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01STATE157224	TF UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER ATTACK SITUATION REPORT NO. 004 AS OF 2300 EDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 [...] No summary [...]	2001-09-12 10:48:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC

01VATICAN1192	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 02 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01192 01 OF 02 022245Z CONTENTS: - POPE CALLS WORLD'S CARDINALS TO ROME TO PLAN FUTURE - VATICAN AND MOSLEMS ISSUE JOINT CALL FOR PEACE IN ISRAEL - PAP [...]	2001-03-02 11:45:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KMDR EAID PINR IZ AF UP DR VT MEPP VTPREL
01VATICAN2459	THE VATICAN RAG [...] THE APRIL 28 - MAY 4 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY - UNDER A NEW TITLE. CONTENTS: - POPE APPEALS FOR END TO IRAQI EMBARGO - VATICAN STRESSES POSITIVE APPROACH TO GREECE - PUERTO RICAN BEATIFIED IN RECORD TIME - POPE SAYS WORLD LEADERS MUST CONTROL GLOBALIZATION -------- [...]	2001-05-04 13:04:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EFIN ECON IZ GR VTPREL
02ROME2382	REPORT OF SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF IFAD'S [...] SUMMARY: THE SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) MET IN ROME CONDUCTED THEIR SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION IN ROME, APRIL 22-23, 2002. MARK JASKOWIAK (DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF T [...]	2002-05-15 14:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID IFAD
02ROME2648	SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] DESPITE PRECIPITOUSLY DECLINING RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT, THE BOARD APPROVED COUNTRY PROGRAMMES FOR RWANDA, ZAMBIA AND BOLIVIA, WITH A TOTAL COMMITMENT OF USD (U.S. DOLLARS) 116.3 MILLION. A COUNTRY STRATEGY OUTLINE (CSO) WAS APPROVED FOR ETHIOPIA. BUDGET INCREASES FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, [...]	2002-05-31 14:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
02TEGUCIGALPA2727	HONDURAS UNSURE IF IT WILL ATTEND COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-27 20:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3435	ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) PROJECT [...] Post welcomes the opportunity to submit anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) project proposals. After discussing reftel among the Political, Public Affairs, and Consular Sections, as well as INS and USAID, Post proposes two Honduras-specific program recommendations. Embassy is also collaborating [...]	2002-12-24 15:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM SMIG PREL ELAB EAID KPAO KWMN HO
03ANKARA5644	BANK REGULATOR'S HEADACHES [...] (U) Classified by Economic Counselor Scot Marciel for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: In a meeting with econoffs September 4, embattled BRSA Chairman Engin Akcakoca described GOT consideration of legislation that, if enacted in its current form, would greatly reduce the indepe [...]	2003-09-05 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV TU
03GUATEMALA1674	RECENT GOG ACTIONS TO COMBAT ALIEN SMUGGLING [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOG cooperated fully with us in the expulsion through the US of alien smuggler Karla Chavez, wanted by US law enforcement authorities in connection with the May 13 death of 19 illegal aliens in Victoria, Texas. Foreign Minister Gutierrez also informed the Ambassador that the [...]	2003-06-26 21:23:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG CVIS PREL PGOV PINS PINR GT
03GUATEMALA2040	GETTING AHEAD OF THE POLICY CURVE IN GUATEMALA [...] (C) Summary: We need to be planning now as to how we would respond to a variety of contingencies during the campaign and as a result of the November 9 elections. I believe we have in place most of the policy elements we need: a sound public position on the Rios Montt candidacy in the May 27 [...]	2003-08-12 00:00:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM ETRD GT
03GUATEMALA2753	GUATEMALA LABOR/TIP UPDATE #7-2003 [...] (SBU) Summary: Following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector and trafficking in persons. Topics include: -- Political Parties Respect Labor Rights (para #2) -- Fired Maquila Workers Reinstated (3) -- GOG GSP Submission Incomplete (4) -- Changes Likel [...]	2003-10-28 22:14:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV SMIG KCRM PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA759	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON LABOR ISSUES [...] Ref A requests information about current or recently completed technical cooperation activities in the labor field. That information was included in Ref B and is included in Paras 2-9 below. Information about USAID bilateral projects in the labor sector is included in Paras 10-11, and USAID [...]	2003-03-21 18:47:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID KSUM ECON SOCI GT
03KUWAIT5368	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND OTHERS STIFFING KUWAIT ON [...] (C) This is an action message. See Para 3. 2. (C) MFA continues to drub us on lack of Dominican and other coalition members' responsiveness in completing SOFA discussions. As addresses know, Kuwait bent its own rules and allowed Dominican and other battalions to transit Kuwait in advan [...]	2003-11-24 06:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC ELAB DR PO SN PL KU SD
03NASSAU2321	CHALLENGES OF ILLEGAL MIGRATION; CAN THE BAHAMAS [...] (C) Nancy Iris, Deputy Director for the Bureau of Population, Refugee and Migration (PRM) visited Nassau from October 13 - October 17, 2003. The Political Officer and Ms. Iris attended meetings with various government officials, members from NGOs, and toured the migrant detention center in [...]	2003-11-24 16:22:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM SMIG BF
03ROME1380	FAO RIGHT TO FOOD WORKING GROUP: REPORT OF FIRST [...] SUMMARY: THE FIRST SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01380 01 OF 03 011149Z WORKING GROUP FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FO [...]	2003-04-01 11:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR FAO
03ROME1706	PREVIEW OF FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY [...] SUMMARY. THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS) WILL MEET MAY 12-16 IN ITS FIRST SESSION AFTER THE "WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER" RECONFIRMED ITS MANDATE TO MONITOR PROGRESS TOWARDS REACHING THE GOAL OF HALVING WORLD HUNGER BY 2015. THE CFS [...]	2003-04-23 08:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID EAGR FAO
03ROME2589	REPORT OF FAO PROGRAM COMMITTEE AND JOINT [...] Summary. This cable reports on the outcomes of the Joint Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Finance and Program Committees and the FAO Program Committee. Important outcomes from the Program Committee include full support for the International Plant Protection Busine [...]	2003-06-10 14:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR ABUD FAO
03ROME4879	LATIN AMERICAN INTEREST IN SCHOOL FEEDING [...] Representatives of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries (GRULAC) met with Ambassador Tony Hall to express their strong support for school feeding initiatives. They are concerned about declining U.S. funding for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education Program, partic [...]	2003-10-24 14:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR SENV EAID XK XR WFP WHO
03ROME5655	REPORT OF THE 32ND FAO CONFERENCE, INCLUDING THE [...] At the November 26 - December 11 meetings of the FAO Conference and FAO Council, member governments debated international anti-hunger, food policy and agricultural trade issues and agreed on a budget and important institutional reforms. 2. In his statement on the State of Food and Agricu [...]	2003-12-19 10:55:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AORC ETRD EFIS SENV EAID FAO WFP
03SANTODOMINGO4390	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NATIONAL POLICE CHIEF CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Hertell met with the Dominican Republic's Director of the National Police, Jaime Marte Martinez, to introduce DCM Lisa Kubiske and to thank the Director for his support in establishing an Anti-Trafficking in Persons Investigation Unit as part of the National Police [...]	2003-08-22 17:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM PINR DR
03SANTODOMINGO4415	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: UPDATE ON CHILD LABOR [...] The GODR is making progress in implementing its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Updated information for 2003 Trade and Development Act (TDA) reporting purposes follows. BEGIN ANSWERS TO REFTEL QUESTIONS. A) Whether the country has adequate laws and r [...]	2003-08-22 21:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
03SANTODOMINGO4432	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 58TH UNGA ATTENDEES STILL [...] GODR HAS NOT YET DETERMINED WHO WILL ATTEND THE 58TH UNGA. GODR REPORTS THAT IT HOPES TO HAVE ITS DESIGNEES NAMED BY AUGUST 29. THE DELAY IN DESIGNATING ATTENDEES STEMS FROM THE RECENT RESIGNATION OF THE GODR'S FOREIGN MINISTRY'S AMBASSADOR IN CHARGE OFXXXXXXX WILL FORWARD INFORMATION AS SOON [...]	2003-08-25 16:36:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PREL
03SANTODOMINGO4522	ECUADOR EX-PRESIDENT NOBOA NOW IN DOMINICAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GODR MFA has confirmed that former Ecuadorian President Gustavo Noboa arrived in the Dominican Republic on August 23 after being granted approval by the GOE to travel. He and his spouse have been staying at the Presidential retreat, but are arranging to rent their own apartm [...]	2003-08-27 17:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS DR EC
03SANTODOMINGO4533	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT TELLS CONG. WELLER HE'S [...] SUMMARY. Dominican President Mejia told U.S. Congressmen visiting Aug 20-24 that prospects are &fine8 for a bilateral free trade agreement. Hosted by the Dominican private sector, Cong. Weller (R-Illinois),Cong. Brown (R-South Carolina) and Republican staffers stressed the need to address U [...]	2003-08-28 10:52:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ETRD OREP PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO4548	CARIBBEAN ISSUES CONFERENCE: EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO [...] (U) Embassy Santo Domingo strongly supports the proposal of a Caribbean issues conference and expects to nominate an Embassy participant. 2. (SBU) In response to para 8 inquiry concerning possible Dominican participants we have the following comments: - - Frederic Emam Zade, Director [...]	2003-08-28 12:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BB BF DR GY JM PINR TD NS
03SANTODOMINGO4656	PARLACEN COURTS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Central American Parliament (Parlacen) President Augusto Vela Mena, addressing a joint session of the GODR's National Congress in Santo Domingo August 27, announced that the proposed entry of the Dominican Republic into the System of Central American Integration had been forwarded to the presi [...]	2003-09-02 21:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EINT ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO4736	CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE: RAINIERI RESPONSE AND [...] (SBU) Dominican businessman Frank Rainieri told EcoPol counselor on Sept 4 that he is interested and potentially available to participate in the CSIS conference on the Caribbean. He has noted this in his agenda and awaits further information. Having surveyed the agenda, he asked about the fo [...]	2003-09-05 12:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR OTRA PINR SNAR
03SANTODOMINGO4763	GODR LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST COMMERCIAL SEXUAL [...] On August 27 the GODR launched a hard-hitting campaign against commercial sexual exploitation of minors. Billboards in beach areas will bear the message, "In the Dominican Republic, we protect our treasures. Our beaches, mountains, monuments and our most precious treasure: our children." The [...]	2003-09-08 13:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS DR
03SANTODOMINGO4765	WTO CANCUN MINISTERIAL: DOMINICAN SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-08 15:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR
03SANTODOMINGO4834	CIVAIR: DOMINICAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ICAO [...] On September 9, econoff delivered reftel on key issues regarding the upcoming International Civil Aviation Organization Eleventh Air Navigation Conference to Director General Carlos Alvarez Guzman of the General Directorate for Civil Aviation. Director Guzman told econoff that the Dominican [...]	2003-09-10 12:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON
03SANTODOMINGO4915	FORMAL PACT: CIVIC LEADERS TO MONITOR DOMINICAN [...] (U) A ceremony including President Mejia, other presidential candidates, GODR officials, business and union leaders, and the diplomatic corps, held September 8 at the Catholic University in Santo Domingo, formally approved a non-government committee ("comision de seguimiento") of nine academic [...]	2003-09-12 19:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO4930	STORY OF HAITIAN CADAVERS ALONG BORDER STILL [...] (C) The Dominican Committee on Human Rights announced on September 3 that approximately 14 Haitian bodies had been discovered in Pedernales, a province along the Dominican-Haitian border. Virgilio Almanzar, chairperson of the committee, told Poloffs that he personally saw only 7 skeletons dur [...]	2003-09-15 13:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG DR
03SANTODOMINGO4943	DEMARCHE ON AVIATION THREAT -- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] EcoPol chief and Econoff delivered subject demarche on September 9 to Director General of Civil Aviation Carlos Alvarez, who undertook to convoke directors of airports in the Dominican Republic. Alvarez suggested further points of contact, which Embassy is pursuing. 2. Embassy has prepar [...]	2003-09-15 19:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EAIR DR
03SANTODOMINGO4990	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ESCALATES EFFORTS AGAINST CHILD [...] (U) On September 9 the Dominican Republic became the second country in Latin America to launch a US Department of Labor-funded Time Bound Program as part of an ongoing effort to eradicate the worst forms of child labor. The launch comes on the heels of an aggressive national campaign, recentl [...]	2003-09-16 19:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB DR
03SANTODOMINGO5003	PLD PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CONCERNS IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Leaders of the leading opposition party, the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD),have raised with us three concerns about upcoming presidential elections in the Dominican Republic: doubts about the impartiality of the Junta Central Electoral (JCE ) Central Election Commission),[...]	2003-09-17 12:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO5020	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NGO PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION [...] INSTRAW is an unfunded UN-affiliated research organization that has loose connections with six NGOs. All six NGOs work to promote women's issues. The NGOs are known to the mission and none of them is known as a group whose mission includes the promotion of pedophilia. 2. INSTRAW does no [...]	2003-09-17 17:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM SOCI
03SANTODOMINGO5035	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC UNGA ATTENDEES [...] The GODR has provided the following information on its delegation to the 58th General Assembly of the United Nations: A. Head of State, President Hipolito Mejia, does not plan to attend. B. Head of Government, President Hipolito Mejia, does not plan to attend. C. Foreign Minister [...]	2003-09-17 20:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA KSEP DR
03SANTODOMINGO5088	DOMINICAN ELECTORAL BOARD MOVING AHEAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Central Electoral Board ("JCE") President Luis Arias and seven of the eight other electoral judges assured the Ambassador on September 9 that -- contrary to claims by opposition critics -- preparations for the May 16, 2004, presidential election in the Dominican Republic were on [...]	2003-09-19 22:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV PREL
03SANTODOMINGO5097	ICOC TALKING POINTS DELIVERED TO GODR [...] Poloffs delivered reftel talking points to Ambassadors Francia Sencion and Rogert Espaillat, Director and Sub-Director of the Americas desk of the GODR Foreign Ministry. Both were aware of USG interest in the International Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (ICOC) and tha [...]	2003-09-22 15:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA DR
03SANTODOMINGO5117	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO ATTEND DECENTRALIZATION [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-22 21:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR KDEM PGOV PINS PREL
03SANTODOMINGO5118	EARTHQUAKE SHAKES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - NO AMCITS [...] At 12:45 a.m. on September 22, an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck the Dominican Republic approximately nine miles south of the resort town of Puerto Plata and 12 miles north of the interior city of Santiago. No AmCit deaths or injuries have been reported by the US Consular [...]	2003-09-22 21:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC DR EAIR EWWT SENV SOCI
03SANTODOMINGO5135	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ELECTIONS: LEONEL FERNANDEZ ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Former president and presidential pre-candidate Leonel Fernandez (PLD) emphasized to the Ambassador September 9 the importance of the Dominican Republic's relations with the United States, commented on the Dominican Republic's bumpy relations with Venezuela and the recent interr [...]	2003-09-23 16:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR EFIN EPET ETRD PGOV PREL VE
03SANTODOMINGO5154	FLORIDA GOVERNOR BUSH HITS A HOME RUN ON TRADE [...] Summary. Gov. Jeb Bush led more than 200 U.S. business representatives to Santo Domingo, September 15-17 for the annual &Expo USA8 and a full program to promote Miami's bid to house the permanent secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas. He also expressed support for CAFTA docking. [...]	2003-09-23 20:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD OVIP DR
03SANTODOMINGO5157	DOMINICANS PUZZLED BY CHAVEZ'S ACCUSATIONS AND [...] (U) Summary. Relations between Venezuela and the Dominican Republic have been strained since July 27, when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused ex-Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez of conspiring to assassinate him and criticized the Dominican government for allowing this to take pl [...]	2003-09-23 23:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PREL DR VE
03SANTODOMINGO5330	EARTHQUAKE AFTERSHOCKS AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT [...] Aftershocks from the earthquake that hit the Dominican Republic on September 22 (reftel) continue to be felt in the northern region of the country. More than 200 aftershocks have been reported, measuring up to 5.1 on the Richter Scale. The original quake and the aftershocks have produced dam [...]	2003-10-01 15:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI EAIR EWWT CASC DR
03SANTODOMINGO5390	VICE PRESIDENT FAULTS PRESIDENT MEJIA, ADDRESSES [...] (C) Summary: Dominican Vice President and candidate for president Milagros Ortiz-Bosch told DCM Kubiske September 26 that President Mejia cannot win re-election next May because of his unpopularity and voter opposition to a second consecutive term. She agreed with Mejia's vision and policies [...]	2003-10-02 20:36:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR EAID PGOV PINR PREL
03SANTODOMINGO5391	BLACKOUTS DARKEN DOMINICAN PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) IN THE FACE OF ELECTRICITY BLACKOUTS AND GROWING PUBLIC DISSATISFACTION, ON OCTOBER 1 THE GODR TOOK CONTROL OF TWO OF THE COUNTRY'S THREE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES. THE DEAL SIGNED SEPTEMBER 10 CALLS FOR THE GODR TO REPURCHASE SPANISH FIRM UNION FENOSA'S FIFTY PERCENT SHARE OF [...]	2003-10-02 21:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO5392	PROTESTS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DRIVEN BY ECONOMIC [...] (C) Scattered demonstrations disrupted some peripheral neighborhoods in Santo Domingo and a few interior towns in the Dominican Republic September 29-30, temporarily shutting down businesses and a major highway and leaving one person dead, a dozen including several policemen injured, and dozens [...]	2003-10-02 21:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV SOCI ECON PINS
03SANTODOMINGO5393	DOMINICAN SENATE PRESIDENT SKETCHES AMBITIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: Dominican Senate President Jesus Vasquez Martinez, during a meeting September 8, predicted President Mejia would get strong majority support in the ruling PRD for his reelection bid in May 2004. Vasquez said he would work with Chamber of Deputies President Alfredo Pacheco on a [...]	2003-10-02 22:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ETRD HA OREP PGOV PINR PREL KCOR
03SANTODOMINGO5562	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND TOP ECONOMIC TEAM WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING AN OCTOBER 8 MEETING AT THE NATIONAL PALACE, PRESIDENT MEJIA TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT UNDER THE GODR'S STANDBY AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF),DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT OF A $1OO MILLION INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOP [...]	2003-10-09 01:52:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG DR
03SANTODOMINGO5564	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND TOP ECONOMIC TEAM WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING AN OCTOBER 8 MEETING AT THE NATIONAL PALACE, PRESIDENT MEJIA TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT UNDER THE GODR'S STANDBY AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF),DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT OF A $1OO MILLION INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOP [...]	2003-10-09 01:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG DR
03SANTODOMINGO5759	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DISPUTE OVER RE-ELECTION OF [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) is wrangling internally over whether to nominate President Mejia as its candidate in the national election next May. Other aspirants to the PRD nomination, arguing that presidential re-election violates party policy and that the unpop [...]	2003-10-17 16:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV PINR
03SANTODOMINGO5768	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S DELEGATES TO OAS SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-17 17:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC MARR PREL PARM XM XL XS DR
03SANTODOMINGO5786	MFA LEGAL ADVISER ON REFUGEES, SOFA WITH KUWAIT, [...] (C) Summary: MFA Legal Adviser Jorge Santiago told DCM (then-Charge) Kubiske October 9 that his office will begin full-time processing of a refugee case backlog before the end of the year and will soon submit to UNHCR a list of needed technical assistance and training for refugee contingency [...]	2003-10-20 11:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR IZ KU MARR PREF PREL
03SANTODOMINGO5875	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PRD VOTES "NO" TO RE-ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: PRD members, in a consultative "plebiscite" October 19, voted overwhelmingly against President Mejia's bid for re-election next May. Turnout was respectable, but some voting procedures were questionable and the results were skewed by a boycott of Mejia supporters. Both Mejia and [...]	2003-10-22 10:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO5907	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON THE MADRID DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) Acting ECOPOL counselor delivered points Refs A-B in Spanish and Ref C in English to Acting International Organizations Director, Ambassador Rhadis Abreu de Polanco, on October 22. She reiterated continuing support for the Coalition of the Willing and informed us that the GODR would be rep [...]	2003-10-22 21:40:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR IZ PREL EAID
03SANTODOMINGO5992	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FM ON ECONOMIC, INTERNATIONAL, AND BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Guerrero Prats, at a lunch hosted by the Ambassador October 7, said the GODR was trying through diplomatic channels to restore normal relations with Venezuela after President Chavez downgraded them in September. Trade/economic adviser (and daughter of President Meji [...]	2003-10-24 19:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR EFIN ETRD MARR MX PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SP VE XF KCOR
03SANTODOMINGO6002	DEMARCHE ON COLOMBIA AND OAS SPECIAL CONFERENCE - [...] Post on October 24 delivered talking points reftel, regarding the proposed side declaration of support for Colombia at the OAS Special Conference on Security, to MFA acting director of international organization affairs Ambassador Radhis Abreu de Polanco. She informed us that our points had b [...]	2003-10-25 15:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CO DR MX PGOV PREL PTER
03SANTODOMINGO6023	DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND POLICE ABUSE CENTERS: HUMAN [...] (SBU) Poloff and DRL Karen Gilbride called on human rights partners in Santo Domingo and Bani on October 20-21. In an effort to emphasize Embassy concerns with recent upsurges in domestic violence and continuing human rights abuses by the National Police, Poloff and DRL officer Karen Gilbride m [...]	2003-10-28 11:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KWMN DR
03SANTODOMINGO6075	AMBASSADOR AND EXIM BANK METTINGS WITH PRESIDENT, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Ex-Im Bank officials had a series of meetings October 20-21, with President Mejia, members of his economic cabinet and International Monetary Fund Representatives. Mejia expressed frustration about delays in disbursement of loans from the IMF and the multilater [...]	2003-10-29 11:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ECIN ENRG EINV DR
03SANTODOMINGO6124	EMBASSY ASSESSMENT OF DOMINICAN ECONOMIC SITUATION [...] (C) Summary. The Dominican Republic is moving into very dangerous and uncharted waters. Facing an unstable financial situation with the prospect of a downward economic spiral, President Mejia and his senior advisors have publicly stressed the need to meet IMF standby conditions. They moved [...]	2003-10-30 11:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO6138	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GODR ON US OPPOSITION TO [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-30 17:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO6166	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ANTI-TIP ACTIVITIES SINCE [...] (U) Since passing a comprehensive law against trafficking in persons (TIP) and alien smuggling in August, the GODR has taken steps to prevent trafficking, protect victims and prosecute offenders. New legislation provided impetus for action by government officials, civil society and internatio [...]	2003-10-31 14:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL DR
03SANTODOMINGO6168	DOMINICAN ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW DIPLOMATIC POSTINGS [...] (U) President Mejia signed several executive orders on October 30, appointing new diplomats to various posts. Changes in Dominican posts in the U.S. are as follows: a. Virginia Esposito is the new Deputy Chief of Mission at the Dominican Embassy, replacing Luis Alvarez Rivera (resigned); [...]	2003-10-31 15:36:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OFDP ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO6178	REQUEST FOR REGISTRATION: MAY 2004 (PE-222) TRADE [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-31 17:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON AFSI AFSN
03SANTODOMINGO6195	WHA 2004 SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-31 19:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER
03SANTODOMINGO6302	PRESIDENT MEJIA PROMISES DOMINICAN TROOPS WILL [...] (C) Summary. President Mejia told the Ambassador of his deep concern for Dominican soldiers at risk in Iraq. After closely listening to the Ambassador's emphatic presentation on the need for continuing Dominican engagement, Mejia said that the Dominican battalion Iraq will remain in place as [...]	2003-11-05 11:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO6327	GODR ON CUBA AT THE UNGA AND THE IBERO-AMERICAN [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-05 14:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD CU DR
03SANTODOMINGO6409	REQUEST FOR FAA TO ACCELERATE LEGAL REVIEW OF [...] SUMMARY. During the November 4 U.S.-Dominican Trade and Investment Council meeting in Washington, D.C., Dominican Ambassador to the U.S. Hugo Guilliani raised the topic of his country's current ICAO Category II status. The FAA is currently reviewing the Dominican Civil Aviation Law "draft", [...]	2003-11-07 11:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO EAIR EIND ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO6424	GODR EXTRADITES TWO FUGITIVES (TEJADA, RODOLFO AND [...] On November 4, 2003, Rodolfo Tejada and Francisco Jose Estevez were extradited from the Dominican Republic in the company of US Marshals. Tejada is wanted to stand trial on federal narcotics charges. Upon arrival on a flight from Santo Domingo to Miami International Airport, U.S. Department [...]	2003-11-07 15:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KCRM KFRD PINR SNAR DR
03SANTODOMINGO6442	90-DAY GOALS MET IN 90 DAYS - SANTO DOMINGO [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Santo Domingo has met all three of its 90-day goals set forth in reftel B. Emboffs have: a.) Increased the Dominican's readiness for CAFTA docking talks, b.) Secured GODR agreement for international election observers and identified potential observers, and c.) Convin [...]	2003-11-07 19:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON KCRM SNAR AMGT DR
03SANTODOMINGO6486	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL WORK [...] (C) Summary: A national work stoppage November 11, successfully organized by leftist groups and a few unions to protest deteriorating economic conditions and the government's economic policies, attracted wide participation and shut down businesses across the country. Although most cities rem [...]	2003-11-13 01:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR ELAB PINS PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO6538	PRESIDENT MEJIA AND FOREIGN MINISTER RESPOND TO [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel B demarche to GODR Foreign Minister Francisco Guerrero Prats on November 12. Ambassador Hertell placed a follow-up call to the Foreign Minister on November 13, to emphasize the importance of the UNGA votes. Guerrero Prats said that normally the Dominican Republic w [...]	2003-11-13 19:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL DR
03SANTODOMINGO6579	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ELECTION LOGISTICS ON TRACK FOR [...] Summary: Elections Director Gilberto Cruz Herasme, a top technical supervisor of the GODR's Central Election Board (JCE),has told us the JCE is "90 percent" on track with its published timetable of preparations for the May 16 presidential election. He flagged two problems: lack of agreement [...]	2003-11-15 20:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EAID PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO6580	CAFTA LABOR TEAM VISITS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (U) Summary. On November 5-7 an inter-agency team discussed labor issues with the Dominican Republic in advance of free trade negotiations. In meetings with the Minister of Labor, leaders in Congress, civil society, employer federations and emboffs, team leader Assistant USTR Clatanoff stress [...]	2003-11-15 20:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD KCRM PHUM DR
03SANTODOMINGO6581	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ELECTION LOGISTICS ON TRACK FOR [...] Summary: Elections Director Gilberto Cruz Herasme, a top technical supervisor of the GODR's Central Election Board (JCE),has told us the JCE is "90 percent" on track with its published timetable of preparations for the May 16 presidential election. He flagged two problems: lack of agreement [...]	2003-11-15 20:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EAID PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO6582	HOW BEST TO SUPPORT U.S. INTERESTS IN THE [...] (SBU) The difficult economic situation in the Dominican Republic, coinciding with the early stages of a presidential campaign, presents a complex of challenges to United States interests in the country. I consider it essential to continue to support the administration of President Hipolito M [...]	2003-11-15 20:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO6664	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS SERIES #1: SIX MONTHS TO THE [...] (SBU) Following is the first in a series on the presidential elections in the Dominican Republic. (begin text) SIX MONTHS TO THE PRESIDENTIALS Incumbent Hipolito Mejia of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) is hitting about 20 percent in various polls in the Dominican Republ [...]	2003-11-19 19:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO6671	DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES #1: BANINTER CASE - WILL [...] (U) Following is the first in a series of reports on the Dominican banking sector. (Begin Text) BANINTER CASE -- WILL IT GET PROSECUTED? (C) Dominican banking officials have been gratified by USG interest in the investigation of the case of "Ramoncito" Baez Figueroa's Baninter, which c [...]	2003-11-20 11:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PGOV EAID CJAN DR
03SANTODOMINGO6705	DOMINICAN INSIDER VIEW OF FINANCIAL ISSUES, IMF [...] (U) On November 20 Technical Secretary of the Dominican Presidency Carlos Despradel called on DCM to outline state of play with the IMF. He provided current copies of the worksheets elaborated with IMF help. (See separate pages.) Following is his presentation (i.e., his views). 2. (SBU) [...]	2003-11-20 21:44:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO6826	DOMINICAN ELECTION SERIES #3: POLITICAL PARTIES [...] (SBU) Following is the third in our series on the Dominican presidential election: POLITICAL PARTIES GIRD FOR CAMPAIGN The May 2004 presidential election in the Dominican Republic will be the first in more than two decades not to be decided by the late strongman and ex-president Joaquin Ba [...]	2003-11-25 22:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO6857	DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES #2 - BANCREDITO FAILURE [...] (U) The following is the second in a series of reports on fraud cases in the Dominican financial sector. (begin text) (U) BANCREDITO (U) The District Attorney for the city of Santo Domingo issued arrest warrants on Friday afternoon, November 7, for Manuel Arturo Pellerano Pena and Juan [...]	2003-11-26 18:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV KCOR KCRM DR
03SANTODOMINGO6906	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Summary. There were no terrorist attacks or known terrorism related activities in the GODR during calendar year 2003. The GODR continues to work closely with the USG in the fight on global terrorism. End Summary. 2. Embassy Santo Domingo submits the following responses keyed to reftel [...]	2003-11-28 20:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER DR
03SANTODOMINGO6907	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (C) MFA Legal Adviser Jorge Santiago is waiting for comments on the Article 98 agreement from other government branches. 2. (C) Ambassador, in conversations with President Mejia on November 22 and 24, stressed the urgency of the Dominican Republic's ratifying its signed ICC Article 98 bila [...]	2003-11-28 21:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL
03SANTODOMINGO6931	DOMINICAN ELECTION SERIES #4 -- RE-ELECTIONISM [...] (SBU) Following is the fourth in our series on the Dominican presidential election: RE-ELECTIONISM (U) Why does Dominican President Hipolito Mejia continue to drive toward re-election, in the face of increasingly vocal dissent? The business sector and politicans are deeply worried about [...]	2003-12-01 22:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO6952	WORKPLAN FOR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - HOW THE UNITED [...] (SBU) At your request in response to my thoughts reftel, I am providing to you in this message my suggestions for a calendar-based plan for U.S. Government actions to exert a positive influence on the economic and political situation in the Dominican Republic. I was heartened by Washington's [...]	2003-12-02 23:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EFIN PHUM MARR DR
03SANTODOMINGO6999	PRESIDENT MEJIA SETS UP INVESTIGATION TO GET THE [...] (U) Summary. In a December 2 meeting, President Mejia insisted that the exchange rate must go down sharply and told attendees that military and police officers will be watching exchange houses to detect questionable transactions. Most exchange houses have agreed not to sell dollars for more than [...]	2003-12-04 10:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ECIN DR
03SANTODOMINGO7095	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EXTRADITES NINE FUGITIVES [...] On December 2, 2003, nine fugitives were extradited from the Dominican Republic in the company of U.S. Marshals. All fugitives were flown to San Juan, Puerto Rico. From there, they will be delivered to the jurisdictions which have issued warrants for their arrests. The following list of fug [...]	2003-12-08 11:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KCRM KFRD PINR SNAR DR
03SANTODOMINGO7194	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN [...] (U) DRL PDAS Ambassador Michael Kozak and DRL Office of Multilateral Affairs Deputy Director Lynn Sicade visited the Dominican Republic November 20-22 to build support for the UN Commission on Human Rights, in which the GODR will participate starting next year. Meetings with local governmenta [...]	2003-12-10 17:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL OVIP DR
03SANTODOMINGO7304	ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA ADDRESSES DOMINICAN [...] Summary. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Roger Noriega addressed a joint meeting of the Dominican Congress on December 10 in the Senate chamber. He urged congressional representatives to act quickly on a 2004 budget and he laid out U.S. views on the pending [...]	2003-12-12 21:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OVIP PREL PHUM MARR DR
03SANTODOMINGO7306	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SIGNS SOFA WITH KUWAIT [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-15 11:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR MARR PREL
03SANTODOMINGO7342	AMBASSADOR MOBILIZES DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVE AGAINST [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 2, the Ambassador urged eight ambassadors of the OECD "Dublin Group" of the need for strong coordinated action against banking fraud and corruption. Ambassadors agreed on the poor state of the economy, the need for free and fair presidential elections, and the abili [...]	2003-12-15 17:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON DR
03SANTODOMINGO7395	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #8: MEJIA'S PRD OPPONENTS -- [...] (SBU) Following is number 8 in our Dominican election series: MEJIA'S PRD OPPONENTS -- OVERRULED OR WITHDRAWN PRD President Hatuey De Camps and a group of supporters came to Embassy Santo Domingo this afternoon, December 16, to say they expected that at 4 pm -- half an hour from now -- th [...]	2003-12-16 20:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO7427	ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA HEARS CONCERNS OF [...] (U) Summary: WHA Assistant Secretary Noriega heard leaders of Dominican civil society groups express deep concern about weak institutions and the GODR's apparent disregard for law. They see risks in the presidential election process, especially given the politicization of the Elections Board a [...]	2003-12-17 16:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP EAID DR
03SANTODOMINGO7444	ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA DISCUSSES CUBA WITH EU [...] (C) The Ambassador and Assistant Secretary Noriega Hertell met December 11 with the EU Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Miguel Amado, who also has responsibility for Cuba. Noriega expressed his hope that the USG and the EU could work together on Cuban issues, and emphasized our effort t [...]	2003-12-18 12:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CU
03SANTODOMINGO7456	ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA GETS IMF READOUT ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 11 meeting, International Monetary Fund representatives told WHA Assistant Secretary Noriega that they were close to agreement on a new IMF program for the Dominican Republic, but expressed concern that recent steps by Mejia to "talk down" the exchange rate could [...]	2003-12-19 11:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN DR
03SANTODOMINGO7458	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2004 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The following updates the National Trade Estimate Report for the Dominican Republic as requested by Reftel for 2004. TRADE SUMMARY For January through September of 2003, the United States had a trade deficit with the Dominican Republic of $112 million, a deterioration of $263 million from [...]	2003-12-19 11:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD EINV
03SANTODOMINGO7469	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: IMF RESREP ON TECHNICAL [...] IMF ResRep Ousmene Mendeng (PLEASE PROTECT) confirmed to USAID Director and EcoPol counselor on December 18 that local press reports are generally accurate concerning the elements of the technical agreement with the IMF. The agreed overall deficit target is 3.5 pct of GDP. (Note: press on De [...]	2003-12-19 12:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR EFIN
03SANTODOMINGO7489	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #10: ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Following is number 10 in our Dominican presidential election series: ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA PLUGS CLEAN ELECTIONS -- DOMINICAN ELECTION BOARD ASSERTS THEY WILL BE 2. (SBU) Summary: Visiting WHA Assistant Secretary Noriega, with the Ambassador and other U.S. officials, called on [...]	2003-12-19 23:25:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV PHUM PREL

03SANTODOMINGO7535	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (C) As reported reftel, the Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Relations on November 28 undertook to have the MFA legal office provide appropriate points of contact for us to engage directly with government and non-government entities that have not yet provided comments on the signed Article [...]	2003-12-23 20:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR MARR PREL
03SANTODOMINGO7536	HAITIAN AMBASSADOR TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESIGNS: [...] (C) On December 18 the Haitian Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Guy Alexandre called on the Ambassador and Acting DCM to confirm his resignation. The sudden news (prompted by the violent December 5 crackdown on student demonstrators in Haiti) was widely covered December 16 while Ambassador [...]	2003-12-23 20:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR DR HA
03SANTODOMINGO7568	LIBYA ADMITS WMD PROGRAMS; U.S. REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-24 20:25:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR KNNP LY MNUC PARM PREL
03SANTODOMINGO7604	SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: DOMINICAN RESPONSE [...] (SBU) On December 30 Acting DCM delivered demarche (ref A) to Secretary of Foreign Relations Frank Guerrero Prats. Prats reiterated that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR) stands ready to support U.S. sponsored initiatives. He asked that emboffs contact the Foreign Relations Secr [...]	2003-12-30 18:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	KSUM PREL ECON
03TEGUCIGALPA154	MEDIA REACTION: "CAFTA" AETN Program with Barbara [...] January 16 "La Tribuna," Liberal Party Tegucigalpa-based daily, carried an article on CAFTA with the headline "U.S. proposes to reinforce security at Central American Ports". 2. "Tiempo," San Pedro Sula-based liberal paper owned by businessman and congressional deputy Jaime Rosenthal, carri [...]	2003-01-20 13:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA185	HONDURAS: INVENTORY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON [...] Honduras is receiving the following technical assistance on labor issues. Sources for this information include the Honduran Ministry of Labor, ILO/IPEC, the Department of Labor, and other international donors. Post notes that due to the wide range of projects and sources of information some [...]	2003-01-22 21:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL EAID KSUM ECON SOCI TBIO HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1868	SCENESETTER FOR CJCS GENERAL MYERS' VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, nearing the half-way point of his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda [...]	2003-08-07 20:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1914	CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT REPORT TO CONGRESS: HONDURAS [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-13 21:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD HO PGOV USTRD XK XL
03TEGUCIGALPA1923	2003 Investment Climate Statement for Honduras [...] Provided below is the 2003 Investment Climate Statement for Honduras. Responses are keyed to reftel. ----------------------------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. The Honduran government is generally open to foreign investment and welco [...]	2003-08-14 17:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV HO OPIC
03TEGUCIGALPA1931	SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, nearing the half-way point of his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda [...]	2003-08-15 14:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1964	CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT REPORT TO [...] Post submits the following report in response to reftel request for the biannual report to Congress on the operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA),as required by section 213(b) of the CBERA. --------------------------- Commitment to WTO and FTAA --------------------- [...]	2003-08-19 23:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ELAB PGOV HO XK XL USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA2467	SCENESETTER FOR SECREATRY POWELL'S VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, nearly half way through his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces an uphill battle in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His administration, having never been quite able to muster the polit [...]	2003-10-22 00:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ETRD PTER SNAR PHUM ELAB HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2866	DRL PDAS KOZAK MEETS WITH HONDURAN OFFICIALS TO [...] (C) Summary: DRL PDAS Kozak, DRL/MLA Deputy Director Sicade, and EmbOffs met November 19-20 with senior GOH officials, including Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista, to discuss U.S. cooperation with Latin American countries on human rights resolutions at the United Nations Commission on H [...]	2003-12-08 21:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU HO UNGA
03TEGUCIGALPA426	DOL A/DUS MAGAN MEETS CA LABOR MINISTERS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Associate Deputy Under Secretary for International Labor Affairs Mike Magan visited Honduras January 23-25 to attend the Central American Labor Ministers Meeting and held discussions with labor, management, and government on the U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA [...]	2003-02-13 17:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EFIN EAGR HO
03THEHAGUE1677	UPDATE ON DUTCH DEPORTATION OF CUBAN ASYLUM [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (C) In discussions with the attorney, Mw. mr. W.M. Hompe, who is representing Cuban asylum applicant Jose Manuel Vargas Martin, PolOff was informed that no appeal had been filed after the original denial of asylum. Vargas Martin was represented [...]	2003-06-27 13:20:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	CU NL PHUM PREL PREF PGOV
04BOGOTA88	NAS BOGOTA MONTHLY REPORT [...] This is a summary of NAS Bogota activities for November 2003. Eradication and Interdiction ---------------------------- 2. Eradication: In November, the Colombian National Police (CNP) sprayed 6,268 hectares of coca. Spray aircraft and support helicopters took a total of six hits from [...]	2004-01-06 20:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SNAR MOPS CO
04BRASILIA2129	AMBASSADOR SICHAN SIV'S BRASILIA MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Brazilian Foreign Ministry officials assured Ambassador Siv that Brazil will wholeheartedly back the USG TIP agenda item at the 59th UNGA, but sounded more ambivalent on the four other U.S. UNGA initiatives (Ref C). To Ambassador Siv's suggestion that UNHCR has become a group mingling " [...]	2004-08-24 19:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC SOCI BR UNGA UN
04BRUSSELS4677	DRUGS TROIKA DISCUSSES EU DRUGS STRATEGY, [...] (U) Summary. The annual U.S.-EU Drugs Troika was held October 25 in Brussels. INL DAS Jonathan Farrar had wide-ranging discussions on trends in cocaine, heroin and synthetics production and trafficking. The USAID Office Director of South America Affairs gave a detailed presentation on U.S. [...]	2004-10-29 13:46:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF BL CO EU KCRM SNAR XM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04CARACAS1331	MEDIA AND GOV MAKE HAY OUT OF GENERAL HILL [...] (C) Leading Venezuelan national dailies, "El Universal" and "El Nacional," printed articles April 3 and 4 that distort parts of General James Hill's March 24 and April 1 statements on Venezuela to the U.S. House and Senate Armed Forces Committees. Both newspapers' articles were based on an [...]	2004-04-20 19:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PINR PM PTER VE
04CARACAS2088	THE CHAVEZ, CARTER, CISNEROS RUMOR MILL [...] (C) On June 18, President Hugo Chavez, former President Jimmy Carter and media magnate Gustavo Cisneros met behind closed doors for two hours at Fuerte Tiuna in Caracas. While Chavez, Cisneros and the Carter Center have all stated the meeting was simply a first step toward improved dialogue, [...]	2004-06-25 20:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS3622	CHAVEZ LOOKING INSIDE AND OUT [...] (C) Fresh from electoral victories in August and October, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is deepening his Bolivarian Revolution with a new ten-point strategy. Chavez now plans to create a "new political infrastructure" that integrates social action groups and forces political parties to elec [...]	2004-11-23 19:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS3977	VENEZUELA'S MAGNATE DISCUSSES CHAVEZ AND THE REGION [...] (C ) SUMMARY. Gustavo Cisneros, who has massive business interests in Venezuela and throughout the Western Hemisphere, believes we should prepare for a more confrontational, long-term approach to Hugo Chavez; we have a lot of work ahead of us to develop a coherent regional containment policy; [...]	2004-12-30 17:23:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE
04CARACAS731	HOW REAL IS CHAVEZ'S OIL THREAT? [...] (C) On February 29, President Chavez threatened to cut off Venezuelan oil supplies to the U.S. or to nationalize U.S. company assets if the U.S. were to seek to "blockade" or impose sanctions against Venezuela. The U.S. majors in Venezuela dismiss his words as bluster but do not totally disco [...]	2004-03-04 22:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV VE
04GUATEMALA1112	GUATEMALA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN OR OPPOSE UNGA [...] (C) The Ambassador raised the Palestinian resolution with Foreign Minister Briz on May 5, urging Guatemala to oppose the UNGA resolution on Palestine. Briz said it was the first he had heard of the issue, and asked his staff to "look into it." PolOff also delivered the demarche to Carla Rodri [...]	2004-05-05 23:07:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL GT UNGA
04GUATEMALA1477	TFUS01: REAGAN CONDOLENCES [...] Summary: The Embassy received condolence letters addressed to the Ambassador from President Oscar Berger Perdomo and former President (1986-90) and sitting Congressional Deputy Vinicio Cerezo regarding the passing of former President Reagan. The President, the Vice President, the Foreign Mi [...]	2004-06-15 20:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	GT PGOV PREL US
04GUATEMALA1698	CENTRAL AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT [...] (U) Summary: Heads of state from member countries in the Central American Integration System (SICA) met in Guatemala City at the organization's 24th Presidential Summit on June 29. Summit representatives discussed reforms to the Central American Parliament (Parlacen),migratory issues, comme [...]	2004-07-09 17:17:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA2416	DEMARCHE REQUEST: SCUTTLING THE DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-21 20:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL GT DR XK
04GUATEMALA2429	DEMARCHE REQUEST: SCUTTLING THE DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-23 21:52:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL DR XK GT
04GUATEMALA3071	LETTER FROM GUATEMALA [...] (U) This is the first of a series of biweekly cables with which, in a more discursive style than the standard telegram, the Embassy intends to report on newsworthy political and economic developments and provide some context to Guatemalan policy-making. ---------------------- Cabinet Change [...]	2004-12-01 23:33:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON GT
04GUATEMALA3198	GUATEMALA NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-15 16:26:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD GT
04MADRID2958	USOAS AMBASSADOR'S MEETING ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) Summary: In his July 29 meeting in Madrid with Spanish MFA Director General Sandomingo, USOAS Ambassador Maisto urged Spain to send observers to the Venezuelan referendum and to remain firm on Cuba. Maisto thanked the GOS for its decision to send police/troops to Haiti with a Moroccan [...]	2004-08-03 15:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
04MADRID720	SPAIN - ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-02 16:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP
04NASSAU364	ANXIOUS PRIME MINISTER REQUESTS MEETING ON HAITI [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-23 21:20:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SMIG BF HA
04PANAMA1000	ANOTHER PANAMANIAN MADAM IN JAIL; IMMIGRATION [...] (C) According to GOP police reports, an alleged child prostitution ringleader, Elizabeth Archibold Diaz, surrendered herself to the Policia Tecnica Judicial (PTJ) on April 14, 2004. She was accompanied by her attorney and, to date, remains in custody. Archibold is alleged to be the masterm [...]	2004-04-30 12:34:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SMIG CO PM KTIP LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA2362	PANAMA FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS AMBASSADOR WATT [...] (C) In a September 7 meeting with Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro, Ambassador Watt discussed the Secretary's recent visit to Panama and President Torrijos' travel plans to the UN General Assembly in New York. The Ambassador also discussed ways Panama could contribute to the corruption [...]	2004-09-16 22:03:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA548	PANAMA'S INPUT FOR FOURTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) While Embassy Panama believes that trafficking in persons (TIP) is a problem in Panama, it is still relatively small and manageable. Embassy has worked closely with the Government of Panama (GOP) to discover more about the extent of the problem in Panama and to encourage the GOP to wor [...]	2004-03-05 16:08:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA576	PANAMA ADOPTS "ENERGETIC MEASURES" AGAINST [...] (SBU) In the past ten days (March 1-9) the Panamanian government (GOP) organized an inter-agency anti-TIP working group, set into motion a 45-day action plan, launched a public awareness campaign, prepared tougher anti-TIP legislation, readied a victims hotline, and announced that it had iden [...]	2004-03-09 20:55:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA861	PANAMA'S TELECOM/TECH SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW [...] Summary: Panama's telecommunications and technology sector is growing, and now represents 6% of GDP. The regulatory authority "Ente" has maintained a fairly good record for enforcement over the sector, though the former monopoly, Cable & Wireless Panama (CWP) has been slow in negotiating int [...]	2004-04-13 20:32:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PARAMARIBO117	MILITARY OFFICER VOICES PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR AN [...] (C) Summary. During a February 7 press "Information Day" hosted by Suriname's National Army, a military officer, Major Goerdeyal, called on the Surinamese Government to sign an Article 98 agreement with the United States or face losing US military assistance. Goerdeyal declared that the day [...]	2004-02-11 13:58:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NS
04ROME1392	WFP HELPS LAUNCH LATIN AMERICAN SCHOOL FEEDING [...] An international school feeding congress - "Networks Beyond Borders," attracted more than 800 participants from 19 countries. The event included an industry fair with 40 companies from the Americas and workshops on nutrition, food safety and technology, school feeding programming and research [...]	2004-04-08 08:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF SENV FAO WHO WFP UNESCO
04ROME2493	GOI BUDGET SUPPORT FOR HAITI UNLIKELY WITHOUT [...] SUMMARY: THE GOI IS OPEN TO THE POSSIBILITY OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE INTERIM GOVERNMENT OF HAITI (IGOH),PROVIDED THIS ASSISTANCE IS ADMINISTERED THROUGH AN INTERNATIONAL TRUST FUND BY AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT CAN MONITOR ITS EFFECTIVENESS. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT ITALIA [...]	2004-06-28 10:47:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL HA IT
04ROME4915	AIREUROPE SUBSIDIARY OF BANKRUPT VOLARE GROUP [...] On November 19, Italian authorities shut down the insolvent Volare Group Airlines, including the regional budget carrier VolareWeb and the charter carrier AirEurope. On December 27, the National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) granted AirEurope a provisional license to commence international [...]	2004-12-29 17:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR IT AVIATION FAA
04SANTODOMINGO1052	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP [...] Summary: Embassy on February 6 hosted a coordination meeting of local embassies of nations involved in the Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG). Poloff and NAS officer briefly sketched U.S. plans as CTAG chair for 2004 and ongoing U.S. law enforcement assistance programs relevant to countert [...]	2004-02-19 19:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PREL SNAR EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO1094	DOMINICAN REACTION TO HAITI CRISIS [...] (SBU) Dominicans are apprehensive about the unraveling of Haiti, defensive about possible overflow onto their territory, and unwilling to take in any quantity of refugees. Reactions in the Dominican Republic to the unraveling of neighbor Haiti are mixed. The GODR has reinforced the border wi [...]	2004-02-20 23:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC DR HA
04SANTODOMINGO1174	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON DOMINICAN PRESIDENT MEJIA [...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Hipolito Mejia heard out the Ambassador's request for the country to sponsor the Cuba resolution at the March session of the UNHCR but declined to make any commitment. Mejia said in the course of changes to be announced on national day he will remove several [...]	2004-02-24 22:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM DR
04SANTODOMINGO1293	DOMINICAN IS THE NEW SECRETARY GENERAL FOR THE [...] Dominican sociologist Ruben Silie was unanimously elected the Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) on February 12. His term will be four years. The ACS is an organization for consultation and cooperation among its 25 member states and three associate members. Its c [...]	2004-02-26 19:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IO DR
04SANTODOMINGO1299	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #23 - POLITICS AFFECTS THE [...] (SBU) This is cable number 23 in our presidential election series. Politics affects the Supreme Court President Mejia's PRD appears to be positioning itself to pack the Supreme Court with PRD party members, less than three months before the presidential election, If Mejia loses the May 16 electio [...]	2004-02-26 20:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PGOV PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO1319	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #25: MEJIA'S [...] (SBU) This is number 25 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: PRESIDENT MEJIA'S PUGNACIOUS CAMPAIGN SPEECH ON NATIONAL DAY In his ceremonial annual address to Congress on Independence Day February 27, President Mejia came off more as a feisty election campaigner on the defe [...]	2004-03-01 20:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ENRG DR
04SANTODOMINGO1328	"JOSELITO.COM" KINGPIN CAUGHT IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) On February 28 Embassy DEA office cooperating with Dominican national drug control authorities (DNCD) located and arrested drug kingpin Jose Arismende ALMONTE PENA, head of a narcotics smuggling ring shut down on November 12 in a joint operation in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Almonte [...]	2004-03-01 22:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR
04SANTODOMINGO1361	CANARD; ALLEGED TRAINING OF HAITI INSURGENTS IN [...] Embassy advises that Boston Globe reporter Bryan Bender (e-mail bender@globe.com, tels 202-857-5060, cell 202-369-6856) drafted on February 29 a text based on allegations of unidentified sources (including one "Haitian official") that Haitian insurgents received training and weapons from U.S. [...]	2004-03-02 20:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV HA DR
04SANTODOMINGO148	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL [...] Text of Dominican Republic draft 2002-2003 INCSR follows. Part One: Drugs and Chemical Control I. Summary The Dominican Republic (DR) is a major transit country for South American drugs, mostly cocaine and heroin, moving to the United States and Europe. The Government of the Dominican [...]	2004-01-08 22:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR DR
04SANTODOMINGO150	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER EVALUATION [...] On December 23 NAS Director and emboffs visited the drop-in center for victims of domestic violence in Bani to gauge its progess since inception in 2001. Center director Bibiana Nunez continues to run the center with limited resources but appears motivated to sustain the center's needed prese [...]	2004-01-09 12:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM DR
04SANTODOMINGO1515	CANARD II: DOMINICAN RIFLES FOR HAITI [...] Secretary of the Armed Forces Soto Jimenez told the press on March 5 that the Dominican Republic has received no rpt no arms from the USG and commented that the figure of 3,500 weapons used in questions to WHA Assistant Secretary Roger Noriega might correspond to annual licensed imports of arm [...]	2004-03-06 17:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV HA DR
04SANTODOMINGO1518	DOMINICAN ELECTION #26: MEJIA CLOSES DEAL - FELLO [...] (U) This is no. 26 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: MEJIA CLOSES DEAL; FELLO IS RUNNING MATE (U) PRD Secretary General Rafael "Fello" Subervi Bonilla has agreed to become President Mejia's running mate in the May 16 election" for the sake of PRD unity and keeping the p [...]	2004-03-08 11:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR DR
04SANTODOMINGO1597	DOMINICAN LABOR MINISTER IS CANDIDATE TO CHAIR ILO ANNUAL MEETING [...] Dominican Labor Minister Milton RAY Guevara called on the Ambassador on March 6 to solicit U.S. support for him within the Americas group to chair the annual ILO session in June. In the normal course of rotation, the Americas are to provide a chair. Ray indicated that the long-serving Labor [...]	2004-03-10 20:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB AORC ILO DR PINR
04SANTODOMINGO1657	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: NO REPLY ON U.S. POSTIONS FOR [...] (U) Poloffs delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Desk at the GODR Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 4, 2004. In follow-up conversations on March 9 and 11, Ambassador Abreu apologized for her inability to c [...]	2004-03-12 14:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM IO PREL AORC
04SANTODOMINGO1658	DRUG KINGPIN EXTRADITED FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) On March 10, 2004, Jose Arismendy Almonte Pena (a.k.a. Joselito.com) was extradited from the Dominican Republic. The Dominican National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) worked closely with the DEA to arrest the fugitive at the only tollbooth on the highway between Santiago to Santo [...]	2004-03-12 15:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PINR SNAR DR
04SANTODOMINGO1683	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Trafficking in women has been a serious problem in the Dominican Republic for the past 15 to 20 years, due mainly to the feminization of migration starting in the 1980s. The exodus of women primarily to Europe and other Caribbean islands for economic reasons has made them extremely vulnerabl [...]	2004-03-12 21:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
04SANTODOMINGO1685	CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY DOMINICAN [...] Summary. International Women's Day was celebrated in various fora in the Dominican Republic. On March 8 President Mejia, accompanied by the First Lady, the Vice President and the Secretary for Women, presided over an elaborate ceremony at the National Palace to present 24 women with merit awa [...]	2004-03-12 21:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KSEP OPDC PREL PHUM DR
04SANTODOMINGO1696	GODR PRESIDENT MEJIA PUBLICLY DENIES AIDING [...] (U) President Mejia commented extensively on March 11 to a journalist from Hoy newspaper, a respected daily in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. insisting that the GODR was not involved in helping Haitian rebels in any manner. 2. (U) Begin unofficial translation: MEJIA DENIES SUPPORTING [...]	2004-03-15 11:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO1697	DOMINICAN ELECTION #27: CAMPAIGNING, LOGISTICS AND [...] (SBU) This is no. 27 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: ELECTION CAMPAIGNING, LOGISTICS AND A VIGIL FOR LEONEL'S VP CANDIDATE After Rafael "Fello" Subervi accepted President Mejia's offer of the vice presidential slot (Ref A),the ruling PRD mounted a rally of thousands [...]	2004-03-15 11:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO1703	NEW DOMINICAN REGULATIONS ON BROADCASTING AND IPR [...] A special supplement March 12 in the HOY newspaper publishes for public comment (30 days) Resolution 029-04, a comprehensive set of regulations governing TV services and licensing of broadcasters. Most of the supplement is very technical, but of note is Chapter 1, Article 2.1: (unofficial tra [...]	2004-03-15 14:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ETRD KIPR EINV
04SANTODOMINGO1848	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA EMPLOYEE [...] U.S.Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Aviation Administration Safety Inspector Samuel Perry to travel to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The purpose of the visit is to perform 14 CFR part 121 enroute inspection, cargo and line station inspection for Arro [...]	2004-03-11 14:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT
04SANTODOMINGO1866	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MOSTLY ON TRACK TO MEET IMF [...] (SBU) The GODR will likely meet International Monetary Fund fiscal targets for March, but faces difficulty meeting the target for reductions in the monetary base, according to the IMF's local representative March 19. IMF Mission's recent visit to Santo Domingo was brief and confirmed GODR le [...]	2004-03-23 17:36:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON DR
04SANTODOMINGO1873	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: HEALTH WORKERS STRIKE - AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: A public health workers' strike has virtually shut down outpatient services at Dominican public hospitals for five days beginning March 22, following similar but shorter work stoppages since January. Government, civil society, and the press, while acknowledging a need for better [...]	2004-03-23 21:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB DR
04SANTODOMINGO1933	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT MEJIA WRITES TO ASK FOR [...] (SBU) On March 25 the Foreign Ministry delivered the original of a letter from President Mejia for President Bush, under cover of a note from the Minister. Following is Embassy's unofficial translation. Embassy is faxing copy to WHA/CAR and to Treasury; original follows to SES-CR by pouch. [...]	2004-03-25 18:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR EFIN OPDC
04SANTODOMINGO1943	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC APPROVES NEW POLICE LAW [...] Summary. As part of the March 2 ceremony celebrating the 68th anniversary of the National Police, President Mejia signed the National Police Institutional Law (Law 96-04),also known as the Police Reform Bill. One of the most significant changes under the new law is the transfer of the Metro [...]	2004-03-25 21:36:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS PHUM DR
04SANTODOMINGO1950	DOMINICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL PROMISES ARTICLE 98 AND [...] (U) Summary. On March 24 Dominican Attorney General Victor Cespedes Martinez promised the Ambassador that he would act swiftly on the Article 98 agreement, facilitate extradition requests and work to improve the handling of narcotics/narcotrafficking cases in the Dominican Republic. End Summary. [...]	2004-03-26 18:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN DR KCRM KJUS SNAR PREL MARR
04SANTODOMINGO1965	DOMINICAN ARMED FORCES CHIEF ON HAITI, NEXT [...] (C) In conversation with DATT and poloff on March 22 Dominican Armed Forces Secretary LTG Soto Jiminez expressed concern over "gangs of criminals" that he said controlled the Haitian side of the northern border with the Dominican Republic. Dominican security forces along the border consequent [...]	2004-03-26 20:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR HA DR
04SANTODOMINGO1986	DOMINICAN ELECTION #32: BATTLE OF THE POLLS [...] (SBU) This is no. 32 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: BATTLE OF THE POLLS Two polls published today, March 29, both show a much tighter presidential race, indicating that President Hipolito Mejia has picked up considerable support. Polls were done the same week in Mar [...]	2004-03-29 17:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO2078	DOMINICAN ELECTION #34: CORRUPTION AND THE [...] (SBU) This is cable # 34 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: CORRUPTION AND THE CANDIDATES The heat of the campaign and the insistence of the Ambassador and U.S.-funded civic groups have finally brought the explosive issue of corruption into open debate. On March 26 t [...]	2004-04-05 10:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR DR
04SANTODOMINGO2186	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PRESIDENT TRAVELS TO MIAMI AND [...] Embassy has received Diplomatic Note DVP 8445 from the Secretariat of State for Foreign Relations of the Dominican SIPDIS Republic advising of President Hipolito Mejia's travel plans to Miami and New York April 10 through the 12 and requesting proper airspace and landing permissions. Attac [...]	2004-04-07 21:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC OTRA OVIP DR
04SANTODOMINGO2223	DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES #5; BANINTER/BANCREDITO [...] (SBU) This is cable # 5 in a periodic series on the banking sector in the Dominican Republic. Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. SIPDIS BANINTER and Bancredito Back in the News and in the Campaigns Presidential candidates are trading barbs over responsibility for the massive B [...]	2004-04-08 17:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO2263	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #35: WHAT THIS ELECTION IS NOT [...] (SBU) The following is #35 in our series on the Dominican presidential elections: Elections # 35 - What It's NOT About In the Dominican presidential elections set for May 16, none of the leading political parties believes in blaming the United States for Dominican woes or sees any advantage i [...]	2004-04-12 19:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO2294	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #36: THE PLD PLATFORM, IN [...] (SBU) Following is no. 36 in our series on the Dominican elections. Dominican Elections #36: The PLD Platform, in Brief Leonel Fernandez's Partido de Liberacion Dominicana is the only one of three parties to have produced a formal election platform. The full text in Spanish is available [...]	2004-04-13 21:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO2297	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF ENERGY SPENCER [...] (SBU) The Country Team and I look forward to your April 15 visit. The last twelve months has in many aspects been the most difficult time for the country in at least twenty years. Dominicans are distrustful of their politicians and their institutions, are suffering from the prolonged effects [...]	2004-04-14 10:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ENRG OVIP
04SANTODOMINGO2318	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT INSTRUCTS FONMIN TO VOTE FOR [...] (SBU) Dominican President Hipolito Mejia instructed ForMin Frank Guerrero Prats at 16:00 today, Wednesday, to tell the Dominican delegation to the UN Human Rights Commission to vote in favor of the Honduras-sponsored resolution on human rights in Cuba. 2. (C) The Ambassador had asked for [...]	2004-04-14 21:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM CU DR
04SANTODOMINGO232	GODR PRESIDENT MEJIA ON IMF AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: In response to Ambassador,s points drawn from reftel A, President Mejia expressed strong support for staying the course toward resumption of the IMF standby, including maintaining a market-based exchange rate policy. He seeks greater flexibility on the part of the international [...]	2004-01-12 22:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO2381	FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST NO.200400520 [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-19 19:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AINF DR TBIO
04SANTODOMINGO2513	SECRETARY OF ENERGY ABRAHAM PROPOSES TO "SHED MORE [...] Summary. United States Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham visited the Dominican Republic April 15 on his way to the Sixth Western Hemisphere Energy Minister's Meeting in Trinidad & Tobago, April 19 - 21. The Secretary met with Embassy personnel, private sector representatives, and Presiden [...]	2004-04-23 20:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ENRG OVIP PREL
04SANTODOMINGO2524	DOMINICAN ELECTION #39: CANDIDATES SKETCH PLATFORMS [...] (SBU) This is no. 39 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: Candidates Sketch Platforms So far only Leonel Fernandez's PLD has published a platform for the May 16 presidential elections. Newspapers of April 26 indicate that Mejia's PRD will release a document in the next f [...]	2004-04-26 12:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG KCOR DR
04SANTODOMINGO2526	DOMINICAN ELECTION # 40: FERNANDEZ CONFIDENT BUT [...] (SBU) This is no. 40 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: FERNANDEZ CONCERNED ABOUT FRAUD BUT CONFIDENT IN ABILITY TO RESTORE PROGRESS On April 13 at luncheon with the Ambassador PLD presidential candidate Leonel Fernandez spent the first third of the encounter focusing o [...]	2004-04-26 13:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
04SANTODOMINGO2575	DIPNOTE 11048 - PRESIDENT MEJIA NOTIFIES [...] On April 27 Embassy received from the Foreign Ministry formal notification of withdrawal from Iraq by the Dominican Quisqueya Batallion, dated April 26. Text follows: (Complementary intro...) and refers to the situation of the Ad Hoc "Quisqueya" Task Force, currently in Iraq. As it is kno [...]	2004-04-28 13:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV DR IZ
04SANTODOMINGO2580	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #42: PLD PROMISES TO THE USG [...] (SBU) Following is number 42 in our series on the Dominican elections. PLD Promises to the USG In mid-March PLD campaign manager Danilo Medina led a four-person PLD delegation to Washington, where they met with NSC personnel and asked for an appointment at the Department of State. Sin [...]	2004-04-28 13:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO2601	DOMINICAN SECRETARY FOR ARMED FORCES SENDS EMBASSY [...] On April 28, Embassy received official correspondence from Secretary of Armed Forces, Jose Miguel Soto Jimenez, stating the Dominican Republic's intention to remove their troops from Iraq. His letter is dated April 20 but was almost certainly written on April 26 or April 27. 2. An image o [...]	2004-04-29 11:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR MOPS OPDC PREL
04SANTODOMINGO2607	ROCK ASH SHIPMENTS FROM PUERTO RICO TO DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A controversy over rock ash shipments from a Puerto Rico power plant owned by U.S.-based energy company AES has become a topic of local comment. The Dominican Environment Secretariat confirms that the local firm that imported the product for construction in the north obtained [...]	2004-04-29 16:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP SENV DR ETRD EWWT EIND
04SANTODOMINGO2619	ILO: CUBA AND VENEZUELA REPRISALS AGAINST [...] Dominican Minister of Labor Milton Ray Guevara mentioned to EcoPol counselor on April 28 at the dedication of a Dept of Labor sponsored program that the Venezuelan and Cuban missions in Geneva are lobbying against his candidacy to chair the ILO annual meetings, specifically because they perce [...]	2004-04-29 22:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ELAB DR CU
04SANTODOMINGO2722	DOMINICAN ELECTION SERIES #43: PLD CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) This is cable # 43 in our series on the Dominican elections. PLD CANDIDATE FERNANDEZ LOOKS TO EIU FOR POLICY PRESCRIPTIONS Judging from the consultant company he keeps, PLD candidate Leonel Fernandez is anything but a radical in economic matters. Rather than rely exclusively on in-h [...]	2004-05-06 13:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ECON PGOV
04SANTODOMINGO2742	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #44: CANDIDATES ON MACRO AND [...] (SBU) Following is number 44 in our Dominican elections series: Candidates on Macro and Financial Policy In April all three of the principal candidates for the Dominican presidency addressed the American Chamber of Commerce on their visions for economic policy for 2004-2008. The full te [...]	2004-05-06 20:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON DR
04SANTODOMINGO2744	IMF TEAM REPORTS STRONG EFFORT BUT MISSED TARGETS [...] (SBU) Summary: International Monetary Fund review team members commented May 5 that despite strong effort, the GODR has failed to meet the Fund Standby Agreement performance criteria on monetary, fiscal and debt levels. IMF representatives pointed to higher-than-expected first quarter infla [...]	2004-05-07 11:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ECON EFIN ENRG
04SANTODOMINGO2761	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #47 (REVISED): THE EXPENDITURE [...] (SBU) This is no. 47 in our series on the Dominican presidential elections: The Expenditure Cost of Democracy Dominicans have lived in an increasing tempest of campaign advertising over the past eight months. Just how much money is being spent is unclear, as is the origin of private con [...]	2004-05-07 20:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON DR
04SANTODOMINGO2821	DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES # 06: "RAMONCITO" GOES TO [...] (U) This is cable # 6 in a periodic series on the banking sector in the Dominican Republic. Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. SIPDIS "RAMONCITO" SENT TO TRIAL IN THE BANINTER CASE --------------------------------------------- --------------- What's new: a summary of the bank [...]	2004-05-10 16:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO2843	DOMINICAN ELECTION # 46: ESTRELLA, WOULD-BE STAR [...] (SBU) This is cable # 46 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: ESTRELLA, WOULD-BE STAR ------------------------ Heading for third place ------------------------ In the last week before the presidential election, Reformista candidate Eduardo Estrella continues to work t [...]	2004-05-11 11:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR DR
04SANTODOMINGO2918	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #47: THE EXPENDITURE COST OF [...] (SBU) This is no. 47 in our series on the Dominican presidential elections: The Expenditure Cost of Democracy Dominicans have lived in an increasing tempest of campaign advertising over the past eight months. Just how much is being spent is unclear, as is the origin of private contribut [...]	2004-05-14 12:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO2933	DOMINICAN ELECTION SERIES #49: LEONEL FERNANDEZ -- [...] (SBU) This is cable #49 in our series on the Dominican presidential elections. FERNANDEZ: THE ONCE AND FUTURE PRESIDENT? (SBU) Lawyer turned politician, Leonel Fernandez once reigned over the small island nation of the Dominican Republic. Times were good - tourism and exports were up, the [...]	2004-05-14 20:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR DR
04SANTODOMINGO2937	DOMINICAN ELECTION #50: OBSERVERS - MUCHOS OJOS [...] (U) This is no. 50 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: ELECTION OBSERVERS - MUCHOS OJOS We expect as many as 250 international observers, including 160 associated with the OAS Electoral Observation Mission, to be in the Dominican Republic to monitor the presidential voti [...]	2004-05-14 22:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM DR
04SANTODOMINGO2968	DOMINICAN ELECTION #51: LEONEL SWEEPS THE ELECTION [...] This is no. 51 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: ELECTION RETURNS: LEONEL SWEEPS THE ELECTION Leonel Fernandez Reyna, former president (1996-2000) and PLD candidate in the May 16 election, won a sweeping electoral victory May 16 and is scheduled to be inaugurated August [...]	2004-05-18 23:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO3004	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT-ELECT LOOKS FORWARD TO CLOSE [...] (SBU) Summary. Dominican President-elect Leonel Fernandez assured the Ambassador on May 19 that he anticipated close and collaborative relations with the United States. Economic issues will occupy much of his time. Dominican relations with Cuba are a relatively low priority for him. Fernand [...]	2004-05-20 12:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO3056	DOMINICAN ELECTION SERIES #52: DEMOCRACY WINS [...] (SBU) Following is number 52 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: Democracy Wins - - - - - - - - Voting was calm and orderly across the Dominican Republic during the 12-hour polling period on May 16, in what many consider to have been the best-conducted vote in national [...]	2004-05-24 10:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM DR
04SANTODOMINGO3297	IRAQ: SUPPORTING THE IIG - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel points June 4 to MFA international organizations deputy director Rhadys Abreu de Polanco. Poloff emphasized the importance of the Dominican Republic, as a member of the Coalition, expressing firm support for the new Iraqi authorities publicly and in international [...]	2004-06-04 18:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ DR

04SANTODOMINGO3312	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2004 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This cable provides the 2004 Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims Report for the Dominican Republic per reftel. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of 13 claims of U.S. persons that may be outstanding against the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR),down from [...]	2004-06-04 19:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ECON KIDE EINV
04SANTODOMINGO3357	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: BASEL CONVENTION NOTIFICATION [...] Embassy Santo Domingo received on June 7 a diplomatic note transmitting a may 25 letter from the Dominican Ministry of the Environment advising of the transboundary movement of a total of 1924 kg of liquid and solid latex for incineration by the firm Perma Fix Environmental Services of Orlando [...]	2004-06-08 17:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV DR
04SANTODOMINGO3358	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #2: POLITICAL PARTIES RE-GROUP [...] (SBU) This is no. 2 in our series on the transition to a new administration in the Dominican Republic. POLITICAL PARTIES RE-GROUP (SBU) Following Leonel Fernandez's sweep of the May 16 presidential election, the three major political parties are grappling with their futures -- the winning [...]	2004-06-08 17:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR DR
04SANTODOMINGO3422	DEMARCHE, ECLAC CONFERENCE ON WOMEN, DELIVERED TO [...] Embassy delivered reftel talking points as a non-paper to MFA deputy director of international organizations Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, with a request that they be shared with the Dominican delegation to the Ninth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, in Mexico City Jun [...]	2004-06-09 22:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC SOCI KWMN DR
04SANTODOMINGO3424	DOMINICAN GRUPO M SHUTTING DOWN MANUFACTURING [...] SUMMARY. Dominican apparel company, GRUPO M, is close to shutting down their apparel plant in Ouanaminthe, Haiti due to "Workers' Struggle," a group of activist employees who have made the plant inefficient and ineffective. GRUPO M President, Fernando Capellan, stated that the company plans [...]	2004-06-14 11:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO DR ELAB ETRD EINV HA
04SANTODOMINGO3548	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CERTIFICATION REPORT CARD, 2004 [...] Following is the narcotics certification report card 2004 for the Dominican Republic, requested Ref A (the 2003 report card is in Ref B). 2. The United States Government (USG) worked with the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR) to continue progress on establishing a regular and pred [...]	2004-06-17 21:01:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO3626	DOMINICAN TRANSITION # 3: SIDES ENGAGE ON IMF AND [...] (U) This is cable no. 3 in our series on the transition to a new administration in the Dominican Republic. SIDES ENGAGE ON IMF AND TAX REFORM ----------------------------------------- Fiscal reform, necessarily the hot topic ----------------------------------------- As the power outage [...]	2004-06-22 10:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO3627	RECOMMENDATION ON FINANCING OF MARINE PATROL [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-22 10:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON DR
04SANTODOMINGO3629	ELECTRICITY SITUATION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] SUMMARY. The Dominican Republic's electricity sector has witnessed a steady decline in energy production over the last month, with blackouts in many areas reaching 15 to 20 hours daily. The situation is expected to intensify Tuesday, June 22, when AES' Andres plant goes off-line for lack of [...]	2004-06-22 10:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ECON ENRG EINV
04SANTODOMINGO3667	USG REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS HITS [...] (U) Embassy Santo Domingo delivered the Dominican Republic section of the 2003 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to the Foreign Ministry on June 14; the Embassy press release on the subject made all the dailies the next day. The story grew as on June 16, in response to a written question, [...]	2004-06-22 13:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO3694	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ATTENDANCE AT 59TH UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-23 12:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP DR
04SANTODOMINGO3749	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #4: PRESIDENT-ELECT'S VISIT [...] (SBU) This no. 4 in our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic. DOMINICAN PRESIDENT-ELECT'S VISIT TO VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT CHAVEZ (U) Dominican President-elect Leonel Fernandez stopped over in Caracas to call on President Hugo Chavez June 20- [...]	2004-06-25 17:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EPET DR VE
04SANTODOMINGO3825	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - CUBA: COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY [...] (U)The Dominican Government this year provided decisive support to the cause of improving prospects for human rights and democracy in Cuba. Secretary Powell sent a letter to President Mejia (Ref B) thanking him for the Dominican Republic's "yes" vote on the Cuba resolution in the 60th Human R [...]	2004-06-29 10:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETTC CU DR
04SANTODOMINGO3841	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: RESETTLEMENT OF PROTECTED [...] (SBU) Embassy understands the importance of the resettlement of protected Cuban and Haitian migrants presently at Guantanamo Naval Base and will offer all appropriate assistance. The Dominican Republic is in the midst of a government transition and inauguration day for the new administration [...]	2004-06-29 15:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL SMIG MARR DR
04SANTODOMINGO3906	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #5: PACT BECOMES FACT [...] (SBU) This no. 5 in our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic. (SBU) Dominican Transition: Pact Becomes Fact The transition teams really are cooperating. The government is likely to deliver a PLD-shaped tax reform to Congress by the targe [...]	2004-07-01 20:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN DR SP
04SANTODOMINGO3925	EXTRADITION CASE OF JOHNNY MARTINEZ [...] (U) Embassy Santo Domingo responds to reftel A questions as follows: a. Embassy Santo Domingo has no record of receiving any request for assurances or any other requests from the GODR regarding Johnny Martinez's extradition to the United States. b. Embassy Santo Domingo has no record o [...]	2004-07-02 14:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KCRM DR
04SANTODOMINGO3978	NOMINATION TO REGIONAL LABOR RIGHTS TRAINING [...] Embassy nominates Jay R. Raman, a political officer with labor reporting responsibilities, to attend the WHA Regional Labor Rights Training Seminar to be held in Panama City on 9-10 September 2004. 2. Jay Raman began a one year rotational assignment in the Political Section of AmEmb Santo D [...]	2004-07-07 19:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB OTRA DR
04SANTODOMINGO3979	ARTICLE 98 RATIFICATION PROGRESS IN DOMINICAN [...] The Dominican Senate gave its approval to ratification of the Article 98 bilateral agreement on June 15 and forwarded the proposal to the lower house of Congress (Chamber of Deputies) for action. The same day, the DCM urged Chamber Speaker Alfredo Pacheco (PRD) to ensure prompt approval and e [...]	2004-07-08 10:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO4001	TRANSPARENCY CLAUSE: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Embassy on July 6 delivered talking points on the transparency clause (para 8 reftel) to MFA deputy director for UN and OAS affairs Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, in the form of a non-paper in Spanish. She undertook to pass the document to the Dominican delegation before their July 7 departure for [...]	2004-07-08 21:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KSUM KCOR KCRM KDEM DR
04SANTODOMINGO4006	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #6: POLITICS DRIVES WAGE [...] (SBU) This is no. 6 in our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic. POLITICS DRIVES WAGE DEMANDS The grim joke in recent months is that the supermarket has become the "house of horrors," especially for the middle class. The double sting of [...]	2004-07-09 11:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR EFIN PGOV PINR ELAB
04SANTODOMINGO4087	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #7: CONGRESS CONTINUES, [...] (SBU) This no. 7 in our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic: CONGRESS CONTINUES, DESPITE DISARRAY When President-elect Leonel Fernandez (PLD) takes office August 16, the present National Congress will be only halfway through its four-year [...]	2004-07-13 18:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO414	DOMINICAN ELECTION #17: MEJIA'S PRD PRIMARY - A [...] (SBU) This is number 17 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: MEJIA'S PRD PRIMARY - A VICTORY FORETOLD President Mejia, running virtually unopposed in the ruling PRD's presidential primary January 18, won about 95 percent of the vote, with his sole opponent Frank J. T [...]	2004-01-20 23:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
04SANTODOMINGO4200	REACHING OUT TO GOVERNMENTS AND NGOS ON CUBA: [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-19 18:36:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU DR
04SANTODOMINGO4319	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RATIFIES ART. 98 BILATERAL [...] (U) As Congressional leaders had assured us (reftel),the Dominican Republic on July 22 ratified the bilateral DR-U.S. agreement under Article 98 of the International Criminal Court treaty. The Chamber of Deputies plenary approved the measure, following the June 15 approval by the Senate (ref [...]	2004-07-23 22:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS DR
04SANTODOMINGO4350	EMBASSY PRESENTS TIP ACTION PLAN TO DOMINICAN [...] On 23 July 2004 Poloffs met separately with Dominican MFA international organizations deputy Rhadys Abreu de Polanco and consular affairs director Dulce Rosario de la Maza to discuss the TIP issues set forth in reftel and to present the Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan for the Dominican Republic. [...]	2004-07-27 18:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM DR
04SANTODOMINGO4392	TRANSITION #8: DOMINCAN CONGRESS AWASH WITH TAX [...] (SBU) This is number 8 in our series covering the transition between the Mejia and the Fernandez governments. DOMINICAN CONGRESS AWASH WITH TAX CHANGE PROPOSALS Fifteen days ago President Mejia sent Congress the PLD-drafted fiscal package. The Fernandez team projected its proposal would [...]	2004-07-29 20:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR EFIN PGOV
04SANTODOMINGO4418	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2004 INVESTMENT CLIMATE MID [...] This cable provides the 2004 Investment Climate Mid Year Update for the Dominican Republic tasked reftel 2. (begin text) CHAPTER 7: Investment Climate Investment Climate The following is the (preliminary) 2005 Investment Climate Report for the Dominican Republic.(as of July 2004) [...]	2004-07-30 20:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ECON KIDE EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV
04SANTODOMINGO4421	TRANSITION #9 - DOMINICAN ELECTRICITY: NO ONE'S [...] (SBU) This is number 9 in our series covering the transition between the Mejia and the Fernandez governments. ELECTRICITY: NO ONE'S RESPONSIBLE, EVERYONE SUFFERS The slow-motion collapse of the electricity sector during the countdown to the August 16 presidential election has finally re [...]	2004-07-30 21:44:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO4422	U.S. INITIATIVES FOR THE 59TH UNGA DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-01 19:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC DR
04SANTODOMINGO4425	INVITATION TO GTRI CONFERENCE IN VIENNA DELIVERED [...] Embassy on July 29 delivered reftel talking points inviting the Dominican Republic to participate in the Global Threat Reduction Initiative Partners Conference in Vienna, Austria, September 18-19, and text of proposed joint statement, to MFA international organizations deputy director Rhadys [...]	2004-08-02 13:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP TRGY PTER AORC DR
04SANTODOMINGO4501	TRANSITION #10 - THE AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LEONEL [...] (U) This is cable number 10 in our series covering the transition between the Mejia and Fernandez governments. President-elect Fernandez - Two weeks from power 2. (C) Summary. President-elect Leonel Fernandez told the Ambassador in a private meeting on August 3, 2004, that his govern [...]	2004-08-04 17:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EINV ENRG MCAP DR
04SANTODOMINGO4502	WHA SPRING 2005 INTERN PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-04 17:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC
04SANTODOMINGO4514	DOMINICAN TRANSITION 11: STUDENTS PROTEST [...] (U) This is no. 11 in our series on the Dominican Republic's transition to a new administration: STUDENTS PROTEST VIOLENTLY AGAINST MEJIA 2. (U) Police estimated that 200 students protested violently at the inauguration by President Mejia of a new central library at the Autonomous Univers [...]	2004-08-05 14:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC DR
04SANTODOMINGO4531	DOMINICAN TRANSITION 12-PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ NAMES [...] (U) This is number 12 in our series on the transition between the Mejia and Fernandez adminstrations. President-elect Fernandez- Two weeks from power. 2. (U) Summary. President-elect Leonel Fernandez on August 4 announced appointments to his administration, mainly in positions related to [...]	2004-08-05 16:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG MCAP PGOV PINR PREL EINV DR
04SANTODOMINGO4579	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELAN [...] (SBU) On August 6 poloff delivered points para 3 reftel to MFA international organizations deputy director Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, and urged the GODR to issue a statement supporting a free, fair, and transparent process in the Venezuelan presidential referendum August 15. Poloff also advocat [...]	2004-08-09 16:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO VE DR
04SANTODOMINGO4637	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #14: FERNANDEZ TELLS [...] (U) This no. 14 in our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic. Lunch with Leonel (U) On August 6, the Ambassador and visiting Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) attended a lunch hosted by President-elect Leonel Fernandez (PLD) at the office of his G [...]	2004-08-12 10:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EPET MCAP DR VE
04SANTODOMINGO4666	DOMINICAN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS HOPE FOR EARLY [...] Summary. The salary dispute between the Association of Air Traffic Controllers (ACTA) and the Dominican Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) that resulted in a three-day lockout in late March remains unresolved. Although the union and the government do not have good relations now, there is hope t [...]	2004-08-12 20:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB EAIR DR
04SANTODOMINGO4672	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - CODEL DODD (15-17 AUG) [...] U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes and grants country clearance to Senator Christopher J. Dodd to travel to Santo Domingo. The purpose of this trip is to attend the presidential inauguration of President-elect Fernandez from 15-17 August, 2004. 2. Embassy assistance is requested. ---- [...]	2004-08-13 16:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA DR
04SANTODOMINGO469	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CICTE DELEGATION TO FOURTH [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to GODR Deputy Director of International Organizations Desk, Ambassador Rhadys Abreu de Polanco. Ambassador Polanco said that the GODR delegation to the Fourth Regular Session of the OAS Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) will be headed [...]	2004-01-23 19:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER DR
04SANTODOMINGO4702	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. WILLIAM H. SCOTTI [...] US Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. William H. Scotti to travel to Santo Domingo from September 21 to September 23, 2004. Purpose of trip is to carry out activities relating to dependent education and assistance to American- sponsored schools. Embassy will me [...]	2004-08-17 13:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER
04SANTODOMINGO4719	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #13: FERNANDEZ TELLS [...] (U) This is the amplified and corrected version of ref a, part of our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic. Ten days before his inauguration, Leonel Fernandez spoke about his approach to the economic crisis and commented on his relations with [...]	2004-08-18 11:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EPET MCAP DR VE
04SANTODOMINGO473	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #18: UN, EU AND OAS REPS [...] (SBU) Following is number 18 in our Dominican presidential election series: UN, EU and OAS Reps Engage Dominican Electoral Authorities A UN Mission, Soon - - - - - - - - - - UN Resident Representative Niky Fabiancic informed the Ambassador and poloff on January 12 that the UN El [...]	2004-01-23 23:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV EAID EU
04SANTODOMINGO4784	TRANSITION #14: LEONEL FERNANDEZ AT DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) This is #14 in our series on the transition between the Mejia and Fernandez governments in the Dominican Republic. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fernandez promises Austerity, Anti-Corruption and Support for Social Concerns - - - - - - [...]	2004-08-20 17:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO483	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: USTR ZOELLICK LAUNCHES FTA [...] (U) Summary. U.S. Trade Representative Amb. Robert Zoellick told Dominicans on January 15 that bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations offer an opportunity for new engagement, economic growth and strengthened institutions. He stressed that an FTA, free and fair presidential electio [...]	2004-01-27 16:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ETRD EAID EFIN PGOV PREL OVIP OREP
04SANTODOMINGO4892	ICAO CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DOMINICAN [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel talking points as a non-paper to newly appointed Director General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) Norge BOTELLO Fernandez. Botello confirmed that the Dominican Republic will support re-election of the United States to the ICAO Council and in general would support U.S. po [...]	2004-08-27 19:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAIR XX
04SANTODOMINGO490	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: NATIONAL WORK STOPPAGE SET FOR [...] (SBU) A national work stoppage ("huelga" in Spanish),set for January 28-29, is likely to disrupt or close down many businesses across the country and cause scattered violence in low-income neighborhoods of the capital and smaller cities. The Coordinator of Popular and Labor Organizations promo [...]	2004-01-28 00:40:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB ASEC DR
04SANTODOMINGO4916	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND VENEZUELAN OIL [...] (U) This cable is an overview of the Dominican Republic's petroleum sector in response to reftel A. Venezuela in 2003 supplied only 11 percent of total petroleum imports to the Dominican Republic, a significant change from 2002 when Venezuelan imports were nearly 55 percent of the total. Oth [...]	2004-08-30 20:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL XK
04SANTODOMINGO4986	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: RAMOS GARCIA ALIEN SMUGGLING [...] (U) On 1 September 2004, the Supreme Court in regular session began hearing testimony in the alien smuggling trial of Congressional representative Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia. Because Ramos Garcia is a legislator, the Supreme Court is the court of first instance. Ramos, a former consul t [...]	2004-09-03 18:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS SMIG DR
04SANTODOMINGO502	Electricity Sector Shutting Down in the Dominican [...] (SBU) Summary: As more power plants shut down, GODR and energy sector representatives in public recriminations. Negotiators are close to an agreement that would put Cogentrix back on line. End summary. 2. (SBU) Nine representatives of the electricity sector briefed the Ambassador on Jan [...]	2004-01-28 12:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL ENRG DR
04SANTODOMINGO5024	DOMINICAN POLITICS: SUGAR, IPR, TAXES AND TRADE -- [...] (U) Following is the first in our series on the politics of the new Dominican administration of Leonel Fernandez. (U) Dominican Politics #1: Sugar, IPR, Taxes and Trade ) Trouble for Free Traders (U) Powerful opponents of free trade are mounting a campaign to discredit the agreement with t [...]	2004-09-07 17:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ETRD EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5080	DOMINICAN SENATORS TELL AMBASSADOR THEY'LL BLOCK [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador obtained from Senate and PRD leaders September 8 a commitment to delete a proposed 25 percent tax on beverages using imported high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) from paragraph 9 of the pending fiscal reform legislation (reftel). The Ambassador told them the protection [...]	2004-09-10 17:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD EFIN PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO5153	DOMINICAN TAX REFORM AND TELECOMS [...] Embassy Santo Domingo thanks Department for information about meeting on September 7 with Verizon concerning the tax package currently before the Dominican congress, as well as the September 14 message detailing efforts to date by telecoms companies in Santo Domingo. 2. The Ambassador recei [...]	2004-09-15 18:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS BEXP EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5154	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND ECON TEAM SEEK TO REASSURE [...] (U) Summary: During the September 8 visit of EXIMBANK Vice President David Miller Dominican President Fernandez and his advisors stressed that the country,s economic crisis was one of liquidity rather than insolvency. They indicated their commitment to meeting the country's debt obligations an [...]	2004-09-15 18:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5156	DOMINICAN AMCHAM MEETING TURNS UGLY OVER SUGAR AND [...] (SBU) At the American Chamber of Commerce,s September 13th board meeting, Charge and Embassy staff were subjected to a harsh rant by sugar interests. The meeting was to have focused on DR-CAFTA, but it became a forum for a discussion of the demands of the sugar sector for protection and the r [...]	2004-09-15 20:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL BEXP
04SANTODOMINGO5186	DOMINICAN POLITICS #2: FERNANDEZ, CRISIS AND [...] (U) Following is no. 2 in our Politics 2004 series, our scenesetter for the visit September 16-17 to the Domincan Republic of OAS Amb. John Maisto. Amb. Maisto will participate in public events at the MFA Diplomatic School and the "Foundation for Global Democracy and Development," both to de [...]	2004-09-16 16:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5227	GTRI PARTNERS' CONFERENCE IN VIENNA: DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-19 15:01:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KNNP TRGY PTER MNUC DR
04SANTODOMINGO5242	DOMINICAN PRES. FERNANDEZ OFFERS TO RESOLVE CORN [...] (C) Summary: Visiting USOAS PermRep Ambassador John Maisto and Ambassador Hertell took advantage of a meeting planned on Summit of the Americas to tell President Fernandez and Foreign Secretary Carlos Morales Troncoso September 16 that a proposed 25 percent tax on products containing high fruc [...]	2004-09-20 18:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO5302	FORMER DOMINICAN PRESIDENT OPTIMISTIC THAT SENATE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Former Dominican President Hipolito Mejia told Ambassador Hertell September 22 that he expects that the effort will succeed to remove from the fiscal reform bill now in the Senate the proposed 25 percent tax on beverages that use high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). It [...]	2004-09-22 22:52:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL BEXP PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO537	DOMINICAN WORK STOPPAGE, JAN 28-29: STREETS ARE [...] (SBU) Most businesses were shuttered and schools were closed for the January 28-29 national work stoppage in the Dominican Republic, called by a coalition of community, labor, student, and political groups to protest economic and social policies. Banks and supermarkets were open but neighborho [...]	2004-01-28 22:44:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ELAB ASEC DR
04SANTODOMINGO5425	DOMINICAN POLITICS #3: FREE TRADE, PAID JOURNALISM [...] Following is number 3 in our series on Dominican politics in 2004: Free Trade, Paid Journalism and Bad Press for the United States A small, powerful coterie of infuriated sugar barons continues to use influence and money in an effort to convince the Dominican public of the bad faith of D [...]	2004-09-30 15:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5426	DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES # 7 - NEW LEGAL TEAMS AIM [...] (U) This is cable number 7 in a periodic series on the banking system and bank frauds in the Dominican Republic. SEE ACTION REQUESTS FOR SEC AND DOJ/OIA BELOW. NEW LEGAL TEAMS AIM AT ALVAREZ RENTA AND PROMISE VIGOROUS PROSECUTIONS 2. (U) Legal actions and investigations continue ag [...]	2004-09-30 15:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PGOV PREL KJUS DR
04SANTODOMINGO5437	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SCENESETTER FOR POSSIBLE VIP [...] Following is a backgrounder for a possible VIP visit to the Dominican Republic: (U) Background. The Dominican Republic, just 70 miles from Puerto Rico across the treacherous Mona Passage, is a heavyweight in the Caribbean, a strong trading partner, and a helpful ally in the Caribbean. The U [...]	2004-09-30 20:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5468	DOMINICAN POLITICS #4: FERNANDEZ AND REPEAL OF TAX [...] Following is number 4 in our series on the 2004 politics of the Fernandez administration: Fernandez and Repeal of Tax Measure President Leonel Fernandez signed and promulgated on September 28 the tax measures passed by the Dominican Congress and submitted to the Dominican Senate on Septem [...]	2004-10-01 20:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD DR
04SANTODOMINGO5480	IMF VISIT TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REVEALS LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: An IMF team led by Steven Phillips (protect) to Santo Domingo this week reported that the Dominican Republic continued to face an acute crisis. The GODR had made only limited progress toward an integrated plan that could serve as the basis for resuming its IMF program. The team [...]	2004-10-01 22:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS BEXP EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5502	59TH UNGA: U.S. DRAFT FOR 1ST COMMITTEE DELIVERED [...] Embassy Santo Domingo on October 4 delivered to MFA international organizations deputy director Rhadys Abreu de Polanco reftel talking points (as a nonpaper) and U.S. draft resolution on improving the effectiveness of the methods of work of the First Committee (Disarmament). She undertook to [...]	2004-10-04 21:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PARM PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO5503	FINAL GODR EXTRADITION CASES UNDER PRESIDENT MEJIA [...] (U) On July 30, 2004, seven fugitives were extradited from the Dominican Republic in the company of U.S. Marshals. They were as follows: a. Gornelio Serrano, reftel A, wanted to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on federal narcotics charges. b. Humber [...]	2004-10-04 21:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KJUS PINR SNAR DR
04SANTODOMINGO5603	DCI SPECIAL ADVISOR'S REPORT ON IRAQ WMD: [...] Embassy provided reftel talking points as a non-paper to MFA director for U.S. affairs Roger Espaillat on October 8. He undertook to share the information with the director of Middle East affairs. Espaillat had no immediate substantive reaction, but appreciated having the points available if t [...]	2004-10-08 23:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR DR
04SANTODOMINGO5604	DOMINICAN INTERNAL REVENUE DIRECTOR GENERAL TO [...] (U) Summary: During a visit by Ambassador Hertell to Director General of Internal Revenue Juan Hernandez, Hernandez indicated that the Dominican Republic continues to experience difficulties with tax collections and stated his intention to clamp down on tax cheats. He responded to the Ambassa [...]	2004-10-12 11:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5671	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - DEMARCHE AGAINST CUBA'S [...] (SBU) EcoPol chief delivered demarche and talking points on Cuba's embargo resolution to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano on October 14. EcoPol chief recalled the Dominican Republic's help in passing the Cuba resolution at the UN Human Rights Commission. Liriano heard out the presen [...]	2004-10-15 17:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD
04SANTODOMINGO5672	U.S. NOMINEE FOR ICTY - DEMARCHE TO DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-15 18:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KAWC PHUM DR
04SANTODOMINGO5696	DOMINICAN RESPONSE: CONVOKING A SPECIAL SESSION OF [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-18 16:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV
04SANTODOMINGO5718	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: BLUE LANTERN OFFICER CONTACT [...] Embassy Santo Domingo designates following officer to be responsible for oversight of the Blue Lantern Program in the Dominican Republic: Name: Stephen S. Wheeler Position: Chief, Economic Unit Telephone: 809-731-4293 Fax.: 809-686-4038 E-mail:wheelers@state.gov Estimated Departure Date [...]	2004-10-18 21:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ETTC KOMC KSEP
04SANTODOMINGO5727	DEMARCHES TO DOMINICANS ON HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP [...] (U) Summary. EcoPol counselor delivered talking points urging rapid repeal of the 25 percent tax on fructose-sweetened drinks to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano on October 14. She accepted the document and undertook to pass it on. EcoPol counselor and poloff met Senator Alejand [...]	2004-10-19 17:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO5740	DOMINICAN ELECTRICITY: THE LAZARUS EFFECT [...] Summary (SBU) The Dominican electrical sector is still in great difficulty. Generation is running consistently below peak demand. Blackouts occur regularly, although they are less prolonged than in the last days of the Mejia administration. The government is keeping the lights through the end [...]	2004-10-20 11:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ECON ENRG PGOV EINV
04SANTODOMINGO5757	DOMINICAN TEXTILES - PROSPECTS FOR PRODUCTION AND [...] Embassy Santo Domingo provides the following information in response to reftel. 2. Nominal GDP in billions of USD FY 2002 21.6 FY 2003 16.8 Nominal Manufacturing GDP (industrial production) in billions of USD FY 2002 3.48 (16.1 percent of total GDP) FY 2003 2.57 (15.3 percent of t [...]	2004-10-20 18:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ETRD KTEX DR EINV
04SANTODOMINGO5777	DOMINICAN POLITICS #6: THE PRD: IT'S BROKE. FIX [...] (SBU) This is #6 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: The PRD: It,s Broke. Fix It. (U) ** Without Hipolito Mejia to hold it together, the venerable populist PRD is not mounting a coordinated response to Leonel Fernandez's PLD administration. We look at the conten [...]	2004-10-20 22:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR DR
04SANTODOMINGO5779	DOMINICAN ATTORNEY VINCHO CASTILLO - STILL KICKING [...] (C) "Those who love me, love me a lot. Those who hate me, hate me a lot," declared Marino Vinicio Castillo (Vincho) when questioned by a reporter in 2000 about his reputation for controversy. It was a good self-characterization then and remains true today. Vincho, a well known attorney wh [...]	2004-10-21 11:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EFIN KJUS PGOV DR CASTILLO VINICIO MARINO
04SANTODOMINGO5856	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: OAS AMB. MAISTO ADDRESSES FREE [...] (U) U.S. PermRep to the OAS Ambassador John Maisto, emphasized goals of the OAS Monterrey and Quebec Summits of the Americas in discussions with government, private sector, and NGO leaders and the media during his September 16-18 visit to Santo Domingo. He was accompanied by Ambassador Hertel [...]	2004-10-25 20:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KSUM KCOR KHIV ETRD SCUL XL XM DR
04SANTODOMINGO5858	NEW DOMINICAN CODE AMENDS EXTRADITION PROCESS [...] Summary. The Dominican Republic implemented a new criminal procedural code on September 27, 2004 which moves the Dominican criminal justice system from an inquisitorial system towards an accusatory system. The new code amends the procedure for handling extradition cases. The USG has reques [...]	2004-10-25 20:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KJUS PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO5888	DOMINICAN POLITICS #7: THE VANISHING LEFT [...] (SBU) This is #7 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: The Vanishing Left ** Despite current economic hardships, Dominicans have shown no interest at all in radical political solutions. This year's presidential election emphasized the eclipse of the left. With a t [...]	2004-10-27 16:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL DR VE CU CH TW
04SANTODOMINGO594	DOMINICAN ILLEGALS: USDOJ AND USCG ACTION REQUEST [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: This interagency message presents the unified views of cognizant agencies at Embassy Santo Domingo on the current surge of illegal migrant travel from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. Present efforts by Dominican and American officials are inadequate to cou [...]	2004-01-30 10:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SMIG KJUS EWWT DR
04SANTODOMINGO5952	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT ON CORRUPTION, FREE TRADE [...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Fernandez asked on October 21 for USG help in addressing corruption issues. He told the Ambassador that he remains strongly in favor of the free trade agreement (FTA). He gave the sugar sector an opportunity of "only three weeks" (until sometime the week of [...]	2004-10-28 19:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO596	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES UNHAPPY WITH NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Executives from three Dominican telecommunications companies, all with majority U.S. investment, briefed emboffs January 27 on a recent presidential decree they said effectively imposes a 10 percent tax on telecommunications companies' gross revenues. They asked for USG advoca [...]	2004-01-30 11:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EFIN PREL EINV ECON DR
04SANTODOMINGO5972	DOMINICAN TECHNICAL SECRETARY OUTLINES PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Dominican Technical Secretary of the Dominican presidency Temistocles Montas received the Ambassador and senior staff last night, October 28 to discuss a variety of topics, including the progress in discussions on a new IMF program, the Paris Club, the country,s new oil finance deal with [...]	2004-10-29 19:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5982	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AGREES TO CO-SPONSOR UNGA [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche to the MFA on October 19. On October 29, Deputy IO Ddirector Rhadys Abreu de Polanco called to say that Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso had approved the Dominican Republic's co-sponsoring the proposed U.S. draft UNGA resolution on the international [...]	2004-11-01 12:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCIP IO PM DR
04SANTODOMINGO5985	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: IMPLEMENTATION OF 2004 PARIS [...] The Ambassador delivered the draft text of the Paris Club rescheduling agreement, in English only, to Technical Secretary for the Dominican Presidency Temistocles Montas on SIPDIS October 28. Emboffs asked that Montas and his staff examine it and indicate whether any changes would be reque [...]	2004-11-01 13:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR KTIA EFIN
04SANTODOMINGO6028	DOMINICAN AIDS OFFICE TELLS GLOBAL FUND IT WILL [...] Summary. Appointees of the new Dominican administration told visiting representatives from the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM) that they will quickly improve management to qualify for the first tranche of the USD 47m grant. GFATM gave the administration until January 31. The [...]	2004-11-03 13:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ECON EFIN KHIV
04SANTODOMINGO6061	DOMINICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL COORDINATE [...] (U) Summary. Dominican cabinet members and senior officials, meeting as a group with the Ambassador and Embassy staff on October 20 and 22, cited several instances of recent progress in combating TIP, including the creation of a new cyber-crimes unit in the Attorney General's office, the brea [...]	2004-11-04 22:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN DR
04SANTODOMINGO6062	IFIS ON DOMINICAN FINANCES - TIGHT TIMETABLE WITH [...] (SBU) Despite progress on institutional reforms, the Dominican government still has a number of decisions to make before a new standby agreement can be reached with the IMF. Concerns about electricity sector reforms and and unanswered questions on fiscal problems mean that a tentative IMF Boar [...]	2004-11-05 11:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN DR PGOV
04SANTODOMINGO6118	IMF POLICY PAPER - DRAFT SUMMARY OF THE DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-09 17:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EINV DR
04SANTODOMINGO6119	DOMINICAN - VENEZUELAN AGREEMENTS ON CONCESSIONAL [...] During a November 6 stopover in Santo Domingo lasting less than twelve hours, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez signed with Dominican President Leonel Fernandez two agreements, the first providing favorable terms for Dominican purchase of Venezuelan petroleum products and the second encouragi [...]	2004-11-09 17:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET EFIN ENRG DR
04SANTODOMINGO6134	(S) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR, IMMIGRATION [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and Immigration Director Baret discussed corruption in Dominican airports and ports on November 3, 2004. The Ambassador named names, including military officers assigned to Immigration, and urged dismissal and prosecution. Baret said prosecution was difficult, p [...]	2004-11-10 16:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	PREL SMIG KJUS MARR DR
04SANTODOMINGO6198	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] The following interim trafficking in persons (TIP) assessment (paras 2-7) addresses the questions in paragraph 6L of reftel. 2. The Government of the Dominican Republic has made progress in addressing TIP, particularly in the development of a comprehensive anti-TIP strategy and in increased [...]	2004-11-16 14:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN DR
04SANTODOMINGO6213	DOMINICAN POLITICS #8: FERNANDEZ, THE RIO GROUP [...] (C) Summary. When the Rio Group summit of November 4 got to the agenda item on Haiti, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez asked for hemispheric help in re-instilling democracy in that &narco-state,8 but he put a big front wrong in advocating the inclusion in the process of former president [...]	2004-11-16 20:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR ENRG HA PGOV PREL
04SANTODOMINGO6226	UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Embassy on November 9 delivered demarches (refs A-B) on UNGA human rights resolutions and on November 16 the urgent demarche on Third Committee resolutions (ref C). 2. MFA UN/OAS affairs deputy director Rhadys Abreu de Polanco told us that she would have to await the return of Deputy FonMi [...]	2004-11-17 12:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO6229	OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAELI BIAS AT UNGA - DOMINICAN [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel talking points to MFA deputy director for UN/OAS affairs Rhadys Abreu de Polanco on November 16. She said any decision on the GODR's position on the anti-Israel resolutions would have to await the return of Deputy FonMin Alejandra Liriano on November 20. We will [...]	2004-11-17 12:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS DR
04SANTODOMINGO6232	CWC - NON-STATES PARTIES ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-17 12:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO6234	59TH UNGA: REPASCH CANDIDACY FOR JSPB - DOMINICAN [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche and talking points o/a October 29 to MFA UN/OAS deputy director Rhadys Abreu de Polanco. On November 16 she informed poloff that the GODR will support the candidacy of Mr. Thomas Repasch for re-election to the UN Joint Staff Pension Committee. HERTELL [...]	2004-11-17 12:40:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KSEP DR
04SANTODOMINGO6238	U.S. NOMINEE MERON FOR ICTY - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] The MFA deputy director for UN affairs, Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, informed us November 15 that the Dominican Republic will support Judge Theodor Meron's candidacy for reelection as a permanent judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). HERTELL [...]	2004-11-17 12:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KAWC PHUM DR
04SANTODOMINGO6240	DOMINICAN POLITICS #9 - CHAVEZ BRINGS GENEROUS [...] (C) Summary. Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez made an eight-hour visit to Santo Domingo on November 6, the main event of which was the signature of a bilateral agreement called the "Caracas Accord" to provide generous financing terms for 25 percent of 50,000 barrels a day of Dominican impo [...]	2004-11-17 13:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EFIN DR

04SANTODOMINGO6280	ACTION REQUEST ON NEGOTIATIONS UNDER GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso received the Ambassador on November 18, heard out USG concerns from reftel concerning the requested U.S. allocation of methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol, and readily assured the Ambassador that the Dominican Republic would supp [...]	2004-11-18 21:01:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO6292	DOMINICAN SENATORS SCHEDULE VOTE ON REPEAL OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Senate president Andres Bautista has scheduled a Senate vote to repeal the 25 percent tax on beverages sweetened with high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) for Saturday, November 20. This move follows the Ambassador,s delivery of USTR Amb. Zoellick,s November 16 letter to President [...]	2004-11-19 15:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO630	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #19: OPENING OF THE [...] (C) Following is number 18 in our series on the Dominican elections. OPENING OF THE DOMINICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN PRD - Mejia brings it home (U) A nationwide work stoppage January 28-29 to protest economic conditions and President Mejia's policies (Refs A-B) has only briefly int [...]	2004-01-30 21:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO6308	GODR ATTORNEY GENERAL TARGETS VEHICLE SCAM [...] (U) Summary. On November 18 the Dominican Attorney General filed charges against 12 former officials and members of former President Mejia's party faction, all of them with ties to El Plan de Renovacion de Vehiculos (Plan RENOVE),a government program created in 2000 by the Mejia administra [...]	2004-11-19 18:35:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO6309	GODR EXTRADITES 11 FUGITIVES [...] (U) On November 18, 2004, 11 fugitives were extradited from the Dominican Republic in the company of U.S. Marshals and courtesy of the DEA air wing. They were as follows: a. Francisco Billini, reftel A, wanted to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York [...]	2004-11-19 18:35:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KJUS KCRM PINR SNAR PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO6315	WHA SUMMER 2005 INTERN PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-19 21:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT
04SANTODOMINGO6339	GODR EXTRADITES TWO FUGITIVES [...] (U) On November 20, 2004, two fugitives were extradited from the Dominican Republic in the company of U.S. Marshals. Jose M. Guzman, reftel A, is wanted to stand trial in the Eastern District of New York on federal narcotics charges. Jose Bonilla is wanted to stand trial in the Supreme Court [...]	2004-11-23 19:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KJUS PREL PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO6413	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FAILS TO PRODUCE REPORT ON [...] The Dominican Republic missed an October 5 deadline established in a side letter to CAFTA obligating the government to report on actions it is taking to stop television broadcast piracy. When the National Organization for Copyright Protection (ONDA) provided a preliminary copy of the late rep [...]	2004-11-30 20:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR EINV DR
04SANTODOMINGO6415	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FAILS TO PRODUCE REPORT ON [...] Note proposed Embassy action, para 9. 2. The Dominican Republic missed an October 5 deadline established in a side letter to CAFTA obligating the government to report on actions it is taking to stop television broadcast piracy. When the National Office for Copyright Protection (ONDA) prov [...]	2004-11-30 21:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR EINV DR
04SANTODOMINGO6466	CUBA: COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW RE SUSPENSION OF [...] (SBU) In response to para 6 Ref A, Embassy finds there has been no marked change in the Dominican Republic's situation with regard to Cuba since our last report (Ref B). 2. (SBU) The administration of President Fernandez, which took office August 16, has so far taken a low profile on Cuban [...]	2004-12-02 17:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CU ETTC DR
04SANTODOMINGO6472	DOMINICAN POLITICS #10: SANTO DOMINGO, BETWEEN [...] (U) This is #10 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo, Between Taipei and Beijing (C) Summary and comment: Beijing's global campaign to isolate Taiwan has reached the Dominican Republic, the largest Caribbean island nation that maintains diplomatic re [...]	2004-12-02 18:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV EPET CH TW DR XE
04SANTODOMINGO6492	DOMINICAN AGRICULTURE SECRETARY DEFENDS FREE TRADE [...] On December 1 Dominican Secretary of Agriculture Amilcar Romero replied to an anti-trade-agreement diatribe at a national ceremony with a reasoned defense of the free trade agreement with the United States and Central America (CAFTA) and advised ranchers and farmers that agriculture will have [...]	2004-12-03 17:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL
04SANTODOMINGO6498	DOMINICAN POLITICS #11: FERNANDEZ'S SPEECH ON HIS [...] (SBU) Following is number 11 in our series on 2004 Dominican politics. Fernandez's Speech on his First 100 Days - - - - - - - - - - - - - - First announced for the 100th day of his administration, November 25, President Leonel Fernandez's speech was postponed until Monday night, November [...]	2004-12-06 11:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO6524	U.S. COMS' HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] Summary: In a packed three days in early October, the U.S. Government's senior HIV/AIDS team and Caribbean-based U.S. Ambassadors, with the help of Dominican President Leonel Fernandez, his health team and the winners of an HIV/AIDS song contest for youth, threw the spotlight on HIV/AIDS in a [...]	2004-12-06 17:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI EAID DR
04SANTODOMINGO6564	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TRANSPARENCY OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dominican Republic,s military budget is determined in the national budget process overseen by the Office of the Budget, resulting in an annual national government budget bill considered and voted by Congress and signed and promulgated by the President. The military budget [...]	2004-12-07 20:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR EAID EFIN MARR
04SANTODOMINGO6609	DOMINICAN VOTE TO REPEAL PROTECTIONIST TAX - [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dominican Senate achieved a breakthrough of sorts on December 7 with a preliminary vote (19 to 1) in favor of repealing a protectionist 25 percent tax on beverages containing imported high fructose corn syrup, which for months has been a barrier to Dominican participation i [...]	2004-12-09 20:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO6656	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PRC REPRESENTATIVE PUSHES [...] (SBU) During a courtesy call December 10, the head of the Santo Domingo Commercial Development Office of the People's Republic of China Cai Weiquan told Charge Kubiske that his purpose in the Dominican Republic is to encourage it to switch diplomatic recognition, recognizing Beijing instead o [...]	2004-12-14 17:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EINV PINR CH TW DR
04SANTODOMINGO6699	DOMINICAN STANDOFF ON REPEAL OF PROTECTIONIST TAX [...] (SBU) Summary: President Fernandez on December 14 implied he would veto a bill to repeal a the protectionist 25% tax on fructose-sweetened beverages if the Dominican Senate does not remove all of the "compensatory" tax breaks for agribusiness and industry that have been added to the original d [...]	2004-12-16 11:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO6734	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON OAS SYG CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary: Political party leader (and former foreign minister) Victor Gomez Berges told Charge Kubiske December 15 that he is interested in being considered as an alternate candidate for the OAS Secretary General job in the event the Central Americans are unable to reach a consensus. Gomez [...]	2004-12-17 22:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL DR HA
04SANTODOMINGO6752	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY. There were no terrorist attacks or known terrorism related activities in the Dominican Republic during calendar year 2004. The GODR continues to work closely with the USG and others in the fight on global terrorism. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The Dominican Republic was not cove [...]	2004-12-20 18:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC
04SANTODOMINGO683	DOMINICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL FINALLY COMPLIES, [...] (U) On January 30, 2004, Josefina Rojas was extradited from the Dominican Republic in the company of US Marshals. Rojas is wanted to stand trial on federal narcotics charges in the Southern District of New York. The Dominican Republic's National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD),working with U.S. M [...]	2004-02-03 20:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN KCRM KFRD PINR SNAR DR
04SANTODOMINGO685	AES DOMINICANA TO SELL OFF ELECTRICITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AES Dominicana President Julian Nebreda and local generating facilities President Kevin Manning told DCM and Emboffs on February 3 that Virginia-based AES intends to sell its 50 percent share of Dominican distribution company EdeEste, which AES manages. Nebreda cited monthly [...]	2004-02-04 11:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BTIO ENRG EINV ECON DR
04SANTODOMINGO6880	DOMINICANS MAKE TIP ARRESTS; GET ALIEN SMUGGLING [...] Dominican authorities continue to crack down on illegal smuggling and trafficking operations, particularly where there is evidence of child sexual exploitation. In late December, the district attorney,s office in Santiago, the Dominican Republic,s second largest city, closed two bars known fo [...]	2004-12-29 12:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO6915	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TOWARD PARIS CLUB AND THE IMF [...] (U) Dominican Technical Secretary Temistocles Montas called in Paris Club governments' local representatives on December 29 and asked them to offer financing assurances for the Dominican Republic for 2005-2006 at the next Paris Club meeting, which is scheduled for the week of January 10. Monta [...]	2004-12-30 18:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EFIN PREL
04SANTODOMINGO745	DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES #4: BANCREDITO AND [...] This is the fourth cable in a series on the Dominican Banking Sector. BANCREDITO AND BANINTER MANEUVERS (U) Baninter and Bancredito are no more. Baninter has been dissolved and Bancredito has been sold to Grupo Leon and renamed Banco Leon. Although the legal entities no longer exist, t [...]	2004-02-05 15:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL
04SANTODOMINGO790	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] The following is the Embassy response to reftel. Human Rights Record in the DR and the US Strategy --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. President Hipolito Mejia of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) took office in August 2000 after a generally free and fair election. [...]	2004-02-06 21:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ELAB KDEM KPAO KSEP PGOV PHUM PREL
04SANTODOMINGO794	DOMINICAN WORK STOPPAGE, JAN 28-29: FEW GAINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dominican Republic has returned to normal after a January 28-29 national work stoppage by labor and community groups and small leftist parties. The stoppage was successful for the opposition in gaining widespread Dominican support and successful for the government in that v [...]	2004-02-06 22:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ELAB ASEC DR
04SANTODOMINGO797	GODR COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE ENERGY GENERATORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GODR appointed a six-member commission that includes Police General Pedro de Jesus Candelier and Secretary of Defense, Lieutenant General Jose Miguel Soto SIPDIS Jimenez, and senior GODR officials to reconcile GODR debt, determine fuel company fuel stocks, and review a sec [...]	2004-02-09 11:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV DR
04SANTODOMINGO863	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: UN'S INSTRAW GETS NEW DIRECTOR [...] Dr. Carmen Moreno, the recently arrived new director of the UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW),briefed local diplomats on her plan to revitalize the UN entity, at a breakfast hosted by the Spanish ambassador February 3. Moreno, former Mexi [...]	2004-02-10 19:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN DR MX
04SANTODOMINGO990	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-PARIS CLUB: AVOIDING BURDEN [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 17 Dominican Presidency official Carlos Despradel asked the Charge to seek U.S. support in an effort to avoid burden sharing for holders of sovereign debt bonds. Having just received the portfolio for Paris Club negotiations, he is deeply concerned about the impact [...]	2004-02-18 13:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	DR EFIN
04TAIPEI3094	LATIN AMERICA: TAIWAN TAKES STOCK OF NEW POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: MOFA officials are nervous over a string of recent political transitions in Latin America. Over the last 13 months, 6 of these countries -- Panama El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Guatemala, and Paraguay -- have seen new governments come to power. Taiwan is adjusting [...]	2004-10-05 23:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
04TAIPEI3667	BEIJING ACCELERATING GLOBAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan officials say Beijing is effectively leveraging its growing international clout to orchestrate a global campaign to isolate Taipei. Officials assert that Beijing's recent efforts have become increasingly coordinated, organized, and creative. Taiwan MOFA officials maintai [...]	2004-11-17 07:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TW
04TEGUCIGALPA1308	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 8, 2004 [...] Op-ed by Ramon Villeda Bermudez (current member of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Congress and former Liberal Party presidential candidate) in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 6/5 entitled "Two lies in three letters." "Representatives of several unions from Central America an [...]	2004-06-08 20:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
04TEGUCIGALPA1411	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHELBY'S JUNE 28 - 30 VISIT [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Shelby to Honduras June 29-30. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, two-and-a-half years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there have [...]	2004-06-22 22:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV PHUM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1508	Review of the Consultative Group meeting in [...] Summary: The Honduran Consultative Group (CG) meeting was held on June 10-11 with more than 300 participants from the GOH, civil society, and the international donor community. President Maduro made a key-note presentation on the importance of this meeting to report on the progress made on a [...]	2004-07-07 12:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EINV SOCI PREL PGOV HO MCC NSC
04TEGUCIGALPA2237	Honduras: ECA Postponement Demarche Delivered [...] (U) EconOff received ref A talking points by e-mail (ref B) on September 24, and delivered them on September 27 to Gerardo Salgado, Vice Minister for Natural Resources and Energy in the Minstry of Natural Resources and Environment. Salgado serves as acting Minister when Minister Panting is out [...]	2004-10-06 12:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2452	Honduras: 2003 Macroeconomic Overview [...] SUMMARY: Post submits its annual macroeconomic summary for Honduras for the year 2003, based on the official economic statistics released by the GOH in the fall of 2004. Reftel contains information on imports, exports, and the trade deficit; this cable contains information on economic growth, [...]	2004-11-02 12:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2645	GOH Trade Officials Worried about DR Exclusion from [...] (SBU) Summary: GOH trade officials are increasingly concerned that the exclusion of the Dominican Republic from CAFTA would require Honduras to re-sign CAFTA and re-start its process of Congressional approval and ratification. They believe that there is no legal mechanism under Honduran law b [...]	2004-11-24 20:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV EAGR ELAB HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2816	HONDURAS: 2004-2005 INCSR PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING [...] Post provides its submission for the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part II, Money Laundering And Financial Crimes. Introduction and General Questions Two years after passing a new law against money laundering, the government of Honduras has made conside [...]	2004-12-21 12:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KTFN KJUS ECON PGOV PREL HO
04TEGUCIGALPA315	Honduras: Supporting Human Rights and Democracy [...] The following is Post's submission for the "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2003-4" for Honduras. 2. Begin Text Honduras' constitutional government is headed by President Ricardo Maduro, elected in November 2001 in elections that domestic and international observe [...]	2004-02-11 20:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG EAID KDEM KJUS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA344	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR SAUERBREY'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of Ambassador Sauerbrey to Honduras February 19-20. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, half way through his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces difficult task leading a highly indebted poor country with numerous challenges. Bilateral [...]	2004-02-13 23:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SNAR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA734	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BALLENGER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CODEL Cass Ballenger (R-NC, Chairman, House International Relations, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee) to Honduras April 12-13. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, a little over half way through his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces [...]	2004-03-29 22:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SNAR HO
04THEHAGUE13	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 2 [...] (U) Canadian representative Peter van Brakel briefly raised the U.S. push on TS data automation with del. He noted Canada's support of the U.S. initiative and said that Canada had been submitting its redacted industry data declarations via electronic means (CD-ROM) for some time. French and [...]	2004-01-06 10:51:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2606	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) Facilitator Mark Matthews/UK held a 6 October consultation on the recommendations contained in the Second progress Report on the OPCW Plan of Action Regarding the Implementation of Article VII (EC-38/DG.16, 15 September 2004). Delegations welcomed the limited progress made since the last [...]	2004-10-12 14:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
05ASUNCION1328	PARAGUAY HOSTS LATIN AMERICAN FIRST LADIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: From September 28-30, Paraguay hosted the 13th Conference of First Ladies, Spouses, and Representatives of Heads of State and Government of the Americas. The substantive theme of the 13th Conference was "Women and Family." First Ladies from 11 countries attended, including Co [...]	2005-10-24 12:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN PA
05ASUNCION612	PARAGUAY ON SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-05 15:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM XM PA OAS
05ASUNCION675	PARAGUAY'S FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified - protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: President Duarte accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Dionisio Borda today, and shortly thereafter named current Minister of Industry and Commerce Ernst Bergen as Borda's replacement. In naming Bergen, the Pres [...]	2005-05-19 21:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR PA
05ASUNCION734	PARAGUAY: NEW MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE [...] (U) Biographic information of the new Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raul Vera Bogado. 2. (U) In late May 2005, President Duarte appointed technocrat Raul Vera as the Minister of Industry and Commerce, replacing Ernst Bergen, the new Minister of Finance. Before his appointment as Mi [...]	2005-06-02 21:20:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PA
05ASUNCION745	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On May 31, Ambassador, Econcouns and Resident Enforcement Advisor (REA) called on new Minister of Industry and Commerce Raul Vera. Vera started off by assuring the Ambassador that he intended to follow the sam [...]	2005-06-06 19:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR PA
05ASUNCION807	Paraguayan Media Focuses on Chavez Barbs at US and [...] SUMMARY: News coverage of the 06/20 speeches of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the Paraguayan Congress and the National University focused on comments attacking the United States and Chavez' interpretation of the benefits of an anticipated Venezuelan/Paraguayan oil deal. Coverage in new [...]	2005-06-24 11:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO PA
05ATHENS589	GREECE PART 1: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the Fifth TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to requests under "Overview" and "Prevention." -------- Overview -------- A. Greece is a destination countr [...]	2005-03-01 17:22:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GR TIP
05BOGOTA2266	COLOMBIA'S FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Kiersten Stiansen, phone number (571) 383-2122, fax number (571) 315-2163. Officer spent 55 hours preparing report. 2. (U) Responses are keyed to questions as noted in paragraphs 18-21 of reftel. --------- [...]	2005-03-09 13:27:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
05BOGOTA9301	CONSERVATIVE PARTY FOCUSES ON WOMEN VOTERS [...] (SBU) The Conservative Party unofficially inaugurated its campaign season with a conference aimed at increasing women's political participation. The event offered data on women's participation in the GOC, as well as criticism of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez by the director of a Venezuelan [...]	2005-09-30 16:37:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CO VE
05BRASILIA91	MERCOSUL SUMMIT: NO PARTY, BUT NO FUNERAL [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction. Diplomatic restraint enabled the 27th Mercosul presidential summit to conclude on December 17 without incident, but widespread dissatisfaction with meager economic benefits flowing from the bloc, and bitter trade disagreements between Brazil and Argentina cloud [...]	2005-01-10 14:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD PREL ECON BR
05BRUSSELS1484	SALAFRANCA PUSHES HIS CANDIDACY FOR UNDP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following up on previous approaches to USEU, Embassy Madrid and USINT Havana (REFS B-D),Spanish member of the European Parliament (MEP) Jose Ignacio Salafranca solicited support from USEU again on April 7 for his candidacy for UNDP Administrator. Salafranca is well known to USE [...]	2005-04-14 09:45:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EAID SP UNDP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BUCHAREST1123	BASESCU AND HIS GOVERNMENT TACKLE CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Four months into its tenure, Romania's center-right government has taken cautious but concrete steps towards combating Romania's widespread corruption, its key campaign pledge. This includes passing anticorruption legislation and indicting several businessmen allegedly involved [...]	2005-05-12 13:46:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL KDEM ECON SOCI KCRM RO
05BUENOSAIRES507	ARGENTINA SUBMISSION FOR FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING [...] Overview: A. Trafficking in persons in Argentina primarily involves Argentines trafficked within the country's borders, mostly from the northern provinces to the central provinces and Buenos Aires, and from Buenos Aires to several southern provinces. To a lesser degree, trafficking of pe [...]	2005-03-04 17:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL AR
05CARACAS1045	SENATOR COLEMAN'S MEETING WITH VENEZUELAN CIVIL [...] (C) During Senator Norm Coleman's (R-MN) visit to Venezuela April 1-3, he met with leading Venezuelan civil society figures at a dinner hosted by the Charge. The guests told the Senator of their deep concerns for the future of democratic institutions in the country. They also expressed their [...]	2005-04-11 19:44:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS150	VENEZUELA: CODEL DODD MEETS BUSINESS, POLITICAL [...] (C) CODEL Dodd met January 9 with Venezuelan business leaders who noted their concern with increased GOV involvement in the private sector and recommended the USG emphasize multilateral cooperation in dealing with President Hugo Chavez. Meeting with the National Assembly leadership, the CODE [...]	2005-01-18 19:50:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON OVIP VE
05CARACAS151	CODEL DODD MEETS AN EFFUSIVE CHAVEZ [...] (C) Reversing course, on short notice President Hugo Chavez decided to meet with Senators Dodd, Chafee and Nelson and the Ambassador at Miraflores palace on January 10. An effusive and gregarious Chavez explained his commitment to Venezuela's poor and said his land reform plans were only part [...]	2005-01-18 19:52:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP KDEM VE
05CARACAS169	UPDATE ON THE USAID-FUNDED VENEZUELAN ELECTORAL [...] The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) has been working in Venezuela since September 2003, to support the establishment of a domestic electoral observation organization that is widely perceived as credible and impartial by a majority of Venezuelans. This is even mo [...]	2005-01-19 20:18:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KDEM PHUM VE
05CARACAS3560	PETROCARIBE RECAP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOV has begun negotiations with Haiti over its accession to Petrocaribe. If Haiti joins Petrocaribe, it will receive better financing terms than it currently receives under the Caracas Energy Accord, which it signed in 2000. International oil companies operating in Venezuel [...]	2005-11-25 20:37:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV BH VE
05CARACAS471	CHAVEZ-URIBE MEETING STILL PENDING [...] (C) Summary: The dispute between Venezuela and Colombia over the capture of senior FARC official Rodrigo Granda remains on hold after Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's postponement of the February 3 scheduled meetings. Venezuelan press, distracted by a holiday weekend and destructive loca [...]	2005-02-11 14:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER VE
05CARACAS624	VENEZUELA'S FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Per reftel A instructions, the following is post's input for the fifth annual anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Political officer Carolina Hidea is the point of contact. Telephone: 58-212-907-8493; Fax: 58-212-907-8033; Email: hideac@state.gov. Hours spent compiling the report: [...]	2005-02-28 20:09:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF
05GENEVA1211	MEETING OF THE WTO NEGOTIATING GROUP ON NON- [...] SUMMARY. The WTO Negotiating Group on Market Access (NAMA) met in Geneva on April 25-29, 2005 to continue discussions on tariff formula options, treatment of unbound tariffs, sector tariff liberalization, issues of concern to developing countries, and non-tariff barriers. The meeting moved [...]	2005-05-17 13:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1238	WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS - FEBRUARY 7-25, 2005 [...] (U) Summary: The WTO services three week "mega cluster" took place in Geneva, February 7- 25, 2005. The meetings focused on preparations for revised offers indicatively due May 2005 with many "friends" groups presenting sector-specific proposals aimed at eliciting market access commitments [...]	2005-05-20 10:31:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTO
05GENEVA1320	MEETING OF THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL - MAY 26, 2005 [...] Begin Summary. The meeting of the WTO General Council on May 26, 2005 was punctuated by two significant decisions - 1) a decision to create a working party on the accession of Iran to the WTO, and 2) formal approval of Pascal Lamy to be the next WTO Director-General. Lamy's term will [...]	2005-05-31 12:52:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1523	UNHCR: AMBITIOUS AGENDA OUTLINED BY NEW HIGH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Moley paid a courtesy call on Antonio Guterres June 14, the eve of Guterres' assumption of post as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR.) On June 17, Guterres met with a larger group in an informal session of UNHCR's Executive Committee (ExCom). In bo [...]	2005-06-20 08:52:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF UNHCR
05GENEVA1903	WTO TRADE FACILITATION NEGOTIATIONS - JUNE AND JULY [...] Summary. This cable reports on the June and July meetings of the WTO Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation (WTO NGTF),held in Geneva on 12-13 June and 25-26 July, 2005. Matt Rohde (USTR),Rachel Shub (USTR Geneva),Gordana Earp (Treasury),Ann Barnett- Dahl (Commerce),Christina Kopitopou [...]	2005-08-10 05:39:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD USTR WTRO
05GENEVA2203	U.S. - VIETNAM WTO ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS, SEPTEMBER 15- [...] U.S. AND VIETNAM CONDUCTED INTENSIVE NEGOTIATIONS ON THE MARGINS OF THE ONE-DAY WORKING PARTY MEETING IN GENEVA, SEPTEMBER 14-17. NEGOTIATORS CONTINUED TO NARROW THE GAPS INALL AREAS, LEAVING IN MOST CASES THE MOST SENSITIVE AND/OR POLITICALLY DIFFICULT ISSUES. EXAMPLES: ABOUT 100 OR SO [...]	2005-09-19 07:43:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	VM ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2614	22-30 SEPTEMBER 2005 MEETINGS OF THE WTO RULES [...] The WTO Rules Negotiating Group held three days of plenary meetings to discuss eight papers on antidumping issues and two papers related to fisheries subsidies. There were also plurilateral meetings for more in-depth discussions of selected elaborated antidumping proposals. Two U.S. papers, [...]	2005-10-28 06:02:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2714	IOM SUB-COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FINANCE [...] (U) Summary: Member states approved most agenda item presented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) during the 94th Session of the Sub-committee on Budget and Finance (SCBF) November 1. However, three issues -- IOM's overhead rate policy, its Program and Budget for 2006, and [...]	2005-11-08 07:56:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF IOM
05GENEVA2727	WSIS PREPCOM III MEETS IN GENEVA; LEAVES KEY [...] Summary: The third meeting of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom III) for Phase II of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) took place in Geneva, Switzerland on September 19 ) 30, 2005. Over 1,900 participants attended the PrepCom including 1047 delegates representing 152 states [...]	2005-11-09 05:44:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EU IO TS WSIS
05GENEVA2798	WTO TRIPS COUNCIL October 25-26 2005 [...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council meeting took place on Tuesday and Wednesday October 25-26, 2005. Mr. CHOI Hyuck of Korea chaired the meeting. There was an informal session held in the morning of October 25, with the formal session beginning on the afternoon and conti [...]	2005-11-16 09:17:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO
05GENEVA836	WTO TRIPS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION, MARCH 11, 2005 [...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council Special Session met on Friday, March 11, 2005. The Special Session is charged with negotiating a system of notification and registration of geographical indications (GI's) for wines and spirits eligible for protection in those WTO Members participating in the syst [...]	2005-04-01 13:15:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO
05GENEVA837	WTO TRIPS COUNCIL, MARCH 8-9, 2005 [...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council meeting took place on Wednesday and Thursday, March 8-9, 2005. Mr. Tony Miller of Hong Kong, China chaired the meeting. There was an informal session held on the morning of March 8, with the formal session beginning on the afternoon of the fir [...]	2005-04-01 13:16:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO
05GEORGETOWN1202	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN- [...] Post requests and welcomes Kurt Low, Program Officer with Top Secret Level 3 security clearance, from USAID/Dominican Republic, SIPDIS o/a 11/16/2005 to o/a 11/18/2005, to provide program support to USAID/Guyana during the portfolio review exercise and grants country clearance to this effe [...]	2005-11-15 15:44:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OVIP AMGT ASEC
05GEORGETOWN1203	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN- [...] Post requests and welcomes Michael Donald, Regional Environmental Advisor with Top Secret Clearance, from USAID/Dominican Republic, o/a 11/27/2005 to o/a 11/30/2005, to assist with Regulation 216 environmental compliance assistance and grants country clearance. 2. Hotel reservation is co [...]	2005-11-15 15:45:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OVIP AMGT ASEC
05GUATEMALA146	GUATEMALA ON US SUPPORT FOR OAS SYG CANDIDATE [...] The Ambassador delivered reftel points to Guatemalan FM Briz, who expressed great satisfaction with news that U.S. would announce its support for President Flores's candidacy for the OAS SYG position, noting that Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic had alre [...]	2005-01-19 23:12:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC GT OAS
05GUATEMALA218	GUATEMALA: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-31 13:20:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE KTDB EFIN ECON GT USTR OPIC
05GUATEMALA2469	GUATEMALA'S CABLE SUBMISSION FOR THE 2005 REPORT TO [...] Below is Post's cable submission of the email version sent to USTR for the 2005 Report to Congress on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). STATISTICS Population statistics are drawn from the 2005 edition of the CIA World Fact Book. Per capita income figures [...]	2005-10-27 21:16:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ELAB ECON GT
05GUATEMALA2495	Visit of Secretary of Commerce to Guatemala [...] Summary: Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez visited Guatemala from October 16-18, 2005, leading a business delegation of 19 U.S. companies as well as an interagency group with top officials from OPIC, USTDA, EXIM, IDB/Treasury, SBA and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The Sec [...]	2005-11-02 15:20:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV BEXP PREL OVIP GT
05GUATEMALA2656	GUATEMALA: CABLE SUBMISSION FOR THE 2006 NATIONAL [...] Below is Post's cable submission of the email version sent to USTR for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. Post was not required to update the trade summary section of the report. IMPORT POLICIES Free Trade Agreement The United States began free trade negotiations with five Cent [...]	2005-11-22 22:44:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ECON PREL GT
05GUAYAQUIL1225	EX-PRESIDENT NOBOA FORCIBLY RETURNED TO GUAYAQUIL [...] (U) Tactical police stormed the beachfront home of former President Gustavo Noboa on October 11 and loaded him on to a helicopter under orders from the provincial police chief that he be returned to Guayaquil. Noboa has been under house arrest for more than five months, after he returned to [...]	2005-10-18 14:09:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR EC
05HANOI3015	VIETNAM WTO BILATERALS: THE VIEW FROM HANOI [...] (SBU) Summary: Our bilateral negotiations on Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization have not moved forward since September. Senior GVN officials, including DPM Vu Khoan, have recently begun expressing their frustration publicly in the press and laying the blame on the United Stat [...]	2005-11-13 23:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD VM WTRO WTO APEC
05KINGSTON1652	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: JUNE 17-30, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- Poll Shows Davies Gaining Ground -- Six Closer to Extradition to U.S. -- JCF Recruits Abroad as Crime Soars -- Jamaica to Launch Copyright Campaign -- Trade Deficit Deteriorates -- Jamaica and China Sign Bauxite Agreement -- Thailand Views Jamaica As Possible Hub - [...]	2005-07-05 11:29:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV JM KCRM CASC EAGR
05KINGSTON1676	WTO DEMARCHE ON SWISS FORMULA BENEFITS FOR [...] (U) Per reftel, Econoff met with Esmond Reid and Richard Brown of the International and Economic Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on July 5, 2005 to convey reftel demarche on the Swiss formula benefits for the Caribbean. He left the talking points and su [...]	2005-07-08 12:48:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV JM
05KINGSTON188	INVESTMENT CLIMATE - JAMAICA 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-21 20:11:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD EIND EAGR EMIN KTDB JM
05KINGSTON2082	JLP ORCHESTRATES ISLANDWIDE DAY OF PROTEST AGAINST [...] (U) On September 6, the opposition Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) carried out an island-wide demonstration against the People's National Party government, on the same day that Prime Minister P.J. Patterson was hosting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Cuban President Fidel Castro, and senior delegations [...]	2005-09-07 20:49:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ELAB JM
05KINGSTON2083	JAMAICA HOSTS PETROCARIBE SUMMIT IN MONTEGO BAY [...] (U) On September 6, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson hosted Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Cuban President Fidel Castro, and representatives of CARICOM states, the Dominican Republic, and Monserrat, to conclude the PetroCaribe Energy Cooperation Agreement. Domestically, the summit was oversha [...]	2005-09-07 23:34:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL JM
05KINGSTON2163	TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...] This cable responds to ref A tasking. ---------- Background ---------- 2. Textiles and apparel became Jamaica's leading non- traditional export during the early 1990s, after Jamaica started benefiting from the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). The benefits from this U.S. program allow [...]	2005-09-15 16:15:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV XL JM
05KINGSTON2166	TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...] This cable responds to ref A tasking. ---------- Background ---------- 2. Textiles and apparel became Jamaica's leading non- traditional export during the early 1990s, after Jamaica started benefiting from the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). The benefits from this U.S. program allow [...]	2005-09-15 18:48:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV XL JM
05KINGSTON2552	JAMAICA: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] The following constitutes Post's submission for Jamaica's Interim TIP Assessment, per Ref A instructions. In addition to the information reported below and in Ref B and Ref C, Post has details of recent TIP-related law enforcement actions that are available upon request. ------------------ [...]	2005-11-15 21:15:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05LIMA2111	PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION, APRIL 2005 [...] (SBU) On April 7, CORAH started eradication in the hard-core zone of Polvora-Pizana north of Santa Lucia in the Huallaga Valley. The eradicators and their police security units encountered stiff resistance by some cocaleros, including rock-throwing that damaged 3 INL helicopters in 2 separat [...]	2005-05-10 15:38:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
05LIMA3593	NEW HOUSING MINISTER RUDECINDO VEGA [...] Summary. New Housing Minister Rudecindo Vega has served the last three years as Chief of Staff to outgoing Housing Minister Carlos Bruce. Since 2003, he also served as Technical Secretary to the GOP Interministerial Commission on Social Issues. Vega is a respected technocrat. He has had s [...]	2005-08-18 22:14:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PE
05MADRID1	2004-2005 INCSR PART II: SPAIN [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-03 08:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN SP
05MADRID100	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The socialist (PSOE) government of Spain that assumed office in March, 2004 is interested in attracting foreign investment. There have been no significant changes in Spain's regulations for investment and foreign exchange under the new government. Spanish l [...]	2005-01-12 12:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB SP OPIC USTR
05MADRID1036	SPANISH POLICE COORDINATE MASSIVE INTERNATIONAL [...] The Spanish Civil Guard reported March 16 that police officers from 12 European and Latin American countries were arresting 500 people on charges of distributing child pornography on a Spanish-language Internet chat site. It is unclear whether the location of the server has been identified. [...]	2005-03-17 10:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SP
05MADRID11	2004-2005 INCSR PART II: SPAIN CORRECTED VERSION [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-03 16:14:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN SP
05MADRID2164	SPAIN: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REQUESTS CANDIDATE [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Embassy Madrid received the following note verbale from the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Spain on June 6 (the note is dated May 31). Informal embassy translation of the main points is as follows: The government of the Domin [...]	2005-06-07 10:40:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SP DR

05NASSAU851	DECISION ON LNG PROJECT STILL PENDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives from the U.S.-based AES Corporation visited the Ambassador on April 27 to discuss the status of their proposed $650 million Liquefied Natural Gas project. AES expressed its frustration at the inability to get a final decision from Prime Minster Perry G. Christie, [...]	2005-05-03 22:11:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV BF
05OTTAWA1734	CANADA: APPEAL TO DONORS FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff and Econoff met with a combined Foreign Affairs Canada and CIDA team led by FAC Director for the Caribbean and Central America Christian Lapointe June 7 to discuss the Haitian elections budget and the general situation in Haiti. Canadian officials feel it is important f [...]	2005-06-08 15:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	HA AORC EAID EFIN PGOV PREL
05OTTAWA1972	INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY COMMITS TO MAINTAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 90 senior level officials from Haiti, international organizations, and donor governments met June 17 in Montreal to discuss the future of Haiti. The conference's key theme was the importance of maintaining momentum in the lead-up to the November elections. Partic [...]	2005-06-29 14:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	HA MOPS PGOV PREL KPKO CA
05OTTAWA2081	FOREIGN MINISTRY BRIEFING ON HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) FAC briefed members of the Haitian election observer's steering committee July 8 to help shore up their commitment to supporting the observation mission. Participants were told that the process is largely on track but requires continued coordination and close cooperation if it is to be s [...]	2005-07-08 20:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA HA PGOV PREL KPKO
05OTTAWA642	CANADA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR 2004-2005 [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Canada's submission for the 2005 Trafficking in Persons Report. Answers are keyed to numbered paragraphs in reftel. Embassy POC is Poloff Mark Baron, telephone (613) 688-5339, fax (613) 688-3098. Estimated number of hours spent researching and drafting this r [...]	2005-03-01 19:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CA
05PANAMA1496	PANAMA-VENEZUELA RELATIONS STUCK ON INTERNAL [...] (C) Panamanian concerns about suspected Venezuelan meddling in Panama's internal politics and domestic headaches due to high oil prices prompted Panamanian Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis and two GOP cabinet officials to meet Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez in Caracas on Jul [...]	2005-07-14 16:46:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EAIR EPET PM VE OAS IDB POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1802	PANAMAX 2005: TRAGIC LOSS MARS GREAT SUCCESS [...] (SBU) PANAMAX 2005, a twelve-day, fifteen-nation military exercise involving the defense of the Panama Canal, concluded August 16. Although all participants viewed this year's multinational exercise as a great success, the drowning deaths of three Panamanian Marines during the exercise's fi [...]	2005-09-01 15:00:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA1947	PANAMA EVANGELICALS SEEKING POLITICAL POWER [...] (SBU) Two Panamanian Evangelical ministers plan to form a political party (Partido Teologia) in 2007 with the goal of electing a president and legislators in 2009. If nerve and energy were the only prerequisites for political success, these admitted political novices would surely win some e [...]	2005-09-23 22:55:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA2200	AMBASSADOR EATON DISCUSSES PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION [...] (U) Ambassador William Eaton met with French Ambassador to Panama Christophe Philibert on October 31, 2005. The ambassadors discussed French interests in Panama, President Bush,s November 6-7 visit to Panama, and French ambitions for Panama Canal expansion. End Summary. French Economic Int [...]	2005-11-04 17:49:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EINV CMGT PM FR POL CHIEF
05PANAMA2258	PANAMA - 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. trade surplus with Panama was $1.50 billion in 2004, a decrease of $43 million from $1.55 billion in 2003. U.S. goods exports in 2004 were $1.8 billion, up 1.6 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Panama were $316 million, up 4.8 percent. P [...]	2005-11-17 20:36:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
05PANAMA436	PANAMA LAUNCHES DOL-FUNDED LABOR TRADE CAPACITY [...] (U) With a Panama-US FTA Agreement still in limbo after the 8th negotiating round, on February 17 Panama's Labor Ministry launched Panama's participation in the DOL-funded labor trade capacity building project called "Cumple y Gana" (Comply and Win). The four-year project includes the CAFTA [...]	2005-02-25 20:43:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID ELAB ETRD PGOV PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA555	PANAMA'S INPUT FOR FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) Embassy Panama believes that trafficking in persons (TIP) is a relatively small and manageable problem, involving around 200-500 victims. In 2004, Embassy worked closely with the Government of Panama (GOP) to discover the true extent of TIP in Panama and to strengthen the anti-TIP leg [...]	2005-03-14 14:37:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA780	PANAMA: U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND GENERAL CRADDOCK [...] (SBU) In cordial, back-to-back April 4 meetings, U.S. Southern Command General Bantz Craddock met President Martin Torrijos and Canal Administrator (ACP) Alberto Aleman Zubieta to underline close U.S. Panama cooperation on security matters and to discuss the growing bilateral security agenda. [...]	2005-04-07 19:54:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
05PARAMARIBO831	SOUTHCOM VISIT SUCCESSFULLY FOSTERS CLOSER [...] (U) Summary. General John Craddock, Combatant Commander of U.S. Southern Command, visited Suriname for six hours on December 16 and made office calls to President Ronald Venetiaan, Minister of Defense Ivan Fernald, and Commander of the Armed Forces Colonel Ernst Mercuur. He also had lunch wi [...]	2005-12-20 19:38:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL PGOV EAID NS
05PARIS1052	PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the January 12-13, 2005 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. Representatives of non-Paris Club members Brazil, [...]	2005-02-18 11:11:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS1310	Haiti Reconstruction: Paris Preparatory Meeting for [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 24, representatives of State, Treasury and USAID attended a French-hosted preparatory meeting in Paris in preparation for the ministerial conference on Haiti reconstruction to be held on March 18, 2005, in Cayenne, French Guiana. The French presented the Cayenne Co [...]	2005-03-01 18:10:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID HA FR
05PARIS167	PARIS CLUB -- DECEMBER 2004 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the December 14, 2004 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Staff represented the Secretariat since Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin suffered an SIPDIS unexpected medical [...]	2005-01-10 16:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS2517	PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the April 5, 2005 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. Representatives of non- Paris Club members Brazil, Isr [...]	2005-04-13 16:10:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS2579	PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON, PART I [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the March 9-10, 2005 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. Representatives of non- Paris Club members Brazil, [...]	2005-04-15 11:10:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS3305	PARIS CLUB - MAY 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the May 10, 2005 Paris Club session. Country negotiations will be reported septels. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented SIPDIS the Secretariat. [...]	2005-05-16 10:42:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS349	FRANCE 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2005-01-19 15:07:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB FR OPIC USTR
05PARIS4660	FRENCH SHARE CONCERNS ON POSSIBLE ARISTIDE RETURN [...] (C) Poloff and Embassy Africa Watcher delivered reftel demarche July 1 to both MFA DAS-equivalent for Central America and the Caribbean Gilles Bienvenu and MFA AF PDAS-equivalent Elisabeth Barbier. Bienvenu stated that the GOF shared our analysis of the implications of an Aristide return to [...]	2005-07-01 16:58:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL FR HA SF
05PARIS4901	PARIS CLUB - JUNE 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the June 15, 2005 Paris Club session. Country negotiations will be reported septels. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. The nex [...]	2005-07-13 17:03:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS6373	PARIS CLUB - SEPTEMBER 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the September 2005 Paris Club meeting, creditors agreed that Iraq's recently announced debt restructuring offer to its private creditors was broadly comparable to the deal it received in the Paris Club last year. Some creditors (Italy, Japan, Italy) suggested that Iraq may not be nego [...]	2005-09-19 15:54:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS6376	(U) USUNESCO: COUNTERING THE CULTURAL [...] (C) Summary. With the UNESCO general conference starting on October 3 and the General Conference Legal Committee scheduled to meet that first week, things are rapidly coming to a head. Several delegates have indicated that strong pressure in their capitals may help us to build a ground swel [...]	2005-09-20 06:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL ETRD EU UNESCO
05PARIS7308	PARIS CLUB - OCTOBER 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the October 2005 Paris Club meeting, creditors reached agreement with Nigeria on a comprehensive treatment to eliminate Nigeria's approximate $30 billion debt in exchange for cash payments totaling $12.6 billion ($12.4 billion in the deal itself, and $200 million upfront to meet a prec [...]	2005-10-26 08:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS7677	USUNESCO: UNESCO'S WSIS PREPARATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 7 presentation to member states on UNESCO preparations for WSIS, Assistant Director General Abdul Waheed Khan discussed Internet governance, the possibility of UNESCO and ITU leading roles in post-WSIS implementation, the UNESCO "brand" at WSIS, planned UNE [...]	2005-11-09 16:43:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC UNESCO
05PARIS8586	PARIS CLUB - DECEMBER 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the December 13 Paris Club meeting, creditors agreed to implement a second 30 percent tranche of debt reduction for Iraq, provided a Stand-By Arrangement is approved by the IMF Executive Board before year-end. The first batch of bilateral agreements implementing the Paris Club debt d [...]	2005-12-21 17:13:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PORTAUPRINCE1280	HAITI: NEPTUNE PROCLAIMS "FREEDOM OR DEATH" AS [...] (C) Summary. The health of former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune continues to deteriorate as a result of his continued hunger strike waged in protest of his prolonged detention. Neptune resumed the hunger strike after being transferred from the UN Argentine hospital to an annex of the National P [...]	2005-05-09 15:35:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1314	OPPORTUNITY AND STABILITY IN CAP HAITIEN [...] Summary. Ambassador Foley visited Cap Haitien on April 20-21 to meet with political, religious and economic leaders, as well as U.S. citizens in the region. Optimism prevailed on security; Cap Haitien is stable and has seen no political violence in recent months. Chilean MINUSTAH forces de [...]	2005-05-11 15:27:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCRM PINR EAID HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1335	PROTESTANT HAS GOOD SHOT AT HAITIAN PRESIDENCY IF [...] (SBU) Summary: Pastor Chavannes Jeune of the National Union of Christians for the Renovation of Haiti (UNCRH) discussed his pending candidacy for president with the Ambassador. Jeune said UNCRH would field candidates at all levels and there was "extraordinary consensus" that the Protestant [...]	2005-05-12 19:32:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1336	HAITIAN GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR FEAR CAFTA-DR [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Recently, Haitian government and private sector officials have discussed their fears of CAFTA-DR with Emboffs, saying that it would hurt Haiti economically and politically. The Minister of Commerce told us that CAFTA-DR wou [...]	2005-05-13 13:56:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EIND PGOV HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1665	HAITI: CERTIFICATION REPORT CARD, 2005 [...] (U) Following is the narcotics certification report card 2005 for Haiti, requested reftel. 2. (U) The Interim Government of Haiti (IGOH) worked closely with the United States Government (USG) throughout 2004 to help bolster Haiti's ability to combat narco-trafficking. The highest levels of [...]	2005-06-15 18:31:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL SNAR HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1666	Grupo M Update: Source of the Problem [...] Summary: As described in reftels, a long-standing labor dispute between Dominican manufacturer Grupo M and workers in Ouanaminthe was recently settled. According to Yannick Etienne, a labor representative, the fight has its origins in the closed-door negotiations that established the Free Tr [...]	2005-06-15 19:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM ECON EINV HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1789	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON NEW MINISTER OF JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Foley called on newly appointed Minister of Justice Henri Dorleans on June 30 (reftel). The meeting centered on the top priorities facing the Minister in the next few months, mainly: the case of former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune, judicial reform, prolonged pretrial detentio [...]	2005-07-05 19:54:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1790	HNP BRIEF ON DREAD WILME GANG INFORMATION [...] (C) Summary: A Haitian National Police (HNP) contact recently provided a copy of an investigation supposedly conducted by an outside consultant to the HNP on the subject of Cite Soleil gang leader, Dread Wilme. The document, dated May 2005, gives a brief background of Wilme, his weapons, activ [...]	2005-07-06 14:07:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC HA
05PORTAUPRINCE2623	LAVALAS CONFIDENT OF VICTORY, BUT WARY OF CEP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Lavalas leaders Yvon Feuille, Louis Gerald Gilles, Rudy Heriveaux, Sorel Francois and Jonas Coffy told Poloffs on October 13 that they are confident of a Marc Bazin victory in the upcoming elections. They believed that success in the Departments of the North (Cap-Haitien),Nor [...]	2005-10-21 19:12:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
05PORTAUPRINCE2786	S/CRS DIRECTOR PASCUAL MEETS WITH CEP DG BERNARD [...] (C) Summary. S/CRS Director Ambassador Carlos Pascual met Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) Director General Jacques Bernard on November 3 in Port-au-Prince to assess progress toward organizing elections. Bernard reaffirmed that a first round on December 18 was still possible, though he allo [...]	2005-11-09 15:09:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HA
05PORTAUPRINCE2991	HAITI ELECTIONS: KEY TASKS AND DEADLINES [...] Summary: This message summarizes the main logistical tasks to be completed in preparation for the Haitian elections scheduled for January 8 and February 19, 2006. The OAS and MINUSTAH report that 2.45 million of the 3,533,430 ID cards have arrived in Haiti. Card distribution is just beginning, [...]	2005-12-06 14:17:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
05PORTAUPRINCE3031	HAITI ELECTIONS IN 27 DAYS: KEY TASKS AND [...] Summary: This message is the second in a series describing the main logistical tasks to be completed (reftel) in preparation for first round of Haitian elections scheduled for January 8, 2006. The OAS continues to open ID card distribution centers, but the current pace will not allow card dis [...]	2005-12-12 19:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
05PORTAUPRINCE3068	CUSTOMS COLLECTION: THREE-FOLD INCREASE NEAR [...] Summary: Econoff met December 8 with new director of the Haiti-Dominican Republic border crossing at Malpasse, Jeantal Clairvil, who has increased customs revenue from USD 375,000 to USD 1.3 million in the three months since his appointment. In the past shippers have avoided taxes by under-inv [...]	2005-12-15 16:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM HA PKAO
05PORTAUPRINCE3109	HAITI ELECTIONS: STATUS OF OBSERVER MISSIONS [...] Summary: Three major international observers missions, and a myriad of national and local observer groups are gearing up for the January 8 elections. The U.S. sponsored IFES mission will add 30 short term observers on January 3. The Elections Canada sponsored team will put 150 observers in [...]	2005-12-21 21:19:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM HA
05PORTAUPRINCE542	HAITI: SUBMISSION FOR FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] The following responses are Post's responses to questions raised in reftel. 2. Overview of Haiti's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Trafficking in persons in Haiti mainly involved the internal movement of children from the countryside into urban areas for domestic labor [...]	2005-03-02 20:42:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF HA
05PORTAUPRINCE796	HAITIAN ELECTIONS: UPDATE ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: With the publication of the electoral law, the campaign season has unofficially begun in Haiti. There have been a handful of presidential candidacy announcements, most notably that of KID's Evans Paul. We expect several more over the next few months. By June and July, most [...]	2005-03-23 21:39:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HA
05QUITO1097	ECUADOR: BIOS: NEW MINISTER OF LABOR IS UNION [...] (SBU) Summary: The President swore in Galo Chiriboga Zambrano as Minister of Labor on May 11, completing his Cabinet. Chiriboga, who was pushed by union leaders, took office pledging to strengthen worker rights and fight child labor, while also increasing competitiveness. Chiriboga's appoi [...]	2005-05-12 21:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ELAB EC
05QUITO1340	GUTIERREZ RETURN JUST ONE OF PALACIO'S PROBLEMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Forty-five days young, the Alfredo Palacio government has hit its first snags. Two cabinet ministers resigned this week (Septel) amidst charges they owed money to the state. One other is backpedaling over accusations he conspired to depose former President Lucio Gutierrez. Mil [...]	2005-06-09 23:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EC
05ROME1123	INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF FAO: STEADY [...] (U) Summary: In its February and March meetings, the Intersessional Working Group (ISWG) on the Independent External Evaluation (IEE) of FAO took significant steps to move the IEE process forward: (1) designation of a regionally balanced Bureau with a U.S. vice chair, (2) agreement on crite [...]	2005-04-01 15:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR EAID KUNR FAO
05ROME4027	REPORT OF THE 33ND FAO CONFERENCE, INCLUDING THE [...] At the meetings of the Conference and Council of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),held in Rome from 16 to 28 November 2005, member governments discussed international anti-hunger, food policy and agricultural trade issues, and the key institutional questions of the organization [...]	2005-12-09 12:11:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AORC EAID ETRD SENV KUNR FAO WFP
05SANJOSE1639	FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS [...] (U) On July 17, 2005, President Pacheco met for the first time with all five members of the commission of eminent persons ("junta de notables") whom he tasked to review the text of the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). This meeting officially began the [...]	2005-07-19 15:23:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1712	COSTA RICAN LABOR UNIONS LOOK FOR WAYS TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Costa Rica's labor unions, flush from their earlier successes in intimidating President Abel Pacheco, recently fell back to earth when planned demonstrations against the Central American-U.S.-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) fizzled. Now, with possible adoptio [...]	2005-07-28 21:58:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD CS
05SANJOSE1740	PRESIDENT PACHECO COMMENTS ON CAFTA-DR [...] (U) On August 3, 2005, during his first weekly press conference held since CAFTA-DR was approved and signed by President Bush, Costa Rican President Abel Pacheco officially congratulated the U.S. government for ratifying the United States-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement [...]	2005-08-03 22:21:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1746	BORDER DISPUTE WITH NICARAGUA THREATENS TO FLARE [...] (C) In an August 1 meeting with Charge and acting DCM, Foreign Minister Roberto Tovar said that the dispute over the navigational rights of Costa Rican police on the San Juan River threatens again to disrupt relations between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Tovar noted that the three-year "truce" o [...]	2005-08-04 14:46:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL PINR ETRD CS NU
05SANJOSE1748	LETTER FROM EX-PRESIDENT MIGUEL ANGEL RODRIGUEZ [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-04 17:45:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS ETRD PGOV PREL
05SANJOSE1753	PRO-CAFTA-DR COSTA RICAN OFFICIAL FIRED [...] (U) Summary. On August 3, 2005, "El Financiero" reported that Amparo Pacheco, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) was fired, effective August 2, 2005, due to a lack of confidence from President Pacheco (no relation to the ex-Vice Minister) and COMEX Minister Manuel Gonzalez [...]	2005-08-04 21:05:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1774	SECRET MEETINGS, DEAL-MAKING, TAXES, AND CAFTA-DR [...] (U) Summary. On August 3, 2005 Costa Rican dailies "La Prensa Libre" and "Diario Extra" reported that members of President Pacheco's Social Christian Union Party (PUSC) and the National Liberation Party (PLN) met in secret on July 29, 2005 to discuss overcoming difficulties in passing the Fis [...]	2005-08-08 15:28:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1787	UNIMER POLL SHOWS STEADY SUPPORT FOR CAFTA-DR IN [...] Summary. As compared to a June 2005 poll conducted by UNIMER (Ref A),a similarly conducted August 2005 poll shows knowledge of and support for the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) remains strong and steady. UNIMER has been conducting similar polls si [...]	2005-08-08 21:07:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1819	COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS MEETS WITH PRESIDENT [...] Summary. On August 8, 2005 the five-member Commission of Eminent Persons met with President Pacheco to discuss the status of their review of the text of the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA- DR). Franklin Chang, head of the Commission, stated that they ha [...]	2005-08-10 17:18:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1822	PRO-CAFTA-DR MARCH DRAWS THOUSANDS IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) On August 9, 2005, workers from more than 60 companies marched to the President's offices to show their support for the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). While estimates of the number of participants ranged from 4,000 to 8,000, most media [...]	2005-08-10 22:24:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1828	PRESIDENT'S PARTY PUBLICLY SUPPORTS CAFTA-DR, BUT [...] (U) Summary. Members of President Pacheco's Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) are publicly urging him to send the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the Legislative Assembly as soon as possible, despite the continued failure to pass the Fis [...]	2005-08-11 13:17:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1875	POLL SHOWS A MAJORITY OF COSTA RICANS CONTINUE TO [...] Summary. A July 2005 CID/GALLUP poll contracted by the daily newspaper "La Republica" and local television network Repretel reveals a slightly decreasing majority of Costa Ricans support the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) and believe the agreement wi [...]	2005-08-17 19:31:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1904	COSTA RICA SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR ARLEN SPECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Senator Arlen Spector. Your trip comes in the heat of the campaign for the February 2006 general election. The political establishment is still struggling to recover from large scandals that resulted in two ex-Presidents awaiting trial under h [...]	2005-08-17 23:03:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CS ECON OVIP PGOV PREL VE
05SANJOSE1940	COSTA RICA AND ASIA TRADE ISSUES IN THE MEDIA [...] (U) Summary. In the midst of President Pacheco's 12- day trip to Taiwan and Japan, issues surrounding trade between Costa Rica and several Asian countries have been recent topics in the local press. While in Taipei, President Pacheco discussed his intentions to pursue a free trade agreement [...]	2005-08-19 21:09:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2008	THE PROCESS OF RATIFYING FTAs IN COSTA RICA [...] (SBU) Summary. The process to ratify free trade agreements such as the United States-Central American- Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) in Costa Rica is not simple. It is not even clear whether the agreement must be passed by a simple or a two-thirds majority. The Assembl [...]	2005-08-26 14:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2020	CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN COSTA RICA [...] (C) Summary. Costa Rica officially established diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1959 and is one of only 26 countries to officially recognize Taiwan. Costa Rica has no official diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China (China or PRC). (Note: Post will follow WTO naming convent [...]	2005-08-26 22:27:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH CS ESENV
05SANJOSE2037	ANOTHER POLL SHOWS MAJORITY OF COSTA RICANS SUPPORT [...] According to a poll conducted in August 2005 by UNIMER for the daily "La Nacion," 54 percent of the 1,413 persons polled supported the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),up from 43 percent in a similar poll conducted for "La Nacion" in November 2004. Tw [...]	2005-08-31 14:57:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2038	COALITION OF DEPUTIES URGE PRESIDENT TO MOVE [...] (U) Summary. On August 29, 2005, thirty-eight of the 57 members (deputies) of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly signed a letter to President Pacheco urging him to send the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the legislative body immediately [...]	2005-08-31 14:58:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2047	PRESIDENT MEETS WITH COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 29, 2005, President Pacheco met with four of the five members of the Commission of Eminent Persons regarding their progress on reviewing the text of the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Franklin Chang, head of the Commission, [...]	2005-09-01 14:21:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2051	SECURITY OFFICIALS' CONFIDENCE GROWING AS CAFTA-DR [...] (C) During an official call August 31 on President Pacheco by General Craddock of U.S. Southern Command, the head of Costa Rica's national police said that as a result of growing public support for the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),police officials a [...]	2005-09-01 20:26:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2090	STATUS OF FISCAL REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary. Three years after starting discussion of the fiscal reform bill and 3 months after voting to utilize a "fast-track" review, the Legislative Assembly members remain far away from approving the bill. Disagreements about the bill between political parties and also between the Pre [...]	2005-09-08 15:21:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2104	STATUS OF THE PROPOSED LAW TO STRENGTHEN AND [...] (SBU) Summary. The Legislative Assembly,s Special Mixed Commission to review the Law to Strengthen and Modernize the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) ended its 28-month tenure without coming to agreement on how to proceed with the proposed telecommunications reform law. The content [...]	2005-09-09 23:16:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2105	COSTA RICA: SIGNALS OF MORE FLEXIBILITY ON CAFTA-DR [...] (C) Summary. After attending a meeting on September 8, 2005 with various business representatives who are in favor of the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),President Pacheco and Minister of Foreign Trade (COMEX) Manuel Gonzalez have alluded to [...]	2005-09-09 23:33:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2106	ARTICLE 98 WORRIES REKINDLED IN COSTA RICA [...] (C) Foreign Minister Tovar told Charge that an Article 98 agreement would not be approved in Costa Rica. He was concerned, however, about the impact of the American Servicemembers' Protection Act (ASPA) and the Nethercutt Amendment on important U.S. assistance that Costa Rica had been receivi [...]	2005-09-09 23:40:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS CS KICC
05SANJOSE2158	COSTA RICA: TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY [...] Summary: The textile industry in Costa Rica is regarded as efficient and productive. However, the low labor costs of China and the preferential treatment Mexico was granted under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) put the Costa Rican textile industry at a disadvantage. As a res [...]	2005-09-15 00:20:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTEX PGOV PREL CS
05SANJOSE2181	COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS DELIVERS REPORT ON [...] (U) On September 16, 2005, the five-member Commission of Eminent Persons delivered its final report on the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to President Pacheco. According to a Presidential press release of the same day, the only copy of the 6 [...]	2005-09-19 21:50:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2202	COSTA RICA: PRESIDENT PACHECO AND COMMISSION OF [...] (U) Summary. On September 20, 2005, after meeting with his cabinet and the five-member Commission of Eminent Persons, President Pacheco held a press conference to discuss the Commission's report on the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The Pre [...]	2005-09-21 00:56:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2215	STUDENTS, LABOR UNIONS STAGE ANTI-CAFTA MARCHES [...] Summary: Labor unions and student groups took to the streets of San Jose on Tuesday, September 20, to protest the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),as President Pacheco's "Commission of Eminent Persons" made the findings of its study on the agreement publ [...]	2005-09-22 21:00:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD CS
05SANJOSE2227	FINANCE MINISTER WANTS PRESIDENT PACHECO TO SUBMIT [...] (C) Summary. On September 21, 2005, Charge met with GOCR Finance Minister Federico Carrillo, in part, to discuss the status of the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Carrillo was buoyed by the Commission of Eminent Persons' report on CAFTA-DR [...]	2005-09-23 20:31:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2265	FOREIGN MINISTER TOVAR BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minsiter Tovar told diplomats in San Jose that Costa Rica had no alternative to filing a case in the ICJ to vindicate its rights to free navigation on the San Juan River. He said that going to the court was not a hostile or unfriendly act and that retaliation on the part o [...]	2005-09-29 23:21:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL PINR ETRD CS NU
05SANJOSE2389	COSTA RICA AND CAFTA-DR [...] (SBU) Summary. President Pacheco continues to say he will send the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the Legislative Assembly. The question remains "When?" Nicaragua's recent passage of CAFTA-DR has brought increased focus by the media and [...]	2005-10-13 20:26:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2436	CID/GALLUP POLL SHOWS GROWING SUPPORT FOR CAFTA-DR [...] Summary. An October 2005 CID/GALLUP poll revealed increases in the knowledge of and support for the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) among Costa Ricans. The poll also shows that the percentage of respondents who believe CAFTA- DR will bring b [...]	2005-10-19 20:33:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2460	PRESIDENT PACHECO SENDS CAFTA-DR TO THE ASSEMBLY TO [...] (SBU) Summary. After meeting with his cabinet in the morning of October 21, 2005, President Pacheco announced that he would send the United States-Central American- Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the Legislative Assembly later that day to start the ratification process [...]	2005-10-21 21:48:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2493	COSTA RICA ON UNESCO CONVENTION: IT'S ALL IN THE [...] In a follow-up meeting on the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity on October 21, MFA Chief of Multilateral Affairs Carlos Cordero expressed Costa Rica's receptiveness to U.S. input on implementation if and when the convention comes into effect. He acknowledged U.S. concerns over implement [...]	2005-10-25 22:51:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CS
05SANJOSE2601	MEETING WITH COSTA RICAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. On October 26, 2005, Charge met with Minister of Economy, Industry, and Commerce Gilberto Barrantes. Minister Barrantes commented on the status of the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) and related legislation including the propose [...]	2005-11-07 23:10:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2611	DISCUSSION OF CAFTA-DR BY PRESIDENTS BUSH AND [...] Summary: On November 5, 2005, all of the major Costa Rican dailies ran stories based on comments made by President Pacheco and Foreign Trade Minister Gonzalez about the meeting with President Bush the day before on the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (C [...]	2005-11-08 21:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2642	HEALTH MINISTRY ORDERS ASSEMBLY TO COMPLY WITH [...] (U) Summary: The Health Ministry ordered the Legislative Assembly on November 7 to either make health and safety repairs in the buildings it occupies within the next two months or shut down various offices. President of the Legislative Assembly Gerardo Gonzalez reacted to the order by accusin [...]	2005-11-11 10:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD CS
05SANJOSE2658	COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON CBI- [...] SUMMARY: Post has updated information provided in previous report using the same format. Post contact is Maria D. Villanueva, (506) 519-2419, Fax (506) 519-2364, villanuevamd@state.gov. End Summary. 2. Country Reports: Compliance with Eligibility Criteria The country reports contained [...]	2005-11-15 14:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON CS
05SANJOSE2664	JAN. 1, 2006 ENTRY INTO FORCE HELPS CAFTA-DR IN [...] (SBU) Summary. We know that USTR must make a determination soon so that it can recommend to the President when he should issue his proclamation bringing CAFTA-DR into force. Recognizing that this determination is of greater importance for countries that have already ratified, we want to hig [...]	2005-11-15 23:37:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECIN PGOV PREL CS
05SANJOSE2689	ANTI-CAFTA FORCES HEARTENED BY SUCCESSFUL PROTEST [...] On November 17, about 10,000 protesters participated in the first major demonstration to follow President Abel Pacheco's presentation of the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the Legislative Assembly. While the demonstration, organized by labor and stu [...]	2005-11-18 21:55:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD PREL ELAB CS
05SANJOSE2717	COSTS OF NOT HAVING AN ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT ARE [...] (C) The GOCR, though not philosophically opposed to providing the United States with the protections contained in an Article 98 agreement, faces serious political and constitutional impediments, which have for the last two and a half years prevented an agreement from being concluded. Meanwhile [...]	2005-11-23 22:18:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS ETRD EAID CS KICC
05SANJOSE2727	CAFTA SUPPORTERS RALLY FOR LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL [...] Several thousand workers, business owners and merchants marched on Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly on November 24, to encourage the GOCR to ratify without further delay the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The march was widely seen as a rebuttal to la [...]	2005-11-25 20:08:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD ELAB CS
05SANJOSE2826	COSTA RICA,S FORMER CAFTA LEAD NEGOTIATOR ANABEL [...] (SBU) Anabel Gonzalez, who was Costa Rica,s lead negotiator for the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) until her resignation in September 2004 reftel has accepted WTO Director General Lamy,s offer to head the WTO,s Agriculture and Commodities Division. Lamy ma [...]	2005-12-13 10:22:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN PREL CS
05SANJOSE2850	SCENESETTER: CODEL BLUNT IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes CODEL Blunt on its December 19 ) 20 visit to Costa Rica. The delegation's visit comes at a time when the main issue in the bilateral relationship is the Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The debate [...]	2005-12-14 00:02:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN ECON ETRD CS
05SANJOSE2909	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OSCAR ARIAS CONFIDENT OF [...] (C) Presidential candidate Oscar Arias told Ambassador that he (Arias) was "an idiot" to run again for president but that he was under a lot of pressure to come back. Arias said that Costa Rica, which has been neglecting education, infrastructure, and economic development, "cannot afford to w [...]	2005-12-22 10:31:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD PREL CS
05SANJOSE2942	CAFTA-DR RATIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The debate about the Central America- Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) started in the unicameral 57-member legislature (the Assembly) on December 6, 2005 after long delays in the Costa Rican administration's decision to send the agreement to the [...]	2005-12-28 21:42:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE488	COSTA RICA'S 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Following is Embassy San Jose's submission for the 2004 annual anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to sections outlined in reftel, with the first paragraph beginning at 18A. Post's POC for the report is Political Officer Janae Cooley. Telephone number: (506) 5 [...]	2005-02-28 18:38:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PGOV SMIG KWMN KFRD KCRM PREL ELAB ASEC CS
05SANSALVADOR2174	NATIONAL AND MEDIA REACTION TO CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF [...] SUMMARY: Salvadoran elation at the July 28 U.S. Congressional approval of the U.S.-Central America-DR free trade agreement (CAFTA- DR) was evident in the first hours after the vote, when President Saca called it a victory for democracy. Subsequent days have brought heavy and constant press c [...]	2005-08-02 12:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KPAO ES
05SANSALVADOR2356	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in July 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of July 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) The International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) began the presentation of its six-week core program on July 25. Th [...]	2005-08-23 20:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ELAB PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2635	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in August 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of August 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) On September 2, the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) concluded the presentation of its six-week cor [...]	2005-09-22 20:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ELAB PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2691	EL SALVADOR WILL NEGOTIATE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH [...] The September 27 press reported that El Salvador and Taiwan had agreed at the September 26 Managua summit of Central America, Taiwan and the Dominican Republic to negotiate a free trade agreement. President Saca made the announcement that the two countries would begin talks very soon followin [...]	2005-09-28 22:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES ETRD PREL TW
05SANSALVADOR2873	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH CENTAM [...] (U) Summary: On October 20, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez met with Presidents Saca (El Salvador),Bolanos (Nicaragua),Berger (Guatemala),and Maduro (Honduras) to review CAFTA-DR implementation. The Secretary expressed the USG's full commitment to CAFTA as a model for political and [...]	2005-10-20 21:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL ES CAFTA

05SANSALVADOR2951	2005 El Salvador CBI Report for USTR [...] In response to reftel, please see the following Embassy El Salvador report for USTR on El Salvador's compliance with requirements under the Caribbean Basin Initiative. ----------------------------- Commitment to WTO Obligations ----------------------------- 2. El Salvador has committed [...]	2005-10-31 17:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR3285	DRAFT 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's submission for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. 2. Begin Text. EL SALVADOR TRADE SUMMARY [Note: This section to be prepared in Washington. End note.] IMPORT POLICIES Free Trade Agreement The United States concluded free [...]	2005-11-22 22:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR3490	EL SALVADOR: FIRST DRAFT OF 2006 INCSR PART II [...] (U) Per Reftel, the following is Post's first draft of the 2006 INCSR Part II. Year-end statistics for CY-05 are not yet available. Post will add these statistics in January 2006 and retransmit this report. Text follows. 2. (U) El Salvador Located on the Pacific coast of the Central Am [...]	2005-12-15 19:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER KJUS ES
05SANTIAGO1679	OAS SPOKEPERSONS CONFERENCE [...] Summary: Action request in para 4. Embassy's information officer attended a meeting at the La Moneda Presidential Palace for a briefing on the August 17-18 seminar for OAS Spokespersons. The GOC delivered a draft schedule and requested the names of each country's participants by Friday, Aug [...]	2005-08-09 22:07:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PHUM KPAO CI
05SANTODOMINGO1026	DOMINICAN OPPOSITION BRISTLES; FERNANDEZ BACKS OFF [...] The Dominican Republic,s opposition, uncoordinated and quiescent since its resounding electoral defeat last year, ended its truce this week and mounted its first serious attack on the policies of President Fernandez since he assumed office six months ago. This awakening may not restore oppos [...]	2005-02-25 13:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO1051	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT INAUGURATES U.S. PLANT, AGAIN [...] (U) At the February 21 ground-breaking for a large U.S.-owned textile mill, President Leonel Fernandez characterized the project as one aspect of the Dominican Republic's response to the challenges of competition and globalization. He expressed confidence that the free trade agreement with th [...]	2005-02-25 20:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KTEX DR
05SANTODOMINGO1060	CSW AND WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT: DOMINICAN [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche and draft resolution to the Dominican Republic's MFA February 24. MFA director for women's and children's issues Luisa "Chiqui" Vicioso offered the following written comments on the U.S. draft CSW resolution on women's economic advancement (informal translati [...]	2005-02-28 14:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN EAID DR
05SANTODOMINGO1120	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ REPORTS TO THE NATION [...] In the traditional national day speech to the Dominican Congress President Leonel Fernandez claimed credit for successful economic stabilization in his first six months in office and sought to present himself as a knowledgeable leader with a vision for modernization and reform. He did not touc [...]	2005-03-01 17:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN ECON ETRD ENRG DR
05SANTODOMINGO1146	DOMINICAN POLITICS #13: PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ AND [...] (SBU) This is #13 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: Leonel Fernandez and the February 27 National Day Speech - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Leonel Fernandez was addressing the nation live, on national television on a Sunday morning amid pageantry at t [...]	2005-03-02 12:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ETRD PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO1199	DEMARCHE ON URGING FISCAL RESTRAINT IN ILO: [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-03 15:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC ELAB DR
05SANTODOMINGO1200	DEMARCHE ON UN DECLARATION ON HUMAN CLONING: [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-03 15:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO1224	DEMARCHE ON CSW DECLARATION: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) The Charge d'Affaires and political officer delivered reftel points on March 2 to Vice Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano and left the points as a non-paper in Spanish. Liriano was aware of the Beijing-Plus-Ten meeting and noted that the Dominican Republic had sent a large delegation in [...]	2005-03-03 18:35:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KWMN DR
05SANTODOMINGO1257	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] The following is Embassy,s response to the questions raised in reftel. 2. 2005 Dominican Republic Trafficking in Persons Report I. OVERVIEW OF EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS A. The Dominican Republic is a country of origin, transit and destination for trafficking [...]	2005-03-04 21:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DR
05SANTODOMINGO1293	DOMINICAN CONGRESSMAN RAMOS GARCIA SENTENCED TO 18 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 2, 2005, the Dominican Supreme Court found Congressman Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia guilty of smuggling 16 Asian migrants across the Dominican border in 2002 while he was serving as Dominican consul in Cap Haitien, Haiti. Ramos Garcia was convicted under the 1998 a [...]	2005-03-07 18:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1304	DOMINICAN POLITICS #15: HATUEY - RAGING OR [...] (SBU) This is #15 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: Hatuey - Raging or Ferdinand the Bull? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - It is too easy to make fun of Hatuey Decamps, the dispossessed president of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, now the founder [...]	2005-03-07 22:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO1333	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NON-COMMITTAL ON OAS SOCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-08 22:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI DR
05SANTODOMINGO1366	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan Foreign Minister Tan-Sun Chen visited the Dominican Republic February 24-25 to shore up bilateral relations in response to several recent visits by PRC officials. President Fernandez announced that he would visit Taiwan in April, signalling that he intends to maintain r [...]	2005-03-09 20:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV DR CH TW HA
05SANTODOMINGO1367	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CHILD MARRIAGE [...] The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's response to reftel. A. According to the National Council for Adolescents and Children (CONANI),the agency charged with the protection of children, the legal age of marriage in the Dominican Republic is 18. Adolescents (defined as those between the [...]	2005-03-09 20:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1486	ANTI-TRAFFICKING FOR DOMINICANS BY U.S. DOJ, FEB. [...] SUMMARY: On February 22-24, the Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance Training conducted an anti-trafficking workshop to assist Dominicans in creating an operations manual for enforcement of laws against trafficking in persons (TIP). The participants [...]	2005-03-15 18:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KCRM SMIG DR
05SANTODOMINGO1487	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CANDIDATE FOR OAS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On March 8, Embassy received diplomatic note No. 5715 indicating that the Government of the Dominican Republic will present MFA Ambassador for Human Rights Rhadys Abreu de Polanco as a candidate for membership on the Interamerican Comission for Human Rights at the OAS. She will be a candidate [...]	2005-03-15 18:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1507	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LISTENS ON UNCHR 61 AND DRAFT [...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered reftel A and B talking points and draft Cuba resolution to MFA Ambassador for UN/OAS Affairs Michelle Cohen and Counselor Johanna Calderon on March 15. Cohen said that the Dominican Republic "has not yet arrived at a position on these issues." According to Cohen, the D [...]	2005-03-16 15:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CU DR
05SANTODOMINGO153	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT DELIVERED [...] On January 6, Charge and poloff delivered reftel text of the Dominican Republic's Interim TIP Assessment to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano and Luisa Vicioso, MFA Director for Women and Children's Issues. Liriano thanked the charge for delivering the text personally and promised a t [...]	2005-01-12 15:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO154	FERNANDEZ INAUGURATES NEW DOMINICAN SUPREME COURT [...] SUMMARY. On January 5, President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated the new building that will house the Supreme Court, Attorney General's office, and related activities. Fernandez used the occasion to speak out on the need for an honest and fair judiciary as an integral part of the fight against c [...]	2005-01-12 15:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1557	DOMINICAN POLITICS #16: MEJIA'S FUTURE IN THE PRD [...] (SBU) This is # 16 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: MEJIA'S FUTURE IN THE PRD Former President Meja last month declared the post-inaugural truce to be over, blasted President Fernndez,s economic policies, and called on his opposition PRD to take a more aggress [...]	2005-03-17 22:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO1558	HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO [...] (SBU) Embassy officers delivered paras 4-7 reftel as a non-paper, as well as a Department-provided Spanish translation of the HCOC text, to MFA UN/OAS division director Michelle Cohen on March 15. 2. (SBU) She informed us that the Dominican Republic was considering subscribing to the Hague [...]	2005-03-17 22:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA DR
05SANTODOMINGO1559	U.S. EFFORTS TO SUPPORT EU-3 DIPLOMACY ON IRAN: [...] Embassy officers on March 15 delivered points and press release (paras 2-3 reftel) as a non-paper to MFA UN/OAS division director Michelle Cohen, and briefly explained the main points. She thanked us for the information and undertook to share it with her security affairs section and Middle E [...]	2005-03-18 12:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO IR DR
05SANTODOMINGO1562	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ STRESSES DANGER OF [...] (U) Dominican President Leonel Fernandez was host and keynote speaker for a high-level discussion of "The World After Terrorism" on March 14-15. This 12th periodic Plenary Seminar of the Circle of Montevideo, an informal gathering of Latin American former heads of state, was held at Fernand [...]	2005-03-18 18:01:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER DR
05SANTODOMINGO1570	DOMINICAN CONGRESS AND SUPREME COURT PUNISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The ongoing battle against corruption in the Dominican Republic saw two important victories as Congress stripped the Constitutional immunity of convicted alien smuggler Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia and the Supreme Court rid the judiciary of two discredited judges, one of who [...]	2005-03-19 18:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS KCOR PGOV SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO1603	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC--TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE [...] (U) The Dominican Republic has not frozen or seized any assets under UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 1373. 2. (C) The Superintendent of Banks heads the government,s efforts to ensure that searches of banks are conducted in a timely manner. However, weak information systems and the high degree o [...]	2005-03-22 13:35:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO1771	DOMINICAN FONMIN REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT MEETING [...] (SBU) This message includes an ACTION REQUEST for a meeting with the Secretary and with WHA Assistant Secretary Noriega on April 6-7. 2. (C) On March 30 when the Ambassador raised with Dominican President Fernandez the Cuba resolution at the UN Human Rights Commission, Fernandez said that t [...]	2005-03-31 19:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ETRD MARR CU DR
05SANTODOMINGO1778	DISASTER DECLARATION FOR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] THE AMBASSADOR HAS DETERMINED THAT DAMAGE CAUSED TO GROUND COVER AS A RESULT OF WILD FIRES THAT AFFECTED THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RANGE OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, IS OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO WARRANT USG ASSISTANCE. THE CHIEF OF MISSION IS THEREFORE EXERCISING THE DISASTER ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY, [...]	2005-04-01 12:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT EAID DR SENV PGOV SOCI
05SANTODOMINGO1801	DOMINICAN POLITICS # 17: HELICOPTERS, FOREST [...] (SBU) This is #17 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: HELICOPTERS, FOREST FIRES, HELP FROM ABROAD With forest fires continuing to burn along the mountaintops in the Dominican Republic, Hugo Chavez has won a lot of Dominican good will with his dramatic and largely u [...]	2005-04-01 21:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR DR
05SANTODOMINGO1833	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CHILD MARRIAGE -- CORRECTED [...] The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's response to reftel. A. According to the Dominican Civil Code and associated legislation, both boys and girls can marry freely at the age of 18. Boys can marry at age 16 and and girls can marry at age 15 with the consent of the child's parents, survi [...]	2005-04-04 20:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1834	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CHILD MARRIAGE -- CORRECTED [...] The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's response to reftel. A. According to the Dominican Civil Code and associated legislation, both boys and girls can marry freely at the age of 18. Boys can marry at age 16 and and girls can marry at age 15 with the consent of the child's parents, survi [...]	2005-04-04 20:44:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1836	DOMINICAN POLITICS #18: EMBASSY PUTS CAFTA-DR [...] (SBU) This is #18 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: EMBASSY PUTS CAFTA-DR DEBATE CENTER STAGE WITH CHILEAN NEOGOTIATOR The Ambassador, USAID, and EcoPol arranged the three-day visit to the Dominican Republic of Amb. Osvaldo Rosales, currently Director of the Tra [...]	2005-04-04 21:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD DR
05SANTODOMINGO1861	CAFTA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DELIVERS QUARTERLY [...] On April 4 the Dominican Minister of Industry and Commerce signed off on the January 2005 report on enforcement measures against broadcast piracy agreed in the side letter to the regional free trade agreement (CAFTA) and his staff delivered the text to the Embassy on April 5. Embassy is faxi [...]	2005-04-05 20:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ETRD KIPR
05SANTODOMINGO1873	DOMINICAN POLITICS #18: JOHN PAUL II AND THE [...] (SBU) Following is #18 in our series on Dominican politics: JOHN PAUL II AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC The death of John Paul II has brought no great outpouring of grief in the Dominican Republic, although this is nominally a Catholic nation tied by special Concordat with the Vatican. Many [...]	2005-04-06 17:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO1897	DOMINICAN RESPONSE ON WIPO APRIL 11-13 SESSION ON [...] Head of the Dominican Intellectual Property Office Enrique Ramrez told EcoPol Counselor on April 6 that he had attended the WIPO General Assembly last October and voted with others, including the United States, to discuss the Brazilian and Arlgentine proposals, for which the Dominican Republi [...]	2005-04-06 20:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EAID ETRD KIPR
05SANTODOMINGO1927	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EXTRADITES VELAZQUEZ MINYETTY [...] (U) On April 7, 2005, Francis Velazquez Minyetty was extradited from the Dominican Republic to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Velazquez Minyetty, nicknamed the "King of Ecstasy", is wanted to stand trial in the Southern District of New York to stand trial on federal nar [...]	2005-04-08 11:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KCRM SNAR KJUS DR
05SANTODOMINGO1929	DOMINICAN POLITICS #20: OPPOSITION PRD STRUGGLES [...] (SBU) This is #20 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: The Opposition PRD Struggles for a Comeback The Great Revival - - - - - - - - - The main opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),tied up in factional and personal recriminations since losing office [...]	2005-04-08 11:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR DR
05SANTODOMINGO1971	NEW DOMINICAN EXTRADITION PROCESS RETURNS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Two fugitives have been returned to the United States under the new Dominican extradition process. The Penal Chamber of the Supreme Court issued lengthy opinions in both cases, setting non-binding but advisory precedents that bode well for future extradition cases. Additionally [...]	2005-04-08 20:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KCRM SNAR KJUS PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO1999	DOMINICAN POLITICS #21: PROSPECTS FOR CAFTA [...] (SBU) Following is # 21 in our series on the politics of Leonel Fernandez's first year: Summary. The various players in the decision process for the CAFTA regional free trade agreement all know that ratification is necessary as soon as the U. S. Congress approves implementing legislation. [...]	2005-04-11 21:52:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2005	EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO HELPS MOVE CUBAN DISSIDENT [...] With the help of the International Organization for Migration (IOM),Embassy Santo Domingo facilitated the travel of Cuban dissident Mario Clavero through the Dominican Republic April 5-6 to Spain, which had agreed to grant him political asylum. 2. Clavero, a human rights advocate in Cuba [...]	2005-04-12 11:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF DR CU SP
05SANTODOMINGO2049	CHR 61: BELARUS RESOLUTION - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (U) Embassy on April 12 delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN/OAS Division chief Michelle Cohen. She undertook to communicate our position on the anticipated no-action motion on the Belarus resolution to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano, who would decide how the Dominican Republic wou [...]	2005-04-12 21:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2058	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND CHR-61: EUROPEAN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador approached both the French and the British ambassadors here about helping convince President Fernandez to cast the Dominican vote in favor of the draft resolution on Cuba in CHR-61. The Ambassador noted that, despite his repeated and extensive conversations with F [...]	2005-04-13 17:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU BO DR
05SANTODOMINGO2080	CHR-61: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO VOTE WITH US ON [...] (C) Embassy delivered demarche (paras 5-6 Ref A) to MFA UN/OAS Division Chief Michelle Cohen on April 13, having received telephonic instructions (Ref B) that Santo Domingo had been inadvertently omitted from Ref A addressees. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano informed us the same day [...]	2005-04-14 00:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BO DR
05SANTODOMINGO2095	DOMINICAN POLITICS # 22: INVESTIGATING HIPOLITO [...] (SBU) This is #22 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: Investigating Hipolito Mejia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Politically motivated Santo Domingo District Attorney Juan Hernandez Peguero would like for the public to expect Hipolito Mejia to go to jail. Her [...]	2005-04-14 17:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO2110	TWO DOMINICANS WAIVE EXTRADITION RIGHTS AND RETURN [...] (U) On April 14, 2005, two fugitives were returned to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Fugitive Mayobanex de Jesus Adames, ref A, is wanted for sentencing in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on federal narcotics offenses. Elroy Dom [...]	2005-04-14 19:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KCRM SNAR CVIS DR
05SANTODOMINGO2111	DOMINICAN COURT DENIES EXTRADITION REQUEST [...] (U) SUMMARY. On April 8. 2005, the Penal Chamber of the Dominican Supreme Court denied the USG request for extradition for Frank Alvarez. The denial was based on lack of sufficient information to identify the fugitive in court as the person the USG believes to have committed the crime in t [...]	2005-04-14 19:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CJAN KJUS SNAR PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2174	CHR-61: GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-19 14:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL DR CU
05SANTODOMINGO2209	THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HUGO CHAVEZ OF VENEZUELA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Venezuela and the Dominican Republic have close historical ties; during Trujillo's dictatorship, many Dominicans got help from Venezuela or lived there in political exile. Hugo Chavez has been in active contact with the Dominican Republic, agreeing to concessional financing for [...]	2005-04-20 17:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PINR PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2250	COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Embassy delivered reftel points April 18 and, after daily followups, obtained response April 21. Vice Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano will represent the Dominican Republic at the Community of Democracies Ministerial in Santiago, since Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso plans to be in [...]	2005-04-21 21:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2425	DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WOUNDS OFFICER AND IS SHOT DEAD [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) On April 24, 2005, Dominican extradition fugitive Jose Pimentel opened fire on agents from the Dominican National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) attempting to arrest him pursuant to an arrest order issued based o [...]	2005-04-28 20:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CJAN KCRM KJUS SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO2448	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SHUTS DOWN TELEVISION STATION [...] On April 27 the District Attorney's Office raided the headquarters of Dominican television station Virus, located in Santiago, the country's second largest city. Officials confiscated four hard drives containing video material along with hardware necessary for the station to broadcast. Virus [...]	2005-04-29 19:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD EINV DR
05SANTODOMINGO2456	BAN ON LIGHTERS DEMARCHE DELIVERED - DOMINICAN [...] On March 10, Embassy delivered guidelines on ban of lighters on flights to, from and within the U.S. to the Director General of Civil Aviation, the Director of Airports, the head of Dominican airport security and the managers of all international airports in the Dominican Republic. 2. San [...]	2005-04-29 19:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER DR
05SANTODOMINGO2576	POLICY POINTS; WASHINGTON VISIT OF DOMINICAN [...] (C) Dominican President Leonel Fernandez travels May 11-12 to Washington for the first time since his August 2004 inauguration. The USG and regional focus of the event is the CAFTA free trade agreement now under consideration in the U.S. Congress. For Fernandez, however, the visit is much more: [...]	2005-05-06 15:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP ETRD DR
05SANTODOMINGO2579	SANTO DOMINGO 2005 IPR PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR [...] Santo Domingo requests USD 6,500funding to bring two IPR enforcement experts to the Dominican Republic for separate two-day training sessions for enforcement authorities charged with combating television broadcast piracy and pharmaceutical patent piracy. These experts would also be used for o [...]	2005-05-06 17:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON EFIN DR
05SANTODOMINGO2615	ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR IRAQ TRANSITIONAL [...] (SBU) Embassy on April 29 provided reftel talking points as a non-paper to MFA Africa-Middle East Director Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadevilla and on May 3 emphasized our request that the Dominican Republic, as a member of the coalition, issue a statement of support for the Iraq Transitional Gove [...]	2005-05-06 21:25:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL DR IZ
05SANTODOMINGO2622	DOMINICAN SENATE AND AGRICULTURE GROUP ASK [...] On May 6, 20 of the 32 Dominican senators voted and published a resolution declaring the urgent need to pass legislation granting local industry assistance to compensate for expected losses to help compete under the CAFTA, a regional free trade agreement with the United States. The resolutio [...]	2005-05-09 20:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2636	DOMINICAN POLITICS #25: FERNANDEZ'S SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Following is #25 in our series on the first year of the Fernandez administration: Fernandez's Special Briefing Before Visiting the United States - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Last week U.S. academic Howard Wiarda of the University of Georgia became Leonel Ferna [...]	2005-05-10 11:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2648	DOMINICAN SENATE AND AGRICULTURE GROUP ASK [...] On May 6, 20 of the 32 Dominican senators voted and published a resolution declaring the urgent need to pass legislation granting local industry assistance to compensate for expected losses to help compete under the CAFTA, a regional free trade agreement with the United States. The resolutio [...]	2005-05-10 15:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2727	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EXTRADITES TWO FUGITIVES TO THE [...] (U) On May 12, 2005, Jose Trinidad and Freddy Ignacio Velez Rodriguez were extradited from the Dominican Republic to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Trinidad is wanted for sentencing in the Eastern District of New York, where he pled guilty to fraud involving US $6 millio [...]	2005-05-13 11:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KJUS SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO2752	DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WAIVES EXTRADITION RIGHTS, [...] (U) On May 14, 2005, fugitive Ramon Cabral Veras was returned to the United States' territory of Puerto Rico in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Cabral Veras is wanted by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to stand trial on charges of embezzlement. He is charged in three separate complaints of [...]	2005-05-16 12:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CJAN KCRM SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO2797	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: RENEWAL OF USDA/SEA [...] Summary. On April 26, 2005, USDA renewed their bilateral Cooperative Agreement with the Dominican Republic (DR) Department of Agriculture (SEA) for a second five-year period. This is the second USDA Bilateral Agreement signed by the Fernandez Administration. The purpose of the Cooperative A [...]	2005-05-18 14:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON
05SANTODOMINGO2819	DOMINICAN REPATRIATIONS TO HAITI HAVE ENDED [...] (U) Summary. The Dominican government has suspended the rounding up and deportation of undocumented Haitian immigrants from the northern border area, following conflicts and threats of mob action in the town of Hatillo Mayor, Montecristi Province. Operations were carried out under supervis [...]	2005-05-19 11:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PGOV DR HA
05SANTODOMINGO2829	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC--BLUE LANTERN APPLICATION [...] Per reftel request EconOff visited HiRel Systems International, LLC (HRSI) in the San Isidro Free Trade Zone of Santo Domingo. The company is a fully-owned subsidiary company of HiRel Systems International of the United States. EconOff met with General Manager Domingo Gonzalez who has headed [...]	2005-05-19 20:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC DR
05SANTODOMINGO287	SEMI-ANNUAL REQUEST FOR NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-19 20:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV PINR PREL
05SANTODOMINGO2938	OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: COMPOSITION OF DELEGATIONS - [...] In response to Embassy's inquiries per reftel, the MFA on May 18 informed us of the principals who will comprise the Dominican Republic's delegation to the OASGA in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, June 5-7. MFA indicated there might be later additions to this list and also promised to provide the delegat [...]	2005-05-24 21:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL DR OAS
05SANTODOMINGO2972	ILO FISCAL RESTRAINT, CUBAN CANDIDACY - DOMINICAN [...] Embassy on May 25 provided Ref A-B talking points in Spanish to MFA UN-OAS Director Michelle Cohen, emphasizing the importance of fiscal restraint in the proposed ILO budget for 2006-2007 and U.S. preference for Barbados over Cuba as the Caribbean candidate for the ILO Governing Body. The same [...]	2005-05-25 22:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB DR AORC PREL CU BB
05SANTODOMINGO2973	UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY NEGOTIATIONS - DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-25 22:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD DR SCUL
05SANTODOMINGO3004	DOMINICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON [...] (C) The DCM and econ officer called on Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano in her office, May 23 and discussed the selection of a Deputy Secretary General at the Organization of American States SIPDIS (OAS),repatriations of Haitians, anti-terrorism conventions, racial discrimination [...]	2005-06-01 15:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV DR PTER HA OAS
05SANTODOMINGO3024	DOMINICAN POLITICS #27: THE DOMINICAN CATHOLIC [...] (SBU) The following is number 27 in our series on the first year of Leonel Fernandez's administration. The Dominican Catholic Church - Avuncular, Activist, and Trusted Like many countries in Latin America, the Dominican Republic has a nominally Roman Catholic majority. For 500 years the [...]	2005-06-02 18:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PREL SOCI
05SANTODOMINGO3045	OAS SECRETARY GENERAL INSULZA ON DEMOCRACY AND [...] OAS Secretary General Jos Miguel Insulza spoke last night, June 2, to the annual conference participants of the Caribbean Studies Association, held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Diplomats and other guests invited the event organized by President Fernndez,s think-tank, the Foundation [...]	2005-06-06 11:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OAS
05SANTODOMINGO3082	DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WAIVES EXTRADITION RIGHTS, [...] (U) On June 2, 2005, Felix Madera was returned to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Madera is wanted for sentencing in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on federal narcotics offenses. 2. (U) Madera was arrested by the Dominican National Direc [...]	2005-06-08 11:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CJAN CVIS DR KCRM SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO3092	TWO DOMINICAN FUGITIVES WAIVE EXTRADITION RIGHTS, [...] (U) On June 7, 2005, twin brothers Jean Paul Ulloa and Luis David Ulloa were returned to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal and DEA agent. Both brothers are wanted to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on conspiracy charges related t [...]	2005-06-08 18:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KCRM SNAR CVIS DR
05SANTODOMINGO3121	DOMINICAN POLITICS #28: VENEZUELA CHANGES TERMS ON [...] (SBU) This is #28 in our series of political reports on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. Bolivarian Oil Dealing Gets Expensive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Venezuela has abruptly demanded that the Dominican Republic agree to deliveries of petroleum on Venezuelan ships. T [...]	2005-06-09 19:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO3147	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CONVICTS TRAFFICKING FELONS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Attorney General Frank Soto, who coordinates the Dominican Government's anti-TIP efforts, provided details of the Dominican Republic's first convictions of traffickers under a 2003 anti-TIP law, in a May 20 court decision published June 2. Soto expressed disappointme [...]	2005-06-10 16:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM DR KWMN SMIG PREL
05SANTODOMINGO3158	DOMINICAN DEPORTATIONS OF HAITIANS - DEEPLY ROOTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Repatriations of Haitians ceased after the May 9-12 round-ups and expulsion of about 1800 persons from the northwestern border areas, but conditions there remain largely unchanged. On June 6 vengeful Dominicans attacked sleeping Haitians in the same area, prompting further pa [...]	2005-06-10 20:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV DR HA
05SANTODOMINGO3161	CUBA: REVIEW OF SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD ACT TITLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Subsequent to the inauguration of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez last year, the Dominican Republic shifted its vote on the Cuba resolution at the annual UN Human Rights Committee meeting from "yes" (with the United States) in 2004 to "abstain" in 2005. However [...]	2005-06-13 11:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CU ETTC DR PREL SMIG EINV ETRD
05SANTODOMINGO3177	DOMINICANS KEYED UP ABOUT QUIRINO NARCOTRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) The following report was posted on our SIPRNET site on June 13. QUIRINO - THE CASE THAT KEEPS ON GIVING (SBU) The two Assistant U.S. Attorneys prosecuting the Quirino Paulino Castillo (Quirino) narcotics trafficking case in the Southern District of New York spent two and a half da [...]	2005-06-14 15:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN PGOV KCRM SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO3199	AMBASSADOR BRINGS TOGETHER DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND [...] (SBU) At the Ambassador's initiative, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez convened a meeting at the presidential palace on Tuesday evening, June 14, with the presidents of the Dominican Senate and House, mediator Monsignor. Agripino Nunez of the Catholic PUCMM university, the Ambassador and [...]	2005-06-15 20:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV EFIN DR CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO3228	DOMINICAN POLITICS #29: OPPOSITION PRD PICKS NEW [...] (SBU) This is #29 in our series of reports on political events of Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. PRD Picks New President, Secretary General, and other Leadership Posts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The main opposition Dominican Rev [...]	2005-06-16 22:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO3229	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES LPG SUBSIDY TO [...] In a dry presentation broadcast over the government,s television station late on June 14, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez announced the continuation without change of liquid propane gas (LPG) subsidies of 17.29 Dominican pesos per gallon (about USD 60 cents). Those benefiting are househ [...]	2005-06-16 23:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ENRG ETRD DR
05SANTODOMINGO3230	THREE DOMINICANS WAIVE EXTRADITION RIGHTS, RETURN [...] (U) On June 16, 2005, three fugitives were returned to the United States in the company of U.S. Marshals. Jose Abel Burdiez de Leon is wanted to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on conspiracy to launder money derived from unlawful activity (narcoti [...]	2005-06-17 11:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN CVIS SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO3345	DOMINICAN POLITICS #30: BIG PICTURE CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) This is #30 in our series of political reports on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. BIG PICTURE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dominican Senate President Andres Bautista convened a conference on June 15 on "Constitutional Reform" with invited exper [...]	2005-06-23 20:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO3349	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CERTIFICATION OF FIRST MANGO [...] (Summary) On June 4, 2005, USDA/APHIS certified the first mango hot water treatment (HWT) facility in the Dominican Republic (DR). On June 9, the first shipment of mangoes was successfully exported to New York, under the supervision of an APHIS TDY Officer as part of an APHIS Preclearance (PC [...]	2005-06-23 20:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EAGR ETRD CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO3350	MDA DEMARCHE: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-23 20:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IS SZ PREL PREF PHUM
05SANTODOMINGO3363	UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche twice to the MFA's UN/OAS division, on June 10 and 15. After repeated followup, we were told on June 22 the U.S. views had been communicated to the appropriate authorities. However, as of June 24 the division had no substantive response; Embassy believes th [...]	2005-06-24 19:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO DR
05SANTODOMINGO3364	U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD: [...] Embassy delivered reftel diplomatic note to the MFA on June 20-21. On June 22 (and again on June 24),UN/OAS affairs deputy division chief Rhadys Abreu de Polanco informed us that she had requested the views of the Dominican Republic's health authorities. We will follow up, emphasize the im [...]	2005-06-24 19:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC DR PREL
05SANTODOMINGO3365	UNSCR 1540 - DEMARCHE TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Santo Domingo Embassy on June 20 and again on June 15 delivered reftel demarche to MFA's UN/OAS affairs division. We inquired about the reasons for the Dominican Republic's delay in delivering its report under the resolution and asked whether the government might require technical assistance [...]	2005-06-24 19:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO3369	DOMINICAN POLITICS #31: POSITIONING TO RATIFY [...] (SBU) This is #31 in our series of political reports on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. Positioning to Ratify CAFTA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The question is no longer whether the Dominicans will ratify the free trade agreement, but when -- whether they can manage to do so whi [...]	2005-06-24 22:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD PREL DR CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO3370	U.S. TAXPAYERS WILL LOSE MONEY IN DOMINICAN AFPS [...] (SBU) The USG should not invest in Dominican pension funds (AFPs - Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones) because the likelihood of losing the funds due to fraud and corruption is extremely high. Based on the current state of affairs in the Dominican Republic, Embassy Santo Domingo strongl [...]	2005-06-27 11:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT KJUS PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO3381	THREE DOMINICAN FUGITIVES RETURNED TO THE UNITED [...] (U) On June 24, 2005, three fugitives were returned to the United States in the company of U.S. Marshals. Juan Rincon is wanted to stand trial in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, on murder, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, burglary and conspiracy offenses, re [...]	2005-06-27 17:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KJUS SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO3391	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ CALLS ON CONGRESS TO [...] During his weekly television address to the nation on Sunday night June 26, President Leonel Fernandez argued strongly in support of CAFTA, urging the Dominican Congress to ratify the trade agreement as soon as possible for the benefit of all Dominican people. The speech showed a clear change [...]	2005-06-28 11:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PGOV DR CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO3400	SUBJECT: SOD OPERATIONS MOTORCAINE, MELLISOS AND [...] (SBU) The Santo Domingo Country Office (SDCO),New York Division Group T-42 and the Dominican National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) Sensitive Investigative Unit (SIU) has been investigating the drug trafficking activities of Quirino Ernesto PAULINO-Castillo, AKA EL DON, Luis Eduardo ROD [...]	2005-06-28 19:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR
05SANTODOMINGO3408	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ DISCUSSES CHAVEZ [...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez says that though his relation with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez remains warm, Chavez shrugs off Fernandez's advice to pursue moderation. Fernandez says he and other Latin American leaders see Chavez as out of touch intellectually with gl [...]	2005-06-29 14:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	PREL EPET DR
05SANTODOMINGO3434	DOMINICAN POLITICS #32: PLD'S LONG CONGRESS MOVES [...] (SBU) This is #32 in our series of political reports on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. PLD's Long Congress Moves Into End-Game - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Though founder Juan Bosch is dead and gone, the Partido de Liberacion Dominicana of President Fernandez retain [...]	2005-07-01 14:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO3443	DOMINICANS PLAY PETROCARIBE FOR MAXIMUM ADVANTAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez came home from the "Petrocaribe" summit of June 27-28 with Venezuelan promises of more than USD 100 million cash financing for rural infrastructure projects, terms for oil financing more favorable that last November's "Caracas Accord," and [...]	2005-07-01 21:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL DR ENRG EFIN
05SANTODOMINGO3444	DOMINICAN FUGITIVE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES [...] (U) On July 1, 2005, Dominican fugitive Rocque Rodriguez Gonzalez was returned to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Rodriguez Gonzalez is wanted to stand trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on charges that he conspired to distrib [...]	2005-07-01 21:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN CVIS SNAR KJUS DR
05SANTODOMINGO3446	FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION - U.S. [...] Embassy officer delivered reftel demarche and curriculum vitae of the U.S. candidate for vice-chair of the Codex Alimentarius Commission to MFA UN/OAS affairs division chief Michelle Cohen on July 1, pointing out that the election will occur during the July 4-9 meeting. Cohen undertook to pr [...]	2005-07-04 17:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AORC

05SANTODOMINGO3447	FOOD AID AND THE WTO: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Embassy on July 1 delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN/OAS division chief Michelle Cohen and counselor for OAS affairs Johanna Mendelson and left para 8 points as a non-paper, in Spanish translation. Cohen undertook to inform the ministries of industry and commerce -- which is involved in WTO [...]	2005-07-05 11:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ETRD DR
05SANTODOMINGO3524	DOMINICAN POLITICS #33: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- AS A [...] (SBU) The following is number 33 in our series on the first year of Leonel Fernandez's administration. Does the sum of the parts add up? Or has the journal "Foreign Policy" lost its mind? A comment from an Embassy colleague, July 5: I arrived home last night after two weeks of leave. O [...]	2005-07-07 18:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO3545	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PUBLIC SECTOR DOCTORS ANNOUNCE [...] SUMMARY. The public-sector doctors' union announced last week a plan to go on strike, demanding a 100 percent salary increases from the government. The strike, scheduled to take place July 11-15, will make number 15 for the union since January 2004. But the authorities are prepared to stand [...]	2005-07-08 15:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV DR PREL
05SANTODOMINGO355	PROJECT PROPOSAL - ANTI-TIP POLICE DEPARTMENT [...] SUMMARY. The Dominican Republic was placed on the Tier 2 Watchlist in the Department's 2004 TIP report. Among the principal shortcomings cited was that the government "lacks effective law enforcement" to combat TIP. The Embassy has consistently sought to increase the government's capacity to [...]	2005-01-26 14:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO3556	CORRECTED COPY: DOMINICAN POLITICS #33: DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) The following is number 33 in our series on the first year of Leonel Fernandez's administration. Does the sum of the parts add up? Or has the journal "Foreign Policy" lost its mind? A comment from an Embassy colleague, July 5: I arrived home last night after two weeks of leave. O [...]	2005-07-11 13:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO3564	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - USITC BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN [...] This cable is in response to the USITC's request for the 2004 Caribbean Basin Investment Survey. According to the Dominican Export and Investment Center, foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Dominican Republic in 2004 totaled USD 650 million, down from USD 1.01 billion in 2003. Investment i [...]	2005-07-12 11:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL EFIN DR
05SANTODOMINGO3576	G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN REFORM: DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-12 15:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO3582	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND VIETNAM ESTABLISH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dominican Republic and Vietnam announced the establishment of diplomatic relations here on July 7, and a visiting Vietnamese delegation discussed possibilities for increased trade, investment, and cultural relations. The visitors scored a modest success on their first try, [...]	2005-07-12 17:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EINV VM DR CH
05SANTODOMINGO3677	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-19 19:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR OTRA DR
05SANTODOMINGO3678	DOMINICAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON INFO FOR MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-19 19:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAIR ELTN EWWT XM XL CA
05SANTODOMINGO370	DOMINICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL JAILS [...] Dominican Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito had accused alien smuggler Congressman Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia arrested at 7 a.m. on January 13, the first day that the House was no longer in session. Bailiffs delivered him to Najayo jail on January 13 to await his next trial date, [...]	2005-01-26 17:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO3721	DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES # 8 - DOMINICAN FAILED [...] (U) This is number 8 in a series of cables on the Dominican bank failures of 2003. This cable contains an action request, please see paragraphs 7 and 12. Baninter, Banco Mercantil and Bancredito - legal case status on the banks that broke the Dominican Republic 2. For the first time i [...]	2005-07-21 20:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL
05SANTODOMINGO3722	NOMINATION TO REGIONAL WORKER RIGHTS SEMINAR [...] Embassy nominates Neda Brown, a political officer with labor reporting responsibilities, and Bolivar Abreu, Economic-Political Section assistant, to attend the WHA Regional Worker Rights Seminar to be held in Lima, Peru on 8-9 September 2005. 2. Neda Brown began a one year rotational assign [...]	2005-07-22 12:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB OTRA DR
05SANTODOMINGO3723	CORRECTED COPY DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES # 8 - [...] (U) This is number 8 in a series of cables on the Dominican bank failures of 2003. This cable contains an action request, please see paragraphs 7 and 12. Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. Baninter, Banco Mercantil and Bancredito - legal case status on the banks that broke the Dom [...]	2005-07-22 14:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL
05SANTODOMINGO3732	DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WAIVES EXTRADITION RIGHTS, [...] (U) On July 19, 2005, Jose Luis Severino Concepcion was returned to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Severino Concepcion is wanted to stand trial in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on federal narcotics offenses. 2. (U) Severino Concepcion wa [...]	2005-07-22 17:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CJAN CVIS DR KCRM SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO3820	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REACTS TO DR-CAFTA APPROVAL [...] Summary: In the hours after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve DR-CAFTA implementing legislation, Dominican reactions indicate that the vote has dispelled any doubts about U.S. ability to implement DR-CAFTA and may have improved prospects for Dominican ratification. End summ [...]	2005-07-29 00:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL DR PGOV CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO3827	G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Embassy provided Ref A talking points to MFA UN/OAS division chief Michelle Cohen on July 27, on defeating the G-4 framework resolution on UN reform. She has informed us that there has been a "new element" since the previous Embassy discussion of the issue with the MFA on July 8 (Ref B). [...]	2005-08-01 12:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL DR UNGA
05SANTODOMINGO3828	UN REFORM: DEMARCHES TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-01 12:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO3829	COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL [...] The Ambassador delivered reftel talking points on the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) to Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso on July 14. He expressed his general support for counterterrorism efforts, but said the MFA would need to study this proposal before taki [...]	2005-08-01 12:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER DR UNGA
05SANTODOMINGO3864	DOMINICAN BANKING #9 -- MEJIA SAYS "BANKING FRAUD" [...] (SBU) This is number 9 in a series of cables on consequences of the Dominican bank failures of 2003. Dominican Banking Series #9 -- Mejia Says It Right Out Loud: "Banking Fraud" More than a year of virtual silence on Dominican banking frauds has ended with Hipolito Mejia's erudite, detail [...]	2005-08-02 19:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL
05SANTODOMINGO3878	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: GAINING SUPPORT FOR USG [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-03 22:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM DR PREL UNGA
05SANTODOMINGO3890	SPEAKING OUT ON GITMO: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] The Ambassador communicated reftel points to Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso on August 3. The Foreign Minister expressed support for the USG view. HERTELL [...]	2005-08-04 19:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PGOV PREL
05SANTODOMINGO3898	MANPADS CONTROL AND SECURITY GUIDELINES - [...] (S/NF) Summary: There are no MANPADS in the weapons inventories of the armed forces of the Dominican Republic, nor are any known to exist within the country. The Dominican Government does have import)export controls on arms purchases, but high levels of corruption call into question the effe [...]	2005-08-05 12:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MASS EAIR ETTC PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO3929	(C) DIALOGUE WITH TAIWAN ON PRC WHA ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Taiwan's ambassador to the Dominican Republic John Feng welcomes informal contact and has readily commented to us upon various visits of PRC officials during the first year of the Fernandez administration. This cordial arrangement works well for us and we see no need to make it more formal [...]	2005-08-08 19:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN EMIN ENRG ETRD ETTC PHUM
05SANTODOMINGO3930	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2005 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This cable provides the 2005 Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims Report for the Dominican Republic. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of 18 claims (including 5 new ones for 2005) by U.S. persons/entities against the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR). The [...]	2005-08-08 19:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC DR EFIN KIDE PGOV EINV
05SANTODOMINGO3938	ORGANIC MOVEMENT ATTRACTS COFFEE PRODUCERS [...] (U) The following was posted on the Embassy's classified website on June 21: Organic Movement Attracts Coffee Producers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hoy newspaper carried in its weekly economic section on June 12 the title "More Coffeegrowers Join the Boom, in Organic Coffee [...]	2005-08-09 18:50:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ECON EAGR
05SANTODOMINGO3971	DOMINICAN POLITICS #37: LEONEL FERNANDEZ AND [...] (SBU) Following is number 37 in our series on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office: Leonel Fernandez and "Failed States" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The "Failed States Index" published in the July/August issue of Foreign Policy provoked a torrent of commentary in the Dominican [...]	2005-08-11 17:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO4036	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: COAL PLANTS? NOT ANY TIME [...] President Fernandez abruptly put on hold the idea of acquiring two coal-fired generating plants, only days after Radhames Segura, President of the Dominican Corporation of Electricity (CDEEE),gave an upbeat two-hour presentation on the immediate future of coal production. With ongoing sporad [...]	2005-08-19 20:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ENRG ETRD
05SANTODOMINGO4038	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: VISIT OF USTR REPRESENTATIVE [...] Summary: Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources Mara M. Burr, described U.S. policy and procedures to Central American and Dominican trade and environment officials meeting at a conference on Environmental Sustainable Development, August 11-13. In mee [...]	2005-08-19 21:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ETRD SENV USTR
05SANTODOMINGO4041	DOMINICANS INVITED TO SIGN PETROCARIBE ACCORD BY [...] (U) Venezuelan ambassador Francisco Belisario Landis told the press on August 16 that he had delivered to the Dominican MFA copies in English and Spanish of the "Petrocaribe" agreement, with an invitation to come to Caracas by August 23 for a signing ceremony. He was emphatic about Venezuel [...]	2005-08-19 21:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL DR EFIN
05SANTODOMINGO4097	DOMINICAN DEPUTY MFA ON AUG28 CHAVEZ SOCIAL [...] (SBU) On August 23 Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandro Liriano listened carefully to DCM's delivery of talking points concerning the Venezuelan initiative to exert control the OAS Social Charter undertaking. Liriano replied that the Dominicans are sending to the event their newly appointed ambas [...]	2005-08-25 18:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	XL KSUM SOCI DR OAS
05SANTODOMINGO4104	SANTO DOMINGO: CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-26 13:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH
05SANTODOMINGO4145	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] This cable is in response to ref A request for an update on worst forms of child labor in the Dominican Republic. The 2004 Child Labor Information Update from Santo Domingo (ref B) remains current, with the following additional information. 2. On October 17, 2004, the new Code for Protect [...]	2005-08-30 19:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI DR
05SANTODOMINGO4175	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON HIGH-LEVEL TRAVEL TO UNGA [...] MFA Director for International Affairs Amb. Michele Cohen told EcoPol counselor and poloff on August 31 that President Fernandez will speak at the UNGA on September 16. Embassy has just received a diplomatic note announcing that Fernandez and Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade are inviting U [...]	2005-09-01 15:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO4196	DOMINICAN PROGRESS ON IMF STAND-BY [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Regional Director Guy Meredith and Resrep Ousmene Mandeng told DCM and staff on August 24 that things are going generally well for the Dominicans on the macroeconomic side and they foresee no obstacles to completing the combined first and second reviews of the standby. This [...]	2005-09-02 20:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EFIN DR
05SANTODOMINGO4210	DOMINICAN PROJECTS CONSIDERED BY EXIM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Just less than one year after their last visit, Export Import Bank (ExIm) Senior Vice Presidents Jeffrey Miller and John McAdams traveled to Santo Domingo to review debt collection and new projects. Prepared for positive news by optimistic economic reporting in the internation [...]	2005-09-06 20:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ECON EFIN
05SANTODOMINGO4212	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS NOT FOCUSING ON TSUNAMI [...] The Dominican government does not have a tsunami warning system (TWS) and it is unlikely that it will develop one soon. The Dominican National Emergency Commission does not believe tsunamis are a current threat to the Dominican Republic in comparison to hurricanes, flooding, and tornadoes. [...]	2005-09-06 20:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC TPHY EAID SENV DR
05SANTODOMINGO4213	DOMINICAN FUGITIVE GARCIA CASTILLOWAIVES [...] (U) On September 2, 2005, U.S. Marshals returned Julio Angel Garcia Castillo to the United States for trial in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey based on a federal indictment charging narcotics offenses. Garcia is alleged to have participated in the movement of multi-kilogr [...]	2005-09-06 20:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN DR KCRM SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO4215	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RATIFIES DR-CAFTA [...] (U) Summary: The Dominican Republic on September 6, in a vote in the lower house of Congress, ratified DR-CAFTA. All that remains are steps expected to occur promptly: A "protocolary act" to be signed by President Fernandez and publication of the DR-CAFTA text in the Official Gazette. The [...]	2005-09-07 11:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL DR PGOV CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO4224	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CENTRAL BANK SAYS NO PRC [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-08 11:01:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ETTC PREL EFIN XM DR
05SANTODOMINGO4226	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED [...] On Wednesday August 24, the Charge hosted, at the Embassy, a roundtable discussion on trafficking in persons. The twenty two government and non-government participants included the MFA Ambassador for Women's and Children's Affairs, the Chief of Naval Intelligence, the Assistant Attorney Gener [...]	2005-09-08 19:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG DR
05SANTODOMINGO4267	UN SUMMIT OUTCOME DOCUMENT - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 22:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO4268	DECLARATION ON INNOVATIVE SOURCES OF FINANCING FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 22:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN EAID DR EFIN EAIR
05SANTODOMINGO4269	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JOINS PETROCARIBE [...] (C) Summary: A senior Dominican cabinet official says that President Leonel Fernandez and his team resisted pressures from Venezuelan Vice President Vicente Rangel and from Cuba's President Castro and nevertheless secured the generous PETROCARIBE financing deal from Venezuelan President Cha [...]	2005-09-12 11:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET DR VE PREL
05SANTODOMINGO4277	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): THE DOMINICAN [...] EcoPol counselor and poloff raised the topic of ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention in call August 31 on MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Amb. Michelle Cohen, when urging ratification of various treaties, including several on terrorism and on intellectual proper [...]	2005-09-13 13:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PARM ABUD PTER KTIA
05SANTODOMINGO4292	DOMINICAN FUEL CONSERVATION PLAN DOES LITTLE TO [...] On September 11 Dominican President Leonel Fernandez issued a second, not much improved version of a promised energy conservation plan meant to reassure the country that the government is reacting to the recent sharp rises in gasoline and diesel prices. Instead of imposing modest restrictions [...]	2005-09-14 11:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ENRG EPET ETRD UNGA
05SANTODOMINGO4293	DOMINICAN FUGITIVE RAFAEL FIGUEROA WAIVES [...] (U) On September 9, 2005, U.S. Marshals returned Rafael Figueroa (aka Rafael Antonio Beato Pena) to the United States for trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York based on a sealed federal indictment charging narcotics offenses. 2. (U) Following the issuance of [...]	2005-09-14 11:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN DR KCRM SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO434	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] The following is the Embassy response to reftel. Overview of Human Rights and Democracy in the Dominican Republic and U.S. Strategy 2. The Dominican Republic enjoys a democratically elected government and a robust, multi-party system. Freedom of the press and religion are largely respect [...]	2005-01-28 22:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM ELAB KPAO DR
05SANTODOMINGO4378	CIVAIR: MONTREAL CONVENTION - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] On September 9 EcoPol counselor delivered reftel talking points to MFA international organizations director Michelle Cohen and urged that the Dominican Republic ratify the Montreal Convention. Embassy sent a diplomatic note containing the same request on September 13. 2. On September 16 [...]	2005-09-21 22:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON DR
05SANTODOMINGO4386	DOMINICAN CUSTOMS SUSPENDS EXPRESS CLEARANCES FOR [...] Summary. A Dominican government initiative to reform customs handling and to institute closer controls against fraud briefly disrupted express courier services to and from the Dominican Republic September 15-20. After exchanging with the government formal commitments to cooperate, three in [...]	2005-09-23 11:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BEXP EFIN KCOR DR
05SANTODOMINGO4473	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING - DR NAVY PATROL BOATS [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-30 18:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EFIN PHUM EXIM
05SANTODOMINGO4479	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR [...] Summary: Textile and apparel production represents an important part of the Dominican Republic's economy. Half of all companies in the Dominican Free Trade Zones (FTZs) are textile and apparel related companies and 98% of all Dominican textile and apparel companies are from the FTZs. In 200 [...]	2005-09-30 20:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD DR
05SANTODOMINGO4481	TWO CHINAS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-03 11:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR TW CH PREL ETRD EINV
05SANTODOMINGO4496	CHALLENGING CUBA'S CANDIDACY ON ECOSOC - DOMINICAN [...] (C) Ambassador delivered demarche para 4 reftel to Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso on September 28, urging the Dominican Republic to become a candidate for election to ECOSOC in October. Morales said that the Dominican Republic has registered to run for ECOSOC membership in 2007. Thi [...]	2005-10-03 22:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	CU DR PREL PHUM
05SANTODOMINGO4497	SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DECLARATION - DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-03 22:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	KSUM DR ECON PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO4498	INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] In response to Ref A demarche, delivered September 12 (Ref B),Embassy received September 30 a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry with the following text (informal translation from Spanish): "(Complimentary opening),in view of the traditional ties of cooperation between both our coun [...]	2005-10-03 23:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI
05SANTODOMINGO456	DOMINICAN TECHNICAL SECRETARY OPTIMISTIC ON CAFTA [...] (SBU) Summary: Dominican Technical Secretary Temistocles Montas told the DCM January 28 that President Fernandez will present the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) for ratification during the annual presidential address to Congress on February 27, saying that that agreement is [...]	2005-01-31 20:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EFIN KIPR PREL
05SANTODOMINGO4567	DOMINICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL PUSHES CAREER TRACK FOR [...] (U) Summary. On September 28, General Secretaries of the three dominant political parties in the Dominican Republic met publicly to respond to Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito's draft document calling for political agreement on the implementation of a career track within the Public P [...]	2005-10-07 11:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KCOR
05SANTODOMINGO4606	DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo's response on our democracy promotion strategy for the Dominican Republic is keyed to lettered sub-ticks in para 6 reftel: A. Most important outcomes of the Democracy and Governance reform agenda for the Dominican Republic 1) Government develops, approves an [...]	2005-10-12 14:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO4611	DOMINICANS ANGERED BY VERDICT AT INTER-AMERICAN [...] (U) On October 8 the Inter-American Court of Human Rights published its 91-page decision ordering the Dominican government to pay USD 26,000 in compensation to families of two Dominican children of Haitian ancestry to whom officials refused to issue birth certificates. The mother of each child [...]	2005-10-12 16:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL DR OAS
05SANTODOMINGO4620	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SENATE PRESIDENT VOWS TO BLOCK [...] Summary: Senate President Andres Bautista told the DCM on October 11 that he will not put onto the Senate agenda a legislative proposal inimical to patent and trademark law submitted in August by the president of the Senate Commission on Industry, Commerce and Free Trade Zones Alejandro Santo [...]	2005-10-13 11:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ETRD KIPR PGOV IPR
05SANTODOMINGO4650	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-14 20:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL
05SANTODOMINGO4653	DOMINICAN POLITICS II #1: LEONEL'S GRAND NATIONAL [...] This is the first in a series of political reporting on the second year of the administration of Dominican president Leonel Fernandez. LEONEL'S GRAND NATIONAL CONSULTATION Over the weekend of October 9-10, with a hastily organized grand national seminar Dominican President Leonel Fernndez [...]	2005-10-14 20:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD DR EPET EFIN ENRG PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO4668	AVIAN FLU INITIATIVE: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CONFIRMS [...] (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano confirmed to DCM October 4 that the Dominican Republic would cosponsor the U.S. draft resolution, "International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza: Statement of Core Principles," in the 60th UNGA (Ref A). Liriano said she would see wheth [...]	2005-10-18 12:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO DR KSCA
05SANTODOMINGO4670	GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IN WTO - DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) DCM on October 4 delivered Ref A talking points to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano. She had no immediate response, but promised to pass the information to the appropriate Dominican Government officials. Based on our prior contacts (Ref B),Embassy understands that the Dominic [...]	2005-10-18 12:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR KIPR DR ECON
05SANTODOMINGO4671	RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: DOMINICAN [...] (S) Drawing on reftel talking points, DCM on October 4 raised with Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano our request that the Dominican Republic consider assisting in resettlement of the 15 Chinese nationals of Uighur ethnicity who have been approved for release from detention at Guantanam [...]	2005-10-18 12:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	MOPS PREL DR PTER PHUM PREF PINR
05SANTODOMINGO4673	DOMINICAN FUGITIVE JEANNETTE MERCEDES WAIVES [...] On October 14, 2005, U.S. Marshals returned Jeannette Mercedes to the United States for trial in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York based on federal indictment 03-CR 1030 (SHS) charging her with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Mercedes is alleged to have entered [...]	2005-10-18 12:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN DR KCRM SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO4689	DOMINICAN POLITICS II #2: OFFICIAL PASSPORTS, INC [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-19 11:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR DR EAID
05SANTODOMINGO4690	MEMCON: THE AMBASSADOR AND THE DOMINICAN [...] (C) On September 29 President Leonel Fernndez received the Ambassador for two hours in the Palace. Fernndez had just finished a four-hour meeting on energy and was unaccompanied. The Ambassador was accompanied by DCM and USAID director. Topics discussed, mostly at USG initiative, were: [...]	2005-10-19 11:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR ECON EFIN ENRG TBIO ETRD SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO471	DOMINICAN INTERIOR MINISTER SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH [...] (C) Summary: Dominican Interior Secretary Franklin Almeyda, meeting with the Ambassador, Embassy staff, and City of New York Police Department (NYPD) officials January 27, expressed his intention to work with the Embassy and U.S. police advisers to fight corruption and boost efficiency in the [...]	2005-02-01 18:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN KJUS SNAR KCOR PTER EFIN PGOV PREL BEXP ASEC DR
05SANTODOMINGO4724	ISRAEL AT UNGA I & II - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Embassy on October 20 delivered reftel demarches on Israel at the 60th UNGA (Holocaust Remembrance Resolution and opposing anti-Israel bias) to MFA UN affairs director Michelle Cohen. We thanked her for the Dominican Republic's offer to co-sponsor the Holocaust Resolution. We also urged that [...]	2005-10-21 13:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	IS DR PREL
05SANTODOMINGO4725	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - REGIONAL PROTESTS PRECEDED BY [...] On October 19 protests in central streets shut portions of the major provincial city of Santiago and surrounding areas. Demonstrators demanded changes in the government,s economic policies and price reductions on basic food products, gas, and electricity. The strike stopped many of the publ [...]	2005-10-21 13:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PGOV DR ASEC
05SANTODOMINGO4743	DOMINICAN POLITICS II #3: DOMINICAN JUSTICE [...] (SBU) This is the third in a series reporting on the second year of the administration of Dominican president Leonel Fernandez. Dominican Justice Revived: Plan RENOVE and Esther Agelan Casasnovas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Justice Esther Agelan Cas [...]	2005-10-21 14:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV CJAN
05SANTODOMINGO4744	DOMINICANS STEP UP ENFORCEMENT OF BROADCAST PIRACY [...] Summary: The Dominican Telecommunications Authority (INDOTEL) submitted to the Embassy on October 5 the third quarterly television broadcast piracy report for 2005. The Dominican government is punctually meeting the reporting deadlines and taking action to address the problem of broadcast pi [...]	2005-10-21 14:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ETRD KIPR PGOV IPR
05SANTODOMINGO4759	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CBI BENEFITS FOR THE 2005 [...] The Following information is keyed to reftel questions. ------------------------------------------- WTO and Free Trade Commitments ------------------------------------------ 2. The Dominican Republic signed the Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) with the United States on Augus [...]	2005-10-24 13:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON DR ETRD
05SANTODOMINGO4776	BASEBALL: A DOMINICAN CULTURAL OBSESSION [...] Baseball season has begun in the Dominican Republic. Baseball is much more than a sport or even a national pastime; it represents the pulse of the Dominican culture. Baseball began as a recreational activity for sugar cane workers and has become the most famous Dominican export. One in six p [...]	2005-10-26 12:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR SOCI CVIS
05SANTODOMINGO4777	DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ARISMENDY TAVERAS EXTRADITED TO [...] On October 21, 2005, U.S. Marshals returned Arismendy Taveras to the United States for trial in the US District Court for the Southern District Court of New York, where he is the subject of superseding federal indictment S1 04-CR-808, charging multiple counts of conspiracy to import and distri [...]	2005-10-26 12:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN DR KCRM SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO4778	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: EL PASO SETTLES DISPUTE WITH [...] U.S. firm El Paso International recently resolved the dispute in which Dominican firm Carib Consult was petitioning the Dominican Supreme Court to ignore international arbitration rulings and to uphold a lower court judgement against El Paso. The Embassy has been actively involved in the case [...]	2005-10-26 13:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EFIN ENRG EINV BEXP
05SANTODOMINGO4794	MILITARY GRANT ASSISTANCE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS: [...] Embassy has received a diplomatic note dated October 21 from the Dominican Republic's MFA accepting the proposed language change to the 1974 bilateral agreement on net proceeds from sales of items provided under grant military assistance, to conform to Section 505(f) of the Foreign Assistance [...]	2005-10-27 14:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR DR KTIA PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO4815	RECOMMENDATION AGAINST FINANCING PATROL BOATS FOR [...] Following ref inquiry from Exim concerning the uses for the 4 Swiftship patrol boats proposed for Eximbank financing, Embassy Santo Domingo has reviewed relevant information, including the text of the letter provided by Secretary of Armed Forces Sigfrido Pared Perez. The Embassy has no knowle [...]	2005-10-28 17:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN SNAR MARR DR
05SANTODOMINGO4829	RECOMMENDATION AGAINST FINANCING PATROL BOATS FOR [...] (SBU) Concerning anti-narcotics capabilities of Dominican navy, pls review ref classified reporting from the Defense Attache. KUBISKE [...]	2005-10-31 13:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN SNAR MARR DR
05SANTODOMINGO4890	ICJ ELECTIONS FOLLOW-UP: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LIKELY [...] Embassy o/a October 3 delivered a diplomatic note requesting the support of the Dominican Republic for Thomas Buergenthal's re-election to the International Court of Justice. On November 2, MFA deputy director for UN affairs Rhadys Abreu de Polanco informed us that, of the three candidates f [...]	2005-11-02 22:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR
05SANTODOMINGO4891	FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER DICUSSES [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 17, 2005, FBI Director Mueller made a series of courtesy calls on senior Dominican justice and intelligence officials, several of whom participated in a same-day working lunch hosted by President Fernandez (SEPTEL). Attorney General Dominguez Brito, Chief of the Natio [...]	2005-11-03 11:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KPAO PINR PREL SNAR DR CU
05SANTODOMINGO4941	DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN EXTREMISM - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered para 4 reftel demarche via non-paper to MFA Africa and Middle East Affairs director Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadevilla on November 2, emphasizing our request that the Dominican Republic issue a statement rejecting President Ahmadi-Nejad's recent inflammatory rhetoric again [...]	2005-11-07 19:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR PTER PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO4946	DOMINICAN POLITICS II #6: HAITIAN MIGRANT [...] (SBU) This is the sixth in a series on political events in the second year of the administration of Leonel Fernandez. Haitian Migrant Regularization "Under the Radar" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - While a recent migration-related decision of the Inter-American Court of Hu [...]	2005-11-07 19:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG DR HA
05SANTODOMINGO4979	DOMINICAN BANKING #12: MORE BANK FRAUD, THIS TIME [...] (U) This is number 12 in a series of cables on the Dominican banking sector. More Bank Fraud, This Time at Progreso - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (SBU) Another Dominican bank has turned up a potentially huge and probably fraudulent hole in its balance sheet, despite the IMF-manda [...]	2005-11-10 11:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL
05SANTODOMINGO5004	DOMINICAN INDUSTRIAL DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN [...] (SBU) Summary. The intentional gas release by the National Refinery (REFIDOMSA) on October 24 revealed how poorly the Dominican petrochemical industry regulates itself. It also revealed how ill prepared the city of Santo Domingo and the Dominican government are in preparing for or responding [...]	2005-11-10 20:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ECON ETRD TBIO
05SANTODOMINGO5038	FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER MEETS WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. President Fernandez told FBI Director Robert Mueller III during his October 24 visit to Santo Domingo that Venezuelan drug trade via the Dominican Republic to the United States was a "crime against humanity." The Ambassador,s suggestion that a high-level Dominican government tea [...]	2005-11-15 17:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PREL SNAR KJUS KPAO PINR CU VE HA CH CO
05SANTODOMINGO5050	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] The following interim assessement for trafficking in persons (TIP) addresses the questions in paragraph 6(I) of reftel. 2. The Government of the Dominican Republic emphasizes TIP issues in public communications and has made some progress in enforcement. Institutional changes include the c [...]	2005-11-15 20:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN DR
05SANTODOMINGO5053	DOMINICAN FUGITIVE JOSE COSME WAIVES EXTRADITION [...] On November 4, 2005, U.S. Marshals returned Jose M. Cosme (aka Fausto Candelario Ortiz) to the United States for trial in the US District Court for the District of Connecticut based on series of federal indictments charging narcotics offenses: superseding indictment 3:01CR224 (AWT) charged co [...]	2005-11-16 11:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN DR KCRM SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO5102	IRAN RESOLUTION THIRD COMMITTEE VOTE: DOMINICAN [...] (C) Ambassador on November 16 delivered reftel demarche to Dominicn Republic Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, emphasizing the importance of voting against a no-action motion and in favor of the UNGA Third Committee resolution on Iran. Morales said the Dominican Republic would vote wit [...]	2005-11-18 18:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM
05SANTODOMINGO5111	WTO MINISTERIAL ALERT - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DEMARCHE [...] Ambassador delivered reftel talking points to Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso on November 16, and urged that the Dominican Republic speak up in support of the U.S. agriculture proposal in WTO meetings and with EU member governments. We also left those points and similar points in pre [...]	2005-11-18 21:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD DR PREL KIRF KPAO ECON PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO5112	SEEKING SUPPORT FOR OAS MISSION IN COLOMBIA - [...] (SBU) Ambassador on November 16 delivered reftel talking points to Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, emphasized what is at stake, and urged the Dominican Republic to consider a contribution to the OAS mission in Colombia. We left the basic talking points as a non-paper. Morales seemed [...]	2005-11-18 21:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PTER CO DR
05SANTODOMINGO5113	UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS - DEMARCHE TO [...] (C) Embassy on November 8 delivered Ref A para 5 talking points on U.S. voting priorities in the UN Third Committee to MFA UN affairs director Michelle Cohen as a non-paper, and emphasized in conversation with her that approval of the Iran resolution was our top priority and that the Dominican [...]	2005-11-18 21:56:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM DR PREL
05SANTODOMINGO5127	COMPLIANCE WITH OIG RECOMMENDATIONS, 2005 [...] Following reports on follow-up actions taken to comply with the formal recommendations made by the OIG team that inspected Embassy Santo Domingo this year. 2. Recommendation 1: Embassy Santo Domingo should develop a strategy for implementing a program to eliminate or reduce the discrimin [...]	2005-11-22 12:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASIG DR
05SANTODOMINGO5140	EXTRADITION OF LIDIO NIN-TERRERO, TIRSO CUEVAS-NIN AND CRISTIAN GATON-RAMOS TO THE UNITED STATES ON 11-15-2005. CCX: KA-03-0015, YNC1K CCX: KA-04-0004, XEC1I CCX: KA-04-0023, XEC1I CCX: CT-02-0040, YNC1J CCX: G5-02-0109, YNC1K CCX: G5-04-0001, YNC1K CCX: G1-03-0009, [...] (SBU) On 11-15-2005, Lidio Arturo NIN Terrero, Tirso CUEVAS Nin and Cristian GATON Ramos were extradited to the United States from the Dominican Republic. 2. (SBU) NIN-Terrero, CUEVAS Nin, and GATON Ramos were transported to the Las Americas International Airport (LAIA),in Santo Domingo fr [...]	2005-11-23 13:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR NOTAG
05SANTODOMINGO5156	HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2005 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Following is Embassy's response to action requests in paras 5-6 reftel: 2. Quotations on the meaning of human rights and freedom: Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez, First Lady of the Dominican Republic: (Begin original Spanish text, as published on http://www.primeradama.gov.do/ver discurs [...]	2005-11-25 13:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL DR KPAO ODIP PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO5157	ISRAEL AT UNGA: OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS - [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-25 13:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	IS PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO5187	AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Embassy's answers to country-specific questions about avian and pandemic influenza (AI) follow and are keyed to the subheads and ticks in para 4 reftel: A. Preparedness/communication: -- The country does not yet have a plan orstrategy for preventing avian influenza from becoming a pandemi [...]	2005-11-29 19:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV DR ECON EAGR EAID PREL
05SANTODOMINGO5213	DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT PUSHES HARD FOR CAFTA [...] (U) Summary: Aiming for a January 1 implementation date for CAFTA, the Dominican Republic is working quickly to meet requirements. The Fernandez administration recently created a task force made up of public and private sector trade experts, many of whom have CAFTA negotiating experience, to [...]	2005-12-01 17:40:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV PREL DR CAFTA

05SANTODOMINGO5339	ENGAGING THE REGION ON BOLIVIA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (C) Embassy on December 7 delivered reftel talking points to MFA South America director Juany Mejia de Gil, requesting the Dominican Republic's collaboration with the international effort to ensure free and fair elections in Bolivia and democratic stability for that nation. 2. (C) On Decemb [...]	2005-12-10 18:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	BO PGOV PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO5340	ANTI-ISRAEL BODIES AT THE UN: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Embassy on December 7 delivered reftel talking points to MFA UN director Michelle Cohen, emphasizing U.S. disappointment over the Dominican Republic's change of its vote from "abstain" in previous years to "yes" on the resolution regarding the Division for Palestinian Rights. Political officer [...]	2005-12-10 18:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IS DO UNGA
05SANTODOMINGO5353	DOMINICAN FUGITIVE JOSE ROBERTO MATEO RIVERA [...] On December 1, 2005, U.S. Marshals returned Jose Roberto Mateo Rivera to the United States for sentencing in the US District Court for the Eastern District Court of New York, where he had previously plead guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine as charged in federa [...]	2005-12-12 17:50:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN DR KCRM SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO5388	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RE-ELECTION TO THE UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-16 12:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ECON PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO5389	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CANDIDACY TO THE COUNCIL OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-16 12:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ECON PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO5395	LETTER FROM MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AMILCAR [...] SUMMARY: ON JULY 26, 2005, ACTING AGRICULTURAL COUNSELOR PAUL HOFFMAN AND SENIOR AGRICULTURAL SPECIALIST CARLOS SUAREZ MET WITH THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, AMILCAR ROMERO, TO DISCUSS ONGOING CONCERNS ABOUT AVOCADOS AND THE DOMINICAN REQUES [...]	2005-12-16 20:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR DR
05SANTODOMINGO5409	CUBA: REVIEW OF LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III SUSPENSION [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable responds to Ref A tasking and updates the information provided in our last report six months ago (Ref B). President Fernandez in the second year of his administration has made no significant change in his low-profile approach to Cuban issues. As in previous years, t [...]	2005-12-16 21:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CU ETRD ETTC PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO5410	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FACES VIOLENT DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (SBU) President Leonel Fernandez intended his first, brief visit to Port au Prince to serve as a reinforcement of bilateral relations and a boost to the Interim Government as it prepared for January elections. The Dominicans cut the event short as demonstrations outside the presidential palac [...]	2005-12-16 23:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV HA PREL
05SANTODOMINGO5411	Draft Dominican Republic International Narcotics [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-19 12:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO542	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT REPLIES TO AMBASSADOR ON [...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez confirmed to the Ambassador on January 27 that he had been helping mediate between the presidents of Colombia and Venezuela, and he found both interested in lowering tensions. He remained concerned that the candidacy for OAS SYGEN Francisco [...]	2005-02-04 12:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CO DR
05SANTODOMINGO556	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT OUTLINES TO DAS SHAPIRO [...] (SBU) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez spoke at length with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary Charles Shapiro on January 14 on Dominican concerns about Haiti, Haitian reconstruction, and cross-border security issues. Fernandez and his administration will engage closely with t [...]	2005-02-04 19:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN BEXP ENRG PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO560	UPDATED SEMI-ANNUAL REQUEST FOR NAMES, TITLES AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-04 20:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PGOV PINR PREL
05SANTODOMINGO564	CORRECTED COPY: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CARTAGENA [...] (U) This is a response to a Reftel action request. 2. (U) The Government of Dominican Republic has no specific legislation or laws dealing with genetically modified organisms. The Dominican Republic is a large consumer of U.S. genetically modified agricultural products used mainly as fee [...]	2005-02-04 22:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO DR
05SANTODOMINGO579	PRC PRESSES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO RECOGNIZE BEIJING [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Chinese Communist Party delegation met with members of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and other Dominican political parties from January 24-27, seeking to strengthen ties to the Dominican Republic and pressing for formal diplomatic recognition. The delegation call [...]	2005-02-07 21:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV DR CH TW
05SANTODOMINGO612	AMERICAN AIRLINES DISPUTE WITH DOMINICAN AIRPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Embassy officers have raised with Dominican authorities the American Airlines (AA) notification that it will end ground-handling services for all other carriers at Santo Domingo Las Americas Airport (AILA) and will assume self-handling of its flights on April [...]	2005-02-09 17:40:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON KTIA PREL DR CA
05SANTODOMINGO614	DOMINICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAITI, CAFTA, [...] (C) Summary: Haiti, CAFTA, extraditions, and compliance with the new IMF agreement dominated the February 7 bilateral breakfast meeting between the Ambassador and Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso. The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador that the Dominican ambassador to Hait [...]	2005-02-09 18:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CJAN ETRD EFIN KJUS DR HA
05SANTODOMINGO691	TWO DOMINICANS WAIVE EXTRADITION HEARINGS - RETURN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (U) On February 11, 2005, two fugitives were returned from the Dominican Republic to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Denny Alberto Sandoval, reftel A, is wanted to stand trial in the Southern District o [...]	2005-02-11 19:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN SNAR KJUS PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO709	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT ON BROADCAST PIRACY, LAW [...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez discussed the Dominican economy, CAFTA, broadcast piracy, Haiti and police and intelligence reform during a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador. Fernandez believes the new IMF Standby Agreement is as important for creating confidence as it is [...]	2005-02-11 23:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	EFIN KIPR ETRD DR
05SANTODOMINGO754	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ARGENTINE PRELIMIINARY PAPER [...] Embassy officer followed up our fax to the MFA of reftel non-paper and annex in a meeting with MFA director for UN, OAS, and international organization affairs Michelle Cohen. She expressed appreciation for the information and indicated the MFA had received the Argentine preliminary paper on t [...]	2005-02-15 16:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON ELAB ETRD KSUM AR DR
05SANTODOMINGO758	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE ON MEXICO HUMAN [...] (SBU) Embassy officer delivered talking points in paras 5-6 reftel to MFA director for UN affairs Michelle Cohen and separately to deputy director Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, who will go to Geneva for the annual UN Human Rights Committee meeting. Embassy expressed particular appreciation for the [...]	2005-02-15 16:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CU MX DR
05SANTODOMINGO759	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CONSOLIDATING SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered Haiti policy points (para 6 ref A) to MFA director for UN, OAS, and international organization affairs Michelle Cohen and OAS affairs coordinator Johanna Calderon on February 11. They expressed appreciation for the information, underscored the Dominican Republic's parti [...]	2005-02-15 16:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL HA DR
05SANTODOMINGO777	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PREPARATIONS FOR CICTE MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-15 20:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL AORC DR
05SANTODOMINGO799	DOMINICAN POLITICS #12: NARCOTICS EXTRADITION TESTS SYSTEM, WORRIES MILITARY & POLITICIANS [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-16 18:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN CO DR HA KJUS MARR PGOV PREL SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO860	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-17 20:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ETRD
05SANTODOMINGO899	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EXTRADITES PAULINO CASTILLO TO [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (U) On February 19, 2005, Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo was extradited from the Dominican Republic to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Paulino Castillo, reftels A and B, is wanted to stand trial in th [...]	2005-02-22 14:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KCRM SNAR KJUS PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO923	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT- DOMINICAN [...] Following is the Investment Climate Statement for the Dominican Republic, chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide. (begin text) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE UPDATE A.1. Openness to foreign investment The Dominican government welcomes foreign investment. However, some [...]	2005-02-23 13:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR KTDB EINV ETRD
05SANTODOMINGO970	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy recommends maintaining the Dominican Republic on the Special 301 Watchlist. IPR infringement problems remain at levels similar to those of last year, with some call for optimism in the area of television broadcast piracy, a long-term problem. A broadcast piracy court [...]	2005-02-24 12:44:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD EINV DR
05SANTODOMINGO971	DOMINICANS OUTLINE APPROACH TO HAITI, CAFTA, U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Haiti, bilateral relations with the United States, CAFTA ratification, promoting consensus on a new OAS secretary general, more active participation in regional and SIPDIS multilateral diplomacy, foreign investment and technology are priorities for the Dominican administration [...]	2005-02-24 15:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KIPR EFIN EPET CJAN PHUM PGOV DR HA CU MX XM
05TAIPEI315	TAIWAN LOSING CARIBBEAN TO PRC CHECK BOOK DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary. Beijing's efforts in the Caribbean resulted in another victory in the check-book diplomacy battle on Thursday January 20, when the PRC announced it had established diplomatic relations with Grenada. While Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials say they have not offi [...]	2005-01-25 23:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW
05TAIPEI3962	SEPTEMBER 25 RALLIES FOR AND AGAINST DEFENSE [...] (C) On Sunday, September 25, 20,000-40,000 people marched in support of the USD 11.6 million Defense Procurement Special Budget. The march and rally following were organized by the "Hand-in-Hand to Protect Taiwan Grand Alliance," the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),and several pro [...]	2005-09-26 10:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
05TAIPEI4225	TAIWAN CLAIMS VENEZUELA AND CUBA SUPPORTING [...] (C) Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials assert, based on information from Central American leaders, that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Cuban President Fidel Castro are covertly funding opposition parties in El Salvador and Nicaragua in hopes of replacing pro-USG administ [...]	2005-10-18 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC TW
05TAIPEI4292	TAIWAN WOOING LATIN AMERICA ALLIES WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's US $250 million "Co-Prosperity Project" is a new foreign policy strategy aimed at bolstering Taiwan's standing with its diplomatic partners in Latin America and countering Beijing's growing economic ties. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials explain that the initi [...]	2005-10-21 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC XR TW
05TEGUCIGALPA1009	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 11, 2005 [...] On 05/10 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Lobby." "The presidents of the Central American region and Dominican Republic started their tour to promote CAFTA. Their first stop was Miami, where they met with Jeb Bush." "The countries whose congr [...]	2005-05-12 19:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1041	Scenesetter for CoDel Nelson May 29-30 Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Nelson to Honduras May 29-30. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, over three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. There will be national el [...]	2005-05-16 23:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1204	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 06, 2005 [...] On 06/04 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Grace period." "President Bush asked the U.S. Congress for CAFTA-DR's ratification as a measure to give the U.S economy and regional democracy a major boost." "Congresses in Costa Rica, Dominican Repu [...]	2005-06-06 20:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1290	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 16, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 6/16, titled "North-South." "In the North American view, Latin America is actually divided into two blocks, with different objectives and point of views concerning the continental future and also a different political conceptualizati [...]	2005-06-17 13:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1317	HONDURAN STEEL: A FRONT FOR CUBAN MONEY TRANSFERS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 5, 2005, Mr. Antonio Kattn, owner of Honduran steel company Aceros Alfa, told ECONOFFS that he is facing unfair competition from Cuban government-owned competitor, Aceros Centro Caribe. According to Mr. Kattan, Aceros Centro Caribe is importing production inputs (steel bi [...]	2005-06-21 16:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KJUS PINR ETRD CU CO HO MONY NT
05TEGUCIGALPA1371	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 27, 2005 [...] On 06/25 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Final Round." "Once Bush sent CAFTA-DR for legislative ratification the two North American chambers of Congress have 90 days to approve or reject it." "The approval requires a simple majority in both [...]	2005-06-28 15:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1577	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 29, 2005 [...] On 07/29 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Tight." "In a tight vote, 217 vs. 215, the United States House of Representatives approved the Free Trade Agreement for Central America and the Dominican Republic. The Bush administration barely succ [...]	2005-08-01 14:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1631	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 3, 2005 [...] On 08/03 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "There's No Turning Back." "In a White House ceremony attended by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States and various ambassadors, U.S. President George W. Bush signed the Free Trade [...]	2005-08-04 22:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1640	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 4, 2005 [...] On 08/04, the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" published an editorial titled "CAFTA: A Turning Point." "There's no doubt that when it enters into force January of next year, the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement with the United States will be a turning point [...]	2005-08-05 21:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1685	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 10, 2005 [...] Op-ed by Pablo Rodas-Martini in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 8/10, entitled "Rebel Countries against CAFTA-DR." "There has been a lot of commotion these days about the split decision made by the House of Representatives on CAFTA-DR, approved by hardly a two-vote difference. [...]	2005-08-12 18:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1774	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 25, 2005 [...] On 8/25 San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an op-ed by Fausto Leonardo Henriquez entitled "CAFTA Central America-Dominican Republic-U.S.A." "The economic agreement of July 28, 2005 has created several debates, discussions, and protests all over; the final phase in the No [...]	2005-08-25 22:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1847	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, SEPTEMBER 06, 2005 [...] On 09/03 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Victor Narvaez Bonilla entitled "The Well-known CAFTA." "For the first time we will talk about the Free Trade Agreement between the U.S., Central America, and Dominican Republic, the well-known CAFTA; we will see [...]	2005-09-08 21:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1878	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 [...] On 09/11, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by J. E. Mejia Ucles entitled "Reflections on CAFTA." "CAFTA-DR's ratification is still pending. This commercial mechanism has a false perception of opportunities and challenges. This perception has caused some sec [...]	2005-09-13 16:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA2086	Scenesetter for Secretary Gutierrez Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of Secretary Gutierrez to San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on October 18-20. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, with less than four months remaining in his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries [...]	2005-10-07 20:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ETRD ECON PGOV SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2155	MEDIA REACTION ON SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEETING WITH [...] On 10/14 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an editorial entitled "Regional Security." "The Secretaries of Defense and Security of Central America met SIPDIS in Key Biscayne, Florida, with the Secretary of Defense of the United States, Donald Rumsfeld, with the main objecti [...]	2005-10-20 15:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO MOPS PREL PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA223	Honduras: Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: [...] The following is Post's submission for the "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004-5" for Honduras. 2. Begin Text Honduras' constitutional government is headed by President Ricardo Maduro, elected in November 2001 in elections that domestic and international observe [...]	2005-02-01 11:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG EAID KDEM KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2291	MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA, NOVEMBER 07, 2005 [...] On 11/05 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "The Train." "The long awaited Summit of Mar del Plata is taking place, however despite attempts to reach an agreement about FTAA, they may decide to delay document issuance by 30 or 60 days because of t [...]	2005-11-07 22:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD KSUM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA23	Scenesetter for CoDel Weller's January 16-18 Visit [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Weller to Honduras January 16-18. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, almost three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there were [...]	2005-01-04 18:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2383	HONDURAS NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2006 [...] The following is in response to reftel request for update to the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. ------------- TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. The U.S. trade deficit with Honduras was $565 million in 2004, an increase of $78 million from $486 million in 2003. U.S. goods exp [...]	2005-11-23 22:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2529	Honduras In Strong Support of Energy Integration [...] (U) Honduras is very interested in the Energy Integration Project proposed by Mexico, according to Honduran Trade and Commerce Minister Irving Guerrero. Per reftel, Mexico has proposed the construction of a Central American energy initiative that includes a 230 thousand barrel per day (bpd) r [...]	2005-12-19 21:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2565	HONDURAS: 2005-2006 INCSR PART II, MONEY [...] Per reftel, Post provides its submission for the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part II, Money Laundering And Financial Crimes. Introduction and General Questions 2. Three years after passing a new law against money laundering, the government of Honduras [...]	2005-12-21 22:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL HO
05TEGUCIGALPA390	Scenesetter for CoDel Taylor's February 22-24 Visit [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Taylor to Honduras February 22-24. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there were sever [...]	2005-02-17 12:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA404	HONDURAS: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-18 20:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV HO OPIC USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA460	MEDIA REACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, MARCH 1, 2005 [...] The Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried a full-page article titled "Private security behind executions" with the subheading "According to a State Department report, there is collusion among public and private security corps to organize death squads to execute young people." I [...]	2005-03-01 20:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PHUM PREL KPAO HO
05TEGUCIGALPA698	Scenesetter for CoDel Kolbe April 14-16 Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Kolbe to Honduras April 14-16. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there were several p [...]	2005-04-01 15:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA757	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, APRIL 6, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 4/6, titled "CAFTA CA-USA-DR." "In Central America, the ratification of CAFTA by the region's congresses seems to be certain, despite the tenacious opposition of some popular sectors, especially labor unions. El Salvador, Honduras an [...]	2005-04-08 13:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD ELAB HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA957	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 05, 2005 [...] On 05/03 the evening television newscast "Hoy Mismo" on Channel 3 broadcast a statement by Melvin Redondo, CAFTA negotiator who said, "Central American and Dominican Republic presidents will visit certain U.S. communities in which there is still some opposition to CAFTA." "With the non-appro [...]	2005-05-05 20:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05VANCOUVER1310	FY 2005 IVLP EVALUATION: JOHNNY HLIBCHUK; JANUARY 6-27; MRP [...] (U) SUMMARY: Program evaluation for FY2005 Vancouver Voluntary Visitor Program grantee Johnny Hlibchuk follows. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) DATE OF PROGRAM, FISCAL YEAR AND QUARTER: January 6-27, FY 2005, First Quarter 3. (U) MPP THEME ADDRESSED: Combating Terrorism and International Crime [...]	2005-10-06 15:33:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV
05VATICAN453	VATICAN SUPPORTS AND WILL ADVOCATE FOR U.S. AMENDMENT TO CSW [...] (C) Per reftel, Charge met March 2 with Holy See Undersecretary for Relations with States Monsignor Pietro Parolin to urge the Vatican to lobby key countries in favor of the U.S. amendment to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Declaration prior to the March 4 vote in New York. 2. ( [...]	2005-03-03 12:05:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL VT
06ASUNCION1162	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, NOVEMBER [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- November 19 Elections May Cause Job Loss -- Cuban Refugees Arrive -- TIP Update -- Making the Balance Sheets Work NOVEMBER 19 ELECTIONS MAY CAUSE JOB LOSS 2. (C) The Superior Elections Tribunal (TSJE) has come under a considerable amount of criticism in recent days reg [...]	2006-11-17 16:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN ECON EAID
06BELIZE200	BELIZE: SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to Ref A "Checklist" paragraphs 21-24. 2. (SBU) Para 21: Overview of Belize's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Belize is a transit and destination country for international trafficked men, women and children, though apparently [...]	2006-03-01 17:13:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF BH
06BRASILIA1276	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL CORNYN [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned July 1-3 visit to Foz de Iguacu. Consul General McMullen will greet you in Sao Paulo, and he and his team will brief you on your program. In addition, our DEA Country Attache and our Acting DHS Attache will brief you on t [...]	2006-06-26 15:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA1509	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 78 [...] The following is the seventy-eighth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expr [...]	2006-07-27 13:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1933	USG PRESENTS ETHANOL COOPERATION STRATEGY TO BRAZIL'S MFA [...] (U) Greg Manuel of the Department of State and Sarah Ladislaw from the Department of Energy (DoE),accompanied by Matthew Golden and Morgan Perkins from Mission Brazil, met with the MFA's U/S Patriota and Minister Antonio Simoes, on September 5, to discuss bilateral, biofuel cooperation. The m [...]	2006-09-13 23:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA2378	BRASILIA HUB HOSTS 2006 CONFERENCE OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE [...] The September 13-16 Western Hemisphere Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officers Conference (ESTHOC) in Foz do Iguazu, Brazil was by all accounts a great success. Forty-six people representing US embassies in nineteen Latin American countries as well as USG entities USGS, EPA, USAI [...]	2006-11-09 20:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA XM XL BR
06BRASILIA2433	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL GOODLATTE [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned November 26-28 visit to Rio de Janeiro. Deputy Chief of Mission Phil Chicola will greet you in Rio de Janeiro on November 26 prior to your scheduled meetings the next day. We are lining up for you meetings with U.S. agricu [...]	2006-11-20 18:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA2583	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned December 12-13, 2006, visit to Brasilia. Counselor for Environment, Science, Technology and Health Patricia Norman and OES Advisor Lawrence Sperling will greet you upon your arrival in Brasilia December 12. You are scheduled [...]	2006-12-11 17:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SENV BR
06BRASILIA478	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL GRASSLEY [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned March 19-26 visit to Manaus, Santarem, Brasilia, Maringa, and Sao Paulo. I will, unfortunately, be out of the country at that time, but the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission will greet you in Manaus on Sunday evening, March 19 [...]	2006-03-10 20:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA678	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL SPECTER [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your April 12-15, 2006 visit to Brasilia (DF) and Manaus (AM),Brazil. We look forward to your trip and are arranging meetings and events for you in Brasilia and Manaus. As the Charge d'Affaires, I will meet your party upon arrival and [...]	2006-04-07 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AFIN AMGT ASEC PGOV ECON KSCA SENV OTRA DR CO
06BRASILIA786	BRAZIL/MERCOSUL BILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATING PRIORITIES [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (U) Introduction and Summary. This cable is intended to provide a brief overview of Mercosul's bilateral trade negotiations. The following information is based primarily on Econoff's conversations with Orlando Leite Ribeiro of the Foreign Ministry's Regional [...]	2006-04-24 16:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON BR
06BRASILIA971	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned June 4-8 visit to Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, and Sao Paulo. I will greet you in Sao Paulo airport on June 4 prior to your active schedule of events at the AACLA meeting in Rio and with Minister of Development, Industry, and C [...]	2006-05-18 18:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON BR
06BRIDGETOWN1642	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ETERNO AND WEEKES TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown requests country clearance for Economic/Commercial Officer Anthony Eterno (from Sept. 27 - Oct. 2, 2006),and Commercial Specialist Doreen Weekes (from Sept.27 - 29, 2006) to travel to the Dominican Republic to attend the Commercial Officers Conference. 2. Mr. Eterno hol [...]	2006-09-15 21:47:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA DR BB
06BRIDGETOWN2204	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF [...] Summary: While Antigua and Barbuda lacks a comprehensive policy or action program on child labor, it does have a policy and legal framework for addressing issues connected with child labor, including education, child care, welfare, social security, and labor administration. Antiguan officia [...]	2006-12-18 12:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN383	TIP SUBMISSION - ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for int [...]	2006-03-01 20:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF VC XL
06BRIDGETOWN384	TIP SUBMISSION - DOMINICA [...] (U) As requested in ref A, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Dominica for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficked [...]	2006-03-01 20:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN385	TIP SUBMISSION - ST. LUCIA [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Lucia for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally traffick [...]	2006-03-01 20:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN386	TIP SUBMISSION - BARBADOS [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Barbados for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficke [...]	2006-03-01 20:43:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM ELAB KFRD ASEC KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN387	TIP SUBMISSION - ST. KITTS AND NEVIS [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Kitts and Nevis for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationall [...]	2006-03-01 20:44:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SC XL
06BRIDGETOWN388	TIP SUBMISSION - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Antigua and Barbuda for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationall [...]	2006-03-01 20:44:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN392	LIAT PILOTS' SURPRISE SICKOUT LEAVES HUNDREDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Without advance warning, Leeward Islands Air Transit (LIAT) cockpit crews staged a sickout beginning 4:00 a.m. March 1. This industrial action left hundreds of passengers stranded, including the Principal Officer in Grenada and an Embassy-sponsored jazz group. LIAT is vital [...]	2006-03-02 17:23:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ELAB PREL PGOV KPAO XL
06BRIDGETOWN593	THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) Dr. Compton Bourne was re-elected to a second five- year term as President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB),beginning May 1, 2006. Although generally seen as an effective leader of this organization that lends funds to Caribbean development projects, Bourne has endured criticism f [...]	2006-04-05 20:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CPAS CVIS EAID EAIR ETRD PHUM PINS
06BRIDGETOWN60	DOMINICA'S ILLEGAL MIGRANT PROBLEM [...] (C) Summary: Dominica is struggling to cope with increasing numbers of illegal migrants from Haiti and the Dominican Republic, an unprecedented situation for this small-island state that is one of the poorest countries in the Caribbean. The migrants typically use Dominica as a transit point [...]	2006-01-10 18:23:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG SOCI CVIS PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM DO DR FR
06BRIDGETOWN654	ST. KITTS SUGAR TRANSITION - JOBS AVAILABLE, [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the St. Kitts Sugar Transition Team, there are around 700 former sugar workers still unemployed and about 600 available hotel jobs. (Note: St. Kitts ended its centuries-old sugar industry in 2005, after decades of financial losses at the state-run sugar company. [...]	2006-04-19 14:01:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ELAB ECON PREL PGOV KPAO SC XL
06BRIDGETOWN777	AMBASSADOR MAISTO PETITIONS CARIBBEAN FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS),Ambassador John F. Maisto, visited Bridgetown, Barbados, April 26-28 to attend the U.K.-CARICOM Forum. His primary goal was to meet with CARICOM Foreign Ministers to discuss the June OAS General Assembly [...]	2006-05-05 19:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECIN ETRD KFPC KPAO OAS BB BF
06BUENOSAIRES1061	EXPANDING PSI IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE [...] (U) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Because of the relative difficulty of regional participation in global Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) events, post requests that the Department and Washington agencies consider establishing a Western Hemisphere PSI Operational Experts Group (OEG) by the [...]	2006-05-10 20:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PTER KNUC AR
06BUENOSAIRES1216	MEDIA REACTION NEW US TREASURY SECRETARY IRAQ [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's local papers report on the appointment of Henry Paulson as the new US Treasury Secretary in replacement of John Snow; the mobilization of some US troops from Kuwait to Southern Iraq; Argentina and Brazil's efforts to obtain greater integration among Latin American [...]	2006-05-31 20:06:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1273	MEDIA REACTION OUTCOME OF PERUVIAN ELECTIONS [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the implications of the Peruvian elections; the possibility of US-Uruguayan and US-Paraguayan FTAs; the US 2006 trafficking in Persons Report; and Venezuela's alleged entry into Mercosur. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STO [...]	2006-06-06 19:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1966	MFA OFFICIAL ON VENEZUELAN UNSC CANDIDACY AND GOA [...] (C) Charge, accompanied by PolCouns, paid a courtesy call August 29 on the new Director General of the MFA Office of International Organizations, Ambassador Raul Ricardes. In the course of the conversation, Ricardes (please protect) opined that it would be very difficult for either Venezuela [...]	2006-08-31 14:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC AR VZ
06BUENOSAIRES2242	A/S SHANNON STATEMENTS ON THE US-Argentina BILATERAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include US Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon's statements on the US-Argentina bilateral relationship; Venezuela's candidacy for a seat at the UN Security Council; Argentina's vote in favor of Venezuela's candidacy; a Watergate reporter's [...]	2006-10-03 11:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2341	VENEZUELA'S CANDIDACY TO A UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT; GLOBAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include Venezuela's bid to the UN Security Council; and US President George W. Bush signing "controversial" legislation related to the US Global War on Terrorism. Business-financial, center-right "INFOBAE" published a full-page inter [...]	2006-10-18 20:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2792	Ambassador Wayne Meets with President of OAS Private [...] Summary: On December 12, Ambassador Anthony Wayne met with the President of the OAS Private Sector of the Americas (PAS) group and a delegation of PAS members from Argentina. They spoke about their desire to reinvigorate a trade dialogue and to foster corporate social responsibility. PAS me [...]	2006-12-20 14:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KTEX AR
06BUENOSAIRES813	MEDIA REACTION US CONCERN OVER HUMALA CHAVEZ [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the outcome of Peruvian elections; USG concern over Humala Ollanta; suicide bombers blasting worshippers as they left a Shiite mosque killing at least 79 people and wounding more than 160 in the deadliest attack in Iraq this year; and [...]	2006-04-10 20:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06CARACAS1199	BRV REACTS TO COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez blasted the Department's Country Report on Terrorism in almost real time April 28, claiming that the USG was the real terrorist state. The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry followed his remarks April 29 with a communique detailing alleged U.S. "terrorist" abus [...]	2006-05-04 20:46:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL VE
06CARACAS1712	UPDATE ON PETROCARIBE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the past seven months, the BRV appears to have focused on building institutions such as joint venture companies to support the Petrocaribe initiative (Reftel A). Shipments of oil still appear to be relatively few in number. Although the lines between various BRV initiati [...]	2006-06-12 15:48:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV VE
06CARACAS2165	HUMAN TRAFFICKING NGO A.M.B.A.R. - PROGRESS REPORT [...] (C) Summary. Poloffs visited the Women's Association for Well-Being and Reciprocal Assistance (A.M.B.A.R.),a recipient of an Economic Support Fund (ESF) Grant approved by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP). (reftel) Highlights of its volunteered three-month prog [...]	2006-07-21 12:11:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM KDEM KWMN PGOV PHUM SCUL SNAR VE
06CARACAS2406	CHAVEZ ROMANCES THE CARIBBEAN TO GAIN UNSC VOTE [...] (C) Summary. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,s (BRV) bid for a seat on the UN Security Council will depend partially on the support of the fifteen CARICOM countries (almost half of the 33 Latin American votes). A CARICOM consensus in favor of support for Venezuela, while assumed by Pres [...]	2006-08-14 21:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL VE
06CARACAS2682	SNAPSHOT OF VENEZUELAN MILITARY OFFICIALS IN [...] (C) President Chavez continues to stack Venezuelan civil society with military loyalists, and a uniformed presence extends from ministries to national banks to local government. Chavez' BRV is at a profound level a militaristic regime, characterized by a strict hierarchy. The pervasive presen [...]	2006-09-06 18:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS3042	VENEZUELAN IMPORTS SURGING AS ECONOMIC POLICIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With implicit BRV blessing, the Commission for the Administration of Foreign Exchange (CADIVI) has significantly increased foreign exchange authorizations in recent weeks, much of which have gone to fuel the on-going import binge in Venezuela. These purchases seem to contradi [...]	2006-10-06 21:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV VE

06CARACAS3224	RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE HYDROCARBON SECTOR [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips received a term sheet on the strategic association migration at roughly the same time as Exxon Mobil and Chevron. The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MEP) has made it clear that it does not want state owned oil company PDVSA to operate the strategic associati [...]	2006-10-26 20:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE
06CARACAS3238	KEY BRV ADVISOR ON UNSC RACE, POSSIBLE CABINET [...] (C) Ambassador and DCM met on October 27 with Rene Arreaza of the vice president's office, about our only reliable contact within the BRV. Arreaza said that the BRV had concluded it could not win a UNSC seat, and so was aiming at a seat-sharing arrangement with Guatemala. This would be an [...]	2006-10-27 21:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE GT UN
06CARACAS3257	CHAVEZ' DOLLAR DIPLOMACY: SPREADING WEALTH AND [...] (C) Since 2005, President Chavez has verbally pledged over USD 90 billion for bilateral agreements, regional initiatives, government contracts, binational funds, donations, investments and joint ventures involving foreign countries. The total figure is approximately one third of combined GDP [...]	2006-10-31 18:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EAID PREL VE IR
06CARACAS3318	UNSC DEFEAT: CHAVEZ TRYING TO SAVE FACE [...] (C) Summary. After publicly predicting that Venezuela would definitely win a rotational seat on the UN Security Council, President Chavez has been forced to backtrack systematically as Venezuela subsequently lost 46 (and tied one) UNGA ballots to Guatemala. Chavez and BRV officials are lamel [...]	2006-11-06 21:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE
06CARACAS3356	USAID/OTI PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR COUNTRY TEAM 5 [...] (S) During his 8 years in power, President Chavez has systematically dismantled the institutions of democracy and governance. The USAID/OTI program objectives in Venezuela focus on strengthening democratic institutions and spaces through non-partisan cooperation with many sectors of Venezue [...]	2006-11-09 15:03:00	Embassy Caracas	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
06CARACAS523	VENEZUELA'S SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) The following is post's input (ref A) for the sixth annual anti-trafficking in persons report (TIP). Political officer LaTranda Martin is Embassy,s point of contact. Telephone: 58-212-907-8531; Fax: 58-212-907-8033; Email: martinls@state.gov. Hours spent compiling the report: 31. 2 [...]	2006-02-24 21:11:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
06CARACAS854	BOLIVARIAN DOLLAR DIPLOMACY [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the past year President Chavez has undertaken an extensive dollar-diplomacy campaign to win friends and influence countries in the region and beyond. Two recent studies, drawn from Chavez' announcements, place BRV public commitments of support (donations, discounts, gover [...]	2006-03-29 16:52:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL VE
06DAMASCUS4534	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/PLO, Pope Anti-Islam [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by former Palestinian PM Ahmad Qurei, who met with President Asad and conveyed a message from President Abbas. He also met with VP Shara and held a press conference in which he expressed hope that a Palestinian national unity government wo [...]	2006-09-18 14:25:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DUBAI1067	STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP OF DUBAI PORTS OPERATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-26 13:45:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD PREL TC
06GEORGETOWN150	EMBASSY GEORGETOWN NOMINATION FOR FY-06 ECA/A/E/USS [...] Embassy Georgetown nominates Ms. Geetangeli Geer to the U.S. Institute on U.S. Foreign Policy. Ms. Geer is the Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and a lecturer at the University of Guyana. Ms. Geer lecturers on a international relations, conflict resolution. Her classes incl [...]	2006-02-13 20:38:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN760	GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP [...] Mining: Cambior prepared to sell bauxite stake 2. ESTH: Environmental permit sought for Berbice River bauxite project 3. Banking: Republic Bank Rebrands, Introduces Debit Cards 4. Debt: World Bank grants US$322M debt relief 5. Public Finance: Revenue Authority reports 2005 tax exemptions [...]	2006-08-03 20:55:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EMIN EAID EAIR ECIN ENRG ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN804	ALLIANCE FOR CHANGE OUTLINES STRATEGY, GAINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dick Morris, political advisor to third-party contender Alliance for Change (AFC),described the party's strategy as it heads into the final weeks of its campaign. The AFC is optimistic that it can continue to siphon votes from the opposition People's National Congress (PNC) while [...]	2006-08-10 19:20:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM GY
06GUATEMALA188	FOREIGN MINISTER'S COMMENTS ON GUATEMALA'S UNSC BID [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN JANUARY 31 CONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR, FOREIGN MINISTER BRIZ COMMENTED ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING GUATEMALA'S CAMPAIGN TO BE ELECTED TO THE 2007-8 UN SECURITY COUNCIL. GUARDEDLY OPMISTIC ABOUT GUATEMALA'S LOBBYING EFFORTS, HE REQUESTED U.S. INTERCESSION WITH PANA [...]	2006-01-31 21:12:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GT UNSC
06GUATEMALA376	LETTER TO USTR PORTMAN FROM TRADE MINISTER ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-24 13:14:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV PREL EIND GT
06GUATEMALA49	GUATEMALA: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-11 22:09:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB ECON GT OPIC EXIM
06GUATEMALA502	CAFTA RELATED INVESTMENT INTEREST IN GUATEMALA [...] Since CAFTA's ratification in March 2005, foreign firms have shown an increased interest in investing in Guatemala. While some companies have finalized their investments, others are still evaluating the country's investment climate. Potential investors cite the government's need to tackle the [...]	2006-03-13 21:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB ECON EIND GT
06GUATEMALA534	FOREIGN MINISTERS' DECLARATION ON U.S. IMMIGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Foreign Ministers of Central America, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic met in Antigua, Guatemala, on March 15, 2006. They reiterated their call for an hemispheric conference to promote "best practices" in temporary worker programs. They agreed to lau [...]	2006-03-17 16:16:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM CVIS SMIG GT XK CO DR EC MX
06KINGSTON1006	GOJ REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR RE-ELECTION OF JUSTICE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. On May 1, Embassy received via diplomatic note dated April 27, the following request to support the re-election of Justice Lloyd Ellis to the Board of Governors of the Justice Studies Center of the America's (JSCA). Text of note and accompany [...]	2006-05-22 19:06:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OAS JM
06KINGSTON1851	(C) UNGA RELATED QUESTIONS [...] (C) Post provides answers to reftel A questions below: (C) Q. 2.A. General professional and personal background information on Permanent Rep to the UN Wolfe, including previous positions (include dates),foreign travel, relevant job experience, education, marital status, and English capabili [...]	2006-09-18 19:39:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR UN JM
06KINGSTON415	THE SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-28 18:35:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JM
06KINGSTON90	INVESTMENT CLIMATE SURVEY - JAMAICA 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-12 19:32:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD EIND ELAB KTDB PGOV JM OPIC USTR
06KUWAIT4514	KUWAIT'S BIDOON (STATELESS RESIDENTS): BACKGROUND [...] (C/NF) Summary: The "Bidoon" are people living in Kuwait who assert rights to Kuwaiti citizenship and who deny that they have a right to citizenship in any other country. It is the highest profile human rights issue in Kuwaiti domestic politics. The GOK argues that most of the approximatel [...]	2006-11-26 06:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KU
06LONDON6591	UK AGREES TO LIMITED LOBBYING FOR GUATEMALA'S UNSC [...] (C) The FCO agreed to our request to lobby Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and Singapore in support of Guatemala's bid for the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) seat on the UN Security Council. FCO Director for International Security Stephen Pattison told DCM September 9 that the UK supported [...]	2006-09-12 13:30:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC GT VE UK
06MADRID2583	SPAIN: VISIT OF VENEZUELA COORDINATOR DEBORAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy met with representatives of the Spanish Foreign Ministry and National Security Council on October 4 to discuss U.S. policy on Venezuela and Latin America. McCarthy also conducted interviews with two Spanish media outlets and on [...]	2006-10-13 14:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR UNSC SP VE
06MADRID2584	SPAIN: VISIT OF VENEZUELA COORDINATOR DEBORAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy met with representatives of the Spanish Foreign Ministry and National Security Council on October 4 to discuss U.S. policy on Venezuela and Latin America. McCarthy also conducted interviews with two Spanish media outlets and on [...]	2006-10-13 15:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR UNSC SP VE
06MADRID3008	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Spain is believed to be the largest foreign investor in Cuba, though Spanish companies avoid publishing precise data out of concern that such information will be used to further U.S. enforcement actions under the Libertad Act. Cuba is the third-largest market for Spain in Latin America, af [...]	2006-12-07 10:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU SP
06MADRID41	Investment Climate Statement, Spain [...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The socialist (PSOE) government of Spain that assumed office in March 2004 is interested in attracting foreign investment. There have been no significant changes in Spain's regulations for investment and foreign exchange under the new government. Spanish [...]	2006-01-10 16:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN KTDB SP USTR OPIC
06MADRID516	SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Madrid,s input for the Sixth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy POC is Political Officer Tim Dougherty, tel. (34) 91 587-2294. Staff hours spent in preparation of this report includes the following: Political Counselor - FE-OC: 3 hours Deputy [...]	2006-03-01 18:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KCRM KFRD PREF SP KWMN SMIG ASEC
06MANAGUA1004	NICARAGUA'S MOST WANTED PART III: THE CRIMES OF [...] (SBU) This is the third and final cable in a series summarizing the crimes and abuses of power committed by Nicaragua's corrupt party bosses and their associates. The first cable focused on Daniel Ortega and his family, the second highlighted the abuses of the FSLN, both while in power in th [...]	2006-05-05 17:53:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KCRM SOCI ECON EAID NU
06MANAGUA1105	NICARAGUA: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION PROGRESS REPORT [...] (C) Summary: This cable update's post's democracy promotion strategy submitted in October and reviewed in December 2005 (refs B and C). Now that the executive will in all likelihood remain in place through the end of President Bolanos' term, we must focus on the results of Nicaragua's nationa [...]	2006-05-19 19:05:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KCOR NU
06MANAGUA1210	HERTY: I STAND BETWEEN ORTEGA AND THE PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sandinista dissident (FSLN) Herty Lewites recently asserted to Ambassador that he stands between Daniel Ortega and the presidency. He believes he can whittle down support for Ortega to 25% of the vote in November -- thereby ensuring a runoff, which Ortega would lose. Lewites wa [...]	2006-06-05 22:54:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA1505	ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON,S MEETING WITH MFA [...] (C) Summary: On June 26, A/S Shannon discussed with Foreign Minister Norman Caldera election concerns and the OAS' role, the Hugo Chavez factor, and how best to "stop the clock" on constitutional changes due to go into effect in January 2007. Caldera believed the OAS and other observers sho [...]	2006-07-10 16:29:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2044	NICARAGUA: ENSURING DEMOCRATIC CONTINUITY IN THE [...] (S) INTRODUCTION: Our election priorities in Nicaragua have not changed since our February 24 update (Ref. D): support clean, fair, credible, and inclusive national elections; keep Nicaragua on the democratic path; and, end the Ortega-Aleman pact's control of the political system. Our four-p [...]	2006-09-18 19:45:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2051	NICARAGUA: THE OTHER POWER CRISIS [...] (U) Summary: For the past four weeks the power sector in Nicaragua has been locked in crisis. At the center of the maelstrom is the electricity distributor,s inability to pay its power producers. With national elections only months away, resultant blackouts have taken on an important politic [...]	2006-09-18 21:43:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV NU
06MANAGUA2116	NICARAGUA ELECTIONS UPDATE: WHERE WE ARE NOW [...] (C) Summary: Sandinista Front (FSLN) candidate Daniel Ortega remains stagnant in the polls, though within striking distance of victory (using fraudulent means),while the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) under Eduardo Montealegre and the Sandinista Renovation Movement's (MRS) Edmundo Jarquin [...]	2006-09-26 18:49:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	PGOV PREL EAID KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA390	GON PUSHING FOR CENTAM UNITY BEHIND GUATEMALA TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-17 21:25:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNSC GT VE DR NU
06MANAGUA411	INFORMATION FOR NICARAGUA SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Nicaragua is not currently placed on any Special 301 list, and post recommends maintaining this status. This recommendation is offered in spite of the fact that there remains room for improvement on legal structure and judicial attitudes, and that the Dole Food Company has wri [...]	2006-02-22 14:32:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD NU
06MEXICO4857	DEMARCHE DELIVERED CONCERNING HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to several officials at the Secretariat for Foreign Relations (SRE): Director General for North American Affairs, Bosco Marti Ascencio; Director General for the United Nations, Ulises Canchola Gutierrez; Director of International Organizations, Norm [...]	2006-08-29 17:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF SMIG UNGA PREL PGOV MX
06MONTEVIDEO1068	LACKLUSTER XVI IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT IN MONTEVIDEO [...] (SBU) Summary: The XVI Ibero-American Summit took place in Montevideo on 3-5 November without major logistical or security incidents. Leaders from 22 Latin American and European countries focused on "Migration and Development," though we detected few concrete accomplishments in these areas. [...]	2006-11-06 19:13:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC SOCI XM SP PO UY
06NAIROBI5304	UNICEF LAUNCHES SHOCKING STUDY ON CHILD SEX TOURISM [...] Summary: On December 19, 2006, UNICEF and the Ministry of Home Affairs launched their long-awaited joint research report on child sex tourism (CST) in four of Kenya's main beach resorts. Surveys and research indicate that up to 30% of all 12-18 year old girls living in these areas are involved [...]	2006-12-20 06:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM KCRM ECON PGOV KE
06NASSAU782	MIGRATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PREVAL: VIEWS FROM THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Haitian Ambassador to The Bahamas, Louis Joseph, met with Poloff May 11 to discuss Haitian migration and the urgent need to create jobs in Haiti. Joseph rebuffed recent media reports of impending violence by the Haitian immigrant community on Abaco Island, Bahamas, but registere [...]	2006-05-16 16:14:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SMIG EAID HA BF
06NICOSIA313	REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS: SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified--not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the March 2005-March 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Bridget Alway, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3545, Fax (3 [...]	2006-03-02 12:34:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CY ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06OSLO428	NORWAY TO CONTINUE PROMOTING HAITI-DR COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-04 14:43:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HA DR NO
06OTTAWA2237	CANADIAN DISAPPOINTMENT OVER SUSPENSION OF WTO [...] (U) Summary: Shortly after the WTO announcement that the Doha Trade Round negotiations would be suspended indefinitely, Canada's International Trade Minister Emerson and Agriculture Minister Strahl issued a statement expressing their "disappointment." Emerson said that Canadian farmers as w [...]	2006-07-25 19:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD WTO WTRO CA
06PANAMA1294	PANAMA TO HOST PRESIDENT FOX AT REGIONAL CENTAM [...] (U) Leaders from all Central American countries plus Mexico and the Dominican Republic are scheduled to meet July 11 in Panama for the Eighth Summit of the Tuxtla Mechanism for Dialogue and Coordination. The Tuxtla Mechanism, founded in 1991, is a multilateral forum designed to promote coope [...]	2006-07-03 22:52:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD
06PANAMA1303	CENTAM PRESIDENTS TO DISCUSS DEMOCRACY, [...] (U) The presidents and foreign ministers of the Central American countries, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic will meet July 11 in Panama for the Eighth Summit of the Tuxtla Mechanism for Dialogue and Coordination (see reftel). Agenda points for the summit include: strengthening democracy i [...]	2006-07-05 20:28:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD
06PANAMA2005	PANAMA'S THREE WAY RACE FOR A CENTRAL AMERICAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Panama appears to be the site for up to three proposals for the construction of a regional petroleum refinery. During his June 2006 visit, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered to build a 130,000 barrels per day refinery in Panama (Refs A & B). The MesoAmerican Energy Initiative [...]	2006-10-11 20:47:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD PREL PGOV PM
06PANAMA2303	PANAMA: 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The U.S. trade surplus with Panama was $1.84 billion in 2005, an increase of $334 million from $1.5 billion in 2004. This represented the U.S.'s seventh largest trade surplus world-wide. U.S. goods exports in 2005 were $2.17 billion, up 18.2 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. [...]	2006-12-01 14:20:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD
06PANAMA360	PANAMA - 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The resolution of a number of investment dispute cases in recent years opened the way for the April 2004 start of bilateral negotiations for a free trade agreement between the United States and Panama. 2. Traditionally, Panama has maintained a rather liberal regime for foreign investment [...]	2006-02-24 20:39:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR PM
06PANAMA380	PANAMA 2006 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) During 2005 Panama continued its anti-TIP efforts and enforcement of Law 16, the anti-TIP legislation enacted in 2004. Embassy believes trafficking in Panama is overwhelmingly internal to the country and limited in scale. Panama worked closely with the International Labor Organization [...]	2006-03-01 18:03:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
06PANAMA486	PANAMA HOSTS CENTRAL AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Seven presidents, one prime minister and one vice president met in Panama March 8-9 to sign a lengthy and wordy declaration calling for the negotiation of a Central America-Panama free trade agreement (FTA) and possibly FTAs with the European Union and CARICOM. Panamanians mostly do not [...]	2006-03-16 22:00:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PM
06PANAMA544	PANAMA BRACES FOR NORIEGA'S RETURN [...] (SBU) On Thursday, March 16 Panamanian newspapers reported in banner headlines that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons plans to release former Panamanian dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega on September 9, 2007, after 17 years in a Tampa, Florida prison, and that Noriega would return to Panama. [...]	2006-03-24 20:36:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PM
06PANAMA919	PANAMA: REHABILITATING THE DICTATORSHIP [...] (C) A joke making the rounds in Panama is that the only ex-Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) officer who hasn't found a job in the Torrijos government is Manuel Noriega. The late-April elevation of former Dignity Battalions chief Benjamin Colamarco to the cabinet as Minister of Public Works is [...]	2006-05-12 21:40:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PM VE CU
06PARIS332	FRANCE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2006-01-18 17:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB FR OPIC USTR
06PARIS6786	FRANCE: VISIT OF VENEZUELA COORDINATOR DEBORAH [...] (C) Summary: In October 6 meetings with WHA Venezuela Coordinator Deborah McCarthy, French MFA officials reiterated French opposition to a Venezuelan seat on the UN Security Council but judged it remained a distinct possibility. DAS-equivalent Michel Pinard argued that overall the Chavez Admin [...]	2006-10-13 16:05:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CO CU BL VE PGOV SNAR UNSC SP FR
06PARIS7517	UNESCO'S D-G URGES MEMBER STATES TO RATIFY THE 2001 [...] (U) Action requested: see paragraph 10 below. 2. (U) Summary. At a well-attended information meeting hosted at UNESCO's Headquarters on November 21, 2006, and personally chaired by Director-General Matsuura, the D-G issued an appeal to UNESCO Member States to move with greater speed to incr [...]	2006-11-24 06:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL KPAO UNESCO
06PORTAUPRINCE1141	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEPORTEES WITH INTERIOR [...] Summary: The Ambassador called on the Minister of Interior Paul Antoine Bien-Aime on June 22. They discussed the Minister's priorities, the deportation and rendition programs, and ways to further US-Haitian law enforcement and security collaboration. Bien-Aime stated that internal security, [...]	2006-06-23 19:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KHLS SMIG PINR HA
06PORTAUPRINCE14	HAITI'S CENTRAL PLATEAU POOR AND ISOLATED [...] Summary: Hinche is the capital of the Centre department and only 50 miles north of Port-au-Prince, but mountains and bad roads conspire to keep it extremely isolated. Since early 2004 when the former Haitian Army (ex-FAd'H) used it as a staging ground, there has been little violence in Hinche. [...]	2006-01-04 14:42:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PKAO HA ECON EAGR EAID
06PORTAUPRINCE1417	IMPASSE AT MALPASSE: HAITIAN-DR BORDER STRIKE [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly 2. (SBU) Summary: A transport workers' strike has disrupted commercial traffic and general transit at the Haitian-Dominican border crossing at Malpasse since July 10. Most recently, the workers perpetrated violence on [...]	2006-08-04 13:49:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1552	BORDER CROSSING WITH DR STILL CLOSED [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified ) please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Presidential advisor Robert Manuel on August 19 told the Ambassador that the situation at the Malpasse border crossing, the nearest to the Dominican Republic from Port-au-Prince, had become intolerable, and t [...]	2006-08-22 16:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1597	PREVAL COMING TO DC/PENSIVE WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with President Preval on August 24 to review the bilateral agenda on the eve of her departure for leave and Washington consultations. Preval plans to visit Washington on September 18-19 in advance of the UN General Assembly meeting: he told the Ambassador dur [...]	2006-08-25 18:24:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON UNSC HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1604	FL MILITANT RENE CIVIL ARRESTED [...] (C) The Haitian National Police (HNP) on Friday, August 25 arrested Fanmi Lavalas (FL) militant Rene Civil in the upper-class Petionville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, charging him with carrying an unlicensed firearm, driving a stolen car, and "association with malefactors." Government pro [...]	2006-08-29 17:53:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KJUS ASEC PINR HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1609	HAITIAN-DR BORDER CALM: BUT NO COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary and comment: Jeantal Clervil, head of customs for Malpasse at the Haitian-DR border (on August 24) told emboffs visiting the border town that the situation had calmed considerably since the Haitia [...]	2006-08-29 19:44:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1734	ARREST ORDERED FOR NUMBER 3 POLICE OFFICER [...] (U) Judge Napela Saintil on September 12 issued a bench warrant for Michael Lucius, the third highest ranking official in the Haitian police (HNP) who serves as the director of the criminal investigation unit (DCPJ). The warrant stems from charges of "complicity in kidnapping" that Saintil br [...]	2006-09-14 15:46:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS PINR HA
06PORTAUPRINCE184	A/S SHANNON ATTENDS MINUSTAH/OAS MEETING IN [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon represented the United States. at a meeting of senior MINUSTAH, OAS, and donor countries in Port-au-Prince on January 20. The participants agreed that election of [...]	2006-01-25 20:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1858	HAITI'S TEXTILES: COMPETITIVE PROSPECTS FOR A [...] Summary: Haiti's textile sector has made a remarkable recovery following the steep decline after the political upheaval in February 2004. However, production figures through the first half of 2006 show a slight decrease in production. Industry association representatives told econoff that this i [...]	2006-09-28 13:22:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX
06PORTAUPRINCE2066	HAITI: INFLATION [...] Summary: Inflation for September 2006 was 1.5 percent. Inflation for the past twelve months was 12.4 percent, which overshot the IMF target of ten percent. Failure to meet the inflation target was due largely to the continuing impact of high oil prices. End Summary. Inflation still in do [...]	2006-10-27 17:24:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2105	LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN 33 DAYS: KEY TASKS [...] This message describes the main logistical tasks to be done in preparation for the local, municipal and the remainder of the legislative elections on December 3. 2. Ballots Jacques Bernard, Director General of the Provisionary Electoral Council (CEP),reported on October 20 that ballot [...]	2006-11-03 14:36:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2169	A/S PATTERSON PUSHES FOR COOPERATION WITH GOH [...] (C) Summary. INL A/S Anne W. Patterson urged increased cooperation on law enforcement and intelligence gathering to combat narcotics trafficking through Haiti during her meetings on November 3 with President Preval and senior GoH and MINUSTAH officials. Repeatedly referring to the 1997 ill [...]	2006-11-13 12:09:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KJUS ASEC KCRM HA SNAR
06PORTAUPRINCE2171	ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] Summary. Elections preparations are on track and the Provisionary Electoral Council (CEP) is completing its checklist of remaining tasks, according to CEP Director General Jacques Bernard. CEP has taken over the primary role of implementing the elections but remain in daily contact with MINU [...]	2006-11-13 14:48:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE220	AVIAN INFLUENZA: EMBASSY PORT-AU-PRINCE [...] This cable is in response to reftel. 2. SUMMARY: Post's Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) met on January 23 and began developing preparedness measures to meet the threat of a possible AI human pandemic. The AIWG members have inventoried medical supplies, identified medically traine [...]	2006-01-30 18:27:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2304	HAITI: REVENUE COLLECTION [...] Summary: GoH revenue collection for fiscal year 2006 (ending 9/30/06) was approximately ten percent higher than projected, due mostly to greater than expected internal tax collection (income tax and VAT) and increased customs duties. The Director General of Taxation attributes this performan [...]	2006-12-01 21:20:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2373	GOH TO ANNOUNCE NEW CARICOM OFFICE [...] Summary: President Rene Preval appointed a new advisory council on external relations consisting of financial specialists Marie Michelle Rey, Charles Clarmant, and Preval's financial advisor (and presumed fiancee) Elizabeth Delatour. He created the advisory council in September to review rel [...]	2006-12-14 17:17:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD HA
06PORTAUPRINCE29	HAITIAN PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS CALL FOR GENERAL [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Leaders of the Haitian business community told Charge that they would call a general strike for Monday, January 9 to protest MINUSTAH,s ineffectiveness in countering the recent upswing of violence and kidnappings. Represe [...]	2006-01-06 12:07:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ELAB EFIN HA
06PORTAUPRINCE299	LATORTUE'S PLAN FOR HAITI'S FUTURE, THOUGHTS ON [...] SUMMARY. In a 6 February meeting with DAS Duddy, four Congressional staff and Charge, Interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue laid out his views on the continuing challenges in Haiti as well as the keys to breaking the cycle of failure. His frank yet optimistic assessment echoed similar messa [...]	2006-02-10 18:25:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC HA
06PORTAUPRINCE324	Haiti: Anti-TIP Proposal for ESF Funds, FY 2006 [...] Please find a proposal submitted by the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) Haiti for anti-trafficking in persons ESF funding for FY 2006. Post fully supports this proposal as the submission best tailored to combat trafficking in persons in Haiti. The proposal tar [...]	2006-02-16 20:09:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KCRM PHUM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC
06PORTAUPRINCE335	Haiti: Anti-TIP Proposal for INCLE Funds, FY 2006 [...] Please find a proposal submitted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for anti-trafficking in persons INCLE funding for FY 2006. Post fully supports this proposal as the submission best tailored to combat trafficking in persons in Haiti from a law enforce [...]	2006-02-17 20:17:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KCRM PHUM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC
06PORTAUPRINCE415	Haiti's Submission for Sixth Annual TIP Report [...] The following are Post's responses to reftel questions. 2. Overview of Haiti's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Trafficking in persons in Haiti mainly involved the internal movement of children from the countryside into urban areas for domestic labor in a practice call [...]	2006-03-06 13:32:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG PREF ELAB ASEC KCRM KWMN KFRD HA
06PORTAUPRINCE612	UNDER SECRETARY SHINER,S VISIT TO HAITI [...] Summary. Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, Josette S. Shiner, visited Haiti March 24 - 25 as part of a review of UN assistance programs. She traveled to a rural township in northeast Haiti where the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) assists with [...]	2006-04-04 17:46:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PKAO HA
06PORTAUPRINCE867	PREVAL'S CHIEF FOREIGN POLICY FORECASTS PRAGMATISM [...] (C) Summary: Fritz Longchamp, Rene Garcia Preval's foreign policy advisor provided a circumspect review of the major foreign policy issues facing the new administration to Emboffs May 8. Longchamp claimed that the Preval team had yet to focus on external relations and develop a foreign pol [...]	2006-05-15 20:03:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA
06PORTAUPRINCE880	HAITI: FORMER POPULAR ORGANIZATION LEADER RENE [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-17 17:45:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HA
06PORTAUPRINCE972	NOEL RELEASED, TALKS ABOUT HIS ARREST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Emboffs met with UCREF head Jean-Yves Noel May 30, one day after his release from prison. According to Noel, he was arrested ostensibly for having his bodyguards detain a court bailiff, but in reality his arrest was masterminded by those whose bank accounts had been frozen by U [...]	2006-06-01 15:16:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM EFIN PGOV HA
06PORTAUPRINCE983	NEW SRSG STIRS POT ON JUDICIAL REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary. Remarks by the incoming SRSG, Guatemalan Edmond Mulet, suggesting he favored integrating foreign judges in Haiti's judiciary to implement judicial reform have caused a nationalist backlash. Leaders from the political, judicial, and human rights communities have protested against [...]	2006-06-02 18:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HA
06PORTOFSPAIN1273	T&T TO USOAS AMBASSADOR MAISTO: BRING ON THE SOA [...] (C) SUMMARY: USOAS Permanent Representative Maisto met with T&T PM Manning and FM Piggott on October 20 to discuss the 2009 Summit of the Americas. Manning signaled that the country will be ready for the summit, and hopes to have a successful event that highlights the Caribbean as well as T [...]	2006-11-06 17:13:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD TD
06QUITO1549	MIGRATION: ECUADORIANS STILL LOOKING NORTH [...] (U) Summary: At least since the severe economic crisis in 1999, the two certainties in Ecuador have been death and emigration. A steady stream of 30,000 to 40,000 undocumented migrants takes to the sea and skies annually from Ecuador in pursuit of their own American dreams. Periodic reports [...]	2006-06-23 19:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PHUM PREL EC
06ROME187	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Italy is not an important regional or offshore financial center. However, money laundering is a concern both because of the prevalence of homegrown organized crime groups and the recent influx of criminal organizations from abroad, especially from Albania, Romania, and Russia. The heavy inv [...]	2006-01-19 16:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER IT EUN UN
06ROME3172	2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] This message responds to ref B request for information on financial crimes and money laundering in Italy. Together with ref A, these reports transmit Mission Italy's submission to the 2006-07 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). 2. Italy is not an offshore financial c [...]	2006-11-24 14:08:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER IT
06ROME427	ITALY RECEPTIVE TO A/S SHANNON'S MESSAGE ON LATIN [...] (C) Summary. A/S Thomas Shannon February 3 outlined U.S. policy in the Western Hemisphere for Italian MFA Director General for the Americas Claudio Bisogniero and encouraged Italy to be our partner in engaging with Latin America during this delicate time for the region. Bisogniero was very r [...]	2006-02-13 10:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XM HA CU CA IT
06SANJOSE1	SCENESETTER: CODEL BURTON IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes CODEL Burton on its January 10 ) 12 visit to Costa Rica. The delegation's visit comes at a time when the main issue in the bilateral relationship is the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The debate [...]	2006-01-03 14:59:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN ETRD CS
06SANJOSE127	COSTA RICA SEEKS TO AVOID CONSEQUENCES OF NOT [...] (C) President Pacheco on January 11 convoked his ministers of foreign affairs, foreign trade, and labor and the Costa Rican Ambassador to the U.S. to discuss with Ambassador and Polcouns the ramifications of the Nethercutt Amendment for Costa Rica. The GOCR officials were specifically concer [...]	2006-01-19 14:10:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS ETRD EAID CS KICC
06SANJOSE131	ARIAS AND PACHECO ON THE NEXT GOVERNMENT OF COSTA [...] (C) Both President Pacheco and Oscar Arias, frontrunner to be the next president, said in separate meetings with CODEL Burton that they expect a better political climate in Costa Rica after the February 5 elections. Arias said that Costa Ricans have reason to be annoyed with the political cl [...]	2006-01-19 20:58:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD VE CS
06SANJOSE132	CODEL BURTON ENGAGES GOCR ON CAFTA-DR AND U.S. [...] In his third visit to Costa Rica in a year (see reftels for previous visits),Representative Dan Burton (R-IN) met with President Pacheco, several members of his cabinet, key legislators, and Pacheco's probable successor as president, Oscar Arias. As in previous visits, discussions focused on [...]	2006-01-19 21:18:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV CS
06SANJOSE1792	COSTA RICA--BEING OUTSIDE CAFTA HAS CONSEQUENCES [...] (U) Summary. The Dominican Republic and Costa Rica are the only signatories where CAFTA-DR is not yet in force. Costa Rica is the only country that has not ratified the agreement. Although the Arias Administration has placed a high priority on both ratification and passage of the necessary i [...]	2006-08-15 22:22:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV CS
06SANJOSE197	COSTA RICA: SAICM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Requested demarche on the February 4-6 International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) was delivered on January 27 to Enid Chaverri, the Environment Ministry's Acting Director of the Office for International Coop [...]	2006-01-27 21:07:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ECON PREL PGOV
06SANJOSE2188	FAKE T-SHIRTS PROMPT RARE IPR CONVICTION IN COSTA RICA [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-03 18:31:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECIN CS
06SANJOSE2379	COSTA RICAN IMMIGRATION DIRECTOR PLANS MAJOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Costa Rican Immigration Director Mario Zamora recently told us that months of intense work with 2nd Vice President Kevin Casas (a personal friend who also functions as Minister of Planning) were about to bear fruit in the form of fundamental reforms to the information systems and [...]	2006-10-27 10:32:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREF KFRD CASC CS
06SANJOSE2617	CAFTA RATIFICATION ADVANCES IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) Summary. Although President Arias has made it a top priority, Costa Rican efforts to ratify and implement CAFTA-DR have proceeded at a slow pace, but are picking up speed. After more than five months of committee deliberations, the President of the legislative assembly (the Asamblea),wi [...]	2006-11-17 20:50:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV KIPR CS
06SANJOSE283	ARIAS MAINTAINS SLIGHT LEAD THE DAY AFTER THE [...] (U) With 89 percent of the polls reporting by the afternoon of February 6, Oscar Arias of the National Liberation Party (PLN) has 40.5 percent of the vote for president and Otton Solis of the Citizens' Action Party (PAC) 40.3 percent. With only 3,250 votes separating the two candidates, the f [...]	2006-02-06 23:15:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CS
06SANJOSE2834	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: MARINE RESOURCES VICE MINISTER FLAGS [...] SUMMARY. While meeting with the Dominican Vice Minister for Coastal and Marine Resources Idalia Acevedo on November 17, NOAA officer Nancy Daves and REO discussed fisheries-related CAFTA-DR environmental capacity-building projects, fisheries law reform, and the illegal trade in hawksbill turt [...]	2006-12-29 23:42:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS PGOV DR
06SANJOSE444	"MORAL POWER:" ARIAS AND NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) National security in an Oscar Arias administration will be pursued at three levels: (1) Internationally, Arias will use his prestige as a Nobel laureate to be an advocate for multilateralism, international law, and disarmament. (2) At home the principal external security issues will be [...]	2006-02-24 21:13:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL MASS SNAR SMIG SOCI PBTS NI CS

06SANJOSE481	COSTA RICA 2005 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 14:45:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CS
06SANJOSE569	LIBERTARIAN MOVEMENT PARTY WILL SUPPORT FREE TRADE [...] Summary: On March 6, Ambassador hosted for breakfast five of the six newly elected legislators from the Libertarian Movement Party (ML) plus one ML candidate who failed to get elected. ML improved its position from fourth party to third party in the Legislative Assembly. The deputies-elect s [...]	2006-03-10 17:17:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CS
06SANJOSE584	MEDIA COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S CONGRATULATORY [...] Most major news outlets reported on President Bush's congratulatory call to Oscar Arias on his election as president. Arias freely discussed the topics and tenor of his conversation with President Bush, which lasted for approximately five minutes. 2. The press focused on three aspects of [...]	2006-03-13 22:52:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CS
06SANJOSE617	IN LETTER TO SOLIS, ARIAS CALLS FOR NATIONAL DIALOG [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 17, daily newspaper La Nacion published in its entirety a letter from President-elect Oscar Arias to election runner-up Otton Solis, in which Arias calls upon Solis and his supporters to act in a manner befitting a mature democracy, and to work with Arias during the nex [...]	2006-03-17 21:46:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD CS
06SANJOSE643	ANTI-CAFTA-DR GROUPS STAGE PROTEST, "BURY" THE [...] On March 20, several groups jointly staged the first organized protest against the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) since the country's February 5 elections. Unlike in previous demonstrations, labor organizations did not play a major organizational role. [...]	2006-03-22 17:43:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ELAB PGOV CS
06SANJOSE656	"COSTA RICA, INC.": ANTI-CAFTA-DR FILM MIXES [...] Summary: A slick new film appearing periodically on Costa Rican public television uses a mixture of emotionally laden images, misquotes, and insinuations (probably falling just short of libel) to attack the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). While object [...]	2006-03-24 17:08:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD SOCI CS
06SANJOSE707	FUTURE PUSC DEPUTIES STRESS IMPORTANCE OF "SOCIAL [...] (C) On May 29, Ambassador hosted all five deputies-elect of the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) for breakfast. They all expressed support for the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) but were concerned about opposition from labor trade unions, some agricultura [...]	2006-03-30 23:18:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD CS
06SANJOSE727	PAC REITERATES FRIENDSHIP, BUT REMAINS STEADFAST [...] On March 24, Ambassador Langdale hosted a breakfast for the newly elected legislative deputies from the Citizens' Action Party (PAC) at the residence. Conversation was dominated by the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),with all of the deputies-elect sti [...]	2006-04-04 14:59:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CS
06SANJOSE762	HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSWOMAN SLAMS CAFTA-DR [...] Costa Rica's Human Rights Ombudswoman, Dr. Lisbeth Quesada, released a report on March 30 criticizing the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Comparing the relative bargaining power of the U.S. and Costa Rica to "a wild tiger vs. a captive rabbit," the re [...]	2006-04-07 15:40:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PHUM PGOV CS
06SANJOSE777	DEPUTIES-ELECT OF RULING NATIONAL LIBERATION PARTY [...] For the fourth and final breakfast honoring newly elected deputies to Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly, the Ambassador hosted the largest faction, the National Liberation Party (PLN),on April 6. While individual conversations tended to focus on security issues and the party's anticipated st [...]	2006-04-07 22:37:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CS
06SANJOSE91	KEY DEPUTIES POINT TO VOTING ON CAFTA-DR AFTER NEW [...] On January 11, 2006 Representative Dan Burton (R-IN) and Ambassador met with key members of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly to discuss the status of ratification of the Central America-Dominican Republic-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Rolando Lacle, Chair of the Assembly's Intern [...]	2006-01-13 15:37:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
06SANJOSE971	LABOR MINISTER FRANCISCO MORALES [...] Summary: President Oscar Arias has named 65-year-old Francisco Morales to be Minister of Labor in his administration. Morales has a long history of government service, having previously served as Minister of Labor from 1972 to 1977, and as Minister of Agriculture from 1982 to 1986. With hi [...]	2006-05-09 19:14:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PINS PGOV CS
06SANJOSE979	ON INAUGURATION DAY, OSCAR ARIAS PROMISES A [...] Oscar Arias was sworn in as president for a four-year term beginning May 8. Present at the mid-day ceremony were the heads of state of the Central American countries, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, and Taiwan, Prince Felipe of Spain, First Lady of the United States Laura Bush, and former P [...]	2006-05-09 23:40:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CS
06SANSALVADOR1013	EL SALVADOR: HERMOSA MANUFACTURING CASE REMAINS [...] This is an action request; see para. 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Hermosa Manufacturing Co., a Salvadoran owned and operated apparel manufacturer, ceased operations in May 2005, leaving more than 250 workers jobless and liabilities of USD 825,000 in outstanding wages, severance payments, and unp [...]	2006-04-20 13:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ES ETRD PGOV
06SANSALVADOR1845	FY 2007 FOOD FOR PROGRESS REQUEST - EL SALVADOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-21 14:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR AMGT ASEC ES
06SANSALVADOR197	EL SALVADOR: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's 2006 Investment Climate Statement. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ 2. The Government of El Salvador views foreign investment as crucial for economic growth and development and has taken numerous steps in recent [...]	2006-01-25 21:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD EFIN KTDB ES OPIC USTR
06SANSALVADOR2181	SALVADORAN PAYMENT OF IATTC DUES AND LETTER FOR SECRETARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Econoff delivered reftel demarche on non-payment of Inter-American Tropical Tuna Comission (IATTC) contributions to the Center for the Development of Fisheries and Aquaculture (CENDEPESCA) director Manuel Fermin Oliva and Fisheries Coordinator Sonia Salavarria. They understand th [...]	2006-09-06 20:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIS SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR2264	EL SALVADOR'S AGGRESSIVE TRADE AGENDA [...] Summary. Under its export-led growth strategy launched in 1989, El Salvador has pursued economic integration with its Central American neighbors and negotiated trade agreements with the Dominican Republic, Chile, Mexico, Panamsa, and the United States. Agreements with Taiwan, Colombia, the Eu [...]	2006-09-14 20:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ES
06SANSALVADOR2921	SALVADORAN DESIRE FOR UN SECRETARY GENERAL'S [...] (C) Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez contacted Charge February 8 to outline the importance the GOES places on new UN Secretary General Ban Kim's attendance at January 16 ceremonies marking the fifteenth anniversary of the Peace Accords that ended the nation's 12-year armed conflict, and to a [...]	2006-12-08 21:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR515	FMLN CHALLENGES CAFTA IN COURT [...] (U) On March 1, the FMLN made good on its rhetoric and challenged the constitutionality of the U.S.-Central America Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),which entered into force for the United States and El Salvador that same day. In an event staged for political effect, FMLN [...]	2006-03-02 14:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV ES
06SANSALVADOR52	EL SALVADOR: GOES VIEWS REGARDING UPCOMING MEXICO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador has on several recent occasions discussed with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez a planned January 9 meeting on U.S. immigration policy to be held in Mexico City; it will likely include foreign ministers of Mexico, Central America, and the Dominican Rep [...]	2006-01-09 12:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES MX PGOV PREL IMMIGRATION
06SANSALVADOR547	EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS [...] Summary: As requested in reftel, this cable contains Post priorities for CAFTA-DR environment activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key environment needs and relat [...]	2006-03-06 22:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR548	EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR LABOR PROJECTS THAT [...] Summary: Per reftel, this cable provides Post priorities for CAFTA-DR labor-related trade capacity building (TCB) activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key labor [...]	2006-03-06 22:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR636	CORRECTED COPY - EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR LABOR [...] Summary: Per reftel, this cable provides Post priorities for CAFTA-DR labor-related trade capacity building (TCB) activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key labor [...]	2006-03-08 20:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR637	CORRECTED COPY - EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR [...] Summary: As requested in reftel, this cable contains Post priorities for CAFTA-DR environment activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key environment needs and relat [...]	2006-03-08 20:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR956	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in February 2006. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of February 2006. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) From February 20 to 24, instructors from ICE presented ILEA-sponsored training on financial crimes investiga [...]	2006-04-11 13:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PINR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANTIAGO2269	FOXLEY: CHILE NOT INTERESTED IN UNSC SEAT, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Foxley told visiting senior SFRC staffer Meacham Chile is not a candidate for the UNSC seat, said its decision to abstain had been proven correct by the ongoing stalemate between Guatemala and Venezuela, and that Chile would continue to play the role of "honest broker" in [...]	2006-10-27 22:18:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	IO PGOV PREF UNGA CI
06SANTODOMINGO1099	SEEKING PANAMANIAN SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S 2006 UN [...] (C) Ambassador on March 30 met and discussed reftel talking points with Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso. Morales Troncoso said he would call Panamanian Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro to discuss the potential negative consequences of Venezuela's membership on the [...]	2006-03-31 21:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC DR PM
06SANTODOMINGO1100	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #5: ELECTORAL CANDIDATES [...] (U) This is the 5th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Republic's 2006 congressional and municipal elections: Electoral Candidates Registered Despite Clamor Presidential legal advisor Cesar Pina Torribio doesn't like it, but after a week of clamor and recriminations, the Centra [...]	2006-04-03 11:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV DR
06SANTODOMINGO1112	FIRST ISSUE OF DOMINICAN MFA'S POLICY MAGAZINE [...] Summary: Haiti is the focus of the Dominican Republic,s first number of a new foreign policy review released at the close of 2005. Among texts are President Leonel Fernandez's speech at a seminar where he presented his priorities for the border region and other quasi-official statements. The [...]	2006-04-03 21:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG DR
06SANTODOMINGO1123	FIRST ISSUE OF DOMINICAN MFA'S POLICY MAGAZINE [...] Summary: Haiti is the focus of the Dominican Republic,s first number of a new foreign policy review released at the close of 2005. Among texts are President Leonel Fernandez's speech at a seminar where he presented his priorities for the border region and other quasi-official statements. The [...]	2006-04-04 14:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG DR HA
06SANTODOMINGO1224	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #6: PLD SEES BRIGHT ELECTION [...] (U) This is the 6th cable in a series reporting on the May 16 congressional and municipal elections in the Dominican Republic: PLD Sees Bright Election Prospects, Shady Election Board (C) At breakfast with the Ambassador and Embassy officers on April 5, Presidential chief of staff Danilo [...]	2006-04-12 11:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL DR
06SANTODOMINGO1225	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #7: OPPOSITION SAYS IT WILL [...] (SBU) This is the 7th cable in a series reporting on the May 16 congressional and municipal elections in the Dominican Republic: Opposition Says It Will Win Elections, Then Address Reforms (SBU) At a political party breakfast with the Ambassador and Embassy colleagues April 6, leaders of th [...]	2006-04-12 11:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD DR PTER
06SANTODOMINGO1313	CELEBRATING EARTH DAY IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Summary: In the midst of the run-up to May congressional and municipal elections, Earth Day is bringing together concerned Dominicans to celebrate the environment. Specifically in the Azua province -- located in the southwestern region of the country --citizens, more than 30 NGOs, government [...]	2006-04-20 15:35:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR SENV
06SANTODOMINGO1349	CRIMINAL DEPORTEES: DOMINICAN OFFICIALS AND [...] Dominican PermRep to the UN Erasmo Lara-Pena has been energetically promoting the idea of a program of social services and support for Dominicans who are deported from the United States after serving time in U.S. jails. He published a lengthy proposal in daily "Hoy" on March 11. On March 24 P [...]	2006-04-21 20:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS DR KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR
06SANTODOMINGO1350	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: EXTRADITION TREATY ASSAILED BY [...] Over the last two weeks, sensationalist tabloid "El Nacional" has attacked the United States for purported violations of the 1910 U.S.-Dominican Extradition Treaty. According to sources cited by "El Nacional," U.S. extradition requests for individuals whose alleged crimes are punishable by se [...]	2006-04-21 20:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CJAN SNAR KCRM DR
06SANTODOMINGO1418	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CIVIL [...] Per reftel, Embassy contacted the following pro-democracy civil society organizations to encourage their registration as "Special Guests" to attend the OAS General Assembly: -- Human Rights Institute Santo Domingo, -- Foundation for Institutionality and Justice (FINJUS),-- Center for Integra [...]	2006-05-02 11:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	OAS PREL PHUM XK XL XM XR XS
06SANTODOMINGO1465	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #9: PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS LOOK [...] (C) This is the 9th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Rrepublic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: (C) Presidential Hopefuls Look to 2008 and Beyond (U) As the Dominican Republic prepares to hold congressional and municipal elections May 16, prominent persons in [...]	2006-05-03 20:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV
06SANTODOMINGO1468	U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES AT OAS JUSTICE [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 24 and 25, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales attended the 6th Regular Meeting of Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General of the Americas (REMJA-VI),held in Santo Domingo. A hour-long conversation with President Leonel Fernandez provided suggestions for improv [...]	2006-05-04 11:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PTER SNAR KCRM KJUS OAS DR TD VE
06SANTODOMINGO1519	CORRECTED COPY -- DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #9: [...] (U) This is the 8th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Rrepublic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: Presidential Hopefuls Look to 2008 and Beyond (U) As the Dominican Republic prepares to hold congressional and municipal elections May 16, prominent persons in the m [...]	2006-05-09 15:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV
06SANTODOMINGO1566	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: NSC-DIRECTED [...] (SBU) Summary: Dominican President Fernandez is continuing his low-profile approach to Cuban issues. Interaction is limited to educational, sports, and technical exchanges, visits to Cuba by Dominican tourists, and residence in Cuba by a few church-affiliated social workers. There are approxi [...]	2006-05-12 15:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CU ETTC DR ETRD PREL
06SANTODOMINGO1579	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY SMALLPOX [...] Doctor Tirsi Quezada Assistant Health Secretary for Public Health told USAID officer on May 10 that the Secretariat has not made a decision on who will attend the SIPDIS WHA. However, Doctor Cristina Nogueira, Pan-American Health Organization representative to the Dominican Republic, told [...]	2006-05-12 21:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PREL AORC TBIO WHO
06SANTODOMINGO1598	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #11: MAY 16 ELECTIONS OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) This is the 11th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Republic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: May 16 Elections Outlook On the eve of the May 16 congressional and municipal elections, Central Elections Board (JCE) president Luis Arias has credibly assured the [...]	2006-05-16 00:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
06SANTODOMINGO1635	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #12: RULING PLD GAINS IN [...] (SBU) This is the 12th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Republic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: Ruling PLD Gains in Congressional Elections Dominican voters went to the polls May 16 to elect 32 senators, 178 representatives, 151 mayors and vice mayors, and 96 [...]	2006-05-18 00:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
06SANTODOMINGO1640	EXIMBANK APO82474XX - LEAHY AMENDMENT [...] In response to reftel concerning proposed transaction to be financed for material to be used by the National Police of the Dominican Republic, Embassy Santo Domingo advises that although individual members of the National Police have committed gross violations of human rights, especially unju [...]	2006-05-18 15:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EXIM PHUM DR
06SANTODOMINGO1651	CLEARANCE TO ACCEPT AWARD - RAMAN, JAY [...] Embassy Santo Domingo asks that WHA/EX obtain authorization for FSO Jay Raman to accept the "Order of Police Merit" recognizing his contributions while serving as political officer (human rights and labor) 2004-2005. 2. On June 16, 2005 Dominican President Leonel Fernandez issued Decree N [...]	2006-05-18 21:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER
06SANTODOMINGO168	HAITIAN MIGRANT DEATHS REVEAL WEAK BORDER CONTROLS [...] (C) Summary. The January 11 death by suffocation of 24 illegal Haitian migrants has triggered a Dominican Government response that includes a formal apology to Haitian authorities, a presidential promise to seek justice with the formation of a "blue-ribbon" investigative committee, and the ne [...]	2006-01-13 23:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR ELTN HA KJUS MARR PREF PREL SOCI
06SANTODOMINGO1689	DOMINICAN FM INVITES SECRETARY RICE TO REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso has formally invited Secretary Rice to attend a June 2-3 extraordinary meeting of the 8 countries that are members of the Central American System of Integration. The presidents of Colombia and Mexico are invited. Dominicans will consid [...]	2006-05-23 17:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PREL DR ENRG
06SANTODOMINGO1709	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #13: A REALIGNMENT IN CONGRESS [...] (U) This is the 13th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Republic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: 2006 Elections - A Realignment in Congress and the Municipalities The ruling PLD of President Leonel Fernandez won the May 16 congressional and municipal elections b [...]	2006-05-24 23:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PGOV
06SANTODOMINGO171	DOMINICAN POLITICS II #14: DOMINICAN PRESIDENT [...] (U) This is the 14th cable in a series reporting on the second year of the administration of Dominican president Leonel Fernandez. Dominican Politics II #14: Leonel Fernandez Receives DAS for Caribbean Patrick Duddy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. [...]	2006-01-17 13:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	DR HA PBTS PGOV PREL SNAR
06SANTODOMINGO1751	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, [...] (C) Summary. President Leonel Fernandez and his party have just triumphed in mid-term elections in this pro-United-States, lower-middle income developing country in the Caribbean. Democracy is both young and fragile. Fernandez wants to use his mandate to build a modern state, and he has cal [...]	2006-05-30 20:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL ETRD OAS DR
06SANTODOMINGO1754	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE [...] Poloff delivered talking points as requested in reftel to Dominican Ambassador for African and Middle Eastern Affairs, Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadevilla, on May 24. There was no substantive comment. HERTELL [...]	2006-05-30 21:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR
06SANTODOMINGO1756	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: UN REFORM DEMARCHE GIVEN IN [...] Poloff delivered talking points on UN reform to Dominican Ambassador for UN Affairs, Michelle Cohen, as well as Dominican Vice-Minister for Foreign Relations, Alejandra Liriano, on May 25. The DOS Spanish-language translation of these points was distributed to both officials the morning of M [...]	2006-05-30 21:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC UNGA
06SANTODOMINGO1757	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SEEKING [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered talking points on public support for Iraqi government formation completion to Dominican Ambassador for African and Middle Eastern Affairs, Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadevilla, on May 24. There was no substantive comment. HERTELL [...]	2006-05-30 21:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ
06SANTODOMINGO1854	MDA DEMARCHE - FUNDING NATIONAL SOCIETIES - [...] Per guidance reftel, Embassy contacted the American Red Cross field representative for the Caribbean, David Hintch, who is based in Santo Domingo and works closely with the Dominican Red Cross. He had already spoken with the Dominican Red Cross about attendance at the 29th International Confe [...]	2006-06-02 20:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM DR ICRC PREL HA SZ
06SANTODOMINGO1858	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT SYMPATHETIC TO U.S. DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) On June 2 the Ambassador opened his private meeting with Dominican President Leonel Fernandez with a description of the U.S. initiative with European nations concerning Iran and nuclear enrichment issues. The issue had preempted attendance of the Secretary of State at the annual general a [...]	2006-06-05 11:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR DR
06SANTODOMINGO1898	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ - VISIONS FOR THE [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 2 President Leonel Fernandez described to the Ambassador his ambitions for the two years remaining in his term, including a "democratic revolution" including grassroots consultations on institutional change. He asked for a friendly hearing and "some modest concession" t [...]	2006-06-06 19:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD KDEM KIPR DR
06SANTODOMINGO1911	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - TREASURY [...] US Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes and grants country clearance to US Treasury Representatives John Ramos and Robert Warfield for travel to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from June 19 to June 30, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct an annual assessment of the current Tax Technical [...]	2006-06-07 15:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN OTRA DR
06SANTODOMINGO1912	DEPUTY SECRETARY,S TOUR D,HORIZON WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Fernandez used a wide-ranging meeting with the Deputy Secretary June 4 to elicit support from within his own implementation team to take the steps needed to bring CAFTA-DR into force by August. Urged by the Deputy Secretary to support Guatemala for a seat o [...]	2006-06-07 15:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV KCRM KIPR KUNP HA DR
06SANTODOMINGO1918	NEW UN SRSG FOR HAITI SHARES HIS FIRST IMPRESSIONS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: New United Nations SRSG for Haiti Edmond Mulet told WHA PDAS Shapiro June 4 that he had come away from his first two days on the job with the sense that it was urgent for President Preval to be able to show some results that the population could see. He hoped that t [...]	2006-06-07 19:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HA
06SANTODOMINGO1921	CORRECTED COPY: NEW UN SRSG FOR HAITI SHARES HIS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: New United Nations SRSG for Haiti Edmond Mulet told WHA PDAS Shapiro June 4 that he had come away from his first two days on the job with the sense that it was urgent for President Preval to be able to show some results that the population could see. He hoped that t [...]	2006-06-08 11:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HA
06SANTODOMINGO1938	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #14: POST-ELECTION REFORMS ON [...] (U) This is the 14th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Republic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: Post-Election Reforms on the Dominican Agenda During the campaign President Fernandez asserted that the PRD-PRSC opposition was using its "tyrannical majority" in Co [...]	2006-06-09 20:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV DR KCOR
06SANTODOMINGO1941	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2006 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This cable provides the 2006 Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims Report for the Dominican Republic. The tracked changes version was sent via email on June 9, 2006 as directed. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of seventeen (17) claims (including five new ones fo [...]	2006-06-09 20:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC DR ENIV KIDE PGOV OPIC
06SANTODOMINGO1955	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EMBRACES IACHR: PLACES JUDGE [...] (U) Long-time Foreign Ministry professional Dr. Radhys Abreu de Polanco was elected from among 6 candidates during the recent OAS General Assembly (June 4-6) to serve a term as judge on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR). She is one of six judges; each has a term of six years wit [...]	2006-06-12 20:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KJUS OAS DR HA
06SANTODOMINGO1993	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CITIBANK 2006 CORPORATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-16 15:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ECON BEXP ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV AMGT
06SANTODOMINGO2045	SUPPORT FOR MDA AT 6/20 CONFERENCE - DOMINICAN [...] Embassy on June 14 delivered text of points Ref A (minus the if-asked points) through the American Red Cross Caribbean representative here to the director general of the Dominican Red Cross, Arq. Gustavo Lara Tapia. Lara said he was forwarding the points to Dominican Red Cross president Ligia [...]	2006-06-19 20:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL ICRC PHUM IS
06SANTODOMINGO2127	DOMINICAN FUGITIVE JOSE ORTEGA DE LEON EXTRADITED [...] On June 22, 2006, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agents returned Jose Ramon Ortega de Leon (aka Chico) to Westchester, NY for trial before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, where he is the subject of superseding indictment number S7 04 CR 1353 (K [...]	2006-06-28 14:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
06SANTODOMINGO2195	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GATHERING COMMENTS ON OAS MLAT [...] Using reftel talking points, Embassy delivered on July 3 a demarche suggesting Dominican signature and ratification of the Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (OAS MLAT) and associated Optional Protocol to Minister-Counselor Carmen Contreras of the Ministry of Fo [...]	2006-07-05 14:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KJUS DR
06SANTODOMINGO2198	EXTRADITION OF DOMINICAN FUGITIVES RAMIREZ, ALBA, [...] On July 5, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Aurelio Ramirez to Puerto Rico for trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, where he is the subject of indictment number 01-161(SEC) filed on April 14, 2004. As detailed in the indictment, Ramirez is alleged to have participated [...]	2006-07-05 18:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
06SANTODOMINGO2213	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC APPROVES U.S. IRCRAFT [...] er reftel, the Dominican Republic approves U.S. aicraft clearance for the ER-2 aircraft to operateand transit in airspace controlled by the Dominian Republic during the mission occurring July-Augst 2006. The Dominican Republic also approves clearance for border crossings and/or landing for t [...]	2006-07-06 13:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TSPL BF HA
06SANTODOMINGO2228	AMBASSADOR'S CERTIFICATION FOR SWIFTSHIPS SALE TO [...] I have reviewed arrangements made by the Dominican authorities, at the suggestion of this Embassy, concerning the proposed sale to the Dominican Republic of four 46-foot Swiftships patrol vessels with financing from the U.S. Export-Import Bank. 2. The Dominican Navy, the Dominican Navy's sp [...]	2006-07-07 11:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SNAR BEXP MARR DR
06SANTODOMINGO2244	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT SAYS GOVERNMENT READY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 7, President Leonel Fernandez told the Ambassador that he wants CAFTA-DR to enter into force in July, saying that there is no need to wait for the new Congress to take office in August to pass required legislation. He said that CAFTA is part of his long term strategic [...]	2006-07-10 11:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR ETRD KIPR
06SANTODOMINGO2314	FERNANDEZ SUPPORTS GUATEMALA FOR THE SECURITY [...] (C) On July 13, Ambassador Hertell spoke to President Fernandez regarding the UNSC seat (reftel). Fernandez responded that the Dominican Republic will support Guatemala's bid, but also mentioned to Ambassador Hertell that if consensus is not reached, Fernandez would like to see the Dominican [...]	2006-07-14 22:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	GT PREL UNGA VE UNSC UN
06SANTODOMINGO2375	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT DISCUSSES TAX ON SALE OF [...] (C) Summary: A delegation of nine executives from Verizon USA (VZ) met with a similar size delegation from the Dominican government in the presidential palace. Mr. John Diercksen, (JD) Executive VP for Strategy, Development & Planning, headed the VZ delegation. President Fernandez (PF) le [...]	2006-07-21 21:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS DR EINV ETRD
06SANTODOMINGO243	WHA DAS DUDDY VISITS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JAN [...] (U) Summary: Following his visit to Port au Prince, WHA DAS Patrick Duddy visited the Dominican Republic January 11-12 where he met President Fernandez (ref a),the congressional leadership, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs (ref b) and several other cabinet -level officials. Much of the dis [...]	2006-01-23 18:35:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV PHUM PREL
06SANTODOMINGO2465	NEW DOMINICAN CRIME CONTROL INITIATIVES TAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thousands of military soldiers joined police in joint nighttime patrols throughout the country this week in an effort to quell violent crime and enforce new curfews on the sale of alcohol. These initiatives, among others, were implemented by presidential decree this week in [...]	2006-07-28 21:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR CASC PGOV PHUM SOCI ASEC KCRM
06SANTODOMINGO2551	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: U.N. KEY TO RESOLVING LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 18:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE DR
06SANTODOMINGO2552	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LACKS POSITION ON P5+1 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 18:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL AORC IR EU DR
06SANTODOMINGO263	DOMINICAN ELECTION BOARD CHIEF ON ELECTORAL [...] (U) Summary. Dominican Central Electoral Board president Luis Arias told the Ambassador on January 18 that civil society criticism of a proposal to use 500 Brazilian-produced electronic voting machines is misguided. Arias welcomes the prospect of international observation of the election and [...]	2006-01-25 15:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR KDEM PGOV PREL
06SANTODOMINGO268	REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche as a nonpaper, seeking support for reporting Iran to the UN Security Council, to MFA director of UN affairs Michelle Cohen on January 20 (as soon as we received the official Spanish language version of the points). Cohen on January 25 informed us she had [...]	2006-01-25 20:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL IR DR EUN AORC
06SANTODOMINGO2720	DOMINICAN MFA OFFICIAL COMMENTS THAT "COMPACT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to shared points regarding the "Compact with the Cuban People," Embassy received a four page written response by Ambassador Danilo P. Clime, Director of the Caribbean Affairs Section of the Dominican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Clime asserts in his response that, g [...]	2006-08-24 12:56:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CU DR
06SANTODOMINGO273	DOMINICAN POLITICS II #16: FERNANDEZ WARNS OF [...] (SBU) This is the 16th cable in a series reporting on the second year of the administration of Dominican president Leonel Fernandez. (The President's remarks on "balkanization" reflect the Dominican obsession with the thorny issue of dealing with Haitian migrants; ugly incidents suggest tha [...]	2006-01-25 20:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL HA DR PHUM
06SANTODOMINGO2769	DOMINICAN POLITICS III #2: PRD: DEFEAT, THE [...] This is the second cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. PRD: Defeat, the Preliminary to Renewal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (SBU) The decisive defeat of the Dominican Revolutionar [...]	2006-08-25 20:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV PREL
06SANTODOMINGO2782	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AFFIRMS CNIES AGREEMENT [...] On August 28, Embassy received Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomatic note DEJ/STI 20927, dated August 25, 2006, stating that the Cooperating National Information Exchange (CNIES) agreement (as detailed in ref A and presented via Embassy Santo Domingo Diplomatic Note 236 of November 9, 2005) wa [...]	2006-08-28 20:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR MOPS EARI PREL
06SANTODOMINGO2785	CALL ON NEW DOMINICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL RADHAMES [...] (SBU) On August 22, Ambassador Hertell, accompanied by DCM, poloff, NAS, RSO, and representatives from DHS, FBI, USAID, and the U.S. Marshals Service, met recently sworn-in Attorney General Radhames Jimenez Pena in a one-hour courtesy call also attended by members of the media. Jimenez, who l [...]	2006-08-29 10:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SNAR KCRM KJUS DR JIMENEZ
06SANTODOMINGO2810	IMPROVEMENTS ON DOMINICAN SUGAR PLANTATIONS: THE [...] SUMMARY: Observations from visits in March and on August 25 indicate that the Vicini consortium, one of the two largest private producers of sugar in the Dominican Republic, has substantially improved working conditions associated with its Cristobal Colon plantations. These changes come amids [...]	2006-08-29 21:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ELAB PHUM SMIG KOCI DR HA
06SANTODOMINGO2838	WATCHLISTS AT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S POINTS OF ENTRY [...] (S) Summary. With reftels Embassy reported on the Dominican Republic's immigration database system located at seaports, airports, and border crossing points. New information reveals that at points of entry only the Dominican intelligence agency has access to watchlists provided by Interpol a [...]	2006-09-01 15:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	PINR PINS PTER CIVS KFRD DR
06SANTODOMINGO2899	OPEN SKIES IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HELD HOSTAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. Although the Dominican Government signed the 1986 and the 1999 Air Trade Agreements between the United States and the Dominican Republic, the Dominican Congress never ratified them. According to Dominican civil aviation authorities, the agreements are not legally binding. Air [...]	2006-09-08 11:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR DR
06SANTODOMINGO2900	DOMINICAN POLITICS III #3: BALAGUER COMMEMORATION: [...] This is the third cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. (SBU) Summary. The commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of longtime president Joaquin Balaguer presented Dominican politicians with many difficul [...]	2006-09-08 13:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV PREL
06SANTODOMINGO2908	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ'S CONFERENCE ON THE [...] (U) Summary. On September 8-9 President Fernandez is hosting a national conference with roughly 300 public and private participants from the electricity sector. The conference will focus on a report presented to President Fernandez in March 2006 by Adam Smith International (ASI) regarding t [...]	2006-09-11 11:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON DR
06SANTODOMINGO292	DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM DELIVERED TO DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered Ref A demarche to Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso on January 24 and left the general points (paras 4-5) as a non-paper, regarding UN reform priorities. Morales accepted the non-paper and acknowledged the importance of the issue of UN reform. He did not ask [...]	2006-01-26 16:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR DR PHUM UN ADCO
06SANTODOMINGO2941	DOMINICAN SUPREME COURT PRESIDENT SUBERO ISA CONFIRMS CORRUPTION, COMPLEMENTS COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 16:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS KJUS KCOR DR
06SANTODOMINGO2946	DOMINICANS DECLARE FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL, 2008-09 [...] In a diplomatic note received by the Embassy on September 7, the Dominican Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally relayed the Dominican Republic's candidacy for non-permanent membership on the United Nations Security Council for the period of 2008-09, with elections to be held during the 62nd UN [...]	2006-09-13 20:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA UNSC DR
06SANTODOMINGO2958	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ: NAM [...] (SBU) In a September 9 meeting with President Fernandez, the Ambassador delivered Reftel demarche on the NAM Summit, emphasizing the importance the United States places on the UN Security Council membership, terrorism, democracy, and the Middle East. 2. (C) Regarding the Security Council ra [...]	2006-09-14 18:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU
06SANTODOMINGO2962	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER: [...] (U) Ambassador Hertell met with Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso on September 12 to introduce Post's new DCM, Roland Bullen. Dominican Under Secretary Jose Manuel Trullols and POLOFF also attended. 2. (C) Following pleasantries, the Ambassador raised the CAFTA-DR implementation pro [...]	2006-09-14 18:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV PREL HA
06SANTODOMINGO2987	IMF: DOMINICANS MISSING FISCAL TARGETS [...] (U) Summary: IMF resrep Erik Offerdal told the Ambassador on September 13 that the Dominican government has failed to meet fiscal targets so far this year and that the IMF told the Dominicans it expects the problem to be alleviated to keep the standby on track. The Dominican Republic missed it [...]	2006-09-18 20:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN DR
06SANTODOMINGO3000	DOMINICAN POLITICS III #4: THE PRSC IN DECLINE [...] This is the fourth cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. The PRSC in Decline - - - - - - - - - - - (SBU) The Dominican Social Christian Reform Party (PRSC) is badly split and in search of justification for its conti [...]	2006-09-19 20:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV PREL
06SANTODOMINGO3022	DOMINICAN POLITICS III #5: PRIMER ON THE PRD PARTY [...] This is the fifth cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. PRIMER ON THE PRD PARTY (C) Despite major defeats in the 2004 presidential and 2006 legislative elections, the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) remains the [...]	2006-09-22 11:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV PREL PINR
06SANTODOMINGO3031	THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT--YOUNG AND TOOTHLESS [...] Summary. Many believed that President Fernandez would replace the Minister of Environment, Max Puig, at the mid-term point. After many cabinet shifts, however, Fernandez decided to keep Puig, which is a good indicator of where Environment falls on Fernandez's list of priorities....near the [...]	2006-09-22 20:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EAGR EAID ECON SENV SOCI TBIO
06SANTODOMINGO3129	DOMINICAN TEXTILES AND APPAREL - STATS AND [...] (U) Summary. Textile and apparel production represents an important part of the Dominican Republic's economy. Half of all companies in the Dominican Free Trade Zones (FTZs) are textile and apparel related companies and 98 percent of all Dominican textile and apparel companies are located in [...]	2006-10-03 17:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KTEX DR

06SANTODOMINGO3139	POTUS SCENESETTER: VISIT OF DOMINICAN PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo provides following background for the tentatively scheduled October 25 call on the President by President of the Dominican Republic Leonel Fernandez. Background ------------ 2. (SBU) The Dominican Republic has become the most reliable supporter of democracy [...]	2006-10-03 20:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	DR PGOV PREL

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