norman Caldera predicted that Central America would sign a free trade agreement with the European Union within the next three years. Caldera touched on the recent free trade agreement between Nicaragua and Taiw [...] | 2006-07-11 15:30:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA1532 | HRDF PRODEM PROJECT PROMOTES CREATING SPACE FOR CIVIC PARTICIPATION IN THE FACE OF "CAUDILLISMO" [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 21-22, Foreign Affairs Officer and POL Intern attended a Catholic Relief Services (CRS)-sponsored conference for mayors from four of Nicaragua's departments. CRS is executing a $350,000 Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF) grant to undertake the Civic Participation and [...] | 2006-07-11 21:27:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL NU KCRM KDEM KWMN |
06MANAGUA1534 | ARCHBISHOP BRENES SHARES VIEWS ON ELECTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 26, Assistant Secretary Shannon discussed with Archbishop Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano the Archbishop's perspectives on democracy and governance in Nicaragua and the upcoming November 5 elections. Brenes hoped the elections would be fair, peaceful, and inclusive, and voice [...] | 2006-07-12 17:38:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL NU KCRM KDEM KWMN PGOV |
06MANAGUA1539 | NICARAGUA AXES PLAN TO APPOINT AMBASSADOR TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-12 22:11:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KPAL IS NU |
06MANAGUA1565 | MPN WARNS OF CEDULA IRREGULARITIES [...] (C) Summary: Movimiento por Nicaragua (MpN) leaders warned poloffs on July 14 that Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) is failing to issue national/voter ID cards (cedulas) in a fair and efficient manner. A recent MpN study of eligible voters in secondary schools revealed that only 18 [...] | 2006-07-18 15:27:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR SOCI OAS NU |
06MANAGUA1571 | BOAQUENOS TALK ELECTIONS WITH AMBASSADOR, FEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Ambassador's recent trip to Boaco, interlocutors fretted that Sandinista (FSLN) leader Daniel Ortega may win the November election by excluding large numbers of potential voters and committing fraud on Election Day. While Boaco is a predominately Liberal department, the [...] | 2006-07-18 22:06:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM ECON EFIN NU |
06MANAGUA1593 | OAS ELECTION MISSION CAUTIOUSLY BULLISH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador recently met with the OAS election mission to assess preparations for Nicaragua's November 5 elections. OAS mission leader Gustavo Fernandez said that the OAS is engaging the Supreme Electoral Commission (CSE) on electoral regulations. The OAS has recommended that pa [...] | 2006-07-21 20:18:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA1605 | PASTOR ESPINOZA DISCUSSES EVANGELICAL POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 14, Ambassador Trivelli and Foreign Affairs Officer met with Mario Espinoza Gonzalez, Presidente Nacional of the Consejo Nacional de Pastores Evangelicos de Nicaragua, an umbrella organization that according to Espinoza, represents more than 400 pastors of all evangeli [...] | 2006-07-24 16:08:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KDEM KWMN PREL PHUM NU |
06MANAGUA1630 | CEDULA CRISIS FORCES EDG TO RECONSIDER PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: The Nicaraguan Elections Donor Group (EDG) decided to reconsider releasing a public statement regarding the electoral process after leaders of the NGO Movimiento por Nicaragua (MpN) gave a presentation on their recent investigation revealing that large segments of the population a [...] | 2006-07-26 13:48:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM GM CA DA SP FI JA NO NL SW |
06MANAGUA1695 | NICARAGUA: PROVISIONAL RESPONSE TO DRAFT LIMITED [...] Embassy received the following diplomatic note in response to reftel. As stated in the note, the GON has not yet completed internal consultations, but Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacts do not predict any major difficulties. Post has faxed a copy of the note to WHA/CEN will report final GON [...] | 2006-08-04 15:29:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PARM MARR NU |
06MANAGUA1731 | NICARAGUA ELECTIONS: FSLN CONFIDENT OF FIRST ROUND [...] (C) Summary: With FSLN internal polls supposedly demonstrating an 8-10 point lead over the nearest challenger, FSLN Foreign Affairs officer Samuel Santos is confident that perennial FSLN presidential candidate Daniel Ortega can win in the first round of elections. The FSLN's confidence was fu [...] | 2006-08-09 22:39:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI NU |
06MANAGUA1775 | NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON LEBANON [...] Embassy received the following in response to the demarche on Lebanon Security Council Resolution, as outlined in SECSTATE 128442. An unofficial translation follows. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Ministry of Foreign Affairs In view of the intensification of the crisis in the Middle East, the Ministr [...] | 2006-08-15 21:41:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS NU UN IS |
06MANAGUA1780 | ORTEGA IN CUBA, REAFFIRMING SOLIDARITY AND [...] (C) FSLN Presidential candidate Daniel Ortega traveled to Cuba last week to express his "concern and solidarity" for Fidel Castro and "reaffirm cooperative efforts" with the Government of Cuba. Though it appears that Ortega did not actually meet with Castro (reftel),he used the opportunity [...] | 2006-08-15 22:27:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA179 | ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT GOMEZ: EQUILIBRIUM AND [...] (C) Summary: Newly elected National Assembly President Eduardo Gomez Lopez (APRE) promises to instill equilibrium on the Assembly Junta and focus on the business of lawmaking. His legislative priorities coincide with those of President Bolanos and USG interests: passage of economic legislation [...] | 2006-01-25 16:00:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR |
06MANAGUA188 | NICARAGUA WILL PRESS PANAMA AND COSTA RICA ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-26 16:55:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MARR MCAP NU |
06MANAGUA1894 | OAS EOM CHIEF FERNANDEZ AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-28 18:44:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA1960 | TAKE TWO ON NICARAGUA ELECTIONS -- SCENARIOS, [...] (S) SUMMARY: In January, post shared its assessment of Nicaragua's possible election scenarios, the risks entailed, and possible outcomes (Reftel). Since then, a fifth presidential candidate entered the race, and Herty Lewites passed away, replaced by Edmundo Jarquin. While approximately 7 [...] | 2006-09-06 22:32:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA1961 | MRS: "WE WANT TO BRING ORTEGA DOWN" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) spokesperson Israel Lewites (Herty Lewites' nephew) recently asserted to polcouns that the MRS is the only viable option for the 2006 election. Lewites believes that the MRS can capture some of the traditional Sandinista (FSLN) vote, enough t [...] | 2006-09-06 22:33:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA1972 | WHILE PLC MODERATES SEEK LIBERAL UNITY, HARDLINERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: While some Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) Assembly moderates continue to seek a PLC alliance with Eduardo Montealegre's Liberal Nicaraguan Alliance (ALN),PLC hardliners have ratcheted up their party's smear campaign against Montealegre to the point that an alliance is likely [...] | 2006-09-07 19:15:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA1977 | MONTEALEGRE: BEST SCENARIO IS RIZO/ALVARADO [...] (S) SUMMARY: In his recent meeting with presidential candidate Eduardo Montealegre, the Ambassador touched on the crucial elements required to consolidate the campaign: convey a clear, concise, and consistent message; ensure financial and moral support to his campaigners throughout the countr [...] | 2006-09-08 17:37:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2044 | NICARAGUA: ENSURING DEMOCRATIC CONTINUITY IN THE [...] (S) INTRODUCTION: Our election priorities in Nicaragua have not changed since our February 24 update (Ref. D): support clean, fair, credible, and inclusive national elections; keep Nicaragua on the democratic path; and, end the Ortega-Aleman pact's control of the political system. Our four-p [...] | 2006-09-18 19:45:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2059 | DANNY,S DOUBLE WHAMMY: ALN NUMBER THREE ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE AND RIZO,S SISTER JUMP SHIP FOR THE FSLN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of Sandinista Front (FSLN) candidate Daniel Ortega's concerted efforts to discredit the political prowess of his competitors, Ortega successfully recruited Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) National Assembly candidate Salvador Talavera and Maria Elena Rizo, the sister of L [...] | 2006-09-19 19:19:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2061 | MEETING WITH ARCHBISHOP BRENES [...] (C) Summary: Archbishop Leopoldo Brenes recently told visiting WHA/CEN director and emboffs that better organization and a clearer message appear to be giving Daniel Ortega's Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) an edge in the race. He believes that Edmundo Jarquin and Eduardo Montea [...] | 2006-09-19 19:43:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA2062 | PLC MUNICIPAL OFFICALS FRUSTRATED WITH PARTY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-19 19:45:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA2074 | OAS EOM CHIEF SEES NO NEED FOR OCTOBER INTERIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and WHA/CEN director recently met with the OAS election mission to assess developments in the preparations for Nicaragua's November 5 elections. While Mission head Gustavo Fernandez sees no need for a second OAS interim report on Nicaragua's electoral process, Ambassad [...] | 2006-09-20 23:26:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2097 | GANARAM: ENCOURAGING PLC MEMBERS TO VOTE [...] (C) Summary: Polcouns and Emboffs met with Eugenio Rodriguez, a Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) member who is part of GANARAM, a movement calling on PLC members to vote for Eduardo Montealegre. Instead of advocating a break with the PLC, GANARAM is encouraging PLC voters to support Nica [...] | 2006-09-22 22:04:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA2116 | NICARAGUA ELECTIONS UPDATE: WHERE WE ARE NOW [...] (C) Summary: Sandinista Front (FSLN) candidate Daniel Ortega remains stagnant in the polls, though within striking distance of victory (using fraudulent means),while the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) under Eduardo Montealegre and the Sandinista Renovation Movement's (MRS) Edmundo Jarquin [...] | 2006-09-26 18:49:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | PGOV PREL EAID KDEM SOCI NU |
06MANAGUA213 | EVIDENCE SUGGESTS SECRET TAIWAN PAYMENTS TO [...] (C) On January 25, poloff and RLA met Attorney General for Criminal Affairs Ivan Lara and Economic Crimes investigator Mario Diaz of the Nicaraguan National Police (NNP) to discuss Taiwan's use of foreign aid funds in Nicaragua in recent years. Lara and Diaz did not have any evidence of Taiwan [...] | 2006-01-30 14:12:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR EAID CH PREL ECIN EINV ETRD PM GT TW |
06MANAGUA2136 | ISRAEL LEWITES OPTIMISTIC OF MRS CHANCES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-27 20:50:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA2160 | "EDUARDO WILL BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT, UNLESS FSLN [...] (C) Over lunch at the Presidency on 28 September, Eduardo Montealegre's campaign adviser Mario Elgarresta asserted to President Bolanos' chief of staff Nayo Somarriba, DCM, and polcouns that Ncaaguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) candidate Montealegre will be Nicaragua's next president -- unless San [...] | 2006-09-29 22:44:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2161 | NICARAGUAN POLITICAL PARTIES PLEDGE TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of four political parties contesting Nicaragua's November 5 national elections pledged to support (more or less) the Nicaraguan Defense White Paper should their party come to power. Enthusiasm for White Paper policy goals varied, however, between officials of the [...] | 2006-09-29 22:51:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS MARR NU |
06MANAGUA2192 | PRIVATE SECTOR WORRIED ABOUT ORTEGA WIN, BUT STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Nicaraguan private sector is in general agreement that an Ortega presidency would have a negative impact on the economy, but its attitude toward the election and supporting the various candidates varies. Individual businesspersons appear unwilling to risk investing significan [...] | 2006-10-04 15:33:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA220 | OAS SENIOR POLITICAL ENVOY READS THE RIOT ACT TO [...] (C) Summary: OAS senior political envoy John Biehl has placed stringent conditions on the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) to enable the OAS to participate in Nicaragua's March and November elections. In his recent visit to Managua, Biehl clarified that CSE's invitation for OAS observation of [...] | 2006-01-30 22:27:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR |
06MANAGUA2211 | NICARAGUA OPPOSES NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST, [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel and contains an action request in para 2. 2. (C) On October 5, Ambassador delivered reftel points to Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Norman Caldera, suggesting that the fact the Nicaraguan government (GON) maintains diplomatic relations with North Korea could [...] | 2006-10-05 23:22:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP NU |
06MANAGUA2225 | NICARAGUAN PRESIDENTIAL POLLS -- WHAT DO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The presidential polls from March to the most recent in September all point to the likelihood of a runoff in the November 5 presidential election. From poll to poll the candidates have gained and lost percentage points, but none of the candidates has attained the level (40 per [...] | 2006-10-07 00:00:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA2264 | NICARAGUA "PERFECTLY IN LINE" WITH USG CONCERN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-11 23:48:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP |
06MANAGUA2276 | NUNCIO: "AN ORTEGA VICTORY IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT [...] (C) Nuncio Jean Paul Gobel believes that the victory of Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) presidential candidate Daniel Ortega is "possible but not probable." However, he warned Ambassador and polcouns on October 12 that popular support for the FSLN has grown in some areas of the co [...] | 2006-10-13 19:08:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA230 | EMBASSY MANAGUA SUBMISSION FOR INCLE-FUNDED [...] Embassy Managua submits the following law enforcement anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) project proposal for INCLE funding by G/TIP. While the Ministry of Government's proposal is broadly similar to its previous (2005) proposal, this year's submission is much more tightly focused on addressin [...] | 2006-01-31 16:42:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC NU |
06MANAGUA2329 | ALN PLATFORM FOCUSES ON EMPLOYMENT AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Nicaraguan presidential candidate Eduardo Montealegre's Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) has created a campaign platform that focuses on creating employment -- with specific plans for women, youth, and small and medium enterprises -- and alleviating Nicaragua's periodic energy [...] | 2006-10-20 12:11:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM SOCI NU |
06MANAGUA2338 | UCA PRESIDENTIAL POLL -- A PACT PLAY ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The University of Central America (UCA) released a poll October 18 showing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) presidential candidate Daniel Ortega with a clear lead followed at a distant second by Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) candidate Jose Rizo as part of its "El [...] | 2006-10-20 21:29:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA2343 | CSE PRESIDENT CLAIMS ELECTIONS WILL BE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and the magistrates of Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) exchanged concerns regarding the November 5 national elections during a recent meeting at CSE headquarters. Ambassador urged the magistrates to assure that eligible voters can obtain the necessary voting [...] | 2006-10-23 18:57:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2366 | NICARAGUAN PRESIDENTIAL POLLS -- MORE NUMBERS, [...] (C) (SBU) SUMMARY: The most recent Nicaraguan presidential polls still point to the likelihood of a runoff in the November 5 presidential election. From poll to poll the candidates have gained and lost percentage points, but Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN) candidate Daniel Ortega has mai [...] | 2006-10-25 15:54:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA2377 | NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS: THE SCENE ON THE GROUND TEN [...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: With ten days remaining before Nicaragua's November 5 elections, three presidential candidates are scrambling to convince voters that they are best suited to beat Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) candidate Daniel Ortega. Ortega remains the frontrunner in [...] | 2006-10-25 22:46:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2384 | NICARAGUA: RESPONSE TO LATIN AMERICA-CARIBBEAN [...] (U) Summary: Nicaragua,s energy sector is heavily dependent upon imported oil for electricity production. High oil prices and poor regulation of the energy sector have left electricity producers and distributors with empty pockets and consumers without electricity. Nicaragua's climate and so [...] | 2006-10-26 15:57:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV ECON PREL PGOV NU |
06MANAGUA2389 | NICARAGUA DOES NOT BACK OAS RESOLUTION, WILL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-26 23:16:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2390 | NICARAGUA WILL NOT BACK NAM'S UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-26 23:19:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM UNGA LE IS PHUM PTER NU |
06MANAGUA243 | NICARAGUAN CENTRAL BANK HOSTS DEBT RELIEF EVENT [...] (U) Summary: On January 20, 2006, with the encouragement of the Ambassador, Nicaraguan Central Bank President Mario Alonso invited resident G8 and other donor country Ambassadors to a well-attended press conference to showcase debt relief. Alonso devoted half of his regular monthly economic p [...] | 2006-02-01 15:09:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN IMF PREL NU |
06MANAGUA2433 | ADDITIONAL ALN PROPOSALS ON ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The ALN's final policy proposals concerning the environment, social justice, and security build on the earlier plans regarding employment and energy efficiency (reftel). ALN presidential candidate Eduardo Montealegre presented his complete plan of government during an October 2 [...] | 2006-11-01 23:44:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM SOCI NU |
06MANAGUA2434 | DORA MARIA TELLEZ CONCERNED ABOUT FRAUD, POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) National Assembly deputy candidate Dora Maria Tellez is concerned about election fraud and the possibility of a Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN) victory. She believes that the FSLN will resort to fraud to ensure a first-round victory for D [...] | 2006-11-02 00:38:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA2442 | OAS EOM EXPECTS VOTE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The OAS issued a communique factoring in the Ambassador's recent observations to OAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) chief Gustavo Fernandez. The OAS EOM is coordinating closely with other observation groups and will meet with the White House delegation. Fernandez believes [...] | 2006-11-02 20:18:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2445 | CARTER CENTER COP SHARES OUR CONCERNS OVER CEDULA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Carter Center COP Jaime Aparicio shares Ambassador's concerns that probably over 100,000 Nicaraguans will not possess national/voter IDs (cedulas) or temporary voting documents required to vote on November 5 and that Ortega may self-declare his victory -- which would be followed [...] | 2006-11-02 23:50:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2459 | SIT REP 1 - NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: With the Liberal vote split between the Liberal Nicaraguan Alliance (ALN) and the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC),Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN) presidential candidate Daniel Ortega appears to be the likely victor in Nicaragua's November 5 national elections. The latest r [...] | 2006-11-06 18:46:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2466 | SIT REP 2 - NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: With the results of 60 percent of the voting tables (JRVs) in, Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN) presidential candidate Daniel Ortega enjoys an eight-point lead over his closest competitor, Eduardo Montealegre of the Liberal Nicaraguan Alliance (ALN),and will likely win the ele [...] | 2006-11-07 23:45:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2470 | VIEWS ON ORTEGA VICTORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) and Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) contacts are resigned to Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN) presidential candidate Daniel Ortega's victory and many blame his win on the Liberal Constitutional Party's (PLC) disinformation campaign against [...] | 2006-11-08 20:32:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2473 | SIT REP 3 - NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: With the results of 91 percent of the voting tables (JRVs) in, Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN) presidential candidate Daniel Ortega holds a virtually insurmountable nine-point lead over his closest competitor, Eduardo Montealegre of the Liberal Nicaraguan Alliance (ALN). Libe [...] | 2006-11-08 23:18:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2484 | IRREGULARITIES MAY INFLUENCE DISTRIBUTION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the November 5 national elections occurred without significant outbreaks of violence or major systemic irregularities, mission observers nevertheless noted anomalies that may have been of a magnitude sufficient to affect the outcome of the distribution of deputy position [...] | 2006-11-09 19:38:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2491 | SIT REP 4 - NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: With PLC candidate Jose Rizo finally conceding defeat to FSLN candidate Daniel Ortega, the attention of the political parties and observers has now turned to the National Assembly race. Rizo continues to insist that the PLC has enough uncounted rural votes to overcome ALN candida [...] | 2006-11-09 22:40:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2505 | NICARAGUA: BOLANOS GOVERNMENT COMMITS TO BEING [...] (SBU) DCM Peter Brennan delivered reftel demarches on November 8 to Nicaraguan FM Nelson Caldera regarding the annual Cuban Embargo Resolution and the proposed Australian Human Rights Amendment. Amenable to receiving talking points on these issues, Caldera gave assurances that the Nicaraguan r [...] | 2006-11-13 20:58:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | NU PHUM PREL KTIA UN |
06MANAGUA251 | HERTY SEEKS CORDIAL, CONSTRUCTIVE, COOPERATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Sandinista (FSLN) dissident Herty Lewites seeks cordial, constructive, and cooperative relations with the United States and will request a prestigious U.S. delegation attend his inauguration if he wins Nicaragua's November presidential election. In his recent meeting with Ambassa [...] | 2006-02-02 18:59:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR |
06MANAGUA2517 | SIT REP 5 - NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ALN Deputy Yamileth Bonilla is confident the ALN will win at least 27 seats in the National Assembly which the ALN will use to influence the composition of the Assembly's executive board. The president of Bolanos' APRE party did not win an Assembly seat, but promises to help Mont [...] | 2006-11-14 19:06:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2518 | THE TORTOISE AND THE HARES -- WHY ORTEGA WON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) candidate Daniel Ortega won Nicaragua's presidential election after surpassing the low 35% threshold required to win on the first round and with 4 percentage points below what he received in the 2001 race. While the lion's share of the [...] | 2006-11-14 23:02:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2521 | ORTEGA RETURNS, BUT WHAT NEXT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In winning back the Presidency of Nicaragua, 16 years after his disastrous dictatorship, Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) leader Daniel Ortega may have temporarily obtained the redemption he has so long desired, but the challenges he faces are steep. Elected with only [...] | 2006-11-14 23:14:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2531 | SIT REP 6 - NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) has released final results for the presidential and provisional results for the congressional elections amidst complaints from the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN),Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) and some observer groups that these talli [...] | 2006-11-17 00:08:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2537 | SIT REP 7 - NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: With the deadline to submit formal complaints regarding the vote count fast approaching at midnight on November 17, the political parties are rushing to check the official numbers against the results provided by their poll watchers -- a task made especially arduous because the Sup [...] | 2006-11-17 21:42:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2546 | SIT REP 8 - NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: The deadline for political parties to submit formal complaints regarding the vote count has passed. The OAS has noted some anomalies in the National Assembly race, but claims they were mostly resolved. According to an analysis of the election observation effort presented by the [...] | 2006-11-20 23:27:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2567 | SIT REP 9 - NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) certified today the final elections results for the presidential election, officially declaring Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN) president-elect with 37.99 percent of the vote and confirming Eduardo Montealegre of the Li [...] | 2006-11-22 23:55:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2599 | NICARAGUA: ZOILAMERICA NARVAEZ VOWS TO CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Zoilamerica Narvaez, the stepdaughter of Nicaragua's president-elect Daniel Ortega and daughter of future first lady Rosario Murillo, remains committed in her quest to bring justice to the case of alleged sexual abuse by her stepfather during the 1980s, and of the failure of the [...] | 2006-11-29 22:32:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KWMN NU PGOV PREL |
06MANAGUA2606 | RIZO TO A/S SHANNON: WE WILL REFORM THE PLC FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 28, Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon met with Jose Rizo and Jose Antonio Alvarado, former presidential and vice presidential candidates for the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC). Voicing their discontent with the election process, Rizo and Alvarado insisted that t [...] | 2006-11-30 20:07:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA2608 | A/S SHANNON'S MEETING WITH NICARAGUAN [...] (C) Summary: In his cordial yet measured meeting with WHA Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Shannon, Nicaraguan President-elect Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) stated his desire for "productive relations" with the USG. Ortega discussed his plans to fight pov [...] | 2006-11-30 22:58:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON EAID KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2611 | ELECTION OUTCOME -- THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY: Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN) President-elect Daniel Ortega realizes that our recognition of his minority government is critical to the continuation of our assistance programs, much-needed foreign investment, and to some degree, the policies of the internationa [...] | 2006-12-01 16:02:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2614 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S MEETING WITH MFA [...] (C) Summary: On November 28, Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon discussed with Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Norman Caldera the outcome of Nicaragua's November national elections, predictions for the Ortega government and its regional implications, and Caldera's future plans. While Caldera be [...] | 2006-12-01 18:03:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2615 | MONTEALEGRE TO A/S SHANNON: I WILL GIVE ORTEGA THE [...] (C) Summary: On November 28, Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon discussed with former Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) presidential candidate Eduardo Montealegre the election outcome, the future of bilateral relations, and Montealegre's future role in ensuring Nicaragua remains on a democratic [...] | 2006-12-01 18:14:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2616 | A/S SHANNON'S MEETING WITH BUSINESS LEADER KRUGER [...] (U) Summary: On November 28, Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon, Ambassador Paul Trivelli, and Nicaraguan business leader Erwin Kruger briefly discussed a broad spectrum of post-election business and political topics relevant to President-elect Ortega's upcoming presidency, including the frai [...] | 2006-12-01 21:01:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KDEM PGOV PREL NU |
06MANAGUA2624 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS WITH FSLN [...] (C) Summary: Following up on Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon's recent meeting with President-elect Daniel Ortega (Ref. B),Ambassador, DCM and polcouns met with Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) Foreign Affairs Secretary Samuel Santos to discuss next steps in our bilateral relat [...] | 2006-12-04 14:32:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2625 | ALN EMERGES AS DEMOCRATIC ALTERNATIVE [...] (C) Summary: The Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance's (ALN) second place finish to the FSLN in the November 5 presidential elections broke a 16-year political party duopoly in Nicaragua and thrust to the forefront an organization committed to democratic change. The election results and recognition b [...] | 2006-12-04 14:53:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2630 | NICARAGUA'S HEALTH MINISTER SAYS ABORTION LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs recently met with Nicaraguan Minister of Health Margarita Gurdian to solicit her position on Nicaragua's new legislation criminalizing all forms of abortion and how this decision could affect women's health. According to the minister, the law will create fear and confusio [...] | 2006-12-04 21:17:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN |
06MANAGUA2645 | A/S SHANNON'S MEETING WITH THE MRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 27 meeting with Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon, key Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) leaders expressed their views on the elections and the party's future. MRS member Luis Carrion, National Assembly deputy Monica Baltodano and spokesperson Israel Lewites [...] | 2006-12-05 21:55:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA2651 | CONSERVATIVE PARTY PRESIDENT DELIBERATES ALLIANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Conservative Party (PC) president Azalia Aviles Salmeron is determined to maintain her party's affiliation with Eduardo Montealegre's Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN),but not to the detriment of the PC's role in the National Assembly. According to PC by-laws, Conservative lawm [...] | 2006-12-06 21:07:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2652 | ALN BLOCKS SOME PROBLEMATIC ELEMENTS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) partially succeeded in minimizing the effects of a ways and means law supported by "pacted" Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) caucuses (Reftel). Vigorous ALN lobbying efforts prompted the re [...] | 2006-12-06 21:53:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2673 | FSLN FACES DIFFICULTIES DELIVERING ON CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary: Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) Foreign Affairs Secretary Samuel Santos recently admitted that the party is having difficulty reconciling its many campaign promises. Santos specifically referred to the FSLN's desperate search for a solution to Nicaragua's ongoing ener [...] | 2006-12-11 22:56:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ENRG KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2691 | FSLN TRANSITION TEAM SEEKS SOCIAL INVESTMENT, [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador and country team members recently presented an overview of USG programs and their parameters to President-elect Daniel Ortega's transition team. The Ambassador reiterated our commitment to working with a democratic Nicaraguan government that supports open markets and [...] | 2006-12-13 20:18:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2696 | CONTROVERSIAL ASSEMBLY REFORMS SENT TO PRESIDENT, [...] (C) Summary: According to present and future National Assembly deputy for the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) Maria Eugenia Sequeira, the Assembly's controversial ways and means bill has been sent to President Bolanos for signing, but will likely face a veto, giving the new Assembly a chance [...] | 2006-12-14 21:25:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2701 | APRE RENEGOTIATING ALLIANCE WITH ALN [...] (C) Summary: Alliance for the Republic (APRE) President/National Assembly deputy Miguel Lopez Baldizon claims that his party's formal agreement with the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) expired following Nicaragua's November national elections, but he is negotiating a new alliance with the A [...] | 2006-12-15 19:20:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2705 | ALN DEPUTIES DISCOUNT POSSIBILITY OF QUICK, EASY [...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting with the Ambassador, a group of young Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) deputies-elect minimized rumors of ALN rapprochement with the rival Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC). They commented that public overtures from PLC officials aim to create the impres [...] | 2006-12-18 14:25:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2706 | ALN AND MRS JOINTLY LEVERAGING SELECTION OF NEW [...] (C) Deputies-elect of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) and the Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) legislative caucuses are jointly leveraging the selection of the National Assembly's new Board of Directors to be formed by January 9, 2007. ALN Assembly deputy Yamileth Bonilla and MRS d [...] | 2006-12-18 14:27:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2717 | NICARAGUA KICKS OFF "CALL AND LIVE" ANTI-TRAFFICKING CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Inter American Development Bank (IDB),the International Organization for Migration (IOM),the Ricky Martin Foundation, and UNICEF launched the Nicaraguan "Llama y Vive" (Call and Live) anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) campaign December 6 with the participation of the Minist [...] | 2006-12-19 19:02:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREL |
06MANAGUA2724 | PRESIDENT BOLANOS VETOS ASSEMBLY REFORM LAW [...] (C) Summary: Responding to civil society demands, Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos vetoed the National Assembly's recently passed ways and means bill ("Ley Organica"). The veto met with mixed response in the Assembly, but ultimately the Sandinista Front (FSLN) and Liberal Constitutional P [...] | 2006-12-20 14:30:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2725 | FSLN ACCORD WITH PRN PRESIDENT TALAVERA PROMISES [...] (C) Summary: The September 15 accord that Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) leader/President-elect Daniel Ortega signed with Nicaraguan Resistance Party (PRN) President Salvador Talavera includes the formation of a autonomous and decentralized National Peace and Reconciliation Coun [...] | 2006-12-20 14:43:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA2741 | DISCUSSIONS ON NEXT STEPS WITH FSLN INTERMEDIARY [...] (C) Summary: During Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) Foreign Affairs Secretary Samuel Santos' recent meeting with DCM and polcouns, he confirmed his appointment as Foreign Minister and requested to meet with State Department officials in Washington before President-elect Daniel Or [...] | 2006-12-21 16:12:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM ECON ENGR MARR PTER NU |
06MANAGUA277 | GON WILL RE-SEND REQUEST FOR DOMINICAN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) The Nicaraguan government will re-send its June 2005 Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) request for Dominican assistance in the money laundering investigation of ex-President Arnoldo Aleman. This time the request will be accompanied by a GON diplomatic note to the Dominican Foreign Min [...] | 2006-02-06 16:25:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM KCOR DR NU |
06MANAGUA301 | ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT GOMEZ ADVANCES CONSTRUCTIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the spirit of his commitment to maintain a close working relationship with Embassy on legislation, National Assembly President Eduardo Gomez (Ref.) recently met with emboffs to discuss legislative priorities and how best to expedite them. The Embassy's priorities -- MANPADS [...] | 2006-02-09 00:13:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR ETRD ECON EFIN |
06MANAGUA302 | ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT GOMEZ ADVANCES CONSTRUCTIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the spirit of his commitment to maintain a close working relationship with Embassy on legislation, National Assembly President Eduardo Gomez (Ref.) recently met with emboffs to discuss legislative priorities and how best to expedite them. The Embassy's priorities -- MANPADS [...] | 2006-02-09 00:13:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR ETRD ECON EFIN |
06MANAGUA303 | ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT GOMEZ ADVANCES CONSTRUCTIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the spirit of his commitment to maintain a close working relationship with Embassy on legislation, National Assembly President Eduardo Gomez (Ref.) recently met with emboffs to discuss legislative priorities and how best to expedite them. The Embassy's priorities -- MANPADS [...] | 2006-02-09 00:13:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR ETRD ECON EFIN |
06MANAGUA304 | LIBERAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION MAGISTRATE: WE ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) magistrate Rene Herrera of the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) asserts that the PLC has boycotted CSE sessions to prevent the Sandinista (FSLN) majority from passing regulations that will enable the Sandinistas to steal the Atlantic Coast elec [...] | 2006-02-09 00:13:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR |
06MANAGUA324 | GON FULLY AGREES WITH USG POSITIONS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-10 14:24:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC NU |
06MANAGUA344 | GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR AND UNIONS BATTLE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nicaragua's government, private sector, and unions all realize that the preferential Tariff Preference Levels (TPLs) for textiles accorded to the country in the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) mean money and power, and they are engaged in an ongoing struggle to de [...] | 2006-02-13 14:15:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD KTEX NU |
06MANAGUA348 | NICARAGUA SYMPATHETIC TO USG MESSAGE ON [...] (C) On February 13, poloff delivered the talking points in reftel to Miriam Fonseca, Director of the Foreign Ministry's Middle East, Africa and Asia section. Fonseca was sympathetic to the USG concerns, and said that the GON, like everyone else, is waiting to see what sort of Palestinian Auth [...] | 2006-02-13 21:10:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS KPAL NU |
06MANAGUA362 | NICARAGUA AGREES WITH USG VIEWS ON SELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-15 13:53:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN NU |
06MANAGUA370 | MUCH ADO ABOUT EVERYTHING: ALVARADO CONTINUES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential-hopeful Jose Antonio Alvarado wants to have his cake and eat it too, continuing to waffle between allying with Eduardo Montealegre and entering into Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC)-initiated primaries. Ambassador noted in his recent meeting with Alvarado and his a [...] | 2006-02-15 23:06:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA38 | NICARAGUA WILL PUSH FOR MEASURED RESPONSE TO U.S. [...] (SBU) During a meeting on January 6, Foreign Minister Norman Caldera informed the Ambassador that the GON will urge participants in the January 9 meeting in Mexico to respond in a cautious, measured manner to the U.S. immigration proposals passed by the House of Representatives. After the Amba [...] | 2006-01-09 22:22:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON SMIG NU |
06MANAGUA390 | GON PUSHING FOR CENTAM UNITY BEHIND GUATEMALA TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-17 21:25:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE DR NU |
06MANAGUA394 | OIL PROFITS TAX: GON HAVING IT BOTH WAYS [...] (C) Summary: The February 13 political &deal8 that ended the week-long Managua bus strike over rate increases continues to reverberate in the political sphere and the business community. Representatives of the FSLN, Alternativa Cristiana, and Camino Cristiano signed a document with the FSLN [...] | 2006-02-17 23:15:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PREL PGOV NU |
06MANAGUA430 | DANIELISTAS RIG COURT RULING TO FACILITATE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is encouraging non-Sandinista (FSLN) parties to protest recent Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) and the Supreme Court's constitutional chamber decisions enabling CSE president Roberto Rivas to replace two of the CSE's PLC magistrates with the substitutes of his choice, th [...] | 2006-02-24 21:11:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR |
06MANAGUA432 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF STATE DEPARTMENT [...] (S) Summary: Your visit to Nicaragua allows you to reiterate U.S. opposition to the PLC-FSLN pact and assure the Nicaraguan people we share their desire for free, fair, credible, and inclusive elections. Your engagement will also facilitate progress on CAFTA-DR implementation and MANPADS des [...] | 2006-02-24 22:54:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL ECON ETRD MARR |
06MANAGUA435 | EMBASSY MANAGUA ENDORSES MODIFIED OPDAT ANTI-TIP [...] In reftel B, Embassy Managua submitted an anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) project proposal to the Department that focuses on strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Government to fight trafficking. Subsequently, post learned that the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Pro [...] | 2006-02-27 14:12:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC NU |
06MANAGUA440 | IMPASSE ON DBCP LAWSUITS UNDER NICARAGUA'S SPECIAL [...] (C) Summary: In Embassy,s view, the only way out of the current impasse over Special Law 364, which targets U.S. companies in Nicaragua for past use of the pesticide DBCP on banana plantations, is through a negotiated political resolution. However, such a resolution will be very difficult to obtain [...] | 2006-02-27 21:53:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD KIDE KIPR CVIS PREL BEXP NU |
06MANAGUA464 | A RUSE -- OR DO GENUINE CONCERNS DRIVE PLC'S CALL [...] (C) Many Nicaraguan political and civil society leaders are calling for the resignation of all Supreme Electoral Commission (CSE) magistrates. Asserting that the CSE's substantial irregularities and clear domination by Daniel Ortega's Sandinista (FSLN) party will cause the March 5 Atlantic C [...] | 2006-03-02 17:18:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR |
06MANAGUA474 | (C-NE6-00140) CURRENTLY NO IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC [...] (S) According to the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry, although Nicaragua and Iran do enjoy diplomatic relations, the Government of Iran currently has no diplomatic presence in Nicaragua, neither an embassy or consulate, nor any bilateral or international agency representations. The Iranian Embassy [...] | 2006-03-03 15:52:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | PINR PREL NU |
06MANAGUA475 | NO NICARAGUAN STATEMENT AS YET ON THE AL-ASKARIYA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-03 17:01:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PETER IZ NU |
06MANAGUA513 | NICARAGUA CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE ON CAFTA, SEEKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GON is now reasonably confident that Nicaraguan politicians will finally permit a vote on CAFTA implementing legislation March 9, so that Nicaragua can join CAFTA by April 1. PLC (Liberal Party) sources in the National Assembly have also confirmed that a vote is on track [...] | 2006-03-08 17:24:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD BEXP PREL NU |
06MANAGUA514 | NICARAGUA SUPPORTS "FRIENDS GROUP" TO PROMOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 17:49:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE DR NU |
06MANAGUA515 | GON SUPPORTS U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 17:50:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KSCA IN PARM KNNP ETTC NU |
06MANAGUA516 | GON INCLINED TO SIGN THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 17:51:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ IS NU |
06MANAGUA517 | GON WILL CONSULT WITH USG ON ANY MEETINGS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 17:52:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS KPAL NU |
06MANAGUA519 | INVESTIGATION OF FSLN ABUSES HAS ORTEGA ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The CPDH human rights organization has completed its initial trip to the Atlantic coast to investigate and document 1980s Sandinista human rights abuses in the region. The group's initial findings received widespread media attention immediately prior to the March 5 Atlantic coa [...] | 2006-03-08 20:46:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM NU |
06MANAGUA565 | OAS MISSION LEADER - POLITICAL STAKES MUCH HIGHER [...] (SBU) Ambassador and team met with the OAS election mission on March 9 to assess the March 5 Atlantic Coast regional election and to determine the steps necessary to ensure clean, fair, credible, and inclusive national elections in November. OAS Mission leader Gustavo Fernandez believes that [...] | 2006-03-13 22:55:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR |
06MANAGUA571 | NICARAGUA CICTE DELEGATION [...] The final composition of Nicaragua's delegation to the CICTE Sixth Regular session has not been confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but will likely be led by Vice Foreign Minister Javier Williams Slate. At the technical level, the GON will send Myriam Vasquez, the Vice Director for [...] | 2006-03-14 19:26:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL OAS NU |
06MANAGUA579 | FSLN FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHIEF CLAIMS ORTEGA SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Sandinista (FSLN) foreign affairs advisor Samuel Santos insists that Daniel Ortega seeks positive, constructive relations with the U.S. government. Santos decried to polcouns, poloff, and visiting INR analyst on March 13 the USG's "loss of interest" in its American neighbors, wh [...] | 2006-03-14 23:45:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR |
06MANAGUA590 | MANAGUA'S LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING PROCEDURES [...] Embassy Managua's Political Section has developed a system to coordinate Leahy Amendment vetting. All candidates for USG-funded travel, training (military or civilian),or material assistance -- in-country or in the United States -- must be vetted on human rights, corruption, narcotics, or c [...] | 2006-03-15 19:03:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | AADP MARR MASS SNAR PINS PREL PHUM PINR NU |
06MANAGUA624 | NICARAGUA: FOLLOW UP CICTE DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELAN [...] (SBU) In response to ref A, poloff met with Myriam Vasquez, the Nicaraguan Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Vice Director for Sovereignty, Territory and International Legal Issues. (Note: Vasquez is the Ministry's terrorism guru. The Ministry recently decided that she will head Nicaragua's CICTE [...] | 2006-03-20 23:00:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL ECON MARR MASS OAS NU |
06MANAGUA632 | FSLN FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHIEF: "JUDGE US BY OUR [...] (C) Summary: Sandinista (FSLN) foreign affairs advisor Samuel Santos holds up the FSLN's recent support for CAFTA implementation legislation as evidence of his party's interest in constructive relations with the United States. He suggests that the FSLN might also be willing to vote to destroy [...] | 2006-03-21 21:31:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR |
06MANAGUA642 | MONTEALEGRE,S ALN-PC CAUCUS PICKS UP A NEW MEMBER [...] (C) National Assembly lawmaker Delia Arellano has left the Camino Cristiano party to join Eduardo Montealegre's National Liberal Alliance-Conservative (ALN-PC) caucus, making the formal announcement to the press on March 20. With Arellano, the ALN-PC (Ref. D) now encompasses eight deputies. [...] | 2006-03-22 20:15:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA643 | INDIGENOUS REGIONAL PARTY CONTESTS ELECTION [...] (SBU) The Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) decided in favor of indigenous regional party Yatama on March 18, ruling that the party won 13 seats in Nicaragua's Northern Autonomous Region (RAAN) election instead of the previously reported 12. Yatama leaders contested the election results in the [...] | 2006-03-22 20:42:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL |
06MANAGUA674 | MONTEALEGRE: REAL TEST BEGINS AFTER PLC SELECTS [...] (C) Summary: Eduardo Montealegre is reassured by the latest IRI/Borge poll suggesting that he is the candidate most able to beat Sandinista (FSLN) leader Daniel Ortega in the November elections. Montealegre believes the next poll, to be conducted following the Liberal Constitutional Party's [...] | 2006-03-24 21:17:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL ECON EFIN |
06MANAGUA708 | ZOILAMERICA NARVAEZ SEEKS USG HELP IN HER IACHR [...] (C) This cable includes an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY: (C) On March 24, DRL PDAS Jonathan Farrar and poloffs met Zoilamerica Narvaez, the daughter of Rosario Murillo and the step-daughter of Daniel Ortega, to discuss Narvaez's ongoing complaint against the Nicaraguan sta [...] | 2006-03-28 21:13:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM USOAS KWMN NU |
06MANAGUA710 | CPDH FINDS MORE EVIDENCE OF SANDINISTA 1980S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Between March 14-23, representatives of the Nicaraguan Permanent Human Rights Commission (CPDH) NGO carried out the second of three planned trips to Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast to document charges of crimes against humanity and genocide brought against Sandinista leaders for acts [...] | 2006-03-29 14:42:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM NU |
06MANAGUA715 | LEON: SANDINISTA BASTION WELCOMES AMBASSADOR, MCC [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador's recent trip to Leon department, the upcoming November national elections were on the tongues of all interlocutors. The cradle of Liberalism, intellectual Leon is now a Sandinista (FSLN) bastion, with ten of its eleven mayors in the department FSLN militants. [...] | 2006-03-30 22:55:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KMCA EFIN ECON |
06MANAGUA720 | IT'S MY PARTY - AND I'LL DO WHAT I WANT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: All is not well on the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) farm, as rivals vie for caudillo leader/convicted money launderer Arnoldo Aleman's blessing to run for president on the party ticket. Five of the six PLC pre-candidates recently confronted Aleman about the PLC Central Co [...] | 2006-03-31 13:12:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR |
06MANAGUA725 | AMBASSADOR MEETS LOCAL ISLAMIC LEADERS, WHO [...] (C) NOTE: The meetings described below that included the Palestinian Ambassador to Nicaragua took place prior to the receipt of reftel A by Embassy Managua. Prior to the Palestinian Ambassador's February courtesy call on the Ambassador and the subsequent March 28 breakfast with local Islamic [...] | 2006-03-31 18:08:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PTER KIRF NU |
06MANAGUA726 | NICARAGUA SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDATE FOR [...] On March 23, post received a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry dated March 21 stating that the government of Nicaragua (GON) will present former Foreign Minister Alejandro Montiel Arguello as a candidate for the United Nations International Law Commission for the period 2007-2011 when [...] | 2006-03-31 18:45:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNGA NU |
06MANAGUA733 | NICARAGUAN MEDIA TRUMPETS FIRST HEARING IN PANAMA MONEY LAUNDERING CASE AGAINST ALEMAN [...] (U) The March 30 preliminary hearing in the Panamanian money laundering case against ex-President Arnoldo Aleman, ex-Director of Taxation Byron Jerez and several of their family members and associates made banner headlines in the national media on March 31. Through elaborate money laundering [...] | 2006-04-03 16:01:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM NU |
06MANAGUA745 | ALLQ,S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, ASSERTS AGUIRRE SACASA [...] (C) Summary: Francisco Aguirre Sacasa, until recently a presidential-hopeful for the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC),is disappointed with PLC leader Arnoldo Aleman's decision to influence the outcome of the PLC's selection of its presidential candidate. He believes that Aleman's hold on [...] | 2006-04-04 22:48:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA755 | NICARAGUA WILL CONSIDER RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-05 20:37:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR NU |
06MANAGUA756 | NICARAGUA SUPPORTS PSI INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-05 20:38:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP NU |
06MANAGUA757 | NICARAGUA WILLING TO RE-APPROACH PANAMA ON UNSC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-05 20:39:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA763 | NICARAGUA SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR MEMBERSHIP IN U.N. [...] On March 31, post received a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry dated March 31 stating that the government of Nicaragua (GON) will present Nicaragua as a candidate for membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council when voting for membership takes place in the U.N. General Assemb [...] | 2006-04-06 14:53:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA NU |
06MANAGUA801 | NICARAGUA UNDERSTANDS USG DECISION NOT TO RUN FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-10 19:50:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA |
06MANAGUA803 | VISAS DONKEY: REQUEST FOR CORRUPTION 212(F) VISA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under section 212 (f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United States by Roberto Erasmo Cedeno Borgen, born in Nicaragua on November 25, 1938 and by Aminta Or [...] | 2006-04-10 20:16:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL PGOV KCOR KCRM EFIN NU |
06MANAGUA806 | VISAS DONKEY: REQUEST FOR CORRUPTION 212(F) VISA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under section 212 (f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United States of Tomas Eduardo Cortez Mendoza, born in Nicaragua on November 30, 1971. Cortez is curre [...] | 2006-04-10 20:24:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL PGOV KCOR KCRM EFIN NU |
06MANAGUA833 | VISAS DONKEY: REQUEST FOR CORRUPTION 212(F) VISA INELIGIBILITY FINDING--DAVID EUGENIO ROBLETO LANG [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under section 212 (f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United States by David Eugenio Robleto Lang, born in Nicaragua on November 26, 1957. David Robleto is [...] | 2006-04-17 18:23:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL PGOV KCOR KCRM EFIN NU |
06MANAGUA841 | VENEZUELA NOW USING FERTILIZER TO GROW SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In only the latest example of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) efforts to bolster the Sandinista Front Party (FSLN) in Nicaragua's 2006 national elections, 11,260 metric tons of urea have been sent for distribution by a Sandinista Cooperative to the rural poor as part of an [...] | 2006-04-17 21:26:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | ECON ENRG EFIN PGOV NU PREL SOCI VE CU EPET |
06MANAGUA85 | CIRCUS ENDS AS ASSEMBLY ELECTS CONSENSUS BOARD ON [...] (C) Summary: On its seventh attempt, the National Assembly unanimously elected a consensus board of directors (Junta). The Junta selected lawmaker Eduardo Gomez (APRE) as president. Two Sandinista (FSLN) deputies; two Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) lawmakers; and one deputy each from the [...] | 2006-01-18 00:17:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR |
06MANAGUA851 | NICARAGUA AND SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Nicaragua (GON) remains responsive to U.S. efforts in favor of a democratic transition in Cuba and maintains frank communication with the Embassy on Cuba-related policies and issues. Nicaraguan-Cuban trade and mutual investment are statistically insignificant. [...] | 2006-04-18 21:09:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU VE NU |
06MANAGUA863 | THE GLOVES ARE OFF -- MONTEALEGRE TO RUN ON OWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Now that it is clear that the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) will neither participate in multi-party primaries nor sideline Arnoldo Aleman (reftel),Eduardo Montealegre and his National Liberal Alliance-Conservative Party (ALN-PC) are determined to run on their own. In Ambas [...] | 2006-04-19 22:19:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL EAID KCOR PHUM |
06MANAGUA882 | NICARAGUA STILL CONSIDERING RESETTLEMENT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-21 23:34:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR NU |
06MANAGUA883 | NICARAGUA BOLSTERS CENTAM SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-21 23:45:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE DR PM NU |
06MANAGUA884 | NICARAGUA SHARES U.S. CONDEMNATION OF VENEZUELAN [...] (C) On April 20, Ambassador shared with Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Norman Caldera the pattern of harassment directed by the Venezuelan government against U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela, William R. Brownfield, most recently when Ambassador Brownfield was donating baseball equipment to a Little [...] | 2006-04-21 23:59:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PTER PREL VE NU |
06MANAGUA931 | CAMINO CRISTIANO LEADER DIGS IN HEELS OVER PLC [...] (C) Camino Cristiano (CCN) leader/National Assembly Deputy, Reverend Guillermo Osorno, appears likely to formalize an alliance with the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC). In his April 27 meeting with Ambassador to discuss the feasibility of multi-party primaries (Reftel),Osorno opined that [...] | 2006-04-28 22:12:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA932 | APRE LEADER INCHES CLOSER TO MONTEALEGRE [...] (C) Alliance for the Republic (APRE) President/National Assembly Deputy Miguel Lopez Baldizon met with Ambassador on April 26 to discuss the feasibility of multi-party primaries. He opined there is no longer sufficient time to arrange such primaries. Further, given Liberal Constitutional Par [...] | 2006-04-28 22:22:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM NU |
06MANAGUA942 | VICAR SUGGESTS TO DAS MADISON THE CATHOLIC CHURCH [...] (C) In Managua Vicar Carlos Aviles' April 24 meeting with DAS Madison, USAID DAA Mike Magan, and Ambassador, he affirmed that the Catholic Church will not pronounce in favor of a particular candidate. However, the Church does support democracy and favors candidates who make realistic promise [...] | 2006-05-02 14:44:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA943 | FOREIGN MINISTER CALDERA ASSURES DAS MADISON HE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Norman Caldera recently told DAS Madison, USAID's DAA Magan, and Ambassador that he will continue hammering Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and Sandinista (FSLN) leader Daniel Ortega on their false accusations of U.S. intervention in Nicaragua's internal affairs [...] | 2006-05-02 14:45:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL MOPS |
06MANAGUA944 | MONTEALEGRE TO DAS MADISON: A VOTE FOR RIZO IS A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eduardo Montealegre of the National Liberal Alliance (ALN) predicts that at least four presidential candidates will compete in November's presidential race. He told visiting DAS Kirsten Madison, USAID DAA Mike Magan, and Ambassador that ultimately Nicaraguans must vote for or a [...] | 2006-05-02 14:45:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA958 | DAS MADISON UNDERSCORES NEED FOR CONTINUOUS OAS [...] (SBU) During an April 26 meeting with OAS Country Director Pedro Vuskovich, visiting DAS Kirsten Madison, USAID DAA Mike Magan, and the Ambassador underscored the importance of continuous OAS observation and political leadership on the ground throughout Nicaragua's entire election period. Vus [...] | 2006-05-03 13:19:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA968 | LIBERAL FORUM MEMBERS TELL DAS MADISON THAT [...] (C) Liberal Forum (Foro Liberal) members, who dined with DAS Madison, USAID DAA Magan and Ambassador on April 24, agree that Liberal dissident Eduardo Montealegre is the brightest and best-suited candidate to lead Nicaragua. However, they diverge over whether he can beat Daniel Ortega in the [...] | 2006-05-03 16:37:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA969 | LEWITES WARNS DAS MADISON THAT AN ORTEGA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Sandinista (FSLN)-dissident Herty Lewites' April 24 meeting with DAS Madison, USAID DAA Mike Magan, and Ambassador, Lewites warned that if FSLN leader Daniel Ortega wins the November elections, Ortega will impose a dictatorship on the Nicaraguan people and assume total contro [...] | 2006-05-03 18:51:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL |
06MANAGUA970 | BUSINESS MAGNATE CARLOS PELLAS CLAIMS MONTEALEGRE [...] (C) Business magnate Carlos Pellas claims that statistics from past elections "prove" that Eduardo Montealegre is unlikely to win a four-way race in November and argues that Montealegre must thus come to terms with Arnoldo Aleman and his Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC). Both Pellas and Pr [...] | 2006-05-03 19:44:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON NU |
06MANAMA1000 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE NAMING BAHRAINI OFFICIALS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (C) Post received the following diplomatic note on June 3, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Begin Text: Ref: 19/1/15-69076 Date: June 3, 2006 Confidential and Urgent SIPDIS The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdo [...] | 2006-06-07 13:34:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER BA BILAT CTR |
06MANAMA1001 | KING HAMAD APPOINTS FIRST WOMAN JUDGE [...] (U) King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa June 6 appointed prosecutor Mona Jasem Al Kawari to be the first woman judge in Bahrain's history and in the history of the Arab Gulf states. Press reports stated that she would be assigned to the Higher Civil Court. In her public reaction to the appointmen [...] | 2006-06-07 15:05:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN PREL KJUS KMPI BA POL REFORM |
06MANAMA1013 | BAHRAIN: 2006 TIP REPORT AND TIER 2 WATCH LIST [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarches June 5 to MFA Human Rights Coordinator Ali Al Aradi, including Bahrain's 2006 TIP Report and the Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan. Al Aradi expressed optimism that two key items would be accomplished by year's end: passage of comprehensive anti-TIP legislati [...] | 2006-06-10 15:48:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN KHUM PREL PGOV SMIG BA HUMRIT |
06MANAMA1015 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON JUNE 10 GCC FOREIGN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-11 09:55:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL BA REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1017 | BAHRAIN: GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE NONPAPER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-11 12:19:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS BA IR REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1018 | BAHRAIN ENDORSES PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (C) Post received the following diplomatic note June 11 from the Bahraini MFA. Begin text of dip note: 11 June 2006 1/100/231-69649 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain presents its compliments to the United States Embassy, and has the honor to inform the Embass [...] | 2006-06-11 12:19:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KNNP MNUC PARM PHSA BA BILAT REGION |
06MANAMA1030 | INTERIOR MINISTER ON GCC COUNTER-TERRORISM CENTER [...] (S) Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa told EmbOffs June 7 that he and the other GCC Interior Ministers had discussed the mission of a regional counter-terrorism center during a recent meeting held in Abu Dhabi. The meeting came as a result of a decision by GCC heads of [...] | 2006-06-12 14:01:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER ASEC BA REGION BILAT CTR OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1040 | BAHRAINIS REACT TO AL ZARQAWI'S DEATH [...] (C) Privately, all Bahrainis we have been in touch with, whether Sunni or Shi'a, have expressed satisfaction with the death of Al Zarqawi. Public reactions have broken down along mostly sectarian lines. Shi'a Bahrainis, who represent some 70 percent of the country's citizens, expressed their [...] | 2006-06-13 12:23:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER BA IZ REGION CTR |
06MANAMA106 | FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAQ, PALESTINIANS [...] (C) In a January 21 meeting covering several subjects (septels),Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador that the Iraq election results were good because they encouraged all segments of society to participate in the political system. Iraq needs social peace an [...] | 2006-01-25 06:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KDEM BA REGION OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1063 | FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES GCC MEETING ON IRAN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa, during a June 13 conversation with the Ambassador, stated that the GCC Foreign Minister meeting on Iran held in Riyadh on June 10 reached no specific conclusions. He said there was great appreciation for the Secretary's May 31 announcement on Ir [...] | 2006-06-14 10:16:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA IR REGION OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1064 | BAHRAIN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) A/DCM June 14 delivered reftel demarche concerning the UN Human Rights Council to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho said the Council is "a mess" right now and establishing it will "not be an easy ride." The President of the Council, the High Co [...] | 2006-06-14 11:20:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BA ROW HUMRIT |
06MANAMA1065 | BAHRAIN: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 11:21:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC BA GT VE ROW |
06MANAMA1087 | BAHRAIN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - ANTICIPATED [...] (C) A/DCM met with MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa June 17, prior to receipt of Ref A. Shaikh Abdul Aziz said he would depart June 18 for Geneva, where he would head the Bahraini delegation to the UN Human Rights Council i [...] | 2006-06-18 13:26:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BA ROW HUMRIT |
06MANAMA1092 | BAHRAIN: PERSUADING OIC MEMBERS TO JOIN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 07:17:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF ICRC AORC PHUM BA REGION HUMRIT ROW |
06MANAMA1093 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON JUNE 19-21 OIC MINISTERIAL [...] (C) A/DCM June 17 delivered reftel demarche concerning the June 19-21 OIC Ministerial meeting in Baku to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz confirmed that Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa [...] | 2006-06-19 07:19:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL BA REGION |
06MANAMA1094 | BAHRAIN: YEMENI GCC ASSISTANCE REQUEST [...] (C) A/DCM June 17 delivered reftel demarche concerning the Yemeni GCC assistance request to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz SIPDIS bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz listened carefully and said the Bahraini government agreed that it sho [...] | 2006-06-19 07:20:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PTER BA REGION ECTRD |
06MANAMA1101 | GOB FEELS PRESSURE ON REMAINING GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Activity in support of the remaining three Bahrainis detained at Guantanamo Bay increased following the recent suicides. Anti-U.S. MP Mohamed Khalid said he holds the U.S. Administration responsible for the deaths and called Guantanamo a "U.S. Nazi prison." Former detainee Abdulla Majid [...] | 2006-06-19 14:40:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER BA BILAT CTR POL |
06MANAMA1116 | GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES WARN NEWSPAPERS ABOUT [...] (C) Several Embassy media contacts have told Emboffs that the government recently formed two committees designed to monitor the content of print and broadcast media in Bahrain. The chairman of the board of the independent daily Al Wasat received a letter from one of the committees complaini [...] | 2006-06-21 11:17:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KMPI KDEM BA POL REFORM HUMRIT |
06MANAMA1144 | MOCK GTMO SOCCER MATCH NIXED BY MINISTRY OF SOCIAL [...] (U) In an attempt to link World Cup fever in the Kingdom with UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture June 26, Bahrain's local chapter of Amnesty International (AI),which is not an officially registered NGO with the Ministry of Social Development, had plans to conduct a mock so [...] | 2006-06-25 14:51:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KHUM BA HUMRIT POL |
06MANAMA1145 | IRAN PROPOSES JULY 8 IRAQ NEIGHBORS MEETING [...] (C) In a June 25 meeting covering several subjects (septels),Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador that the Iranian Ambassador one day earlier had delivered an invitation for Bahrain to attend an Iraq Neighbors Conference in Tehran on July 8. The Minister n [...] | 2006-06-26 13:10:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA IR IZ REGION OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1146 | FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO NDI VISIT [...] (C) In a June 25 meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador told Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa that he had been in contact with the National Democratic Institute (NDI) about sending a representative to Bahrain to resume talks on NDI programming in countr [...] | 2006-06-26 13:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMPI KDEM BA BILAT POL REFORM |
06MANAMA1156 | COURT RULES CHARGES AGAINST SUNNI EXTREMIST CELL [...] (C) Bahrain's constitutional court issued a decision June 26 that the conspiracy charges filed against four Sunni extremists are unconstitutional, citing a conflict between Article 157 of the penal code and Article 20 of the constitution. The constitution requires that only "acts" be punishe [...] | 2006-06-27 14:35:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV ASEC BA BILAT CTR POL |
06MANAMA1157 | MINISTER OF JUSTICE DISCUSSES IRAN, POLITICAL [...] (C) Meeting with the Ambassador June 26, Minister of Justice Mohamed Al Sitri talked of his recent official visit to Iran under the auspices of a bilateral agreement on judicial and legal affairs. His meeting with President Ahmedinejad focused on legal issues such as Iranian fishermen jailed [...] | 2006-06-28 09:05:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS BA REGION POL |
06MANAMA116 | DISCUSSIONS WITH BAHRAIN REGARDING CONCLUSION OF A [...] (C) On December 11, 2005, a U.S. delegation led by OSD Director for Nonproliferation Policy Dr. David Cooper met with Bahraini officials to work towards conclusion of a Host Country Agreement. Due to the Bahraini officials' apparent lack of familiarity with CWC challenge inspection procedures [...] | 2006-01-25 15:09:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR BA BILAT |
06MANAMA1161 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] (C) A/DCM June 28 delivered reftel demarche concerning UN reform to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho said this issue had been discussed during the NAM meeting at the end of May. The NAM took the decision to convey to the G-8 that the G-77 is ready [...] | 2006-06-28 10:16:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA BA ROW |
06MANAMA1163 | FOREIGN MINISTER FLAGS HARM DONE BY GTMO ISSUE [...] (S) The Ambassador June 25 delivered Ref A diplomatic note concerning the proposed visit of Bahraini security officials to GTMO to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. The Minister thanked the Ambassador for the response and said he would get back to us on proposed travel det [...] | 2006-06-28 11:59:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL KAWC PTER OPDC BA BILAT CTR OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA117 | NDI MOVE TO REGULARIZE ITS STATUS PROVOKES PRESS [...] (C) The MEPI-funded National Democratic Institute (NDI) project's efforts to negotiate with the Bahrain Institute for Political Development (BIPD) to regularize its status in Bahrain have prompted considerable coverage in the local press. While all papers have featured mostly factual reporti [...] | 2006-01-25 15:32:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KMPI PGOV KPAO BA POL REFORM |
06MANAMA1170 | KING WEIGHS IN ON PRESS FREEDOM, CONVINCES TALK [...] (U) Earlier this month, Bahrain Television talk show host Sawsan Al Shaer quit her popular Friday program "Final Word" after government censors cut two segments of the June 9 program which were critical of the parliament (reftel). On June 27, Arabic daily Al Ayam reported that King Hamad pers [...] | 2006-06-28 12:46:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | BA KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL BILAT POL REFORM |
06MANAMA1173 | FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-28 14:15:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS BA IR REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1174 | BAHRAIN: TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-28 14:15:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL EAID BA IS REGION OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1175 | BAHRAINI LABOR UNION LEGISLATION MOVES THROUGH [...] (SBU) Several pieces of labor reform legislation dealing with union activity and the formation of unions and union federations are moving through the Bahraini legislative process. One amendment to the 1976 labor law for the private sector protects union members from dismissal for union activ [...] | 2006-06-28 15:02:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ELAB PGOV PREL BA HUMRIT POL REFORM |
06MANAMA1190 | BAHRAIN: UNDERCUTTING IRAN'S RESCHEDULED [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief July 2 delivered Ref A demarche concerning the planned July 8 Iraq Neighbors Conference in Iran to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran said it would be usual practice for Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa to attend a conference lik [...] | 2006-07-03 09:20:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA IZ IR REGION OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1192 | FLURRY OF SPRING STRIKES NETS WORKER BENEFITS [...] (C) There have been several incidents of labor actions, strikes and near-strikes, involving both Bahraini and expatriate workers over the past several months. These actions have ranged from unauthorized strikes by non-union South Asian and Southeast Asian expatriate workers to, from a Wester [...] | 2006-07-03 12:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL BA HUMRIT POL REFORM |
06MANAMA1193 | BAHRAIN: NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief July 2 delivered reftel notification of the second round of Administrative Review Board (ARB) proceedings to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran said that he would pass the request for information about Bahraini detainee Isa Al Murbati to MFA Direc [...] | 2006-07-03 12:58:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KAWC PREL BA BILAT CTR |
06MANAMA1197 | BAHRAIN CONDEMNS ISRAELI ACTIONS IN GAZA [...] (C) The Bahraini Cabinet, Foreign Minister, and parliament all condemned Israel's attacks on Gaza, arrest of officials and parliamentarians, and destruction of infrastructure in separate statements over the past few days. The statements focused on perceived Israeli violations of internationa [...] | 2006-07-03 14:50:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL ASEC BA IS REGION |
06MANAMA1205 | FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS PUBLICLY THAT GTMO OBSTACLE [...] (U) All newspapers July 5 covered statements by Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa at a press conference in which he called for the release of the three remaining Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo and characterized the detention facility as an "obstacle" in bilateral relations [...] | 2006-07-05 09:57:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PTER PREL BA BILAT CTR |
06MANAMA1213 | IRAQI PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TO VISIT BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-05 10:11:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BA IZ REGION |
06MANAMA1253 | BAHRAIN: NATO-MIDDLE EAST SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (C) Acting Pol/Econ Chief met with MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho at Shaikho's request July 9 to discuss the NATO-Middle East Security Cooperation Center (SCC). Shaikho explained that, following recent internal GCC discussion on the topic, he had been task [...] | 2006-07-10 13:34:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BA REGION ROW |
06MANAMA1254 | BAHRAIN: NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (C) Poloff July 9 delivered reftel demarche concerning North Korea's launch of ballistic missiles to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dr. Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran said that Bahrain is not pleased with this recent incident, and that North Korea should instead be working toward peace within [...] | 2006-07-10 13:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN BA ROW |
06MANAMA1275 | IRAQ NEIGHBOR'S MEETING FALLS FLAT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa told the Ambassador that the July 8-9 Iraq neighbors meeting in Tehran was a predictably uneventful affair. He said that he and his Iraqi and Kuwaiti counterparts left unhappy with the way the Iranians ran the meeting, especially their la [...] | 2006-07-12 12:09:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA IZ REGION |
06MANAMA1277 | FRACTIOUS IRAQI PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISITS [...] (C) Summary. A diverse group of Iraq parliamentarians, led by Speaker Mashadani, visited Bahrain July 9-11, meeting with a range of officials, parliamentarians, and business leaders. Before visiting Bahrain, the delegation stopped in Iran, where they found a confident Iranian leadership that [...] | 2006-07-12 15:12:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA IZ REGION |
06MANAMA1288 | TFLE01: ISRAEL-LEBANON: KING'S STATEMENT AND [...] (C) Developments in Lebanon dominate the news in Bahrain, with focus on Bahrainis in Lebanon, statements by Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, and high-level diplomacy with the visit of Jordan's King Abdullah. King Hamad issued a statement July 14 urging an avoidance of risks and actions that affect [...] | 2006-07-15 13:22:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA REGION |
06MANAMA1289 | BAHRAIN: RESPONSE TO GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (S) Further to Assistant Secretary John Hillen's May 14 meeting with MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa and A/DCM's June 10 delivery of reftel Gulf Security Dialogue nonpaper, the MFA July 15 officially responded via diplomatic [...] | 2006-07-15 13:54:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS BA IR REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1305 | TFLE01: LEBANON-ISRAEL-PALESTINE FURTHER REACTION [...] (U) The Cabinet released a statement July 16 calling for international intervention to halt Israeli military operations and to resolve the conflict through dialogue away from "miscalculated escalation." The King continued diplomatic outreach through a call with Prime Minister Siniora and a v [...] | 2006-07-17 12:06:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA REGION POL |
06MANAMA1307 | GOB WELCOME MAT NOT EXTENDED FOR NDI [...] (C) National Democratic Institute (NDI) Regional Director Les Campbell and the Ambassador met with key Bahraini decision-makers July 11 in an attempt to resolve NDI's status in Bahrain to allow NDI programs to proceed. Bahrain Political Development Institute (BPDI) Board President Lulwa Al A [...] | 2006-07-18 12:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM BA BILAT REGION REFORM |
06MANAMA1313 | TFLE01: FM SHAIKH KHALID ON LEBANON, ROADMAP [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador July 18, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid was clearly anguished about the hostilities in Lebanon. The Lebanese have worked so hard to bring their country back from civil war, but now there is much destruction and many civilian deaths. Shaikh Khalid voiced [...] | 2006-07-19 11:29:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER BA REGION CTR OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1317 | TFLE01: PUBLIC PROTESTS, EMOTIONAL STATEMENTS ON [...] (C) Between five and 15 thousand men, women, and children marched July 18 to express their support for Lebanon and Hizballah. Protesters chanted pro-Hizballah and anti-American statements. Leading Shia political society Secretary General Shaikh Ali Salman spoke at the rally SIPDIS statin [...] | 2006-07-19 13:24:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER BA REGION POL |
06MANAMA1326 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE CONTAINING REQUESTED INFORMATION [...] (C) Post received the following diplomatic note on July 17, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs providing the information requested reftel A. Attachments referenced in diplomatic note are being sent via classified email. 2. (C) Post's informal translation follows: Begin Text: 1 [...] | 2006-07-22 12:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KAWC PREL BA BILAT CTR |
06MANAMA1327 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF BAHRAINI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-22 13:42:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PTER KAWC PREL BA BILAT CTR |
06MANAMA1329 | TFLE01: BAHRAIN TEMPERATURE RISES ON LEBANON AND [...] (C) Activity on the streets has increased with several protests over the Bahraini weekend July 19-21, including the first directed at the U.S. Embassy. Approximately 300 individuals attempted to march towards the Embassy July 21, but were stopped by security personnel several blocks away. Wh [...] | 2006-07-22 14:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC PTER BA POL REGION |
06MANAMA1354 | BAHRAIN: P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (C) PolOff July 24 delivered reftel demarche on the Iran P5 1 incentive package to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dr. Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran's initial reaction was that the package is quite extensive and includes many concrete benefits for Iran. He then asked about the inclusion of p [...] | 2006-07-26 09:42:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL BA IR EU AORC REGION OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1363 | GOB PROPOSED DATE FOR SECURITY DELEGATION TO GTMO [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (S) Post received the following diplomatic note July 25, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Begin Text: Ref: 19/1/5-72857 Date: July 25, 2006 Secret SIPDIS The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain pres [...] | 2006-07-26 14:13:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL KAWC PTER OPDC CTR BILAT BA |
06MANAMA1366 | BAHRAINI SHIA MPS URGE CONTINUED EMBASSY ROLE [...] (C) Shia MPs Mohamed Al Alshaikh and Shaikh Abdulla Al A'ali met with the Ambassador July 24 and urged the Embassy to continue to support Bahrain's democratic reform. Shaikh Abdulla expressed the wish they could have accomplished more for the people, but said that their four years of service [...] | 2006-07-29 09:27:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER BA REGION CTR POL REFORM |
06MANAMA137 | BAHRAIN: REACTION TO HAMAS VICTORY [...] (U) The press reported January 29 that King Hamad, Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa, and Crown Prince Shaikh Salman each sent telegrams to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khalid Mashaal praising them on the success of the parliamentary elections. They also co [...] | 2006-01-30 13:10:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KDEM BA OFFICIALS REGION |
06MANAMA138 | BAHRAIN: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) SUMMARY: In contrast with its size, Bahrain makes an invaluable contribution to U.S. security objectives in the Gulf region by hosting and providing support to the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Fifth Fleet and the Naval Support Activity. In 2004 Bahrain was an important coalition partn [...] | 2006-01-30 14:37:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MCAP PREL BA ECTRD BILAT |
06MANAMA1391 | TFLE01: GOB CONDEMNS QANA BOMBING, PUBLIC ACTIVE [...] (C) The PM's Cabinet expressed July 30 its strong condemnation of the Qana bombing and urged the international community to intervene to stop the bloodshed of innocent civilians. While still relatively low-key and orderly, the number of public events has increased, including plans by leading [...] | 2006-07-31 13:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC PTER BA REGION POL |
06MANAMA1414 | TFLE01: ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF LEBANON INCREASE [...] (U) King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa reiterated July 31 his call for an immediate cease-fire and reaffirmed Bahrain's support for the Lebanese government and the Lebanese people. Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa issued a similar statement August 1. Demonstrations and fund-rais [...] | 2006-08-02 14:11:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC PTER BA REGION POL |
06MANAMA1447 | BAHRAIN: LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION AND [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief August 6 delivered Ref A and B demarches concerning the UN Security Council draft resolution on Lebanon and August 7 Arab League (AL) meeting in Beirut to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. (Note: With the Minister outside the country on vacation and the A [...] | 2006-08-06 14:41:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA LE IS UN REGION ROW |
06MANAMA1453 | MFA OFFICIAL RECOMMENDS POSSIBLE POSTPONEMENT OF [...] (C) In a meeting covering other subjects (septel),MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran told Pol/Econ Chief August 6 that he had met recently in Amman with the Jordanian Foreign Minister and the Jordanian MFA team responsible for organizing the Forum for the Future conference to [...] | 2006-08-07 09:33:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMPI BA JO REGION REFORM |
06MANAMA1458 | TFLE01: DEPUTY PM PLEADS FOR U.S. TO PLAY ROLE OF [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak told the Charge August 7 that the United States had to play the role of honest broker to help settle the Lebanon crisis. While recognizing that Palestinians, Lebanese and Israelis are all suffering, he complained that the U.S. was paying c [...] | 2006-08-07 15:30:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR PGOV ETRD BA REGION ECTRD POL |
06MANAMA1473 | TFLE01: BAHRAINIS RALLY, RAISE MONEY IN SUPPORT [...] (C) The conflict in Lebanon continues to move Bahraini citizens and political, religious, and civil society organizations into action in support of the people of Lebanon and Hizballah. With the notable exception of some hard-line Salafis, most segments of Bahraini society are united in their [...] | 2006-08-09 09:30:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC EAID BA LE REGION POL |
06MANAMA1476 | TFLE01: PARLIAMENTARIANS URGE U.S. INTERVENTION [...] (C) A four-member delegation representing the ad hoc parliamentary Committee to Support the People of Lebanon and Palestine called on the Charge August 6 to urge the United States to become more active in halting the conflict in Lebanon and to stop Israel from attacking civilians. Delegation [...] | 2006-08-09 13:26:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA LE IS REGION POL BILAT |
06MANAMA1489 | BAHRAIN: URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-12 13:50:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC BA IS LE REGION |
06MANAMA1513 | BAHRAINIS REACT WITH JOY AND RELIEF TO END OF [...] (C) Bahrainis have greeted the implementation of a cessation of violence in Lebanon with joy and relief - joy at what many view as Hizballah's "historic victory" and relief that they are no longer viewing daily images of Lebanese civilian casualties and destruction. The Cabinet August 13 rel [...] | 2006-08-15 16:27:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC PTER BA REGION POL |
06MANAMA1534 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF AUGUST 20 ARAB [...] (C) The Charge August 19 delivered reftel demarche concerning the August 20 Arab League Ministerial meeting in Cairo to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Before responding to the points delivered, Shaikh Abdul Aziz asked if [...] | 2006-08-19 14:00:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA LE IS REGION OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1559 | BAHRAINIS RAISE FUNDS FOR LEBANON; HIZBALLAH [...] (C) Bahrain's media have been filled with stories about efforts to deliver financial and material assistance to the Lebanese people in the aftermath of implementation of the cessation of hostilities. The government has donated $5 million to the local Lebanon Fund and $1 million to UNICEF. Th [...] | 2006-08-23 14:31:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN PTER BA LE IS REGION POL |
06MANAMA1574 | PRIME MINISTER STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF VISIBILITY [...] (C) Bahrain would like to host more high-level American visitors in Bahrain, Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa told the Ambassador in their August 26 meeting. "For us to be seen seeing each other is a very useful deterrent," he said, and helps protect Bahrain's security, stability, and developmen [...] | 2006-08-27 08:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EINV BA REGION BILAT POL |
06MANAMA1585 | BAHRAIN: DONOR ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-29 07:42:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID BA LE REGION |
06MANAMA1594 | BAHRAIN'S 2006 UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATION [...] (SBU) Head of State King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa will not attend the UNGA. 2. (SBU) Head of Government Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa will not attend the UNGA. 3. (SBU) The head of Bahrain's delegation to the UNGA will be Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al [...] | 2006-08-30 10:12:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA ASEC BA ROW |
06MANAMA1596 | CROWN PRINCE STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF IDEAS IN WAR [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman told the Ambassador August 29 that he was pleased with the August 1 implementation of the U.S.-Bahrain free trade agreement (FTA). He proposed that the Bahrain Navy join one of the coalition task forces coordinated out of Bahrain, in particular CTF-150, which o [...] | 2006-08-30 13:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR MOPS ETRD BA REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1599 | KING STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF U.S. ROLE IN REGIONAL [...] (S) Summary. Bahrain's King Hamad, during an August 29 discussion with the Ambassador, repeatedly stressed the value he placed on the U.S. relationship, and the importance of the U.S. role in maintaining peace and security in the region. He expected Bahrain to initiate discussions shortly with [...] | 2006-08-31 09:27:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV BA OFFICIALS REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1614 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE FOR ATTENDEES OF NAM SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-05 08:56:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM BA REGION ROW |
06MANAMA1615 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF CAIRO ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief September 3 delivered reftel demarche concerning the Cairo Arab League Ministerial to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz pledged to pass the information to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid b [...] | 2006-09-05 08:57:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA REGION ROW |
06MANAMA1634 | SCENESETTER FOR CROWN PRINCE'S SEPTEMBER 12 VISIT [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa will visit Washington September 12, his first official trip to the U.S. since March 2006. His visit comes six weeks after the implementation of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, and soon after a concerted effort by the senior-most members [...] | 2006-09-07 12:33:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR MOPS BA REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1635 | BAHRAIN: REACTION TO PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON [...] (C) DCM September 7 delivered reftel points concerning President Bush's September 6 speech on the transfer of CIA detainees to Guantanamo Bay to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz said he would pass the info [...] | 2006-09-07 12:49:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER ASEC BA BILAT CTR |
06MANAMA1638 | BAHRAIN FM DISCUSSES AL MIDDLE EAST PEACE [...] (C) Summary. Bahrain FM Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador that the Arab League this week fine-tuned its proposal for a Middle East peace ministerial at the UNSC, which it hopes will be held September 21. According to Shaikh Khalid, he will deliver the speech on behalf of the Arab League. It wi [...] | 2006-09-08 19:12:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC BA IS REGION |
06MANAMA1641 | BAHRAIN: IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR NAM SUMMIT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche September 10 to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa concerning discussion of the Iranian nuclear program at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Havana. Shaikh Abdul Aziz reaffirmed that Iran' [...] | 2006-09-10 11:20:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM IAEA UNSC BA IR REGION |
06MANAMA1645 | GCC SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR LEBANON: BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-10 14:04:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS EAID PREL BA LE REGION |
06MANAMA165 | BAHRAIN: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION HOST COUNTRY [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief February 6 delivered reftel demarche and non-paper concerning finalizing a host country agreement (HCA) on Chemical Weapons Convention challenge inspections to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho recognized that there had been no pro [...] | 2006-02-06 10:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS KTIA PREL BA BILAT |
06MANAMA1657 | BAHRAIN: NAM SUMMIT ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 13:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV BA SU |
06MANAMA1658 | BAHRAIN: MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM ON LEBANON [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche September 14 to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa concerning the efforts of the international community to assist the rebuilding of Lebanon and to support the deployment of LAF and enhanced UN [...] | 2006-09-14 13:45:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON BA IS LE REGION |
06MANAMA1660 | BAHRAIN: COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES MINISTERIAL AT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BA ROW HUMRIT REFORM |
06MANAMA1669 | GOVERNMENT DENOUNCES POPE'S COMMENTS ON ISLAM [...] (U) The Ministry of Islamic Affairs September 15 issued a statement on behalf of the government denouncing the Pope's remarks about Islam, saying such declarations have bad repercussions on human unity. There should be mutual respect among all people, regardless of their faith. Muslims have [...] | 2006-09-18 14:04:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PGOV PHUM ASEC BA REGION |
06MANAMA1700 | BAHRAINIS TELL COMMERCE DELEGATION THEY ARE [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Vineyard's September 12-14 visit to Bahrain served to celebrate the August 1 implementation of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA),the first with a Gulf country. Vineyard stated that the agreement enables the bilateral commercial relationsh [...] | 2006-09-25 14:19:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV PREL BEXP BA BILAT ECTRD |
06MANAMA1717 | BAHRAIN: CIVILIAN INVITATION TO CENTCOM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-27 11:14:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PREL BA IZ |
06MANAMA1718 | BAHRAIN: RESPONSE TO CUBA AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-27 11:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BA ROW HUMRIT |
06MANAMA1719 | BAHRAIN: PARTICIPATION IN PSI EXERCISE LEADING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-27 11:15:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP BA CTR |
06MANAMA1753 | SCENESETTER FOR U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND COMMANDER [...] (S) General Abizaid, we warmly welcome your October 11-12 visit to Bahrain. Your Bahraini interlocutors remain concerned about heightened tensions with Iran and will want to hear your views on U.S. plans to contain Iran, with specific reference to Iran's nuclear ambitions. The GOB is suspic [...] | 2006-10-05 13:27:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | MARR MOPS PREL PTER ASEC BA REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1763 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DOMESTIC, REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid October 5 and discussed NDI, Bahraini elections, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting in Havana, friction between Jordan and Qatar, and the Ambassador's participation in a trade promotion trip in the U.S. On NDI, Shaikh Khalid said [...] | 2006-10-10 10:54:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI BA OFFICIALS BILAT POL |
06MANAMA1775 | BAHRAIN: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) The Charge October 10 delivered reftel demarche concerning North Korea's nuclear test announcement to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, stressing that the United States remains committed to diplomacy and to the full rang [...] | 2006-10-11 11:50:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP BA KN ROW |
06MANAMA1778 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON THE UN DECLARATION ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 12:02:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN BA ROW |
06MANAMA1779 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 16 UNSC [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief October 10 delivered Ref A demarche concerning the October 16 election for the open GRULAC seat on the UN Security Council to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho replied that Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and NE [...] | 2006-10-12 12:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC BA GT VE ROW |
06MANAMA1782 | SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 18-19 VISIT OF THE GULF [...] (C) We warmly welcome the October 18-19 visit to Bahrain of the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue delegation led by PM Assistant Secretary Hillen and DOD Assistant Secretary for International Security Rodman. Your trip follows on the heels of the October 11 visit of CENTCOM Commander General [...] | 2006-10-12 14:24:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS MASS BA IR REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1787 | DELIVERY OF U.S.-BAHRAIN GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-15 14:25:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM BA IR REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1788 | READOUT OF BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER'S OCTOBER 12 [...] (C) During an October 15 meeting covering the U.S.-Bahrain Gulf Security Dialogue (septel),the Charge asked MFA Assistant Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa for a readout of Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa's October 12 visit [...] | 2006-10-15 14:31:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA IS SY REGION |
06MANAMA1793 | BAHRAIN: INFORMATION REGARDING UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-16 14:30:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM BA KN ROW |
06MANAMA180 | FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAN: WE'RE WORRIED AND NEED [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador February 7 that Bahrain supported the IAEA referral of Iran to the UN and suggested involving India more directly in the issue to apply greater pressure to Iran. Shaikh Khalid, who had visited Tehran January 28-29, stated that Foreign Mi [...] | 2006-02-08 09:32:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MARR PARM BA IR REGION OFFICIALS BILAT |
06MANAMA1806 | DEFENSE MINISTER AND GENERAL ABIZAID DISCUSS [...] (C) CENTCOM Commander General Abizaid October 11 met with Defense Minister GEN Shaikh Khalifa and discussed Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, bilateral military cooperation, and counter-terrorism. Shaikh Khalifa said that Iran's behavior in the region is growing worse and Iran's nuclear program must [...] | 2006-10-19 10:15:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS MASS BA IR IZ REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1807 | BAHRAIN: BREAKING THE GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA IMPASSE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-19 10:16:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC BA GT VE ROW |
06MANAMA182 | FOREIGN MINISTER HOPES FOR HAMAS FOCUS ON INTERNAL [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador February 7 that Bahrain had adopted a wait-and-see approach to a Hamas government. He noted a change in tone from Hamas: during the election campaign, it had delivered clear statements on its positions, but since winning, the statements [...] | 2006-02-09 06:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL BA IS OFFICIALS REGION |
06MANAMA1827 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY HUGHES' OCTOBER [...] (C) We warmly welcome your October 31-November 1 visit to Bahrain. Your trip comes at an important moment in promotion of the freedom agenda in Bahrain, with parliamentary and municipal elections to be held November 25 and December 2. Of the 221 candidates standing for election to parliament, [...] | 2006-10-22 15:24:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SCUL PGOV OEXC KMPI BA POL REFORM |
06MANAMA1828 | CROWN PRINCE OUTLINES REGIONAL CHALLENGES WITH [...] (C) CENTCOM Commander General Abizaid October 11 met with Crown Prince Shaikh Salman and discussed Iraq, Iran, the war of ideas in the Middle East, and Bahrain's upcoming elections. On Iraq, the CP said that the United States should adopt a "less forward-leaning position" and allow Iraqi for [...] | 2006-10-24 11:33:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS MASS BA IR IZ REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA183 | Bahrain Guantanamo Media Update: "They promised us [...] Summary: Bahrain's newest Arabic daily recently completed a six-part series of exclusive interviews with former Guantanamo detainee Adel Kamel Abdulla Al Haji, who was returned from Guantanamo along with two other detainees in November. The exposes have given the greatest space and detail so [...] | 2006-02-09 07:23:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV BA CTR BILAT |
06MANAMA1830 | BAHRAIN: UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON THE SITUATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-26 11:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNGA BA ROW |
06MANAMA1832 | IRAN SIGNALS UNEASE WITH BAHRAIN'S PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-26 12:11:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | BA IR KNNP PARM PREL CTR REGION |
06MANAMA1837 | BAHRAIN: FOLLOW UP TO SECRETARY RICE'S STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-29 10:48:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN PHUM UNGA BA ROW HUMRIT |
06MANAMA1844 | DEPUTY PM TELLS GSD DELEGATION THE BEST DEFENSE IS [...] (S) Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak told the visiting interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation October 18 that Iran is a diplomatic, military, and political threat to the countries of the region and that the best defense is to show you are prepared for possible fu [...] | 2006-10-31 07:27:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1846 | BAHRAIN: ENCOURAGING ATTENDANCE AT THE NOVEMBER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-31 09:59:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL ASEC BA CTR |
06MANAMA1849 | KING HAMAD SUPPORTS GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (S) King Hamad October 18 told the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation that he wants to work with the U.S. on creating a new comprehensive defense strategy for the region in light of recent developments. He commended the U.S.'s bilateral approach to each of the GCC states and [...] | 2006-11-01 07:51:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1850 | CROWN PRINCE TELLS GSD DELEGATION THAT U.S., GCC [...] (S) Crown Prince Salman told the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation that the U.S. and its GCC allies need to send a strong message to Iran, and suggested holding a major military exercise in the region. He thought it would be "a great motivator" for the other GCC countries f [...] | 2006-11-01 07:51:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1851 | MFA PLEASED WITH SUBSTANCE OF GSD INITIATIVE [...] (S) MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak told the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation October 18 that the Dialogue is a serious effort with "substance, not just ideas" to deal with regional security. He sees U.S. proposals to improve bilateral military [...] | 2006-11-01 07:52:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1865 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN UNDC VICE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-01 14:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC UNGA BA IR REGION ROW |
06MANAMA1866 | KING UNMOVED BY NDI EFFORT TO RETURN TO BAHRAIN [...] (C) Summary. National Democratic Institute (NDI) Chairman Madeleine Albright visited Bahrain October 28 in an effort to find a way for NDI to resume its activities in Bahrain. She received a warm welcome -- both officially and unofficially -- but was unable to achieve a breakthrough on a retur [...] | 2006-11-02 08:32:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BA BILAT POL REFORM |
06MANAMA1867 | BAHRAIN: UPCOMING CENTRAL BOYCOTT OFFICE MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-02 09:20:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD BA REGION ECTRD |
06MANAMA1868 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHES ON UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-02 09:21:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR BA ROW CTR |
06MANAMA1888 | FOREIGN MINISTER ADDRESSES SADDAM CONVICTION [...] (C) During a November 6 meeting covering several subjects (septels),Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador that he had intentionally made a cautious public statement about Saddam Hussein's conviction because Saddam is a divisive figure who continues to have a [...] | 2006-11-06 14:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BA IZ REGION |
06MANAMA1890 | CROWN PRINCE, U/S HUGHES DISCUSS IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C)Crown Prince Salman told Under Secretary of State Hughes November 1 that Bahrain stands ready to enance the bilateral relationship and will support ny initiative that furthers both countries' natinal interests. The phenomenon of "death cult" etremists presents a challenge to moderates in [...] | 2006-11-07 06:22:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SCUL PGO OEXC KMPI BA POL REFORM |
06MANAMA1903 | BAHRAINI ENGAGEMENT ON IRAQ: WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? [...] (S) As the only Arab country other than Iraq that has a Shia majority population, Bahrain is very worried about the situation in Iraq and watches closely for signs that increased sectarian tensions and violence in Iraq could spill over into Bahrain. To become more actively engaged with Iraq, [...] | 2006-11-08 09:20:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS BA IZ REGION |
06MANAMA1904 | BAHRAIN: CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION AND AUSTRALIAN [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief November 8 delivered demarches concerning the UNGA Cuba Embargo Resolution (Ref B) and the Australian amendment to the Embargo Resolution (Ref A) to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. With regard to the Cuba Embargo Resolution, Shaikho sai [...] | 2006-11-08 11:59:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNGA BA UN CU ROW |
06MANAMA1908 | U/S HUGHES, ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY DISCUSS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 10. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) In a discussion with senior Ministry of Islamic Affairs officials November 1, U/S Hughes sought to elicit ideas for continued cooperation to broaden the reach of the message of religious tolerance and to [...] | 2006-11-09 05:59:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OEXC OIIP PTER KISL BA OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1915 | FOREIGN MINISTER CITES MILITARY COOPERATION AS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador November 6 that Bahrain's participation in the late October Proliferation Security Initiative Leading Edge was a sign of the strength of the U.S.-Bahrain relationship. He noted that Iranian Foreign Minister Motakki h [...] | 2006-11-13 12:13:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PHUM KDEM ETRD BEXP BA REGION |
06MANAMA1924 | BAHRAIN: UPDATE ON ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 4. 2. (C) Pol/Econ Chief November 13 requested an update on the status of Bahraini assistance for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) from MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shai [...] | 2006-11-14 13:37:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS EAID BA LE REGION |
06MANAMA1925 | BAHRAIN: UPDATE ON RATIFICATION OF ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief November 13 raised the status of Bahrain's ratification of the Article 98 agreement with MFA Assistance Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz said there had been no further forward progress on ratificatio [...] | 2006-11-14 13:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL BA BILAT |
06MANAMA1926 | BAHRAIN CONDEMNS BEIT HANOUN DEATHS [...] (U) THE BAHRAINI CABINET ISSUED A STATEMENT DURING ITS REGULAR WEEKLY MEETING NOVEMBER 12 STRONGLY DENOUNCING "THE BRUTAL MASSACRES COMMITTED BY ISRAELI FORCES IN BEIT HANOUN" LAST WEEK. THE CABINET WARNED OF GRAVE REPERCUSSIONS FROM "SUCH HORRIBLE CARNAGE THAT CONFLICTS WITH HUMAN VALUES AND [...] | 2006-11-14 13:44:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL BA IS REGION |
06MANAMA1927 | BAHRAIN: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION'S [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-14 13:44:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EWWT ECPS KTIA BA ROW |
06MANAMA1928 | BAHRAIN: COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) In the absence of the Foreign Minister, Pol/Econ Chief November 14 delivered reftel demarches concerning country specific human rights resolutions at the UNGA Third Committee to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Regarding Ref B demarche requesting Bahra [...] | 2006-11-14 13:45:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BA ROW HUMRIT |
06MANAMA1929 | BAHRAIN: INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-14 13:45:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA BA |
06MANAMA1938 | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ADDRESSES FTA, NDI, ELECTIONS [...] (C) In their November 9 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak agreed with the Ambassador's suggestion that the GOB should launch a roadshow led by a senior official to promote the U.S.-Bahrain free trade agreement in the United States. Regarding NDI, Shaikh Mohammed said [...] | 2006-11-16 12:34:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD KDEM KMPI BA BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1943 | BAHRAIN: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request for an update on progress by the GOB toward (a) enacting comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation; (b) opening a shelter for victims of trafficking; and (c) increasing investigations and prosecutions against suspected traffickers. 2. (SBU) Legis [...] | 2006-11-16 15:51:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG BA HUMRIT |
06MANAMA1954 | AS EXPECTED, COURT FINDS ALLEGED TERRORIST CELL [...] (SBU) In the expected final move of a legal process that began in June 2004, Bahrain's Higher Criminal Court November 20 found four Bahrainis accused of planning to carry out terrorist attacks not guilty of any remaining charges. The four, Mohieddine Khan, Yaser Kamal, Bassam Ali, and Bassam [...] | 2006-11-22 14:35:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV ASEC BA BILAT CTR POL |
06MANAMA1956 | A/S BOHIGIAN FINDS GOB, BUSINESS EAGER TO BENEFIT [...] (C) Commerce Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance David Bohigian November 16 called on senior GOB officials, addressed an AmCham-sponsored FTA event, and met with U.S. and Bahraini company executives to promote "friction-free" bilateral trade and highlight the U.S. as a dynamic [...] | 2006-11-22 14:58:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV PREL BEXP BA BILAT ECTRD |
06MANAMA1972 | KING, NAVY SECRETARY DISCUSS BILATERAL RELATIONS, [...] (S) King Hamad told Secretary of the Navy Winter November 26 that Bahrain's relationship with the U.S. Navy was fundamental to the stability and prosperity of the country and region. The Navy has been an ambassador and liaison between the two countries and Bahrain has benefited from joint ex [...] | 2006-11-28 10:47:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1988 | SECRETARY OF THE NAVY DISCUSSES MILITARY [...] (S) Minister of Defense General Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told Secretary of the Navy Winter November 26 that the long standing presence of the US Navy in Bahrain and the warm relationship between Bahrain and the US is a stabilizing force given Bahrain's "unpredictable neighbors." He [...] | 2006-12-03 11:59:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1989 | FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS NAVY SECRETARY U.S. IS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid November 26 welcomed Secretary of the Navy Winter to Bahrain and thanked him for SIPDIS all the United States does to promote stability and security in the region, saying the U.S. is Bahrain's "number one ally and friend." Referring to the U.S.-Bahrain fr [...] | 2006-12-03 12:00:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA20 | NATIONAL JOB PROJECT KICKS OFF REGISTRATION [...] (C) The long-awaited $80 million National Employment and Training Project began registering Bahrain's estimated 20,000 unemployed January 2 at 20 centers around the country. Minister of Labor Dr. Majeed Al-Alawi has stated publicly that the project will end unemployment in the Kingdom. Dr. A [...] | 2006-01-04 14:04:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON BA POL HUMRIT |
06MANAMA2008 | BAHRAIN: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION NATIONAL [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief December 5 delivered reftel demarche concerning Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) national implementation obligations to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Referring specifically to the third obligation, drafting and enacting CWC-related p [...] | 2006-12-07 12:37:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL BA ROW |
06MANAMA2009 | SHURA COUNCIL APPOINTED; TEN WOMEN, POLITICAL [...] (C) The King December 5 issued a decree appointing the 40 members of the upper house Shura Council. Twenty-three of the appointees are returning members while 17 are new to the Shura, although two of the newcomers previously served as deputies in the elected lower house Council of Representa [...] | 2006-12-07 12:44:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KISL KWMN BA POL |
06MANAMA2019 | READOUT ON GERMAN FM VISIT TO SYRIA, DISCUSSION OF [...] (C) Meeting with NSC Senior Director for Near East and North African Affairs Dr. Michael Doran December 8, German Foreign Ministry Political Director for Maghreb/Middle East Affairs Dr. Horst Freitag discussed German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier's December 4 visit to Damascus. Freitag said that [...] | 2006-12-10 15:31:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PTER KPAL KPKO KWBG BA REGION |
06MANAMA2021 | BAHRAIN: CLARIFYING U.S. POLICY ON SUNNI OUTREACH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-11 09:40:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA IZ REGION |
06MANAMA2022 | BAHRAIN: IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT [...] (C) In the course of a December 7 meeting with MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa covering several subjects, Pol/Econ Chief raised the release of the Iraq Study Group (ISG) report a day earlier and asked for his reaction. Shai [...] | 2006-12-11 09:41:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS BA IZ REGION |
06MANAMA2024 | CROWN PRINCE AND A/S HILLEN DISCUSS SECURITY [...] (C) In their December 8 meeting on the eve of the opening of the IISS Manama Dialogue conference, Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa told a U.S. delegation led by State A/S Hillen, CENTCOM Vice Admiral Nichols, and NSC Senior Director Doran that the stronger the U.S. message is o [...] | 2006-12-11 12:45:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR BA BILAT REGION |
06MANAMA2031 | MINOR RESHUFFLE BRINGS SOME NEW BLOOD INTO CABINET [...] (C) The new Cabinet announced by Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa December 11 brings in five new ministers, changes the portfolio of four existing ministers, and drops three others. Of the 23 ministers, 11 are from the ruling Al Khalifa family with the remaining twelve evenly split between Sunni [...] | 2006-12-12 15:10:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BA POL |
06MANAMA2040 | TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO) [...] (U) Embassy Manama TFCO is EconOff Stephen Simpson, phone: (973)1724-2986, unclassified email: SimpsonSC@state.gov, and classified email: SimpsonSC@state.sgov.gov. 2. (U) Pol/Econ Chief Steve Bondy serves as an alternate point of contact. His contact information is: phone: (973)1724-2908, [...] | 2006-12-13 12:57:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PTER BA CTR |
06MANAMA2045 | URGING BAHRAIN TO RECONSIDER HIGH-LEVEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-14 13:04:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER KPAL BA SY |
06MANAMA2046 | U.S.-BAHRAIN FTA: TRADE, INVESTMENT BOOMING, BUT [...] (SBU) The U.S. - Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force on August 1, 2006 amid a period of booming U.S. trade with the region. A number of U.S. companies, including Tactics Middle East, Microsoft, Westpoint Home, Kraft, and others have announced substantial new ventures, many o [...] | 2006-12-14 13:29:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PREL BEXP BA BILAT ECTRD |
06MANAMA2049 | BAHRAINI FM, A/S HILLEN, AND A/S RODMAN EXPLORE [...] (C) Meeting with the U.S. delegation to the IISS Manama Dialogue conference December 8, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid said that Iranian FM Mottaki had told him earlier in the day that Iran did not want nuclear weapons, saying they would be of no benefit to Iran. Shaikh Khalid said he was pe [...] | 2006-12-19 07:00:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BA BILAT REGION |
06MANAMA2060 | FOREIGN MINISTER COVERS REGIONAL ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador December 14 that Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki had used "typically harsh" language in his speech at the December 8-10 IISS conference in Bahrain. When asked why the King had met with Mottaki, Shaikh Khalid said that the GOB had not re [...] | 2006-12-20 11:12:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA2067 | SENATOR NELSON AND CROWN PRINCE DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (C) In their December 18 meeting, Crown Prince Salman told Senator Nelson that Bahrain is 100 percent committed to the bilateral relationship and credited the United States with protecting the stability and security of the region. The Senator briefed Shaikh Salman on his recent meeting with S [...] | 2006-12-26 07:15:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER OREP BA REGION OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA2069 | SENATOR NELSON DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, IRAQ WITH [...] (C) Senator Nelson December 18 met with members of both chambers of Bahrain's parliament and later with representatives of three non-governmental organizations involved in observation of the recent parliamentary and municipal elections. Al Asala (Salafi) political society member Isa Abul Fat [...] | 2006-12-26 07:52:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM OREP BA BILAT HUMRIT POL |
06MANAMA2082 | BAHRAIN: INFORMATION REGARDING UNSCR 1737 [...] (C) The Ambassador December 28 delivered reftel information concerning UN Security Council Resolution 1737 on Iran to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. The Ambassador emphasized that the resolution requires countries to ensure that no sensitive dual-use technology goes to I [...] | 2006-12-28 12:32:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KNNP BA REGION ROW |
06MANAMA2085 | FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT GCC PLUS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid and the Ambassador December 28 discussed next steps in the GCC Plus Two mechanism, Iraq, Omani Minister Bin Alawi's visit to Bahrain, Somalia, the status of U.S. Navy dependents, and Guantanamo, among other issues. Shaikh Khalid urged that the GCC Plus Two [...] | 2006-12-29 07:04:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA REGION OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA22 | INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Begin Summary: Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid praised the strong historic relationship between the governments of Bahrain and the United States during his December 20 meeting with NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Walsh. Senior MOI officials provided a comprehensive brief discussing t [...] | 2006-01-04 14:19:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC BA MARR PREL BILAT CTR OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA236 | ISLAMIC AFFAIRS UNDER SECRETARY SUPPORTS ENHANCED [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Islamic Affairs Under Secretary Dr. Fareed Muftah February 7 to discuss cultural SIPDIS exchanges and religious issues in Bahrain. Muftah characterized the October 2005 visit of Georgetown University Chaplain Imam Yahya Hendi as "very effective" in promoting c [...] | 2006-02-19 14:00:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SCUL OEXC KPAO KISL KIRF BA REFORM OFFICIALS BILAT |
06MANAMA238 | SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we warmly welcome your February 26-28 visit to Bahrain. Interest in doing business with the United States is at a peak with recent ratification by both countries' legislatures of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA). We are now working closely with the senior Bahra [...] | 2006-02-19 14:33:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD BEXP OVIP BA BILAT ECTRD OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA243 | AMBASSADOR AND CROWN PRINCE DISCUSS FTA AND IRAN [...] (C) In their February 19 meeting, Crown Prince Shaikh Salman told the Ambassador that he would deliver a speech at the February 27 conference on the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA),at which Commerce Secretary Gutierrez also will speak. The CP said the government was still considerin [...] | 2006-02-20 10:34:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD OVIP BA IR ECTRD REGION OFFICIALS BILAT |
06MANAMA245 | TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY STUART LEVEY VISITS [...] (C) Summary. On January 23, 2006 Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey visited Bahrain and met with Rasheed Al-Maraj, Governor of the Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA),Sheikh Ebrahim Al Khalifah, Undersecretary for the Ministry of Finance, Adel Qulish, Middle East and North African Financial [...] | 2006-02-20 11:15:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR BA KSEP REGION OFFICIALS ECTRD |
06MANAMA268 | PRESS, DIP NOTE PROTEST CONTINUED GTMO DETENTION [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Bahraini newspapers February 22 reported that Bahraini detainee Juma Al Dossary would remain at Guantanamo for at least one more year following an Administrative Review Board (ARB) decision that he contin [...] | 2006-02-22 13:54:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PTER PREL BA APDC BILAT CTR |
06MANAMA275 | BAHRAIN FM PLEASED WITH ABU DHABI MEETING WITH [...] (C) In a brief conversation with the Ambassador February 25, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa expressed great pleasure with the opportunity to meet with the Secretary and fellow GCC Ministers in Abu Dhabi February 23, terming it a "wonderful meeting." Focusing on the discussions about [...] | 2006-02-25 14:42:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA REGION OFFICIALS BILAT |
06MANAMA288 | BAHRAIN REACTS TO SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN IRAQ [...] (C) Tens of thousands of Bahrainis, mostly Shias, participated in peaceful and orderly demonstrations over the weekend protesting the attack on the Imam Al Hadi Shrine in Samarra. Officials, politicians, and religious leaders denounced the Samarra bombing and revenge attacks on Sunni targets [...] | 2006-02-27 13:45:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO PTER BA IZ REGION POL |
06MANAMA289 | BAHRAIN: NO MEETINGS PLANNED WITH HAMAS [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points during a February 22 meeting with MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow-up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz said that although he was not aware of any visits to Bahrain by members of Hamas, the U.S. points were not [...] | 2006-02-27 14:12:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA REGION |
06MANAMA301 | BAHRAIN APPROVES CWC HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT, SEEKS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 4. 2. (C) The MFA informed the Embassy by dip note (text in para 5) that the GOB agrees to sign a Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Host Country Agreement with the United States, with the text as delivered by the DOD team during its December [...] | 2006-02-28 13:19:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR OPDC BA BILAT |
06MANAMA305 | SECRETARY DISCUSSES FTA WITH MINISTER OF INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Industry and Commerce Hassan Fakhro told visiting Commerce Secretary Gutierrez February 27 that the Cabinet would forward most IPR implementing legislation for the FTA to the National Assembly in the coming days, and that the copyright legislation should follow soon [...] | 2006-03-01 10:11:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL OVIP SECRETARY OF COMMERCE GUTIERREZ REGION OFFICIALS ECTRD BILAT |
06MANAMA312 | BAHRAIN FORMALLY REQUESTS G-8 FUNDING FOR BMENA [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. 2. (SBU) MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa February 27 summoned representatives of G-8 embassies to formally request their governments' financial support for the BMENA Cen [...] | 2006-03-01 14:58:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KMPI EAID BA ECTRD ROW REGION |
06MANAMA314 | COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETINGS WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa welcomed Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez February 27, voicing SIPDIS appreciation for his visit and the Secretary's support for the U.S.-Bahrain FTA. The PM stressed the importance of stability in the region for development and urged the U [...] | 2006-03-01 14:59:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL PGOV BEXP BA REGION OFFICIALS ECTRD BILAT |
06MANAMA326 | SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH KING HAMAD: FTA, [...] (C) Summary. In a February 27 meeting with visiting Commerce Secretary Gutierrez, King Hamad strongly praised the strength of the U.S.-Bahrain relationship, said that Bahrain can never forget what the U.S. has done for it, and stressed the importance of the Free Trade Agreement for Bahrain. He [...] | 2006-03-05 09:00:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA IS QA ETRD OVIP SECRETARY OF COMMERCE GUTIERREZ BILAT ECTRD OFFICIALS REGION |
06MANAMA358 | AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 7 MEETING WITH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (C) The Ambassador and Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak March 7 discussed Crown Prince Salman's upcoming visit to Washington, elections in Bahrain, trafficking in persons, and the anti-terrorism law. During his March 19-21 visit, the CP will discuss the U.S.-Bahrain Free Tra [...] | 2006-03-08 06:29:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PHUM KNNP PTER OVIP KDEM KPAL BA REGION OFFICIALS BILAT |
06MANAMA362 | VISIT OF COMMERCE ANTI-BOYCOTT COMPLIANCE STAFF [...] (SBU) Commerce anti-boycott compliance senior policy analyst Frederick Davidson, Commerce senior compliance officer Cathleen Ryan, and State regional affairs officer Danielle Monosson visited Bahrain February 14-15 and met with government officials and business people concerning the boycott o [...] | 2006-03-08 09:24:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC PREL BA ECTRD REGION |
06MANAMA365 | FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, HAMAS WITH [...] (C) In a March 8 meeting with visiting Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Ambassador Stephen Bosworth, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa reviewed Bahrain's views on Iran and Hamas. Shaikh Khalid said that Bahrain is "really worried" about Iran. Bahrain prefers a diplo [...] | 2006-03-08 14:41:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA IR IS REGION OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA378 | MOSTLY POSITIVE REACTIONS TO FTA CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) The February 27 conference on "Free Trade in the Middle East," attended by Commerce Secretary Gutierrez, Bahraini Minister of Industry and Commerce Fakhro, and Jordanian Minister of Industry and Trade Zubi, publicized the benefits of the U.S.-Bahrain free trade agreement (FTA) and broug [...] | 2006-03-11 13:52:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON BEXP PREL KPAO BA ECTRD BILAT |
06MANAMA381 | BAHRAIN: OIC ISRAEL BOYCOTT MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-12 11:24:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC ETRD KISL BA REGION ECTRD |
06MANAMA399 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHES ON MUQTADA AL SADR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-15 09:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KDEM PGOV BA IZ REGION |
06MANAMA4 | GCC SUMMIT: BAHRAIN FOCUSES ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador that GCC FM Rashid Abdullah's post-GCC Summit comments about Iran's nuclear program reflected GCC concerns more than the watered-down language in the Summit's final statement. GCC members were not happy with Amre Moussa's [...] | 2006-01-02 11:35:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PGOV KNNP BA IR OFFICIALS REGION |
06MANAMA401 | BAHRAIN: HAMAS MEETINGS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-15 09:37:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL BA IS REGION |
06MANAMA404 | MINISTER ADDRESSES LABOR REFORM [...] (C) The Ambassador and Labor Minister Dr. Majeed Al-Alawi March 11 discussed the status of pending labor reform legislation, including reforms that were the subject of close U.S. congressional attention in the late 2005 run-up to FTA ratification. The FTA-related legislation has been submitted [...] | 2006-03-15 10:25:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PREL PGOV ECON BA |
06MANAMA409 | LUNCHEON WITH KING HAMAD [...] (C) King Hamad, during a March 13 luncheon, had high praise for the U.S. and its positive role in maintaining stability in the Gulf. "Without you," he stated, "we'd be squashed." He made clear his concern for Iran, both as a regional power and as a meddling force inside Bahrain. Iran can be expecte [...] | 2006-03-15 13:42:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BA IR REGION OFFICIALS POL BILAT |
06MANAMA414 | BAHRAIN REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR UNGA PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-15 14:31:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL BA UNGA ROW |
06MANAMA434 | SUGGESTED BAHRAINI EDITS AND REVISIONS TO CWC HOST [...] (C) MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho told Pol/Econ Chief March 15 that in preparing the final text of the Chemical Weapons Convention Host Country Agreement Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),the Bahraini side had uncovered several areas that it would like t [...] | 2006-03-19 10:51:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR BA BILAT |
06MANAMA442 | DEPUTY PM, FOREIGN MINISTER AGREE TO COUNSELOR [...] (S) State Department Counselor Zelikow met separately with Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa and Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa March 12 to initiate a strategic dialogue on regional security, including concerns about Iran. They agreed with the [...] | 2006-03-20 05:45:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PARM PTER MARR EFIN KISL KNNP BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA443 | COUNSELOR ZELIKOW DISCUSSES IRAN AND IRAQ WITH [...] (C) Summary: State Department Counselor Zelikow met March 12 with Shura Council members Dr. Khalid Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa and Ibrahim Mohamed Bashmi, both of whom are on the Foreign Affairs, Defense, and National Security Committee, to discuss Iraq, Iran and domestic issues in Bahrain. Dr. [...] | 2006-03-20 05:52:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER MARR EFIN KISL KNNP BA IR IZ BILAT OFFICIALS REGION |
06MANAMA474 | MFA PROMOTES BAHRAINI CANDIDATE FOR FOUNDATION FOR [...] (SBU) MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa March 22 strongly promoted the candidacy of Bahrain's Houda Nonoo for a seat on the board of the Foundation for the Future. He understood there were 22 candidates for 12 board seats. In some cases, there were three [...] | 2006-03-22 14:45:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KMPI BA REFORM REGION |
06MANAMA475 | BAHRAIN: ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT DEMARCHE [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief March 22 delivered reftel demarche concerning the Arab League summit to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz SIPDIS bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz noted that Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa was in t [...] | 2006-03-22 14:45:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL BA REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA5 | HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP MAKES FIRST EVER PRISON VISIT [...] (C) Summary: A delegation from Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS),including Deputy Secretary General Dr. Abdulla Al-Derazi, has made a visit to Jaw Prison for men, representing the first time in Bahrain's history that a human rights organization has been allowed access to the prison system [...] | 2006-01-02 11:52:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF BA REFORM HUMRIT |
06MANAMA530 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S APRIL 8 [...] (C) We warmly welcome Under Secretary Joseph's April 8 visit to Bahrain. The visit comes during a period of high-level bilateral engagement, which the Bahrainis seek and appreciate. In the past six weeks, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and State Department Counselor Zelikow came to Bahrain (R [...] | 2006-03-29 14:22:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PARM PTER BA BILAT CTR OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA559 | BAHRAIN: EXPANDING PSI PARTICIPATION IN THE [...] (S) Pol/Econ Chief April 5 delivered reftel demarche concerning expanding participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) in the Middle East to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran's response focused on two main issues - other regional countries' particip [...] | 2006-04-05 09:34:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP BA BILAT CTR OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA57 | GOB MOVES FORWARD WITH LABOR UNION REFORMS [...] (U) Ministry of Labor Senior Labor Relations Specialist Ahmed Al-Khabaz told Emboff January 3 that the Cabinet has referred to Parliament revisions to the Trade Union Law allowing the formation of more than one union per organization. Labor Minister Dr. Majeed Al-Alawi had referred the issue [...] | 2006-01-17 07:29:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PREL BA HUMRIT |
06MANAMA583 | MEPI/GOB REGIONAL ARAB WOMEN'S CONFERENCE A [...] (U) Summary: MEPI and the Bahraini MFA joined forces to co-host a MENA regional conference March 27-28 to celebrate the "Successes of Women as Leaders of Change". More than 120 women leaders from 16 Arab countries shared their recent unprecedented achievements of reform in the legal, economic [...] | 2006-04-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KWMN KDEM PGOV PREL BA REGION HUMRIT |
06MANAMA584 | FOLLOWING DUBAI PORTS WORLD CONTROVERSY, U.S. [...] (C) The Dubai Ports World (DPW) controversy has receded from the headlines since Economic Development Board (EDB) CEO Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al-Khalifa's reported criticism of the outcome was published in the Daily Telegraph. In the early days following DPW's decision to sell its U.S. operat [...] | 2006-04-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN EINV ECON PREL BA |
06MANAMA585 | TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY QUARLES' MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary. Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Randal Quarles and Financial Economist Karthik Ramanathan met March 17 with Minister of Finance Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa. Shaikh Ahmed said new investment opportunities in Bahrain were attracting increasing local investme [...] | 2006-04-11 13:13:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL BA |
06MANAMA586 | TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY QUARLES' MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Randal Quarles and Financial Economist Karthik Ramanathan met March 23 with Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) Deputy Governor Anwar Khalifa Al Sadah. Deputy Governor Anwar confirmed that, despite concerns on the U.S. account deficit and [...] | 2006-04-11 13:38:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL BA |
06MANAMA587 | EASING OF VISA RESTRICTIONS LEADS TO INCREASE IN [...] (C) Summary: In a discussion about Embassy Bangkok TIP reporting on Thai women repatriated from Bahrain, Ambassador Widhya Bhoolsuwan told the Ambassador that the majority of cases in which the Embassy becomes involved began with voluntary travel to Bahrain to provide sexual services. Due t [...] | 2006-04-11 15:07:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL PGOV BA HUMRIT |
06MANAMA595 | U/S JOSEPH DISCUSSES IRAN AND PSI WITH BAHRAINI FM [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Shaikh Khaled Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told Arms Control and International Security U/S Robert Joseph April 8 that the GOB shares U.S. concerns about Iran's export of terrorism and development of nuclear weapons. He gave strong indications that Bahrain would suppor [...] | 2006-04-12 13:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PARM PGOV PREL BA IR OFFICIALS REGION CTR |
06MANAMA63 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON BAHRAINI DETAINEES AT GTMO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-18 10:17:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KAWC PTER ASEC PREL BA CTR BILAT |
06MANAMA646 | MINISTER DISCUSSES ELECTION ISSUES WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador, in an April 15 meeting with King confidant Hassan Fakhro, raised concerns about NDI's status in Bahrain as well as apparent harassment of local NGO Bahrain Transparency Society. Fakhro provided some clarity on plans for this year's elections, saying the government [...] | 2006-04-16 12:01:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KMPI BA POL |
06MANAMA675 | BAHRAIN: HAMAS COMMENTS ON TEL AVIV SUICIDE ATTACK [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-19 12:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL BA REGION CTR |
06MANAMA678 | MFA DENIES REPORT OF POSSIBLE MUQTADA AL SADR VISIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-19 13:44:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER BA IZ REGION |
06MANAMA690 | BAHRAIN: VENEZUELA AND THE UNSC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-23 08:02:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC BA ROW |
06MANAMA692 | CWC HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT WITH BAHRAIN [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief April 22 delivered Ref A talking points, non-paper, and revised Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a Chemical Weapons Convention Host Country Agreement (HCA) to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho was pleased that the United Stat [...] | 2006-04-23 08:04:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR MASS BA BILAT |
06MANAMA693 | BAHRAIN: ASIAN CANDIDATES FOR THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-23 08:04:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KUNR UN BA ROW HUMRIT |
06MANAMA694 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE REQUESTING INFORMATION ON [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (C) Post received the following diplomatic note from the MFA on April 17. Begin Text: Ref: 19/1/5-65437 Date: April 15, 2006 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain presents it compliments to the Embassy of the [...] | 2006-04-23 08:05:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PREL PTER BA BILAT CTR |
06MANAMA704 | FUTURE UNCERTAIN FOR NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT PROJECT [...] (C) Bahrain's much-anticipated 80 million dollar National Employment Project (NEP) completed its formal registration phase at the end of February and has moved into its worker orientation and assessment phases. NEP Head of Marketing Nizar Al Qari told PolOff April 18 that optimism and morale [...] | 2006-04-24 13:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL BA REGION HUMRIT REFORM |
06MANAMA706 | BAHRAIN: COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA PATRIOT ACT [...] (SBU) Econoff and TreasAtt April 19 delivered reftel demarche to Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) Compliance Director Ahmed Bumtaia. Bumtaia promised to review the non-paper and affirmed his commitment to protecting the integrity of Bahrain's financial system. He assured Emboffs there would be [...] | 2006-04-25 05:33:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL BA REGION |
06MANAMA707 | BAHRAIN: MENAFATF CAIRO DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Econoff and TreasAtt April 19 delivered reftel demarche to Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) Compliance Director Ahmed Bumtaia and provided him with a copy of the MENAFATF Charities best practices paper. Bumtaia said he was unfamiliar with the paper but promised to study it carefully. 2. [...] | 2006-04-25 05:33:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER BA REGION CTR |
06MANAMA710 | BAHRAIN REFORM STRATEGY: FIRST QUARTER 2006 [...] (C) The reporting period was marked by tumult on the political scene as competing Shia groups jockeyed for the support of their community. Leading Shia opposition society Al Wifaq remained preoccupied with organizing itself internally following its decision, along with several other oppositi [...] | 2006-04-25 10:45:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI ECON KPAO BA BILAT REFORM |
06MANAMA711 | PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS BAHRAIN [...] (C) Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar visited Bahrain April 24 in a low-key visit that received limited local press coverage. On the morning of Zahar's visit, the Ambassador queried Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid about the visit on the margins of a Bahrain University graduation cerem [...] | 2006-04-25 14:24:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL BA REGION |
06MANAMA724 | MFA READOUT OF PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S [...] (C) In a meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador April 26 asked MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa for a readout of Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Al Zahar's April 24 visit to Bahrain. Shaikh Abdul Az [...] | 2006-04-26 11:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL BA REGION CTR OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA727 | UPS AND DOWNS IN BAHRAIN'S RELATIONS WITH IRAN [...] (C) In a meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador April 26 asked MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa about the latest developments in Bahrain's relations with Iran, most notably President Ahmadi-Nejad's recent [...] | 2006-04-26 14:28:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PTER BA IR REGION OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA729 | GOB MOVES FORWARD ON SHELTER, ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION [...] (C) In an April 26 conversation with PolOff, Chief of Social Welfare Section and Ministry of Social Development representative to Bahrain's interministerial anti-TIP Task Force Afaf Ahmed Al Aseeri reported that the Minister of Social Development Dr. Fatima Al Balooshi had decided on one of t [...] | 2006-04-26 15:23:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SMIG KHUM KWMN PGOV PREL BA REGION |
06MANAMA75 | NEA TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR WATCH LIST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-21 10:57:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BA GR EG KHUM HUMRIT |
06MANAMA755 | BAHRAIN: NATO-MIDDLE EAST SECURITY COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-01 11:51:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BA ROW OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA758 | SCENESETTER FOR U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND COMMANDER [...] (C) General Abizaid, we warmly welcome your May 8 visit to Bahrain. Your Bahraini interlocutors are most concerned about heightened tensions with Iran and will want to hear your views on U.S. plans to deal with Iran. The Bahraini government is deeply suspicious of Iran's nuclear program and [...] | 2006-05-01 13:26:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV ASEC BA REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA759 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES MFA FOR FAVORABLE RESOLUTION OF [...] (C) In an April 26 meeting, the Ambassador briefed MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa on the status of the MEPI-funded National Democratic Institute (NDI) project in Bahrain. The Ambassador noted that he had requested to meet [...] | 2006-05-01 13:28:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI BA BILAT POL REFORM |
06MANAMA766 | COR PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN DISCUSS [...] (C) The Ambassador met separately with Council of Representatives (COR) President Al Dahrani and COR Foreign Affairs, Defense and National Security Committee Chairman Ahmed Behzad on April 23 and 24 respectively to discuss pending legislation of U.S. interest. Both MPs expressed their confid [...] | 2006-05-02 12:20:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ETRD KIPR ETTC BA BILAT ECTRD |
06MANAMA797 | BAHRAIN: MAY 6 GCC HEADS OF STATE CONSULTATIVE [...] (S) In a meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador May 6 delivered Ref A letter from the President and Ref B demarche on the GCC heads of state Consultative Meeting to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa a few hours before the Minister and King Hamad departed [...] | 2006-05-07 13:46:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA800 | BAHRAIN: FOLLOW UP ON THE PROLIFERATION SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-07 13:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM PHSA BA BILAT CTR |
06MANAMA802 | BAHRAIN: IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-08 05:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM BA REGION ROW HUMRIT |
06MANAMA804 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTER FOR FAVORABLE [...] (C) In a meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador May 6 pressed Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa for a favorable resolution to the National Democratic Institute's (NDI) outstanding legal status in Bahrain. Referring to Deputy National Security Advisor Ab [...] | 2006-05-08 07:27:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMPI KDEM BA BILAT REFORM OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA806 | FOREIGN MINISTER'S READOUT OF PALESTINIAN FM AL [...] (C) In a May 6 meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador, noting that he had not met with him since Palestinian Foreign Minister Al Zahar's April 24 visit to Bahrain, asked Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa for a readout of the visit. Shaikh Khalid said he [...] | 2006-05-08 09:54:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL BA REGION OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA818 | CENTRAL COMMAND GENERAL ABIZAID'S MAY 8 MEETING [...] (C) Centcom Commander General Abizaid met with Crown Prince Salman May 8 and discussed the May 6 GCC Consultative Meeting in Riyadh, the Iranian threat, building up defenses in the Gulf, and the situation in Iraq. The CP said the GCC leaders were far more cooperative towards each other than i [...] | 2006-05-09 11:40:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS BA IR IZ REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA824 | CENTRAL COMMAND GENERAL ABIZAID'S MAY 8 MEETING [...] (S) Centcom Commander General Abizaid met with King Hamad May 8 and discussed the May 6 GCC Consultative Meeting in Riyadh, the Iranian threat, placement of a regional counter-terrorism center in Bahrain, Iraq, and the upcoming parliamentary elections. The King said the GCC Secretary General [...] | 2006-05-09 14:52:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS ASEC PTER BA IR IZ REGION |
06MANAMA828 | BAHRAIN: ATTENDANCE AT THE BMENA DEMOCRACY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 14:41:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KMPI BA REGION REFORM |
06MANAMA829 | BAHRAIN: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] (U) The Government of Bahrain does not require participation in or cooperation with the Arab League Boycott (ALB),nor does it request that U.S. firms comply with boycott requirements. Post is unaware of any ALB compliance on the part of the Embassy's suppliers, venders, and service suppliers [...] | 2006-05-10 14:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KBCT ABLD PHUM PINR ETRD ETTC PREL BA REGION |
06MANAMA831 | BAHRAIN: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] (U) The Government of Bahrain does not require participation in or cooperation with the Arab League Boycott (ALB),nor does it request that U.S. firms comply with boycott requirements. Post is unaware of any ALB compliance on the part of the Embassy's suppliers, venders, and service suppliers [...] | 2006-05-10 14:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KBCT ABLD PHUM PINR ETRD ETTC PREL BA REGION |
06MANAMA836 | NDI PROGRAM DIRECTOR SET TO DEPART BAHRAIN [...] (C) NDI Program Director for Bahrain Fawzi Guleid is to depart Bahrain May 12 after negotiations on an MOU regularizing NDI's status in Bahrain reached an impasse and the government advised that Guleid's residency permit had expired. Guleid hopes to continue supporting programs for Bahrain fr [...] | 2006-05-11 11:38:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI BA BILAT REFORM POL |
06MANAMA869 | AL WIFAQ ENCOURAGED BY REACTION TO PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Al Wifaq's May 1 decision to participate in this year's parliamentary elections prompted expressions of support from both King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa and leading Shi'a cleric Shaikh Isa Qassim. In a May 3 press conference, Al Wifaq Secretary General Shaikh Ali Salman made the formal an [...] | 2006-05-17 14:25:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM BA POL REFORM |
06MANAMA873 | SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-BAHRAIN MILITARY CONSULTATIVE [...] (SBU) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Long, we warmly welcome you and the U.S. Delegation to the 13th Annual U.S.-Bahrain Military Consultative Committee (MCC) 23-24 May. We have requested meetings with the Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Bahrain [...] | 2006-05-18 14:08:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS ASEC BA REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA884 | BAHRAIN: HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-21 14:29:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC MTCRE BA ROW BILAT |
06MANAMA885 | BAHRAIN: FOLLOW UP ON DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-21 14:30:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL SOCI BA SU REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA89 | DELIVERY OF DIPNOTE ON BAHRAINI DETAINEES AT GTMO [...] (S) The Ambassador January 21 delivered Ref A diplomatic note concerning the health, treatment, and status of the three remaining Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa in a meeting covering several issues (septels). Shaikh Khalid asked about [...] | 2006-01-23 11:51:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | KAWC PREL PTER ASEC OPDC BA OFFICIALS CTR BILAT |
06MANAMA891 | BAHRAINI POLITICAL SCENE PART I: GOVERNMENT [...] (S) The forced departure of NDI's project director on May 12 is just one example of actions taken by elements within the government and ruling family to exert increased control over the political environment in the run-up to parliamentary and municipal council elections later this year. Accor [...] | 2006-05-22 14:03:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM KMPI BA BILAT POL REFORM |
06MANAMA898 | INTERAGENCY DELEGATION DISCUSSES GULF SECURITY [...] (C) An interagency delegation led by Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Henry and Assistant Secretary of State Hillen met with MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz May 14 and discussed the Gulf Security Dialogue, Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the Iranian challen [...] | 2006-05-23 09:09:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR MASS KDEM KMPI BA IR REGION |
06MANAMA899 | INTERAGENCY DELEGATION DISCUSSES GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH CROWN PRINCE SALMAN [...] (C) An interagency delegation led by Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Henry and Assistant Secretary of State Hillen met with Crown Prince Salman May 14 and discussed the Gulf Security Dialogue, the threat posed by Iran, direct contacts between the U.S. and Iran, a declaratory secur [...] | 2006-05-23 09:09:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR MASS KDEM KMPI BA REGION IR |
06MANAMA901 | BAHRAIN: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] The Ambassador May 17 shared reftel demarche concerning the World Health Assembly (WHA) draft resolution on smallpox eradication with Health Minister Nada Haffadh. Minister Haffadh expressed interest in the subject and said she would convey the information to Health Ministry Director of Public [...] | 2006-05-24 05:01:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO BA BILAT CTR |
06MANAMA907 | BAHRAINI POLITICAL SCENE PART II: ROYAL FAMILY [...] (C) At a time when the Bahrain's King and ruling family should be congratulating themselves for having successfully maneuvered major opposition society Al Wifaq into deciding to end its boycott and participate in this year's parliamentary elections, recent developments suggest that at least so [...] | 2006-05-24 11:23:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KMPI BA BILAT POL REFORM |
06MANAMA91 | BAHRAIN: REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS [...] (C) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (C) The Ambassador January 21 delivered Ref B demarche concerning reporting Iran to the UN Security Council to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. Shaikh Khalid said that he had met recently with the EU-3 Ambassadors, [...] | 2006-01-23 12:45:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL AORC BA IR OFFICIALS REGION ROW |
06MANAMA936 | DPM SHAIKH MOHAMMED DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQ, NDI WITH [...] (C) Summary. In a May 29 meeting with the Ambassador, DPM Shaikh Mohammed welcomed continued dialogue on Iran, saying it would be vital to get as accurate intelligence as we can on Iran's nuclear program. On Iraq, he urged that new Iraqi ministers make a greater effort to reach out to their B [...] | 2006-05-30 06:09:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IR IZ BA OFFICIALS BILAT |
06MANAMA937 | SUPREME COUNCIL FOR DEFENSE SECGEN REQUESTS U.S. [...] (C) The Ambassador called on the Secretary General for the recently-formed Supreme Council for Defense, Shaikh Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, on May 28. Shaikh Ahmed said King Hamad meets daily with the Council, which is composed of the King, Crown Prince, Ministers of Defense, Foreign Affairs [...] | 2006-05-30 06:13:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KDEM KMPI BA REGION OFFICIALS POL |
06MANAMA963 | REQUEST TO VISIT BAHRAINI DETAINEES AT GUANTANAMO [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (C) Post received the following diplomatic note on May 30, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Begin Text: Ref: 19/1/15-68530 Date: May 28, 2006 Confidential and Urgent SIPDIS The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdo [...] | 2006-06-03 11:01:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER BA BILAT CTR |
06MANAMA973 | COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES CONTROVERSIAL [...] (C) Bahrain's Council of Representatives (COR) passed public assembly legislation May 16, following two years of back-and-forth between the COR and government. These amendments to the 1973 law on public gatherings ban demonstrations near hospitals, airports, shopping malls, and other areas s [...] | 2006-06-04 08:50:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KHUM BA HUMRIT POL REFORM |
06MANAMA976 | SAUDIS TO PREPARE IRAN PAPER FOR GCC CONSIDERATION [...] (C) During a brief conversation with the Ambassador on June 4, King Hamad told the Ambassador that GCC Foreign Ministers meeting in Riyadh June 3 had talked at some length about Iran in an effort to develop a unified position and strategy. He said that numerous ideas were presented, but there [...] | 2006-06-04 13:49:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR BA REGION OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA977 | PRIME MINISTER, AMBASSADOR DISCUSS IRAN, GCC, FTA [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa June 3 and discussed the U.S. initiative on Iran, the GCC, and the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Accompanying the PM was Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Foreign Minister S [...] | 2006-06-04 14:24:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD BA OFFICIALS BILAT |
06MANAMA982 | FM SHAIKH KHALID REQUESTS INFORMATION ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary and action request. Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid has requested further information on the components of the package of incentives for Iran, and especially on the political component which Bahrain understands is aimed at giving Iran recognition as a regional player. He asked that [...] | 2006-06-05 13:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR BA OFFICIALS BILAT |
06MANAMA987 | BAHRAIN: NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) Econoff June 5 delivered Ref. B demarche concerning the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) statement on Iran's nuclear program to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho replied that he had been present at the drafting of the NAM statement and said he wished t [...] | 2006-06-05 15:46:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP USNC IR BA REGION ROW |
06MANAMA989 | "The Sapphire Trio: American Women in the Arts" [...] The all-women American chamber ensemble The Sapphire Trio performed American and classical music in Bahrain from May 15th through May 17th, providing Bahraini audiences with a glimpse of the diversity of expression and talent in the American musical arts community. Partially funded by a Perf [...] | 2006-06-06 07:41:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM OEXC SCUL KPAO PREL BA BILAT |
06MANAMA99 | BAHRAIN: WAY FORWARD ON UN REFORM [...] (C) The Ambassador January 21 delivered Ref A demarche concerning the way forward on UN reform to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa in a meeting covering several subjects (septels). Shaikh Khalid said that Bahrain supports U.S. efforts in the reform process and promised to [...] | 2006-01-24 11:34:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM KDEM BA UN ROW OFFICIALS |
06MANILA1 | MOVING FORWARD ON USG PRIORITIES IN THE [...] (C) Summary: While still facing serious political obstacles, President Arroyo has recovered some of her equilibrium after surviving impeachment charges and severe domestic turbulence in 2005. The relative pause in the political wars provides an opening for the USG to move forward with key b [...] | 2006-01-03 01:55:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID MARR MOPS PHUM RP |
06MANILA1040 | EAP DAS JOHN MEETINGS EXPLORE EMERGENCY RULE, FREE [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 2, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John discussed President Arroyo's declaration SIPDIS of a State of Emergency with Ricardo Saludo, Secretary of the Cabinet and member of the Presidential Management Staff. They also discussed the Arroyo administration's strateg [...] | 2006-03-07 08:08:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS ASEC PREL KPAO RP |
06MANILA1074 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR WELCOMES USG SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) On February 27, 2006, representatives of USAID and the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES),a USAID/Philippines grantee, met with former Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide, Jr. to discuss opportunities to collaborate on electoral reforms. President A [...] | 2006-03-08 08:56:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL RP |
06MANILA1075 | "NO CNN CAMERA CREWS!" -- CHILD PRISONERS IN THE [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: A recent visit by emboffs to a jail in a town near Manila highlighted in a microcosm the problem of incarcerated children in the Philippines. On the national level, the GRP is trying to address [...] | 2006-03-08 09:05:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KOCI SOCI OPRC RP |
06MANILA1110 | PHILIPPINE OPPOSITION: BITTER TOWARD PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In recent meetings, Opposition politicians told poloffs that they will continue to denounce President Arroyo for her recent imposition (since rescinded) of a State of National Emergency, asserting that it was poorly calibrated to meet the nature of any threat posed at the time. [...] | 2006-03-10 07:41:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PREL RP |
06MANILA1178 | ASEAN: LOOKING AHEAD AS THE PHILIPPINES PREPARES [...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippines will assume the rotating Chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in July 2006. The GRP plans to use its chairmanship to focus ASEAN on maritime security and counterterrorism issues, as well as regional anti-trafficking efforts, alter [...] | 2006-03-15 09:50:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EWWT RP BM |
06MANILA1179 | "CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER": THE GRP PRESENTS ITS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 9 diplomatic corps briefing, senior GRP officials laid out the case in support of the February 24 declaration of a State of National Emergency through Proclamation 1017. The GRP maintains that an "unholy alliance" of three groups -- Communist rebels and political [...] | 2006-03-15 10:32:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINS MOPS RP |
06MANILA1219 | LIKELY POSTPONEMENT OF ARRAIGNMENT OF MARINES IN [...] (U) On March 17, the alleged victim in the case of four U.S. Marines charged with rape filed an omnibus motion with the Olongapo City Regional Trial Court. The motion requests four actions: -- that the Court declare unconstitutional Article V, paragraph 6 of the Visiting Forces Agreement ( [...] | 2006-03-17 09:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA1230 | POSITIVE REACTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON [...] (U) Summary: Mission's efforts to alert the Philippine public of the Country Reports on Human Rights 2005, including a chat on the Virtual Consulate Davao website, paid off with generally positive and constructive responses from the media and from key contacts. Mission will continue to devel [...] | 2006-03-20 06:55:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI RP |
06MANILA1259 | LOCAL ISSUES -- NOT MANILA POLITICS -- DOMINATE [...] (C) Summary: Based on emboffs March 16-17 visit, recent political turbulence in Manila appears to have garnered little attention in Isabela Province in northeastern Luzon. Governor Grace Padaca, the 2006 Ninoy Aquino Award for Public Service winner, remains popular, but faces entrenched oppo [...] | 2006-03-21 07:25:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ECON PREL PINR SOCI RP |
06MANILA1366 | JUDGE IN ALLEGED RAPE CASE RECUSES HIMSELF ON EVE [...] (U) Summary. The judge in the case of four Marines accused of raping a Filipina has recused himself in reaction to a motion from the complainant's lawyers. The arraignment of the Marines, scheduled for March 24, has been postponed. A new judge may be assigned to the case on March 28; the co [...] | 2006-03-24 07:29:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA1452 | LEFT-WING ACTIVISTS REMAIN A TARGET IN THE [...] Summary: Since Mission's last message dated November 15, 2005, attacks on left-wing activists have continued unabated, with seventeen killed and one wounded. Some observers allege the Arroyo Administration, Philippine National Police, and the Armed Forces of the Philippines are behind the ki [...] | 2006-03-30 10:04:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PTER PINS PREL PINR RP |
06MANILA1519 | NEW VENUE, JUDGE ANNOUNCED IN ALLEGED RAPE CASE [...] (U) On March 28, the Philippine Supreme Court transferred the case of four Marines accused of raping a Filipina from Olongapo City to Makati City in metro Manila. The Department of Justice (DOJ) had requested the change of venue after the original judge, Renato Dilag, recused himself due to a [...] | 2006-04-04 08:50:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA1539 | PHILIPPINES: CONTRIBUTING FORCES TO UN [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) Director Gary Domingo, the Philippines would in principle be favorably disposed to a request to provide troops to a UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur. He pledged to engage in init [...] | 2006-04-05 09:26:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MOPS SU RP |
06MANILA1567 | CRITICAL LACK OF RESOURCES FOR AI PREPAREDNESS [...] (SBU) The Philippines continues to maintain its official status as free of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI). However the country is regarded as being at "high risk" considering the epidemic in the region and migratory birds, which transit the Philippines to and from affected countries. Post is con [...] | 2006-04-07 03:59:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL RP |
06MANILA171 | PHILIPPINES: COUNTERTERRORISM TRAINING [...] (C) Summary. The Philippines faces multiple terrorist threats. The US Mission in Manila coordinates a robust interagency program of counterterrorism training and technical assistance, and hopes further to expand such efforts in FY 2006-2008, if additional funds are available. As part 1 of a [...] | 2006-01-12 10:18:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON PGOV KCRM KTFN RP |
06MANILA1714 | LIKELY REDUCTION OF CHARGES FOR 3 MARINES IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippine Secretary of Justice announced that he would recommend to the court a reduction in the charges against three of the Marines in the ongoing alleged rape case. Lawyers for the complainant and for the Marines have both characterized the proposed reduced charges of [...] | 2006-04-19 09:59:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA1747 | MILF WELCOMES REGULAR DIALOGUE WITH US EMBASSY [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a second meeting with poloffs, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Vice Chairman for Political Affairs Ghazali Jafaar confirmed that MILF-GRP negotiations for a political settlement will begin after both parties sign a written agreement on ancestral domain, and noted that [...] | 2006-04-21 06:49:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PINS PTER PREL KISL MY RP |
06MANILA1792 | REBELLION CHARGES AGAINST SUSPECTED COUP PLOTTERS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-25 10:20:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL PTER RP |
06MANILA1816 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR EXERCISE BAKER PISTON 06-3 [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 6. 2. (U) JIATF West has requested that the Mission conduct human rights vetting for units participating in exercise Baker Piston 06-3, slated to take place 17 July - 11 August, 2006. 3. (U) Post POC is Rachel Wolfe, who can be reached at wolf [...] | 2006-04-26 09:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PHUM PREL PINR SNAR RP |
06MANILA1841 | HANDLING THE MARINE "RAPE" CASE -- NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) With the imminent arraignment (likely on April 28) of four Marines accused in a case of rape of a Filipina in Subic Bay on November 1, 2005, this case and the utility of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) will re-emerge in the spotlight after a relatively quiet four months. An outsta [...] | 2006-04-27 10:06:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR RP |
06MANILA1845 | ARMM LEADERSHIP PLEDGES COOPERATION ON TERRORISM, [...] (SBU) Summary. In an April 20 meeting with Ambassador, Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Datu Zaldy Uy Ampatuan and his senior staff acknowledged the vital importance of combating terrorism but expressed a hope that the GRP would involve Local Government Units more direct [...] | 2006-04-27 10:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID PTER EAGR RP |
06MANILA1866 | COURT REJECTS DOJ MOTION TO DOWNGRADE CHARGES, [...] (U) Summary: On April 28, a Manila court rejected a motion to reduce the charges against three of four US Marines accused of raping a Filipina. The judge hearing the case entered "not guilty" pleas on behalf of the accused Marines after their lawyers declined to enter pleas. The judge also [...] | 2006-04-28 09:44:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR RP |
06MANILA1885 | ARREST OF ASG OPERATIVE AL-SHARIE AMIRUDDIN A [...] (C) Summary. The recent arrest of Al-Sharie Amiruddin y Mohammad Nur, aka Abu Omar, is a significant catch for the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Although a mid-level operative, Amiruddin was an early Abu Sayyaf Group adherent, and involved in intelligence and recruiting activities in Mal [...] | 2006-05-02 08:56:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL MOPS KPAL BX ID MY RP |
06MANILA1887 | MINDANAO PEACE PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: According to Cotabato City Mayor Muslimin Sema, detained Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari has formed a new council for talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),excluding Sema and other members of the MNLF-Council of 15. Sema commented the c [...] | 2006-05-02 09:23:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PTER PREL KISL RP |
06MANILA1888 | PHILIPPINES: URGING SIGNATURE AND RATIFICATION OF [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Office of UN and International Organizations (UNIO) Director Gary Domingo, the DFA is still awaiting inputs from other Philippine government agencies -- notably, the Departments of Justice and of Transportation and Communications -- on the [...] | 2006-05-02 09:26:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT RP |
06MANILA190 | PHILIPPINES: COUNTERTERRORISM ASSISTANCE (PART 2) [...] (C) Summary. The Philippines faces multiple terrorist threats. The US Mission in Manila coordinates a robust interagency program of counterterrorism training and technical assistance, and hopes further to expand such efforts in FY 2006-2008, if additional funds are available. As part 2 of a [...] | 2006-01-13 09:57:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON PGOV KCRM KTFN RP |
06MANILA1903 | GMA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT MILF PEACE PROSPECTS; [...] (U) This message is sensitive, but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an April 28 event with the Ambassador, President Arroyo reiterated optimism about prospects for peace with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in 2006. Senior GRP officials commente [...] | 2006-05-04 01:40:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR PARM RP |
06MANILA1920 | CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING SUSPENSION OF [...] (U) The GRP has diplomatic relations with Cuba. According to Department of Foreign Affairs Director for Central America Ariel Penaranda, after a two-year gap, the newly appointed Philippine Ambassador to Cuba arrived in Havana in April 2006. The Cubans currently maintain an Ambassador and a [...] | 2006-05-04 08:56:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ETTC CU RP |
06MANILA1944 | JAIL MANAGEMENT SEMINAR ADVANCES LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (U) Summary. A week-long S/CT-funded seminar on Advanced Jail Management that concluded on April 28 was a crucial effort in Mission's support of law enforcement reform in the Philippines in general and of the Philippine National Police's ongoing Transformation Project in particular. 2. ( [...] | 2006-05-05 06:43:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KCRM KJUS PREL KCOR PGOV PINS ASEC RP |
06MANILA1968 | MARINE CASE UPDATE 5/5/06 [...] (C) Summary. On May 3, the Ambassador raised concerns over the alleged rape case with Philippine Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz, a strong supporter of the Visiting Forces Agreement. Cruz was sympathetic to U.S. concerns over the potential politization of the case, but believed that the case [...] | 2006-05-08 08:39:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA1982 | AMBASSADOR'S MAY 5 MEETING WITH FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary. In a May 5 meeting, the Ambassador thanked Secretary of Foreign Affairs Romulo for the Philippine SIPDIS government's support for efforts to keep Iran off the UNHRC. She urged the GRP to pursue concerns about terrorist financing when President Arroyo visits Saudi Arabia on May [...] | 2006-05-09 07:56:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PHUM PTER RP BM IR SA |
06MANILA2009 | WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On May 8, poloff delivered reftel talking points to Rosalita Prospero, Health Division Director, Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Pros [...] | 2006-05-10 08:25:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO RP |
06MANILA2013 | GRP-MILF PEACE TALKS DEADLOCKED OVER TERRITORIAL [...] (C) Summary. GRP and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiators failed to reach an agreement on ancestral domain during their 12th Round of Exploratory Talks, but were successful in expanding the composition/mandate of the International Monitoring Team, and extending the Ad Hoc Joint A [...] | 2006-05-10 08:47:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL MOPS PINS KISL MY RP |
06MANILA2085 | MARINE CASE UPDATE 5/16/06 [...] (U) Pre-trial hearings continue in the case of four U.S. Marines accused of raping a Filipina. At a pre-trial hearing on May 11, Judge Pozon received a Motion for Clarification of the one-year time-limit for judicial proceedings specified in the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). ----------- [...] | 2006-05-16 09:11:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA2096 | GRP FORMS TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE KILLINGS OF [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Eleven more leftist activists have been killed in attacks since late March. President Arroyo has formed a police task force to investigate the killings. Some GRP officials are suggesting that [...] | 2006-05-17 06:50:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER PINS PREL RP |
06MANILA2104 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PHILIPPINE RED CROSS [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Ambassador met May 17 with Senator Richard J. Gordon, Chairman and CEO of the Philippine National Red Cross, to discuss the importance of the upcoming meeting of the 29th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and its scheduled vote to establish [...] | 2006-05-17 08:41:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC RP IS |
06MANILA2111 | AMBASSADOR'S MAY 18 MEETING WITH FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (C) The Ambassador, accompanied by the DCM, paid her first visit on former president Corazon "Cory" Aquino on May 18. Aquino talked warmly and nostalgically about her days in Malacanang before turning to the current political situation. She said that she still believes that President Arroyo [...] | 2006-05-18 08:27:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR RP |
06MANILA2113 | AMBASSADOR'S MAY 18 MEETING WITH FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para. 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Affairs Secretary Romulo intends to focus on Burma and regional counterterrorism when the Philippines takes the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and is optimistic about peace prospects with the Moro [...] | 2006-05-18 08:43:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER BM RP |
06MANILA2136 | AMBASSADOR'S MAY 18 MEETING WITH NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S) The Ambassador, accompanied by the DCM and Regional Affairs Chief, visited National Security Advisor Norberto "Bert" Gonzales on May 18. Gonzales said he had useful side meetings with his Saudi counterpart during President Arroyo's May 7-10 visit to Saudi Arabia. He asked Saudi National [...] | 2006-05-19 08:56:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL SA RP |
06MANILA2162 | GRP HOSTS FIRST U.S. BILATERAL CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive, but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Philippines, a Chemical Weapon Convention member-state, needs to make more progress in meeting its national implementation obligations under the convention. During an April 3-4 workshop wi [...] | 2006-05-23 08:19:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETRD ASEC PHUM MY RP |
06MANILA218 | SUBIC CASE UPDATE: JANUARY 17 [...] (C) Summary. Local media have begun reporting on the US Embassy's decision to retain custody of the four Marines charged with rape in the Philippines. The Marines' defense attorneys have submitted Motions for Reconsideration of the issuance of any arrest warrants; three Marines have also ap [...] | 2006-01-17 09:43:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA2193 | PHILIPPINE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DENOUNCES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Commission on Human Rights has announced plans to hold a public hearing to investigate the recent murders of journalists and leftist activists. In response, President Arroyo has called for an end to the killings. Meanwhile, a popular radio commentator was kil [...] | 2006-05-26 04:09:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER PINS PREL RP |
06MANILA2195 | DRUGS, CRIME, AND CORRUPTION CHALLENGE PEACE AND [...] (C) Summary. Widespread methamphetamine trafficking and abuse, organized crime, and endemic corruption are gnawing at the fabric of Muslim society in Mindanao. While Muslim clan leaders and political warlords sustain fiefdoms and private armies through sources of illicit income, the common p [...] | 2006-05-26 06:26:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL SNAR KISL KCRM RP |
06MANILA2207 | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REGIONAL OFFICE IN MANILA [...] World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office in Manila outlined to Econoffs recent developments in North Sumatra, Indonesia involving a large cluster of avian influenza deaths. WHO confirmed that a group of seven family members contracted the disease; six have died. WHO was unable to det [...] | 2006-05-26 10:34:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL RP |
06MANILA2228 | MARINE CASE UPDATE 05/29/06 [...] (U) Summary. Pre-trial hearings have concluded in the case of four U.S. Marines accused of raping a Filipina, and the trial is scheduled to begin on June 2. DCM conveyed to DFA officials the USG's position that the one-year period in the Marine case began on December 27, 2005, when the Marin [...] | 2006-05-30 09:23:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA2273 | ANATOMY OF AN EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING [...] (C) Summary: During POL team's recent visit to Puerto Princesa, the capital of Palawan in the western Philippines, contacts expressed their deep concern about the brazen daytime killing of a well-known radio broadcaster and former politician on May 22. GRP authorities arrested a serving mem [...] | 2006-06-01 06:24:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SOCI RP |
06MANILA2294 | SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) In a meeting on May 30 with Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for African and Middle East Affairs Oscar Valenzuela, poloff urged the GRP to issue a statement of support for the new Iraqi political leadership and congratulate them on forming a unified government (reftel). 2. (SB [...] | 2006-06-02 02:15:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IZ RP |
06MANILA2319 | THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with Agriculture Secretary Panganiban on May 31 to discuss the status of the PL 480 agreement, continuing USG support for agricultural development in Mindanao, and the GRP's response plan for avian influenza. Panganiban confirmed the GRP had approved the PL 480 agree [...] | 2006-06-02 11:46:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL RP |
06MANILA2334 | MARINE CASE UPDATE 06/05/06 [...] (U) On June 2, the trial of four Marines charged with raping a Filipina began in Makati City, Manila. Two Diplomatic Security (DS) Special Agents and a DS investigator from Mission's Regional Security Office accompanied the Marines, who remain quartered on Embassy grounds, to the trial. Mis [...] | 2006-06-05 08:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA2350 | Cybersex a growing problem in the Philippines [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The cybersex industry continues to grow in the Philippines, spurred on by the increasing availability of broadband Internet connectivity, foreign demand, and difficulty in prosecuting operators. [...] | 2006-06-06 08:24:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB KCRM RP |
06MANILA2383 | USG STEPS TO COUNTER EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (U) Extra-judicial killings (EJK) in the Philippines -- notably of leftist activists, journalists, judges, and suspected narcotics traffickers -- remain of high concern to the USG and are increasingly a subject of international media attention. The annual country report on human rights for t [...] | 2006-06-08 01:36:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV RP |
06MANILA2389 | PHILLIPINES SECOND CITY GREETS AMBASSADOR WITH [...] SUMMARY: Ambassadors May 19 and June 2 visits to Cebu highlighted the broad range of U.S. interests and activities in the area. The Cebu metro area is second only to Manila in the size of its population and economy. Over 100 American businesses operate in Cebu, including Timex, Lexmark Interna [...] | 2006-06-08 05:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EAID RP |
06MANILA241 | RESPONSES TO USG RETENTION OF CUSTODY IN SUBIC CASE [...] (U) Summary. Philippine media on January 18 covered extensively the Embassy's public announcement that the U.S. would invoke the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) and retain custody of four Marines accused of rape. Several politicians voiced anti-VFA and/or anti-U.S. sentiments. Court officia [...] | 2006-01-18 08:30:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA2426 | MARINE CASE UPDATE 06/09/06 [...] (U) On June 9, the first full week of trial concluded in the case of four U.S. Marines accused in the alleged rape of a Filipina. Officials from Embassy's American Citizens' Services Unit, JUSMAG, Defense Attache's Office (DAO),and Regional Security Office, as well as from the Third Marine [...] | 2006-06-09 08:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA2465 | UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA - PHILIPPINES [...] (U) Post's Avian Influenza Task Force met on June 7 to review current initiatives and plans to prepare for a potential outbreak of Avian Influenza in the Philippines. The Task Force is chaired by USAID and includes representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Medical Unit, Ma [...] | 2006-06-13 09:07:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL RP AMGT AMED |
06MANILA2523 | GRP MULLS AN IMO-BASED MULTILATERAL MARITIME [...] (SBU) On May 22, EAP Security Affairs Officer William Comley met separately with GRP officials and Australian and Japanese emboffs to brief them on recent discussions with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary General and continue previous discussions on building a mechanism [...] | 2006-06-16 05:50:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ETRD PBTS PREL PTER PHSA KTIA RP |
06MANILA2548 | MARINE CASE UPDATE 06/19/06 [...] (U) After a three-day holiday weekend and the court's regular Tuesday off, the trial of four U.S. Marines accused of raping a Filipina resumed June 14 with the testimony of NCIS special agents and NCIS locally employed staff. Post greatly appreciates the support of the Department and all oth [...] | 2006-06-19 03:18:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA2551 | AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS DEVELOPMENT IN CAGAYAN DE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 07:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EAID RP |
06MANILA2554 | AMBASSADOR AND ADMIRAL FALLON MEET WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. On June 5, the Ambassador and Admiral Fallon met for breakfast with President Arroyo. In a wide-ranging conversation, President Arroyo offered her views on GRP counterterrorism efforts; the peace process in Mindanao; and her upcoming trip to Jolo to visit the USNS Mercy. End S [...] | 2006-06-19 08:16:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL MARR PINS RP |
06MANILA2570 | AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN [...] The Ambassador's trip to Cagayan de Oro on June 8 highlighted U.S. business interests and USAID's active engagement in the commercial center of Northern Mindanao. Cagayan de Oro is a gateway and regional market for eight cities representing five provinces in the region. It is a medium-sized [...] | 2006-06-20 06:12:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL EAID RP |
06MANILA2623 | CONTINUED GRP-MILF COMMITMNT TO PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. Following a caim by the MILF for an additional 1,000 wards asMuslim-dominated ancestral domain, the Governmen of Malaysia will help to facilitate a joint survey by GRP/MILF census experts, with a goal of compltion by October 2006. The GRP believes that theMILF also remains comm [...] | 2006-06-23 02:07:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MY RP KISL PINS |
06MANILA2634 | MARINE CASE UPDATE 06/23/06 [...] (U) Summary. The trial of four U.S. Marines accused of raping a Filipina is proceeding slightly more slowly than anticipated, and may move to a five-day-a-week schedule in July. Developments during the week of June 19 included a concession by prosecutors that physical evidence in the case w [...] | 2006-06-23 09:18:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA2636 | GRP EFFORTS AGAINST EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (U) Summary: The GRP has geared up to focus more concerted attention on the troubling problem of extra-judicial killings, notably of leftist activists, journalists, judges, and suspected criminals. A month-old overall task force incorporates two existing subsidiary task forces within the Ph [...] | 2006-06-23 09:38:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL RP |
06MANILA2637 | AMBASSADOR VISITS CLARK AND SUBIC ECONOMIC ZONES [...] SUMMARY: During June 15-16 visits to two former U.S. military bases, the Subic and Clark special economic zones, Ambassador Kenney highlighted continuing U.S. involvement in both regions. Managers of these economic zones briefed the Ambassador on recent infrastructure projects and investment [...] | 2006-06-24 04:33:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EAID RP |
06MANILA2663 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR EXERCISE BALANCE PISTON [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (U) JUSMAG has requested that the Mission conduct human rights vetting for units participating in exercise Balance Piston 06-05, slated to take place August 5 - 31, 2006. 3. (U) Information on participating commanders and units follows: [...] | 2006-06-26 07:00:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PHUM PREL PINR SNAR RP |
06MANILA2680 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE [...] (U) Summary. In a June 23 courtesy call on the Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General, the Ambassador expressed the U.S. Mission's appreciation for PNP contributions to our security, encouraged good coordination between the PNP and the Armed Forces of the Philippines as they battl [...] | 2006-06-27 06:37:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM RP |
06MANILA2697 | GRP EFFORTS AGAINST EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (U) Summary: The GRP has geared up to focus more concerted attention on the troubling problem of extra-judicial killings, notably of leftist activists, journalists, judges, and suspected criminals. A month-old overall task force incorporates two existing subsidiary task forces within the Ph [...] | 2006-06-28 00:30:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL RP |
06MANILA2777 | GRP LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST COMMUNIST INSURGENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: In In June 2006, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo approved a new strategy for defeating Asia's longest-running communist insurgency by the Communist Party of the Philippines and its New People's Army (CPP/NPA). Under this plan, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),with [...] | 2006-06-30 09:08:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHUM PINS PREL RP |
06MANILA2824 | PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS CONDEMN NORTH KOREAN MISSILE [...] (U) In a statement issued on July 6, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo commented that "In solidarity with the international community, The Philippines condemns the missile tests of North Korea and urges that nation to refrain from further compromising the peace and security of the region and [...] | 2006-07-06 05:29:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP KN RP |
06MANILA283 | CONGRESS CALLS FOR TERMINATION/RENEGOTIATION OF [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine Congress' Legislative Oversight Committee on the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) unanimously passed a non-binding resolution on January 19 calling for the termination of the VFA within six months and its renegotiation into a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). Appa [...] | 2006-01-19 10:03:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA2852 | MARINE CASE UPDATE 07/07/06 [...] The trial of the four Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman continued during the week of July 3 with the cross examination of Analisa Franco, stepsister of the complainant, and direct examination of the complainant herself on July 6. There was no hearing on July 7 due to the "distraught [...] | 2006-07-07 09:44:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA2962 | MARINE CASE UPDATE 07/14/06 [...] The trial of four Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman continued during the week of July 14 with direct and cross examination of the complainant as well as of the prosecution's chief medical witness, Dr. Raquel del Rosario-Fortun. Prosecutors established how much the complainant drank [...] | 2006-07-14 10:14:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA2969 | MARINE CASE: ANOTHER DEFENDANT SPEAKS TO MEDIA [...] LCpl Daniel Smith, one of the four marines currently on trial for alleged rape, gave an interview to the Associated Press on Saturday July 15. Local media featured his remarks extensively. He talked about how his "life has come to a screeching halt" due to the alleged incident and trial, and [...] | 2006-07-17 09:14:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA2973 | CPP/NPA - THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to a renewed campaign by the Philippine Government (GRP) to defeat Asia's longest-running communist insurgency, the New People's Army (NPA) has continued its low intensity attacks throughout the country. At the same time, the National Democratic Front (NDF) is push [...] | 2006-07-17 09:58:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHUM PINS PREL RP |
06MANILA2998 | PHILIPPINES: MOUNT MAYON VOLCANIC ACTIVITY [...] Mount Mayon, 300 kilometers (180 miles) southeast of Manila, is experiencing high levels of seismic activity and lava flows reaching 800 meters downwards from the summit. Experts here expect minimal impact on Manila, possibly increased particulates in the air. Residents within the 6-kilometer [...] | 2006-07-18 09:12:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TPHY EINV CASC EAGR PREL EAID RP |
06MANILA3064 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chris, the entire US Mission welcomes you back to the Philippines! We have been busy emphasizing our partnership in this historic year; upcoming Codels will be a next stage as will President Arroyo's September trip to Hawaii. Your visit focuses on outreach in two key areas -- [...] | 2006-07-21 09:44:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR ECON PGOV ETRD ECIN EAID RP |
06MANILA3065 | MARINE CASE UPDATE 07/21/06 [...] The trial of four Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman continued the week of July 17. The lawyer for Timoteo Soriano, the driver of the Starex van the Marines rented the night of November 1, objected to the subpoena requesting Mr. Soriano testify for the prosecution on July 17, invoking [...] | 2006-07-21 09:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA3066 | DEFENSE SECRETARY SEES KAPIT BISIG AS "BIG PLUS" [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Secretary Cruz views the Kapit Bisig framework as a "big plus" for US-RP counterterrorism cooperation, is focused on neutralizing High Value Targets, and believes the Kapit Bisig implementing guidelines are flexible enough to accommodate a variety of circumstances. He tak [...] | 2006-07-21 10:05:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS MCAP MARR PTER PREL RP |
06MANILA3068 | PHILIPPINE DEFENSE REFORM HELPING TO COUNTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) has produced concrete results and is becoming institutionalized within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). PDR is also helping counteract restiveness among some mid- and junior officers, which contributed to the coup attempt of February 24 [...] | 2006-07-24 00:32:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP MOPS PREL PINS RP |
06MANILA3085 | CALLING FOR A BALANCED ASEAN STATEMENT ON MIDDLE [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed the situation in the Middle East (reftel) with Foreign Secretary Romulo on July 23, emphasizing that the United States was working hard to achieve a durable cessation to the current violence in the Middle East and to ease the plight of innocent people. She urged [...] | 2006-07-24 07:21:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEAN LE IS RP |
06MANILA3095 | ESPERON - THE BATTERING RAM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Lieutenant General Esperon succeeded General Senga as the 35th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on July 21. He has a reputation as a tough combat soldier, and has pledged both to crush Communist rebels and put down any attempt to unseat the Arroyo governmen [...] | 2006-07-24 09:57:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINR RP |
06MANILA3176 | MARINE CASE UPDATE 07/31/06 [...] The trial of four Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman continued the week of July 24 with medical testimony from toxicologist Dr. Kenneth Go, who testified that the complainant was intoxicated on the night of the alleged incident such that she would not have been able to consent to sexu [...] | 2006-07-31 00:15:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA3203 | AMBASSADOR'S DINNER WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (C) Summary. President Arroyo promised the Ambassador that her Administration would push ahead with counterterrorism efforts, especially against the ASG and JI. She will also push for new counterterrorism legislation with the Senate. She reiterated her opposition to extrajudicial killings. [...] | 2006-08-01 05:55:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP PTER PHUM RP |
06MANILA3247 | THE AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW POLICE CHIEF [...] Summary. New Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Calderon assured the Ambassador on July 28 that the PNP is focusing the necessary resources to investigate and bring to justice those responsible for the recent killings of leftist activists. The PNP has embarked on a ten-year tra [...] | 2006-08-02 08:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASEC PHUM RP |
06MANILA3248 | A/S CHRISTOPHER HILL FOCUSES ON PHILIPPINES GROWTH [...] Summary. During his visit to Manila on July 31, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill gained a firsthand view of advantages and SIPDIS challenges to U.S. business investment in the Philippines by touring two E-services facilities and attending a working lunch with representatives from U [...] | 2006-08-02 09:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR PREL ETTC EINV KIPR RP |
06MANILA3285 | MARINE CASE UPDATE 08/04/06 [...] The trial of the four Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman was suspended August 1 due to the illness of a prosecution witness, and will probably not resume for two more weeks. Judge Benjamin Pozon said he was unhappy with this delay, but believed it to be unavoidable. He ordered the P [...] | 2006-08-04 07:21:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA3299 | INITIAL SUCCESS IN ONGOING OPERATIONS AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) operation to capture or kill senior terrorist leaders on the island of Jolo, which began on August 1, has met with initial success. One mid-level terrorist has been killed and the senior leadership has been driven out of its safe havens. [...] | 2006-08-04 09:23:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP |
06MANILA3356 | NPA - TRENDS IN RECENT ATTACKS [...] (U) Summary: The Communist Party of the Philippines-Military Commission (CPP-MC) has directed the New People's Army (NPA) to concentrate on new offensives against the "key loyalist and fascist officials of the Arroyo regime." The number of NPA attacks nationwide appears to have increased sin [...] | 2006-08-10 02:03:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PHUM PINS PREL RP |
06MANILA3369 | EXPLOSIONS IN CENTRAL MINDANAO LEAVE TWO DEAD AND [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) An explosion from a hand grenade occurred at approximately 1:55 p.m. local time at the main gate of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor's Office in Cotabato City, reportedly killing t [...] | 2006-08-10 10:09:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS ASEC PREL KISL MOPS RP |
06MANILA3401 | AFP ANTI-TERRORISM OPERATIONS ADVANCE ON JOLO [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is continuing operations against Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leaders on the island of Jolo. AFP units now control the high ground around Mt. Tumatangis in western Jolo and have shrunk the no-fire area under the cont [...] | 2006-08-14 10:35:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP |
06MANILA3404 | ONGOING GRP EFFORTS ON EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] Summary. In response to a deadline from President Arroyo to solve at least ten cases of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) before October 15, Task Force Usig of the Philippine National Police (PNP) held its first monthly "multisectoral meeting" with NGO, media, church, and community leaders on Aug [...] | 2006-08-15 03:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINS PREL RP |
06MANILA3450 | SENATOR INOUYE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo presented Senator Inouye with the Philippines' highest award, the Order of Lakandula, on August 14 in recognition of his contributions to the U.S.-Philippines partnership. Senator Inouye praised her policy achievements in fiscal reforms, counterterrorism, and [...] | 2006-08-17 09:20:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS ECON EFIN BM AS BX RP |
06MANILA3453 | CODEL HYDE: OVERVIEW [...] Summary. Chairman Hyde, Congressmen Rohrabacher, Faleomavaega, Watt (and Mrs. Watt) , and Flake (and Mrs. Flake),and their accompanying staff had a packed, productive August 11-13 trip to the Philippines. Highlights were a well-publicized wreath-laying ceremony at the Manila American Cemet [...] | 2006-08-17 09:37:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OREP HYDE ECON RP |
06MANILA3464 | CHARGE VISITS SUBIC DURING US-PHILIPPINES [...] Following up on the Ambassador's visit to Subic June 15-16 (reftel),Charge d'Affaires visited the Subic Bay region August 15-16 to meet local officials, observe Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2006, and participate in a CARAT community relations event. CARAT is a joint U.S [...] | 2006-08-18 03:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS MCAP EWWT ECON RP |
06MANILA3472 | CODEL HYDE DISCUSSES ECONOMY AND COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary. Chairman of the House International Relations Committee Henry Hyde and members of his delegation met with President Arroyo and senior GRP officials over dinner August 12. They discussed the improving economy; a potential U.S.-Philippine FTA; plans for the Philippine chairmanshi [...] | 2006-08-18 07:58:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAID PREL SCUL OREP KPAO RP |
06MANILA3474 | MARINE CASE UPDATE 08/18/06 [...] The trial of the four Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman resumed briefly the week of August 14 with confirmation from the Prosecution's expert DNA witness that the DNA sample taken from LCpl Daniel Smith matches that of the DNA sample found on the complainant's underwear. The Prosecu [...] | 2006-08-18 08:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA3475 | (CABLE CANCELLATION) SENATOR INOUYE'S VISIT: OVERVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-18 08:28:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP ECON EINV ETRD PTER MARR PGOV RP |
06MANILA3479 | SENATOR INOUYE SUPPORTS PHILIPPINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senator Inouye stressed publicly and privately his admiration and support for the Philippine-US approach to counterterrorism and defense reform during his August 11-15 visit to the Philippines. Inouye enthused at the "Philippine model," which extends a "hand of friendship" to [...] | 2006-08-18 08:54:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP PTER MCAP MOPS MARR RP |
06MANILA3491 | SENATOR INOUYE'S VISIT: OVERVIEW [...] Summary. During Senator Daniel K. Inouye's August 11 - 15 visit to the Philippines, he traveled to Zamboanga and dined with President Arroyo (see Reftel); met U.S. business leaders; and, called on the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and Defense Secretary Cruz. Given the Se [...] | 2006-08-22 04:28:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP ECON EINV ETRD PTER MARR PGOV RP |
06MANILA3560 | AUGUST 25 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (SBU) "Operation Ultimatum," the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) effort to capture or kill senior Abu Sayyaf (ASG) and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leaders on the island of Jolo, is now in its 25th day. The AFP remains determined to maintain the pressure on the fugitive terrorists, who appea [...] | 2006-08-25 08:03:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP |
06MANILA3561 | LIFTING ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TO RAISE ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] English language proficiency has steadily declined in the Philippines over Qe past 30 years, mostly due to decreased use of English by teachers, the exodus of qualified English teachers to overseas jobs, and the lack of education infrastructure, including classrooms and supplies. The GRP reco [...] | 2006-08-25 08:04:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD PREL SCUL KPAO RP |
06MANILA364 | DISCREPANCIES IN OFFICIAL CASUALTY FIGURES [...] (S/NF) Summary: A total of 2,838 persons were killed in calendar year 2005 during encounters between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and insurgents/terrorists. The majority (2,268) of these casualties were AFP soldiers (458) and NPA members (1,810),according to AFP statistics rece [...] | 2006-01-26 08:08:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS PINS PTER PREL PHUM RP |
06MANILA3670 | SEPTEMBER 1 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is maintaining the pressure on fugitive Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists on Jolo as "Operation Ultimatum" reaches its one-month mark. ASG leaders, Khadaffy Janjalani and Abu Sulaiman, and JI operatives, Umar Patek and D [...] | 2006-09-01 07:29:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP |
06MANILA3770 | MARINE CASE UPDATE 09/08/06 [...] Testimony in the trial of the four Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman is expected to resume Monday, September 11 when the Defense commences its case. They have indicated that they will call approximately six witnesses including the four Marines themselves, and another Marine, LCpl Ju [...] | 2006-09-08 07:46:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA3771 | WORKING SESSION ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT: PRESIDENT [...] Department of Foreign Affairs U.S. Division Director Eduardo de Vega confirmed September 8 that President GloriaQMacapagal Arroyo will not attend the UN General Assembly this year and regrettably will not be able to participate in the September 23 Working Session on Women's Empowerment (reftel) [...] | 2006-09-08 07:48:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM UNGA PREL RP |
06MANILA3779 | CHARGE UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF EJK RESOLUTION TO [...] (C) Summary. Charge d'Affaires Jones reinforced the importance of Philippine Government (GRP) action in solving the recent spate of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) of leftist activists in the Philippines to current and former Filipino leaders, including National Security Advisor Gonzales, Fore [...] | 2006-09-08 08:37:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL MOPS KCRM PINS RP |
06MANILA3783 | PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON TERRORIST DETAINEES [...] (U) Acting Political Counselor informed Department of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary of American Affairs Rey Carandang September 7 of President Bush's decision to move al Qaeda detainees from CIA to DOD custody in order to bring them to justice for their crimes, passing him a summary of [...] | 2006-09-08 09:06:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL RP |
06MANILA3784 | NAM SUMMIT: PHILIPPINES TO PUSH GUATEMALAN UN [...] (C) Charge discussed reftel points September 5 with Foreign Secretary Romulo. Romulo immediately volunteered to lobby for Guatemala and to coordinate with the Guatemalan delegation to build support for Guatemala's Security Council bid during the September 11-16 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Sum [...] | 2006-09-08 09:10:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PHUM CU RP |
06MANILA3786 | CONSULTATIONS ON IMPLEMENTING UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (SBU) Acting Political Counselor met September 7 with Department of Foreign of Affairs Assistant Secretary for UN and International Organization Affairs Aladin Villacorte to underscore U.S. willingness to work closely with the GRP to ensure the full implementation of UN Security Resolution 16 [...] | 2006-09-08 09:13:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN RP |
06MANILA3789 | REQUEST FOR INL FUNDING FOR MARITIME POLICE UNIT [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 9. 2. (U) SUMMARY. The Philippines faces a serious problem in controlling the transit of narcotics, terrorists, and contraband through its vulnerable western border island of Palawan, the home of the Malampaya gas project and numerous tourist resort [...] | 2006-09-08 09:15:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS PREL ASEC PBTS SNAR RP |
06MANILA3790 | SEPTEMBER 8 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C) The Armed Forces of the Philippines continues to track fleeing Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leaders in the fifth week of its operation to capture or kill the terrorist leadership on the island of Jolo. Philippine Marines suffered six killed and 20 wounded in an encounter w [...] | 2006-09-08 09:19:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP |
06MANILA3803 | PHILIPPINES AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] There continues to be no evidence of AI in the Philippines. Post continues to monitor the situation within the country and the region, coordinates with other donors, and provides technical assistance to the GRP in four key areas: a) pandemic preparedness planning, b) mass communication and edu [...] | 2006-09-11 01:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL RP |
06MANILA3812 | DEMARCH ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR NAM SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Acting Political Counselor passed reftel points September 11 to Executive Director Ramon Cardenas of the Americas Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Cardenas promised to give them to Assistant Secretary Carandang, who is leaving this evening to attend the NAM Summit. He als [...] | 2006-09-11 07:48:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC IR RP |
06MANILA3852 | SMALL ARMS/LIGHT WEAPONS DESTRUCTION PROJECT IN [...] (U) In response to reftel, Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group-Philippines (JUSMAG) representatives have reached agreement with their Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) counterparts that only captured/surrendered weapons will be destroyed under the Small Arms/Light Weapons Destruction Pr [...] | 2006-09-12 08:06:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PARM PREL PTER RP |
06MANILA3875 | MARINE CASE: EMBASSY RECEIVES SUBPOENA [...] (U) On September 13, Embassy received a Diplomatic Note from the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officially conveying the subpoena directing NCIS to "appear and present" the clothes worn by LCpl Smith on November 1, 2005. The subpoena requests NCIS appear on September 11, tho [...] | 2006-09-13 10:11:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA3899 | NAM SUMMIT STANCE ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN [...] (SBU) Acting Political Counselor raised reftel points September 14 with Department of Foreign Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary for UN and International Organizations Julius Torres, emphasizing the importance of ending violence in the Darfur region of Sudan. Torres said he would immediately [...] | 2006-09-15 04:37:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU RP |
06MANILA3913 | MARINE CASE UPDATE 09/15/06 [...] SUMMARY. The Defense case in the trial of four Marines accused of raping a Philippine woman commenced the week of September 11 with testimony from the accused LCpl Daniel Smith, and another Marine LCpl Justin Bamberger. The subpoena served to the Embassy requesting presentation by NCIS of t [...] | 2006-09-15 09:38:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA3914 | SEPTEMBER 15 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C/REL AUS) SUMMARY. The Armed Force of the Philippines (AFP) is showing no let-up in its seven-week old effort to capture or kill the Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist leadership on the island of Jolo. While the operation is far from over, the Filipino military can point to s [...] | 2006-09-15 09:56:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PTER PREL MOPS MCAP RP |
06MANILA3915 | AFP OPERATION AGAINST ASG/JI TERRORISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Armed Forces of the Philippines operations on Jolo have provided indisputable evidence, including sophisticated improvised explosive devices similar to what U.S. troops have encountered in Iraq and Afghanistan, of the Abu Sayyaf Group's and Jemaah Islamiyah's transnational terror [...] | 2006-09-15 09:57:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PTER PREL MOPS MCAP RP |
06MANILA3935 | CHIEF OF STAFF ESPERON OUTLINES HIS VISION FOR THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: General Esperon, the newly appointed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),laid out his vision for the Philippine military in a major policy speech to the Manila Overseas Press Club on September 11. He called the entire AFP a "counterterrorism unit," and sa [...] | 2006-09-19 05:36:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINS PINR RP |
06MANILA3959 | PHILIPPINES WATCHING CLOSELY THE SITUATION IN [...] (C) We are monitoring closely the reaction of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to the coup in Thailand. The Philippines has experienced numerous cases of military unrest, the most recent being the failed coup attempt of February 2006 (ref A). The government is currently preparing courts [...] | 2006-09-20 09:14:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP |
06MANILA3999 | MARTIAL LAW IN THAILAND REVERBERATES IN THE [...] (SBU) The declaration of martial law in Thailand has captured public attention in the Philippines, dominating the radio and television and making headlines in all the major dailies. It was the topic of the evening at a reception hosted by the Ambassador last night, with journalists and gover [...] | 2006-09-21 10:47:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP |
06MANILA4000 | MARTIAL LAW IN THAILAND REVERBERATES IN THE [...] (SBU) The declaration of martial law in Thailand has captured public attention in the Philippines, dominating the radio and television and making headlines in all the major dailies. It was the topic of the evening at a reception hosted by the Ambassador last night, with journalists and gover [...] | 2006-09-21 10:47:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP |
06MANILA4001 | MARTIAL LAW IN THAILAND REVERBERATES IN THE [...] (SBU) The declaration of martial law in Thailand has captured public attention in the Philippines, dominating the radio and television and making headlines in all the major dailies. It was the topic of the evening at a reception hosted by the Ambassador last night, with journalists and gover [...] | 2006-09-21 10:47:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP |
06MANILA4002 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AFP CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General Esperon, the newly appointed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, acknowledged to the Ambassador in a September 18 meeting the damage being done to the reputation of the Philippines by extra-judicial killings, and conceded the possibility that overzealo [...] | 2006-09-21 10:47:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINS PINR RP |
06MANILA4024 | PRESIDENT ARROYO DISCUSSES NAM SUMMIT IMPRESSIONS [...] (C) Summary. During an informal conversation with the Ambassador on September 21, President Arroyo shared her impressions of her recent trip to Europe and Cuba and about the outcome of the recent Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Havana. President Arroyo was "astonished" at the run-down [...] | 2006-09-22 07:20:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PHUM CU RP |
06MANILA4067 | MARINE CASE UPDATE 9/22/06 [...] The trial of four Marines continued the week of September 18 with testimony from forensic obstetrical and gynecologist expert Dr. Teresita Sanchez, who testified that the injuries sustained by the complainant do not suggest rape. SSgt Chad Carpentier followed and testified that his first impr [...] | 2006-09-25 08:07:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA407 | CATHOLIC BISHOPS CALL FOR "MORAL ACCOUNTABILITY," [...] (C) Summary: At the conclusion of their semi-annual meeting on January 29, the Catholic Bishops' issued a long statement that called for "moral accountability" and recommended that Filipinos "search for truth" through Constitutionally-mandated processes and via non-violence. The Bishops' wen [...] | 2006-01-30 09:12:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS SOCI ECON RP VT |
06MANILA4096 | RESPONDING TO CUBA AT THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) Drawing on reftel points, Acting Political Counselor urged Department of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for UN and International Organization Affairs Aladin Villacorte to instruct the Philippine delegation in Geneva not to allow the Cuban mandate to be discussed outside the general re [...] | 2006-09-26 10:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM RP |
06MANILA4126 | AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS STABILITY AND ECONOMIC SUCCESSES IN [...] During a visit on September 22, Ambassador gained a firsthand look at the economic successes in General Santos City and the surrounding area. USG investment in the region's infrastructure has transformed the economy. Investments have dramatically increased, particularly in the tuna and agric [...] | 2006-09-27 09:13:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL EAID RP JA |
06MANILA4150 | REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY 1206 PROPOSAL FOR SOUTH AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chiefs of Mission from Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Colombo fully support the regional maritime security proposal to be submitted by U.S Pacific Command (PACOM) under the FY07 authority granted by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2006. The proposal -- th [...] | 2006-10-01 23:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS PREL PBTS SNAR MASS MARR TH CE ID MY RP |
06MANILA4151 | REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY 1206 PROPOSAL FOR SOUTH AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chiefs of Mission from Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Colombo fully support the regional maritime security proposal to be submitted by U.S Pacific Command (PACOM) under the FY07 authority granted by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2006. The proposal -- th [...] | 2006-10-01 23:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS PREL PBTS SNAR MASS MARR TH CE ID MY RP |
06MANILA4166 | TERRORISM FINANCE: NEXT STEPS ON RSM DESIGNATION [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARA. 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The GRP is prepared to work closely with the United States on submitting the Rajah Solaiman Movement to the UN 1267 Committee for designation as a terrorist organization. In addition to seeking help in identifying hidden asset [...] | 2006-10-02 23:45:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER RP |
06MANILA4176 | MARINE CASE: PROSECUTION TO CALL NCIS WITNESSES [...] This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. The lead prosecutor in the Marine case, Emilie Delos Santos, informed Embassy that she intends to call NCIS agent Guy Papageorge and investigator Tony Ramos to testify on October 5 as part of the Prosecution's rebuttal case. A subpoena is expec [...] | 2006-10-03 03:03:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
06MANILA4203 | AMBASSADOR VISITS MEDCAP/GETS FIRST-HAND LOOK AT [...] (C/REL AUS) Summary. Ambassador had a first-hand update from ground force commanders on the Armed Forces of the Philippines' on-going effort to capture or kill Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah leaders during her September 25 day-long visit to Jolo Island. The Armed Forces of the Philip [...] | 2006-10-03 08:52:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MARR MOPS EAID RP |
06MANILA4218 | DEFENSE SECRETARY CRUZ DISCUSSES STATE OF THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Secretary of National Defense Cruz in a major policy speech to the Manila Overseas Press Club stressed the seriousness of the domestic terrorist threat and the importance of Philippine Defense Reform. He said a successful counterterrorism effort had to also incorporate social an [...] | 2006-10-04 08:26:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINS PINR RP |
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