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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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06MOSCOW9015 | SOUTH OSSETIA: AN "AMUSING" MEETING GETS NOWHERE [...] (C) The Joint Control Commission to negotiate a settlement in the South Ossetia conflict met in Moscow August 17-18 and produced no results. The meeting's main accomplishment was to continue over the full two days without breaking up in acrimony. Georgian DCM Shugarov told us August 18, while [...] | 2006-08-18 14:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR OSCE GG RS |
06MOSCOW9018 | RUSSIA AND UKRAINE: TWO CHEERS FOR YANU? [...] (C) Summary: Moscow was pleased that new Ukrainian PM Viktor Yanukovich made his first foreign trip to Russia to meet with President Putin and PM Fradkov in Sochi. Observers here expect that the tone of the relationship will improve, but on substance, few saw Yanukovich as a pushover. On t [...] | 2006-08-18 14:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD UP RS |
06MOSCOW9206 | KHODORKOVSKIY-ASSOCIATED NGO HIT WITH HUGE TAX BILL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian tax authorities recently imposed a USD 180,000 bill for back taxes on an NGO headed by one of Mikhail Khodorkovskiy's lawyers. The Federal Tax Service claims the Center for International Legal Defense (CILD) owes taxes on grants it has received from the National Endowment [...] | 2006-08-23 14:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM RS |
06MOSCOW921 | CIVIL SOCIETY COUNCIL CHAIR PAMFILOVA: "WE'LL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 18 meeting with visiting DRL A/S Barry Lowenkron, the Ambassador and EUR DAS Kramer, Ella Pamfilova, head of the Presidential body that oversees civil society issues, said she had strongly opposed the controversial NGO legislation and had weighed in with President Pu [...] | 2006-01-30 12:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR RS |
06MOSCOW923 | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE SEEKS TO CLOSE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) said publicly on January 27 that it is seeking to revoke the registration of the Russian Human Rights Research Center, which allegedly failed to provide required documentation about its activities in recent years. Center officials and other human rig [...] | 2006-01-30 13:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR RS |
06MOSCOW930 | MOSCOW COMFORTABLE WITH UKRAINIAN DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Moscow continues to tell itself that it got the best of Kiev in the year-end negotiations on gas supply, according to the Russian MFA and a number of Embassy contacts. As they see it, the gas deal was an economic boon for Gazprom and the GOR, despite allegations of corruption a [...] | 2006-01-30 13:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG RS UP |
06MOSCOW9311 | DPRK: RUSSIAN VIEWS ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1695 [...] (C) Russia will comply with the requirements of UNSCR Resolution 1695 but is unlikely to adopt additional legal requirements directed against the DPRK's missile or WMD programs. MFA Korea Section Chief Aleksandr Vostrikov told us August 23 that responsibility for implementing the resolution [...] | 2006-08-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC KN RS |
06MOSCOW9346 | LEBANON/UNIFIL: RUSSIA MAY SEND LIMITED CONTINGENT [...] (C) The MFA told us August 25 that Russia is actively considering sending a limited contingent of military personnel to serve in UNIFIL. Vladimir Safronkov, Chief of the UN Political Affairs Section in the MFA's International Organizations Department, said that President Putin had requested [...] | 2006-08-25 14:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR KPKO LE RS |
06MOSCOW9354 | RUSSIA WEIGHING ADDITIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) In addition to contemplating a limited contingent of military personnel to serve in UNIFIL (septel),Russia is considering providing additional shipments of humanitarian assistance to Lebanon according to the MFA and the Lebanese Ambassador in Moscow. MFA Syria and Lebanon Section Chief [...] | 2006-08-25 14:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID LE RS |
06MOSCOW9412 | 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1991 "COUP": APATHY, PROMISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The fifteenth anniversary of the August 1991 "coup" passed with little fanfare. There were no official events, and the Russian population greeted the anniversary with apathy or political antipathy. Despite concern in some circles over increasing restrictions on personal freedo [...] | 2006-08-28 14:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM RS |
06MOSCOW9414 | ABKHAZIA: DFM KARASIN SPELLS OUT TOUGH RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: At his initiative, DFM Karasin on August 28 briefed Western Friends Chiefs of Mission on developments in Abkhazia, which he had recently visited. He said Georgia's July operation in the Kodori Gorge was a violation of the 1994 ceasefire agreement and had created a "disbalance" in [...] | 2006-08-28 14:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS UNSC GG RS |
06MOSCOW9415 | DFM KARASIN ON UPCOMING RUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: After DFM Karasin briefed Friends of Georgia Chiefs of Mission August 28 (Septel),he met with Ambassador Burns bilaterally. They discussed upcoming travel and visits. Karasin favors an end October-early November date for his own meetings in Washington. Karasin briefed on Russ [...] | 2006-08-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MD UP BO RS |
06MOSCOW9482 | RUSSIAN OIL TO LITHUANIA -- MIXING REVENGE AND BUSINESS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-30 12:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL LH RS |
06MOSCOW96 | NGO DRAFT LEGISLATION: STILL UNSIGNED BY PUTIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Putin has yet to sign or veto the controversial NGO legislation passed in late December by the Duma and Federation Council. Most observers remain convinced that he will sign it, although there is some confusion about the timeframe in which he must make a decision. Assu [...] | 2006-01-11 13:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM RS |
06MOSCOW9627 | RUSSIAN DUMA CHAIRPERSON KOSACHEV ON US, IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: In an August 31 meeting with the Ambassador, Chairman of the International Relations Committee of the Russia Duma Konstantin Kosachev expressed concern over the deteriorating tone in US-Russian relations. Kosachev explained his opposition to imposing sanctions against Iran abs [...] | 2006-08-31 14:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM RS |
06MOSCOW963 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN DFM KARASIN, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Burns met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin January 31 to discuss recent developments on regional issues. They spent most of the meeting discussing Georgia; it was clear that President Saakashvili's accusations concerning the January 22 pipeline explosion [...] | 2006-01-31 14:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG UNSC AJ AM GG BO UP IAEA IR RS |
06MOSCOW9823 | RUSSIAN MFA ON HELICOPTER INCIDENT IN SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) Summary: Following the September 3 firing on a Georgian military helicopter over South Ossetia, the Ambassador contacted DFM Karasin to highlight the danger posed by the incident and to urge Russia to use its influence with the South Ossetians to prevent its repetition. Karasin acknowl [...] | 2006-09-06 13:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS GG RS |
06MOSCOW9953 | RUSSIA NONCOMMITTAL ABOUT FIVE PLUS FIVE MEETING [...] (SBU) After providing reftel talking points to the MFA earlier, we checked with MFA North America on September 8 to see whether FM Lavrov would attend a meeting of the Five Plus Five on the margins of the upcoming UN General Assembly meetings. We were told that no decision had been made abou [...] | 2006-09-08 10:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM KN RS |
06MOSCOW9955 | RUSSIA SUPPORTS RENEWAL OF APEC COUNTER TERRORISM [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche September 7 to MFA Asian Cooperation Department Deputy Director Valeriy Sorokin and MFA New Challenges and Threats Deputy Director Nikolay Kudashev. Sorokin and Kudashev endorsed extension of the Counter Terrorism Task Force (CTTF) mandate, underlining the i [...] | 2006-09-08 11:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PTER APECO RS |
06MOSCOW9978 | U.S.-RUSSIAN COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the last U.S.-Russian Counterterrorism Working Group (CTWG) convened in Moscow in December 2005, bilateral CT cooperation has continued to move forward even as the pace has remained uneven. Russia has focused on strengthening its capacity to respond to counterterrorism chal [...] | 2006-09-08 13:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV RS |
06MOSUL10 | NINEWA IECI DIRECTOR CLAIMS EVIDENCE OF MISSING VOTERS COULD [...] (C) REO Poloff met with Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) Ninewa Governate Electoral Office (GEO) director Oday Abed at his headquarters office at the PJCC on February 6. Abed claims an internal study he is conducting has revealed that over 4,000 families (potentially 15,000 to 1 [...] | 2006-02-07 15:59:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT |
06MOSUL11 | SHABEK NATIONAL ASSEMBLYMEMBER ASKS FOR MORE "VISIBLE" USG [...] (C) PRT Leader and REO Poloff met with Shabek national assemblymember Dr. Haneen Al Qado in Mosul on February 8. Al Qado thanked the USG for ongoing assistance but said USG development projects in Ninewa need to be "more visible." Al Qado said he is working with other members of the national [...] | 2006-02-10 18:24:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ PINT |
06MOSUL12 | ASSYRIAN PATRIOTIC PARTY REPS CALL FOR CREATION OF A NEW [...] (C) Assyrian Patriotic Party (APP) reps in Ninewa and Dohuk said they believe the answer to problems in Iraq's Christian community could be settled by the creation of a separate province for minorities. APP leader Namrood Betto suggested that "Ninewa Plains" be partitioned from eastern Ninewa [...] | 2006-02-12 15:30:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ PINT |
06MOSUL13 | LIBERATION AND RECONCILIATION NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATE [...] (C) According to newly elected national assembly delegate Sheikh Mohammed Khalaf of the Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc, Iraq's new federal government needs to be more inclusive by "reaching out" to all parties in the country. Khalaf said he would work hard to help issues of unemployment a [...] | 2006-02-14 14:24:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ ECON PINT |
06MOSUL14 | IRAQ NATIONAL DIALOGUE COUNCIL CONCERNED ABOUT SHAPE OF [...] (C) The Iraqi National Dialogue Council (INDC) in Ninewa is concerned about the shape of the new national government in Iraq. National assembly delegate Mahmood Al-Azzawi seems afraid Sunni Arabs might be "left out" from playing a larger role in the formation of the government. He said he wo [...] | 2006-02-14 14:38:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT |
06MOSUL15 | LOCAL NGO LAUNCHING NEW WOMEN'S CENTER IN MOSUL [...] (SBU) In an effort to address concerns of unemployment, job training, and community counseling for Iraqi women, members of the Assembly of Ninevah NGOs, a local NGO umbrella organization, have created a second women's center for western Mosul. The effort expands on the already existing Iraq W [...] | 2006-02-14 15:00:00 | REO Mosul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM IZ ECON ELAB SCUL SOCI PINT |
06MOSUL16 | NINEWA JUDGES FIRE BACK AT DETRACTORS, BLAME SYSTEM FOR [...] (C) Ninewa's judges are having difficulty with the public's negative perception of their work. In part, they blame Iraqi Army (IA) and Iraqi Police (IP) officials for "public statements" made to the press that condemn the judges for faults in the system. The judges make clear, however, that [...] | 2006-02-16 18:10:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ PINT |
06MOSUL17 | NINEWA POLICE CHIEF CLAIMS REPORTS OF A RISE IN KIDNAPPINGS [...] (C) Provincial Chief of Police Wathiq Al Qudir told PRT Poloff that reports of an increase in the number of kidnappings and extortions in Mosul are exaggerated. He said rumors that the crimes are targeted specifically against Kurds and Chaldo/Assyrians are false, and denied that incidents are [...] | 2006-02-18 12:46:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT |
06MOSUL18 | HOW JA'AFARI PLAYS IN THE PROVINCES: NINEWA REACTIONS TO [...] (C). PRT Ninewa spoke to several political party leaders from across the province to elicit reactions to the Shia coalition's re-nomination of current Prime Minister Ibrahim Al Ja'afari to a second term. The overwhelming majority of political parties appear to be disappointed by the selectio [...] | 2006-02-19 14:01:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ PINT |
06MOSUL19 | NINEWA SCIRI REP CLAIMS KURDS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF AL JAAFARI [...] (C). Ninewa Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution of Iraq (SCIRI) Spokesman Aref Yousef claimed that recent personal attacks against Shia coalition nominee and current Prime Minister Ibrahim Al Jaafari as unjust and motivated by Kurds. Yousef accused Kurds of working against Al Jaafari becau [...] | 2006-02-21 15:47:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ |
06MOSUL20 | NINEWA ISLAMIC PARTY REPS CALL FOR PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS NOW [...] (C). Ninewa Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) representative Younis Hashim called for provincial elections immediately. He accused the Kurds (which control the provincial government) of not doing enough to address the lack of basic social services and improve security in Mosul. Hashim said before t [...] | 2006-02-22 17:51:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL21 | NINEWA SHIAS CLAIM ALL IS CALM AFTER SAMARRA INCIDENT, BUT [...] (C) Shiite political party members, especially among the predominantly Shia Shabek community in Ninewa, have called for calm. They expressed great sadness about the attack on February 22 on the Al-Askariya Shrine in Samarra and said they hoped the incident would not increase tensions between [...] | 2006-02-23 17:08:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL22 | NINEWA: ALL QUIET ON THE NORTHERN FRONT [...] (C) Two days after the Al-Askariya Shrine was damaged in Samarra, the situation in Ninewa has remained calm. Yousef Muharam of the predominantly Shiite, Shabek Democratic Assembly, and Aref Younis of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution of Iraq (SCIRI) reported there were peaceful demon [...] | 2006-02-24 16:37:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL23 | NINEWA: TAL AFAR SHEIKHS WANT MORE ASSISTANCE FROM USG ON [...] (C) Recent U.S. press coverage has painted a positive picture of Tal Afar's security situation. But some locals see it otherwise. Sunni Arab tribal leaders are upset by what they claim are poor security conditions in Tal Afar. Local sheikhs threatened that Sunnis would leave the city if the [...] | 2006-02-24 16:58:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL24 | KURDISH VIEWS FROM NINEWA [...] (C) PRT Mosul had lengthy discussions with three Kurdish leaders in late February: two top Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) officials and one from the rival Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). All were united in their support for continued American presence in Iraq, the difficulties Ja'afari [...] | 2006-03-01 08:54:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL25 | NINEWA'S KURDS AND THEIR NEIGHBORS: ENCROACHMENT ISSUES [...] (C) Anxieties are building between the Kurds and their neighbors in Ninewa. Since taking control of the provincial government in January 2005, Kurdish political parties have spread their influence through many symbolic gestures in several strategic areas of the province. From Sinjar in the w [...] | 2006-03-04 17:24:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL26 | NINEWA: A PROVINCIAL COUNCILMEMBER'S VIEWS ON LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Ninewa Provincial Council and Assyrian Democratic Movement (ADM) member, Gevara Zia, said he believed Sunni Arab political parties would control the Ninewa provincial government after elections were held later this year. Zia claimed a "more representative" provincial government would bett [...] | 2006-03-05 08:35:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL28 | NINEWA: SINJAR YEZIDIS UNHAPPY WITH RULING KURDS [...] (C) Spokesmen for the Yezidi Movement for Progress and Reform (YMPR) demand that influence by the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Sinjar must end or "civil war" would begin. Waad Matto of YMPR claims the KDP has too much control over the police and lo [...] | 2006-03-12 15:12:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL30 | NINEWA: THE HERO OF TAL AFAR [...] (C) Mayor of Tal Afar Najim Al Jubouri -- the hero of President Bush's March 20 speech in Cleveland -- is a rare leader in a country fraught with fear and uncertainty. His strong leadership, both as chief of police and mayor, helped clean up this city of a quarter-million people in northwest [...] | 2006-03-22 14:52:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL31 | KURDISH POWER PLAY IN MOSUL: PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT REQUESTS [...] (C) Ninewa Provincial Government leaders called for the immediate transfer of security operations from Coalition Forces (CF) to Iraqi Security Forces (ISF). During a meeting with the PRT and MNF-N, Governor Duraid Kashmoula, Vice Governor Khasro Goran, and Provincial Council Chair Salem Haj I [...] | 2006-03-23 09:09:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL32 | NINEWA: SHABEK SHIA ON ASHURA ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND [...] (C) Minority Shabek Shia in Ninewa reported no major security incidents during the 40-day Anniversary of Ashura. Representatives of the Shabek Democratic Assembly (SDA) and Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution of Iraq (SCIRI) said the only regret they had was when Al Sadr supporters were hec [...] | 2006-03-23 17:36:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL33 | NINEWA: TAL AFAR AND RABIYA CITY COUNCILS SEARCHING FOR [...] (C) The city councils of the west Ninewa towns of Tal Afar and Rabiya seek to improve security and basic services to their communities. While both councils are pleased with improved security, they realized more work would need to be done to shore up Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) in number and t [...] | 2006-03-24 14:27:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL34 | NINEWA: PUK NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATE HAS AN OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Although national assembly delegates met for the first time last week to take an oath of office, Ninewa PUK deputy director and national assembly delegate Abdelbari Al Zebari believes that talks will not resume until the second week of April. He claims the pause is deliberate yet necessar [...] | 2006-03-24 17:09:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ |
06MOSUL35 | NINEWA: "CIVIL WAR IS NOT ON THE AGENDA" [...] (C) Since the bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra on February 22, we have asked contacts if they believe civil war is imminent. Several point to areas with high populations of Shia, such as Tal Afar, as ripe for civil war once Coalition Forces are drawn down. Actual incidents range from [...] | 2006-03-26 16:38:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL36 | KURDS IN NORTHERN IRAQ: PUK REP CLAIMS NINEWA "HANGS IN THE [...] (C) According to the Western Ninewa director of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Mustafa Khokhe, Ninewa province "hangs in the balance." Ethnic tensions and the flow of terrorism from Iraq's neighbors are all contributing to a potentially combustible situation, he claims. He says Tal Afar, [...] | 2006-03-30 14:04:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL37 | NINEWA RULE OF LAW ISSUES PART I: NINEWA CRIMINAL JUSTICE [...] (C) In recent months we have heard criticism of the Iraqi criminal justice system in Ninewa. Even officers at the Provincial Joint Coordination Center (PJCC) say they are "tired" of seeing terrorists released by "cowardly judges" or "corrupt" military and police officials. Corruption and cow [...] | 2006-03-30 14:31:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR KCRM |
06MOSUL38 | NINEWA RULE OF LAW ISSUES PART II: BASIC PRINCIPLES IN [...] (C) Rule of law in Ninewa, or the lack thereof as many speculate, has negatively affected the public's trust in government institutions and the criminal justice system to protect them. At the root of the problem in Ninewa is poor communication and coordination by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) [...] | 2006-03-31 11:25:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR KCRM |
06MOSUL39 | NINEWA RULE OF LAW ISSUES PART I: NINEWA CRIMINAL JUSTICE [...] (C) In recent months we have heard criticism of the Iraqi criminal justice system in Ninewa. Even officers at the Provincial Joint Coordination Center (PJCC) say they are "tired" of seeing terrorists released by "cowardly judges" or "corrupt" military and police officials. Corruption and cow [...] | 2006-04-01 12:22:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR KCRM |
06MOSUL4 | NINEWA KURDS FOCUSING ON PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) REO Poloff met with members of the Kurdish Alliance (KA) to discuss national election results, the new government, security, and the future provincial election. PUK member Abdulbari Al-Zebari claims KA did not perform as well as they should have due to improprieties by local IECI. He sai [...] | 2006-01-30 13:39:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ PINT |
06MOSUL40 | HUMAN RIGHTS/NORTHERN IRAQ: MAYOR FEARS KURDISH DESIGNS IN [...] (C) Mayor Bassem Jejo is frustrated by what he sees as blatant efforts by the Kurds to usurp his and the Ninewa provincial government's authority over Telkaif District. He accuses the Kurds of loading the district council with KDP members, allowing Peshmerga to operate checkpoints on major t [...] | 2006-04-01 12:37:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL41 | NINEWA: TAWAFOQ IRAQI FRONT PARLIAMENTARIAN VIEWS ON IRAN [...] (C) Tawafoq Iraqi Front coalition national assemblymembers, who are predominantly from the Iraqi Islamic Party, told us that U.S. pressure on Iran over nuclear issues is causing Iraq's Shia politicians to resist any formation for the new government. They said the end of U.S. pressure on Iran m [...] | 2006-04-07 16:31:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL42 | NINEWA: IRAQI ISLAMIC PARTY ON SECURITY [...] (C) Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) leaders in Ninewa want a more representative Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and a reduced role of Coalition Forces (CF). They claim the Kurds are meddling with security and politics in the province. IIP reps believe they should play a larger role with helping CF an [...] | 2006-04-08 16:05:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL43 | NINEWA: PROMINENT - AND SHADY - SUNNI SHEIKH ON SECURITY AND [...] (C) With the advent of democracy in Iraq, Ninewa's tribal leaders in the Sunni Arab community fear losing their traditional influence. However, there are tribal leaders working behind the scenes who still hold sway over politics and business affairs, especially such persons with strong ties t [...] | 2006-04-08 16:13:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL44 | NINEWA: SCIRI REP BLAMES SUNNIS, USG FOR PROBLEMS WITH [...] (C) SCIRI provincial spokesman Aref Yousef believes delays in the formation of a new central government are the fault of Sunni Arab political parties and the USG. Yousef says Sunni coalitions Tawafoq Iraqi Front (Iraqi Accord Front) and Iraqi Front for National Dialogue (Al Hewar Iraqi Front) [...] | 2006-04-11 11:19:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL45 | NINEWA: SHAMMAR TRIBAL LEADER ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION, [...] (C) Western Ninewa Sunni Arab tribal leader Sheikh Abdullah Al Yawar believes all ethnic and political groups in Baghdad are responsible for failings with the new government formation. He believes the last government's problems were not only the fault of Prime Minister Al Ja'afari, but also t [...] | 2006-04-14 12:00:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL46 | NINEWA: PUK NATIONAL ASSEMBLYMEMBER CONFIDENT IMPASSE OVER [...] (C) PUK national assemblymember from Ninewa Abdelbari Al Zebari is an optimist. On a recent visit to Turkey with PUK colleagues for talks with members of the Turkish parliament, the delegation was told -- repeatedly -- that the Iraqis should "get accustomed" to the idea of working with the Tu [...] | 2006-04-14 12:39:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL47 | NINEWA: TURKOMAN TRIBAL LEADER ON TURKEY, RELATIONS WITH THE [...] (C) Sheikh Seyh Beyatli, leader of the Turkoman Beyatli tribe, believes Turkey is meddling in Turkoman affairs in Iraq. He claims Turkey's main goal is to remove any sort of historical allegiances between the Kurds and Turkoman people to keep federalism from taking hold in Iraq. Beyatli claim [...] | 2006-04-20 11:51:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL5 | NINEWA CHALDO/ASSYRIANS CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR FUTURE IN [...] (C). REO Poloff met with members of the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union (BNPU),a Chaldo/Assyrian political party, on January 31, to discuss national election results, security issues, and the future of the community in Ninewa. BNPU member Yacoub Ibrahim said kidnappings and extortions against [...] | 2006-01-31 16:57:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT |
06MOSUL50 | NINEWA VIEWS ON CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FORMATION AND SECURITY [...] (C) Reaction by Ninewa's political representatives and government officials towards the formation of a new central government in Baghdad is best described as cautiously optimistic. While there is some finger pointing as to why the process has taken so long (over six months) with no agreement, [...] | 2006-05-19 16:30:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL51 | NINEWA: PROVINCIAL CHIEF OF POLICE CONFIRMS SECTARIAN STRIFE [...] (S) Provincial Chief of Police Wathiq al-Qudir confirms recent violence in the western Ninewa city of Tal Afar is due to sectarian strife. President Bush mentioned Tal Afar in a speech this year as a beacon of hope after successful counterinsurgency efforts last September helped bring stabili [...] | 2006-05-20 16:17:00 | REO Mosul | SECRET | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL52 | NINEWA PRT: MOSUL UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS INTERESTED IN WORKING [...] (C) Dean of the University of Mosul Medical School, Dr. Nazar Qibi, says he is interested in working with PRT Ninewa on projects to benefit the people of the province, but is terrified that any association with the USG or Coalition Forces (CF) might lead to injury or death for himself and his [...] | 2006-05-22 16:12:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL53 | NINEWA PRT RULE OF LAW: NINEWA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE [...] (C) Rule of law is the foundation of an effective criminal justice system that empowers governments to provide security and stability. Using this concept, the PRT Rule of Law Team is working with local officials on the establishment of the Ninewa Criminal Justice Committee (NCJC). The NCJC a [...] | 2006-05-25 12:20:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR KCRM |
06MOSUL54 | NORTHERN IRAQ: NINEWA REACTION TO NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Views from Ninewa political, tribal, and government officials on the new -- and permanent -- Government of Iraq vary according to ethnicity. The Shiite community is overwhelmingly upbeat, the Kurds more pragmatic, with Sunnis feeling a bit disaffected and minorities somewhat despondent. [...] | 2006-05-27 13:27:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL55 | NINEWA: SOURCES CITE SECTARIAN STRIFE IN TAL AFAR [...] (C) Tal Afar is frequently cited in the western media and by USG officials as a good news story in Iraq. Recently, however, we have also heard reports of increased sectarian strife. Some sources say Sunni and Shia conflict in southern Iraq and Baghdad has influenced relations between the two [...] | 2006-05-31 06:14:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL56 | NINEWA: LOCAL CHRISTIAN OFFICIALS CLAIM INTERNALLY DISPLACED [...] (C) Local religious and political officials report that the number of internally displaced Christians fleeing Baghdad and Mosul to eastern Ninewa is growing. Father Aimen of St. George's Catholic Church in Bartallah claims around 3,000 displaced persons are already residing in Al Hamdiniya Di [...] | 2006-05-31 07:15:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL57 | CHRISTIAN MILITIAS IN NINEWA PLAINS [...] (C) Christian religious and provincial government officials report Christian militias are operating in minority areas east of Mosul ("Ninewa Plains"). According to Dr. Lalo, assistant governor for the province, Christian forces in Ninewa Plains number approximately 1,250 and are personally be [...] | 2006-05-31 07:33:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL58 | NINEWA PRT: PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT REACHES OUT TO ITS [...] In an effort to bring the provincial government into closer contact with district constituents, PRT Ninewa and MNF-N have provided logistical support for the Ninewa provincial council to conduct a series of outreach events throughout Ninewa province. The provincial leadership held town meetings [...] | 2006-05-31 08:20:00 | REO Mosul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MOSUL6 | AL MOSUL FREE LIST DISAPPOINTED BY ELECTION LOSS [...] (C). REO Poloff met with Shammar Sheikh Nayif Al Faysal of the Al Jerba tribe in Mosul on February 1, to discuss election results, compensatory seat awards, and the upcoming provincial election. Al Faysal is disappointed that his brother Sheikh Khlaid Al Faysal's Al Mosul Free List (#639) co [...] | 2006-02-01 14:58:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT |
06MOSUL7 | NINEWA VICE GOVERNOR REQUESTS MORE AUTHORITY FOR PROVINCIAL [...] (C) PRT TL and REO Poloff met with Vice Governor Khessro Goran and KDP headquarters in Mosul in February 1. Goran believes the new federal government should "give more authority" to provincial governments to help address the needs of the people. Goran spoke at some length about an increase i [...] | 2006-02-03 16:58:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT |
06MOSUL8 | TAWAFOQ NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATES HOPE TO "REFORM" THE [...] (C) REO Poloff met with Tawafoq Iraqi Front (#618) national assembly delegates at the Provincial Joint Command Center (PJCC) on February 2. Tawafoq members said they have many plans to help Ninewa from their positions in the federal government. Izzi Adola said Tawafoq would like to push for a [...] | 2006-02-04 06:49:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT |
06MOSUL9 | KURDISTAN ISLAMIC UNION, BRINGING DEMOCRACY BACK TO IRAQI [...] (C) REO Poloff met with Ninewa members of the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) on February 2. KIU provincial director Sabbah Baberi believes KIU, given their strong showing after the December national election, could now play an important role in Iraqi Kurdistan by moving the PUK and KDP, "back [...] | 2006-02-05 11:44:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ PINT |
06MUMBAI1261 | MAHARASHTRA POLICE UPDATE ON ISLAMIC TERRORISM IN WESTERN [...] (C) A top Maharashtra anti-terrorist official has told us that the three suspected terrorists killed in the foiled June 1 attack on the RSS headquarters in Nagpur were probably foreigners. J.J. Singh, Additional Chief of Police in the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS),also acknowledged t [...] | 2006-07-06 10:29:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KIRF KISL CASC ASEC PK IN |
06MUMBAI1266 | FARMER SUICIDES PROMPT PM SINGH TO ANNOUNCE AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) Over 1,600 farmers in eastern Maharashtra's drought-affected cotton belt in the Vidarbha region have committed suicide in the past five years. The GOI has cited crop failure, depressed cotton prices and spiraling debt as the chief reasons for the suicides. During his June 30-July 1 visit [...] | 2006-07-07 06:45:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID PREL IN |
06MUMBAI1286 | CONDITIONS INSIDE CHHATTISGARH'S IDP CAMPS AS MONSOON SEASON [...] (SBU) Due to escalating combat between government, Naxalite-insurgent, and tribal counter-insurgent forces, southern Chhattisgarh had a growing internally displaced persons (IDP) problem in its Dantewara district before monsoon season arrived in late June. Dantewara's 27 IDP camps have appare [...] | 2006-07-10 12:14:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV KWMN KCRM PHUM IN |
06MUMBAI1292 | MULTIPLE TRAIN BOMBINGS KILL OVER 180 AT HEIGHT OF EVENING [...] (U) Over 180 persons died and over 500 were injured in a series of nearly simultaneous bomb explosions on seven trains on July 11 in Mumbai. The bombings occurred in overflowing trains at the height of the city's evening rush hour. All official Americans and their family members are accounted [...] | 2006-07-12 07:52:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL AEMR PGOV PREL IN |
06MUMBAI1293 | MULTIPLE TRAIN BOMBINGS KILL OVER 180 AT HEIGHT OF EVENING [...] (U) Over 180 persons died and over 500 were injured in a series of nearly simultaneous bomb explosions on seven trains on July 11 in Mumbai. The bombings occurred in overflowing trains at the height of the city's evening rush hour. All official Americans and their family members are accounted [...] | 2006-07-12 08:30:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL AEMR PGOV PREL CASC IN |
06MUMBAI1307 | MUMBAI REMAINS CALM AS POLICE DETAIN HUNDREDS IN CONNECTION [...] (U) Nearly 48 hours after bombs exploded aboard seven trains traveling Mumbai's western commuter railway line, casualty figures continue to rise, varying between 200 and 186 depending on the source. The number injured has also increased to 772. There have been no reports of Amcit deaths or in [...] | 2006-07-13 12:51:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KISL PGOV PREL ASEC CASC IN |
06MUMBAI1310 | AS DEATH TOLL NEARS 200, CONTOURS OF MUMBAI BOMBING [...] (C) Despite the local media's poor track record in handling on-the-record remarks, enough reputable media outlets have directly attributed a particular theory of the Mumbai train bombings to senior police leadership that the contours of the investigation are emerging. If the state's media is t [...] | 2006-07-14 13:47:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KISL CASC ASEC PK IN |
06MUMBAI1332 | (C) PAKISTAN'S ISI INVOLVED IN MUMBAI BOMBINGS, TOP POLICE [...] (C) Maharahstra's top police official told the Consul General on July 19 that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) had a clear hand in the July 7 Mumbai train bombings. P.S. Pasricha, Director General of the state police, said the bombs used in the attacks may point to an A [...] | 2006-07-19 13:29:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KISL CASC ASEC PK IN |
06MUMBAI1356 | POLICE MAKE FIRST ARRESTS IN MUMBAI TRAIN BOMBING CASE [...] (C) Investigators have reportedly made the first formal arrests in connection with the July 7 train bombings in Mumbai that killed over 180 people. If the media reports match information we have received from the police, then those arrested are suspected of having helped move materials for the [...] | 2006-07-21 10:17:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KISL CASC ASEC PK IN |
06MUMBAI1375 | A $5-$6 BILLION "NUCLEAR PARK" FOR U.S. REACTORS IN INDIA? [...] (C) The head of India's state-run nuclear power company told visiting Charge on July 21 that U.S. nuclear suppliers could get their own "nuclear park" of five to six reactors worth $5-$6 billion if the U.S./India civil nuclear agreement becomes reality. S.K. Jain, MD and Chairman of the Nuclea [...] | 2006-07-26 08:08:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PGOV BEXP IN |
06MUMBAI1506 | STILL NO BREAKTHROUGH IN MUMBAI TRAIN BOMBING INVESTIGATION, POLICE SAY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-11 18:17:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC IN KISL PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06MUMBAI1602 | CEQ'S CONNAUGHTON ENCOURAGES MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT, [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings on August 24 in Mumbai, CEQ Chairman James L. Connaughton encouraged Government of Maharashtra (GOM) officials and Indian business leaders to support the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP). He also briefed his interlocutors on the sta [...] | 2006-08-29 08:04:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN EINV PREL PGOV SENV SEXP EPET EMIN |
06MUMBAI1652 | MUMBAI BOMBING INVESTIGATIONS REVEAL DETAILS OF MUSLIM [...] (C) Although police have now arrested 14 men in connection with the July 11 Mumbai train bombings, investigators still appear to know little about the actual perpetrators of the well-planned act of terrorism that killed 187 people and left few traces. All those arrested have been charged on th [...] | 2006-09-08 11:48:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KISL CASC ASEC PK IN |
06MUMBAI1707 | BOEING IDENTIFIES SITE FOR PLANNED MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN [...] (SBU) A senior Boeing official told the Consul General on September 15 that his company has now identified a site for its planned maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Nagpur. Seattle-based Dinesh Keskar, who briefed us on the margins of the CG's visit to Nagpur, had met with offi [...] | 2006-09-18 13:40:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR PREL ETRD EFIN IN |
06MUMBAI1755 | (C) LOCAL MUSLIMS AND PAKISTAN NATIONALS PLANTED BOMBS ON [...] (C) Three local Muslims and four Pakistanis planted the bombs that killed 187 persons on seven Mumbai commuter trains in July, the Mumbai police chief told the Consul General on September 26. A.N. Roy said the police had detained two of the local men who had planted bombs. One of the two men [...] | 2006-09-27 12:09:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KISL CASC ASEC PK IN |
06MUMBAI1803 | WILL FRANCE, RUSSIA REAP THE INITIAL COMMERCIAL BENEFITS OF [...] (SBU) GE and Westinghouse fear that French and Russian companies may be the first to benefit from the commercial opportunities created by successful passage of the U.S./India civil nuclear initiative. The Nuclear Power Corp. of India (NPCIL) confirmed to us that the GOI has approved two new si [...] | 2006-10-08 08:56:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PGOV ECON |
06MUMBAI1986 | GUJARAT CHIEF MINISTER MODI SETS HIS SIGHTS ON NATIONAL [...] (C) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has his sights on national politics. Everyone we spoke to during a recent trip to Ahmedabad told us that Modi will use an expected state election victory next year to make a bid for the national presidency of the BJP. RSS and BJP leaders in Delhi echo thes [...] | 2006-11-02 12:42:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CVIS PHUM KIRF KISL ECON IN |
06MUMBAI1996 | POLICE BELIEVE MUSLIMS TARGETED MUSLIMS IN MALEGAON [...] (C) Maharashtra police are now convinced that Muslim extremists purposefully targeted other Muslims in the September 8 bombings in Malegaon that killed 31 persons and injured over 200. The police have told us that Muslim extremists hoped to inflame communal passions in a city with a history [...] | 2006-11-09 03:03:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KISL ASEC CASC IN |
06MUMBAI2027 | CONSUL GENERAL MEETS GUJARAT CHIEF MINISTER MODI [...] (C) Summary: Consul General met on November 16 with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the first such meeting since Modi's U.S. visa was revoked in 2005. Modi provided a glowing overview of his accomplishments in office, including better roads, universal access to electric power, greater ava [...] | 2006-11-27 11:35:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CVIS KISL IN |
06MUMBAI2054 | JULY RELIEF PACKAGE NOT ENOUGH, FARMER SUICIDES CONTINUE IN [...] (SBU) Farmer suicides have continued in the drought affected Vidarbha region of Eastern Maharashtra in spite of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's debt relief package announced in early July. Over 900 farmer suicides have been reported in Vidarbha this year, 300 of which occurred after the July [...] | 2006-12-11 13:03:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID PREL IN |
06MUMBAI2064 | NPCIL OUTLINES ITS VISION OF INDIA'S NUCLEAR FUTURE AT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 14. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) India hopes to import 20 to 25 foreign nuclear reactors in the coming decades, the head of the country's nuclear power utility told over 25 U.S. companies from the nuclear sector on December 1 in Mumbai. [...] | 2006-12-13 14:25:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PGOV ECON |
06MUMBAI2068 | CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION MUST NOT CONSTRAIN INDIA'S [...] (SBU) Anil Kakodkar, chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission, told Commerce Undersecretary Frank Lavin and U.S. nuclear industry leaders on December 2 that the planned U.S.-India civil nuclear initiative must not constrain India's planned three stage program that will establish a closed nu [...] | 2006-12-14 07:29:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PGOV ECON |
06MUMBAI2075 | NPCIL TELLS SEN. SPECTER THAT IT APPLAUDS NUCLEAR LAW, YET [...] (SBU) S.K. Agrawal, director of projects at the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL),told Senator Arlen Specter on December 16 that the civil nuclear law passed by Congress would not restrict the company's expansion plans. Without the agreement, the NPCIL's growth would even be slower a [...] | 2006-12-20 11:10:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PGOV ECON |
06MUMBAI2090 | MAHARASHTRA'S GRAND VISION FOR THE NAGPUR AIRPORT [...] (SBU) The Government of Maharashtra (GOM) has ambitious plans to convert Nagpur into a major regional transportation hub. During our recent trip to the city, located at the geographic heart of India, the Maharashtra Airport Development Corporation (MADC) explained its plans to build an integrat [...] | 2006-12-28 09:52:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR PREL ETRD EFIN EIND EINV PINR IN |
06MUNICH114 | MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE OVERVIEW: MERKEL URGES [...] (SBU) The February 3-5 42nd Munich Conference on Security Policy ("Wehrkunde") on "Restoring the Transatlantic Partnership," explored a wide-range of security policy topics, including the future of NATO, its relationship with the EU, Russia's relationship with Europe and NATO, and Foreign and [...] | 2006-02-23 16:28:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM NATO IAEA NPT ENRG IR GM |
06MUNICH357 | CHAROLOTTE KNOBLOCH ELECTED NEW PRESIDENT OF THE [...] On June 7, 2006, at age 73, Charolotte Knobloch was unanimously elected President of the Jewish Council in Germany following the death of Council President Paul Spiegel on April 30. People who know her are confident she will be able to gain broad public support in her new capacity. She has [...] | 2006-06-13 11:02:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR GM |
06MUNICH437 | EADS/AIRBUS CRISIS -- THE VIEW FROM EADS' MUNICH [...] (SBU) Senior German EADS officials told the Consulate that Noel Forgeard's departure was necessary for EADS to move beyond its current mess, and the Forgeard affair was but one example of the challenges of dealing with spotlight- seeking French partners. As for BAE's divestiture of its EADS [...] | 2006-07-13 12:41:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN FR GM |
06MUNICH558 | EADS' EUROCOPTER -- WHAT AIRBUS WOULD LIKE TO BE [...] (U) Eurocopter, enjoying rising market share, is particularly exuberant over the recent decision by the U.S. Army to purchase up to 352 UH-145 helicopters, the firm's first U.S. defense contract. Eurocopter officials said this would put greater pressure on colleagues at Eurocopter parent EADS [...] | 2006-08-23 16:31:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN FR GM |
06MUNICH715 | EADS/AIRBUS CRISIS -- THE SAGA CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Amid a flood of bad news, a senior EADS official told the Consulate the A380 would, despite delays, be certified for flight. However, the A380's drain on resources was adversely impacting programs such as the A350 and the A400M, possibly resulting in a postponement of the A350 program. [...] | 2006-10-13 13:57:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN FR GM |
06MUNICH767 | MR. PUTIN GOES TO BAVARIA [...] The Bavarian government warmly welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to Munich October 11. Shortly after Putin's visit, the so-called "Days of Moscow" were opened in the Bavarian capital marking the visit of Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, to whom Minister-President Stoiber aw [...] | 2006-10-31 08:30:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GM RS |
06MUNICH838 | PREVIEW OF THE 43D MUNICH CONFERENCE ON SECURITY POLICY [...] (U) The 43d annual Munich Conference on Security Policy, the "Davos" of the security policy world is set to take place February 9-11, 2007 at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, Germany. Invited guests include heads of state, foreign ministers, defense ministers, parliamentary delegations an [...] | 2006-12-08 11:54:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM NATO GM |
06MUSCAT1000 | BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN UN SECURITY [...] (C) In a June 20 call on Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi, the Ambassador delivered reftel points, urging Oman's support for Guatemala's candidacy to the UN Security Council. Bin Alawi noted with a smile that Venezuelan President Chavez was in Tripoli during the Minist [...] | 2006-06-20 14:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL |
06MUSCAT1001 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TEMPORARY MECHANISM FOR [...] (U) This is an action request for NEA; please see para 3. 2. (C) During a June 20 call on Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi, the Ambassador delivered reftel talking points on the new temporary international mechanism (TIM) for providing assistance to the Palestinians, [...] | 2006-06-21 07:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL EAID IS MU |
06MUSCAT1004 | INSIDE OMANI DEPORTATION CENTER, SEEKING [...] This is an action request for ECA, DRL, and G/TIP; please see paragraph 11. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) A June 19 visit to one of Oman's largest deportation centers revealed a clean and well-organized facility, and included a tour of the arrivals processing rooms, sleeping quarters [...] | 2006-06-21 10:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF SMIG PHUM PBTS OEXC KPAO PGOV PREL MU |
06MUSCAT1007 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: YEMENI GCC ASSISTANCE REQUEST [...] (C) Oman FM Bin Alawi affirmed on June 20 that the GCC will respond positively to Yemen's aid request, but amounts will be determined in November. He feared Yemen had exaggerated expectations, and that it lacked the absorptive capacity or management skills to handle such a large sum in such a [...] | 2006-06-21 14:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PTER MU YM |
06MUSCAT1008 | OMANI FRUSTRATION WITH THE FTA: WE UNDERSTAND BUT [...] (C) In a June 21 meeting with the Ambassador, the Sultan's Advisor for External Liaison, Dr. Omar Zawawi, conveyed Oman's growing frustration with and disappointment over the slow progress of the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement in the U.S. Congress. Zawawi confirmed that other Omani official [...] | 2006-06-21 15:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM MU |
06MUSCAT1014 | OMANIS REQUEST VISIT TO U.S. DEPORTATION CENTER [...] This is an action request for Department of Homeland Security ICE and CBP. Please see para 4. 2. In response to recent requests by the Royal Oman Police (reftel),the Embassy seeks DHS assistance in arranging a senior-level Omani government delegation to visit immigration detention/depor [...] | 2006-06-26 04:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM OEXC KPAO PREL SMIG PBTS PREF MU |
06MUSCAT1015 | OMAN FM UPDATE ON IRAN, GULF SECURITY [...] (C) In a June 20 meeting, FM Yusuf bin Alawi again voiced optimism that Iran would respond positively to the West's latest offer, but noted that several Arab states were angry that details on security assurances to Iran were not discussed with them first. He sees a 1987 Security Council resol [...] | 2006-06-26 07:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ELNT EWWT EPET XF IR MU |
06MUSCAT103 | IPR SEMINAR RAISES AWARENESS, BUILDS BRIDGES [...] The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO),with MEPI funding, held a successful intellectual property rights (IPR) seminar for Arab prosecutors in Muscat from January 22-24. Following a similar program for judges in Dubai (reftel),the event drew over 45 participants from the MEPI region. [...] | 2006-01-26 12:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND PREL KIPR KMPI KPAO MU |
06MUSCAT1048 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: ASIAN AMBASSADORS OFFER [...] (SBU) In a June 27 working lunch hosted by the Ambassador, colleagues from labor-source countries outlined problems faced by their nationals, to include salary arrears, lack of legal status, and in some cases physical or sexual assault. Their suggested improvements include additional labor pro [...] | 2006-07-02 13:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM SMIG PBTS PREL MU |
06MUSCAT1098 | MOVING FORWARD ON MATH AND SCIENCE COLLABORATION [...] This is an action request for OES. Please see paragraph 4. 2. On July 11, Econoff delivered ref A reply to Dr. Sana Sabeel Sulaiman al-Belushi, Director of the Technical Office for Studies and Development, Ministry of Education (MOE). Econoff noted that after careful review of the comments [...] | 2006-07-11 13:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL KGLB PREL SENV MU |
06MUSCAT1117 | TFLE 01: OMAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF CRISIS [...] (U) After providing initial widespread front-page coverage on the crisis and publishing critical editorials of U.S. support of Israel and its veto of an Arab-League sponsored resolution in the Security Council, several media sources have tempered their headlines by highlighting "good news" sto [...] | 2006-07-17 03:59:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KMDR KWBG MU |
06MUSCAT1124 | OMAN EYES CITES ACCESSION [...] In a July 17 meeting, the Ambassador discussed the status of Oman's accession to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) with Under Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi (deputy-minister equivalent). Sayyid Badr [...] | 2006-07-17 14:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL MU |
06MUSCAT1145 | SINGAPORE INTERESTED IN MEDRC MEMBERSHIP [...] On July 16, the Ambassador explored the possibility of expanding membership in the Muscat-based Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) with Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi. Sayyid Badr noted that he had recently raised this issue with Singapo [...] | 2006-07-22 14:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL MU |
06MUSCAT1169 | TFLE01: IRAN MOVING TO BECOME REGIONAL POWER SAYS [...] (C) Summary: Oman supports the P5 1 incentive package (reftel) to Tehran and has communicated its recommendation to the Iranian government that it accept the offer, according to the Sultan's Special Advisor for Cultural Affairs and frequent "special envoy" of Sultan Qaboos to Iran, Abdul 'Az [...] | 2006-07-30 12:42:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MU IR KNNP |
06MUSCAT1173 | TFLE01: QANA STRIKE FUELS CRITICAL PRESS COVERAGE [...] The Israeli air strikes on the Lebanese village of Qana drew overwhelmingly virulent and critical front-page press coverage from each of Oman's daily newspapers. Amidst headlines reading "Bloodbath in Lebanon" and "Global Outrage over Israeli Carnage," the dailies concentrated on civilian ca [...] | 2006-07-31 12:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAO MU |
06MUSCAT1174 | TFLE01: LEBANON CRISIS COMPLICATES IRAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) In a July 30 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Under Secretary Sayyid Badr said the crisis in Lebanon is SIPDIS complicating the Iran nuclear matter and may even harden Tehran's position. He urged that greater emphasis be placed on continuing diplomatic efforts to build trust in the reg [...] | 2006-07-31 12:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL AORC MU |
06MUSCAT1177 | TFLE01: OMAN REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN DELIVERY OF [...] During a July 30 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary (deputy-secretary equivalent) Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi expressed his concern regarding the logistics of delivering humanitarian assistance for Lebanese relief efforts. Sayyid Badr noted that Oman is current [...] | 2006-08-01 05:30:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI MU |
06MUSCAT1183 | TFLE01: OMAN CONDEMNS ISRAELI ACTIONS, CALLS FOR [...] (U) On July 31, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement condemning Israel's airstrikes in Qana, characterizing the actions as a "massacre." Extending its "heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the bereaved families of victims of ongoing military actions," the statement further cond [...] | 2006-08-01 13:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KMDR KPAO MU |
06MUSCAT1191 | TFLE01: IMMEDIATE CEASE-FIRE, SUPPORT FOR GOL: [...] (C) On August 5, the Ambassador delivered ref A points to Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi. Bin Alawi fully agreed with these points and the broader strategy contained therein, but made clear that the Arab League would not move beyond endorsing Lebanese Prime Minister F [...] | 2006-08-06 06:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MU |
06MUSCAT1204 | HIGHER EDUCATION: MINISTER SEEKS MORE U.S. TIES [...] The Ambassador called on the Minister of Higher Education to discuss the Embassy's work in higher education, in promoting U.S. education, and in helping facilitate ties between U.S. and Omani institutions. In return, the Minister was forthright in asking for more cooperation and additional pr [...] | 2006-08-08 11:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO OEXC SCUL PREL KMPI MU |
06MUSCAT1205 | TFLE01: OMANI FM ASSESSES BEIRUT AL MINISTERIAL [...] (C) On August 8, the Ambassador spoke with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi regarding the August 7 Arab League meeting in Beirut. As expected, bin Alawi affirmed the Arab League's unanimous support for the Lebanese government, including full support for Prime Minister [...] | 2006-08-08 12:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MU |
06MUSCAT1218 | TFLE01: OMAN TO TAKE CUE FROM LEBANON ON RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-12 13:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC MU |
06MUSCAT122 | 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (SBU) ECONOMIC/POLITICAL FACTORS: There have been no major policy changes since the 2004 report (ref B). Oman remains a stalwart ally in the global war on terrorism and key Arab proponent of regional stability, including USG stabilization efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Long-standing milita [...] | 2006-01-31 06:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP MASS MARR MU |
06MUSCAT1223 | OMAN FTA: MINISTER COMMITTED TO JAN [...] (U) Commerce and Industry Minister Maqbul bin Ali Sultan expressed to the Ambassador his commitment to ensuring that necessary regulations are in place for the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement to take effect on January 1, 2007. He also expressed his government's interest in promoting the FTA th [...] | 2006-08-14 13:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON BEXP KIPR PREL MU |
06MUSCAT1248 | OMAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO LEBANESE RELIEF EFFORTS [...] (SBU) On August 20, Econoff spoke with Humaid al-Maani, Deputy Director of the Under Secretary's office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),regarding Omani government efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance to Lebanese government agencies. Al-Maani remarked that the Omani government had a [...] | 2006-08-21 14:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID LE MU |
06MUSCAT1259 | VENEZUELAN ENVOY VISITS MUSCAT [...] (U) The Omani press reported August 22 that "Tameer Bo-Ras," the Venezuelan Deputy Minister of Higher Education and "envoy" of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, visited Muscat August 21 and delivered a written message for Sultan Qaboos to Omani Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al- [...] | 2006-08-22 15:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC MU |
06MUSCAT126 | OMAN FM IN IRAN: CARROTS, NOT STICKS [...] (C) On January 29, Omani FM Yusuf bin Alawi began an official visit to Iran, meeting with President Ahmadi-Nejad, FM Mottaki, and other officials. His active discussions on invigorating bilateral trade relations, particularly in the oil and gas sector, transport and industrial investment, rai [...] | 2006-01-31 09:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ETTC ETRD IR MU |
06MUSCAT1267 | GUATEMALAN CANDIDACY FOR UNSC SEAT: OMAN [...] (C) In a meeting August 27 with Omani Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, the Ambassador noted the recent visit of a Venezuelan envoy to Muscat (ref A) and asked about Oman's position on the contested election for a UN Security Council Seat between Venezuela and Guatemala. [...] | 2006-08-28 07:42:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC MU |
06MUSCAT1268 | OMAN CONSIDERS RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (C) At a meeting with Omani Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi on August 27, the Ambassador SIPDIS urged the Omani government to consider providing humanitarian aid and reconstruction assistance to Lebanon in addition to the humanitarian supplies already delivered (ref [...] | 2006-08-28 07:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID LE MU |
06MUSCAT1299 | SCENESETTER: VISIT OF COMMERCE DAS HOLLY VINEYARD [...] (U) Greetings and welcome to the Sultanate of Oman. My team and I look forward to your arrival on September 16 to promote the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement. In addition to your attendance at a reception for labor and customs officials, we are seeking meetings with the Minister of Commerce a [...] | 2006-09-04 05:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON ETRD EAIR EIND PGOV PREL OTRA MU |
06MUSCAT130 | OMAN FM IN IRAN: CARROTS, NOT STICKS [...] (C) On January 29, Omani FM Yusuf bin Alawi began an official visit to Iran, meeting with President Ahmadi-Nejad, FM Mottaki, and other officials. Publicly, Bin Alawi endorsed Iran's right to peaceful nuclear energy while calling for a peaceful solution to the current stand-off. He also spok [...] | 2006-01-31 13:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ETTC ETRD IR MU |
06MUSCAT1316 | OMAN URGES MORE DIALOGUE, NOT SANCTIONS, ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi told the Ambassador September 4 that more dialogue, not sanctions, was needed to reach an agreement with Iran on its nuclear program. The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister had assured Alawi earlier the same day that Tehran [...] | 2006-09-05 13:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP IR MU |
06MUSCAT1317 | OMAN UNDECIDED ON CONTESTED GRULAC SEAT ON UN [...] (C) In a meeting with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi on September 4 to discuss a range of issues (septels),the Ambassador made another strong pitch in support of Guatemala's candidacy for the contested GRULAC seat on the UN Security Council. Alawi replied that Oman [...] | 2006-09-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC MU |
06MUSCAT1327 | ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE: OMAN [...] (C) Summary: Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi will not attend the Arab League Ministerial in Cairo. Alawi is supportive of UNSCR 1701, but criticized Israel for refusing to lift its blockade of Lebanon. On Sudan, Alawi said that Oman will join its Arab League counte [...] | 2006-09-06 12:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE SU MU |
06MUSCAT1328 | DEMARCHE ON NAM SUMMIT: OMAN [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered ref E demarche on September 4 to Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi regarding the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Cuba, in addition to discussing the upcoming Arab League Ministerial and other topics with the Minister (refs A-C). Alawi [...] | 2006-09-06 13:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL UNGA MU |
06MUSCAT133 | OMAN SWEPT BY DENMARK BOYCOTT FERVOR [...] (U) Prompted by the flap over cartoons in Denmark deemed offensive to Islam, Omani consumers are boycotting Danish products with increasing fervor, and grocers are taking note by pulling suspected goods from shelves. Some companies have taken out advertisements to remind consumers that they ar [...] | 2006-02-01 13:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL MU DA |
06MUSCAT1337 | URGING SUPPORT FOR LEBANON: OMAN [...] (C) Pol/Econ chief delivered ref A and B demarches September 11 to Humaid Maani, Deputy Director of the Office of MFA Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi. Echoing earlier comments to the Ambassador by Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi (ref C),Maani responded that O [...] | 2006-09-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MASS EAID LE MU |
06MUSCAT134 | YBA POSES QUESTION RE IRAN [...] (U) Please note action request in para 8. 2. (C) Begin Summary: Notwithstanding the January 30 P5 2 Statement, the Omanis believe the key to a diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear crisis may lie in a slight delay before referring the Iranian case to the UNSC, even if no action is cal [...] | 2006-02-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ETTC IR MU UN UNSC |
06MUSCAT1368 | ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, GCC INTEGRATION HIGHLIGHT [...] (SBU) Top government officials and business representatives discussed efforts to both diversify Oman's economy and forge stronger regional integration with its GCC neighbors during an Economist-sponsored roundtable. The closed-door meeting provided the private sector a rare opportunity to en [...] | 2006-09-18 11:40:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL MU |
06MUSCAT1371 | BOND MARKETS AND SME DEVELOPMENT ON CMA AGENDA [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) On September 11, the Ambassador discussed the recent rise in Oman's securities market with Capital Market Authority (CMA) Executive President Yahya al-Jabri. Al-Jabri commented that the 140-firm Muscat Securities Market (MSM) h [...] | 2006-09-18 13:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PREL KMPI MU |
06MUSCAT1376 | OMAN: SHARP REACTION TO POPE'S REMARKS [...] (C) Summary: Pope Benedict's recent remarks on Islam elicited an unexpectedly strong reaction in the local press, Internet chatrooms, and general conversation. Omani papers have prominently highlighted international critical response to the papal comments, while editorials in Arabic state-ow [...] | 2006-09-19 13:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL MU |
06MUSCAT1382 | SME DEVELOPMENT FOCUS OF DAS VINEYARD VISIT [...] The importance of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) development took center stage during Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Holly Vineyard's September 16 meetings SIPDIS in Muscat with top government officials. The FTA will provide the USG an opportunity to work closely with its O [...] | 2006-09-20 09:08:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV ETRD PREL KMPI MU |
06MUSCAT1384 | SUCCESSFUL EPA WORKSHOP CONCLUDES [...] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),in association with the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, the Omani Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment, and Water Resources, and Petroleum Development Oman (PDO),concluded a successful four-day Pri [...] | 2006-09-20 12:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV KMPI MU |
06MUSCAT1414 | LARIJANI EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT U.S. INTENTIONS [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Late evening on September 30, the Ambassador met with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi to discuss the Minister's September 30 call earlier that evening from Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Secretary for the [...] | 2006-10-01 12:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MU IR |
06MUSCAT1423 | TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING: OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-02 13:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL MU |
06MUSCAT1442 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAN WITH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Affairs Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmud al-Sa'id on October 2 to discuss regional and bilateral issues. In addition to touching on the Middle East Peace Process, the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement, and Omani economic and social development [...] | 2006-10-04 13:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR MU |
06MUSCAT148 | OMAN CALLS FOR IMPROVED INTERNATIONAL POLIO [...] According to local media, four cases of polio were reported in Oman in 2004 and 2005. Two Yemeni brothers, aged 9 and 10, were treated for symptoms of poliomyelitis, while visiting the Sultanate during the summer of 2005. The Omani Ministry Of Health also reported two cases of polio were "i [...] | 2006-02-06 11:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL SA MU ESTH |
06MUSCAT149 | OMAN ATTENDANCE AT MENA-OECD MINISTERIAL [...] Following up on reftels, on February 4 Pol/Econ chief spoke to Seif al-Rizaiqi, director of the Minister's office at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) to encourage Omani attendance at the upcoming MENA-OECD Investment Ministerial in Jordan. Al-Rizaiqi confirmed Oman's receipt of th [...] | 2006-02-06 11:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PREL KMPI MU |
06MUSCAT1490 | COMMERCE MINISTER ADDRESSES FTA CONCERNS [...] (U) On October 16, Econoff, Poleoff, and Poleassistant attended Commerce and Industry Minister Maqbool bin Ali Sultan's address on the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to members of the Oman Journalists' Association. Maqbool used the public engagement to highlight the FTA's expected benef [...] | 2006-10-21 08:08:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL MU |
06MUSCAT1491 | COMMERCE MINISTER ADDRESSES FTA CONCERNS [...] (U) On October 16, Econoff, Poleoff, and Poleassistant attended Commerce and Industry Minister Maqbool bin Ali Sultan's address on the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to members of the Oman Journalists' Association. Maqbool used the public engagement to highlight the FTA's expected benef [...] | 2006-10-21 08:08:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL MU |
06MUSCAT1509 | BIG PLANS AHEAD FOR MUSCAT'S TOURISM INDUSTRY [...] (U) The Ministry of Tourism and government-owned Oman Tourism Development Company (OTDC) are moving forward on ambitious plans to develop tourism-related projects in the Muscat metropolitan area. The government envisions the construction of 16 hotels and a convention center within the next fi [...] | 2006-10-22 10:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL MU |
06MUSCAT1510 | SALALAH PINS ECONOMIC HOPES ON PORT, FREE ZONE, [...] (U) The city of Salalah is banking on the growth of its port, free zone, and tourism industries in ongoing efforts to develop its economy. Government and private sector officials express confidence that proposed investments in these sectors will reshape Salalah by 2010 and position the region [...] | 2006-10-22 10:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND EWWT PREL MU |
06MUSCAT1558 | OMAN'S FM ON RECENT VISIT OF IRANIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi November 4 to review the October 31 visit to Oman of Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Motaki. Motaki, who stayed for only a few hours, told the Omani Minister that the Iranians had reached an u [...] | 2006-11-06 07:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MU IR |
06MUSCAT1564 | CUBA EMBARGO AND COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-06 13:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA UN MU |
06MUSCAT1566 | UNSCR 1718 AND THE PROLIFERATION SECURITY [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief met on November 5 with Ambassador Talab Miran, Chief of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department, to discuss the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and ref A and B points on UN Security Council Resolution 1718. Miran confirmed Omani support for P [...] | 2006-11-06 13:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP UN MU |
06MUSCAT1568 | OMAN'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 06:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER KVPR EFIN ETTC MU |
06MUSCAT1572 | AMENDING THE CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION: OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 13:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU |
06MUSCAT1575 | UN TRAFFICKING RAPPORTEUR'S VISIT TO OMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) completed a fact-finding mission in Oman on November 7. The Rapporteur flagged as key concerns: the role of recruiting agencies and sponsors in bringing trafficking victims to Oman; the government's lack [...] | 2006-11-08 13:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB MU |
06MUSCAT1588 | OMANI ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: Oman has not pursued proactive engagement with the Iraqi government due to a lack of strong tribal, economic or religious ties with Iraq, geographic distance, and a cautious foreign policy that seeks to avoid playing a highly visible role on contentious issues. Omani concerns a [...] | 2006-11-14 13:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL MOPS MARR IZ MU |
06MUSCAT1595 | OMAN REACTS TO NEW UAE BORDER SECURITY POLICY AT [...] (C) A decision by the UAE in September to immediately implement border crossing controls at the Al-Buraimi oasis has disrupted the lives of residents and the flow of commerce in the conjoined cities of Al-Ain (UAE) and Al-Buraimi (Oman). Upset at the apparent absence of consultation on the c [...] | 2006-11-15 12:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON MU |
06MUSCAT1596 | CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT OPENS BASEL II WORKSHOP [...] On November 13, Oman Central Bank Executive President Hamoud bin Sangour al-Zadjali opened a three-day workshop for Central Bank and commercial banking personnel on the requirements of the Basel II accords. In his remarks, ZadjaliQoted that the Central Bank would begin implementing the Basel [...] | 2006-11-15 12:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL MU |
06MUSCAT1599 | OMAN'S INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Summary: The government of Oman has taken limited steps to address USG concerns highlighted in the 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The Embassy still is waiting for a response to the Ambassador's suggested action plan to combat trafficking (ref A),as well as the Embassy's recent [...] | 2006-11-15 13:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG MU |
06MUSCAT1600 | SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER GENERAL JOHN P. [...] (S) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. Oman remains a strong friend and ally in the Global War on Terrorism, but prefers to maintain a low profile and is reluctant to deploy its forces in support of OIF or OEF. Our continued engagement with the Omani security forces cont [...] | 2006-11-15 14:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PTER KNNP MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP |
06MUSCAT1601 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA THIRD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-15 14:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA MU |
06MUSCAT1618 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND FORUM FOR THE [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousef bin Alawi told Ambassador on November 21 that he will attend the Forum for the Future at the Dead Sea. Bin Alawi said he planned to arrive in Jordan in the mid-to-late afternoon [...] | 2006-11-22 10:56:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMPI MU |
06MUSCAT1619 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND IISS CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousef bin Alawi informed Ambassador on November 21 that he planned to attend the third International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Regional Security Summit in Manama, currently [...] | 2006-11-22 10:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MU |
06MUSCAT162 | MFA ARAB CHIEF ON IRAN, PALESTINE, SYRIA [...] (C) In a February 5 meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, MFA Arab Affairs Chief Ambassador Ahmed al-Harthy expressed deep misgivings about the IAEA's decision to report Iran to the UN Security Council, fearing the move pushes a diplomatic solution further out of reach. He said recent Oman-Iran discus [...] | 2006-02-08 08:44:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL PARM KNNP PINR XF MU |
06MUSCAT1627 | OMAN: MIXED SIGNALS ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION [...] (U) Two events during the past week presented a sharp contrast between rhetoric and reality in terms of public expression in Oman. On November 19, Minister of Information Hamad bin Mohammed Al Rasdhi addressed the Oman Journalists Association (OJA) and stated unequivocally that "the press in O [...] | 2006-11-26 12:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECPS KPAO MU |
06MUSCAT1635 | LABOR CAMPS FOR OMAN'S MIGRANT WORKERS [...] (C) Summary: Poleoff visited two privately-operated labor camps for migrant workers in the Muscat area. Workers he met live in crowded rooms with poor sanitation, and reported that they work long hours for low monthly wages. Many are paying off debts to recruiting agencies in their home count [...] | 2006-11-27 12:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG MU |
06MUSCAT1638 | UPDATE ON OMANI ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-27 13:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID LE MU |
06MUSCAT1646 | SCENESETTER: VISIT OF AUSTR FOR EUROPE AND THE [...] (U) Greetings and welcome to Oman. My team and I look forward to your arrival on December 4 to promote the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement. In addition to your participation as the keynote speaker and panel participant in the December 6 U.S.-Oman FTA Awareness Conference, we have confirmed me [...] | 2006-12-02 14:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON ETRD EAIR EIND PGOV PREL OTRA MU |
06MUSCAT1657 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING WITH MFA UNDER [...] (C) During a November 26 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, the Ambassador asked for an update on steps Oman has taken to address Trafficking in Persons (TIP) concerns, and reiterated Post's request for TIP-related statistics, including investigati [...] | 2006-12-04 12:30:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG MU |
06MUSCAT1658 | OMAN COMMITS TO INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER SCANNING [...] (SBU) On December 3, Brigadier General Mahmood al-Kiyumi, Director General of Customs, Royal Oman Police (ROP),gave oral approval for Oman's public participation in the International Container Scanning Network (ICSN). Contacts at the ROP assured Post that the General's statement is sufficien [...] | 2006-12-04 13:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL EWWT ASEC KHLS ECON MU |
06MUSCAT1668 | UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS: OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 12:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD UNESCO MU |
06MUSCAT1670 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF NEA A/S WELCH TO MUSCAT [...] (C) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your visit to Oman. Oman remains a dependable friend and ally and cooperates with us on a wide range of subjects, although it prefers to maintain a low profile. Regional threat issues are a prominent concern for the Omani leadership; however, Oman's p [...] | 2006-12-06 14:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PTER KDEM KMPI KNNP KWMN SMIG ECON |
06MUSCAT1674 | SUCCESSFUL USPTO IPR WORKSHOP CONCLUDES [...] The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) sponsored a successful MEPI-funded intellectual property rights workshop for judges, prosecutors, investigators, and customs officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Office of Publi [...] | 2006-12-10 10:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND PREL KIPR KMPI MU |
06MUSCAT1685 | OIL AND GAS ADVISOR UPBEAT ON OMAN PRODUCTION [...] (SBU) On December 10, Econoff discussed Oman's energy outlook with Khalifa bin Mubarak al-Hinai, technical advisor to the Minister of Oil and Gas. Hinai commented that contrary to popular concerns, Oman still had significant reserves to exploit. He noted that of the approximately 50 billion [...] | 2006-12-13 09:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EPET EIND ECON MU |
06MUSCAT1707 | NEA A/S WELCH MEETING WITH OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) NEA A/S Welch met December 12 with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousef bin Alawi in Muscat. Bin Alawi personally drove A/S Welch and the Ambassador to a meeting with Sultan Qaboos (septel),and then hosted a working lunch for them with participation from Foreign Ministry [...] | 2006-12-20 07:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER KPAL IR IZ SY MU |
06MUSCAT1712 | OMAN NONCOMMITAL ON UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD UNESCO MU |
06MUSCAT1728 | SAUDI KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO MUSCAT [...] (C) During a December 24 meeting with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousef bin Alawi to discuss a range of regional issues (septels),Ambassador inquired about the visit of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud to Oman. Bin Alawi stated that King Abdullah, who arrived to a red [...] | 2006-12-26 12:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SA MU |
06MUSCAT1736 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER SHARES THOUGHTS ON SOMALIA [...] (C) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousef bin Alawi told Ambassador on December 24 that Oman was not directly involved in efforts to resolve conflicts in either Somalia or Sudan. The Omani government does, however, strongly support Arab League (AL) endeavors to quell violence in bo [...] | 2006-12-27 12:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SO MU |
06MUSCAT1737 | NEA A/S WELCH ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEETING WITH [...] (C) NEA A/S WELCH, ACCOMPANIED BY AMBASSADOR, MET MINISTER OF THE ROYAL OFFICE GENERAL ALI BIN MAJID AL-MA'AMARI ON DECEMBER 12 FOR A BRIEF EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON REGIONAL ISSUES. THE VISIT, MOSTLY A COURTESY CALL ON ONE OF THE SULTAN'S MOST TRUSTED ADVISORS, FEATURED A HEALTHY DIALOGUE ON IRA [...] | 2006-12-28 15:00:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KDEM KMPI IZ MU |
06MUSCAT1738 | NEA A/S WELCH MEETING WITH ROYAL OFFICE MINISTER [...] (C) NEA A/S WELCH, ACCOMPANIED BY AMBASSADOR, MET MINISTER OF THE ROYAL OFFICE GENERAL ALI BIN MAJID AL-MA'AMARI ON DECEMBER 12 FOR A BRIEF EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON REGIONAL ISSUES. THE VISIT, MOSTLY A COURTESY CALL ON ONE OF THE SULTAN'S MOST TRUSTED ADVISORS, FEATURED A HEALTHY DIALOGUE ON IRA [...] | 2006-12-28 15:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KDEM KMPI IZ MU |
06MUSCAT192 | SECURITY CONCERNS DAMPEN OMAN-IRAQ RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Iraqi and Omani diplomats agree that security concerns are frustrating the growth of bilateral relations, but disagree over whether Iraq has requested assistance. A draft joint statement forming the basis of a new bilateral relationship has yet to be signed, and the next binational comm [...] | 2006-02-13 04:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL MU IZ |
06MUSCAT204 | SULTAN QABOOS' TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) Omani dailies gave extensive coverage on February 12 to a wide-ranging interview Sultan Qaboos granted to the influential Kuwaiti newspaper Al Siyasa ("Politics"). The Sultan shared his vision of Oman, his leadership principles, and his quest to balance the modern with the traditional in [...] | 2006-02-13 13:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OPRC PTER ETRD PINR ELAB MU |
06MUSCAT207 | GOVERNMENT CRITIC ALLEGES AMCIT AILING IN PRISON [...] (SBU) Recently released former parliamentarian Taybah al-Ma'wali claims that unsanitary prison conditions and poor medical care have caused a serious decline in convicted Amcit Rebecca Thompson's health. Her charges, however, are at variance with what Conoff and other independent visitors have [...] | 2006-02-14 08:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI MU |
06MUSCAT222 | QUELLING VIOLENT REACTIONS TO OFFENSIVE CARTOONS: [...] (SBU) The Embassy delivered ref A demarche February 14 thanking the Omani government for its role in helping to calm public reactions to the offensive Danish cartoons and urging continued efforts to promote peaceful dialogue. To date, there have been no acts of violence stemming from the carto [...] | 2006-02-15 15:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL KPAO PGOV XF MU |
06MUSCAT229 | SMALL STEP IN NATO-OMAN RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) In a February 18 meeting, MFA Chief of International Organizations Ambassador Talib bin Miran al-Raisi shared an update on Oman-NATO relations with Pol/Econ Chief. (Note: Oman and Saudi Arabia are the only two GCC states not to have joined the NATO Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI). E [...] | 2006-02-19 12:44:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR XF MU |
06MUSCAT230 | DEFEATING VENEZUELA FOR NON-PERMANENT UNSC SEAT: [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-19 12:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GT VE MU |
06MUSCAT231 | OMAN FM RETURNING TO IRAN [...] (C) On February 18, MFA International Organizations Department Chief Ambassador Talib bin Miran al-Raisi affirmed to Pol/E Chief that Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi will "soon" be making a return visit to Tehran. Ambassador al-Raisi did not provide details on the pur [...] | 2006-02-19 12:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM ETTC IR MU |
06MUSCAT232 | UN COUNTERTERRORISM CONVENTIONS: STATUS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-19 12:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL MU |
06MUSCAT235 | REACTIONS TO UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR'S REPORT, [...] (SBU) In a February 18 call on MFA Chief of International Organizations Ambassador Talib bin Miran al-Raisi, P/E Chief took the opportunity to register USG objections to the UN Special Rapporteur's Report on detainee conditions in Guantanamo Bay (ref A),as well as to use talking points (refs [...] | 2006-02-19 14:02:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ASEC KPAO IZ MU |
06MUSCAT237 | CWC HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (C) On February 18, Pol/Econ Chief called on MFA International Organizations Chief Ambassador Talib bin Miran al-Raisi to inquire on the status of Oman's reply to the Embassy's diplomatic note of July 27, 2005, conveying the USG's revised text of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Host Coun [...] | 2006-02-19 15:51:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KTIA PREL MU |
06MUSCAT256 | DELIVERED: POINTS ON UNSYG, PEACEBUILDING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-21 14:44:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UN MU |
06MUSCAT268 | CONDEMNATION OF THE AL-ASKARIYA SHRINE BOMBING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-23 09:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KPAO OPRC IZ MU |
06MUSCAT27 | FURTHER RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT [...] (C) Subsequent to the Ambassador's December 5 meeting with MFA Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi concerning the USG request for Omani assistance in resettling up to 15 Uighur detainees from Guatanamo (ref A),the Embassy reiterated the ref B request and background information to the Minist [...] | 2006-01-04 13:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER PHUM PREF PINR MU |
06MUSCAT290 | MANGO DECLINE SPARKS GLOBAL PROJECT [...] The government of Oman will sponsor a five-year global mango classification project, which will enable the government to better identify which varieties of mango would be suitable for cultivation in Oman. Current production is down 60% since 1999, a result of fungal infestation and ground wat [...] | 2006-03-01 13:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL SENV MU |
06MUSCAT293 | OMANTEL TO FACE FIXED-LINE COMPETITION [...] (SBU) A Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Commissioner predicted that Oman would issue a second fixed-line license within the next year, ending Omantel's monopoly. She also predicted that Oman would open up the value-added services sector within the next three months, but would no [...] | 2006-03-01 14:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV PREL MU YM |
06MUSCAT296 | ENVIRONMENTAL MOU SIGNED [...] (SBU) Ambassador and Under Secretary of Commerce and Industry Ahmad bin Hassan al-Dheeb signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA)-related Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Cooperation (MoU) during a February 26 ceremony at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI). While other MOCI [...] | 2006-03-01 15:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD PREL KPAO MU ESTH |
06MUSCAT297 | MFA CLARIFIES RELIGION NOTE, SAYS NOT DIRECTED AT [...] (SBU) Reportedly in reaction to diplomatic missions that had rented space for unsanctioned religious worship, the Foreign Ministry issued a broadly worded circular on February 18 reiterating standing regulations governing non-Muslim places of worship. MFA clarified points of concern to the Em [...] | 2006-03-01 15:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CASC KIRF MU |
06MUSCAT298 | TAIWAN REP ON WHO, OMAN TIES [...] (U) See bio notes in para 4. 2. (C) In a February 28 meeting in a neutral location, Paul Yung-feng Hsu, head of the local "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office," solicited Pol/Econ Chief's help to encourage Oman to support Taiwan's bid for observer status at the World Health Assembly in May [...] | 2006-03-01 15:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR EFIS EPET TW MU |
06MUSCAT299 | GOT WATER? [...] Oman's Director General of Water Resources outlined the government's water management efforts in the wake of scarce rainfall, high demand, and increasing groundwater salinity. He noted that cross-border water usage was a concern, but that Oman stood ready to collaborate with the UAE on solutio [...] | 2006-03-01 15:40:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL TPHY MU ESTH |
06MUSCAT383 | U.S. BEEF BANNED IN OMAN [...] Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries have confirmed a ban on U.S. beef imports as a result of BSE reports. The question of when the ban might be lifted is still under study. End Summary. ---------------- U.S. BEEF BANNED ---------------- 2. On March 14, Econoff dis [...] | 2006-03-15 15:02:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PREL MU ESTH |
06MUSCAT385 | TWO AIRLINES BETTER THAN ONE? [...] (SBU) Profitable Oman Air plans to expand its medium and long-haul fleet with Boeing aircraft in a bid to compete directly with Gulf Air, as the latter relocates part of its operations from Abu Dhabi to Muscat's Seeb International Airport. End Summary. ------------ PROFIT FIRST ---------- [...] | 2006-03-15 15:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR BEXP ETRD PREL MU |
06MUSCAT386 | INSTRUCTIONS ON HAMAS MEETINGS [...] (C) Ref A points were previously reviewed with MFA Arab Affairs Department Chief Ambassador Ahmed al-Harthi (ref B). Follow-up conversations with MFA officials and the overwhelming tenor of local media editorials have reconfirmed the Omani government's position that Hamas is the elected Palest [...] | 2006-03-15 15:27:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL MU |
06MUSCAT387 | MESSAGE TO OIC ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-15 15:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IO ETRD KISL KPAO PREL PTER XF MU |
06MUSCAT388 | JERICHO PRISON ATTACK DRAWS IRE AT U.S., UK [...] (U) The March 14 Israeli raid on Jericho Prison and seizure of Palestinian suspects drew strong condemnation in Omani newspaper editorials the following day. The independently owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" placed its editorial on the front page, asserting that Israel's actions were clearly il [...] | 2006-03-15 15:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL SOCI OIIP KMDR KPAO IS MU |
06MUSCAT396 | BASIC SCIENCE AND MATH EDUCATIONCOLLABORATION: INTEREST, [...] This is an action message. Please see paragraph 76. ------- SUMMARY ------- 21. Embassy Muscat applauds USG plans to support science and mathematics education in the region and ssees excellent potential for numerous partnerships that would enable the reftel initiative to be successful [...] | 2006-03-17 12:59:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL SENV XF KMPI KPAO KGLB MU |
06MUSCAT397 | MESSAGE TO OIC ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-17 13:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IO ETRD KISL KPAO PREL PTER XF MU |
06MUSCAT442 | DEMARCHE ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, MARCH 28-29 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-22 10:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL XF MU |
06MUSCAT443 | OMAN DEPUTY PM PREPARED TO RECEIVE HAMAS OFFICIAL [...] (C) In a March 22 meeting with Charge and Pol/Econ Chief, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi said that Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal is expected to come to Oman as part of his regional tour. While Oman has not previously had connections with Hamas, the Minister sai [...] | 2006-03-22 11:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL MU |
06MUSCAT445 | FTA AWARENESS LACKING [...] Meetings with Omani Ministry of Commerce officials reveal that Oman does not yet have an FTA awareness campaign in place. Examples of how other FTA partners promoted their agreements, as well as BFIF assistance, would aid in promotion efforts. End Summary. ---------------------- CAMPAIGN [...] | 2006-03-22 12:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON ETRD PREL MU |
06MUSCAT449 | OMAN FEEDBACK: PROLIFERATION AWARENESS TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request for ISN/ECC - please see para 6. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) While the recent EXBS-sponsored Proliferation Awareness Technical Exchange (PAT) workshop raised awareness of proliferation materials, participants were keen on getting more practical experi [...] | 2006-03-23 14:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PARM KNNP KSTC PREL MU |
06MUSCAT455 | OMAN ASSURES DUTCH ON NATO RELATIONS [...] (SBU) In a March 21 confidential memo, acting "Allied Contact Point Ambassador" to Oman, Dutch Ambassador Annelies Boogaerdt, shared with Charge her readout of a March 15 meeting she conducted with the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department Chief Ambassador Talib bin Miran a [...] | 2006-03-25 03:51:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PTER MU |
06MUSCAT48 | UPDATES TO THE 2005 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNTRY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-08 12:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ELAB MU |
06MUSCAT484 | CONDITIONS, NOT BAN, ON U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] (U) On March 27, POLE Chief and Econoff delivered reftel A points to Ministry of Commerce and Industry Economic Advisor Said al-Riyami, who appeared unaware that the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries had ceased issuing permits for U.S. beef imports. Al-Riyami contacted the Ministry of Agr [...] | 2006-03-28 15:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAGR ETRD USDA USTR MU |
06MUSCAT502 | COMMERCE MINISTER ASSERTS NO BEEF BAN OR [...] (U) This is an action cable for USTR. See para 6. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) In a March 29 meeting with EmbOffs, Minister of Commerce Maqbool Sultan responded to USG concerns over contemplated Omani conditions on U.S. beef imports by assuring that no ban or conditions were curren [...] | 2006-04-02 06:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON PREL MU |
06MUSCAT503 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S ROBERT JOSEPHÂ¥S VISIT TO MUSCAT [...] (C) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you to Oman. We are seeking high-level meetings with senior Omani foreign policy and security personnel with key roles on Iran policy, the Proliferation Security Initiative, and nonproliferation concerns. Your visit comes at a key moment in Oman's efforts to win C [...] | 2006-04-02 09:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL MARR KNNP OTRA IR MU |
06MUSCAT509 | OMAN ROLLS OUT AVIAN FLU PLAN [...] Oman rolled out in February its much anticipated National Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan with a view toward promoting public awareness, and will conduct a series of simulations in the Dhofar region to test its effectiveness. As of April 1, Oman remains avian influenza-free, notwithstandi [...] | 2006-04-03 10:10:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL MU ESTH |
06MUSCAT510 | EXBS: EXPORT CONTROLS PROGRAM PLAN FOR OMAN [...] In response to the Export Controls Program Plan for Oman (reftel A),Embassy Muscat offers the following feedback: -- As EXBS programming moves forward in Oman, it may be worth reconsidering the Advanced Legal/Regulatory Training and the Export Licensing workshops tentatively scheduled for [...] | 2006-04-03 10:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSCT PREL MU |
06MUSCAT517 | INNOVATION FRONT AND CENTER AT OMAN SUMMIT [...] Muscat hosted the 2006 World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship from April 1-3, which brought together public and private leaders to discuss emerging trends in the global economy. The Minister of Commerce and Industry stressed innovation and entrepreneurship's importance to Oman's grow [...] | 2006-04-03 15:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV ENRG PREL MU |
06MUSCAT527 | HAMAS OFFICIAL VISITS OMAN [...] (C) Palestinian Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal arrived in Muscat April 2 for two days of meetings with Omani government leaders. A former senior USG official happened to witness Meshaal's arrival via a special flight from Qatar, noting that Meshaal was greeted in warm style at the airport by Min [...] | 2006-04-04 11:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL MU |
06MUSCAT553 | PSI: EXPANDING PARTICIPATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) With other Omani officials unavailable to receive reftel demarche, Pol/Econ Chief raised the points on April 4 with Mohammed al-Hassan, Political Affairs Director for FM Yusuf bin Alawi. Taking on board the USG's points and pledging to pass them directly to the Minister, al-Hassan observe [...] | 2006-04-05 13:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC PGOV PHSA PREL MU |
06MUSCAT590 | IRAN: FM SHARES NUCLEAR CONCERNS, QUESTIONS U.S. [...] (C) In his April 9 meeting with U/S Joseph, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi argued that rather than getting sucked into divisive debates about Iran's WMD capability a la Iraq, the U.S. needs to change the tack that has led to other recent conflicts and instead seek com [...] | 2006-04-11 15:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC IR MU |
06MUSCAT601 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-16 11:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC PREL PHUM KUNR MU |
06MUSCAT602 | URGING SIGNATURE AND RATIFICATION OF THE 2005 SUA [...] (SBU) During the course of an April 16 meeting with MFA International Organizations Department Chief Ambassador Talib Miran al-Raisi on other matters (septel),Ambassador encouraged Oman's signing and ratifying the 2005 Protocols to the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful [...] | 2006-04-16 11:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PHSA PTER PARM PREL MNUC KTIA MU |
06MUSCAT603 | MFA REAFFIRMS PSI INTEREST, TAKING IRAN SERIOUSLY [...] (U) This is an action request for T, ISN - please see para 6. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Clarifying FM Bin Alawi's April 9 conversation with visiting U/S Robert Joseph, the MFA's Chief of International Organizations on April 16 reiterated to the Ambassador Oman's interest in parti [...] | 2006-04-16 12:07:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC IR MU |
06MUSCAT605 | OMAN RATIFIES IAEA COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS, [...] (U) Sultan Qaboos issued royal decree 32/2006 on April 2, 2006, formally ratifying Oman's IAEA safeguards agreement and the Additional Protocol. This issue was the subject of Embassy and EU demarches in December 2004 (reftels). MFA Disarmament Affairs officer Abdullah al-Riyami confirmed to [...] | 2006-04-16 12:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | TRGY KNNP PREL AORC MU |
06MUSCAT618 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FM YUSUF BIN ALAWI [...] (C) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi will be in Washington, DC, approximately April 20-25 for meetings with Secretary Rice, Secdef Rumsfeld, USTR Portman and other Administration and Congressional officials, optimally to include Vice President Cheney. Secretary Rice la [...] | 2006-04-17 12:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP MNUC KPAL PGOV XF MU |
06MUSCAT620 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: MOU ON CHALLENGE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-17 13:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KTIA PREL MU |
06MUSCAT622 | FM UPDATE ON IRAN, PSI ATTENDANCE, AND U.S. VISIT [...] (C) FM Bin Alawi confirmed Omani attendance at upcoming PSI events in May and June, as suggested during the recent visit of U/S Joseph. Clarifying remarks on Iran, he said Oman harbors no illusions about Iranian actions but nevertheless cannot advocate actions that might trigger conflict. He [...] | 2006-04-17 13:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KNNP PGOV ETRD IR XF MU |
06MUSCAT649 | IRAN: OMANI PUBLIC STATEMENTS [...] (SBU) Oman's Foreign Ministry Under Secretary made a rare public statement on April 22, renewing Oman's call for a peaceful resolution of the Iran nuclear crisis, while stating for the first time that force would only be permissible if sanctioned by the UN. End summary. 2. (SBU) Per ref A [...] | 2006-04-24 07:30:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC OPRC IR MU |
06MUSCAT670 | OMAN DENOUNCES DAHAB TERROR BOMBINGS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 13:08:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL PTER OPRC EG MU |
06MUSCAT671 | MFA UNDER SECRETARY ON IRAN, HAMAS, IRAQ [...] (C) Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Sayyid Badr reiterated to the Ambassador on April 25 Oman's paramount concern at finding a peaceful resolution to the Iranian nuclear standoff, expressing frustration that creative solutions and confidence-building measures are not being more aggressively p [...] | 2006-04-26 14:38:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL MNUC IR IZ XF MU |
06MUSCAT672 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DISCUSSIONS WITH OMAN [...] (SBU) In recent discussions with the Ambassador, Omani government officials pledged cooperation on trafficking in persons queries, including arranging a visit to a deportation detention facility in May. The Inspector General of the Royal Oman Police noted that 80-100 migrant smugglers are arr [...] | 2006-04-26 14:44:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB PREL KPAO MU |
06MUSCAT687 | SOMALI MIGRANTS: SMALL PROBLEM, BUT INCREASING [...] (U) Somali migrants infiltrating Oman from Yemen or by sea, often engaged in unskilled labor but sometimes accused of theft and confrontations with police, have sparked calls for government action from angry local residents and farmers in Southern Oman. Army patrols and police checkpoints have [...] | 2006-05-02 05:27:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PREF PGOV PREL PINR SO MU |
06MUSCAT701 | OMAN "SUPPORTS" IRAN CANDIDACY TO UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi indicated to Ambassador May 3 that Oman would support Iran's candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) if Tehran runs for a seat. The Under Secretary believes that including Iran on the Council will prove to be an effectiv [...] | 2006-05-03 13:36:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PREL PHUM KUNR MU |
06MUSCAT702 | OMAN CONFIRMS ATTENDANCE AT THE BMENA DEMOCRACY [...] (SBU) In a May 3 call on MFA Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, Ambassador shared reftel information on the BMENA Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) and urged Omani official participation. The Under Secretary confirmed Oman's participation in earlier DAD events but did not know if Oman [...] | 2006-05-03 13:37:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KMPI MU |
06MUSCAT706 | SAYYID BADR PREVIEWS GCC HEADS OF STATE [...] (C) MFA Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi assured the Ambassador May 3 that Oman supports reconstruction efforts in Iraq, has forgiven all Iraqi debt, and will consider opening a diplomatic mission in Baghdad once the security situation there has improved. He indicated that Oman would sup [...] | 2006-05-03 14:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KNNP XF MU |
06MUSCAT727 | PRESIDENTIAL LETTER TO GCC LEADERS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-08 14:07:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC PREL MU |
06MUSCAT733 | OMANI FM CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR IRAN'S CANDIDACY TO [...] (C) FM Bin Alawi reiterated to the Ambassador on May 9 that Oman feels obligated to support Iran's candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council as part of an OIC agreement on a slate of 13 states. The Ambassador urged Oman to reconsider and warned of USG disfavor over its decision. End summary. [...] | 2006-05-09 15:01:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA OPDC PREL PHUM UNHRC KUNR IR MU |
06MUSCAT734 | OMANI FM ON IRAN DISCUSSIONS, GCC SUMMIT, FTA, AND [...] (C) In a May 9 meeting with Ambassador, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi summarized his recent trip to Europe, stating that while no one desires confrontation with Iran regarding its nuclear program, there is concern over Tehran's intent. Bin Alawi reported receiving a [...] | 2006-05-09 16:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC ETRD IR MU |
06MUSCAT745 | IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 14:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KBCT KIRF ABLD PHUM AL MU |
06MUSCAT781 | OMAN ESCHEWS DAMASCUS BOYCOTT MEET [...] (U) As reported in regional and international media, including by the Syrian Arab News Agency, Oman was not/not represented in a four-day conference of Israel Boycott Liaison Officers that began May 15 in Damascus. 2. (SBU) A senior contact in the Foreign Ministry reiterated to P/E Chief Ma [...] | 2006-05-16 11:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KBCT KIRF PHUM AL IS MU |
06MUSCAT792 | MILITARY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST SOMALI [...] (C) Reflecting growing public concern over violent incidents involving infiltration by Somali and Yemeni illegal migrants across the Oman-Yemen border, the Omani army, air force, special forces and police have launched operations in Oman's southern Dhofar region that have reportedly already sw [...] | 2006-05-17 13:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PINS PREF MOPS PREL SMIG KCRM SENV SO MU |
06MUSCAT809 | OMAN WELCOMES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] Government-owned Oman News Agency reported May 23 the Sultanate's official comments hailing the formation of a new Iraqi government: "Oman welcomed today the forming of the new Iraqi government, expressing its hope for the government to be able to find solutions to political issues that Iraq [...] | 2006-05-23 12:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO OPRC IZ MU |
06MUSCAT823 | DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL MEETING MAY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-24 11:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL AORC IAEA UNSC IR MU |
06MUSCAT841 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER: TIME NOT RIGHT FOR GCC [...] (C) The timing is not right for an Oman-led GCC mission to Tehran, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi told the Ambassador in a late evening meeting May 26. He predicted that such a mission, if not properly planned and timed, would entangle GCC governments in unproductive [...] | 2006-05-29 12:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM PREF IR IZ LY MU |
06MUSCAT847 | OMAN REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] In a May 24 note verbale, Oman reaffirmed its April 4 commitment to permit the importation of U.S. beef. The text of the note verbale issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is below. 2. Begin informal translation: This Ministry would like to inform the Embassy that the concerned aut [...] | 2006-05-30 13:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAGR ETRD MU ESTH |
06MUSCAT850 | OMAN STILL MULLING HCOC [...] The Embassy delivered reftel demarche and information to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on April 29, encouraging Oman's subscription to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) and attendance at the June 22-23 HCOC Fifth Regular Meeting in Vienna. 2. [...] | 2006-05-31 09:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA MU |
06MUSCAT852 | COMMERCE MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT FTA, DESCRIBES [...] (C) Minister of Commerce and Industry Maqbool Sultan, long impatient over the slow pace of Free Trade Agreement ratification in Congress, claims he has abandoned hope of any progress and is contemplating suspending the work of Oman's expensive advisers in Washington until prospects improve. Th [...] | 2006-05-31 09:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ELAB KBCT EPET PINR IR MU |
06MUSCAT853 | OMAN SEEKS ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING FOR HIGH-PROFILE SHIP [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY: Building on the success of Oman's participation in the 2005 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the Sultanate plans to raise its profile in the U.S. by sending a tall ship to at least three East Coast ports in July 2007. The visit [...] | 2006-05-31 10:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OVIP SCUL KPAO OEXC MU |
06MUSCAT858 | HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST SPEAKS TO FOREIGN MEDIA, [...] (C) Former parliamentarian and human rights activist Taybah al-Ma'wali told foreign media and the Embassy in May that she fears for her safety and alleges that Oman's Internal Security Service (ISS) is collecting evidence to make another case against her. Ironically, at the same time as grant [...] | 2006-05-31 11:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL SOCI PINR MU |
06MUSCAT868 | OMAN'S FM REPORTS INITIAL IRANIAN RESPONSE TO USG [...] (C) Omani FM Yusuf bin Alawi personally contacted Iranian Security Council Secretary Larijani and FM Mottaki in the hours following announcement of the USG initiative toward Iran. While Mottaki was tight-lipped, Larijani offered a negative reaction to the U.S. announcement, saying that it ign [...] | 2006-06-01 08:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC OPRC IR MU |
06MUSCAT869 | OMAN PUBLIC STATEMENT SUPPORTS USG INITIATIVE TO [...] (SBU) Per ref A assurance from FM Yusuf bin Alawi, the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a public statement June 1 welcoming the USG's May 31 proposal to open conditional negotiations with Iran (ref B). The statement, which follows, was reported by the government-owned Oman News Agency [...] | 2006-06-01 08:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OPRC MNUC IR MU |
06MUSCAT871 | INVESTMENT PROMOTION CHIEF DECLINES FORUM [...] (SBU) Reflecting growing Omani concern about Congressional deliberations on the Free Trade Agreement (ref A),the Executive President of Oman's Investment Promotion office declined an invitation to participate in the June U.S.-Arab Economic Forum. Further FTA ratification delays will likely h [...] | 2006-06-04 07:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD BEXP PREL MU |
06MUSCAT879 | OMAN QUESTIONS NEVADA TEST EXPLOSION [...] (SBU) In a June 4 meeting requested by MFA Disarmament Affairs officer Abdullah al-Riyami, Pol/Econ Chief addressed a number of Omani concerns regarding the high explosives test previously scheduled to take place in Nevada on June 6 known as "Divine Strake" (ref A). Al-Riyami specifically inqu [...] | 2006-06-05 04:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KTBT KTIA PINR MU |
06MUSCAT887 | DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT CONCERNING IRAN NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) The Embassy delivered ref A points on June 3 to the Foreign Ministry expressing the USG's serious disappointment with the Non-Aligned Movement statement in support of Iran's nuclear program at the Ministerial meeting in Kuala Lumpur. P/E Chief previewed the USG position on June 1 with the [...] | 2006-06-05 11:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IR MU |
06MUSCAT896 | LOFTY AIRLINE PLANS REMAIN INTACT [...] (SBU) Heady expansion plans for both Gulf Air and Oman Air remain on track. While it is still unclear if the Omani market, and Muscat's undersized airport, can support such lofty ambitions, the commitment of both airlines to Oman appears firm. End Summary. ---------------------- Gulf Air [...] | 2006-06-05 13:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR BEXP ECON PREL MU |
06MUSCAT904 | READOUT ON SULTAN'S JUNE 5 MEETING WITH IRAN FM [...] (C) Iranian FM Mottaki assured Sultan Qaboos in a June 5 meeting that Iran will give careful study to the incentive package that EU foreign policy chief Solana will deliver on June 6, as well as to the USG's May 31 offer. He offered no indication of where Tehran is leaning. Mottaki reassured [...] | 2006-06-06 13:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC SENV PINS IR IZ MU |
06MUSCAT905 | PORT, BORDER SECURITY A TOP OMANI PRIORITY [...] (SBU) In the wake of recent security incidents on ships that have visited the Port of Salalah, an Omani transportation official says there will soon be significant improvements in port and border security. Oman also continues to mull the creation of a new Homeland Security-type ministry. The [...] | 2006-06-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KSTC ASEC PREL KHLS EWWT MU |
06MUSCAT907 | TIP: OMAN DISMAYED BY TIER 2 WATCH LIST RANK [...] (C) Following the June 5 delivery of the 2006 Trafficking in Persons report to the Foreign Ministry, the MFA Under Secretary roundly condemned the U.S. text in a June 6 phone SIPDIS call with the Ambassador. Calling the report "unfair and arrogant," he accused the USG of ignoring Oman's pro [...] | 2006-06-06 13:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV MU |
06MUSCAT916 | OMANIS GRUMBLE OVER ALLEGED USG REMARK ON STRAIT [...] (SBU) In recent days, popular Omani on-line message board al-Sablah has featured animated and overwhelmingly negative reactions to a USG official's alleged remark about the Strait of Hormuz on the al-Jazeera television network. Allegedly responding to statements from Iran that it could close o [...] | 2006-06-07 13:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL KBCT EWWT OPRC IR MU |
06MUSCAT939 | HCOC: OMAN CONFIRMS ATTENDANCE AT VIENNA, STILL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-11 11:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA MU |
06MUSCAT94 | LONDON CONFERENCE FOR AFGHANISTAN: OMAN ATTENDANCE [...] (U) The Embassy delivered demarche and background papers (reftels) to the Foreign Ministry on January 25, encouraging Oman's attendance at the London Conference and pledge for Afghanistan reconstruction. 2. (SBU) UK Deputy Head of Mission Charles Hill informed us on January 24 of his ongoin [...] | 2006-01-25 14:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV AF MU |
06MUSCAT945 | PSI: OMAN STUDYING POLAND INVITE [...] (SBU) Foreign Ministry Disarmament Affairs officer Abdullah al-Riyami confirmed to Pol/Econ chief June 11 that Oman has received the official Polish invitation to attend the June 23 Proliferation Security Initiative High-Level Political Meeting (refs A-C),including information regarding on-li [...] | 2006-06-11 13:08:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP PL MU |
06MUSCAT949 | RELIGIOUS VOLUNTEERS DISCUSS TIP ISSUES [...] (SBU) Religious leaders and charitable organization volunteers recently shared their views on trafficking in persons in Oman. Though they argue Oman's TIP problem is small in comparison to its neighbors, all are calling for prompt government action to enforce Oman's labor law, increase oversi [...] | 2006-06-12 08:37:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV ELAB MU |
06MUSCAT953 | OMAN WELCOMES GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE, WARSAW PSI [...] (S) Charge delivered ref A non-paper and talking points June 12 in a meeting with Acting Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi. Sayyid Badr welcomed the initiative to establish the Gulf Security Dialogue, and said he would review the points presented in the non-paper. 2. (SBU) Recalling [...] | 2006-06-12 12:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS MARR MU |
06MUSCAT954 | OMAN REAFFIRMS NO ISRAELI BOYCOTT, DENOUNCES [...] (SBU) In separate meetings with Emboffs, Omani officials denounced a Jerusalem Post article alleging the application of the Arab League boycott in Oman. The government plans to respond formally to a Congressional inquiry on the matter, but will not comment publicly. End Summary. ---------- [...] | 2006-06-12 13:37:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KBCT OPRC PREL IS MU |
06MUSCAT963 | OMAN REJECTS MEPI ELECTION PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Acting Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi conveyed on June 12 Oman's decision to disallow MEPI-funded programming related to elections and "internal politics," including the voter education aspects of a new IRI program that was set to begin this month. MEPI programs in less sensiti [...] | 2006-06-14 09:56:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KMPI KWMN MU |
06MUSCAT982 | MINISTER OF AWQAF APPRECIATES OUTREACH, SEEKS [...] (U) Oman's Minister of Awqaf expressed his appreciation for recent U.S. military outreach efforts involving an exchange of visits. He noted that such cultural dialogue benefits both countries and advances mutual goals of promoting tolerance. In the context of Muscat as "Cultural Capital of t [...] | 2006-06-18 12:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL SOCI MASS KIRF SCUL MU |
06MUSCAT990 | COMMERCIAL CONSIDERATIONS KEY TO GULF AIR PURCHASE [...] (SBU) Conversations with the Minister of Transportation and Communications and the Under Secretary for Civil Aviation Affairs indicate that Gulf Air's upcoming purchase of aircraft will be based on purely commercial grounds, with fuel efficiency being the top concern. While careful not to tip [...] | 2006-06-19 12:56:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EAIR ECON ETRD PREL BA MU |
06MUSCAT999 | OMAN REACTION: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE [...] (C) In a June 20 call on Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi, the Ambassador raised reftel points, urging that the inaugural session of the new UN Human Rights Council not get bogged down in divisive debate over particular countries when more basic decisions about the new [...] | 2006-06-20 13:42:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MU |
06NAHA209 | GOVERNOR'S RACE: REFORMISTS UNITE BEHIND ANTI-BASE CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: After months of polarizing debate and a brief split, Okinawa's six reformist parties agreed to back a single candidate for the Okinawa prefectural governor's race, upper house national Diet member Keiko ITOKAZU. If all six parties remain united, Itokazu's chances for election ar [...] | 2006-09-22 11:02:00 | Consulate Naha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | JA PREL MARR |
06NAHA225 | SURVEY OF PAST OKINAWAN POLLS SHOWS INCREASING ACCEPTANCE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-13 10:55:00 | Consulate Naha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | JA PREL MARR |
06NAHA227 | SURVEY OF PAST OKINAWAN POLLS SHOWS INCREASING ACCEPTANCE [...] (C) Summary. In the upcoming November 19 gubernatorial election, the reformist camp, led by candidate Keiko ITOKAZU,has made opposing the relocation of Marine Corp Air Station (MCAS) Futenma within Okinawa and pushing for withdrawal of US bases from the prefecture its primary focus for the elec [...] | 2006-10-16 08:40:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | JA PREL MARR |
06NAHA229 | OKINAWA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES ANNOUNCE PLATFORMS, [...] (C) Summary: Recently both Okinawa gubernatorial candidates have announced their policy platforms, which are long on aspirations and short on details. Reformist candidate Keiko ITOKAZU declared her top issue to be opposing the relocation within Okinawa of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futen [...] | 2006-10-18 08:41:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | JA PREL MARR |
06NAHA241 | OKINAWA GOVERNOR'S RACE VERY CLOSE, BUT WINDS SHIFTING TO [...] (C) With just three days left until the November 19 Okinawa gubernatorial election, all the media in Okinawa and both campaign camps still say they see the race as too close to call. Nevertheless, we are willing to go out on a limb and predict a narrow victory by the conservative candidate Hir [...] | 2006-11-16 12:04:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | JA PREL MARR |
06NAHA243 | CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE NAKAIMA WIN OKINAWA GOVERNOR'S RACE [...] (C) Summary. On November 19, Okinawan voters elected conservative candidate Hirokazu NAKAIMA over reformist, anti-base candidate Keiko ITOKAZU as their new governor by a margin of 5.6 points. Nakaima's victory showed the Okinawan electorate rejected Itokazu's focus on the elimination of Marine [...] | 2006-11-20 07:55:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | JA PREL MARR |
06NAHA253 | HOW THE LDP MACHINE USED PRE-ELECTION DAY VOTING TO WIN THE [...] (C) Summary. In the November 19 Okinawan Gubernatorial election, conservative Governor Hirokazu NAKAIMA beat his rival candidate reformist Keiko ITOKAZU by over 37,000 votes (347,303 votes to 309,985),in an election that the press was reporting as too close to call right up to election day. E [...] | 2006-12-20 08:49:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | JA MARR PREL |
06NAHA66 | OKINAWA'S ECONOMY: A SLOW TRANSITION [...] Summary: Okinawa's economy has several contradictions. Since 1972, this island economy has been growing two times faster than the rest of Japan, yet wages remain 70% of the mainland average. Jobs are being created, yet unemployment remains stubbornly high. The classic Japanese export-based [...] | 2006-03-17 01:15:00 | Consulate Naha | UNCLASSIFIED | JA MARR PREL |
06NAHA79 | FUTENMA RELOCATION: NAGO MAYOR'S HIGH-WIRE ACT GETS SHAKEN [...] (SBU) Summary: As events appear to be building toward a "final decision" by the GOJ on the specific location and configuration of the Marine Corp Air Station (MCAS) Futenma relocation facility (FRF),the personal negotiation track between Defense Minister Fukushiro Nukaga and Nago Mayor Yoshik [...] | 2006-03-31 00:14:00 | Consulate Naha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL JA |
06NAHA85 | GOJ-NAGO AGREEMENT ON FUTENMA PLEASES CONSERVATIVES, ANGERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 8, 2006 Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Director General Fukushiro Nukaga and Nago Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro reached an agreement on a two runway, V-shaped configuration for the Marine Corp Air Station (MCAS) Futenma relocation facility (FRF) to be constructed on the co [...] | 2006-04-11 08:51:00 | Consulate Naha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL JA |
06NAHA96 | OKINAWA'S NEXT GOVERNOR: POSSIBLE CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) Introduction: In the following discussion of possible candidates for governor in this November's gubernatorial election, it is worth noting that Okinawa, unlike Japan as a whole, has had a functioning two-party system since reversion in 1972. Since that time, Okinawa has seen the fortun [...] | 2006-04-20 10:16:00 | Consulate Naha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL JA |
06NAIROBI1003 | JUSTICE MINISTER WON,T QUESTION POLICE RAID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Justice Minister Karua refuses to criticize the police raids on the Standard Media Group, even going so far as to assert that it might have been justified on "national security" grounds. Karua's main concern seems to be that she and other cabinet members were not consulted before [...] | 2006-03-07 07:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE |
06NAIROBI1008 | IMMEDIATE RESPONSE NEEDED TO ADDRESS EAST AFRICA [...] (SBU) On March 5, I hosted a lunch for 15 Nairobi-based Chiefs of Mission in honor of visiting World Food Program Executive Director James T. Morris. The reason I was willing to press the other COMs to give up their Sunday afternoon was this Mission's growing concern about the unfolding huma [...] | 2006-03-07 09:36:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD ECON EAGR SENV PREL PGOV SOCI KE |
06NAIROBI1011 | CHIEF OF MISSION COMMENDATION FOR ANTI-PIRACY [...] (U) Vice Admiral Walsh, It is with great pleasure that I send this cable thanking you and the sailors of NAVCENT, particularly the men and women on the USS Winston Churchill and the USS Nassau, for your outstanding support in suppressing piracy along the Somali coast. 2. (U) This is a dif [...] | 2006-03-07 09:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KE MOPS OPDC PGOV PREL MAS |
06NAIROBI1015 | AMBASSADOR MEETS KENYA'S NEW FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In his new job as Kenya's Finance Minister, Amos Kimunya wants to focus on repairing relations with donors, improving governance, and controlling government spending. Kimunya also told the Ambassador on March 3 that the Government of Kenya is moving ahead with major privatization [...] | 2006-03-07 10:31:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL PINR PTER KE |
06NAIROBI1023 | PUBLIC AND POLITICIANS DEMAND EXPLANATION FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the furor over the government's assault on media freedom grew into a several thousand strong protest march, further details of the raid against the Standard Media Group suggest it was part of a much deeper effort to help the increasingly paranoid government cling to power. Alt [...] | 2006-03-07 12:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC KE |
06NAIROBI1048 | NAIROBI INPUT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] In response to reftel, please find at para 2 Post's input for the President's report to Congress on Kenya's political and economic climate as it relates to AGOA eligibility. This text has also been sent by e-mail to AF/EPS and AF/E. In addition, please note that this mission, through USAID- [...] | 2006-03-08 08:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAID PREL KE |
06NAIROBI1075 | COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS: [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) held an East African regional hearing February 27-28 on implementation of counter-terrorism (CT) legislation and its compatibility with international human rights laws. The ICJ,s ultimate goal is to make recommendations on finding the [...] | 2006-03-08 12:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV PINS PREL KE |
06NAIROBI1082 | SOMALIA: PARLIAMENT ADJOURNED; DONORS EXAMINE [...] (C) The Somali Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) appears set to attempt the actual work of creating legislative committees and discussing the country's future. A risk that the TFP would tear itself apart over the fate of the Prime Minister seems to be receding, as MPs fear that finding som [...] | 2006-03-09 05:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI1090 | JUSTICE MINISTER WON'T QUESTION POLICE RAID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Justice Minister Karua refuses to criticize the police raids on the Standard Media Group, even going so far as to assert that it might have been justified on "national security" grounds. Karua's main concern seems to be that she and other cabinet members were not consulted before [...] | 2006-03-09 08:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE |
06NAIROBI1094 | SOMALIA: DONORS PREPARE TO SUPPORT SECURITY FOR THE [...] (SBU) Donors and UN agency representatives have enthusiastically endorsed a Security Plan for the Transitional Federal Parliament's (TFP) interim seat in Baidoa. A March 7 fact-finding trip may have generated commitments of funds sufficient to finance the entire plan - - including the very se [...] | 2006-03-09 10:41:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI1107 | KENYA WAVERS ON AMIS RE-HAT [...] (C) In a March 8 meeting with poloff, Kenyan MFA Head of International Organizations and Conferences Division Tom Amolo included Kenya among a group of AU member states inclined to support the AMIS re-hat. Although this consensus exists, there are "a few" member states trying to bulldoze thei [...] | 2006-03-10 06:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU KE |
06NAIROBI1113 | ATTORNEY GENERAL CONCEDES NEED TO DESTROY COCAINE, [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Kenya's Attorney General has agreed to international supervision of the verification and destruction of more than one ton of cocaine seized in December 2004. He predicted the two remaining hurdles -- publication of new regulations and the approval of the presi [...] | 2006-03-10 12:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV ASEC KE UN |
06NAIROBI1114 | AN UNSETTLED KENYA AWAITS NEXT SHOE TO DROP [...] (S) SUMMARY: President Kibaki publicly stands firm behind the Kenyan Police raid on the Standard Media Group. Meanwhile, Standard journalists and others privately say the raids were prompted by a State House belief that the paper possesses documents implicating the President's family in grand [...] | 2006-03-10 12:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PINS SNAR ASEC ECON PREL KCOR KDEM KE |
06NAIROBI1154 | KENYAN GOVERNMENT FUMBLES, OPPOSITION BENEFITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Parliament set to reconvene March 21, Kenya's "ODM" opposition is armed with a number of issues over which to take on the government. Buoyed by the government's recent media crack-down gaffe, ODM leaders have publicly recommitted themselves to cooperation. Their united ext [...] | 2006-03-15 02:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE |
06NAIROBI1187 | "MERCENARIES" IN KENYA TURN TABLES ON THEIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Stepping out of the shadows, Kenya's "foreign mercenaries" stun Kenya with claims the opposition, not the government, tried to hire them to bankroll regime change. Following the foreigners' March 13 staged press conference, ostensibly to clear their names, the intensity of the [...] | 2006-03-15 13:27:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL CVIS KE |
06NAIROBI1224 | SOMALIA: IGAD SUMMIT IN NAIROBI RISKS UPSTAGING [...] (SBU) Somali politicians fear that the upcoming summit of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) may repeat the mistakes of March 2005. The specter that Somali President Yusuf may again ask IGAD to express readiness to deploy foreign troops from neighboring countries to Somalia, [...] | 2006-03-16 10:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI1238 | HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] This is the second update cable in response to Ref A request for bi-weekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and REDSO/Somalia contributed to this report. REGIONAL REPORTS 2. NAIROBI-BASED REGIONAL MEETINGS A [...] | 2006-03-17 10:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KESO |
06NAIROBI1239 | HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] This is the second update cable in response to Ref A request for bi-weekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and REDSO/Somalia contributed to this report. REGIONAL REPORTS 2. NAIROBI-BASED REGIONAL MEETINGS A [...] | 2006-03-17 11:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KESO |
06NAIROBI1261 | SOMALIA: WORST COMBAT IN FIVE YEARS PUT AT USG [...] (S) A broad array of post's Somali and the international community contacts see the heavy recent fighting in Mogadishu between an Alliance to Combat Terror and Jihadist- linked militias as being at least USG-financed, perhaps USG- instigated. This broad consensus -- across clan and political [...] | 2006-03-20 14:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI1262 | POLITICAL INTRIGUES TO ENGENDER FURTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a four-month hiatus, Kenya's Parliament faces daunting challenges when it reconvenes March 21. Despite the importance of pending legislation, including the creation of a parliamentary budget office, the sharply polarized climate -- equal parts partisan and personal -- coup [...] | 2006-03-20 15:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KE |
06NAIROBI129 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENGAGING AU ON AMIS REHAT [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points January 6 to Ms. S. Luyali, Third Secretary, Africa Union Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Luyali welcomed the suggestion of the U.S. to begin planning for re-hatting, particularly given the U.S. commitment to press for an Af [...] | 2006-01-11 09:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SU KPKO KE |
06NAIROBI1311 | KENYAN COURT ORDERS PROMPT DESTRUCTION OF COCAINE [...] (C) Senior Principal Magistrate Aggrey Muchelule March 21 ordered the Kenyan government to begin immediate preparations for the verification, analysis, and destruction of the more than one ton (1141.5 kilos) of cocaine held in police custody since its seizure in December 2004. Following the M [...] | 2006-03-22 17:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV ASEC KE UN |
06NAIROBI1348 | PARLIAMENT ALREADY FLIRTING WITH A STALEMATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Kibaki kicked off the re-opening of the long-suspended Parliament March 21 by highlighting the government,s economic successes and glossing over or completely ignoring issues potentially damaging to the government. As expected, the opposition was quick to criticize the [...] | 2006-03-24 14:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KE |
06NAIROBI1362 | KENYA SEEKS US SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS BODY [...] (C) In recent conversations with poloff, Tom Amolo, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations and Conferences Division, has inquired as to how the U.S. would view Kenya's planned bid for membership on the newly established UN Human Rights Council. Amolo has repeated [...] | 2006-03-27 13:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KE |
06NAIROBI1363 | COCAINE VERIFICATION HITS A GLITCH [...] (SBU) U.S., U.K., and United National Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) international experts, accompanied by GOK chemists, arrived at the General Services Unit (GSU) training school the morning of March 27 to begin the verification process of the one and a quarter ton of cocaine seized in De [...] | 2006-03-27 15:58:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV ASEC KE UN |
06NAIROBI1378 | VERIFICATION OF THE COCAINE BEGINS [...] (SBU) U.S., U.K., United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime experts, together with Kenyan law enforcement authorities and chemists, began the physical verification of the 955 packets (twenty-two foot lockers) of cocaine on March 28. The international team estimates that it will take several day [...] | 2006-03-28 13:36:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV ASEC KE UN |
06NAIROBI1393 | KENYA AGREES TO TEMPORARY DETENTION OF SOMALI [...] (SBU) Juliet Gicheru, Acting Head of the Legal Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),confirmed to poloff March 29 that Kenya consents to both the immediate transfer of Somali pirate suspects in Kenya and temporary detention of those suspects identified for repatriation to Somalia. Post [...] | 2006-03-29 14:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MAAR PHSA SO KE |
06NAIROBI1438 | OFDA VISIT TO KENYA'S MARSABIT DISTRICT [...] An acute dry season, amplified by poor seasonal rains last November is eroding livelihoods and food security of pastoralist populations in Kenya's Marsabit District. Livestock numbers have declined due to the lack of access to pasture and water. Tribal conflict is preventing many pastoralis [...] | 2006-03-31 09:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAGR SENV SOCI |
06NAIROBI1439 | CORRUPTION IN KENYA: PARLIAMENTARY REPORT BLOWS [...] (C) Summary: Like a second nuclear strike following the release of the Githongo dossier in January, a long-awaited report into the Anglo-Leasing and related scandals by Kenya's Parliament was released on March 30 and is sending shockwaves through Kenyan politics. The report from the Parliamen [...] | 2006-03-31 11:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR PREL PINR KE |
06NAIROBI1445 | HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN UPDATE [...] This is the third update cable in response to Ref A request for biweekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, REDSO Somalia, Djibouti, and OFDA contributed to this report. ------------ FLASH REPORT ------------ 2. Early rep [...] | 2006-04-03 03:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE SO |
06NAIROBI145 | LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL MAKES SPLASH IN KENYA [...] Living Water International, the Texas-based Christian NGO that specializes in bringing clean water to rural communities in developing countries, scored a signal success in Kenya January 10 when President Kibaki and cabinet ministers spent more than 8 hours with the group inaugurating two new w [...] | 2006-01-12 11:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SENV EAID OREP KE |
06NAIROBI1473 | VERIFICATION OF THE COCAINE BEGINS [...] (SBU) U.S., U.K., United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime experts, together with Kenyan law enforcement authorities and chemists, began the physical verification of the 955 packets (twenty-two foot lockers) of cocaine on March 28. The international team estimates that it will take several day [...] | 2006-04-03 11:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV ASEC KE UN |
06NAIROBI1484 | AMBASSADOR TO YUSUF: ALLIANCE AGAINST TERROR NOT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a March 31 meeting with Somali Transitional Federal President Abdullahi Yusuf, Ambassador reassured Yusuf of our support for the Transitional Federal Government, specifying that our support for counter-terrorism activities in Mogadishu were directed only at foreign terrorist [...] | 2006-04-03 15:16:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER SO KE |
06NAIROBI1500 | TERROR SUSPECT OMAR SAID OMAR SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS [...] (SBU) In the first successful Kenyan prosecution of a terror suspect, 2002 Kikambala bombing defendant Omar Said Omar was found guilty April 4 and sentenced to 8 years in prison. Although exonerated in June 2005 for his role in the deadly 2002 terror attacks, Said had been immediately re-arr [...] | 2006-04-04 14:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL KJUS PGOV KE |
06NAIROBI1514 | OFDA VISIT TO KENYA'S MARSABIT DISTRICT [...] An acute dry season, amplified by poor seasonal rains last November is eroding livelihoods and food security of pastoralist populations in Kenya's Marsabit District. Livestock numbers have declined due to the lack of access to pasture and water. Tribal conflict is preventing many pastoralis [...] | 2006-04-05 11:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE SOCI SENV ETRD EAGR ECON PGOV PREL |
06NAIROBI1547 | KENYA RENEWS REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) formally reiterated April 6 its request for U.S. support for Kenya's candidacy for a seat on the first U.N. Human Rights Council (text in paragraph 2). Ref A communicated the same informal request from the MFA and asked for Department guidance. Departmen [...] | 2006-04-07 07:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA KUNR KE |
06NAIROBI1560 | UP IN SMOKE: KENYA'S HISTORIC COCAINE HAUL FINALLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Fifteen months after its initial seizure, Kenya's record haul of cocaine was successfully destroyed under joint Kenyan and international supervision on March 31. Despite repeated and unsupported allegations that it had been tampered with, preliminary verification and testing in [...] | 2006-04-10 09:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV ASEC KE UN CO |
06NAIROBI157 | FOREIGN MINISTER TUJU COMMITS ON ISSUES OF U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Tuju told Ambassador January 11 that Kenya will now proceed, in coordination with the U.S. and UK governments, with the prompt establishment of the long-stalled Joint Terrorism Task Force. Given the government's multiple and unfulfilled previous pledges, Tuju set [...] | 2006-01-12 13:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SNAR EAID ASEC MASS KCOR KE |
06NAIROBI1573 | KENYAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN MARSABIT [...] (SBU) A Kenyan military Y-12 aircraft crashed and caught on fire in Marsabit town (Eastern Province, north-central Kenya) at approximately 10:00 a.m., April 10 due to poor weather conditions and ground obstruction near the airfield. According to Defense Minister Njenga Karume, the plane was c [...] | 2006-04-10 14:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR MASS PREL ASEC KE |
06NAIROBI1600 | FIVE KENYAN PARLIAMENTARIANS KILLED IN CRASH [...] (U) The April 10 crash of a Kenyan Air Force Y-12 plane in Marsabit, north-central Kenya (reftel),claimed the lives of 14 of 17 passengers, including five sitting members of Parliament. Announcing the names of the deceased and injured, President Kibaki declared three days of national mourni [...] | 2006-04-11 14:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR MASS PREL ASEC KE |
06NAIROBI1601 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SOMALI PRIME MINISTER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Bellamy met Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi on April 6 at the Residence. Gedi offered an up-beat account of developments within the TFIs, especially the work of parliamentary committees in Baidoa. He also worried about the recent fighting in Mogadishu. The A [...] | 2006-04-12 03:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHSA MARR SO KE |
06NAIROBI1614 | CORRUPTION IN KENYA: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR BOOTED [...] (C) Summary: There is likely much more than meets the eye in the recent arrest and suspension of the governor of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) for "abuse of office." In the case, it appears CBK Governor Andrew Mullei erred in hiring his son to help conduct investigations into irregularities [...] | 2006-04-12 11:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR PREL PINR KE |
06NAIROBI1635 | THOUGHTS ON THE DIALOGUE WITH KENYA AT THE [...] (C) Summary: In light of recent events in Kenya, Mission Nairobi recommends a tough-but-balanced approach in bilateral meetings between USG policymakers and the Kenyan delegation visiting Washington in late-April for the annual IMF/World Bank meetings. Washington policymakers can expect an a [...] | 2006-04-13 11:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PINR KE |
06NAIROBI1643 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: SECRETARY'S LETTER [...] (SBU) Ambassador hand-delivered Secretary Rice's letter (ref. A, requesting Kenya to pledge to support only candidates with a genuine commitment to human rights for the U.N. Human Rights Council) to Foreign Minister Raphael Tuju on April 11. The Minister did not offer a substantive reply. P [...] | 2006-04-13 13:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA KE |
06NAIROBI1651 | HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator for DCHA, visited Kenya from April 7 - 13, on the first leg of a trip to Djibouti and Ethiopia to assess and bring attention to the drought and pastoralist crisis in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Hess traveled to the drought affected towns of Mandera and El Wa [...] | 2006-04-13 14:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
06NAIROBI1652 | HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator for DCHA, visited Kenya from April 7 - 13, on the first leg of a trip to Djibouti and Ethiopia to assess and bring attention to the drought and pastoralist crisis in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Hess traveled to the drought affected towns of Mandera and El Wa [...] | 2006-04-13 15:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
06NAIROBI1661 | ICRC AGREES TO REPATRIATE SOMALI PIRATE SUSPECT'S [...] (C) The Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for Somalia (based in Nairobi) agreed to the Embassy's formal request (dated April 13) to facilitate the repatriation of the remains of the deceased Somali national to Somalia. The ICRC's April 18 communication states " [...] | 2006-04-18 15:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHSA ICRC SO KE |
06NAIROBI1688 | RAISING THE LATEST MEGA-SCANDAL WITH KENYAN [...] (C) Summary: This is an action request - please see para 6. It is increasingly clear that Kenya has another mega- scandal waiting in the wings to be exposed. In this case, it takes the form of a massive money laundering and tax evasion scheme involving a small local bank and the country's l [...] | 2006-04-19 13:02:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR PREL PINR KE |
06NAIROBI1697 | TENSIONS ESCALATING IN MOGADISHU [...] (S) Somali Prime Minister Gedi telephoned Ambassador late April 19 to convey great concern over apparent preparations for renewed fighting in Mogadishu. There are reports, he said, of roadblocks going up and movements of men and weapons. Civilians are fleeing. (NOTE: We are receiving confirma [...] | 2006-04-19 16:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI1701 | (C) CHALLENGES IN OUR CT RELATIONSHIP WITH KENYA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Post faces an increasingly difficult operating environment in which to pursue counter-terrorism (CT) cooperation with the Kenyan Government (GOK). In the absence of a focused, functional government that views CT as part of its political and national interest, Post is pursuing a [...] | 2006-04-20 06:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | ASEC PTER PGOV PINR PINS PREL MARR KDEM KE |
06NAIROBI1720 | CORRUPTION IN KENYA: AUDITOR GENERAL REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: A long-awaited audit into the 18 suspect Anglo-Leasing-style procurement scams has been tabled in Parliament. Its detailed findings confirm and confer even greater credibility to the Githongo dossier and to the recently-adopted parliamentary report on the Anglo-Leasing and simi [...] | 2006-04-24 05:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR PREL PINR KE |
06NAIROBI182 | GOVERNMENT SPINNING ITS WHEELS WITH ALL EYES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first meeting of the new cabinet on January 6 indicated the Kenyan government may finally be ready to get back to the business of governing. Political maneuvering and whining, nevertheless, continued, with a singular focus on the next election in 2007. Despite cabinet takin [...] | 2006-01-13 07:27:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM KE |
06NAIROBI1850 | HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] The widespread heavy rains experienced in the region during the first ten days, or dekad, of April subsided in the second dekad. During the second dekad of April, most parts of Somalia and Djibouti, northern and eastern Kenya, and the eastern half of Ethiopia, where most of the drought-affec [...] | 2006-04-28 09:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
06NAIROBI1874 | LAMU LEADERS GIVE U.S. EFFORTS MIXED REVIEWS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Poloffs addressed a Town Hall meeting of the Lamu County Council, and responded to community,s concerns about USG policies, military presence in Lamu and various assistance programs. The tone of the meeting was cordial, although several participants expressed resentment over perc [...] | 2006-05-02 12:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PINS PREL PTER MASS MOPS KISL KPAO KE SO |
06NAIROBI1883 | U.S.-CAPTURED SOMALIS REPATRIATED TO SOMALIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ten Somali nationals under U.S. control since an encounter on the high seas in mid-March were successfully repatriated April 29 to Somalia via Kenya with the assistance of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The remains of the deceased Somali are expected to be [...] | 2006-05-02 15:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHSA MOPS ASEC PTER PREL ICRC SO KE |
06NAIROBI1951 | CHINA'S PRESIDENT HU VISITS KENYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese President Hu Jintao's late April visit to Nairobi further strengthens the bilateral economic relationship between the two countries through several economic, technical, and financial assistance agreements. While the balance of the economic relationship is heavily tipped i [...] | 2006-05-05 05:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAIR ECIN ECON EFIN ELAB EINV ETRD PREL |
06NAIROBI2003 | COMPENSATION DEMANDS BY DECEASED SOMALI'S FAMILY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) The family of a Somali national killed during a mid-March engagement with the U.S. Navy intends to request compensation from the USG as a condition for accepting the remains. Post recommends against offering any f [...] | 2006-05-08 15:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHSA MOPS ASEC PTER PREL ICRC SO KE |
06NAIROBI2023 | IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR THE UNHRC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche urging Kenya to oppose Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to Tom Amolo, Head of MFA's International Organizations and Conferences Division. Amolo's response was not encouraging. Thanking poloff for sharing the U.S.' view, he noted t [...] | 2006-05-09 14:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC PREL KUNR KE IR |
06NAIROBI2059 | NEW SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER MAY BOLSTER [...] Summary: The recent launch of a new regional search and rescue center in Mombasa could potentially serve as crucial resource in furthering maritime security in the region. However, the limited capacity of maritime forces may undermine the center's effectiveness. Incidents of piracy in the r [...] | 2006-05-11 13:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PHSA PTER PREL IMO KE |
06NAIROBI2063 | SOMALIA: BRIEFING THE INTERNATIONALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Bellamy briefed a small group of ambassadors and special envoys on U.S. policy toward Somalia on May 9. The group responded largely favorably to the briefing, with several finding areas of convergence between their policy priorities and ours. In response to concerns t [...] | 2006-05-11 15:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PTER EAID PGOV SO |
06NAIROBI2089 | HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] In Kenya, initial projections are that the long rains maize harvest will be approximately 25 percent higher than the average. Rapid assessments in three districts indicate a worsening food security situation and food aid beneficiary numbers increased by 81,000. In Ethiopia, the outlook for t [...] | 2006-05-12 09:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
06NAIROBI210 | SOMALIA'S PRESIDENT, SPEAKER AGREE -- THE END GAME [...] (C) The January 5 agreement signed in Aden between the Somali Transitional President and Speaker of the Parliament can only be welcomed, at least as a reflection of the dialogue that produced it. But such dialogue and agreement may nonetheless herald the end of the Transitional Federal Instit [...] | 2006-01-17 11:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI2120 | RECENT COCAINE BUSTS HIGHLIGHT KENYA'S CONTINUING [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent string of cocaine seizures at Nairobi's international airport highlights the continuing drug trafficking problem in Kenya, despite April's success in the verification and destruction of the record cocaine seizure. While the arrests of "mules" may have alerted trafficking [...] | 2006-05-16 07:52:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV KE |
06NAIROBI2141 | SOMALI PARLIAMENT SPEAKER KEEN FOR U.S. SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Somalia's Parliament Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden May 11 to discuss current developments in Somalia. The conversation particularly focused on the fighting in Mogadishu and possible ways to bring it to an end, with the Speaker agreeing that he may be i [...] | 2006-05-16 14:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS CVIS PTER SO KE |
06NAIROBI2142 | SOMALI PRESIDENT YUSUF: LOST IN TRANSLATION [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met May 15 with Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf, who was transiting through Nairobi en route to Somalia. Yusuf vacillated between professions of wanting the Mogadishu ministers back in government and threats of action against them if they did not come on board. H [...] | 2006-05-16 14:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR SO KE |
06NAIROBI2165 | U.S. ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO THE FIGHTING IN [...] (C) Extensive press reports, including the front-page piece in today's Washington Post, convey the misleading impression that the USG is funding warlords to fight extremists in the streets of Mogadishu as part of the Global War on Terrorism. Initial fighting in February between the Alliance f [...] | 2006-05-17 13:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINS SO KE |
06NAIROBI2166 | SOMALIA: UPDATE ON DISPOSITION OF DECEASED [...] (C) Pursuant to ref A, Post requested the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convey the message to the deceased Somali's next of kin their two options: that they can either accept the remains without any form of compensation from the USG or that the body will be properly disposed [...] | 2006-05-17 13:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PHSA ICRC ASEC MARR PREL KE SO |
06NAIROBI2168 | KENYAN MEDIA: FIRMLY IN GOVERNMENT'S CROSSHAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Even as the government hoped the public's outrage over the March Standard Media Group raids would quietly dissipate, continuing official actions only underscore the government's unrelenting ire towards Kenyan media. While paying lip service to its commitment to free media on the [...] | 2006-05-17 14:58:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL KE |
06NAIROBI2190 | REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FROM SOMALI PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Embassy Nairobi received May 16 a letter from Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi requesting, in general terms, U.S. support for the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia. Post has sent a generic interim response expressing USG support for the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFI [...] | 2006-05-18 14:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS EAID SO KE |
06NAIROBI2386 | KENYA CONSIDERS IOM EXCOM CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Tom Amolo, Head of MFA's International Organizations and Conferences Division who expressed an interest in Kenya's own candidacy for chairman of the IOM's Executive Committee. While Kenya had not previously considered seeking the position, Amolo stated [...] | 2006-05-31 11:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG KNNP AORC KE IR |
06NAIROBI2397 | KENYAN REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE WITH INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Action request - para 3. 2. (SBU) Kenyan Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Moses Wetangula requested a May 26 meeting with Ambassador Bellamy to discuss the case of two Kenyan telecommunication engineers possibly abducted in Baghdad. Wetangula presented the Ambassador with a lette [...] | 2006-05-31 14:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KE |
06NAIROBI2399 | KENYA: RESPONSE TO U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel points to Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Lazarus Amayo the evening of May 31. (Head of state and foreign minister were unavailable.) Amayo discussed at length the recent G-77 meeting in Malaysia and Iran's attempt to introduce a statement on [...] | 2006-05-31 16:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KE |
06NAIROBI2414 | HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] Water availability has improved due to the recent rainfall, but rains were below average to poor in some pastoralist districts. Livestock conditions are improving and prices of livestock have increased. However, full recovery will require several consecutive seasons of good rains. In additio [...] | 2006-06-02 09:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
06NAIROBI2425 | SOMALIA: A STRATEGY FOR ENGAGEMENT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Post envisions a Somalia strategy that builds on existing counterterrorism contacts and tactics, connecting the ARPFAT with the TFIs, establishing relations with moderate Islamic courts, and developing a network within the Ayr and business communities in Mogadishu. This approach [...] | 2006-06-02 11:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV EAID SO |
06NAIROBI2453 | S/CT Ambassador Crumptons Meeting with President [...] (S/NF) S/CT Ambassador Henry Crumpton called on Kenyan President Kibaki May 26. Crumpton hailed U.S.Kenyan anti- terrorism cooperation in recent years and urged that Kenya continue to treat regional threats seriously and work with us to strengthen further our CT cooperation. Crumpton asked Kib [...] | 2006-06-05 13:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI2454 | SRSYG FRANCOIS FALL WORRIED ABOUT ISLAMIC COURT [...] (C) SRSYG for Somalia Amb. Francois Fall called me June 5 to voice concern over reports that the Islamic Court militias were gaining ground in Mogadishu and southern Somalia and may soon be in a position to establish their own government. Fall was worried about Islamists' longstanding oppositi [...] | 2006-06-05 13:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI2455 | SRSYG FRANCOIS FALL WORRIED ABOUT ISLAMIC COURT [...] (C) SRSYG for Somalia Amb. Francois Fall called me June 5 to voice concern over reports that the Islamic Court militias were gaining ground in Mogadishu and southern Somalia and may soon be in a position to establish their own government. Fall was worried about Islamists' longstanding oppositio [...] | 2006-06-05 15:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINS PGOV SO |
06NAIROBI2456 | SOMALIA: MILITARY AND POLITICAL ADVANCES AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although two Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Fight Against Terrorism (ARPFAT) leaders retain control of their territory, the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) now controls the bulk of Mogadishu. The UIC's advance on Jowhar is further cause for concern, both because it will [...] | 2006-06-06 03:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PINS PGOV PTER PREL KISL SO |
06NAIROBI2482 | CORRUPTION IN KENYA: HOW FULL - OR EMPTY - IS THE [...] (C) Summary: The bad news in the war against corruption in Kenya is that there continues to be no genuine political will at the leadership level to aggressively investigate and prosecute major graft cases. The desperation of the NARC administration as it positions itself for next year's elect [...] | 2006-06-06 13:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR PREL PINR KE |
06NAIROBI2501 | HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] Water availability has improved due to the recent rainfall, but rains were below average to poor in some pastoralist districts. Livestock conditions are improving and prices of livestock have increased. However, full recovery will require several consecutive seasons of good rains. In additio [...] | 2006-06-07 11:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
06NAIROBI2525 | SOMALIA: ENGAGEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONALS [...] (C) The Ambassador met with European Union ambassadors on June 2 and with members of the Somalia contact group on June 8 to share our thoughts on Somalia. At both events, he covered the following points: - The ICU has clearly gained considerable ground. We do not consider the Union monolit [...] | 2006-06-08 14:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS SO |
06NAIROBI2532 | HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] Water availability has improved due to the recent rainfall, but rains were below average to poor in some pastoralist districts. Livestock conditions are improving and prices of livestock have increased. However, full recovery will require several consecutive seasons of good rains. In additio [...] | 2006-06-09 06:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
06NAIROBI2564 | KENYA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] Kenya sent Embassy Nairobi a diplomatic note indicating it will support the candidacy of Professor Ruth Wedgwood for the UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC). 2. The text of the Government of Kenya's diplomatic note follows. (BEGIN TEXT.) MFA 33/214/001 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] | 2006-06-12 12:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM US UNHRC PREL KE |
06NAIROBI258 | KENYA GETS A NEW INTELLIGENCE CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kibaki's January 16 removal of Brigadier (ret.) Boinett as head of Kenya's National Intelligence Service (NSIS) removes the USG's main ally in the counter-terror struggle and one of the few remaining true professionals at the highest level of the Kenyan Government. Boin [...] | 2006-01-19 11:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PINS PREL PTER KE |
06NAIROBI260 | SOMALIA: ALL SIDES READY TO DELIVER A PARLIAMENT - [...] (C) The "Aden Declaration," signed by the Somali President and Speaker of the Parliament, provides an entry point to engage with the parties to the divided Transitional Federal Institutions. They, in turn, have asked the USG for specific diplomatic efforts to improve the environment for the c [...] | 2006-01-20 01:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI2616 | AIRPORT SECURITY INCIDENT LEADS TO EXPULSION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Airport security is optional, for those with connections to high-level government officials and their associates. This point was underscored June 8 when two Armenian "mercenaries" (reftels) assaulted security officials at Kenya's main airport, waving firearms and bypassing inspe [...] | 2006-06-14 13:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KDEM PREL KE |
06NAIROBI2618 | JOWHAR FALLS [...] (U) Action request - para 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The town of Jowhar came under Islamic Court Union (ICU) control the afternoon of June 14. The UN received direct assistance from known extremist Aden Hashi Ayrow to protect the UN compound in Jowhar, an incident that makes it appear that Ayrow [...] | 2006-06-14 14:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV PREL MARR SO |
06NAIROBI2640 | SOMALIA: ISLAMIST ADVANCES, PROSPECTS FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Somali town of Belet Weyne was taken over by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU),apparently by fiat rather than force, the morning of June 15. This now puts the ICU in control of the entire Shebelle valley and offers enhanced connections to supplies from the Gulf. Leaders in the [...] | 2006-06-15 15:35:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PINS PGOV PREL SO |
06NAIROBI2653 | LETTER FROM THE SOMALI ISLAMIC COURTS: A PROPOSED [...] (C) Post received a letter from the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) June 12 (e-mailed to AF/E). The letter, similar to other missives issued by the UIC, portrays the UIC as a largely benevolent entity interested primarily in the well-being of the residents of Mogadishu. The letter lists the or [...] | 2006-06-16 13:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINS PGOV PHUM SO |
06NAIROBI2654 | SOMALILAND'S CHARM OFFENSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The government of the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland has taken advantage of the downward trend of events in Somalia to step up its efforts for international recognition. A visit to Kenya appears to have produced unexpectedly positive results, opening doors for a [...] | 2006-06-16 14:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV PINS SO KE TZ ZA RW UG SF |
06NAIROBI2655 | IGAD FOREIGN MINISTERS DEBATE SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: A June 13 meeting of the IGAD Council of Ministers produced much debate about the ability of neighboring states to intervene in Somalia's affairs, but ended with a communique re-affirming the position that any IGAD peace mission to Somalia would involve only Sudanese and Ugandan t [...] | 2006-06-16 15:00:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV SO |
06NAIROBI2755 | KENYA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DREIER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Kenya, a country that stands out among African nations as a country of special interest to the United States. With substantial existing infrastructure, a well-educated work force and a diverse economy, Kenya could become East Africa's engine for economic growth. In [...] | 2006-06-23 10:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KE |
06NAIROBI2757 | A/S FRAZER MEETS KENYA FM TUJU [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 21 meeting with Kenya' s Foreign Minister Raf ael Tuju, Assistant Secretary Frazer END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Assistant Secretary Frazer noted that she came to Kenya at the s pecific direction of Secretary Rice to consult with our Kenyan allies on Somali a. A/S Frazer e [...] | 2006-06-25 12:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MASS KISL SO |
06NAIROBI2758 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S MEETING WITH SOMALI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 21 meeting with Somali Parliamentary Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, Assistant Secretary Frazer highlighted U.S. priorities for Somalia and SIPDIS expressed concerns about territorial expansion by the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC). Sharif Hassan had similar concern [...] | 2006-06-25 12:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR EAID KISL SO |
06NAIROBI2759 | KENYAN OPPOSITION TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kibaki Government is unresponsive and acting with impunity, opposition leaders told Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer during a June 21 meeting in Nairobi. SIPDIS The only solution is for Kenyans to vote in a new government, which is why politicians are fixed on the 2007 [...] | 2006-06-25 12:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL KCOR PTER KE SO |
06NAIROBI2760 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S MEETING WITH SOMALI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 21 meeting with Somali Prime Minister Gedi, Assistant Secretary Frazer outlined U.S. priorities for Somalia and solicited Gedi's thoughts on the most appropriate role for the U.S. at this time. Gedi identified security needs as the top priority to enable other activitie [...] | 2006-06-26 03:16:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MASS EAID SO |
06NAIROBI2761 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S MEETING WITH SOMALI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 21 meeting with Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf, Assistant Secretary Frazer spelled out the U.S. priorities of support to the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs) and the people of Somalia, enhancing regional stability, and countering terrorism. Frazer and Yusuf di [...] | 2006-06-26 03:16:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MASS KISL SO |
06NAIROBI2781 | SOMALI SUPREME ISLAMIC COURTS COUNCIL: THE WOLF [...] (S) SUMMARY: The formation of a Supreme Islamic Courts Council headed by al Qaida associate Hassan Dahir Aweys has raised concerns in the Transitional Federal Government about the possibility of alternate governing structures becoming more firmly rooted in Mogadishu. While one civil society a [...] | 2006-06-27 03:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV SO |
06NAIROBI2842 | LEAHY HR VETTING FOR NEXT GENERATION LEADERS [...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following two candidates of the Kenyan Army, nominated to participate in a Next Generation African Military Leaders Course to be held July 10 to August 4, 2006 in Washington, D.C., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Pos [...] | 2006-06-29 04:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR KE |
06NAIROBI2870 | KENYA: SCANDAL CONTROL CROWDS OUT INTEREST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: With another corruption scandal emerging, this time involving private corporations whose malfeasance may have been enriching government officials, and another ministerial tirade against the media, the government has again demonstrated its aversion to transparent, democratic gover [...] | 2006-06-30 11:39:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL KCOR EAID KE |
06NAIROBI2933 | CODEL DREIER IN KENYA: MEETING WITH OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During their July 5 meeting with CODEL Dreier in Nairobi, opposition leaders emphasized the constraints on their effectiveness imposed by insufficient resources and limited understanding of the opposition's legitimate function. KANU party members Justin Muturi, Chief Oppositio [...] | 2006-07-06 11:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL KE |
06NAIROBI2951 | CODEL DREIER IN KENYA: MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Dreier and Vice President Moody Awori engaged in a comparative exchange on how business is conducted in the U.S. and Kenyan legislatures on July 5 in Nairobi. In his capacity as Leader of Government Business, Awori informed the visiting delegation of the Kenyan Parliamen [...] | 2006-07-06 13:14:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL KE |
06NAIROBI2952 | CODEL DREIER IN KENYA: MEETING WITH PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Dreier met with members of the Legal Affairs and Defense and Foreign Relations Parliamentary Committees July 6 in Nairobi. The eleven members of Parliament, including Deputy Speaker of the House, David Musila, raised a number of concerns including U.S. counter-terrorism [...] | 2006-07-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PTER PREL ASEC KE SU SO |
06NAIROBI3004 | SOMALIA: COURTING AND POSTURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: European members of the IGAD/AU mission to Somalia came away with the impression that the Islamic Courts in Mogadishu are much more organized than the government in Baidoa. The Transitional Federal Government seems to have no clear idea of what it must do to implement the National [...] | 2006-07-10 13:41:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SO |
06NAIROBI3025 | NO UNITED NATIONS OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE IN KENYA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-11 10:14:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KE |
06NAIROBI3090 | PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS SET THE MOOD FOR 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 24, five new members of parliament will be chosen in the largest by-election in Kenyan history. Not only is the upcoming election significant in its size, but also for its timing - little more than a year before the next general election, and its location - four of the [...] | 2006-07-17 14:00:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE |
06NAIROBI3214 | PRELIMINARY PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION RESULTS HAND [...] (U) Preliminary results from the parliamentary by-elections held on July 24 give the newly formed NARC-Kenya party a lead over its rivals in three out of the five constituencies left vacant following an April plane crash in which the sitting members of parliament were killed (reftel). NARC-Ke [...] | 2006-07-25 13:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE |
06NAIROBI3262 | CT Finance; Kenyan Nominees for Regulatory [...] (SBU) Post's main interlocutor for CT finance issues is the GOK's interagency Anti-Money Laundering Task Force. Post approves of the following list of officials proposed by the AML for the September training program in Reftel B. All appear to be well-qualified and working in relevant positions [...] | 2006-07-28 04:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS KTFN PTER PREL KE |
06NAIROBI327 | NAIROBI BUILDING COLLAPSE: US ASSISTANCE UNDERWAY [...] SUMMARY: A four-story building under construction in central Nairobi collapsed mid-day January 23, injuring 105, and killing 20, with an unknown number unaccounted for, according to on-site press reports as of January 24 afternoon. Responding to the Kenyan government's request for assistance [...] | 2006-01-24 13:06:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MASS PREL AMGT KE |
06NAIROBI3270 | PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS: PRO-KIBAKI PARTY WINS [...] (SBU) Summary: NARC-Kenya's victory in three of five July 24 parliamentary by-elections was a much needed endorsement for the Kibaki government following several months of setbacks from November's referendum defeat and the public exposure of the massive Anglo Leasing corruption scandal. The n [...] | 2006-07-28 08:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL KE |
06NAIROBI3392 | KENYA COAST: FAILING TO GET OUR MESSAGE OUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff traveled to Mombasa and Lamu to assess the impact of our outreach efforts to this marginalized region. From conversations with a variety of contacts who have worked with us over the past few years, one theme dominated: the message of our contributions to promote develop [...] | 2006-08-04 07:36:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PINS PREL PTER MASS MOPS KISL KPAO EAID |
06NAIROBI342 | UPDATE: NAIROBI BUILDING COLLAPSE [...] SUMMARY: Rescue efforts at the scene of the collapsed multi-story building in central Nairobi continue, with 14 confirmed deaths, 107 injured, and an unknown number missing. While the government announced there is little hope of finding more survivors, and that the Israeli rescue team will co [...] | 2006-01-25 12:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MASS PREL AMGT ASEC KE |
06NAIROBI3437 | KENYA CRIMINALIZES SEXUAL (AND SOME TRAFFICKING) [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 31, Kenya's National Assembly voted to criminalize the worst forms of sexual offenses, including rape, defilement, child pornography and sex tourism, and sexual harassment. While amendments to the bill may have watered down some of the proposed protections, the passage of [...] | 2006-08-08 08:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EAID SOCI KE |
06NAIROBI3441 | HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-08 14:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
06NAIROBI3500 | KENYA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL OBAMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Kenya, a country that stands out among its East African neighbors as a stable, open democracy and as a key regional partner for the United States. The country is making a dramatic break from its past by greatly improving respect for human rights and by expanding d [...] | 2006-08-11 10:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KCOR KE |
06NAIROBI3726 | KENYAN GOVERNMENT DROPS ONE CASE AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: An almost one-year old legal case against two journalists charged with publishing an "alarming" article has been quietly dropped by the government of Kenya (GOK). But the GOK is pursuing another legal case against other journalists under the same law, despite the risk of negative [...] | 2006-08-24 14:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL KE |
06NAIROBI3836 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SOMALIA TFG SPEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador August 30, the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Speaker of Parliament gave his view of the current situation in Somalia, emphasized the need for American involvement and "neutral" troops, and described his planned approach to anyone in [...] | 2006-09-01 11:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS ASEC PREL SO KE SU |
06NAIROBI3876 | ETHNIC SOMALIS DISCUSS ETHIOPIA, THE ISLAMIC [...] (U) This message is part of a series following an early August USAID-sponsored conflict mitigation workshop in Mandera, Northeastern Province, Kenya. This message was cleared with the USAID participant in the discussions. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Cross-border conflict mitigation [...] | 2006-09-06 14:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KE ET SO |
06NAIROBI3886 | MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 14:06:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KE |
06NAIROBI3900 | SOMALI REFUGEES IN KENYA (C-TN6-01351) [...] (C) The following answers are keyed to original lettered questions in reftel. A. (C) HOW HAS THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA RESPONDED TO THE FLOW OF SOMALI REFUGEES TO DADAAB? IS THE INFLUX OF SOMALI REFUGEES INTO KENYA A THREAT TO KENYAN STABILITY? IF SO, HOW? The GOK continues to fulfill its [...] | 2006-09-08 08:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI393 | NAIROBI BUILDING COLLAPSE: RESCUE MISSION [...] SUMMARY: As U.S., Israeli and British rescue teams wrapped-up their much-appreciated operations on January 26, the Kenyan government transitioned the rescue operation to recovery, with a reported three more bodies pulled from the rubble overnight. At a January 26 remembrance ceremony held at [...] | 2006-01-27 08:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MASS PREL AMGT ASEC KE |
06NAIROBI395 | CORRUPTION IN KENYA: NOT THE TIME TO MOVE FORWARD [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy-USAID message and contains a policy recommendation and rationale in paras 10-14. 2. (C) Summary: Public release of serious and credible evidence of graft and cover-up at the highest levels of the Kenyan Government is generating outrage in Kenya and threatens to [...] | 2006-01-27 10:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL KE |
06NAIROBI3973 | GOVERNMENT REFORMS FALTERING, KENYAN CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: In a series of meetings on August 28 in Nairobi, leaders of Kenyan civil society and government oversight organizations highlighted for visiting Senator Obama the Kenyan government's faltering performance on human rights, corruption, and governance, while ably demon [...] | 2006-09-13 12:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM KE |
06NAIROBI3974 | OBAMA DISCUSSES CORRUPTION AND TRIBAL POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: During an August 25 meeting with Senator Obama, Official Leader of the Opposition Uhuru Kenyatta predicted that ethnicity would dominate the 2007 national elections. While he stressed that his party, KANU, would strive to move beyond ethnic politics, he feared that the electora [...] | 2006-09-13 12:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
06NAIROBI4000 | KENYAN MEDIA GOES WILD OVER SENATOR OBAMA [...] Summary: Media reaction to United States Senator Barack Obama's (D-IL) visit to Kenya was overwhelmingly positive and included extensive coverage. Over-the-fold, inside articles and letters to the editor by members of the general Kenyan public were almost exclusively positive descriptions an [...] | 2006-09-14 11:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP OPRC OREP PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM KE |
06NAIROBI4002 | KENYAN MEDIA GOES WILD OVER SENATOR OBAMA [...] Summary: Media reaction to United States Senator Barack Obama?s (D-IL) visit to Kenya was overwhelmingly positive and included extensive coverage. Over-the-fold, inside articles and letters to the editor by members of the general Kenyan public were almost exclusively positive descriptions a [...] | 2006-09-14 11:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP OPRC OREP PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM KE |
06NAIROBI4018 | KENYA AND SOMALIA: MFA PITCHES AGAIN FOR U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Kenya views U.S. support as crucial to the success of its imminent plan to secure UN Security Council endorsement for an IGAD peacekeeping mission to Somalia. Kenya's delegation to the UNGA will be seeking consultations with the U.S. on this issue after September 19 in New York. E [...] | 2006-09-14 14:02:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SO KE |
06NAIROBI4070 | KENYA BETTER FOCUSED ON TIP BUT MORE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: G/TIP Yousey's August visit to Kenya highlighted the challenges facing government efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP). While Kenya's ranking among Tier Two Watchlist countries has increased the attention of the GOK and Kenyan civil society to the problem of human tr [...] | 2006-09-19 08:38:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC ELAB PREL KE |
06NAIROBI4105 | KENYAN ATTORNEY GENERAL: "DON'T DOUBT OUR WILL ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kenya Attorney General Amos Wako told the Ambassador on September 12 that the absence of prosecutions in major corruption cases was not for lack of will, but is a matter of capacity. The Ambassador made clear that the cloud of high-level corruption hangs heavy, shadowing some pos [...] | 2006-09-20 12:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL KCOR KE |
06NAIROBI4137 | PRESIDENT KIBAKI SPEAKS TO THE AMCHAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In an unprecedented gesture, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki addressed the American Chamber of Commerce in Kenya on September 19. Touching on familiar economic reform and market opening themes, Kibaki hit all the right notes in his speech. But the real importance lies in the gestu [...] | 2006-09-22 12:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL KE |
06NAIROBI416 | U.S.-CAPTURED SOMALI PIRATES NOW IN KENYAN CUSTODY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ten Somali pirates captured by the U.S. Navy for high-seas piracy of an Indian vessel have been turned over to Kenyan authorities. Absent interventions by U.S. or Indian authorities to assert jurisdiction, Kenyan police are proceeding full steam to prosecute domestically. END S [...] | 2006-01-30 12:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHSA MOPS EAID ASEC PTER PREL SO KE |
06NAIROBI4239 | WHERE'S KABUGA? DIPLOMATS URGE GOVERNMENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Prosecutor Hussein Bubacar Jallow, joined by like-minded Nairobi-based chiefs of mission, delivered a strong message to the Government of Kenya urging more cooperation in apprehending Rwandan genocidaire Felicien Kabuga. Kenya's [...] | 2006-09-29 14:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM RW KE |
06NAIROBI428 | SOMALIA: PRESIDENT AND SPEAKER COOPERATING, PRIME [...] (C) Somali President Yusuf told Ambassador January 29 that he and the Speaker of the Parliament continue to work together to implement the "Aden Declaration" they signed January 5, calling for the parliament to begin work inside Somalia. The Prime Minister and two key political/clan allies ar [...] | 2006-01-31 10:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI4299 | FEEBLE CASE AGAINST JOURNALISTS FINALLY DROPPED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 29 the Government of Kenya dropped its weak case against three journalists from the Standard daily newspaper charged with publishing an alarming story in February. The three men had been arrested two days before the infamous March 2 Standard Media Raids. Although [...] | 2006-10-05 06:15:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PHUM KE |
06NAIROBI4313 | KENYA MOYALE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER ON THE OROMO [...] (SBU) Summary: The District Commissioner of Moyale, on Kenya's border with Ethiopia, admits that the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) uses his district as a sanctuary, despite his best efforts. He expresses annoyance with the "hostile" attitude of his Ethiopian counterparts and with the Ethiopia [...] | 2006-10-05 08:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PREL PGOV ET KE |
06NAIROBI4321 | AMBASSADOR MEETS KENYA'S BESIEGED ANTI-CORRUPTION DIRECTOR [...] (C) Summary: In a courtesy call by the Ambassador on October 2, Kenyan Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) Director Aaron Ringera vigorously defended the performance of the KACC while also candidly analyzing the structural challenges that make prosecution of grand-scale corruption cases virtually [...] | 2006-10-05 13:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL KE |
06NAIROBI4327 | KENYA'S HEAD PROSECUTOR "COMMITTED" TO ANTI-GRAFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kenyan Director of Public Prosecution Keriako Tobiko told the Ambassador that while he is committed to prosecuting high-level corruption cases, the judiciary and the Anti-Corruption Commission are slowing him down. Delivering a message closely echoing that of the Attorney General [...] | 2006-10-05 14:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL KCOR PINR KE |
06NAIROBI4330 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND OTHER ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Kenyan Vice President Moody Awori, who sets parliament's agenda as leader of the House Business Committee, assured the Ambassador that an anti-money laundering bill and plea bargaining legislation will be passed by this parliament. He also insisted that long pending appointments t [...] | 2006-10-06 06:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PREL KCOR AGOA PTER KE |
06NAIROBI4334 | COAST PROVINCE - DIVERSITY, DEVELOPMENT, AND THE POLITICAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The diversity of Kenya's Coast Province reflects an important part of the country's rich history and highlights the challenge that this fledgling democracy faces to develop a truly inclusive process focused on national issues, as opposed to the current tribally-driven system. Duri [...] | 2006-10-06 08:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PREL KISL PGOV ECON KE KDEM PTER SNAR |
06NAIROBI4348 | LEAHY HR VETTING FOR INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE [...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following 13 candidates of the Kenyan security forces nominated to participate in an ATA-sponsored Instructor Development course to be held October 24 to November 3, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance [...] | 2006-10-06 09:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR KE |
06NAIROBI4359 | AMBASSADOR'S IFTAR REMARKS ON THE COAST [...] (U) The Ambassador hosted an Iftar dinner in Mombasa, Kenya's port town and a center of its Islamic culture, on September 26 (reftel),early in the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan. The dinner was attended by an overflow crowd of Kenyan Muslim dignitaries, including the Chief Khadi (judge and sc [...] | 2006-10-10 07:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PREL KISL KE |
06NAIROBI4366 | AMBASSADOR'S IFTAR REMARKS ON THE COAST [...] The Ambassador hosted an Iftar dinner in Mombasa, Kenya's port town and a center of its Islamic culture, on September 26 (reftel),early in the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan. The dinner was attended by an overflow crowd of Kenyan Muslim dignitaries, including the Chief Khadi (judge and schola [...] | 2006-10-11 07:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PREL KISL KE |
06NAIROBI4377 | BORANA PARAMOUNT CHIEF ON THE OROMO LIBERATION [...] (C) Summary: Paramount Chief Abdisalan claims that Ethiopia has an active informant network in northern Kenya's Moyale District targeting OLF supporters and that many Kenyan officials in Moyale are on Ethiopia's payroll. He believes that the leadership class of Moyale District supports Ethiop [...] | 2006-10-11 13:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PGOV ET KE |
06NAIROBI4477 | POLIO SURFACES IN KENYA REFUGEE CAMP [...] (C) On October 16, Refcoord Addis learned from UNHCR and other sources that a case of polio had been discovered at Dadaab refugee camp. The case, the first in Kenya in twenty years, was originally identified on September 23 by GTZ doctors at the camp. GTZ doctors turned the information over [...] | 2006-10-17 04:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI4555 | INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALIA COMMUNIQUE [...] The International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG) met in Nairobi on October 19. The full text of the final communiqu follows in para 2. Post will report on the ICG meeting septel. 2. Begin text: International Contact Group on Somalia Nairobi October 19, 2006 The International Contact [...] | 2006-10-23 07:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC PHUM PTER KE SO |
06NAIROBI462 | KENYA CONFIRMS INTENT TO PROSECUTE U.S.-CAPTURED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenyan authorities confirm their intent to proceed to prosecute and bring to trial in coming days the 10 Somali pirates captured January 22 by U.S. forces. They seek immediate transfer to Kenyan authorities any/all items of evidentiary value still in U.S. hands. The nation's [...] | 2006-02-01 12:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHSA MOPS EAID ASEC PTER PREL SO KE |
06NAIROBI4628 | KENYAN SECURITY MINISTER MICHUKI DEEPLY CONCERNED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kenya's Minister of National Security is seized with Somalia and the possible implications of a complete takeover of that country by the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC). He expressed deep concern over the likely implications of this scenario, regionally and in Kenya, and urged U [...] | 2006-10-27 11:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KISL PREF KE SO |
06NAIROBI4629 | TWO MEETINGS WITH UHURU KENYATTA [...] (C) Summary: Gliding over the faults of the previous KANU government, KANU political party leader Uhuru Kenyatta sees a political landscape marred by the destruction of party discipline, with ethnic politics an increasingly attractive and dangerous option for some. The current opposition squa [...] | 2006-10-27 12:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON KE CH |
06NAIROBI4631 | AG Wako sends Anglo-Leasing Files Back to KACC; Shell Game [...] (C) Summary: As predicted in reftel, Kenya Attorney-General Amos Wako sent the files of 12 prominent people recommended for prosecution back to the Kenya Anti-Corruption (KACC),saying they were inadequate to ensure successful prosecutions in court. The latest developments indicate that Anglo- [...] | 2006-10-27 14:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KCRM PREL ECON EFIN KE |
06NAIROBI4726 | NO PLANK TO WALK BUT TEN GUILTY PIRATES GET SEVEN [...] (SBU) Summary: A Mombasa court found all ten of the Somali nationals captured by the U.S. Navy off the coast of Somalia in January guilty of piracy on the high seas and sentenced each to seven years imprisonment on November 1. The defense's planned appeal of the verdict on jurisdictional gr [...] | 2006-11-03 07:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHSA MOPS EAID ASEC PTER PREL SO KE |
06NAIROBI494 | CORRUPTION IN KENYA: FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS, [...] (C) Summary: In an unprecedented move, Kenya's Finance Minister has resigned in response to the Anglo-Leasing and related revelations. In resigning, David Mwiraria asserted his innocence - a claim swiftly countered by John Githongo, the man whose dossier on high-level corruption and cover-up [...] | 2006-02-02 12:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL KE |
06NAIROBI4942 | SPEECH ON U.S.-KENYAN RELATIONS DELIVERED BY THE AMBASSADOR [...] Following is the text of a speech on U.S.-Kenyan relations delivered by the Ambassador before the American Chamber of Commerce in Kenya on November 21. Significant local media coverage is expected. 2. Begin text The United States and Kenya: A Robust Partnership By Ambassador Michael E. R [...] | 2006-11-21 14:31:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL |
06NAIROBI5003 | KENYA: TWO CORRUPTION-TAINTED MINISTERS REAPPOINTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Kibaki filled a dozen cabinet seats on November 15, bringing back into government two ministers who had earlier this year resigned over their implication in massive corruption scandals. One, reinstated Education Minister George Saitoti, was earlier exonerated in a du [...] | 2006-11-22 14:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL KCOR KE |
06NAIROBI5076 | DECLARATION OF DISASTER FOR KENYA FLOODS [...] Summary: The October to December 2006 rains have been exceptionally heavy throughout Kenya resulting in serious flooding in the Coast, Western and Northeastern Provinces directly affecting approximately 300,000 persons and with 23 recorded deaths so far as reported by Kenya Red Cross (KRC) a [...] | 2006-11-28 13:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PREL SO KE |
06NAIROBI511 | KENYA SEEKS USG AND UN ASSISTANCE IN DRUG [...] (C) SUMMARY: After months of inaction and mounting concern over the integrity of the one ton-plus of cocaine currently in police custody, the Kenyan government is now seeking outside assistance in the verification and disposal of the massive seizure. By formally asking the UN Office of Drugs [...] | 2006-02-05 02:41:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV ASEC KE UN |
06NAIROBI5130 | SENATOR FEINGOLD & FOREIGN MINISTER TUJU DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Kenya supports a UNSC resolution adjusting the Somalia arms embargo to permit an IGAD peace support mission. Tuju considers passage of such a resolution to be "a strong signal that the international community will not accept an extremist state in the region and that the CIC must [...] | 2006-12-01 15:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KE PREL SO |
06NAIROBI5165 | SENATOR FEINGOLD QUERIES THE GOK ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Senator Feingold sought views on Iraq from President Kibaki, Foreign Minister Tuju and Trade Minister Kituyi. Kibaki was strongly supportive of the USG's efforts in Iraq and counseled steadfastness. His Foreign and Trade ministers, however, were highly critical of the USG's ac [...] | 2006-12-05 12:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KE PREL |
06NAIROBI5207 | KENYA'S ELECTORAL COMMISSION: DETERMINED BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Electoral Commission of Kenya is not insulated from the rising political temperature in Kenya ahead of next year's general election. The Commission is feeling the heat too, Chairman Samuel Kivuitu told the Ambassador, describing how party politics and government machinatio [...] | 2006-12-08 07:14:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL KE |
06NAIROBI5214 | KENYA: THE BIWOTT SIDE OF THE KANU STORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 7 conversation with Poloff, newly elected KANU Secretary General Josephine Ojiambo made the case for the Nicholas Biwott-led coup in the party. Ojiambo, a Parliamentary hopeful, insisted the matter was purely an issue of internal party democracy, contrary to observe [...] | 2006-12-08 09:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL KE |
06NAIROBI525 | STORMY PARTY POLITICS COMPOUND KIBAKI'S WOES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under mounting pressure to effectively respond to a massive corruption scandal, President Kibaki is also facing the disintegration of his governing "NARC" coalition, as parties and politicians calculate their strategy for the 2007 general election. Kenyans are fired up and fed u [...] | 2006-02-06 11:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV KCOR PREL KE |
06NAIROBI5253 | REQUEST FOR ANTI-CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION OF U.S. CITIZEN [...] (C) Summary: I write to request the formal investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of Merlyn H. KETTERING, a U.S. citizen currently residing in Maryland, under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Available evidence indicates Kettering was directly involved in several grand-scale [...] | 2006-12-14 08:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR PREL PINR KE |
06NAIROBI526 | KENYA ARRAIGNS U.S.-CAPTURED SOMALI PIRATES [...] (SBU) The government of Kenya formally announced its intent to prosecute the 10 Somali pirates captured by U.S. forces January 22 (reftels) via a diplomatic note dated February 1. The note stated that the government "is willing to prosecute the 10 alleged pirates." (MFA Diplomatic Note MFA. [...] | 2006-02-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHSA MOPS EAID ASEC PTER PREL SO KE |
06NAIROBI527 | OFFICIAL CORRUPTION: PRESIDENT KIBAKI UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Judging from his remarks to a small group of Ambassadors February 2, President Kibaki does not/not see a need for decisive action in the face of the growing public outcry over official corruption. Kibaki derided his former top adviser on corruption, John Githongo, calling him "a p [...] | 2006-02-06 12:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL KE |
06NAIROBI5299 | USG HUMANITARIAN PLANNING FOR SOMALIA [...] Fears of conflict between the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and the Islamic Courts are growing. USG and other humanitarian organizations are working together on contingency planning efforts. These include developing scenarios (based on the assumption that non-combatants will be [...] | 2006-12-19 13:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI PREF PREL SO |
06NAIROBI5338 | OTHER PARTNER CT EFFORTS IN KENYA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. is by far the most significant player among donor countries seeking to assist Kenya in counterterrorism (CT) training and capacity-building. Next comes the UK, followed by Denmark, which is funding a joint UNDP/UNODC project that has the potential to produce very useful [...] | 2006-12-22 09:14:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL XW YM ASEC KE |
06NAIROBI5367 | KENYA GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION: CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (U) Summary: The Kenya Girl Guides Association (KGG) unveiled its new emphasis on educating girls and young women on health issues, especially reproductive health, at a six hour ceremony featuring addresses by First Lady Lucy Kibaki, Minister of Youth Dr. Mohammed Kuti, and MP Njoki Ndungu, [...] | 2006-12-27 13:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KHIV KWMN KE |
06NAIROBI5376 | FOREIGN MINISTER TUJU & TRADE MINISTER KITUYI [...] (U) Summary: Foreign Minister Tuju characterized Kenya's growing relations with China as a case of "diversifying our portfolio." Trade Minister Kituyi lauded China's price and quality competitiveness in infrastructure projects. Senator Feingold spoke of the necessity of improving Africa's i [...] | 2006-12-28 10:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD CH SO KE |
06NAIROBI5388 | Ethnicity & Politics in Kenya: Part 1, The [...] (SBU) Summary: A common Kenyan view of the colonial period holds that blatant favoritism by those in power on behalf of their own ethnic group was never more intense than in Kenya's first 68 years of its 111 year existence. Major political figures in today's Kenya were in their 30s at indepen [...] | 2006-12-29 06:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR KE |
06NAIROBI5390 | KENYA HIGH COURT REINSTATES KENYATTA AS KANU CHIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 28, Kenya's High Court ruled in favor of ousted KANU party Chairman Uhuru Kenyatta restoring him as the party's leader and allowing his court case against the registration of a rival slate of party officers to go forward. The decision, a surprise to Kenyatta suppor [...] | 2006-12-29 08:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL KE |
06NAIROBI5393 | Ethnicity & Politics in Kenya: Part 2, Kenya's Major Ethnic [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite attempts to steer the political debate in Kenya away from ethnic considerations towards issues-based politics, ethnic identity continues to factor prominently. This message is a survey of the major ethnic groups in Kenya and how their perceptions and history manifest [...] | 2006-12-29 09:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR KE |
06NAIROBI5399 | Ambassador's Discussion with CIC Foreign Secretary Addow [...] (C) Summary: During a December 29 meeting in Nairobi, the Islamic Court (CIC) Foreign Secretary Ibrahim Addow told Ambassador Ranneberger that the CIC is willing to resume dialogue with the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) to find a political solution to the current crisis in Somalia. Ad [...] | 2006-12-29 14:47:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET KE KM |
06NAIROBI566 | (S/NF) NEW DEFENSE MINISTER WELCOMES U.S. [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's initial courtesy call, Kenya's new Defense Minister asked the Ambassador to help find a way out of the Article 98 impasse and for approval of Kenya's plan to purchase Saudi F5s. Minister Karume was appreciative of U.S. efforts to stop piracy of Somalia [...] | 2006-02-08 12:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PREL MASS PTER KE SO |
06NAIROBI592 | US-CAPTURED SOMALI PIRATES' TRIAL CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) The trial of 10 Somali pirates (reftel) began February 8 in Mombasa, as scheduled, with lawyers for the suspects arguing that the Kenyan judicial system did not have the authority to try the men. In a February 9 ruling, however, the presiding magistrate ruled in favor of the prosecutio [...] | 2006-02-09 11:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHSA MOPS EAID ASEC PTER PREL SO KE |
06NAIROBI607 | CORRUPTION IN KENYA: ANGLO-LEASING COMBINES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an apparently transparent attempt to deflect public attention away from allegations of grand scale corruption within his own administration, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has officially accepted a long- awaited report into the Goldenberg affair, a huge scandal that took place ov [...] | 2006-02-10 11:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL KE |
06NAIROBI633 | SOMALIA: PARLIAMENT STUMBLES TOWARD BAIDOA [...] (C) The Somali President, Prime Minister, and Speaker of the Parliament gathered over the February 11 weekend to iron out their differences over holding the first-ever session of the Somali Parliament inside Somalia. Politicians from the Haber Gedir clan met the same weekend to seek an end to [...] | 2006-02-13 09:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI659 | SOMALIA: ACTIVIST MP SEES A PLOT UNDER EVERY STONE [...] (C) Asha Haji Elmi, Somalia's most dynamic female MP, privately says she fears her life may be in danger when she attends the upcoming parliamentary session in Baidoa, but insists she will attend. Amidst swirling conspiracy theories, she claimed that all facts point to underhanded agreements [...] | 2006-02-14 11:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI661 | CORRUPTION IN KENYA: TWO MORE MINISTERS RESIGN [...] (C) Summary: Under intense pressure generated by the Anglo-Leasing and Goldenberg scandals, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki accepted (or, more accurately, demanded) the resignation of two more ministers on February 13. These and related developments perhaps mark the beginning of a change in Keny [...] | 2006-02-14 13:16:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR PREL PINR KE |
06NAIROBI72 | (S) INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING RING ENJOYS [...] (S) SUMMARY: The absence of convictions in high-profile cocaine cases and the New Year's Eve murder of the lead police officer investigating drug trafficking through the Port of Mombasa (East Africa's regional maritime hub) amply demonstrate that international narcotics trafficking rings have [...] | 2006-01-09 01:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV KE |
06NAIROBI738 | AMBASSADORS' FIRST HAND LOOK AT FAMINE CONDITIONS [...] Summary: U.S. Representative to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO),Ambassador Tony Hall, joined Ambassador Bellamy, the Swedish Ambassador, the Deputy U.K. High Commissioner, WFP, USAID and GOK officials including Assistant Secretary Ibrahim Maalim and District Commissioner Samuel [...] | 2006-02-17 07:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD ECON EAGR SENV PREL PGOV SOCI KE |
06NAIROBI766 | SOMALIA: PARLIAMENT IN BAIDOA WILL NEED -- [...] (S) Staff at the UNDP's Rule of Law and Security (ROLS) Programme believe there is reason for very guarded optimism that the Somali Parliament can meet in Baidoa -- though perhaps not as soon as February 26. Although they see the available funding for security and logistics as completely insu [...] | 2006-02-21 12:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI799 | KIUNGA: A BORDER TOWN WITHOUT A BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The impoverished hamlet of Kiunga is where Kenya ends -- and Somalia and the Indian Ocean begin. Security, especially cross-border banditry by Somalis, is the prime concern of local officials. USG-provided assistance is designed to enhance security, border controls and maritime [...] | 2006-02-23 09:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC MARR PGOV PREL PINS KISL KE |
06NAIROBI818 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and message February 23 to Ambassador Binsai Chepsongol, Head, Middle East Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chepsongol stated that Kenya did not anticipate receiving a delegation from Hamas. He explained that the Kenyan government agreed with the [...] | 2006-02-23 12:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KE |
06NAIROBI819 | LETTER FROM PRESIDENT KIBAKI TO FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (U) On February 21, Post received a faxed copy of a diplomatic note transmitting the following letter from His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki of the Republic of Kenya to former President Jimmy Carter via the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the letter, Kibaki spells out Kenya's curre [...] | 2006-02-23 12:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC OPDC PREL KE UNHRC |
06NAIROBI837 | CLOSING RANKS ON CORRUPTION AS CABINET GETS A PAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the number of individuals targeted for corruption investigations continues to grow exponentially, the effectiveness of these investigations is called into question. Lucrative recent increases in allowances for members of Kenya's cabinet may prove effective enticements to inst [...] | 2006-02-24 10:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KCOR KE |
06NAIROBI839 | ATTORNEY GENERAL WAKO UNCONVINCING ON SEIZED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Attorney General Wako offers inconsistent, unconvincing explanations of why more than one ton of cocaine held by the Government of Kenya (GOK) for over a year cannot yet be destroyed. We agree with the U.K. to give the GOK another 3 weeks to develop a credible plan before going pu [...] | 2006-02-24 10:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV KE |
06NAIROBI840 | SOMALIA: FIGHTING IN MOGADISHU AND POTENTIAL IMPACT [...] (S) Heavy fighting in Mogadishu February 18-21 between the Alliance to Combat Terror and militias associated with Jihadist groups was, at its heart, a conflict among sub- clans of the large Hawiye clan. Several militias associated with Islamic Courts and their founding sub-clans have expanded [...] | 2006-02-24 10:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI869 | SOMALIA: PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLES IN BAIDOA IN LARGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Somali Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) on February 26 opened its first-ever session inside the country. MPs turned up in the south-central Somali town of Baidoa in much larger numbers than predicted. The 211 MPs reported present were easily in excess of the quorum requ [...] | 2006-02-27 14:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI916 | NYANZA IS ISOLATED, RESIDENTS TELL AMBASSADOR [...] The people of Nyanza are isolated from Nairobi, residents and officials from the Province told the Ambassador during his one-day trip to the area February 21. While there, he participated in a school dedication, presented awards to CDC Kenyan staff, and launched a food security assistance pr [...] | 2006-03-01 10:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL EAID EAGR KE |
06NAIROBI919 | AMBASSADOR BELLAMY VISITS COAST PROVINCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 31 February 3 visit to Mombasa and the Coast Province, the Ambassador discussed counter-terrorism with Provincial Commissioner Maina. Ambassador Bellamy called on Mayor Taib of Mombasa who requested disaster management assistance and met with members of Parliament [...] | 2006-03-01 10:27:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL KCOR PTER |
06NAIROBI93 | CODEL BROWNBACK EXAMINES CONSERVATION AND FEEDING [...] Summary: Senators Brownback and Durbin visited Kenya December 4 through 6 to examine conservation efforts in the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Senator Durbin then returned to Nairobi and visited several World Food Program (WFP) feeding programs in the sprawling Kibera slums. Senator Durbin [...] | 2006-01-09 11:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KHIV ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL |
06NAIROBI939 | MASKED GUNMEN STORM NEWSPAPER OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 2 assault on a leading daily newspaper in Kenya, undertaken with the assistance of the police, marks a new low in the Kibaki administration,s respect for the rule of law. The &Standard8, despite its occasional editorial lapses, offers Kenyan readers hard-hitting investiga [...] | 2006-03-02 10:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KE |
06NAIROBI944 | 212 (F) VISA SAO REQUEST: ALFRED GETONGA, ANURA [...] (S) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Nairobi hereby seeks security advisory opinions under section 212(F) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Proclamation 7750, suspending entry into the United States of the following individuals: -- Alfred Getonga, -- Anura Perera, -- Deepak Kaman [...] | 2006-03-02 11:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | ASEC CVIS ECON KCOR KCRM KFRD PGOV PREL PTER |
06NAIROBI945 | MASKED GUNMEN STORM NEWSPAPER OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 2 assault on a leading daily newspaper in Kenya, undertaken with the assistance of the police, marks a new low in the Kibaki administration's respect for the rule of law. The "Standard", despite its occasional editorial lapses, offers Kenyan readers hard- hitting investiga [...] | 2006-03-02 11:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KE |
06NAIROBI946 | PROVINCIAL SHAKEUP INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN KIBAKI'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: A February 27 shakeup of provincial commissioners is a thinly veiled move by the Kibaki administration to tighten its grip on key elements within the civil service. By disposing of a number of Moi-era civil servants and promoting a new guard, the government seems poised to ensure [...] | 2006-03-02 11:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
06NAIROBI950 | KENYA AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS UPDATE [...] Summary: To date, Kenya has no confirmed cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza, but suspect samples from flamingos, as well as poultry samples from Uganda, are being analyzed by CDC-Kenya. Kenya does have a valuable interagency AI Task Force, and a cadre of well-trained technical officials who shou [...] | 2006-03-03 01:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV KE |
06NAIROBI96 | Disaster Re-Declaration, Kenya Drought [...] Summary: Drought conditions continue in Kenya. Ambassador declares a disaster for FY 2006 and requests new assistance from USAID's Offices of Foreign Disaster Assistance and Food for Peace. End Summary 2. Drought conditions persist in Kenya due to widespread failure of the short rains s [...] | 2006-01-09 12:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD ECON PREL PGOV SOCI KE |
06NAIROBI973 | KENYAN MEDIA CRACKDOWN: PUBLIC OUTRAGED, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Public fury and disgust mounted with official confirmation that Kenyan police conducted the March 2 raids against the Standard Media Group. Senior government officials are split in their reactions, ranging from condemnation to brashly unapologetic. The flimsy official explanati [...] | 2006-03-03 12:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KE |
06NAIROBI974 | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CONDEMNS ATTACK ON PRESS [...] (U) The pre-dawn March 2 Kenyan police commando-style raids on the Standard Media Group's headquarters, television transmission station, and printing plant, which resulted in the destruction of property, arrests and the burning of newspapers, and the disruption of newsprint and broadcasting op [...] | 2006-03-03 12:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KE |
06NAIROBI988 | MICHUKI UNBOWED, BUT OPPOSITION GROWS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Security Minister Michuki remains unbowed in his conviction that the police actions against independent media were fully legal and justified in the name of national security. Civil society, the media and opposition parliamentarians plan a day of peaceful protest against what many [...] | 2006-03-06 11:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KE |
06NASSAU1044 | BAHAMAS, CARICOM LIKELY TO BACK VENEZUELA FOR UNSC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bahamian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that The Bahamas will follow CARICOM's lead on the vote for the regional representative to the UNSC. Reports from those present at CARICOM'S Heads of Government meetings in St. Kitts indicate that CARICOM will vote as a block [...] | 2006-07-07 20:02:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BF |
06NASSAU1050 | BAHAMAS CLAIMS NO FINAL DECISION FOR VENEZUELA ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-11 20:20:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC VE BF |
06NASSAU1051 | NORTH KOREA MISSLE LAUNCH DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-11 20:23:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP BF |
06NASSAU1096 | BAHAMAS STRENGTHENS DIPLOMATIC TIES TO CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bahamas opened an embassy in Cuba July 17. This expansion of diplomatic ties appears driven by a pragmatic goal of addressing chronic Cuban migration issues. However, as a result of embarrassing incidents involving Cuban migrants, The Bahamas' vote for Cuba on the United Na [...] | 2006-07-19 20:57:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU BF |
06NASSAU1196 | DEA/OPBAT PROPOSES NEW PROGRAM TO COMBAT SMUGGLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) representatives have proposed a new program to the Bahamian Government to improve cooperation in the interdiction of illegal migrants and drugs from Haiti, which could also serve as excellent source of [...] | 2006-08-08 21:01:00 | Embassy Nassau | SECRET | PREL SMIG SNAR PINR HA BF |
06NASSAU1234 | THE BAHAMAS IS NEWEST PARTICIPANT IN CONTAINER [...] SUMMARY: After nearly a year of negotiations and last-minute jitters that nearly scuttled the deal, US and Bahamian customs officials signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the Container Security Initiative (CSI) in Nassau on Friday August 4. The MOU provides for technology and [...] | 2006-08-14 15:57:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS KHLS BF |
06NASSAU1239 | BAHAMAS UNGA REPRESENTATION AND RELATED QUESTIONS [...] (U) This is in response to reftel request. The Bahamas will be represented at UNGA by Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell, Bahamas Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr. Paulette Bethel, and a junior officer to be determined. Prime Minister Christie will not attend. ---- [...] | 2006-08-15 21:13:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR UN BF |
06NASSAU1273 | BAHAMAS REQUEST - WHA SPRING 2007 INTERN PROGRAM [...] The Bahamas requests two interns as part of the WHA Spring 2007 intern program. Our response is formatted pursuant to reftel request: a. Internships offered: Two. b. Language requirements: None. c. Other special selection criteria: Graduate experience preferred but not required; inte [...] | 2006-08-18 15:59:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BF |
06NASSAU1300 | BAHAMAS LEANING TOWARD SUPPORT OF UN MIGRATION [...] (U) The Bahamas provided no initial response following July delivery of reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary Patricia Rodgers or following re-delivery of the demarche to MFA Undersecretary Marilyn Zonicle on August 17. 2. (C) On August 23, Poloff again [...] | 2006-08-24 21:05:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PREF SMIG UNGA BF |
06NASSAU1302 | BAHAMAS FOCUSED ON SEPTEMBER NAM MEETING [...] (C) Per Department's request, Poloff spoke with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Marilyn Zonicle regarding The Bahamas participation in the Non-Aligned Movement's (NAM) September 14 meeting in Havana. Ms. Zonicle confirmed that Foreign Minister Mitchell would attend, possibly with th [...] | 2006-08-24 21:31:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR BF |
06NASSAU1312 | PRIME MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR REVIEW RELATIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a frank discussion in a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Christie expressed surprise at the Bahamian voting record in the U.N. and limited multilateral cooperation with the U.S. at the UN. The Prime Minister and Ambassador agreed that bilateral coop [...] | 2006-08-28 22:36:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR UNGA BF |
06NASSAU1313 | FOREIGN MINISTER MITCHELL RAISES CONCERNS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Mitchell meet with the Ambassador August 28 to express his concern about an Op-Ed that called for closer cooperation between the U.S. and Bahamas in the UN that had appeared in the Nassau Guardian earlier this month. Mitchell told the Ambassador he felt that th [...] | 2006-08-28 23:18:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UN BF |
06NASSAU1566 | MEDIA REPORTS ON CUBAN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES IN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Local media sources have reported the presence of at least five Cuban intelligence officers in The Bahamas. The operatives, allegedly working undercover in Bahamian retail establishments and with Havantur, are reportedly gathering intelligence regarding Cuban-Americans in Th [...] | 2006-10-17 13:22:00 | Embassy Nassau | SECRET | PINR PREL CU BF |
06NASSAU1597 | NO ANTICIPATED TAIWAN PRESSURE ON BAHAMIAN [...] (C/NF) Bahamian elections must be held no later than May 2007, and are expected sooner. Campaigning is underway without any known Taiwanese involvement. For both Bahamian political parties, the potential to open The Bahamas' tourism economy to millions of Chinese tourists, the attraction of [...] | 2006-10-20 12:38:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL TW BF |
06NASSAU1609 | BAHAMAS UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT OAS DECLARATION ON US [...] On October 23, Poloff delivered Reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Permanent Secretary Marilyn Zonicle. Following discussion of U.S. concerns, Zonicle acknowledged similar Bahamian sensitivity to border control issues in light of Bahamian challenges with Haitian and [...] | 2006-10-23 20:22:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER SMIG MX XM OAS BF |
06NASSAU1610 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA RESOLUTION ON HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-23 20:22:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL PHUM PTER IS LE BF |
06NASSAU1611 | PRIME MINISTER CHRISTIE CALLS FOR DELAY IN WHTI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Perry Christie called on Caribbean countries to form a united front in seeking to postpone implementation of the passport requirement until the land and sea requirement is implemented in 2009. Addressing the 29th Caribbean Tourism Conference in Freeport, Christie [...] | 2006-10-23 21:41:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CPAS PREL ECON BF |
06NASSAU1616 | RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL GUARD PARTNERSHIP FORGES [...] Since its inception in December 2005, the Bahamas-Rhode Island National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) has helped forge new avenues of cooperation between the United States and the Bahamas. These SPP initiatives have supplemented Embassy efforts to build local capacity and have helped [...] | 2006-10-24 21:29:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS PHUM BF |
06NASSAU1659 | ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENSE FORCE SHAKEUP STARTS AT THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lt. Commander Clifford "Butch" Scavella has been named the new Commander of the Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF),pushing former Commander Davy Rolle into retirement. The long-expected move is the first major step in implementing a major overhaul of the neglected and underutil [...] | 2006-11-01 19:33:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP PINR BF |
06NASSAU1663 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ISRAEL AT UNGA [...] DCM delivered reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Permanent Secretary Marilyn Zonicle October 27. Zonicle acknowledged the U.S. points without significant comment, and promised to forward them to The Bahamas UN PermRep. 2. COMMENT: The Bahamas generally follows t [...] | 2006-11-01 21:33:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BF UNGA |
06NASSAU1675 | CHURCH LEADER SPEAKS OUT ON THE NEED FOR CAMPAIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In wide-ranging remarks on October 24, Anglican Archbishop Drexel Gomez criticized the role of money in Bahamian politics, lamented corruption in government, and called for a stronger focus on character in selection of political leaders. The remarks, witnessed by Gomez special [...] | 2006-11-02 22:23:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BF PGOV PREL KCOR |
06NASSAU1704 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-14 14:31:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU |
06NASSAU1706 | CUBAN PROPAGANDA AND THE BAHAMIAN FRIENDS OF THE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Bahamian Friends of the Cuban Five -- a small group of leftist Bahamians with pro-Cuban sympathies -- has recently organized pro-Castro rallies and supported anti-U.S. propaganda in The Bahamas. The group, which is aided by the Cuban embassy in Nassau, has described Cuba [...] | 2006-11-14 18:09:00 | Embassy Nassau | SECRET | PREL PINR CU BF |
06NASSAU1707 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE: BAHAMAS ASSESSING COUNTRY [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarches to Foreign Minister Mitchell and MFA Permanent Secretary Rodgers, noting that the Secretary had asked that we convey strong U.S. opposition to the use of 'no action' motions to block UNGA consideration of human rights issues. He emphasized tha [...] | 2006-11-14 18:41:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA BF |
06NASSAU1711 | HURRICANE ANNA NICOLE WREAKS HAVOC IN THE BAHAMAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several months into her Bahamian residency, American B-list celebrity and regular entertainment television fixture Anna Nicole Smith has changed the face of Bahamian politics. Not since Category 4 Hurricane Betsy made landfall in 1965 has one woman done as much damage in Nassau. Lying [...] | 2006-11-15 15:15:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | BF PGOV PREL CASC SMIG |
06NASSAU1712 | SUPREME COURT JUSTICE CHALLEGES GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two rulings November 7, a Bahamian Supreme Court Justice lashed out at the Government in a forceful assertion of judicial independence, initially generating fears of a temporary shutdown of the Supreme and Magistrate courts. One ruling challenged the Attorney General's implem [...] | 2006-11-15 16:11:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS |
06NASSAU1717 | BELARUS RESOLUTIONS AT UNITED NATIONS [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to MFA PermSec Rodgers, following up earlier conversations on the UNGA Third Committee resolutions. DCM emphasized that under UN rules for this vote, an abstention would have the same effect as a "yes" vote and that we wanted these three retalia [...] | 2006-11-16 19:08:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA BF |
06NASSAU1799 | BAHAMAS REVIEW OF TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The Bahamas has a cordial relationship with Cuba, generally supports Cuba in international fora, and engages in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cuban [...] | 2006-12-06 17:27:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ETRD PREL CU BF |
06NASSAU1800 | BAHAMAS: GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bahamas cooperates closely with the U.S. on counter-terrorism, but lacks the funding or infrastructure to effectively track and monitor terrorist suspects through its 700 islands and cays. The Bahamas maintains an immigration database at major air POES, but does not maintain [...] | 2006-12-06 17:31:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS BF |
06NASSAU1811 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNHRC SPECIAL SESSION ON SUDAN [...] On December 6, Charge approached Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Patricia Rodgers deliver demarche on the UNHRC Special Session on Sudan. After reviewing the U.S. points and looking into the issue, Rodgers informed Charge that The Bahamas would not be represented in Geneva and [...] | 2006-12-11 13:40:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA PHUM PREL SU UN BF |
06NASSAU1815 | COMMODORE ATTACKS CORRUPTION, PROMISES TO FIRE 25 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF) Commodore Clifford Scavella asserted in a December 5 radio interview that 25 percent of the roughly 1000 RBDF officers are corrupt. He has pledged to move expeditiously to deal with corruption in the force and to improve its ef [...] | 2006-12-11 21:46:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP KCOR BF |
06NASSAU238 | BAHAMAS OPENS EMBASSY IN BEIJING, SIGNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell visited China and India January 17-30, expanding political ties in China and business ties in India. In China, the GCOB opened its new embassy in Beijing, discussed UN reform, and received a gift of $3.75 million dollars from the PRC. The use of the [...] | 2006-02-10 17:53:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BF CH IN KUNR |
06NASSAU243 | U.S. JOURNALISTS' ALTERCATION AT DETENTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Miami-based reporter from Univision suffered injuries to the head after an altercation February 7 with guards at the Immigration Detention Center in Nassau. The incident sparked protests at the Bahamian Consulate in Miami and has prompted several Cuban exile groups to call for [...] | 2006-02-10 20:01:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CU BF KPAO |
06NASSAU325 | GOVERNOR BUSH'S VISIT STRENGTHENS TIES BETWEEN [...] SUMMARY: During a productive February 20 visit to The Bahamas, Florida Governor Jeb Bush met with Prime Minister Christie and members of his Cabinet, launched a cooperative educational program between Florida and The Bahamas, visited a primary school and addressed the Chamber of Commerce and [...] | 2006-02-24 16:49:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EPET PHUM SMIG CU BF |
06NASSAU350 | FAVORABLE WEATHER BRINGS SECOND HAITIAN MIGRATION [...] (U) The Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF) and Bahamian immigration officials intercepted 568 Haitian migrants in eight separate February interdictions. All but 39 were discovered in the Bahamas' Exuma Islands in the Central Bahamas, several days journey from Haiti and well north of the Wind [...] | 2006-03-01 16:07:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF PREL HA BF |
06NASSAU357 | PARLIAMENT DEBATES CUBAN DETAINEES: PM SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition Leader Hubert Ingraham in a bruising March 1 parliamentary session questioned the government's handling of two Cuban dentists held at the Carmichael Road Detention Center for the past 10 months (reftel). The ensuing debate on the issue divided strictly on party lines [...] | 2006-03-01 23:15:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG PREF PHUM CU BF |
06NASSAU363 | BIRD FLU FEARS LIKELY UNFOUNDED [...] Twenty-one wild birds, mostly flamingos, were found dead February 28 on the island of Great Inagua in the Southern Bahamas, and testing is underway to determine if the H5N1 virus, avian influenza, is to blame. Bahamian authorities are working closely with the Pan American Health Organization [...] | 2006-03-02 16:09:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL BF |
06NASSAU365 | BAHAMAS RECEPTIVE TO GUATEMALA'S UNSC BID [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points supporting Guatemala's candidacy for the UN Security Council and opposing that of Venezuela, to Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell on February 24. Mitchell indicated that The Bahamas has not yet focused on the issue. He was receptive to U.S. concern [...] | 2006-03-02 18:27:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL VE BF |
06NASSAU368 | FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS SUGGEST NO BIRD FLU [...] The Bahamian Ministries of Agriculture and Health sent a surveillance team to the southern island of Great Inagua on March 2 to investigate whether a group of wild birds found dead several days ago could have been the Western Hemisphere's first cases of avian influenza or bird flu. The team [...] | 2006-03-03 15:09:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL BF |
06NASSAU442 | SCENESETTER FOR NASSAU CARICOM MINISTERIAL: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Secretary's March 21-22 meeting in Nassau with CARICOM foreign ministers offers an opportunity to frame a positive, forward-looking agenda for our relations with the Caribbean. With the Haitian elections behind us, the ministerial will allow us to reinvigorate our cooperation [...] | 2006-03-14 21:10:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | BF ECON ETRD OTRA PGOV PREL SNAR XL |
06NASSAU61 | PM PREDICTS PLP ELECTION WIN, LAMENTS AIRPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minster Perry Christie in a January 5 meeting with the Ambassador confidently predicted that his Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would win the elections he must call no later than May 2007 unless the Government makes some big mistakes between now and then. Christie also com [...] | 2006-01-12 15:41:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAIR BF |
06NASSAU612 | BAHAMAS BACKGROUND FOR CARICOM-USTR MEETING [...] The Bahamas will be represented at CARICOM's April 12 meeting with USTR Portman by Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell and Leonard Archer, the Bahamian Ambassador to CARICOM. Background material on The Bahamas and Minister Mitchell follows. Economy is Small but Developed ----------------------- [...] | 2006-04-06 20:27:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL BF |
06NASSAU616 | MINISTRY OF TOURISM SUPPRESSES BIRD FLU RESPONSE [...] Environmental officials informed the Embassy April 4 that the Bahamian Government has ceased its investigation of multiple suspicious bird deaths on Great Inagua Island. In late February, the discovery sparked fears of the first bird flu cases in the Western Hemisphere (reftels b and c). Lab [...] | 2006-04-06 21:20:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL BF |
06NASSAU673 | IMPROVED RELATIONS WITH U.S. ERODE CARICOM SUPPORT [...] DCM discussed Venezuela's candidacy for the UN Security Council with Marilyn Zonicle, MFA Acting Permanent Secretary, on April 19, conveying reftel points on Venezuela's unsuitability for a UNSC seat. Zonicle reported that the Caribbean Community's foreign minister group, COFCOR, had not mad [...] | 2006-04-19 21:53:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC VE BF |
06NASSAU674 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: BAHAMAS CALLS FOR [...] DCM delivered the Secretary's letter outlining the U.S. pledge to support only countries with credible human rights records for the new UN Human Rights Council to Marilyn Zonicle, MFA Acting Permanent Secretary, on April 19, for delivery to Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell. 2. Zonicle empha [...] | 2006-04-19 22:12:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA BF |
06NASSAU678 | BAHAMAS REVIEW OF TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The Bahamas has a cordial relationship with Cuba, generally supports Cuba in international fora, and engages in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cuban [...] | 2006-04-21 15:22:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ETRD PREL CU BF |
06NASSAU782 | MIGRATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PREVAL: VIEWS FROM THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Haitian Ambassador to The Bahamas, Louis Joseph, met with Poloff May 11 to discuss Haitian migration and the urgent need to create jobs in Haiti. Joseph rebuffed recent media reports of impending violence by the Haitian immigrant community on Abaco Island, Bahamas, but registere [...] | 2006-05-16 16:14:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SMIG EAID HA BF |
06NASSAU862 | FM MITCHELL AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell asked to meet with the Ambassador May 24 to coordinate management of mounting public concerns about sonar testing at the Atlantic Undersea Testing and Evaluation Center (AUTEC). During the meeting Mitchell also sought to defend The Bahamas' vote for [...] | 2006-06-01 19:59:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KUNR CU BF |
06NASSAU922 | BAHAMAS FAVORABLE TO HAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-13 21:26:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA BF |
06NASSAU940 | MALARIA OUTBREAK IN THE BAHAMAS [...] SUMMARY: As of June 14, 2005, The Bahamas Ministry of Health and the Centers for Disease Control have confirmed 16 cases of malaria on Great Exuma Island, approximately 120 miles from Nassau. An American tourist who visited Exuma has now contracted Malaria. All confirmed cases appear to hav [...] | 2006-06-16 16:04:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC PREL BF |
06NDJAENA1382 | CHADIAN ELECTIONS IN 2007 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 18:13:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CD |
06NDJAMENA1006 | FRANCE REFUTES OFFICIAL CHAD SUPPORT FOR DPA [...] (C) Summary. Allegations by SLA leader Minni Minawi concerning Chad's support for DPA spoilers are false, according to the French Ambassador to Chad. He understands that President Deby's brother Daoussa Deby, and Mahamat Ali Nasser, Minister of Territorial Administration, are (with Libyan sup [...] | 2006-07-31 16:22:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | CD PGOV PREL SU |
06NDJAMENA1025 | CHADIAN ANTI-CORRUPTION SURPRISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chad has become accustomed to its habitual position near the bottom of most international rankings, from infrastructure to human development. However, they now find themselves at the top of the Transparency International list of most corrupt countries, tied with Bangladesh. [...] | 2006-08-08 16:01:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CD ASEC |
06NDJAMENA1026 | CHAD: NEW THREATS TO PRESS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary: A harsh new proposed law governing the press in Chad is back in the hands of its authors - high-ranking cabinet members - after being simultaneously recalled by the government and rejected by a National Assembly commission, who qualified it as "repressive." The proposed law, [...] | 2006-08-08 16:02:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CD ASEC |
06NDJAMENA1054 | TAIWAN DIPLOMATS BID ADIEU TO CHAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The timing of Chad's resumption of diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China was exquisitely timed to create the most humiliating situation possible for Taiwan, according to the outgoing Taiwan Ambassador. He speculated that Chad's decision was based on a desire to h [...] | 2006-08-14 18:12:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CD TW |
06NDJAMENA1055 | CHAD'S POLITICAL TALK: DIALOGUE OR MONOLOGUE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Making good on informal commitments voiced before the May 3rd election, President Deby's government completed a week of "political dialogue" sessions on August 2. Dubbed by the opposition parties who boycotted the sessions and the independent press as a "monologue," a "masquer [...] | 2006-08-14 18:14:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CD ASEC |
06NDJAMENA1057 | ANOTHER FIVE YEARS FOR CHAD'S PRESIDENT DEBY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 8, after nearly sixteen years in power, President Deby rolled out the red carpet for himself and ten visiting African heads of state in a celebration to honor his claim to five more. The ceremony was marked by public displays of Chad's new rapprochement with Sudan and [...] | 2006-08-15 10:39:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KDEM PGOV PHUM PREF PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA1070 | CHAD: NEW GOVERNMENT NAMED [...] (C) Summary. President Deby,s new cabinet rewards those opposition parties which participated in the May Presidential elections and subsequent "political dialogue," but makes no other gestures towards broadening Chad,s political space. The reappointment of heavyweights to the key positions of [...] | 2006-08-17 16:22:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CD ASEC |
06NDJAMENA1073 | CHAD SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Chad sits precariously between the Darfur conflict to its East, the chronically unstable Central African Republic to its South, and Niger, an equally impoverished neighbor to the West. Past a vast mine-pocked desert -- home to a tenacious but isolated Chadian insurgency -- li [...] | 2006-08-18 11:22:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM PGOV CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1078 | FRANCE ASKS WHERE'S THE EVIDENCE ON CHAD [...] (C) Summary: France is prepared to hold President Deby to account if Minni Minawi's claims that Government of Chad (GOC) support is being channeled to Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories can be proven, the French Ambassador to Chad told us August 21. However, France is concerned that [...] | 2006-08-22 15:38:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1178 | CHAD OPPOSITION SEEKS INTERVENTION IN WAKE OF [...] (C) Summary. In the wake of reported heavy fighting in eastern Chad, opposition leaders called on the Ambassador to urge the international community to impose a cease-fire and force President Deby to hold a national dialogue which included the rebel factions. The Ambassador assured them of [...] | 2006-09-27 14:58:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF KDEM CD |
06NDJAMENA1182 | NEW DIRECTOR OF CHAD PRESIDENT'S CIVIL CABINET [...] (C) Summary. The new Director of President Deby's Civil Cabinet told the Ambassador that Chadian rebels in the east were effectively confined to a zone near the border and would not venture further into Chad. He spoke frankly of ongoing negotiations with the rebels and reported some success [...] | 2006-10-02 11:32:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CD |
06NDJAMENA1199 | CHAD CONSIDERING ATTACK ON REBELS IN SUDAN [...] (S) General Ismail Chaibo, director general of Chad's National Security Agency, told the Ambassador October 3 that an attack by the Chadian army against Chadian rebel positions in western Sudan is likely in the period after Ramadan and the end of the rainy season in early November. Chaibo sa [...] | 2006-10-03 12:51:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA1205 | CHAD: MORE TROUBLES AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: The respite President Deby enjoyed after his inauguration on August 8 for another five-year term in power did not last long. Last month he had to intervene personally in campaigns to rout out Chadian rebel forces from their strongholds in eastern Chad. The failure of his offe [...] | 2006-10-04 12:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA1215 | CHAD REFUGEES CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF SUDANESE [...] (SBU) Less than 24 hours after UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative informed Charge that Sudanese refugees in camps along the northern Chad border with Sudan were in imminent danger, fighting broke out in and around the camps between Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signat [...] | 2006-10-08 14:29:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1224 | CHAD ON NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 09:43:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL PARM MNUC WMD KPAO PTER KNAR CD |
06NDJAMENA1232 | SLM ON CHAD BORDER CLASH [...] (C) Summary. Adam Shogar, the Sudanese Liberation Movement,s N,Djamena representative, told Poloff in a 10/12 meeting that the SLM had beaten Sudanese government forces in Darfur in a battle on 10/07 near the Chadian border, inflicting heavy casualties and capturing many soldiers and a gr [...] | 2006-10-13 10:29:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL MOPS CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1238 | CHAD: SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP VOTE [...] (SBU) Charge made points in reftel B to Djinna Moussa Outman, Chad Minister Delegue (Deputy Foreign Minister) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 13, 2006. Outman informed Charge that Chad shared the U.S. view that the election was an important one but made no other comment on the c [...] | 2006-10-13 14:53:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC GT VE PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA1245 | CHAD STILL MUM ON SECURITY COUNCIL VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC GE VT CD |
06NDJAMENA1249 | SUDANESE REBELS CALL THE SHOTS IN CHADIAN TOWN OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The northeastern Chadian town of Bahai was revealed to be a JEM-controlled stronghold following the clash between the National Redemption Front (NRF) and Sudanese Government forces October 7-8. Following that battle, numerous Sudanese soldiers remain in Chadian custody and the [...] | 2006-10-19 13:07:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PGOV SU CD |
06NDJAMENA1255 | CHADIAN REBELS AND INTER-ETHNIC CLASHES IN GOZ [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 22, Chadian rebels occupied the Chadian town of Goz Beida (southeastern Chad) for less than 24 hours. Able to take the town without a fight (local authorities had left the day before),the rebels reportedly departed northward. Rebels did not threaten humanitarian wo [...] | 2006-10-23 14:31:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1256 | EASTERN CHAD REFUGEES: CONTINGENCY PLANNING [...] Summary. UN and NGO contingency planning for new refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in eastern Chad is significantly constrained by site availability. Sites exist on a permanent or transit basis for roughly 35,000 refugees. If an influx exceeds this absorption capacity, UNHCR [...] | 2006-10-24 16:05:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1259 | N'DJAMENA ON HIGH ALERT [...] (U) Summary. N'Djamena is on high alert as rebel forces have moved into central Chad. End summary. 2. (SBU) With the end of Ramadan and the beginning of the dry season, rebel activity, as expected, has increased in eastern Chad. Embassy contacts are reporting that rebel forces entere [...] | 2006-10-24 16:35:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MOPS PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA1268 | CHADIAN REBELS PULL BACK [...] (U) There were no reported rebel advances today (10/25). Rumors have the rebels located anywhere within the Chari Baguimi district (11,00 N; 17,00 E),as well as near Mongo (12,11 N; 18,42 E) and Am Timan (11,02 N; 20,17 E),from 200 to 400 KM from N,Djamena. Embassy sources, including a w [...] | 2006-10-25 17:11:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MOPS PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA1272 | CHAD DIMENSIONS OF UNSC 1706 [...] (SBU) Summary. There is an acute need for an international presence on the Chadian side of the border, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) N'Djamena. UNHCR reports a fledgling collaboration with the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) in implementin [...] | 2006-10-26 15:40:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL PHUM PREF CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1273 | CHADIAN REBELS LEAVE--INTACT [...] (U) Rebel forces continue their withdrawal, so far eluding any attempt by the Chadian National Army (ANT) to intercept them. Reports indicate that this morning they were only 90 KM from the Central African Republic and were heading toward CAR rather than directly back to Sudan, thus avoiding [...] | 2006-10-26 16:32:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MOPS PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA1276 | CHADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON REBELS AND DARFUR [...] (C) Summary. In a 27 October meeting with the Ambassador, Chadian Foreign Minister Allam-Mi contended that Chadian rebels are an extension of the Sudanese government's policy of destabilizing Chad. The Foreign Minister stated that Chad favors an international peacekeeping force on Sudan's [...] | 2006-10-27 15:00:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF CD SD |
06NDJAMENA1281 | CHAD GENERAL KILLED IN AMBUSH BY REBELS [...] (SBU) Summary: A leading Chadian general died of his wounds after being ambushed by the rebel group Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD). Government of Chad reports of Sudanese bombing in Chad's north eastern border region were contradicted by humanitarian groups on the ground [...] | 2006-10-30 13:55:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1306 | DPA DISENCHANTMENT AMONG CHADIAN OFFICIALS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representatives of both the Chadian Government refugee agency (speaking unofficially) and a Chad-based Darfur rebel group had common interpretations of the ineffectiveness of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) and of the responsibilities of the international community, namely the [...] | 2006-11-06 15:46:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PGOV PREF PREL SU KPKO |
06NDJAMENA1320 | BORDER TENSION BETWEEN CHADIAN AND SUDANESE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite talk of reconciliation between Chad and Sudan, the Chad/Sudan border north of the Abeche corridor appears to be the scene of continued tension between Chadian and Sudanese forces. End Summary. GOS VS GOC AT THE BORDER ------------------------ 2. (SBU) The Head of [...] | 2006-11-09 14:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1321 | INTER-ETHNIC FIGHTING IN CHAD & POSSIBLE SUDAN [...] (C) Summary. Ethnic violence has broken out along the southeast Chad-Sudan border south of Goz-Beida in the Salamat region. According to our contacts, more than 100 individuals have been killed in fighting between Arabs and non-Arabs; and senior Chadian officials are linking the violence to [...] | 2006-11-09 18:22:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1327 | CHAD IMPOSES STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary. The Chadian Government has imposed a State of Emergency on eastern, southern, and northern provinces, reportedly to combat rebel activity and to quell inter-ethnic violence. Two ministers were given extraordinary powers at the regional level to control the GOC response to rebel [...] | 2006-11-14 18:20:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF CD |
06NDJAMENA1333 | GOC PLANS TO PURGE GUEREDA? [...] (SBU) Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Guereda report escalating ethnic violence between Zaghawas and Tamas, and suspect the Government of Chad (GOC) is stepping up its campaign to purge Guereda of Tamas. NGOs accuse the GOC of trying to eliminate any possibility of international scru [...] | 2006-11-15 15:35:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1334 | IDP CRISIS IN GOZ BEIDA [...] (SBU) Goz Beida has become significantly more unstable as a result of attacks on villages which have produced a new wave of internally displaced persons (IDPs). Attempts to tally numbers of individuals and families are underway, but UNHCR staff from the town of Kou Kou-Angarana estimated that [...] | 2006-11-15 16:21:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1343 | CHADIAN REBEL GROUP UFDD ESTABLISHES POLITBURO [...] In a communique dated November 12, 2006, the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) named its politburo. An informal translation follows: Quote Republic of Chad Political Military Opposition Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) After consultations amon [...] | 2006-11-21 08:22:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR CD |
06NDJAMENA1350 | UN AND NGO COMMUNITY ON INTERNATIONAL FORCE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In two separate meetings on November 21, the United Nations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Chad made clear that any eventual international force on the eastern border with Sudan should focus on protection of humanitarian corridors and not involve itself in Chadian [...] | 2006-11-22 16:43:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
06NDJAMENA1356 | CHADIAN REBELS LAUNCH OFFENSIVE [...] (C) Summary. Chadian rebels may have taken the important regional capital of Abeche and appear to have taken Biltine. Looting is reported in Abeche, though the French garrison has secured the airport and is offering sanctuary to civilians. Two major rebel groups appear to be cooperating i [...] | 2006-11-25 15:54:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PREF CD MOPS |
06NDJAMENA1358 | UPDATE ON CHADIAN REBEL OFFENSIVE [...] (C) The Chadian National Army (ANT) reoccupied the regional capital of Abeche this morning, 11/26, after the rebel United Front for Democracy and Development (UFDD) pulled out at about 0400 hours local heading east with 180 vehicles in the direction of the Sudan border. The World Food Progr [...] | 2006-11-26 16:11:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MOPS CD |
06NDJAMENA1360 | CHADIAN REBEL OFFENSIVE--EVENING UPDATE [...] (C) As of 1900 hours local, the French Ambassador reported that the UFDD rebel column which withdrew from Abeche (13,49 N; 20,49 E) this morning, 11/26, was approximately 100 KM northeast of Abeche and that the northern SCUD (RaFD) column was approximately 100 KM west of Biltine, significant [...] | 2006-11-26 20:01:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MOPS CD |
06NDJAMENA1368 | CHADIAN FM ACCUSES SAUDIS OF AIDING REBELS [...] (U) Chadian Foreign Minister Allam-Mi called in the Ambassador this morning, 11/27, to discuss the current rebel attacks in Chad and the GOC's public allegation that Saudi Arabia is supporting the rebellion. The FM was meeting with each Chief of Mission individually. 2. (C) The FM stat [...] | 2006-11-27 16:04:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PREF CD SU SA LY |
06NDJAMENA1369 | UPDATE ON CHADIAN REBEL OFFENSIVE [...] (U) Mahamat Nouri, leader of the United Front for Democracy and Development (UFDD),told BBC that rival rebel forces (read Timan Erdimi's RaFD/SCUD) were located in Kanem Region northeast of Moussoro (13,39 N; 16,29 E) about 200 Km from N'Djamena. The Chadian Defense Minister denied Nouri's [...] | 2006-11-27 17:08:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MOPS CD |
06NDJAMENA1371 | CHADIAN UPDATE [...] (C) There are no reports of new rebel movements today, 11/28. There are unconfirmed press reports that Mahamat Nouri's United Front for Democracy and Development rebels shot down a Chadian military aircraft northeast of Abeche with a SAM-7 missile taken from Chadian army stores in Abeche. [...] | 2006-11-28 17:38:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MOPS CD |
06NDJAMENA1378 | PRESIDENT DEBY ON INTERNATIONAL FORCE ON CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary. Meeting with the Ambassador, President Deby stressed that he was not against an international force in eastern Chad, but needed to know the composition, mandate and authority before taking a decision. He reminded the Ambassador that Sudan would use any excuse to place a "pro- [...] | 2006-11-29 19:58:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PREF CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1380 | CHADIAN ELECTIONS IN 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary. The Chadian government estimates that the 2006 com ================ The Election Request ================ 2. (U) In a letter dated October 5, 2006, Chadian Prime Minister Pasc 3. (U) Separate studies funded by the UNDP and the EU concluded that --a population c [...] | 2006-11-30 10:10:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CD |
06NDJAMENA1381 | CHAD 11/30 UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Chad remains jumpy about rumors of rebel activities. It appears that rebel forces have not withdrawn to Sudan. At a convocation of ambassadors on 11/28, Chad's Foreign Minister issued a statement about the state of war that exists between Chad and Sudan. Pre [...] | 2006-11-30 18:07:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF CD |
06NDJAMENA1382 | CHADIAN ELECTIONS IN 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary. The Chadian government estimates that the 2006 communal elections and the 2007 legislative elections will cost around $11.65 million; and it has requested financial assistance from the US, France, Germany, the European Union, and the United Nations Development Program. Th [...] | 2006-11-30 18:13:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CD |
06NDJAMENA1383 | DPKO STILL FORMULATING PLAN FOR EASTERN CHAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador and Poloff met with the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Technical Assessment Mission (TAM) on December 1 and 2, before and after a meeting between the TAM and President Deby. The TAM reported that Deby had agreed in principle to deployment [...] | 2006-12-04 09:09:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC CD KPKO |
06NDJAMENA1389 | INTERNATIONAL FORCE IN CHAD: SIDE WITH THE GOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. This cable outlines some of the important factors we recommend for consideration in preparing for a possible peacekeeping presence in Chad. Above all, the mandate of this force should be focused on the area which could make the most immediate impact on the ground: pro [...] | 2006-12-05 12:45:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | CD KPKO PGOV PREF PREL SU UNSC |
06NDJAMENA1393 | LETTER FROM CHAD FOREIGN MINISTER TO THE SECRETARY [...] (U) The Embassy received a letter dated December 5, 2006 from the Minister of Foreign Affairs for transmission to the Secretary of State. Unofficial translation follows: SIPDIS 2. (SBU) Madam Minister, I write to you after returning home to Tchad following a fruitful and friendly e [...] | 2006-12-05 16:29:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PGOV PREF PREL SU |
06NDJAMENA1404 | UN DRAWDOWN IN EASTERN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary. The UN convoked donors and UN agencies to describe the deteriorating security situation in eastern Chad and steps the UN has taken to protect staff and ensure the delivery of essential services. Refugee camps in northern Chad are essentially being run by refugee committees with [...] | 2006-12-07 20:10:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PGOV SU CD |
06NDJAMENA1411 | CHAD SCENESETTER [...] (C) Summary: N'djamena today is a tank-ringed garrison town as President Idriss Deby Itno defends his 16-year regime against increasingly emboldened rebels -- many of them from his own clan. Civil society and the opposition political parties have called for an inclusive dialogue and an end t [...] | 2006-12-12 06:50:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM PGOV CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1416 | CHADIAN ARMY PURSUES REBELS INTO SUDAN [...] (C) Chadian army units crossed into Sudanese territory late on December 12 in pursuit of Chadian rebel forces, according to Acting Foreign Minister Hourmadji Moussa Doumgor in a brief meeting held at his request with the Ambassador December 13. Doumgor said he was under instructions from Pr [...] | 2006-12-13 14:04:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU CD |
06NDJAMENA1419 | CHAD GOVERNMENT SETS UP IDP FUND [...] (SBU) Summary: Concerned that escalating violence in eastern Chad has reduced the capacity, if not the commitment, of the international humanitarian community to respond to the needs of newly internally displaced persons (IDPs),the Government of Chad (GOC) seeks foreign donor contributions [...] | 2006-12-14 06:51:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1423 | CHAD:MAJOR BATTLES FOUGHT IN EAST [...] (C) Summary: The Chadian government has announced that Chadian rebels have been decisively vanquished in the latest round of battles in Biltine and Hadjer Marfaine and pushed back into Sudan. French Ambassador Foucher seconded the GOC's claim that the opposition had been crushed in a conve [...] | 2006-12-14 15:58:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1431 | CHADIAN OPPOSITION LEADER FLOATS IDEAS FOR DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Southern Muslim opposition leader Saleh Kebzabo told Ambassador that he is floating ideas with President Deby, the French and leaders of Chad,s political and armed opposition for a dialogue that could lead to comprehensive internal and regional peace. More flexible than the pr [...] | 2006-12-18 14:09:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PGOV PHUM PREL SU |
06NDJAMENA1432 | MEETING WITH KHALIL IBRAHIM IN ABECHE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a two-hour meeting in Abeche, Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) leader Khalil Ibrahim expressed JEM's desire to be included in any forthcoming negotiations on an international presence in Chad. He was evasive about JEM involvement in recent fighting between Chadian g [...] | 2006-12-18 17:27:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1434 | CHAD: GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR - GLOBAL PURSUIT OF [...] (C) Per reftel, below are responses to questions on host country's terrorist information exchange programs: A. Immigration Databases: Chad does not have computerized immigration databases. B. Watchlist and Information Sharing: There is a name-based watchlist used to screen travelers [...] | 2006-12-19 10:10:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS |
06NDJAMENA1444 | LULL IN CHAD REBEL ACTIVITY; GOC TRIES NEW TACK IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Fighting between Chadian rebel forces and the Chadian Army (ANT) has subsided since December 18. Reports of a rapprochement between rebel FUC (United Front for Change) leader Mahamat Nour and President Deby providing for the integration of Nour forces into the ANT have not been [...] | 2006-12-22 12:20:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREF PREL SU CD |
06NDJAMENA299 | CHAD: FOREIGN MINISTER'S RESPONSE ON UN REFORM [...] In a meeting with Chad,s Foreign Minister Ahmad Allam-mi February 27, the Ambassador delivered the demarche on UN reform per ref A and provided Allam-mi with a French-language nonpaper. Allam-mi responded that he saw no difficulty on the issue of management reform. Allam-mi said that &every [...] | 2006-02-27 17:00:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KUNR CD |
06NDJAMENA357 | AFRICAN UNION'S NEW UN AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Mahamat Saleh Annadif, former Director of Cabinet for President Idriss Deby and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, departs next week for New York to assume his post as the African Union's Ambassador to the United Nations. In recent conversations, Annadif described his responsibilities [...] | 2006-03-07 14:03:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UN CD |
06NDJAMENA39 | CHAD:NEW OIL LAW PROMULGATED [...] (SBU) Summary: President Deby promulgated the amended oil revenue management law on January 11, reportedly after being shown a letter from the World Bank to Citibank requesting Citibank to block transfers to Chad's account. We understand Chad's options to include foregoing oil revenues for the [...] | 2006-01-12 12:00:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV CD |
06NDJAMENA404 | CHAD: PRESIDENTIAL LETTER ON BORDER INSECURITY [...] Embassy received March 13 a letter from President Deby to President Bush on border insecurity and rehatting. Original has been pouched to AF/C for transmittal to the White House. Following is Embassy unofficial translation. 2. Begin Text: Republic of Chad Presidency of the Republic T [...] | 2006-03-13 15:28:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL CD SU |
06NDJAMENA443 | CHAD: GOVERNMENT TROOPS TAKE ON REBELS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chadian armed forces, led by President Deby, moved against a Zaghawa rebel group on Chad's eastern border on March 20-21. Both sides claimed victory and it is doubtful that Government of Chad (GOC) action dealt a death blow to the rebels. Deby has bolstered his image -- but hi [...] | 2006-03-23 14:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL CD SU |
06NDJAMENA463 | CHAD'S TROUBLES ON ELECTION'S EVE AND WHAT WE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Troubles are ahead in the run-up to the presidential elections on May 3. The opposition parties are calling for obstructing them outright as well as for a boycott. Security is under strain, but President Deby is fighting back, with resolute support from the French. The belea [...] | 2006-03-29 14:56:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CD KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
06NDJAMENA526 | CHAD: A WARY CALM IN NDJAMENA [...] (SBU) Summary: In a sequence of events which appeared to surprise both the Chadian government as well as the French forces in Chad, rebel forces under the loose umbrella group FUC, possibly in conjunction with southern rebel group led by Djibrine Dassert, penetrated Chad's eastern border with [...] | 2006-04-12 09:12:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA529 | CHAD: TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONVENES AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's Foreign Minister told the Ambassador April 9 that he was bringing his Africa ambassadors together in Ndjamena for a strategy session on how to cope with China's ratcheted-up efforts to expand influence in Africa and squeeze Taiwan out. Taiwan's assistance programs to [...] | 2006-04-12 18:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA536 | TFCD-01 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-13 18:26:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA543 | CHAD: A $500 MILLION DECISION [...] (SBU) Summary: Possibly piqued that World Bank President Wolfowitz did not contact him after the World Bank/IMF visit, and evidently needing cash immediately, President Deby has ordered Esso to stop production Tuesday, April 18 at 1 p.m. unless it pays Chad's royalties into the Chadian Treasury [...] | 2006-04-16 06:40:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA544 | PRESIDENT DEBY CLARIFIES POSITION ON REFUGEES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-16 06:40:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL CD PREF |
06NDJAMENA545 | DASH ACROSS CHAD: FRENCH VERSION [...] (SBU) Summary: The French, according to Ambassador Bercot and his Defense Attache, only became aware two days before the fight in Ndjamena on April 13 that the rebel force was aiming at the relatively undefended city. The city and government were saved, they say, because the rebels stalled [...] | 2006-04-16 06:51:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV PREL SU FR CD |
06NDJAMENA57 | PROMOTING A PEACEFUL TRANSITION IN CHAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: As we define a strategy for advancing our growing interests in Chad, it is important that we work to convince President Deby to arrange for a peaceful handover of power. Our interests would be damaged by the spread of violent civil unrest, a prospect that is becoming dangerousl [...] | 2006-01-18 07:09:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EPET KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA579 | CHAD: PRESIDENT DEBY THANKS U.S. FOR SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Wall on April 20, President Deby thanked the United States for condemning Sudan's role in the recent attacks on Chad. He shared information on what he feared would be a new attack in the East in the coming days, and stated that Sudan was also arming Ce [...] | 2006-04-20 16:12:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV EPET ENRG CD |
06NDJAMENA591 | DARFUR REBEL LEADER COMFORTABLY HOUSED IN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim received the Ambassador April 22 at his temporary quarters in Ndjamena (home belonging to President Deby's half-brother) and expressed unhappiness at the negotiations in Abuja and, in particular, the close relationship between the Americans a [...] | 2006-04-23 17:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CD SU |
06NDJAMENA592 | CHAD'S FOREIGN MINISTER DEFENDS MAY 3 ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary. Better to have a president chosen in flawed elections than to risk the anarchy that a delay in elections could provoke, according to Chad's Foreign Minister. In other comments in his meeting with the Ambassador April 21, he blamed the opposition for the breakdown in dialogue; [...] | 2006-04-24 08:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA608 | CAR: BOZIZE WILL MEET CAR REBELS, ARCHBISHOP SAYS [...] (U) The following cable was drafted by U.S. Embassy Bangui. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Archbishop of Bangui told Poloff on April 25 that the CAR rebel group Union of Republican Forces (UFR) and President Bozize recently agreed to meet and engage in a dialogue. Some issues remain, but the Archbish [...] | 2006-04-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CT |
06NDJAMENA612 | CHAD: ELECTION PREPARATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chadian presidential election campaign ends midnight on May 1, with elections scheduled for May 3. From the field of 5 original candidates it appears that only four remain. Opposition groups continue to call for a "ville morte" (dead city) on May 3 and for citizens to boycot [...] | 2006-04-30 13:25:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM PGOV CD |
06NDJAMENA618 | SLM EXCLUDED FROM ABUJA WARN OF CIVIL WAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: As peace negotiations enter an extra 48-hour inning in Abuja, three Chad-based Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) representatives told the Ambassador during a May 1 meeting that their delegation had been effectively excluded from the Darfur peace talks in Abuja by the AU, which inst [...] | 2006-05-01 17:52:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SU |
06NDJAMENA643 | PRESIDENT DEBY'S ELECTION: NOW WHAT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Few bothered to vote, no opposition leader of any stature was a candidate, and the voter registration lists were virtually useless, but never mind. Now that these peaceful, but flawed elections held on May 3 are behind him, President Deby will claim a popular mandate for holdi [...] | 2006-05-04 17:12:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA646 | CHAD-BASED SLM LEADERS URGED TO SUPPORT PEACE [...] (SBU) In a meeting May 5 with Chad-based SLM leaders Dr. Sharif Hariri and Adam Shogar, the Ambassador urged them to help keep the peace process on track -- and at a minimum, not undermine it. Shogar and Hariri responded that they had been sidelined by the African Union, but were not obstruct [...] | 2006-05-05 14:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SU |
06NDJAMENA672 | CHAD: PRESIDENT DEBY RESPONSE TO U.S. DEMARCHE [...] The Director of President Deby's Civil Cabinet has sent the following written response to Ambassador Wall concerning reftel B demarche on ending support to Sudanese rebels. 2. Begin text: May 11 Excellence, Mr. Ambassador, I have the honor to bring to your attention that His Excel [...] | 2006-05-12 15:04:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINS SOCI SU CD |
06NDJAMENA678 | UN'S JAN EGELAND COMES TO EASTERN CHAD [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a visit to eastern Chad May 11, UN Humanitarian Coordinator Jan Egeland visited a makeshift camp for as many as 13,000 displaced Chadians driven from their villages on the border with Sudan by attacks by jandjaweed militias. Egeland urged local officials to assure securi [...] | 2006-05-15 15:18:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF KPAO OIIP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA699 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CHADIAN PARTICIPANTS IN [...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals nominated for the Special Operations Forces conference in Stuttgart from May 21-25 as of this date. --Abdallah Idriss Amir, DPOB 1 January 1966, [...] | 2006-05-17 07:57:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD |
06NDJAMENA700 | CHAD: SECOND ROUND OF GUANTANAMO REVIEW PROCEEDINGS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-17 17:40:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KAWC PINR PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA704 | CHAD'S GRAND IMAM WELCOMES [...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Chad's Grand Imam, Sheikh Hassan Hissein Abakar, the spiritual leader of Chadian Muslims. The Grand Imam was seriously injured last week in a dispute outside his office, and the visit provided an opportunity to wish him a speedy recovery. [...] | 2006-05-18 12:26:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OIIP KPAO KIRF PREL PHUM CD |
06NDJAMENA705 | CHAD'S ARCHBISHOP GIVES STARK [...] (SBU) Summary: There is no hope for a dialogue on Chad's political future as long as President Deby remains in power, according to Chad's influential Archbishop. In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 17, the religious expressed his view that, although President Deby had more material wit [...] | 2006-05-18 14:45:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CD ASEC |
06NDJAMENA737 | CHAD: OPPOSITION MEMBERS HOPE U.S. WILL PLAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During recent meetings two opposition leaders of the CPDC coalition reiterated that the May 3 presidential election was a farce and said it was "too late" to negotiate with President Idriss Deby Itno, at least without the significant involvement of and pressure from the interna [...] | 2006-05-23 06:41:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EPET CD |
06NDJAMENA747 | EQUIVOCAL MESSAGES ON DARFUR PEACE [...] (SBU) Summary. Key Darfur interlocutors in N'djamena explained their reasons for dissatisfaction with the recently signed Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) in meetings with Ambassador Wall May 24 and 25. JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim poured venom on SLM leader Minni Minawi, whom he described as "dead [...] | 2006-05-25 13:45:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SU CD |
06NDJAMENA748 | IMPLEMENTING THE DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT: TROUBLES [...] (SBU) Summary: Differing reports are coming in about a clash between SLM forces near Birzamma in Sudan across the frontier from Chadian border town of Bahai. SLM leader Minni Minawi accused opponents of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) of initiating the attack with some Chadian supporters [...] | 2006-05-25 13:49:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SU CD |
06NDJAMENA771 | CHAD: FINAL ELECTION RESULTS -- DEBY WINS, BY [...] (SBU) The Chadian Constitutional Council announced 28 May the official results of the 3 May presidential elections. The Council declared President Idriss Deby Itno the winner in the first round, with 64.67 percent of the votes cast, from a voter turnout of 53.8 percent of the estimated 5.7 mil [...] | 2006-05-31 16:06:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM CD |
06NDJAMENA775 | CHAD: FRANCE CITES CHADIAN INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting May 29, French Ambassador Jean-Pierre Bercot made a pitch to Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Yamamoto for USG efforts in the UN Security Council for sanctions against individual Chadian political and armed opposition leaders whom he called directly engaged in activit [...] | 2006-06-01 14:13:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CD |
06NDJAMENA778 | CHAD: PRESIDENT, OPPOSITION ACKNOWLEDGE NEED FOR [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary Don Yamamoto discussed with Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno on 30 May the pressing need for the creation of a space for political dialogue between Deby and Chad's political opposition. Opposition politicians were fulsome in their description of the barriers and [...] | 2006-06-02 10:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
06NDJAMENA779 | CHAD: FRANCE ON POST-ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Ambassador Wall, French Ambassador Bercot outlined the Paris-blessed strategy for expanding a political dialogue and establishing the foundations for better economic and political governance in Chad after elections. He cautioned that the regime's ongoing effort [...] | 2006-06-02 10:37:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
06NDJAMENA787 | CHAD: WISE MEN'S CHAIR MALLOUM SEEKS GUIDANCE [...] (C) The Chair of President Deby's Committee of Wise Men on political dialogue does not see any indication from the President or his opposition of the political will necessary for compromise and reconciliation. He hopes that international pressure will bring Deby to understand the need for rea [...] | 2006-06-05 14:11:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
06NDJAMENA788 | CHAD: UNDP ON POST-ELECTION "FRAMEWORK" [...] (SBU) Summary. United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Coordinator Amaning sees a two-month window for the government and the opposition to agree to a framework for shared supervision of political and economic reforms. He was concerned that the government might succeed at co-opting [...] | 2006-06-05 14:26:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UNDP CD |
06NDJAMENA815 | U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN -- DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points June 7 to Chad's Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Integreation, Ahmad Allam-mi. Ambassador stressed the need for action, through the issuance of a public statement of support, as well as the use of direct contact with Iranian officials to encourage [...] | 2006-06-08 13:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR CD |
06NDJAMENA821 | CHAD: GOC UNDERSTANDS TIP TIER TWO AND WATCH LIST [...] (SBU) Ambassador and POL/ECON Officer on June 6 informed GOC Ministers of Justice, and of Family and Social Action of the publication of the 2006 Trafficking in Persons report, and of Chad's Tier Two Watch List ranking. Ambassador again raised the issue on June 7 with Minister of Foreign Affai [...] | 2006-06-09 10:58:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL SMIG KDEM CD KCRS PHUM |
06NDJAMENA826 | CHAD: POLITICAL OPPOSTION PROPOSES UNITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Chad's political opposition's ideas for a non-exclusive political dialogue would emasculate President Deby inside a multi-headed executive structure as part of a "Government of Broad Union", created to implement a "National Pact for Peace, Unity and Democracy" aimed at a root-and-branch re [...] | 2006-06-12 09:55:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
06NDJAMENA828 | CHAD: PRESIDENT'S CALL FOR "DIALOGUE" REJECTED [...] (SBU) The Chadian President has instructed his Council of Ministers to take the initiative for a "Chado-Chadian, internal political dialogue" to allow Chadians -- not foreigners -- to take control of the political development of the country. The political opposition publicly rejected any prop [...] | 2006-06-12 10:42:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
06NDJAMENA831 | PRESIDENT DEBY TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL: STOP [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Deby made an impassioned plea for UN intervention in Darfur and along Chad's border in a meeting with members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) June 10. He accused Sudan of aggression against Chad and warned that Chad's collapse would spread chaos in the [...] | 2006-06-12 15:31:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CD SU |
06NDJAMENA847 | CHAD: POLITICAL OPPOSTION TO TAKE FRANCE TO TASK [...] (C) Chad's political opposition intends to tell the visiting French Minister-Delegate for Cooperation that she should see President Deby's initiative for political dialogue as they see it: a red herring designed to tell the international community what it wants to hear. That said, the opposit [...] | 2006-06-16 11:31:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
06NDJAMENA853 | CHAD/DRFUR: AU-UN JOINT ASSESSMENT MISSION BRIEFS [...] (C) UN U/S General for Peacekeeping Operations reported in N'Djamena that expectations of the impact of a UN PKO in Darfur are unrealistic on both sides of the Chad/Sudan border. He called the logistical challenge of standing up the force "a nightmare", and cautioned that it would be at least [...] | 2006-06-19 16:47:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
06NDJAMENA862 | CHAD/DARFUR: FRENCH AMBASSADOR SETS LIMITS ON [...] (SBU) France's Ambassador to Chad told UN U/S General for Peacekeeping Operations that there should be no illusions about using France's troops in Chad as an arm of an eventual PKO in Darfur. He stressed the need for international protection of the refugees and IDPs in Chad, made clear France [...] | 2006-06-20 15:02:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS PHUM CD |
06NDJAMENA864 | CHAD: THE ROAD AHEAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Deby's victories this spring provide him an opening for reaching out to his opponents. While their starting positions appear unbridgeable, and neither side has manifested the political will for compromise, at least Deby is making gestures in the right direction and [...] | 2006-06-20 15:43:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CH |
06NDJAMENA867 | CHAD: MULTI-DONOR MISSION ON PUBLIC FINANCE AND [...] (SBU) The second Multi-Donor Mission to Chad since April opened on June 21. A week of meetings with the GOC will seek to settle on the framework of a "global agreement" on the issues of public finance and oil revenue management. This would replace the "interim agreement" the GOS and World Ban [...] | 2006-06-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID EPET PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
06NDJAMENA882 | CHAD: CREDIBLE OIL REVENUE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN [...] (C) Senior Chadian government officials have succeeded in blocking any discussion of capturing all or some indirect oil revenues generated by taxes and customs fees into an "improved" revenue management scheme for poverty reduction. They see no need to change the current distribution of funds [...] | 2006-06-27 14:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID EPET KDEM PREL PGOV KCRS CD |
06NDJAMENA893 | CHAD: DOES THE GOVERNMENT WANT THE WORLD BANK OUT [...] (SBU) Tough talk in the Multi-Donor Mission's oil revenue management working group seems to indicate a Government of Chad desire to cut the World Bank out of the oil sector all together. If the GOC shows continued inflexibility over the World Bank's status as a senior creditor, it could be an [...] | 2006-06-29 08:43:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID EPET PREL PGOV KDEM KCRS CD |
06NDJAMENA894 | CHAD: FRENCH AMBASSADOR BLAMES POLITICAL [...] (C) The French Ambassador to Chad believes that none of the actors in Chad's political-military conflicts are willing to use dialogue to reach a peaceful solution to the country's succession problem. Although he believes that the international community must keep up the pressure on all partie [...] | 2006-06-29 08:44:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
06NDJAMENA906 | CHAD/DARFUR: NEW PATTERNS IN EASTERN CHAD'S [...] (SBU) Human rights groups and international NGOs point to an apparent shift toward ethnically or racially motivated attacks in eastern Chad in the area bordering Darfur. The period of September 2005 through May 2006 saw numerous such attacks; the month of June has been relatively quiet. Alleg [...] | 2006-07-03 14:07:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KCRS CD |
06NDJAMENA907 | POLITICAL DIALOGUE IN CHAD: SEARCHING FOR THE [...] (SBU) Summary. A United Nations Development Program-hosted meeting to discuss the current state of the Chadian political dialogue provided little to chew on. The French Ambassador reiterated his concern that the opposition continued to look to the international community for direction. He s [...] | 2006-07-04 10:37:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CD |
06NDJAMENA908 | CHAD: OIL REVENUE MANAGEMENT AND THE PRICE OF [...] (SBU) The ten-day intensive talks between a Multi-Donor Mission and the Government of Chad (GOC) ended June 29. A good start was made on revisions to Chad's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP),and on defining urgent actions needed to improve public finance management. The World Bank's m [...] | 2006-07-04 11:39:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID EPET PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
06NDJAMENA929 | CHAD: MARAUDING YOUTH THREATEN HUMANITARIAN WORKERS [...] (SBU) A tense day of stand-off between local youths ostensibly demonstrating for employment, and humanitarian NGOs working in the Sudanese refugee camps outside the eastern Chadian town of Bahai ended July 7 with one locally engaged staff member of the International Rescue Committee injured. [...] | 2006-07-10 16:31:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS ASEC PHUM CD |
06NDJAMENA935 | CHAD: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ATA TRAINING [...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights as of this date by the following individuals nominated for "ATA-5933 Chad: Integrating Counterterrorism Strategies at the National level" training. 2. For training in ATA-593 [...] | 2006-07-11 17:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ASEC MASS MOPS PREL PINR PINS CD |
06NDJAMENA95 | CHAD: FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON WORLD BANK AND DEBY [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging tour d'horizon, the French Ambassador in Chad defended President Deby as the only option for Chad, and affirmed that France would defend Chad's territorial integrity. France, according to Ambassador Bercot, is working to prevent Chad from becoming a failed sta [...] | 2006-01-26 06:26:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CD |
06NDJAMENA950 | CHAD/DARFUR: FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS ON KHARTOUM [...] (SBU) Chad's Foreign Minister says he proposed to Khartoum a kind of reciprocal withdrawal of sanctuary for armed groups. Sudan suggested joint Chad/Sudan patrols of the common border. Neither side gave formal responses to the other's proposals. Chad awaits a follow-on mission from Khartoum [...] | 2006-07-13 16:27:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS PHUM CD |
06NDJAMENA968 | CHAD/DARFUR: NMRD CLAIMS CHADIAN PRESSURE TO JOIN [...] (C) The Darfur rebel group National Movement for Reform and Development (NMRD) has indicated a desire to revisit its objections to the DPA, and implied a readiness to support DPA implementation. The group's General Secretary has stated that the group must be recognized as a valid interlocutor [...] | 2006-07-19 14:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS PHUM CD SU |
06NDJAMENA989 | CHAD'S POLITICAL DIALOGUE DEADLOCK [...] (C) Post's monitoring of Chad's political pulse since the May 3 Presidential poll indicates, with each passing week, less and less life in any of the ideas so far proposed to bring a political solution to Chad's institutional crises. The two major blocks in the face-off, roughly centered on Pr [...] | 2006-07-25 10:12:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
06NDJAMENA994 | "THE CHADIAN ILLNESS:" OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Armed opposition groups must be brought to the table if a national dialogue is to have any hope of success and the "Chadian illness" of armed rebellion is to be cured, former Chadian Prime Minister Alengue told us July 20. The respected opposition leader stressed that it is [...] | 2006-07-26 10:52:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CD ASEC |
06NEWDELHI1094 | UPA/LEFT INFIGHTING REVIVES "NO CONFIDENCE" RUMORS [...] (C) Summary: Rumors of an imminent attempt by the Left Front (LF) and its allies to form a "third front" government to pull down Manmohan Singh have revived in the aftermath of India's IAEA vote against Iran. This is primarily the result of the contentious politics of India's largest state o [...] | 2006-02-13 13:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KDEM ECON PGOV PREL PINR IR IN |
06NEWDELHI1095 | CARTOONS: GOI ISSUES STATEMENT OF CONCERN, INDIAN [...] (C) Summary: Indian Muslims joined in scattered protests against the Danish cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad following Friday prayers on February 10. Most denounced the offensive cartoons, while a few directed their anger into either anti-US demonstrations (encouraged by the Iranian E [...] | 2006-02-13 14:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI KISL KDEM SCUL IN DA IR |
06NEWDELHI1162 | BJP OBEYS HINDU RIGHT IN OPPOSING IRANIAN BOMB [...] (C) Summary: Following a week of halfhearted denunciations of the UPA government for "selling out" to the United States by voting at the IAEA to report Iran's nuclear program to the UN Security Council, the opposition BJP Parliamentary Party executive committee concluded on February 14 that i [...] | 2006-02-15 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KNNP KISL IN IR |
06NEWDELHI1169 | NEW INDIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS BACKS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with newly appointed Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on February 14 to review plans for the President's visit, push for an Indian reply on our proposal for a democracy initiative (Ref B) and present the US appeal for further Indian assistance equ [...] | 2006-02-15 12:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM UNSC PHUM PTER MARR MASS MOPS KNNP |
06NEWDELHI1171 | AFGHAN MILITARY DONATIONS: GOI READY BUT NEEDS A [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Ambassador presented reftel appeal for assistance to the ANA to Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on February 14 (septel),noting India's generous contribution of vehicles for the ANA and suggesting that New Delhi [...] | 2006-02-15 13:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL MARR MOPS PINS IN AF |
06NEWDELHI1174 | PRESIDENT KALAM LOOKS FARTHER EAST FOR NEW [...] (C) Summary: Giving new reach to India's "Look East" policy, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's January 31 to February 9 visit to Singapore, the Philippines and South Korea produced new education, defense and economic initiatives in a region whose importance to the GOI is growing steadily. Durin [...] | 2006-02-15 14:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEAN ENRG KNNP ETRD ECON SOCI SCUL MASS |
06NEWDELHI1175 | PM REACHES OUT TO ARRAY OF KASHMIRI LEADERS AS J&K [...] (C) Summary: Mixed private reaction, ranging from support to suspicion, greeted the GOI announcement that PM Singh would, on February 24, bring together moderate Kashmiri separatists and J&K elected political leaders for a roundtable conference in New Delhi. The event appears designed by the [...] | 2006-02-15 14:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM MOPS PBTS IN PK |
06NEWDELHI1220 | EXPANDED CSLA SCOPE IS BLOCKING AGREED PROGRESS IN [...] (C) Summary: Approaching the President's visit to India, we need action by Washington principals in order to consolidate recent progress on civilian space cooperation and disentangle this from our trade agenda. The original NSSP goal to permit Indian launch of US satellites and foreign satel [...] | 2006-02-16 11:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC ETRD KSCA TSPA KNNP IN OVIP POTUS |
06NEWDELHI1230 | INDIA BUILDING UP ITS SECURITY CONTIGENT IN [...] (C) Media reports that India was deploying "commandos" or "sec ret police" to Afghanistan were "rubbish," Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told SIPDIS PolCouns and Poloff on February 16. However, the growing security threats to India's Border Roads Organization (BR [...] | 2006-02-16 12:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID MARR IN AF |
06NEWDELHI1268 | PM RESPONDS TO IRAN VOTE CRITICISM IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: In his February 17 statement to Parliament addressing the domestic criticism of India,s vote on the Iran nuclear issue at the IAEA Governing Board, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered a vigorous defense of his government's position, maintaining that the UPA's stance was consist [...] | 2006-02-17 15:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP ENRG EPET IN IR |
06NEWDELHI1269 | INDIAN ARMY CHIEF DEMANDS END OF CUSTODIAL DEATHS [...] (SBU) Custodial deaths will no longer be tolerated in the Kashmir Valley, Indian Chief of Army Staff General J.J. Singh told his field commanders on February 9. "Singh convened a meeting in Baramulla (approximately 30 miles from Srinagar) and categorically told his subordinates that custodial [...] | 2006-02-17 15:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS KISL IN PK |
06NEWDELHI130 | FM ASO INVIGORATES THE INDO-JAPANESE RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso's January 3-5 visit to New Delhi sent clear signals to the GOI that Tokyo wants to work past nuclear differences and build a closer strategic relationship with India. Within Japan, the Indians say, Aso has been a primary proponent of better ties [...] | 2006-01-06 13:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP ECON ENRG EPET ETRD JA IN |
06NEWDELHI1315 | MUSLIMS SQUARE OFF - AGAINST AND FOR THE POTUS [...] (C) Summary: On February 21, influential Muslim leader Imam Bukhari of Old Delhi's Jama Mosque confirmed to Poloff that he had rejected overtures from anti-American leaders to support their "Bush go Back" campaign. Bukhari, who formerly supported anti-US campaigns, has moderated his views an [...] | 2006-02-22 12:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IAEA KNNP KISL KDEM SCUL IN |
06NEWDELHI1318 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR PROPOSED DELIVERABLE ON [...] (U) This is an Action Request for PM -- see Para 5. 2. (SBU) National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) Joint Secretary Arvind Gupta and NSCS Deputy Director Cdr. Mukesh SIPDIS Saini on February 21 discussed with Poloff Reftel questions relating to Articles 1.2 (the joint Cybersecurit [...] | 2006-02-22 12:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KCIP KCRM ECPS EFIN TINT IN |
06NEWDELHI1320 | INDIA AND THE US ON NEPAL: STILL NO DAYLIGHT, WE [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (North) Pankaj Saran sought reassurance on February 22 that India and the US were still reading off the same page on Nepal policy, and underlined that India still sees the Maoist insurgency as the principle problem in Nepal. He requested USG action to convinc [...] | 2006-02-22 14:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MASS IN NP PK |
06NEWDELHI1321 | CHIRAC VISIT PUSHES US AGENDA ON CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: President Chirac's February 19-21 trip to New Delhi, which focused on political, economic, defense and energy cooperation, served as a preview for President Bush's upcoming visit. In a program and agenda very similar to our President's, the GOF made progress on "soft power" issue [...] | 2006-02-22 14:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG TRGY MASS TSPA KNNP FR IN |
06NEWDELHI1395 | AHLUWALIA: INDIA RESPONSIBLE NUCLEAR POWER, FAVORS [...] (C) Summary: The civil-nuclear deal continues to be a political "hot-button," but Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia stated to Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-NY) on February 20 that the UPA Government supports the July 18 agreement and hopes a viable separation p [...] | 2006-02-24 14:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PREL ENRG EPET OVIP IR IN |
06NEWDELHI1396 | POSITIVE BURNS-SHARMA FEBRUARY 24 MEETING FOCUSES [...] (C) Summary: The February 24 meeting between Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns and Indian Minister of SIPDIS State for External Affairs Anand Sharma reflected important GOI political endorsement of the positive direction of our bilateral relationship. Sharma, well-versed in the w [...] | 2006-02-24 14:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KNNP OVIP CVIS EINV ENLT KFLU TBIO |
06NEWDELHI1415 | CONGRESSMAN CROWLEY AND RAHUL GANDHI DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. In a half hour February 20 meeting with Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-NY),Congress heir apparent Rahul Gandhi was eager to learn the Democratic party positions on a number of foreign policy issues, including the war in Iraq, the situation in the Middle East and the US relations [...] | 2006-02-27 09:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL IN IZ IR |
06NEWDELHI1445 | KASHMIRIS SPOIL PM'S DELHI DIALOGUE BUT INDIA [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister continues to try to implement his vision of reconciliation in Kashmir, despite much political turbulence there and criticism from the BJP. PM Singh's February 25 roundtable on Kashmir attracted mainstream politicians, academics, and intellectuals, but none of t [...] | 2006-02-27 15:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PBTS KISL IN PK IZ |
06NEWDELHI1559 | NEW DELHI-BASED CHIEFS OF MISSION BRIEFED ON [...] (U) Drawing from reftel, DCM briefed New Delhi-based Chiefs of Mission and senior officers from key Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) and IAEA member countries on March 3, including Israel and Pakistan, regarding the March 2 announcement that President Bush and Indian Prime Minister Singh had reac [...] | 2006-03-06 11:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ENRG ETTC KSCA KNNP IN IAEA |
06NEWDELHI1572 | RGOB REMAINS COMMITTED TO REFUGEE RETURNS [...] (C) Summary: In contrast to Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering's comments in Ref A that the RGOB my not repatriate SIPDIS any refugees, in a February 15 meeting with Poloff, Bhutanese Second Secretary Karma Thinley (Strictly Protect) stated that Thimphu remains committed to repatriating those in [...] | 2006-03-06 12:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF IN NP BT |
06NEWDELHI161 | D/NSA SUPPORTS INTEL SHARING ON TERRORISM; SAYS [...] (C) Summary: In a January 9 meeting with the DCM (other topics reported Septel),Deputy NSA Vijay Nambiar pledged to seek the NSA's approval for greater intelligence sharing on terrorism threats within India, particularly as the upswing in USG official visits and US investment increases the p [...] | 2006-01-09 13:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN OVIP PINR ASEC ENRG MNUC |
06NEWDELHI1611 | INDIANS SATISFIED WITH CONTINUED INCREMENTAL [...] (C) Indians are generally pleased with the status of Indo-Pakistan relations; as long as terrorism levels stay low and the bulk of jihadi terrorism stays in J&K, the GOI and our contacts support continued incremental progress on the peace process between South Asia's nuclear neighbors. A rec [...] | 2006-03-08 03:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER PREL MOPS PBTS ETRD SCUL IN PK |
06NEWDELHI162 | TERRORIST FINANCE: POSTPONEMENT OF ACTION ON LET [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-09 14:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN IN PK |
06NEWDELHI163 | INDO-PAK WALTZ SLOWS: BACKWARD ON RHETORIC, [...] (C) Summary: In a January 9 conversation with the DCM (other topics reported Septel),Deputy NSA Vijay Nambiar underlined that much of the current friction between India and Pakistan stems from ongoing Pakistan-sponsored terrorism against India, including the spectacular Diwali bombings and t [...] | 2006-01-09 14:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ELTN ECIN ETRD IN PK |
06NEWDELHI1631 | INDIA WILL SIGN THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) MEA Deputy Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Prashant Pise told Poloff on March 7 in response to reftel demarche that the MEA's legal division was preparing the ratification process for the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions. "We will sign it," he stated, but did not [...] | 2006-03-08 11:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IN SZ |
06NEWDELHI1632 | JIHADIS PRIME SUSPECTS IN VARANASI BLASTS; [...] (C) Summary: A March 7 evening terrorist bomb attack at one of three main Hindu temples in the holy city of Varanasi, followed by a second blast at the city's train station, put the country on high alert, but has not yet incited a major communal backlash, which terrorist analysts say was the [...] | 2006-03-08 13:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC CASC PREL IN PK |
06NEWDELHI1653 | GOI COMPARES NOTES ON NEPAL WITH PDAS CAMP [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (North) Pankaj Saran told visiting SCA PDAS Don Camp on March 7 that the GOI was not worried about the RNA's ammunition supplies (Refs A and B). New Delhi is "revisiting" its policies toward Nepal, but continues to stand by supporting the seven-party alliance [...] | 2006-03-09 12:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PTER IN NP |
06NEWDELHI166 | SYRIAN OIL DEAL DEMARCHE: INDIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to Ref-A demarche points, Additional Secretary Ahmad of India's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas told CDA that he had had concerns about the economic benefit of the joint India-China purchase of equity in a Syrian oil field, and that -- had he known there would be [...] | 2006-01-10 01:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV IN SY CH IS LE |
06NEWDELHI1670 | A REVISIT TO INDIA'S CYBERSECURITY "CERT-IN" [...] Poloff on February 16 briefly revisited India's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) facility (Reftel) and made the following observations: Security -------- 2. Nearly all interior doorways were secured with an infra-red badge reader, including every door that led to a room hous [...] | 2006-03-10 10:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KCIP TINT PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI1699 | INDIA AND AUSTRALIA SEEING EACH OTHER IN A NEW [...] (C) Summary: Australian Prime Minister John Howard on March 9 concluded a successful four-day visit to Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai and signed six agreements on a range of issues, including a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Defense Cooperation that will bury lingering Indo-Australian suspic [...] | 2006-03-10 14:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS ENRG ECON ETRD MNUC TRGY TSPL ASEAN |
06NEWDELHI1738 | GOI HOPES FOR RESPONSE ON UN DEMOCRACY FUND [...] (U) This message contains an ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Sanjiv Arora told PolCouns and Poloff on March 13 that India is awaiting a US response to its proposal to set up a New Delhi office of the UN Democracy Fund. The GOI also l [...] | 2006-03-13 13:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM IN |
06NEWDELHI1764 | INDIA PONDERING A POSSIBLE EXPANDED ROLE IN SUDAN [...] (C) MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Sanjiv Arora told PolCouns and Poloff on March 13 that UN representatives had informally approached him to ask about India's willingness to help with any UN peacekeeping operation in the Darfur region of Sudan, drawing on India's presence as the major for [...] | 2006-03-14 11:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MOPS PHUM IN |
06NEWDELHI180 | THE BROKEN BJP EMBRACES VOTE-LOSING HINDUTVA [...] (C) Summary: At its recently concluded "silver jubilee celebration" in Mumbai (septel) the BJP failed to overcome its deep divisions, failed to name a new President capable of uniting the party, failed to adopt a voter-friendly platform, and unenthusiastically embraced Hindutva and continued [...] | 2006-01-10 05:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SCUL IN |
06NEWDELHI1806 | PRESIDENT KALAM IN BURMA: BALANCING REALPOLITIK WITH HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 11:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEAN BM ECON ELAB ENRG EPET KDEM PHUM PREL |
06NEWDELHI1814 | GOI MOVING DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE FORWARD [...] (C) The Charge, accompanied by PolCouns and Poloff, called on Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on March 16 to further our discussion on democracy initiatives. Charge explained USG reservations regarding the initial GOI proposal to establish a New Delhi office of the UN Dem [...] | 2006-03-16 12:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV IN |
06NEWDELHI1850 | GOI HOPING FOR POSITIVE BANGLADESH PM VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Bangladesh Prime Minister Zia's March 20-23 visit to New Delhi, reciprocating Prime Minister Singh's visit to Dhaka in November 2005, reflects in large part Singh's sustained efforts and desire to ease long-standing bilateral tensions. Zia is expected to attend a ceremonial rece [...] | 2006-03-17 12:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ETRD PTER EINV PBTS IN BD |
06NEWDELHI1851 | DEMARCHE ON ELECTION FOR NON-PERMANENT SECURITY [...] (C) Using a March 16 meeting with Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma to follow up on an earlier letter, Charge shared reftel USG concerns on the upcoming election for a non-permanent UN Security Council seat between Venezuela and Guatemala, pointing out Venezuela's disruptive [...] | 2006-03-17 12:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IN GT VE |
06NEWDELHI1854 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOND [...] (SBU) Senator Bond, your delegation's 22-23 March visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating India-US relationship on the heels of President Bush's historic summit and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After forty years of mutual indiffe [...] | 2006-03-17 14:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM INCB IN |
06NEWDELHI1974 | RUSSIAN PM,S VISIT UNLIKELY TO REVIVE DECLINING [...] (C) Summary: Russian Premier Mikhail Fradkov's visit to New Delhi (March 16-17) was intended to reinvigorate the declining India/Russia relationship, but there is little indication that the visit broadened Indo-Russian relations or injected much forward momentum. The delegation included the [...] | 2006-03-22 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | POV ETRD PGOV PREL TSPA MASS TRGY EPET ENRG |
06NEWDELHI20 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTERT [...] (SBU) Summary: Speaker Hastert, your delegation's upcoming visit to India on January 10-13 provides a significant opportunity to advance the burgeoning India/US relationship. After forty years of drift during the Cold War, the US and India are making up for lost time. Thanks to the energy a [...] | 2006-01-03 12:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM PK INCB IR |
06NEWDELHI2057 | BOND: CIVIL NUCLEAR DEAL FACES HURDLES IN US [...] (C) Summary: Senator Kit Bond (R-Missouri) told Minister of State Anand Sharma on Wednesday, March 22 that the civil-nuclear agreement faces stiff opposition in Congress, and Americans of Indian descent should actively engage their congressional representatives and urge them to support it. Sh [...] | 2006-03-24 12:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PREL ENRG EPET IR IN |
06NEWDELHI2058 | SENATOR BOND DISCUSSES FIGHTER PLANES WITH DEFMIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Senator Kit Bond of Missouri discussed the growing US-India defense relationship with Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee on March 23. Senator Bond encouraged the GOI to select F/A-18 fighter aircraft to help replace its aging MiG fleet, and Mukherjee sounded out the Se [...] | 2006-03-24 12:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MARR ETRD IN |
06NEWDELHI206 | INDIAN GENERAL TO LEAD SUDAN PEACEKEEPING MISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-10 12:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MOPS PINR IN SU |
06NEWDELHI2090 | PM'S OLIVE BRANCH TO PAK: BUREAUCRACY, PUNDITS SEE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Singh's speech launching the bus service to Nankana Sahib from Amritsar on March 24 continued his efforts to push rapprochement with Pakistan, but Singh still faces resistance from skeptical Indo-Pak watchers in India and his own bureaucracy. Singh's speech was no [...] | 2006-03-27 12:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV IN PK |
06NEWDELHI2091 | INDIA DENIES FLIRTING WITH IRANIANS [...] (C) Summary: In response to DCM's questions and concern about a Defense News article detailing Indian ""training"" of the Iranian Navy in Cochin, Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told DCM and Poloff on March 27 that the visit of an Iranian Vice President to New Delhi and p [...] | 2006-03-27 13:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET MOPS IR IN |
06NEWDELHI2131 | HELPFUL CONGRESS STATEMENT ON U.S. TIES DEEPENS [...] (U) A signed editorial by Sonia Gandhi in the March edition of the Congress party journal "Sandesh" praised the civil nuclear agreement as "historic" and congratulated Prime Minister Singh for "ensuring the success of President Bush's visit despite opposition from key allies (read the Left Fr [...] | 2006-03-29 11:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL IN |
06NEWDELHI2138 | INDIAN ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO INDEPENDENT INQUIRY [...] Summary: The Volcker Committee probing allegations of illegalities in the oil-for-food program had identified Indian entities including former Foreign Minister Natwar Singh and the Congress Party among the non-contractual beneficiaries of illegal oil allotments. In India, a special inquiry a [...] | 2006-03-29 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KFIN PGOV IN IZ |
06NEWDELHI2151 | BHUTAN HINTS AT QUID PRO QUO FOR VENEZUELA UNSC [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche asking Bhutan to support Guatemala's candidacy to represent GRULAC in the 2007-2008 UNSC and detailed our concerns about Venezuela. Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering responded that he would forward the message to Thimphu. 2. (C) Tshering noted that the Ro [...] | 2006-03-30 10:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC PREF GT VE IN |
06NEWDELHI2167 | BHUTAN INVITES NEPALESE FM TO THIMPHU TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering told PolCouns and PolOff on March 30 that the RGOB invited Nepalese Foreign Minister Pandey to Thimphu to expedite a solution to the refugee problem. In a welcome reversal of his previous statements to us, Tshering asserted that the RGOB position on [...] | 2006-03-30 11:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM IN BT NP |
06NEWDELHI2171 | FOLLOW-UP ON BARAPIND EXTRADITION ASSURANCES [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 29, 2006, Post received MEA Diplomatic Note T-413/11/2004 answering questions posed in USG Diplomatic Note 06/254/POL, dated March 7, 2006, regarding the extradition to India of Kulbir Singh Barapind. The full text of the GOI response is included below, as well as the [...] | 2006-03-30 12:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN CVIS PTER PREL KCRM PHUM PGOV IN |
06NEWDELHI2172 | INDIA WILL SUPPORT OUR INCB CANDIDATE IF WE [...] (SBU) After PolCouns raised reftel points regarding the nomination of Ambassador Levitsky for re-election to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) on March 29, MEA Joint Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Manjeev Puri responded that India would be pleased to support the US candidat [...] | 2006-03-30 12:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR AORC PREL UN IN |
06NEWDELHI2173 | GOI PRIVATELY MAINTAINING PRESSURE TO DEMOCRATIZE [...] (C) Summary: MEA Burma watcher Mohan Kumar told PolCouns March 30 that the GOI is continuing privately to push the military regime in Burma to pursue democratic reforms. Kumar elaborated on President Kalam's visit to Burma earlier this month, and indicated that discussions on democracy figur [...] | 2006-03-30 13:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM BM IN |
06NEWDELHI2216 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT [...] (S) Poloff on March 30 delivered Reftel demarche on amending the UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee listing on Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) to include the names Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Idara Khidmat-e-Khalq (IKK) to MEA Director (Americas) Gaitri Kumar and MEA Director (Pakistan) Jeeva Sagar. Both ex [...] | 2006-03-31 11:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC IN PK |
06NEWDELHI2226 | INDIA RE-STATES ITS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL MANTRA [...] (C) Summary: MEA's UN Joint Secretary Manjiv Puri was sanguine about the as-yet unaddressed flaws in the new Human Rights Council, arguing that the need to stand for election in the General Assembly would bar the worst human rights violators from the Council. India and the US have different approac [...] | 2006-03-31 12:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KUNR KDEM UN IN |
06NEWDELHI2227 | INDIA BALANCING RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL AND HAMAS [...] (SBU) Summary: India is walking a tightrope as its defense and trade ties with Israel grow, even as the Hamas victory forces a delicate accommodation of popular Indian Muslim support for the Palestinians. As an emerging global power, New Delhi recognizes that it cannot afford to alienate either [...] | 2006-03-31 12:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL IN IS |
06NEWDELHI2229 | GOI GETS GOOD ATMOSPHERICS BUT LITTLE SUBSTANCE [...] (C) Summary: The GOI went to great lengths to cast a positive glow over Bangladesh Prime Minister Zia's March 20-22 visit to New Delhi in an effort to improve the tone of the bilateral relationship. Our MEA contacts lamented that this positive turn-around came just in time for Zia's lame duc [...] | 2006-03-31 13:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EINV ETRD ENRG EPET IN BG |
06NEWDELHI223 | NO IMMEDIATE MORALES VISIT PLANS, BUT LEFT WOULD [...] (C) Summary: D/PolCouns and Poloff delivered reftel talking points on January 10 to Director (Latin America Countries) Anwar Haleem, who commented that he knew of no immediate plans for the Bolivian President-elect to visit India. We note that Indian Left parties would welcome a Morales visi [...] | 2006-01-10 13:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN BO |
06NEWDELHI2230 | TAIWAN-INDIA RELATIONS LOOKING UP, BUT TRYING TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Indian Government officials maintain that China has not protested India-Taiwan ties or the establishment of the Taiwan-India Cooperation Council (TICC). New Delhi perceives that its economic future lies in the success of its "Look East" objectives, and Taiwan beckons as a dem [...] | 2006-03-31 13:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR ETRD EAIR IN CH TW |
06NEWDELHI2231 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HAGEL [...] (SBU) Senator Hagel, your delegation's 8-12 April visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating transformation of the India-US relationship following President Bush's historic March 1-3 meeting and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After fo [...] | 2006-03-31 15:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM INCB PTER |
06NEWDELHI224 | S57-05 AND MTAG: CW DEMARCHE DELIVERED, FOLLOWING [...] (S) PolCouns and Poloffs delivered Ref A points to MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs) Hamid Ali Rao and his deputies on January 10, and followed up on several 2005 proliferation cases involving Iran. Rao agreed to look into Ref A transaction, but pushed back [...] | 2006-01-10 13:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC MTCRE IR IN |
06NEWDELHI2255 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTERT [...] (SBU) Speaker Hastert, your delegation's 9-12 April visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating transformation of the US-India relationship following President Bush's historic March 1-3 meeting and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After [...] | 2006-04-03 13:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM PTER ECON |
06NEWDELHI2323 | INDIA GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT SAARC [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and Poloff's April 4 introductory call on Preeti Saran, the new MEA Joint Secretary for SAARC, revealed an element in the GOI that is generally upbeat about SAARC's potential to improve regional cooperation, in line with Prime Minister Singh's long-term vision of Indian [...] | 2006-04-05 14:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG ECIN EAID IN AF BG BT |
06NEWDELHI2324 | GOI CAUTIOUS ABOUT IRAQ POLICE TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request for NEA/I. Please see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: In an April 5 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh conveyed the GOI's cautious willingness to increase its involvement in Iraq's reconstruction. Singh was very interested in [...] | 2006-04-05 14:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM KJUS MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PTER |
06NEWDELHI2363 | SIX ALLEGED VARANASI TERRORISTS ARRESTED [...] (U) Uttar Predesh police on April 5 announced the arrests of six alleged terrorists they say were behind the March 7 twin bomb blasts in Varanasi (Reftel). The press reports -- many of which were un-bylined, a possible sign they came from an Intelligence Bureau or Research and Analysis Wing s [...] | 2006-04-07 12:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM IN PK |
06NEWDELHI2365 | KASHMIRI SEPARATISTS LACK CLEAR AIM BUT TERRORISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meetings in Srinagar with Kashmiri separatists reveal a group that lacks consensus and is divided by a leadership squabble over how to respond to Prime Minister Singh's launch of a roundtable dialogue process. Most expect to boycott the PM's planned May roundtable in J&K and are [...] | 2006-04-07 13:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KDEM PBTS KISL PHUM ECON ASEC |
06NEWDELHI2440 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] Following up reftel discussion (Ref B) between PolCouns and the GOI's ranking official on UN human rights issues PolOff delivered reftel message on April 10 to Prashant Pise, Deputy Secretary (UN Economic and Social) at the Ministry of External Affairs. Pise had no immediate substantive comme [...] | 2006-04-11 12:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PREL PHUM UNGA IN |
06NEWDELHI2496 | MEA PROVIDES A/S BOUCHER WITH TOUR D'HORIZON OF [...] (C) Summary: Over an April 7 lunch, MEA regional Joint Secretaries provided Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher with SIPDIS a review of India's relations with its neighbors in South and Central Asia. Boucher probed them specifically on Nepal, Pakistan (including Kashmir),Afghanistan, Cent [...] | 2006-04-13 06:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ENRG ETRD PBTS MOPS ELTN EPET KDEM |
06NEWDELHI2527 | JASWANT SINGH CAUTIOUS IN MEETING WITH A/S BOUCHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his April 7 meeting with SCA A/S Boucher, former Indian Foreign Minister and BJP leader Jaswant Singh cautioned that the US and India should not emphasize the nuclear agreement to the exclusion of other bilateral initiatives, but agreed that the two share a civilization an [...] | 2006-04-13 11:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MNUC KIRF ENRG IN PK |
06NEWDELHI2532 | CODEL HASTERT AND SONIA GANDHI DISCUSS US-INDIA [...] (C) Summary: In an April 12 meeting with a delegation led by Speaker of the House of Representatives Dennis Hastert (R-IL),Sonia Gandhi was particularly engaged on the status and process of passing the civil nuclear agreement in Congress. She was surprised to hear that the Representatives [...] | 2006-04-14 06:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PREL ENRG EPET IN |
06NEWDELHI2535 | SENATOR HAGEL AND ANAND SHARMA DISCUSS BROAD BASIS [...] (C) Summary: In a brief April 10 meeting, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma and Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) reflected on the multifaceted nature of US-India relations, including cooperation in energy, infrastructure, agriculture, democracy, defense, the economy, health, and [...] | 2006-04-14 10:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET EAGR ECON MNUC IN |
06NEWDELHI2536 | PM ASKS SEN HAGEL FOR HELP PASSING CIVIL NUKE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in an April 10 meeting in Delhi with Senator Chuck Hagel asked for "Congressional blessings" for the US-India civil nuclear deal. He outlined to the Senator the importance of the deal to India's burgeoning economy, and made the case that India is a [...] | 2006-04-14 10:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY BEXP EFIN |
06NEWDELHI2561 | TERRORISTS UNSUCCESSFULLY STRIKE DELHI AND [...] (C) Summary: Thirteen people were injured, but none killed, by two bombs that went off during Friday (April 14) evening prayers at the Jama Masjid in Old Delhi, the largest mosque in South Asia and a popular tourist destination (although tourists are escorted out of the mosque grounds by cust [...] | 2006-04-17 13:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC KISL PGOV IN PK |
06NEWDELHI2587 | SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 19 US-INDIA CT JOINT WORKING [...] (C) Summary: The US-India counterterrorism dialogue reflects our shared values and encompasses the range of CT issues in South Asia. New Delhi focuses on combating jihadi terrorism launched from Pakistan, which complicates USG efforts to engage Delhi in a more vibrant intelligence dialogue without [...] | 2006-04-18 07:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER PGOV PINR PREL PINS MASS KJUS KTIA TBIO |
06NEWDELHI2602 | INDIAN ENVOY TO TELL KING TO RENOUNCE ABSOLUTE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-18 13:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PREF PHUM IN NP BT |
06NEWDELHI2603 | GOI REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO AFGHANISTAN DURING [...] (C) Summary: During President Hamid Karzai's April 9-13 visit to India, the GOI reinforced its substantial support for Afghanistan with the announcement of an additional USD 50 million in assistance, the signing of three MoUs, and positive statements from both sides about their bilateral part [...] | 2006-04-18 13:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PTER MASS IN AF |
06NEWDELHI2622 | DESPITE DOMESTIC PRESSURE, PM AGAIN DEFENDS [...] (SBU) In an April 18 meeting with prominent Indian Muslim leaders including Ahmed Bukhari, chief Imam of New Delhi's largest mosque, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reiterated India's conviction that it was correct to vote in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to refer Iran's nuclear [...] | 2006-04-19 11:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PGOV KISL MNUC IN IR |
06NEWDELHI264 | CODEL KERRY PROBES FOR AN INDIAN BOTTOM LINE ON [...] (C) Summary: In a January 11 meeting with visiting Senator John Kerry, Prime Minister Singh underlined India's intention to fulfill the terms of the July 18 civil nuclear understanding, but rebuffed the Senator's effort to explore enhancements to the deal that might help to minimize Congressio [...] | 2006-01-12 11:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP ENRG PTER ECON IR PK CH IN |
06NEWDELHI265 | NSA SUGGESTS INDIA WILL VOTE AGAINST IRAN [...] (S) Summary: NSA MK Narayanan told the Ambassador on January 12 that India ""would like to"" vote for IAEA referral of Iran to the UN Security Council. New Delhi considers Iran in violation of its NPT obligations. However, he said, the GOI must still determine how to ""sell the vote"" domestical [...] | 2006-01-12 14:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV KNNP IN IR |
06NEWDELHI2655 | A/USTR HARTWICK DISCUSSES WAY FORWARD ON CSLA [...] (SBU) Summary: Awsistant US Trade Representative Doug Hartwick heard Indian objections to the draft Commercial Space Launch Agreement (CSLA) and explained USG reasoning behind the draft in a meeting with MEA and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) interlocutors on April 18. Ambassador H [...] | 2006-04-20 10:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD KSTC ETTC KSPA KNNP IN |
06NEWDELHI2699 | INDIAN ENVOY TO NEPAL KING: ASSUME CEREMONIAL ROLE [...] (C) Summary: As the Indian establishment debates the effectiveness of envoy Karan Singh's visit to Kathmandu, New Delhi is still reaching out to Nepalese actors to try to pull the parties and Palace together. Speaking with the Charge on April 21, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran said the King ha [...] | 2006-04-21 11:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM PGOV PBTS OREP NP IN |
06NEWDELHI27 | GOI DECLINES A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN SRI LANKAN [...] (C) Summary: Mahinda Rajapakse's December 27-30 trip to India stimulated the public debate about the Sri Lankan President's call for a more active Indian role in the peace process, but did not yield any major new Indian initiatives. The GOI told President Rajapakse, who encouraged greater Indian i [...] | 2006-01-04 04:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MASS CE IN |
06NEWDELHI2703 | INDIA CONFIRMS DETAILS FOR PEACEKEEPING JWG, [...] (U) MEA Under Secretary (UN Political) Manish confirmed to Poloff on April 17 that India would participate in the next round of the bilateral Peacekeeping Joint Working Group (PKJWG) proposed for May 11-12 in Washington. MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Sanjiv Arora would lead the SIPDIS [...] | 2006-04-21 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MOPS PHUM KDEM MASS IN |
06NEWDELHI2706 | INDO-PAK ON THE RIGHT TRACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Seen from Delhi, Indo-Pak engagement seems to keep going strong, with the PM planning what he hopes will be a May or July trip to Pakistan that will be heavy on substantive achievement. In addition, India has made an important water concession to Pakistan and highly placed sourc [...] | 2006-04-21 13:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS KDEM PHUM PTER ECON EWWT IN PK |
06NEWDELHI2747 | INDIA STILL HOPEFUL ON NEPALESE PARTIES, TEMPERS [...] (C) Summary: Following criticism of its statement of support for Nepalese King Gyanendra's April 21 announcement, the MEA reassured us on April 23 and 24 that it continues to work with the Nepalese political parties and believes the "door is not closed" to a compromise between the parties and [...] | 2006-04-24 11:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM KDEM IN |
06NEWDELHI2783 | MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche on the meeting of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to MEA Deputy Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Prashant Pise on April 24. Pise had no immediate substantive comment. Post notes that Pise had earlier assured Poloff that India would [...] | 2006-04-25 12:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC PHUM PREF ICRC IN |
06NEWDELHI2785 | DEMARCHE ON AFGHAN ELECTION FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) Poloff discussed Ref A points with MEA Under Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Acquino Vimal on SIPDIS April 25, suggesting that some of India's USD 10 million in non-programmed but committed funds (Ref B) could be used to cover costs for Afghan elections. Vimal replied that it w [...] | 2006-04-25 13:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM EAID PGOV IN AF |
06NEWDELHI2786 | INDIAN SUPPORT FOR STRONG UNHRC CANDIDATES, US [...] (SBU) Ambassador sent Ref B letter from the Secretary to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (in his capacity as Acting Foreign Minister) on April 12. PolCouns followed up and conveyed Ref A demarche to MEA Joint Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Manjiv Puri on April 24. Puri informed us that In [...] | 2006-04-25 13:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR PHUM HUNRC UN IN |
06NEWDELHI2788 | JAMMU & KASHMIR ASSEMBLY BY-ELECTIONS EXCEED [...] (SBU) Summary: Residents of four of Jammu & Kashmir's Assembly constituencies came out in strength to vote in by-elections on April 24, undaunted by threats and violence in the third major exercise of electoral democracy in the state since 2002. Another data point in the trend of Kashmiris' [...] | 2006-04-25 13:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM IN |
06NEWDELHI2789 | JAMMU & KASHMIR ASSEMBLY BY-ELECTIONS EXCEED [...] (SBU) Summary: Residents of four of Jammu & Kashmir's Assembly constituencies came out in strength to vote in by-elections on April 24, undaunted by threats and violence in the third major exercise of electoral democracy in the state since 2002. Another data point in the trend of Kashmiris' [...] | 2006-04-25 13:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM IN |
06NEWDELHI279 | NO GOI DECISION YET ON LONDON CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha on SIPDIS January 13. In a follow-up conversation, Under Secretary (Afghanistan) Aquino Vimal told Poloff that MEA had not yet decided on the level of its official representation, but w [...] | 2006-01-13 10:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID KDEM IN AF |
06NEWDELHI2790 | NEW DELHI ADAPTING TO CRITICISM AS NEPAL SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: The GOI issued a strong statement of support for the "Nepalese people" on April 25, after widespread criticism over its Nepal policies including former Foreign Minister Natwar Singh on April 24 who assailed India's Nepal policy as "masterly inactivity" that "let down the people of [...] | 2006-04-25 14:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KDEM IN NP |
06NEWDELHI2852 | POST ASSESSMENT: CHEEMA UNLIKELY TO FACE TORTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-27 08:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN CVIS PTER PREL KCRM PHUM PGOV IN |
06NEWDELHI286 | UN REFORM DEMARCHE: GOI OKAY ON HRC, WITH TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-13 12:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM UN KDEM IN |
06NEWDELHI2873 | BJP GENERAL SECRETARY PRAMOD MAHAJAN UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) Shot three times by his brother on April 23, BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan remained in "critical/but stable" condition on April 27. It is still not clear whether Mahajan will survive his shooting. Even if he does, it is highly unlikely that he will make a complete recovery and he [...] | 2006-04-27 11:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI2875 | YASIN MALIK VISA [...] (SBU) Action Request: Post recommends that Department request DHS to approve a 212(d)(3)(A) waiver of nonimmigrant visa ineligibilities as appropriate for Yasin MALIK (DOB: 3 April 1965),President of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF),to seek medical treatment in Bethesda, MD. We [...] | 2006-04-27 12:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL PTER PGOV KDEM PHUM IN PK |
06NEWDELHI291 | LEFT'S BARK WORSE THAN ITS BITE AS ITS NOSTRILS [...] (SBU) Summary: Leftist groups in India plan to protest President Bush's impending visit in order to rally the faithful prior to State elections in Communist strongholds and in the hope of intimidating the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) into limiting economic reforms and de-emphasiz [...] | 2006-01-13 14:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON OVIP ASEC IN |
06NEWDELHI2911 | FOLLOW-UP ON BARAPIND EXTRADITION ASSURANCES: GOI [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 27, 2006, Post received MEA Diplomatic Note T-413/11/2004 answering questions regarding the 1997 extraditions of Daya Singh Sandhu and Kamaljit Kaur Sandhu, posed in USG Diplomatic Note 06/254/POL, dated March 7, 2006 (Ref A). The full text of the GOI response is incl [...] | 2006-04-28 11:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN CVIS PTER PREL KCRM PHUM PGOV IN |
06NEWDELHI2919 | POST ASSESSMENT: CHEEMA UNLIKELY TO FACE TORTURE [...] (U) This is a corrected copy, with changes throughout. 2. (SBU) Summary: As with the pending case involving Kulbir Singh Barapind (Ref A),Post's assessment is that the law enforcement climate in India, and specifically in Punjab, has dramaticalhy improved since Harpal Singh Cheema ("Cheem [...] | 2006-04-28 13:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN CVIS PTER PREL KCRM PHUM PGOV IN |
06NEWDELHI292 | LEFT'S BARK WORSE THAN ITS BITE AS ITS NOSTRILS [...] (SBU) Summary: Leftist groups in India plan to protest President Bush's impending visit in order to rally the faithful prior to State elections in Communist strongholds and in the hope of intimidating the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) into limiting economic reforms and de-emphasiz [...] | 2006-01-13 14:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON OVIP ASEC IN |
06NEWDELHI294 | NSA NARAYANAN MULLS SENATOR KERRY'S SUGGESTIONS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a January 11 meeting with visiting Senator John Kerry that focused exclusively on the civil nuclear agreement and nuclear non-proliferation, NSA MK Narayanan reiterated the GOI's support for its draft separation plan, and allowed that New Delhi "will not backtrack" on obligati [...] | 2006-01-14 09:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG MNUC KNNP SENV PTER IN PK CH |
06NEWDELHI2967 | INDIA STRENGTHENS RESOLVE IN AFGHANISTAN DESPITE [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for SCA and PA. Please see Para 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Following the Taliban's decapitation of an Indian mobile phone network engineer taken hostage in Afghanistan, Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran made a thinly veiled reference to Pakistani support for the T [...] | 2006-05-01 14:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS EAID IN PK |
06NEWDELHI2983 | INDIA'S STATE ELECTIONS: A REFERENDUM ON CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The usual religious and caste issues have been all but absent in the April/May electoral contests in four states and one Union Territory, raising the prospect that the vote will be viewed as a referendum on UPA economic and foreign policies. The Communists hope to move the elect [...] | 2006-05-02 09:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM IN |
06NEWDELHI2997 | INDIA REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Reflecting the priority the GOI places on participating in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC),Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran called together resident Chiefs of Missions on May 1 to promote the GOI candidacy. Adding to the previous GOI non-paper outlining India's qualificaitons [...] | 2006-05-02 11:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KUNR AORC UNHRC KDEM IN |
06NEWDELHI2998 | TERRORISTS MASSACRE 35 HINDUS IN J&K AFTER [...] (U) This is an Action Request for PA and SCA. Please see Para 18. 2. (C) Summary: Terrorism raised its ugly head in J&K twice, after April 30 and May 1 attacks in Jammu left over 35 Hindus dead in an attempt to fan the flames of religious hatred and spoil the atmosphere before PM Singh m [...] | 2006-05-02 13:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM PBTS KISL IN |
06NEWDELHI3006 | GOI RESPONSE POSITIVE TO UN DEMOCRACY FUND [...] (C) In a May 2 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (United Nations/Political) Sanjiv Arora said that the GOI plans actively to promote the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF, Ref A) to Indian NGOs and civil society organizations, including via the MEA's Internet site, and to facilitat [...] | 2006-05-03 07:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM UNGA KUNR IN AF KG |
06NEWDELHI3007 | GOI SHARES ITS SELECTION CRITERIA FOR NEXT UNSYG [...] (C) In a May 2 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (United Nations/Political) Sanjiv Arora shared the GOI's thinking on who it will support as the next UN Secretary-General. Avoiding commenting on any declared or stealth candidates (including UN Under-Secretary-General for [...] | 2006-05-03 07:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM UNGA KUNR PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI3048 | BOUCHER AND INDIAN OFFICIALS AGREE ON NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: Having just returned from Kathmandu, Assistant Secretary Boucher related to MEA Joint Secretaries Pankaj Saran (Nepal) and S. Jaishankar (Americas) that the political parties intended to show progress. The U.S. would wait for the civilian government to issue a formal request for [...] | 2006-05-04 07:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PGOV IN NP PTER |
06NEWDELHI3050 | INDIAN SPECIAL ENVOY PROPOSES WAY FORWARD IN NEPAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian Special Envoy to Nepal Dr. Karan Singh told visiting SCA A/S Richard Boucher and NSC Senior Director Elisabeth Millard that he believes that the Nepalese political situation remains very fragile, and that it is uncertain who will lead the political process forward should c [...] | 2006-05-04 08:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI3107 | TERRORISM FINANCE: JI-4 TALKING POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Poloff on April 28 delivered Reftel talking points to MEA Attache (Americas) Priyanka Chauhan, who accepted them without substantive comment. Econoff on April 28 delivered Reftel talking points to Finance Ministry Joint Secretary (Department of Economic Affairs) Dr. K.P. Krishnan, who a [...] | 2006-05-05 11:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC IN ID |
06NEWDELHI3130 | HURRIYAT UPBEAT ABOUT MEETING WITH PM SINGH AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The moderate separatist Kashmiri Hurriyat led by Mirwaiz Omar Farooq was quite pleased with their May 3 meeting with Indian PM Singh and his commitment to dialogue on the full range of Jammu and Kashmir issues and to improved human rights. The Hurriyat are also gearing up to begin [...] | 2006-05-05 14:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PBTS PINR KDEM PHUM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI315 | DEMARCHE ON IAEA COMMITTEE ON SAFEGUARDS AND [...] (U) PolCouns delivered Reftel demarche on January 17 to MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali Rao, who had no substantive comment but agreed to review US ideas for GOI feedback at a later date. MULFORD [...] | 2006-01-17 13:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KNUC PREL PARM IAEA IN |
06NEWDELHI3153 | FINAL PUSH ON IRAN/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) The Ambassador used a May 8 meeting with NSA Narayanan to reiterate our message on Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council and to underline our expectation that New Delhi will send clear instructions to the Indian delegation that will be voting on May 9. Narayanan was familiar wit [...] | 2006-05-08 13:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL IR IN |
06NEWDELHI316 | INDIA PLANS TO ATTEND MARITIME SECURITY USER STATE [...] (U) In response to our January 17 demarche, MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali SIPDIS Rao told us that the GOI had "every intention and inclination" to attend the February 15-17 user coordination meeting in California. In light of the upcoming Parliamen [...] | 2006-01-17 14:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PBTS PREL PTER AS JP MY NE SG UK GE |
06NEWDELHI317 | GOI PREFERS BILATERAL GOVERNMENT MECHANISM ON [...] (S) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali Rao told PolCouns on January 17 that the GOI is uncomfortable with the direct communication between our Consulate in Mumbai and the Sabero company, and requested that we instead use a bilateral government mech [...] | 2006-01-17 14:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC MTCRE IR IN |
06NEWDELHI318 | SUCCESS OF US-INDIA MISSILE DEFENSE PLANEX CALLS [...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-India Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Planning Exercise (Planex) held January 11-12, 2006 in Hyderabad sparked lively discussions on virtual threat depictions, MD designs and operational challenges related to ballistic MD execution. The Planex players successfully complet [...] | 2006-01-17 14:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS TSPL KSTC PREL MOPS IN |
06NEWDELHI319 | INDIA PLANS TO ATTEND MARITIME SECURITY USER STATE [...] (U) In response to our January 17 demarche, MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali SIPDIS Rao told us that the GOI had "every intention and inclination" to attend the February 15-17 user coordination meeting in California. In light of the upcoming Parliamen [...] | 2006-01-18 01:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PBTS PREL PTER AS JP MY NE SG UK GE |
06NEWDELHI3199 | INDIAN MUSLIMS AND CONGRESS NERVOUS OVER U.S. IRAN [...] (C) Summary: A cross-section of Indian Muslims have told Poloff in recent weeks that Indian Muslim opinion, both Sunni and Shia, is opposed to Washington's policy on Iran's nuclear program and that Indian Muslims would --as they did for Iraq in 2003-- likely peacefully take to the streets in l [...] | 2006-05-09 11:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KISL PGOV PINR PREL SCUL IN IR |
06NEWDELHI3248 | RIFTS EMERGE AMONG INDIAN MUSLIMS OVER FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In an ugly marriage of convenience, Indian Muslim extremists from the Wahhabi-influenced Deobandi sect and radical pro-Iran Shias have joined forces with the opportunistic regional Samajwadi Party (SP) of Uttar Pradesh (UP) to mount an anti-US political campaign. More moderate [...] | 2006-05-11 08:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KISL PGOV PINR PTER SCUL IN IR IZ |
06NEWDELHI3266 | SRI LANKAN ENVOY URGES INDIAN ENGAGEMENT, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Sri Lanka's visiting Foreign Minister has requested India's help to resume peace talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),while concurrently seeking India's assistance to choke LTTE's financial and logistical resources. Despite Sri Lanka's request, domestic politic [...] | 2006-05-11 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS IN |
06NEWDELHI3270 | INDIA SKEPTICAL OF SCO AS SECURITY FORUM [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MEA Joint Secretary for Eurasia Bhagwati on May 10 seeking India's help to prevent the inclusion of anti-US language at the upcoming SCO meeting in Shanghai. Bhagwati stated clearly that as an observer to SCO, India has no role in drafting th [...] | 2006-05-11 13:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS PTER SNAR SCUL ETRD ENRG IN |
06NEWDELHI3271 | STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS MOSTLY A VOTE FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: The outcome of State Assembly elections was largely as anticipated (Ref A),with the Left Front (LF) retaining power in West Bengal and unseating Congress in Kerala, while Congress held on to power in Pondicherry, and in a coalition in Assam (Details Refs C and D). The only rea [...] | 2006-05-11 14:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IN |
06NEWDELHI3272 | INDIA ROLLS OUT THE RED CARPET FOR NASA [...] (U) This is an action request for OES and SCA. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) In a remarkably warm May 9 meeting at the ISRO Satellite Center in Bangalore, ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair welcomed Michael Griffin as the first NASA Administrator to visit India in 30 years and outlined a broad a [...] | 2006-05-11 14:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MOPS MTCR PREL SENV TSPA IN |
06NEWDELHI3289 | BIO NOTES: NEW PAKISTANI DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER [...] (U) The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on May 4 informed Post of the arrival of Mohammad Afrasiab, previously Minister (Political) at the Pakistan Embassy in Beijing, as their new Deputy High Commissioner. (NOTE: In his CV and nearly all press references, Afrasiab uses only his family [...] | 2006-05-12 05:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IN PK CH NZ |
06NEWDELHI3300 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-12 09:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW CWC OPCW IN |
06NEWDELHI3304 | INDIA WARMLY WELCOMES VISITING PAKISTANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indian government rolled out the red carpet for visiting Pakistani People,s Party Parliamentarians, arranging a meeting with PM Singh, a lunch hosted by MEA MOS E. Ahamed, and meetings with BJP supremos LK Advani and Jaswant Singh. The meetings show the value India is placing [...] | 2006-05-12 10:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS ECON IN PK |
06NEWDELHI3313 | PARLIAMENT SET TO DEBATE THE UPA'S PRO-AMERICAN [...] (C) Summary: The UPA's pro-American foreign policy could come under intense criticism from both the Left Front (LF) and the BJP during the current parliamentary session that began May 10. The Communists, energized by victories in the just-concluded state assembly elections, will take a hosti [...] | 2006-05-12 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MNUC KNNP PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI3334 | MEA POSITIVE ON PAK, AFGHANISTAN, TURKMENISTAN, [...] (C) Summary: A senior MEA official told us Indo-Pak people-to-people links continue to proliferate, with a recent Pakistan Peoples' Party delegation visiting India and the prospect of a PM Singh visit to Pakistan this summer. The Composite Dialogue continues, with some hope for a tangible d [...] | 2006-05-15 09:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL MOPS EPET EAID PBTS PINR ENRG EWWT |
06NEWDELHI3382 | GOI FAVORS NEPAL CEASE-FIRE MONITORING UNDER UN [...] (C) Summary: Noting that that India does not want to be unilaterally involved in maintaining the peace in Nepal, MEA Under Secretary (Nepal) Manish Gupta indicated on May 16 that the GOI would not oppose UN involvement in monitoring the cease-fire between the Maoists and Government of Nepal. [...] | 2006-05-16 12:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER AORC ECON EPET MASS KDEM IN NP |
06NEWDELHI3417 | BIO NOTES: THE (PAKISTANI) AMBASSADORS AKRAM [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan High Commission (New Delhi) Counselor Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi, a frequent Poloff interlocutor, shared with Poloff his impressions of Pakistani Ambassadors Munir and Zamir Akram. Qazi worked for Munir for five years in Geneva (probably 1995-2000),and for Zamir for se [...] | 2006-05-17 09:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IN PK NP SZ |
06NEWDELHI3433 | POLITICAL AND DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT TO NEPAL VITAL, [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for G, IO and USUN. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: The international community needs to provide full diplomatic and political support to the Government of Nepal (GON) and be ready to provide aid when requested, MEA Joint Secretary (North) Pankaj Sa [...] | 2006-05-18 06:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER AORC ECON EPET MASS KDEM IN NP |
06NEWDELHI3466 | WHY IT'S TOUGH FOR INDIA TO CLIMB DOWN FROM SIACHEN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-18 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER |
06NEWDELHI3499 | SARAN ARGUES FOR PRESSURE ON MAOISTS, CRITICIZES [...] (U) This is an action request for SCA and USUN. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Foreign Secretary Saran used a May 19 meeting with the Ambassador (other topics septel) to explain India's concern about the current UN Secretariat approach to Nepal and to appeal for US engagement with the UN to ens [...] | 2006-05-19 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC MOPS NP IN |
06NEWDELHI3506 | AN INDIAN ROGUE'S GALLERY ENTERTAINS A PAKISTANI TALIBAN APOLOGIST [...] (C) Pakistani hard-liner and Taliban advocate Fazlur Rahman visited India from May 15-19. During his visit, he was guest of honor at a Delhi reception hosted by the Deobandi Political organization Jamiat-i-Ulama-i-Hind (JuH),that we steered well clear of. The JuH failed to convince most promine [...] | 2006-05-19 13:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KISL PGOV PINR PTER SCUL IN PK AF |
06NEWDELHI3546 | INDIA WELCOMES FORMATION OF NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] (U) In a welcome sign of leadership, India today issued a statement welcoming the formation of the new Iraqi government. See para 4 for complete text. 2. (C) PolCouns spoke May 22 to Indian Middle East envoy Ambassador Chinmaya Garekhan to deliver the points in Reftel. Garekhan said the GO [...] | 2006-05-22 13:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EPET ENRG KISL IZ IN |
06NEWDELHI3549 | AGAINST BACKDROP OF KASHMIR TERROR, HURRIYAT [...] Summary: Terrorists killed seven and injured scores more in a spectacular mid-day May 21 attack on a Congress party rally in downtown Srinagar. The next day, even as more grenades exploded in Srinagar, the peaceful separatist All Party Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Omar Farooq rejected [...] | 2006-05-22 13:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI356 | LUCKNOW'S SHIAS UPBEAT ON U.S. OPPOSE TERRORISM, [...] (C) Summary: Sunni and Shia Muslim leaders emphasized to Poloff during his January 14-16 visit to Lucknow that the overwhelming majority of India's Shias oppose Islamic terrorism (much of which has been directed against Shias) and want India to cultivate close relations with the US. Leaders [...] | 2006-01-18 11:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN IZ PK |
06NEWDELHI3582 | INDIA SEEKS TO PROTECT POSTAL SERVICES FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Communist labor unions boast 600,000 members in the public sector postal department and the UPA government cannot remain in power without Communist support. In a demonstration of the fetters that the Communists can maintain over UPA economic policy, the Congress-dominated UPA [...] | 2006-05-23 12:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ELAB PGOV EINV PREL EFIN ETRD IN |
06NEWDELHI3583 | CONGRESS FARES BADLY IN SPECIAL SESSION OF [...] (C) Summary. Congress ineptitude and a predilection for scoring "own goals" on domestic policy turned what should have been a routine wrap-up session of Parliament into an embarrassment for the UPA that has left the Prime Minister's political stock in the doldrums. Congress convened the May [...] | 2006-05-23 13:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PARM MNUC ENRG PINR MARR IN |
06NEWDELHI3586 | INDIA WILL CONSIDER ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director for the Gulf Manohar Ram was noncommittal about the message in Ref (A) demarche, but was receptive to suggestions that India provide training to the Iraqi Parliament, renew Ind [...] | 2006-05-23 13:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ IN |
06NEWDELHI3611 | EMBASSY AND MEA HOLD PRODUCTIVE, FOCUSED CTJWG [...] (U) This is an Action Request for SCA and S/CT. Please see Para 17. 2. (C) Summary: The DCM and key Embassy interlocutors on counterterrorism issues (see Paras 21-22) on May 19 reviewed with MEA Additional Secretary (International Organizations) KC Singh action items that emerged from the April 19 [...] | 2006-05-24 10:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER EFIN TBIO PREL PINS SCUL KCIP ASEC EAIR |
06NEWDELHI3664 | PRIME MINISTER TALKS HUMAN RIGHTS WITH KASHMIRIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Even as the Prime Minister's talks with representatives of the people of Jammu and Kashmir state stretched into their second day, terrorists killed ten more villagers in Rajouri. During the first day's roundtable discussions, and following a security briefing by the Army, the PM [...] | 2006-05-25 12:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PHUM |
06NEWDELHI3665 | INDIANS MINDFUL OF IRANIAN MISCHIEF AT NAM [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary for the Americas Dr. Jaishankar on May 25. After Charge walked him through the demarche and noted Washington's keen interest in India's views in light of the US-India civil nuclear energy agreement, Jaishanka [...] | 2006-05-25 13:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KNNP AORC IAEA PARM IR IN |
06NEWDELHI3667 | UN REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-25 13:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT AORC UNGA IN |
06NEWDELHI3668 | UN REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche expressing concern about the NAM line on UN reform to MEA Joint Secretary (UN/Political) Sanjiv Arora on May 25, hours before his departure for Kuala Lumpur. Arora was familiar with the issues, having covered some of the same ground (he said) in May 10 a [...] | 2006-05-25 13:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT AORC UNGA IN |
06NEWDELHI369 | LUCKNOW'S SHIAS UPBEAT ON U.S., OPPOSE TERRORISM, [...] (C) Summary: Sunni and Shia Muslim leaders emphasized to Poloff during his January 14-16 visit to Lucknow that the overwhelming majority of India's Shias oppose Islamic terrorism (much of which has been directed against Shias) and want India to cultivate close relations with the US. Leaders [...] | 2006-01-18 13:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN IZ PK |
06NEWDELHI370 | HAVING SURVIVED 2005, THE UPA WILL BE MORE [...] (C) Summary: Most political observers expect the Congress-led UPA government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to remain in power until the end of its term in 2009, although it is likely to proceed cautiously on economic liberalization and closer ties with the US out of fear of provoking its [...] | 2006-01-18 13:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM PINR KDEM IN |
06NEWDELHI3730 | TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] (U) This is an Action Request for EB and S/CT, please see Para 3. 2. (C) Poloff on May 4 delivered Reftel talking points to MEA Director (Americas) Gaitri Kumar, who accepted them without substantive comment. Econoff on May 5 delivered Reftel talking points to Finance Ministry, Departmen [...] | 2006-05-30 08:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC IN PK |
06NEWDELHI3755 | MEA QUESTIONS SYRIA DEMARCHE [...] (C) Acting PolCouns delivered ref A demarche to MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar on May 30, and explained SIPDIS why a Syrian FM Walid Mu'allim visit -- if in fact true -- would undermine international efforts to isolate Syria and would be poorly viewed in Congress and the Admin [...] | 2006-05-30 12:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KISL IN SY |
06NEWDELHI3833 | INDIA WELCOMES NEW U.S. APPROACH ON IRAN, BUT IS [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points to MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Dr. S. Jaishankar after NSA Narayanan remained unavailable throughout the day either to meet with or speak on the phone to the Ambassador. Jaishankar acknowledged our demarche's requests for Indian action, but made no further s [...] | 2006-06-01 13:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI3835 | TERRORISTS INCREASINGLY TARGETING HINDUS [...] (C) Summary: Recent terror attacks targeting Hindus could impact Indo-Pak rapprochement and spark religious tension. A foiled May 31 dawn attack on the hardline Hindu Rashtriya Swyamsewak Sangh (RSS) headquarters in Nagpur that would likely have led to communal violence was averted because of [...] | 2006-06-01 13:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC KIRF IN PK |
06NEWDELHI3844 | MEA SAYS SYRIAN FM WILL NOT VISIT INDIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-02 09:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KISL IN SY |
06NEWDELHI3873 | ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHIC NOTES ON PAKISTANI DIPLOMATS [...] (C) Summary: This message contains biographic reporting on two Pakistani diplomats currently serving to New Delhi -- a key posting for any Pakistani Foreign Service officer. The first, Counselor (Political) Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi, will be of interest because of his meteoric rise through t [...] | 2006-06-05 10:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IN PK |
06NEWDELHI3882 | NAM DECLARATION ON IRAN: MEA SAYS GOI POSITION ON [...] (C) Summary: DCM delivered Ref A demarche on June 5, stressing USG concern that India agreed to such a one-sided and weak NAM statement regarding Iranian nuclear activity, and noting that sending mixed messages to Iran at this critical juncture is not productive. Minister of State for Exter [...] | 2006-06-05 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PK IN IR AF |
06NEWDELHI3926 | GOI READOUT OF BRASILIA NSG MEETING POSITIVE [...] (C) Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma told DCM on June 5 that the GOI's impression of the Nuclear Suppliers Groups (NSG) plenary in Brasilia was positive, noting that a number of countries' positions were more supportive than before. MEA Joint Secretary (Americans) S. Jaish [...] | 2006-06-06 11:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP PARM IN |
06NEWDELHI396 | ENERGY AND TRADE DOMINATE CODEL GILLMOR'S MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: A congressional delegation led by Congressman Gillmor (R-OH) held a wide-ranging discussion with Indian Members of Parliament at a meeting convened by the Indo-US Parliamentary Forum on January 13. Energy and trade dominated the session, with the Indian Parliamentarians stress [...] | 2006-01-19 14:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP KNNP ENRG ECON ETRD IN PK |
06NEWDELHI397 | PM SINGH EMPHASIZES MUTUAL BENEFITS OF NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told visiting US Representative Paul Gillmor (R-OH) and his delegation January 13, 2006 that the future of US-India relations was extremely promising, that India and America shared common values, that both would benefit from successful passage of l [...] | 2006-01-19 15:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MNUC ENRG PTER ETRD EINV KDEM OVIP |
06NEWDELHI3997 | INDIA BEHIND ON BIOTERROR PREPARATIONS BUT TAKING [...] (C) Summary: The GOI regards a bioterrorism attack as an event of such low probability that the potential impact does not register high on New Delhi's agenda. We have no reason to believe terrorist organizations operating in India have access to pathogens at this time; also, bioterrorism is inconsi [...] | 2006-06-08 12:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV TBIO PINS KSCA PINR EAIR SENV |
06NEWDELHI4000 | LUCKNOW SHIAS CELEBRATE ZARQAWI'S DEMISE [...] (C) Summary: Indian Muslim reaction to the death of Abu Musab al Zarqawi varied. In Lucknow, where there is a clear Shia majority, there were public celebrations, with most in the community jubilant. In the rest of India, however, Shias are a small minority and although privately happy, wer [...] | 2006-06-08 12:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR KISL KPAO IN |
06NEWDELHI4005 | SIACHEN NOT IN DANGER OF BEING SOLVED, SAY OUR [...] (C) Summary: A Siachen deal during the May 23-24 talks in Delhi was never a slam dunk, according to Indian and Pakistani diplomats who were members of their respective countries' delegations. Although the atmospherics were excellent, rumors of a new formulation to break the logjam were just [...] | 2006-06-08 12:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR MOPS PGOV PTER PBTS IN PK |
06NEWDELHI4061 | IRAN'S AMBASSADOR TO INDIA CONGRATULATES U.S. ON [...] (C) On June 9 Embassy New Delhi's Public Central Mailbox received an email message from S.Z. Yaghoubi, Iran's Ambassador to India, addressed directly to Ambassador Mulford. 2. (C) Begin text (Personal Message) Dear Colleague, Congratulations for getting rid of our common enemy who w [...] | 2006-06-09 12:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL IN IR |
06NEWDELHI4062 | THE COMMUNISTS ARE ON A ROLL AND LOADED FOR BEAR [...] (C) Summary: India's Communist parties were energized by their victories in the recently concluded state elections (Reftel A),and have been more rhetorically aggressive in their criticism of the UPA. While the Communists will be more ambitious in their confrontation, they remain unlikely t [...] | 2006-06-09 13:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ECON EINV EFIN IN |
06NEWDELHI4100 | MEA POSITIVE ON ANTI-LTTE CONTACT GROUPS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 13:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IN CE |
06NEWDELHI4169 | FS SARAN BRIEFS ON NEPAL PM VISIT [...] (C) Summary: The most important outcome from the June 5-9 visit of Nepalese Prime Minister G.P. Koirala to New Delhi was the GOI's expression of unconditional political support for the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and the announcement of an economic aid package worth USD 210 million, in finite t [...] | 2006-06-14 11:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPKO ECON ENRG MASS IN NP |
06NEWDELHI4202 | RUMORS OF A THIRD FRONT YET AGAIN MAKE THE ROUNDS [...] Summary: Congress MP and insider Rashid Alvi told us on June 12 that the party inner circle is concerned that untrustworthy regional allies could defect to the NDA and perhaps make a move to unseat the UPA before the next session of Parliament (currently scheduled for the third week in July). [...] | 2006-06-15 12:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KISL ECON EINV SCUL PREL IN |
06NEWDELHI4206 | INDIA SHARES OUR CONCERNS ABOUT DECLARATION ON [...] SUMMARY: A senior Indian official said India shared U.S. views on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, found the self-determination clauses unacceptable, and was not comfortable with the process by which the declaration had been framed, but would not be averse to an extension o [...] | 2006-06-15 14:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM AORC PREL IN |
06NEWDELHI4253 | LEFT PARTIES ISSUE UNFAVORABLE REPORT CARD TO UPA [...] (C) Summary: Further demonstrating the divisions in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA),(Reftels),Left parties made public a predictably unconstructive, damning, and backwards-looking "report card" of UPA performance on June 15. A group of left leaders, including Communist Party of Ind [...] | 2006-06-16 12:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON EINV SCUL PREL ENRG EPET IN |
06NEWDELHI4254 | MEA AWAITING CENTRAL ASIAN ENERGY TRADE [...] (C) Summary: USAID South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy (SARI/E) regional coordinator delivered ref A demarche to the GOI Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for Eurasia Jaimini Bhagwati, who was generally supportive of all trade initiatives but cautious about the prospects [...] | 2006-06-16 12:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EINV ENRG EPET ETRD IN PGOV |
06NEWDELHI4255 | FOLLOW-UP WITH CERT-IN: COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff on June 6 revisited India's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) for the third time, with SciCouns and EconOff accompanying. CERT-In is pursuing a multi-platform outreach program to cybersecurity experts in the public, private, and academic sectors. Although last [...] | 2006-06-16 12:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KCIP TINT PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI4283 | BARAPIND EXTRADITION COMPLETE [...] (SBU) At DRL's request, PolOffs witnessed immigration officials admit Kulbir Singh Barapind to India at Indira Gandhi International Airport on June 18, and his hand over to officers of the Punjab Police Force. Barapind told PolOff that he had been well cared for, was not concerned for his sa [...] | 2006-06-19 10:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CJAN CVIS PTER PREL KCRM PGOV IN |
06NEWDELHI4334 | BARAPIND TRANSFERRED TO PUNJAB, REPORTED IN GOOD [...] (SBU) Extradited terrorism suspect Kulbir Singh Barapind has been transferred to police custody at the Phillaur Police Station in Punjab and is in "good condition," reported Barapind's Punjab-based lawyer Darshan Singh Dyal. Initial reports on June 19 from Barapind's brother, Balwant Singh, [...] | 2006-06-20 11:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CJAN CVIS PTER PREL KCRM PGOV IN |
06NEWDELHI4336 | COMMUNISTS HOPE TO "CAPITALIZE" ON NAXALITE [...] (C) Summary: Communist ideologues view the resurgent Naxalite movement as a potential political windfall. Looking closely at events in Nepal, they have concluded that the Indian Naxalites could eventually reform, join the Indian mainstream and ally with the Communists. The non-Maoist Commu [...] | 2006-06-20 11:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN |
06NEWDELHI4369 | NEW KASHMIR BUS SAFELY LAUNCHED, BUT TERROR [...] (SBU) Summary: The second trans-LoC bus, connecting Poonch in J&K with Rawalkote in Pakistani Kashmir for the first time in 58 years, kicked off yesterday without a hitch or an attack. This bus may end up being more heavily used than the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad route because more families are [...] | 2006-06-21 12:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PBTS SCUL ELTN IN PK |
06NEWDELHI4401 | BIOGRAPHIC NOTES: MEA ADDITIONAL SECRETARY KC SINGH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-22 11:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KNNP IN |
06NEWDELHI4405 | INDIA FAVORS PARALLEL DEMARCHE TO SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-22 12:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM IN |
06NEWDELHI4406 | BARAPIND SATISFIED WITH HIS CONDITIONS [...] (U) This is an action request for DRL. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Extradited terrorism suspect Kulbir Singh Barapind told PolOff and PolFSN that he has not been mistreated by the Punjab Police and is fully satisfied with the medical care the Punjab authorities are providing. H [...] | 2006-06-22 12:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM CJAN PTER PREL KCRM PGOV IN |
06NEWDELHI4432 | BIOGRAPHIC NOTES: MEA ADDITIONAL SECRETARY KC SINGH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-23 12:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KNNP IN |
06NEWDELHI4466 | MEA WILL NOT ATTEND BHUTANESE REFUGEE MEETING [...] (C) The GOI will not attend the proposed July 14 meeting in New York of the truncated Core Group on Bhutanese Refugees (Reftel),MEA Director (North) Vikas Swarup told PolOff on June 26. Swarup stated that the GOI would be interested in receiving a read-out of the meeting, but that due to "s [...] | 2006-06-26 11:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL IN BT NP |
06NEWDELHI4588 | INDIA WALKED A FINE LINE ON IRAN AT THE SCO SUMMIT [...] (C) Indian Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora told the Ambassador June 28 that he had informal conversations with Iranian President Ahmedinejad 3-4 times at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, and while Ahmedinejad had been reserved due to India's IAEA votes against I [...] | 2006-06-29 12:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI4589 | UN MANAGEMENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] A/Pol/Couns delivered reftel demarche regarding UN Management reform and UN spending cap on June 28 to Gaitri Kumar, MEA, Director (Americas) and to Ravi Shankar, MEA, Director for United Nations Political affairs. Neither had any substantive response. 2. (U) Visit New Delhi's Classif [...] | 2006-06-29 12:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IN IS PREL UNGA |
06NEWDELHI4605 | BIOGRAPHIC NOTES: MEA ADDITIONAL SECRETARY KC SINGH [...] (C) Summary: Additional Secretary (International Organizations) KC Singh's position combines several large MEA portfolios of USG interest, including the UN, nonproliferation, and counterterrorism. USG interlocutors over the past several months have had opportunities to interact with Singh in [...] | 2006-06-30 08:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KNNP IN |
06NEWDELHI4666 | POLITICAL PLAYERS PREPARE FOR BATTLE IN UTTAR [...] (C) Summary: Although the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Legislative Election is not scheduled until March 2007, campaigning has begun in earnest and is already deeply bitter and personal. The enmity between Congress and the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) is deep, with Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav th [...] | 2006-07-03 12:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KISL SCUL PREL IN |
06NEWDELHI4667 | STAGED ENCOUNTERS A BLEMISH ON INDIAN CT, LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: A review of Indian media would suggest that police, military and paramilitary officers have become expert at intercepting terrorists and at killing them in self-defense. Scratch the surface, however, and what lies underneath is an "encounter killing" -- an extrajudicial execut [...] | 2006-07-03 13:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM IN |
06NEWDELHI4702 | TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION [...] (C) Poloff on July 3 delivered reftel talking points to MEA Director (Americas) Gaitri Kumar, who accepted them without substantive comment and promised to forward them to "the appropriate agencies." EconCouns on same day delivered talking points to Finance Ministry Joint Secretary (Departme [...] | 2006-07-05 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC IN |
06NEWDELHI4729 | GOI PRESSING MAOISTS TO FOREGO VIOLENCE, OPPOSES [...] (C) On July 5 Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran agreed with the Ambassador's assertion that the UN needs to play a role in Maoist disarmament and welcomed the Government of Nepal's (GON's) dispatch of a letter to this effect. Saran underlined the need for the Maoists to disarm. In a separate Ju [...] | 2006-07-06 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPKO ECON ENRG MASS IN NP |
06NEWDELHI4824 | GOI STILL UNDECIDED IN UNSC VOTE BUT SEES [...] (C) The DCM used a July 7 meeting with Additional Secretary (International Organizations),K.C. Singh to probe SIPDIS how the GOI planned to vote in the upcoming election for the Group of Latin American Countries UN Security Council seat. Guatemala and Venezuela are the two candidates. Decl [...] | 2006-07-10 14:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KUNR PREL VE IN |
06NEWDELHI4825 | GOI STILL UNDECIDED IN UNSC VOTE BUT SEES [...] (C) The DCM used a July 7 meeting with Additional Secretary (International Organizations),K.C. Singh to probe SIPDIS how the GOI planned to vote in the upcoming election for the Group of Latin American Countries UN Security Council seat. Guatemala and Venezuela are the two candidates. Decl [...] | 2006-07-10 14:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KUNR PREL VE IN |
06NEWDELHI4826 | US/GOI COUNTER TERRORISM COOPERATION MAY SUFFER FROM ALLEGED SPY SCANDAL [...] (C) MEA Additional Secretary (International Organizations) K.C. Singh used a July 7 meeting with the DCM to raise the recent Indian press allegations (primarily in the ""Indian Express"") that a US diplomat used our Cybersecurity Forum to recruit officers in India's National Security Council Secret [...] | 2006-07-10 14:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER KCIP PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI4827 | GOI AGREES WITH UN REFORM INITIATIVE IN PRINCIPLE [...] (C) The DCM used a July 7 meeting with MEA Additional Secretary (International Organizations) K.C. Singh to warn SIPDIS (REF B) that India's obstinate role on UN reform was increasingly at odds with our emerging strategic partnership. The DCM presented ref A demarche and urged the Indians to reco [...] | 2006-07-10 14:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC KUNR IN |
06NEWDELHI4900 | GOI DECISION-MAKING, POST-MUMBAI BLASTS: WHAT TO [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of October's Diwali bombings in Delhi (Ref D),NSA Narayanan put us on notice that although that attack did not surpass the GOI's threshold for absorbing terrorism, he could not say definitively how close it came to crossing the line. His more recent warnings of [...] | 2006-07-12 12:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC PGOV ELNT IN PK |
06NEWDELHI4928 | J&K CROSS-SECTION AGREES, EVERYTHING SLIPPING [...] (C) Summary: July 5-8 meetings in Srinagar and Jammu with a cross-section of journalists, police officials, NGO activists, businesspeople, and politicians from most major J&K parties demonstrated to Poloff and PolFSN that our J&K interlocutors are united as never before in their assessment th [...] | 2006-07-13 10:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL CASC PHUM PBTS SCUL SOCI PREF |
06NEWDELHI4937 | DEMARCHE ON COMPACT WITH CUBA DELIVERED [...] (U) POLOFF delivered demarche on free Cuba, including talking points and the Compact with the Cuban people to MEA DepSec Santosh Jha (Americas) on July 13. Jha had no substantive comment. PYATT [...] | 2006-07-13 11:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL CU PA |
06NEWDELHI4947 | INDIAN THINK TANKS STRESS NEED FOR UN INVOLVEMENT, [...] (C) Summary: Representatives from Delhi-based think tanks stressed to PolOffs on July 11 that proposed negotiations with the Maoists in Nepal will not be successful without UN involvement and a strong and united front by the country's political parties. The representatives also stressed their [...] | 2006-07-13 12:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM KPKO IN NP |
06NEWDELHI4968 | DEMARCHE ON COMPACT WITH CUBA DELIVERED [...] (U) POLOFF delivered demarche on free Cuba, including talking points and the Compact with the Cuban people to MEA DepSec Santosh Jha (Americas) on July 13. Jha had no substantive comment. PYATT [...] | 2006-07-14 10:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL CU PA |
06NEWDELHI4973 | CONGRESS PARTY THINKING ON PAKISTAN - POST MUMBAI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-14 11:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR MOPS KISL IN PK |
06NEWDELHI4989 | TERROR ATTACKS IN INDIA LIKELY TO DAMAGE INDO-PAK [...] (C) Summary: In addition to the Prime Minister's public suggestion that Pakistan is behind the July 11 terror bombings, there is even stronger private Indian suspicion of a connection between Pakistan and the Mumbai terrorists. Indian media and conservative think-tanks are almost unanimous in [...] | 2006-07-14 14:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER IN |
06NEWDELHI5030 | PM SINGH BESIEGED BY MULTIPLE POLITICAL CRISES [...] (C) Summary: After weeks under fire over primarily domestic issues, the July 11 Mumbai and Srinagar attacks have added a foreign policy dimension to criticism of PM Singh's performance, which will spill over into the July 24 Parliament session. Manmohan Singh is under attack politically from [...] | 2006-07-18 10:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR IN PK |
06NEWDELHI5035 | DALAI LAMA REPRESENTATIVE REQUESTS USG SUPPORT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dalai Lama Representative Tempa Tsering, delivered a letter to the charge' on July 17 requesting greater USG engagement with the Government of Nepal (GON) on the Tibetan refugee issue in light of increased pressure from China. He noted that the PRC will send Vice Foreign Minis [...] | 2006-07-18 13:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IN PREF |
06NEWDELHI5036 | INDIA SUSPENDS PAKISTAN PEACE PROCESS INDEFINITELY [...] (C) Summary: The MEA and the Pakistani High Commission laid out their positions in separate meetings with Poloff on July 17 and 18. The GOI is convinced that Pakistan is behind the Mumbai bombings, but is not yet prepared to abandon the India/Pakistan peace process or to make clear public a [...] | 2006-07-18 13:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI5048 | IRANIANS CANCEL FOREIGN MINISTER MOTTAKI'S VISIT [...] (U) The GOI informed Poloff on July 19 that the Iranian Foreign Minister's visit to India will not take place on July 19 as announced, but will be rescheduled to a later, as yet undetermined, date. MEA Undersecretary Sherma (Iran) told Poloff that the Iranians canceled the planned meeting at [...] | 2006-07-19 08:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IN |
06NEWDELHI512 | UNDERSECRETARY BURNS AND FS SARAN DISCUSS NEXT [...] (C) Summary: Undersecretary Burns and Indian Foreign Secretary Saran reviewed ten potential deliverables for the SIPDIS President's visit during a January 20 working lunch. In a meeting later that day, U/S Burns stressed to Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia that I [...] | 2006-01-25 05:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR PGOV PINR ENRG PHUM PTER SCOI IN |
06NEWDELHI5129 | AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON LETTER TO KC SINGH [...] (C) The condolence letter from Ambassador Crumpton to Ambassador K.C. Singh was delivered on 13 July. 2. (C) We received the following response dated 14 July on 19 July. Please advise if Ambassador Crumpton wishes to receive the original of the letter. "Dear Hank, Thank you very much f [...] | 2006-07-21 04:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN KCIP PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER |
06NEWDELHI5132 | PURPORTED "INDIA'S MOST WANTED" LIST EXPANDS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 06:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV PINR KCRM IN PK |
06NEWDELHI5133 | WHY AL-QA'IDA WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY GAINING [...] (SBU) Summary: We -- and many of our contacts -- are skeptical about the July 13 telephone claim by a man calling himself "al-Qa'ida's Kashmir spokesman Abu Hadeed" to Current News Service in Srinagar -- our J&K journalist contacts say terrorist groups regularly use CNS to distribute their me [...] | 2006-07-21 06:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL SCUL IN PK |
06NEWDELHI5135 | INDIA'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD: ADVISING [...] (C) Summary: The National Security Advisory Board -- populated by civilians, but supported by the GOI National Security Council Secretariat -- is a little-discussed institution designed to provide creative long-term assessments to the National Security Advisor, and through him to the Cabinet [...] | 2006-07-21 07:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI5136 | INDIA'S NSCS: PROFESSIONALS IN A "BUREAUCRATIC [...] (C) Summary: India's National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) was a little-known institution until a SIPDIS recent series of "Indian Express" articles alleged that several of its employees were involved in a spy ring (Ref A). From collating intelligence inputs to supporting National S [...] | 2006-07-21 07:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI5138 | STORM CLOUDS GATHERING OVER PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 10:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER ECON IN |
06NEWDELHI5238 | GOI BOLSTERING SECURITY FOR AFGHANISTAN ROAD [...] (C) On July 25, Poloff met with MEA Undersecretary Aquino Vimal (Afghanistan) to discuss current Indian aid programs in Afghanistan. Vimal confirmed that the GOI has sent additional federal police forces (Indo-Tibetan Border Patrol) in batches of 20-30 troops per month, to bolster security f [...] | 2006-07-26 08:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN AF |
06NEWDELHI5239 | PURPORTED "INDIA'S MOST WANTED" LIST EXPANDS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue talks on Terrorism and Narcotics Trafficking on May 30 in Islamabad, Home Secretary VK Duggal and his Pakistani counterpart Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah exchanged their countries' "most wanted" lists of fugitives each capital seeks e [...] | 2006-07-26 08:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINR KCRM IN PK |
06NEWDELHI5266 | POLLING DATA SHOWS STRONG SUPPORT FOR SONIA GANDHI [...] (C) Summary: A poll commissioned by a leading Indian news network concluded that Sonia Gandhi remains India's most popular politician, with Manmohan Singh a distant third (after former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee). According to the results, Sonia Gandhi would enjoy solid majority sup [...] | 2006-07-27 06:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON KMDR KPAO IN |
06NEWDELHI546 | POLLING DATA SHOWS THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF PM SINGH [...] (C) Summary: Despite domestic setbacks, two recent polls indicate that the Congress-dominated UPA remains popular with the Indian voter due to sustained economic growth, a popular foreign policy plank and the enduring appeal of the Congress Party and the Gandhi family brand. Congress Presiden [...] | 2006-01-25 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IN |
06NEWDELHI5470 | INDIAN MUSLIM RESENTMENT SMOLDERING OVER LEBANON AND GAZA [...] (C) Summary: Events in Lebanon and Gaza have attracted considerable attention in India, but are of particular concern to the country's 130 million Muslims. The Urdu press has treated Lebanon/Gaza events in great detail. Editorial opinion --some planted by Iranian agents-- is uniformly anti-Isra [...] | 2006-08-04 09:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR PTER KISL SCUL EINV IN |
06NEWDELHI5495 | A GARRULOUS SONIA GANDHI OPENS UP TO MARIA SHRIVER [...] (C) Summary: In a relaxed August 3 conversation with California first lady Maria Shriver, Sonia Gandhi revealed a rare glimpse of herself. Usually withdrawn and reserved in public, she spoke at great length and radiated confidence on women's' issues and some aspects of her private life. Mrs. Gandhi [...] | 2006-08-04 13:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SCUL KWMN PINS IN |
06NEWDELHI550 | GOI STUMPED ON ITS NEPAL POLICY [...] (C) Summary: New Delhi is trying to decide its next steps on Nepal, and hopes for more "clarity" in a few days, Joint Secretary Pankaj Saran said in a January 25 meeting with SIPDIS PolCouns and Poloffs. The GOI is committed to maintaining its current pro-democracy position (including the [...] | 2006-01-25 13:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM MASS PTER ASEC IN NP |
06NEWDELHI553 | IRAN EAGER FOR INDIAN TIES, DELHI WORRIED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told PolCouns and Poloffs on January 25 that India is worried about losing overland access to Afghanistan via Iran if its relations with Tehran sour further, but did not appear worried about the energy security impact of t [...] | 2006-01-25 13:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP EPET ELTN IR IN AF |
06NEWDELHI554 | MEA UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK DESPITE PUNDITS' NAYSAYING [...] (C) Summary: In a January 25 meeting with PolCouns, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha provided a positive read-out of the January 17-18 Third Round of the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue talks, and of Indo-Pak relations generally, despite the pall cast by the cross-bo [...] | 2006-01-25 13:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ETRD ELTN MOPS KNNP IN PK |
06NEWDELHI5549 | SCA A/S BOUCHER MEETS WITH GOI CENTRAL ASIA CHIEF [...] SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher used an August 7 meeting with Minister of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Eurasia) Jaimini Bhagwati to brief on current U.S. SIPDIS relations with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan and to probe India's relationships with Central Asia. Boucher specific [...] | 2006-08-08 11:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EPET PBTS TRGY OVIP IN KZ KG |
06NEWDELHI555 | GOI WILLING TO ENGAGE RGOB ON REFUGEES IN NEPAL, [...] (C) Summary: The GOI pressed Bhutanese Foreign Minister Wangchuk to find a solution to the refugee problem during his January 15 visit to New Delhi, Joint Secretary-North (Nepal-Bhutan) Pankaj Saran told us during a January 25 meeting. Acknowledging a direct GOI interest, he noted that Indi [...] | 2006-01-25 14:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM IN BT NP |
06NEWDELHI5558 | A/S BOUCHER PUSHES INDIA ON NAM, UN [...] (C) Summary. In an August 7 meeting with Indian MEA Joint Secretary (JS) Americas Dr. S. Jaishankar, A/S Boucher: SIPDIS -- urged India to use its influence in the upcoming Havana Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit as a positive force to curb attempts at unhelpful resolutions, such as supp [...] | 2006-08-08 12:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN IN |
06NEWDELHI556 | JEHADI TERRORISM STALKS INDIA'S TIES WITH AMERICA [...] (C) Summary: India enters the new year under the continued threat of jehadi terrorist attacks that could harm American interests and negatively affect Indo-Pak relations. The nature and scope of terrorist attacks launched by jehadi groups, particularly Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT),ev [...] | 2006-01-25 14:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINR ASEC KISL IN PK |
06NEWDELHI5609 | A/S BOUCHER AND FOREIGN SECRETARY SARAN TALK [...] (S) Summary. In an August 7 meeting between A/S Boucher and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, A/S Boucher: -- told Saran that the U.S. is committed to maintaining the spirit of the civil-nuclear deal as agreed on July 18; and -- explained concrete steps the U.S. has taken against Pakistani t [...] | 2006-08-11 10:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PARM KNNP AORC UN NP PK |
06NEWDELHI5621 | TWO GRUMPY OLD MEN HIJACK NATIONAL POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: Two grumpy old men, Natwar Singh of Congress and Jaswant Singh of the BJP, have made unwise decisions that will likely end their political careers. Too proud to admit to poor judgment, both men have blamed Congress for their problems and taken the offensive. Ordinarily, their f [...] | 2006-08-11 11:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM EPET IN |
06NEWDELHI5692 | PM'S I-DAY SPEECH WARNS PAKISTAN, LAUNCHES 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Amidst suffocating security due to the very severe terror threat, PM Singh's annual Independence-day speech delivered from the ramparts of the Red Fort in Old Delhi largely ignored foreign relations and needed structural economic reforms to focus on populist domestic issues, prim [...] | 2006-08-17 13:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL PTER PINR IN PK |
06NEWDELHI5738 | SRI LANKA: NEW DELHI STILL BELIEVES POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Despite assessing the current situation in Sri Lanka as a stalemate, India has no plans to change its policy of pushing for a political solution. New Delhi continues to tell the SLA that it should not see war as an option. Public opinion and refugee inflows into Tamil Nadu are seen as [...] | 2006-08-18 13:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CE IN |
06NEWDELHI5798 | INDIA STILL UNDECIDED ON ENHANCED UNIFIL [...] (C) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) UN Political (UNP) Division, in charge of India's UNIFIL portfolio, reported that as of August 21 the GOI has still not decided on a contribution to an enhanced UNIFIL mission. UNP Under Secretary Manish confirmed senior level officials from MEA, S [...] | 2006-08-21 13:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KPAL IN |
06NEWDELHI5801 | SRI LANKANS SEEK MORE INDIAN INVOLVEMENT [...] (C) Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner A. Sabarulla Khan delivered an Aide Memoire to Acting PolCouns August 21, using the occasion to mention that the same note had been recently delivered to the GOI and that MEA Joint Secretary Mohan Kumar received it positively and endorsed the notion of formin [...] | 2006-08-21 13:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS CE IN |
06NEWDELHI583 | GOI PROMISES MILITARY SUPPORT TO SRI LANKA AND [...] (C) Summary: During U/S Burns' January 21 consultations on regional issues, the GOI relayed its concerns over the increasingly possible return to war in Sri Lanka and the conflict between the need for Iranian gas and the looming crisis over Tehran's nuclear program. Indian Foreign Secretary [...] | 2006-01-27 08:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MOPS ENRG EPET IR CE IN |
06NEWDELHI5929 | IRANIAN FM SAFARI TO VISIT INDIA AUGUST 28 [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Under Secretary for Iran Anil Sharma confirmed Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Safari will visit India beginning August 28. Stressing this is not a replacement for the canceled FM Mottaki visit of July 19, Sharma noted the visit materialized quickly [...] | 2006-08-25 13:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KNNP EPET IAEA IR IN |
06NEWDELHI5962 | BIODATA: DIXIT, SHEILA (DELHI CHIEF MINISTER) [...] (C) Chief Minister, Sheila Dixit has been the Chief Minister of Delhi since 1998. Her second term began in December 2003. Dixit is a Punjabi Hindu, a dominant political bloc in the capital, has remained close to the Gandhi dynasty, and remains a key political advisor to Congress Party Presid [...] | 2006-08-28 11:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL KWMN IN |
06NEWDELHI6085 | IRANIAN DFM SAFARI FINDS LITTLE LOVE IN NEW DELHI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-31 12:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KNNP ENRG EPET KISL IR IN |
06NEWDELHI6086 | PROGRESS ON MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH GOI; [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 30 meeting the GOI revealed that it currently has no Missile Defense capabilities - at least none it is willing to share - yet wants to pursue further R&D cooperation with the U.S. India will participate in the September 18-19 multinational BMD conference in London, [...] | 2006-08-31 12:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR PINS MARR MASS MCAP KSTC IN |
06NEWDELHI613 | POLITICAL CHALLENGES COMPLICATE AND DIVERT [...] (C) Summary: Several simmering political developments have come to a head in the past few weeks, diverting some of the GOI's attention from foreign policy issues such as Iran, the US-India civil-nuclear agreement and the POTUS visit. The January 24 ruling by India's Supreme Court that the UPA dis [...] | 2006-01-27 11:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI6133 | THE PM PICKS A WINNER: SHIV SHANKAR MENON TO BE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The August 31 announcement that seasoned diplomat Shiv Shankar Menon will succeed Shyam Saran as Foreign Secretary with Saran moving to a newly-created post as the PM's Special Envoy for the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Deal represents not only a domestic coup for PM Singh, but also bod [...] | 2006-09-01 12:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI6230 | NSA NARAYANAN SUGGESTS SARAN-BURNS MEETING AS [...] (C) Summary. In a September 6 meeting with National Security Advisor Narayanan, Ambassador Mulford urged India to re-engage in negotiations on the 123 Agreement. Narayanan would not commit India to doing so, but offered as a sign of India's engagement to send Foreign Secretary Saran to meet [...] | 2006-09-06 15:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
06NEWDELHI6254 | G-8 SEEKS TO COORDINATE CT EFFORTS WITH INDIA [...] (U) Summary: G-8 officials met on August 31 to discuss joint efforts to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation with GOI in light of a rising trend in terrorist attacks in recent years. Most meeting participants stressed India's interest in gaining international cooperation against Pakist [...] | 2006-09-07 12:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KTFN EFIN IN RS |
06NEWDELHI6256 | CUBAN AMBASSADOR CLAIMS IRAN'S NUCLEAR ISSUES WILL [...] (SBU) Cuban Ambassador to India, H.E. Juan Carretero, told a Delhi think tank discussion group that Iran's right to continue its nuclear program will not be discussed at the NAM Summit, as "NAM does not entertain individual countries' issues except for the question of Palestine and Israel's r [...] | 2006-09-07 13:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI6298 | INDIA'S ROLE IN NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT: [...] (C) SUMMARY: India may attempt to transform its role to that of a "bridge power" between the developed North and the impoverished South during the upcoming NAM Summit in Havana. In the context of considerable public and internal GOI debate about the utility of NAM and India's proper place in t [...] | 2006-09-08 13:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ECON ECIN IN |
06NEWDELHI6320 | MEA STILL CAUTIOUSLY POSITIVE ON NEPAL [...] (C) Summary. MEA North Division Joint Secretary Pankaj Saran told PolCouns: -- in his analysis, the desire for success in Nepal's peace process "is overwhelming;" -- India continues to see eye-to-eye with the U.S. on key issues regarding Nepal; -- the Seven-Party Alliance must appear s [...] | 2006-09-11 10:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MARR NP IN |
06NEWDELHI6423 | LEBANON DEMARCHE: GOI FIRM ON PEACEKEEPING VERSUS [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A demarche on September 12 to MEA's West Asia and North Africa (WANA) Division Deputy Secretary N.J. Gangte, who said that the GOI has already SIPDIS pledged humanitarian aid and will continue to administer it. He confirmed that the GOI is supportive of the long-ter [...] | 2006-09-14 10:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IS LE IN AORC |
06NEWDELHI6511 | INDIAN PUBLIC RESPONDING POSITIVELY TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-19 05:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI6513 | DELHI AND DHAKA TRY TO DIAL DOWN THE HEAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: After weeks of tough talk about cross border insurgency, disputed boundaries, and illegal Bangladeshi immigration, both sides agreed at the recent Indo-Bangladeshi Home Secretary-level talks to tone down the rhetoric and undertake a "joint visit initiative" to resolve boundary di [...] | 2006-09-19 07:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER KDEM KTIA KISL MOPS |
06NEWDELHI6520 | INDIA, US "CONVERGE" ON SRI LANKA, LESS ON [...] (C) Summary. In a September 18 courtesy call, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary Mohan Kumar told PolCouns: -- India and the U.S. have a "broad convergence" of interests on Sri Lanka; -- India continues to tell the GSL that there can be no military solution to the conflict, [...] | 2006-09-19 10:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM CE BG IN |
06NEWDELHI6523 | KASHMIR: POLICE REPORT TERRORIST INFILTRATION [...] (S) Summary: Military leaders in India sounded an ominous warning last week, just as Prime Minister Singh was leaving for his meeting with Pakistani President Musharraf in Havana, that terrorist infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir had risen sharply this year. Like many similar press releases [...] | 2006-09-19 11:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI6527 | EMBASSY, INDIAN EXPERTS COORDINATE ON NEPAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over Sep. 18th and 19th, PolCouns led a round-table on Nepal and met with leading Indian Nepal experts with the objective of enhancing our ability to coordinate with India on Nepal. From these meetings, it appears that two camps exist within India's policy making elite on prosp [...] | 2006-09-19 14:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS KDEM NP IN |
06NEWDELHI657 | UPA CABINET SHUFFLE GOOD FOR AMERICA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-30 13:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON ENRG EPET EMIN EAID MASS |
06NEWDELHI6582 | INDIA KEEPING AN EYE OPEN FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: MEA Joint Secretary for Eurasia Jaimini Bhagwati argued that India's role as an observer in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a useful opportunity to help the organization set reasonable priorities. Bhagwati expressed interest in cooperating with the U.S. on techni [...] | 2006-09-21 12:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KISL MARR AF UZ TI TX KZ KG |
06NEWDELHI6583 | DELHI STRIKES: 4 DEAD; CONGRESS LEADERSHIP [...] (U) On September 20, four people died in clashes between police and protesters during a "bandh," or general strike the Trader's Association ordered in Delhi. The Trader's Association ordered the strikes in response to action taken by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to fulfill a Supreme Cou [...] | 2006-09-21 12:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR ELAB IN |
06NEWDELHI6584 | MEA ENGAGED ON AFGHANISTAN, DOUBTFUL ON PAKISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent discussion, MEA Joint Secretary Dilip Sinha told US that India: -- Could do more in Afghanistan but was worried about security -- Doubted the wisdom of Pakistan's agreements with Waziristan tribes -- Envisioned a robust economic conference that would not be a don [...] | 2006-09-21 13:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS ENRG EPET KISL PK |
06NEWDELHI659 | FS SARAN DISMISSES ANONYMOUS PRESS CLAIMS THAT [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Saran dismissed anonymously-sourced press reports that India would abstain in the upcoming February 2 IAEA BOG vote on Iran (other topics reported septel) when he met the Ambassador on January 30. Saran showed surprise when the Ambassador described the Reuters report in [...] | 2006-01-30 13:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PREL ENRG EPET IR IN |
06NEWDELHI6647 | KASHMIR: SELF RULE, SOFT BORDER SOLUTION GAINING [...] (S) Summary: Indian government responses to Musharraf's recent book, in which he discussed a four part solution to the Kashmir issue, are likely to be harsh publicly, and targeted for domestic consumption. However, journalists with access to the Prime Minister's office say the proposal is ve [...] | 2006-09-25 12:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI6711 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) PolOff delivered demarche (reftel) to MEA United Nations Economics and Social Deputy Secretary T. Armstrong Changsan on Sep. 26. Changsan had no substantive response. Post notes that the GOI normally refers UN Human Rights Council matters to its UN mission in New York. MULFORD [...] | 2006-09-27 09:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL IN |
06NEWDELHI6737 | INDIAN PM FACING OUTCRY AGAINST ANTI-TERROR PLAN [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Singh has come under fire in India for his agreement with Pakistan to combat terrorism jointly. Opposition BJP leaders and hardliners in PM Singh's own party and India's security establishment have unleashed a barrage of statements criticizing the agreement. They [...] | 2006-09-27 12:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI6766 | "PRAGMATIC" MAOISTS GETTING CLOSER TO KOIRALA? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nepalese Maoists are getting closer to PM Koirala, according to Sudhindra Bhadoria of the left-leaning New Delhi-based South Asian Forum for People's Inititatives, because they are pragmatists who are not "hard and fast" on the issues of arms and the role of the monarchy in the fu [...] | 2006-09-28 12:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS KDEM PK NE IN |
06NEWDELHI6770 | INDIA WELCOMES COORDINATION WITH US AS IT PURSUES [...] SUMMARY: India's senior foreign ministry official charged with managing relations with Asia, Ashok Khanta, unofficially expressed interest in pursuing a four-party dialogue with the US, Japan, and Australia with a focus on regional issues including maritime security, science and technology c [...] | 2006-09-28 12:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR AORC EAID EIND MOPS OVIP PHSA |
06NEWDELHI6841 | INDIA ACCUSES PAKISTANI INTELLIGENCE OF DIRECTING [...] (S) Summary: India's new Foreign Secretary, Shiv Shankar Menon, struck out at Pakistan on October 1 in his first few hours in office, backing Mumbai police claims to have hard evidence that Pakistani intelligence was behind the July 11 bombings in Mumbai. Menon further tied the success of the [...] | 2006-10-03 13:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PK IN |
06NEWDELHI6886 | PRIME MINISTER COUP IN POLITICAL BATTLE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-05 08:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | OTRA PGOV PHUM PREL ECON PINR SOCI IN |
06NEWDELHI6913 | THE COMMUNISTS AND CONGRESS SPAR OVER THE INDO/US [...] (C) In its September 12-13 Central Committee meeting the CPI(M) leadership assailed the UPA government's relationship with the US, accusing it of sacrificing Indian autonomy and taking dictation from Washington on foreign policy and economic issues. The CPI(M) pledged to continue agitating [...] | 2006-10-05 12:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ENRG EPET MARR MASS PGOV PREL IN PK |
06NEWDELHI6980 | INDIA CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche to MEA Acting Joint Secretary (Americas) at OOB October 10. Polcouns also delivered demarche to Joint Secretary (East Asia) Ashok Kantha, who cited India's strong statement condemning the DPRK nuclear test. 2. (C) Early on October 9, DepPolCou [...] | 2006-10-10 11:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP IN KN |
06NEWDELHI699 | INDIANS SEEK FRENCH CIVIL NUCLEAR DEAL, BUT THE [...] (C) Summary: As part of the preparations for Jacques Chirac's February 19-20 trip to India, Special Representative of the President Maurice Gourdault-Montagne visited New Delhi on January 27 for the fifteenth round of strategic dialogue focused on fleshing out the details of a France-India Civ [...] | 2006-01-31 13:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC ENRG MASS FR IN |
06NEWDELHI7005 | HIGH STAKES FOR INDIA IN NEPAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: India's stakes in Nepal are high, yet, of all its neighbors, Nepal is the easiest to manage, according to MEA Americas Director Santosh Jha. Jha said the Maoists are long on guns, but short on strategy. They have created an "aura" of support, said Jha, but would be exposed in e [...] | 2006-10-11 10:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM NE IN |
06NEWDELHI7095 | INDIA'S SRI LANKA POLICY DESCRIBED AS DECISIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a 27 September roundtable discussion on India-Sri Lanka relations, the consensus among prominent journalists and think-tankers was that the GOI should pursue a Track II dialogue with the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) in three phases: achieve a sustainable cease-fire agreement [...] | 2006-10-16 01:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IN CE |
06NEWDELHI7118 | FY07 SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL: NEW DELHI RECOMMENDS [...] (SBU) Embassy New Delhi's Political, Defense Attache, and Defense Cooperation offices evaluated reftel request for FY07 Section 1206 proposals and concur that the USG should not transfer assistance to India at this time. This evaluation is made in the context of India's current military capab [...] | 2006-10-16 11:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MASS IN |
06NEWDELHI7126 | INDIA OPEN TO GPOI IN GENERAL; NOT READY FOR FULL [...] (C) Summary. In response to reftel demarche conveying U.S. interest in a partnership with India on the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI),on October 12 the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for United Nations-Political (UNP),Sanjiv Arora, told Poloff and visiting PAC [...] | 2006-10-16 13:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KDEM IN |
06NEWDELHI7130 | UNSCR 1718 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Political Counselor delivered reftel talking points October 14 to the Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary for the Americas S. Jaishankar and MEA Joint SIPDIS Secretary for East Asia Ashok Kantha, neither of whom had any SIPDIS substantive response. PYATT [...] | 2006-10-17 04:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP KN PARM IN |
06NEWDELHI7153 | CONGRESS AT THE HALF WAY MARK - MORE CONFIDENT [...] (C) Summary. At the halfway mark of the United People's Alliance (UPA) government, Congress Party Chief Ministers met late last month in Nainital to sort out internal issues. Congress emerged strong and confident, having patched-up feuds and solidified party support behind flagbearers PM Manmohan [...] | 2006-10-17 12:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAGR PINR PREL IN |
06NEWDELHI7155 | MAOISTS UNWILLING TO SHARE, ACCORDING TO INDIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dr. Ajai Sahni of the Institute for Conflict Management, warned that current peace talks will result in Nepal being handed over to the Maoists, who have no intention of sharing power. The Maoists are tactical negotiators who should not be underestimated, said Sahni. Describing [...] | 2006-10-18 04:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PBTS KISL NP IN |
06NEWDELHI7205 | UN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ASSURES GOI PEACE TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 17 visit to New Delhi, UN representative Ian Martin told GOI interlocutors that, although talks have stalled in Nepal, they have not completely broken down and he is optimistic the GON and Maoists will eventually resume negotiations, although he did not have a [...] | 2006-10-19 13:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NP UN IN |
06NEWDELHI7273 | KASHMIR: PENDING EXECUTION CAUSING STRIFE FOR CONGRESS NEW DELHI 00007273 001.2 OF 003 [...] (C) Summary. The Srinagar Valley erupted in protest during the first weeks of Ramazan when the Indian Supreme Court upheld a death sentence for Mohammad Afzal Guru, a convicted facilitator of the 2001 attacks on the Indian Parliament. The Indian President has granted Afzal's family a temporary re [...] | 2006-10-20 12:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI7274 | INDIA'S LATEST DEFENSE SCANDAL: FEW LONG-TERM [...] (C) Summary. Former NDA Defense Minister George Fernandes was accused on October 10 of receiving bribes in a 2000 defense procurement contract for Barak missiles from Israel. The scandal revived memories of last year's Denel affair, where a South African company was blacklisted and all outsta [...] | 2006-10-20 13:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS KCRM ECON IN |
06NEWDELHI7289 | INDIA,S CENTRAL ASIA EXPERTS HIGHLIGHT CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leading Indian experts on Central Asia, Russia and China offered India,s perspective on South and Central Asia regional cooperation at a roundtable with PolOffs October 19. Participants identified Afghan security and ensuring a secular Central Asia as India,s priorities in the [...] | 2006-10-23 10:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG KISL IN |
06NEWDELHI7305 | INDIA'S TAMIL-BASED PARTIES RELUCTANT TO EXPEND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Citing lingering ill feelings over the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, the embarrassment caused by the hasty withdrawal of Indian peacekeeping force deployed to Sri Lanka from 1987-1990, and the unpredictability of the LTTE,leaders of Tamil Na [...] | 2006-10-23 12:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PREF IN CE |
06NEWDELHI7306 | MOD STRESSES NO IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. Department of Defense Production Joint Secretary (Exports) Kiran Chadha told A/USTR Ambassador SIPDIS Hartwick in an October 20 meeting: -- the GOI is firm that there will be no changes in the immediate future to defense procurement procedures, despite the August 30 release [...] | 2006-10-23 13:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ECON ETRD IN |
06NEWDELHI7358 | A.K. ANTONY NAMED MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (U) In an October 23 cabinet reshuffle, President of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam named Former Chief Minister of Kerala A.K. Antony Minister of Defense. See paragraphs 3-7 for biographical information on Antony. 2. (C) Our sources tell us that Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi and PM Singh [...] | 2006-10-26 13:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI7359 | INDIA DEFENDS MUMBAI BLAST EVIDENCE POINTING TO [...] (S) Summary: Indian officials remain convinced that Pakistan is behind the July 11th Mumbai attacks, and worry that the US is setting the bar too high for "solid evidence" of Pakistani intelligence involvement. In an October 25th meeting with the Charge, Home Secretary Duggal indicated that [...] | 2006-10-26 13:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK |
06NEWDELHI736 | BHUTANESE AMBASSADOR, CITING FEAR OF MAOISTS, [...] (C) The Government of Bhutan is focusing on Bhutan's constitutional process and may not have time to address the refugee issue, Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering told PRM/A Director Rusch and Poloff on January 31. During the meeting, in which Rusch reiterated points in Ref. A, Tshering stated tha [...] | 2006-02-01 12:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM IN BT NP |
06NEWDELHI7360 | INDIA DEFENDS MUMBAI BLAST EVIDENCE POINTING TO [...] (S) Summary: Indian officials remain convinced that Pakistan is behind the July 11th Mumbai attacks, and worry that the US is setting the bar too high for "solid evidence" of Pakistani itelligence involvement. In an October 25th meeting with the Charge, Home Secretary Duggal indicated that t [...] | 2006-10-26 13:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK |
06NEWDELHI7408 | MOD BRIEFS ON 2006 DEFENSE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES [...] (U) Summary. In an October 24 briefing for the diplomatic corps and business community, officials from the Ministry of Defense, including then-Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defense Secretary Shekhar Dutt, Director General Shilabhadra Bannerjee, and Major General H. S. Sehgal explained the [...] | 2006-10-27 12:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ETRD IN |
06NEWDELHI7442 | CABINET SHUFFLE GENERATES LITTLE EXCITEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary; The opposition BJP and de facto opposition Left parties (supporters of the UPA coalition),criticized the government's October 24 Cabinet shuffle. The BJP interpreted the move as confirming the overriding influence of Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi over the Prime Ministe [...] | 2006-10-30 12:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI7466 | GOI ON THE SAME PAGE REGARDING SRI LANKA, MINOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: India's newly appointed Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee stated on October 30 that it is in India's interest to work with Bangladesh to curb terrorism. While monitoring Bangladesh's deteriorating security situation, Mukherjee noted the current political crisis is an "internal ma [...] | 2006-10-31 09:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IN CE |
06NEWDELHI7514 | INDIA STRONGLY DENIES HOWITZER SALES TO BURMA, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy contacts have confirmed press reports that India has supplied Burma 105 mm Howitzers and associated equipment. However, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) denied that any such deals had transpired. India's rationale for supplying weapons to the junta is ostensibly [...] | 2006-11-02 07:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS MARR BM IN |
06NEWDELHI7577 | DECADES OF CORRUPTION LEADS TO URBAN CHAOS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since 1962, shopkeepers aided by corrupt civil servants in the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) have ignored New Delhi's Master plan and illegally constructed over 50,000 shops in residential zones. After residents, angered by the i [...] | 2006-11-03 12:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ECON EINV PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI7584 | INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR VIEWS DELAY IN [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador met with National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan on November 3rd to discuss the status of the US-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative as well as terrorism and Indo-Pakistan relations (Septel). Narayanan downplayed concern about Indian public reaction if the leg [...] | 2006-11-03 15:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM TSPL ETTC ENRG KNNP IN |
06NEWDELHI7585 | NARAYANAN SEES PAKISTANI EFFORT TO BUILD TERRORIST [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan to discuss counter-terrorism issues and the state of India-Pakistan relations ahead of the Foreign Secretary talks on November 14th and 15th. Narayanan warned that the recently thwarted terrorist attack in Mysore [...] | 2006-11-03 15:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI759 | U/S DOBRIANSKY DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN [...] (C) As part of the February 1 Global Issues Forum, U/S Dobriansky met with Foreign Secretary Saran to discuss initiatives to promote democracy and human rights with India, including presidential deliverables, the UN Deeocracy Fund and UN Human Rights Commission reform. U/S Dobriansky opened [...] | 2006-02-02 14:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM UNSC PHUM PTER AF HU JP IZ IN |
06NEWDELHI760 | INDIA NONCOMMITTAL ON IRAN, CURIOUS TO KNOW [...] (C) In a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador to deliver reftel points, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran refused to be drawn on Iran's IAEA BOG vote, although he noted the Secretary had spoken to Prime Minister Singh on February 1. SIPDIS Saran indicated the Chinese had already given India the EU-3 [...] | 2006-02-02 14:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP IAEA IR IN |
06NEWDELHI761 | INDO-US GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM REVIEWS PRM/TIP ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: A US delegation led by Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky discussed Bhutanese and Tibetan refugees, trafficking in persons, and forced labor with the Indian delegation headed by Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran at the Global Issues Forum in New Delhi [...] | 2006-02-03 03:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF ELAB PHUM IN NP BT |
06NEWDELHI7618 | ANTI-AMERICAN GROUPS USE SADDAM VERDICT TO SQUEEZE [...] (C) Summary: The GOI on November 5 issued a tepid response to the verdict and death sentence on Saddam Hussein that questioned the validity of the judicial process. This GOI response reflects the considerable pressure the Congress Party is facing from two key groups that it needs to remain [...] | 2006-11-06 15:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KNNP PARM MNUC KISL KDEM IN |
06NEWDELHI7635 | DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to convey U.S. interest in building support for five human rights country resolutions to be voted on during the UNGA Third Committee to MEA Deputy Secretary T. Armstrong Changsan (UN Economics and Social) on Nov. 7. Having just returned from New York, Cha [...] | 2006-11-07 10:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN IN |
06NEWDELHI7636 | DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING THE CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche requesting that the GOI oppose the annual Cuba Embargo Resolution at the UNGA to MEA Under Secretary Manish (UN Political) on Nov 7. He said that the GOI had taken note of our points, but was not prepared to offer a formal reply at this time. MULFORD [...] | 2006-11-07 10:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU IN |
06NEWDELHI7661 | NEW DEFENSE MINISTER ANTONY ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF [...] (C) Summary. In a courtesy call by the Ambassador, new Defense Minister A.K. Antony: -- emphasized the importance of concluding the civil nuclear cooperation agreement; -- said India is consciously seeking to expand its defense relationship with America; -- confirmed he will follow the [...] | 2006-11-08 07:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI7667 | FOREIGN MINISTER MUKHERJEE POSITIONED TO HELP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first call on Pranab Mukherjee in his new position as Minister for External Affairs (bio in reftel),the Ambassador emphasized the importance of the broad vision for US-India relations outlined by the President, to which Mukherjee readily added his support and commitment. [...] | 2006-11-08 08:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL |
06NEWDELHI7692 | DEMARCHE TO INDIA ON AMENDING THE CUBA EMBARGO [...] (U) PolOff delivered (reftel a) demarche requesting that the GOI support the Australian amendment to the annual Cuba Embargo Resolution at the UNGA to MEA Deputy Secretary Manish (UN Political) on Nov 8. He said that he would pass the information to his superiors at the MEA, but offered no su [...] | 2006-11-08 12:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU IN |
06NEWDELHI7723 | GOI NOT IN FAVOR OF COUNTRY SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) PolCouns delivered the points in reftel (a) to MEA Joint Secretary Manjeev Singh Puri (UN Economic and Social) on Nov. 9. Puri stated that the GOI is not in favor of country specific resolutions, noting that this would include any resolution specific to the United States. He said that th [...] | 2006-11-09 12:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA UN UNHRC IN |
06NEWDELHI7725 | INDIA STILL TESTING THE WATERS IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a recent visit to Dushanbe, New Delhi PolOff met with MFA and Ministry of Energy officials and local diplomats to explore Indo-Tajik relations. Indian rehabilitation and construction efforts include a small hydropower project, construction of a tunnel, rehabilitation of the a [...] | 2006-11-09 13:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS ECIN ENRG SNAR TI IN |
06NEWDELHI7748 | BOUCHER DISCUSSES PAKISTAN, IRAN, AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with Indian Joint Secretary Dilip Sinha on November 10th to discuss India's relations with Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. Boucher emphasized the importance to the United States that India voice its conc [...] | 2006-11-13 08:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI7759 | BOUCHER DISCUSSES NUCLEAR TALKS, BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reflecting the rapid maturation and quickly broadening scope of US-India strategic coordination, visiting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Americas) Dr. Subramanyam Jaishankar discussed the o [...] | 2006-11-13 10:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI7762 | AN INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH COMMUNIST LEADER [...] (C) Summary: In a November 13 meeting with PolCouns, CPI(M) leader and ideologue Sitaram Yechury expressed a desire to maintain regular relations with the Embassy. With a straight face, Yechury was adamant that good relations benefited both India and the US and had moved beyond the stage of [...] | 2006-11-13 11:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV PINR PREL IN BG NP SL |
06NEWDELHI7764 | BAD VIBES BEFORE HU JINTAO'S INDIA VISIT? [...] SUMMARY: (C) China's presidential visit to India may not culminate in any major breakthroughs in Sino-Indian relations. Despite Chinese claims that a momentous announcement will be made during President Hu's possible address to a joint session of the Indian Parliament on his upcoming visi [...] | 2006-11-14 01:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PBTS IN CH |
06NEWDELHI7767 | BOUCHER AND MENON TOUR D'HORIZON: PAKISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Secretary Menon told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher SIPDIS and Ambassador Mulford in a Nov. 10 meeting that countering Pakistani mistrust about India's role in Baluchistan will be difficult. India is concerned about the growin [...] | 2006-11-14 04:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK |
06NEWDELHI7783 | DEMARCHE TO INDIA ON INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION [...] (U) PolOffs delivered ref (A) diplomatic note on Oct. 31 to Ministry of External Affairs (Americas) Director Santosh Jha and again on Nov. 14 to MEA (UN Economic and Social) Under Secretary R. Masakui. Jha had no formal response to the diplomatic note. Masakui replied that it had been forwa [...] | 2006-11-14 12:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ILC UNGA UN IN |
06NEWDELHI7797 | INDIA-PAKISTAN FOREIGN SECRETARIES RESUME DIALOGUE [...] (C) At their just concluded their meetings in New Delhi, Indian and Pakistani Foreign Secretaries Shivshankar Menon and Riaz Mohammad Khan agreed to a fourth round of composite dialogue despite ongoing Indian concerns about continued terrorist attacks. Press reports said Indian Foreign Minis [...] | 2006-11-15 11:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI7802 | GOI NOT IN FAVOR OF COUNTRY SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) As stated in Ref A, the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs (UN Economic and Social),in his reply to Ref C demarche, responded that the Government of India (GOI) has informed high-level U.S. representatives many times that the GOI is not in favor of country specific resol [...] | 2006-11-15 12:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO UNGA UN IN |
06NEWDELHI7824 | WHAT DO UTTAR PRADESH ELECTIONS MEAN FOR [...] (C) Summary: Uttar Pradesh (UP) is larger than most countries in the world and, with 80 MPs, has the largest Parliamentary delegation in the 545 seat Lok Sabha. For decades, the state has seen growing misrule by kleptocratic and caste-ridden regional parties, accompanied by increasing viole [...] | 2006-11-16 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL IN |
06NEWDELHI7827 | DELHI TRADERS BEND TO RULE OF LAW, FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY The long simmering crisis in Delhi surrounding the "sealing" of illegal businesses seems to be inching towards a dramatic conclusion. On November 6, the Supreme Court (SC) stuck by its earlier decision (reftels),denying a petition by traders seeiing relief and ordered the Municipa [...] | 2006-11-16 13:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV KJUS PHUM PREL PINR ASEC SCUL IN |
06NEWDELHI7852 | DEMARCHE TO INDIA ON NOVEMBER 17 EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs (UN Political) Manish, who had no formal response at the time, but indicated that he would inform his superiors and deliver the text of the resolution to them. MULFORD [...] | 2006-11-17 13:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS IN |
06NEWDELHI7870 | FS MENON TELLS USDP EDELMAN INDIA WILL EMPOWER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a 15 November meeting with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, visiting Under Secretary of SIPDIS Defense for Policy, Eric Edelman, outlined the reorganization of the Department of Defense (DOD) Policy Office, noting the addition of an Assistant Secretary for all Asia incl [...] | 2006-11-20 12:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS IN |
06NEWDELHI7884 | U/S EDELMAN INFORMS DEFENSE SECRETARY DUTT AESA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 12:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP KSTC KOMC IN |
06NEWDELHI7885 | U/S EDELMAN AND DEFMIN ANTONY AGREE ON POSITIVE [...] (C) Summary. Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony told Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman that his ministry assessed that the Defense Policy Group meeting had been a success, and that he anticipated further U.S.-India cooperation in the future, adding that on the whole the milit [...] | 2006-11-21 12:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP KSTC KOMC IN |
06NEWDELHI7886 | BOTH SIDES BULLISH ON U.S.-INDIA MIL-MIL TIES [...] (C) Summary. U.S.-India military-to-military ties - already growing rapidly - were given a fresh boost in back-to-back Defense Procurement and Production Group (DPPG) and Defense Policy Group (DPG) meetings in New Delhi during the week of November 12. In addition to the high-level networking [...] | 2006-11-21 12:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS ETTC KSTC KOMC IN |
06NEWDELHI7935 | IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI REACHES OUT TO PM SINGH, THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first visit to India since becoming Foreign Minister, Iran's FM Mottaki invited PM Singh to Iran, discussed the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) natural gas pipeline, the proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) deal, the IAEA and Iran's nuclear program, Iraq and Afghanistan [...] | 2006-11-22 12:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ELTN ENRG KNNP KISL IR IN |
06NEWDELHI7937 | NEPALESE MAOIST SUPREMO PRACHANDA CONQUERS DELHI, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nepal's Maoist Chairman Prachanda made a splashy debut in New Delhi last week, addressing a leadership conference and sharing the stage with world leaders like Afghan President Karzai and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Prachanda criticized Stalin and Lenin, preached [...] | 2006-11-22 12:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM IN |
06NEWDELHI7942 | HU JINTAO'S VISIT TO INDIA: LOFTY WORDS BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The November 20-23 visit to India of Chinese President Hu Jintao, while not earth-shattering, appears to have concentrated on economic agreements through a "ten-pronged strategy" while downplaying contentious border disputes. The Joint Declaration announced on 21 November conta [...] | 2006-11-22 13:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD EINV MNUC PARM IN CH |
06NEWDELHI7954 | INDIA-PAKISTAN FOREIGN SECRETARIES LAUNCH COUNTER-TERROR JOINT MECHANISM, REVIEW SIACHEN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 14:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN KDEM KISL MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER |
06NEWDELHI7986 | BJP FLEXING ITS MUSCLES AGAIN ON TERRORISM, [...] (C) During the first three days of the Winter Session of Parliament, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) flexed its muscles, galvanized its base and reinvigorated its role as an opposition party. On November 22, the BJP staged a massive demonstration in Delhi. Reports put attendance somewhere b [...] | 2006-11-27 07:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KISL IN |
06NEWDELHI7997 | INDIA REBUILDING ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL [...] (S) Summary: In a November 24 conversation, Israeli DCM Yoed Magen described to us a renewed positive trend in India's relationship with Israel. Magen told the DCM that Israeli National Security Advisor Ilan Mizrachi is coming to Delhi from November 27th through 30th for a high level intell [...] | 2006-11-27 13:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI8003 | INDIA'S COMMUNIST PARTIES DEBATE HOW TO USE THEIR [...] (C) Summary: India's Left parties have a guaranteed niche in Indian politics and enjoy some advantages. India has the largest number of poor people of any country on earth, including many of the most exploited and oppressed populations found anywhere. These make a natural constituency for [...] | 2006-11-28 06:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON IN CH NP |
06NEWDELHI8017 | U/S EDELMAN INFORMS DEFENSE SECRETARY DUTT AESA [...] (U) This cable replaces New Delhi 7884, to reflect changes made in the clearance process not included in the original. 2. (C) Summary. Undersecretary Eric Edelman told Indian Defense Secretary Shekhar Dutt that the Department of Defense has concluded that the U.S. would be prepared to make [...] | 2006-11-29 03:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP KSTC KOMC IN |
06NEWDELHI802 | SEEKING GUIDANCE ON ENGAGING INDIA ON CCIT [...] (U) This is an Action Request for IO and S/CT -- see Para 3. 2. (C) Background: MEA Joint Secretary (UN/Political) Sanjiv Arora told us on February 2 that, following MEA's discussion with Ambassador Tahir-Kheli (Ref A),New Delhi approached the Saudi delegation on the Convention on Terro [...] | 2006-02-03 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KTIA IN SA |
06NEWDELHI8020 | NARAYANAN TELLS PISTOLE INDIA SEEKS TERRORIST [...] (S) Summary: In a frank November 27th discussion with FBI Deputy Director Pistole, National Security Advisor Narayanan explained that while the overall intelligence relationship had improved, the U.S. could only strengthen its counter-terrorism cooperation with India by sharing signals intell [...] | 2006-11-29 04:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PK IN |
06NEWDELHI803 | UNPRECEDENTED INDIA VISIT BY SAUDI KING BOOSTS [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary Sanjay Singh told PolCouns and Poloff on February 2 that Saudi King Abdullah's January 25-28 New Delhi visit - the first in 50 years by a Saudi monarch - was a great success, and far broader in scope than was reported in the media. The visit highlighted energy [...] | 2006-02-03 14:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ETTC PTER UNGA IN SA PK IR IS |
06NEWDELHI804 | KASHMIRI POLITICS AS FILTHY AS DAL LAKE [...] (C) Summary. The GOI recently broadened its Kashmir dialogue by holding several public and private meetings with non-Hurriyat leaders. These discussions are intended to broaden the GOI's set of separatist interlocutors beyond the Hurriyat, while also conveying the GOI's displeasure at the Mi [...] | 2006-02-03 14:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KCRM KISL MOPS ECON IN |
06NEWDELHI8042 | A COMMUNIST LEADER DISTANCES THE CPI(M) FROM CHINA [...] (C) Much of the press coverage of the recently concluded visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao commented on the frosty nature of the visit and depicted the nefarious role of the CPI(M) in working on behalf of Chinese interests in India. One of the most outspoken CPI(M) critics was DNA columnist [...] | 2006-11-29 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON IN CN |
06NEWDELHI8047 | GOI BRIEFING: ARMS MANAGEMENT IN NEPAL MUST BE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiva Shankar Mukherjee presided over a November 28 briefing of the New Delhi diplomatic corps, with International Organizations Additional Secretary K.C. Singh also in attendance, to stress the need for speed in getting a team of UN monitors to observe [...] | 2006-11-30 01:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS KDEM NP CH IN |
06NEWDELHI8067 | HU JINTAO FAILS TO COMMIT TO INDIAN RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are more questions than answers in the aftermath of Chinese President Hu Jintao's November 20-23 visit to India - the first by a Chinese president in 10 years. While taking moderate strides on economic confidence-building measures, it appears that hopes for forward moveme [...] | 2006-11-30 12:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD EINV MNUC PARM IN CH |
06NEWDELHI8100 | INDIAN INTELLIGENTSIA IN A SEASON OF CRITICIZING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Indian intelligentsia has been harshly critical of late of the efficacy of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO),the organization responsible for designing and developing India's weapons systems. Government officials have chimed in, blaming the agency for [...] | 2006-12-01 12:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PARM IN |
06NEWDELHI8129 | INDIA'S MEA PROVIDES READOUT OF SRI LANKA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of External Affairs' Joint Secretary responsible for Sri Lanka, Mr. Mohan Kumar, SIPDIS provided Polcouns with a readout of Minister of External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee's meeting with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Kumar said that Mukherjee hammered home [...] | 2006-12-04 12:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER KTIA MOPS IN CE |
06NEWDELHI8137 | PM SINGH VISIT TO JAPAN: TIME FOR THE U.S. TO SEIZE THE DAY ON CLOSER TRILATERAL COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Singh will visit Tokyo December 13-16 as a follow-on to the ASEAN summit. He and PM Abe are expected to have a feel-good series of meetings, including talks on deepening the bilateral relationship, economic and cultural "deliverables," recognition of the expansion of I [...] | 2006-12-05 08:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KDEM JA IN |
06NEWDELHI8156 | RUMORS ABOUT BANGLADESH; MEA CONTINUES TO DENY AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: MEA Joint Secretary (Bangladesh, Burma Sri Lanka, Maldives) Mohan Kumar informed PolCouns that rumors are rife in Dhaka that the U.S. wants neither Sheikh Hasina, leader of the Awami League (AL),nor Khaleda Zia, head of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),to win January's s [...] | 2006-12-05 12:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MASS PTER KISL IN BG |
06NEWDELHI8191 | INDIA DOES NOT DISMISS MUSHARRAF PROPOSAL, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Mukherjee told Ambassador December 6 that Pakistan President Musharraf's proposal on Kashmir contained no new ideas, but was instead an effort to repackage old proposals. He said the GoI would carefully assess Musharraf's message, adding that he saw "no negative [...] | 2006-12-06 15:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK |
06NEWDELHI8250 | S/CT DEPUTY COORDINATOR PALMER AND ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Summary. In a December 7 meeting, S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer and Ministry of External Affairs Additional Secretary (International Organizations) K.C. Singh discussed: -- Indian flexibility on dates for the next CTJWG, presumably in February; -- Pakistani-based terrorism, i [...] | 2006-12-08 12:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PK IN |
06NEWDELHI8268 | U/S BURNS AND INDIAN DEFENSE SECRETARY DUTT [...] (C) Summary. In a December 8 meeting, Undersecretary Burns and Indian Defense Secretary Shekhar Dutt discussed: -- the civil-nuclear cooperation initiative: U/S Burns briefed DS Dutt on the current status and assured Dutt that the final bill is fully consistent with the July 18 and March 2 [...] | 2006-12-11 10:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ETRD IN |
06NEWDELHI8273 | BURNS AND MENON DISCUSS PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 7 U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue working lunch, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon discussed: -PAKISTAN: Menon said that the latest round of Foreign Secretary-level talks was productive, but Pakista [...] | 2006-12-11 12:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PARM PBTS IN PK |
06NEWDELHI8276 | MUKHERJEE EXPRESSES APPRECIATION FOR CIVILIAN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee t/ld Under Secretary Nicholas Burns on December 8 he appreciated the Bush Administration's efforts to negotiate language for the civilian nuclear legislation that was favorable to India, and said Indian officials were preparing to address their remaining c [...] | 2006-12-11 12:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC EAID ECON EAGR PINR PTER KDEM |
06NEWDELHI8277 | JAISHANKAR'S POST GAME ANALYSIS OF U/S EDELMAN [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the DCM, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Dr. Jaishankar provided his analysis of SIPDIS Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman's November visit. Agreeing that substantive developments occurred and the ability of both sides to work collaborati [...] | 2006-12-11 13:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS ETTC KSTC KOMC IN |
06NEWDELHI8278 | U/S BURNS MEETING WITH INDIAN NSA NARAYANAN [...] (C) Summary: On December 7, Under Secretary Burns and National Security Advisor Narayanan discussed the impending passage of the U.S-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Bill and hopes that a 123 Agreement could be implemented quickly. They agreed that after conclusion of the historic a [...] | 2006-12-11 13:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR MOPS IN |
06NEWDELHI8280 | U.S.-INDIA BILATERAL DIALOGUE: BURNS AND MENON [...] (C) Summary. During the December 7 U.S.-India Bilateral Dialogue, chaired by Undersecretary Burns and Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon, the two sides followed up on SIPDIS the list of Presidential initiatives agreed upon in July 2005 and March 2006 by President Bush and PM Singh, as wel [...] | 2006-12-11 13:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ETRD EFIN ECON EINV KIPR MARR |
06NEWDELHI8298 | INDIAN MP'S ARE GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE [...] (C) Summary: A selected group of Members of Parliament from the India/US Forum of Parliamentarians (IUFP) discussed a broad range of issues with U/S Burns and Ambassador Mulford during their December 8 meeting. The MPs were mostly from the Congress party, although the BJP and regional partie [...] | 2006-12-12 10:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC EAID ECON EAGR PINR PTER KDEM |
06NEWDELHI8356 | HOME MINISTRY AGREES TO CLOSER COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an extremely collegial exchange, S/CT Deputy Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Virginia Palmer identified several areas for future counterterrorism (CT) cooperation in a Dec. 8 meeting with three senior Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) officials, who briefed her on the current [...] | 2006-12-15 01:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PARM KISL PK BG IN |
06NEWDELHI8365 | PIPELINES, EDUCATION AND SECURITY IN CENTRAL ASIA: [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a Dec. 13 meeting, Joint Secretary (Eurasia) Jaimini Bhagwati expressed concerns to P/DAS Steven Mann about whether Turkmenistan could live up to its obligations in a proposed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline. Citing the Indo-Pak relationsh [...] | 2006-12-15 06:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KISL EPET ELTN TX KZ TI KG |
06NEWDELHI8373 | MOVING THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP FORWARD: PDAS MANN AND JOINT SECRETARIES JAISHANKAR AND KUMAR [...] (S) Summary: On December 13, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Steven Mann met SIPDIS with out-going MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Dr. Jaishankar and his designated replacement Ms. Gyatri Kumar to follow-up on the progress made during Under Secretary Burns' [...] | 2006-12-15 08:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV PINR EAGR MASS IN |
06NEWDELHI8387 | INDIAN COUNTERTERRORISM EXPERTS URGE GREATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: "Stay the course in Afghanistan," urged Indian counterterrorism experts in Dec. 7 meetings with visiting S/CT Deputy Director Virginia Palmer. Describing a need for the Karzai government to extend its writ beyond Kabul, for a national identity to improve morale, and for greater unity f [...] | 2006-12-18 06:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KISL PK AF IN |
06NEWDELHI8424 | DEMARCHE TO INDIA ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-19 12:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA AMGT AORC IN |
06NEWDELHI843 | TSA TEXT DELIVERED; ACCEPTANCE LIKELY [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel text to MEA Deputy Secretary (Americas) Santosh Jha on February 6, who commented that the interested GOI agencies would likely agree to the proposed changes, and commence work on a Hindi translation. Post will follow up to confirm acceptance and translation. MULFO [...] | 2006-02-06 12:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KSCA PREL TSPA IN |
06NEWDELHI8463 | CRUCIAL MUSLIM CONSTITUENCY SPLIT BEFORE IMPENDING [...] (C) Summary: The crucial state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) is facing an election in early 2007 that could displace the current Samajwadi Party (SP) government. Muslims have long been considered a crucial SP "vote bank." A December 11-13 trip to the Muslim dominated areas of Rampur, Moradabad and [...] | 2006-12-21 11:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SCUL KDEM KISL IN |
06NEWDELHI8469 | NEW DELHI DECLARES PM SINGH'S TOKYO "VERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan watchers in New Delhi regard PM Singh's Tokyo visit a success, one that achieved India's main goal of taking the relationship one level higher. Economic cooperation agreements highlighted the summit for the Indians, while political principles which had been established in [...] | 2006-12-22 01:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EQRD KNNP MARR JA IN |
06NEWDELHI85 | GOI ON UN REFORM PRIORITIES, LET DESIGNATION [...] (S) Summary: PolCouns and Poloff conveyed Ref B demarche on LET surrogates' terrorist designation to the MEA officials responsible for UN affairs. New Delhi remains hopeful that the CCIT will be completed soon, despite its disappointment at a failure to finish the text in 2005, and would like [...] | 2006-01-05 10:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER EFIN PHUM KUNR KDEM IN |
06NEWDELHI8511 | SENATOR SPECTER MEETING WITH P.M. SINGH [...] (C) Summary. Visiting Senator Arlen Specter (R - PA) called on Indian P.M. Manmohan Singh December 24. Both agreed on the historic impact of the U.S./India civil-nuclear agreement on bilateral relations. P.M. Singh offered the caveat that the significance will be historic once the 123 Agre [...] | 2006-12-26 11:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ETRD ETTC EAGR IR IS IZ JO KN |
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