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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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08STATE41693 | TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political tensions in Lebanon, and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State continues to strongly urge that Americans defer travel to Lebanon and that American citizens in Le [...] | 2008-04-21 14:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC LE |
08STATE4237 | DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO YEREVAN 1421: REQUEST FOR [...] As requested in reftel, the Department has reviewed its files and, of this date, finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following member of the Government of Armenia, nominated for training by the Ministry of Defense. The start date of training is January 18 [...] | 2008-01-14 22:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MASS PGOV PHUM AM |
08STATE44298 | TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA [...] This Travel Alert updates U.S. citizens about security issues in China and advises American citizens traveling or residing there to be alert to their surroundings and exercise caution at all times. This Travel Alert expires on October 31, 2008. 2. Any large-scale public event such as the [...] | 2008-04-25 21:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC CN |
08STATE45483 | TRAVEL WARNING - CHAD [...] This Travel Warning is updated to note that the Department of State has authorized the return of U.S. Embassy non-emergency personnel and adult family members to Chad. The Department of State continues to urge American citizens to defer travel to Chad and for American citizens in Chad to exer [...] | 2008-04-30 01:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC CH |
08STATE48551 | TRAVEL WARNING - NEPAL [...] This Travel Warning updates safety and security information for travelers to Nepal. The Department of State remains concerned about the security situation in Nepal and urges American citizens to obtain updated security information before they travel and to be prepared to change their plans o [...] | 2008-05-07 20:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC NP |
08STATE49905 | MGLBO1: BURMA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Embassy Rangoon reports an eight-person Burmese delegation led by the Navy commander greeted Director Fore and PACOM commander Admiral Keating at the Rangoon airport. Press were on hand to witness the arrival. Additional U.S. airlifts are planned for May 14-16 pending Burmese governme [...] | 2008-05-12 10:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BM |
08STATE49938 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Syrian smugglers instigated clashes at the Masnaa border crossing, but the al-Arida border crossing remains open. (Ops/Embassy Beirut telcon) 2. (SBU) Embassy Beirut notes fighting broke out again in Aley, east of Beirut. Fighting in Tripoli subsided. ISF report 47 dead and 160 wo [...] | 2008-05-12 12:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE50327 | TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political violence in Lebanon, and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State urges that Americans avoid all travel to Lebanon and that American citizens in Lebanon consider car [...] | 2008-05-12 22:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC LE |
08STATE50829 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Beirut reports Future Movement leader Hariri blamed Iran and Syria for bringing down the state of Lebanon, accusing them of mounting an "invasion" designed to restore their influence. Hariri rejected dialogue in the current security situation, reiterated his support for LAF Com [...] | 2008-05-13 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE51293 | TRAVEL ALERT - ZIMBABWE [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to update U.S. citizens on safety and security concerns throughout Zimbabwe due to ongoing political instability following the March 29 national elections, and recommends deferral of non-essential travel to Zimbabwe at this time. This supersedes the Travel A [...] | 2008-05-14 17:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC ZI |
08STATE51547 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Beirut reports Interior Minister Aridi announced the reversal of the decisions to fire the airport security chief and to declare Hizballah's fiber optics network illegal after a five-hour meeting. The Lebanon desk comments this was expected, and is a tactical move to show flexi [...] | 2008-05-15 02:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE5157 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 16, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed below. LAST NAME: Elgad FIRST NAME: Rotem Rafael GENDER: Male DOB: 30 October 1975 RANK/SERVICE: Major [...] | 2008-01-16 21:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS WE KPAL MASS MARR |
08STATE5189 | PARTICIPANTS FOR ILEA LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 16, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below. Name: Shemsu Jemal Sirur Rank: Deputy Commander Organization: Dire Dawa Police Commission Current [...] | 2008-01-16 22:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM SNAR ET |
08STATE52036 | TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA [...] (U) This Travel Alert advises American citizens that a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck China's eastern Sichuan province on May 12. Due to rescue and relief operations, damage to infrastructure throughout the area, and the continuing potential for aftershocks, U.S. citizens are urged to defer [...] | 2008-05-15 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC CN |
08STATE52144 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Lebanese leaders will leave Beirut at 1530 local time in separate planes; a third plane will transport journalists. The delegations are expected to arrive in Doha in the evening. Formal discussions will begin May 17 and will address government composition and the electoral law. Hizb [...] | 2008-05-16 12:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE52345 | OSCE: GUIDANCE ON PERMANENT COUNCIL DECISION ON [...] (SBU) The Department concurs with Post's analysis (reftel) of the potential political costs of opposing the PC draft decision (PC.DD/16/08) on the OSCE-Afghanistan conference, and therefore instructus Post not to block cosensus in support of the conference. Given the potential uncertainties w [...] | 2008-05-16 17:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC OSCE AF |
08STATE52732 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Beirut reports the parties agreed to form one committee to address the electoral law and another to address the formation of a national unity cabinet in the opening session. The Hizballah-led opposition has not yet agreed to address the question of Hizballah's weapons. March 1 [...] | 2008-05-17 15:14:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE52757 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Participants in the first day of negotiations told Embassy Beirut talks focused on the election law. Future Party leader Hariri's advisor, Ghattas Khoury, said that after several hours the committee made "some progress, but it's slow." Transportation Minister Safadi said the Doha dial [...] | 2008-05-18 03:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE52764 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Local press report committee members have agreed to adopt the 2005 election law on county-sized districts. Embassy Beirut comments although Acting FM Mitri and DefMin Murr believe a deal on the electoral law is close, many other delegates say the discussions are completely blocked. Po [...] | 2008-05-18 13:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE52907 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt says March 14 is still waiting to see the Hizballah weapons paper developed by the Qatari PM. Amid shuttle diplomacy, Druze Telecom Minister Hamadeh said the opposition holds too many "hidden" cards, adding "we can't reward violence with a political victory. [...] | 2008-05-19 12:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE53293 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Media report the Hizballah-led opposition and government disagree on how to proceed with negotiations. Negotiators suspended discussions on the electoral law in order to focus first on electing a president, but Hizballah presented a counter proposal to negotiate on cabinet formation an [...] | 2008-05-19 20:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE53343 | TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political violence in Lebanon, and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State continues to urge that Americans avoid all travel to Lebanon and that American citizens in Lebanon [...] | 2008-05-19 22:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC LE |
08STATE53566 | TRAVEL WARNING - SOMALIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the unsettled security situation in Somalia and continues to urge American citizens not to travel to the country. This supersedes the Travel Warning of November 13, 2007. 2. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to Somal [...] | 2008-05-20 15:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PTER AF PREL KE |
08STATE53815 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Media report Qatari-led mediators gave Lebanese political leaders until May 21 to respond to two proposals aimed at resolving the ongoing political crisis between the governing March 14 coalition and the Hizballah-led opposition. According to post, both proposals support the election [...] | 2008-05-20 19:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE5452 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 15, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the members of the Presidential Guard listed in the referenced cables. 2. Post is permitted to provide the following statement [...] | 2008-01-17 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS WE KPAL MASS MARR |
08STATE54663 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Hizballah has begun to dismantle its tent city surrounding the government complex at the Grand Serail, while Lebanese Armed Forces remove roadblocks around Beirut, media report. (Ops/Embassy Beirut e-mail, NOWLebanon.com) 2. (SBU) Embassy Beirut reports Hizballah leader Nasrallah [...] | 2008-05-21 23:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE54685 | TRAVEL ALERT - SOUTH AFRICA [...] This Travel Alert advises American citizens of an increase in violent attacks on foreigners, particularly refugees or immigrants from other African nations. American citizens in South Africa are urged to monitor media reports and to avoid areas where attacks may be likely to occur. This Trav [...] | 2008-05-22 02:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC SF |
08STATE55212 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Qatari PM Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani, Arab League Secretary General Moussa, EU High Representative Solana, and the foreign ministers of France, Spain, and Italy plan to attend the election and LAF General Sleiman's inauguration, according [...] | 2008-05-22 21:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE55841 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (C) CODEL Rahall (D-WV) plans to attend parliamentary events in Beirut May 25 and expects to meet with LAF General Sleiman. Other delegation members include Darrell Issa (R-CA),Ray Lahood (R-IL),Charles Melancon (D-LA),John Linder (R-GA),and Jack Kingston(R-GA). (Ops/H e- mail) ---- [...] | 2008-05-23 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE55861 | LIFTING OF TRAVEL WARNING: INDONESIA [...] Effective May 23, 2008, the Department has cancelled the Travel Warning issued for Indonesia. The Department has determined that the current security climate in Indonesia no longer warrants a Travel Warning. 2. Updated information on safety and security in Indonesia can be found via the B [...] | 2008-05-23 22:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC ID |
08STATE55964 | MGBMO1: BURMA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-25 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BM |
08STATE55965 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Parliament elected Michel Sleiman president, with 118 votes cast in his favor, Embassy Beirut confirms. Six MPs cast blank ballots. Media report the three remaining ballots included a symbolic vote for Rafiq Hariri and "all the martyred MPs." (Ops/Embassy Beirut e- mail, AFP) 2. [...] | 2008-05-25 22:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE55967 | MGBMO1: BURMA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Most countries said they would withhold further pledges pending greater access. China pledged $10 million, Cambodia pledged $250,000, and the Philippines pledged $150,000. (Ops/Embassy Rangoon telcon) --------------------------------------------- -- REGIME, DONORS FOCUSED ON DIFFERE [...] | 2008-05-25 23:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BM |
08STATE56959 | AUTHORIZATION FOR NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE REFERRAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 17:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CB KN KS PHUM PREF PREL |
08STATE58067 | TRAVEL ALERT - HURRICANE SEASON [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to alert U.S. citizens to the Hurricane Season in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. The official Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June through November. This Travel Alert expires November 30, 2008. 2. National We [...] | 2008-05-30 16:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC XL |
08STATE58123 | TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political violence in Lebanon and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State continues to urge that Americans avoid all travel to Lebanon. Americans who live and work in Leban [...] | 2008-05-30 17:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC LE |
08STATE58144 | TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA [...] This Travel Alert updates U.S. citizens on the effects of the earthquake that struck China's Sichuan province on May 12. American citizens should avoid the areas of Sichuan province most severely affected by the earthquake and be prepared for travel delays in other parts of the province. Ar [...] | 2008-05-30 18:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC CM |
08STATE58879 | TRAVEL ALERT - ZIMBABWE [...] This Travel Alert updates safety and security concerns in Zimbabwe, advises U.S. citizens to consider relocating if necessary to ensure their security during the upcoming election period, and continues to recommend deferral of all non-essential travel to Zimbabwe at this time. This supersede [...] | 2008-06-02 16:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC ZI |
08STATE59138 | CANCELLATION OF TRAVEL WARNING - BURMA [...] The Travel Warning issued for Burma on May 5, 2008, has been cancelled effective June 3, 2008. 2. The Department of State has lifted the Authorized Departure for Burma due to improvements in safety conditions in the city of Rangoon and most areas of Burma. 3. The Irrawaddy Delta regio [...] | 2008-06-03 00:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC BM |
08STATE59463 | READOUT FROM APRIL 29 -IRAQ AND NEIGHBOR RSI SVTC [...] (S) Summary: S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey hosted an Iraq and Neighbors Regional Strategic Initiative Secure Video Teleconference (SVTC) with U.S. Chiefs of Mission (COMs) from Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey, as well as Embassy Baghdad's Political Military Minister-C [...] | 2008-06-03 18:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC IZ XF |
08STATE59493 | Travel Alert - Burma [...] This Travel Alert updates American citizens on safety conditions within Burma. American citizens residing in or traveling to Burma should continue to defer nonessential travel to the Irrawaddy Delta region of the country. The Burmese government has restricted access to this area for all but [...] | 2008-06-03 18:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC BM |
08STATE5991 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 18, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the members of the Presidential Guard listed in the referenced cables. 2. Post is permitted to provide the following statement [...] | 2008-01-18 20:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS WE KPAL MASS MARR |
08STATE61194 | Walk-in Guidance for 2008: Administrative [...] (S/NF) Summary: The information in this telegram must be handled with utmost discretion and due diligence. This telegram contains updated guidance and procedures for handling foreign national walk-ins, defectors and asylum seekers at overseas posts. It describes procedures to be followed in re [...] | 2008-06-06 16:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CVIS PINR PREF |
08STATE61918 | TRAVEL WARNING - COTE D'IVOIRE [...] This Travel Warning updates information on safety and security concerns in Cote d'Ivoire and continues to urge U.S. citizens to exercise extreme caution while traveling in Cote d'Ivoire. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued December 5, 2007. 2. Cote d'Ivoire continues to experience [...] | 2008-06-09 19:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC IV |
08STATE62588 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FOREIGN TERRORIST [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 4, 9, and 10. SUMMARY 2. (S/NF) The Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) is subject to a five-year review this year. The Department is collecting and reviewing information about the activi [...] | 2008-06-10 22:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL KCRM KJUS IZ SY IS LY |
08STATE63141 | TRAVEL WARNING - ERITREA [...] (U) This Travel Warning updates information on Eritrea's current security situation. It reiterates the Department of State's recommendation that U.S. citizens defer non-essential travel to Eritrea due to restrictions on travel outside the capital city of Asmara and heightened tensions along [...] | 2008-06-11 21:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PTER ER |
08STATE63412 | VETTING RESPONSES FOR IMET TRAINING FOR SERBIA [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftels for various IMET courses. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of June 9, 2008: NAME: Vladan Milinkovic (Ref A) DOB: 18/01/19 [...] | 2008-06-12 15:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MAR MASS PREL PHUM SR MW |
08STATE63413 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR IMET TRAINING FOR SERBIA [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for a CTFP IMET course beginning July 1, 2008. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of June 10, 2008: NAME: Goran Radosavljevic D [...] | 2008-06-12 15:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MAR MASS PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE63983 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 3, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Mujahid M H Rabaia 02 Jul 1970 Maythalun Police Wasim M M al-Jayusi 04 J [...] | 2008-06-13 15:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KPAL PHUM IS |
08STATE64009 | CAMEROON: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMEROONIAN [...] (U) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 11, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below. 2. (SBU) Individuals attending Senior Leaders Seminars at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies i [...] | 2008-06-13 15:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR CM |
08STATE64109 | TRAVEL WARNING - SRI LANKA [...] This Travel Warning provides updated security information and alerts American citizens traveling to or living in Sri Lanka about the continuing danger of terrorist attacks throughout the country. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Sri Lanka dated February 8, 2008. 2. The Department of S [...] | 2008-06-13 18:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC CE |
08STATE64225 | TRAVEL WARNING - IRAQ [...] This Travel Warning updates the current security situation and reiterates the dangers of the use of civilian aircraft and of road travel within Iraq. This supersedes the Travel Warning of July 23, 2007. 2. The Department of State continues to strongly warn U.S. citizens against travel to [...] | 2008-06-13 21:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PTER IR |
08STATE64809 | TRAVEL WARNING - CHAD [...] This Travel Warning is being updated to reflect the resumption of rebel activity in Chad and to inform American citizens that the U.S. Embassy in N'Djamena temporarily relocated some personnel to Cameroon on June 16. The Department of State urges American citizens to defer travel to Chad and [...] | 2008-06-16 23:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC CD |
08STATE66307 | GABON AND SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 19, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below. 2. (SBU) Information of proposed candidates is as follows: Name: Vanziller Menezes Rank: Aspir [...] | 2008-06-19 20:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR GB |
08STATE674 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 3, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the Palestinian National Security Forces (NSF) officers listed below. First name, last name Mahmoud Jalal Mahmoud Khaleel POB: [...] | 2008-01-03 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC IS KPAL MARR MASS PGOV PHUM WE |
08STATE67463 | TRAVEL WARNING - CHAD [...] This Travel Warning provides an update on the security situation in Chad. The Department of State continues to advise American citizens to defer travel to Chad, and American citizens residing in Chad should exercise extreme caution. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Chad dated June 16, [...] | 2008-06-23 23:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC CD |
08STATE68523 | TRAVEL ALERT - ZIMBABWE [...] This Travel Alert updates safety and security concerns in Zimbabwe, and urges U.S. citizens to defer all travel to Zimbabwe at this time, and to consider relocating if necessary to ensure their security during the election period. The U.S. Embassy may periodically restrict the travel of U.S. [...] | 2008-06-26 00:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC ZI |
08STATE69050 | OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...] | 2008-06-26 22:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU |
08STATE69051 | OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...] | 2008-06-26 22:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU |
08STATE69056 | OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...] | 2008-06-26 22:07:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU |
08STATE71806 | TRAVEL WARNING - UZBEKISTAN [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to remind U.S. citizens that the potential for a terrorist attack or localized civil disturbance still exists, despite the fact that there have been no violent incidents in Uzbekistan since May 2005. The Department of State continues to urge Americans in [...] | 2008-07-03 17:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC UZ |
08STATE71930 | INTERIM RESPONSE TO POST'S REQUEST FOR LIFE [...] DS acknowledges receipt of Reference A and is presently coordinating with other offices to process the request. A response will be provided SEPTEL. 2. Point of contact on this matter is DS/IP/OPO/FPD Charles Diamond at 571-345-2431 or Heidi McMichael at 571-345-2403. RICE [...] | 2008-07-03 19:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN AMGT ASEC IZ |
08STATE72687 | REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON UKRAINIAN [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kyiv. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: According to Ref A, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry in the Cherkasy region detained two men attempting to sell cesium and enriched uranium for five million U.S. dollars. According to the report, [...] | 2008-07-07 21:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG KCRM PARM TRGY UP XH PINR |
08STATE73660 | TRAVEL WARNING - SAUDI ARABIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the security situation in Saudi Arabia and reminds U.S . citizens of recommended security precautions. It supersedes the Travel Warning issued December 19, 2007. 2. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks [...] | 2008-07-09 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PREL PTER SA |
08STATE76655 | WORLDWIDE CAUTION [...] This Worldwide Caution updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests throughout the world. In some countries, the rise in oil and food prices has caused political and economic instability and social unrest. American citizens ar [...] | 2008-07-16 23:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC |
08STATE77144 | NUCLEAR FORENSICS EXPERTS PLAN PATH FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Atomic energy, law enforcement and policy experts from nearly 30 countries met in Sofia, Bulgaria June 17-19 under the auspices of the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG) to share experience on nuclear forensics and illicit trafficking issues. The I [...] | 2008-07-17 20:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC BE KNNP PREL PTER ENRG MNUC |
08STATE78366 | TRAVEL WARNING FOR TIMOR-LESTE [...] This Travel Warning updates information regarding the security situation in Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor). The Department of State advises U.S. citizens of the continuing potential for violent civil unrest in Timor- Leste and urges U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to [...] | 2008-07-21 22:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC TT |
08STATE79525 | TRAVEL WARNING - CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE [...] This Travel Warning clarifies the areas of eastern Congo affected by rebel activity, deletes information on ebola, and adds information on aviation safety. Overall, the security situation in the country remains unchanged. This Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for the Democratic Republic [...] | 2008-07-23 21:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC CG |
08STATE80632 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING OF NATIONAL [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of July 23, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. 1 Ahmad Mustafa Ahmad Tazaz'a Jenin 14/12/1989 850739590 2 Ala'a Nabil Fathi a [...] | 2008-07-25 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL |
08STATE84509 | MGCH01: VIRTUAL MONITORING GROUP FORMATION [...] The Executive Secretary has directed the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to form a Monitoring Group to coordinate all State Department activities regarding the 2008 Olympics, effective 0800 EDT August 7, 2008. The Monitoring Group will operate virtually with support from the Operation [...] | 2008-08-06 19:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE84892 | TRAVEL WARNING - PAKISTAN [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security incidents and reminds U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns in Pakistan. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning dated September 21, 2007. 2. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against non-essential trave [...] | 2008-08-07 17:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC PK |
08STATE85112 | TRAVEL WARNING - COLOMBIA [...] This Travel Warning updates and reminds American citizens of ongoing security concerns in Colombia. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers of travel to Colombia. While security in Colombia has improved significantly in recent years, violence by narco-terrorist [...] | 2008-08-08 00:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC CO |
08STATE85570 | TRAVEL ALERT-GEORGIA [...] This Travel Alert updates U.S. citizens on the armed conflict in South Ossetia between Georgian and separatist forces. U.S. citizens should avoid unnecessary travel within Georgia, defer all travel north of Gori and avoid all travel to the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. This [...] | 2008-08-09 01:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER OTRA ASEC YI |
08STATE85571 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-09 01:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE85598 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-09 10:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE85614 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-09 21:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE85615 | TFGG01 AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE FROM TBLISI, [...] Effective the date of this telegram August 9,2008 I hereby approve authorized departure (AD)of eligible family members from Tbilisi to Yerevan. Eligible family members who are currently outside of Tbilisi and unable to safely return may proceed to the nearest contiguous country. Members of Househol [...] | 2008-08-09 21:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AEMR CASC KFLO AFIN ASEC GG |
08STATE85639 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 04 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-10 13:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE85663 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-10 21:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE85725 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 12:12:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE86156 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 04:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE86171 | TRAVEL WARNING - GEORGIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Georgia. In light of the continued aerial bombings of civilian and military targets in several areas of the country, the Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer non-essential travel to Georgia and recommends [...] | 2008-08-12 10:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER OTRA ASEC GG RS |
08STATE86173 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi reports the city is calm, despite fears of a Russian advance into the capital. The OSCE mission reports the road to Tskinvali is clear. The Georgian government confirms reports of fresh Russian missile strikes in Gori, and notes it no longer has sufficient emergency ser [...] | 2008-08-12 11:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE86578 | TRAVEL ALERT - COMOROS [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to advise U.S. citizens traveling to the Union of the Comoros of the potential for demonstrations and civil unrest due to a severe fuel shortage across the nation. This Travel Alert expires October 12, 2008. 2. The Union of Comoros is continuing to experie [...] | 2008-08-12 21:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PREL CN |
08STATE86597 | TRAVEL WARNING - YEMEN [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to inform American citizens that the Department of State has lifted the ordered departure status of non-emergency American employees and adult family members of all employees at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen. The Department recommends that American citiz [...] | 2008-08-12 23:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC AMGT YM |
08STATE86603 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 9 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-13 00:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE86716 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) MEDIA REPORT THE GEORGIANS AND RUSSIANS AGREED TO A SIX-POINT CEASE-FIRE PLAN. DAS BRYZA NOTES THE PLAN WILL NOT BE SIGNED, BUT WILL BE THE BASIS OF A UNSC RESOLUTION. (TF/EUR E-MAIL, REUTERS) 2. (C) THE RUSSIAN MFA NOTED RUSSIA WOULD TAKE A HARDER LINE OVER SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKH [...] | 2008-08-13 12:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE87210 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 01:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE87260 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 12 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 10:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE87557 | TFGG01 GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi received unconfirmed reports Russian forces re-entered Gori, placed landmines around a Russian encampment, and established a presence in Poti in order to inspect the cargo of any incoming U.S. vessels. 2. (U) Media report Russian forces intend to hand over Gori to [...] | 2008-08-14 18:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE87773 | TFGG01 GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (S/NF) Although Russian forces remain in and around Gori, Georgian police forces have begun re-establishing control over the city. (TF/EUCOM e-mail) 2. (S/NF) Russian aircraft reportedly are confining their activity to Russian airspace and naval forces have moved north toward Sukhumi. ( [...] | 2008-08-15 08:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE87776 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-15 09:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE88156 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (U) A Russian convoy advanced to within 30 miles of Tbilisi, halting in Igoeti. 2. (U) Russian forces in Poti are destroying the port's equipment and infrastructure. 3. (SBU) Russian roadblocks are hindering the delivery of humanitarian relief supplies to South Ossetia and areas w [...] | 2008-08-15 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE88251 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Russian troops blew up a bridge at Kaspi, a main railroad link between Tbilisi and Gori. According to DAS Matt Bryza, this attack could destabilize the Georgian economy and complicate humanitarian assistance efforts. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail) 2. (SBU) Russian armored personnel ca [...] | 2008-08-16 13:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE88262 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) FM Lavrov said Russian forces will begin their withdrawal after additional security measures are put in place, media report. Lavrov's comments on "finishing the task" are angering the Georgians, according to Embassy Tbilisi. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon, Reuters) 2. (SBU) Various media [...] | 2008-08-16 21:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE88303 | TGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 19 [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi could not confirm any Russian troop withdrawals. EU parliamentarians entered Gori after being stopped at the outskirts. They saw no troops in the city, but the Russian military has established checkpoints at major junctions along the road from Gori to Khashuri, giv [...] | 2008-08-17 21:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE88304 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 20 [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow reports the Russian Deputy Chief of the General Staff said preparations for a withdrawal are underway. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon). 2. (S/NF) Georgian forces established a checkpoint north of Kaspi within 1 km of Russian troops. (TF/EUCOM e-mail) 3. (S/NF) T [...] | 2008-08-17 22:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE88329 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 21 [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi cannot confirm the movements of Russian troops, though journalists traveling between Gori and Tbilisi told post the troops expect to depart ?soon.? (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) 2. (U) De facto South Ossetian President Kokoity dismissed his cabinet due to delays in t [...] | 2008-08-18 11:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE88627 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Russian checkpoints remain on the Gori-Tbilisi highway. Russia may raise a failed POW exchange as a reason for not withdrawing. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) 2. (SBU) Russia denies allegations it blew up the Kaspi bridge. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) 3. (SBU) Russia denied acces [...] | 2008-08-18 19:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE88784 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) A Russian general threatened to advance on Tbilisi August 19 if Russian POWs are not released. Georgians believe Russian prisoner numbers have been exaggerated. ICRC observes no signs of mistreatment of either Russian or Georgian POWs. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail, TF/ICRC telcon) PR [...] | 2008-08-19 06:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE89062 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi confirms an exchange of five Russian and 20-21 Georgian prisoners, facilitated by the French Ambassador to Georgia. Meanwhile, Russians detained 20 Georgian police officers in Poti. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail, Reuters) 2. (SBU) Post confirms Russian troops seized fi [...] | 2008-08-19 17:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE89470 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.26 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-20 14:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE89674 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Georgian students, trade unionists, and businessmen confronted Russian forces at a checkpoint between Gori and Tbilisi, and near a Russian base near Senaki. (Tbilisi 1403) RUSSIA TO ALLOW OSCE MONITORS TO ENTER TSKHINVALI --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (S [...] | 2008-08-20 19:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE89776 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Russian forces built a sentry post 30 miles from Tbilisi, according to media. Embassy Tbilisi is concerned Russia could block not only international relief but also economic reconstruction. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi email, AP) RAILWAY BRIDGE REPAIRS EXPECTED TO TAKE 30 DAYS ------------ [...] | 2008-08-21 03:15:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE89870 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 29 [...] (SBU) Russian troops are using armored personnel carriers to block the bridge into Poti, media report. Embassy Tbilisi received reports of Gori checkpoints being moved to the city outskirts. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon, AP) 2. (SBU) Explosions were reported throughout August 20 at Senaki ba [...] | 2008-08-21 13:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE8993 | SECURITY ADVISORY - FORTHCOMING RELEASE OF GEERT [...] (U) Classified by Acting Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security Gregory B. Starr for E.O. 12958 reasons 1.4 (c) and (d). 2. (SBU) This cable contains an action request for all posts. Please see paragraph six. 3. (S) The following is an information/action cable advising posts of the possibi [...] | 2008-01-29 17:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ASEC PTER CASC |
08STATE90334 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 30 [...] (C) The timing for a Russian withdrawal and the size of its remaining peacekeeping force is unclear. (Moscow 2496) 2. (C) Separatist leader Kokoity told a rally in Tskhinvali he will ask the Kremlin to recognize South Ossetia's independence, according to media. Embassy Moscow notes the [...] | 2008-08-21 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE90378 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (U) Defense Minister Serdyukov said Russian troops would begin to withdraw into South Ossetia at 0600 local time, and be completed by the end of the day. 500 "peacekeepers" would remain in the "security zone." The withdrawing forces would depart South Ossetia for Russia over the next ten d [...] | 2008-08-22 11:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE90852 | TRAVEL WARNING - ALGERIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Algeria and warns American citizens against travel to the Kabylie region of the country. The threat from terrorism continues to pose a significant security risk. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued on March 26 [...] | 2008-08-22 21:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC AG |
08STATE90854 | TRAVEL WARNING - KENYA [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to update U.S. citizens on safety and security conditions in Kenya. The temporary suspension of the United States Peace Corps program in Kenya has been lifted and volunteers have now returned to the country. The U.S. Department of State continues to reco [...] | 2008-08-22 21:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL KE |
08STATE90863 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (C) OSCE monitors patrolling east and west of Gori confirm Russian forces are heading north outside the city. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail) 2. (C) Embassy Tbilisi reports Russia intends to establish demilitarized "buffer zones" extending outside the boundaries of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. [...] | 2008-08-22 21:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE90917 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 33 [...] (U) The Russian military spokesman stated Russian forces have withdrawn from Georgia to South Ossetia and are in full compliance with international agreements. (cnn.com) 2. (U) President Saakashvili welcomed the start of the withdrawal, noting it occurred after unprecedented internatio [...] | 2008-08-23 11:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE90996 | TRAVEL WARNING - GEORGIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Georgia to include the return of U.S. Embassy eligible family members to Tbilisi, the resumption of visa services, and the status of roads within the country. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Ge [...] | 2008-08-23 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER OTRA ASEC GG RS |
08STATE90999 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 34 [...] (SBU) Georgian military units will return immediately to bases in Gori and Senaki under terms of the cease-fire agreement. Georgia is considering returning military personnel to Poti. (TF/Georgian Embassy telcon) 2. (SBU) Russian troops have left Gori, Igoeti, and Kashuri. (Tbilisi 1 [...] | 2008-08-23 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE91017 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 35 [...] (C) MFA officials claim the Russian peacekeeping presence will expand significantly within South Ossetia. They defended the need for a buffer zone and do not believe OSCE forces constitute an international mechanism. (Moscow 2523) 2. (U) Media report Russian troops are setting up a pe [...] | 2008-08-24 12:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE91036 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) OSCE monitors confirm a potential flashpoint in the village of Akhalgori, where the Georgian MFA claims 400 South Ossetians have replaced the ethnically-Georgian mayor and police chief. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail) 2. (SBU) The Georgian MFA noted more than 100 Georgian hostages, [...] | 2008-08-24 21:43:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE91052 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (U) The German Chancellor said Russia failed to honor the cease-fire and must pull out its troops immediately, adding ties with Moscow could be scaled back if the troops were not withdrawn. Merkel noted Georgia and Ukraine had the right to join NATO, although she did not expect a decision at [...] | 2008-08-25 05:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE91076 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) The Georgian president attempted to explain what led to the armed conflict with Russia. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) EAST-WEST RAILWAY RE-OPENS FOLLOWING TRAIN EXPLOSION --------------------------------------------- ------- 2. (SBU) The British Ambassador, after a visit to the [...] | 2008-08-25 12:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE91426 | MGCH01: SUMMER 2008 OLYMPICS MONITORING GROUP [...] At 0700 EDT on 08/26/08, the Executive Secretary disbanded the Summer 2008 Olympics Monitoring Group. 2. Public inquiries regarding American Citizen Services issues may be referred to the Office of Overseas Citizens Services 888-407-4747, or from overseas at 1-202-501-4444. Inquiries from [...] | 2008-08-26 11:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE91582 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) The Russian MFA passed a letter from President Medvedev to President Bush declaring Russia?s intention to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in a Presidential Decree to be signed August 26. (TF/Embassy Moscow telcon) AKHALGORI STANDOFF CONTINUES ------------ [...] | 2008-08-26 15:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE92346 | TRAVEL ALERT - TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to urge American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to areas affected by Tropical Storm Gustav in Haiti, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. U.S. citizens in areas likely to be impacted by Tropical Storm Gustav w [...] | 2008-08-28 01:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC XL |
08STATE93343 | TRAVEL ALERT ? TROPICAL STORM HANNA [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to urge American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to areas that may be affected by Tropical Storm Hanna in The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos. U.S. citizens located in areas likely to be impacted by Tropical Storm Hanna and who do not have acc [...] | 2008-08-30 17:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC XL |
08STATE94035 | TRAVEL WARNING - TROPICAL STORM HANNA AND TROPICAL [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to urge U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to The Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands at this time due to the threat posed by Tropical Storm Hanna and Tropical Storm Ike on September 3, 2008. The Department of State authorized the [...] | 2008-09-03 04:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC BS |
08STATE94482 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Hanna weakened considerably overnight. It should strengthen over the next 36 to 48 hours and could become a Category 1 hurricane by the time it passes Nassau September 4. Central and northwest Bahamas may experience four to eight inches of rainfall. (MG/National Hurricane Center telc [...] | 2008-09-03 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE95000 | SUDAN - RESPONSE TO NORWEGIAN/US OIL INITIATIVE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 5. 2. (C) The Department is interested to learn more about Norway,s thoughts on a potential joint Norwegian/United States initiative in Sudan aimed at developing an Abyei and post-2011 oil revenue sharing agreement. We agree that such [...] | 2008-09-04 20:24:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU |
08STATE95691 | TRAVEL WARNING - HURRICANE IKE [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to urge U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to Cuba at this time due to the threat posed by Hurricane Ike. The Department of State authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members of the United States Inter [...] | 2008-09-07 23:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC BH |
08STATE95696 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Outer bands will reach the northeastern coast of Cuba September 7 with the center nearing Havana in 48 hours. Northern Haiti is experiencing tropical storm force winds and heavy rain. (MG/National Hurricane Center telcon) HAVANA ------- 2. (SBU) USINT Havana requests authoriz [...] | 2008-09-08 01:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE95999 | LEAHY VETTING OF BURUNDI MILITARY FOR AMISOM [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 3, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Floribert Biyereke Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Position: Deputy Chief of Per [...] | 2008-09-08 19:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR BY |
08STATE96000 | HUMAN RIGHTS BETTING FOR IMET TRAINING - [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 3, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Tumsifu Semana Rank: Captain DOB: December 12, 1969 2. (U) Post is permitted to [...] | 2008-09-08 19:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR RW |
08STATE96075 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Hurricane Ike will reach Havana September 9: -- Ike is moving over Cuba as a Category 2 storm; it may intensify before it hits central and western Cuba later today. Ike is projected to cross areas of western Cuba already damaged by Hurricane Gustav. (MG/National Hurricane Center te [...] | 2008-09-08 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE96587 | CANCELLATION OF TRAVEL WARNING - TROPICAL STORMS [...] THE TRAVEL WARNING ISSUED FOR THE BAHAMAS ON 9/2/2008 HAS BEEN CANCELLED, EFFECTIVE 9/8/08. 2. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS LIFTED THE AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE FOR THE BAHAMAS DUE TO IMPROVEMENTS IN WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS. 3. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED. RICE [...] | 2008-09-10 00:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC BH |
08STATE96693 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING COURSE - [...] (SBU) The Deparment of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 8, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: September 18, 2008 Training Date for Name: Thomas Ndayisaba Rank: Lieutenant DOB: Januar [...] | 2008-09-10 13:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR RW |
08STATE96828 | MILITARY PERSONNEL HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING - THE [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 8, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Middle Management Course - September 17 - 23, 2008 Name: CNE Messie Ngolla, Jean Vincent [...] | 2008-09-10 15:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR CM |
08STATE96923 | TRAVEL WARNING - GEORGIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Georgia to include the risk of unexploded ordnance and the potential for an increased risk of crime. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Georgia issued August 23, 2008. 2. The Department of State [...] | 2008-09-10 17:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PTER GG |
08STATE96940 | TRAVEL WARNING - AFGHANISTAN [...] This Travel Warning provides updated information on the security situation in Afghanistan. The security threat to all American citizens in Afghanistan remains critical. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Afghanistan issued February 6, 2008. 2. The Department of State [...] | 2008-09-10 18:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC OTRA PTER PREL AF |
08STATE97030 | TRAVEL WARNING-LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political violence in Lebanon and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State continues to urge that Americans avoid all travel to Lebanon. Americans who live and work in Leban [...] | 2008-09-10 19:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC LE |
08STATE97240 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Ike is a Category 1 over Western Cuba, heading into Gulf: -- State media reports four deaths and severe damage in eastern Cuba. Half Matanzas and parts of Havana are without power. (MG/WHA telcon) -- USINT Havana will reopen September 10. All USINT staff are safe and account [...] | 2008-09-11 14:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE97288 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Category 1 Ike leaves heavy rains and flooding in Cuba: -- Ike is likely to re-strengthen before making landfall September 13 along the Texas coast. (MG/National Hurricane Center telcon) -- The storm has displaced approximately two million Cubans and Havana continues to e [...] | 2008-09-11 14:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE97575 | LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR MONTENEGRO ATTENDEES [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for the following individuals to participate in a USCG Boarding Officer Course to be conducted at the Port of Bar, Montenegro from 22-26 September. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in refte [...] | 2008-09-11 21:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MW ASEC KCRM KJUS PHUM PREL SNAR |
08STATE97589 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Mission Mexico continues to monitor the storm. Expected rainfall is unlikely to cause flooding in the Rio Grande valley. (MG/WHA telcon) CUBA RECOVERS, AIRPORT AND SEAPORT OPERATING -------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Cuban government estimates three to four [...] | 2008-09-11 22:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE98073 | MGBL01: MONITORING GROUP FORMATION REGARDING THE [...] The Executive Secretary has directed the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs to form a Monitoring Group to coordinate all State Department activities regarding the situation in Bolivia, effective 1600 EDT September 12, 2008. The Monitoring Group will operate virtually with support from the [...] | 2008-09-12 22:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BL |
08STATE98094 | TRAVEL WARNING BOLIVIA [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to alert U.S. citizens to the unstable social and security situation in Bolivia. The Department of State has authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and all family members of U.S. Embassy personnel in Bolivia and suggests all U.S. citizens defer [...] | 2008-09-13 02:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC BL |
08STATE98685 | LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR MONTENEGRIN ATTENDEES [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for the following individuals to participate at the Manpower Managament Workshop to be held September 22-24, 2008 in Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina, and at the Program on Advanced Security Studies to be held in a USCG Boarding Officer [...] | 2008-09-15 21:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KCRM KJUS MW PHUM PREL |
08STATE98696 | TRAVEL WARNING - IRAN [...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to Iran. Dual national Iranian-American citizens may encounter difficulty in departing Iran. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Iran issued January 3, 2008. 2. Some elemen [...] | 2008-09-15 21:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PTER IR |
08STATE98697 | TFGG01: GEORGIA COORDINATING GROUP TRANSITION [...] As of 0800, September 15, 2008, the Executive Secretary has directed the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR) to assume leadership of the Georgia Coordinating Group (GCG) in coordinating and implementing the USG's strategy for the crisis, including both diplomatic efforts and assista [...] | 2008-09-15 22:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE98698 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP [...] At 1530 EDT on September 15, 2008, The Executive Secretary disbanded the Hurricane Monitoring Group. 2. Public inquiries regarding American Citizen Services issues may be referred to the Office of Overseas Citizens Services 888-407-4747, or from overseas at 1- 202-501-4444. Inquiries fro [...] | 2008-09-15 22:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC AMTG CASC JM KFLO MARR MX PINR PREL |
08STATE99734 | TRAVEL WARNING - YEMEN [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security incidents in Yemen and reminds U.S. citizens of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities. The Department of State has authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members of the U.S. Emba [...] | 2008-09-18 02:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC YM |
08STOCKHOLM226 | DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF AL-SHABAAB AS A [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-20 14:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO SW |
08STOCKHOLM375 | SWEDISH NUCLEAR PLANT OSKARSHAMN PLANT CLOSED OVER [...] (U) Local press reports that two people have been arrested on suspicion of preparing acts of sabotage at the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in southern Sweden. According to the web news source "The Local", a Swedish contractor was stopped by the plant's security and arrested on Wednesday mornin [...] | 2008-05-21 14:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC PTER OVIP SW |
08STOCKHOLM548 | STOCKHOLM REQUESTS TWO INTERNS FOR SPRING 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-04 14:27:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC SW |
08STOCKHOLM558 | ESTA: AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE U.S. SECURITY [...] (SBU) Post remains concerned about threats to U.S. security from naturalized Swedes who obtain Swedish passports by fraudulent means (reftels). Post recommends that the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) form be amended to add a requirement for travelers to list other names, ad [...] | 2008-08-08 11:27:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CMGT CPAS CVIS KFRD KVPR PGOV PINR PREL |
08STOCKHOLM648 | STOCKHOLM ON HSPD-6 TERRORIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy delivered reftel demarche September 25 and urged that Swedish officials be prepared to meet with a negotiating team to discuss implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6 (HSPD-6) in October. Swedish officials predict they will be able to assemble the r [...] | 2008-09-26 14:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CMGT CVIS PTER PGOV PREL SW |
08STOCKHOLM699 | STOCKHOLM REQUESTS TWO INTERNS FOR SUMMER 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-20 15:03:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC |
08STOCKHOLM710 | CORRECTED COPY: STOCKHOLM REQUESTS THREE INTERNS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-22 14:01:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC |
08STOCKHOLM748 | HSPD-6 TEAM VISITS TO DISCUSS TERRORIST SCREENING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Meetings between the HSPD-6 terrorist screening information negotiation team and the Swedish MOJ and MFA reveal that the current Swedish political climate makes any formal terrorist screening information agreement highly difficult. Existing informal arrangements are working well, [...] | 2008-11-07 16:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ASEC CVIS PGOV PREL CMGT PTER SW |
08STOCKHOLM850 | STOCKHOLM SWEDEN WHITE POWDER INCIDENT 12/17/2008 [...] (SBU) On December 17, 2008, local embassy staff (LES) managing the incoming mail notified ARSO that they had intercepted two suspicious envelopes addressed to the US Embassy Stockholm, one originating from Texas and the other from Sweden. Mail room staff had previously been notified of the in [...] | 2008-12-22 11:41:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER SW |
08SURABAYA1 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: DAM COLLAPSE INUNDATES HIGHWAY, [...] (SBU) Fears that a system of levees and dams containing the mud flow at Sidoarjo could fail during the rainy season were confirmed last night as heavy rains caused the collapse of Dam 64. Local media report that water levels remain nearly one meter high on the Porong Road bordering the mud c [...] | 2008-01-04 09:53:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA116 | CENTRAL SULAWESI: MEDIA REPORT OF PALU BOMB PLOT TURNS OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: A September 30 report titled "Kids Uncover Idul Fitri Bomb Terror Plan in Palu" was carried in the English language daily, The Jakarta Post. Congen Surabaya spoke with local police, and civil society leaders knowledgeable about local media who refuted the Jakarta Post story. W [...] | 2008-10-03 09:30:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF PTER EAID PREL ASEC ID PINS |
08SURABAYA132 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: AS LAPINDO'S POCKETS EMPTY, [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 11 meeting with the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, (ESDM),the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) reported that the global financial crisis has caused a near stoppage of mudflow mitigation efforts. BPLS Operational Vice Head Hardi Prasetyo told the [...] | 2008-11-18 22:40:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ID EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC |
08SURABAYA137 | MALUKU: PEACE REIGNS AFTER ALLEGED BLASPHEMY SPARKS A [...] (SBU) Summary. Rebuilding is underway in the Central Maluku town of Masohi after a day-long sectarian riot broke out there after more than four years of calm. On December 9, more than 60 houses and two churches were burned and six people were injured in Masohi on Seram Island some 120 km east [...] | 2008-12-18 08:28:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF PTER PINS ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA138 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: US TECHNICAL ADVISOR BEGINS WORK [...] (SBU) Summary: US Technical Advisor for the Sidoarjo Mudflow, Dr. Van Williams arrived in Surabaya on December 18 following a November survey of the mudflow site, and discussions with the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS),the Center of Volcanology and Disaster Mitigation and the Departmen [...] | 2008-12-18 09:47:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA16 | POLICE AND SOLDIERS CLASH IN CENTRAL MALUKU: THREE DEAD [...] (SBU) According to police and media contacts, early Saturday morning, February 2, a group of Indonesian armed forces (TNI) soldiers from the 731 Kabaresi infantry battalion in Central Maluku attacked local police offices in the city of Masohi on the island of Seram. After an exchange of gunfir [...] | 2008-02-05 09:38:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PREL ID |
08SURABAYA18 | EAST JAVA MUD FLOW UPDATE: MORE DIKES COLLAPSE, GEYSERS [...] (SBU) Geysers caused by ongoing subsidence, rainy season flooding and demonstrations fueled by popular discontent are taxing the ability of the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency to cope with the continuing disaster. Two earthen dikes collapsed on February 10, flooding two villages with mud and w [...] | 2008-02-11 11:23:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA20 | NORTH MALUKU: CONTINUING GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION UNCERTAINTY [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 11, a low-explosive, hand-made bomb exploded outside the Ternate residence of the head of the North Maluku High Court. There were no reports of injuries. Although no group has claimed responsibility, the bomb was reportedly an attempt to put pressure on local officia [...] | 2008-02-12 08:36:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL ID |
08SURABAYA22 | EAST JAVA MUD FLOW UPDATE -- RESIDENTS IGNORE POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Flammable gas leaks in villages surrounding the mud flow have led officials to restrict access, but residents refuse to leave. Sidoarjo officials will stop providing food assistance to recently displaced villagers due to budgetary constraints. Some village officials are skimmin [...] | 2008-02-15 07:45:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET NERG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA27 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: PROGRESS ON PLANNED USG TECHNICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 26, Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) Engineers Mr. Soffian Hadi and Mr. Handoko Teguh told Congen Surabaya Pol/Econ officer that U.S. assistance discussed in previous meetings (Ref A) is much needed and will likely receive official approval if the U.S. proposes [...] | 2008-02-27 07:32:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA29 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: FLAMES AND GEYSERS FORM BACKDROP [...] (SBU) Summary: Geysers and gas flares near the mudflow epicenter continue to appear since they first started in early February. Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) Spokesman Achmad Zulkarnain said that the recent flare-up of burning hydrogen sulfide gas on the site of the abandoned Jatirejo [...] | 2008-03-03 09:36:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA35 | SOUTH SULAWESI: MAKASSAR DRUG BUST UNCOVERS EXPLOSIVES, [...] (SBU) Makassar authorities are still investigating the discovery of explosives, an AR-15 rifle and many rounds of ammunition at a house belonging to a Mr. Sabri at a housing complex in a Makassar suburb according to media reports and Congen Surabaya contacts. Makassar police -- acting on a ti [...] | 2008-03-13 10:05:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL ID |
08SURABAYA39 | EAST NUSA TENGGARA: EASTER STABBING OF EAST TIMORESE REFUGEE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Easter stabbing of an East Timorese refugee and the subsequent revenge destruction of 11 houses in a local village highlight the continuing tensions between communities in West Timor. The deployment of hundreds of police backed up by army soldiers restored order to the area. [...] | 2008-03-25 05:19:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA40 | EAST JAVA: MUDFLOW UPDATE: DEMONSTRATORS BLOCK MAIN ROAD; [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 24, residents of nine villages whose homes are being destroyed by the unabated mudflow took their demands for compensation to the street -- blocking the primary transportation corridor linking Surabaya with the rest of East Java for over eight hours. The blockade was li [...] | 2008-03-25 07:33:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC EAID ID |
08SURABAYA44 | CENTRAL SULAWESI: ON THE RUN SINCE 2005, SECT LEADER IS [...] (SBU) Summary: Arifin, (aka Madi),the fugitive leader of a so-called heretical Islamic sect, was killed while resisting arrest according to press reports and Congen Surabaya sources. After three years on the run, police received information that Madi had returned to his home village of Salen [...] | 2008-04-07 08:43:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KISL ID PGOV KIRF PREL |
08SURABAYA47 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: FLAMMABLE GAS BUILDUP CAUSES [...] (U) Summary. Five residents of a village near the Sidoarjo mudflow fell unconscious after exposure to high concentrations of gas in their neighborhood. Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) spokesperson Ahmad Zulkarnain confirmed to the local press that a buildup of methane and hydrogen sul [...] | 2008-04-14 09:04:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA52 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: SIDOARJO REGENT PUTS PRIORITY ON [...] (SBU) Summary: As the May deadline for final compensation payments near, tempers are rising among those displaced by the disaster. An estimated 1,000 staged a demonstration April 28, protesting Lapindo's decision to end food ration payments to those living in the Porong Market on May 1. On Ap [...] | 2008-04-28 09:17:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV ELAB PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA6 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: RAINS THREATEN DAMS, YET CLEAR [...] The same monsoon rains that weakened and broke a dam at the Sidoarjo mud flow site January 3 have paradoxically improved the flow of the Porong river, clearing it of sedimentation. Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) Deputy of Operations, Mr. Soffian Hadi told ConGen Surabaya that there is n [...] | 2008-01-16 04:48:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA65 | MALUKU: ETHNICITY, RELIGION MIGHT TRIGGER POST-ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: While Maluku remains calm, recent fighting between a handful of villages has underscored the role of ethnicity in all aspects of life in Maluku, ConGen Surabaya Pol-Econ Officer and Pol-Econ Assistant found during meetings with NGOs, media and political parties in Ambon, Maluku [...] | 2008-05-29 09:06:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF PTER PINS ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA66 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: TWO YEARS OF MUD, GEYSERS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Since mud and noxious fumes began surging from the ground on May 29, 2006, there has been little progress in recovery and rebuilding. Threatening major highway and rail links, the mudflow has had a major economic and social impact, but the political consequences remain unclear. [...] | 2008-05-30 10:49:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA97 | SURABAYA: ICITAP-FUNDED DNA LAB OPENED WITH ENTHUSIASM [...] (SBU) Summary: The opening of a Surabaya DNA forensics lab established with assistance from the U.S. Department of Justice's International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) generated positive press in East Java and the continued appreciation of provincial police. Th [...] | 2008-08-08 08:59:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA99 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: 98TH GEYSER APPEARS AMID PROTESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: As river levels rise due to increased sedimentation, local residents forced the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) to stop pumping mud slurry into the Porong River. BPLS estimates that the added pressure could cause dike failure within several days, although the dikes' tole [...] | 2008-08-25 10:14:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SUVA17 | BRIG.GEN. (RET) KONROTE CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) George Konrote, well-connected retired soldier, diplomat, and deposed State Minister, is deeply concerned that Fiji interim Prime Minister Bainimarama, his friend, has been listening to poor advice, particularly from Interim Finance Minister Chaudhry and interim Attorney General Sayed-Khai [...] | 2008-01-22 15:52:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
08SUVA176 | FIJI -- DEATH THREAT AGAINST AUSTRALIAN HIGH [...] (U) On the evening of May 7, someone delivered a written statement to the Australian High Commission in Suva that reportedly threatened the life of High Commissioner James Batley. The Aussies immediately increased their internal security and brought in the Fiji Police, who have begun an inves [...] | 2008-05-07 14:33:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC PGOV PHUM PINR MARR FJ |
08SYDNEY254 | PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION BY AUSTRALIAN SYRIAN COMMUNITY [...] (U) On Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 1600, there was a peaceful demonstration by a group calling itself the "Australian - Syrian Community" directed against the United States Government. According to local authorities, the group had intended to rally at the Sydney Town Hall before proceeding ap [...] | 2008-11-18 22:44:00 | Consulate Sydney | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AS |
08TAIPEI191 | 2008 G/TIP INCLE AND ESF FUNDING PROPOSALS: TAIWAN [...] Summary: Per G/TIP instructions, AIT submits five trafficking in persons project proposals for ESF and INCLE funding. One proposal is from a Taiwan university, three proposals are submitted by Taiwan non-governmental organizations (NGOs),and one proposal is submitted by the Department of Just [...] | 2008-02-12 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG ASEC TW |
08TAIPEI399 | PART TWO - 2008 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] (SBU) This is part two of AIT/T's three-part 2007-8 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with paragraph 27 A. Part one contains Paragraphs 27 A-B. Paragraphs 27 A through 29 D are contained in part two. Paragraphs 29 E through 3 [...] | 2008-03-20 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TW |
08TAIPEI400 | PART THREE - 2008 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] (SBU) This is part three of AIT/T's three-part 2007-8 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with paragraph 27 A. Part one contains Paragraphs 27 A-B. Paragraphs 27 A through 29 D are contained in part two. Paragraphs 29 E through [...] | 2008-03-20 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TW |
08TAIPEI401 | PART ONE - 2008 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] (SBU) This is part one of AIT/T's three-part 2007-8 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with paragraph 27 A. Part one contains Paragraphs 27 A-B. Paragraphs 27 A through 29 D are contained in part two. Paragraphs 29 E through 3 [...] | 2008-03-20 22:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TW |
08TAIPEI561 | AIT RECEIVES ASYLUM REQUEST FROM PRC NATIONAL [...] (C) On April 2, PRC citizen Cai Lujun sent an email to AIT's American Corner library in Taichung, requesting political asylum or refugee status in the U.S. The email was forwarded to the AIT political section on April 7. 2. (C) In his email, Cai claimed he was imprisoned in the PRC for th [...] | 2008-04-23 10:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL CVIS ASEC PGOV PINR PHUM TW CH |
08TAIPEI799 | TAIWAN RENDERING APPROPRIATE AID TO PRC ASYLUM [...] (C) PRC citizen Cai Lujun first contacted AIT via email on April 2, 2008. In his email, Cai requested political asylum or refugee status in the U.S. Cai also complained that because the Taiwan immigration authorities forbade him from working, he was in serious financial distress. On April 11 [...] | 2008-06-09 06:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL CVIS ASEC PGOF PINR PHUM TW CH |
08TALLINN242 | FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: 2nd QUARTER 2008 [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Estonia's economy grew rapidly in 2007, approximately 7.3 percent, albeit at a slower pace than expected. Growth is predicted to fall to 4.3 percent in FY 2008. Labor shortages exist in the country both as a result of declining birth rates and outsourcing of Estonia's labor- [...] | 2008-07-16 05:51:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN |
08TALLINN243 | FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: 3rd QUARTER 2008 [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Initial estimates indicate Estonia's economic growth has slowed significantly in FY08, causing some alarm among economic analysts and the general public. That said, labor shortages continue to exist in the country both as a result of declining birth rates and outsourcing of [...] | 2008-07-16 05:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN |
08TALLINN348 | FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: MAR - AUG 2008 [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Economic growth in Estonia, previously running at over 10% per year, has ground to a halt in recent months, causing concern among economic analysts and the general public, and forcing cuts in the state budget. The previously booming real estate sector has been particularly [...] | 2008-10-03 08:47:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN |
08TALLINN363 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DHS SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary. Mr. Secretary - welcome to Estonia! Your October 29 visit to Tallinn is a significant milestone in our bilateral relationship with Estonia, and will be seen here as the fulfillment of the President's promise of Visa Waiver Program (VWP) membership made during his 2006 visit to [...] | 2008-10-23 09:37:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL CVIS AMGT ASEC AFIN EN |
08TALLINN47 | FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: 1ST QUARTER 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-05 14:59:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN |
08TALLINN60 | FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: 1ST QUARTER 2008 [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Estonia's economy grew rapidly in 2007, approximately 7.3 percent, albeit at a slower pace than expected. Growth is predicted to fall to 4.3 percent in FY 2008. Acute labor shortages exist in the country both as a result of declining birth rates and outward migration of Esto [...] | 2008-02-13 08:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN |
08TALLINN91 | ESTONIA - EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING REPORT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's Anti- Trafficking Report for Estonia. Responses are keyed to the checklist (Ref A). Post's points of contact on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are Political Officer Alamanda Gribbin (Email: GribbinAL@state.gov; tel: +372-668-8291) and Political Assistant [...] | 2008-03-04 14:20:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EN |
08TALLINN96 | CORRECTED COPY - ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DHS [...] (SBU) Summary: Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) will be significant new milestones in our bilateral relationship with Estonia. Accession to VWP has been a long-standing priority for the Government of Estonia (G [...] | 2008-03-06 15:08:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL CVIS AMGT ASEC AFIN EN |
08TASHKENT1006 | UZBEKISTAN: EXPECTING RUSSIA-GEORGIA DISCUSSION [...] (C) On August 27, Charge d'Affaires met with First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Department Chief Mamadjanov to deliver reftel A demarche urging the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) to condemn and reject Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and A [...] | 2008-08-28 10:13:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR ASEC EAID GG RS UZ |
08TASHKENT1061 | UZBEKISTAN SHARES ITS VIEWS OF SCO SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: A representative from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Section told us on September 11 that Uzbekistan is pleased with the results of the August SCO summit in Dushanbe. Uzbekistan's main goals for future summits include further secur [...] | 2008-09-15 12:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC ECIN ECON PGOV PINS PTER UZ |
08TASHKENT1123 | UZBEKISTAN: NATO ENVOY ON AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary: On September 26, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Robert Simmons briefed a gathering of NATO Embassy officials on his recent meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials on NATO-Uzbekistan cooperation, including ongoing transit agreement discussions. Simmons said [...] | 2008-09-30 09:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ |
08TASHKENT1124 | UZBEKISTAN: NATO ENVOY ON AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary: On September 26, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Robert Simmons briefed a gathering of NATO Embassy officials on his recent meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials on NATO-Uzbekistan cooperation, including ongoing transit agreement discussions. Simmons said [...] | 2008-09-30 09:55:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ |
08TASHKENT1140 | UZBEKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR 21-24 OCTOBER NGLOC [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent welcomes you to Uzbekistan for what will be a very important step toward realizing a new Northern Ground Line of Communication (NGLOC). This initiative's significance is increasingly important due to pending USG decisions concerning strengthening our military pre [...] | 2008-10-07 11:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC EAID ECON KTIA MARR MASS MOPS OVIP |
08TASHKENT1173 | UZBEKISTAN: RED CROSS CAUTIOUSLY EXPLORING [...] (C) Summary: On September 30, Poloff and Deskoff met with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representative Simon Yule, who discussed ICRC plans to provide assistance to the Government of Uzbekistan's (GOU) security forces. Yule believes that this engagement may reduce the risk o [...] | 2008-10-14 12:13:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL MOPS MCAP PGOV PHUM UZ |
08TASHKENT1192 | UNODC REPORTS GREATER COOPERATION FROM CENTRAL [...] (U) Summary: On September 19 poloff attended a donor coordination roundtable hosted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office in Central Asia. UNODC Senior Law Enforcement Advisor, Mark Colhoun, reported increased cooperation with law enforcement agencies in the f [...] | 2008-10-17 05:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM TX IR TI UZ ASEC |
08TASHKENT1193 | GOOD TIMES AND GOODWILL FOR UZBEK LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) Summary: On October 7 poloff paid a visit to the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest, Hungary, where eight mid-level Uzbek officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Security Service (NSS) were wrapping up an eight-week training program funded by t [...] | 2008-10-17 05:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PINR EAID UZ |
08TASHKENT1218 | UZBEKISTAN: CUSTOMS REQUESTS TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT [...] (C) Summary: On September 30, Poloff and Deskoff met with Customs representatives who described the agency's priorities and expressed appreciation for U.S.-provided border security assistance. Customs appears to be particularly interested in receiving additional technical equipment that would [...] | 2008-10-21 11:21:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS ASEC PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT1247 | UZBEKISTAN STILL PLAYING HARD TO GET ON RULE OF [...] (C) Summary: On October 10 we received a diplomatic note declining a proposal to use INL funds on a rule of law project that would have been implemented by the American Bar Association - Rule of Law Initiative (ABA-ROLI). This is the latest in a series of recent setbacks on efforts to invest i [...] | 2008-10-28 12:02:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KCRM EAID PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT1308 | UZBEKISTAN SCENE-SETTER FOR GENERAL MCNABB, [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent looks forward to hosting you and advancing one more step toward opening a new Northern Distribution Network (NDN) (previously referred to as the Northern Ground Line of Communication or NGLOC) to Afghanistan. The Government of Uzbekistan (GoU) viewed Rear Admiral [...] | 2008-11-14 09:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC EAID ECON KTIA MARR MASS MOPS OVIP |
08TASHKENT1325 | UZBEKISTAN: FORMER OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: On November 13, Furkat Sidikov (a former official who remains affiliated with the Government of Uzbekistan) discussed a range of political and security issues with Poloff and expressed interest in developing bilateral cooperation. Sidikov asserted that Uzbekistan is curious about [...] | 2008-11-18 10:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KISL PINS PTER PHUM SOCI AF UZ |
08TASHKENT133 | UZBEKISTAN, 2007 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U) Per instructions in reftel, Embassy Tashkent presents the required annual End Use Monitoring Report to the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) for calendar year 2007. ---------- PROCEDURES ---------- 2. (U) Embassy Tashkent requires the Government of [...] | 2008-02-01 02:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL ASEC AFIN EAID UZ |
08TASHKENT139 | RADIATION DETECTION UPDATE: GOVERNMENT OF [...] (C) On January 30 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered a diplomatic note to Post with additional information related to the November seizure of a railcar carrying radioactive material. Post has e-mailed copies of the enclosures to the Uzbekistan Desk Officer, Brian Roraff (202-647-6765). [...] | 2008-02-01 11:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR KZ KG UZ |
08TASHKENT1429 | UZBEKISTAN: LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR ONE GOU PARTICIPANT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. 2. Post has been provided with one additional name of an officer nominated to participate in the Senior Executive Seminar 09-1 at the Marshal Center in Garmisch, Germany. The training program is funded by and arranged by the Marshal C [...] | 2008-12-05 10:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ASEC PGOV PREL SNAR UZ |
08TASHKENT1471 | UZBEKISTAN: BORDER SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Summary. Several U.S. programs--including the Export Control and Related Border Security program, the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement program, and others sponsored by the Department of Defense and Department of Energy--have contributed to enhancing the security of Uzbekistan's b [...] | 2008-12-17 08:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS ASEC ECON MASS PGOV PINS KNNP PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT1472 | UZBEKISTAN: STAFFDEL MEETS WITH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary:During a meeting with Colonel Rustamov of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Defense on December 15, House Foreign Affairs Committee staffers discussed a range of defense and security issues.Rustamov voiced support ofinternational efforts to promote stability in Afghanistan and was pleased th [...] | 2008-12-17 09:59:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS ASEC MASS PINS PTER PHUM SNAR UZ |
08TASHKENT1502 | UZBEKISTAN: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] The Government of Uzbekistan did not provide safe haven for terrorists or terrorist organizations and continued to work aggressively to combat terrorist groups and other suspected Islamic radicals. Nevertheless, widespread poverty and the government's repressive security policies created condit [...] | 2008-12-23 09:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS UZ |
08TASHKENT156 | DOING BUSINESS WITH UZBEKISTAN: FOLLOW UP TO THE [...] (SBU) Nine Jeep Cherokees were provided to the Uzbek State Customs Committee in August 2000. In post's 2004 End Use Monitoring Report (reftel B, paragraph #2-C),we first reported that "two of the vehicles are perhaps being misused" and may have been given to other agencies. The bilateral re [...] | 2008-02-05 12:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR ASEC EAID PREL KCRM KCOR UZ |
08TASHKENT168 | UPDATE ON EUROPEAN BORDER SECURITY EFFORTS IN [...] (C) Summary: In a January 29 meeting with Emboffs, former Chief Technical Advisor for the Border Management in Central Asia Program, Pierre-Paul Antheunissens, provided an update on the program's border security efforts in Uzbekistan. The Border Management in Central Asia Program completed and [...] | 2008-02-07 08:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL PGOV ASEC UZ |
08TASHKENT174 | SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Norland and Emboffs met with the Executive Committee of the Regional Antiterrorist Structure (RATS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on January 31. Executive Committee officials provided a rundown on the structure, responsibilities, and key officials of th [...] | 2008-02-08 07:51:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC PTER SNAR PGOV PBTS PINR SOCI UZ |
08TASHKENT238 | ISRAEL GETS COLD SHOULDER FROM UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On February 19 the Ambassador met with his Israeli counterpart Ami Mehl and Gary Koren, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Eurasia Department, Division for Central Europe and Eurasia. Koren noted that, for unknown reasons, the Israel-Uzbekistan bilateral rel [...] | 2008-02-21 13:41:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL ASEC ELTN MASS EG IR IS XF UZ |
08TASHKENT266 | ICRC PRESIDENT TO VISIT UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Regional Delegation in Central Asia Yves Giovannoni and Deputy Head Raffaello Muller requested a meeting with the Ambassador on February 28 to discuss ICRC's new agreement with the Government of Uzbekistan to resume prison v [...] | 2008-02-28 11:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL EAID ASEC MCAP SOCI ZK AF KG |
08TASHKENT270 | UZBEKISTAN: SUBMISSION FOR EIGHTH ANNUAL [...] (SBU) Post,s submission for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report begins in paragraph 4. Per reftel, this information covers the period from April 2007 to March 2008. The information provided in the report has been gathered from numerous sources, including the Government of U [...] | 2008-02-29 13:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB UZ |
08TASHKENT303 | CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS LETS WESTERN EXPERTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The USAID-funded Open Dialogue Project, under the auspices of the Institute for New Democracies (IND) and the University of Eastern Kentucky, in conjunction with the state-supported Foundation for Regional Policy, sponsored an international conference in Tashkent on March 5-6 fo [...] | 2008-03-11 14:21:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC KCRM EAID PHUM UZ |
08TASHKENT312 | NOT QUITE HABEAS CORPUS, BUT A GOOD STEP [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 6 a visiting U.S. Federal Judge met on the margins of a USAID-funded conference on human rights and law enforcement in Tashkent with Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs (MVD) Alisher Sharafutdinov and Tashkent State Law Institute Professor Umida Tukhtasheva. The priva [...] | 2008-03-13 10:41:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID PREL KCRM PGOV PINR ASEC UZ |
08TASHKENT405 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR MARSHALL CENTER SENIOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department conduct a human rights review and Leahy vetting for two Government of Uzbekistan officials scheduled to attend a Marshall Center Senior Executive Seminar on April 16-23, 2008 in Garmisch, Germany. Post unders [...] | 2008-04-07 06:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR ASEC UZ |
08TASHKENT43 | RADIATION DETECTION UPDATE: GOVERNMENT OF UZBEKISTAN PASSES QUESTION RESPONSES, COMMISSION'S FINDINGS REF: A. 07 STATE 163194 B. 07 TASHKENT 2063 C. 07 TASHKENT 2081 D. 07 TASHKENT 2090 E. TD-314/79205-07 Classified By: Poloff Steven Prohaska and DTRO Chief Fred Carter for re asons 1.4 (b, d). [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 17:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET//NOFORN | MNUC KNNP PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR KZ KG UZ |
08TASHKENT445 | UZBEKISTAN: SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OFFER THE [...] (C) Summary: On March 31, A/DAS, accompanied by the Ambassador and DCM, met with Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for nearly two hours. Norov covered a wide range of topics from human rights to security and economic issues. He welcomed an invitation for his D [...] | 2008-04-16 05:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC PHUM ECON EINV SOCI SNAR AF UZ |
08TASHKENT446 | UZBEKISTAN: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: On March 31, A/DAS, Ambassador, and DCM met with Secretary of the National Security Council (NSC) Murat Ataev. Like FM Norov (septel) and Parliamentarian Tashmukhamedova (septel),Ataev greeted the U.S. side warmly and announced that the GOU's Ministries and the NSC are ready fo [...] | 2008-04-16 07:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC ELTN KISL PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS |
08TASHKENT449 | UZBEKISTAN: GOVERNMENT SEEKS FEEDBACK ON "6 PLUS [...] (C) Summary: On April 11, First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov told the Ambassador that the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) will indicate who will participate in the upcoming Afghanistan Support Conference in Paris, and provided us with a non-paper elaborating on the "6 plus 3" proposal that P [...] | 2008-04-16 10:24:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC AORC PGOV AF UZ |
08TASHKENT478 | UZBEKISTAN: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PREPARES TO [...] (C) Summary: On April 7-8, visiting Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) officials Laurel Cotton and Lindsay Guthrie met with officials from Uzbekistan's Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) and the State Customs Committee (SCC) to discuss DOE's upcoming ass [...] | 2008-04-22 12:45:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ASEC PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT482 | NATO ENVOY: UZBEKISTAN POSITIVE ON COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. NATO envoy Robert Simmons gave a readout to NATO Embassies on April 15 of meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials. According to Simmons, senior GOU officials may be split on pushing Uzbekistan's "6 plus 3" proposal. Simmons reported on the NATO land transit agreem [...] | 2008-04-24 04:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ |
08TASHKENT485 | CARICC READY TO MOVE FORWARD AS PILOT PHASE NEARS [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 23 the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Central Asia hosted a briefing by Barsultan Sarsekov, Director of the Central Asian Regional Information Coordination Center for Combating Ilicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Sub [...] | 2008-04-24 12:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM ASEC PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT493 | CENTRAL BANK ON MONEY LAUNDERING ISSUES [...] (C) On April 23 emboffs met with Alisher Akmalov, Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank, to discuss the anti-money laundering regime in Uzbekistan. Akmalov initially presented the typical explanation of Uzbekistan's anti-money laundering regime. Clearly aware of the international perceptions, h [...] | 2008-04-25 14:37:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM ASEC PREL ECON KCOR PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT507 | FORENSIC LABORATORY PROJECT IMPROVES CAPACITY AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: An ongoing project to upgrade the Main Forensic Laboratory of the Ministry of Health, funded by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) with implementing support from the Department of Justice Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICI [...] | 2008-04-29 11:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR ASEC PHUM PREL KCOR KCRM UZ |
08TASHKENT518 | UZBEKISTAN: CUSTOMS OFFICIALS REQUEST FURTHER [...] (SBU) A representative from Allied Technical Services worked on the repair of an X-ray van provided by the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program to Uzbekistan's State Customs Committee May 1-2. Customs used this van between 1998 and 2007 primarily to scan the belongings of [...] | 2008-05-02 12:34:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PBTS PGOV KZ UZ |
08TASHKENT546 | UZBEKISTAN: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE REFLECTS [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan hosted a significant international conference focusing on regional security, particularly the situation in Afghanistan, on April 29-30. The event illustrates Uzbekistan's continuing concerns about the security situation in Afghanistan as well as growing regional interes [...] | 2008-05-13 11:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC EAID ECIN KNNP KTIA MASS PBTS PGOV |
08TASHKENT594 | UZBEKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S MAY-JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Your trip to Tashkent offers a chance to cement recent improvements in U.S.-Uzbek cooperation, particularly on counter-narcotics and border security, and to offer the Uzbeks candid advice on the necessity of translating recent positive messages on human rights into actual improv [...] | 2008-05-23 14:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC KCRM MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS SNAR UZ |
08TASHKENT623 | BOUCHER AND SENIOR UZBEKS REVIEW OBSTACLES AND [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Uzbekistan May 30-June 3, stopping in Samarkand and Tashkent. In separate meetings June 2 with Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov and National Security Council Secretary Ataev, Assistant Secretary Boucher di [...] | 2008-06-05 10:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PREL ASEC ELTN PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS ECON |
08TASHKENT639 | UZBEKISTAN/SCO: PRIORITIES AND OUTLOOK [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),including representatives from MFA's Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Section, have indicated recently that Uzbekistan prioritizes security and economic cooperation within the organization but is strongly opposed to Iran [...] | 2008-06-09 10:00:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ASEC ECIN ECON EINV PGOV PINS PTER UZ |
08TASHKENT644 | UZBEK CENTRAL BANK ACCEPTS INVITATION FOR AML [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) On Monday, June 9, the Uzbek MFA delivered a diplomatic note saying that Central Bank Deputy Chairman Akmalov has accepted the U.S. invitation to come to Washington for consultations regarding Uzbekistan's anti-money laundering [...] | 2008-06-10 11:03:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM ASEC PREL ECON KCOR PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT661 | UZBEKISTAN: EQUIPMENT DELIVERY WILL ASSIST BORDER [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Chief of Mission and Emboffs provided Uzbekistan's State Customs Committee with radioisotope identification devices worth approximately 90,000 USD during a June 6 ceremony at the Higher Military Customs Institute in Tashkent. Deputy Customs Chairman Rustam Mansurov exp [...] | 2008-06-12 11:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS ASEC PREL PGOV PTER KNNP UZ |
08TASHKENT714 | UZBEKISTAN: SCO OFFICIALS DISCUSS PLANS, POSE [...] (C) Summary: In a conversation with Poloff on June 17, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) Senior Experts Bakhram Auanassov and Kairbek Amenov discussed upcoming SCO plans and the role of observer states, but were reticent in discussing threat perce [...] | 2008-06-23 10:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC ECIN ECON EINV PGOV PINS PTER AF UZ |
08TASHKENT721 | UZBEKISTAN: AMBASSADOR CONVEYS P5 PLUS 1 PACKAGE [...] (C) On June 20, Ambassador met with officials from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) - including Oybek Eshonov, Chief of the Department for Middle East and Near East Affairs; Nosir Giyosov, First Secretary of the Department for Middle and Near East Affairs; and Ismat Fayzullaev, C [...] | 2008-06-24 08:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM IR ASEC PREL PINS UZ |
08TASHKENT739 | UZBEKISTAN: OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON PROPOSED [...] (C) Summary: In a June 24 meeting with Poloff, Bahromjon Aloev from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Community (Eurasec) for slow activity and duplication of effort. He noted Uzbekistan's especiall [...] | 2008-06-25 11:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ASEC ECIN KTIA PBTS PGOV PINR PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT763 | UZBEKISTAN/SCO: OFFICIAL DESCRIBES SCO'S [...] (C) Bakhram Auanassov, a Senior Expert from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) Regional Antiterrorist Structure (RATS),recently provided Poloff with a speech on the SCO's role in Central Asian security. He had intended to give the speech during the Tashkent-hosted international co [...] | 2008-07-01 10:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL ASEC KTIA PINR PINS PTER UZ |
08TASHKENT772 | REQUEST COUNTERNARCOTICS FUNDING FOR PATROL BOAT [...] (U) This is an action request for CCJ3 CENTCOM. Please see paragraphs 3-5. 2. (U) The Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) purchased 19 riverine patrol boats from the United States in 2004 for the purpose of drug interdiction along the portion of the Amu Darya River which constitutes Uzbekistan's [...] | 2008-07-03 10:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS ASEC PBTS UZ |
08TASHKENT922 | UZBEKISTAN FORENSIC LAB EXPERTS VISIT USA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),with the support of the Department of Justice Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP),arranged for the participation of Uzbek forensic experts in the 18th International Association of Fo [...] | 2008-08-11 04:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR ASEC PREL KCOR KCRM UZ |
08TASHKENT944 | UZBEKISTAN: MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS [...] (C) On August 12, Acting Defense Threat Reduction Office Chief and Poloff provided Uzbekistan's Ministry of Emergency Situations (MChS) with 15 DTRA-funded radioisotope identification devices (RIIDs). Deputy Minister Lt. Col. Abdulazizov, Chief of Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Safety Lt [...] | 2008-08-13 12:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS ASEC PREL PGOV PTER KNNP UZ |
08TASHKENT945 | UZBEKISTAN: AGREEMENT TO HELP SECURE UZBEKISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: On August 5-8, representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory met with representatives from Uzbekistan's Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) to negotiate a contract on maintenance of the radiat [...] | 2008-08-14 09:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ASEC PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT965 | UZBEKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CENTCOM [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes your visit to Uzbekistan as an important opportunity to cement recent improvements in U.S.-Uzbekistan cooperation. Recent months have shown increasing dialogue and net improvements in the relationship, particularly in the defense and security sect [...] | 2008-08-20 12:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC KNNP MARR MASS PBTS PGOV PINS SNAR |
08TASHKENT973 | UZBEKISTAN: NO OFFICIAL COMMENT ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA [...] (C) The Government of Uzbekistan has yet to announce an official position on the Russia-Georgia conflict, but an Embassy contact and local press reports have provided hints that Tashkent may be quietly siding with Moscow on this issue. According to a Regional Security Office contact in the Mi [...] | 2008-08-22 08:35:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC MOPS UZ |
08TASHKENT988 | UZBEKISTAN: U.S.-FUNDED X-RAY VAN REPAIR IMPROVES [...] (SBU) On August 20, Poloff and Embassy LES visited Tashkent International Airport, where representatives of the U.S.-based Allied Technical Services had completed repairs of an X-ray van for Uzbekistan's State Customs Committee (SCC) under the auspices of the Export Control and Related Border [...] | 2008-08-26 10:34:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS ASEC PGOV KZ UZ |
08TASHKENT991 | UZBEKISTAN: EXPECTING RUSSIAN PRESSURE ON [...] (C) On August 25, Charge d'Affaires met with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Department Chief Takhir Mamadjanov to urge the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) to press Russia not to recognize the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and to convey the other points in [...] | 2008-08-26 12:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR ASEC EAID GG RS UZ |
08TBILISI1342 | GEORGIA: AUGUST 8 EAC REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-08 17:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL AEMR CASC GG |
08TBILISI1417 | GEORGIA - REQUEST TO LIFT AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE [...] This is an action request to M from Ambassador John Tefft. See paragraph 2. 2. Embassy Tbilisi's Emergency Action Committee met August 23 and concurs with the Ambassador's recommendation to request the lifting of Authorized Departure for Embassy Tbilisi. Based on our assessment of the c [...] | 2008-08-23 11:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO AFIN GG |
08TBILISI18 | TBILISI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETINGS [...] (SBU) On December 30, 2007 and January 4, 2008, Post convened Emergency Action Committee meetings in preparation for the January 5 election for the Georgian presidency. The EAC acknowledged that polling place disruptions during the elections, and civil unrest after the election remain possib [...] | 2008-01-04 13:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC GG |
08TBILISI2236 | GEORGIA: REVIEW OF POST'S AVIAN INFLUENZA PLAN AND [...] (U) On December 2, post's Pandemic Influenza Action Committee met per action request reftel. The committee was chaired by the DCM and included representatives from the following sections: Political-Economic, Consular, RSO and Med. Med reviewed post's avian influenza plan, and the committee a [...] | 2008-12-04 04:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO GG |
08TBILISI692 | TBILISI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING - APRIL [...] (SBU) Tensions have increased during the past couple of weeks due to Russian provocative actions toward Georgia. In particular, the Russian President has directed ministries to begin working with de facto authorities in the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in violation of Geo [...] | 2008-04-23 13:45:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC GG |
08TEGUCIGALPA211 | ANOTHER JOINT POLICE-MILITARY OPERATION IN [...] (C) Summary. Police and military authorities were summoned to a late meeting at Casa Presidencial by President Manuel Zelaya on March 4 to discuss measures to combat the current wave of violent crime in Honduras. On March 5, they announced the joint police-military "Operation Hunter," consist [...] | 2008-03-07 17:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS PGOV SNAR ASEC HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA395 | HONDURAN LABOR LEADER GUNNED DOWN IN APPARENT HIT [...] (C) Summary: Honduran Labor Leader Rosa Altagracia Fuentes was gunned down in an apparent assassination in the early hours of April 24. Several thousand dollars' worth of cash and jewelry were left in the vehicle. Also murdered in the car were Yolanda Sanchez, director of the governmental I [...] | 2008-04-24 20:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ASEC ALOW PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM KJUS HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA425 | TWO MAJOR PRISON RIOTS IN HONDURAS IN LESS THAN A [...] Summary: On April 27 a riot broke out in San Pedro Sula penitentiary and 9 inmates were killed. The fight was between "paisas" (non-gang members) and "pesetas" (ex-gang members). Less than a week later, prison authorities began transferring inmates to other prisons throughout Honduras to pr [...] | 2008-05-06 15:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KCOR KJUS PGOV SNAR ASEC CASC HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA561 | HONDURAN RESPONSE TO GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] On June 5, EconOff delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Eduardo Rosales Ramirez, Foreign Policy Director, Foreign Affairs Ministry. Mr. Rosales was cognizant of the importance of the partnerships and proposed a three-pronged approach on the part of Honduras. First, he would surface t [...] | 2008-06-16 14:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECIN ECON EFIS EWWT MARR MASS MCAP |
08TEGUCIGALPA910 | AMBASSADOR LLORENS MEETING WITH HONDURAN ATTORNEY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Attorney General Leonidas Rosa Bautista on September 29 where they discussed USG support for the Public Ministry in efforts to improve the security climate in Honduras. The Attorney General provided an outline of his plans for the final si [...] | 2008-10-08 17:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CASC ASEC SNAR HO |
08TELAVIV1094 | ISRAEL WELCOMES VISIT OF STAFFDEL ANDERSON, MAY [...] Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem welcome the May 26-28 visit of Ms. Wendy Anderson, Mr. Clyde Ellis and Mr. John O,Brien. Please note that all message traffic concerning travel to Israel and the Occupied Territories should be sent to both Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General [...] | 2008-05-23 10:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT ASEC IS |
08TELAVIV1761 | EXPERTS CONSIDER AL-QAIDA IN ISRAEL ASPIRATIONAL, [...] (U) Summary: In July, the Israel Security Agency (ISA) announced the arrest of two separate groups with links to Al-Qaida, marking the first time any citizen of Israel has been accused of affiliation with the terrorist organization. On 23 July, members of the security cabinet met in closed [...] | 2008-08-12 05:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KWBG PREL PTER IS |
08TELAVIV2865 | ISRAEL: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The following is Post's submission for the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism for Israel. Embassy Tel Aviv's point of contact for this report is: Jason Grubb, Political-Military Officer, Tel: 972-3-519-7460; e-mail: GrubbJB@State.gov. 2. Begin Text: Israel Twenty-four Israeli civilians [...] | 2008-12-22 16:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC IS |
08TELAVIV347 | EMBASSY TEL AVIV SUBMISSION FOR TRAFFICKING IN [...] Embassy Tel Aviv submits the following four anti-trafficking in persons project proposals for consideration of funding from FY 2008 INCLE and ESF appropriations. 2. High priority. NAME OF APPLICANT Center for International Migration and Integration REQUESTED FUNDING AMOUNT $126,88 [...] | 2008-02-12 15:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG |
08TELAVIV392 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL MORRISION, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv welcomes the February 16-18, 2008, visit of HPSCI Staff Members Brian Morrison, Eric Greenwald, Donald Viera and Jay Heath, and SSCI Staff Member Alissa Starzak. The visit officer is Political Officer Van Reidhead; phone 972-3-519-7565; cell 972-50-540-6667; email Reidhe [...] | 2008-02-16 12:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AFIN ASEC IS |
08TELAVIV548 | EMBASSY TEL AVIV RESPONSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-10 13:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
08THEHAGUE175 | WILDERS KORAN FILM: DUTCH GOVERNMENT STILL [...] (C) MFA Terrorism and New Threats Department Deputy Director Andre van Wiggen told GlobalOffs during a February 21 meeting that the Dutch government still anticipates that parliamentarian Geert Wilders will release his film on the Koran in March; he said they have no information about the spe [...] | 2008-02-25 13:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PTER KISL KIRF PREL ASEC PGOV NL |
08THEHAGUE247 | COUNTERTERRORISM COORDINATOR ANTICIPATES LATE [...] (C) Summary. National Counterterrorism Coordinator Tjibbe Joustra told Charge March 11 that the government now anticipated a late March release date for MP Geert Wilders' controversial film on the Koran. He said Wilders could release the film on the Internet earlier than March 28, the date [...] | 2008-03-13 11:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL KIRF PREL ASEC PGOV NL |
08THEHAGUE285 | WALKING THE BEAT IN THE HAGUE'S RED LIGHT DISTRICT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a March 5 briefing and tour of the red light district in The Hague, Henry Koper, the coordinator of The Hague regional police prostitution and child pornography unit, provided an overview of Dutch police efforts to combat TIP in the regulated prostitution sector. Koper s [...] | 2008-03-26 12:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL |
08THEHAGUE302 | THE DAY AFTER FITNA: CALM IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] (SBU) Summary. Reaction in the Netherlands to the March 27 release of anti-Islam Parliamentarian Geert Wilders' long awaited short film on the Koran, Fitna, has been calm. An almost palpable collective sigh of relief that the film was not as inflammatory as previously expected was evident in reacti [...] | 2008-03-28 18:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL PREL KIRF ASEC PTER NL |
08THEHAGUE810 | NETHERLANDS/BOLIVIA: DUTCH EXPRESS CONCERN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch DG for Political Affairs De Gooijer told visiting Bolivian Vice Minister for Foreign Relations Fernandez on September 12 that the Netherlands feels "uncomfortable about the declaration of persona non grata of Ambassador Goldberg." Fernandez responded that the U.S. is interv [...] | 2008-09-26 14:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC PINR NL BL |
08THEHAGUE924 | HR VETTING FOR SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE [...] The following individuals have been selected to attend the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference 17-20 November, 2008. Consistent with Leahy Amendment vetting requirements, there is no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by these individuals. a. NAME - Commodore A.A [...] | 2008-11-03 15:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR KJUS ASEC NL |
08THEHAGUE934 | NETHERLANDS: HR VETTING FOR CENTCOM SENIOR [...] The following individual has been selected to attend the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference 17-20 November, 2008. Consistent with Leahy Amendment vetting requirements, there is no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by these individuals. NAME - Major General E.H. [...] | 2008-11-07 14:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR KJUS ASEC NL |
08THESSALONIKI13 | THESSALONIKI: COMMUNISTS DEMONSTRATE OVER KOSOVO; RIGHTISTS [...] SUMMARY: On February 22, 2008 two separate demonstrations took place in downtown Thessaloniki to protest the recent unilateral declaration of independence in Kosovo in one case, and the Nimitz proposal for resolution of the Macedonia name issue in the second. The demonstrations were peaceful, [...] | 2008-02-22 13:10:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC GR MK |
08THESSALONIKI19 | THESSALONIKI: MODEST TURNOUT FOR TWO RALLIES IN DEFENSE OF [...] SUMMARY: Two simultaneous rallies took place peacefully in Thessaloniki yesterday to voice support for Greece's position regarding the Macedonia name issue. The rallies were only modestly attended unlike those in previous years which drew massive crowds. Politicians from the major parti [...] | 2008-03-06 16:09:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI29 | THESSALONIKI TO BUCHAREST: "COMMUNIST YOUTH OF GREECE" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between 70 and 100 members of the Communist Youth of Greece protested against NATO outside the American Consulate General in Thessaloniki on April 2. The event followed a similar protest in the same spot on March 24, which was organized by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and [...] | 2008-04-03 13:15:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI48 | THESSALONIKI: KIDNAPPING OF PROMINENT INDUSTRIALIST STUNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 09, three gunmen abducted the chairman of the Federation of Northern Greek Industries and CEO of Alumil S.A. Giorgos Milonas outside his home in Thessaloniki. Media have reported that the family has received a ransom demand for 30 million Euros. The victim is a prominen [...] | 2008-06-11 16:04:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PTER ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI50 | THESSALONIKI: UNIVERSITIES BLAME GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 6, the heads of Greece's universities called for the creation of an "Education Committee" comprising representatives of all political parties, following violent student protests at Thessaloniki's two largest universities. Political leaders have condemned the incident, [...] | 2008-06-13 08:21:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI64 | THESSALONIKI: POLICE DEAL BLOW TO ANARCHIST VIOLENCE AT [...] SUMMARY: Thessaloniki police effectively contained over 6000 anarchists and other anti-government demonstrators during the 73rd annual International Trade Fair (September 6-14). Anarchists broke store windows and hurled Molotov cocktails, but unlike in previous years caused no injuries or ser [...] | 2008-09-15 09:38:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI66 | THESSALONIKI POLICE ARREST NOTORIOUS "ROBIN HOOD" CRIMINAL; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The arrest of notorious criminal Vassilis Paliokostas for the highly publicized kidnapping of a prominent northern Greek businessman has boosted the morale and public image of northern Greece's often criticized police. Police recovered an impressive cache of weapons in the arr [...] | 2008-09-19 10:48:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER SOCI PGOV GR |
08THESSALONIKI83 | THESSALONIKI: ANNUAL NOVEMBER 17 DEMONSTRATION CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Polytechnic students' uprising against the military junta in Greece, two peaceful demonstrations took place in downtown Thessaloniki on Monday November 17, 2008. The absence of serious violence continues a trend in recent years of [...] | 2008-11-18 22:39:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI85 | THESSALONIKI: RIOTS RAGE FOR FOURTH DAY BUT VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 10, anarchists and other demonstrators clashed with police throughout northern Greece in a fourth day of riots sparked by the fatal shooting of a 15 year old boy by police in Athens (reftel). Some 10,000 demonstrators marched through the downtown area, passed the U [...] | 2008-12-10 18:32:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI86 | THESSALONIKI: DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE WITH DIMINISHING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anti-police, anti-government demonstrations continued in Thessaloniki the weekend beginning on Friday evening, December 12 and including the following Saturday and Sunday, but with only minor violence and damage. Aristotle University, which was seriously damaged by last week's [...] | 2008-12-15 18:43:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI90 | DEMONSTRATIONS DIMINISH IN THESSALONIKI [...] SUMMARY: Demonstrations continued to diminish during the weekend of December 20 and 21 in Thessaloniki with only minor incidents and no violence. No additional demonstrations are scheduled until January 7, 2009 when a general demonstration of teachers and students is planned. END SUMMARY. [...] | 2008-12-23 14:54:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI91 | THESSALONIKI: ENVELOP WITH WHITE POWDER ARRIVES AT CONSULATE [...] (SBU) Summary: On Wednesday, 24 December 2008, at 0940 local time, ConGen Thessaloniki's security receptionist identified a suspicious envelope sent to the ConGen via local mail service. The envelope contained a white powdery substance and a note with the message "WE ARE ALQUAEDA FBI." The [...] | 2008-12-24 13:29:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV GR |
08THESSALONIKI92 | THESSALONIKI: WHITE POWDER TESTS NEGATIVE [...] (SBU) The white powder received at Consulate General Thessaloniki on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 was tested at a local infectious disease laboratory and later at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki. Tests for both anthrax and other viral agents were negative. YEE [...] | 2008-12-29 15:43:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV GR |
08TIJUANA1174 | EAC AMCONSULATE TIJUANA - INVESTIGATION RESULTS ON REPORTED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-25 00:15:00 | Consulate Tijuana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MX ASEC |
08TIJUANA1253 | EAC AMCONSULATE TIJUANA - REPORTED THREAT OF PLANNED SNIPER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-24 23:59:00 | Consulate Tijuana | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS CASC SNAR MX |
08TIRANA152 | ALBANIA: 2007 TRFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 11:10:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AL KCRM KWMN SMIG KRD ASEC PREF |
08TIRANA204 | ALBANIAN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE SEEKS URGENT ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 3. 2. (U) Prosecutor General Ina Rama has assigned the chief of the Tirana district prosecutor's office, Genti Xholi, to head the criminal investigation into the causes of the fatal March 15 explosion. (Note: Xholi is well and favorably [...] | 2008-03-19 14:53:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EAID PREL PGOV SENV ASEC AL |
08TIRANA557 | Albania's Success in a Criminal Financial Investigation [...] (U) SUMMARY: Scoring a major victory in a complex financial investigation, police and prosecutors with the Joint Investigative Unit to Fight Economic Crime and Corruption (JIU) arrested the head of a criminal group and his 16 collaborators for robbing ATM machines. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) D [...] | 2008-07-25 11:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM PREL AL ASEC |
08TIRANA697 | URGENT ACTION REQUEST FOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT [...] (SBU) Embassy Tirana requests urgent assistance in responding to a GOA request for help in investigating a September 12 traffic accident that resulted in the death of a key witness in a high profile, ongoing investigation. The GOA has offered to pay for all expenses associated with any U.S. [...] | 2008-09-13 14:15:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PREL KJUS PINS AL |
08TIRANA897 | ALBANIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) In 2008 Albania pledged to increase its contribution of troops to Afghanistan, maintained frozen bank accounts related to money laundering and terrorism financing, and aggressively worked with the United States and other countries to combat terrorism. Albania made progress in identifying [...] | 2008-12-22 15:41:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC AL |
08TOKYO1430 | METI VOICES CONCERN OVER CHINA,S PROPOSED IT [...] (C) Summary: Recently announced Chinese plans to implement a new IT security certification regime have set off alarms with Japanese government and industry, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) officials. METI has both trade and national security concerns with the prop [...] | 2008-05-23 07:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON ETRD TINT |
08TOKYO2121 | JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL MIXTER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 8-12, 2008, visit to Japan by Staffdel Mixter. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6972 Mobile phone: [...] | 2008-08-01 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AMGT ASEC JA OTRA PREL ID AS |
08TOKYO2830 | TOKYO COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL HAGEL (15-17 [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 15-17, 2008, visit to Japan by Senator Chuck Hagel, Mr. Rexon Ryu, and Colonel Phil Skuta. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-555 [...] | 2008-10-10 05:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGMT ASEC AFIN JA CH KS |
08TOKYO2876 | (SBU) Delivery of Demarche to GOJ on proposal to exchange [...] (SBU) Conoff delivered reftel demarche on the proposal to exchange terrorist screening information pursuant to HSPD-6 to Maiko Fujiwara, MOFA, International Counter-Terrorism Coordination Division, Foreign Policy Bureau. 2. (SBU) Fujiwara thanked Conoff for the information and noted the GO [...] | 2008-10-15 23:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT ASEC PTER PGOV PREL JA |
08TOKYO2913 | TOKYO COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL PLUNKETT [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 21-30, 2008, visit to Japan by the STAFFDEL led by Ms. Vickie Plunkett and including Ms. Catherine Garman, Mr. David Sienicki, Mr. Paul Arcangeli, Ms. Lynn Williams, Ms. Eryn Robinson, Mr. Thomas Hawley, Ms. Lara Battles [...] | 2008-10-20 06:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KS JA |
08TOKYO727 | CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan has faced a variety of natural disasters and other historical challenges to its critical infrastructure and systems. As a result, the country has developed preparations and capacity for responding to known threats, such as earthquakes, and has a record of willingness to [...] | 2008-03-18 23:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON ETTC JA PGOV PREL PTER |
08TORONTO390 | Ontario To Issue Enhanced Driver's [...] (U) Summary: The Ontario Ministry of Transportation plans to begin issuing Enhanced Driver's Licenses (EDLs) and Enhanced Photo Cards (EPCs) this winter to be used as alternatives to passports in land and sea crossings to the U.S. The Photo Card Act of 2008 passed the Ontario legislature in [...] | 2008-12-22 20:06:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CPAS ETRD PBTS KFRD PGOV CA |
08TRIPOLI594 | TRIPOLI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - JULY 21, 2003 [...] (S/NF) CDA convened an EAC meeting on July 21 to discuss recent threat reporting (reftel) and the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul. The following personnel attended: CDA, CONS, DAO, MGT, PAO, GRPO, RSO. The EAC considered recent threat reporting and the shooting attack in Istanbul, an [...] | 2008-07-23 07:31:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC LY |
08TRIPOLI889 | TRIBAL VIOLENCE IN KUFRA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-16 16:16:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CASC ASEC PHUM PREF SOCI LY SU |
08TRIPOLI921 | LIBYA SEEKS TO DOWNPLAY TRIBAL VIOLENCE IN KUFRA [...] (C) Summary: In an apparent response to persistent reports by opposition and international media about tribal violence in Kufra, an oasis town located in southeastern Libya, the Government of Libya (GOL) recently staged a meeting in which tribal leaders pledged loyalty to Muammar al-Qadhafi and or [...] | 2008-11-30 14:52:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CASC ASEC PHUM PREF SOCI KPAO LY |
08TRIPOLI968 | LIBYA COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM 2008 [...] (U) The United States rescinded Libya's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism in June 2006 after Libya renounced terrorism and weapons of mass destruction in 2003. Libya has continued to cooperate closely with the United States and the international community to combat terrorism and terr [...] | 2008-12-18 16:59:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR LY |
08TUNIS1156 | DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON OSCE MANPADS SEMINAR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-17 07:49:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ASEC EAIR ETTC MARR MAS MCAP MOPS OSCE |
08TUNIS142 | TUNIS ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (ACEQ) [...] (U) Embassy Tunis responses to ACEQ keyed to paragraphs in reftel: 2. (paragraph 6) (U) (E) CRIMINAL ELEMENTS ROAM FREELY DAY OR NIGHT AND TARGET EMBOFF AND AFFLUENT RESIDENTIAL AREAS FOR BURGLARY. Although the Tunisian police are omnipresent, criminals take advantage of vacant residen [...] | 2008-02-14 09:04:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER TN |
08TUNIS183 | TUNIS SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. (SBU) ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? The Government of Tunisia (GOT) is capable of controlling and dispersing any demonstration directed against U.S. facilities. That being [...] | 2008-02-29 10:16:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER |
08TUNIS206 | TUNISIA -- 2008 TIP REPORT [...] (U) The information below is provided in response to reftel. Post POC for TIP related issues is Susannah Cooper, (Tel.) 216-71-107-306, (Fax) 216-71-107-090. Number of hours spent by rank: 2 hrs FE-MC, 2 hrs FE-OC, 2 hrs FS-01, 50 hrs FS-02. ----------------- THE LOCAL CONTEXT ----------- [...] | 2008-03-06 10:59:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC TU |
08TUNIS227 | AUSTRIAN NATIONALS REPORTEDLY TAKEN HOSTAGE BY [...] (C) Summary: Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has claimed via a statement posted on the Internet that it has taken hostage two Austrian tourists who were traveling in the southern Tunisian desert. An official source cited by the Tunisia Africa Press Agency confirmed that t [...] | 2008-03-11 10:24:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PREL CASC AU TS |
08TUNIS235 | AUSTRIANS REPORTEDLY TAKEN HOSTAGE IN TUNISIA: [...] (C) In a March 11 telephone conversation with the Ambassador, the Austrian Ambassador reported that GOT officials had said the Tunisian military continues to conduct air and land search operations for the two Austrian tourists whom al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb claimed to have t [...] | 2008-03-11 17:10:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL TS |
08TUNIS256 | TUNISIANS PUBLICLY CONDEMN AQIM KIDNAPPING OF [...] (SBU) In the wake of the March 10 claim by Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) that it had kidnapped two Austrian tourists in southern Tunisia (reftels),political activists and intellectuals have condemned the targeting of civilians and the spread of extremist ideologies. The [...] | 2008-03-13 15:22:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PREL KPAO TS |
08TUNIS264 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO TUNISIA GRANTED FOR CODEL BOEHNER [...] Embassy Tunis grants country clearance and warmly welcomes Senator John Boehner and accompanying members of CODEL Boehner to Tunisia from March 25-27, 2008. 2. Points of contact for the visit are Political Officer Trina Saha and Cultural Affairs Officer Ellen Bienstock. Contact information [...] | 2008-03-14 07:04:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC TS JO |
08TUNIS265 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO TUNISIA GRANTED FOR CODEL BOEHNER [...] Embassy Tunis grants country clearance and warmly welcomes Senator John Boehner and accompanying members of CODEL Boehner to Tunisia from March 25-27, 2008. 2. Points of contact for the visit are Political Officer Trina Saha and Cultural Affairs Officer Ellen Bienstock. Contact information [...] | 2008-03-14 07:04:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC TS JO |
08TUNIS271 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR REGIONAL SECURITY [...] Embassy Tunis grants country clearance and warmly welcomes all officials participating in the Trans Sahara RSI Conference in Tunis on April 1, 2008. 2. Conference Point of Contacts: a) Embassy Control Officer is Political Officer Susannah Cooper. Phone 216-71-107-306 or 216-71-107-000; F [...] | 2008-03-14 15:34:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC MASS OTRA TU |
08TUNIS282 | AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR HAS LITTLE INFORMATION ON [...] (C) In a March 18 meeting, Austrian Ambassador Johann Froehlich told the Ambassador that he has been in close contact with the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the kidnapping of two Austrian citizens by Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM, reftels). However, Froehl [...] | 2008-03-18 16:03:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL TS |
08TUNIS71 | TUNIS 2008 ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY [...] OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: CRIME: The Department of State rates Tunisia a medium threat country for crime. The most common criminals are pickpockets, purse-snatchers and snatch-and-run cell-phone thieves who primarily work in the high-traffic tourist areas such as the Tunis medina [...] | 2008-01-24 11:58:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC TS |
08TUNIS9 | TUNISIAN INTEL COOPERATION IMPROVING [...] (S/NF) Summary. After several recent high-level USG interventions with the GOT, most importantly the September letter from President Bush to President Ben Ali, it appears that the Tunisian Ministry of Interior (MOI) is making an effort to improve intelligence sharing on counterterrorism issues [...] | 2008-01-03 10:01:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PINR PGOV ASEC TS |
08TUNIS975 | TUNISIA: NINETEEN CONVICTED IN TERRORISM TRIALS [...] (C) Nineteen Tunisians have been convicted of varying degrees of involvement in terror planning in two separate trials in the past two weeks. One of the defense attorneys who represented clients in both cases offered his assessment that a few of those convicted had indeed intended to carry ou [...] | 2008-09-02 15:55:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PREL TS |
08ULAANBAATAR193 | FBI AGENTS SUCCESSFULLY TRAIN MONGOLIAN CRIMINAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three FBI Special Agents carried out a successful week-long training session in Ulaanbaatar March 24 to 28 for 30 criminal investigators from the Mongolian National Police Agency (MNPA) and the Independent Authority Against Corruption (IAAC). Beijing-based Legal Attach Hendershot [...] | 2008-04-29 04:51:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PREL EFIN KCOR PGOV MG |
08ULAANBAATAR311 | GIA DIRECTOR INDICATES MONGOLIA WILL OK 10TH IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Director of Mongolia's General Intelligence Agency (GIA),former Ambassador to the U.S. R. Bold, told the Ambassador June 20 that he believes that the Government of Mongolia (GOM) will approve the dispatch of a 10th troop rotation to Iraq. The GOM has not made a formal announ [...] | 2008-06-23 06:59:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV MASS KPKO ASEC MG IZ |
08USNATO257 | VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 3. 2. NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Tajik participants for the NATO-Russia Counter-Narcotics Training course to be held at Dushanbe, Tajikistan, August 11-19, 2008. Post will forward the Afghan trainers names SEPTEL. [...] | 2008-07-23 12:36:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC NATO SNAR TI RS AF |
08USNATO260 | VETTING REQUEST FOR AFGHAN PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 3. 2. NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Afghan participants for the NATO-Russia Counter-Narcotics Training course to be held at Dushanbe, Tajikistan, August 11-19, 2008. This request is an addendum to REFTEL concerning Tajik p [...] | 2008-07-24 13:50:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC NATO SNAR TI RS AF |
08USNATO263 | CABLE-INTERN RESOURCE SOLICTATION-SPRING 2009 FOR [...] (U) Post requests four interns for the Spring 2009 cycle: one each for the Political section, Public Affairs section, Civil Emergency Planning section, and the Office of the Defense Advisor. In this period, USNATO will be diligently preparing for the April NATO Summit. The political and pub [...] | 2008-07-25 14:08:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO AMGT APER ASEC |
08USNATO323 | VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Kazakh participants for the NATO-Russia Counter-Narcotics Training course to be held at Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, September 15-26, 2008. The DEA will be conducting the [...] | 2008-09-09 14:49:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC NATO SNAR RS KZ |
08USNATO327 | VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] (SBU) Corrected copy. This is an action request cable to Embassy Ashagat. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Turkmen participants for the NATO-Russia Counter-Narcotics Training course to be held at Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, September 15-26, [...] | 2008-09-11 14:08:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC NATO SNAR RS KZ |
08USNATO350 | VETTING REQUEST FOR THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE NRC [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants for the NATO-Russia General Training Course to be held at the Domodedovo Centre of the Russian Federation in Russia October 7-22, 2008. No U.S. trainers [...] | 2008-09-30 14:58:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC NATO SNAR RS |
08USNATO369 | VETTING REQUEST FOR THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Kazakh participants for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from October 20-31. UNODC has proposed that the DEA conduct the se [...] | 2008-10-14 12:40:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC NATO SNAR RS |
08USNATO376 | VETTING REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of additional Kazakh participants for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from October 20-31. UNODC has proposed that the DEA cond [...] | 2008-10-16 14:59:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC NATO SNAR RS |
08USNATO405 | VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF NATO-RUSSIA [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants for the NATO-Russia General Training Course to be held at the Domodedovo Centre of the Russian Federation in Russia from November 11-26, 2008. Afghanistan [...] | 2008-10-31 12:32:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC NATO SNAR RS |
08USNATO423 | VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Central Asian and Afghan participants for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on November 17-28. No USG trainers will be pa [...] | 2008-11-12 10:17:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC NATO SNAR TX RS AF KG KZ TI UZ |
08USNATO437 | CABLE-INTERN RESOURCE SOLICTATION-SUMMER 2009 FOR [...] (U) Post requests one intern for the Summer 2009 cycle. The intern will support the work of the political section. This will include preparation of briefing papers and support of NATO committee work. The intern will likely focus their work under supervision of an FSO in one or two areas, such [...] | 2008-11-21 15:52:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO AMGT APER ASEC |
08USNATO90 | WELCOME TO NATO FOR STAFFDEL KENNETH MYERS, MARCH [...] Mission welcomes Senior Professional Staff Member for the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Kenneth Myers III to Brussels for meetings at USEU and USNATO on March 19 - 21, 2008. USNATO Control officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer, Peter Chisholm, work tel:(32) [...] | 2008-03-10 13:40:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NATO EUN FR BR |
08USUNNEWYORK732 | UNIFIL: USUN RAISES EMBASSY BEIRUT SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 20:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ASEC KPKO UNSC LE |
08USUNNEWYORK777 | DPKO RESPONDS ON UNIFIL SALUTE OF HIZBALLAH [...] (SBU) PolOff and SMCOff met August 21 with UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Asia and Middle East Division Officer-in-Charge Mary Eliza Kimball and Middle East Team Leader Susan Allee to raise the points from ref A on the UNIFIL contingent's July 17 salute of Hizballah and Palest [...] | 2008-08-27 14:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ASEC KPKO UNSC LE SY IS |
08USUNNEWYORK858 | ZIMBABWE AGREEMENT: DIVIDED UNSC REACTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a September 19 briefing to the Security Council, A/SYG Menkerios called the Zimbabwe power-sharing agreement a "delicate compromise." He hoped that an ongoing dispute about division of portfolios between the Mugabe and Tsvangirai camps would prove a short-lived "snag." He r [...] | 2008-09-22 23:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM UNSC ZI |
08USUNNEWYORK90 | MEETING WITH CUBANS ON MISSION SECURITY [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. Following a meeting of the UN's Committee on Relations with the Host Country called by Cuba (septel) to complain that the host country was not taking the Cuban Mission's security concerns seriously enough, NYC Com [...] | 2008-01-31 15:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP ASEC CU UN |
08USUNNEWYORK968 | UN PROTESTS DISCRIMINATION IN VISA PROCESSING AND [...] (C/NF) Summary and Action Request: USUN Host Country Minister Counselor and deputy accompanied Department Visa Office Diplomatic Liaison Chief (CA/VO/P/D) Carrie Muntean to meetings on October 22, 2008, with UN officials to discuss visa issues. In meetings with the UN's Travel and Transportati [...] | 2008-10-24 00:13:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | OFDP CVIS ASEC |
08VALLETTA129 | MALTA: SUMMARY INFORMATION FOR TRAFFICKING IN [...] Embassy Valletta received one proposal for funding from FY 2008 INCLE and ESC appropriation. Per reftel instructions the full proposal was forwarded via separate email. Post believes the submitted proposal will help Malta move towards Tier One status by addressing key components of Malta's TI [...] | 2008-03-28 15:23:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG MT |
08VALLETTA228 | MALTA'S REACTION TO GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador briefed key Maltese military and civilian officials about GMP. The Maltese expressed enthusiasm about the concept. Several GMP-related areas of cooperation already exist, and the Maltese were eager to explore further areas. Malta,s Foreign Minister said that at an [...] | 2008-06-02 14:31:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EAID ECIN ECON EFIS EWWT MARR MAS MCAP |
08VALLETTA303 | MALTA INVESTIGATES TRAFFICKING CLAIMS AMONG [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 25, DCM and PolOff met with a GOM interagency group on trafficking to discuss reports from representatives of NGOs based in Malta that four Nigerian women being trafficked to Italy had ended up in a Maltese detention centers after being rescued at sea. After an animated [...] | 2008-07-21 13:19:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF MT |
08VALLETTA479 | Malta: 2008 INCSR Submission: Part II - Money [...] (U) Embassy Valletta submits this Part II of the 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for Malta. The response is generally keyed to questions posed in reftel A related to "Money Laundering and Financial Crimes" and should be read in conjunction with Part I, reftel B. N [...] | 2008-11-17 14:18:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN KCRM KTFN ASEC MT |
08VANCOUVER76 | TWO-YEAR COUNTDOWN TO THE VANCOUVER WINTER OLYMPICS [...] Summary: This is the first of two cables assessing preparations as Vancouver passes the two-year mark in its countdown to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Organizers and officials are giddy with satisfaction over the preparations for the Games thus far. All major sporting venues are complete or wil [...] | 2008-04-04 16:48:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | CA KOLY PGOV ECON ASEC |
08VANCOUVER78 | MANAGING 2010 OLYMPICS BORDER TRAFFIC [...] This is the second of two cables looking at preparations for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Issues related to economics, commerce and logistics are covered in ref. This cable addresses the travel of tourists and participants to the Games and potential issues for border management. 2. [...] | 2008-04-04 17:49:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | CA KOLY PREL ASEC CMGT |
08VIENNA1866 | DOMESTIC SECURITY POLICY OUTLINE OF THE NEW [...] Following is a summary of the key elements from the November 23 coalition agreement between Austria's governing parties -- the Social Democrats and the conservative People's Party -- on domestic security and counterterrorism: Organized Crime --------------- 2. The agreement calls for an [...] | 2008-12-18 13:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC AU |
08VIENNA1875 | AUSTRIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Per reftel, Post is submitting the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism for Austria. Embassy POC for this report is Political Unit Chief Phil Kaplan, office phone: 43-1-31339-2114; email: kaplanpw@state.gov. General Assessment ------------------ 2. According to Austria's Bureau for the Prot [...] | 2008-12-22 13:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM KHLS EFIN KPAO AU |
08VIENTIANE145 | EIGHTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT FOR LAOS [...] (SBU) Laos is overwhelmingly a sending country for trafficking, although on a small scale it is also a receiving country, with some domestic trafficking victims in the commercial sex trade. The vast majority of Lao who seek work abroad, including those who are victims of trafficking, go to Thai [...] | 2008-02-29 05:44:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF KFRD PREL LA |
08VIENTIANE180 | FRAUD SUMMARY-(VIENTIANE): Q1 FY 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-20 10:22:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LA |
08VIENTIANE458 | DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN LAOS [...] This is an action request. In view of the mounting reports of damage caused by flooding in Vientiane and various provinces in Laos and in response to the August 18, 2008, appeal of the Government of Laos to the international community for assistance, the Charge d'Affaires has determined that a [...] | 2008-08-19 10:16:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV EWWT EAID CASC ASEC LA |
08VIENTIANE569 | RADIOACTIVE SMUGGLING INCIDENT AT VIENTIANE, LAOS [...] Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear and/or radiological materials. This report came to the Embassy's attention via a phone call from the Australian owner of a lo [...] | 2008-10-20 05:10:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER PREL ASEC LA |
08VIENTIANE578 | LAO GOVERNMENT INFORMED OF DEPLETED URANIUM [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy Vientiane on October 23 spoke with Mr. Thammavong Phiphatsely to request he encourage his friend, the purported owner of the depleted uranium aircraft counterweight notified in ref. A and identified in ref. B, to turn th [...] | 2008-10-27 09:54:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG KCRM PARM TRGY LA |
08VIENTIANE671 | LAOS: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] General Assessment Since 2002, the Government of Laos has consistently denounced international terrorism and expressed a willingness to cooperate with the international community on counterterrorism. While there are domestic opposition elements that have in the past employed terrorist tacti [...] | 2008-12-29 10:07:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC LA |
08VIENTIANE97 | LAOS: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS GRANT PROPOSALS FOR FY2008 [...] Embassy Vientiane recommends funding of the four proposals (two ESF and two INCLE) summarized in paragraph three, all of which address deficiencies identified in the Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Laos and the Interim Assessment. Only four proposals were submitted for this gran [...] | 2008-02-12 07:46:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG LA |
08VILNIUS235 | Bloggers, Officials React to Sanctions, Diplomatic Row [...] (SBU) Post has monitored the Belarusian public's reaction to recent events in the country including Belneftekhim sanctions, Belarus' recall of its Ambassador to the U.S., GOB demands for American Embassy staff reductions and the resulting suspension of some consular operations, and a spurious [...] | 2008-04-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI ASEC CMGT BO |
08VILNIUS277 | REGIME RENEWS DEMAND FOR EMBASSY STAFF CUT [...] (SBU) MFA Americas Department Chief Vadim Lazerko called in Charge April 23 to renew previous calls for mutual cuts in diplomatic staff to six -- the Ambassador and and one slot reserved for ambassadors currently on consultations. He said that the reason for such a move was the lack of readin [...] | 2008-04-23 14:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC OFDP ASEC BO |
08WARSAW1105 | POLAND CONCERNED ABOUT VENEZUELA AND BOLIVIA; SEES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GoP is concerned about the political situation in Bolivia and Venezuela -- particularly after the expulsions of the U.S. Ambassadors to both countries. MFA Deputy Director Daniel Gromann indicated that Poland supports the EU position of "constructive engagement" with both cou [...] | 2008-09-23 05:51:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KDEM PGOV PREL ENRG BL VE PL |
08WARSAW285 | POLAND: EIGHTH ANNUAL (2008) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-31 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Andrea Gorog (telephone: 48-22-504-2621, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail GorogA@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-04) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one political [...] | 2008-03-04 15:01:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PL |
08WELLINGTON424 | NEW ZEALAND: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) New Zealand attaches importance to its compliance with international counterterrorism instruments. It has ratified 12 of the 16 international instruments and maintains up-to-date reporting to the United Nations (UN). New Zealand uses the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy as a key refe [...] | 2008-12-22 03:19:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ |
08WELLINGTON54 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR COL. VINCE E. CRUZ AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Colonel Vince Errol Cruz and Sergeant Major Paul J. Nugent, United States Marine Corps, Quantico Virginia, for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period March 11-14, 2008. The purpose of this visit is to conduct a [...] | 2008-02-20 22:49:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC NZ |
08WELLINGTON91 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2/2007 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-07 00:28:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD NZ |
08WINDHOEK314 | NAMIBIA'S INFRASTRUCTURE: USITC RESPONSE [...] (U) This cable is in response to reftel request from the U.S. International Trade Commission for information on infrastructure conditions that effect export competitiveness. 2. (SBU) Compared to other Sub-Saharan African countries, Namibia has fairly well developed and maintained infras [...] | 2008-10-03 08:50:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD OTRA ASEC WA |
08WINDHOEK333 | NAMIBIA: F-77 REPORTER DESIGNATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-17 11:42:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO PINS WA |
08YAOUNDE103 | CAMEROONIAN PRESIDENT BIYA TELLS AMBASSADOR HE [...] (C) On January 31, Ambassador met for one-and-a-half hours with President Paul Biya, at our request. Biya outlined his plans to change the constitution in March to eliminate term limits. He hoped this would reduce internal friction within his government. He plans to create a Vice Presiden [...] | 2008-01-31 18:04:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON ENIV MAS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08YAOUNDE1071 | PIRATES ATTACK OIL SUPPLY VESSEL IN CAMEROON, [...] (SBU) At approximately midnight on October 31, unknown assailants in three boats attacked a vessel contracted by the French oil company Total off the Cameroon shore, between Bakassi and Limbe, taking 10 or 11 crew members hostage (no Amcits). According to Total's Cameroon Director, the host [...] | 2008-10-31 12:06:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CM EPET PGOV PREL |
08YAOUNDE187 | EMBASSY YAOUNDE TRIPWIRES [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde informs the Department of specific tripwires Post is monitoring in light of the recent civil unrest and widespread rioting in Cameroon. Today, February 27th, various neighborhoods in Yaounde have reported gunfire, tire burning, destruction of small shops, stores, and ston [...] | 2008-02-27 13:58:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC CM CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO |
08YAOUNDE190 | CAMEROON: UPDATE ON RIOTS, NATIONWIDE TAXI STRIKE, [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde convened the Emergency Action Committee at 09:45 am local time on February 26 to discuss the security situation throughout the country and to reaffirm the hold-fast travel policy in place for USG employees and other American citizens throughout the country. In attendance [...] | 2008-02-27 16:49:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO CM |
08YAOUNDE191 | CAMEROON: RIOTS AND TAXI STRIKE STILL IN FORCE [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde convened the Emergency Action Committee at 08:30am local time on February 27 to discuss the security situation throughout the country and to reaffirm the hold-fast travel policy in place for USG employees and other American citizens throughout the country. In attendance were [...] | 2008-02-27 19:18:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO CM |
08YAOUNDE192 | CAMEROON: RIOTS AND TAXI STRIKE STILL IN FORCE [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde convened the Emergency Action Committee at 08:30am local time on February 27 to discuss the security situation throughout the country and to reaffirm the hold-fast travel policy in place for USG employees and other American citizens throughout the country. In attendance were [...] | 2008-02-28 09:03:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO CM |
08YAOUNDE193 | CAMEROON: BIYA'S SPEECH OUT OF TOUCH AND UNHELPFUL [...] (SBU) President Paul Biya addressed the Cameroonian people February 27 on the recent violence in Cameroon. He minced no words, blaming opposition politicians (whom he labeled "demons") for manipulating the country's youth to "obtain through violence what they were unable to obtain through the [...] | 2008-02-28 11:56:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO ASEC CM |
08YAOUNDE194 | Cameroon: Update on security situation [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde's EAC met at 3:00 pm local time to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. Ambassador Garvey is requesting Authorized Departure for Eligible Family Members from Post. In attendance were DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, PA, CONS, and Peace Corps. 2. (U) Several hot spots t [...] | 2008-02-28 16:42:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC CM CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO |
08YAOUNDE195 | Cameroon: Update on security situation [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde's EAC met at 3:00 pm local time to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. Ambassador Garvey is requesting Authorized Departure for Eligible Family Members from Post. In attendance were DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, PA, CONS, and Peace Corps. 2. (U) Several hot spots t [...] | 2008-02-28 17:07:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC CM CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO |
08YAOUNDE197 | Cameroon: Update on security situation [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde's EAC met at 3:00 pm local time to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. Ambassador Garvey is requesting Authorized Departure for Eligible Family Members from Post. In attendance were DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, PA, CONS, and Peace Corps. 2. (U) Several hot spots t [...] | 2008-02-28 17:19:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC CM CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO |
08YAOUNDE199 | CAMEROON: UPDATE ON RIOTS, NATIONWIDE TAXI STRIKE, [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde convened the Emergency Action Committee at 09:45 am local time on February 26 to discuss the security situation throughout the country and to reaffirm the hold-fast travel policy in place for USG employees and other American citizens throughout the country. In attendance [...] | 2008-02-29 06:46:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO CM |
08YAOUNDE203 | TFCM-01: SITREP 1 [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde EAC met at 08:30 local time on February 29 to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. In attendance were AMB, DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, MGT, PA, CONS, and Peace Corps. "Enforced calm" throughout most of Cameroon -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) [...] | 2008-03-03 09:05:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC AMGT KFLO KSAC MARR PHUM PINR PGOV |
08YAOUNDE204 | Task Force Cameroon-01: SITREP 1 [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde EAC met at 08:30 local time on February 29 to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. In attendance were AMB, DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, MGT, PA, CONS, and Peace Corps. "Enforced calm" throughout most of Cameroon -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) [...] | 2008-03-03 09:06:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC AMGT KFLO KSAC MARR PHUM PINR PGOV |
08YAOUNDE215 | CAMEROON: EAC MEETING AND UPDATE ON SECURITY SITUATION [...] (U) On March 5, 2008, Embassy Yaounde's EAC met at 0930 to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. The EAC was chaired by the Ambassador and in attendance were the DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, PA, CONS, Peace Corps, Health Unit, Embassy Branch Office, GSO, and MGMT. 2. (U) The situation [...] | 2008-03-05 14:15:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC CM CASC PHUM PINR PGOV KPAO |
08YAOUNDE259 | YAOUNDE EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS REVERSE TRIPWIRES [...] (SBU) Embassy Yaounde expanded Emergency Action Committee met on March 17 to discuss the security situation and reverse tripwires following recent violent civil unrest in Cameroon. The EAC was chaired by the DCM and in attendance were RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, CONS, PA, HU, MGMT, GSO, CLO and Peace C [...] | 2008-03-17 12:29:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO CM |
08YAOUNDE346 | CAMEROON: CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Cameroon (GRC) on April 4 presented a bill to the National Assembly to revise the 1996 Constitution (ref c). Embassy contacts tell us the Assembly will likely approve the amendments by April 11, and President Biya will ratify them soon thereafter. This bill con [...] | 2008-04-09 13:49:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ASEC KDEM PHUM CM |
08YAOUNDE359 | CAMEROON FOREIGN MINISTER EXPLAINS BIYA'S MOTIVES [...] (C) Summary: Cameroon's Minister of External Relations, Henri Eyebe Ayissi, asked to speak with Charge d'Affaires on April 9 to present the government's official position on recent "major events in the life of Cameroon," specifically, the constitutional revisions currently in process (reftels [...] | 2008-04-11 13:15:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ASEC KDEM PHUM CM |
08YAOUNDE368 | YAOUNDE AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE LESSONS LEARNED: IT [...] (U) Summary: During the last week of February 2008, Cameroon's renowned stability and tranquility of Cameroon were shattered by a spasm of rioting and violence that led Embassy Yaounde to request the authorized departure of eligible family members. Mission Cameroon's lessons learned from this [...] | 2008-04-15 15:43:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AF AFIN AMGT ASEC CA CASC CM CMGT KFLO |
08YAOUNDE521 | Snapshot of Douala Post-Riots [...] (U) Summary: Douala -- CameroonQs business capital, largest city, and hotbed of the opposition -- remains calm following riots in February and a constitutional amendment in April. However, there is rising frustration about the price of food. End summary. 2. (U) Douala has remained calm [...] | 2008-06-02 06:41:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAGR ASEC CM |
08YAOUNDE706 | ATTACK ON U.S. OIL SHIPPING VESSEL NEAR THE [...] (U) Summary: On July 08, 2008, RSO received information from Douala-based Captain Richard Manchester (who is in charge of security for Tidewater Marine International, Inc. West Africa and Schlumberger Area UIC Dock Wouri River) about the attack on their vessel MV Gulf Fleet No. 103 by armed [...] | 2008-07-09 15:27:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC CM |
08YEREVAN1035 | ARMENIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There have been no major terrorism-related developments in Armenia in 2008. Armenia continued to be a constructive partner of the United States in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The Armenian Government (GOAM) made measured progress in implementing border security and an [...] | 2008-12-24 08:21:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR AM |
08YEREVAN117 | LIKELIHOOD OF STREET PROTESTS, POSSIBLE VIOLENCE, [...] (C) The Armenian political scene is growing more, rather than less, unpredictable as Election Day draws near. It is clear to us that both ex- President Levon Ter-Petrossian's (LTP) and PM Serzh Sargsian's camps are each "all in" on this election outcome. Neither will be prepared to accept a [...] | 2008-02-13 15:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC AM |
08YEREVAN144 | VOTERS FOR SERZH SARGSIAN -- ARMENIA'S MOST [...] (C) Although he is the front-runner in Armenia's February 19 presidential election, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsian nevertheless remains little known by the Armenian electorate. While many despise him and accuse him of being sinfully corrupt, countless others respect him as an experienced mili [...] | 2008-02-19 14:15:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN145 | ARMENIA: PRE-ELECTION TOUR OF ARAGATZOTN REGION [...] (C) While characterizing the pre-election campaigning as "routine to date," governmental, non-governmental, political party and international observers in the Aragatzotn region of Armenia nevertheless highlighted a growing undercurrent of widely suspected fraud, particularly vote buying, in th [...] | 2008-02-19 14:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC AM |
08YEREVAN154 | ARMENIA ELECTION AFTERMATH: TER-PETROSSIAN PASSES [...] (C) "URGENT MESSAGE": Presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrossian's (LTP) adviser, Levon Zurabian, requested an urgent meeting with PolChief February 21. Suggesting the possibility of electronic eavesdropping, Zurabian passed PolChief a note (text at para 5),which he said was directly from [...] | 2008-02-21 12:43:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN167 | ARMENIA INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT "FALSE" PKK [...] (C) During a February 21 meeting with CDA, FM Oskanian expressed increasing GOAM concerns about reports alleging the expansion into Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh of militant cells from Turkey's Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK). He asked that Washington help "put an end" to such reports, which he [...] | 2008-02-28 13:31:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC AJ TU AM |
08YEREVAN168 | MR. KOCHARIAN'S WORLD: WHERE THE GOVERNMENT NEVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kocharian called in CDA February 28 to discuss election-related violations, recent opposition arrests, and the possible use of force to clear the square. He alleged that the recent arrests were necessary to deter oppositionists from bringing firearms to the square, and s [...] | 2008-02-28 15:18:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN178 | RULING PARTY OFFICIAL OFFERS INSIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republican Party official Samvel Nikoyan offered confidential, personal insights on the political standoff. He reported that President Kocharian and President-elect/PM Sargsian have very different strategies, with Kocharian favoring a "get tough" approach, and Sargsian preferin [...] | 2008-02-29 15:08:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN179 | ARMENIA SITREP: VIOLENT PROTESTS AFTER DAWN RAID [...] (C) Riot police drove opposition squatters from Freedom Square at about 06:45 local time on March 1. Former President Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) was taken home, and apparently placed under house arrest. Police established perimeter around Freedom Square, and forcefully dispersed media, would [...] | 2008-03-01 13:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC PREL PHUM KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN186 | ARMENIA SITREP: ARMY CALLED IN TO RESTORE ORDER; [...] (C) Calm prevailed in Yerevan March 3, after pitched battles between opposition protesters and security forces ended in the early hours of March 2. Official GOAM reports state that eight people died in the armed clashes, 33 police were injured, and 100-200 injured overall, although a higher d [...] | 2008-03-03 14:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC PREL PHUM KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN187 | ARMENIA DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 1, Armenian President Robert Kocharian signed a decree declaring a state of emergency in the city of Yerevan. The state of emergency is to last until March 20, unless extended. It prohibits or limits any opposition political activity, independent news reporting, and ce [...] | 2008-03-03 14:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC CASC PREL PHUM KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN199 | ARMENIAN SUPREME ALLEGES FIXED DECISION AGAINST LTP [...] (S) Late on March 6, Valery Poghossian, one of Armenia's nine Constitutional Court justices, secretly approached the Embassy for an urgent meeting at his home. Poghossian alleged to Emboffs that President Kocharian has fixed the court's upcoming March 8 decision to decide against the complain [...] | 2008-03-07 14:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM KJUS AM |
08YEREVAN200 | ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN INTENSIFIES [...] (C) Rejecting dialogue with the opposition it used lethal force to subdue on March 1-2 following Armenia's disputed February 19 presidential election, the Armenian government in the last five days has taken extraordinary measures to clamp down on any would-be dissent and isolate opposition lead [...] | 2008-03-07 14:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN202 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER PESSIMISTIC THAT CRACKDOWN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Presidential national security adviser Garnik Isagulian conceded to polchief March 9 that the March 1 morning crackdown was authorized by President Kocharian the day before, contrary to the government's official line. Isagulian believes that PM Sargsian -- bolstered by hardline ad [...] | 2008-03-10 13:32:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN204 | ARMENIA'S POLITICAL FUTURE -- WHERE DO WE GO FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mounting evidence -- including the latest ODIHR interim report -- has called into question the government's claim that PM Serzh Sargsian won a legitimate first-round majority on February 19. This result, combined with the subsequent heavy-handed use of force and declared State o [...] | 2008-03-10 14:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN208 | ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT DETAINING 97 PERSONS FOLLOWING [...] (C) The GOAM began arresting political opponents even before the disputed February 19 Presidential election, though the pace accelerated during the ten days of demonstrations at Freedom Square and again following the March 1 crackdown. While many detainees were quickly released, as of March 10 [...] | 2008-03-11 13:09:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC PREL PHUM KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN213 | OSCE/ODIHR POST-ELECTION INTERIM REPORT ON [...] (SBU) OSCE/ODIHR released another interim report on Armenia's February 19 election on March 7. Cloaked in bland ODIHR language, the report documents some serious problems that have come to light since the February 20 Preliminary Statement. Characteristically, some of the most provocative find [...] | 2008-03-12 13:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN221 | RADIO LIBERTY RE-AIRING IN ARMENIA'S REGIONS [...] (C) In spite of stringent media restrictions imposed by the March 1 state of emergency, Radio Liberty (RL) began re-airing March 7 in Armenia's regions where the emergency decree does not apply. According to the local broadcaster Radio Hay (Armenian Radio),the station began re-airing RL broa [...] | 2008-03-13 16:09:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN227 | GOAM RATCHETS UP THE PRESSURE UNDER STATE OF [...] (C) Despite recent conciliatory public statements from President-elect Sargsian, the authorities appear to be ratcheting up their pressure on opposition supporters with one week left to the state of emergency. Foreign election observers who stayed to observe Constitutional Court proceedings r [...] | 2008-03-14 14:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN228 | GOAM'S SPIN CYCLE UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (C) The suspension of independent media in Armenia following the March 1 imposition of a State of Emergency has allowed the GOAM to construct its own narrative of recent events without the inconvenience of opposition challenge or independent scrutiny. Not surprisingly, the GOAM has used this [...] | 2008-03-14 15:08:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KDEM KJUS AM |
08YEREVAN238 | GOAM'S MCC POINT OF CONTACT ASKS FOR PATIENCE [...] (C) On March 13 MCC resident country director (RCD) and acting Polchief met with Minister of Trade and Economic Development Nerses Yeritsian to convey USG concerns about Armenia's ongoing political crisis, warn about its potential impact on continued funding of MCC programs, and urge the GOAM [...] | 2008-03-19 05:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PROV PREL PHUM EAID ASEC KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN243 | ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...] | 2008-03-20 03:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
08YEREVAN244 | ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...] | 2008-03-20 05:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
08YEREVAN248 | DETAILS ON LTP'S DE FACTO HOUSE ARREST [...] (C) Poloff has been able -- through weekly weekend hikes in the adjacent park -- to keep an eye on the de facto house arrest of former President Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP). To our knowledge, LTP has only once been allowed out since March 1, and this was to address the Constitutional Court Marc [...] | 2008-03-20 13:32:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN249 | FUGITIVE MP'S PRESS SECRETARY VISITS EMBASSY [...] (C) Anna Mkrtchian, press secretary for the fugitive Armenian member of parliament Khachatur Sukiasian, visited the Embassy March 17 to discuss her boss's plight. She said authorities continue to exert pressure on Sukiasian's family and associates that began last fall when he became Armenia's [...] | 2008-03-20 13:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN267 | UNEASY SEMI-CALM SETS IN; ALL SIDES AWAIT APRIL 9 [...] (C) The much-anticipated end of the state of emergency (SOE) on March 21 transpired without any violence, with Armenian police massed in downtown Yerevan to deter would-be protesters. The silent evening protest drew roughly 3,000 supporters, a smaller-than-expected number that suggests GOAM p [...] | 2008-03-28 12:50:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN297 | ARMENIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE JOINS CRACKDOWN ON [...] (C) In what appears to be the GOAM's latest retaliatory measure against a pro-opposition (and currently fugitive) oligarch, Khachatur "Grzo" Sukiasian, a Sukiasian aide tells us the customs agency has for several weeks been holding up release of cigarettes imported by a Sukiasian-affiliated co [...] | 2008-04-07 13:23:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC PREL PHUM KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN302 | SARGSIAN BLOGS WITH ARMENIAN PUBLIC, DENIES JOB [...] (SBU) Although the events described herein are some four weeks old, we believe there is still value in sharing them on the eve of President-elect Sargsian,s inauguration. They reflect an interesting attempt on his part to reach out to the Armenian public, using some of the same tools heretofor [...] | 2008-04-08 14:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC AM |
08YEREVAN331 | ARMENIA: MARCH 1 DEATH TOLL HITS TEN [...] (SBU) The official death toll of the March 1-2 clashes between protesters and security services in Yerevan has reached ten. Local media report the April 11 death of 19-year-old policeman Tigran Abgarian, who had suffered a gunshot wound in his neck that damaged his spinal cord. 2. (SBU) On [...] | 2008-04-14 12:51:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS ASEC AM |
08YEREVAN363 | DAS BRYZA WARNS OF MCC SUSPENSION IN DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) During his April 9 visit to Yerevan to attend President-elect Sargsian's inauguration, EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza discussed Armenia's political crisis SIPDIS with pro-government and opposition figures. Prominent politicians from Sargsian's recently announced coalition [...] | 2008-04-29 11:56:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS ASEC AM |
08YEREVAN599 | ROAD RAGE ATTACK ON DUTCH BUSINESSMEN EMBLEMATIC [...] (SBU) BUSINESSMEN ASSAULTED: On Saturday, July 12, two pedestrians, Hans Boon and Jurgen Dolstra -- Dutch nationals who are senior executives of the semi-privatized postal corporation Haypost -- were attacked and beaten by two motorists in a road rage incident. The incident occured at about [...] | 2008-07-28 14:10:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PGOV EINV KJUS AM |
08YEREVAN638 | SERIES OF VIOLENT INCIDENTS SPOTLIGHTS STRAINS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Separate incidents of serious violence -- one fatal -- July 14 and 16 related to property disputes over Yerevan apartments which had been sold. In both cases, the former owners of the properties sought to intimidate the new owners into giving back apartments they had rightfully p [...] | 2008-08-08 12:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ASEC EINV CASC PGOV KCRM KDEM KJUS AM |
08YEREVAN7 | ARMENIA - 2007 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There have been no major terrorism-related developments in Armenia in 2007. Per reftel instruction, the following is an update of Armenia,s 2006 Country Report on Terrorism. Due to technical difficulties in gaining edit privileges to its country,s terrorism page on Intelliped [...] | 2008-01-04 13:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AM ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PTER |
08YEREVAN873 | CRIME SPREE PROMPTS CHARGES OF "CRIMINAL STATE" BY OPPOSITION [...] (C) A recent string of unconnected violent attacks around Armenia has prompted the opposition to decry the emergence of a "criminal state." Over the October 24-26 weekend, one person was killed in Yerevan, four were killed in the northern city of Spitak, and the recently re-elected mayor of the nor [...] | 2008-11-03 14:37:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PREL ASEC AM |
08YEREVAN906 | POLITICS DOMINATE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) During the Ambassador's introductory meeting with Emergency Situations Minister Mher Shahgeldian on November 4, Shahgeldian shared his views on the current political situation in Armenia and related his priorities for the Ministry, while also upbeat about the upcoming DOD Biological Threat [...] | 2008-11-12 14:04:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM EAID ASEC MARR AM |
08YEREVAN913 | SUCCESSFUL DOD BTRP NEGOTIATIONS IN ARMENIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visited Armenia October 27-29, 2008 to conduct final negotiations on the text for the Biological Threat Reduction Implementation Agreement. DoD negotiators met with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) a [...] | 2008-11-14 08:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM MARR KDEM KJUS ASEC AM |
08YEREVAN931 | LUNCH AT THE EC: CONCERN ABOUT POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over a welcome lunch for Ambassador with Ambassadors representing European Commission member countries in Yerevan, EC Ambassador Raul de Luzenberger provided a briefing on the November 5-6 visit of President Sargsian to the European Commission in Brussels. French Ambassador Ser [...] | 2008-11-18 14:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | POGV PHUM PREL ASEC KDEM EUN FR AJ TU AM |
08YEREVAN933 | INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS' LEADER ATTACKED [...] (SBU) On November 17 the Chairperson of the Investigative Journalists NGO and chief editor of Hetq online media outlet Edik Baghdasarian was attacked and severely beaten by three unknown individuals when exiting his office and approaching his car. According to Baghdasarian's reports to the medi [...] | 2008-11-19 04:10:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC KDEM AM |
08ZAGREB12 | ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND [...] (U) The following is the 2008 OSAC Annual Crime and Safety Report for Croatia. The report responses are keyed to REFTEL format, paragraph 3. 2. (U) I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: A. Croatia enjoys a relatively low crime rate by US and European standards. It is generally safe to [...] | 2008-01-11 09:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT APER |
08ZAGREB181 | SERBIA'S CIVIL SOCIETY FEARS VIOLENCE, UNCERTAIN POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Serbia's NGO and civil society leaders are concerned about potential aggression against them in the aftermath of Kosovo's declaration of independence and following the February 21 attacks against diplomatic missions in Belgrade. Prominent NGO leaders are concerned that the campaign in t [...] | 2008-03-03 09:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC SR |
08ZAGREB182 | ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit the Annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons Report for 2007. Croatia has previously been ranked as a Tier Two country. As detailed below, Post believes Croatia has made successful efforts to meet Tier One requirements under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, [...] | 2008-03-03 10:15:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HR |
08ZAGREB184 | Gasoline on a Fire: Serb Leaders' Rhetoric Inflaming [...] (SBU) In the wake of Kosovo's declaration of independence, Serbian leaders within the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and New Serbia (NS) coalition have publicly incited and enflamed the delicate political situation through continued statements condoning violence as a legitimate response to K [...] | 2008-03-03 14:02:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC SR |
08ZAGREB233 | NO RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR A [...] Ref points were delivered to Andrej Dogan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration - Department of the United Nations on 06 March 2008. GOC offered no substantive response. Bradtke [...] | 2008-03-07 13:49:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | CG PREL RW UNSC ASEC ETTC |
08ZAGREB629 | CROATIA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS JONES [...] (U) Stu, the Croatia that you will be visiting on September 10 has changed greatly from your desk officer days and even from the time we worked together on NATO issues. Croatia has made steady progress in strengthening its democracy and rule of law, reforming its economy, cooperating with the [...] | 2008-09-05 11:22:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA ASEC PGOV NATO HR |
08ZAGREB631 | EMBASSY ZAGREB WARMLY WELCOMES DAS JONES [...] Post warmly welcomes the visit of Deputy Assistant Secretary Stu Jones on September 10, 2008, for consultations with embassy and host government. --CONTROL OFFICER -- 2. Control Officer will be Political Officer Chris Zimmer. Embassy telephone number is (385) (1) 661-2200; Mr. Zimmer's [...] | 2008-09-05 12:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA ASEC PGOV NATO HR |
08ZAGREB704 | PRIME MINISTER REPLACES JUSTICE AND INTERIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: An apparent mob hit killed the daughter of a prominent local lawyer on a downtown street in broad daylight on October 6. In reaction, Prime Minister Sanader has replaced Croatia's Justice and Interior Ministers, as well as the country's Director General of the Police. The brazen [...] | 2008-10-07 13:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ASEC KCRM HR |
08ZAGREB749 | SECOND HIGH-PROFILE MURDER IN THREE WEEKS ROCKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ivo Pukanic, a prominent and controversial magazine publisher, was killed in the evening of October 23, 2008, in what is widely believed to be a murder apparently linked to organized crime. The president convened the national security council, and in a rare move, included members [...] | 2008-10-24 13:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM ASEC HR DS IP EUR |
08ZAGREB75 | FRAUD SUMMARY - ZAGREB [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-04 06:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC HR |
08ZAGREB750 | SECOND HIGH-PROFILE MURDER IN THREE WEEKS ROCKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ivo Pukanic, a prominent and controversial magazine publisher, was killed in the evening of October 23, 2008, in what is widely believed to be a murder apparently linked to organized crime. The president convened the national security council, and in a rare move, included members [...] | 2008-10-24 13:13:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM ASEC HR DS IP EUR |
08ZAGREB766 | CROATIA PURSUING MAJOR LAW ENFORCEMENT REFORMS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Croatian law enforcement system is undergoing a massive shake-up in reaction to several high-profile, mafia-style killings in Zagreb in October (Ref A and B) and long-stalled initiatives to fight organized crime are now quickly being implemented. These initiatives include [...] | 2008-11-03 07:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KCRM ASEC HR |
08ZAGREB784 | WALK IN INFORMATION FROM CROATIAN NATIONAL [...] (S/NF) On Friday November 7, 2008 Croatian National Antonio Coratti called the Embassy to say he had information about the whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden and requested a meeting at the Embassy. Coratti arrived at the Embassy and presented Croatian passport number 001104029, issued 06 Aug 2002 [...] | 2008-11-10 11:38:00 | Embassy Zagreb | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CVIS PINR PREF |
08ZAGREB883 | CROATIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Croatia has no indigenous terrorist threat and there have been no recorded terrorist threats to the US Embassy or US personnel. Croatia has a small Muslim community that is very secular in their orientation and, in comparison with their overall numbers, are well represented within the professi [...] | 2008-12-22 14:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL HR |
08ZAGREB93 | SUMMARY INFORMATION (CROATIA) FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Embassy Zagreb has received one proposal for funding from FY 2008 INCLE and ESF appropriations. Per instruction in REFTEL the full proposal will be forwarded via separate email. Post believes the submitted proposal will help Croatia move towards Tier One status by addressing one of the three ke [...] | 2008-02-08 11:45:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG HR TRAFFICKING |
08ZAGREB95 | CROATIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TANNER [...] You are coming to Croatia just six weeks after the formation of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader's second government, as he and other leaders look ahead to NATO's Bucharest Summit. After encouraging feedback from NATO allies during the January review of Croatia's progress under the Membership Action [...] | 2008-02-08 15:47:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AORC PREL PGOV NATO HR |
09ABIDJAN125 | ABIDJAN: ASSESSING THE NEED FOR INCREASED [...] (U) In response to reftel A, Embassy submits the following assessment of Cote d'Ivoire's need for increased law enforcement and judicial training. Point of contact for this report is ARSO Marc Trahan (phone: 225.2249.4448 IVG 783). 2. (U) Cote d'Ivoire's non-military security forces face bo [...] | 2009-02-18 10:40:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV SOCI KCRM IV |
09ABIDJAN647 | FRAUD SUMMARY (REVISED) Q ABIDJAN, COTE DQIVOIRE [...] Following is AbidjanQs fraud summary for April 2009 through August, 2009. 2. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Cote dQIvoire has been a divided country since a 2002 failed coup attempt evolved into an armed rebellion that split the country in two. Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and New Forces leader G [...] | 2009-11-02 13:44:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC IV |
09ABIDJAN758 | COTE D'IVOIRE: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: There were few changes or emerging trends regarding counterterrorism in Cote d'Ivoire in 2009. The ongoing political crisis continues to weaken police and security forces and increase the risk that foreign terrorists can use Cote d'Ivoire as an operational or financial base. P [...] | 2009-12-21 13:00:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC IV |
09ABUDHABI296 | UAE CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (S/NF) In response to reftel request, post provides the following information on critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in the United Arab Emirates whose destruction or disruption could immediately affect the economic security and national security of the United States: A) Strait [...] | 2009-03-23 12:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV ASEC MARR EFIN ENRG KCIP AE |
09ABUDHABI354 | UAEG OUTLINES EFFORTS TO COMBAT ILLICIT ZIMBABWEAN DIAMOND [...] (U) This cable contains an action request -- please see para 4. 2. (C) On April 6, EconOff discussed Ref A, B and D points on illicit trade in Zimbabwean diamonds with Ali Fayel, Ministry of Economy Director of Origin, and Maryam Al Hashemi, Director of the UAE Diamond Control Office. Fayel [...] | 2009-04-06 12:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ECON EFIN ASEC ZI AE |
09ABUDHABI378 | Fraud Summary - Abu Dhabi [...] Country Conditions Note: Many aspects of this report should be viewed in tandem with the Fraud Summary from Consulate General Dubai. While the two posts in the UAE see somewhat different applicant pools (Notably, Dubai is the primary NIV processing post for persons in Iran, while Abu Dhabi [...] | 2009-04-14 12:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AE |
09ABUDHABI431 | TFFLU01: UAE H1N1 PORK BAN [...] (SBU) Although the FAS Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) engaged early and proactively, the UAEG banned pork imports on April 27 in response to the global spread of H1N1 influenza. Individual emirates have applied the ban differently, with Abu Dhabi, Fujairah and Ajman removing pork from shelves [...] | 2009-05-04 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO |
09ABUDHABI432 | TFFLU01: UAE H1N1 RESPONSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The UAEG has taken a number of steps to combat the spread of H1N1 virus to the UAE and reassure the public. Interagency task forces have been established and are sharing information about their efforts. Residents are concerned, but with no confirmed cases in the UAE, remain calm [...] | 2009-05-04 13:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09ABUDHABI51 | UAE: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Following is the text of Post's submission for the 2008 UAE country report on terrorism. Begin text: United Arab Emirates The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) repeatedly condemned terrorist acts in Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, and elsewhere in the region. In order to prevent ex [...] | 2009-01-13 13:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN DCRM KHLS AEMR AE |
09ABUDHABI638 | UAE CONFIRMS 5 H1N1 CASES, WANTS USG TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health reported publicly on June 21 that it had confirmed five cases of H1N1 influenza, and told us privately that it had a sixth under surveillance. Ministry officials told EmbOffs that the sixth - a nurse - would be the first case of domestic transmission of th [...] | 2009-06-22 10:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09ABUDHABI761 | UAEG STRICT LIMITS ON PRIVATE WEAPONS POSSESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UAEG has strict laws regarding private possession of weapons and ammunition. Americans have been arrested and jailed for transporting such weapons and equipment, even in cases where airline and U.S. authorities allowed shipment on a U.S.-originating flight. Although diploma [...] | 2009-07-27 11:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KHLS ASEC KOMC MARR PARM PREL PHSA CASC AE |
09ABUDHABI765 | CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY INTEREST IN USCG, DHS [...] (SBU) On July 26, the Ambassador received a letter (text in para 2) from the Chairman of Abu Dhabi's Critical National Infrastructure Authority (CNIA) Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan requesting formal and ongoing cooperation with the US Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security. Sheik [...] | 2009-07-28 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KHLS ASEC KOMC MARR PARM PREL PHSA AE |
09ABUJA1058 | NIGERIA: DELTA NEW YORK-ABUJA ROUTE LAUNCHES WITH THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Delta flight 215 touched down at Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport June 11 at 12:13 p.m., currently the only U.S. flag carrier to fly direct from the U.S. to Nigeria's capital city Abuja. The plane was met by a full staff of ground crews and customer service staff to ai [...] | 2009-06-15 08:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1103 | NIGERIA NATIONAL DRUG LAW ENFORCMENT AGENCY (NDLEA) DETECTS [...] (U) The Mission confirms reports in local newspapers that, since May 1, 2009, the Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 5 members of a drug trafficking ring that was operating out of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. NDLEA Director General [...] | 2009-06-19 06:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI |
09ABUJA1117 | NIGERIA: LABOR RALLY IN KANO ACHIEVES BETTER [...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and other state labor leaders conducted a rally in Kano on July 16, protesting the GON's lack of leadership and action on deregulation of the petroleum sector, minimum wage, and electoral reform issues. The Kano demonstration is the second in a [...] | 2009-06-22 14:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA1134 | ILEA GABORONE - Drug Unit Commander Course, August 10-14, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 08:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI |
09ABUJA1191 | NIGERIAN ORGANIZED LABOR: THIRD STRIKE, BUT NOT OUT [...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and other state labor leaders conducted a large rally in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on June 23, protesting the GON's deregulation of the petroleum sector, and lack of action on minimum wage and electoral reform issues. The Borno demo [...] | 2009-06-29 15:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA1212 | NIGERIA: LABOFF CONVEYS IMPORTANCE OF TRIPARTITE [...] (U) Summary: LabOff was a "Guest of Honor" for the Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Senior Staff Association's (FOBTOB) 11th Annual National Delegates Conference in Jos, Plateau State, on May 30. As one of Nigeria's largest private sector trade unions, FOBTOB used its annual Delegates Conference a [...] | 2009-06-30 15:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA1274 | NIGERIA: DELTA ATLANTA-LAGOS ROUTE INTRODUCES BOEING 777 [...] (SBU) Delta flight 54 landed at Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport on July 2 at 3:05 pm local time with a Boeing 777-200 aircraft. On April 8, 2009 the Government of Nigeria agreed to approve Delta's new route from New York John F. Kennedy Airport to Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe Internation [...] | 2009-07-13 15:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1307 | NIGERIAN LABOR DISCONTENT BECOMING CONTAGIOUS, BUT [...] (U) Summary: Frustration and discontent in the labor sector was at its most contagious state during the week of July 6-10, as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliates led demonstrations -- and inspired others to do so -- within education, health, and media institutions across the [...] | 2009-07-20 08:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC NI |
09ABUJA1401 | COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: FINANCIAL REGULATORY TRAINING [...] The following five personnel from the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, Central Bank of Nigeria and Securities and Exchange Commission are nominated for attendance at the above referenced FDIC Training. Name: ERIN, Harry Tope DOB 31 October 1974 Position Senior Analyst, NFIU [...] | 2009-08-03 05:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EFIN AE |
09ABUJA148 | NIGERIA: JOS REMAINS CALM AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 21, Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang swore in the controversial 17 Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen whose November 27, 2008 elections were marred by alleged rigging that sparked a surge of violence in Jos resulting in over 300 deaths (ref B). Despite concerns from [...] | 2009-01-27 10:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF ASEC NI |
09ABUJA1496 | ILEA GABORONE - BASIC DRUG ENFORCEMENT COURSE, AUGUST [...] The following four Nigerians from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) are nominated for attendance for the referenced ILEA Training. Name: HAMZAT, Mohammed DOB: 20 December 1972 Gender: Male Rank: Chief Narcotic Agent, Investigation Passport No: A3473392A [...] | 2009-08-18 14:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI |
09ABUJA1514 | NIGERIA: CONCURRENCE ON E.O. 13126 LIST [...] (U) In response to reftel, U.S. Mission Nigeria concurs with the Department of Labor's draft update to its list of products that have been "mined, produced, or manufactured using forced or indentured child labor" pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 13126, as specifically related to Nigeria. MCCUL [...] | 2009-08-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC NI |
09ABUJA16 | ILEA GABORONE - Law Enforcement Executive Development [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 06:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI IZ |
09ABUJA1735 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO START AIR MARSHAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 10:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1814 | NIGERIA'S DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY MAKES FIRST ARREST ON [...] (SBU) On September 23, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) personnel arrested Nigerian National Onugha Benjamin Simon at Lagos's Murtala Mohamed International Airport while he attempted to board a U.S. bound Delta Airlines flight with heroin. During the screening of passengers, NDLEA [...] | 2009-10-02 12:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI |
09ABUJA1852 | Nigerian Nominees for ILEA GABORONE - Vetting for [...] (SBU) The following six Nigerian personnel from the Nigerian Police Force and National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters are nominated for attendance for the above referenced ILEA Training. Name ELISHA, Taibat Oyedoyin DOB 01 April 1967 Gender [...] | 2009-10-09 10:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR PHUM KCRM ASEC EAID NI |
09ABUJA2002 | SENIOR PDP OFFICIAL AND FIVE OTHERS CONVICTED ON [...] (SBU) On October 26, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured convictions and prison terms for Olabode George, vice-chairman of President Yar'Adua's campaign in 2007 and a former chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA),and four other NPA board directors. The court f [...] | 2009-11-02 06:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR EFIN EAID ASEC NI |
09ABUJA2019 | 2009-2010 NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] (U) Nigeria remains attractive to drug traffickers. Heroin and cocaine transit Nigeria on their way to markets in Europe, and the heroin transiting Nigeria has a significant impact on the United States. During the past year, authorities have arrested increased numbers of drug couriers at Lagos [...] | 2009-11-05 06:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR KFIN EAID ASEC NI |
09ABUJA204 | NIGERIA: DELTA AIRLINES FACES UPHILL BATTLE ON ABUJA-ATLANTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and a Delta Airlines delegation headed by Senior Vice President Bob Cortelyou met on January 27, 2009 to discuss problems Delta is experiencing with the Nigerian government (GON) in receiving approval for two new routes between Nigeria and the U.S. The Ambassador [...] | 2009-02-05 06:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV EAID ASEC ERTD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA22 | NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE TO ECOWAS MEMBERS ON [...] (C) CDA conveyed reftel points to Ambassador Thaddeus Dan Hart, Special Senior Assistant to the President (Foreign Affairs). Hart expressed appreciation for the U.S. demarche and said it would strengthen Nigeria's efforts to ensure a united ECOWAS position at the ministerial and heads of state [...] | 2009-01-08 12:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC GV NI KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
09ABUJA2253 | NIGERIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) In 2009, the Government of Nigeria continued efforts to improve coordination, communication and cooperation between the executive and legislative branches on counterterrorism (CT) matters. However, progress on CT legislation in the National Assembly slowed due to reconciliation and consoli [...] | 2009-12-11 13:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC |
09ABUJA2254 | NIGERIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) In 2009, the Government of Nigeria continued efforts to improve coordination, communication and cooperation between the executive and legislative branches on counterterrorism (CT) matters. However, progress on CT legislation in the National Assembly slowed due to reconciliation and consoli [...] | 2009-12-11 14:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC |
09ABUJA2351 | 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) Nigeria remains a major drug trans-shipment point and a significant center for criminal financial activity. Individuals and criminal organizations have taken advantage of the country's location, porous borders, weak laws, corruption, lack of enforcement, and poor socioeconomic conditions to [...] | 2009-12-30 15:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR EFIN KTFN EAID ASEC NI |
09ABUJA2353 | Text Message on Possible Associates of Nigerian Suspect [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-31 10:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV ASEC NI |
09ABUJA238 | ILEA GABORONE - Airport Interdiction Course, March 16-20, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 15:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI IZ |
09ABUJA265 | NIGERIA: LABOR UNIONS AND ANTI-CORRUPTION NGOS [...] (C) Summary: PolOffs from U.S. Mission Nigeria met with labor union representatives and anti-corruption NGOs in the Lagos area January 14-15. The NGOs were unanimously critical of the GON's leadership and warned that, if the GON continues to ignore their issues, they foresee a dramatic negati [...] | 2009-02-11 08:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA290 | NIGERIA: 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the 9th Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Paragraphs respond to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. The main sources of available information are the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffi [...] | 2009-02-17 15:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
09ABUJA307 | STATISTICS OF ARRESTS WITH INL DONATED BODY SCANNERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 13:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI IZ |
09ABUJA312 | ILEA ROSWELL - Advanced Management Course, March 23-April [...] The following 12 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Police force, Nigeria Customs Service and The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency are nominated for attendance for the above referenced ILEA Training Name DANDAURA Mustapha DOB January 15 1963 Gender Male Rank Chief Superintend [...] | 2009-02-20 13:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC KJUS EAID NI IZ |
09ABUJA435 | MISSION NIGERIA WELCOMES USCIRF DELEGATION TO [...] U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes the visit of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioners Donald Argue, Talal Eid, Leonard Leo, and Chair Felice Gaer, Executive Director James Standish, and USCIRF staff members David Dettoni and Tiffany Lynch to Abuja, Nigeri [...] | 2009-03-11 17:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC PHUM PREL KIRF NI |
09ABUJA475 | NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR USCIRF VISIT (MARCH [...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Your visit comes two years into President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's four-year term. Though the President came to power through deeply flawed elections in April 2007, there was hope from Ni [...] | 2009-03-19 07:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC PHUM PREL KIRF NI |
09ABUJA535 | NIGERIA: AVIATION AIRPORT SECURITY WORKSHOP WITH TSA [...] Summary. Ambassador and the new Minister of Aviation, Babatunde Omotoba, opened the third workshop of the U.S. and Nigeria's Public Private Partnership (PPP on Aviation Airport Security and Safety on March 17. The purpose of the PPP is to assist the GON in achieving U.S. Federal Aviation Admi [...] | 2009-03-30 07:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI |
09ABUJA561 | FRAUD SUMMARY - ABUJA [...] Following is post's semi-annual fraud reporting cable for the period September 2008 to February 2009, per reftel instructions. ------------------ COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------ 2. Background: Nigeria covers 356,700 sq miles and has a population of approximately 145 million. The [...] | 2009-04-02 06:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NI |
09ABUJA592 | NIGERIA: Delta Abuja-New York Route, One Step Closer [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met with Minister of Aviation Babatunde Omotoba on April 3 to ensure that the Minister understood that Delta Airlines had taken steps to meet the Minister's request to upgrade their customer service and antiquated planes on the Lagos to Atlanta route as a condition fo [...] | 2009-04-06 17:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI |
09ABUJA609 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BUILDING BRIDGES [...] (C) Summary: On April 6, the Ambassador (with LabOff, notetaker) met with the new Minister of Labor and Productivity, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, to identify his ministry's priorities as well as acquire an understanding of his strategy for working with organized labor. Kayode is from Ondo Stat [...] | 2009-04-09 16:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA612 | NIGERIA: GON Approves Delta's Abuja-New York Route [...] (SBU) Ambassador received a letter on April 8, 2009 from Minister of Aviation Babatunde Omotoba recounting the agreement reached by the Minister and Ambassador in their April 3, 2009 meeting on Delta Airlines Abuja-New York route with operations to begin on June 8, 2009 with a upgrade to a Boei [...] | 2009-04-10 10:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI |
09ABUJA628 | NIGERIA: EASTER MONDAY SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN NIGER [...] (C) Summary: On April 13, sectarian violence broke out in the town of Gwada, Niger State before spreading to the capital of Minna, resulting in over 20 injured, three churches burned, and additional property destroyed. Press reports claimed that over 110 people were arrested in relation to t [...] | 2009-04-15 17:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF ASEC NI |
09ABUJA743 | NIGERIA FUEL TANKER STRIKE INDICATIVE OF LARGER [...] (U) Summary: On April 21, the Petrol Tanker Drivers Union (PTDU),an arm of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG),ended its three-day strike over the seizure of members' trucks and alleged harassment, intimidation, and extortion of tanker drivers by the Lagos State [...] | 2009-04-29 11:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA747 | MGSF01: NIGERIA SAYS IT HAS NO SWINE FLU [...] (SBU) Contacts at the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health and Avian Flu Lab scientists employed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concur that there are currently NO/NO confirmed cases of swine flu in Nigeria. As a precaution to an outbreak of swine flu, the Governmen [...] | 2009-04-30 09:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09ABUJA809 | NIGERIA'S FIRST NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SUMMIT: A [...] (C) Summary: On April 23, the Ambassador participated in Nigeria's First National Employment Summit, which focused on the theme, "Meeting the Employment Challenges of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis." According to the Minister of Labor Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, the Summit's purpose w [...] | 2009-05-07 12:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA821 | NIGERIA: LABOR LEADERS CRITICIZE GON, ANNOUNCE [...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) jointly organized a 2009 National May Day rally on May 1 in Abuja, which included organized labor representatives from across the country, as well as a small contingent of high-level government officials. The d [...] | 2009-05-08 14:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA830 | LABOR PROTEST MARCH CONFIRMED FOR MAY 13 [...] (U) Post confirmed on May 12 from Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress representatives that they have not canceled their planned protest march in Lagos on May 13. The protest march will begin at 1000 hours at the National Stadium and proceed to the governor's office in Ikeja. The [...] | 2009-05-12 17:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA891 | NIGERIA UPDATE: GOVT. PRACTICES: INFO COLLECTION, [...] (C) The following are updates to Mission Nigeria's assessment of current host government practices with respect to information collection, screening and sharing per reftel A. Posts original November 2007 responses are contained in reftel B. Government of Nigeria (GON) capabilities remain [...] | 2009-05-22 11:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS NI |
09ABUJA90 | ABUJA RESPONSE - ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION [...] Post's responses are keyed to reftel. Crime Mobility: Criminal elements generally roam freely at night, and are known to target EmbOff and affluent residential areas for burglary. RSO Comment - Abuja has experienced daytime robberies at popular restaurants and shopping areas in downtown Ab [...] | 2009-01-16 12:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KCRM KSAC NI |
09ABUJA925 | NIGERIA: MINISTER MAY DENY CONTINENTAL AIRLINE'S NEW ROUTE [...] (SBU) During the course of a May 11 meeting arranged so that a U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator could brief Minister of Aviation Babatunde Omotoba on the status of reviews into the crashes of a two Nigerian Airliners several years ago, the Deputy Chief of Mission (D [...] | 2009-05-28 14:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI |
09ABUJA980 | ATTORNEY GENERAL AGREES TO ASSIGNMENT OF TDY DEA NARCOTICS [...] This is an action request. See paras 3 and 4 and 6. 2. Post wishes to report the receipt of Diplomatic Note number M.679/2009 from the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledging that the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria approves the deploy [...] | 2009-06-08 11:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI IZ |
09ACCRA131 | ACCRA RESPONSE: ASSESSMENT ON THE NEED FOR LAW [...] (C) Ghana's law enforcement and judicial sectors have a wide range of training needs, from basic criminal investigation to intelligence and surveillance techniques. In September 2008 post hosted a State/INL interagency team which assessed to Ghana's counter-narcotics capabilities. The Mission's res [...] | 2009-02-19 15:45:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ASEC KCRM SNAR GH |
09ACCRA1326 | GHANA 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Ghana is a peaceful, democratic country with some localized inter-ethnic conflicts in the northern area of the country. The conflicts are based on local chieftaincy disputes with political and ethnic overtones. U.S. citizens are not a target in the conflicts. 2. (U) Ghanaians are gener [...] | 2009-12-15 15:12:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR GH |
09ACCRA18 | ACCRA RESPONSE TO GUINEA DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] (C) POLOFF delivered subject demarche January 8 to Mr. Kingsley Karium, Director, Africa and Regional Cooperation Department, of the Ghana Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD. Mr. Karium was leaving later in the day to attend the ECOWAS meeting scheduled in Abuja. Kari [...] | 2009-01-09 11:42:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC GV KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL GH |
09ADANA11 | TURKEY: KURDISH PROTESTS ERUPT TO MARK DATE OF OCALAN'S [...] (SBU) PKK supporters came out in the thousands to mark the 10th anniversary of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan's capture. Defying a ban on pro-Ocalan demonstrations, protesters gathered at the headquarters of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) in several southeastern cities. In the ens [...] | 2009-02-17 12:45:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ASEC IZ TU |
09ADANA21 | CONSULATE ADANA'S GROWTH SPURT REQUIRES BRICKS AND MORTAR [...] (U) Consulate Adana has been a critical platform for USG operations in southeastern Turkey since 1960. The Consulate provides services for Americans affiliated with Incirlik Air Base (IAB) and for regional contingencies such as the 2006 evacuation of Americans from Lebanon. The Consulate al [...] | 2009-04-15 09:14:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC ABLD TU |
09ADANA52 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 04 - SEPTEMBER 10, [...] THE FOLLOWING SECURITY INCIDENTS FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 4-10, 2009, WERE COMPILED BY THE SECURITY ASSISTANT AT CONSULATE ADANA FROM RSO SOURCES, TO INCLUDE TURKISH SECURITY CONTACTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND MEDIA REPORTS. SIMILAR REPORTS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN SHARED INFORMALLY BY E-MAIL. PO [...] | 2009-09-15 11:37:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC |
09ADANA54 | TURKEY: SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 11 - [...] The following security incidents for the period September 11-18, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by e-mail. P [...] | 2009-09-18 14:05:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC |
09ADANA56 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 18 - SEPTEMBER 22, [...] The following security incidents for the period September 18-22, 2009, were compiled by the Security Assistant at the Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by e [...] | 2009-09-23 11:30:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA59 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 22 - OCTOBER 4, [...] The following security incidents for the period of September 22 - October 4, 2009 were compiled from RSO sources by the Security Assistant at Consulate Adana, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by [...] | 2009-10-09 12:52:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC |
09ADANA62 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 05 - OCTOBER 12, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of October 05 - October 12, 2009 were compiled from RSO sources by the Security Assistant at Consulate Adana, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by [...] | 2009-10-16 07:54:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA63 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 12 -18, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of October 12-18, 2009 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. Similar reports have been previously shared informally by e-mail. Post is n [...] | 2009-10-21 11:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA65 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 12 - 18, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of October 19-25, 2009, were compiled by the Security Assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. Similar reports have been previously shared informally by e-mail. Post is no [...] | 2009-11-02 07:54:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA66 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 01, [...] The following security incidents for the period of October 26 - November 01, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. Similar reports have been previously shared informally by e-mail. [...] | 2009-11-03 11:53:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA70 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 2-8, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of November 2-8, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends of v [...] | 2009-11-09 13:55:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA73 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 9-15, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of November 9-15, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends [...] | 2009-11-16 14:15:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA74 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 16-22, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of November 16-22 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends of vio [...] | 2009-11-24 11:33:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA75 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 23-30, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of November 23-30, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trend [...] | 2009-12-02 07:25:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA78 | ADANA EAC MEETS TO REVIEW NEO CONTINGENCY PLANS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 12:43:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC TU |
09ADANA81 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: DECEMBER 21-27, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of December 21-27, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends [...] | 2009-12-29 14:44:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADDISABABA1347 | RECALIBRATING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ETHIOPIA [...] (S/NF) The Ethiopian Government's (GoE) growing authoritarianism (Ref. A),intolerance of dissent, and ideological dominance over the economy since 2005 pose a serious threat to domestic stability and U.S. interests. The GoE has come to believe its own anxieties about a fundamental shift in U [...] | 2009-06-10 11:06:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ASEC ECON ET |
09ADDISABABA1451 | Ethiopian Stowaway Detained in U.S. [...] (SBU) Action Request and Summary: Embassy requests guidance, update and information to allow us to respond to an official diplomatic note from the Ethiopian Government (GOE) demanding the immediate return of an Ethiopian stowaway, Asfaw Mekonnen, an official of the Ethiopian National Intelligen [...] | 2009-06-22 14:06:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC AEIR ET |
09ADDISABABA1797 | INCREASED ONLF ACTIVITY, POLICE PRESENCE REPORTED [...] (C) Reliable sources in Ethiopia's Somali Region report ONLF attacks on Ethiopian Government (GoE) road construction workers, increased scrutiny of passenger vehicles, and looting of commercial goods in the Somali region. Increasingly violent ONLF attacks on police and military elements lead N [...] | 2009-07-28 08:23:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC EAID SO ET |
09ADDISABABA1824 | STAFFDEL PERKINS [...] Embassy Addis Ababa welcomes Mr. Alexander Perkins, Majority Trade Counsel, and Ms. Angela Ellard, Minority Trade Counsel to Ethiopia August 6-9, 2009. For the latest travel advisories consult the Department of State website at http://travel.state.gov. The purpose of travel is to hold AGOA-r [...] | 2009-07-30 11:45:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF OTRA ET |
09ADDISABABA1972 | SUDAN - ETHIOPIA'S ANALYSIS, FEARS, AND [...] (C) The failure of Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) is Ethiopia's "nightmare scenario" Prime Minister Meles told Admiral (ret.) Bill Fallon, Dr. Steve Morrison from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS),and Acting DCM on August 13. Meles assessed that the Nation [...] | 2009-08-13 15:59:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC SU ET |
09ADDISABABA2076 | ETHIOPIA - ENGAGING IGAD ON COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) The head of the IGAD Capacity Building Program Against Terrorism (ICPAT),Ambassador Hiruy suggested there is significant additional room for cooperation between Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) states. Amb. Hiruy noted that while member states do share intelligence on cou [...] | 2009-08-26 11:05:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC PGOV |
09ADDISABABA2106 | U.S. EFFORTS IN SUDAN "LAST HOPE" TO AVOID [...] (C) During an August 22 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Gration, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles said the United States, efforts in Sudan were "the last hope" for a country on a near-certain path to implosion. He underscored his support for the Obama Administration's approach to creati [...] | 2009-09-01 08:55:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC |
09ADDISABABA2314 | MONITORING REPORT ON ETHIOPIA G/TIP PROGRAM [...] (U) This cable provides monitoring information, requested ref A, to the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) to evaluate the effectiveness of G/TIP's USD 324,000 grant to Project Concern International (PCI). PCI's used the funds to support the Government of Ethiopia (GoE [...] | 2009-09-28 05:21:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP SMIG PHUM ASEC ELAB KWMN PREL EAID ET |
09ADDISABABA2319 | PRE-EMPTING POLITICAL VIOLENCE; ETHIOPIA ORDERS [...] (C) A close media contact on September 24 showed Information Officer a recently released tender from the Ethiopian Federal Police inviting bids to provide riot control equipment. Among the list of specific equipment required was: 8,500 riot control batons, 8,500 riot force helmets, protec [...] | 2009-09-28 12:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ASEC PREL ET |
09ADDISABABA2442 | DIPLOMATS IN ETHIOPIA OFFER PERSPECTIVES ON [...] (C) Summary: AF/E Senior Somalia Desk Officer visited Addis Ababa on October 1-2 for meetings with the U.S. Embassy, USAU mission and other diplomatic and AMISOM officials to get the Ethiopian perspective on Somalia and Somaliland. The British Deputy Head of Mission and Somaliland Ambassado [...] | 2009-10-14 09:17:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC SO ET |
09ADDISABABA2493 | ETHIOPIA - VISUALIZING IRREGULAR MIGRATION PATTERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 1, International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) officials publicized i-Map, a tool that visually maps irregular migration patterns, and recent efforts to bring the GoE on board as an information-sharing partner. Under the auspices of the Mediterranea [...] | 2009-10-20 04:50:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG KTIP KHLS ASEC AORC INS IOM ML NG SG ET |
09ADDISABABA2499 | DRUG TRAFFICKING IN ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ethiopia has become increasingly popular as a transit point along narco-trafficking routes as a result of convenient air service, limited law enforcement, and minimal criminal penalties. Heroin is the most commonly trafficked substance, followed by cannabis and cocaine. Most i [...] | 2009-10-21 05:37:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR ASEC ET |
09ADDISABABA259 | MELES ON SUDAN: ICC AND U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (S/NF) In a January 30 meeting, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told Acting AF Assistant Secretary Phil Carter and AF/SPG Director Tim Shortley that with the expected ICC indictment of Sudanese President Bashir either 1) someone within Khartoum would take advantage of the move to attempt to rem [...] | 2009-02-02 14:31:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ASEC SU ET |
09ADDISABABA261 | MELES OFFERS PLANS "A" AND "B" ON SOMALIA [...] (C) In the first U.S.-Ethiopia bilateral meeting on Somalia since Ethiopia's January 26 withdrawal from Somalia, Prime Minister Meles laid out Ethiopia's views on a best case scenario "Plan A" and containment strategy "Plan B" regarding Somalia in a January 30 meeting with Acting Assistant Sec [...] | 2009-02-02 14:32:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC MARR SO ET |
09ADDISABABA2663 | ETHIOPIA: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] (U) Per reftel request, this cable provides information on security dialogues between the USG and the Government of Ethiopia (GoE). 2. (SBU) Security dialogue between Embassy Addis Ababa and the GoE primarily occurs between the U.S. Defense Attache Office (DAO) and the Ethiopian military. [...] | 2009-11-12 05:50:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC MARR ET |
09ADDISABABA2960 | ETHIOPIA 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Over the last three years, the East Africa extremist networks led by al-Shabaab have increased their capability, numbers and strength. The threat posed by these networks, particularly the increase of foreign fighters and jihadist recruits, is a growing concern. The Ethiopian government is co [...] | 2009-12-18 08:17:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN PREL ET |
09ADDISABABA2977 | SUSPICIONS REMAIN HIGH AS CONFLICT, ABUSES [...] (C) Contacts in Ethiopia's Somali Regional State report that although humanitarian access has improved, the humanitarian situation has declined since 2007, as a result of continued conflict, restricted humanitarian access, trade blockage, and repeated seasons of poor rain. Government of Ethio [...] | 2009-12-22 09:10:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM ASEC MOPS PREL SO ET |
09ADDISABABA379 | INSIDE MFA: PARTY HACKS AND VIEWS ON BILATERAL [...] (S/NF) In a private February 10 meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, a long-term Foreign Ministry (MFA) official lamented that the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) has begun stacking government offices with newly-recruited party members through the on-going Business Pra [...] | 2009-02-11 13:44:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PREL ASEC ET |
09ADDISABABA386 | ETHIOPIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact until March 1: Pol/Econ Officer Kimberly E. Wright, office: +251 (11) 517-4112; fax: +251 (11) 124-2405, WRIGHTKE2@STATE.GOV After March 1: Deputy Pol/Econ Chief Dante Parad [...] | 2009-02-13 06:16:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC |
09ADDISABABA393 | ANECDOTES ON UNITED WESTERN SOMALI LIBERATION [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief has debriefed two Somali-speaking development workers who have recently traveled throughout Ethiopia's Somali region regarding reports about the United Western Somali Liberation Front (UWSLF). While we cannot independently verify the information provided, the consistencies [...] | 2009-02-13 10:38:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PTER ASEC PGOV MOPS ET |
09ADDISABABA47 | G/TIP FY07 PROGRAMS: MONITORING REQUEST - ETHIOPIA [...] (U) Per reftel, this cable provides monitoring information for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons' (G/TIP),USD 324,000 grant to Project Concern International (PCI) to support the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in the identification, rescue, assistance to and referral of tra [...] | 2009-01-12 10:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN KTIP ET |
09ADDISABABA495 | ADDIS ABABA RESPONSE-SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] (SBU) POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND DEMONSTRATIONS ------------------------------------- A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? -Yes, there is a sizable Muslim population throughout Ethiopia as wel [...] | 2009-02-27 09:03:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER |
09ADDISABABA662 | ADDIS ABABA EAC MEETS MARCH 18, 2009 TO REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 18, 2009 the Addis Ababa EAC convened to review Mission travel policy for travel to Ethiopia's Somali Region. EAC was chaired by COM and attended: DCM, CON, DAO, P/E, RSO, ORA and the United States Mission to the African Union. EAC agreed to continue to review closely prop [...] | 2009-03-18 13:17:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER |
09ADDISABABA963 | POTENTIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL IN ADDIS ABABA [...] (SBU) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illegal nuclear and/or radiological material. This report came to post's attention via photographic material. Information concerning this report was r [...] | 2009-04-24 09:25:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | AF ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER |
09ADDISABABA975 | ATTEMPTED COUP OR OPPOSITION ROUND-UP? [...] (C) The Ethiopian Government (GoE) announced on April 25 that it had arrested 35 individuals affiliated with the overseas-based opposition movement "Ginbot 7" who were planning a "terrorist attack" in Addis Ababa. The Government was quick to clarify that it disrupted a "terrorist attack" not [...] | 2009-04-27 13:58:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PTER ET |
09AITTAIPEI275 | REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, AIT requests that Washington conduct an expedited human rights review of the below listed Taiwan law enforcement personnel, who will participate in DEA Chemical Diversion Seminar beginning March 16, [...] | 2009-03-12 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MAS PHUM PM PREL SNAR ASEC TW |
09AITTAIPEI277 | THE CASE FOR CONCLUDING AN AIT-TECRO EXTRADITION [...] (C) Summary: Despite the absence of an extradition agreement, Taiwan has consistently assisted U.S. law enforcement agencies in returning fugitives wanted in the U.S. for major crimes. Taiwan, however, has not been able to secure the return of its fugitives from the U.S., resulting in more th [...] | 2009-03-12 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CJAN KCRM PGOV ASEC US TW |
09AITTAIPEI61 | 2008 OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] (U) Responses are keyed to reftel A. I. OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: The overall crime threat in Taiwan is LOW, with the majority of crime, like many large cities, occurring in downtown Taipei and other metropolitan areas. The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is not aware of any [...] | 2009-01-15 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC TW |
09ALGIERS1006 | SEPTEMBER SUMMARY OF TERRORIST INCIDENTS [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: This cable is a summary of major security-related terrorist activities, terrorist threats, and incidents for Algeria during the month of September 2009. The information was obtained from open sources, news reports, and RSO police contacts. Press-based information should [...] | 2009-11-12 08:51:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS ASEC AG |
09ALGIERS1007 | AUGUST 2009 SUMMARY OF TERRORIST AND [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: This cable is a summary of major security-related activities, terrorist threats, and incidents for Algeria during the month of August 2009. The information was obtained from open sources, news reports, and RSO police contacts. Press-based information should not be taken a [...] | 2009-11-12 09:21:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS ASEC AG |
09ALGIERS1009 | ALGERIA: JULY - SEPTEMBER SECURITY TRENDS SUMMARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable is the first of a series of quarterly summaries of security trends in Algeria related to terrorism, social unrest and criminal activity. This report refers to trends observed during the period July - September 2009. The information draws on reporting from local pres [...] | 2009-11-12 14:18:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PINR PINS ASEC AMGT AG |
09ALGIERS1018 | ALGERIA: SOCCER VIOLENCE AFTERMATH [...] (SBU) Summary: Unconfirmed reports that Algerian fans were injured and killed in attacks in Cairo November 14 following a soccer match between the two countries' national teams have led to public gatherings and some violence. Embassy has no GOA confirmation of deaths among Algerian fans in Ca [...] | 2009-11-17 06:56:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PINS AG EG SU |
09ALGIERS106 | ABC NEWS STORY BREAKS IN ALGERIA [...] (S/NF) The ABC News story reporting alleged sexual misconduct by the Algiers chief of station first appeared in Algeria the morning of January 29 on the electronic news journal Tout Sur l'Algerie. The story aired late enough in the U.S. on January 28 that it did not appear in the January 29 [...] | 2009-01-29 13:02:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR KPAO MARR ASEC AG |
09ALGIERS1069 | AFRICOM COMMANDER MEETING WITH ALGERIAN [...] (C) Algerian Presidential Counselor for Terrorism Kamel Rezag Bara told AFRICOM Commander General Ward November 26 that Algeria was leading a regional effort with Mali, Mauritania, and Niger against AQIM but that heads of state had yet to set the date for a summit meeting of these countries in [...] | 2009-12-02 10:34:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER PINR PGOV PREL AG NG ML MR |
09ALGIERS107 | ALGERIA SCANDAL: LOCAL REACTIONS, EAC ACTIONS [...] (S/NF) As of Friday afternoon, January 30, there has been effectively no Algerian public reaction to the January 28 ABC News story (reftel). This could change in days to come depending on media coverage and government response. Initial government response, per reftel, has been restrained. We [...] | 2009-01-30 17:45:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR KPAO MARR ASEC AMGT KMSG AG |
09ALGIERS1141 | ALGERIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) The security situation in Algeria was marked by a decrease in the number of high-profile terrorist attacks throughout the country, although ongoing low-level terrorist activities, comparable to guerilla insurgency operations, continued in non-urban areas. Previously, the Salafist Group fo [...] | 2009-12-23 07:47:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC AG |
09ALGIERS115 | ALGIERS SCANDAL UPDATE: REACTIONS CALM AS EAC MEETS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Pearce chaired an EAC meeting on January 31 to review the fallout from the ABC news story related to a former Embassy officer who allegedly drugged and raped two Algerian nationals (reftels). Because of the Algerian weekend, the story did not break in the local pres [...] | 2009-02-01 19:00:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR KPAO MARR ASEC AMGT KMSG AG |
09ALGIERS1157 | SUMMARY OF TERRORIST AND SIGNIFICANT SECURITY INCIDENTS IN [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: This cable is a summary of major terrorist incidents and threats as well as significant security-related incidents (including criminal activities and civil disturbances) for Algeria during the month of October 2009. The information was obtained from open sources, news repo [...] | 2009-12-29 14:21:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS ASEC AG |
09ALGIERS119 | INITIAL SCANDAL REACTIONS RESTRAINED, LONGER-TERM [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Although initial public and government reaction to the ABC News story regarding misconduct by a former Embassy officer (refs A and B) has been polite and restrained, the medium-term impact on our image and public outreach activities may be linked to how the judicial process pl [...] | 2009-02-02 18:35:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR KPAO MARR ASEC AG |
09ALGIERS158 | ALGERIA: ASSESSING THE NEED FOR INCREASED LAW [...] (C) As Algeria is in the process of implementing an ambitious 2006-2010 increase in its police forces, Embassy Algiers' Mission Strategic Plan reflects priorities and associated training aimed at boosting ourlD J"QQQEQY7W&rganized crime cooperation with law enforcement entities. Such non-mili [...] | 2009-02-16 15:07:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC |
09ALGIERS18 | ALGIERS GAZA PROTESTS GAIN MOMENTUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Demonstrations of Algerian popular anger over Israeli actions in Gaza and support for the Palestinian people have increased in the past several days. Since much of the frustration is directed at the Algerian regime for its perceived impotence in the face of the Palestinian crisis [...] | 2009-01-05 14:24:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC AMGT KMSG PREL AG |
09ALGIERS196 | CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (C) Post does not recommend any modification to the CI/KR list as it relates to Algeria at this time. We note, however, that Algeria and international joint venture partners are constructing two undersea natural gas pipelines to Europe, one of which may be operational in late 2009. Once opera [...] | 2009-02-25 17:18:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP AG |
09ALGIERS224 | ALGIERS: SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? (SBU) Algeria is a nominally secular state with a 99-percent Muslim population. There are no identifiable ethnic or religious communities that har [...] | 2009-03-03 18:18:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER AG |
09ALGIERS307 | VIOLENCE ROCKS TIZI OUZOU ON THE EVE OF [...] (U) Tizi Ouzou was rocked by violence on the eve of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's March 26 campaign swing through the province, but thanks in part to a massive security presence his tour of two major Kabylie cities occurred without incident. Al'Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) launched [...] | 2009-03-31 09:20:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER PREL PINS AG |
09ALGIERS308 | GUANTANAMO: FORMER DETAINEE ALLEGEDLY ENCOURAGED [...] (C) SUMMARY: A letter received by the Embassy on March 25 accuses the spouse of former Algerian Guantanamo detainee Sofiane Abar Houari of encouraging her husband to attack the U.S. Embassy in Algiers. The letter, written in mediocre French, purports to be from a concerned citizen presumably [...] | 2009-03-31 09:21:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL AG |
09ALGIERS309 | AQIM MEMBER ABOU RIHANA ARRESTED IN ALGIERS [...] (U) The Algerian government has reported the arrest of senior AQIM leader Abou Rihana aka Z. Kamel. Rihana was described as being responsible for preparing the December 2007 suicide vehicle attacks in the capital city of Algiers. He allegedly planned both the United Nations and the Algerian C [...] | 2009-03-31 09:30:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER KISL AG |
09ALGIERS327 | ATTACK ON CONVOY CARRYING CHINESE WORKERS [...] On March 29 at approximately 20:00 a group of men presumed to be associated with Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) attacked a convoy carrying Chinese workers employed by STIC CARC, a contracting company engaged in the construction of a highway linking the municipalities of El Ajiba and [...] | 2009-04-06 08:05:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PGOV AG |
09ALGIERS463 | GUNS IN THE DESERT: ROOTS OF SAHEL INSTABILITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: The stability of the vast Sahara region of southern Algeria, northern Mali and northern Niger has become a major source of concern to Algerian officials and local leaders we met during a March 23-30 trip to Tamanrasset and Djanet. They tell us a concerted development program and [...] | 2009-05-11 08:46:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | PTER PGOV PINR PREL PINS ECON ASEC ML NG AG |
09ALGIERS469 | PROBLEM CHILD: ALGERIA'S GROWING IMPATIENCE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria has long considered Mali an ally in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel, but is losing patience with its southern neighbor. During the week of April 25, the two major independent French-language dailies in Algiers, Liberte and El Watan, accused Malian President Amado [...] | 2009-05-12 15:06:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PINR PREL ASEC ML AG |
09ALGIERS483 | ALGIERS EAC: DETAINEE PHOTOS AND THE SECURITY [...] (S) On May 17, 2009, the acting DCM convened a full EAC to assess the impact on mission and AMCIT security from media attention to unreleased detainee photographs (reftel) as well as to evaluate the security situation in and around the city of Constantine for upcoming Embassy travel and activit [...] | 2009-05-18 14:30:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | ASEC PTER CASC AG |
09AMMAN1058 | TFFLU01 -- DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REMOVAL OF JORDANIAN [...] (SBU) EconOffs delivered May 7 ref B demarche urging the lifting of Jordanian trade bans on pork products to Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Secretary General Dr. Montasser Okla and MOIT Director for Foreign Trade Policy Maha Al-Ali. Okla clarified that the ban, reported in the press, [...] | 2009-05-07 11:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED |
09AMMAN1191 | ARMS/SECURITY TEAMS ABOARD MERCHANT VESSELS DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) EconOff and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Attaches delivered ref A demarche to Al-Moutasem K. Alsaket, Director General of the Jordan Maritime Authority (JMA),and several members of his staff in Aqaba on May 18. This meeting also served as the introductory courtesy call by DHS [...] | 2009-05-26 07:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ASEC MARR PARM PREL PHSA KHLS JO |
09AMMAN1260 | FRAUD SUMMARY - JORDAN [...] (U) Jordan is a developing country with a per capita income of $5,000 and a population of nearly 6.3 million. Almost one third of the population lives in the capital city of Amman and about thirty percent of Jordanians are younger than 14. The service sector comprises over 77 percent of the e [...] | 2009-06-04 12:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JO |
09AMMAN1399 | JORDAN REPORTS 13 H1N1 INFLUENZA CASES [...] (U) Jordan has reported thirteen H1N1 cases as of June 22. The first two cases were reported on June 15, followed by 8 cases of Jordanian and Palestinian students returning from the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program (ref A). Thermal scanning sensors at Amman's Queen Alia International Air [...] | 2009-06-22 12:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09AMMAN1589 | JORDAN: STATE SECURITY COURT ISSUES DEATH SENTENCE [...] (SBU) On July 14, the Jordanian press reported that Muammar Ahmad Yusuf Al-Jaghbir had been sentenced to death by hanging for his role in the 2002 murder of Laurence Foley, a USAID employee at Embassy Amman. This ruling represents the third legal decision that has been issued in this case. [...] | 2009-07-15 06:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHUM ASEC JO |
09AMMAN1779 | SUCESSFUL JORDAN BIOMETRIC PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Jordan's Ministry of Interior and General Intelligence Directorate held a conference on the Regional Biometric Partnership Initiative on 4-5 August in Amman. The conference successfully brought together counter-terrorism and forensics experts from twelve countries in the region, inclu [...] | 2009-08-06 11:05:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PTER ASEC PREL KINR JO |
09AMMAN1813 | JORDAN'S PM STRESSES NATIONAL UNITY IN MEETING [...] (U) Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi convened Interior Minister Nayef Al-Qadi, provincial governors, and directors of the security services on August 10. In the meeting, the PM reiterated comments made by the King on August 4 about the importance of national unity and domestic political stabili [...] | 2009-08-11 12:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ASEC JO |
09AMMAN1827 | JORDAN: GOJ SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT [...] (S) The Charge discussed ref B points with Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi and senior Court official Jaffar Hassan on August 13. Lozi stated that GOJ was sensitized to the issue of illicit arms shipments and supportive of USG efforts to prevent such deliveries. Lozi told the Charge that h [...] | 2009-08-13 13:09:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PARM ASEC ETTC MASS PREL IR IS SU SY |
09AMMAN1860 | JORDAN: GOJ AUTHORITIES REPORT DENIAL OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 14:38:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PARM ASEC ETTC MASS PREL IR IS JO SU SY |
09AMMAN1977 | JORDAN REPORTS 150 H1N1 INFLUENZA CASES [...] Jordan has reported a total of 150 H1N1 cases as of August 27. Most cases have been concentrated in the metropolitan Amman area. The first H1N1 case reported outside the Amman area was a Saudi man studying at Mu'tah University in the Karak area. 2. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has institut [...] | 2009-09-01 11:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR AMGT KFLU KFLO KSAF |
09AMMAN20 | 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (U) Embassy Amman's submission for the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) follows. Information was provided by the Jordan Public Security Directorate's Anti-Narcotics Department (PSD-AND). --------------- Part I: Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) Jordan's [...] | 2009-01-05 05:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR ASEC JO |
09AMMAN2260 | FRAUD SUMMARY - JORDAN [...] (U) Jordan is a developing country with a GDP per capita of $5,100 and a population of over 6.3 million. Over 78% of the people live in urban areas and one third of all Jordanians are younger than 14. The service sector comprises over 66 percent of the economy, industry covers about 30 percen [...] | 2009-10-12 12:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JO |
09AMMAN2761 | JORDAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 14:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS PREL ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR JO |
09AMMAN2765 | JORDAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM (CORRECTED COPY) [...] (SBU) Through both its public statements and its actions, the Jordanian Government continues to demonstrate a solid commitment to combat terrorist groups and extremist ideologies. 2. (SBU) Despite the government's steadfast support, however, extremist messages still find a receptive audience [...] | 2009-12-22 07:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS PREL ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR JO |
09AMMAN2766 | NEW GENDARMERIE DIRECTOR WILL LIKELY STRENGTHEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of a broader shuffling of senior positions in the Jordanian Government (ref A),a Royal Decree on December 15 replaced Gendarmerie director Major General (MG) Tawfiq Halalmeh with a retired Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) General, MG Tawfiq Tawalbeh. Sources in the JAF als [...] | 2009-12-22 07:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR ASEC JO |
09AMMAN2770 | NEW GENDARMERIE DIRECTOR WILL LIKELY STRENGTHEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of a broader shuffling of senior positions in the Jordanian Government (ref A),a Royal Decree on December 15 replaced Gendarmerie director Major General (MG) Tawfiq Halalmeh with a retired Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) General, MG Tawfiq Tawalbeh. Sources in the JAF als [...] | 2009-12-22 12:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR ASEC JO |
09AMMAN333 | JORDAN LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. COAST GUARD PORT [...] (SBU) In addition to the names submitted reftel, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the individuals listed in paragraph 2 for U.S.- sponsored training. The individuals have been selected to take part in the U.S. Coast Guard's Port Physical Security/Port Vulnerability course [...] | 2009-02-03 13:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PREL ASEC JO |
09AMMAN345 | JORDAN LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. COAST GUARD PORT [...] (SBU) In addition to the names submitted reftels, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the individuals listed in paragraph 2 for U.S.- sponsored training. The individuals have been selected to take part in the U.S. Coast Guard's Port Physical Security/Port Vulnerability cours [...] | 2009-02-04 13:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EWWT PREL JO |
09AMMAN388 | JORDAN LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. COAST GUARD PORT [...] (SBU) In addition to the names submitted reftels, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the individuals listed in paragraph 2 for U.S.- sponsored training. The individuals have been selected to take part in the U.S. Coast Guard's Port Physical Security/Port Vulnerability cours [...] | 2009-02-11 04:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EWWT PREL JO |
09AMMAN457 | JORDAN LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. COAST GUARD PORT [...] (SBU) In addition to the names submitted reftels, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the individuals listed in paragraph 2 for U.S.- sponsored training. The individuals have been selected to take part in, or are considered as alternate candidates for, the U.S. Coast Guard's [...] | 2009-02-18 13:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EWWT PREL JO |
09AMMAN459 | JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the past year, Jordan demonstrated a strong commitment to and made steady progress on measures to combat trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Progress includes the passage of a comprehensive anti-TIP law, an increase in forced labor cases being investigated and sent forward for [...] | 2009-02-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
09AMMAN470 | PROPOSALS FOR NADR-FUNDED PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT RSI [...] (U) This message is Embassy Amman's response to reftel's call for proposals to use Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining and Related Projects (NADR) funds for programs in support of Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) goals. Post is pleased to submit four proposals, all of which leverage [...] | 2009-02-19 14:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC JO |
09AMMAN512 | JORDAN LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. COAST GUARD PORT [...] (SBU) In addition to the names submitted reftels, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the individuals listed in paragraph 2 for U.S.- sponsored training. The individuals have been selected to take part in, or are considered as alternate candidates for, the U.S. Coast Guard's [...] | 2009-02-24 04:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EWWT PREL JO |
09AMMAN556 | JORDAN LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. COAST GUARD PORT [...] (SBU) In addition to the names submitted reftels, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the individuals listed in paragraph 2 for U.S.-sponsored training. The individuals have been selected to take part in, or are considered as alternate candidates for, the U.S. Coast Guard's [...] | 2009-03-01 13:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EWWT PREL JO |
09AMMAN579 | JORDAN'S TRANSFER TO LEBANON OF M60A3 TANKS [...] (SBU) Background: At the USG's request, Jordan agreed in November to upgrade and provide 66 M60A3 tanks to Lebanon to enhance the abilities and image of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) as a national fighting force. As part of efforts to strengthen the LAF in advance of the June parliamentary [...] | 2009-03-03 16:50:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MCAPS PGOV PREL LE AE JO |
09AMMAN896 | REPORTING TRIP TO SOUTHERN JORDANIAN TOWN DRAWS [...] (S/NF) Summary: A routine Embassy meeting with the mayor of a remote town in southern Jordan has attracted negative media attention. One Islamist commentator characterized the visit as a violation of Jordanian sovereignty and has called for the Ambassador to be convoked. The reaction, while [...] | 2009-04-16 09:40:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ASEC KISL JO |
09AMMAN992 | MGSF01: EMBASSY AMMAN REVIEWS PREPAREDNESS FOR H1N1 [...] (U) The Embassy's Pandemic Influenza Task Force (PITF) met on April 29 and reviewed Embassy preparedness and Pandemic Tripwires. A message to the Embassy community was sent out with an update on the H1N1 influenza as well as general precautionary guidance. The PITF will continue to monitor the [...] | 2009-04-30 10:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09AMSTERDAM38 | MARCH VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post sends Visas Viper cables on behalf of AmEmbassy The Hague and ConGen Amsterdam. 3. (SBU) The March Visas Viper meeting was held on April 2, 2009. The meeting was chaired by A/DCM James Foster and was coordinated by Consul Michael Barkin. 4. (SBU) The fol [...] | 2009-04-09 12:51:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER CVIS ASEC NL |
09AMSTERDAM45 | APRIL VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post sends Visas Viper cables on behalf of AmEmbassy The Hague and ConGen Amsterdam. 3. (SBU) The April Visas Viper meeting took place on May 7, 2009. Charge d'Affaires Michael Gallagher chaired the meeting; Global Issues Officer David Jaberg coordinated the [...] | 2009-05-08 15:34:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER CVIS ASEC NL |
09AMSTERDAM49 | MAY VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post sends Visas Viper cables on behalf of Embassy The Hague and Consulate General Amsterdam. 3. (SBU) The May Visas Viper meeting took place on June 4, 2009. Charge d'Affaires Michael Gallagher chaired the meeting. Consul Michael Barkin coordinated the meeting. [...] | 2009-06-08 16:05:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER CVIS ASEC NL |
09AMSTERDAM53 | JUNE VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post sends Visas Viper cables on behalf of Embassy The Hague and Consulate General Amsterdam. 3. (SBU) The June Visas Viper meeting took place on July 2, 2009. Charge d'Affaires Michael Gallagher chaired the meeting. Consul General Marjorie A. Ames coordinated [...] | 2009-07-09 09:02:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER CVIS ASEC NL |
09AMSTERDAM62 | JULY VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post sends Visas Viper cables on behalf of Embassy The Hague and Consulate General Amsterdam. 3. (SBU) The July Visas Viper meeting took place on August 6, 2009. Charge d'Affaires Michael Gallagher chaired the meeting. Consul General Julie A. Ruterbories coord [...] | 2009-08-07 14:44:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER CVIS ASEC NL |
09AMSTERDAM72 | AUGUST VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post sends Visas Viper cables on behalf of Embassy The Hague and Consulate General Amsterdam. 3. (SBU) The August Visas Viper meeting took place on September 3, 2009. DCM Michael Gallagher chaired the meeting. Consular Chief Stuart Wilson coordinated the meeting. [...] | 2009-09-09 12:49:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER CVIS ASEC NL |
09AMSTERDAM77 | SEPTEMBER VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post sends Visas Viper cables on behalf of Embassy The Hague and Consulate General Amsterdam. 3. (SBU) The September Visas Viper meeting took place on October 1, 2009. DCM Michael Gallagher chaired the meeting. Consul General Julie Ruterbories coordinated the mee [...] | 2009-10-05 07:06:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER CVIS ASEC NL |
09AMSTERDAM83 | FRAUD SUMMARY - NETHERLANDS [...] Per the instructions in Ref A, Amsterdam submits the following post summary of fraud-related activity during the period from March 1, 2009 to August 31, 2009 updating Ref B. -------------------------- Country Conditions -------------------------- 2. The Netherlands is a highly develope [...] | 2009-10-29 16:46:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NL |
09AMSTERDAM86 | OCTOBER VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post sends Visas Viper cables on behalf of Embassy The Hague and Consulate General Amsterdam. 3. (SBU) The October Visas Viper meeting took place on November 5, 2009. DCM Michael Gallagher chaired the meeting. Consular Section Chief Stuart Wilson coordinated the [...] | 2009-11-09 09:54:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER CVIS ASEC NL |
09AMSTERDAM93 | NOVEMBER VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post sends Visas Viper cables on behalf of Embassy The Hague and Consulate General Amsterdam. 3. (SBU) The November Visas Viper meeting took place on December 3, 2009. DCM Michael Gallagher chaired the meeting. Consul Daniel King coordinated the meeting. 4. ( [...] | 2009-12-09 15:16:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER CVIS ASEC NL |
09ANKARA1043 | TURKEY HOPES TO ATTEND JORDAN BIOMETRICS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL KISL TU JO |
09ANKARA273 | TURKEY: 9TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: TIP SITUATION, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to ref A questions. This is part 1 of 3 (septels). Embassy point of contact is Anthony Renzulli, telephone 90-312-457-7178, fax 90-312-468-4775. Renzulli (FS-03) spent approximately 90 hours [...] | 2009-02-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
09ANKARA274 | TURKEY: 9TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: INVESTIGATION AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to reftel questions. This is part 2 of 3 (septels). INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS -------------------------------------------- A. (U) Article 80 of the Turkish Penal Code ( [...] | 2009-02-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
09ANKARA275 | TURKEY: 9TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROTECTION AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to ref A questions. This is part 3 of 3 (septels). PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS ------------------------------------ A. (SBU) The GOT provides witness protection in practice. Fo [...] | 2009-02-20 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
09ANKARA320 | TURKEY: 9TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: SUPPLEMENTAL: [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This cable is a supplement to the three-part response (refs A, B, C) to ref D questions, for which some GOT data was still outstanding at the time of submission. Embassy point of contact is Anthony Renzulli, telephone 9 [...] | 2009-02-27 15:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
09ANKARA406 | TURKEY: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE/KEY RESOURCES [...] (S) Ref B cites three items as critical infrastructure/key resource (CI/KR) elements in Turkey: -- Metal fabrication machines: small number of Turkish companies (Durma, Baykal, Ermaksan) -- Bosphorous Strait -- Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline 2. (C) Post recommends the first item, "Metal [...] | 2009-03-18 17:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP TU |
09ANKARA449 | Ankara: VALIDATION STUDY OF IRANIAN APPLICANTS [...] Summary: Embassy Ankara recently conducted a validation study of Iranian applicants who had been issued B-1/B-2 visas in Ankara during calendar year 2008. The purpose of the study was to determine the overstay rate of Iranian nonimmigrant visa recipients and to better inform Post's adjudicati [...] | 2009-03-25 10:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD TU |
09ANKARA462 | TURKEY SIGNS COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONVENTION ON HUMAN [...] (U) On March 19 Turkey signed the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings. As the convention is already in force, Turkey attached no reservations. MFA Section Head for Asylum and Illegal Migration Nilufer Kaygisiz reminded us March 26 that Turkey had partici [...] | 2009-03-26 12:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
09ANKARA777 | TURKEY: UPDATED INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Post's responses are keyed to Ref A questions. As instructed, only updates are provided. Unless otherwise stated, information provided Ref B remains valid. New information is provided in CAPITAL LETTERS. A. (SBU) Imm [...] | 2009-06-02 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC KVPR PREL PGOV CVIS KHLS TU |
09ANTANANARIVO138 | COMOROS WELCOMES IRANIAN PRESIDENT AHMEDINEJAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thousands of moderate Sunni Comorans saw no contradiction in turning out to enthusiastically welcome Shi'a Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, to the Comoros February 25. Comorans are pro-American, eagerly asking that we reopen our Embassy and Peace Corps program. After year [...] | 2009-02-26 14:32:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PREL PHUM EAID ECON CN IR PGOV PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO141 | MADAGASCAR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Madagascar is not a confirmed source or destination for internationally trafficked men and women, during the year there were reports of labor and sex trafficking in persons (TIP) within the country's borders. Cultural values, poverty, corruption, lack of funding and capacit [...] | 2009-03-02 13:54:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID MA |
09ANTANANARIVO152 | SECURITY FORCES EMBOLDENED WITH NEW EQUIPMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: President Ravalomanana's recent push to outfit his security forces with non-lethal weapons may run the risk of alienating the population's perception that the security forces remain neutral between the President and Andry "TGV" Rajoelina's opposition movement. End Summary. 2 [...] | 2009-03-04 10:17:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MA PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO162 | EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS RAJOELINA'S ASYLUM, [...] (SBU) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC) Meeting, chaired by DCM Stromayer, was convened at the DCR, (the Alternate Command Center (ACC)),on Sunday, March 8. Initially, the Ambassador called a meeting to provide updates to POL, PA, DAO and RSO on the current political situation, but given ev [...] | 2009-03-09 09:56:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09ANTANANARIVO167 | EAC CONVENED MARCH 9 TO DISCUSS TRIPWIRES, [...] (SBU) This information has previously been reported through alternate channels. An Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by DCM Stromayer, was convened on March 9, 2009 at the DCR to review the trip wires in light of the recent events and discuss the possibility of authorized departure (AD [...] | 2009-03-12 10:55:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09ANTANANARIVO186 | EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS INCREASING ANTI-AMERICAN [...] (SBU) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by DCM Stromayer, was convened on March 17, 2009 to discuss the recent increase of anti-American press and the military take over of the Presidential Palace. Also discussed were the present status of the other Presidential Palace located in Ia [...] | 2009-03-18 08:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09ANTANANARIVO221 | EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS UPCOMING RALLIES, SECURITY [...] (SBU) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC) chaired by DCM Stromayer was convened on March 27, 2009 to discuss the current state of affairs, the upcoming proposed weekend rallies, the status of security measures and the need for additional tripwires and reverse tripwires. 2. (C) The DCM convene [...] | 2009-03-30 05:00:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO3 | ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT FOR MADAGASCAR AND THE [...] OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: -------------------------------------- A. Crime in Madagascar is consistent with the rates in other developing countries in the world. In 2008, Antananarivo saw its violent crime rate increase for the second consecutive year. Criminal elements in Antanana [...] | 2009-01-05 11:45:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC MA CN |
09ANTANANARIVO330 | ANTANANARIVO POST AND COUNTRY READINESS FOR [...] (SBU) There are no known cases of an H1N1 infection in Madagascar to date. The Government of Madagascar (GOM) along with the WHO plans to meet May 6-8 to revise and adapt the Avian Influenza pandemic response plan to address the current situation. The Director of Emergencies and Disease Control [...] | 2009-05-06 10:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED ASEC MA PGOV KFLU |
09ANTANANARIVO354 | EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW ORDERED DEPARTURE STATUS [...] (SBU) Summary: An Emergency Action Committee (EAC) was convened on May 18, 2009. The main topic was a review of Post's ordered departure (OD) status. The committee unanimously recommended that OD be lifted. The EAC also reviewed the current security and political situation in Antananarivo and [...] | 2009-05-18 11:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO364 | MADAGASCAR: CURRENT SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable provides further information on the security situation in Antananarivo and Madagascar in support of post's request (refs C and D) to lift ordered departure status, and in preparation for the Ambassador's meetings next week in Washington. Since a limited resurgence in [...] | 2009-05-22 09:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO390 | MADAGASCAR: MONTH THREE OF GENERAL SOCIAL CALM BEGINS, AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the exception of a brief flare up of violent confrontations April 20-25, Madagascar and Antananarivo are moving into the third month of general social calm since the coup of mid-March. The generally positive conditions reported in refs A and B continue to prevail. Through [...] | 2009-05-29 12:13:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC MA |
09ANTANANARIVO406 | REQUEST TO LIFT ORDERED DEPARTURE STATUS FOR [...] (SBU) I hereby request M approval to lift Antananarivo's Ordered Departure (OD) status at the 90-day decision point. Reftel reported on yesterday's EAC meeting, which recommended again that I request OD to be lifted. I fully concur in the EAC's assessment and am hereby making my formal recomme [...] | 2009-06-05 08:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT ASEC MA |
09ANTANANARIVO414 | SOUTH AFRICAN CHARGE DISCUSSES MEDIATION EFFORT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, DCM and DATT met June 8 with South African Charge Marius Conradie to discuss current state of mediation efforts and continuing rumors about possible recruitment of mercenaries by Marc Ravalomanana in South Africa or Swaziland to support his effort to return to power he [...] | 2009-06-08 15:47:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MA PGOV PREL SA |
09ANTANANARIVO430 | MADAGASCAR: PERIODIC SECURITY UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 11:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO450 | MADAGASCAR: PERIODIC SECURITY UPDATE JUNE 19 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unfounded rumors and press reports of mercenaries hired by Ravalomanana (Ra8) arriving in country continue, as have inaccurate press reports of alleged U.S. support for the Legalists. However, the Department's June 17 press statement usefully correcteed the record and played in [...] | 2009-06-19 08:07:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO468 | MADAGASCAR: PERIODIC SECURITY UPDATE JUNE 23 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Daily "Legalist" protests continue at Magro. An undetonated artisanal bomb was discovered and defused by security forces. Additional, but still sketchy information on the "Vigimada" security plan for June 26 National Day has been released. Otherwise, a general calm prevails in [...] | 2009-06-24 10:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO486 | MADAGASCAR: EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW SECURITY AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 30, 2009, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened to discuss the possibility of lifting the Ordered Departure (OD) status for post. The EAC discussed several recent events involving small explosive devices, arrests connected to those events, and the reported throwing [...] | 2009-07-01 14:00:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO492 | EAC CONVENED TO UPDATE REVERSE TREIPWIRES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on a suggestion/request from Washington, the mission's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met again today to propose revisions to our exisiting reverse tripwires. This cable updates our previous set of reverse tripwires (reftel),which post agrees were too rigid and no longer [...] | 2009-07-02 08:55:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO547 | EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW TRIPWIRES, DISCUSS RECENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on July 20, 2009 to review the current tripwires, specifically those for Civil Disorder/Armed Combat and the updated Health and Environment tripwires. This was especially timely in light of the weekend plot reported by local authoriti [...] | 2009-07-22 08:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO676 | MADAGASCAR: UNEXPECTED CALM AT HOME DURING TGV'S [...] (C) Summary: Contrary to earlier expectations and calls for demonstrations, Madagascar's opposition movements have been quiet this week, probably out of respect for the upcoming International Contact Group (ICG) meeting being organized by the African Union to put pressure on the country's ill [...] | 2009-09-25 06:33:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC MA |
09ANTANANARIVO72 | MADAGASCAR: WEEKEND MEETINGS OF THE EACS REVIEW [...] (SBU) At 1800 on Friday, January 30, 2009, following a Town Hall Meeting, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by DCM Stromayer, met at the DCM's residence, to assess the security posture of the U.S. Embassy in Madagascar as the weekend begins. Another meeting of EAC was called to me [...] | 2009-02-02 10:03:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09ANTANANARIVO756 | SUBJECT: MADAGASCAR: WORRIED MALAGASY CHOD WARNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malagasy Army Defense Chief, (newly-promoted) Brigadier General Andre Ndriarijaona, and his Chief of Staff, Colonel Raphael Ramasy called on the Ambassador and Defense Attache November 3, at their request. General Ndriarijaona expressed concern over the lack of concrete progress [...] | 2009-11-03 14:31:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MA MOPS PREL PGOV |
09ANTANANARIVO840 | EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE SUSPENSION OF AGOA [...] (C) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by the ambassador and DCM, was convened on December 8 to assess potential security consequences if Madagascar's AGOA eligibility is terminated later this month. There was a general consensus amongst the EAC members that although there might even [...] | 2009-12-08 09:51:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09ANTANANARIVO9 | HARD LABOR PAYS DIVIDENDS FOR MALAGASY PRISONERS [...] (SBU) On January 4, 2009, 22 prisoners broke out of the high security prison located in Tsiafahy. The prison is located 17 kilometers south of Antananarivo and is considered Madagascar's most secure, housing the country's most violent criminals and a host of alleged political prisoners. 2. [...] | 2009-01-07 10:47:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MA PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO92 | EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS MALAGASY SECURITY FORCES [...] (SBU) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC) Meeting, chaired by DCM Stromayer, was convened at the DCR, also the Alternate Command Center (ACC),on Sunday, February 8 to discuss the impact of Saturday's massacre at the Presidential Palace. In light of these events, the EAC met to review trip wire [...] | 2009-02-09 09:43:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09APIA12 | SAMOA H1N1 CASES INCREASE, SAMOAN PRIME MINISTER POSSIBLE [...] SUMMARY: Samoa H1N1 cases escalate to 29 confirmed; Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi among suspected cases. 2. The Samoa Ministry of Health confirmed thirteen additional individuals to have tested positive in Samoa for the H1N1 influenza to bring the tally of confirmed positive ca [...] | 2009-07-16 04:20:00 | Embassy Apia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC AMED KFLU ASEC PGOV PINR WS |
09ASHGABAT1604 | TURKMENISTAN: NO HONKING (OR NEW WOMEN DRIVERS)! [...] (C) SUMMARY: The streets of Ashgabat are not the safest roads to drive on. However, new regulations seem more aimed at pleasing a whim of the President or due to gender prejudice than promoting public safety. President Berdimuhamedov has mandated that Ashgabat be a "car horn honking free zon [...] | 2009-12-11 15:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC TX |
09ASHGABAT1628 | TURKMENISTAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The following paragraph is Embassy Ashgabat's submission for the 2009 country terrorism report (reftel). 2. Since the September 2008 violence in Ashgabat's Khitrovka neighborhood, the Turkmenistan Government has not reported any other violent incidents. The government maintains a military- [...] | 2009-12-18 08:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT542 | UPDATE ON TURKMENISTAN'S INFORMATION COLLECTION, SCREENING [...] (U) Post presents the following updates to the survey on Turkmenistan's immigration control and watchlist systems for terrorist screening. Responses are keyed to lettered subheadings in ref B. 2. (SBU) A: Immigration Databases and Traveler Information Collection: No updates to report. [...] | 2009-04-29 09:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC KVPR KHLS TX |
09ASHGABAT569 | TFFLU01: OFFICIAL TURKMEN REACTION TO INFLUENZA A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Although there have been no reported cases of H1N1 in Turkmenistan or in the Central Asia region, the government has taken certain steps in reaction to the influenza A (H1/N1) scare and has publicized many of these measures i [...] | 2009-05-05 11:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09ASMARA131 | EMBASSY'S USAID FSN RELEASED AFTER 15 MONTHS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Asmara's sole USAID FSN was released on April 18 after 15 months in prison. The Eritrean government (GSE) arrested him in January 2008, holding him in a prison in downtown Asmara. He spent four months in solitary confinement in a 3x6 foot cell. The FSN, Mehreteab Araya, [...] | 2009-04-24 08:13:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV EAID PINR ASEC ER |
09ASMARA156 | INCREASED MILITARY ROUND-UPS AS INDEPENDENCE DAY [...] (C) The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) is conducting its usual military round-up of persons in Asmara as the May 24th Independence Day approaches. Thus far, the round-ups have consisted of plainclothes military and security officials at traffic circles during the daytime hours looki [...] | 2009-05-14 14:41:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV MOPS ER |
09ASMARA159 | LATE NIGHT SEARCH OF ASMARA HOTEL FOR SUSPICIOUS [...] (C) Eritrean soldiers and police raided the Nyala Hotel from 0100-0400 hrs on 05/13/09. An embassy source told RSO she and the rest of the guests of the 50-room hotel were woken up by soldiers as they went room to room. The soldiers searched the each room, under the beds and in the closets. [...] | 2009-05-15 08:40:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV ER |
09ASMARA16 | ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] The following unclassified crime and medical information is provided for the OSAC public website. Responses are keyed to Reftel. I. Overall Safety and Crime Environment A. Post continues to receive reports of violent crime in Eritrea. According to Eritrean police, local sources, and [...] | 2009-01-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT APER ER |
09ASMARA163 | DECREASING MILITARY PRESENCE IN ASMARA [...] (C) The military presence in Asmara has decreased in Asmara since the May 24th independence day celebrations, but is still above normal levels. Soldiers are manning static positions, but are no longer asking Eritreans for their identification cards and the mass arrests appear to have subsided [...] | 2009-05-27 12:15:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MOPS PGOV PREL PTER ER PINR |
09ASMARA175 | U.S. RESIDENT ERITREANS THREATENED [...] (C) Private Eritreans residing in Oakland, California continue to demand tax payments and threaten other Eritreans on behalf of the GSE, according to a former FSN who recently emigrated there. The center for these activities is the Eritrean community center located at 5255 Claremont Ave, Oakl [...] | 2009-06-11 09:11:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PROP PREL PGOV ER PINS |
09ASMARA18 | REPORTS OF GANG ACTIVITY IN ASMARA [...] (SBU) Zoba regional administrative officials and Eritrean police representatives in northeast Asmara recently held a townhall meeting to discuss the rise of gang activity in Asmara. These officials stated there are over 10 gangs in Asmara, comprised of 20-30 members each, based on neighborho [...] | 2009-01-15 05:10:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ER |
09ASMARA185 | UN SECURITY OFFICER CONCERNS OVER CRIME AND WATER [...] (C) The UN security officer told RSO he is concerned about the rise in crime in Asmara. Recently, he has instructed all UN personnel to avoid walking in Asmara, even during daylight hours. He is also upgrading residential security at all houses to include grills and 24/7 residential guard cov [...] | 2009-06-18 13:51:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PINS ER |
09ASMARA239 | RELEASE OF ARRESTED AMCIT EMBASSY EMPLOYEE AFTER 4 [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 14, pol/econ assistant Helen Tesfazion, a dual Eritrean-American citizen, was arrested, held in a small cell, and interrogated for four days at an unknown location in Keren, 60 miles from Asmara, Eritrea. She was released on July 18th, after being told she was a spy, doin [...] | 2009-07-24 08:55:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | APER ASEC CASC EAID ER KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR |
09ASMARA245 | SECURITY FORCES OPENLY HARASS GUESTS AT PD EVENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eritrean National Security Forces openly harassed more than 200 guests at the embassy's monthly Public Diplomacy lecture series on July 30. Security forces posted themselves outside the event, coerced attendees into providing their national ID cards, and filmed guests in the lobb [...] | 2009-08-03 14:32:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINS PGOV ASEC ER |
09ASMARA27 | GSE TAKES NEW COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO UNMEE [...] (C) The Eritrean government (GSE) has become more cooperative in its dealings with UNMEE, according to our closest UNMEE contact. Last week, the GSE sent four officials from the Ministry of Finance to help facilitate a VAT refund to UNMEE of more than $500,000, levied during the past eight ye [...] | 2009-01-26 08:45:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO ER ASEC PGOV |
09ASMARA279 | CORRUPTION IN THE ERITREAN PASSPORT OFFICE [...] (C) Ten officials in the Department of Immigration (DOI) passport authority have been imprisoned for running an illegal passport operation, according to close embassy sources. The illegal outfit involved preparing false documentation for clients, including national service release and medical [...] | 2009-08-24 13:57:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CONS ASEC PINS ER |
09ASMARA28 | ERITREAN MILITARY SITUATION NEAR BADME [...] (C) Living conditions and morale are poor for the military stationed near Badme, according to a source whose son is on leave from his assignment with the 21st Tanks unit (NFI) in that area. The son stated the soldiers are fed three meager meals per day, two consisting only of a piece of bread [...] | 2009-01-26 08:47:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS ASEC PGOV ER |
09ASMARA293 | EAC ON AUGUST 20TH INCIDENT (ASSAULT OF U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EAC met on 08/21/09 to discuss the August 20th incident in which plainclothes agents from the Eritrean National Security Organization (ENSO) assaulted a U.S. diplomat outside a regularly scheduled embassy outreach event. Members in attendance were: AMB, A/DCM-RSO, MO, PAO, POL, [...] | 2009-08-27 08:35:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PHUM PGOV PINS PREL ER |
09ASMARA298 | GSE SHUTS DOWN EMBASSY ASMARA IFTAR [...] (SBU) The Eritrean government (GSE) Office of Protocol sent a note verbale on August 27 expressly forbidding the embassy from hosting a planned Iftar meal and showing the film "Islam in America." The note verbale was in response to the embassy's official protest of the August 20th incident wh [...] | 2009-08-27 14:50:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO ASEC ER |
09ASMARA314 | POLICE MEETING ON RISE IN CRIME IN ASMARA [...] (C) Regional administrators and Eritrean police held a discussion on 09/01/09 with over 2500 Eritreans near the Asmara suburb of Adi Segedo about the rising crime rates. During this meeting, residents complained of severe increases in burglaries, assaults, and robberies and asked for addition [...] | 2009-09-15 13:36:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV ER |
09ASMARA324 | SUSPICIOUS MILITARY CHECKPOINTS OUTSIDE OF ASMARA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 13:03:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MOPS PGOV PINS ER |
09ASMARA326 | ERITREAN SOLDIERS COMMITTING SUICIDE [...] (SBU) An Eritrean soldier killed himself and his estranged wife by detonating a hand grenade on 09/22/09 near the town of Mendefeira. The soldier who had been on national service since 1994 was despondent over his estranged relationship with his wife and bleak prospects of being released from [...] | 2009-09-25 07:59:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC MOPS PINS PGOV ER |
09ASMARA340 | Eritrea Fraud Summary through August 2009 [...] The Eritrean government (GSE) continued its harsh economic policies, which further increased the scarcity of basic goods and the impoverishment its people. Grocery stores are thinly stocked; meat and fish are not always available, and basic commodities such as sugar, flour, cooking oil, coffee [...] | 2009-10-01 14:05:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC DJ ET ZA IL KE SD EG ER |
09ASMARA350 | MINE WORKERS KILLED IN ATTACK IN ERITREA [...] (C/NF) Three Eritreans working for the Australian mining company Chalice Gold Mined Ltd were shot and killed at approximately 1200 hrs on 10/04/09 approximately 25 miles north of Keren. Reliable embassy sources stated that two cars left the Chalice Gold Ltd camp near Zara on the morning of 1 [...] | 2009-10-08 12:09:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC PTER PGOV PINS ER |
09ASMARA354 | THE MINING MURDER: AN INSIDER PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff recently met with a long-time ex-patriate from the mining community who offered his personal take on the October 4 murder of three Eritrean mining workers (reftel). He did not believe the culprits were an organized militia and emphasized that Eritreans living near mining s [...] | 2009-10-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN PTER ASEC PGOV ER |
09ASMARA359 | ERITREAN SEMINAR ON CRIME [...] (SBU) The Eritrean government held a seminar last week on crimes involving emotionally disturbed persons (EDPs) and juveniles. The seminar was composed of court officials, judges, police, and prison administrators and was held in response to a rapid increase in criminal acts being committed [...] | 2009-10-16 05:04:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL ER |
09ASMARA364 | REPORTS OF ATTACKS IN ERITREA [...] (SBU) An Eritrean Democratic Alliance website claimed that two Eritrean males were wounded when unknown assailants launched an RPG rocket at their pickup truck on the Aderde highway halfway between Keren and Agordat. Eritrean military and security forces searched the area and according to the [...] | 2009-10-20 13:39:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL ER |
09ASMARA379 | ERITREAN AVIATION: GOVERNMENT SQUEEZING THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The four international airlines serving Asmara are discouraged by the Eritrean government's (GSE) refusal to allow them to convert $20 million worth of local currency and its repeated attempts to gouge them for hard currency. The GSE, through its wholly owned Eritrean Airlines, [...] | 2009-11-04 10:40:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ATRN ASEC CASC EFIN ECON ER |
09ASMARA385 | REPORTED OCTOBER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AGAINST [...] (C) On 10/28/09 President Isaias narrowly missed being killed in an IED attack east of Barentu, according to a reliable embassy source. The source told RSO that Isaias visited a micro-dam project in Tessesnei and then traveled east in a motorcade to Keren. Outside of Barentu, an IED explode [...] | 2009-11-05 10:04:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINR PINS MOPS PGOV PREL ER |
09ASMARA386 | REPORTED OCTOBER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AGAINST [...] (C) On 10/28/09 President Isaias narrowly missed being killed in an IED attack east of Barentu, according to a reliable embassy source. The source told RSO that Isaias visited a micro-dam project in Tessesnei and then traveled east in a motorcade to Keren. Outside of Barentu, an IED explode [...] | 2009-11-05 13:16:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINR PINS MOPS PGOV PREL ER |
09ASMARA391 | ERITREAN GOVERNMENT RELOCATES MILITARY TRAINING [...] (C) The Eritrean government (GSE) is reportedly planning to relocate its Sawa training center to a newer facility located in the vicinity of Massawa along the Red Sea, according to a reliable embassy source. NOTE: All 12th grade students in Eritrea report to Sawa in western Eritrea to conduct [...] | 2009-11-10 09:03:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PGOV PREL PINS ASEC ER |
09ASMARA393 | GSE ARRESTS 10 MORE RELIGIOUS LEADERS [...] (C) Eritrean government (GSE) security forces arrested 10 members from the Full Gospel Church in Asmara, during a mid-October raid at the home of Pastor Tewelde Hailom, according to a close embassy source. The GSE placed the pastor under house arrest and sent the other nine church members to [...] | 2009-11-10 09:55:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV ASEC ER |
09ASMARA40 | ERITREAN MUSLIMS NOT EXEMPT FROM GSE ABUSE [...] (C) Mohammed Salih (protect),an Eritrean working as the information officer for a UN agency in Asmara, provided insight on the government's recent spate of Muslim arrests. According to Mohammed, the Eritrean government is using the threat of radical Islamism to justify a country-wide sweep an [...] | 2009-01-30 08:40:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF PHUM ASEC SOCI ER |
09ASMARA436 | ERITREA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] In 2009, Eritrea experienced no major act of international terrorism; however, the Eritrean government is widely regarded as being supportive of extremist activities in Somalia, particularly by providing financial and logistical support for Al-Shabaab and Hizbul Islam. The Assistant Secretary [...] | 2009-12-21 11:53:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC ER |
09ASMARA438 | ASMARA EAC REGARDING UNSC SANCTIONS ON ERITREA [...] (SBU) EAC met on 12/17/09 to discuss the ramifications of impending UNSC sanctions against Eritrea. Members in attendance were: Ambassador, DCM, MO, RSO, POL, PAO, and GSO. 2. (C) Ambassador briefed the EAC on the status of possible sanctions and stated the UNSC could vote as early as 1 [...] | 2009-12-22 07:12:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER PGOV PREL PINS ER |
09ASMARA60 | 30% INCREASE IN CRIME IN ASMARA [...] (C) The leader of the Maekel Zoba, Beraki Haile, told an Embassy source that there has been a 30% increase in crime in the last six months in the Asmara region. The Maekel Zoba includes Asmara and extends out a radius of 30 km outside of Asmara. Haile stated there has been an increase in re [...] | 2009-02-19 13:41:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON ER |
09ASMARA66 | MEETINGS WITH SHEIKH AWEYS [...] (C) AWEYS MEETS WITH DIPLOMATS ------------------------------------ In recent weeks Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, leader of the hard-line faction of the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia based in Asmara, has met with diplomats from a number of countries, including Canada, Egypt, Libya, [...] | 2009-02-23 13:47:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET | PREL PTER ASEC ER SO |
09ASMARA67 | BRITISH VSO VOLUNTEER DETAINED IN ASMARA [...] (C) Summary. The deputy head of mission at the British embassy told RSO that on February 19, Eritrean security forces detained a 70-year-old VSO volunteer during a raid on his job site, a government-sanctioned radio station. The volunteer was released the following day. The GSE did not info [...] | 2009-02-23 14:36:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC ER |
09ASMARA70 | ASMARA SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) On 02/25/2009, EAC met to discuss Post's response to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ). the following responses are keyed to Reftel. --------------------------------------------- - POLITICAL VIOLENCE --------------------------------------------- - Â [...] | 2009-02-26 14:07:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER ER |
09ASMARA74 | BOMB ATTACK IN SOUTHWEST ERITREA [...] (SBU) The Eritrean government announced a bomb exploded in a restaurant in the village of Haikota on February 25, 2009, killing two persons and injuring eight others. Haikota is located approximately 125 miles west of Asmara and approximately 15 miles east of Tessenei. The wounded are being [...] | 2009-03-03 14:23:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PINS MOPS PREL ER |
09ASMARA76 | UN ISSUES SECURITY NOTICE AHEAD OF BASHIR [...] (C) The United Nations Office of Security (UN/DSS) has issued a worldwide travel warning to all UN offices regarding the possibility of riots erupting as a result of the impending indictment of Sudanese President Bashir, according to the UN/Asmara security officer. The notice expressed partic [...] | 2009-03-04 11:52:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PINS ER |
09ASMARA81 | ISAIAS ANGERED OVER MILITARY DESERTIONS [...] (C) In late February, an Eritrean infantry platoon (unit/exact location unknown) located in the vicinity of Om Hager deserted its post, with some soldiers fleeing to Sudan and the others to Ethiopia, according to a UN source. Upon hearing of this news, President Isaias became irate and wanted [...] | 2009-03-06 08:24:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC ER |
09ASMARA83 | INCREASED CORRUPTION WITHIN THE ERITREAN POLICE [...] (C) Corruption within the Eritrean police continues to increase as economic conditions within Eritrea worsen. The police are conscripts who are paid between $5-$30 per month and many are forced to live in barracks. These police officers are unable to support their families, pay their rent, o [...] | 2009-03-10 13:09:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV ER |
09ASMARA84 | ERITREAN AIRMAN MURDERS MILITARY GUARDS [...] (C) An Eritrean airman reportedly murdered six air force guards on March 6. He had recently been arrested for desertion and was being held with other deserters at the air force base adjacent to the Asmara international airport, pending transportation to his unit in Massawa. The airman was abl [...] | 2009-03-10 13:11:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MOPS PGOV PREL ER |
09ASMARA85 | ERITREAN PRESIDENTIAL GUARDS KILLED IN AN ON-DUTY [...] (SBU) Eritrean media have reported five members of the pesidential protective detail were killed last week in the Gash Barka region of western Eritrea. A local source told RSO the five security personnel were in a follow car and became separated from Isaias's car during a vehicle movement. W [...] | 2009-03-10 13:23:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL ER |
09ASMARA96 | SECURITY REPRESENTATIVES SHARE CRIME INFORMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post hosted a meeting of security officers and others who handle security affairs at their embassies. Topics of discussion included the rapid increase of crime in Asmara, food security in Eritrea, and reports of attacks outside of Asmara by insurgent groups. END SUMMARY. 2. [...] | 2009-03-23 13:00:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL ER |
09ASTANA12 | KAZAKHSTAN: SECURITY SERVICES QUESTION CDC/USAID [...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 2006, the Kazakhstani Ministry of Health (MoH) requested the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Central Asia Region, Almaty (CDC/CAR-Almaty) conduct an epidemiological investigation relating to a pediatric HIV outbreak in Shymkent (southern Kazakhstan). Two [...] | 2009-01-06 11:06:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC TBIO UZ KZ |
09ASTANA1954 | KAZAKHSTAN: MFA APPROVES STATUS CHANGE TO CONSULATE [...] On November 3, Embassy Astana received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirming that the government of Kazakhstan does not object to the United States designating Embassy Branch Office Almaty as Consulate General Almaty. Post seeks Department approval to announce this [...] | 2009-11-03 07:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ODIP AFIN AMGT ASEC ABUD ABLD KZ |
09ASTANA1960 | KAZAKHSTAN: STAFFDEL WOOLFORK POINT OF CONTACT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The control officer for the trip of Staffdel Woolfork to Kazakhstan is Kevin Covert, Deputy Pol/Econ Chief. Contact information: Office phone: +7(7172)-70-24-97 Cell phone: +7-777-222-7079 Email: CovertKT@State.gov Fax: [...] | 2009-11-04 10:16:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KZ |
09ASTANA2163 | KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan continued to aggressively combat domestic terrorism and extremism, and took tangible steps to continue cooperation and information sharing with various countries and international organizations. Kazakh [...] | 2009-12-21 09:13:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR ASEC KZ |
09ASTANA540 | ALMATY AND ASTANA FRAUD SUMMARY SEPTEMBER 2008 - FEBRUARY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) The following sections correspond to questions in Ref A. --------------------- COUNTRY CONDITIONS --------------------- 3. (U) Kazakhstan is a single consular district with two consular offices, Embassy Astana and Embass [...] | 2009-03-26 04:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KZ |
09ASTANA711 | KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. PROPOSED PROJECT: COUNTERING YOUTH EXTREMISM 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana requests $100,000 to counter youth extremism in Kazakhstan through English-language training and sustained exposure to the best of American [...] | 2009-04-24 10:18:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EFIN PTER KCRM KPAO KHLS AEMR |
09ASUNCION1 | PARAGUAYAN PEOPLE'S ARMY STARTS NEW YEAR WITH BANG [...] (S/NF) Armed individuals claiming to be members of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) attacked a small military outpost in San Pedro Department around midnight December 31, stealing weapons and burning it to the ground. The Paraguayan government responded January 1 with police roadblocks and [...] | 2009-01-02 19:42:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PINS MOPS PA |
09ASUNCION147 | PARAGUAY: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel questions regarding anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION A. What are the sources of available information on trafficking in persons? What plans are in place (if any) to undertake further docume [...] | 2009-03-09 20:01:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
09ASUNCION162 | FRAUD SUMMARY Q ASUNCION [...] (U) This cable is in response to an action request in paragraph 6 of retel. ------------------- COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------- 2. (U) After the 35-year dictatorship of General Alfredo Stroessner and six decades of Colorado Party rule, Paraguayans elected former Roman Catholic b [...] | 2009-03-19 20:48:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS PA |
09ASUNCION261 | BOMB EXPLODES AT SUPREME COURT BUILDING [...] (U) SUMMARY: At approximately 12:15 pm, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated at the Paraguayan Palace of Justice (Supreme Court). The explosion caused only minor property damage and no physical injuries. The building was quickly evacuated. RSO Asuncion assisted the Police with id [...] | 2009-04-29 22:48:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER PA |
09ASUNCION284 | FAKE BOMB CAUSES DOWNTOWN CONFUSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At approximately 8:30 am on May 5, 2009, the Paraguayan police located what appeared to be an improvised explosive device (IED) in downtown Asuncion. After securing the area, the Government of Paraguay (GOP) requested U.S. Government assistance. RSO, FBI and SOCFWD elements re [...] | 2009-05-05 20:30:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER PA |
09ASUNCION344 | THREATS AND FAKE BOMBS IN ASUNCION [...] (U) SUMMARY: There have been 58 bomb threats in greater Asuncion since April 29, with one device actually detonating and four mock explosive devices found. This is likely part of a harassment campaign against the Government of Paraguay. The presence of multiple devices specifically designed t [...] | 2009-05-26 21:38:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER PGOV PREL PA |
09ASUNCION512 | PARAGUAYAN PEOPLE'S ARMY CAMP DISCOVERED [...] (C) Police discovered a rudimentary forest encampment of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) on August 1. The site is located on the land of Alejandro Ramos, a former Free Homeland Party (PPL) member, in Concepcion Department. Police were unable to capture the occupants, who escaped into the f [...] | 2009-08-13 19:54:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC PREL PA |
09ASUNCION644 | VISAS VIPER: SEPTEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 15:38:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL PA |
09ASUNCION661 | EMBASSY IS NOT SPARED AS CRIME CONTINUES TO RISE IN ASUNCION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the course of the past six months, Asuncion has experienced a notable increase in crime. The crime wave has impacted the Embassy community, but most recently the Paraguayan National Police have reacted quickly to arrest suspects. Case in point: on November 16 the Paraguayan Nation [...] | 2009-11-23 21:20:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AMGT ALOW |
09ASUNCION706 | FRAUD SUMMARY - ASUNCION [...] This cable is in response to an action request in reftel. ------------------------------- COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) After the 35-year dictatorship of General Alfredo Stroessner and six decades of Colorado Party rule, Paraguayans elected forme [...] | 2009-10-28 13:56:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC PA |
09ASUNCION734 | VISAS VIPER: OCTOBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 19:33:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL PA |
09ASUNCION852 | VISAS VIPER: NOVEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 22:08:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL PA |
09ATHENS1033 | Greece Euro-Elections Analysis: ND Government Likely to Limp [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite ruling party New Democracy's (ND) loss to main opposition PASOK in June 7 European Parliament elections, the ND government is likely to limp on, with Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis focusing inward and scrambling to protect his fragile one-seat majority in the Greek Parli [...] | 2009-06-22 09:57:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN GR SMIG SOCI ASEC |
09ATHENS1063 | GREECE -- CODEL CARDIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy warmly welcomes the visit to Greece of the Congressional delegation headed by the Honorable Senator Benjamin Cardin, U.S. Senator for Maryland, accompanied by Mr. Fred Turner, Chief of Staff, CSCE, and DOD LCDR Greg Kausner, USN, who will arrive in Corfu on Sunday, June 28 at 07:00, an [...] | 2009-06-24 12:45:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GR |
09ATHENS1069 | GREECE -- CODEL CARDIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE -- CORRECTED COPY [...] Embassy warmly welcomes the visit to Greece of the Congressional delegation headed by the Honorable Senator Benjamin Cardin, U.S. Senator for Maryland, accompanied by Mr. Fred Turner, Chief of Staff, CSCE, and DOD LCDR Greg Kausner, USN, who will arrive in Corfu on Sunday, June 28 at 07:00, an [...] | 2009-06-25 08:28:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GR |
09ATHENS1349 | GREECE DEPORTS IRAQI INSURGENT COMMANDER WHO ENTERED AS [...] (S) Greek authorities deported Iraqi citizen Mu'ammar Latif Karim (a.k.a. Abu Sajjad),accused of being a Shia insurgent commander responsible for IED and other attacks in Iraq, on July 21. We understand he was arrested by Iraqi authorities on his arrival by plane in Irbil July 22. Greek aut [...] | 2009-07-29 13:25:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PTER PREL KCRM ASEC ABLD IZ GR |
09ATHENS1389 | GREECE H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 730 CONFIRMED CASES; NATIONAL ACTION [...] SUMMARY. As of July 29, according to the Greek Ministry of Health, there have been 730 confirmed H1N1 cases in Greece. Although there have been no fatalities so far, three serious cases of flu implications are being treated in the intensive care units of Greek hospitals. Health Minister Dim [...] | 2009-07-31 15:20:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU AEMR TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09ATHENS1519 | GREECE ARRESTS SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF DOMESTIC TERRORIST GROUP [...] (SBU) In the most high-profile arrests of domestic terrorist suspects since 2003, Greek police raided two houses in the Athens districts of Halandri and Galatsi on September 23, and arrested four individuals who were subsequently charged September 25, in connection with three bombings carried o [...] | 2009-09-30 07:26:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PTER PREL ASEC ABLD GR |
09ATHENS1523 | GREECE -- STAFFDEL TURNER (OCTOBER 8-13) [...] Embassy warmly welcomes the visit to Greece of CSCE Congressional Staff Delegation members Alex Johnson and Winsome Packer from October 8-13 in order to join CODEL Cardin for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Meeting in Athens. 2. Embassy has assigned Political Counselor George H. Frowic [...] | 2009-10-01 13:29:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GR |
09ATHENS154 | GREECE: NEW TERRORIST ATTACK ON POLICE [...] (U) At about 0400 local time on February 3, at least three unidentified people reportedly threw a hand grenade and fired more than nineteen rounds from a 9 mm sub-machine gun at the police station in Korydallos, a western suburb of Athens. The grenade -- reportedly manufactured in "an East Euro [...] | 2009-02-03 16:03:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC GR |
09ATHENS1591 | GREEK DOMESTIC TERRORISTS STRIKE POLICE STATION [...] (SBU) A group of six unidentified individuals carried out an attack with automatic weapons on the police station in the Athens suburb of Agia Paraskevi, eight kilometers north of the Embassy, on the evening of October 27, wounding six police officers, one of them seriously. In addition to firi [...] | 2009-10-30 15:35:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD GR |
09ATHENS1609 | GREECE -- STAFFDEL PACKER (NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER 3) [...] Embassy Athens warmly welcomes the visit to Greece of CSCE Congressional Staff Delegation member Winsome Packer from November 27 to December 3, 2009, in order to attend the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council and the OSCE PA Meeting in Athens. 2. Embassy has assigned Political Counselor Geor [...] | 2009-11-09 12:39:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC OTRA AFIN OSCE GR |
09ATHENS165 | UNKNOWN GREEK TERROR GROUP CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY [...] A previously unknown group calling itself "Sect of Revolutionaries" has claimed responsibility for the February 3 shooting and hand grenade attack on the Korydallos police station in suburban Athens (reftel). An anonymous call to the Ta Nea newspaper led police to discover a CD containing the [...] | 2009-02-05 16:34:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV ASEC GR |
09ATHENS1672 | THEFT OF 692 BLANK GREEK RESIDENT PERMITS [...] Summary: The Greek recently press reported that, during the weekend of 15/16 August 2009, the Office of Immigration and Aliens Affairs at Kavala in northern Greece was robbed. A small safe containing government documents, including blank alien registration cards, blank provisional legal resid [...] | 2009-09-16 12:25:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC GR |
09ATHENS1707 | GREECE: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Embassy Athens submits the draft below for the Greece section of the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism. Begin text: 2. Greece and the United States have a strong record of counterterrorism cooperation. Domestic terrorism and extremist violence increased significantly in 2009, fol [...] | 2009-12-16 09:48:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR GR |
09ATHENS1711 | NEW GREEK GOVERNMENT'S COUNTERTERRORISM STEPS [...] (U) Minister of Citizens' Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis recently announced that he had re-opened the investigation into the November 17 (N17) terrorist organization, seven years after the 2002 arrests of N17 members during Chrysochoidis's previous tenure as Minister of Public Order. Chryso [...] | 2009-12-18 07:59:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD GR |
09ATHENS1774 | FRAUD SUMMARY ATHENS [...] Over the past 20 years Greece has seen a remarkable improvement in its standard of living. This is primarily due to the long-term convergence plan of the European Union for socioeconomic uniformity among member states. This, together with its geographic location, has made Greece an attractiv [...] | 2009-09-30 13:14:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC GR |
09ATHENS1816 | GREECE H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 7,000 STUDENTS OUT OF SCHOOL; MASS [...] SUMMARY. The number of confirmed H1N1 cases has exceeded 2,100 in Greece in the period May-October 2009 but the unrecorded infections are estimated at 20 to 30 times that number. Greece had 12 serious cases and 3 fatalities from H1N1 infection to date, however 95 percent of patients have ful [...] | 2009-10-06 09:44:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU AEMR TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09ATHENS203 | Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 1 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the first of four cables. After the Summary, the cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 23 (THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION) and 24 (SETTING THE SCENE FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-TIP EFFORTS). ---- [...] | 2009-02-17 14:38:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR |
09ATHENS204 | Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 2 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the second of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 25 (INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS). -------------------------------------------- INVESTIGATION AND PROSECU [...] | 2009-02-17 14:43:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR |
09ATHENS205 | Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 3 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the third of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 26 (PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS). ------------------------------------ PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS ----- [...] | 2009-02-17 14:46:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR |
09ATHENS206 | Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 4 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the last of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 27 (PREVENTION),28 (TIP HEROES),and 29 (TIP BEST PRACTICES). TIP point of contact information and an estimate of hours spe [...] | 2009-02-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR |
09ATHENS215 | NEW DOMESTIC TERRORIST ATTACKS IN GREECE [...] (SBU) There have been several significant new attacks in Athens in recent days, including a shooting attack on a television station, a bomb placed outside offices of Citibank, and a series of bombings targeting prominent anti-terrorism figures. While no one was killed in these incidents, they [...] | 2009-02-19 09:49:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC ABLD PGOV PREL GR |
09ATHENS248 | "SECT OF REVOLUTIONARIES" CLAIMS TV STATION [...] (SBU) On February 21, the Greek newspaper Ta Nea published the text of a letter it reportedly received the day before from the "Sect of Revolutionaries" claiming responsibility for the February 17 attack against the Alter TV station. In that attack, four assailants fired at vehicles and threw [...] | 2009-02-26 09:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD GR |
09ATHENS282 | GREEK ANARCHISTS BURN ATHENS TRAIN [...] (SBU) At about 0100 local time March 3, a group of 15 to 20 young people ejected the driver and passengers from a train at the commuter station in the northern Athens suburb of Kifissia and then set fire to the train with Molotov cocktails. Eight train cars were completely destroyed. All of [...] | 2009-03-05 14:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC ABLD PGOV GR |
09ATHENS318 | GREECE TRIES TO COPE WITH HEIGHTENED DOMESTIC [...] (C) New terrorist attacks continue to rock Greece with a frequency not seen since 2000, unnerving the country's political and professional elite. A number of violent far-left groups -- some previously unknown -- have claimed responsibility for bombings, shootings, and arson incidents, and thi [...] | 2009-03-16 05:35:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC ABLD PGOV PREL GR |
09ATHENS349 | GREECE: BOMB ATTACK AT GOVERNMENT REAL ESTATE [...] (SBU) At approximately 2130 on March 19, a bomb went off near the entrance of the Hellenic Public Real Estate Corporation (KED),heavily damaging a nearby parked car. No injuries or deaths were reported. According to police contacts and media reporting, the bomb was placed in a plastic bag [...] | 2009-03-20 14:37:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ASEC KCRM GR |
09ATHENS445 | GREECE FACES NEW ROUND OF BOMBINGS [...] (SBU) In a sign of the continuing escalation of activity by domestic terrorist and anarchist groups (reftels),a series of firebombings and other violent attacks occurred in Athens and Thessaloniki March 27-31. In the most coordinated attack, gas canister bombs exploded at ten banks and luxu [...] | 2009-04-01 14:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD PREL GR |
09ATHENS683 | GREEK LAW ENFORCEMENT FACES BIG HURDLES IN MEETING TERRORIST [...] (C) As domestic terrorist groups and violent anarchist gangs continue the heightened level of activity that they initiated following the December 2008 riots, Greek law enforcement is looking for help. At the request of the Greek Ministry of Interior, Scotland Yard recently conducted an assessm [...] | 2009-04-28 14:27:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC ABLD PREL KCRM GR |
09ATHENS707 | RECALL 09 ATHENS 707 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-05 14:02:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ABLD PTER PREL KCRM GR |
09ATHENS727 | GREEK PRIVACY RULES THWART INVESTIGATIONS [...] (SBU) According to a May 5 article in the newspaper Eleftheros Typos, Greek police utilizing video evidence have "positively" identified three hooded vandals who were among the forty who took part in a midday rampage in the upscale Kolonaki Square area of Athens on March 13. The attackers use [...] | 2009-05-06 14:03:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ABLD PREL PTER KCRM GR |
09ATHENS747 | EMBASSY ATHENS WELCOMES STAFFDEL JOHNSON (MAY 17-22) [...] Embassy Athens welcomes STAFFDEL Johnson to Athens, Greece, from May 17-22 for the 17th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum. 2. The Administrative Point of Contact (Control Officer) for STAFFDEL Johnson is: David Muehlke, Political Officer Office: (30) 210-720-2551 Mobile: (30) 69 [...] | 2009-05-08 14:54:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM GR |
09ATHENS799 | GREEK TERRORISTS BLOW UP BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 12:43:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC ABLD PGOV GR |
09ATHENS835 | MGSF01: GREECE CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF H1N1 [...] (SBU) Contacts at the Hellenic National Health Operations Center (EKEPY) told EconOff on May 19 that Greece has confirmed its first case of H1N1 in a Greek who returned to Athens to New York on Olympic Airlines flight #412 on Saturday, May 16. EKEPY confirmed that the individual is study [...] | 2009-05-19 15:01:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU AEMR TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09ATHENS901 | Greece: Muslim Migrants Protest in Athens, Radicalization [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Violent demonstrations and riots involving Muslim migrants rocked downtown Athens throughout the month of May, bringing relations between migrants and the Greek government to a new nadir and fueling fears of Islamic radicalization in Greece. Muslim community leaders and media re [...] | 2009-05-29 13:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PTER GR KIRF ASEC ABLD PREF SMIG |
09BAGHDAD1238 | KARBALA SECURITY IN QUESTION AS GOVERNMENT DRIFTS [...] (C) Summary: There is a widespread perception among Karbalans that security here is eroding. Crime has increased, as have reports of extremists and weapons moving into the province. The new provincial leadership appears detached and disinterested in addressing problems. Maneuvering by Karba [...] | 2009-05-12 11:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ASEC SOCI IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD1335 | PRT NAJAF: NEW GOVERNOR,S THOUGHTS ON RECENT ATTACK [...] (S) SUMMARY. The day following an Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) attack which targeted a U.S. convoy in Najaf, Governor Adnan al Zurfi visited the FOB to discuss the incident. He expressed concern and pointed fingers at the Iraqi Police (IP) and the Iranians. He stated unequivocally th [...] | 2009-05-21 13:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV PINR MOPS ASEC IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD1524 | NORWAY'S FM REQUESTS HELP TO FACILIATE BAGHDAD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 09:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC IZ NO PREL |
09BAGHDAD1720 | REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE - PSC OVERSIGHT [...] (U) This is an action request - See paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: Post remains strongly committed to taking actions necessary for meeting the mandates and intent of USG law, policies, and procedures for sound private security contractor (PSC) oversight. To continue moving forward and b [...] | 2009-06-27 12:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AMGT IZ |
09BAGHDAD2034 | PRT DIYALA: IRAQI GENERAL CLAIMS CONTROL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq Army (IA) Staff Major General Tariq ab-al-Wahab Jasim Mahdi al-Izzawi, commander of the Diyala Operations Center (DOC),informed PRT and U.S. 1-25 Brigade Officers at a project brief on July 21 that Prime Minister Maliki put him in charge of Diyala Province, and that Diyala [...] | 2009-07-29 19:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL MOPS ASEC |
09BAGHDAD2350 | PM MALIKI DECIDES THAT IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO OPEN [...] (S) Summary. At the August 30 meeting of the International Zone (IZ) Security Joint Sub-Committee (JSC),the Government of Iraq (GOI) declared its intention to delay opening of the north-south highway bisecting the IZ until after national elections are complete. The GOI also stated that it w [...] | 2009-08-31 15:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ASEC IR IZ KCRS MARR PGOV PREL PTER |
09BAGHDAD2461 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] This is an action request. 2. Post wishes to confirm the screening of the following individuals pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces nominated for US Government prov [...] | 2009-09-12 13:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09BAGHDAD248 | PRT DIYALA ELECTIONS PREPARATION AND SECURITY [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala and ePRT South Diyala reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Provincial Leaders in Diyala express confidence that preparations are on track for the January 31 Provincial Council (PC) elections. The Governorate Election Office (GEO) reports necessary resources are in pl [...] | 2009-01-30 14:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINS KDEM ASEC IZ |
09BAGHDAD2570 | Response to MERO Interim Report on Regional Embassy (REO) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dated March 24, 2009, State IG Middle East Regional Office (MERO) Interim Report on Role, Staffing, and Effectiveness of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) in Hillah, Iraq (MERO-IQO-09-04) made a number of recommendations about the future of the REO. Specifically, it recommended [...] | 2009-09-24 14:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASIG AMGT ABLDG ASEC IZ |
09BAGHDAD2669 | Baghdad Response to IG Report Regional Embassy Offices in [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. State IG Middle East Regional Office (MERO) Review of the Roles, Staffing, and effectiveness of Regional Embassy Offices in Iraq dated August 18, 2009 (Report Number MERO-IQO-09-09, August 2009) made one recommendation about planning for the eventual opening of U.S. Consulates i [...] | 2009-10-05 08:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASIG AMGT ABLDG ASEC IZ |
09BAGHDAD2680 | FRAUD SUMMARY - BAGHDAD [...] Security remains a concern in Iraq; however, conditions are gradually improving. Traveling both domestically and around the region remains difficult for Iraqi nationals. High numbers of Iraqis continue to pursue plans to immigrate to the US for economic and security reasons. Post is prepari [...] | 2009-10-06 03:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC PREF KFRD IZ |
09BAGHDAD2718 | EPRT ANBAR 1: FALLUJAH SHEIKS FEAR SECURITY RISKS [...] (U)This is an ePRT Anbar 1 (Fallujah) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On September 24, Fallujah's city council sheikhs complained that reduced U.S. aid and GoI budget austerity are spurring unemployment and creating fertile ground for Al Qaida recruitment. They lobbied for increased U.S. aid proje [...] | 2009-10-10 07:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID EAGR ENRG PTER PHUM ASEC KJUS IZ |
09BAGHDAD2753 | VISAS VIPER: SEPTEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: 04 Oct 2009 CHAIR: Consul General David Schwartz COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: POL, ECON, ORA, CONS, MNFI (CJ9),OHA, POLM, FBI, DHS 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION ON [...] | 2009-10-13 15:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ |
09BAGHDAD278 | VISAS VIPER MANDATORY STATUS REPORT AND WATCHLIST [...] (U) VISAS VIPER 2. (U) POST: BAGHDAD MEETING DATE: 01FEB2009 CHAIR: CONS JEFF LODINSKY COORDINATOR: CONOFF MCHESSEN ATTENDEES: RSO, POL/MIL, EXEC, DOJ, ECON, DHS, FBI, POL, CONS, MNF-I (CJ9) 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE HAD NO NEW SUBMISSIONS FOR JANUARY CROCKER [...] | 2009-02-03 08:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2784 | PRT ANBAR: SUNNI ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT ELECTIONS FROM THE [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Sheikh Riyad Ziad al-Zobayee, a religious sheikh and deputy head of the Sunni Endowment in Anbar, briefed PRT on the Endowment's current and future activities in support of the electoral process. Among several efforts by the Endowment, [...] | 2009-10-15 14:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
09BAGHDAD2877 | BAGHDAD BOMBINGS: USG ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (C) Summary: Post has established an interagency working group to coordinate assistance to the GOI following the October 25 car bombings at several GOI buildings, including the Ministry of Justice (MOJ),Ministry of Interior (MOI),Higher Judicial Council (HJC),Ministry of Municipalities and [...] | 2009-10-27 12:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD288 | ANBAR SHEIKHS ACCUSE IIP OF FRAUD, THREATEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post-provincial election tension has arisen in Anbar province as Anbari tribal leaders have accused the (incumbent) Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) of manipulating election results with the assistance of the allegedly IIP-influenced Governorate Elections Officer (GEO). Conference of t [...] | 2009-02-04 12:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC KDEM PINS IZ |
09BAGHDAD2884 | BAGHDAD BOMBINGS: INVESTIGATION CONTINUES AS MOJ, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the October 25 car bombings at several key GOI buildings, Embassy law enforcement personnel have visited both sites and are working with MOI investigators. Despite heavy damage, the MOJ and Higher Judicial Council (HJC) have resumed partial operations both at the h [...] | 2009-10-28 09:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PINS PREL PTER PNAT KCRM KJUS IZ |
09BAGHDAD2889 | BAGHDAD BOMBINGS: USG ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Post's USG Assistance Coordination Working Group has identified areas of immediate need following the October 25 bombings in response to GOI requests. We are providing vehicles, office equipment, and generators to the affected government offices, and continuing to support forens [...] | 2009-10-28 16:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD2900 | BAGHDAD BOMBINGS: USG ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Baghdad's Assistance Coordination Working Group continues to meet daily to assess the damage and respond to needs following the October 25 bombings. INL has delivered 12 vehicles and several work stations to the Higher Judicial Council (HJC) and is expediting delivery of additi [...] | 2009-10-29 16:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD2904 | BAGHDAD BOMBINGS: USG ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Post's Assistance Coordination Working Group continues to monitor and organize assistance to the GOI following the October 25 bombings. Delivery of laptops and other equipment to the Higher Judicial Council (HJC) will allow it to become functional by November 1. The Ministry o [...] | 2009-10-30 14:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD2968 | VISAS VIPER: NOVEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: 04 November 2009 CHAIR: Consul General David Schwartz COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: RSO, ECON, POL/MIL, FBI, PAS, CONS 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWI [...] | 2009-11-09 15:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ |
09BAGHDAD3116 | PRT NINEWA: TURKMAN POLITICAL FIGURE ASSASSINATED [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary. The November 22 assassination in Mosul of Yauz Ahmad Efendi, head of Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) party operations in Ninewa, shocked the province's large Turkmen community, but sparked little public backlash. Ni [...] | 2009-11-30 17:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM IZ TU |
09BAGHDAD3174 | EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE COORDINATION TEAM CONVENES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 9, Coordinator for Assistance Transition Patricia Haslach convened Post's interagency Emergency Assistance Coordination Team (EACT) in response to the December 8 bombings in Baghdad. The blasts damaged the Karkh courthouse, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOL [...] | 2009-12-09 17:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD3179 | EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE COORDINATION TEAM: DECEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: Post's Emergency Assistance Coordination Team continues to monitor recovery efforts from the December 8 bombings to coordinate USG assistance. At the GOI's request, PRT Baghdad sent four teams of cadaver dogs to search two blast sites. The Higher Judicial Council (HJC) reported [...] | 2009-12-10 15:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD3232 | VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: December 6, 2009 CHAIR: DCM Robert Ford COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: POL, ECON, CONS, MNFI (CJ9),OHA, POLM, FBI, DHS, PAS, RSO, MNF-I 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION [...] | 2009-12-15 14:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ |
09BAGHDAD3235 | EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE COORDINATION TEAM: DECEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: Post's Emergency Assistance Coordination Team (EACT) continues to monitor damage assessments and requests for USG assistance following the December 8 bombings. While we have received small requests for assistance, GOI ministries and entities have addressed immediE56>jBGRQ=IQQQQc [...] | 2009-12-15 16:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD3268 | SALAH AD DIN: TIKRIT UNIVERSITY CONTINUES TO [...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Tikrit University's president Ali Salah Al Jebouri continues to defy insurgents by leading staff and students to forge even closer ties with Salah Ad Din PRT members and U.S. soldiers, despite Al Qaida' [...] | 2009-12-19 13:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC KTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD3344 | IRAQ: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Iraq remained a committed partner in counterterrorism efforts. As a result of the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement, Iraqi security forces assumed primary responsibility for the security and stability of Iraq, with support from Multi-National Forces-Iraq (MNF-I, which became U.S. Forces-Iraq (USF- [...] | 2009-12-27 16:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC IZ |
09BAGHDAD385 | KARBALA PILGRIM ATTACK WORSE THAN REPORTED [...] (C) Summary: According to Karbala's police chief, the blast near the Imam Husayn shrine on February 12 that killed multiple people on Arba'ayniyah pilgrimage was caused by an explosive device (IED),not a suicide bomber as reported in the media. However, witnesses have told the PRT that the at [...] | 2009-02-13 13:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR ASEC IZ |
09BAGHDAD436 | POSSIBLE FTO DESIGNATION FOR ASA'IB AHL AL HAQ [...] (U) In response to reftel, post provides the following response. 2. (S/NF) Regarding Kata,ib Hizballah (KH),post considers this group an irreconcilable Iranian proxy and supports its designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Post believes the summary provided is accurate and [...] | 2009-02-19 13:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS IZ |
09BAGHDAD44 | ASHURA CROWDS, SADRIST STATEMENT ON GAZA SPARK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Muqtada al Sadr's January 7 declaration to his followers to "carry out revenge operations" against Israel's "great accomplice" for Israel's military assault on Gaza caused concern to PRT local staff and contacts due to the enhanced crowds and religious fervor in the province dur [...] | 2009-01-08 15:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PGOV PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD462 | This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Baghdad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) forecasts the emergence in the next Provincial Council (PC) of a strong "Nationalist" coalition, which includes PM Maliki's Da'wa party, and a weaker, though significant, "Regionalist" coalition, which includes the Islamic Supreme Co [...] | 2009-02-22 15:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASEC IZ |
09BAGHDAD522 | "SHOW ME THE POWER," SAYS EAST BAGHDAD BUSINESSMAN [...] This is a Baghdad EPRT-2 reporting cable. 2. SUMMARY: Electricity is now the biggest problem for manufacturers in eastern Baghdad. In the continuing absence of reliable power from the national grid, many manufacturers must generate their own power but cannot buy an adequate supply of fue [...] | 2009-03-01 09:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASEC IZ |
09BAGHDAD772 | RSO AVIATION SUPPORT FOR IRAQ [...] (C/NF) In a regularly scheduled meeting on March 19, Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki asked the Charge about a Washington Post story (Arabic version in hand) that the State Department had renewed a contract with Blackwater, despite the GOI's denial of an operating license to the security compa [...] | 2009-03-21 13:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC AMGT |
09BAGHDAD773 | RSO MEETING WITH KRG MINISTER OF INTERIOR [...] (S/NF) Summary: On 03/17/2009, the RSO met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Interior to extend courtesies, apprise him on the status of Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) training, and discuss possible recruitment/probes by the Asayesh (Kurdish Security Service) on Peshmerga c [...] | 2009-03-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | AMGT ASEC IZ PTER |
09BAGHDAD792 | RSO MEETING WITH ERBIL POLICE CHIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: On 03/19/2009, the RSO met with the Erbil Police Chief, Brigadier General Adbulkhaliq Talat, to extend courtesies, discuss items of mutual interest, and forge a working protocol regarding notification of incidents and investigations that cross into Iraqi jurisdiction. The Poli [...] | 2009-03-23 09:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC |
09BAGHDAD793 | RSO MEETING WITH KRG ZEREVANI COMMANDER [...] (SBU) Summary: On 03/19/2009, the RSO met with the Commanding General of the Zerevani (Peshmerga),Major General Aziz Wayse, to extend courtesies and discuss further specifics regarding Antiterrorism Assistance Training and the integration of Zerevani forces into RSO's protective security oper [...] | 2009-03-23 09:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD996 | VISAS VIPER MANDATORY STATUS REPORT AND WATCHLIST [...] (U) VISAS VIPER 2. (U) POST: BAGHDAD MEETING DATE: 05APR2009 CHAIR: CHARG PATRICIA BUTENIS COORDINATOR: CONOFF ANUUTINEN ATTENDEES: RSO, POL/MIL, EXEC, ECON, PAO, DHS, FBI, CONS, MNF-I (CJ9) 3. (SBU) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE VISAS [...] | 2009-04-12 03:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL IZ |
09BAKU356 | AZERBAIJAN - BAKU EAC MEETING 04/30/2009 [...] (SBU) On April 30, 2009 at 1200 hours local, Baku EAC met to review security measures and procedures in response to an attack on the State Oil Academy which occurred on the morning of April 30 and left at least 15 dead and an unknown number wounded. The attack was carried out by one, possibly, [...] | 2009-04-30 11:56:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AJ ASEC CASC PTER |
09BAMAKO106 | A FAMILIAR NAME SURFACES IN SEARCH FOR CANADIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-23 15:20:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | PTER PINR PINS PREL ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO107 | THIS WEEK IN NORTHERN MALI: REBEL DISARMAMENT AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-23 15:23:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ASEC PTER PREL ML |
09BAMAKO12 | TALKS BETWEEN MALI AND TUAREG REBELS BREAK DOWN IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 09:16:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PINS ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO122 | MALI: EXTENDING THE AMBASSADOR'S GIRLS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 08:06:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PINS ASEC KPAO ML |
09BAMAKO141 | AQIM TACTICS FORCE RED CROSS TO RECONSIDER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-06 11:20:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PINS PINR ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO155 | MAYOR OF ANDERAMBOUKANE DISCUSSES AQIM KIDNAPPINGS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 09:18:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR PINS PREL ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO163 | PROMINENT TUAREG'S VIEW OF ARAB MILITIAS, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 15:33:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PINR PREL ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO170 | MALIAN PRESS COVERAGE OF DEATH OF ALLEGED AQIM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 16:41:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS PINR PGOV ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO211 | TUAREG LEADER: FORGET THE ACCORDS, JUST GIVE US [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-06 13:39:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PINR PREL ASEC PTER ML |
09BAMAKO217 | LOCAL ELECTIONS TRUMP TUAREG REBEL CONCERNS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-09 14:21:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINS PINR ASEC PREL ML |
09BAMAKO24 | GAO POLICE BLOTTER: MORE GRENADES AND CARJACKINGS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 16:27:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PINS PINR PHUM ML |
09BAMAKO245 | FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER RENEWS PLEDGE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 16:55:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PREL ASEC PTER ML |
09BAMAKO246 | MALI RELEASES SOME TUAREG PRISONERS AND ONE MURDER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 16:58:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PINR PREL PGOV ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO262 | DECODING ANOTHER LIBYAN SUPPORTED TUAREG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 13:53:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS PINR PREL ML |
09BAMAKO268 | MORE TUAREG PESSIMISM OVER ACCORDS AND AQIM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 14:53:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PINR ASEC PGOV PREL ML |
09BAMAKO280 | ELECTORAL TENSIONS IN TARKINT: WHERE AQIM, ARAB [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 11:05:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINS PINR ASEC PTER ML |
09BAMAKO281 | DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE: NO ONGOING MILITARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-11 16:08:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PINR PINS ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO3 | A NORTHERN MALI NEW YEAR'S SPECIAL: GRENADES, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 16:42:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PINS ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO36 | TUMULT WITHIN TUAREG REBEL ADC FOLLOWING FAILED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PINS ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO383 | ARMED ASSAILANTS ASSASSINATE COL. LAMANA OULD BOU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 15:41:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR PINS PHUM PGOV ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO387 | PRESIDENT TOURE READY TO TARGET AQIM, WITH HELP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 11:16:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINS PINR ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO399 | NORTHERN MALIAN ARABS TAKE DEMOCRACY HOSTAGE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 16:17:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS ASEC KDEM ML |
09BAMAKO47 | MALI ARMY BATTLES TUAREGS NORTH OF KIDAL AS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 12:04:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | PINR PINS PTER ASEC PREL ML |
09BAMAKO5 | AN INTERIM ASSESSMENT OF MALI'S ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 14:36:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO52 | (S) EFFORTS TO LOCATE NEW EUROPEAN HOSTAGES IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 20:00:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PINS PINR ASEC PREL ML |
09BAMAKO53 | LOCAL ELECTIONS, LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 09:01:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC |
09BAMAKO58 | BAHANGA RELEASES LAST THREE MALIAN SOLDIERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 16:40:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS ASEC PREL ML |
09BAMAKO619 | PRESIDENT TOURE READY TO TARGET AQIM, WITH HELP [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Milovanovic met with President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) on September 17 to reinforce the need for Malian cooperation with the extensive program of training and equipping the Malian Army to confront Al Q,Aeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in the North of [...] | 2009-09-24 11:19:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINS PINR ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO69 | FROM THE LIBYAN PEOPLE: A TUAREG "DISARMAMENT" [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 14:15:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO711 | MALI ADDRESSES LOW TIP RANKING [...] Summary: Over the past several weeks, the Embassy held meetings with GOM officials to address Mali's Tier 2 Watchlist ranking in the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Mali's anti-TIP standing has been affected by the GOM's failure to prosecute alleged traffickers. A Justice Ministry [...] | 2009-11-02 16:50:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO725 | FRAUD SUMMARY - BAMAKO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-06 11:37:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO749 | BAMAKO'S EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] On November 18, the Ambassador convened Bamako's Emergency Action committee (EAC). In attendance were RAO, Pol/Econ, RMO, PAO, Con, Peace Corps, USAID, CDC, and RSO. 2. (S/NF) The Ambassador begin by briefing the EAC on the recent threat situation in the North and the latest Travel Warni [...] | 2009-11-19 13:10:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | APER ASEC |
09BAMAKO754 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MALIAN PRESIDENT AMADOU [...] (S) On November 21 the Ambassador met with Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) to discuss security in Northern Mali in the context of U.S. Africa Command General William E. ("Kip") Ward's planned November 27 visit, follow-up to the November 19 hard landing 65 miles from Bamako of a [...] | 2009-11-23 17:00:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | ASEC PINR PREL PTER |
09BAMAKO776 | AMBASSADOR AND GENERAL WARD MEET WITH MALIAN [...] (S) On November 27 the Ambassador and Commander of the U.S. Africa Command, General William E. ("Kip") Ward, met with Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) to discuss security in Northern Mali. ATT reiterated his commitment to take action against Al Q'Aida in the Lands of the Islamic Mag [...] | 2009-12-01 16:39:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | ASEC ML PGOV PINR PREL PTER |
09BAMAKO85 | IS THE REBELLION OVER? MALI BEATS BACK BAHANGA AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-12 12:28:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PINR PREL PGOV ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO96 | 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT - MALI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 15:04:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO97 | MALI: INCREASED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 15:32:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC ML |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN108 | TFFLU01: NO H1N1 CASES BUT BRUNEI REMAINING VIGILANT [...] (SBU) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Brunei. The Government of Brunei (GoB) remains vigilant and continues an active public health campaign. Quarantines have occurred and the use of thermal scanners and medical questionnaires continue to be in use at air and sea entry points. Hospital [...] | 2009-05-15 06:39:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN122 | COUNTRY FRAUD SUMMARY -- BRUNEI [...] Summary: Brunei has been a member of the Visa Waiver Program since its inception. On May 5, the Government of Brunei announced the production and issuance of fully ICAO compliant biometric passports. Prior to this announcement, the Government of Brunei had been issuing regular passports (red c [...] | 2009-06-03 00:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC SN |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN139 | BRUNEI REPORTS FIRST H1N1 CASES [...] (SBU) Brunei's Ministry of Health (MoH) reported two confirmed H1N1 cases in Brunei. Both cases are students who had returned from Singapore and London, respectively. Two Bruneians, who were traveling in Saudi Arabia, were also reported as confirmed cases. The Government continues to issue wa [...] | 2009-06-22 07:59:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN146 | H1N1 CASES GROWING IN BRUNEI ALONG WITH CONCERN [...] (SBU) Brunei's confirmed H1N1 cases have now reach 18 and will likely continue to grow. The Government of Brunei (GoB) reversed course and issued stricter warnings regarding travel. Containment efforts are focused on Brunei's schools, including international schools. A seasonal flu strain conti [...] | 2009-06-26 07:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN165 | BRUNEI H1N1 CASES GROW DRAMATICALLY [...] (SBU) Brunei's confirmed H1N1 case load grows dramatically each day. Total confirmed cases have surpassed 270. To date there has been one death attributed to H1N1, but the young patient had numerous pre-existing health conditions. Over 850 close contact persons have been quarantined, including [...] | 2009-07-13 07:51:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN178 | BRUNEI MOVES TO MITIGATION [...] (SBU) Brunei's Ministry of Health (MoH) announced plans to move from containment of the H1N1 virus to mitigation. As noted in reftels, this announcement has been expected. Concerns have been raised that the MoH's public health campaign and statements made by senior department officials are no [...] | 2009-07-23 08:00:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN269 | DEBRIEF OF BRUNEI OFFICIALS - REGIONAL PROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) On November 5, 2009, in coordination with the Australian High Commission, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and Regional Security Officer (RSO) met with Government of Brunei (GoB) officials who attended the Regional PSI workshop held on September 15-17 2009 in Sydney, Australia (Reftel). GoB [...] | 2009-11-12 08:57:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PARM PREL KNNP XB XV XC XD BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN99 | MGSF01: Brunei's response to H1N1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 05:08:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANGKOK1004 | THAI PRIME MINISTER ABHISIT AIMS FOR [...] (C) The Ambassador recommended to a top MFA official on April 21 that the RTG lift the state of emergency (SOE) in Bangkok as soon as possible. RTG officials tell us that they understand our view and are eager to rescind the SOE, but they are concerned about a continuing possibility of destab [...] | 2009-04-21 09:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS KDEM ASEC TH |
09BANGKOK1034 | THAI PRIME MINISTER LIFTS STATE OF EMERGENCY, [...] (C) The RTG at mid-day April 24 rescinded the state of emergency that had existed in Bangkok since April 12. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, meeting with Charge and visiting civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, said he hoped that Secretary Clinton would be able to sign an instrument for U.S [...] | 2009-04-24 10:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS KDEM ASEC TH |
09BANGKOK1060 | MGSF01: Good Initial A/H1N1 Response in Thailand [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) has cautioned its public to avoid travel to parts of the U.S. and Mexico. In Thailand there have been no reported cases of A/H1N1 in humans or swine, but Ministry of Public Health officials, with CDC advice, are meeting daily as part of a robust p [...] | 2009-04-29 10:42:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1101 | CROWD CONTROL DURING RECENT PROTESTS IN THAILAND [...] (C) The Thai Army, rather than the police, played the leading role in quelling angry demonstrations in Bangkok April 12-14. The Thai government's decision to rely on the Army may have stemmed from several factors, including the political views of leading Army and police officers, as well as l [...] | 2009-05-01 09:43:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KJUS KDEM ASEC MOPS TH |
09BANGKOK1102 | MGSF01: No Thai H1N1, ASEAN Flu Summit May 7 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There remain no reported cases of A/H1N1 in humans or swine in Thailand. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) will host May 7-8 a ministerial summit of ASEAN health ministers, to include Japanese, Chinese and South Korean representation. Thailand has continued its cautionary advisory [...] | 2009-05-01 10:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1122 | MGSF01: No Thai H1N1; ASEAN Flu Summit May 7 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There remain no reported cases of A/H1N1 in humans or swine in Thailand. Control measures at the airports are in effect. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) will host May 7-8 a ministerial summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) + 3 (Japan, China, South Korea) heal [...] | 2009-05-06 09:43:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1158 | MGSF01: ASEAN+3 Flu Ministerial May 7-8 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 8 Health Ministers from ASEAN + 3 (including China, Japan and South Korea) gathered in Bangkok for a "Special Meeting on Influenza A(H1N1);" a senior officials meeting took place on May 7. The resulting Joint Ministerial Statement asserted that a pandemic was imminent, th [...] | 2009-05-12 10:04:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1359 | MGSF01: WHO and GPO Thailand developing vaccines [...] SUMMARY. Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has been working with World Health Organization to develop its vaccine production capabilities for both seasonal and pandemic influenzas. The technology utilized will be through a sub-license from the American pharmaceutical comp [...] | 2009-06-04 10:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1435 | MGSF01: 150 Thai H1N1 cases; Interagency Coordination [...] SUMMARY. The Thai Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Education held an interagency coordination meeting on June 9 to discuss preparedness plans for the outbreak of H1N1 within the country. A representative from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) who attended the meeting found th [...] | 2009-06-16 07:17:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1541 | THAKSIN SUPPORTER WINS BY-ELECTION; "REDSHIRTS" [...] (C) The Puea Thai (opposition) party won a by-election for a House of Representatives seat in the northeastern province of Sisaket on June 28. Garnering 124,327 votes, Surachart Charnpradit defeated Sakulthip Angkasakullkiat, from the Chart Thai Pattana party (a member of the governing coalit [...] | 2009-06-29 08:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM ASEC TH |
09BANGKOK1573 | ROYAL THAI POLICE EFFORTS TO ENHANCE NATIONAL [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY - For eight days during late November and into early December 2008, political protesters in Bangkok took seizure of both major national airports, stranding tourists, local citizens and traveling business people in Bangkok, and restricting those travelers attempting to return [...] | 2009-07-02 07:51:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC TH EAIR |
09BANGKOK1966 | H1N1 Vaccine development in Thailand [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) is moving ahead with its program to produce H1N1 vaccines later this year. H1N1 continues to make headline news with the country's first prenatal infection, 81 deaths, over 10,000 cases and as many as 500,000 suspected cas [...] | 2009-08-11 01:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK2181 | STAFFDEL BLANK INFORMATION FOR THAILAND (SEP 3-6) [...] Post welcomes Jonah Blank from September 3 to September 6, 2009. 2. Hotel reservations for September 3-4 have been made at: -- Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road Tel: 66-2-251-6127 Fax: 66-2-254-5390 Room rate is USD 145 (taxes and American breakfast included) and is within [...] | 2009-08-28 08:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TH |
09BANGKOK2382 | BANGKOK POC AND HOTEL INFORMATION : STAFFDEL WATSON (SEP 25 - OCT 11) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 08:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JA TH |
09BANGKOK2465 | Bangkok POC and Hotel Information: StaffDel Watson/Barron [...] Post welcomes StaffDel Barron with regards to participation in the UNFCCC Meeting. Post requests that flight information and any administrative requests be forwarded as soon as possible to the administrative POC (control officer) listed below. Upon arrival and after clearing customs, taxis c [...] | 2009-09-29 01:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JA KS TH |
09BANGKOK247 | OPPOSITION PARTY AND ACTIVISTS PUT PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Pro-Thaksin legislators and activists have criticized Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his administration on issues ranging from substantive to petty. Abhisit's critics have focused substantial attention on his appointment of figures linked to the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) [...] | 2009-01-30 09:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC TH |
09BANGKOK2487 | Bangkok POC and Hotel Information: StaffDel Watson/Barron - [...] Post welcomes StaffDel Goo with regards to participation in the UNFCCC Meeting. Post requests that flight information and any administrative requests be forwarded as soon as possible to the administrative POC (control officer) listed below. Upon arrival and after clearing customs, taxis can [...] | 2009-09-30 08:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JA KS TH |
09BANGKOK2655 | Bangkok Airport Receives Good Marks Despite Remaining [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) conducted an assessment of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) at the end of September. TSA noted that Airports of Thailand (AoT) has made noticeable progress with security measures in the past [...] | 2009-10-16 08:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAIR KHLS TH |
09BANGKOK499 | THAILAND: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 08:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH |
09BANGKOK706 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND FM OU DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Extradition, an FTA and visa waiver are Taiwan's top bilateral priorities, FM Ou told AIT Chairman Burghardt during their March 18 meeting. Although the leadership in Beijing has tacitly accepted Taiwan's diplomatic truce and mutual non-denial, this is not the case at lower lev [...] | 2009-03-20 04:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PHUM PTER SNAR PREL PARM PGOV KCRM KJUS |
09BANGKOK755 | THAI GOVERNMENT OPPONENTS RALLY AT GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Over 20,000 anti-government "redshirt" protestors rallied at the Government House compound in Bangkok on March 26 with the intention of remaining at least several days. Thousands of police officers and soldiers were on hand to ensure the demonstration remained peaceful, as the organizers h [...] | 2009-03-26 10:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM ASEC TH |
09BANGKOK790 | RED ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS CONTINUE, THAKSIN [...] (C) Anti-government "redshirt" protests continue outside of the Government House compound in Bangkok. Addressing the demonstrators by video link the nights of March 27-28, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra accused two leading Privy Councilors of directing the 2006 coup. The Privy Counc [...] | 2009-03-30 09:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ASEC TH |
09BANGKOK813 | RED RALLIES CONTINUE, CALL FOR PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Anti-government "redshirt" demonstrators continued to protest at the Government House compound March 31, seemingly settling in for long stay. While numbers shrink during the day, they increase during evening rallies built around former PM Thaksin's phone-ins, and the core protestors vow to [...] | 2009-03-31 10:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ASEC TH |
09BANGKOK865 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES REDSHIRT PROTESTS WITH PRIVY [...] (C) The Ambassador told Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda on April 2 that the USG had informed anti-government "redshirt" protest leaders of our opposition to the use of violence. Prem said the RTG was committed to using peaceful and legal means; he believed the only way to resolve th [...] | 2009-04-03 07:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC TH |
09BANGKOK974 | BANGKOK CALM, SOME REDSHIRT LEADERS ARRESTED [...] (C) Bangkok is calm after the April 12-14 confrontations between soldiers and protestors supportive of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD). Some leading UDD figures remain detained by police, while others remain at large. Some Thais predict UDD protests may eventually r [...] | 2009-04-16 10:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS KDEM ASEC TH |
09BANGKOK982 | LEADING ANTI-THAKSIN ACTIVIST SONDHI SHOT IN [...] (SBU) Unidentified gunmen shot a leading "yellowshirt" political activist in Bangkok in the early morning hours of April 17. As of mid-day, the victim, Sondhi Limthongkul, was recovering from surgery. Sondhi previously led protests against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra but maintai [...] | 2009-04-17 09:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KDEM ASEC TH |
09BANGUI103 | FRAUD SUMMARY - BANGUI [...] (U) This is Embassy Bangui's response to State 074840, regarding general conditions fraud, and consular fraud issues in the Central African Republic. Country Conditions 2. (U) The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country of 4.5 million people, ranked among the least developed c [...] | 2009-05-26 11:07:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CT |
09BANGUI175 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAR ACSS PARTICIPANTS [...] (SBU) 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 an ACSS seminar in Lusaka, Zambia (August 2009): - Dr. Gbangai, Eudes, from the CAR army. DOB: 08/19/19 [...] | 2009-08-07 12:27:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ASEC MASS PREL PINR PINS CT |
09BANGUI54 | CAR: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 2009 REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 12:32:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CT |
09BANGUI88 | CAR: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACSS PARTICIPANTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-23 08:42:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ASEC MASS PREL PINR PINS CT |
09BANJUL285 | FRAUD SUMMARY - BANJUL, MAR - AUG 2009 [...] Embassy Banjul submits the following fraud report covering March through August 2009. Post notes, however, that Conoff arrived only in July 2009 and is just becoming familiar with consular work in The Gambia. a. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: The Gambia, the smallest country on the mainland of Afric [...] | 2009-09-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC GA |
09BANJUL55 | GAMBIA: THE NEED FOR INCREASED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL [...] Per instructions in reftel, Embassy Banjul hereby provides its assessment of the need for increased law enforcement and judicial training in The Gambia. --------------------------------- INTERNAL AND REGIONAL CHALLENGES --------------------------------- 2. The regional challenges for The [...] | 2009-02-19 09:32:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC XW XY XI GA |
09BARCELONA12 | USS MT. WHITNEY: CITY AUTHORITIES, POLICE RUN FOR COVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CG met with a city council member and Director of the Guardia Urbana to express USG disappointment with police actions January 22 towards crewmen aboard the USS Mt. Whitney. CG told Barcelona authorities that quick communication either directly with the Commanding Officer of th [...] | 2009-02-05 15:35:00 | Consulate Barcelona | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PGOV SP |
09BARCELONA15 | FOLLOW-UP JUDICIAL CASE: GEORGE THOMAS KEE, JR. [...] (SBU) On February 12, 2009, following communication with the Naval Station Rota Legal Office, post was informed that this case was with the Public Prosecutor's office awaiting his decision on whether, or not, to pursue further action in this case (reftels). The Public Prosecutor was also to [...] | 2009-02-13 15:03:00 | Consulate Barcelona | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ASEC PREL SP |
09BARCELONA40 | REGIONAL PRESIDENT WEIGHS FIRING TOP SECURITY ADVISORS OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Scores were injured - many of them police and journalists - March 18 after the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan regional police) broke up a student protest at the University of Barcelona. An investigation is underway to determine how and why the incident turned violent. The student [...] | 2009-03-26 12:17:00 | Consulate Barcelona | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC SP |
09BASRAH2 | MAJOR GENERAL AZIZ CONFIDENT ABOUT SECURITY BUT ACKNOWLEDGES [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the REO Director at Iraqi Army 14th Division Headquarters, Major General Abd al-Aziz al-Dalmi expressed confidence in his security plans for election day but acknowledged the likelihood of some violence, including political assassinations and a brief period of politic [...] | 2009-01-25 14:27:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ASEC IZ IR |
09BASRAH28 | BASRA SECURITY FORCE LEADERS CAUTION US MILITARY TO KEEP LOW [...] (C) Summary: Basra Operations Commander Major General Mohammed Jawad Huwaidi complained to the PRT about the increased visibility of U.S. troops in the province. The General's grievances were echoed by his deputy and the Iraqi Army (IA) 14th Division commander, who were also present. Mohamm [...] | 2009-05-31 13:36:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PINS ASEC IZ |
09BASRAH55 | PRT BASRA'S EID AL-FITR CELEBRATION A SYMBOLIC MILESTONE [...] This is a Basra PRT reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Basra PRT hosted an Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan) event on September 23 for an estimated 130 guests from a broad swath of Basrawi society. The event took place at a new downtown Basra luxury hotel, significant itself, as it further demo [...] | 2009-10-06 07:25:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO SOCI ASEC EINV IZ |
09BASRAH66 | STABLE SECURITY SITUATION IN BASRAH BOLSTERS CONFIDENCE IN [...] (C) The security situation in Basrah has remained stable since the April/May 2008 Charge of the Knights campaign. That operation largely rid Basrah of the militias that had turned the province into a cauldron of violence and instability. Although occasional IED and IDF attacks continue agains [...] | 2009-12-30 07:15:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV KCOR PTER PREL IZ |
09BEIJING1135 | MGSF01 H1N1 SWINE FLU OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 1 - NO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of COB April 28 Beijing time, no cases of swine influenza (AH1N1) virus infection in humans or livestock had been reported by the local press or government authorities. As a precaution, the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQ [...] | 2009-04-28 09:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1171 | MGSF01 H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 2 [...] (U) The World Health Organization (WHO) China Representative Hans Troedsson reported on April 28 that while an "unspecified number" of suspected H1N1 are cases currently being investigated in China, to date, there still are no confirmed cases of infection by the virus in humans or livestock. [...] | 2009-04-30 09:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1191 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 3 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 10:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1192 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 3 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 10:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1197 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 4 [...] (U) As of COB on May 5 Beijing Time, there are no confirmed cases of infection of humans or livestock by the A/H1N1 influenza virus on Mainland China. One case was confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF D). 2. (SBU) Two American citizens remain under quarantine. Two others who had crossed o [...] | 2009-05-05 09:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1210 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 5 [...] (U) As of COB on May 6 Beijing Time, there are no confirmed cases of infection of humans or livestock by the A/H1N1 influenza virus on Mainland China. One case was confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF E). 2. (SBU) Two American citizens remain under quarantine. --A 38 year-old female has [...] | 2009-05-06 10:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1223 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 5 - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 10:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1224 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 6 - [...] (U) This cable corrects Beijing 1223. Please disregard Beijing 1223. AMERICANS IN QUARANTINE, QUARANTINE CHARGES, AND NOTIFICATION ----------------------- ------------------- ---------------- Â [...] | 2009-05-07 10:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1241 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 3 Sent [...] (U) As of COB on May 4 Beijing Time, there are no confirmed cases of infection of humans or livestock by the A/H1N1 influenza virus on Mainland China. One case was confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF C). 2. (SBU) Post has become aware of four American citizens who are being or were recent [...] | 2009-05-08 08:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1245 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 7 [...] (U) As of COB on May 8 Beijing Time, there are no confirmed cases of infection of humans or livestock by the A/H1N1 influenza virus on Mainland China. One case was confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF F). 2. (SBU) The 20-year old American citizen who had been in quarantine since May 2 was [...] | 2009-05-08 09:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1264 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 8 - [...] (SBU) On May 11, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported the first confirmed case of H1N1 on Mainland China. (NOTE: One confirmed case had previously been reported in Hong Kong on May 1(REF E) END NOTE). The 30 year-old male, a Chinese national, is a graduate student in St. Louis. He arri [...] | 2009-05-11 11:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1274 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 9 [...] (SBU) As of COB May 12, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported one confirmed case of H1N1 on Mainland China, in Chengdu (REF A). One confirmed case had previously been reported in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF F). STATUS OF AMCIT QUARANTINE CASES -------------------------------- 2. (SB [...] | 2009-05-12 10:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1283 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 10 [...] (SBU) On May 13, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) posted a travel advisory about travel to the U.S. related to the H1N1 outbreak. Earlier in the day, MFA had notified Embassy Beijing of their intent to issue the travel advisory, noting that the advisory is not a travel warning, but rat [...] | 2009-05-13 11:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1298 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 11 [...] (SBU) As of COB May 14, there are two confirmed cases of H1N1 on Mainland China, one in Jinan City (Shandong Province) confirmed on May 13, and one in Chengdu confirmed on May 11 (REF A and C). There had been one confirmed case previously reported in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF F),and Hong Kong c [...] | 2009-05-14 10:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1317 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 12 [...] (SBU) Mainland Chinese newspapers (both Chinese and English-language publications) have criticized U.S. government response to the H1N1 outbreak, blaming the "low-key approach" of the government and media for what it sees as ineffective prevention measures against the spread of the virus. The [...] | 2009-05-15 10:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1335 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 13 [...] (U) As of May 18, there are three confirmed cases of H1N1 on Mainland China. China's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on May 16 the first confirmed case of infection of influenza A(H1N1)in Beijing Municipality. There are two other confirmed H1N1 cases on Mainland China (REF D and F). Hong K [...] | 2009-05-18 10:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1352 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 14 [...] (U) As of May 19, there are four confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) on Mainland China. China's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that the suspected case in Guangzhou reported on May 18 has been confirmed as influenza A (H1N1) positive by China CDC (REF A). There are three other confirmed H [...] | 2009-05-19 10:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1362 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 15 [...] (U) China's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on May 20 that the suspected case in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) was not/not influenza A (H1N1),but was seasonal influenza H3. As of May 20, there are four confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) on Mainland China (REF A, B, E and G). Hong [...] | 2009-05-20 10:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1377 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 16 [...] (U) China's Ministry of Health (MOH) notified Embassy Beijing on May 21 that the Beijing Health Bureau reported its second confirmed case of influenza A (H1N1) on May 20. This is the fifth confirmed cases on Mainland China. Hong Kong also has three confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1). -- [...] | 2009-05-21 10:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1396 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 17 [...] (U) As of May 26, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced twelve confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) on Mainland China. There are five confirmed cases in Beijing, and one case each in the following cities: Chengdu, Jinan City (Shandong Province),Guangzhou, Fuzhou (Fujian Province),[...] | 2009-05-26 11:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1466 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 18 [...] (U) As of COB June 2, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 43 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 A/H1N1 influenza virus and one suspected case. Ten of those confirmed cases involve American citizens. Confirmed cases have been detected in e [...] | 2009-06-02 09:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1548 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 19 [...] (U) As of COB June 9, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 97 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 influenza A/H1N1. 27 of those confirmed cases involve American citizens. Confirmed cases have been detected in nine provinces and the municip [...] | 2009-06-09 10:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1559 | UPDATE ON CHINA'S INFORMATION COLLECTION, [...] (U) Post presents the following updates to the survey on China's immigration control and watchlist systems for terrorist screening. Responses are keyed to lettered subheadings in ref A. 2. (SBU) A: Immigration Databases and Traveler Information Collection: No updates to report. 3. (SBU) [...] | 2009-06-10 09:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS KVPR CH |
09BEIJING1596 | CHINESE HEALTH OFFICIAL: H1N1 QUARANTINES WILL [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: During a June 12 meeting Beijing Health and Human Services (HHS) Attache had with Director General REN Minghui (please protect),head of the Ministry of Health's (MOH) Department of International Cooperation, to discuss other areas of the bilateral health relationship, [...] | 2009-06-15 08:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU KFLO KSAF KPAO AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL |
09BEIJING1636 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 20 [...] (U) As of COB June 16, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 227 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 influenza A/H1N1. Of the confirmed cases, 70 are American citizens. Confirmed cases have been detected in 15 provinces and the municipaliti [...] | 2009-06-17 07:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1705 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 21 [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) has scaled back its H1N1 reporting system. As of June 21, MOH now only requires daily case tallies from the Health Departments in the municipalities and provinces and no longer requires case-by-case reporting. MOH notification to Embassy Beijing now reflects [...] | 2009-06-23 09:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1816 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 22 [...] (U) As of COB July 1, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 867 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 influenza A/H1N1. Confirmed cases have been detected in 19 provinces and the municipalities of Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai and Tianjin. Of [...] | 2009-07-01 11:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1885 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 23 [...] (U) As of COB July 7, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 1151 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 influenza A/H1N1. Confirmed cases have been detected in 19 provinces and the municipalities of Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai and Tianjin. Of t [...] | 2009-07-08 03:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1970 | RISE IN MASS INCIDENTS WORRISOME BUT NOT YET A THREAT TO OVERALL STABILITY, CONTACTS SAY [...] (C) A jump in the number of "mass incidents," or violent protests against local governments, in June is unrelated to the recent ethnic riots in Xinjiang and does not signal a threat to overall social stability, Embassy contacts report. However, violent incidents indicate serious discontent belo [...] | 2009-07-13 10:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC CH |
09BEIJING1974 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP #24 [...] (U) China's Ministry of Health (MOH) informed Post on July 13 that as of July 11, it would no longer be sending daily notifications on newly-confirmed H1N1 cases and directed us to the MOH website for the latest H1N1 information. MOH now posts a daily announcement on their website that includ [...] | 2009-07-14 03:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BEIJING2339 | REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Ministry of Public Security who have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on these individuals. [...] | 2009-08-13 08:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN ASEC CH EAID KCRM PTER SNAR TH |
09BEIJING2402 | REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: COMPLEX [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) who have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on these individual [...] | 2009-08-20 08:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AFIN PTER KCRM SNAR TH CH EAID |
09BEIJING2461 | REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: COMPLEX [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Ministry of Public Security who have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on these individuals. [...] | 2009-08-27 10:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN ASEC CH EAID KCRM PTER SNAR TH |
09BEIJING2521 | WELCOME TO BEIJING [...] (U) Embassy Beijing warmly welcomes the visit of S/R Bosworth and delegation to China September 3, 2009 for consultations with Chinese officials. 2. (U) Control Officer: Mark Lambert, Political Officer Home: (86-10)6430-7657 Office: (86-10)8531-3764 Cell: (86)139-1056-2317 Fax: (86-10)8 [...] | 2009-09-02 08:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CH JA KS |
09BEIJING3024 | REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: POST BLAST [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Ministry of Public Security,s Shandong Provincial Public Security Department who have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has n [...] | 2009-11-03 01:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AFIN PTER KCRM SNAR TH CH |
09BEIJING3025 | REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: TACTICAL [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Ministry of Public Security,s Shandong Police College who have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory informati [...] | 2009-11-03 01:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AFIN PTER KCRM SNAR TH CH |
09BEIJING3065 | WELCOME TO BEIJING CODEL WEXLER - NOVEMBER 9-13 [...] (U) Embassy Beijing warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Wexler to China November 9-13 for consultations with Chinese officials to discuss bilateral and multilateral issues. 2. (U) Control Officer: Noah Zaring, Political Officer Home: (86-10)6532-0451 Office: (86-10)8531-3532 Cell: (86)139 [...] | 2009-11-06 06:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CH |
09BEIJING3241 | CHINA: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/R BOSWORTH [...] (U) Embassy Beijing warmly welcomes Ambassador Bosworth and his delegation to Beijing December 11-12 for consultations with Chinese officials. 2. (U) Control Officer: Nancy Leou, Political Officer Home: (86-10)6539-3027 Office: (86-10)8531-3189 Cell: (86)139-1023-4347 Fax: (86-10)8531- [...] | 2009-12-04 06:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CH |
09BEIJING3253 | BEIJING WELCOMES CODEL MURRAY JANUARY 10-16, 2010 [...] (U) Embassy Beijing and Consulate General Shanghai warmly welcome Senator Murray and delegation to China January 10-16, 2010, for consultations with Chinese officials. 2. (U) Control Officer: Greg May, Political Officer Home: (86-10)8046-5023 Office: (86-10)8531-4062 Cell: (86)139-1056-6 [...] | 2009-12-04 10:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT ASEC CH OREP |
09BEIJING515 | CHINA APPROVES ELECTRONICS/ IT INDUSTRIES SUPPORT [...] (SBU) China's State Council on February 18 approved a RMB 600 billion (USD 88 billion) industrial support plan for its electronics and information technology (IT) industries, the sixth of ten industry-specific plans to bolster sectors affected by the economic downturn - and the first to includ [...] | 2009-02-27 09:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH |
09BEIRUT1367 | LEBANON: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] While the threat of terrorist activity kept Lebanese security agencies on high alert throughout the year, 2009 was characterized by increased governmental efforts to disrupt suspected terror cells before they could act. The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),in particular, were credited with the cap [...] | 2009-12-31 09:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR LE SY |
09BEIRUT20 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S LEBANON [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Supervisory Training course, scheduled to begin January 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 32 proposed trainees incl [...] | 2009-01-07 08:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT21 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S LEBANON [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Basic Cadet Training courses 6 and 7, scheduled to begin January 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 314 proposed tra [...] | 2009-01-07 09:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT24 | LEBANON: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Since 2005 there have been numerous assassinations and assassination attempts of prominent Lebanese figures, including former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. The attacks targeted Lebanese political and military figures and journalists, many of whom were critical of Syrian interference in Lebanon. [...] | 2009-01-07 15:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER LE |
09BEIRUT30 | BEIRUT EAC MEETING OF JANUARY 8, 2009 [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On January 8, 2009, Charge chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss the Embassy,s security posture in light of the current situation in Gaza and the incident in which rockets were fired from southern Lebanon into northern Israel earlier that day. [...] | 2009-01-08 17:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC LE MOPS PTER SY |
09BEIRUT323 | Lebanon: Leahy Vetting For Participants in INL's Lebanon [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Training Program, 3rd Supervisory course, scheduled to begin in March 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 28 propose [...] | 2009-03-20 13:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT335 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S DEA [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Pen-link training Program, scheduled to begin in June 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 14 proposed trainees includes iden [...] | 2009-03-23 14:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT403 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S LEBANON [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Basic Cadet Training course, scheduled to begin in April. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 100 proposed trainees includes [...] | 2009-04-07 07:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT404 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S LEBANON [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Basic Cadet Training course, scheduled to begin April 6, 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 184 proposed trainees incl [...] | 2009-04-07 07:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT564 | BEIRUT EAC MEETING OF MAY 19, 2009 [...] (U) At 1000 hours on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, DCM convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting. Present were DCM, POL, MGMT, INL, RAO, LEGATT, MLE, PD, USAID, CONS, RSO, DAO and ODC. 2. (U) The purpose of the EAC, per reftel, was to assess the impact on security of US government faci [...] | 2009-05-20 09:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC LE MOPS PTER SY |
09BEIRUT68 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE DRUG [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the DEA Training course, scheduled to begin December 15, 2008. Also included is a participant in the March 2009 Police Visitor's Program. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory res [...] | 2009-01-16 07:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT814 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S LEBANON [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Basic Cadet Training course, scheduled to begin July 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 200 proposed trainees includes [...] | 2009-07-20 07:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT815 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S LEBANON [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Basic Cadet Training course, scheduled to begin July 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 109 proposed trainees includes [...] | 2009-07-20 07:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT816 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S LEBANON [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Training program, the fifth Instructors Course, scheduled to begin July 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 25 propo [...] | 2009-07-20 08:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BELFAST17 | NORTHERN IRELAND POLICE BRIEF CONSULATE ON DISSIDENT KILLING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Acting Consul General and Management/Post Security Officer met with Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) Paul Leighton and briefly with Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde on March 9 for a briefing on the security situation following the March 7 the dissident republican attack, which left tw [...] | 2009-03-09 18:10:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PGOV PREL EI UK |
09BELFAST79 | FRAUD SUMMARY - BELFAST - MARCH- AUGUST 2009 [...] Country Conditions: As part of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland is a developed industrialized country with a well-established infrastructure. Like the rest of the UK, Northern Ireland is suffering as a result of the global credit crunch and economic downturn. The unemployment rate in N [...] | 2009-09-30 14:05:00 | Consulate Belfast | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC UK |
09BELGRADE1026 | COMPLETION OF PROJECT XJ-DR-0204, CMR [...] Post would like to inform OBO the subject project is 100% completed. 2. Post appreciates continued OBO support. BRUSH [...] | 2009-09-14 09:09:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ABUD ASEC AFIN |
09BELGRADE137 | SERBIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Serbia's TIP Situation -------------------------- A. Both the office of the National Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the Agency for Coordination of Protection of Trafficking Victims, as well as other government ministries and agencies, provide information about traffic [...] | 2009-02-13 15:18:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SR |
09BELGRADE1516 | Serbia: 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism [...] Per reftel, the following is Embassy Belgrade??????s submission for the 2009 Serbia Country Report on Terrorism. 2. Serbia's law enforcement and security agencies, particularly the Customs Administration, Criminal Police, Border Police, Security Information Agency, and other security service [...] | 2009-12-21 10:27:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL SR |
09BELGRADE165 | SERBIA REACTS TO FIRST KOSOVO WAR CRIMES VERDICTS [...] (SBU) Reactions in Serbia were swift and strong to the February 26 convictions by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) of five former Yugloslav or Serbian officials for crimes against humanity in Kosovo in 1999. While human rights NGOs were happy with the five [...] | 2009-02-27 14:26:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KWAC ASEC SR |
09BELGRADE199 | SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE SPRING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-09 12:44:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER |
09BELMOPAN111 | BELMOPAN - ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT [...] (U) Overall Crime and Safety Situation Crime throughout Belize continues to remain a problem and has steadily risen over the past two years. Major crimes in Belize (defined as murder, rape, robbery, burglary, theft and carnal knowledge) increased in 2008 by 8.1% from 2007. Most disturbing [...] | 2009-03-20 21:13:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC BH |
09BELMOPAN164 | BELIZE: EAC PREPARATION AND STATUS UPDATE FOR H1N1 FLU - [...] Summary: The EAC convened on April 28 to review the information known about the H1N1 flu virus outbreak, and to review post's Tripwires for Pandemic Flu. The EAC decided to restrict travel of American personnel and their families to neighboring Mexico and Guatemala until further notice as a [...] | 2009-04-30 17:47:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR KFLU ASEC CASC AMGT BH |
09BELMOPAN400 | FRAUD SUMMARY - BELMOPAN [...] Per Reftel B, U.S. Embassy Belmopan provides the following information for the period March, 2009 - September, 2009: a. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Fraud encountered during visa and American Citizen Services interviews remains at moderately low levels. Post saw a slight increase in NIV fraud. Be [...] | 2009-10-30 21:35:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM BH |
09BELMOPAN87 | LOW VOTER TURNOUT AS BELIZEANS GO TO THE POLLS FOR [...] Summary. Embassy observers visited the Belize City, Orange Walk, and Belmopan districts to observe the municipal elections today. These district elections were generally well-organized and calm, and media reports indicate the mood was similar throughout the country. Voter turnout has been e [...] | 2009-03-04 22:44:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC SOCI BH |
09BELMOPAN88 | BELIZEAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: LOW VOTER TURNOUT FAVORED [...] Belize's March 4th municipal election resulted in another landslide victory for the incumbent United Democratic Party (UDP). The UDP won 61 of 64 contested seats. All elected mayors were from the UDP party, including in the Toledo District where the previous mayor was from the People's United [...] | 2009-03-05 22:23:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC SOCI |
09BELMOPAN92 | GRENADE ATTACK AT THE RESIDENCE OF BELIZE'S [...] (U) On Tuesday, March 3, 2009, the residence of Gregory Gibson, Belize,s Comptroller of Customs, was targeted by unknown assailant(s) who threw a grenade onto the third floor balcony. Comptroller Gibson currently resides at #2 Signa Street, Belama, Phase 1, Belize City. The incident occurred [...] | 2009-03-11 21:30:00 | Embassy Belmopan | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER PINR HO BH |
09BERLIN1022 | GERMANY INQUIRES ABOUT RADIOACTIVE COBALT-60 [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para. 4. 2. (C) Summary: German MFA contacts have asked the U.S. to provide information regarding the reported import by the U.S. of radioactive cobalt-60 contaminated stainless steel. Open source reporting indicated this material may have been u [...] | 2009-08-21 16:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KCRM MUNC PARM PINR PREL PTER GM KNNP |
09BERLIN1165 | BERLIN EAC MEETING ON 18 SEP 2009 [...] (S/NF) On 18 September the Mission Germany EAC met in Berlin to discuss the current threat situation. This discussion centered on the two different but related threat streams currently of concern (see refs),i.e. the threat of a terrorist attack on Germany timed to impact their elections and [...] | 2009-09-18 16:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER |
09BERLIN1361 | EMBASSY PRODUCING COUNTER RADICALIZATION VIDEO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Berlin is producing a counter radicalization video that highlights messages from Germany-based Muslim community leaders who reject extremism and promote tolerance and understanding among religions. Mission Germany recently organized ten days of filming by a U.S.-Indonesi [...] | 2009-10-29 09:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL ASEC KPAO KHLS GM |
09BERLIN142 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN/LIEBERMAN TO MUNICH, [...] (U) Mission Germany is delighted to welcome you to Munich for the 45th Munich Security Conference (MSC). The high profile U.S. delegation is eliciting extreme interest from the MSC's international participants, among them more than 70 heads of state or government, and foreign and defense min [...] | 2009-02-04 11:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AMGT ASEC OREP PGOV PREL GM |
09BERLIN143 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR JOHN KERRY, CHAIRMAN OF [...] (U) Mission Germany is delighted to welcome you to Munich for the 45th Munich Security Conference (MSC). The high profile U.S. delegation is eliciting extreme interest from the MSC's international participants, among them more than 70 heads of state or government, and foreign and defense min [...] | 2009-02-04 11:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AMGT ASEC OREP PGOV PREL GM |
09BERLIN256 | GERMANY - 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are David Fisher (email: fisherdl@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2439) and Jacqueline Dadswel [...] | 2009-03-04 11:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM |
09BERLIN307 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - INTERPRETING THE STATISTICS [...] (SBU) Summary: According to preliminary 2007 statistics provided by the Federal Statistics Office, 95 individuals were sentenced for human trafficking in cases where TIP was either the only crime, or the severest of the crimes, they were sentenced for. 67 of the 95 individuals received suspend [...] | 2009-03-16 05:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM |
09BERN109 | BERN SEPQ MARCH 2009 [...] (SBU) The following are responses to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire for political violence and terrorism for the U.S. Embassy in Bern, and are keyed to the reftel. 2. (SBU) Political Violence -------------------------- I. (SBU) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or [...] | 2009-03-11 16:38:00 | Embassy Bern | SECRET | ASEC PTER SV |
09BERN99 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CRITICAL [...] Post has identified two entities that fit into the categories supplied by S/CT: the Swiss pharmaceutical industry and the Swiss banking system. 2. The Swiss pharmaceutical industry is located in Basel and produces internationally recognized products to combat Avian Influenza, cancer, tube [...] | 2009-03-05 15:35:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV EAID EFIN SZ |
09BISHKEK1140 | KYRGYZSTAN FRAUD SUMMARY MARCH - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] Country Conditions: Kyrgyzstan is a Central Asian republic of five million people. Agriculture plays an important role in the Kyrgyz economy, which has not been as heavily affected by the global economic downturn as some neighboring countries. Nonetheless, poverty and high unemployment lead [...] | 2009-10-21 02:03:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KG |
09BISHKEK1193 | EMBASSY FSNS RELEASED TO HOUSE ARREST BUT CHARGES [...] (C) Summary: The two arrested RSO local employees were released to house arrest but the criminal case against them continues. A meeting with Maxim Bakiyev, son of President Bakiyev appears to have generated movement on the part of the government to resolve the issue. Following the Bakiyev me [...] | 2009-11-09 09:50:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | KLIG PREL PINR ASEC PGOV KG |
09BISHKEK1200 | KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO CONDITIONS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-16 03:55:00 | Embassy Bishkek | SECRET | KLIG PREL PINR ASEC PGOV KG |
09BISHKEK1224 | PROGRESS IN STATUS OF ARRESTED FSNS BUT ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Over the weekend the SNB took steps to end the prosecution of our local employees for "collecting secret data." They closed the case and returned all items and papers seized in the arrest and subsequent searches. However, the provisions of law under which the actions were taken [...] | 2009-11-24 08:05:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | KLIG PREL PINR ASEC PGOV KG |
09BISHKEK1244 | ENDING THE FSN CONTROVERSY, AND MAKING THE PRESS [...] (U) Summary: In a series of meetings with several Kyrgyz government interlocutors over the past week, we have pressed for a document from the government formally ending, or notifying the USG of a final ending, of the criminal process against our two local employees, arrested by the National [...] | 2009-12-02 09:42:00 | Embassy Bishkek | SECRET | KLIG PREL PINR ASEC PGOV KG |
09BISHKEK1294 | KYRGYZSTAN: FSN DETENTION ISSUE RESOLVED [...] (C) Ambassador requested a meeting with Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev to press for a final resolution of the issue resulting from the detention of two Embassy FSNs (reftels). At the resultant meeting on December 10, Sarbayev passed to the Ambassador a diplomatic note (translation below) [...] | 2009-12-15 04:51:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | KLIG PREL PINR ASEC PGOV KG |
09BISHKEK1332 | KYRGYZSTAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Following is Bishkek's submission for the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. (SBU) In 2009, the Kyrgyz Republic took political and law enforcement steps to disrupt and deter terrorism. In June, the United States and Kyrgyzstan reached a new agreement establishing the U.S.-operated T [...] | 2009-12-28 03:39:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS ASEC AEMR KG |
09BISHKEK1337 | KYRGYZSTAN: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Following is Embassy Bishkek's submission for the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. 2. Begin Text: Kyrgyz Republic I. Summary The Kyrgyz Republic continues to have minimal internal production of illicit narcotics or prec [...] | 2009-12-30 08:23:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR ASEC CIS KG KCMR PREL PGOV |
09BISHKEK2 | Kyrgyzstan: 2008 Country Reports on Terrorism [...] (U) Following is Bishkek's submission for the 2008 Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. (SBU) In 2008, the Kyrgyz Republic remained an ally in the global war on terror, taking political, legislative, and law enforcement steps to disrupt and deter terrorism. Since 2001, Kyrgyzstan has hosted the [...] | 2009-01-02 10:53:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS ASEC AEMR KG |
09BISHKEK211 | KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...] | 2009-03-16 02:34:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG |
09BISHKEK224 | KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...] | 2009-03-16 10:21:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG |
09BISHKEK225 | KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...] | 2009-03-16 10:29:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG |
09BISHKEK249 | BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON PLANNED DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (SBU) DCM chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 25 to discuss the Embassy's plans for opposition demonstrations planned for Friday, March 27. Present were: DCM, RSO, Pol/RA, Pol/Econ, PAO, MED, MGT, Peace Corps, INL, MSG, OMC, and CON. 2. (SBU) DCM reported t [...] | 2009-03-25 11:07:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG |
09BISHKEK470 | KYRGYZSTAN FRAUD SUMMARY SEPTEMBER - MARCH 2009 [...] Country Conditions: Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic of five million people, is a country in transition. Corruption pervades almost all aspects of life and business in the Kyrgyz Republic. Kyrgyzstan was ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world in a recent Forbes magazin [...] | 2009-05-15 10:59:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KG |
09BOGOTA1867 | COLOMBIA CONFIRMS FIRST H1N1 DEATH [...] SUMMARY. The GOC reported its first H1N1 death, a 24 year-old woman from Bogota, on June 9. Media reports indicated that the deceased received negligent medical care, prompting the Ministry of Social Protection (MSP) to broaden its criteria that determine which patients undergo examinations [...] | 2009-06-10 21:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL KFLO KSAF KPAO KFLU |
09BOGOTA2787 | FARC BLAMED FOR ATTACK ON U.S.-FUNDED JUSTICE HOUSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Colombian national police blamed the FARC for an August 19 attack on a U.S.-funded justice center in Cauca department. There were no reported injuries, but approximately 80% of the structure was destroyed by the blast. USAID had invested $150,000 in the new justice house, [...] | 2009-09-01 13:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KJUS ASEC CO |
09BOGOTA2925 | COLOMBIA SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) We welcome the visit of Paul Stockton, Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Western Hemisphere. Your visit comes as a regional debate over a U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) has heated up and amidst significant political developments. The Government of Colombia (GOC) [...] | 2009-09-11 16:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM MOPS MCAP MASS ASEC PREF ECON |
09BOGOTA2961 | MILITARY'S MOMENTUM SLOWS: COLOMBIA CONFLICT [...] (C) Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) demobilizations continued to decline in the second quarter of 2009, as did FARC kills and captures by the Colombian military. National Liberation Army (ELN) demobilizations remained higher. FARC Secretariat member Jorge Briceno (alias "Mono J [...] | 2009-09-16 14:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | MOPS MCAP PTER MARR ASEC SNAR CO |
09BOGOTA2962 | UK INSTITUTE TO PUBLISH CONTENTS OF FARC LAPTOPS [...] (C) Vice Minister of Defense Sergio Jaamillo told us on September 10 that the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London plans to publish the contents of the hard drives belonging to deceased Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Secretariat member Raul Reyes. The [...] | 2009-09-16 14:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV PTER ASEC CO |
09BOGOTA2963 | AMBASSADOR AND VP SANTOS DISCUSS RESPONSE TO DAS [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met with Vice President Francisco Santos and Administrative Department of Security (DAS) Director Felipe Munoz on September 15 to discuss DAS wiretapping scandals (reftel). The Ambassador made clear that the USG was close to severing all relations with the DAS. He stressed [...] | 2009-09-16 15:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KJUS ASEC CO |
09BOGOTA3018 | URIBE SET TO DISMANTLE DAS [...] (U) President Uribe announced on September 17th that he favored dismantling the wiretapping scandal-ridden Administrative Department of Security (DAS). In a much-anticipated move (reftels),Uribe proposed a much smaller entity managed by the Colombian National Police (CNP) that would focus on [...] | 2009-09-18 21:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS PREL PHUM PINR ASEC CO |
09BOGOTA3035 | Uribe Informs Ambassador of DAS Investigation Developments [...] (S/NF) President Alvaro Uribe emphasized to the Ambassador and DCM on September 21 that he is determined to get to the bottom of the scandals surrounding the Administrative Department of Security (DAS) (see reftels). New evidence indicates that the orders for improper wiretaps, including of an [...] | 2009-09-22 13:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KJUS PREL PHUM PINR ASEC CO |
09BOGOTA3128 | FRAUD SUMMARY - COLOMBIA [...] This country fraud summary from the Bogota Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) covers the period from February 2009 to August 2009. --------------------- A. Country Conditions --------------------- 2. Despite improving security and positive, but slower economic growth in Colombia du [...] | 2009-09-30 19:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD CO |
09BOGOTA3253 | POSSIBLE BOMB PLOT TARGETING A U.S. EMBASSY [...] (S) SUMMARY- On October 23, 2009, the RSO office received information from DEA Bogota that there is a possible plan using explosives targeting a U.S Embassy. The information was obtained from a recorded conversation between a DEA source and a Colombian Drug Trafficker. The validity of the so [...] | 2009-10-23 23:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | ASEC PTER |
09BOGOTA3389 | 2009 STALEMATE CONTINUES: COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE FOR [...] (C) The Colombian military's momentum remained slower in the third quarter of 2009, with demobilizations, captures and kills of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members below 2008 levels. The Colombian military believes the FARC may be planning to concentrate on Cundinamarca depar [...] | 2009-11-16 18:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER MOPS MCAP ASEC PREL PGOV PREF CO |
09BOGOTA3441 | XXXXXXXXXXXX TO AMBASSADOR: GOC ANGRY AT USG SILENCE ON VENEZUELA; PROBLEMS WITHIN MOD; NO NEW PROSECUTOR GENERAL [...] (S/NF) XXXXXXXXXXXX told the Ambassador on November 24 that President Uribe was angry with the USG for its lack of response to Venezuela's aggressions towards Colombia. XXXXXXXXXXXX also said the GOC was interpreting the cancelation of Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg's December 1-3 v [...] | 2009-11-25 20:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ASEC MOPS PHUM KJUS PINR VE CO |
09BOGOTA3559 | Charge Discusses Colombia-Panama Border Cooperation with [...] (S/NF) Charge d'Affaires met with General Oscar Naranjo, Director of the Colombian National Police (CNP),on December 15 to discuss Colombia - Panama law enforcement cooperation. Naranjo repeatedly stressed that cooperation with Panama would be completely coordinated with the USG, and that the [...] | 2009-12-16 20:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR PINR ASEC PM CO |
09BOGOTA3595 | FARC AND ELN ANNOUNCE NON-AGGRESSION PACT [...] (C) The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) issued a joint communique in mid-December announcing non-aggression pact between the two organizations. Minister of Defense Gabriel Silva said that the pact shows the organizations are in a weakened st [...] | 2009-12-22 13:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV ASEC CO |
09BOGOTA3599 | FARC KIDNAPS COLOMBIAN GOVERNOR FROM HIS RESIDENCE [...] (SBU) On the evening of December 21, approximately ten Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) fighters dressed in Colombian military uniforms kidnapped the governor of Colombia's Caqueta department from his residence in Florencia. The kidnappers, believed to belong to the FARC'S Teofilo [...] | 2009-12-22 18:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER MOPS MCAP PHUM PGOV ASEC CO |
09BOGOTA3617 | FARC KILL GOVERNOR OF CAQUETA [...] (SBU) On December 22, security officials recovered the body of the governor of Caqueta Department, who had been kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) the night before (reftel). President Uribe condemned the murder, said that rescue teams would now turn to capturing the per [...] | 2009-12-23 21:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER MOPS PHUM ASEC CO |
09BOGOTA3636 | REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO CLOSE ON THE ACQUISITION OF [...] Summary: U.S Embassy Bogota reports that all due diligence items necessitated by the Conditional Purchase Agreement (CPA) are completed for the acquisition of the CALLE 93B No. 9A/36 APT.302 OASIS DEL MUSEO BUILDING. Embassy sends thanks to OBO for outstanding support. Please see action request [...] | 2009-11-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC AFIN |
09BOGOTA612 | SEVERE FLOODING IN TUMACO AND OTHER COMMUNITIES IN NARIQO, [...] SUMMARY: As a result of heavy rains on February 15-16, 2009, the Mira River overflowed its banks causing severe flooding in the municipality of Tumaco, Nario. Over 6,000 families were affected (approximately 31,000 people) resulting in one confirmed death and 22 missing persons. The Chief of [...] | 2009-02-24 23:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV AEMR ASEC PHUM KFLO CO |
09BOGOTA973 | EAC ON INCREASE OF REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Charge (CDA) convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 20, 2009 to review the Mission's security posture in response to an increase in FARC related threat reporting. The threat increase is related to what the FARC is calling "Black March," a period corresponding t [...] | 2009-03-20 21:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | ASEC AMGT CASC PTER CO |
09BRASILIA102 | BRAZIL: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS GANG TAKEN DOWN IN [...] (U) Summary: On the week of 11 January, the Brazilian Federal Police (DPF) arrested five persons (four Brazilians, one man and three women, and a Swiss man) who were suspected of trafficking women to Switzerland for prostitution. The four-year-old DPF operation, which was conducted jointly wit [...] | 2009-01-23 19:12:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PREF ASEC SMIG PHUM BR |
09BRASILIA1081 | BRAZIL H1N1 UPDATE - AUGUST 2009 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. OVERALL SITUATION 2. (SBU) H1N1 flu has caused a considerable amount of concern among the Brazilian population. Doctors anecdotally report that their patients are coming in for minor cold an [...] | 2009-08-28 18:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA1267 | BRAZIL: TSA ACHIEVEMENTS IN CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: After almost a 3 year absence in Brazil, TSA successfully resumed airport security visits in Brazil on August 10, 2009, and is poised to expand this important relationship through technical exchanges and increased cooperation in other civil aviation related security areas. With t [...] | 2009-10-27 18:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ASEC BR |
09BRASILIA1439 | 2016 Rio Olympics - The Future is Now [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazilians greeted the October 1 announcement that the 2016 Summer Olympics were awarded to Rio de Janeiro with an outpouring of national pride, a party on Copacabana beach and a sense of relief that the country is gaining some long overdue recognition as a regional and interna [...] | 2009-12-24 13:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BR KOLY ASEC PGOV |
09BRASILIA1480 | FY 2010 INITIAL ICASS INVOICES - ICASS TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 10:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD ASEC AMGT AFIN KICA |
09BRASILIA233 | BRAZIL: STATE TACKLING CHILD AND SLAVE LABOR, TIP: [...] (U) Summary: The Northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhao ranks among the jurisdictions in Brazil with the highest incidence of domestic child labor, forced labor, and trafficking in persons (TIP). As one of Brazil's poorest states, resource constraints, coupled with neglect by state governme [...] | 2009-02-26 21:59:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PREF ASEC SMIG BR |
09BRASILIA234 | BRAZIL: DIFFICULT TO PROSECUTE TIP CASES; BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Socioeconomic conditions in the state of Para are among the worst in Brazil, and as a result, the state acts as a source for slave and domestic child labor and trafficking in persons cases. Belem international airport is a major transit point for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) ne [...] | 2009-02-26 22:10:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PREF ASEC SMIG BR |
09BRASILIA24 | ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT - - FOR EMBASSY [...] (U) THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES TO THE ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT ARE KEYED TO REFTEL: I. OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE CRIME AND SAFETY THREATS FACING AMERICANS IN COUNTRY. A. CRIME THREATS; VEHICLE THEFTS, PERSONAL ROBBERIES AND RESIDENTIAL THEFTS. C [...] | 2009-01-07 16:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT APER |
09BRASILIA250 | BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, [...] (SBU) (U) The Full Inventory of TIP Legislation: Laws prohibiting trafficking are contained in the Brazilian Penal Code, Articles 231, 231-A, 206, and 207, and the Statute of Children and Adolescents. In addition, Article 149 of the Brazilian penal code prohibits "reducing someone to a condi [...] | 2009-03-02 11:13:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR |
09BRASILIA251 | BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, [...] (SBU) While adult prostitution is legal (an adult is defined by Brazilian law as a person 18 years of age or older),various associated activities, such as operating a brothel and pimping, are illegal. The degree to which these laws are enforced varies from place to place in Brazil based on lo [...] | 2009-03-02 11:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR |
09BRASILIA252 | BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil continued to be a source country for internationally and domestically trafficked women, children, and men, and a destination country for forced factory labor in metropolitan cities. Brazil was not a significant Trafficking in Persons (TIP) transit country. Forced or sl [...] | 2009-03-02 11:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR |
09BRASILIA278 | OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIPS IN BRAZIL [...] SUMMARY. Public security is Brazil's top social concern, making Brazil an increasingly eager partner for the United States on law enforcement matters. The year ahead will present even more significant law enforcement challenges and opportunities for South America's dominant country. The f [...] | 2009-03-10 14:41:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR BR ASEC KCRM |
09BRASILIA348 | BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, [...] This message provides additional information on trafficking in persons in Brazil not previously reported in refs B, C, and D. With the exception of paragraph 4, the new information was provided by the National Secretariat of Justice (SNJ),which has been very cooperative and helpful to the Mi [...] | 2009-03-20 19:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR |
09BRASILIA523 | MGSF01: H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL - SITREP NO.2 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 Flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) The Health Ministry still has not confirmed any cases of H1N1 flu in Brazil. As of the afternoon of Tuesday, April 28,tThe National Agency on Health Vigilance (A [...] | 2009-04-29 10:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09BRASILIA530 | MGSF01: H1N1 FLU AND BRAZIL: SITREP #3 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) The Health Ministry still has not confirmed any cases of H1N1 flu in Brazil. As of the afternoon of April 29 the Brazilian Health Ministry and National Agency on [...] | 2009-04-30 10:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH CASC ECON EAGR AEMR ASEC KSAF KFLO |
09BRASILIA538 | MGSF01: SWINE FLU AND BRAZIL: SITREP #4 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which may be due more to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the ability to perform the necessary testi [...] | 2009-05-04 10:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT KFLO |
09BRASILIA542 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP # 5 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 influenza outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which is most likely due to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the ability to perform the necess [...] | 2009-05-04 20:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL AMED CASC KFLO |
09BRASILIA552 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #6 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which is most likely due to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the necessary materials to begin testing. T [...] | 2009-05-05 20:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA560 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #7 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which is most likely due to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the necessary materials to begin testi [...] | 2009-05-06 19:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA566 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #8 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (U) On Thursday, May 7, the Brazilian Ministry of Health reported that laboratory tests have confirmed four cases of the H1N1 flu in three Brazilian states - Sao Paulo [...] | 2009-05-08 14:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA578 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #9 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 19:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT KFLO |
09BRASILIA579 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #9 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the afternoon of May 8 the Brazilian Ministry of Health continues to report four confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. The four cases are spread thro [...] | 2009-05-08 19:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT KFLO |
09BRASILIA600 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #10 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the morning of May 11 the Brazilian Ministry of Health is reporting eight confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. The eight cases are spread throughout [...] | 2009-05-11 21:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA609 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #11 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of May 13 the Brazilian Ministry of Health continues to report eight confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. The eight cases are spread throughout five st [...] | 2009-05-13 19:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA655 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #12 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the afternoon of May 22, the Brazilian Ministry of Health has confirmed nine cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. A new case - the ninth altogether - was conf [...] | 2009-05-22 19:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA681 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #13 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) Mission Brazil is monitoring the situation of four American citizens who are being held in quarantine at a hospital in the city of Palmas, state of Tocantins, und [...] | 2009-05-29 19:26:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA685 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #14 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. As of June 2, 2009 the Brazilian Ministry of Health is reporting 21 confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus spread throughout six of the country's 26 states and the feder [...] | 2009-06-02 21:10:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA824 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #16 - AMCIT [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NOTEWORTHY DEVELOPMENTS: 2. (SBU) Consular Section Sao Paulo is receiving early reports that a visiting American citizen has passed away in Rio Grande do Sul State. H1N1 is the suspected, bu [...] | 2009-06-26 20:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA871 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #17 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NOTEWORTHY DEVELOPMENTS: - REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of July 10, 2009 the Brazilian Ministry of Health has confirmed 977 cases of the H1N1 virus spread throughout 25 of the country's 26 [...] | 2009-07-13 10:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRATISLAVA100 | SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? (SBU) The eastern border of Slovakia, which is shared with Ukraine, is a common passage for Afghans, Pakistanis, Indians, and Chinese who mak [...] | 2009-02-27 14:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC SK PTER |
09BRATISLAVA25 | BRATISLAVA - ANNUAL OSAC CRIME / SAFETY REPORT [...] Overall Crime and Safety Situation: The Slovak Republic has a medium rate of crime. Although violent crime is not unheard of, it is relatively uncommon. Visitors are urged to exercise precautions practiced in any large city such as using the Buddy System; instead of walking alone at night, [...] | 2009-01-14 09:50:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC |
09BRATISLAVA34 | SLOVAKIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Per reftel, Post is submitting the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism for Slovakia. Embassy POC for this report is Political/Economic Chief Susan Ball, office phone 4212-5592-3412; email:BallSM@state.gov. General Assessment -------------------------- 2. No transnational terrorist or extr [...] | 2009-01-16 15:50:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC LO |
09BRATISLAVA395 | SLOVAK HEALTH OFFICIALS CRITICAL OF H1N1 PRESS COVERAGE (125 [...] (SBU) We have heard a number of comments from high-level Ministry of Health (MOH) officials criticizing local press coverage of the H1N1 swine flu virus. Eleonora Branska, Director General in the Department of International Relations at the Ministry of Health, privately expressed her feelings [...] | 2009-09-11 11:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED ASEC KPAO LO |
09BRATISLAVA422 | FRAUD SUMMARY - BRATISLAVA [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Slovakia joined the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) in November 2008, and the majority of former B visa travelers are now traveling under VWP. Although Slovakia had one of the best-performing economies in Europe in recent years, it has been severely affected by the global economi [...] | 2009-09-30 14:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC LO |
09BRATISLAVA441 | (S) RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FORM SLOVAK POLICE [...] (S/NF) The Regional Security Officer continues to work with the Slovak Police Presidium to further aid in its request for assistance. ARSO and the Federal Bureau of Investigation regional representative recently met with the local police, where we were informed that the request is related to a [...] | 2009-10-13 16:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | ASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER LO XG XH |