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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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00HARARE2895ZIMBABWE'S ARREARS TO THE WORLD BANK
[...] (C) ECON OFFICER RECENTLY LEARNED FROM THE WORLD BANK'S RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE THAT ZIMBABWE'S ARREARS TO THE IBRD AS OF MAY 29 TOTALED APPROXIMATELY U.S.$18 MILLION. INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS FROM ZIMBABWE TO THE BANK ARE DUE FORTNIGHTLY, AND ARE USUALLY IN THE U.S. $4 TO $5 MILLION RANGE, THO [...]
2000-06-01 07:09:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV ZI
00LONDON8980UNITED KINGDOM: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE UNITED KINGDOM CONTINUED ITS AGGRESSIVE EFFORTS AGAINST DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IN 2000. IT PASSED A NEW TERRORISM LAW THAT GIVES THE GOVERNMENT EXPANDED POWERS TO FIGHT BOTH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN TERRORISM, AND IT CONTINUED ITS CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES TO BRI [...]
2000-12-28 17:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
00SANAA5449SALEH CITES USN CULPABILITY IN THE USS COLE ATTACK
[...] (C) IN HIS MBC INTERVIEW EARLIER THIS WEEK, YEMENI PRESIDENT SALEH STATED THAT "THE AMERICANS MADE A GROSS MISTAKE WHEN THEY MOVED SUCH A HUGE SHIP (THE USS COLE) INTO ADEN HARBOR WITHOUT PROVIDING SUFFICIENT PROTECTION....WITHOUT (YEMENI) PROTECTIVE VESSELS GOING IN WITH IT. THEY DID NOT AS [...]
2000-11-26 04:44:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL YM
01ABUJA1000Lunch Conference on Drugs and Financial Crimes
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The President's Special Advisor on Narcotics and Financial Crimes, Dr. Ibrahim Lame hosted a three hour lunch and meeting on drugs and related crimes on April 19. Media questioned Dr. Lame, Attorney General Bola Ige and NDLEA Chairman Lafiaji, among others, on current crime and [...]
2001-05-04 19:02:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR CJAN PREL NI
01ABUJA1046SHARIA IN ZAMFARA--A NEW LOW
[...] (U) Summary: Governor Ahmed Sani on May 3 permitted the second hand-amputation since the return of criminal Sharia in Zamfara State in February, 2000. The victim had been convicted of stealing three bicycles in July 2000, and the sentence had been held in abeyance since that time. The timin [...]
2001-05-09 14:51:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KISL KIRL
01ABUJA1155PROGRESS ON OFR BASING ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AF/RA Bittrick, DATT and PolMilOff called on Minister of Army Batagarawa May 16. Batagarawa was pleased to hear about the improved levels of cooperation from the Nigerian military on OFR and MPRI. He thought basing alternatives for the 65th and 73rd battalions could be found, an [...]
2001-05-18 12:02:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR NI
01ABUJA1276RULING PARTY EXPELS DISSIDENT POLITICIANS
[...] (U) The ruling People,s Democratic Party (PDP) on May 31 expelled five dissident members of its Board of Trustees, and three elected party officers, for "anti-party activities." Membership in or open support for newly founded political "formations" formed the dissidents' offense. The rise of [...]
2001-06-07 08:32:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS NI
01ABUJA1364INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Abuja's submission for this year's International Religious Freedom Report. 2. (SBU) Begin Text: ------------------------- INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ------------------------- THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OB [...]
2001-06-14 16:43:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF NI
01ABUJA1380NIGERIA: VISA FRAUD ON LAGOS/NYC FLIGHT--MEETINGS
[...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Jeter met with Aviation Minister Kema Chikwe and Minister of Internal Affairs Afolabi during the week of June 11 to discuss the problem of fraudulent U.S. visas and other travel documentation on the direct Lagos-New York flight, and to discuss solutions. The Ambassado [...]
2001-06-18 14:28:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEAIR CVIS PGOV NI
01ABUJA1439ECOWAS: KOUYATE'S OAU CANDIDACY (ROUND TWO)
[...] (C) Ambassador Jeter met with ECOWAS Executive Secretary Lansana Kouyate on June 18. Regional issues, particularly Liberia, were the focus of their exchange (septel). Kouyate, in a private sidebar, also asked once again for USG support for his candidacy for Secretary General of the OAU, as [...]
2001-06-22 09:25:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL NI ECOWAS OAU
01ABUJA1687NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICERS
[...] Summary. The Military Public Affairs Workshop organized by the Public Affairs Section of the Embassy for the public relations officers of the Nigerian armed forces and for defense journalists succeeded beyond all expectations. Director of the American Forces Information Service Cliff Bernath [...]
2001-07-17 12:26:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP OPRC MARR NI
01ABUJA1935POLICY CHANGE ON WCAR KNOWN AT FOREIGN MINISTRY
[...] (C) Acting Polcouns met August 3 with Deputy Director of the Second United Nations Division (SUND) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Ibrahim, in the absence of Director Akinsanya, now in Geneva. SUND has primary action for the WCAR within the Ministry. Ibrahim said that SUND and [...]
2001-08-03 14:11:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM NI WCAR
01ABUJA2072NIGERIA: SECURITY ASSISTANCE MEETING CHAIRED BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 13, Ambassador Jeter accompanied by DATT, Acting ODC Chief and PolMilOff met with Acting Minister of Defense Lawal Batagarawa and other Ministry officials to discuss security assistance programs. Ambassador Jeter explained that he had requested the meeting due to slow p [...]
2001-08-17 15:58:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALMARR NI MAS
01ABUJA2289NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON HUMANITRIAN ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) CDA Andrews called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on 12 September. Mohammed echoed the words of President Obasanjo regarding the terrorist attacks against the United States (Ref F),and offered any and all assistance to locating the perpetrators and bringing them to justice. Andrews thanked the N [...]
2001-09-12 16:07:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MASS MARR KPKO SL NI UNAMSIL
01ABUJA2339NIGERIA: PREPARATIONS FOR THE WORLD SUMMIT ON
[...] On August 16, the GON inaugurated the National Committee on the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Chaired by the Minister of Environment, the Committee is comprised of 10 ministries including Environment, Health, Transport, Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Water Resources. Each Mi [...]
2001-09-18 13:41:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KPAO NI
01ABUJA2398NO CELEBRATIONS IN ZAMFARA: REPORTS INACCURATE
[...] Summary: Post has investigated the story reported by a BBC stringer in Gusau, capital of Zamfara State, that there were celebrations there following the September 11 attack on the U.S. All sources indicate that this story was exaggerated. Reports of unrest in Kano on Friday, September 14, a [...]
2001-09-21 07:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO KISL PINS NI
01ABUJA2415NIGERIA ON ICAO RESOLUTION AND AVIATION INSURANCE
[...] On September 20 and 21, Econoff delivered Ref A and B demarches to Assistant Director M.K. Ibrahim of the International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and separately to Chief Owodu, Technical Advisor to the Minister of Aviation. Ref C information was delivered Septembe [...]
2001-09-21 15:50:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC ATRN NI
01ABUJA2416NIGERIA: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1333
[...] Reftel demarche was delivered September 20 to Central Bank Governor Joseph Sanusi and September 21 to Assistant Director M.K. Ibrahim of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Governor Sanusi, while unaware of the reporting requirements per UNSCR 1333, w [...]
2001-09-21 15:54:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL PTER NI
01ABUJA2515NIGERIA: PRESIDENT MUSEVENI SPEAKS ON AFRICAN
[...] SUMMARY: President Yoweri Museveni, guest lecturer at the Nigerian National War College on September 17, was billed to speak to the filled hall about regional integration. His well-received speech focused largely on globalization as the driving force for integration. Museveni argued that st [...]
2001-10-03 12:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ECIN MARR UG NI
01ABUJA2559 OVERSEAS REACTION: NIGERIA
[...] Press reporting of humanitarian actions: The humanitarian actions were reported as straight news in Nigerian newspapers on Monday, October 8, quoting President Bush, but this news was buried deep in the stories that focused on the attacks on Taleban targets. Only one newspaper, the Nigerian [...]
2001-10-10 13:12:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC NI
01ABUJA2561TFUS01: NIGERIA: WORKING TOGETHER TO FIGHT
[...] (S) As agreed during the October 8 meeting between the Ambassador and the National Security Advisor (Ref B),PolMilOff met October 9 with LTC Mohammed Idris, the NSA's Military Advisor and Mohammed K. Ibrahim, Assistant Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affair [...]
2001-10-11 10:09:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPREL PTER PARM NI
01ABUJA2668NIGERIA: MPRI IPR - WILL THE PROGRAM CONTINUE?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A mostly positive In-Progress-Review of the MPRI program was followed by a discussion of MPRI funding issues for 2002. Claiming the GON was unaware that the program required an annual commitment of $3.5m, Defense Minister Danjuma suggested a new arrangement with a significantly s [...]
2001-10-18 20:45:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR NI
01ABUJA2670TFUS01: NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON EMIR OF ILORIN
[...] (SBU) During a visit to the OFR P3 training site in Ilorin, Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by OSD/ISA Director Theresa Whalen, DATT and PolMilOff, called on the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari. Expressing his deep condolences for the September 11 attacks on the United States, the E [...]
2001-10-18 20:59:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS MARR PINR NI
01ABUJA2709DRAFT 2001 COUNTRY HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR NIGERIA
[...] No summary [...]
2001-10-24 21:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KSEP NI PHUM
01ABUJA2786RADICALIZATION OF ISLAM IN NIGERIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy interprets a "radical formulation of Islam" (reftel) as one which deems violence against Americans as licit for reasons of faith. Few in Nigeria have adopted this extreme view; however, there is widespread concern and significant anger among Muslims in Nigeria aga [...]
2001-10-31 13:23:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER KISL PHUM KIRF NI
01ABUJA2792RADICALIZATION OF ISLAM IN NIGERIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy interprets a "radical formulation of Islam" (reftel) as one which deems violence against Americans as licit for reasons of faith. Few in Nigeria have adopted this extreme view; however, there is widespread concern and significant anger among Muslims in Nigeria aga [...]
2001-11-01 11:35:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER KISL PHUM KIRF KPAO OIIP
01ABUJA28782001 PDP CONVENTION: THE THRILL WAS GONE
[...] (C) Summary: The 2001 Convention of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) elected an unopposed slate of national party leaders November 10. Yielding an outwardly harmonious convention, there was little sign of the wrangling and division that characterized the preceding four weeks of party congr [...]
2001-11-14 14:56:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NI
01ABUJA2881PDP: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH
[...] (U) Introduction: The Peoples' Democratic Party, a hybrid from its inception, has been riven by internal power struggles, weakened by presidential interference, and now faces significant challenges gearing up for its own convention, much less the battery of local (2002) State and Federal (20 [...]
2001-11-14 15:09:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NI
01ABUJA2984NIGERIA: LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS - NIGERIA AND SOUTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Press reporting from "The Guardian" newspaper on November 21, repeated in para 2, indicates that Nigeria and South Africa will sign a military pact. The pact apparently will focus on naval cooperation, primarily training, maintenance and joint exercises, and joint patrol of the S [...]
2001-11-26 19:14:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS SF NI
01ABUJA3219ECOWAS: KOUYATE TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 7 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Lansana Kouyate provided a tour d'horizon of sub-regional issues, including Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the upcoming ECOWAS Summit. While noting recent hiccups on disarmament, Kouyate was optimistic about [...]
2001-12-14 15:23:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA873Operation FOCUS RELIEF Roundtable
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 23. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Nigerian Minister of Defense Danjuma chaired an Operation FOCUS RELIEF(OFR) round-table meeting on April 19. The Minister took the role of facilitator in the almost-two hour meeting, restating and clarifying various conc [...]
2001-04-25 14:54:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR NI SL
01ABUJA884Crime and Punishment in the Nigerian Senate
[...] (C) Summary. The Nigerian Senate leadership faces a bitter rearguard struggle from deposed leaders, led by former Senate President Chuba Okadigbo and former Deputy Senate President Haruna Abubakar, both anxious to revive their own fortunes and to punish their successors. Allegations of corrup [...]
2001-04-26 07:42:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS NI
01ABUJA964NSA MOHAMMED AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter called on NSA Mohammed on May 3 to discuss President Obasanjo's visit to Washington. Police reform, some sub-regional issues, and Nigeria's voting record in the Commission on Human Rights (covered septel) were also discussed. The NSA expressed interest in an OFR [...]
2001-05-04 09:50:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALOVIP SNAR CJAN MASS NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA993NIGERIA: OBASANJO REPLACES SERVICE CHIEFS
[...] (U) President Obasanjo on April 24 abruptly retired Chief of Army Staff LTG Victor Malu, Chief of Naval Staff VADM V.K. Ombu and Chief of Air Staff, AVM Isaac Alfa. MG A.O. Ogomudia will replace Malu, and RADM S.I. Afolayan and AVM J.D. Wuyep will replace, respectively, Ombu and Alfa. [...]
2001-05-04 15:17:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PINS PINR NI
01CAIRO3303EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERS - PART I: HISTORY AND STRUCTURE
[...] (C) THIS IS THE FIRST IN A TWO PART MESSAGE DISCUSSING EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD. PART 1 OUTLINES ITS HISTORY AND STRUCTURE, PART 2 OF THE MESSAGE WILL DISCUSS THE BASES FOR THE MB'S POPULARITY AS A POLITICAL FORCE IN EGYPT TODAY. EGYPT'S (ILLEGAL) MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, FOUNDED IN 1928, IS A PART OF [...]
2001-05-31 09:04:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PTER EG
01CAIRO7997EGYPT: NEW TERRORIST GROUP, AL-WA'AD (THE PROMISE)
[...] (C) IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF TRIAL BEFORE THE MILITARY TRIBUNAL, THE PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN ORGANIZATION OF 94 EGYPTIANS AND FOREIGNERS, WHICH HAS BECOME KNOWN AS "AL-WA'AD" (THE PROMISE),IS ALLEGED TO BE A SOPHISTICATED NETWORK OF TERRORIST CELLS. INDICTMENTS WERE ISSUED AGAINST 94 DEFENDANT [...]
2001-12-10 16:42:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALKISL PTER PGOV PHUM EG
01GABORONE3435TFUS01: BOTSWANA MUSLIM ATTITUDES
[...] (C) POST HAS ACTIVELY SOUGHT OUT MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN BOTSWANA TO GAUGE ATTITUDES TOWARDS U.S. ACTIONS IN COMBATING TERRORISM FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS AND FOLLOWING COMMENCEMENT OF MILITARY ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN (REFS B, C). MUSLIM COMMUNITY LEADERS HAVE DELAYED MEETI [...]
2001-10-22 16:00:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPINR PTER BC
01HARARE2548ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT REMAKING JUDICIARY IN ITS OWN IMAGE
[...] (C) ZANU-PF IS PROCEEDING IN ITS CAMPAIGN TO FORCE INDEPENDENT-MINDED JUDGES OFF THE BENCH AND REPLACE THEM WITH SYMPATHETIC OR PLIANT JURISTS, ACCORDING TO A CURRENT MEMBER OF THE HIGH COURT BENCH. THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION (CIO) IS REPORTEDLY WATCHING CERTAIN JUDGES VERY CLOSELY [...]
2001-08-29 12:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE3527AMBASSADOR, ZANU-PF SECRETARY OF INFORMATION NATHAN SHAMUYARIRA DISCUSS ZDERA, POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) IN A NOVEMBER 20 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, SENIOR ZANU- PF OFFICIAL NATHAN SHAMUYARIRA SAID THE GOZ WANTS TO MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONS WITH THE USG, AND HE URGED THAT THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA),CURRENTLY BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, BE TAKEN "OFF THE AGENDA." [...]
2001-11-23 10:17:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR
01HARARE694 ANOTHER SUPREME COURT JUSTICE IS SHOWN THE DOOR
[...] (C) AFTER FORCING SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE ANTHONY GUBBAY INTO EARLY RETIREMENT ON FEBRUARY 2 (REFTEL),THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOW TURNED ITS ATTENTION TO GUBBAY'S FOUR COLLEAGUES ON ZIMBABWE'S HIGHEST BENCH. ON FEBRUARY 9, JUSTICE MINISTER PATRICK CHINAMASA ASKED FOR THE RESIGNATION OF JUSTI [...]
2001-02-09 11:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE766 REMAINING ZIMBABWE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES STAND
[...] (C) AFTER JUSTICE MINISTER PATRICK CHINAMASA STRONG- ARMED CHIEF JUSTICE ANTHONY GUBBAY INTO RESIGNING (REF B),THE REMAINING FOUR SUPREME COURT JUSTICES ARE STANDING FIRM FOR NOW. JUSTICE NICHOLAS MCNALLY TOLD POLITICAL CHIEF ON FEBRUARY 13 THAT AFTER CHINAMASA PRESSURED HIM TO RESIGN ON FE [...]
2001-02-16 11:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PINS PINR ZI
01JAKARTA4285AMBASSADOR CALLS ON JUSUF KALLA
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL OFFICER ANDREW T. HINTZ FOR REASON 1.5 B, D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE AMBASSADOR TOLD PEOPLES' WELFARE COORDINATING MINISTER YUSUF KALLA ON NOVEMBER 30 THAT THE U.S. WANTS TO HELP INDONESIA SOLVE SEPARATIST AND OTHER CHALLENGES. KALLA SAID RECENTLY PASSED AUTONOMY LA [...]
2001-12-05 08:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV ID
01LONDON7384UNITED KINGDOM: 2001 ANNUAL TERRRORISM REPORT
[...] POST HAS KEYED ITS RESPONSES TO REFTEL PARAGRAPHS. A) DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN TO SUPPORT THE ANTI-TERRORISM COALITION, PARTICULARLY IN ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST AL-QAEDA AND THE TALIBAN. THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS AN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG RECORD OF ACTIONS TO COUNTER THE TERRORIST THREA [...]
2001-12-21 16:23:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
02ABUJA1028ABACHA LOOT: GON AND FAMILY SAID CLOSE TO
[...] (U) According to some newspaper reports, the family of the late General Sani Abacha has agreed to return to the GON approximately USD 1.2 billion. The media accounts are not clear on whether this sum consists entirely of "new" money or might include certain amounts frozen earlier but subject [...]
2002-03-28 18:02:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS EFIN NI
02ABUJA1135NIGERIA: ABUJA ROUND-UP March 25-April 5
[...] (SBU) On March 26, the National Assembly approved the 2002 budget of N1.06 trillion (USD 8.7 billion),a 20 percent increase over the President's N841 billion (USD 7.25 billion) proposal. In a radio call-in program later that week, President Obasanjo signaled his intention to veto the measure [...]
2002-04-10 15:40:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON EFIN NI
02ABUJA1184NIGERIA 2003: OO BOOSTERS TRY TO PRE-EMPT
[...] (C) Summary: From the perspective of recent history, the processions of sycophantic visitors and Obasanjo's own words strongly suggest Nigeria's President will seek a second term. At a minimum, Obasanjo boosters seek to pre-empt anyone else contemplating a run -- the better to assure continue [...]
2002-04-15 16:09:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR KDEM NI
02ABUJA1185NIGERIA: POST-ACRI/OFR PROGRAMMING - NIGERIA IS IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The inter-agency team consulting with African countries and sub-regional organizations on future planning for an Africa peace support program met with ECOWAS Secretariat staff and GON officials during their April 10-12 SIPDIS visit to Nigeria. The team presented initial program [...]
2002-04-15 16:40:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA1192ECOWAS: POSITIVE REACTIONS TO WASP
[...] (U) During April 12 discussions on plans for future peace support programs for Africa (reftel),AF/RAS Greg Engle briefed ECOWAS Deputy Executive Secretary Chiekh Diarra and his staff on the West African Stabilization Program (WASP). Diarra's office at the Secretariat now includes Military Pro [...]
2002-04-16 14:37:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR XY NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA1232NIGERIA: ABUJA ROUND-UP APRIL 8-19
[...] (C) Summary. The States' decision to hold local government elections May 18 has sparked controversy and additional lawsuits which apparently the Supreme Court will have to resolve (paras 2-4). Canadian PM Chretien visited Abuja for talks centering on NEPAD and the G-8 with Obasanjo and severa [...]
2002-04-19 13:56:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON PREF NI
02ABUJA1725NIGERIA: ECOWAS EXECSEC CHAMBAS'S VIEWS ON
[...] (C) Summary: During two recent conversations with Ambassador Jeter, the last on May 24, ECOWAS ExeSec Chambas outlined the game-plan for Liberia developed at the May 17 Heads of State meeting in Yamoussoukro. Presidents Obasanjo and Wade were appointed to broker political reconciliation and a [...]
2002-06-07 12:03:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS XY LI NI
02ABUJA1816 COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA FLOWS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
[...] SUMMARY: There are important regional differences in the media in Nigeria that affect Embassy efforts to communicate U.S. views on the war on terror and other issues. This cable profiles the communications and media environment in Nigeria's north, which is predominately Muslim and Hausa spe [...]
2002-06-19 15:12:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO NI
02ABUJA191NIGERIA: THE BILATERAL MILITARY RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While problems remain in the U.S. bilateral military relationship with Nigeria, significant signs of improvement are evident. The relationship between the Embassy and Ministry of Defense has improved as a result of the February 2001 creation of Minister of State positions for eac [...]
2002-01-23 11:47:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR KPAO NI
02ABUJA1943IBB, ALIYU AND THE RACE FOR NIGERIA'S PRESIDENCY
[...] (C) Summary: IBB is not running, for now, and neither is Aliyu Mohammed, according to several political insiders. But both retired generals are deeply frustrated with incumbent retired general Olusegun Obasanjo. There are pressures on IBB to run, but he carries heavy baggage. If the North c [...]
2002-06-27 17:22:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINS PINR KDEM NI
02ABUJA2202NIGERIA: THREE NEW POLITICAL PARTIES--OLD WINE IN
[...] (C) Summary: INEC registered three new political parties June 22, bringing the total of approved parties to six. However, this doubling of the number of parties does not represent liberalization of the political landscape. At least two of the three parties, the NDP and the UNPP, are tied to fo [...]
2002-07-24 14:05:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINS NI
02ABUJA235NIGERIA: EMBASSY COMMENTS ON NARCOTICS ANALYSIS
[...] (S/NF) The following are Embassy,s comments on the CIA Assessment dated December 28, 2001 and entitled &Nigeria: Avoiding Counterdrug Reforms.8 We understand the assessment was first distributed at a January 4, 2002 INL-chaired interagency meeting on Nigeria,s certification. The Embassy welc [...]
2002-01-25 17:03:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNSNAR NI
02ABUJA2506 NIGERIA: LOCAL SHARI'A COURT DENIES APPEAL OF
[...] (C) Summary: The upper Shari'a court in Fantua, Katsina State August 19 denied the appeal of Amina Lawal, convicted of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning. Poloffs twice met Lawal's chief attorney Hauwa Ibrahim (strictly protect),once prior to the appellate decision and immediately aft [...]
2002-08-23 11:05:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA2508NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO TO HEAD WSSD
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Nigerian delegation to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSD) will be led by President Obasanjo and include Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Environment, Finance, African Integration and Energy (Presidential Advisor Rilwanu Lukman). Nigerian contacts [...]
2002-08-23 12:10:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR ENRG EFIN PREL KPAO NI UNCSD
02ABUJA2521SOLOMON LAR'S READOUT OF NIGERIA'S POLITICAL SCENE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chief Solomon Lar, a longtime Middle Belt politician and former Chairman of the PDP, told Ambassador on August 19 that President Obasanjo was in a strong position to win a second presidential term, even if facing Ibrahim Babangida. Lar also predicted that Obasanjo would be able [...]
2002-08-26 09:36:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV NI
02ABUJA2539NIGERIA -- FORMER VP EKWUEME SAYS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During two meetings with the Ambassador in late July and mid-August, former civilian Vice President and current Chairman of the PDP Trustee Board Alex Ekwueme waxed about the danger of massive defections from the party due to President Obasanjo's waning popularity. As a result, [...]
2002-08-28 09:47:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL NI
02ABUJA2547NIGERIA: INTRIGUE AT ASO ROCK?
[...] (S) In a stunning 8/26 revelation, a member of President Obasanjo's inner circle told the Ambassador, in strictest confidence, that Vice President Atiku Abubakar is the moving force behind current efforts to impeach President Obasanjo. The source said that Atiku hatched the plot during his re [...]
2002-08-29 19:31:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV NI
02ABUJA2674SUBJECT: CODEL DASCHLE CODEL: TOWARD A BETTER
[...] (C) Summary: On August 31, Codel Daschle met attorney Hauwa Ibrahim (strictly protect) for a brief on the Amina Lawal case (reftel) and to receive a general primer on the legal and constitutional issues arising from the application of criminal Shari'a in twelve Northern Nigerian states. Ibrahi [...]
2002-09-13 14:42:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA2686 SUBJECT: NIGERIA: USTDA VISIT A SUCCESS STORY
[...] Summary. United States Trade and Development Agency (TDA) Special Assistant for Projects Thomas Hardy completed agreements for feasibility studies for fertilizer and housing projects worth $722,000, discussed programs with the Ministers of Solid Minerals and Agriculture, and briefed senior s [...]
2002-09-17 18:15:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR ECPS EAID EAIR EINV EPET EMIN KPAO NI
02ABUJA2712NIGERIA: FORMER HEAD OF STATE BUHARI--PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Disaffection with President Obasanjo has placed three words into the lexicon of Northern politicians: "Northern Consensus Candidate." One of the bruited names is Mohammadu Buhari, former military Head of State from 1983 to 1985. Known as an honest, highly disciplined, hard-working [...]
2002-09-20 08:58:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2736NIGERIA: OBASANJO'S IMPEACHMENT DRAMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Once dismissed as another hollow threat by a feckless National Assembly, the ongoing impeachment drama is now the central political issue in Nigeria, eclipsing even voter registration. Obasanjo's removal from office remains unlikely however the odds against him are stronger than l [...]
2002-09-24 16:04:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2862NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ATIKU -- DISTANCING
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During an October 10 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Vice President Atiku Abubakar admitted his relationship with President Obasanjo was on the shoals, attributing the deterioration to Obasanjo's poor political skills and reliance on malevolent, imprudent advisors. Atiku stated Oba [...]
2002-10-16 13:57:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA2883NIGERIA: A POLITICAL PARTY PRIMER
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION: With the registration of three new political parties, the political landscape for Nigeria's 2003 election cycle now includes six political parties: the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP),the Alliance for Democracy (AD),the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP),the Natio [...]
2002-10-21 16:17:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA2892NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ATIKU MULLS A PROMOTION
[...] (C) Summary: Vice President Atiku Abubakar wants to be Nigeria's next President; however, he no longer wants to wait for 2007. Competing ambitions and mutual mistrust have placed Atiku and Obasanjo on a collision course. Atiku thinks he can snatch the PDP Presidential nomination from an unpo [...]
2002-10-22 11:31:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA3016NIGERIA: MOD DANJUMA ON THE OBASANJO-ATIKU-IBB
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 25 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Nigerian Minister of Defense Lieutenant General (ret.) Theophilus Y. Danjuma discussed the current state of Nigerian politics. Danjuma spoke at length of the tense relationship between President Obasanjo, Vice President Atiku a [...]
2002-11-05 14:21:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA3105NIGERIA: "PATRIOTS" ASK OBASANJO TO
[...] ( C) Summary: Chief Frederick Rotimi Williams, prominent Lagos attorney and charter member of the "Patriots", a group of prominent Southern and Middle Belt figures, told Ambassador Jeter on October 21 that the "Patriots" had issued a public statement urging President Obasanjo not to seek re- [...]
2002-11-14 14:49:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PINR NI
02ABUJA3165NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO PLEDGES FUNDING FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 19 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, President of MPRI Gen. (Ret.) Carl Vuono and members of the Nigerian defense establishment, President Obasanjo pledged 3.5 million dollars to continue MPRI operations. During this meeting and at MPRI's In- Progress-Review (IPR) [...]
2002-11-21 19:20:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL NI
02ABUJA318NIGERIA: OFR PHASE III - SUCCESS BEYOND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Operation Focus Relief Phase III (OFR P3),which trained three Nigerian battalions for UNAMSIL, was successful far beyond expectations. Strikingly different from Phase I of the program, Phase III was successful because of renewed diplomatic efforts, because of personnel changes i [...]
2002-02-01 09:56:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR KPAO OIIP NI
02ABUJA3212 NIGERIAN ARMY PREVENTS KADUNA FROM BEING A
[...] Summary: Nigeria's Army bears an international reputation for poor professional standards and for committing human rights violations. In Nigeria, that reputation is more nuanced, less negative. Of course, Nigerians know too well that soldiers often commit abuses. But they equally realize t [...]
2002-11-29 16:13:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS EAID MASS PHUM MCAP NI
02ABUJA3296NIGERIA: PROTESTS AND PRAYERS IN KATSINA
[...] (U) Peaceful protests have been taking place recently in Nigeria's northern Katsina state, reportedly sponsored by the "Shi'ite" Muslim Brotherhood, among others. Taking place before and after Friday's Juma'at prayers, the number of protests increased during the Holy month of Ramadan. Accor [...]
2002-12-11 16:39:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALSOCI KISL PGOV PINS PINR KPAO NI
02ABUJA3344NIGERIA: KADUNA GOVERNOR BLAMES RECENT VIOLENCE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 11 meeting with International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Schrage and Ambassador Jeter, Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi discussed the late November violence in Kaduna. Makarfi blamed the riots on pro-sharia Islamic groups [...]
2002-12-19 15:58:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA38NIGERIA: SOKOTO STONING SENTENCE FOCUSES ATTENTION
[...] (C) Summary: The death sentence imposed against Safiya Husseini has generated international and domestic attention, lending her case political overtones perhaps more significant than its legal ones. To a certain degree, the judgment against Husseini has also put Nigerian Shari'a on trial. In [...]
2002-01-08 09:17:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA462NIGERIA: POST'S RESPONSE TO V1 OF NIGERIAN HRR
[...] No summary [...]
2002-02-08 16:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB NI PGOV PHUM PREL
02ABUJA509NIGERIA: FORMER HEAD OF STATE THINKS OBASANJO
[...] (C) Summary: During a February 1 breakfast meeting, former military Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar told Ambassador Jeter that President Obasanjo meant well but has performed badly the past several months. Obasanjo's sincere intentions have been betrayed by his abrasive manner and by mala [...]
2002-02-15 12:39:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINR PGOV NI
02ABUJA776NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SIGNALS THAT
[...] (U) President Obasanjo's Senate Liaison Officer Kashim Imam told reporters March 5 at the National Assembly that President Obasanjo will run in 2003 because "there is no credible alternative to him." Imam added, "not only will he run on the strength of our achievements, but also he will be ree [...]
2002-03-08 11:52:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA882OBASANJO NOT DOING WELL ACCORDING NASSARAWA STATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 16, Governor Alhaji Abdullah Adamu warmly welcomed Ambassador Jeter him as the first American Ambassador to ever visit Nassarawa State. Adamu noted that the dangers to democracy were mounting and gave low marks to Obasanjo as a politician and a communicator. However, [...]
2002-03-19 10:47:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR NI
02ABUJA959NIGERIA: READOUT ON SOKOTO APPEALS COURT HEARING
[...] (C) Summary: Media reports indicate that the Sokoto Sharia appeals court on March 25 reversed a lower court stoning sentence, clearing Safiya Husseini of all charges in the case. During a March 22 conversation with PolCouns, Hauwa Ibrahim, one of Husseini's attorneys, stated that the Sokoto ap [...]
2002-03-26 12:17:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI NI
02ABUJA979NIGERIA: ABUJA WEEKLY REVIEW: MARCH 18-22
[...] (SBU) Because of shrunken government revenues due to lower world oil prices, most State governments have become cash strapped. Some have not paid civil servants since January. Wage costs grew exponentially in May 2000 when the minimum civil servant wage was increased from N3,500 to N7,500/month [...]
2002-03-27 11:41:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECON PHUM NI
02ADANA389 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 9-10, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ----------------------- [...]
2002-11-20 14:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA407 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 30-December 1, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------- [...]
2002-12-03 09:03:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA417 OHAL MENTALITY, IF NOT NAME, PERSISTS IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the GOT lifted the State of Emergency in the Southeast (OHAL) November 30, vestiges of OHAL rule and a siege mentality among security personnel persist. Kurds in the region continue to wait for implementation of promised cultural freedoms, including the right to teach [...]
2002-12-18 09:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM TU ADANA
02ADANA437 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 30, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2002-12-31 08:45:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02AMMAN3934JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, QUADRIPARTITE
[...] No summary [...]
2002-07-17 11:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
02AMMAN4645MEDIA REACTION ON U.S.-ARAB RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2002-08-18 13:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
02AMMAN4652MEDIA REACTION ON U.S.-ARAB RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2002-08-19 11:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
02AMMAN4744MEETING WITH STEAMED FORMER PRIME MINISTER TAHIR
[...] (C) In a meeting with former Prime Minister Tahir al-Masri on August 18, a visibly angry al-Masri complained about the recent U.S. treatment of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and encouraged the U.S.--before any movement against Iraq--to pressure the Israelis to withdraw from Areas A and improve the h [...]
2002-08-22 06:58:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS JO
02AMMAN5527HAMZA MANSOUR AND THE IAF/MB: MODERATE LEADERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2002-09-25 14:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JO
02AMMAN5912DEFUSING JORDAN'S GROWING FEAR OF TRANSFER
[...] (C) Over the past few weeks, many Jordanians of all political stripes have become deeply afraid that Israel -- and specifically PM Sharon personally -- will exploit a U.S. attack on Iraq to forcibly transfer large numbers of Palestinians from the West Bank to Jordan. Senior officials, media [...]
2002-10-10 13:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS IZ JO MEPP
02AMMAN6427JORDAN RESPONDS TO BANK RECORDS REQUEST, INDICATES
[...] (C) Over the past two months, Embassy Officers have heard from a variety of GOJ officials increased willingness to cooperate on U.S. legal assistance requests. For example, Justice Minister Nabulsi told the Charge, Legatt, and PolCouns September 15 that the Justice Ministry supported provid [...]
2002-11-03 14:21:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL CJAN PTER US JO
02ANKARA8527THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC TEAM STARTS WORK,
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Gul announced the portfolios of the state ministers, dividing supervision of the economic agencies between Deputy PM Abdullatif Sener (privatization, banking and capital markets boards),State Minister Ali Babacan (Treasury, Central Bank and main state banks),and [...]
2002-11-21 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV TU
02COLOMBO2078 Maldivian Government requests access to
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST -- Please see Para 4. 2. (S/NF) During a November 5 conversation, Maldivian MFA Permanent Secretary Ahmed Shaheed requested from the DCM that the United States share any intelligence information it may have garnered from Ibrahim Fouwzy, a Maldivian national hel [...]
2002-11-05 11:37:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL MV
02COLOMBO2132 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 160 (11-14-02)
[...] (C) Per our recent o/i on this issue, we received an official request today from the Permanent Secretary of the Maldivian MFA Ahmed Shaheed to obtain information about the investigation of Ibrahim Fauzee, the Maldivian national being held at Gitmo. Shaheed proposes sending an official from t [...]
2002-11-14 11:13:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE
02COLOMBO2323 During Mission visit, Maldivian MFA says it is
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a December 17 meeting in Male, Polchief urged the Maldivian government to sign an ICC Article 98 agreement with the U.S. MFA Permanent Secretary Shaheed replied that the GoRM continued to SIPDIS review the proposal, which it viewed in a "favorable light." Shaheed [...]
2002-12-18 11:25:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER ECON MV KICC UN
02COLOMBO2329Normally placid Maldivian political scene seems
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The normally placid Maldivian political situation is stirring a bit with the approach of the 2003 presidential election. In December 16-17 meetings in Male, polchief was told that President Gayoom is expected to run and win the election. That said, there is some dissonance eme [...]
2002-12-19 10:09:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM SOCI MV
02FRANKFURT10187FOURTH REPORT ON ISLAMIC TERRORISM TRIAL IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: This report summarizes the events at the Frankfurt terrorism trial from July to September 2002. Four Algerian and one Moroccan (listed below) are accused of planning an attack on the Strasbourg Christmas market in December 2000 and bomb building materials were found in their F [...]
2002-11-04 14:46:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINR PGOV AG GM
02HARARE38LOSS OF TWO ZIMBABWE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE DECEMBER 27 DEATH OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SIMBARASHE MUCHECHETERE AND THE DECEMBER 31 RETIREMENT OF JUSTICE NICHOLAS MCNALLY BRINGS INTO QUESTION THE FUTURE ROLE OF WHAT HAS STOOD AS AN AFRICAN MODEL OF JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE. ONLY TWO OF THE SIX REMAINING MEMBERS CAN BE DES [...]
2002-01-04 08:33:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR ZI
02KATHMANDU2045FOLLOW-ON TO THE CONFERENCE ON NEPAL IN LONDON:
[...] (C) Summary. The British Embassy in Kathmandu convened a meeting on October 11 of representatives of bilateral and multilateral donors to Nepal as a follow-up to the London meeting on Nepal in June. Despite continuing donor disquietude about Nepal's political and security problems, there was [...]
2002-10-27 08:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID NP
02KUWAIT5262(C) GULF WAR MISSING: IRAQ FORMALLY ACCEPTS TPC
[...] (C) ICRC sent us a copy December 4 of a Note Verbale that its office in Baghdad had received the same day from the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, accepting the Tripartite Commission (TPC) proposal to suspend the TSC quorum rule for four months. (ICRC's informal translation from Arabic follows at pa [...]
2002-12-04 15:27:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC
02KUWAIT5293(C) GULF WAR MISSING: PREPARING FOR UPCOMING TPC
[...] (U) This is a corrected version of KUWAIT 5292, adding dropped text. Please disregard KUWAIT 5292 in favor of this message. 2. Action Request: see paragraph 8. 3. (C) SUMMARY: ICRC seeks advance approval of draft Minutes of the upcoming TPC meeting (date still TBD). We seek Depar [...]
2002-12-09 16:38:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC
02KUWAIT5482(C) MEETING OF TRIPARTITE COMMISSION ON GULF WAR
[...] (C) As pre-arranged, the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing and POWs (TPC) met in Geneva December 18 and approved a rule suspension designed to revive Iraqi participation after 4 years of boycott. The minutes (text at paragraph 2 below) were pre-agreed. Iraq signed them in Baghdad earl [...]
2002-12-22 10:53:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC
02LAGOS146SOUTHERN SECESSION UNLIKELY DESPITE TENSIONS
[...] (C) Summary. While electoral divisions are under growing media scrutiny, most southern political analysts privately acknowledge that fears of imminent secessionism are unfounded at present. Though some disgruntled groups demand the creation of their own state within the federation, most do no [...]
2002-12-07 11:46:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PREF KDEM ECON PINR NI
02LAGOS76SOUTHERN SECESSION UNLIKELY DESPITE TENSIONS
[...] (C) Summary. While electoral divisions are under growing media scrutiny, most southern political analysts privately acknowledge that fears of imminent secessionism are unfounded at present. Though some disgruntled groups demand the creation of their own state within the federation, most do no [...]
2002-12-07 11:46:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALECON NI PBTS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
02LONDON8320UNITED KINGDOM: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) THIS TELEGRAM CONTAINS EMBASSY LONDON'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 2002 "PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM" REPORT. EMBASSY INPUT IS KEYED TO REFTEL QUESTIONS. 2. (U) SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE UK TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN [...]
2002-11-25 10:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEI PGOV PINR PREL PTER UK
02ROME4756ERITREAN MAIN CROP SEASON DROUGHT - DIFFICULT TIMES
[...] USMISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITED ERITREA SEPTEMBER 20-26, AND TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY IN DROUGHT AFFECTED REGIONS. PROSPECTS FOR THE CURRENT MAIN "KIREMTI" HARVEST CROPS AND REGENERATION OF PASTURES ARE POOR FOLLOWING SEVERE AND PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRY'S MOST GRAIN [...]
2002-10-02 05:13:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02TEGUCIGALPA1927ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN HONDURAS
[...] This cable responds to the action requested in Reftel. 2. SUMMARY: Over the course of the last three years, there has been considerable activity in the battle against corruption in Honduras, in which the government of Honduras (GOH),civil society and the private sector have been involv [...]
2002-07-02 15:01:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS KCRM KSEP PGOV EAID HO
03ABUDHABI1363 MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ AND DEMONSTRATIONS
[...] SUMMARY: WAR IN IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. A PROMINENT THEME OF EDITORIALS IS "U.S. NEGLIGENCE OF ALL INTERNATIONAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS." AN 'AL ITTIHAD' EDITORIAL STRESSED THE URGENCY OF PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN AID FOR THE IRAQI PEOPLE. AN 'AKHBAR AL ARAB' [...]
2003-03-22 10:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1439 TFIZ01: UAE POISED TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: Under the aegis of the government-run Red Crescent Authority (RCA),the UAE is gearing up to provide significant humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people. In addition to direct contri [...]
2003-03-25 13:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG TC
03ABUDHABI1482UAE STATE-OWNED MEDIA'S PORTRAYAL OF THE WAR
[...] (U) This cable is classified by Ambassador Marcelle Wahba for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: War coverage dominates most UAE print and electronic media, whether state-owned or private. Because of the federal structure of the UAE, virtually all state-owned media are owned by the [...]
2003-03-29 11:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL OPRC OIIP KPAO KWWW TC
03ABUDHABI2380EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: GULF
[...] REFTEL REQUESTED POST CONDUCT A POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION FOR A TAYLOR WHARTON CRYOSTORAGE SYSTEM WITH GULF PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES. 2. GULF PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, ALSO KNOWN HERE AS JULPHAR, IS WELL-KNOWN TO BOTH THE EMBASSY AND CONSULATE IN THE UAE. IT HAS ITS OWN WEBSITE AT W [...]
2003-05-18 09:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC TC
03ABUDHABI2454 UAEG CONFIRMS ITS DELEGATION TO THE THIRD GLOBAL
[...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed via diplomatic note May 25 that the following will represent the UAE at the Third Global Forum on Fighting Corruption: -- Ministry of Foreign Affair [...]
2003-05-25 13:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV EAID EINV ECON ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI2734 MEPI: UAE MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP ON NEWS,
[...] SUMMARY: UNDER THE MEPI GOAL OF PROMOTING A MORE PROFESSIONAL AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA, VETERAN JOURNALIST PAUL MILLER CONDUCTED TWO, WEEK-LONG "NEWS, FEATURES AND ANALYTICAL WRITING" WORKSHOPS FOR THE STAFF OF THE EMIRATES NEW AGENCY. MR. MILLER COMPARED WESTERN AND ARAB MEDIA SOURCES AND FOC [...]
2003-06-09 05:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI2797MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL JUSTICE FORUM: RECOMMENDED UAE
[...] Per Ref A, Embassy Abu Dhabi recommends that the following UAEG invitees be considered for the upcoming Middle East Regional Justice Forum scheduled for 15-17 September in Manama. We note that the UAEG invitees were recommended previously in Ref B. UAEG Officials -------------- --H.E. M [...]
2003-06-11 10:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PHUM PREL TC
03ABUDHABI3506UAE OIL MINISTER SAYS OPEC QUOTAS WILL REMAIN
[...] (U) UAE PETROLEUM MINISTER OBEID BIN SAIF AL-NASIRI TOLD LOCAL REPORTERS ON JULY 27 THAT HE EXPECTS OPEC'S PRODUCTION QUOTAS TO REMAIN UNCHANGED AT THE CARTEL'S JULY 31 MEETING IN VIENNA. HE SAID THAT OPEC COULD NOT JUSTIFY A PRODUCTION INCREASE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OIL PRICES ARE WITHIN A RA [...]
2003-07-28 13:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EINV EPET TC
03ABUDHABI3789 MEDIA REACTION: MEMBERS OF IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL
[...] SUMMARY: THE IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL'S VISIT TO THE UAE AND THE SITUATION IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES AND IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN THE UAE MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL ITTIHAD" DESCRIBED THE IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL'S VISIT TO THE UAE AS A GOOD CHOICE THAT WILL IMPROVE THE IRAQI PEOPLE'S H [...]
2003-08-18 07:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI3816 IRAQ GC AUGUST 17-18 VISIT TO ABU
[...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: In the wake of the Iraqi Governing Council's (GC) first visit to the UAE, UAEG officials were cautiously optimistic that the entire Arab world will eventually throw its support behind [...]
2003-08-19 15:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3976INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO NAJAF TERRORIST ATTACK -
[...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Charge d'Affaires, a.i., reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On August 31, Charge delivered ref A points to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi urging a strong statement of condemnation for the terrorist attack in [...]
2003-09-01 12:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAO IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3994 BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD FACE: AL ARABIYA CHANGES ITS
[...] (C) Summary: During an August 9th broadcast, Arabic Satellite News Channel al Arabiya aired videos of militant organizations urging Iraqis and Arabs to target "Occupation" forces. Again on August 28th, the station broadcast footage of similarly hooded men threatening to kill Iraqi Governing Co [...]
2003-09-02 12:37:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL KMDR ECON PGOV ZP
03ABUDHABI4314 SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) General Abizaid: I would like to welcome you back to the UAE for your full introductory visit. You will be calling on Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and have an opportunity for f [...]
2003-09-22 10:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI46 MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, MEPI, AND DEMOCRACY IN THE GULF
[...] SUMMARY: UAE MEDIA FOCUSED ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S RECENT SPEECH AT FORT HOOD MILITARY BASE IN TEXAS. "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THE FACTS ON THE GROUND PROVE PRESIDENT BUSH'S ALLEGATIONS ON IRAQ HAVING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ARE NOT TRUE. WRITERS AND OP- EDS ALSO COMMENTED ON MEPI IN THE ARABIC D [...]
2003-01-07 04:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI4969 UAEG REACTION TO POTUS DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) The UAEG has no plans to react publicly to President George Bush's speech on democracy in the Middle East region, Ibrahim Al-Abed, the senior adviser to Information and Culture Minister Shaykh Abdallah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, told Polchief November 12. Al-Abed was quick to add that while Em [...]
2003-11-12 12:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL TC
03ABUDHABI5132 UAEG, Iraqi expats, welcome visiting Iraq
[...] (U) The UAE leadership once again put out the welcome mat for members of the Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) during their visit to Abu Dhabi last week. President Shaykh Zayed told the delegation November 26 that the UAE would always support the Iraqi people and called on Iraqis to work together [...]
2003-12-01 12:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKPAO PGOV PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5341 SHAYKH MOHAMMED BIN ZAYED ON AL ARABIYA
[...] (U) This is an action request ee paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: The UAE's leadership have raised objections with the management of Al Arabiya Arabic Satellite News Channel about the station's controversial broadcasts and have suggested that we also speak with the Saudis and Kuwaitis as they [...]
2003-12-17 12:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO IZ TC
03ABUDHABI726 UAE OPINION MAKERS TO NEA/RA GRAPPO: MEPI WILL FOUNDER ABSENT
[...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: NEA/RA Office Director Grappo visited the UAE on February 4 to discuss MEPI issues. He elicited a few program ideas, but also a wide range of reactions with local contacts -- from [...]
2003-02-09 13:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL ECON EAID ETRD KPAO KDEM TC
03ABUJA1025NIGERIA: FORMER MOD DANJUMA ON ART. 98, BENUE AND
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: June 7 DCM paid a farewell call on former Minister of Defense LTG (ret.) T.Y. Danjuma. Danjuma did not expect the GON to conclude an Article 98 agreement and doubted the Commission of Inquiry's report on the October 2001 Benue massacre would satisfy the U.S. Congress since the [...]
2003-06-11 14:03:00Embassy AbujaSECRETMASS PREL KTIA PGOV MARR MOPS NI KICC
03ABUJA104 NIGERIA: UPDATE FROM NLC PRESIDENT OSHIOMHOLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a late 2002 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole discussed talks he held with World Bank and IMF representatives on poverty reduction and worker rights. Oshiomhole revealed to the Ambassador an ambitious policy agenda, in [...]
2003-01-16 14:19:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON EFIN PGOV NI
03ABUJA123 NIGERIA: UPDATE FROM NLC PRESIDENT OSHIOMHOLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a late 2002 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole discussed talks he held with World Bank and IMF representatives on poverty reduction and worker rights. Oshiomhole revealed to the Ambassador an ambitious policy agenda, in [...]
2003-01-21 16:43:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON EFIN PGOV NI
03ABUJA1329NIGERIA: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MEMBERS OF THE
[...] (C) On 18 July, President Obasanjo swore in 38 of 40 new Ministers and deputies and confirmed their various portfolios. In a novel twist, Obasanjo had forwarded the roster to the National Assembly without matching the prospective Ministers to any portfolios. He only designated the portfolios [...]
2003-08-04 15:08:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA1330NIGERIA "ENGAGING ISLAM IN NIGERIA: THE TWO - DAY KANO CONFERENCE" - - AN ANALYSIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In late January an unprecedented forum initiated by the Emir of Kano brought together Embassy officials, American scholars, and Moslem leaders from northern Nigeria to explore perceptions of the US and Islam, U.S. Middle East Policy, the Global War on Terrorism, and economic dev [...]
2003-08-05 13:13:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PREL SCUL OIIP NI
03ABUJA1516POLITICAL ISLAM: NIGERIA SNAPSHOT
[...] (C) Reftel questions appear to pertain primarily to countries with active Islamist political parties or NGOs, and Nigeria does not fit neatly into these cookie-cutter categories. Nigeria has no national parties or groups that pursue policies consistent with the definition of Political Islam [...]
2003-09-04 14:16:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL PHUM XF XA XG NI
03ABUJA152NIGERIA: NEW GON COMMERCE MINISTER SUPPORTS STRONG
[...] (U) Minister of Commerce Ngelale told the Ambassador in a January 10 meeting that he intends to follow his predecessor as a strong voice for sub-Saharan Africa in the WTO. He also endorsed a constructive relationship between the United States and Nigeria on trade issues. A Ministry of Commerce [...]
2003-01-24 14:25:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD NI WTRO USTR
03ABUJA1560NIGERIA: RULING PARTY COHESION (C-AL3-00674)
[...] (S) Responses to specific reftel questions are below. They are based on the assumption that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains the ruling party after the various legal challenges to the 2003 elections. BACKGROUND 2. (C) The PDP was founded in the wake of Abacha's death [...]
2003-09-05 16:54:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PINS NI KPRP
03ABUJA1636IBB'S DAUGHTER WEDS; THE NATION TURNS OUT
[...] (U) The thirty-three year old daughter of former Nigerian head of state Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) tied the knot on September 6 with Bashir Lado Garba, a nephew of the deceased former head of state Gen. Sani Abacha who had driven IBB from office. Abacha's eldest surviving son, Mohammed, was best [...]
2003-09-19 17:14:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV NI
03ABUJA1670BUHARI AND ANPP HOLD MAJOR RALLY IN KANO
[...] Thousands of ANPP supporters converged on Kano September 23 to attend a rally for its Presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari. ANPP Chairman Don Etiebet, Vice Presidential candidate Chuba Okadigbo and Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau were in attendance along with dozens of ANPP candidat [...]
2003-09-26 13:00:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV NI KDEM
03ABUJA1864SENATE BRIBERY SCANDAL FOLLOW-UP
[...] (SBU) On October 9, 68 members present of the 109-member Senate unanimously voted to drop consideration of bribery accusations by FCT Minister Malam El-Rufai against Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu and Majority Leader Jonathan Zwingina. The vote came after receipt of the report on the p [...]
2003-10-29 11:57:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM NI
03ABUJA1868BABANGIDA POSITIONING FOR 2007 ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While he had been seen by some as a potential challenger for the 2003 elections, former military Head-of-State Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) faded during the party conventions. Apparently he is now maneuvering for a political comeback in 2007, and "IBB For President" organizations a [...]
2003-10-30 07:12:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM NI
03ABUJA1891PDP: CONVENTION IN DECEMBER, DISCORD IN THE RANKS
[...] (SBU) The ruling PDP held a special national caucus October 22, to be attended by the President, Vice President, members of the PDP National Executive Committee, PDP Governors, and the National Assembly PDP leadership. The caucus met and agreed to hold the party's national convention December [...]
2003-10-31 11:18:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR KDEM NI
03ABUJA1955KANO STATE GOVERNOR STRATEGY TO IMPLEMENT POLIO
[...] (C) During a November 3 courtesy call on Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau, the CDA expressed concern about reports that polio vaccination programs in the state have stalled. The CDA noted that allegations from various quarters about impure vaccine, Western efforts to use vaccines to rende [...]
2003-11-14 13:36:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL SOCI NI AID
03ABUJA1974AMINA LAWAL: THE JUDGMENT
[...] Summary: Amina Lawal's conviction for Zina (adultery) was overturned by the Katsina State Shari'a Court of Appeal on September 25. The decision by four appeals judges to one on the panel agreed with the defense on several counts and found no evidence for the prosecution. Post presents the tr [...]
2003-11-19 13:56:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KIRF NI
03ABUJA216NIGERIA: DIFFERENT INSIDER VIEWS ON THE PDP
[...] (C) Summary: The PDP convention was a study of rough-hewn politics. All participants agree the convention was not for the faint-hearted; but they also give differing, sometimes conflicting, versions of what happened. We probably will never fully know the complete truth because so much was blu [...]
2003-01-31 13:20:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA27 Why Nigeria's PDP Governors Could Not Lose
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The PDP's national convention (Refs C and D) was more competitive than caucuses that renominated every PDP governor regardless of his popularity or lack of it. However, this praise is faint indeed, as the gubernatorial caucuses were blatantly rigged while the national convention [...]
2003-01-06 16:16:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KDEM NI
03ABUJA284NIGERIA: TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXPANSION A SUCCESS
[...] Summary: While there is still a long way to go to bridge the telecommunications divide between Nigeria and the developed world -- or even between Nigeria and the rest of Africa -- the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has made a promising start. Quiet support from USAID/Nigeria, the L [...]
2003-02-10 09:28:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECPS ECON PGOV NI
03ABUJA367NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 20
[...] This periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --Canned Beer and Soda Coming Soon to Nigeria --Nigeria's Juice Ban Squeezes Out U.S. Exports --Trucks Roll Only at Night in Port Harcourt Canned Beer and Soda Coming Soon to Nigeria ------------------------------------------- [...]
2003-02-20 14:09:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR ELTN EPET EIND EINV NI
03ABUJA401NIGERIA: DID VP ATIKU OUTFOX BABANGIDA AND
[...] (C) Summary: During a late January conversation with Ambassador Jeter and PolCouns, Lagos-based businessman Leno Adesanya contended that VP Atiku finessed both President Obasanjo and former Head of State Ibrahim Babangida during the PDP convention in early January. Prior to the convention, Ati [...]
2003-02-25 12:28:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL PINR NI
03ABUJA418NIGERIA: BUHARI ON INTER-COMMUNAL VIOLENCE, THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a lengthy January 30 meeting with the Ambassador, ANPP Presidential candidate Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Muhammadu Buhari shared his plans for winning the April election and elaborated on the reported rapprochement between him and former military ruler Ibrahim Babangida. Buhari gave [...]
2003-02-28 15:12:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PINS EFIN KDEM NI
03ABUJA630 IALOGUE BETWEEN U.S. AND NORTHERN
[...] Summary: Hosted by the Emir of Kano, a two day dialogue to discuss perceptions about U.S. Middle East Policy, the U.S. and Islam, the Global War on Terror and Poverty Alleviation in Northern Nigeria took place in the ancient Northern Nigerian city of Kano on January 27-28. The conference, t [...]
2003-04-04 11:01:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL PREL OIIP NI
03ABUJA665NIGERIA: ANPP AND BUHARI FIGHT THE PARTY'S
[...] (C) The ANPP, Nigeria's second largest party in the 1999 elections, has survived its subordinate status for the past four years and remains the strongest opposition party. With its power base in the North, the ANPP also has produced the staunchest presidential challenger to President Obasanjo [...]
2003-04-10 18:37:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA668NIGERIA: VISIT TO KWARA STATE
[...] (U) Summary: Poloff traveled to the Kwara State capital of Ilorin on March 17 and met with officials from the People's Democratic Party and with the National Democratic Party gubernatorial Candidate. End Summary. 2. (C) The political situation in Kwara has been extremely tense in recent [...]
2003-04-11 12:47:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA674NIGERIA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS ON APRIL 12
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The April 12 National Assembly elections will demonstrate if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was right when it said it was ready to hold these and the April 19 gubernatorial and presidential polls. In addition to being a logistical "dry run" for the April 1 [...]
2003-04-11 19:31:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA717NIGERIA: SNAPSHOT OF NORTHERN GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As with the Presidential contest, most Northern gubernatorial elections will be fought between the two major parties in Nigeria, the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Nigerians Peoples Party (ANPP). Overall, ANPP candidates are expected to benefit from the popu [...]
2003-04-17 21:05:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA809NIGERIA: POST-ELECTIONS MEETING WITH NATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-01 18:04:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID NI
03ABUJA902NIGERIA: ZAK-ZAKY EMERGES FROM HIBERNATION
[...] (C) Ibrahim el-Zak-Zaky, leader of a fringe Nigerian Islamic sect calling for the return to traditional Shi'a principles, emerged over the weekend from a period of inactivity. Sheikh Zak-Zaky held a fundraising event and public rally in Kano on May 10- 11, attracting some media attention an [...]
2003-05-16 15:20:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL NI
03ABUJA997UNPRECEDENTED MEETING BETWEEN USG AND SAG ON
[...] (S/NF) In light of recent threats to petroleum infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, on 31 October Vice Admiral Walsh, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet, and Dhahran Consul General Kincannon met Saudi Arabian representatives from the Royal Saudi Naval Forces [...]
2003-06-05 19:04:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS MASS LI NI
03ABUJA999NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES POLITICAL ELITES IN
[...] (U) Summary: On May 19-20, Ambassador Jeter traveled to the North,s largest city, Kano, for meetings with prominent community leaders and key political players. Four themes dominated the discussions: 1) electoral irregularities; 2) potential for violence after the elections; 3) the independen [...]
2003-06-06 09:57:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ADANA123 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: Jandarma M [...]
2003-04-29 15:45:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA141 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 22, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Cumhuriyet/E [...]
2003-05-22 14:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA173 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Gunaydin / Workers a [...]
2003-07-03 16:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA187 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Chief Ser [...]
2003-07-15 14:32:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA35 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 31, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]
2003-02-03 08:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA39 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 4, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]
2003-02-06 09:19:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03AMMAN1653MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND MIDDLE EAST
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-19 12:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
03AMMAN1705MEDIA REACTION ON WAR ON IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-21 12:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
03AMMAN1800TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 11 (3/25 1800 LOCAL)
[...] (SBU) The Embassy continues on a normal schedule March 25, with Consular services open. The Peace Corps office opened briefly to allow access to Jordanian staff, but activity at the American Language Center remains suspended. 2. (C) The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan confirm [...]
2003-03-25 16:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN3102DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) A/POLCOUNS delivered Reftel points on the OIC Foreign Minister's Conference to Ibrahim Awawdeh, Director of the Foreign Minister's office, on May 26. Awawdeh reviewed the points, but had no substative comments. GNEHM [...]
2003-05-27 04:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IZ XF ISCON
03AMMAN4450 PRM A/S DEWEY DISCUSSES PALESTINIAN AND IRAQI
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 16-17 visit to Jordan, PRM A/S Dewey met with the Director-General of the GOJ's Department of Palestinian Affairs and the Camp Improvement Committee at Wihdat refugee camp, visited UNRWA installations and met with UNRWA Deputy ComGen Karen AbuZayd. The Palestini [...]
2003-07-20 13:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KPAL KWBG IZ JO
03AMMAN4590MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-24 14:10:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
03AMMAN5497JORDAN TO WORK WITH, BUT NOT "RECOGNIZE," IRAQI
[...] (C) Speaking to a visiting delegation of Iraqi Governing Council members August 25, PM Abul Ragheb and FonMin Muasher pledged to work with the GC, but said formal recognition would be premature. Both urged the GC to work to expand ties with Iraq's neighbors, and said they hoped the GC was th [...]
2003-08-28 15:08:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL EAID IZ JO
03AMMAN5620PEACE PROCESS, IRAQ DOMINATE CHAFEE MEETINGS IN
[...] (C) Senator Lincoln Chafee, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, met with King Abdallah, Senate President Zaid Al-Rifa'i, and several Jordanian academics and political activists to discuss Iraq, the peace process, and Jordan's domestic [...]
2003-09-04 13:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IZ SY JO
03AMMAN6234JORDAN SUPPORTS SEATING IGC AT OCTOBER OIC SUMMIT
[...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff covered ref points on seating the Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) at the upcoming meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Kuala Lumpur with Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office on September 29. PolCouns asked that Jo [...]
2003-09-30 05:10:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JO OIC
03AMMAN6276JORDANIANS WEARY ON THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF
[...] (C) While the third anniversary of the al-Aqsa intifadah passed with little fanfare in Jordan, Jordanians remain frustrated with continuing violence and lack of movement toward a settlement. Beneath weariness, the most common themes we hear include the need to restrain Israeli security poli [...]
2003-10-01 07:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKPAL PGOV IS JO
03AMMAN6456 UNRWA DONOR MEETING HIGHLIGHTS INCREASING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Discussion at the September 23-25 UNRWA donor meetings focused on the ever-increasing gap between Palestinian refugees' needs and UNRWA's stagnant financial base. Continuing conflict in the West Bank and Gaza have led to increased demands for UNRWA services, while chronic und [...]
2003-10-08 10:56:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG JO
03AMMAN6621OIL, GAS, AND ELECTRICITY FOR IRAQ: ENERGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordanian Minister of Energy Mohammed Bataineh told DCM on October 14 that little progress beyond statements of principle has been made in talks on the provision of Iraqi oil to Jordan. He expressed pride at the completion of the first phase of the Egypt-Jordan gas pipeline and [...]
2003-10-16 16:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETRD EINV JO
03AMMAN7232JORDANIAN "PEACE CAMP" FOCUSES ON POSITIVE ASPECTS
[...] (C) Members of Jordan's disparate "peace camp" say that the unofficial "Geneva Accord" has not gotten the attention it deserves from U.S. and Arab leaders and hope that European support for continued talks will generate momentum to restart substantive negotiations. MFA officials describe the [...]
2003-11-05 08:15:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
03AMMAN7393 JORDANIAN MFA DIP NOTE ASKS FOR STATUS OF 37
[...] (U) Following up on conversation in ref a, the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 12 sent the following diplomatic note to the Embassy (full text and list of names in para 3 below). The note requests a status report on and the release of 37 named Jordanians allegedly detained [...]
2003-11-13 10:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR OVIP JO
03AMMAN841PROPOSED JORDANIAN REPRESENTATIVES OCC REGULATORY
[...] (U) As per reftel, post is conveying the Central Bank of Jordan nominations for representatives for the OCC Regulatory and Examination Assistance Course. They are: Arafat H. al-Fayoumi, Senior Financial Analyst, Ibrahim Q. al-Naser, Inspector, and Esam I. Qaqish, Inspector. E-mail address i [...]
2003-02-06 12:39:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDASEC SNAR KCOG KCRM JO
03ANKARA2125TFIZ01: KHALILZAD DISCUSSIONS IN NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] (S/NF) Summary: SPE Zalmay Khalilzad met with a range of Iraqi opposition leaders in northern Iraq on March 27-28. Discussions with PUK and KDP leadership centered on responding to Turkish concerns about northern Iraq, resolving the property claims of IDP's, and the formation of the Iraqi Inte [...]
2003-03-31 18:35:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA2126IAEA & IRAN: TURKS TO PASS USG POINTS TO THEIR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Polmiloff met MFA Disarmament Department Head Ibrahim Yagli on March 31 and delivered reftel points. Regarding the information outlined in reftel para 2, tick 2, Yagli asked whether the USG thought Iran had conducted experiments [...]
2003-04-01 07:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP ENRG TU IAEA
03ANKARA2234ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-07 12:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2374EXBS: TURKS REJECT AGREEMENT ARTICLES; PROPOSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary. On March 31, the Turks objected to three articles of our proposed Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance (EXBS) Program agreement. The articles govern the status of personnel, claims, and inspections and [...]
2003-04-11 13:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC PREL KSTC TU
03ANKARA2661FREEZING IRAQI ASSETS: INITIAL TURKISH RESPONSE
[...] SUMMARY: (C) On April 24, we delivered reftel demarche to Central Bank Governor Sureyya Serdengecti and Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) Acting Chairman Ibrahim Canakci. Both officials said they would make this a top priority and welcomed any information or assistance. Serdeng [...]
2003-04-24 17:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETTC EFIN TU IZ
03ANKARA2695TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 25: POSITIVE NEWS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Some positive news came at the end of a relatively quiet week in Turkish markets: the GOT announced a well-regarded macro-economist bureaucrat, Ibrahim Canakci, to replace Faik Oztrak at Treasury. The Central Bank announced a 3 percentage point cut in its short-term borrowin [...]
2003-04-25 11:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA3206IMF READOUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF resident rep in Ankara briefed us May 13 on the status of the Fifth Review. Given the number of unmet conditions at this point, the earliest date for the Fifth Review Board meeting is likely to be early July. While the GOT may meet its primary surplus criterion, there are [...]
2003-05-15 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA3265TURKEY'S ECONOMY: SOME POSITIVE SIGNS, BUT LITTLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The rapid end of the Iraq war, prospect of U.S. and IMF money, and a global emerging market rally have combined to boost the Turkish currency and reduce interest rates substantially in recent weeks. Meanwhile, exports and industrial production continue to rise, while inflatio [...]
2003-05-16 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA3408GOT REQUESTS INFORMATION ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) In a March 22 meeting with Ambassador, Interior Minister Aksu requested information on six Turkish citizens he said are being held at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Aksu provided names, DOBs and POBs for the detainees, as follows: -- Murat Kurnaz; 3/ [...]
2003-05-23 14:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA3503TURKEY WORKING ON CATCH-ALL CONTROLS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-29 12:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC TU
03ANKARA3693UPDATE ON PROGRESS ON IMF REVIEW
[...] (SBU) IMF ResRep (strictly protect) told us late today that he was not thrilled with the GOT's rate of progress toward meeting the conditions for the upcoming Fifth Review of the program. He expressed doubt that the government would be able to complete all of the outstanding work in time for [...]
2003-06-06 14:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA3751GOT FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF USG APPROACH FOR JUNE 16
[...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Action Request at paragraph 8. 3. (C) SUMMARY. We delivered reftel demarche on June 9 to representatives of the Turkish MFA, who promised full support for the USG approach at the June 16 IAEA Bo [...]
2003-06-10 13:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA
03ANKARA3798ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-11 14:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3814GOT FULLY CONCURS WITH USG ASSESSMENT OF DG
[...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On June 12, we delivered ref A demarche, following up on ref B demarche (reported in ref C). The GOT has gone over ElBaradei's report with great care and fully concurred with USG concerns over Iran's [...]
2003-06-12 13:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA
03ANKARA3913IRAQ: GOT DESIRES TO SHIP OFFICE FURNITURE TO
[...] (C) The Turkish MFA has responded positively to requests from the Iraqi MFA and the Iraqi Tribal Coalition to provide these organizations office supplies. The MFA is prepared to send these goods (via the Habur Gate) as soon as authorization from OCPA is received. The MFA requests that US aut [...]
2003-06-17 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA4105ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-26 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4239GOT CONCURS WITH USG WAY AHEAD ON IAEA/IRAN,
[...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Per ref A, we delivered ref B demarche on July 2 to Ibrahim Yagli, Head of the Disarmament Department at the MFA. Yagli concurred with the way ahead outlined in our demarche, and stressed that the GO [...]
2003-07-07 09:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
03ANKARA4406MTAG 05-96/NO EXPORT ACTIVITY FROM TURKEY TO
[...] (U) Classified by Political-Military Counselor Stuart Brown. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S) Ibrahim Yagli, Head of the Disarmament Department at the MFA, reported to Polmiloff on July 9 that there has been no export activity from Turkey to the Iranian entities outlined in ref A. Yagli e [...]
2003-07-14 10:15:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC MNUC PARM PREL
03ANKARA4411NIGHT VISION DEVICE CONTROLS IN WASSENAAR
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-14 10:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KSTC PARM
03ANKARA4787TURKISH PARLIAMENT PASSES "RE-INTEGRATION" LAW FOR
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (U) This is an action request. See paras 9 and 10. 3. (U) Parliament by a vote of 356 to 71 (there were 123 no-shows) passed the GOT's "re-integration" law for PKK/KADEK militants. During the debate, AK M.P. Ahmet Isik stated that the law comes i [...]
2003-07-29 15:31:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA4804TURKEY: PARLIAMENT TAKES UP CONTROVERSIAL NSC
[...] (C) Summary: Parliament July 30 -- two days before the legislative recess -- began debating the AK Government's 7th EU reform-related package, which deals with in part controversial changes to the powerful National Security Council and the NSC Secretariat. The package may be voted late July 3 [...]
2003-07-30 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA4911ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-05 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4956MEETINGS WITH CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR AND TREASURY
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC COUNSELOR SCOT MARCIEL FOR REASONS 1.5 (B),(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SERDENGECTI AND TREASURY U/S CANAKCI EXPRESSED CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT THE NEAR-TERM MACROECONOMIC OUTLOOK IN MEETINGS WITH EMBOFFS THAT COINCIDED WITH A CENTRAL BANK INTEREST [...]
2003-08-06 15:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA5116ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-12 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5680IRAQ: CONGESTION AT HABUR BORDER CROSSING REQUIRES
[...] (C) Over the past week, Post has fielded multiple reports from a variety of sources, including the CPA and the Turkish MFA, about delays, extremely long lines, extensive searches and unhappy truckers on both sides of the Habur Bridge/Ibrahim Khalil border crossing between Iraq and Turkey. Bec [...]
2003-09-08 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ETRD ETTC TU IZ
03ANKARA5728NEW AIR FORCE CHIEF TAKES TOUGH TACK ON INCIRLIK,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: New Air Chief Gen Ibrahim Firtina took a surprisingly aggressive approach on a range of issues at the AMB's introductory call 9/8. First, he surprised us by re-opening the F16 EW suite issue which his predecessor had agreed to (reftel). Then he implied that the US was lucky Turk [...]
2003-09-10 07:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA575358TH UNGA ATTENDANCE: FINAL ADDITIONS TO
[...] (U) Turkish MFA UN Head Kaya submitted final high-level attendance list for the Turkish delegation to the 58th UNGA. Per ref (A) format: C. (Updated information) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul will depart Istanbul on TK 0001 at 11:35 and arrive New Yor [...]
2003-09-10 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA KSEP TU
03ANKARA5780TRAVEL OF TURKS TO KIRKUK SEPT 11 BY BUS THROUGH
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-11 14:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PTER ASEC
03ANKARA611 QUENCHING THE THIRST: WATER FOR TURKEY'S
[...] Summary. Turkey has invested $30 billion over the past five decades in a massive water management system that challenges the limitations of its semi-arid climate. As a result, Turkey provides household water supply systems to 70 percent of its population, including 62 percent in rural areas [...]
2003-01-24 15:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO PGOV ECON TU
03ANKARA6199MEETING WITH TREASURY U/S CANAKCI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH ECONOFFS, TURKISH TREASURY U/S CANAKCI DESCRIBED THE STILL-EARLY STATE OF PLAY WITH THE IMF SIXTH REVIEW MISSION. CANAKCI CLAIMED THE GOT WAS ON TRACK TO MEET OR GET CLOSE TO END-YEAR INFLATION, GROWTH AND FISCAL TARGETS. HE WAS ALSO OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ACHIEVING [...]
2003-10-02 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID EINV PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA6303TURKISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Parliament approved sending troops to Iraq on October 7 by a comfortable majority, 358 for, 183 against, 2 abstentions. The opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) unsuccessfully tried to thwart approval by a last-minute assertion, quickly refuted by Foreign Minister [...]
2003-10-07 16:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA6618TERRORIST FINANCE: DAWOOD IBRAHIM (LIST 43)
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-22 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PTER TU
03ANKARA676TURKEY'S ECONOMY: REFORM AND BANKING
[...] (C) On January 27, we delivered reftel message to Treasury Undersecretary Oztrak, underlining that Washington believed the GOT was now seriously off-track on its IMF program and that U.S. assistance in the event of an Iraq operation would be impossible without the GOT's first completing the I [...]
2003-01-27 17:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA6886MEETING WITH TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY
[...] (C) Summary: Econoff conveyed to Treasury Undersecretary Ibrahim Canakci that the U.S. would not revisit the political conditionality in the FA. Canakci explained that, although the Treasury had originally intended merely to seek approval from the Council of Ministers, the GOT is now debating [...]
2003-11-04 15:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA7020HABUR GATE/IBRAHIM KAHLIL
[...] (C) In reftel CPA reacts to proposals for discussions with Turkey on transit capacity on the Iraqi border. The message rejects the Turkish proposal for a second gate because it is "politically" motivated. As we view the issue, the U.S. has a significant interest in improving the flow of goo [...]
2003-11-07 21:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ETRD ETTC TU IZ
03ANKARA7140MEETINGS WITH TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY AND CENTRAL
[...] (Sbu) Treasury U/S Canakci told Econoffs that the IMF Sixth Review is unlikely to come to a Board vote before mid-December, since the Turkish parliament will need some time to pass the required legislation. Canakci also confirmed that the GOT will probably have to get parliamentary approval f [...]
2003-11-17 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA725TURKS SUPPORTIVE OF RESTRICTIONS ON MANPADS (AND
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-29 12:57:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC PARM PREL TU
03ANKARA7319ANOTHER STEP TOWARD A "SOFT LANDING": VCJCS GEN
[...] (C) You arrive in Turkey at a time when our focus is on increasing Turkish cooperation on Iraq reconstruction and minimizing the fallout from the decision to forego Turkey,s offer to contribute forces to the stabilization efforts in Iraq. The Turkish General Staff (TGS) saw deploying forces t [...]
2003-11-25 13:31:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMARR PREL PTER OVIP PGOV TU
03ANKARA7878AMBASSADOR MANN, TURKISH OFFICIALS DISCUSS NEXT
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Steven Mann, State Department Special Representative for Caspian Energy Diplomacy, visited Ankara, December 16-18 to discuss Caspian issues with senior Turkish officials, who confirmed Turkey's commitment to the East-West Energy Corridor and expressed confidence that B [...]
2003-12-23 12:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECIN ENRG EPET IZ PREL TU
03COLOMBO1244 Action request concerning Maldivian national
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para Four. 2. (C) Mission has received information that a Maldivian national who was convicted of anti-Maldivian government (GoRM) activities last year is in Sri Lanka. This individual, Ibrahim Luthfee, was convicted along with two other Maldi [...]
2003-07-16 07:35:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PREF MV CE
03COLOMBO1389INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2003 FOR SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-11 07:10:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV
03COLOMBO1493 Maldivian police review visit to detainee at
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In an August 26 meeting with Charge', two Maldivian police officials reviewed their recent visit to Guantanamo Bay to interview a Maldivian national detained there. The officials said they did not/not believe the detainee was connected with terrorism, but noted that there we [...]
2003-08-26 11:38:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PINS PGOV KISL MV
03COLOMBO1623 2003 Human Rights Report for the Republic of
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified entire text. 2. (U) Following is the 2003 Country Human Rights report for the Republic of Maldives. BEGIN TEXT: 3. (U) The Republic of Maldives, which is made up of 1,190 islands, less than 200 of which are inhabited, has a parliamentary style of gove [...]
2003-09-18 10:14:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB PREL KSEP MV
03COLOMBO1665 Maldives: President Gayoom wins first phase
[...] (U) Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom won the first phase of the country's presidential selection process on September 25. Gayoom took all 50 votes in the People's Majlis (Parliament). The three other candidates, Abdul Ghafoor Hussain, Mohammed Shareef, and Nazeer Ahmed Jamaal, faile [...]
2003-09-25 10:00:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM PINR MV
03COLOMBO1718 Maldives appears calm in aftermath of recent
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Maldives appears calm in the wake of the recent unrest in Male' that was triggered by a violent prison disturbance. President Gayoom has launched investigations into the incidents and transferred the police chief. During his recent visit, DATT spoke to the acting police ch [...]
2003-10-02 10:59:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINS PHUM SOCI MV
03COLOMBO1958 Maldivian President Gayoom inaugurated for
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 11, Maldivian President Gayoom was inaugurated to his sixth term in office. In a brief speech given at the ceremony, Gayoom called for increased democratization and announced that he was creating a "human rights commission." He did not refer to the September unrest [...]
2003-11-07 18:59:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM MV
03COLOMBO2009 Maldivian government requests return of
[...] (S/NF) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 3. 2. (S/NF) On November 18, Mission received a letter dated November 5 from the Maldivian government requesting the release and return to the Maldives of Ibrahim Fauzee (or Fouwzy),a Maldivian national detained at Guantanamo (see Para [...]
2003-11-20 10:51:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PINS PGOV KISL MV
03COLOMBO2201 Maldivian Gleanings: Human rights commission
[...] (C) This edition of Maldivian gleanings reviews the following: >> Maldivian government establishes national human rights commission >> Report on September rioting submitted to President Gayoom >> Former attorney general reflects on Gayoom and country's political system >> Tourism b [...]
2003-12-31 10:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM ECON PINR MV
03COLOMBO238 Maldivian government proposes names of
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 3. 2. (S/NF) Per Reftels, the Maldivian government has formally asked for permission to interview a Maldivian national being held at Guantanamo. A diplomatic note dated February 6 from the GoRM gives identification information on two securit [...]
2003-02-11 11:01:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MV
03COLOMBO325 SRI LANKA CORE GROUP MEETING ON TOKYO DONOR
[...] On February 25, Minister for Economic Reform, Milinda Moragoda, chaired a meeting of the "Core Group" to oversee the planning for the Donor Conference now scheduled for Tokyo June 9-10. Donors who have been invited to co-chair the Tokyo meeting were requested to be part of this Core Group. [...]
2003-02-26 10:25:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID CE LTTE
03DJIBOUTI1633DJIBOUTI: DEMARCHE ON ALIEN EXPULSIONS
[...] (C) Summary: In response to ref A demarche dissociating the U.S. from Djibouti's on-going expulsions of foreigners, Minister of Interior Wais deplored U.S. insistence on making a public statement. He stressed Djibouti's good historical record on handling refugees, noted that foreigners had b [...]
2003-09-03 17:02:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL DJ KPAO
03DJIBOUTI1660DJIBOUTI NEC SITES - RESPONSE TO ASSEMBLY OF RELEVANT INFORMATION
[...] Post researched the topics raised in ref. B) and provides the following responses. 2. REAL ESTATE QA. Is Fee Simple land ownership available to the USG ? If not, what other types of land interests are available ? If a Crown lease or similar long-term lease is available, how long is th [...]
2003-09-08 13:48:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDABLD AMG
03FRANKFURT2405 VERDICT IN FRANKFURT TERRORISM TRIAL - WHAT WE
[...] (U) Background and summary: This cable is a wrap up of the Frankfurt terrorism trial. It is based on observations by U.S. officials at the trial, but is not to be taken as a verbatim transcript of the proceedings. When the written verdict is published, post will provide it to Department. 2 [...]
2003-03-20 11:51:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PGOV AG GM
03HANOI2367Japanese Special Yen Loans in Haiphong Port
[...] (SBU) As part of a September 8 trip to Haiphong, Ambassador and ECON/C toured the port and were briefed about the port modernization project. According to the Port Project Manager, the first phase involving construction of a container port is complete and bidding is in progress for the se [...]
2003-09-18 03:35:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID JA VM
03ISTANBUL1449WEIGHING CORPORATE TURKEY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Central Bank Governor Sureyya Serdengcti this month added his voice to those expressing concern about the risks to the Turkish economy posed by the growing open positions of companies in the real sector. Observers agree that while the Turkish banking sector-- whose own open pos [...]
2003-09-30 13:42:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL1596SECURING UNDELIVERED IRAQI MEDIA EQUIPMENT: UPDATE
[...] P/E Chief met on Monday, October 27 with al-Huda San Company General Manager Mutasem Mujahed and his new parter Ibrahim Kahraman of the Kaptan Foreign Trade Company to review the status of the equipment order cited in Ref a. The two confirmed that all links between Sega Dis Ticaret and al-Hu [...]
2003-10-28 11:27:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN IZ KPAO TU
03ISTANBUL1627KURDISH LANGUAGE NUDGES INTO PRIME TIME
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a small sign that Turkey's EU reforms are beginning to have some impact, Kurdish singer Ciwan Haco performed on a popular prime time television show on October 25. The show's host, Hulya Avsar, herself half-Kurdish, took pains to strike a balance between Turkish patriotism a [...]
2003-11-04 08:48:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM TU
03KABUL303NO LONGER IN ARREARS, AFGHANISTAN HAS BUDGET
[...] (C) In a chance meeting with the Ambassador and Security Coordinator MG Karl Eikenberry at the presidential palace on February 4, a clearly pleased Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani noted that Japan had come through with pledged funding the day before. As a result, Afghanistan was no longer in a [...]
2003-02-06 15:17:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PREL AF IMF IBRD
03KUWAIT1040NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WRAP-UP: MARCH 12-18, 2003
[...] The long-running Kheiran Pearls scandal was finally resolved this week (reftel B) when a vote of no-confidence against Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammed Sharar failed to pass the National Assembly. Motions to cancel the Kheiran Pearls contract and to re [...]
2003-03-23 10:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR KU
03KUWAIT1177KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 30: WAR IN IRAQ; ARAB
[...] SUMMARY: Media commentary reflects a sense of alienation and resentment vis-a-vis Kuwait's Arab League confreres. Demonstrations were held this week in front of the Libyan and Syrian embassies in Kuwait, and a proposal now before the National Assembly calls for parliamentary approval of any f [...]
2003-03-31 15:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KDMR
03KUWAIT1283(C) SCENESETTER FOR GOK MINSTATE'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: GOK Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Acting Minister of Finance and Planning, Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah, leaves Kuwait April 6 on a whirlwind tour to Beijing, Moscow, Paris, London, Washington, and New York. To governments that opposed Operation Iraqi [...]
2003-04-07 06:04:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PINR IZ KU
03KUWAIT224NEW CUSTOMS CARGO MANIFEST RULES DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-21 13:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON KTIA PREL KU
03KUWAIT2293(C) GOK PUSH TO AMEND PRESS LAW: CAUSE FOR CONCERN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOK is making a strong push to gain passage of a new press law before the National Assembly session ends June 10. The bill contains a number of provisions that would restrict current press freedoms. Ruling-family politics appear to be a factor in this latest push to amend [...]
2003-05-28 14:04:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KU
03KUWAIT23(U) DEPUTY SPEAKER ON POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 5 meeting Deputy Speaker Meshari al-Anjari gave his readout on recent developments in Kuwait,s National Assembly, the status of a possible "grilling" of a Minister charged with corruption, and his version of a military timeline for Iraq. End Summary. 2. (C) Pol [...]
2003-01-07 06:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KU
03KUWAIT239KUWAIT: FINANCE MINISTER SUBMITS RESIGNATION
[...] (U) Dr. Yousef Hamad Al-Ibrahim has submitted his resignation from his current posts as Minister of Finance, Minister of Planning, and Minister of State for Administrative Development. While some papers claim that the resignation has been accepted, Minister of Information Shaykh Ahmed Fahed A [...]
2003-01-22 08:23:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV ECON KU
03KUWAIT3141FIRST REACTION: SHAYKH SABAH APPOINTS NEW CABINET
[...] (C) MFA U/S Ahmed Al-Jarallah shared the names of newly appointed Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah's cabinet with the Ambassador on July 14. U/S Jarallah said the names would be formally announced later the same day. Following is a list of the new cabinet and initial reactions, i [...]
2003-07-14 16:48:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KU
03KUWAIT3830KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, AUGUST 18-20: UN
[...] SUMMARY: All newspapers report strong denunciations by the Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Information of the bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad. Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad condemned the "terrorist attack" which "targeted the lives of innocent emp [...]
2003-08-20 14:01:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KDMR
03KUWAIT3946KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, AUGUST 21-24: UN
[...] SUMMARY: In an interview with Al-Qabas, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison stated that despite the bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad, "we are committed to continuing our mission in Iraq." All papers report increased security around foreign missions in Kuwait in response to the attack in Ba [...]
2003-08-26 09:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KDMR
03KUWAIT3967GOK OFFICIAL DELEGATION LIST
[...] There follows the GOK's official delegation list, received (in Arabic only) August 27 from the Prime Minister's Diwan (Office): BEGIN TEXT: The official delegation accompanying His Highness Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah, Prime Minister, visiting the United States of America dur [...]
2003-08-27 13:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL KU
03KUWAIT454NEW CUSTOMS ADVANCED ELECTRONIC CARGO MANIFEST
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-04 14:00:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ETRD KU
03KUWAIT4785TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF DAWOOD IBRAHIM -
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-19 13:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP KVPR ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS KU
03KUWAIT4959 KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, OCTOBER 17-26: IRAQ: MADRID
[...] SUMMARY: Some MPs oppose Kuwait's support of Iraqi reconstruction, saying money should not be given to the "enemy occupier." A liberal commentator writes that Islamists reject the aid because they are opposed to "liberal concepts." Another comments on the memo by Secretary of Defense Rumsfel [...]
2003-10-28 12:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KDMR
03KUWAIT5001FROZEN IRAQI ASSETS: OFAC/STATE VISIT TO KUWAIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A delegation from Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and a State Department representative met with Kuwaiti officials on October 3-5 to discuss, among other things, some $85 million in frozen Iraqi assets held by the Nassau, Bahamas branch of the Commercial Bank o [...]
2003-11-01 07:44:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID ETTC PTER PREL KU IZ UNSC
03KUWAIT5103(SBU) NEIGHBORS FOREVER: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with the Chairman of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (KCCI) Finance and Investment Committee, Mr. Faisal Al-Mutawa, on November 3. Conversation centered on the immediate GOK reaction to the recent Madrid Donors' Conference and KCCI and GOK efforts [...]
2003-11-06 08:31:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV PREL KU IZ
03KUWAIT5747(C) PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Charge d'affaires, accompanied by Acting DCM, delivered reftel oral message (from POTUS to the Amir) to the Amir's Office Director Ibrahim al-Shatti, December 20. Al-Shatti, who holds ministerial rank, promised to convey the message to both the Amir and the Prime Minister the same day. [...]
2003-12-20 11:47:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU IZ
03KUWAIT673GOK FOOT DRAGGING ON CUSTOMS LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Common with Riyadh (Ref A),yet contrary to earlier assertions by Kuwaiti officials (Ref B),the GCC Customs Union that began ostensibly on January 1, 2003, remains for Kuwait a union in name only. While the GOK has enacted a common external tariff, as stipulated by t [...]
2003-02-24 08:06:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON KU
03KUWAIT896THIS WEEK AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
[...] The Kheiran Pearls scandal (reftel A) continued to occupy center stage at the National Assembly this week. MP Mussalam Al-Barak accused former Finance Minister Yousef Al-Ibrahim of squandering public funds in relation to the project. In his first official statement since his resignation in J [...]
2003-03-12 13:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR KU
03LAGOS1196THE BIRTH OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA:
[...] Nigerian universities, once among the best in Africa, deteriorated badly under 30 years of military rule. Nor was their plight alleviated during the last four years of democratic governance. They remain overcrowded, poorly funded and decrepit. Currently, there are 42 universities: 25 feder [...]
2003-06-12 10:37:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL CMGT CVIS SOCI PGOV EAID ECON EINV
03LAGOS1930ABIA STATE GOVERNOR ORJI KALU'S VISIT
[...] (U) This is Post's response to Department's request for information on Abia State Governor Orji Kalu who is to meet with A/S Walter Kansteiner September,2003. 2. (U) Orji Uzor Kalu is 44 years old. Both he and his wife hold "green cards" and their two daughters are AmCits. Kalu and his [...]
2003-09-15 12:00:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM OVIP PINR NI
03LAGOS2081LASCO: NEW STRIKE, NEW PLANNING: NOT A REPEAT OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chima Ubani, Executive Director of the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO),told us that labor and civil society leaders meeting on October 4 and 6 decided to begin a two-week general strike on Thursday, October 9. Demonstrations will be held on Thursday in Lagos, Abuja and Kano, [...]
2003-10-09 05:31:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EPET PHUM SOCI NI
03LAGOS2287PRESIDENT SHUFFLES THE DECK WITH NEW OIL ADVISOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On Monday, November 3, the GON announced the removal of Jackson Gaius-Obaseki as the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Funsho Kupolokun, former Special Assistant to the President on Petroleum Matters, was appointed new GMD, effect [...]
2003-11-04 17:41:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV PINR PREL EINV NI
03LAGOS239NIGERIA: AD PARTY - CONSENSUS OF YORUBA NATION?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite recent factionalization, the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Lagos State presented the public with a face of party consensus in their January 8 gubernatorial congress. Following his challengers' disqualification, incumbent Governor Bola Tinubu took the nomination unopposed. [...]
2003-01-30 15:41:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM SOCI KWMN NI
03LAGOS2399NATIONS WITHIN A NATION: A VISIT TO EDO AND ONDO
[...] (U) Summary. The impact of the ethnic diversity of Nigeria's close to 400 distinct ethnic groups on the country's politics and developing democracy was made clearer in a recent visit to Edo and Ondo States. Ondo State, is older by decades than its neighbor Edo and has regional governing expe [...]
2003-11-21 16:31:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM NI
03LAGOS369LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR'S VIEWS ON IRAQ, NATIONAL
[...] (C) Begin summary. Lagos State Governor Tinubu told ConGen and DAS Bridgewater February 16 that he has asked the Lagos State Assembly to issue a resolution declaring that no new construction be permitted along "Embassy Row" on Victoria Island. Tinubu assured ConGen that he will do all he can [...]
2003-02-21 15:09:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR ETRD NI
03LONDON9572UNITED KINGDOM - 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) This telegram contains Embassy London's contributions to the 2003 "Patterns of Global Terrorism" Report. Embassy input is keyed to reftel questions. 2. (U) A) SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY LAW ENFORCEMENT A [...]
2003-11-26 17:34:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PREL PGOV UK
03OTTAWA1168OTTAWA: LETTER FROM U/S LARSON AND TAYLOR ON
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel message April 25 to Hau Sing Tse, Vice-President of the Canadian International Development SIPDIS Agency (CIDA) and to Jonathan Fried, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance, with a copy to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The GOC is discussing al [...]
2003-04-25 20:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID PREL AF CA IMF IBRD
03OTTAWA1662AFGHANISTAN: CANADA ANNOUNCES ARTF SUPPORT AND AID
[...] Summary: On June 10, the GOC announced the opening of its embassy in Kabul (septel) and allocation of C$21.2 million of the C$250 million in new aid pledged for the next two years. The allocation includes an additional C$15 million to support the operational budget of the Afghan Transitiona [...]
2003-06-12 18:34:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN PREL AF CA IMF IBRD
03OTTAWA325CANADA'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN
[...] (U) As of late Friday afternoon (January 31) the GOC has still not announced its response to Treasury U/S Taylor's request for a contribution to cover Afghanistan's arrears to the IMF and World Bank. That said, the outlook seems promising. 2. (SBU) Working levels at the Canadian Interna [...]
2003-01-31 21:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID PREL AF CA IMF IBRD
03ROME5694ITALY: 2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] (U) The following is Rome's contribution to the 2004 burdensharing report to Congress. For the purpose of this cable, US. dollar amounts are calculated at the exchange rate of USD 1 = Euro .90 except when noted. Embassy point of contact for this report is Pol-Mil Officer Susanne Rose, tel: [...]
2003-12-23 11:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJA KS KU MCAP PREL SA US MARR IT QU TC NATO
03SANAA1674YEMEN: IRAQI EDUCATORS IN MOSCOW REQUEST RESIDENCE
[...] (S/NF) Abdul Hakim al-Iryani, Advisor to Foreign Minister Qirbi, faxed the Embassy on July 8 (text para 3) to request assistance in determining the intelligence affiliation, if any, of Mr. Musalam Mohamed Lahmood and Mr. Jasim Mohamed Ibrahim. Iryani identified Lahmood as the Director of th [...]
2003-07-09 13:48:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL ASEC IZ RS YM
03SANAA1675NO IRAQI GOVERNMENT ASSETS IN YEMEN
[...] (C) Deputy Minister of Finance Ahmed Ghaleb and External Relations Director Ibrahim al-Nahari told Pol/econoff on July 7 that there were no/no Iraqi government assets in Yemen in response to reftel demarche. Al-Nahari explained that the only Iraqi Government assets in Yemen were several cargo [...]
2003-07-09 14:05:00Embassy SanaaSECRETECON EFIN IZ PREL PTER YM UNSC
03SANAA1971INTERIOR MINISTER ALIMI ON AL-MOAYED, TRAINING AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Interior Minister Alimi again pressed Ambassador August 5 for US agreement to return Sheikh al-Moayed to Yemen for trial, in response to FBI invitation for Yemeni officials to visit New York and review evidence following al-Moayed's extradition. Ambassador and Legatt-Designate r [...]
2003-08-11 11:23:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
03SANAA2839FURTHER DETAILS ON YEMEN-EU DEMOCRACY/HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: DCM and Pol/Econ Deputy received updated information on the Sana'a Inter-Governmental Conference on Democracy, Human Rights and the role of the International Criminal Court to be held in January (reftels) from No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) representative Niccolo Figa-Talamanca [...]
2003-12-06 13:56:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PREL PGOV YM KICC HUMAN RIGHTS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
03SANAA677ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW SIGNED, ENFORCEMENT
[...] Summary: President Saleh signed the ROYG's anti-money laundering legislation into law on April 5. The law was written in consultation with the World Bank. While not specifically mentioning terrorism, the law criminalizes money laundering for the first time and requires banks to verify names of [...]
2003-04-07 13:54:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEFIN KCRM PTER YM TERFIN ECON COM
03THEHAGUE2352Bank/Fund Meetings: Dutch Positions
[...] Enhancing Crisis Prevention --------------------------- -- Adoption by the IMF on a trial basis of a "balance sheet approach" in the context of regular Article IV consultations. -- Issuing Article IV reports without the country being examined signing off. -- Making more explicit in the " [...]
2003-09-18 13:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID NL IMF IBRD
03THEHAGUE2353Bank/Fund Meetings: Dutch Positions
[...] Enhancing Crisis Prevention --------------------------- -- Adoption by the IMF on a trial basis of a "balance sheet approach" in the context of regular Article IV consultations. -- Issuing Article IV reports without the country being examined signing off. -- Making more explicit in the " [...]
2003-09-18 14:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID NL IMF IBRD
03VATICAN5521AMBASSADOR MEETS NEW IRAQI CHALDEAN PATRIARCH
[...] (C) IN TWO MEETINGS WITH THE AMBASSADOR, THE NEWLY ELECTED PATRIARCH OF THE CHALDEANS AND FORMER BAGHDAD AUXILIARY ARCHBISHOP EMMANUEL-KARIM DELLY, LED OFF HIS REMARKS BY CONVEYING HIS GRATITUDE FOR U.S. ACTIONS IN IRAQ TO REMOVE SADDAM HUSSEIN FROM POWER AND HIS HOPE FOR RAPID IMPROVEMENT IN [...]
2003-12-10 13:14:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALIZ PREL VT SOCI PGOV IS
03ZAGREB517INTERNATIONAL DONORS REACH AGREEMENT WITH GOC
[...] SUMMARY: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DONORS AND THE GOC HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT ON A STANDARDIZED COURT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE PLATFORM THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN COURTS COUNTRY-WIDE. THIS NEW SYSTEM WILL IMPROVE MUCH- NEEDED JUDICIAL EFFICIENCY AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE GOC COSTS ASSOCIATED [...]
2003-03-10 15:02:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID PHUM KCOR KJUS HR IBRD EVN
04ABUDHABI1197UAE CABINET CHANGES COMING
[...] (C) Summary: The UAE's Cabinet of Ministers, unchanged in seven years, is due for a shake-up, and some weaker ministries may be abolished, according to our contacts. Changes are coming to the senior ranks of the military as well, and the Government may form a new ministry for women's affairs. [...]
2004-04-19 07:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR TC
04ABUDHABI1465UAE OIL MINISTER calls for OPEC to take steps to
[...] (U) ON THE MARGINS OF AN ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE IN ABU DHABI ON MAY 8, UAE PETROLEUM MINISTER OBEID BIN SAIF AL- NASIRI CALLED FOR OPEC TO "DO SOMETHING" ABOUT HIGH OIL PRICES AND RAISE THE CARTEL'S OFFICIAL PRODUCTION QUOTA. HE NOTED THAT OPEC MEMBERS ALREADY ARE OVERPRODUCING THE CURRENT Q [...]
2004-05-09 11:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EINV EPET TC
04ABUDHABI1950 DAWOOD IBRAHIM - UAE RESPONSE
[...] (S) Post delivered reftel demarche on Dawood Ibrahim to the Central Bank and to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 30. At that time, we confirmed that the MFA would issue instructions to the Central Bank to take action on the case. On June 13, EconChief followed-up with Abdulrahim Al-Awa [...]
2004-06-14 12:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER ECON EFIN ETTC TC
04ABUDHABI1992SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER, GEN ABIZAID,
[...] (U) GENERAL ABIZAID: WELCOME BACK TO THE UAE. WE HAVE REQUESTED MEETINGS FOR YOU WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE SHAYKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN, AS WELL AS WITH ABU DHABI DEPUTY CROWN PRINCE AND UAE ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF LT GEN SHAYKH MUHAMMAD BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN (MBZ). BOTH SHAYKHS WI [...]
2004-06-16 12:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPINS PREL PTER PGOV TC
04ABUDHABI2006UAE CONDEMNS MURDER OF PAUL JOHNSON, PRAISES
[...] (C) UAE President Shaykh Zayed and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shaykh Khalifa have sent messages of condolence to President Bush and to the family of Paul Johnson in the wake of Johnson's murder by terrorists. The UAE leadership also sent cables to the Saudi leadership praising the Saudi security [...]
2004-06-19 11:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SA TC
04ABUDHABI3095 OPEC TO RAISE PRODUCTON QUOTA?
[...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Petroleum advisor Dr. Ibrahim Ismail (protect) told EconChief that he thought that OPEC Ministers would raise the production quota by 1-1.5 mb/d to reflect at least some of OPEC's current overproduction and to help calm the markets. He also said that the ministers w [...]
2004-09-13 13:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON TC
04ABUDHABI3209TIP CASES SHOW UAE STILL CHALLENGED
[...] (U) This is an action request for G/TIP and NEA/ARPI country desk, please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A number of recent trafficking cases in the UAE point to the continuing challenges in the TIP arena here. There is a growing difference in views between Dubai police and public prosec [...]
2004-09-16 06:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL TC IN NP RP
04ABUDHABI3430 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: AL JAZEERA AND BEHEADINGS
[...] SUMMARY: COLUMNIST YOUSSEF IBRAHIM WROTE IN "AL ITTIHAD" THAT AL JAZEERA ABUSED ITS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION BY DEBATING WHETHER THE BEHEADING OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN IRAQ IS A JUSTIFIED METHOD OF RESISTANCE. END SUMMARY. 2. UNDER THE HEADLINE "IS AL JAZEERA ALLOWED TO ADVOCATE BEHADINGS [...]
2004-10-01 12:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI652UAE OIL MINISTER: "OPEC MAY REVIEW PRODUCTION
[...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) UAE Oil Minister Obaid Al-Nasseri told reporters last week that OPEC would stand by the April 1 production cuts, but review its policy at the OPEC meeting at the end of March. Indeed, the [...]
2004-03-09 13:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC
04ABUDHABI94A "FRIEND" INDEED, UAE ASSISTANCE TO IRAN POST BAM
[...] The UAE responded quickly to the earthquake in the Iranian city of Bam by providing humanitarian assistance including tents, blankets, food and medicines. The Abu Dhabi based, UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) and the Dubai based Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establish [...]
2004-01-07 11:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID PREL OFDA IR TC
04ABUJA1126NIGERIA: ALIYU MOHAMMED COMES TO DINNER
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-23 15:44:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALNI PGOV PREL US
04ABUJA1132THE STATE OF PLAY: POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE
[...] (U) Summary: The international media is reporting a surge of polio cases in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa. In response, and with the support of the Nigerian Federal government, non-governmental organizations are pushing to implement the oft-delayed efforts to immunize children throughou [...]
2004-06-24 08:06:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SOCI NI
04ABUJA1186NIGERIA: NEXT STEPS: POLITICAL ACTION TO RESTART
[...] (C) Summary. As the World Health Organization (WHO) pressures Kano State to resume the polio vaccination campaign, the National Coordinator/Chief Executive of the National Program on Immunization has refused to make state and local governments stakeholders in the process, frustrating the int [...]
2004-07-07 04:56:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SOCI NI
04ABUJA1258POLIO: A NIGERIAN SOLUTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kano State Governor termed the new polio vaccines safe at a July 15 meeting held in Kano. A prelude to a public announcement that vaccinations can reconvene, we hope the announcement can come by this weekend but await the official signs. Several northern politicians discus [...]
2004-07-16 14:18:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SOCI NI
04ABUJA1278SUSPENDED PLATEAU GOVERNOR DARIYE: THE PROBLEM,
[...] (C) Summary. Opinions differ on whether the behavior of suspended Plateau State Governor Joshua Dariye was the cause of the conflict in the state that led to the State of Emergency (SOE),or whether he merely made a bad situation worse. All observers agree that he certainly didn't help, and [...]
2004-07-22 05:03:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ASEC NI DOMESTICPOLITICS
04ABUJA1289POLIO: VACCINATION PROGRAM RAMPING UP?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kano Governor Ibrahim Shekarau issued a statement authorizing the resumption of the polio vaccination program on July 16, saying that he was satisfied as to the safety of the vaccine. It remains unclear whether the federal or state government will control the program, but the d [...]
2004-07-23 12:46:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SOCI NI
04ABUJA1381NIGERIA: U.S. COMPANY LOSES BID, ALLEGES
[...] (U) ACTION REQUESTED PARAGRAPH THIRTEEN. 2. (SBU) Summary: Earlier this year, Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) solicited bids in the sale of a majority stake in ALSCON, the state aluminum smelting plant. The bid by an American corporation, BFIGroup Corporation, to acquire the [...]
2004-08-12 04:11:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR PREL BEXP EINV EFIN NI
04ABUJA1515DARFUR PEACE TALKS: STATE OF PLAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the rebel movements' inexperience in conducing serious negotiations, the unwillingness of the "Teflon" government delegation to accept any responsibility for the situation on the ground in Darfur, and the broad latitude the mediator has permitted the parties to digress [...]
2004-09-03 09:55:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PREF EAID MARR NI CD SU DARFUR
04ABUJA1519AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO KANO AUGUST 4-6, 2004
[...] (U) Summary and introduction. Ambassador Campbell made his first visit to Kano as US Ambassador August 4-6, 2004. The Ambassador dedicated an American Corner at the Kano State Library, met with the Governor, the Emir, and the Deputy Governor, and hosted a major reception for northern dignitar [...]
2004-09-03 10:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ETRD ECON NI
04ABUJA15522007 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BUBA MARWA
[...] (C) Ambassador lunched August 29 with retired Brigadier General Buba Marwa, an announced candidate for president in 2007 whose posters already adorn Abuja and other cities. Marwa is quite confident of winning in 2007, believing that two of his three main potential rivals will not enter the rac [...]
2004-09-08 11:43:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV NI ELECTIONS
04ABUJA17Army Fights Fundamentalist Group in Yobe
[...] (SBU) On Christmas Day, Nigerian members of an extremist Islamic sect destroyed the police station in the town of Kanamma in Yunsari Local Government Area (LGA) in Yobe State near the border with Niger, killed a policeman, and carried away arms and ammunition. The sect lost three of its own m [...]
2004-01-06 13:41:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KIRF PHUM NI POLMIL
04ABUJA1761NIGERIA NATIONWIDE STRIKE -- ROUND ONE ENDS
[...] (SBU) Late October 14 the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) declared that the "first phase" of its nationwide strike had been a success and would be suspended for two weeks to see if the GON rolls back the price increase on gasoline. Business was back to normal in most parts of the country on Oct [...]
2004-10-15 11:19:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB EPET NI
04ABUJA1820NIGERIA'S BUDGET FOR 2005
[...] (U) Summary: President Obasanjo delivered a speech on his USD 12.2 billion (Naira 1.618 trillion) Budget proposal for 2005 to a joint session of the National Assembly on October 12. The 2005 budget, the second under Nigeria's economic reform program NEEDS (National Economic Empowerment and [...]
2004-10-28 10:56:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD EAIR EINV NI
04ABUJA183NIGERIAN "TALIBAN" ATTACKS MOST LIKELY NOT TIED TO
[...] (C) Summary: Political, religious and economic leaders in Yobe State told Econoff in late January that what government officials and media initially labeled a radical Islamist organization or "Taliban," instead called itself the Hijra Group and probably had no links to foreign terrorist groups [...]
2004-02-06 04:14:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM KISL NI
04ABUJA1831 IN BAUCHI STATE, TWO MORE WOMEN SENTENCED TO
[...] Summary. Bauchi State Shari's courts sentenced two unmarried women to death by stoning for adultery on the evidence of their pregnancies, while releasing their partners for lack of evidence. Both women have appealed and are receiving legal assistance. Since the adoption in 2000 of Shari'a [...]
2004-10-29 10:59:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KIRF PGOV PREL NI
04ABUJA221REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
[...] SUMMARY: Nigeria's introduction of Sharia criminal law in 12 northern states beginning in 1999 remains a contentious issue in Nigeria. Consequently, Nigeria has experienced sporadic social and religious tensions - occasionally erupting in violence -- which have continued to impact negatively [...]
2004-02-10 10:01:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL KDEM OIIP NI
04ABUJA264TARABA: APATHETIC STATE
[...] (U) Summary: Taraba State is a microcosm of Nigeria with over 50 different ethnic groups, great economic potential from agriculture, solid minerals, and tourism, but poor administrative management, epileptic infrastructures and age-long communal violence have militated against the progress of [...]
2004-02-17 10:54:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON NI
04ABUJA553KANO STATE GOVERNOR ON POLIO, ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge Roberts took advantage of Kano Governor Ibrahim Shekarau's applying for a U.S. visa to meet with him on March 30 about the polio vaccination campaign in Kano. The Charge said to Shekarau that the polio vaccination campaign is a major concern outside Nigeria, as well as [...]
2004-03-31 04:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI NI AID
04ABUJA764MINISTERIAL CORRPUTION TRIAL: NOISE, NOT ACTION
[...] (C) Summary: Intrigues and suspicion -- but little action -- surround the snail-paced trial of former Nigerian ministers and other senior officials accused of receiving payoffs from a French company to facilitate winning of a multi-million dollar National Identity Card contract. The trial tha [...]
2004-04-29 13:45:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM NI
04ADANA107SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 18, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-20 08:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA135SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, OCTOBER 5, 2004
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 05, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. SABAH/HURRIYET: In Ga [...]
2004-10-05 12:33:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA166SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-17 16:26:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
04AMMAN10019MEDIA REACTION ON FRANCE'S CLOSURE OF MANAR
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-20 11:18:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
04AMMAN10033Meteorology System Brings Israel, Palestinians,
[...] Summary: An innovative Sandia Lab project in the Middle East called Sustainable Land Use has grown into a groundbreaking arrangement for sharing nearly real-time meteorological data between Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. End summary. Meteorology System Builds on Earlier Lan [...]
2004-12-21 08:06:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR TPHY IS JO
04AMMAN10307MEDIA REACTION ON US FOREIGN POLICY, IRAQ AND
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-30 12:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
04AMMAN1214FALCON-50 AIR CREW ON JET'S IRAQI OWNERSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings, crew members of a Jordan-based Falcon-50 executive jet described their version of the history and current condition of thE aircraft and its substantial links to the government of Iraq (Reftel). They turned over to the Embassy documents relating to activiti [...]
2004-02-18 10:51:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEAIR ETTC IZ JO
04AMMAN1270JORDAN REACTION TO AL HURRA LAUNCH
[...] EARLY REACTION TO THE LAUNCHING OF AL HURRA IN JORDAN IS PREDICTABLY NEGATIVE FROM THE PROFESSIONAL PUNDIT CLASS, BUT MORE NUANCED AMONG OTHER - PARTICULARLY YOUNGER - CONTACTS OF PAS AMMAN. THE HARSHEST CRITICISM HERE AIMS AT THE VERY PRESENCE OF THE CHANNEL, NOT ITS CONTENT, THOUGH THERE I [...]
2004-02-19 15:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKISL KPAO TSPA OIIP
04AMMAN2195MEDIA REACTION ON ISRAEL'S ASSASSINATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-23 14:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
04AMMAN2882JORDANIANS WORRY CONCESSIONS TO ISRAEL PAVE WAY
[...] (C) Jordanian commentators and contacts almost uniformly criticized President Bush's remarks on April 14 endorsing Israel's plan to withdraw from Gaza, seeing his statements about Palestinians' right of return and Israeli settlements as an inappropriate attempt to prejudge final status issues [...]
2004-04-15 18:54:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF ASEC KPAL IS JO
04AMMAN342FY-04 FUNDED VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM ON
[...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION REQUESTS A FUNDED VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM FOR TEN DAYS STARTING THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH, 2004 FOR THREE LEADING JORDANIAN SCHOLARS ON "RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND COEXISTENCE." THE REQUEST SUPPORTS THE MISSION'S LONG TERM OBJECTIVES OF "DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS" AN [...]
2004-01-15 11:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL OIIP JO
04AMMAN3822JORDAN MFA REQUESTS INFORMATION ON 19 JORDANIANS
[...] (U) This is an action request for CPA, CENTCOM, and CJTF-7. See para 5 below. ----------------------------- JORDANIANS IN CUSTODY IN IRAQ ----------------------------- 2. (C) There have been persistent reports of the detention of Jordanian citizens in Iraq. Members of the Jordanian Pa [...]
2004-05-17 06:10:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS IZ US JO
04AMMAN4625 FY'05 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM NOMINATIONS
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS MISSION'S REVISED LIST OF FY 2005 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR NOMINEES AS DETERMINED BY THE IV SELECTION COMMITTEE. 2. ALL NOMINEES LISTED BELOW HAVE RECEIVED "COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL" FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE IV PROGRAMS. --NAME: MS. EVA ABU HALAWEH TITLE: DIRECTOR AN [...]
2004-06-07 13:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI OEXC SCUL JO PGOVE
04AMMAN6574FOUR JORDANIAN HOSTAGES FREED IN IRAQ
[...] (U) Four Jordanian citizens kidnapped in Iraq last week have been freed as a result of the intervention of Iraqi tribal leaders and the Muslim Ulema Committee in Fallujah, according to MFA official Ali al-Ayed. Press reports indicate that Iraqi Shaykh Haj Ibrahim Jassam learned on August 3 [...]
2004-08-05 14:25:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC JO IQ
04AMMAN7199JORDANIAN REACTION TO EVENTS IN IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Strong GOJ backing for the Iraqi Interim Government (IIG) continues, but the GOJ has yet to comment publicly on the situation in Najaf or the new Iraqi Interim National Council (IINC). The Najaf situation draws significant negative attention here. End Summary. -------------- [...]
2004-08-26 15:43:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JO
04AMMAN7319MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-01 11:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
04AMMAN7619GOJ DETAINS, RELEASES UNLICENSED PREACHERS
[...] (C) Summary: A GOJ crackdown on unlicensed preachers over the weekend ignited a furious reaction from Jordan's powerful Muslim Brotherhood, which accused the GOJ of kowtowing to U.S. demands and restricting public freedoms. Intervention from the Prime Minister resulted in the release of 11 [...]
2004-09-14 14:38:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL JO
04AMMAN7752ISLAM AND POLITICS IN JORDAN
[...] (C) There has been a steady and unmistakable increase in the influence of Islam in Jordanian society over the last two decades. The younger generation, in particular, has embraced its Islamic roots. Surprisingly, participation in the Muslim Brotherhood and its political wing, the Islamic Ac [...]
2004-09-19 08:18:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL PTER JO
04AMMAN818FY-04 FUNDED VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM ON "RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND COEXISTENCE".
[...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION REQUESTS A FUNDED VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM FROM MARCH 1-9, 2004, FOR FOUR LEADING JORDANIAN SCHOLARS ON "RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND COEXISTENCE." THE REQUEST SUPPORTS THE MISSION'S LONG TERM OBJECTIVES OF "DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS" AND "U.S. SOCIETY AND VALUES." FUN [...]
2004-02-03 13:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL OIIP JO
04AMMAN8693MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, THE MIDDLE EAST, ANTI-
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-21 11:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
04AMMAN929ANNUAL REQUEST FOR STAFFING AT UNRWA
[...] POST SENT ORIGINAL COPY OF UNRWA'S STAFFING PATTERN TO THE DEPARTMENT BY AIR POUCH NUMBER 7823512 ON FEBRUARY 8, 2004. ADVANCE COPY WAS FAXED TO IO/S/EA ON JanuarJANUARY 26, 2004. 2. PLEASE CONTACT REFCOORD ASSISTANT IBRAHIM BISHARAT AT 962-6-529-0101, EXT 2707 IF FURTHER INFORMATION IS [...]
2004-02-08 11:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER PREF ECON JO POL UNRWA
04AMMAN9370RE: TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS/MILITARY SPENDING
[...] (SBU) Jordanian military expenditures are audited concurrently by three different entities. Expenditures are audited continuously by the Jordanian Armed Forces' own internal auditors. These expenditures are also reviewed by (civilian) Ministry of Finance personnel detailed from the Office of [...]
2004-11-24 14:24:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID MARR JO
04ANKARA1316TURKOMAN BOOKS SEIZED AT IRAQ-TURKEY BORDER - KDP
[...] (C) On March 2, the Turkish MFA informed Post that a shipment of 8,000 books in Arabic being sent to Turkmen in Kirkuk by the Turkoman Cooperation and Cultural Foundation were seized and the Turkish citizen drivers of the trucks carrying the books detained by KDP officials at the Ibrahim Khali [...]
2004-03-04 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD MARR PTER TU IZ
04ANKARA1507SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 2004 VISIT OF GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary: General Basbug comes to Washington at a time when the US-TU relationship is generally on the mend. It has been one year since the 1 March vote and 5 months since the 7 October vote and the "soft landing". Once again, generally, the US-TU relationship is approached from a multi- [...]
2004-03-12 16:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS TU IZ
04ANKARA1577ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-16 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1709IRAQI/CPA-TURKEY TRADE TALKS HELD IN ANKARA, MARCH
[...] (SBU) Iraqi/CPA-Turkey trade talks in Ankara, March 10-11 laid out positions of both sides on a range of bilateral trade issues, including energy, water, bilateral trade agreements and the possibility of opening a second border gate. While talks on most issues were characterized by active par [...]
2004-03-23 06:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD MOPS MARR TU IZ
04ANKARA1838COURT CONVICTS FOUR TO LIGHT SENTENCES IN ALTINBAS
[...] (U) Summary: An Ankara court March 26 convicted four police officers and sentenced them to four years, five months imprisonment each for torturing and killing Hacettepe University student Birtan Altinbas in 1991. The court acquitted four co-defendants and continued proceedings against two oth [...]
2004-03-26 16:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA1880ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-30 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1926STRONGER THAN EXPECTED 2003 GDP GROWTH; MIXED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Final numbers released March 31 show Turkey's GNP grew 5.9 percent in 2003, well above the market consensus forecast of 5.2 percent. For 2004, there is a significant divergence of views among Turkish economists -- both inside and outside the GOT -- with some forecasting growth a [...]
2004-04-01 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV TU
04ANKARA2008ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-07 04:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2107 Iraq: Turkish Foreign Trade's Questions on
[...] (U) This cable contains action requests for the Dept/CPA. See para 12. Summary: -------- 2. (SBU) Foreign Trade officials formally requested additional information on the implementation of the Iraq reconstruction levy on April 15, and suggested that it be collected at final destina [...]
2004-04-12 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELTN PREL TU IZ
04ANKARA2441STICKER SHOCK: 50 BILLION EURO PRICE TAG TO BRING
[...] (C) Summary: The European Commission's Representation in Ankara is pressing forward with pre-accession assistance of Euro 250 million in 2004, rising to Euro 1.4 billion in 2011, if accession negotiations are on track. However, in one sector, the environment, the cost to bring Turkey up to E [...]
2004-04-30 10:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID ECIN EU SENV TU
04ANKARA2544TURKISH DETAINEES AT GTMO -- MFA REQUESTS
[...] (S) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (S) MFA INR official Emma Beskarbes telephoned Pol-Mil Counselor May 5 to inquire about front-page stories (based on an article that appeared in the Washington Post on May 2) that there are 10 Turkish citizens among the 750 individuals being [...]
2004-05-05 16:33:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMOPS PREL TU AF
04ANKARA2560TURKEY SAYS "NO THANKS" TO TDA FEASIBILITY STUDY
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Sakir Fakili told EconCouns May 5 that, while Turkish authorities appreciated the U.S. offer (reftel) for TDA to conduct a feasibility study on a second Turkish-Iraqi border crossing, they felt such assistance was unnecessary given that [...]
2004-05-06 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECIN ETRD PREL TU IZ
04ANKARA2915TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY ON IMF, U.S. MONEY
[...] (Sbu) Summary: Treasury U/S Canakci told Econoffs May 24 that the GOT would decide soon about both the U.S. Financial Agreement and the future IMF role. Econoffs delivered ref a financial points. Despite the recnt market downturn, Canakci was confident about Treasury's financing position for [...]
2004-05-25 15:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV PREL TU
04ANKARA3336AMBASSADOR EDELMAN URGES TURKEYS' ENERGY MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 8 meeting with Minister of Energy Hilmi Guler, Ambassador Edelman welcomed progress on the East-West Energy Corridor, raised concerns about Iranian gas exports to Europe, expressed support for Bosphorus bypass pipelines, and pressed the GOT to accelerate energy sector [...]
2004-06-14 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECIN ENRG EPET SENV TU
04ANKARA3619TURKEY OFFICIALLY REQUESTS INFORMATION ON THE
[...] This is an action requested -- see para 2. 2. On June 25, the Embassy received diplomatic note number 2204/KOKD/262781, dated June 23, 2004, requesting information on an alleged incident on June 18 in which a Turkish national was killed by U.S. forces at a check point between Ramadi and Fal [...]
2004-06-26 09:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL IZ TU
04ANKARA3621ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-27 12:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3633ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-28 08:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4127DAS KENNEDY HIGHLIGHTS REFORM AT TURKISH TREASURY
[...] (C) Summary. EUR DAS Kennedy highlighted to the Turkish Treasury chief the importance of Turkey keeping its economic recovery on track by continuing and intensifying reforms and attracting long-term investment. Although the GOT has not yet decided on what form its relationship with the IMF [...]
2004-07-26 15:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL TU
04ANKARA4320ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-03 14:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4455GOT PREPARING THREE-YEAR ECONOMIC PROGRAM
[...] (Sbu) Summary: Earlier this summer, the Turkish Government began work on a 3-year economic program. An outgrowth of previous and existing policy planning vehicles, the 3-year program is a GOT economic policy program being developed with input from--but independently of --the IMF. According t [...]
2004-08-09 16:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECIN TU
04ANKARA4490US TREASURY OFFICIAL'S VISIT: LOCAL ECONOMISTS
[...] (Sbu) Summary: In a round of meetings with visiting US Treasury official Marshall Mills at the end of July, GOT economic officials, IFI representatives, and private sector analysts painted a picture of Turkey being at an important juncture in defining its policy direction over the next 1-3 [...]
2004-08-10 17:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV TU
04ANKARA4541ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-12 14:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6010ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-22 14:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6100MAJOR TURKISH TRUCKING COMPANY BOSS THREATENS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The head of a large Turkish trucking company, Emin Deger, warned emboffs Oct. 22 that U.S. and Turkish officials have been too slow to address the security concerns of Turkish truckers in Iraq, threatening that he could close the Habur Gate if he wished. Deger said that many of [...]
2004-10-27 14:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS ETRD PTER IZ TU
04ANKARA6116HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT CALLING FOR NEW CONCEPT OF
[...] (C) Summary: A GOT human rights board's report recommending Turkey update its concept of "minority" to make it consistent with Western European practices has stirred sharp controversy. Report notes Turkey continues to apply a narrow, discriminatory definition of "minority" based on Turkish St [...]
2004-10-28 10:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA6150TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 14-31, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published October 31, 2004 by [...]
2004-11-01 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6329ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-09 14:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6354IRAQ DEBT REDUCTION: TURKISH BUREAUCRATS RELUCTANT
[...] (C) Post discussed ref a talking points with MFA officials and Treasury Undersecretary Ibrahim Canakci. Neither was forthcoming: Canakci said the issue required futher "study," while working level MFA officials were more negative. 2. (C) Based on these and earlier discussions (ref b),w [...]
2004-11-09 16:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN IZ TU
04ANKARA6407ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-12 15:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6426GOT TECHNOCRATS ON IMF NEGOTIATIONS: SLOW BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish economic technocrats describe slow but steady progress on the many issues outstanding when the IMF mission left Ankara late last month, including social security reform, VAT tax rates, and a new banking law. Difficult political decisions remain to be made -- particular [...]
2004-11-17 16:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON TU
04ANKARA6686TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 10-30, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 30, 2004 by the Interna [...]
2004-12-02 13:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6742ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-03 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6769TURKEY URGES ALL IRAQIS TO PARTICIPATE IN JAN. 30
[...] When on Dec. 3 PolMilOff called on the MFA Iraq Desk to discuss Iraqi elections (reftel),we were provided an MFA press statement that was to be released the same day. COMMENT: We see the statement as offering Turkey's full support for Jan. 30 elections taking place with all Iraqis' full parti [...]
2004-12-04 05:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC IZ TU
04ANKARA6809TURKEY CONCERNED THAT PKK FRONT PARTIES ARE
[...] (C) During their Dec. 7 courtesy call, incoming MFA Director General for the Middle East Oguz Celikkol told the DCM that Turkey is concerned that two PKK/Kongra-Gel front parties have apparently registered for the Iraqi elections. According to the Turkish non-paper, the two parties are the Kur [...]
2004-12-07 16:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
04ANKARA6829ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-08 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA958ALTINBAS TORTURE CASE PLAGUED BY DELAYS
[...] (C) Summary: The 13-year-old trial of 10 police officers charged with torturing and killing university student Birtan Altinbas continues to be plagued by delays, as the defense tries to postpone a verdict until the statute of limitations expires. The defendants have consistently failed to appe [...]
2004-02-19 10:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA971ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-19 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04BAGHDAD481IRAQI SHIA PARTIES NOT EMBRACING SADR
[...] (C) Some angry remarks at the National Conference notwithstanding, it appears that the Shia establishment is not rallying behind Muqtada al-Sadr in his standoff against the Iraqi Government. Late on the night of August 14, PolCouns spoke to a top aide to Iraqi Government Vice President and D [...]
2004-08-15 17:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV KISL IZ
04BRUSSELS1295SERB PM KOSTUNICA VISITS EU; SOLANA AND PATTEN'S
[...] (C) Our readout of Serb PM Kostunica's March 23 meetings in Brussels with High Rep Solana, and Commissioners Prodi and Patten tracks closely with reftel account from Belgrade. In addition, Kostunica is reported to have hinted at the possibility of a "quiet dialogue" with ICTY, claimed to be o [...]
2004-03-25 16:20:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SR ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04CARACAS1083THE OPPOSITION PRESENTS CANDIDATES FOR REGIONAL
[...] (C) Opposition political parties have registered their candidates for the August 1 gubernatorial and mayoral elections (ref b) despite criticism from opposition NGOs that see the elections as a distraction from the recall referendum against President Hugo Chavez. Opposition parties largely po [...]
2004-03-29 22:10:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS1156CHAVISTAS SEE REGIONAL ELECTIONS AS DE FACTO
[...] (C) Pro-Chavez political parties registered their candidates in March in anticipation of the August 1 elections for governors and mayors. As with the opposition, the Chavistas see the regional elections as a referendum of sorts on President Hugo Chavez. They also see the elections as an oppo [...]
2004-04-02 21:04:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS1157CHAVISTAS SEE REGIONAL ELECTIONS AS DE FACTO
[...] (C) Pro-Chavez political parties registered their candidates in March in anticipation of the August 1 elections for governors and mayors. As with the opposition, the Chavistas see the regional elections as a referendum of sorts on President Hugo Chavez. They also see the elections as an oppo [...]
2004-04-02 21:04:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS699REPORT ON STAFFDEL FEBRUARY 18-20
[...] (C) House Western Hemisphere Subcommittee staff members met with opposition and government leaders, members of the National Assembly, and the UNHCR representative in Caracas February 18-20. Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel emphasized the importance of maintaining a good Venezuelan-U.S. bil [...]
2004-03-01 20:37:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF VE
04COLOMBO1196 RETURN OF MALDIVIAN DETAINEE AT GUANTANAMO
[...] (C/NF) On July 1 Secretary Powell met with Maldives Foreign Minister Jameel and discussed the issue of Maldivian detainee at Guantanamo Ibrahim Fouzy (Ref A). The Secretary noted that "the Department of Defense is reviewing the case carefully and would be in touch soon to discuss terms of retu [...]
2004-07-20 08:53:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS MOPS PHUM PINR MV CE
04COLOMBO1328IMI MALDIVES FISHERIES SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES
[...] Summary: The fisheries sector in the Maldives is growing rapidly. Fish exports were $69.1 million in 2003, up 41 percent from 2002. Maldives would like to further develop its fisheries sector, which is dominated by tuna, to increase exports and value added production. The expansion in the [...]
2004-08-16 05:59:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB BTIO EFIS ECON ETRD BEXP MV ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1337 Maldivian reform in peril after August 12-13
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On the evening of August 12, Maldivians began massing outside police headquarters on the capital island of Male', demanding the release of several political prisoners. The crowd continued to grow until the police moved in with tear gas on the afternoon of August 13 to end the d [...]
2004-08-16 11:42:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL CASC MV
04COLOMBO1392MALDIVES: ATMOSPHERE CALM BUT TENSE AMID FEARS
[...] (C) Summary: The atmosphere in the Republic of Maldives remained calm but tense in the week following the August 12-13 demonstrations against the government in Male', the capital. Night-time curfews (from about 11:00 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.) remain in effect, but schools and businesses are open, [...]
2004-08-20 09:25:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1400MALDIVIAN SPECIAL ENVOY REQUESTS MEETING WITH USG
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see Para Four. 2. (C) On August 23, Mission received a diplomatic note dated August 22 from the Maldivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ref A). In the note, the MFA conveys that Dr. Mohamed Latheef, Maldivian Ambassador to the United States and Maldivi [...]
2004-08-23 10:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1427MALDIVES: OFFICIAL BLAME OF FUNDAMENTALISTS FOR
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- please see Para Thirteen. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Maldivian government continues to allege that fundamentalists are behind the August 12-13 demonstrations. In an August 26 address before Parliament, President Gayoom reiterated his commitment to reform and ex [...]
2004-08-26 12:06:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1470MALDIVES: GAYOOM TRIES FOR BUSINESS AS USUAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Maldivian President Gayoom shuffled members of his Cabinet September 1 as he divested himself of two long-held ministerial portfolios: defense and finance. As planned, the police also separated from the National Security Service on September 1, becoming a "civilian force." Sev [...]
2004-09-03 06:20:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1549MALDIVIAN GOVERNMENT SEEKS US HELP IN STAVING OFF
[...] (C) On September 16 Mahamoud Shougee, Minister of Education for the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM),and Abdul Hameed Zakariyya, GORM Foreign Secretary, called on the Ambassador to request U.S. advice and assistance in staving off a resolution before the EU Parliament condemning [...]
2004-09-17 06:09:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1572STATUS OF MALDIVIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE IBRAHIM
[...] (S/NF) I hope to travel to Maldives in early October to meet with President Gayoom. My two main points will be to urge continued democratic reform and to express our hope that political detainees arrested since the August 12-13 disturbances are being well treated. In order to enhance my cre [...]
2004-09-21 11:36:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS PTER MOPS PHUM PINR MV
04COLOMBO1582MALDIVES: DEMOCRACY AND DHOONIDHOO
[...] (C) Summary: Democracy and human rights themes dominated the DCM,s September 19-20 visit to Maldives to open the American trade fair. Government (GoRM) officials acknowledged they have a public relations problem with the detained Special Majlis members but argued that a serious investigatio [...]
2004-09-23 08:10:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1686MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT LIFTS EMERGENCY FOLLOWING
[...] (C) In an October 6-7 visit to Maldives, Ambassador urged the President, Attorney General and Cabinet Ministers to relax the State of Emergency, continue the process of democratic reform, and improve conditions for detainees, including restoring the right to legal counsel. He emphasized that [...]
2004-10-08 08:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1696STATUS OF MALDIVIAN DETAINEE AT GUANTANAMO
[...] (S/NF) I would greatly appreciate a response to reftel requests for information on the status of Maldivian Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim Fowzy (we had heard informally that his case might be headed towards imminent resolution). During my trip to Maldives last week, President Gayoom, Deputy For [...]
2004-10-12 10:31:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS PTER MOPS PHUM PINR MV
04COLOMBO1704MALDIVES: SPECIAL MAJLIS RECONVENES
[...] (SBU) The Special Majlis, originally formed for the purpose of considering constitutional reforms, met October 12 for the first time since July when some Members walked out in a dispute over the election of a Speaker. According to Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, Chief Government Spokesman, of 109 Special [...]
2004-10-14 01:40:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1718MALDIVES: IN-LAW OF PRESIDENT ELECTED SPEAKER OF
[...] (SBU) Abbas Ibrahim, the brother-in-law of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, was elected Speaker of the Special Majlis by open ballot on October 14. Shaheen Hameed, Gayoom's nephew, was elected Deputy Speaker. Ibrahim received 70 of the votes from the 98 MPs attending; former front-runner and [...]
2004-10-15 07:32:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1737MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT READYING CHARGES AGAINST
[...] (C) The Government of the Republic of Maldives has filed charges against three individuals who had been detained after the civil unrest of August 12-13; more charges, including some against Members of the Special Majlis, are expected to be filed soon. All of the remaining 43 detainees are e [...]
2004-10-20 12:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1853STATUS OF MALDIVIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE IBRAHIM
[...] (S/NF) In the past year and a half, we have sent in a number of messages asking for updates on the status of Maldivian Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim Fowzy and urging that consideration be given to a prompt return of Mr. Fowzy to Maldives. In a nutshell, our position has been that the Maldivian [...]
2004-11-16 02:21:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS MOPS PHUM PINR MV
04COLOMBO1878MALDIVES: ELECTION NEARS AS LEGAL PROCESS FROM
[...] (C) Summary: The Maldivian government is slowly returning to work following the Ramadan Eid-al-Fitr holiday. Prison detainees are no longer on a hunger strike and approximately 21 people remain detained or under house arrest in connection with the August 12-13 civil unrest. Nine people have [...]
2004-11-19 04:54:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1912MALDIVIAN REFORMISTS IN EXILE ASK FOR USG SUPPORT
[...] (C) In a November 24 meeting with poloffs, representatives of the unregistered Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) living in Sri Lanka expressed concern about the freeness and fairness of parliamentary elections scheduled for December 31. In particular, they said that legal restrictions, inclu [...]
2004-11-26 06:12:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1956MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT LEVELS SERIOUS CHARGES AT
[...] (C) Summary: The Maldivian government has charged four prominent MPs involved in the August 12-13 civil unrest for attempting to overthrow the government. Among those charged is one pro-reform MP who has filed to contest the December 31 People's Majlis elections. The four MPs remain under h [...]
2004-12-07 11:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO2023MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT'S QUESTIONS ON TRANSFER OF DETAINEE
[...] (C) The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) has responded by diplomatic note, dated December 20, to the Embassy's diplomatic note advising that the U.S. is prepared to transfer Maldivian detainee Ibrahim Fouzee to GORM control upon agreement to the transfer terms conveyed reftel. T [...]
2004-12-21 08:11:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PHUM PINR MV
04COLOMBO244 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 022 (02/12/04)
[...] (U) Ambassador will be traveling out of Colombo (but within Sri Lanka) from about noon on Friday till Monday afternoon. He should be in cell phone reach during that period. AID Director Carol Becker will be Acting DCM. Joe Novak and Dean Thompson will also both be in Colombo and reachable th [...]
2004-02-12 11:12:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO248 Maldives: Increasing signs of opposition to
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition to President Gayoom's long rule of the Maldives appears to be growing stronger. Mission has heard that anti-Gayoom elements may be planning to rally in Male' and that police have been out in force to counter any such effort. There are also indications that an anti-Ga [...]
2004-02-13 06:08:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PHUM MV
04COLOMBO762 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 069 (05/11/04)
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-11 11:08:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO765FY-2005 International Visitor Program: Sri Lanka
[...] Colombo is pleased to submit the following slate of nominees to the FY-2005 IV program: - U.S. Financial System (March 17-April 7, 2005): M. Zain Mohamed "Aazim," Central Bank of Sri Lanka - Grassroots Democracy II (May 5-26, 2005): Mahindananda "Aluthgamage," Member of Parliament [...]
2004-05-12 07:36:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO822FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-19 05:05:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO933MALDIVES: MAJOR ECONOMIC CHANGES ON THE HORIZON?
[...] (U) Econoff traveled to Male, and Gan May 17-20 and learned about the following economic activities: -- New Legislation -- Major Construction Opportunities -- Garment Factories Closing -- New International Airport -- Customs Cooperation and Agreement -- Terrorist Financing -- GLOBE New [...]
2004-06-08 02:15:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EAIR ECON EFIN ETRD MV PREL SNAR ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO950SOURCE REPORT ON MUSLIM MILITANCY IN SRI LANKA
[...] (C/NF) On 6/01/04, RSO and RSO/FSNI interviewed former Directorate of Internal Intelligence (DII) desk officer M.I. CADER (Source) at Embassy Colombo (cell phone 0777-598768, email - iqbalcader@yahoo.co.in). Source was a former police academy classmate of the RSO/FSNI, is recently retired and [...]
2004-06-09 06:03:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC CE PTER
04DJIBOUTI1200IFESH VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE DJIBOUTI FOR ENGLISH
[...] (U) Six International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH) volunteers, consisting of three men and three women, arrived September 9 in Djibouti for a 10-month assignment to teach English in Djibouti's education system. They were met at the airport by Momodou Mombouray of IFESH headqu [...]
2004-09-14 12:18:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID SCUL DJ
04DJIBOUTI1201DJIBOUTIAN DELEGATION TO SAFE SKIES CONFERENCE IN
[...] (U) The Government of Djibouti nominates the following candidates for participation in the Safe Skies for Africa workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa October 26-28: Mr. Mohamed Mahmoud Ibrahim, Technical Counselor to the Minister of Transportation Mr. Almis Mahamoud Haid, Director of Civil A [...]
2004-09-14 12:50:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON DJ
04DJIBOUTI1424DJIBOUTI THRILLED ABOUT RESULTS OF JOHANNESBURG
[...] (U) Summary: Djibouti's delegation to the Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, October 25-28 returned with effusive praise of their experience. Djiboutian aviation officials that attended included Technical Advisor to the Minister of Transportation, Mohamed Ma [...]
2004-11-07 09:27:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ASEC ETRD DJ
04DJIBOUTI1619 SUDANESE PASSPORTS REPORTED LOST
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-26 05:40:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD ER DJ
04DJIBOUTI437IGAD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON
[...] (C) Summary: The March 22 Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Ministerial in Djibouti had three agenda items: Somalia and Sudan peace processes, election of an Executive Secretariat and arrears of IGAD member states. On Sudan, IGAD ministers are pleased at progress made in Keny [...]
2004-03-25 09:25:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS SO DJ KE UG IT IGAD
04DJIBOUTI451JUSTICE MINISTER SAYS HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION IS
[...] (C) Minister of Justice, Ismail Ibrahim Houmed, told Ambassador that he intends to take a more active role in human rights promotion in Djibouti than the Ministry had previously. The occasion for Houmed's declaration was the Ambassador's courtesy call on him March 4 at Ministry of Justice off [...]
2004-03-28 12:33:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PHUM SCUL PINR DJ
04DJIBOUTI587DCHA/OFDA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE ON DJIBOUTI FLOODS
[...] (U) This is a USAID/DCHA/OFDA reporting cable, which provides analysis on the humanitarian situation in Djibouti, following OFDA Regional Advisor's April 15-18 assessment on the impact of last week's flash floods. 2. (U) In light of unusually heavy rains, resulting flooding and the inabilit [...]
2004-04-19 14:14:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV SENV DJ
04DJIBOUTI725FIRST NATIONAL FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS BOYCOTTED BY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Djibouti's Ad-Hoc Committee on Human Rights held the first ever national forum on Human Rights 17-18 May, 2004. This forum was funded by a DHRF grant from Embassy Djibouti and by United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The main goal of this forum was to open [...]
2004-05-21 07:04:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI734CJTF HOA COMMANDER'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: For President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Djibouti's participation in the Global War on Terrorism is "an honor." He wants an end to conflict and hostility in the Horn of Africa region and is working directly with the President of the African Union to bring about a face to face meeting [...]
2004-05-23 14:10:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ET ER IS DJ
04DJIBOUTI767DJIBOUTI NEC SITE ACQUISITION
[...] (U) At the invitation of the Djiboutian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador, Management Officer and General Services Officer met on June 1 with representatives of MFA, Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director of Bilateral Relations, and Secretary General Badri Ali Bogoreh. The purpose of this SIPDI [...]
2004-06-02 14:50:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALABLD AMGT PREL PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI905DJIBOUTI MAPS OUT EDUCATION REFORM
[...] (U) Djibouti's Minister of Education, Abdi Ibrahim Absieh, and Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Youssef, recently assembled donor country representatives in Djibouti, as well as concerned UN offices, to outline Djibouti's education policy and steps toward [...]
2004-07-01 09:34:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SCUL EAID DJ
04DUBLIN1598TERRORIST FINANCE: IARA AND FIVE OFFICIALS, JTJ
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-21 15:09:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON LVPR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1493DAK LAK PROVINCE - CONTROL INHIBITS GROWTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local leaders in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak loathe to relinquish economic control are missing the chance for growth in tourism, industry and agriculture. Agriculture, the mainstay of Dak Lak's economy, has been hit by falling world coffee prices and drought. State [...]
2004-12-01 01:04:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EAID PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM VM SOE ETMIN
04ISTANBUL530GREATER MIDDLE EAST INITIATIVE: YOUNG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR EDELMAN'S MEETING WITH A GROUP OF ISTANBUL ACADEMICS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO GAUGE REACTIONS OF INFORMED INTERLOCUTORS TO THE GREATER MIDDLE EAST INITIATIVE. SEVERAL WARNED OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, AND OTHERS WONDERED IF THE PROPOSED COMMITMENT COULD BE SUSTAI [...]
2004-04-06 11:27:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO KDEM KMPI XF TU
04ISTANBUL798TURKISH-ARMENIAN RAPPROCHEMENT: NO LIGHT AT THE
[...] (c) Summary: Until now Istanbul-based initiatives have had an important role to play in track-two moves to improve Turco-Armenian relations. However, the Turkish Armenian Reconciliation Commission (TARC),much-derided by the Armenian diaspora and largely ignored by Turks, has discontinued its [...]
2004-05-20 08:06:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AM TU
04JAKARTA12662KALLA WINS CHAIR OF GOLKAR, EMERGES AS POWERFUL
[...] (C) Vice President Jusuf Kalla won the chairmanship of Golkar, Indonesia's largest political party, during a December 16-19 Party Congress, which we observed first-hand. Kalla's team paid enormous bribes to secure votes from party branches, but Golkar's draw toward executive branch power repre [...]
2004-12-21 11:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL ID
04KATHMANDU1592WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM AUGUST 3 TO 9,
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- PM to head peace secretariat; experts to back it: The government is setting up a Peace Secretariat, which will have chiefs of the four coalition partners and a nominee of the king as political advisors and a retired government administrator or a retired UN administrator [...]
2004-08-12 23:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KINSHASA1366GDRC SLOWLY PREPARING FOR GREAT LAKES CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary. The DRC's National Preparatory Committee for the Great Lakes Region Conference (on security, economic integration and social issues) met for the first time on July 5th to develop a national agenda. Baudoin Hamuli, National Coordinator, acknowledged that GDRC preparations are behind [...]
2004-07-22 13:55:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG
04KINSHASA2001KINSHASA HOSTS GREAT LAKES CONFERENCE PREPARATORY
[...] (U) Summary. National coordinators for the Great Lakes Conference (GLC) held their second preparatory meeting in Kinshasa from October 19-23. The core group of seven members was enlarged to eleven with the addition of Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, and Angola. Pres [...]
2004-10-27 15:54:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL CG
04KUWAIT1356(C) MESSAGE FROM POTUS ON IRAQ
[...] (U) CDA delivered reftel letter from President Bush addressed to the Amir, to Minister for Amiri Diwan Affairs Shaykh Nasser Mohammed al-Sabah April 25. Director of the Amir's Office Ibrahim al-Shatti and A/DCM sat in. Receipt of the letter was announced in the Kuwaiti media, as the Ministe [...]
2004-04-26 10:22:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALOPDC PARM PREL IZ KU
04KUWAIT1505MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT MAY 11-12: ABU GHRAIB ABUSE; IRAQ;
[...] SUMMARY: Condemnation of the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib continues to dominate local opinion pages. A small but consistent number of editorials also continue to appear, praising the transparency with which U.S. authorities are dealing with the issue, as in one column titled [...]
2004-05-12 14:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT2005MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT JUNE 26-28: Iraq, Terror, Arab
[...] SUMMARY: Atrocities by terrorists in Iraq and Saudi Arabia are a principal focus of Kuwaiti columnists this week. Walid Al- Ibrahim wrote in independent Al-Watan (6/26): "Every time a westerner is taken hostage or killed by Arabs and Muslims, Islam's image is tainted further and feelings of hat [...]
2004-06-29 13:09:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT2909KUWAIT BANKING AND FINANCE UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 2004
[...] (SBU) Summary: In this edition of the Kuwait Banking & Finance Update: the Central Bank raises interest rates; a Kuwaiti bank limits its business in Iraq due to security concerns; the banking sector opens to foreign banks; a new Islamic bank is formed; and a new draft tax law is approved by [...]
2004-09-01 13:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL IZ FR KW
04KUWAIT3148MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT SEPTEMBER 10-13: 9/11,
[...] SUMMARY: The anniversary of 9/11, arriving just after an extended crackdown here on Islamists allegedly planning terror operations in Kuwait and Iraq, has apparently forced many commentators to take an uncharacteristic look within. Many decry the lack of progress the Arab World has made as th [...]
2004-09-14 11:48:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT3413NOTIFICATION OF PRESUMPTIVE DEATH OF THREE
[...] (U) Embassy Kuwait received a letter from Major General Gary D. Speer, Deputy Commanding General of the Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC),requesting post's assistance in resolving the cases of three Egyptian drivers presumed to have been killed while driving in Iraq (text in pa [...]
2004-09-29 07:53:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL IZ EG
04KUWAIT3529REQUEST FOR BAGHDAD'S ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING
[...] This is an action request for Embassy Baghdad; please see para 4. 2. As reported in Ref A, Embassy Kuwait received a letter from Major General Gary D. Speer, Deputy Commanding General of the Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC),requesting post's assistance in resolving the cas [...]
2004-10-13 03:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL ELAB EG KU IZ
04KUWAIT4132TRIPARTITE COMMISSION LAUDS PROGRESS IN ID OF GULF
[...] (U) Summary and Comment: The 27th meeting of the Tripartite Commission (TPC) on Gulf War Missing was held November 24 in Geneva at ICRC headquarters. In stark contrast to previous sessions (ref C),this meeting was characterized by strong cooperation among TPC members and the participation [...]
2004-12-01 12:56:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPOW PHUM AORC KU IZ ICRC
04LAGOS568 NIGERIA: POLITICAL MURDERS OR MURDERED POLITICIANS?
[...] (U) The spate of high profile attacks and killings of prominent Nigerian politicians and public figures has again caused many to question the strength, and even the future, of democratic governance in Nigeria. In the last three weeks, at least ten prominent Nigerians have been brutally attac [...]
2004-03-16 05:38:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PTER NI
04LILONGWE154MALAWI UPDATE FOR PRESIDENT'S AGOA REPORT
[...] (SBU) Malawi's AGOA exports (excluding GSP) continued to grow in 2003, and now exceed $58 million. More than $20 million of those exports are clothing, and a fifth garment company began operations. Privatization and reorganization of Malawi's primary textile manufacturer may extend the AGOA [...]
2004-02-24 16:01:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN KPAO MI
04MADRID2041 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS MEMBERS OF SPAIN-BASED NETWORK LED BY EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC RADICAL SOUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH MARCH 11, 2004 ATTACKS IN S [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID2043 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS MEMBERS OF SPAIN-BASED NETWORK LED BY EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC RADICAL SOUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH MARCH 11, 2004 ATTACKS IN S [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID2343 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECENTLY ARRESTED IN MILAN, ISLAMIC EXTREMIST RABEI OSMAN EL SAYED AHMED, ALIAS: "MOHAMED [...]
2004-06-21 15:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MANAMA1204NDI SUCCEEDS IN GIVING BAHRAIN'S YOUTH THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The MEPI-funded National Democratic Institute (NDI) succeeded in promoting political participation by organizing Bahrain's first-ever Youth Forum. Approximately 50 percent of Bahrain's population is under 30 years of age, and as such, Bahrain's democratic reform depends on the in [...]
2004-08-01 13:57:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM KMPI BA
04MANAMA1214PRIME MINISTER COMMITTED TO NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and select members of his Cabinet stressed to Charge that security is Bahrain's utmost priority and that consequently Bahrain will remain at a heightened state of vigilance. PM stressed that full cooperation and sharing of informati [...]
2004-08-03 05:30:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ETRD BA KSEC
04MANAMA1365CABINET AFFAIRS MINISTER MUTAWWA DELIVERS DRAFT
[...] (S) The Ambassador paid an introductory call September 1 on Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawwa and discussed Bahrain's draft counter-terrorism law, bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation and the six terrorism suspects, U.S. influence in the Arab world, Saudi Arabia, [...]
2004-09-01 16:04:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPGOV PREL PTER ASEC ETRD ECON BA
04MANAMA1619SURVEY OF PARLIAMENTARY BLOCS
[...] (SBU) The Council of Representatives (COR - lower house of parliament) October 9 opened for its third parliamentary session since the adoption of the 2002 constitution. In the absence of political parties, which are still illegal, the forty members have formed six blocs based upon common int [...]
2004-10-25 11:09:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PINR BA
04MANAMA1643BAHRAIN'S DRAFT COUNTER-TERRORISM LAW
[...] (S) Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawwa gave Ambassador a copy (in Arabic) of the draft counter-terrorism (CT) law and a clarifying memorandum explaining the draft (reftel). Mutawwa stated that the Cabinet had approved the draft and would soon forward the law to parli [...]
2004-10-27 14:14:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPTER ASEC PGOV BA
04MANAMA1840US TREASURY DELEGATION DISCUSSES SYRIAN 311
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-09 14:55:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN BA
04MANAMA39BAHRAIN MOI'S PLANNING, PREPARATION, AND C2 AVERT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: RSO has obtained details from senior GOB Interior Ministry (MOI) officials on how the Ministry planned, prepared for, and executed a major police deployment in Bahrain to prevent a repeat of last year's New Year's eve riots. The MOI's preparations were impressive and demonst [...]
2004-01-11 08:24:00Embassy ManamaSECRET//NOFORNASEC
04MANAMA402BAHRAIN NOT TRANSFERRING OLD IRAQI ACCOUNT FUNDS
[...] (C) Bahrain will not promptly transfer approximately USD 47 million in funds from old Iraqi-owned bank deposits to the United Nations Development Fund for Iraq (DFI),Finance Minister Saif told Charge on March 20. Charge had urged Saif that the issue had been outstanding since the summer of [...]
2004-03-24 12:14:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALBA EFIN IZ PREL
04MANAMA498BAHRAINI SHIA INITIALLY COOL ON MUQTADA AL-SADR
[...] (C) Even if Coalition operations to arrest Muqtada Al-Sadr result in his death, Bahraini Shia are unlikely to react violently. On April 7 POL Section polled a wide spectrum of Shia contacts regarding the spike in violence in Iraq. The majority of our Shia contacts doubted that the apprehens [...]
2004-04-08 13:03:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPINS ASEC PREL BA
04MANAMA615PARLIAMENT STANDS FIRM - GOB FAILS TO STOP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Our key FTA negotiator, Minister of Finance and National Economy Abdulla Saif, appears likely to survive a parliamentary effort to unseat him. The GOB failed in its last minute attempts to cancel the parliamentary questioning of Finance Minister Abdulla Saif, but managed to resc [...]
2004-04-28 16:15:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BA
04MANAMA726PERSPECTIVE OF SOME SHI'A WOMEN APPAREL INDUSTRY
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Bahrain anticipates that the WTO-mandated end of textile quotas at the beginning of 2005 will cause its garment manufacturing sector to contract. The Ministry of Industry estimates that there are 3,600 conservative Bahraini Shi'a women working in this industry. There are few i [...]
2004-05-17 14:47:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KTEX KMPI ETRD PREL KWMN BA
04MAPUTO1000THE WEAK STATE OF SMALL PARTIES IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Facing presidential and legislative elections in December of 2004, Mozambique will likely showcase impressive two-party competition between the major political competitors, FRELIMO and RENAMO-UE. Small third party forces are in a weak stage of development and require capacity-buil [...]
2004-07-27 12:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PINR MZ
04MAPUTO1653IMF AND MOZAMBIQUE AGREE ON 2005 PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF Mission visited Mozambique from 8-24 September 2004 to review progress under the PRGF and to advise the GRM regarding the 2005 budget. Agreement was reached ad referendum on a Letter of Intent (LOI) for 2005. However, the GRM then changed the 2005 budget methodology, incl [...]
2004-12-28 12:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID MZ IMF
04MUSCAT2112AMBITION, VISION, AND FRUSTRATION: OMANI COMMERCE
[...] INR/B - please see biographic notes, para 9. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) A rising mid-level Omani commerce official recently described the rapid decline of the Omani textile industry, her experiences within the government, the ill-timed departure of the Commerce Under Secretary, and [...]
2004-12-05 03:26:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALETRD KTEX PINR EIND PREL KWMN SCUL PGOV MU
04MUSCAT2121MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: AIDS, IMPERIALISM, AND MEDIA
[...] Privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" carried an editorial on December 1 entitled "On The Occasion Of World AIDS Day": "On the occasion of world AIDS day, Arab countries are reviewing their health policies regarding AIDS and acknowledging that more needs to be done to confront and contain t [...]
2004-12-06 12:45:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
04PRETORIA4252Visit of Treasury Under Secretary for
[...] (SBU) Summary. Treasury U/S Taylor and DAS Fratto sought support from South African Finance Minister Manuel to a U.S. proposal to move from loans to grants for HIPC countries in the multilateral development banks. The Minister agreed that the HIPC program had lowered debt levels for partic [...]
2004-09-21 05:32:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ETRD OTRA SF
04QUITO2333ECUADOR'S ECONOMIC PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Economy and Finances Mauricio Yepez told Ambassador on August 23 that the GOE had covered its financing needs for 2004 and is now planning for 2005. The GOE would carry out significant reforms this fall, including ending the subsidy of household gas and a reform of [...]
2004-08-24 22:45:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ENRG EC
04ROME2096SUDAN - DARFUR MOVING WFP FOOD
[...] Summary. The World Food Programme (WFP) tells us that the two existing supply routes for feeding the hundreds of thousands of Darfur refugees and internally displaced people are in danger of immediate disruption due to the soon-to-begin rainy season. The organization would like to open a ro [...]
2004-05-27 15:29:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM EAID MOPS PINS SU WFP
04SANAA146REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND
[...] (U) Summary and Comment: The Sanaa Inter-Governmental Regional Conference on Democracy, Human Rights and the Role of the International Criminal Court was held January 10-12, sponsored by No Peace Without Justice (an EU-affiliated NGO),the ROYG, the European Union and several European govern [...]
2004-01-14 14:52:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM YM KICC HUMAN RIGHTS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
04SANAA2328ROYG TO APPEAL LIGHT SENTENCES IN GROUP TERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Deputy Attorney General Sharaf al-Mahbashi and Chief Prosecutor Saeed al-Aqel told DCM on 8/29 that the prosecution has already filed for an appeal over the 8/28 Trial One (reftel) sentences for the now convicted al-Qa'ida associates. The prosecutors will seek harsher [...]
2004-08-30 13:21:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC KVPR YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA3062LIMBURG AND COLE CASES ON APPEAL, BANNA STILL ON
[...] (C) Summary. Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Sharaf al-Mahbashi told Legatt on 10/06 that the Limburg appeal began with arguments from the first eight appellees, that briefs have been submitted to Court of Appeals in the Cole case although the court has not yet set a date to hear arguments, a [...]
2004-12-12 05:18:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC KVPR YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA3106YEMEN: ADDENDUM TO THE 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] Below is the text of Post's addendum to the 2004 Yemen submission to the annual terrorism report. The text of the report and the addendum have also been forwarded to CT POCs via e-mail. Report sent septel. The M/V Limburg Trial --------------------- 2. For more detailed information on [...]
2004-12-18 12:21:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA66203/21/2003 DEMONSTRATION -- GETTING THE FACTS
[...] (C) Summary: On the anniversary of the start of the war against Iraq, Yemeni opposition newspapers are recalling the March 21, 2003 demonstration near the U.S. Embassy that resulted in several persons killed and injured after clashes erupted between armed demonstrators and ROYG security forc [...]
2004-03-21 13:43:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM YM
04TELAVIV2381ISRAELI ARABS SPLIT OVER THE MERITS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Arab League is hosting a conference on ties between the Arab world and the Arab citizens of Israel in Cairo April 26-27. Arab League Deputy Secretary and PLO Representative Said Kamal, along with mid-level diplomats from the Arab League countries, arranged the program, wh [...]
2004-04-26 14:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EIND PGOV PHUM IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SOCIETY GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV2473THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: #81; APRIL 30, 2004
[...] (SBU) Summary. In the West Bank, IDF troops killed one Palestinian during a clash with stone throwers, and another Palestinian woman reportedly died of tear gas inhalation in a separate incident. An IDF incursion team demolished houses throughout the West Bank, including 11 south of Hebron. [...]
2004-04-30 13:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
04TELAVIV6563ISRAEL: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (SBU) Post provides below additional information to be used in preparation of the 2004 "Patterns of Global Terrorism" report. -------------------------------------- Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Israel has been among the staunche [...]
2004-12-27 11:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAL KPAO KWBG GZ IS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV6581ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S. Foreign Policy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The tidal waves in South Asia continue to dominate the headlines. Citing international sources, Israel Radio reported that 50,000 people are believed to have died in the ts [...]
2004-12-28 13:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04THEHAGUE1213TERRORIST FINANCE: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-18 15:23:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE148BURUNDIAN PRESIDENT MEETS FNL REBEL GROUP
[...] (U) Burundian President Ndayizeye met in the Netherlands with a delegation of the PALIPEHUTU-FNL, the only Burundian rebel group that has not signed a cease-fire. The final communique calls for: (a) an International Commission of Investigation into the death of the Apostolic Nuncio; (b) the [...]
2004-01-22 17:28:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS BY NL
04THEHAGUE3255ICTY - MILOSEVIC WITNESSES ADVANCE POLITICAL CASE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Having regained control of his defense case before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY),Slobodan Milosevic questioned a string of Russian witnesses and a former Yugoslav official over the past two weeks, focusing much of their testimony on corrob [...]
2004-12-14 16:39:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALBK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04VATICAN3581 Sant'Egidio Inter-Religious Conference Calls for
[...] (U) The Sant'Egidio Community brought together over 7,000 religious and political leaders September 5-7 in Milan to promote inter-religious dialogue and understanding as a means to combat terrorism and build peace. The shadow of the Beslan massacre hung over the annual gathering, reinforcing [...]
2004-09-17 13:31:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SOCI KIRF VT
04VILNIUS1532FY2004 CONSULAR PACKAGE NARRATIVE FOR VILNIUS
[...] Post submits the following consular package narrative keyed to reftel. Management A) Consular Section Chief: Ruta D. Elvikis (Consul),ETD: July 2005, Direct Office Telephone Number: 370- 5-266-5591, E-mail: ElvikisRD@state.gov; Deputy Consular Section Chief: Gregory L. Bernsteen (Vic [...]
2004-12-20 10:39:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC CPAS KFRD ASIG AFSI LH
05ABUDHABI1330UAE NOMINATIONA FOR IPR ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY AND
[...] In response to reftel, Post asked the UAE Ministry of Justice and the Judicial Training and Studies Institute to nominate Emirati judges to participate in the May 9-26 IPR Enforcement Academy and U.S. Study Tour. The Ministry of Justice nominated three judges, and post supports their nominati [...]
2005-03-23 11:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KIPR KMPI OTRA TC
05ABUDHABI1550ARBIFT $116 MILLION UNFROZEN...FINALLY
[...] (SBU) On April 2, Abu Dhabi EconChief and Manama OFAC attach met with Ibrahim Lootah, the Managing Director of the Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade (ARBIFT). They met to discuss whether J.P. Morgan Chase Bank had released ARBIFT's assets frozen pursuant to the lifting of U.S. sanctio [...]
2005-04-06 12:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN KIDE
05ABUDHABI2833UAE PROGRESS ON TIP ACTION PLAN
[...] (C) Summary: Since receiving the TIP report and mini-action plan from us on June 1, the UAE Government has made steady progress in addressing the suggested steps in the plan. Ministry of Interior police continue to identify and rescue underage camel jockeys. Government social workers working [...]
2005-06-22 11:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB ETRD TC
05ABUDHABI4025MINSTATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS HAMDAN ON IRAQ, SAUDI
[...] (U) Summary. Ambassador called on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed al Nahyan (HbZ) September 19 to thank the UAE for its $100 million in Hurricane Katrina assistance and to discuss Iraq, the UAE-Saudi border, UAE assistance to the Palestinians, and possible addi [...]
2005-09-22 15:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID SA JO TC
05ABUDHABI4103OFAC DISCUSSES WMD, TERFIN WITH UAEG, BANKS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-28 08:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNKTFN PTER EFIN SNAR PK KN IR TC
05ABUDHABI4283UAE RESPONSE TO PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE SIGNIFICANT
[...] (U) Summary: With Pakistanis being the second largest ethnic group in the UAE, the impact from, and the response to, the earthquake disaster in Pakistan has been both immediate and significant. President Khalifa approved the disbursement of USD 100 million to Pakistan to provide immediate rel [...]
2005-10-11 14:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL EAID PK TC
05ABUDHABI4815AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD VISITS ABU DHABI
[...] (C) Summary: On November 23, Ambassador Khalilzad met with Deputy Prime Minister/MinState for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ). They discussed the role Dubai-based Iraqi cleric Ahmed Al Kubaysi might play in encouraging greater Sunni Arab participation in Iraq's political process [...]
2005-11-27 09:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PINR PTER IR IZ SA AE
05ABUDHABI5065 MEDIA REACTION: GCC SUMMIT/IRAQI ELECTIONS
[...] SUMMARY: SPECIFIC COMMENTARY ON THE GCC SUMMIT AND ELECTIONS IN IRAQ. AL-KHALEEJ PAPER CRITICIZED THE GULF SUMMIT AS FOCUSING ONLY ON THE BUSINESS BETWEEN THE GULF STATES AND NOT THE DAILY PROBLEMS OF GULF CITIZENS. AL-BAYAN QUESTIONED THE ROLE OF THE GCC COUNSELING COMMITTEE AND HOPED THAT [...]
2005-12-17 12:14:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI5168EXBS ADVISOR VISIT TO UNITED ARAB EMIRATES OCTOBER 2005
[...] Several times during the period October 9-23, EXBS Advisor met with principal US Embassy and Consulate staff to discuss the state of EXBS in UAE. Salient points of subsequent conversation were as follows: A. UAE has unique challenges with implementation of EXBS principles due to the st [...]
2005-12-21 14:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP JO
05ABUJA1034CHEEKY JIHADIST QUIVERS AS SACK FEVER GRIPS
[...] On Friday, June 3, Governor Adamu Aliero of Kebbi State announced the removal of the Emir of Gwandu, one of the most senior traditional rulers in northern Nigeria, Mustapha Haruna Jokolo. Jokolo was quickly replaced by General Muhammadu Jega, a retired two-star general who twice served as mi [...]
2005-06-10 14:16:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PINR KDEM KIRF NI
05ABUJA1079AN EVENING WITH THE VICE PRESIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-20 10:45:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NI ECOWAS
05ABUJA1132HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP, JUNE 2005
[...] This cable is a roundup of various incidents that impacted human rights in Nigeria, organized by section of the annual Human Rights Report. These incidents have not been reported in other cables, or are updates of previously reported items. --------------------------------------------- -- [...]
2005-06-24 13:19:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL KCOR KIRF ELAB NI HUMANRIGHTS
05ABUJA1155JUNE 12 ANNIVERSARY UNITES NIGERIAN OPPOSITION
[...] (C) Despite a torrential rainstorm in Lagos on June 12, prominent opposition politicians and human rights activists gathered to mark the twelfth anniversary of the annulment of the 1993 presidential elections won by Chief MKO Abiola, politician and business icon who later died in detention in [...]
2005-06-29 16:08:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC NI
05ABUJA1178DARFUR PEACE TALKS UPDATE: OBASANJO MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Olusegun Obasanjo met with the leaders of the Darfur rebel movements on June 30 and urged them to be flexible over the remaining points of contention on the Declaration of Principles. He also encouraged them to continue the negotiations, and above all, be patient. A [...]
2005-07-01 12:38:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KAWC KCRS SU NI DARFUR
05ABUJA1184ON THE EVE OF THE DECISION ON THE 2003 ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Intrigue, politics, and mudslinging have taken center stage at Nigerian Supreme Court. On June 21, a few days before delivering a judgment on the conduct of 2003 Nigerian presidential elections, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Muhammadu Uwais was accused of receiving bribes from a par [...]
2005-07-05 06:33:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM KCOR KCRM NI ELECTIONS
05ABUJA1323NIGERIA: IBB FACTOTUM SPECULATES ON A COUP,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-20 16:25:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNNI PGOV PREL
05ABUJA1497 SUPREME COURT VERDICT UPHOLDING 2003 ELECTION
[...] (SBU) A month after the Supreme Court judgment upheld President Obasanjo's 2003 election, Nigeria is calm, with no reports of violence related to the verdict. The media provided only modest coverage of the judgment. Ordinary Nigerians have been more interested in discussing other issues suc [...]
2005-08-12 15:53:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR NI ELECTIONS
05ABUJA1703NIGERIA: UK PROPOSED PRESS GUIDANCE ON A
[...] (U) Action Request Para 11. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Despite repeated public denials and constitutionally mandated term limits, President Obasanjo's alleged aspiration to a third term has become a lightening rod among the political elites. The British High Commission proposes a common, public p [...]
2005-09-13 09:45:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM OPRC NI THIRDTERM
05ABUJA1821NIGERIA PUBLIC DIPLOMACY INFLUENCE ANALYSIS
[...] Introduction: Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation and the central gravity for the continent's emerging democracies. Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo is the current Chair of the Africa Union, and with approximately 130 million people and still growing, Nigeria provides the largest s [...]
2005-09-26 13:58:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO NI
05ABUJA1845NIGERIA: IBB ON THE FUTURE OF DOMESTIC POLITICS
[...] (S) Summary: Former military ruler and possible future presidential candidate Ibrahim Babangida will make a final decision only in the Spring of 2006 about whether to run for president. He also expressed interest in establishing his own political party. He urged the U.S. and other major do [...]
2005-09-28 08:08:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV PREL NI
05ABUJA1986SLM CONFERENCE: CHADIAN/FRENCH PROPOSAL FOR
[...] (U) On the margins of the Ninth Session of the Joint Commission (for the Cease-fire in Darfur) held in Ndjamena October 13-14, both SLM Chairman Abdelwahid Nur and France's Special Representative Ambassador Henri de Coignac had private meetings with Chadian President Deby touching on the Darf [...]
2005-10-17 13:38:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KAWC KCRS SU NI DARFUR
05ABUJA2244SCENARIOS FOR 2007 ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: Though potential candidates are already flinging mud and jockeying for position, there is no clear front-runner for Nigeria's 2007 presidential election. The role that President Obasanjo will play is still an important and open question. Will he be a kingmaker, eventually anoi [...]
2005-11-17 13:15:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL NI ELECTIONS
05ABUJA2287RUMBLINGS INCREASE AGAINST THIRD TERM BID
[...] (C) The controversy over possible attempts by President Obasanjo to extend his tenure beyond 2007 continues to dominate current political discussions in Nigeria. Some lawmakers who spoke to POL staff admitted that there "is pressure from the presidency" to endorse a constitutional amendment [...]
2005-11-22 15:05:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM NI THIRDTERM
05ABUJA2326 NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ATIKU UPDATE ON
[...] (S) Summary: Vice President Atiku says that he has taken the necessary steps to register, legally, a new political party through which he can contest the 2007 elections should he fail to win the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination. For the time being, however, he is using the Movement [...]
2005-11-29 11:00:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV PREF PREL NI
05ABUJA728 NIGERIA (AND UK) RE-WRITE G8 TRANSPARENCY
[...] (SBU) With the British, the GON has expanded its Action Plan requests of January 2005 into a thematic structure that happens now to include most existing and pipeline DfID anti-corruption projects. It does not include any existing or pipeline USG anti-corruption programs in Nigeria, although [...]
2005-05-12 23:05:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM EAID KCOR NI
05ABUJA792 SHIA-SUNNI CLASHES IN SOKOTO KILL THREE MORE
[...] (U) Summary: A two-day conflict between rival Muslim groups in the northwestern city of Sokoto, seat of Nigeria's senior Islamic leader, the Sultan of Sokoto, led to the deaths of at least three people while dozens were injured. Shops, houses and other valuables were torched as Shia and Sunni [...]
2005-05-19 06:40:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KISL NI
05ABUJA972MIXED REACTIONS AS NIGERIA MARKS DEMOCRACY DAY
[...] Begin Summary: On May 29, 2005, Nigeria marked six years since President Obasanjo's return to power. Reactions to the celebration of Obasanjo's inaugurations were mixed. While some Nigerians say it is six years of democratic rule, others argue it is merely a return to civil rule devoid of t [...]
2005-06-03 13:58:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM SOCI NI
05ACCRA2315PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GHANA
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 2 courtesy call, outgoing Palestinian Ambassador and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Ibrahim Omar told the Ambassador that U.S. government efforts to gain allies among West African Muslims and stabilize the region will only succeed if the Israeli-Palestinian conflict [...]
2005-11-11 16:24:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GH IS
05ACCRA637REPORT ON AFRP "RADIO BROADCASTING IN THE
[...] Summary. Two Ghanaian radio broadcasters were among the participants in an AFRP on "Radio Broadcasting in the U.S." from January 31-February 18, 2005. Both had rave reviews for the program and said the experience broadened everyone's perspective. One of the journalists was particularly impr [...]
2005-04-01 06:57:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL OIIP OEXC PGOV GH
05ADANA138SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 01, 2005
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 01, 2005. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET (CUKUR [...]
2005-07-13 11:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA227SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 05, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-06 14:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA28SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2005
[...] EKSPRES / BOLGE / TURKIYE: Ayhan Barut, Branch Chairperon of th Chambr of Aricultural Engineers, state that drastical low temperatures and the frost experienced in the Cukurova region seriously damaged vegetables and fruit (especially citrus fruit) that has not been harvested yet. [...]
2005-02-15 13:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA38SE TURKEY: INFRASTRUCTURE, SECURITY HINDER INCREASED TRADE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-24 13:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV ENRG EPET ELTN IZ TU ADANA
05ALGIERS1525GSPC ANNOUNCES 'NAMES' OF FIVE MEMBERS KILLED IN
[...] The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) issued a communiqu on their website July 15 stating that five GSPC members were killed during the June 4 attack in Mauritania. - Ibrahim Abu Ishak; Ghardaia, Algeria. Ishak also fought in Afghanistan, according to the website. - Yahia; R [...]
2005-07-19 15:31:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR AG
05ALMATY3374KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDDUP,
[...] (U) This is the first in a series of weekly election roundups, in advance of Kazakhstan's December 4, 2005 presidential elections. Items were drawn primarily from the local press and media. The Gloves Are Off ------------------ 2. (U) "I am determined to run for the presidency," was th [...]
2005-09-19 14:25:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3451KAZAKHSTAN: A/S FRIED,S MEETINGS WITH KAZAKHSTANI
[...] (C) Summary: During meetings with Kazakhstani opposition presidential candidates, A/S Fried heard several common themes about Kazakhstan's differences from its neighboring countries, the importance of strengthening its western orientation, the need for political reform, and the toll that corr [...]
2005-10-04 06:39:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY4010KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDUP,
[...] (U) This is the seventh in a series of weekly election roundups in advance of Kazakhstan's December 4, 2005 presidential elections. Items were drawn primarily from the local press and media. President Nazarbayev's Campaign ------------------------------- 2. (U) President Nazarbayev cont [...]
2005-11-08 21:01:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY4196INTERNATIONAL AIR TRAVEL TO KAZAKHSTAN: A CHOICE
[...] (SBU) Summary: There may be some clear skies ahead following the recent turbulent environment facing international carriers serving Kazakhstan. For all intents and purposes, the GOK has abandoned its previous demand that all international air flights that now land in Almaty, instead, arrive [...]
2005-11-28 21:15:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON KZ ECONOMIC
05AMMAN1357IRAQI POLITICAL FIGURES SEEK COMMON GROUND ON
[...] (C) A two-day, U.S. NGO-sponsored "Iraq Constitution Roundtable" was held at an Amman-area hotel on February 14-15. Twenty-one Iraqis representing most strands of Iraqi political opinion attended the conference, which focused almost entirely on discussion of modalities for drafting Iraq's ne [...]
2005-02-17 18:07:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID PINR IZ JO
05AMMAN1854MEDIA REACTION ON SYRIA'S PULLOUT/US
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-07 11:31:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
05AMMAN2428IMF IRAQ CHIEF SEES NEED FOR REMEDIAL ACTION TO
[...] (C) Coordinator for Iraq Reconstruction Ambassador Robin Raphel met with IMF Iraq Resident Representative Ibrahim el-Tigani in Amman on March 17. In a frank discussion Tigani provided his assessment of the government of Iraq's performance to date in meeting the policy and information provisi [...]
2005-03-24 04:55:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV EAID PGOV PREL IZ
05AMMAN2714JORDANIAN CHARGE RETURNS TO BAGHDAD; MEDIA
[...] (U) Jordan's charge d'affaires returned to Baghdad on March 24. The King has taken a conciliatory stand, emphasizing in a press interview Jordan's strong support for Iraq, highlighting Jordan's ongoing training of Iraqi security forces and its commitment to secure the Iraqi-Jordanian border [...]
2005-04-03 06:17:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL IZ JO
05AMMAN2969LIBERALS, TRADITIONALISTS BOTH EXPRESS THEIR
[...] (C) Both liberal activists and their traditionalist opponents here voice reservations about the new Jordanian cabinet. Liberals have hailed the strong rhetorical emphasis on reform, but doubt the new government will be able to match its words with action. At the same time, traditionalist Eas [...]
2005-04-12 13:34:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KMPI JO
05AMMAN3048GOJ WORKING TO SMOOTH TIES WITH IRAQ AS OPPOSITION
[...] (C) King Abdullah has taken charge of the GOJ's effort to repair strained Jordanian-Iraqi relations. He has given his new cabinet (public) orders to cultivate better ties with Iraq, and underscored Jordan's commitment to Iraq's reconstruction and institution-building. His former Minister o [...]
2005-04-14 14:51:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KISL IZ JO
05AMMAN3467JORDAN WELCOMES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Following wide local press coverage of PM Badran's April 29 congratulatory telephone call to his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim Ja'fari, poloff delivered ref A points to Walid Obeidat in Foreign Minister Qasrawi's private office. Obeidat underscored the GOJ's commitment to supporting Iraq's [...]
2005-05-03 14:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER IZ JO
05AMMAN4991JORDAN PREPARES FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
[...] (C) Jordan will host an international conference from July 4-6 to promote the Amman Message of moderate Islam. Tentatively entitled "True Islam and its Role in Contemporary Society," the organizing foundation has issued invitations to Muslim scholars, government officials, and religious figure [...]
2005-06-22 07:10:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL IZ JO
05AMMAN5995JORDAN FORWARDS NAMES FOR POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) Foreign Ministry interlocutors July 27 handed to Legatt a list of 16 Jordanian nationals which they said at the time was for the UN 1267 Committee. In a follow-up conversation July 28, FM Legal Department Director Bishir Al-Khasawneh s [...]
2005-07-28 14:08:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPTER KTFN ASEC KVPR PREL EFIN ETTC CVIS JO
05AMMAN6237JORDAN SECURITY COURT: TERRORISM TRIALS UPDATE
[...] (U) Two new cases entered the State Security Court in July. Jordanian extremist Issam al-Barqawi (aka Abu Mohammad al-Maqdisi) was released on June 26 and re-arrested a week later by Jordanian authorities on charges of instigating subversive acts. Eight men with links to the Palestinian Is [...]
2005-08-03 14:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PHUM IZ JO
05AMMAN6265FY-05 P4L: "YOUNG LEADERS" SEPTEMBER 19, 2005.
[...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION IN IRAQ NOMINATES TWO PARTICIPANTS FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 2. MS. SARA SA'AID AND MS. CELIA HAMAZASP HAVE RECEIVED COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM 3. FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): [...]
2005-08-04 12:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL JO
05AMMAN6602FY-05 P4L STUDENT LEADERS SEPTEMBER 19- OCTOBER 7,
[...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION IN IRAQ NOMINATES TWO PARTICIPANTS FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 2. MS. SARA SA'AID AND MS. YOSIR S. ALI ABDULLAH HAVE RECEIVED COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. 3. FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO N [...]
2005-08-17 12:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL JO
05AMMAN701MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND MIDDLE EAST
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-27 14:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
05AMMAN7273READOUT ON JORDANIAN MINISTERS' SEPT. 10 VISIT TO
[...] (U) In the first visit of a senior Arab state official to Iraq since the fall of Saddam, Jordanian PM Adnan Badran, accompanied by four other cabinet members, met in Baghdad September 10 with Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi and Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari. 2. (C) Jordanian Foreig [...]
2005-09-12 05:31:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN IZ JO
05AMMAN7275VISAS VIPER: AUGUST 2005 MONTHLY REPORT
[...] Acting DCM chaired post's monthly Visas Viper Committee meeting on August 30th. Post identified the men suspected of carrying out the attack on the USS Kearsarge in Aqaba on 19 August 2005 (reftel) as candidates for submission. 2. The Office of the Legal Attache provided the following bi [...]
2005-09-12 05:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER CMGT PINR ASEC JO
05AMMAN7438TERRORISM TRIALS UPDATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordan,s State Security Court (SSC) began new proceedings against a group of 17 charged with planning to attack Americans in Amman and Jordanian intelligence officers. Meanwhile, the defense attorney for one of nine defendants on trial for plotting the April 2004 attempted chemic [...]
2005-09-15 12:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PHUM IZ JO
05AMMAN7777SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT AMBASSADOR JEFFREY AND
[...] (S) King Abdullah views the success of the Coalition effort in Iraq as essential to Jordanian national security interests. The GOJ provides important political and logistical support for U.S. activities in Jordan that contribute to the Iraq effort, most notably training for police, for milit [...]
2005-09-29 15:23:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV JO IZ
05AMMAN8024FM KASRAWI ON UNESCO, ARAB LEAGUE-IRAQ TIES
[...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel demarche on the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions to Foreign Minister Kasrawi October 6. Kasrawi also shared a brief readout with Charge of the October 2 meeting of the Arab League Contact Group in Jeddah [...]
2005-10-06 15:56:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL SCUL IZ JO BHUM UNESCO
05AMMAN8176MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S REMARKS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-16 06:56:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
05AMMAN8422BEGINNING THE FIGHT OVER PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy PM Marwan Muasher, chairman of the Royal Commission for the National Agenda (the centerpiece of King Abdullah's reform efforts),recently announced that the commission's report will include a recommendation that membership in the Jordan Press Association (JPA) become volun [...]
2005-10-26 08:03:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALELAB KDEM KPAO PGOV JO
05AMMAN9392JIPTC PLOTTERS PUBLICLY ARRAIGNED
[...] (U) Jordanian dailies carried front-page reports December 1 on the arraignments in the state security court of four men charged with plotting to attack U.S. personnel in Jordan. According to the indictments, the four men, Ma'adh Breizat (19),Ibrahim al-Jahawsheh (28),Faisal al-Rweidhan (28),[...]
2005-12-06 09:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL JO
05AMMAN9515TERRORISM TRIALS UPDATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordan's State Security Court began proceedings in four separate cases against groups charged with planning to use cyanide to kill bar owners and patrons, illegally entering Syria to attack U.S. forces in Iraq, and plotting to attack U.S. personnel in Jordan. The court said it wo [...]
2005-12-08 16:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM ASEC JO IZ SY
05AMMAN9963IRAQ: AMMAN COALITION TALKS AMONG SUNNIS AND
[...] (C) Senior Iraqi Sunni and secular politicians including Iyad Allawi and Adnan Dulaime met in Amman on December 25 and 26, and agreed to form an &Iraqi National Alliance8 coalition to compete with the Shi,ite Islamist "555" coalition in forming a new government. The immediate goal of the new [...]
2005-12-29 16:38:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ JO
05ANKARA1010ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-24 15:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1015IRAQ: TURKEY WILL SUPPORT ITG, SENDS POSITIVE
[...] (C) PolMilOffs called on MFA Head of Iraq Department Avni Botsali on Feb. 23 to deliver reftel demarche. In response, Botsali read from (and handed us) cleared press guidance that he had drafted for MFA spokesman Namik Tan on Feb. 17. The guidance notes the UNSC president's statement of Feb. [...]
2005-02-25 08:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
05ANKARA1062AMBASSADOR'S ESF-LINKED SCHOOL VISIT: ESF
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 7, the Ambassador participated in a signing ceremony for the $9 million U.S. ESF grant to the World Bank to be used for conditional cash payments to poor families. Remarks by the Ambassador, World Bank director, Turkish Treasury Undersecretary and the manager of the [...]
2005-02-28 14:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL EFIN KPAO TU
05ANKARA110Turkey: New Bond Issue Signals Increasing
[...] (SBU) Summary: Amid signs of increased foreign investor interest in Turkish lira assets, especially longer maturities, the World Bank has issued a 5-year Turkish Lira bond. Turkish financial officials are not concerned the new instrument would compete with Government paper. The World Bank i [...]
2005-01-07 16:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN TU
05ANKARA1105TURKEY SUSPENDS SOMO SUSTAINMENT FUEL LOADING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish officials decided to cease loading SOMO fuels and the coalition fuels loaded at three sites in Turkey as a measure to reduce the estimated 100 KM plus backlog of trucks in Turkey. An MFA official estimated that the decision would be in effect for four to five days. H [...]
2005-03-03 05:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD IZ MARR PREL TU
05ANKARA1128ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-03 14:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1211TURKISH LEADERS CRITICIZE IRAQI TURKMEN FRONT;
[...] (C) Summary: GOT leaders have criticized the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) for its poor showing in the Iraqi elections. ITF's Ankara representative told us that his party favors Ja'afari for Prime Minister and will continue to fight for Turkmen rights in Kirkuk. He accused the U.S. of treating Ir [...]
2005-03-07 15:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA1321TURK-IS LABOR UNION PROTESTS CLOSURE OF
[...] (U) Summary. Turkish Izmit-based paper factory SEKA has been in continuous operation since 1934. Although the GOT's Privatization Administration closed this loss-making factory, Seluloz-Is, a branch of Turk-Is Labor Union, protested the closing and discouraged its members from taking advanta [...]
2005-03-11 08:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ELAB PGOV SOCI TU
05ANKARA1484IRAQ: TURKS TRYING TO CHANGE A LOSING GAME
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey's leadership and policy establishment appears to be grasping for a new and more constructive policy direction on Iraq, in part (we believe) based on the desire to limit the weight Iraq puts on the U.S.-Turkish relationship, in part also due to the Turks' post-election evalu [...]
2005-02-28 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV ELTN ETRD TU IZ
05ANKARA1667TERRORISM DISCUSSION WITH MFA
[...] 4(B) AND (D). Â [...]
2005-03-22 15:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN PREL TU
05ANKARA1958ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-05 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2080ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-11 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2124ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-14 05:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2258GOT SUMMARILY DEPORTS SYRIAN KURD
[...] (U) Summary: The GOT in March summarily deported a Syrian army deserter without allowing the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to review his asylum petition. The Syrian, who was acquitted in a Turkish court on terrorism charges, claimed that because he is a Kurd and a de [...]
2005-04-21 08:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA2302CHOD OZKOK'S ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) Summary: The current public investigations of corruption within the Turkish military are unprecedented and apparently the responsibility of one man -- TGS Chief GEN Hilmi Ozkok. Whether his motivation is to retain (or regain) public support for the military, show up an AKP government tha [...]
2005-04-22 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR MOPS PINR TU
05ANKARA247TURKEY'S THRACE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND BOSPHORUS BYPASS - ADVOCACY QUESTION
[...] (SBU) Thrace Development Company (TDC) Chairman Howard Lowe called on Ambassador December 8 to update us on TDC's proposed oil pipeline project that would be an alternative "bypass" route across Turkish Thrace for oil exported from the Black Sea that currently passes by tanker through the Tur [...]
2005-01-15 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEPET BEXP TU KZ
05ANKARA2522Special 301: MFA Disappointed With PWL
[...] (U) Per ref A, Econoff alerted MFA, the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU),the Turkish Patent Institute (TPE) and other agencies on April 29 that Turkey would remain on the Priority Watch List due to concerns about data exclusivity, patent linkage and copyright/trademark enforcement. FTU a [...]
2005-05-03 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU USTR
05ANKARA2717SPECIAL 301: HEALTH MINISTRY PLANS TO IMPROVE
[...] (SBU) The Deputy Undersecretary of the Turkish Health Ministry told us that the GOT had committed to the EC to extend data exclusivity protection to nonpatented drugs, which would address a major shortcoming in Turkey's regulatory regime. Separately, Lilly's Managing Director in Turkey inform [...]
2005-05-11 13:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU USTR
05ANKARA2719ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-11 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2732TREASURY DAS MEETING WITH TURKISH TREASURY U/S
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of the Asian Development Bank annual meeting in Istanbul, U.S. Treasury DAS David Loevinger met with Turkish Treasury U/S Ibrahim Canakci on May 5. Council of Economic Advisors Member Kristin Forbes also attended. Canakci downplayed the link between the French r [...]
2005-05-12 10:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV TU
05ANKARA2761ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-13 13:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2810ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-17 13:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2912TURKS REPORT SUCCESSFUL JA'AFARI VISIT
[...] (C) ITG PM Ja'afari made a successful May 19-21 visit to Turkey, according to a senior MFA official. Turkey offered to double its electricity exports to Iraq right away, and to increase these exports seven-fold in the next half a year. The Iraqi Finance Minister proposed an unorthodox procedur [...]
2005-05-23 17:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EAID ENRG PTER IZ TU
05ANKARA2938ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-24 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3163ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-06 14:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3357GMAC/DILLINGHAM UPDATE
[...] (SBU) On June 1, ECON/C raised GMAC/Dillingham's problems in completing the long-delayed Izmir Ring Road project with Under Secretary Ibrahim Canakci, the head of the Turkish Treasury who reports directly to State Minister Ali Babacan. Canakci was familiar with the letter sent by OPIC VP Ro [...]
2005-06-14 07:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EFIN EINV TU OPIC
05ANKARA3842SOMO DRAWS DOWN ARREARS TO TURKISH COMPANIES,
[...] (C) Summary. Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization, SOMO, has made progress in drawing down arrears to Turkish oil products suppliers and has signed new contracts for 4.9 million tons of oil products to be delivered during the second half of this year. The Turks and Iraqis are also activ [...]
2005-07-01 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALELTN ETRD IZ PREL TU
05ANKARA4036TURKEY'S LEADERS, PRESS REACT TO LONDON ATTACKS
[...] Senior Turkish officials were quick to condemn last week's terrorist bombings in London. Most press commentators also condemned the attack, though many blamed the US-led war in Iraq for accelerating the spread of terrorism. Some journalists also pointed to an alleged double standard by Weste [...]
2005-07-11 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PTER TU
05ANKARA4058 Zyprexa Update- MOH Issues Sales and Marketing
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-12 14:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR EAGR TU
05ANKARA4071TURKEY ISSUES RFI ON RECONNAISSANCE AND
[...] Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (Savunma Sanayi Mustesarligi - SSM) issued on July 7 a Request for Information (RFI) about Reconnaissance and Surveillance Satellite Systems. According to the SSM website, the project will include development of an Electro-Optical (EO) reconnai [...]
2005-07-14 05:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMARR TU
05ANKARA4149TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, July 1-15,
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Friday, July 1: [...]
2005-07-18 10:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA4245EUR/SE DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S VISIT TO ADANA: KURDISH
[...] (C) Summary:Incoming EUR/SE Dep. Director Baxter Hunt visited Adana on July 19, meeting with local AK Party officials, attorneys and human rights advocates, and 39th Wing officials. AK party officials expressed confidence about the continuing appeal of the party and cited the lack of U.S. act [...]
2005-07-22 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS PHUM TU PKK
05ANKARA4278ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-25 15:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4316TRABZON'S COMLEKCI DISTRICT, THE BLACK SEA'S
[...] (C) Summary: A June 27 New York Times article by Craig Smith on prostitution in Turkey gives an account of the prostitution situation in the Comlekci District of Trabzon. Prostitution is indeed rampant in Trabzon, as witnessed by PolOffs. What is not clear, however, is if trafficking is equa [...]
2005-07-27 09:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA4409TURKEY'S SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL
[...] Summary: The Supreme Military Council (Yuksek Askeri Surasi - YAS) will meet August 1-4 and decide general and flag officer promotions. We provide a description of the YAS and the military promotion and assignment system as background in advance of the announcement of senior promotions and as [...]
2005-08-01 04:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PINR TU
05ANKARA4494FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS FIGHT WITHHOLDING TAX
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-03 08:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV BEXP TU
05ANKARA4563TURKEY'S SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL MEETING PRODUCES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish General Staff (TGS) announced on August 4 the decisions made by the Supreme Military Council (Yuksek Askeri Surasi - YAS) at its August 1-4 meeting, during which the promotion, retirement and re-assignment of Turkey's senior military officers, as well as the dismissal [...]
2005-08-05 04:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PINR TU
05ANKARA4607ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-05 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA47TURKEY AND IRAQ DISCUSS STEPS TO IMPROVE TRUCKER
[...] (C) Summary: Iraqi and Turkish delegations met in Ankara December 29-30 to discuss implementation of agreements reached at the November 30 trilateral (U.S.-Iraq-Turkey) trucker security meeting. The Iraqis proposed a more eastern route for Turkish truckers driving from Zakho to Baghdad and [...]
2005-01-05 05:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEPET ETRD IZ PREL TU
05ANKARA4794TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, July 31-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Vatan on Sunday, July 31: [...]
2005-08-16 08:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA482TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP REQUIRES ADEQUATE
[...] (C) Summary. European Commission social policy sector manager in Ankara Zeynep Aydemir told us EU membership will require Turkey to guarantee full rights for trade unions and to establish a clear legal definition regarding the burden of proof in legal disputes. Aydemir attaches major signific [...]
2005-01-28 10:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI TU
05ANKARA4827ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-17 05:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4857RUMBLINGS IN ULTRA-NATIONALIST MHP
[...] (C) Summary. Although the current Turkish political environment should provide right-nationalist MHP with an excellent opportunity to challenge ruling AKP, MHP has failed to gain much traction. MHP leadership,s failure has contributed to a growing dissident movement within the party. The co [...]
2005-08-18 12:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS TU
05ANKARA4888THE USE AND ABUSE OF TURKISH POLLS
[...] Summary. Turkish polls have had a tendency inaccurately to forecast the outcome of Turkish national elections because the majority of Turkish survey firms do not follow the basic requirements for conducting a scientific poll. Nevertheless, Turkish elites --- including leaders in the governing [...]
2005-08-22 08:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS TU
05ANKARA497U.S. VISITS HELPS TURKISH FEMA REFORM TURKEY'S
[...] Summary: Turkey's Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) received the political endorsement of Deputy Prime Minister Sahin and key ministers to broaden its authority to coordinate Turkey's emergency management system. TEMA Director General Hassan Ipek said his December visit to the U.S. with Sa [...]
2005-01-28 16:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PREL SENV TU
05ANKARA5133ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-02 08:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5165TURKS CONCERNED ABOUT TALAFAR
[...] (C) The GOT Deputy Special Envoy for Iraq, Ethem Tokdemir, briefed PolMilCouns Sept. 1 on Turkish concerns and actions regarding Talafar. He reported that a delegation of 17 tribal Turkmen leaders from Talafar (nine Shia, six Sunni, two unknown--full list in para. 5) traveled to Ankara and met [...]
2005-09-02 16:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ
05ANKARA5948TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, September
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Bu Gun on Saturday, September [...]
2005-10-03 15:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA5949ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-03 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6106COMBATING EXTREMISM
[...] (C) Summary. Turkey has a reputation for being a moderate, secular, and democratic country with a Muslim population. The reality of Islam in Turkey, however, is more complicated. The State actively represses unofficial expressions of Islam. Violent Turkish Islamic extremism does exist. Mi [...]
2005-10-11 06:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA6182ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-12 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6318TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, October 1-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Guardian Unlimited on Saturday [...]
2005-10-19 11:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA6353ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-20 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA648THE TURKEY-IRAQ BORDERS CROSSING WORKS DESPITE
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: At the Turkey-Iraq border crossing, officials and facilities are strained but still functioning. The lines on the Turkish side waiting to enter Iraq are relatively short and orderly, in contrast to the apparent chaos across the Iraqi border where hundreds of t [...]
2005-02-03 16:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD IZ MARR PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA6536ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-01 16:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6637ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-09 15:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6749ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-15 16:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA686TURKISH TREASURY WORRY ON IMF STATE OF PLAY
[...] (C) Summary: Showing considerable frustration and concern about Turkey's relations with the IMF, Treasury Undersecretary Ibrahim Canakci explained the GOT's thinking in its recent decision to expand the investment incentives law despite the strong opposition of top IMF management. With the Pr [...]
2005-02-04 16:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN TU
05ANKARA7016ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-30 05:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7186ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 15:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7242TURKEY UNDER FIRE FOR HIGH-PROFILE SPEECH CASES
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish prosecutors have recently opened a number of speech-related cases against high-profile writers and intellectuals, drawing sharp criticism from EU Enlargement Commissioner Rehn and others. The number of such cases has actually dropped in recent years. However, political a [...]
2005-12-12 07:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
05ANKARA7308TURKISH JUDGE LIFTS ZYPREXA INJUNCTION AND GENERIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: A recent lifting of a Turkish court injunction allowed a generic copy of the Eli Lilly product Zyprexa to come on the market December 9. Lilly representatives plan to continue fighting the case in court, but asked us to refrain from discussing their specific case with the GO [...]
2005-12-14 10:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA776HUMAN RIGHTS BOARD CHAIRMAN RESIGNS AMID FEUD OVER
[...] (C) Summary: The chairman and vice chairmen of a GOT human rights board resigned from the body in protest Feb. 7, asserting that the Prime Ministry dismissed them one year before their terms were up. The resignations followed a bitter dispute over the board's taboo-breaking October report on [...]
2005-02-09 16:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA88ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-06 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA902TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 1-10,
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Wednesday, February 9 by M [...]
2005-02-17 07:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA912ESF SIGNING CEREMONY GENERATES POSITIVE NEWS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 7, the Ambassador participated in a signing ceremony for the $9 million U.S. ESF grant to the World Bank to be used for conditional cash payments to poor families. Remarks by the Ambassador, World Bank director, Turkish Treasury Undersecretary and the manager of the [...]
2005-02-17 12:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL EFIN TU
05ANKARA982ANKARA PUK REP SAYS TALABANI STRONGLY OPPOSES
[...] (C) Ankara PUK Representative Bahros Galali--who has proven to be well-connected to the PUK leadership--pulled PolMilOff aside after a Feb. 23 briefing Galali provided to local diplomats on the Iraqi elections (reported septel). He expressed party leader Jalal Talabani's deep concern that the [...]
2005-02-23 12:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU IZ
05ASUNCION1181PARAGUAY'S RURAL UNREST: A RELATIVE CALM
[...] (SBU) President Duarte's about-face and clear message that he would not tolerate road closures or land invasions served the useful purpose of dampening the rural unrest that captured continuous media attention and occasionally disrupted transportation and agricultural operations last year (ref [...]
2005-09-20 11:41:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAGR ELAB KDEM PA
05BAGHDAD2107DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER AZEZ'S LAST WORDS ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Deputy Finance Minister Azez Hassan said Iraq's reporting on fiscal data to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has improved significantly and is now strong. MOF is ready to close the books on 2004 and Azez said he expects the Budget Department to finalize by the June 6 Articl [...]
2005-05-18 20:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD2349JAFARI PLEDGES MORE SUNNI DIALOGUE, SAYS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: During a May 19 meeting with Prime Minister Jafari, the Deputy Secretary highlighted the need for an integrated strategy (political, economic, and security) to defeat the insurgency. As part of that strategy, he emphasized the need for inclusiveness and the importance of stick [...]
2005-06-01 07:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOVIP PREL PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD2388UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN DETAINEES IN COALITION
[...] (SBU) In this cable, Post provides an update to Reftel A, which was sent in January 2005 in response to AmConsul Jerusalem's request in Reftel B for information on the status of Palestinian security internees held by Coalition Forces inside Iraq. As of May 31, 2005, Multi-National Force - Ir [...]
2005-06-03 12:44:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PHUM PINS PTER XF
05BAGHDAD2394AL-ANBAR GOVERNOR KILLED; PROVINCIAL COUNCIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Joint Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces discovered the body of Al-Anbar Governor, Raja Nawaf Farhan May 29. The Anbar Provincial Council met June 1 in a special session and selected current PC Chairman, Engineer Ma'moun Sami Rasheed, as the new governor. Former Governor Fas [...]
2005-06-04 14:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD2398MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ RESISTANCE GOVERNMENT
[...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on June 5 were the developments of the security and political situations. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Resistance by animals and water melon" (Asharq Al- Awsat, 6/5) B. "Citizens and the politi [...]
2005-06-05 11:20:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD2436TEXT OF PRESIDENT TALABANI'S NON-PAPER TO PM JAFARI
[...] (C) Below is the full text of President Talabani's non-paper to Prime Minister Jafari; referred to in REFTEL. 2. (C) BEGIN TEXT: His Excellency the Prime Minister Dr. Ibrahim al-Jafari With Greetings and Respect, The Kurdish Alliance - an equal partner in the Unified Coalition of [...]
2005-06-08 11:32:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD2442MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ AL-JAFARI POLITICAL PROGRAM,
[...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on June 8 were the security and political situations. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Al-Jafari needs a rest" (Al-Ittihad, June 8) B. "The language of the constitution " (Al-Mashriq, June 8) --- [...]
2005-06-08 12:50:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD2444BADR ORGANIZATION CONFERENCE SHOWCASES STRENGTH
[...] (C) Summary. The Badr Organization Conference kicked off a two-day conference for its leadership with a June 8 opening ceremony that had the feel of a political party rally. The ceremony celebrated the anniversary of the Badr Organization's transformation from militia to an ostensibly separ [...]
2005-06-08 16:21:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV KISL IZ KINR
05BAGHDAD2472FINAL TEXT OF PRESIDENT TALABANI'S LETTER TO PM
[...] (C) President Talabani's Chief of Staff Kameran Karadaghi passed to Charge Staff Assistant the final text of a letter Talabani had dispatched to ITG Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari, noting explicitly that the text had been drafted by Talabani and cleared by KDP chief Masoud Barzani. In the brief [...]
2005-06-12 10:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM IZ KDP
05BAGHDAD2547ISLAMIC HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION ALLEGES IRAQI
[...] (C) Members of the Islamic Organization for Human Rights (IOHR) told Poloff June 9 that abuse of detainees by Iraqi Police (IP) occurs regularly. The group has investigated at least 25 specific allegations of torture and abuse, compiled into a public report, associated with a group of police [...]
2005-06-16 13:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD2853 PM JAFARI TELLS CODEL LEVIN CONSTITUTION BY
[...] (C) Summary. In a July 6 meeting with Codel Levin, PM Jafari opined that a constitution is achievable by August 15. Despite repeated attempts, CODEL Levin did not obtain Jafari's acknowledgement that a resolution by the Transitional National Assembly (TNA) welcoming the presence of Coalitio [...]
2005-07-07 12:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD2906GARDEN CHATS WITH PAPA JA'FARI AND CREW
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Ja'fari unexpectedly sat in on an informal meeting between departing PolOff and one of Ja'fari's aides on July 7. Revealing insights into his own worldview, Ja'fari provided lengthy "love-life" counseling and advice while also sharing details about his own fami [...]
2005-07-11 08:34:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD2908MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, TERRORISM, LONDON BOMBINGS;
[...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July. 11 were calls for the Arab Ministers of Interior to hold a security conference, the constitutional committee's preparations for drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ---------- [...]
2005-07-11 08:43:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD2922ANBARI BUSINESS AND TRIBAL LEADER CHARTS A
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Abdullah Kharbit, a prominent businessman from an influential Anbar tribal family, described the Sunni Arabs as leaderless and unorganized as compared to the Shia and Kurds. He noted a few leaders have begun creating a Sunni political movement to prepare for the elections in De [...]
2005-07-12 11:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD2969MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, AL-JAFARI, IRAN, RESISTANCE;
[...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 17 were Al-Jafari's visit to Tehran, the constitutional committee's preparations for drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ---------------- [...]
2005-07-17 10:14:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD2973RESPONSE TO INQUIRY ON EGYPTIAN DETAINEES
[...] (SBU) The following cable responds to Embassy Cairo's inquiry in reftel regarding six Egyptian nationals believed to be detained by Coalition Forces in Iraq. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) All detainees held by Coalition Forces in Iraq are held on the authority of UNSCR 1546 [...]
2005-07-17 14:23:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PHUM PINS PTER IZ EG
05BAGHDAD2984AL DUJAIL CASE REFERRED TO IRAQI SPECIAL TRIBUNAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 17, the chief investigative judge for the Iraqi Special Tribunal ("IST") referred the Al Dujail case to the IST's trial chambers. The case, in which Saddam Hussein is a defendant, will focus on the killing of hundreds of people from the town of Al Dujail. Under the IST [...]
2005-07-18 17:16:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS IZ
05BAGHDAD3001NAVIGATING THE RIFT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN -
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. During a routine office call, National Security Advisor Mouwaffak Al-Rubaie discussed the development of a strategic security alliance with Iran to assist Iraq in combating the Sunni insurgency. Rubaie stated that while more right- wing elements of the United Iraqi Alliance (U [...]
2005-07-19 16:42:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPINS PREL MCAP MOPS PGOV IZ IR
05BAGHDAD3006ITG REQUESTS RELEASE OF MEHDI ABDHMED AL-KHALISI
[...] (S/NF) MNF-I and Embassy are receiving frequent and fervent requests from Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'afari, Minister of State for National Security Abd al-Karim al-Anzi, and National Security Advisor Mowaffak al-Rubaie for the release of detainee Mehdi Abdmehd al-Khalisi (MP#124),currently he [...]
2005-07-20 08:58:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PHUM PTER PINS PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD3007SUNNI CONSTITUTION DRAFTERS COMMITTED TO AUGUST 15
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two principal members of the newly appointed members to the Constitutional Committee told us July 18 that they are committed to finishing a draft by August 15 if possible but they are opposed to a federalist vision of Iraq. An influential member (who was subsequently murdered on [...]
2005-07-20 09:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3008MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ TERROR CONSTITUTION; BAGHDAD
[...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 20 were the constitutional committee's preparations for the referendum and drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "C [...]
2005-07-20 11:12:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3022A STATUS REPORT ON CONSTITUTION NEGOTIATIONS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The assassination of two Sunni Arab constitution committee representatives added urgency to negotiations on July 19 and 20. By the end of the day, Sunni Arab delegates had made clear to the Charge that they intend to continue participating in the drafting process. Key figures o [...]
2005-07-21 07:21:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3075MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ CONSTITUTION AND SUNNI
[...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 25 were the constitutional committee's preparations for the referendum, drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Is i [...]
2005-07-25 10:57:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3110MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ SECURITY, U.S. AMBASSADOR
[...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 27 were the new security plan, drafting the constitution, the constitutional committee's preparations for the referendum, and the developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ------------- [...]
2005-07-27 12:46:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3127IRAQI PM ON KUWAIT BORDER INCIDENTS
[...] (C) In two meetings on July 26 , Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari raised with the Ambassador the increased tension between Kuwait and Iraq. The PM has received reports from Iraqi officials that Kuwaitis penetrated 25 kilometers into the no-man's land between Iraq and Kuwait. He said the incursi [...]
2005-07-28 16:50:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL IR KU IZ
05BAGHDAD3468MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION;
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-24 21:21:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD3483MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION;
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-26 07:47:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD3562 JCRED REVIEWS IRAQ ENERGY ISSUES
[...] (SBU) U.S. and Iraqi delegations discussed Iraq energy issues in Amman during an energy bilateral on July 10, and during the Joint Commission on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) on July 11. The Ministry of Oil plans to expand oil production to 2.5 million barrels/day by year [...]
2005-08-31 14:49:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON ENRG EPET SOCI IZ
05BAGHDAD3584GOI RECOMMENDS BAGHDAD FUEL RATIONING,
[...] (C) Summary: An August 28 emergency session of the National Energy Council (NEC) addressed the critical fuel shortage in Iraq. The NEC recommended fuel rationing in Baghdad and, to increase security for critical oil and Electric power infrastructure, augmenting the Strategic Infrastructure B [...]
2005-09-02 06:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EFIN MOPS MARR PGOV PTER IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD3644REP WOLF DISCUSSES FUTURE OF COALITION FORCE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On 28 August 2005, U.S. Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA) met with several members of the Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG),including President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Ibrahim Al-Jafari. Noting wavering U.S. public opinion over the continued military presence in Ir [...]
2005-09-06 07:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL MCAP MOPS PGOV IZ IR
05BAGHDAD3694CHALABI EMANDS MORE BANG FOR THE BUCK FROM SIBS
[...] (C) Summary: At the September 4 meeting of the National Energy Council (NEC),Deputy Pri- Minister Ahmad Chalabi castigated Iraqi Army Chief of Staff Abadi for the poor performance of the Strategic Infrastructure BattQUions (SIBs) in protecting vital power and pipelines. C0Jlabi stressed the [...]
2005-09-08 16:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALENRG MOPS MARR PINR PGOV PTER EPET IZ
05BAGHDAD3719TAL AFAR SITREP: SEPT. 10, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-11 02:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PREL PGOV PINS EAID PREF ECON IZ
05BAGHDAD3750SHI'A AND KURDS CONTINUE DEBATE OVER WATER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Authority over Iraq's water resources has emerged as a temporary stumbling block to concluding the draft constitution. The Kurds want a strong role for regional governments in managing water resources, while the Shi'a insist that the central government have the main authority. [...]
2005-09-12 11:16:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3751JORDANIAN PM VISITS BAGHDAD
[...] (U) Jordanian Prime Minister Adnan Badran, accompanied by Foreign Minister Farouk Kasrawi and Ministers of Interior, Energy and Planning, visited Baghdad the afternoon of September 10. The delegation held separate meetings with Iraqi PM Ibrahim al-Ja'afari and Deputy President Adil Abd al-Ma [...]
2005-09-12 11:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL JO IZ
05BAGHDAD3758ELECTION LAW PASSES; SHIA-KURDISH MOVE CLOSER ON
[...] (C) Senior Shi'a Coalition official and Deputy Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly (TNA) Hussein Ibrahim Saleh al-Shahristani confirmed to Charge on the evening of September 12 that the Shi'a Coalition (and the Najaf clergy) have agreed to language in the draft constitution regarding [...]
2005-09-12 17:48:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD3939OIL MINISTER QUIETLY TAKING STEPS ON FUEL PRICES,
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Oil Ibrahim Bahr al-'Ulum told the Embassy September 21 that there is no ministerial support for fuel price reform prior to the December elections, but "quieter" efforts are underway to "condition" the Iraqi public to new prices. These include sale of fuel for private [...]
2005-09-23 10:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET KCRM MOPS MARR PGOV PINR PINS PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD3988DRAFT LAW LIBERALIZING FUEL IMPORTS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post has obtained a draft of a proposed GOI law to liberalize the import and distribution of refined fuel products (text in para 4). If adopted and implemented, the draft law will END the State Oil Marketing Company's monopoly on fuel imports. The law is ambiguous, however, as [...]
2005-09-26 16:47:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EPET ETRD PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3989FUEL PRICES TO RISE COUNTRYWIDE
[...] (C) Summary: Director General of the Oil Products Distribution Company Zuhayr Shakir said September 23 that the $.08/gallon price rise for regular octane fuel that went into effect in Baghdad September 17 will be extended countrywide in October. Zuhayr's company is formally part of the Minis [...]
2005-09-27 02:27:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3996SUNNI DIALOGUE COUNCIL'S MASHADANI SEEKS
[...] (C) Summary: At a September 24 meeting, the Ambassador discussed Sunni Arab reaction to the draft constitution with Mahmoud Mashadani, Constitution Committee and Iraqi Council for National Dialogue (ICND) member. The Ambassador agreed to advocate for Sunni Arab-proposed changes to the constit [...]
2005-09-27 07:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4006(U) FIRST KURDISTAN REBUILDING EXPO ATTRACTS 200
[...] (SBU) Summary: A USG delegation attended the Rebuild Iraq Expo and Conference on September 15 & 16 in the Kurdish city of Erbil. Organized by the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, it was the first such event held in Iraq. Kurdish areas want to show they are open and ready for [...]
2005-09-27 12:01:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EIND PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4008LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY DISAPPOINTS ENERGY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 22, the Ministers of Oil, Water Resources, and Electricity reported to the National Energy Council (NEC) an increase in attacks against electrical power generation and distribution systems as well as export pipelines. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Chalabi and the minis [...]
2005-09-27 12:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET EFIN MOPS MARR PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4010MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-27 17:48:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4089MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-03 18:47:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4105DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 4, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-04 17:00:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4110IECI REACHES OUT TO KIRKUK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Sunni Arab leaders in Kirkuk told an Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) delegation September 28 that the large increase in Kurdish voter registration was fraudulent and demanded an investigation. IECI commissioners Hamdia Muhammad and Adil Allami assured these Sunni [...]
2005-10-05 06:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD4126MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-06 04:33:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD4127DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 5, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-06 04:34:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4208CODEL REED VISITS PM JAFARI
[...] (SBU) On October 11, Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari told Senators Jack Reed (R-RI) and Chris Dodd (D-CT) that he is optimistic that the constitution referendum will take place on time and will pass without issue. Jaafari added that he expects widespread voter turnout that will include Sunni [...]
2005-10-12 16:52:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD4214MAJOR SUNNI PARTY PARTICIPATES IN GATHERING IN
[...] (C) Summary. The Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) reiterated support for the amended draft constitution at a big tent gathering of Iraqi political leaders October 12 in the Transitional National Assembly. A number of important amendments, negotiated in the last week, paved the way for the statemen [...]
2005-10-13 12:09:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PHUM PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4228MIXED REACTION BY SUNNI ARABS TO CONSTITUTION
[...] (C) An official from the Sunni Arab-dominated Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP),Nasir Al-Ani, told PolOff October 13 the IIP remains resolutely in support of the constitution despite insurgents firing rocket-propelled grenades on the IIP office in Fallujah October 13. Al-Ani said there were no casua [...]
2005-10-14 15:39:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PNAT IZ
05BAGHDAD4284PM AGREES NOT TO DELAY DECEMBER ELECTION
[...] (C) Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari met with Ambassador Khalilzad and UK Ambassador William Patey on October 16 to discuss delaying the date for registration of political coalitions from October 21 to November 4 and the date of the National Assembly election from December 15 to December 29. They [...]
2005-10-18 09:21:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4289ANBAR POLITICS: NOBODY LIKES ANYBODY VERY MUCH
[...] (C) Summary. This is a SET Ramadi Cable. Anbar Sunni Arab politicos may feel besieged with worries about Shia, Iranians, terrorists, Iraqi Security Forces and the American military, but they are hardly circling the wagons. The lead political figure in Anbar, in terms of administrative prow [...]
2005-10-18 12:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4324POLITICAL REACTIONS TO THE SADDAM TRIAL
[...] (C) Summary. For many Iraqis, the Saddam trial provides a sense of relief, revenge, justice and healing. However, some Sunni Arabs claimed that it is a political tool to divert attention away from referendum anomalies and the upcoming elections. Press editorials warn that Saddam's grandstand [...]
2005-10-20 07:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM IZ
05BAGHDAD4347UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE EDELMAN MEETS WITH PM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Eric Edelman and LTG Victor Renuart, Director of Strategic Plans and Policy, met with Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari at his office on October 18. They discussed the ongoing development of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF). Jaafari s [...]
2005-10-22 03:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ECON EFIN PTER KCOR IZ
05BAGHDAD4391DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 25, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-25 17:37:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4427SHIA ISLAMIST COALITION APPEARS SEALED AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Shia leaders have reportedly formed a grand coalition but remained holed up in negotiations on the evening before the October 28 election registration deadline. The Sadrist trend has reportedly significantly expanded its clout in the coalition, as has the Badr Organization. Ther [...]
2005-10-27 15:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4464MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-31 18:59:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4781MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-29 19:15:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4782 IRAQ MEDIA SUMMARY NOVEMBER 19-26, CAIRO
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. This week the Iraqi press zeroed in on the Cairo Conference and spinoff topics. The Cairo Conference in fact prompted Iraq's first real public debate about resistance and terrorism, the coalition presence, and de- Ba'athification. Cairo seems also to have stimu [...]
2005-11-29 20:32:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4788 ANBAR SECURITY CONFERENCE DRAWS STRONG SUNNI
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. During an unprecedented gathering on November 29th, leaders from Ramadi and elsewhere in Anbar province agreed to build Iraqi capacity to take over security in Anbar's cities. Nearly all of the assembled leaders encouraged Anbaris to join the ISF, but there were div [...]
2005-11-30 16:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4790FORMER EXILE SAYS REAL TEST TO COME WITH POST-
[...] (C) Summary: Former Iraqi exile Saad Saleh Jabr predicted that the Sunni victors in the upcoming elections would ally with Iyad Allawi, providing the Kurds with a king-making position of supporting either Allawi or Adel Abdel Mahdi. He complained about Iranian "control" of key Iraqi faction [...]
2005-11-30 18:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4807FALLUJAH MUFTI, A COALITION ALLY, KILLED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sheikh Hamza Abass Muhna al-Esawe, Fallujah's universally respected mufti and senior imam, was killed November 29, 2005. He had functioned as an effective coalition ally since Operation Al Fajr. Initial reports from local Iraqi police indicate masked gunmen shot Hamza as he lef [...]
2005-12-01 19:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KDEM IZ XL
05BAGHDAD4907SMALLER "ISLAMIC COALITION" WAGES A TOUGH CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Several leaders from the "Islamic Coalition," list 549, cast their slate as an embattled competitor of the dominant United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) in a December 4 meeting with Poloffs. The group, made up of breakaways from the Shia coalition led by the Islamic Action Organization, dr [...]
2005-12-08 17:27:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4908PM DISCUSSES PRISON INSPECTIONS, VISIT TO SAUDI
[...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: On the evening of December 3, Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'afari hosted a meeting at his residence attended by Charge, MNF-I Commanding General and Deputy Commanding General, UK Ambassador Patey, and DepPolMilCouns. Present with the PM were Chief of Staff Dr. Abdul Azi [...]
2005-12-08 19:00:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EFIN ETRD IZ
05BAGHDAD4912WHAT CAMPAIGNING IN IRAQ LOOKS LIKE
[...] With so much at stake, campaigning for the December 15 elections is intense. The security situation weighs heavily on the campaign, and leaders of the major coalitions make relatively few public appearances. That said, we sense there are more public campaign events than we saw in the Januar [...]
2005-12-08 21:09:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD4916PM JA'FARI TELLS CODEL HAGEL WAR ON TERROR IS MORE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'fari told Senator Charles Hagel, Senator Thomas Carper, Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher, and Ambassador in a December 2 meeting that Iraq has accomplished much in 2005, but much work needs to be done. The most pressing problem, Ja'fari warned, is that [...]
2005-12-09 13:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PINS PREL PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4929AVIAN FLU UPDATE: POULTRY CONSUMPTION LAGS
[...] SUMMARY: From November 26-30, Embassy Agriculture Attache and Senior Agricultural Advisor visited Kurdish governorates and met with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Agriculture to follow up on U.S. poultry imports since the lifting of the import ban on poultry (ref A). Ac [...]
2005-12-10 15:59:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD IZ USTR
05BAGHDAD4942DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING GOI REQUEST FOR WORLD
[...] Embassy transmitted demarche talking points to the Special Assistant to Planning Minister Barham Salih on December 11. In a telecon with the advisor, we were told that Barham Salih remains intensely interested in establishing a permanent World Bank (WB) Office here. He also promised to inco [...]
2005-12-12 08:07:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN IZ PREL IBRD
05BAGHDAD4954DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - December 12, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-12 15:16:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4958SHI'A TECHNOCRAT TALKS OF INTIMIDATION AND CABINET
[...] (S) Summary. Iraqi Transitional National Assembly (TNA) member and former Minister of Oil Thamir Ghadhban described methods of election intimidation and urged the USG to call on the political parties likely responsible for this intimidation to stop it. He predicted that the United Iraqi All [...]
2005-12-12 16:15:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4959KEY SUNNI LEADER ENVISIONS A UNITY GOVERNMENT -
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A leading figure in the top Sunni Arab electoral list told PolOff December 12 that his group was aiming for a broad "national unity" government after the elections. The official, Mahmud Mashhadani of the Iraqi Consensus (Tawafuq) Front, told PolOff that he envisioned an alliance [...]
2005-12-12 16:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4981THE ANBAR SECURITY COUNCIL: RECENT NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. This is a SET Ramadi cable. A recently created council of influential Anbaris in Ramadi known alternatively as the Ramadi or Anbar Security Council has brought together local officials (from the professional or technocratic class),ex-military officers, imams and tribal sheikhs. [...]
2005-12-13 18:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5094PRESIDENT TALABANI ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with President Jalal Talabani and other Kurdish government officials on December 21, the Ambassador reiterated the U.S. Government's commitment to an inclusive, cross-sectarian government in the interests of Iraqi national unity. Talabani agreed and stated his prefe [...]
2005-12-22 19:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5095SUNNI ARAB PROTEST GROUP MARAM MUCH BARKING, HOW
[...] (C) Summary. A variety of parties unhappy with the election results, including Allawi's and the major Sunni Arab blocs, met December 21-22 and issued a "Pact of Honor" under the name MARAM. They demanded an international investigation into the December 15 elections, as well as the formation [...]
2005-12-22 19:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5133MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-28 03:08:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD5134ALLAWI CHIEF OF STAFF: WE UNITE WITH SUNNI BLOCS
[...] (C) Ibrahim al-Janabi, Chief of Staff to Dr. Ayad Allawi, told Poloff and PolFSN December 27 that the National Iraqi List and the main Sunni Arab blocs (Tawwafuq, National Dialogue, and Reconciliation and Liberation) had signed an agreement December 25 in Amman to establish a common front; the [...]
2005-12-28 05:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5155ALLAWI AND SUNNI ARAB PARTIES CONSIDER BROADER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunni Arab political party leaders reported to PolOffs December 29 that they are headed towards a government coalition alliance with both Ayad Allawi's National Iraqi List and the Kurdish Alliance and eventually later with the Shia Islamists. However, our Sunni Arab contacts also [...]
2005-12-29 16:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PNAT IZ
05BANGKOK1578ASEAN INTER-PARLIAMENTARY BURMA CAUCUS VISITS
[...] (U) Summary. Several members of the informal Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus visited Thailand this week, hosted by Senator Kraisak Choonhavan, Chairman of the Thai Senate Foreign Relations committee. In a March 2 press conference, the Caucus called [...]
2005-03-03 11:52:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF TH BM BURMA ASEAN
05BANGKOK2351THAILAND: STAFFDEL JANUZZI VISIT TO FAR SOUTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 28-29, Senate Foreign Relations Committee professional staff member Frank Januzzi visited Thailand's southernmost Muslim majority provinces. Januzzi spoke with a variety of interlocutors and heard local views on the origins and nature of the continuing unrest, cautious [...]
2005-04-01 11:32:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER TH NRC
05BANGKOK3107THAILAND: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQ
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Minister-Counselor Amornsate Singha, the new Director of MFA's North America Division. In subsequent conversations, Amornsate said that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has already delivered congratulatory messages to both President Jalal Talabani a [...]
2005-05-10 10:18:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL IZ TH IRAQ
05BANGKOK3206THAILAND ISSUES STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR NEW IRAQI
[...] (SBU) The MFA has informed Post that the RTG has issued a public statement in support of the Iraqi transitional Government. The MFA has posted the announcement on the Ministry's website (www.mfa.go.th). In addition, MFA North America Division provided post with a copy of a congratulatory D [...]
2005-05-13 10:33:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPAO TH IRAQ
05BANGKOK3633THAILAND: VIOLENCE IN THE SOUTH: VISIT TO SONGKHLA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff visited the far southern province of Songkhla and the Muslim majority province of Satun May 23-24. Satun province has avoided the violence plaguing the three other Muslim majority Thai provinces despite a similar population and geographical location. A separate historic [...]
2005-06-03 06:44:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK4778THAILAND: VISIT TO FAR SOUTH JULY 18-19
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 18-19 Poloff and DRL/PHD Foreign Affairs Officer Vanessa Golding visited the far southern Thai provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Songkhla. Officers heard widespread concern that the deteriorating security situation is increasing tension between the Buddhist and Musli [...]
2005-07-26 09:19:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER TH
05BEIRUT3670MGLE01: DEFENSE MINISTER MURR SAYS ARMY UNABLE TO
[...] (S) In a November 8 meeting with NEA DAS Elizabeth Dibble, the Ambassador, the defense attache, and econoff, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr said that he is trying to transform the Lebanese military after 15 years of Syrian direction. He wanted to change the "Syrian me [...]
2005-11-14 08:51:00Embassy BeirutSECRETKPAL MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PTER SY LE
05BRASILIA1893BRAZIL - DELIVERED LISTING OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-15 19:17:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL ETTC UNSC
05BRASILIA1979BRAZILIAN CONGRESS INVESTIGATES CORRUPTION
[...] SUMMARY. A series of interlocking and expanding corruption scandals (reftels) that have engulfed the Brazilian government and President Lula da Silva's Workers' Party (PT) since May has led to the establishment of three separate, but closely related, Congressional Inquiry Committees (CPIs): [...]
2005-07-22 20:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA3051 BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 14-18
[...] INTRODUCTION. On Monday, November 14, the political crisis that has engulfed the Lula administration and hindered the work of the Brazilian Congress reached the six-month mark. From the day a Postal Service employee was caught receiving bribes in the name of a federal deputy, various corrup [...]
2005-11-18 19:02:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA455SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 50
[...] The following is the fiftieth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science & technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed d [...]
2005-02-22 15:49:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
05CAIRO2285CHARGES AGAINST AYMAN NOUR: ADDITIONAL DETAILS
[...] (C) The statement of Public Prosecutor Maher Abdel Wahed, released on March 22 when the GOE formally charged Ghad Party leader and aspirant presidential candidate Ayman Nour with forgery and knowingly using forged documents (ref A),provides additional details on the GOE's case against Nour. [...]
2005-03-23 16:25:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO2506EGYPT: AYMAN NOUR REFERRED TO TRIAL
[...] (C) The Egyptian public prosecutor's office announced on March 26 that opposition leader Ayman Nour and five codefendants would stand trial for forgery beginning June 28. Although the venue for the trial has not yet been publicly announced, a senior Ghad Party contact claimed to us that the c [...]
2005-03-30 14:26:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO2524THE SOUND AND THE FURY OF EGYPT'S REACTION TO USG
[...] (C) Egyptian anger at our March 3 announcement of direct USG funding for democracy promotion has now reached the Parliament. After several weeks of increasingly strident editorial coverage in newspapers controlled by or sympathetic to the GOE, the People's Assembly has debated the implicati [...]
2005-03-31 11:45:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KMPI KDEM EG
05CAIRO2536WHAT IF YOU HELD A COMPETITIVE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) President Mubarak's late February proposal to amend Article 76 of the Egyptian constitution will, once parliament has hammered out the modalities, allow for direct, competitive presidential elections for the first time in the country's history. Although no announcement has yet been made, [...]
2005-03-31 15:42:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO2589 REPORTING ON RECENT DEMONSTRATIONS; NEW WEEKLY
[...] Egyptian newspapers carried only limited reporting of the recent demonstrations in Cairo and around Egypt by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and the opposition Kifaya ("Enough") movement. Al Destour ("The Constitution"),a weekly paper with an aggressive tone, reappeared on the newsstands after [...]
2005-04-04 13:36:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPAO EG
05CAIRO2789 TERRORISM IN CAIRO; ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICISM OF
[...] All media outlets gave wide coverage to the bombing attack in Cairo's Khan Al-Khalili market, highlighting PM Ahmed Nazif's April 8 hospital visit to victims and Egyptian government officials' claims that the attack was "an individual act." All commentators feared the attacks would unsettle [...]
2005-04-11 14:14:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER KPAO EG
05CAIRO2792APRIL 3 VISIT TO ISMAILIA: "ACTIVATING" THE
[...] (U) The Charge on April 3 visited Ismailia, the Egyptian governorate with which Embassy Cairo cooperates in running an experimental Virtual Presence Post (VPP),or "Virtual Consulate" (reftels). The Governorate's expanded engagement with the project, coupled with enhanced participation on th [...]
2005-04-11 15:20:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINT ETRD KWWW PREL TINT EG
05CAIRO2801EGYPT: SUA CONVENTION AND NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel demarche April 11 with Adel Ibrahim, Director of the Office of Arms Control and Disarmament at the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ibrahim was generally familiar with U.S. goals pertaining to nonproliferation aspects of the SUA convention (Convention for t [...]
2005-04-11 16:25:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT KNNP MNUC MX PARM PGOV PHSA PREL EG
05CAIRO2876EGYPT'S NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has publicly released its first annual report. Although there are several obvious omissions, the breadth of the report's coverage suggests an organization that is balancing its close links with the Government of Egypt with a desire to demon [...]
2005-04-13 16:04:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO2877EGYPT: SMEAR PUTS MUSLIM BROTHERS ON THE DEFENSIVE
[...] (C) Enemies of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have seized on an erroneous report as an opportunity to attack the group as duplicitous and disloyal. In early April, Egyptian media began reporting (baseless) rumors that the U.S. and the MB had covertly opened a channel for dialogue and potential cooperat [...]
2005-04-13 16:13:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PREL EG
05CAIRO2968EGYPTIAN JOURNALISTS SENTENCED TO PRISON TERMS FOR
[...] (SBU) A Cairo Criminal Court has convicted three journalists working for independent daily Al Masry Al Youm of defaming Minister of Housing Ibrahim Soliman. The court sentenced the three defendants each to one year in jail and ordered them to pay fines of LE 10,000 (about $1750). The sente [...]
2005-04-18 15:30:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KPAO PREL EG
05CAIRO2969EGYPT NAMES ACCOMPLICES IN APRIL 7 BAZAAR BOMBING
[...] (SBU) In a public announcement on the afternoon of April 17, the Ministry of Interior named four accomplices of the bomber who died as he carried out the April 7 terrorist attack in a Cairo tourist bazaar that killed one AmCit, two French nationals and wounded 17, including three AmCits, other [...]
2005-04-18 16:08:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC CASC EG
05CAIRO3184EGYPT: EAC MEETING FOLLOWING APRIL 30 SUICIDE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, please handle accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On May 1, the Charge d'Affaires convened post's Emergency Action Committee to review details of the April 30 suicide bombing in downtown Cairo and shooting incident (ref A),[...]
2005-05-01 15:05:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PREL CASC KCRM EG EAC
05CAIRO3421EGYPT: NOTES ON THE APRIL 30 CAIRO TERRORIST
[...] (C) A clearer picture of the April 30 terrorist attacks in Cairo is beginning to emerge. The two attacks, one a bombing that killed the perpetrator and wounded several foreigners and Egyptians, and the other a bungled shoot-up of a tourist bus, are directly linked: the bus shooters, two women [...]
2005-05-05 16:28:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EG
05CAIRO3626RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN'S FIRST VISIT TO EGYPT
[...] (C) The visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin April 26-27 to Cairo, Egypt will be remembered more for its ceremonial and nostalgic aspects than for substantive agreements or strategic re-alignments. Putin and Egyptian President Mubarak released a joint statement after their summit meetin [...]
2005-05-12 13:45:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL KNNP ECON EG IS UNSC
05CAIRO3889EGYPT MONTHLY ECONOMIC REPORT: MARCH AND APRIL 2005
[...] (U) In this edition: Banking and Finance: Parliament considers amendments to the Banking Law and the first foreign medical insurer enters Egypt's market. Telecom and IT: The Government of Egypt (GOE) announces plans for a public offering of shares in Telecom Egypt, while the Minister o [...]
2005-05-22 16:38:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT SENV EG
05CAIRO4119EGYPT SHARES USG GOALS ON LA/SW MARKING AND
[...] (C) Drawing from reftel points in a June 1 meeting with Adel Ibrahim, Director of the MFA Office of Arms Control and Disarmament, Poloff reiterated USG redlines regarding the marking and tracing of ammunition and our inability to agree to a legally binding document at the Open Ended Working G [...]
2005-06-01 14:46:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL EG
05CAIRO4120CWC: EGYPT SENDING NON-GOVERNMENTAL
[...] (SBU) Poloff discussed ref B demarche with MFA cabinet member responsible for disarmament Sherif Kamel, who reported back on May 31 that Egypt would not send a governmental representative to the OPCW regional workshop in Cyprus June 13-15. Although the GOE would not participate officially, h [...]
2005-06-01 14:48:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPARM AORC EG OPCW CBW CWC
05CAIRO4127 SHAKE-UP RUMORED IN EGYPTIAN PRO-GOVERNMENT PRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: An unprecedented "correction" in the pro-government Al Ahram newspaper has sparked a tense stand-off between ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) Secretary General Safwat El Sherif and pro-government Al SIPDIS Ahram Editor-in-chief Ibrahim Nafei. The correction to a rep [...]
2005-06-02 05:58:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV OPRC KPAO EG
05CAIRO4170EGYPTIAN CIVIL SOCIETY MONITORING OF MAY 25
[...] (C) Summary: Six Egyptian civil society organizations, led by the Ibn Khaldun Center (IKC) and with training and coordination support from the National Democratic Institute (NDI),completed a modest but significant monitoring effort of the May 25 referendum. NDI's Senior Regional Represent [...]
2005-06-02 15:45:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL EG NDI
05CAIRO4172EGYPT COMFORTABLE WITH "NON-RESULT" OF NPT REVCON;
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 1 conversation with a member of the Egyptian delegation to the NPT Review Conference, Poloff heard Egypt's view that the RevCon's inability to agree on a final document was a satisfactory outcome for Egypt. "We did your work for you" in preventing discussion of intrac [...]
2005-06-02 16:31:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPARM PHSA OIIP KNNP KSTC ETTC EG IAEA NPT
05CAIRO4221ERITREAN MILITARY GROUP IN KSA PROPOSED FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-06 11:15:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM SA EG UNHCR
05CAIRO4757GOE SEEKING INFORMATION ON EGYPTIANS REPORTEDLY
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see request in paragraph 4. 2. (C) During a June 22 meeting, Ambassador Ahmed Tayyeb, Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs, raised with A/DCM the cases of six Egyptian citizens the GOE believes may in the custody of U.S. Multi-National Force [...]
2005-06-23 10:08:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL MOPS EG IZ
05CAIRO4873VISIT TO PRISONER NABIL SOLIMAN
[...] (C) Emboffs visited Nabil Soliman on June 23, an Egyptian citizen returned by the U.S. to Egypt in June 2002 and subsequently convicted of membership in Egyptian Islamic Jihad and sentenced to five years imprisonment. Soliman affirmed that he was being humanely treated and appeared generally [...]
2005-06-27 13:43:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM CASC EG
05CAIRO4882 CRITICAL COVERAGE OF SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT IN
[...] Summary: Secretary Rice's visit to Egypt continued to receive positive coverage in the pro-government press; however, commentary in the opposition and independent press took a more critical stance. One independent commentator dismissed the Secretary's calls for democratic reform in Egypt as [...]
2005-06-28 06:27:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO IZ SU EG
05CAIRO5009 SUPPORT FOR IRAQI RESISTANCE; PRAISE FOR IRANIAN
[...] Summary: Reacting to the President's speech at Fort Bragg, Egyptian newspapers criticized U.S. policy in Iraq and accused the U.S. of falsely portraying the situation there. One editorial said resistance was the only reaction to the U.S. imperialist march. The Iranian elections provided muc [...]
2005-07-03 13:04:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO EG
05CAIRO5057 EGYPTIAN PRESS SHAKE-UP: MUSICAL CHAIRS OR
[...] Summary: Egypt's Shura Council confirmed long-rumored changes to the pro-government press by appointing new editors and board chairmen on July 4. The changes see younger faces rising from the ranks to replace an old guard of editors - some appointed by Anwar Sadat himself - who doubled as b [...]
2005-07-05 14:56:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO EG
05CAIRO5185 EGYPTIAN MEDIA LEGEND IBRAHIM NAFEI SHOWN THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Of all the changes to the pro- government press leadership announced by the Shura Council on July 3 (ref A),most significant is the replacement of media giant Ibrahim Nafei, former Editor-in-chief and Board Chairman of Al-Ahram. Nafei, who was appointed Editor-in- chief by [...]
2005-07-07 16:13:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO EG
05CAIRO5210EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: INTERNAL COUP REPORTS,
[...] (C) There have been numerous reports in early July that Mahdy Akef, the Supreme Guide of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB),has been sidelined by an internal coup. Akef, and his alleged successor, Deputy Supreme Guide Mohammed Habib, have denied the reports, but their denials have yet to douse t [...]
2005-07-10 14:56:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PHUM EG
05CAIRO5264 BLACK DAY OF TERRORISM: EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES,
[...] Summary: The Egyptian media roundly condemned the murder of Egyptian envoy to Iraq Ehab Al-Sharif and the London bombings. "Black Day of Terrorism" was one leading newspaper's headline. All media outlets covered remarks by the Mufti of the Republic labeling Al-Sharif's killers as "thugs" w [...]
2005-07-11 12:54:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO EG
05CAIRO5447DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY 13, 2005 MEETING
[...] (U) July 13, 2005; 2:30 p.m.; Cairo, Egypt 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Charge d'Affaires Michael Corbin PDAS Elizabeth Cheney Deputy Spokesman J. Adam Ereli D Executive Assistant Ross Wilson D Special Assistant Eugenia Sidereas Ian McCary (Embassy Cairo Notetaker) [...]
2005-07-17 14:37:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM EG OVIP
05CAIRO5473 TERRORISM: EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES,
[...] Summary: The Egyptian media continued to comment on the murder of Egyptian envoy to Iraq Ehab Al-Sharif and the London bombings. Some commentators blamed "western double standards" for terrorism. Others pointed towards corruption and "a lack of democracy" as the cause. Some commentators q [...]
2005-07-18 14:43:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC UK IZ IS EG
05CAIRO5477 EGYPTIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] Deputy Secretary Zoellick's visit to Egypt (July 13-14) was the occasion for extensive, and mostly positive, coverage in pro-government, opposition, and independent papers, July 13-16. His meeting with President Mubarak and an Embassy-arranged press round table prompted many positive article [...]
2005-07-18 14:45:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC UK IZ IS EG OVIP
05CAIRO5592EGYPT: DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE
[...] (C) Egypt's leftist Tagammu' Party, which holds six seats in the People's Assembly, announced on July 19 that it would not field Khalid Mohieldin, or any other candidate, in Egypt's first competitive presidential election, anticipated, though not yet formally announced, for September 7. A spo [...]
2005-07-21 17:04:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO5944EGYPT: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS MOVING AHEAD WITH
[...] (C) President Mubarak's July 28 announcement of his plans to run for a fifth 6-year term in Egypt's first-ever multi-candidate presidential election (ref A) was marked by a range of reactions, from full support to outright disappointment, and an anti-Mubarak rally in downtown Cairo on July 30 [...]
2005-08-02 15:30:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO6200DOMESTIC ELECTION MONITORS GEARING UP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Egyptian civil society is preparing to monitor the upcoming presidential and parliamentary campaigns and elections. USG funding is playing a key role in this process. Many challenges remain, but available information suggests that the upcoming elections will receive more sc [...]
2005-08-11 13:05:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO6539EGYPTIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN, UPDATE #2
[...] (C) One week into the presidential campaign, the Presidential Election Commission (PEC) is drawing criticism for a lack of transparency. A local domestic monitoring coalition has publicly accused the PEC of obstructing Egypt's effort to conduct a free, fair, and transparent presidential ele [...]
2005-08-24 15:33:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO7325EGYPT: OPPOSITION LEADER NOUR WARDS OFF INTERNAL
[...] (C) Barely a week after Ayman Nour placed second in the presidential race, with a surprising and impressive 500,000 votes, an internal crisis in his Ghad (Tomorrow) Party raised the prospect that his party might not survive to compete in the November parliamentary elections. An attempted putsc [...]
2005-09-20 16:13:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO7450 AL-GHAD PARTY PUBLIC MELTDOWN CONTINUES: EGYPTIAN
[...] Summary: Public infighting among members of opposition Al-Ghad Party continued, with two members engaged in a shouting match on a popular satellite TV program on September 20. The same day, Al-Ghad Party leader Ayman Nour appeared on another TV program to accuse the government of trying to [...]
2005-09-27 07:46:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER KPAO KMDR OPRC IZ GZ IS EG
05CAIRO8188LEADING CIVIL SOCIETY GROUP COMPLAINS OF GOE
[...] (C) Summary: An October 22-23 meeting in Alexandria of non-governmental democracy activists organized by the Cairo-based Ibn Khaldun Center (IKC) was disrupted by several audience members protesting the presence of foreigners, including U.S. and European NGO representatives. The disruption [...]
2005-10-25 14:24:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO8238GOE RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS OF INVOLVEMENT IN IKC
[...] (S) The Ambassador spoke to Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rashid Rashid early October 26 to express his concern about allegations (reftel) that the GOE may have had a hand in the disruption of the civil society conference at Alexandria's Metropole Hotel on October 22-23. Rashid exp [...]
2005-10-26 16:19:00Embassy CairoSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO8501PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS PREVIEW # 4
[...] (SBU) On the final day of campaigning before Egypt's three-stage parliamentary elections kick off on November 9, the stage is set for numerous bitterly contested races. A number of members of the cabinet and other key GOE and opposition figures have their seats on the line in this first roun [...]
2005-11-07 16:26:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM EG KPAL
05CAIRO8555EGYPT'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: ASSESSING DAY ONE
[...] (C) Egypt's People's Assembly elections kicked off on November 9. For the first time in Egypt's long history of legislative elections, domestic civil society monitors played a prominent role in the proceedings. The unprecedented numbers of civil society monitors have also begun to yield a ve [...]
2005-11-09 18:37:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO8556EGYPT'S PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: INITIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of midday on November 10, the Parliamentary Elections Commission issued results for 43 of 88 districts competed in the first round of People's Assembly elections. As anticipated, many races have gone to a runoff stage, which will take place on November 15. There have been d [...]
2005-11-10 09:54:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO8587 ROUND ONE OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: EGYPTIAN
[...] Summary: The Egyptian media gave extensive coverage to the first round of parliamentary elections on November 9, with Egyptian TV devoting live coverage throughout the day of voting. Pro-government media coverage emphasized what it termed the election's "transparency" and high voter turn-ou [...]
2005-11-14 10:14:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC JO EG
05CAIRO8615EGYPT: FIRST-STAGE RUNOFFS IN THE PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) Polls officially opened at 8AM and will close at 7 PM on November 15 for runoffs in the first stage of the People's Assembly elections, which launched on November 9. Runoffs are being held in 62 constituencies in five provinces including metropolitan Cairo, representing about 80 percent o [...]
2005-11-15 15:25:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO8785IRAQ: FIRST TWO DAYS OF AL MEETING MOSTLY
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The first two days of the Arab League (AL) Iraq National Accord Preparatory Meeting has gone as expected and mostly well. Speakers at the opening plenary were generally supportive of a democratic, pluralist, federal, united Iraq, with the exception of Muslim Ul [...]
2005-11-21 14:43:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IZ EG PROG
05CAIRO8933 EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, NOVEMBER 13-20: IRAQI
[...] In contrast to the Egyptian media's previous distancing itself from coverage of Iraqi developments, this week's Arab League-organized Iraqi reconciliation conference received remarkably thorough coverage. Pro-government papers endorsed the conference warmly, while independent papers treated i [...]
2005-11-29 12:13:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPAO IS IZ LE EG
05CAIRO9209EGYPT: OPPOSITION LEADER AYMAN NOUR'S TRIAL HEADS
[...] (C) Summary: The trial of political opposition leader Ayman Nour, supervised by Judge Adel Abdel-Salam Gom'a, has been characterized by all of the irregularities and inconsistencies of the first two trials of Saad Eddin Ibrahim in 2001-2002, also tried by Judge Gom'a. The prosecution has gene [...]
2005-12-11 15:58:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO9467VERDICT ANTICIPATED IN OPPOSITION LEADER AYMAN
[...] (C) We expect that the December 24 session of opposition leader Ayman Nour's forgery trial will result in a conviction and harsh prison sentence, as Ayman Nour's family and defense team anticipate. Nour, a diabetic, is reportedly maintaining his hunger strike and remains in Torah Prison's infi [...]
2005-12-22 15:20:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO9486BROTHERHOOD RISING IN ALEXANDRIA
[...] (U) This cable was prepared by the American Presence Post Alexandria. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) The strong showing of Muslim Brotherhood candidates from Alexandria has provoked speculation that the group may see Egypt's second city as a launching point for broader political gains, [...]
2005-12-26 12:51:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KISL KDEM EG
05CAIRO9545AYMAN NOUR CASE: THE POST-CONVICTION STAGE
[...] (C) Reactions in the Egyptian media to the December 24 conviction and sentencing of opposition leader Ayman Nour on criminal forgery charges have been low key, with a few exceptions. The broader public reaction is more difficult to gauge. Many appear to believe that the case against Nour was [...]
2005-12-28 16:16:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO9547EGYPT: CABINET SHUFFLE DUMPS KEY OLD GUARD
[...] (C) News of a cabinet shuffle, anticipated in Cairo for several weeks, broke overnight December 27-28. The leaders of the "sovereign" Ministries - Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Interior, remain in place. Also staying are key members of Egypt's economic reform team: Finance Minister Boutros Gh [...]
2005-12-28 16:22:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD EG
05COLOMBO107MALDIVES: DESPITE DISASTER, PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) Summary: Parliamentary elections, postponed from December 31 after the tsunami that hit Maldives December 26, have been rescheduled for January 22. The government's desire to go ahead is understandable in order to avoid charges that it is using the tsunami to put off an election it does [...]
2005-01-13 11:28:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM AEMR MV
05COLOMBO1295MALDIVES CONTINUES TO WORK ON DEMOCRATIC REFORMS
[...] (U) Summary. The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) is continuing its efforts to institute multi-party democracy and human rights reforms. On July 14, the President announced a massive shift in the Cabinet, with young, progressive Ministers replacing those opposed to reform. The A [...]
2005-07-26 03:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1353FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE REQUESTS LOST DOCUMENTS
[...] (U) Maldivian national Ibrahim Fauzee, detained in Pakistan in May 2002, was returned to Maldives from Guantanamo on March 12, 2005 after it was determined that he had no connection to terrorism and posed no threat to the US. Maldivian Government passed a request from Mr. Fauzee for return o [...]
2005-08-03 09:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PREL MV
05COLOMBO1366IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-04 10:59:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
05COLOMBO1449MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT, OPPOSITION ACCUSE EACH
[...] (C) Although the streets of Male' were calm August 15 for the first night since August 12, at least 137 people remain in detention as a result of the preceding nights' unrest. ICRC is planning a visit to Maldives to meet the detainees. In an August 15 meeting in Colombo, opposition Maldivi [...]
2005-08-17 13:11:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1469DEMOCRACY IN MALDIVES: ARE WE THERE YET?
[...] (SBU) Summary: August 12-17 poloff visited Male' and met with government officials, members of the opposition party, and civil society groups to discuss the reform process in Maldives. Most contacts said that while the Maldives has seen some democratic progress, much work remains to be done [...]
2005-08-19 06:47:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO149MALDIVES: FORMER DETAINEE EXPECTS FREER, FAIRER
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 18 call on the Ambassador, former SAARC Secretary General and detainee Ibrahim Zaki expressed gratitude for U.S. support, crediting concern from the international community for the Government's decision to release him from detention and drop sedition charges against [...]
2005-01-19 10:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1621MALDIVES: FORMER DETAINEE-TURNED-CABINET MINISTER
[...] (C) In a September 6 meeting with the DCM in Colombo, Maldivian Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed Shaheed and Finance Minister Qasim Ibrahim each asserted their strong belief in President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's commitment to democratic reform, citing several recent positive developments, such as the [...]
2005-09-13 10:46:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EFIN MV
05COLOMBO1669 PROSPECTS FOR REFORM DOMINATE DISCUSSIONS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: DCM and Econchief visited Maldives September 14 and 15 and found newly-appointed cabinet members eager to move forward with a bold reform agenda, while members of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)continue to regroup following the August 12-13 demonstrations and rel [...]
2005-09-21 11:10:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EAID MV
05COLOMBO1716MALDIVIAN DEMOCRATIC REFORMS: PROGRESS PLODDING
[...] (C) During a September 25-27 visit to Maldives as part of the first US-Maldives Friendship Week (septel),Ambassador met Government of Republic of Maldives (GORM) representatives, including President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, and opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) leaders to discuss the [...]
2005-09-29 11:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID MV
05COLOMBO181MALDIVES: REFORM CANDIDATES MAKE GAINS AS POLLS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With one exception, polls to elect representatives to the People's Majlis, or Parliament, closed throughout this island nation on January 22. Although counting continues, preliminary results indicate a solid showing for pro-reform candidates, with the Presidential Spokesman [...]
2005-01-24 08:58:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1817Public Diplomacy Programs Enrich First U.S. - Maldives
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post's public diplomacy programs formed a large part of the first annual U.S.- Maldives Friendship Week September 25 through September 28. In addition to a trade show organized by the Economic/Commercial Section, PD organized the signing of the first Ambassador's Fund for Cultur [...]
2005-10-18 02:02:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KPAO OIIP OEXC OPRC PREL SCUL
05COLOMBO2025MALDIVES: PLODDING PROGRESS ON THE PATH TO REFORM
[...] (U) Summary: The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) is attempting to move forward with media and judicial reforms with bills in the People's Majlis (parliament) to create a freer press and the formation of a new Judicial Services Commission. However, the Maldives Human Rights Comm [...]
2005-12-01 08:11:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV MV
05COLOMBO2138MALDIVES: IBRAHIM ISMAIL ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
[...] (U) The opposition Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) held its first ever party Congress in Male' December 19-21. On December 20, delegates at the Congress used a cascading preferential voting system to elect Member of Parliament (MP) Ibrahim Ismail party president and former SAARC secretary-gen [...]
2005-12-21 11:12:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR MV
05COLOMBO291MALDIVIAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE ON THE RETURN OF
[...] (S) In late January, the Embassy received the following diplomatic note from the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GoRM),building on their preliminary response contained in Ref A, in response to our diplomatic note, drawing from Ref B, which laid out the USG view regarding the return [...]
2005-02-07 05:17:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPTER KAWC PREL PINS MV
05COLOMBO297MALDIVES: PRO- AND ANTI-GOVERNMENT GROUPS CLAIM
[...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of the December 26 tsunami, the Maldivian government proceeded with its SIPDIS rescheduled Majlis ("Parliament") elections on January 22, an event that occurred largely without incident. Pro- and anti-government groups declared victory, with the anti-governm [...]
2005-02-07 10:56:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO358MALDIVES CLARIFIES POSITION ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEE
[...] (S) Maldivian Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Zakariyyah called DCM February 15 to SIPDIS advise that, after the DCM's February 3 conversation with the Maldivian Attorney General, the GoRM had further considered its position on the return of Maldivian Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim Fo [...]
2005-02-15 11:44:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPTER KAWC PREL PINS MV
05COLOMBO445NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION OF COMBATANT STATUS
[...] (C) The Embassy on March 1 forwarded to the Maldivian government a diplomatic note, drawing from the relevant portions of reftel, advising that Maldivian Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim Fauzee has been determined to no longer be an enemy combatant and thus approved for release. DCM also called [...]
2005-03-01 10:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PINR PREL MV
05COLOMBO463MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT POINT OF CONTACT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-03 11:28:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PREL MV
05COLOMBO489 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR CULTURAL PRESERVATION
[...] Contact: Philip Frayne Public Affairs Officer U.S. Embassy, Colombo Tel: +94 11 242 1264 Fax: +94 11 244 9070 E-mail: fraynepa@state.gov Angela Gemza Cultural Affairs Officer U.S. Embassy, Colombo Tel: +94 11 242 1271 Fax: +91 11 244 9070 E-mail: gemzaa@state.gov 2. Grante [...]
2005-03-08 04:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECIN KPAO OEXC SCUL
05COLOMBO833SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (MAY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-04 09:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO837MALDIVES BLACKLISTS FOREIGN NATIONALS FOR
[...] (C) On May 2 Maldivian Foreign Secretary Abdul Hameed Zakariyya met with CDA in Colombo to advise him that the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) had blacklisted eight foreigners, including an apparent American citizen, from entering Maldives because of suspected links to a Maldivi [...]
2005-05-05 06:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV CASC MV
05COLOMBO845MALDIVES: PROGRESS ON REFORMS: GLACIAL BUT
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 4 release, the Government of the Republic of Maldives said it would seek to legitimize political parties under the current constitution, based on a legal opinion by the current Attorney General Dr. Hassan Saeed. The move stems from growing dissatisfaction across the po [...]
2005-05-05 12:31:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV
05COLOMBO849MALDIVIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE IBRAHIM FAUZEE
[...] (SBU) The Maldivan government has advised the Embassy that, according to Maldivian national Ibrahim Fauzee who was returned to Maldives from Guantanamo March 12, when Mr. Fauzee was detained in Pakistan his Maldivian passport and several "educational certificates" were seized. They were not [...]
2005-05-09 02:14:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC PTER PREL MV
05COLOMBO875IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-12 07:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
05COLOMBO946MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT APPEARS READY TO REGISTER
[...] (SBU) On May 21 President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom asked the People's Majlis in its next session to take up the question of whether to allow the registration of political parties. The President's directive follows an opinion issued by the Attorney General overturning a 2001 finding from his prede [...]
2005-05-25 11:52:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MV
05DAKAR3208JOURNALIST ACCUSES PRESIDENT WADE OF MURDER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a recent book entitled "The Judge Seye Affair: A Contract Killing," journalist Abdou Latif Coulibaly accuses President Wade of instigating the assassination of Supreme Court Judge Babacar Seye. Pape Ibrahima Diakhate, Assane Diop and Cledor Sene, shot Judge Seye on May 15, 19 [...]
2005-12-28 17:09:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SG
05DAMASCUS5934ASAD SPEECH CONTINUES TO REVERBERATE IN DAMASCUS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Damascus continues to buzz with a range of often conflicting reactions to Syrian President Bashar al-Asad's November 10 speech and with worry over its implications for the future. Most contacts expressed concern that the speech had been too confrontational, but noted [...]
2005-11-14 13:26:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6015SARG ATTRACTS NEW INVESTMENT IN ITS OIL AND GAS
[...] (C) Summary. Last week, the SARG opened for bidding, nine new blocks for oil and gas exploration. Though interest has been high, most industry contacts discount the majority of potential bidders as speculators attracted by the current high selling price of oil. Multinational companies alrea [...]
2005-11-17 15:45:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EPET SY
05DAMASCUS6444TUENI ASSASSINATION PROVOKES SHOCK, DENIAL, AND A
[...] (C) Summary: SARG officials condemned the December 12 assassination in Beirut of an-Nahar publisher Gibran Tueni, calling it an act of terrorism and insisting that enemies of Lebanon and Syria had committed the crime to further destabilize Lebanon and to worsen Syria's international position [...]
2005-12-12 15:25:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY LE
05DARESSALAAM382RETURN OF SURVEILLANT FROM DAR 352
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 02/18/05 Subject GEARAY from Reftel B returned as agreed at the time of the incident on 02/16/05. He provided RA with his UK passport, which was scanned. RA and a security officer from the British High Commission (BHC) interviewed GEAREY. 2. (SBU) On 02/18/05 GEARAY, the [...]
2005-02-22 08:41:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC TZ
05DARESSALAAM696Terrorism Finance: Buisir Prenotification
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-08 04:27:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETKTFN EFIN PREL PTER TZ
05DARESSALAAM832Tanzania Elections Update
[...] (C) Summary: The next week or so will see several decisive developments in voter registration, nomination of candidates and preparation for the October elections in Tanzania and on Zanzibar. The following is a round up of the most recent developments. End Summary. Voter Registration Draw [...]
2005-05-02 05:35:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TZ
05DHAKA362IMF REP FEARS BDG IS LETTING PRGF PROGRAM DIE
[...] (C) Summary. The IMF rep says the BDG has decided that letting the PRGF die is cheaper than the political and huge financial costs of privatizing the first state-owned bank. He wants key embassies to urge the BDG to reconsider but is not hopeful that the PRGF can be saved. End Summary. 2. [...]
2005-01-29 09:45:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV BG
05DJIBOUTI1057INTERIM MEETING WITH GENERALS FATHI AND ZAKARIA ON
[...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by USLO Chief, met October 17 at Djiboutian Military Headquarters with Chief of Djiboutian Military Forces, General Fathi Ahmed Houssein and his Deputy, General Zakaria Cheick Ibrahim. The meeting was requested by Ambassador to acknowledge receipt of General Zakaria [...]
2005-10-23 11:55:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR MOPS MCAP DJ
05DJIBOUTI1117CJTF-HOA AND MULTINATIONAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE
[...] (C) Ambassador conveyed to Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on November 6 reftel guidance on CJTF-HOA's interest in multi-nationalization of its operations. Youssouf did not comment on substance of the U.S. proposal, but said he believed this subject was also raised in the bas [...]
2005-11-09 11:22:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETMARR PREL PTER DJ
05DJIBOUTI1251AMBASSADOR PARTICIPATES IN USLO LAUNCH OF HIV/AIDS
[...] (U) In a ceremony at the garrison of the Djiboutian Armed Forces on December 22, Ambassador formally handed over to Commanding General of the Djibouti Armed Forces, Fathi Ahmed Hussein, HIV/AIDS laboratory equipment and furnishings necessary to conduct sero-prevalence surveys in Djibouti. Also [...]
2005-12-22 14:27:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR MASS EAID KHIV DJ
05DJIBOUTI1252STATUS OF DJIBOUTI FMS CONVEYED TO DJIBOUTI'S
[...] (U) Ambassador conveyed to General Fathi Ahmed Hussein on December 18 an oral brief of current status of the Djibouti FMS program and the specific projects outlined in the letter of October 10, 2005 from the Djiboutian Army's Chef d'Etat, General Zakariya Cheik Ibrahim. She promised a subseque [...]
2005-12-23 07:51:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MARR PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI1257INAUGURATION OF FIVE USG-FUNDED PEDAGOGIC RESOURCE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-26 08:14:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SCUL PREL PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI235PD LAUNCHES ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUPS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This week, the Public Diplomacy section began implementing its plan to establish English conversation groups throughout the city. In addition, the section's poster show moved to a busy commercial venue, and the Embassy continued to receive excellent media coverage on i [...]
2005-03-06 10:16:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI244NATIONAL EDUCATION FORUM IN DJIBOUTI
[...] (U) Djibouti's Ministry of Education hosted February 5-6 at the People's Palace a formal review of its education reform program, which began in 1999. Funded in part by USAID, under the Economic Support Funds (ESF) program, the formal review was an outgrowth of district stakeholders meetings by [...]
2005-03-07 13:06:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID SOCI SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI245READ-OUT FROM MINISTER OF EDUCATION ON VISIT TO
[...] (U) Ambassador and USAID directly called February 23 on Minister of Education Abdi Ibrahim Absieh to obtain a read-out of his February 8-13 visit to the United States. Senior Advisor and Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Aideed Aden Guedi, who traveled with Absieh, and Secretar [...]
2005-03-07 13:11:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID SCUL SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI246DJIBOUTI SEEKS ASSISTANCE IN MONITORING ISLAMIC
[...] (C) During Ambassador and USAID Director's February 23 call on Minister of Education Abdi Ibrahim Absieh (see septel),the Minister informed us of his concern that his Ministry lacked knowledge of and control over the country's growing network of Islamic schools. These schools, he said, which [...]
2005-03-07 13:11:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SCUL SOCI DJ SA
05DJIBOUTI2749TH POLITICAL PARTY CREATED IN DJIBOUTI
[...] (U) On March 3rd, the Ministry of Interior gave official legal recognition to the ninth political party created in Djibouti. The Union for Supporters of Reform (UPR) is led by Ibrahim Chehem Daoud as President, Mohamed Abdillahi Aourah and Ali Houssein Ahmed as dual vice-presidents, and Adou Al [...]
2005-03-15 12:01:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI391DJIBOUTI AT LOGGERHEADS WITH SAUDI ARABIA OVER
[...] (C) The 4/19-20 visit of the president of Al-Imam Mohamed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Dr. Mohamed Al-Salem, gave Arab League member state Djibouti the opportunity to reiterate to Saudi Arabia its concerns about instruction offered Djibouti's youth under Saudi auspices. Acting Minister of For [...]
2005-04-20 13:44:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SCUL SOCI PINR EAID SA DJ
05DJIBOUTI498GUELLEH'S SECOND TERM: CABINET CHANGES, BUT NOT
[...] (U) Summary: With the start of President Ismail Omar Guelleh's second term comes the customary change in cabinet. As required by law, Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita submitted his resignation Thursday, May 19th to President Guelleh. Saturday, May 21st, Guelleh issued a decree re-appoint [...]
2005-05-23 13:09:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR DJ
05DJIBOUTI529BIOS AND COMMENTARY ON NEW DJIBOUTIAN CABINET
[...] (C) Summary: The following is current bio data on the new Ministerial cabinet, announced May 22nd, as well as on reasons behind the appointment/change/removal. An outline of Guelleh's policy "road map" for his new six-year term will follow septel. End Summary. 2. (C) Prime Minister Dileita [...]
2005-06-05 13:07:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI59RUMORED CHANGES IN DJIBOUTI'S TOP MILITARY BRASS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sources told the Embassy Political Assistant that significant changes are expected in the country's top military commanders after Djibouti's presidential elections in April 2005. The projected changes include the retirement and replacement of Djibouti,s only two General Officers. [...]
2005-01-13 14:14:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALASEC MARR PGOV PINR PREL MOPS DJ
05DJIBOUTI610DJIBOUTI: PARTICIPANT LIST - ILEA GABORONE, LEEDP
[...] Per REFTEL, the appropriate local national checks have been conducted for the Djiboutian participants of session 16 LEEDP. Post is still in the process of vetting the names through appropriate U.S. Agencies and will forward any negative information as received. Travel itinerary and other per [...]
2005-06-24 09:17:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR ASEC EAID ECON DJ
05DJIBOUTI680ANTI-CORRUPTION SHAKE-UPS AT FINANCE MINISTRY
[...] (C) New Minister of Finance Ali Farah Assoweh has launched a wide-spread operation to "clean-up" his Ministry of some "bad habits" in what appears to be a serious anti-corruption campaign. Some directors have been suspended and a judicial inquiry has been launched. 2. (C) The Director of Cu [...]
2005-07-18 14:52:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN PHUM DJ
05DJIBOUTI692DJIBOUTI: PARTICIPANT LIST - ILEA GABORONE, LEEDP
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-20 06:04:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC DJ EAID ECON KCRM SNAR
05DJIBOUTI716DECENTRALIZATION FORUM FOLLOW-UP: UPR'S VIEW
[...] (C) Summary: In one of several conversations (septels to follow) with the participants of the recent forum held to discuss decentralization and the special status for Djibouti City, Embassy spoke with the president of the newest political party in Djibouti, Union for Reform Partisans (UPR),Ib [...]
2005-07-27 09:06:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI899DJIBOUTIAN HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA
[...] (SBU) Djibouti has confirmed that its delegation to UNGA from September 10-20th will include President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, and Djiboutian Ambassador to Addis Ababa Ibrahim Mohamed Kamil. Protocol for the Ministry of the Presidency informed Po [...]
2005-09-08 11:08:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL XA DJ UNGA
05DJIBOUTI945 Ambassador dedicates English Language Lab
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 21, the Ambassador dedicated an English language laboratory and library at Camp Cheik Osman, the Djiboutian Military headquarters. The project was funded by the Embassy's Foreign Military Financing (FMF) fund. The project is intended to aid cooperation between the U. [...]
2005-09-25 11:53:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI965STRIKES AT DJIBOUTI PORT AND RUMORS OF EMBASSY
[...] (C) Summary: On September 14, the Port of Djibouti's general union, Union of Port Workers (UTP),launched a strike denouncing what it called "catastrophic management of the port's Human Resources Division." Further protests took place on September 24th following a breakdown in mediations and [...]
2005-09-30 08:27:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ELAB ECON ASEC SCUL DJ
05DOHA1567AL JAZEERA INTERNATIONAL: THE HASSAN AND JOSH SHOW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pol/Econ chief participated September 2 in the filming of an Al Jazeera International pilot program not intended for broadcast. The program, co-hosted by two personalities prominent in the 2004 documentary `Control Room', still lacks polish. AJI operations are still in a somewha [...]
2005-09-13 10:50:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1733QATAR CONVICTS TWO EXECUTIVES OF INSIDER TRADING
[...] (SBU) Summary. The State of Qatar recently convicted two senior corporate executives on charges of insider trading on the Doha Stock Exchange. One of the executives convicted, Saeed Abdullah Al-Misnad, is an uncle to the Amir's wife, the powerful Sheikha Mozah Bin Nasser Al-Misnad. When th [...]
2005-10-13 13:27:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD QA
05DOHA993QATAR NEWS AND RUMORS
[...] (U) Some schools in Doha have established a forum called "small parliament" to discuss children's issues such as the Child's Rights Convention. Several young sheiks have participated in these small parliaments, which have held several meetings. The views expressed in these parliaments have bee [...]
2005-06-05 11:55:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON KISL KDEM ELAB PHUM EINV QA INL
05DUBLIN1161IRELAND: COMBATING EXTREMISM
[...] (C) Summary. Overall, Islamic extremism is not perceived to be a great problem in Ireland, even as the population becomes more diverse. Ireland is grappling with immigration for the first time in history, and its new found wealth is attracting growing numbers of migrants. Generally speaking [...]
2005-09-20 13:31:00Embassy DublinSECRETPREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI
05DUBLIN1216IRISH SHI'A MUSLIMS PLEA FOR U.S. TO STAY IN IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary. On September 26, the Ambassador met with five prominent Iraqi Shi'a members of the Irish Islamic community to initiate dialogue and advance post's Muslim Outreach program. The Imam of the Shi'a community, Dr. Ali Al-Saleh, expressed gratitude to the USG for removing Saddam Huss [...]
2005-10-03 13:48:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINR
05DUBLIN1264IRISH/IRAQI SHI'A MUSLIMS WELCOME AMBASSADOR TO
[...] (C) Summary. On October 8, the Ambassador and two emboffs received a warm welcome at an Iftar celebration at the local Shi'a mosque in Dublin. Dr. Ali A. A. Al-Saleh, the Imam of the predominantly Iraqi Mosque, spoke out publicly in strong support of USG policy, stating that U.S. intervention [...]
2005-10-14 11:12:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINR KPAO
05DUBLIN1281SUDANESE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER MEETS WITH
[...] (C) Summary. On October 14, the Ambassador met with Sudanese human rights activist Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam. Dr. Mudawi is in Ireland for a human rights defenders conference and will travel to the U.S. to receive an award from Human Rights First, a U.S.-based NGO. In the meeting with the Amb [...]
2005-10-18 13:44:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC
05DUBLIN573IRELAND HONORS ARRESTED SUDANESE HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] Summary. On May 13th, President of Ireland Mary McAleese presented the inaugural Front Line Human Rights Defender Award to the wife and daughter of Sudanese Human Rights Activist, Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam. Per reftel, Dr. Mudawi was arrested by GOS authorities on May 8th and was not allowed [...]
2005-05-13 16:31:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC
05DUSHANBE1613"JUSTICE" IN TAJIKISTAN: ISKANDAROV SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS IN
[...] Tajikistan's Supreme Court sentenced Mahmadruzi Iskandarov, former Chairman of the Democratic Party of Tajikistan and former head of Tojikgaz, Tajikistan's state-run natural gas monopoly, to 23 years in a maximum-security prison. The court authorized the government to strip Iskandarov of his [...]
2005-10-06 08:33:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM KPAO TI
05DUSHANBE1616"JUSTICE" IN TAJIKISTAN: ISKANDAROV SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS IN
[...] Tajikistan's Supreme Court sentenced Mahmadruzi Iskandarov, former Chairman of the Democratic Party of Tajikistan and former head of Tojikgaz, Tajikistan's state-run natural gas monopoly, to 23 years in a maximum-security prison. The court authorized the government to strip Iskandarov of his [...]
2005-10-06 10:04:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM KPAO TI
05DUSHANBE1981TAJIKISTAN POULTRY BAN CONFUSION; AVIAN FLU: ADDRESSING
[...] Although the government of Tajikistan officially issued poultry bans on ten countries, customs inspectors are unaware of the new regulations. Mahmadnazar Tashrifov, Senior Inspector of the Department of Veterinary Service reported that to date, the department has authorized three resolutions [...]
2005-12-09 10:10:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR EAID PREL TBIO SENV TI USTR
05GABORONE767REVIEWING BOTSWANA'S ELIGIBILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) Summary: In a May 30 meeting at the UNDP Resident Representative's office in Gaborone, Ambassador Huggins and visiting World Food Program's chief James Morris reviewed Botswana's need for development assistance in light of the inroads made by the HIV/AIDS crisis, and agreed that despite t [...]
2005-06-06 05:39:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KHIV BC HIV AIDS SADC AGR
05GUATEMALA2684 PROPOSAL FOR REBUILDING LIVELIHOODS IN STAN-
[...] SUMMARY. Post requests State and USAID support for a two-year program "Rebuilding Rural Livelihoods in Western Highlands" to respond to U.S. national interests and assist the GOG in the recovery and reconstruction from damages caused by Hurricane Stan. This program responds directly to impo [...]
2005-11-29 17:21:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR PREF MOPS GT
05HARARE1361UN OCHA REP BEGINS TO PUT BACKGONE IN UN AGENCIES
[...] (SBU) Agnes Asekenye-Oonyu from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs met with the Ambassador and USAID mission director to discuss her efforts at improving humanitarian coordination among the UN agencies in Zimbabwe and with donors and NGOs (reftel). Asekenye-Oonyu descr [...]
2005-10-03 13:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL EAGR EAID ZI
05HARARE1663UN ENVOY WRESTLES CONCESSIONS FROM MUGABE
[...] (C) UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland visited Zimbabwe December 4-7 to survey the ongoing humanitarian crisis and to press the GOZ for better cooperation. In his public remarks Egeland was relatively upbeat, claiming good UN/GOZ [...]
2005-12-09 05:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI UN
05HILLAH375549/ISLAMIC COALITION CANDIDATE PREDICTS "HARD COMPETITION"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number two candidate in Karbala on the Islamic Coalition list (ballot number 549),Ibrahim Ali Abbas Al-Mutayri, predicted that the electoral contest for Karbala's six seats in the new National Assembly would feature "hard competition" between the Islamic Coalition and the [...]
2005-12-14 19:14:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL IZ
05HILLAH378MOOD SERENE, SECURITY EXTENSIVE AT DOWNTOWN AL-HILLAH
[...] Summary: Family trips to polling places, patriotic music and mosque exhortations characterized the activity around one downtown Al-Hillah, Babil Province polling station on December 15. Male and female screeners courteously searched voters as they moved smoothly through the entrance. Policemen [...]
2005-12-16 19:29:00REO HillahUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM IZ
05HILLAH380SISTANI, SADR OFFER APPROVAL OF ELECTION PROCESS IN MEETINGS
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings December 17 with Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani and Moqtada Sadr each expressed his approval of the December 15 election process. In meetings in Najaf, Sistani reportedly stressed to Jaafari the importance of quickly releasing th [...]
2005-12-18 17:20:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KISL IZ
05HILLAH382MOSQUE SERMONS DIFFER ON OIL PRICE HIKE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-24 13:13:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL EPET EFIN EAID IZ
05HILLAH386NAJAF MOSQUE SERMONS CRITICIZE COALITION, SUPPORT ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: The Friday prayer speaker at the primary Sadrist mosque in Najaf blamed Coalition Forces for recent raids on a Sadrist cleric's home, accused them of desecrating the Koran and called for Ibrahim Jaafari to remain as Prime Minister. At a mosque affiliated with the Supreme Council fo [...]
2005-12-31 14:32:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ KIS
05ISTANBUL1655ISTANBUL ADMINISTRATIVE COURT BLOCKS "ALTERNATIVE
[...] (U) This is an action message, see para 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a controversial decision unveiled just hours before the start of the "Alternative Armenian Conference," at which independent-minded speakers planned to challenge Turkish orthodoxy about the massacre of Armenians in 1915, an [...]
2005-09-23 18:15:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM TU AM
05JERUSALEM2955WB/G SITREP: SENIOR PA OFFICIAL ASSAULTED IN WEST
[...] (SBU) Summary: A senior official from the Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of the Interior (MOI) on July 12 sustained injuries from an attack by unknown assailants as he traveled from Jerusalem to Ramallah. The MOI official was later hospitalized, but is expected to recover from his in [...]
2005-07-12 16:18:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS
05JERUSALEM2970WB/G SITREP: TWO PALESTINIANS KILLED, FIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the July 12 suicide bombing in Netanya that killed four Israelis and wounded at least 90 others, and the attempted car bombing by a Palestinian in the West Bank settlement of Shavei Shomron, the IDF on July 13 launched an operation into Tulkarm, killing two Pal [...]
2005-07-13 16:09:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS
05JERUSALEM3325WB/G SITREP: JULY 29, 2005 (1500 HOURS LOCAL) --
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the West Bank, IDF forces entered into Shufa village near Tulkarm July 28 and killed a 29-year old Palestinian, whom the IDF said helped organize the recent suicide bombing in Netanya. The IDF arrested a total of four PIJ militants in Ramallah, Jenin, and Hebron July 28. In [...]
2005-07-29 12:31:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM4644OCTOBER 2 PALESTINIAN CLASHES WITH HAMAS
[...] (C) Summary: Clashes took place in Gaza on October 2 between Palestinian Authority (PA) policemen and Hamas gunmen. Three Palestinians were killed -- a senior police officer and two civilians -- while at least 51 were wounded, many of whom were bystanders. Two police stations in the vicinity [...]
2005-10-03 16:17:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG
05KABUL5071PRT/GHOR - PICNIC POLITICS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: PolOffs and Chaghcharan AIDOff spent the afternoon of December 8 with Ghor Governor Afzali, former Ghor Governor and current MP Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Malekzada, and several of Afzali's wealthy family members chatting about local politics in classic Afghan style - over a lavish meal [...]
2005-12-14 15:18:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR KDEM AF
05KIRKUK302(S) FUEL TRUCK DRIVERS MAY CRIPPLE OIL FLOW IN CENTRAL IRAQ
[...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. A truckers' strike at the Bayji Refinery may cripple the oil flow throughout central Iraq. This strike, which appears to be unnoticed in other parts of Iraq, is in response to the recent fuel price increase. END SUMMARY. 3. (S) As a res [...]
2005-12-23 17:04:00REO KirkukSECRETEPET ECON PGOV PTER IZ
05KUWAIT1200KUWAITI VOTING RIGHTS WEEK IN REVIEW: FATWA
[...] Summary: As the parliamentary review of the draft legislation granting women political rights moves slowly forward, Islamist MPs are making their supporting and opposing views known. The Ambassador continues to hear from his contacts that the GOK will succeed in efforts to grant women suffrage [...]
2005-03-23 14:51:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KWMN PHUM KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT1286SENATOR REED THANKS KUWAIT FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT;
[...] (C) Summary: Senator Jack Reed (D-RI),accompanied by the Ambassador, OMC-K Chief and Poloff, met Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah March 27 at the Minister's home. The Senator expressed appreciation to Kuwait for assistance with U.S. [...]
2005-03-29 16:24:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL OREP PGOV KWMN ECON EAID KU
05KUWAIT1295U.S.-KUWAIT "MINI-TIFA" TALKS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. On March 16-17, USTR's John Fennerty met with members of Kuwait's Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) team (participant list in para 31) in a series of "mini-TIFA" meetings, to assess Kuwait's progress since the May 2004 inaugural TIFA Council meeting in [...]
2005-03-30 07:52:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ECON EINV KU
05KUWAIT1468ASSEMBLY FOREIGN RELATIONS CHAIR ON IRAQ'S
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy, Ambassador Richard Jones, met with Chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Relations Committee, MP Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager on April 9. Ambassador Jones, who had just returned from Iraq, briefed the MP on the formation of the P [...]
2005-04-12 05:32:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL EAID KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
05KUWAIT1542KUWAITI DELEGATION DESCRIBES SUDAN AS "WORSE THAN
[...] (SBU) During a 17 April meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah described the current situation in Sudan as worse than it was 20 years ago. Al-Jarallah, as part of a delegation led by Minister for Diwan Affairs Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, visite [...]
2005-04-17 14:54:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ECON EINV PHUM SU KU
05KUWAIT1560KUWAIT REINFORCES NEED FOR SUNNI PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (C) The Ambassador briefed April 17 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on recent trips of senior U.S. officials to Iraq, stressing the shared U.S.-Iraqi commitment to building a transparent system of governance, ensure security within Iraq and along its borders, a [...]
2005-04-18 13:23:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT1731CUSTOMS GIVES MIXED MESSAGE ON ANTI-TERRORIST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 17, 2005 meeting with the Kuwait Customs Director General Ibraheem Al-Ghanim, visiting Treasury DAS Daniel Glaser learned of the new steps that Kuwait Customs is taking to combat terrorist financing. Although several new resources are being added to the Customs rep [...]
2005-04-27 15:03:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN ELTN KU
05KUWAIT1734TREASURY DAS GETS THE COMMERCIAL VIEW ON TERRORIST
[...] (SBU) On April 16, 2005 Treasury DAS Daniel Glaser attended a dinner hosted at the DCM's residence. Several key members of Kuwait's commercial banking sector attended and over the course of the evening terrorist financing and the Central Bank's regulations to monitor banking transactions wer [...]
2005-04-27 15:17:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN PTER KTFN KU
05KUWAIT1791KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) PolChief delivered reftel demarche on 2 May to Ambassador Faisal Al-Mashan, MFA Arab World Department Manager. Al-Mashan agreed the ITG needs the public support of the international community and asserted Kuwait was among the first countries to welcome the formation of an Iraqi Govern [...]
2005-05-02 10:31:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KU IZ
05KUWAIT1900KUWAIT WILL CONTINUE TO PUBLICLY SUPPORT ITG AND
[...] (C) Summary: During a May 7 call on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, the Ambassador noted progress in Iraq since the formation of the Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG) and encouraged Kuwait to continue to make public statements of support. He stressed the n [...]
2005-05-08 14:04:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT2251KUWAIT IPR: NEW INFORMATION MINISTRY ASSISTANT U/S
[...] (SBU) Summary. On May 24, emboffs met with Ibrahim Al-Nouh, the Ministry of Information's new assistant undersecretary overseeing intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement. Econ/C congratulated Al-Nouh on his ministry,s recent raids (ref B),and asked for additional details on Al-Nouh' [...]
2005-05-25 11:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU
05KUWAIT2258FOUR OUT OF FIVE KUWAITI LAWYERS AGREE: SYSTEMIC
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: An examination of many recent legal cases, discussions with Kuwaiti attorneys of all political stripes, and an overview of basic legal codes and procedures reveals significant flaws in Kuwait's judicial system. According to several lawyers, the system suffers from a c [...]
2005-05-25 12:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PTER KLIG KJUS PHUM ASEC KU ISLAMISTS TERRORISM
05KUWAIT2265KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: SOME
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG) met May 2 to asses the GOK's progress in developing its counterterrorism (CT) capacity. The group concluded that the GOK remained serious about confronting terrorism, investing heavily in tools and equipment, but is still in need of [...]
2005-05-25 13:57:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV EFIN ASEC MARR CVIS KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT2509AMBASSADOR CONGRATULATES NEW MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
[...] (U) Summary: Ten Kuwaiti men were elected in June 2 elections to the 2005-2009 Municipal Council and the GOK appointed on June 3 two women and four men to the Council completing the formation of the 16-member local governing body. The Ambassador paid courtesy calls on several newly-elected Cou [...]
2005-06-07 13:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINR KWMN EIND KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT264KUWAITIS SHOCKED BY RECENT TERROR INCIDENTS; MANY
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the wake of a second shoot-out on January 15 between Kuwaiti security officers and extremists, public calls for increased monitoring of mosque sermons, weapons turn-in programs, and increased security throughout the country indicate a genuine and growing concern amo [...]
2005-01-17 15:21:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL KISL KPAO KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT2732MEPI KUWAIT: QUARTERLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE
[...] (C) Summary: Post's MEPI committee -- comprising representatives from the Front Office and Commercial, Economic, Political and Public Diplomacy sections -- convened June 12 to review the current quarter's accomplishments and discuss potential projects for the upcoming period. During the April- [...]
2005-06-21 08:11:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KMPI ECON KDEM KWMN KU
05KUWAIT2931PDAS CHENEY IN KUWAIT: WOMEN'S POLITICAL RIGHTS,
[...] (C) During her June 25 visit to Kuwait, NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Cheney congratulated Kuwait's first female minister, Dr. Ma'souma Al-Mubarak, on her appointment and discussed with her the political reforms and education needed to help Kuwaiti women enter the political arena [...]
2005-06-30 19:50:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KU
05KUWAIT3037CFLCC/MOI SIGN BORDER MOU
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 4, CFLCC and GOK Ministry of the Interior signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines the terms of use for the Coalition Crossing point on the Kuwait/Iraq border. This agreement entrusts the U.S. military with significant responsibility for control of one of the [...]
2005-07-06 13:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN KTIA MARR MOPS PBTS PGOV KU IZ
05KUWAIT3099DEMARCHES DELIVERED: KUWAIT SUPPORTS PARIS CLUB
[...] (C) During a July 12 meeting with the Charge d'Affaires, Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah said that Kuwait is still committed to forgiving Iraqi debt but in accordance with the Paris Club formula. He did not react to the CDA's suggestion that Kuwait forgive [...]
2005-07-12 14:35:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV PREL EAID KU IZ
05KUWAIT3196VORONTSOV ON POWS AND KUWAITI ARCHIVES: "SOMEONE
[...] (C) Summary: During a brief visit to Kuwait, the UN Secretary General's High-Level Coordinator Ambassador Yuli SIPDIS Vorontsov briefed the Charge on preparations of the quarterly report, due August 25, on the missing and prisoners of war from the 1990-91 Gulf War. He said the current se [...]
2005-07-19 12:15:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT3266READING, WRITING, AND QUR'ANIC RECITATION: THE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-25 04:59:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL KISL SCUL KWMN KIRF PINR KU ISLAMISTS
05KUWAIT3384ISLAMISTS OFFER CRITIQUE OF U.S. POLICY, ADVICE ON
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On July 26, CDA hosted a gathering of Kuwaiti Islamists from the media, academic, religious and political fields for the purpose of engaging Kuwait's religious leaders and opinion makers in a formal dialogue about U.S. policy and world events. The guests, some of whom expr [...]
2005-07-31 11:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPAO KISL PTER KU ISLAMISTS
05KUWAIT3523GOK AND ITG COMMITTED TO RESOLVING BORDER DISPUTE
[...] (C) Summary: On August 6, an Iraqi delegation, in Kuwait to discuss the border issue, visited the border and examined the barrier being installed by Kuwait. The delegation head Khaled Al-Attiyah confirmed that "the border barrier is in Kuwaiti territory." In a meeting with Kuwaiti Foreign M [...]
2005-08-07 15:20:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT3565FM EXPRESSES CONTINUED CONCERN OVER KUWAIT-IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: Contrary to recent local press reports declaring the border issue with Iraq "finalized" (ref A),Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah was privately more pessimistic in a meeting with the Ambassador August 9. While he was glad "the ITG chose the proper channels" [...]
2005-08-09 15:49:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT3583ANTI-WEST, ANTI-ISRAEL AD MAKES ROUNDS OF LOCAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A virulently anti-West, anti-Israel advertisement calling on good Muslims to fight to defend the Quran and their faith appeared in two of Kuwait's five Arabic daily papers on three consecutive days this week. The ad, placed at considerable expense by an individual Kuwaiti said to [...]
2005-08-10 11:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO KISL PREL PTER PINR KU ISLAMISTS
05KUWAIT3608KUWAIT IPR ENFORCEMENT: MESSAGE RECEIVED, BUT
[...] (U) Summary and Comment: In meetings late July with Ministry of Information officials and other interlocutors familiar with the IPR situation in Kuwait, Econ Officer heard that the GOK has gotten the message on the importance of intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement and protection. [...]
2005-08-13 13:52:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON KIPR BEXP KU
05KUWAIT3652ONGOING BORDER DISPUTE: AP ARTICLE CAUSES
[...] (U) A previously unknown Iraqi Shi'a group, calling itself Islamic Jihad, threatened to "attack (Kuwaiti) border posts, border patrols and carry out attacks inside Kuwait," if Kuwaiti troops did not pull back to the "pre-1991 border," an AP article reported August 14. Kuwaiti Arabic and Engl [...]
2005-08-15 12:08:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PGOV IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT3755GOK OFFICIALS SAY IRAQ BORDER DISPUTE RESOLVED;
[...] (C) During an August 20 meeting on security and counterterrorism (septel),the Ambassador asked First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Shaykh Nawaf Al-Sabah for his latest assessment of the border dispute with Iraq (reftels). Shaykh Nawaf said the situation was under control, [...]
2005-08-22 14:01:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPBTS PREL PGOV MARR IZ KU UN
05KUWAIT3809NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT CEO DISCUSSES REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with the Ambassador on August 22, Ibrahim Dabdoub, the CEO of the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK--largest Kuwaiti bank and third largest in the Middle East),made the following key points: (1) NBK has outgrown the Kuwaiti market and continues to expand worldwide; (2 [...]
2005-08-24 13:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PINR CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT4202INDUSTRY REPS POSITIVE ABOUT GOK IPR PROTECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Econ Officer met September 25 with Arabian Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAA) CEO Scott Butler, his local Kuwaiti staff, and Microsoft's local License Compliance Manager, Sami Al-Anzy, to discuss the status of IPR protection and enforcement in Kuwait. Butler emphasized that he has see [...]
2005-09-27 07:43:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR BEXP KU
05KUWAIT4378STUDENT UNION ELECTIONS: A MICROCOSM OF POLITICS
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The Islamic Alliance, a partnership between two student parties affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis, swept Kuwait University's (KU) Student Union elections held in October. The Muslim Brotherhood has dominated the influential Student Union, which [...]
2005-10-11 13:54:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KISL KDEM KWMN SOCI KU
05KUWAIT4644GCC EQUITIES: INVESTMENTS OR LOTTERY TICKETS?
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a meeting with the Ambassador October 26, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) CEO said skyrocketing GCC equities could presage a Gulf equivalent of the U.S. "dot com" market bust. In order to "shake up the market a bit," NBK will host a December 18 symposium to examine the [...]
2005-10-30 14:09:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL KU
05KUWAIT481328TH MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMISSION: 28
[...] (C) Summary: Kuwait hosted on November 15, the 28th meeting of the Tripartite Commission (TPC) on Gulf War Missing. The session closed 28 cases (26 Kuwaitis, two Saudis, and one Iraqi),continued the mandate of the Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) for one year, and selected November 15, 2006 [...]
2005-11-19 14:54:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR AORC ICRC KU IZ SA
05KUWAIT5069FREEDOM AGENDA: USING INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] PolChief participated December 10 in a program organized by the American Universal School in celebration of International Human Rights Day. Addressing an audience of approximately 100 students aged 15-16, and drawing from reftel, she emphasized the U.S. commitment to promoting and safeguardi [...]
2005-12-10 14:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SOCI SCUL KIRF KDEM KPAO PINR KU
05KUWAIT5082TERRORIST FINANCE: AMBASSADOR OPENS ANTI-MONEY
[...] (U) On December 11, Ambassador delivered remarks at the opening of an anti-money laundering and terror finance conference hosted by Kuwait General Administration of Customs (KGAC) and DHS's U.S. Custom's Advisory Team. The Ambassador's remarks praised ongoing cooperation between the GOK and t [...]
2005-12-11 14:09:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT5113MEDIA REACTION: GWOT SECRET PRISONS
[...] One Kuwaiti Arabic-language newspaper reported allegations of the existence of CIA detention facilities on European soil. End summary. ------------------ Selected Headlines ------------------ 2. Saturday, December 10, 2005 -- Al-Rai Al-Aam, p. 33, "Did Romania get paid for the American [...]
2005-12-14 04:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KIRF KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
05KUWAIT5142PLACEMENT REPORT: OP-ED ON TERRORISM FINANCING AND
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-16 11:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPAO ETTC KTFN PINS CVIS AMGT AFSI KSEP
05KUWAIT5191GOK CONGRATULATES IRAQIS ON SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL
[...] (U) The Council of Ministers issued a statement December 18 congratulating the "brotherly Iraqi people" for the success of the December 15 national elections. In the statement, the Cabinet lauded the active participation of diverse Iraqi groups and sects, and expressed hope the elections wou [...]
2005-12-19 12:57:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT5283KUWAIT HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROLE OF
[...] Kuwaiti Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr. Rashid Al-Hamad opened on December 26 "The First International Conference on the Educational Dimensions in the Treatment of Terrorism and Extremism Phenomenon." The two-day conference brought together representatives from 27 [...]
2005-12-28 09:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT5299HOC CHIEF / UNOFFICIAL KUWAITI AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: Lt General Ali Hassan Al-Mu'min, former Kuwaiti military Chief of Staff, current head of the Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC) and the GOK's unannounced choice for Ambassador to Iraq (reftel),told the DCM during a December 28 meeting that Kuwait will not "make the first move" [...]
2005-12-31 10:12:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL OFDP PINR MOPS PHUM IZ KU
05KUWAIT638KUWAIT'S COMMERCIAL BANKS: SURVEY OF RESULTS, IRAQ
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Following up on his December 2004 meeting with the Central Bank Governor (Ref B) Ambassador met during January and February with the top executives of the leading Kuwait banks. The bank executives were generally positive about the Kuwaiti economy and the strength o [...]
2005-02-13 12:28:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PTER KU IZ
05KUWAIT991KUWAITI MP SAYS WOMEN WILL VOTE, ARTICLE 98 TO
[...] (C) Summary: Kuwaiti MP Mohammed Jassem Al-Sagr, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, expressed his tempered optimism that the National Assembly will approve the GOK's bill allowing women's suffrage. He added, however, that the GOK is nervous to pressure undecided MPs. Al-Sagr also predicte [...]
2005-03-09 13:55:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWMN PARM LE KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
05LAGOS116SOUTHERN POLITICIANS CONTINUE GRUMBLING ABOUT
[...] (S) Summary: Based on the Consul General's conversations with several political contacts over the past few days, dissatisfaction with President Obasanjo is again escalating following a brief respite over the holidays. The whispering about whether Obasanjo should be removed from office is be [...]
2005-01-28 13:31:00Consulate LagosSECRETPREL PGOV PINS KDEM NI
05LAGOS1277NIGERIA: REPORTED AL QA'IDA ACTIVITY
[...] (S) Summary. Professor Ukandi Damachi, a long-time Mission contact and close advisor to former head-of-state Ibrahim Babangida, recently told us about a chance encounter he had with pro-Obasanjo members of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) executive. These partisans alleged an association [...]
2005-08-15 15:43:00Consulate LagosSECRETPTER PINR PGOV PREL NI
05LAGOS1293NIGERIA: POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS FROM THE SOUTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A political insider asserts that President Obasanjo (OBJ) will not only play a decisive role in determining Nigeria's next president and vice president, but that he has not relinquished the notion of an extended term. Political candidates beware -- even when OBJ dons his kingmak [...]
2005-08-17 13:26:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM NI
05LAGOS1363A PRESIDENTIAL FRIEND TALKS ABOUT HIS TALK WITH
[...] Summary: During an August meeting with the Consul General, respected constitutional lawyer and former personal attorney of President Obasanjo Dr. Tunji Abayomi recounted a 90-minute July conversation with President Obasanjo. Abayomi described the President as fit and not acting like someone re [...]
2005-08-31 13:08:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
05LAGOS1378CHEVRON MD DISCUSSES 2007 ELECTION AND GON
[...] (S/NF) In a wide-ranging discussion with Ambassador Campbell, Chevron Nigeria Managing Director (MD) Jay Pryor expressed deep concern regarding "an underground PR campaign" by the GON against the petroleum industry. He specifically mentioned public attacks by Minister of Solid Minerals Ezek [...]
2005-09-01 18:06:00Consulate LagosSECRET//NOFORNEPET PGOV EINV ECON NI
05LAGOS1413MICROSOFT LOSING MILLIONS, CHINESE PIRATED
[...] (C) Chinese copycat firms appear to be using Nigeria as base for producing and selling pirated computer software. Microsoft Nigeria executives complain the number of Chinese factories and Nigerian outlets selling pirated software products has increased the past year. Piracy likely will increa [...]
2005-09-12 11:14:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALECON EIND ETRD KIPR EINV CH NI
05LAGOS1425NIGERIAN VP'S POLITICAL FUTURE DIMS
[...] (S) Summary. A long-standing consulate contact said pro-Obasanjo hardliners in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were eagerly waiting information from the FBI they hoped would incriminate Vice-President Atiku. In his political distress, Atiku is reaching out to former head-of-state Ibrahim [...]
2005-09-14 15:27:00Consulate LagosSECRETPGOV PREL NI
05LAGOS1470LAGOS: THIRD LABOR UPDATE
[...] The Nigerian Labor Congress's (NLC) September 20 rally against increased fuel prices in Kano attracted at least 50,000 people and proceeded relatively peacefully to the Governor's office. Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekaruau addressed the protesters, supporting their cause and calling the f [...]
2005-09-23 06:30:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EPET KDEM PGOV NI
05LAGOS1543LAGOS ANTICORRUPTION UNIT REQUESTS USG TECHNICAL
[...] Summary. (C) The Lagos branch of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) met with the G8 Anticorruption/Transparency pilot team on September 23 to discuss its efforts to pursue financial crimes, institutional capacity to pursue such crimes, and areas in which it would like USG fund [...]
2005-10-05 07:44:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEFIN KCOR KCRM ECON EINV PGOV PREL NI
05LAGOS1786 EXTRANCHECK: PLC - INTELS NIGERIA LTD.
[...] PER REQUEST IN REFTEL, PLC FOR APPLICATION D344956 WAS PERFORMED BY CS LAGOS COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST IBRAHIM IBRAHIM. 2. ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE: INTELS NIGERIA LIMITD, KM 16 PH/ABA EXPRESSWAY, PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA. 3. INTERVIEW CONDUCTED WITH MESSRS. N.C. PRAKASH AND CLEMENT ABRAKASA. [...]
2005-11-25 15:14:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC NG
05LAGOS1803PRESIDENTIAL INDECISION THREATENS SYSTEM
[...] (C) In a late October conversation with the Consul General, Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki described three approaches President Obasanjo could follow regarding the 2007 elections: amend the constitution to extend his current term, reconcile with the Vice President and support his candida [...]
2005-11-28 15:30:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
05LAGOS1965TERRORISM FINANCE: AHMED IDRIS NASREDDIN
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ off and Poloff presented ref D demarche to Ibrahim Lamorde, Director of Operations for Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos office. Lamorde said the EFCC had been investigating the Nasco group of companies since October, after receiving communication [...]
2005-12-30 12:09:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL PM NI
05LAGOS507NIGERIA: PICK ME FOR PRESIDENT, OK HOW ABOUT VICE
[...] (C) Summary: Governors Odili and Alamieyeseigha representing Rivers and Bayelsa states respectively, harbor unrealistic presidential aspirations, but are contenders for the Vice Presidential slot. Though President Obasanjo has cooled somewhat towards Odili following the governor's failure to [...]
2005-04-04 11:09:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NI
05LAGOS706BABANGIDA INSIDER FEARS OBASANJO WILL BAR HIS MAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: During a recent conversation, Professor Ukandi Damachi, long time associate and adviser to former head of state Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB),asserted Obasanjo may be considering a revolutionary thrust -- banning anyone who has held the office of governor or higher from the [...]
2005-05-12 11:43:00Consulate LagosSECRET//NOFORNNI PGOV PHUM PREL
05LJUBLJANA293SLOVENIA AND IRAQ ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
[...] (U) Following a decision reached at its 28 April session, the GoS issued a joint statement with the Government of Iraq on 29 April announcing that the Slovenian and Iraqi PermReps to the UN had exchanged notes establishing diplomatic relations. According to MFA Iraq Desk Officer Beti Likar, [...]
2005-05-04 09:15:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV OFDP IZ SI
05LJUBLJANA696COMBATING EXTREMISM IN SLOVENIA
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Religious and political extremism are very rare in Slovenia. With a homogeneous population of only two million people, Slovenian society and politics function on the basis of strong social networks that foster a culture of compromise, consensus, and centrism. Nevertheless, the s [...]
2005-09-30 06:22:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETKDEM KPAO PREL EAID PHUM SI
05MADRID1584MASS TRIAL OF AL-QA'IDA SUSPECTS GETS UNDERWAY
[...] (U) Spanish prosecutors launched their case against al-Qa'ida financier Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas and 23 associated defendants on April 22 before the Fifth Magistrate of Spain's National Court. The defendants were named in a September 2003 indictment handed down by high-profile judge Baltasar [...]
2005-04-22 16:33:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SP
05MADRID391 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THAT AS OF MID-JANUARY 2005, THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES WERE INVESTIGATING THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FOR POSSIBLE [...]
2005-02-02 12:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MANAMA1131FRIDAY PRAYERS CANCELED IN PROTEST OF NEW LAW
[...] (C) Eight political societies, including the boycotting opposition and two somewhat pro-government groups, held a silent protest July 29 against the recently passed Political Societies Law. Leading Shi'a clerics set a precedent by canceling their Friday prayers July 29 in protest against the [...]
2005-08-01 13:33:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL BA
05MANAMA1347SHIA OPPOSITION SOCIETY AL WIFAQ MOVING TOWARD
[...] (C) The Political Societies Law passed in July requires all political societies to register with the Ministry of Justice by November 2. The question of registration has created controversy within the membership ranks of leading Shia opposition society Al Wifaq, though contacts say that the l [...]
2005-09-18 15:30:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL BA
05MANAMA14BAHRAIN'S RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL LEADERS CONDEMN
[...] (C) Bahrainis disregarded London-based Saudi dissident Dr. Saad Al Faqih's call for protests against the Saudi Arabian government following Friday prayers December 31. While police stood by, worshippers departed the Al Fateh Grand Mosque compound in a normal fashion. Al Faqih's appeal provok [...]
2005-01-03 10:56:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ASEC BA SA
05MANAMA1426NEWSPAPER'S FALSE ACCUSATION AGAINST EMBASSY
[...] (C) Arabic daily Akhbar Al Khaleej September 29 printed a small front-page item accusing the Embassy of a superpower of requesting the names of Sunni preachers in Bahrain so it could monitor their statements and criticisms. Several Sunni Imams denounced this alleged request in their September [...]
2005-10-03 12:18:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO KISL ETRD BA
05MANAMA1434ISRAELI BOYCOTT SCRAPPED
[...] (C) The GOB has made good on its promise to close its Israeli Boycott Office and is now the subject of heated criticism from the press, parliamentarians, political societies and anti-normalization groups. Following the October 1 opening of its current session, the Parliament appears set to he [...]
2005-10-03 14:50:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD ETTC ECIN ECON BA
05MANAMA1506OPPOSITION GROUPS AL WIFAQ, NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
[...] (C) Leading opposition societies Al Wifaq and the National Democratic Action Society (NDAS) in separate votes October 6 approved proposals to register with the government under the new political societies law. Al Wifaq members approved the measure by a resounding 87 percent, and a majority o [...]
2005-10-18 11:10:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL KISL BA
05MANAMA1553ARTICLES ALLEGE SEXUAL HUMILIATION, HUNGER STRIKE,
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. 2. (U) Sister newspapers Arabic daily Akhbar Al Khaleej and English daily Gulf Daily News October 19 and 20 published two articles alleging the sexual humiliation of Juma Al Dossary and the advanced hunger strike of Issa Al Murbati, both B [...]
2005-10-23 11:59:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC PTER ASEC PREL KPAO BA
05MANAMA1580CREEPING CONSERVATISM HITS HOTELS DURING RAMADAN
[...] (SBU) Bahrain's Tourism Directorate issued instructions to five-star hotels in early October directing them to stop serving alcohol in their bars and restaurants during the holy month of Ramadan, an unprecedented development. Compliance was spotty at first but by mid-month all hotels had imp [...]
2005-10-29 14:26:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON KISL BA
05MANAMA1686MFA REPORT ON THREE RETURNED GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
[...] After the Bahraini citizens Adel Kamel Abdulla Al Awadhi, Abdulla Majid Al Noaimi, and Shaikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa were returned, they were presented to the Public Prosecutor for the necessary legal procedures. 2. After the procedures completed, the detainees were rele [...]
2005-11-15 12:27:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PHUM PINR BA
05MANAMA1889GENERAL ABIZAID DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN WITH CROWN
[...] (C) Centcom Commander General Abizaid December 21 met separately with Crown Prince Salman and Defense Minister Shaikh Khalifa and discussed the situation in Iraq, Iranian influence in Iraq, Al Qaida, Afghanistan, and the bilateral military relationship. Regarding Iraq, both the CP and DefMin [...]
2005-12-23 09:46:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BA IZ IR BILAT OFFICIALS CTR REGION
05MANAMA240AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW FINANCE MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. The new Bahraini Finance Minister Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador February 9 that new anti-money laundering legislation is being prepared for presentation to parliament. He noted that he and Treasury Under Secretary Taylor had discussed the development [...]
2005-02-22 15:18:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EPET BA ENGR
05MANAMA270BAHRAIN PROTESTS IRANIAN INTERFERENCE IN INTERNAL
[...] (S) Summary. MFA MinState Abdel Ghaffar delivered a sharp message to the Ambassador February 27 outlining his government's deep concern about Iranian interference in Bahrain's internal affairs, which he said reached a zenith during recent Ashura celebrations. The MFA summoned the Iranian Amb [...]
2005-02-28 07:56:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM BA IR
05MANAMA621DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARDS
[...] This is an action message; please see para 2. 2. The Embassy received Diplomatic Note number 19/1/5-41677 of April 19, 2005 from the MFA covering information to be included in the GTMO Administrative Review Boards for Bahraini detainees Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Issa Al Murbati, Juma [...]
2005-04-26 11:17:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC PTER ASEC PREL OPDC BA
05MANAMA746DAS CARPENTER DISCUSSES REFORM WITH POLITICAL
[...] (C) NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Carpenter met with four political society leaders May 10 to discuss Bahrain's reform process. The leaders -- two from the boycotting opposition and two MPs -- acknowledged that Bahrain needs further democratic reform but disagreed on the impact of the [...]
2005-05-25 11:45:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM BA
05MANILA2242MILF COMMANDER SAMIR DENIES LINKS TO JI, PLEDGES
[...] (C) Summary. MILF Base Commander Hadji Samir Hashim, in a recent letter, has denied all links to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI),and pledged to locate, arrest, and turn over to authorities any JI operatives in his area of responsibility. Given what we believe to know about Samir's past connections wi [...]
2005-05-16 07:54:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER RP
05MANILA2969SEVEN ABU SAYYAF MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Seven members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG),a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) since 1997, received death sentences on June 22 from the Basilan District Court for their role in the 2001 [...]
2005-06-28 07:28:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PREL KCRM RP
05MANILA3116ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS REGION IN
[...] (C) Summary: The campaign for the August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) began on June 28. Despite earlier promises, Malacanang has endorsed a candidate for governor: Zaldy Ampatuan, a mayor and scion of a well-known political clan. Ampatuan is now favored t [...]
2005-07-07 07:31:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID PREL ASEC PTER RP
05MANILA3477ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS REGION IN
[...] (C) Summary: The election campaign in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is heating up. The governor's race appears to have come down to a showdown between Zaldy Ampatuan and Ibrahim "Toto" Paglas, two well-known regional figures. Ampatuan, who is running as the candidate of L [...]
2005-07-29 07:31:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID PREL ASEC RP
05MANILA3655ELECTIONS IN MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS REGION PROCEED IN
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have proceeded in largely an orderly fashion as of the close of polls at 1500 hrs local. Mission observers on the groun [...]
2005-08-08 09:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KISL ASEC EAID RP
05MANILA3710OFFICIAL RESULTS FROM ARMM ELECTIONS DELAYED; MORE
[...] (C) Summary: Final results from the August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have been delayed due to poor weather and other reasons. Unofficial results indicate that Zaldy Ampatuan, the favored candidate for governor, and running-mate Ansarrudin Adiong, the favo [...]
2005-08-11 07:30:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KISL EAID ASEC RP
05MANILA3726AMPATUAN WINS GOVERNOR'S RACE IN MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS
[...] (C) Summary: Official results have been released for the August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Zaldy Ampatuan, the favored candidate, won the governor's race in a landslide, as did Ansaruddin Adiong in the vice-governor's race. They will be sworn in on Sept [...]
2005-08-12 07:10:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS KISL ECON PINR RP
05MAPUTO257MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON NEW GUEBUZA CABINET (PART III)
[...] (U) This is the third message in a series of biographical reports on cabinet ministers recently appointed by President Guebuza. Sources include official ministerial biographies, local media reports, and information obtained from Embassy contacts. ----------------- Table of Contents ------- [...]
2005-02-25 09:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV MZ
05MINSK1525WORLD BANK IN BELARUS: FUTURE ENGAGEMENT RESTS ON
[...] SUMMARY: Increasing GOB impediments to the provision of foreign assistance and further resistance to outside advice call into question the future of World Bank operations in Belarus. The Bank is pinning its hopes on realization of a proposed $50 million project in energy conservation and gas [...]
2005-12-22 07:38:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ENRG SENV UNDP BO
05MUMBAI1682TERRORIST DAWOOD IBRAHIM HAUNTS INDIA FROM AFAR AS DAUGHTER WEDS IN AN AMERICAN-BRANDED HOTEL
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 13. 2. (C) Like a bad dream, terrorist and underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim returned to the headlines of India's media in July when his daughter married the son of a famous Pakistani cricket player. An upscale wedding reception brazenly took place a [...]
2005-08-08 09:38:00Consulate MumbaiCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN PGOV PREL KCRM SA PK AE IN
05MUSCAT1154NEW JOURNAL TACKLES FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
[...] "Our Daughters: Circumcision and Concealment" was the cover story in the inaugural issue of "Futoon" family magazine. The hardhitting article described the four types of surgical procedures in detail and recounted personal stories of how the procedure harmed the lives of four Omani women. T [...]
2005-07-20 12:46:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN SOCI PHUM MU
05MUSCAT231FOREIGN MINISTRY CHIMES IN ON RECENT ARRESTS
[...] (SBU/NF) As a string of security detentions continues to roil the political waters in Oman, the Foreign Ministry sent a note on February 5 to select foreign embassies offering clarification of the government's action. The MFA letter was adamant in denying any violent or terroristic intentions [...]
2005-02-09 13:30:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PGOV PINS SCUL ASEC KVPR MU
05MUSCAT581QABOOS PUBLICLY HAILS NEW IRAQI PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Sultan Qaboos sent a congratulatory cable of greetings on April 8 to Jalal Talabani on the occasion of his election as president of Iraq, "wishing him good health and success in fulfilling the aspirations of the people of Iraq for stability, progress and prosperity," according to the Oman [...]
2005-04-09 14:53:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID IZ MU
05MUSCAT59ADDITIONAL TSUNAMI AID
[...] As reported in ref B, the government of Oman has offered to facilitate the delivery of private contributions to tsunami victims in the Indian Ocean region. Since an initial SIPDIS shipment of 41 tons of aid, the government of Oman has committed to shipping over 300 tons of relief supplies. [...]
2005-01-11 08:34:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PREL AEMR CE ID MU
05NDJAMENA1134SCENARIOS FOR POLITICAL CHANGE IN CHAD
[...] (C) Summary: Chad is currently experiencing another period of heightened uncertainty. Deby has been able to navigate through them in the past. (Reftels) Nonetheless, the removal of presidential term limits through a less-than-transparent public referendum has many observers wondering what [...]
2005-07-15 09:04:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA1209DISCUSSING DARFUR WITH DEBY
[...] (C) Summary: President Idriss Deby outlined Chad's perspective on the upcoming round of negotiations on Darfur in a meeting on July 29 with Ambassador John Yates, the U.S. Special Representative to the talks. Deby expressed his concerns with the African Union's lack of consultation and acce [...]
2005-08-02 12:03:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1214OUTREACH TO DARFUR REBEL MOVEMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: SuQ Liberation Movement (SLM) members say that they will not be ready to return to the negotiating table on August 24. Special Representative to the Darfur Talks Ambassador John Yates, Ambassador Wall, and P/E officer delivered points per reftel to the SLM leaders on July 29 [...]
2005-08-04 06:24:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1395CHAD: IMF-WORLD BANK MISSION PRESENTS POSITIVE
[...] SUMMARY: The latest IMF-World Bank Mission has presented a fairly positive assessment of Chad's economic prospects, but has also noted the need for progress in non-oil sectors, particularly cotton, agriculture and livestock, and telecommunications. While the country received a passing grade [...]
2005-09-14 14:53:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1487CHAD PROTESTS CROSS-BORDER ATTACK FROM SUDAN
[...] (U) This is an action request for AF/SPG, AF/PD. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: Chad has told the Government of Sudan to close its consulate in Abeche and announced the withdrawal of its consulate from El Geneina, Sudan after a cross-border jandjaweed attack killed over 36 civilians o [...]
2005-10-04 07:04:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA1672CHAD: DEBY SHAKES UP MILITARY LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary. President Idriss Deby carried out a military shake-up on November 15. The changes include the chiefs of the Armed Forces, Gendarmerie, Nomadic Guard, and National Police. The most surprising change was the removal of Deby relative, General Mahamat Saleh Ibrahim, who had serve [...]
2005-11-16 16:03:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MARR MOPS CD
05NDJAMENA1706DEMARCHE ON COTTON EVENT AT WTO HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador spoke with Minister of Commerce Ngarmbatina December 5 to convey points in ref on our concerns over the event on cotton planned for December 12 at the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong. The Ambassador highlighted U.S. interest in working with Chad on a mutually beneficial ou [...]
2005-12-05 16:52:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD CD USTR WTO
05NDJAMENA1737CHADIAN COTTON NEGOTIATOR ON HONG KONG MINISTERIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chad's influential cotton negotiator sought to allay concerns about the Cotton-4 event at the Hong Kong WTO Ministerial in a meeting with us December 5. He also urged concrete actions to cut the domestic subsidy programs that hurt Africa's cotton producers. END SUMMARY 2 [...]
2005-12-07 14:40:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAGR PGOV ETRD CD WTO
05NDJAMENA391HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ANTI-TERRORISM TRAINING
[...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals nominated for anti-terrorism training as of this date. 2. The names of the individuals vetted by the embassy are: Abakar Ousmane Adoum, Guere [...]
2005-03-14 15:13:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD
05NDJAMENA405CHAD'S CHANGING TACTICS ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: Chadian President Idriss Deby's latest move to break the current impasse in Darfur involves working with the Sudan Liberation Movement. Currently, the Chadian Government is hosting a number of leaders and field commanders from the SLM in N'Djamena for discussions about the move [...]
2005-03-17 13:57:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM CD SU
05NDJAMENA499HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS IN
[...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals nominated for anti-terrorism training as of this date. 2. The names of the individuals vetted by the Embassy are: Ali Hamid Youssouf, Chaibo Ha [...]
2005-04-02 12:14:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD
05NDJAMENA543RIFTS IN REBEL RANKS PLAY OUT IN CHAD
[...] (C) Summary. Over the past month, several important developments that could affect cohesion and direction of the Darfur rebel movements have played out in Chad. As previously reported, Chadian officials invited members of the Sudan Liberation Movement SLM to N'Djamena to hold organizationa [...]
2005-04-05 10:33:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA653MINISTER OF COMMERCE DISCUSSES COTTON ISSUES
[...] Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador April 6, the Minister of Commerce discussed plans for an early-May meeting in N'djamena among Cotton-4 trade ministers to prepare a unified strategy for the upcoming WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong. The Minister reiterated the GOC's appeal for elim [...]
2005-04-25 09:32:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECIN ECON ETRD CD WTO
05NDJAMENA791SLM PLANS FOR DARFUR CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary: The Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) appears to be moving ahead with its plans to hold a meeting of its members in Darfur to make leadership changes. The long-awaited meeting may take place in three weeks time. SLM members from Asmara and Nairobi began arriving in N'Djamena to [...]
2005-05-16 10:31:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA933CHADIAN MEDIATION TEAM VIEWS ON ABUJA TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: Chad's non-attendance for the opening days of the peace talks in Abuja stems from the mediation team's misgivings over the preparedness of the rebel movement delegations to negotiate and suspicions of Libyan maneuvering to close a deal outside the Abuja process. Ambassador Wall [...]
2005-06-14 16:39:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NEWDELHI303INDIA VERY CONFIDENT IT IS RIGHT ON BAGLIHAR DAM
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 12 meeting with PolCouns, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K Singh was brimming with confidence that India was in the right on the Baglihar Dam issue. If Pakistan went forward with arbitration, as it has suggested, India is ready, and will be v [...]
2005-01-12 13:52:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC ECON PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3479INDIA CONGRATULATES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) In its first official statement about Iraq since the January 30 elections, on May 7 the GOI released a summary of PM Manmohan Singh's message to Iraqi PM Al-Jaafari, which welcomed the formation of the new transitional government and offered to assist the country's reconstruction in area [...]
2005-05-09 13:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IZ IN
05NEWDELHI4124GOI AGREES TO COORDINATION ON PUL-I-KHUMRI,
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting with a delegation from Embassy and USAID Kabul and the Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW),MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) Dilip Sinha agreed to Indian participation as necessary in a donor Steering Committee in Kabul to coordinate technical de [...]
2005-06-02 11:44:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALEAID ENRG PREL IN AF PK
05NEWDELHI4449SIKH TERRORISTS, WEAPONS CACHES SEIZED AFTER DELHI
[...] (C) Summary: The recent arrests of terrorists from the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) group -- which is proscribed under the US Terrorist Exclusion List -- included all the main conspirators in the May 22 twin cinema bombings as well as a BKI leader who had escaped police custody earlier t [...]
2005-06-13 13:21:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL IN PK CA GM TH TC
05NEWDELHI4798INDIA READY TO COOPERATE WITH IRAQ ON SECURITY AND
[...] (C) DCM spoke to Iraqi Charge Muayad Hussain on June 23 to share with him the text of Indian FM Singh's statement at the US-EU Conference on Iraq (text below). Highlighting the FM's offer that, "We stand ready to cooperate with Iraq in providing assistance in capacity building, for security [...]
2005-06-23 12:31:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ENRG IZ IN
05NEWDELHI5382DELHI WORRIED ABOUT SPIKE IN TERRORISM, THREATS,
[...] (C) Summary: Indian concerns over possible spectacular terrorist incidents are escalating, based on the recent London and Ayodhya attacks, widespread speculation on what high-profile target might be next, and a significant uptick in terrorism reporting in the Indian media, most of which point [...]
2005-07-13 12:02:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL SCUL ASEC IN PK
05NEWDELHI7803HOME SECRETARY OPTIMISTIC ON PAKISTANI TIES, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: Reviewing India-Pakistan relations for visiting US Ambassador to Islamabad Ryan Crocker, Home Secretary VK Duggal observed on October 4 that Indo-Pak SIPDIS relations are generally "on the upswing," but lamented the lack of concrete evidence of a change of Pakistani intentions [...]
2005-10-07 05:37:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI9319INDIA SEEKS TO PROTECT CITIZENS, SECURE ENERGY INTERESTS IN MIDDLE EAST (C-NE5-00945)
[...] (C) Summary: While India has major interests in the Middle East (energy, trade, expatriate workers, and religious ties),it has historically had lackluster relations in the area. GOI attention focuses on a few nations of particular importance to those interests, primarily Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq [...]
2005-12-12 01:08:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV ETRD ENRG EPET PTER PINR IN BA IR IS IZ QA MU AE XF
05NEWDELHI9485INDIA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Below is Post's submission for the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism: Begin text: India remains an important and vigorous ally in the global war on terror. India's law enforcement, paramilitary and armed forces neutralized over 1,500 terrorists in 2005, according to a leading indepen [...]
2005-12-16 12:35:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO MASS PGOV PHUM
05OTTAWA1057TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC READY TO PROCEED
[...] (U) This is an action request: see para 3. 2. (S) The GOC confirmed late on April 7 that, having reviewed the supplementary information in Ref A, they are prepared to proceed with designation of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and all aliases provided in Ref B. They could proceed as early as Monday, Ap [...]
2005-04-08 14:58:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05PANAMA1729PANAMANIAN INSIDERS ACCUSE TORRIJOS GOVERNMENT OF
[...] (SBU) This message is the first in a three"part series on views of the Torrijos administration's performance as it approaches its September 1 first anniversary. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION """""""""""""""""""""""" 2. (C) Martin Torrijos's reform"m [...]
2005-08-19 22:23:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD PINR PM POL CHIEF
05PARIS167PARIS 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 16:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS1716GOF CONTINUES TO ADVISE IRAN AGAINST INTERFERENCE
[...] (C) We discussed reftel points on Iranian interference in Iraq with MFA Iraq desk officer Renaud Salins March 11. Salins confirmed to us that the GoF continued to regularly remind Iran of its responsibilities of non-interference in Iraq and the need for Iran to play a constructive role as Iraq [...]
2005-03-15 14:01:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC IZ IR FR
05PARIS1764GOF OFFERS TRAINING TO IRAQI POLICE AND JUDGES,
[...] (SBU) In recent discussions with us on Iraq, working-level MFA officials have described new French training programs for Iraqis under the EU umbrella and preliminary GoF thinking on the U.S.-proposed international coordination mechanism for Iraq assistance. The new GoF assistance is part of th [...]
2005-03-16 18:19:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL EAID IZ FR
05PARIS2517PARIS 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 16:10:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS2579PARIS 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 11:10:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS2976FRANCE WELCOMES FORMATION OF IRAQ TRANSITIONAL
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 29 to MFA Iraq Desk Officer Bernard Chappedelaine, who assured us that France welcomed formation of the Iraq Transitional Government (ITG) and would say so in a public statement later that day. The statement, issued at the MFA's noon press briefing Ap [...]
2005-05-02 17:21:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IZ FR
05PARIS3305PARIS 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 10:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS4311UN REFORM: AMB. TAHIR-KHELI'S FRANCE CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In June 15 consultations in Paris with senior GoF officials, the Secretary's Senior Advisor on UN Reform, Amb. Tahir-Kheli, reviewed U.S. and GoF positions on the UN reform process. French priorities for reform include development, environmental governance, peace and security inc [...]
2005-06-17 16:11:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR AORC PGOV PHUM SENV FR UNGA UNSC
05PARIS4901PARIS 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 17:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS8582 UNESCO: Kosovo Experts' Meeting: Establishes
[...] (U) Summary. A 9 December UNESCO Experts' Meeting on Kosovo resulted in an agreed list of 13 priorities (seven Orthodox, six Muslim) for cultural restoration and the basis for a cooperative working relationship with UNMIK. The substantive part of the Expert Meeting, which took place in the p [...]
2005-12-21 16:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL CJAN EAID YI UNESCO EUN
05PRAGUE1182CZECH REPUBLIC: NO PLANS TO GRADUATE FROM EBRD
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ministry of Finance Department of International Organizations Director Lenka Loudova and Czech EBRD Member of the Board Igor Ocka made it clear that the current government has no plans to graduate from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). It is not on the [...]
2005-08-12 11:48:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PREL EZ
05QUITO1054MINISTER OF FINANCE ON FISCAL POLICY: AMBASSADOR'S
[...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with the Ambassador, Ecuador's new Minister of Economy and Finance Rafael Correa made clear that he intends to implement a policy far removed from the responsible fiscal management of his two most-recent predecessors. Correa said he expects the IFIs to back [...]
2005-05-06 21:57:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EC
05QUITO1181ECUADORIAN FISCAL POLICY: LIVING ON THE EDGE
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Economy and Finance Rafael Correa inherited a relatively responsibly-managed fiscal situation from his predecessors. If he continues their policies, he should be able to meet his budget without great difficulty. However, his early statements to the press have damage [...]
2005-05-20 18:06:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EC
05QUITO1244OASGA: FM TO HEAD ECUADOR'S DELEGATION
[...] (C) MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations Benjamin Villacis told PolOff on May 31 that Ecuador had not yet decided which candidate Ecuador would support for Deputy Secretary General at the OAS General Assembly in Fort Lauderdale (June 5-7). He said the MFA had [...]
2005-05-31 21:55:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALAORC PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO900ECUADOR TO REVERSE ECONOMIC POLICY?
[...] (U) Summary: Public pronouncements by and reports from private meetings with the new Ecuadorian Minister of Finance and Economy suggest that the GOE's economic policy will be making a U-turn. Fiscal responsibility is to be replaced with increased social spending. The intent to pay off debt [...]
2005-04-25 16:28:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EC
05RIYADH9303MUNICIPAL COUNCILS UPDATE: REMAINING HALF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 15, the Saudi press announced that King Abdullah had completed the long delayed process of forming the country's 178 municipal councils. Half of the councils' members, totaling 592 officials in all, were chosen last spring in the Kingdom's first democratic, albeit [...]
2005-12-15 14:53:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SA
05RIYADH9402SAG OFFSETS SHI'A STRENGTH IN ITS APPOINTMENTS TO
[...] (C) Summary: The SAG announced its appointments to municipal councils nationwide, including those of the Eastern Province (EP),on December 14. As expected by many observers, the government used the appointments to balance the Shi'a presence on the councils in Qatif and Al-Hasa: elected mem [...]
2005-12-20 14:21:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM SA
05ROME1456IRAQ: ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSITIONAL
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Iraq Task Force Director Damiano Francovigh. The MFA had already issued a statement on the formation of the Iraq Transitional Government. An informal translation of the statement is provided below. 2. (U) Begin text. The expected confidenc [...]
2005-04-29 11:07:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1521FAO FORESTRY COMMITTEE 2005 AND MINISTERIAL
[...] Summary. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Ministerial Meeting on Forests, which immediately preceded the Committee on Forestry, resulted in a ministerial statement calling on FAO to maintain its leadership role in the Collaborative Partnership on Forests and to report to the Un [...]
2005-05-04 10:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR AORC EAID FAO
05ROME3763IRAQ: TALABANI IN ROME URGES NO HASTY TROOP MOVES
[...] (C) Summary. During his November 7-13 visit to Italy, Iraqi President Talabani discussed current developments in Iraq and Iraqi relations with Syrian, Iran and Turkey with Embassy officials. Talabani received assurances from Italian center-left leaders that they would not withdraw Italian tr [...]
2005-11-15 10:22:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL PGOV IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM NATO
05ROME4188ITALY: AVIAN INFLUENZA POST CONTINGENCY PLANNING
[...] (U) In response to ref A, Embassy Rome DCM met on December 14 with representatives from the following sections/agencies: Management, Consular, Science, Health Unit, Foreign Agriculture Service, Foreign Commercial Service, and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC/DOD). The Regional Security O [...]
2005-12-30 11:08:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC AMED CASC AEMR KFLO TBIO SENV EAGR ECON PREL IT AVIAN INFLUENZA
05SANAA145YEMEN MOVING FAST ON WTO, MAYBE TOO FAST
[...] (SBU) Summary. Yemen is making progress in trade reforms necessary for WTO accession and possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US. Key ministries have a broad mandate within the ROYG to create the necessary legislation and regulations to comply with international standards. They have [...]
2005-01-25 11:36:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMPI ECON ETRD YM COM
05SANAA2051DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORISM FINANCE: MOVEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-27 13:43:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR UK SA YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2062SALEH "RESCUES" YEMEN FROM PRICE HIKES
[...] (C) Summary. Following a week of protests against the ROYG's decision to partially lift fuel subsidies, on July 25 President Saleh ordered the Cabinet to reduce prices by seven to 22 percent. The President reached his decision after consulting with tribal leaders, who in return agreed to lift [...]
2005-07-28 09:43:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV ENRG KMPI KMCA YM COM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2196TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE NAMES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-09 11:40:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2197TERRORISM FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-09 11:41:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PTER KTFN KSEP KVPR YM IFIN CVIC DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA276HARSHER SENTENCES AWARDED AND APPEALS REJECTED IN
[...] (U) In the Yemeni legal system, both defense and prosecution can appeal a ruling. On February 6 a Sanaa Appellate Court resentenced one defendant to death (from a ten year sentence),awarded harsher sentences for two defendants and upheld the sentences of the remaining defendants in the group [...]
2005-02-12 06:52:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2803AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON IRAQI FORMER
[...] (S/NF) On September 21, Ambassador delivered ref A demarche requesting ROYG support for the detention and extradition of Umar Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti during a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi. Dhabi accepted the letter and promised to immediately pass the information [...]
2005-09-21 12:36:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER YM IZ DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2956CJTF HOA COMMANDER GHORMLEY VISITS ADEN
[...] (U) Summary. On October 1, visiting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander MG Timothy Ghormley and Ambassador traveled to Aden for meetings with the Governor of Aden, Yemen Coast Guard (YCG) and regional military commanders. MG Ghormley and Ambassador also participate [...]
2005-10-12 11:25:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS PARM YM MARITIME SECURITY
05SANAA2957RECORD OIL REVENUES FOR YEMEN -- WHERE HAS THE
[...] (C) Summary. In September, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) submitted a record supplementary budget to Parliament for approval, totaling 50 percent of the original 2005 budget. As a result of higher than expected oil revenues and the lifting of fuel subsidies, Yemen is showing a revenue surplus [...]
2005-10-12 11:28:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ECON KMCA KMPI YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2997PROGRESS REPORT ON YEMEN'S COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (S) Summary. In July, Ambassador presented President Saleh with a white paper assessing the Republic of Yemen Government's (ROYG) level of counter-terrorism (CT) cooperation. The Ambassador shared USG concerns that Yemen's efforts to combat terrorism have been neither consistent nor aggressi [...]
2005-10-17 12:17:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER PARM SA IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3046(S) MOI ALIMI SAYS MORE INFO ON SABAWI FORTHCOMING
[...] (S) Following up on an earlier demarche urging the detention and transfer to the Iraqi Transitional Government of Iraqi Former Regime Element High Value Individual Umar Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Ambassador asked Minister of Interior Rashad al-Alimi on October 17 if the ROYG had made any prog [...]
2005-10-23 13:24:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER KDEM IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA3133DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORIST FINANCE LIST 72U
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on October 24 to Ibrahim al-Nahari, Director of External Relations at the Ministry of Finance. Nahari said he would share the list of additions to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee with Yemen's Higher Committee on Money Laundering, and report to post any [...]
2005-10-26 13:38:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA328POWERFUL FINANCE MINISTER AL-SALAMI ON THE
[...] (C) Summary. Time may be up for Finance Minister al-Salami. Rumors are spreading throughout Sanaa that President Saleh will remove the Minister from office in an upcoming cabinet shuffle. A number of small but significant political losses for Salami appear to give teeth to this rumor. Sal [...]
2005-02-16 14:06:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV KMCA KMPI PGOV YM KBIO DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA93DEAL CUT ON YEMEN'S BUDGET -- FOR NOW
[...] (C) Summary: In a rare roll-call vote on January 5, Parliament approved Yemen's 2005 budget while striking a deal with the Government that postpones the lifting of oil and gas subsidies pending the Government's implementation of several wide-reaching economic reforms demanded by Parliament. W [...]
2005-01-15 05:49:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KMPI YM KGOR COM
05SINGAPORE312MUSLIM MPS IN SINGAPORE: PART 1 OF 2
[...] (C) Summary: Concerned about preventing racial and religious conflict in Singapore, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) actively co-opts talented Muslims, especially potential critics. In addition to holding a modest number of senior positions in the government, representatives from Singap [...]
2005-02-03 01:09:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SN SOCI
05SINGAPORE3146MUSLIM RELIGIOUS TEACHERS TRYING TO REEDUCATE JI
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng has for the first time publicly thanked Muslim religious leaders trying to reeducate suspected Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorists detained under Singapore's Internal Security Act (ISA). The head of the Religious Rehabi [...]
2005-10-27 09:44:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PGOV SN
05SINGAPORE343MUSLIM MPS IN SINGAPORE: PART 2 OF 2
[...] (U) This cable completes the biographic reporting on Singapore's 12 Muslim MPs. Reftel covered five of them and reviewed the role they play in Singapore and how they are perceived by the Muslim community. The biographies are designed to be stand-alone documents, so acronyms and organizations [...]
2005-02-07 06:31:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SN SOCI
05TELAVIV1170WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 28, 2005 (1200 HOURS LOCAL)
[...] (SBU) Summary: A suicide bomber affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad detonated an explosive device outside a Tel Aviv nightclub at 2320 hours February 25, killing four people and injuring another 55 Israeli civilians, five of them severely and eight moderately. A fifth victim died of he [...]
2005-02-28 10:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1210WB/G SITREP: MARCH 1, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) --
[...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian landowners and Israeli and Palestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli Border Police during a protest against the construction of the separation barrier near the village of Bayt Surik, west of Jerusalem. One Border Police officer was injured. In Jerusalem, at le [...]
2005-03-01 17:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1631ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] "The start of a new relationship" Senior Arab Affairs op-ed writer Zvi Bar'El wrote in independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz : "The gathering of the Palestinian factions and the leadership of the Palestinian Authority in Cairo... not in a crisis, but in an agreement that was well-known in advan [...]
2005-03-18 13:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3057ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-19 11:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3256ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-31 11:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4508ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-20 09:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4709HOPE FLOWERS SCHOOL NOT THREATENED BY SEPARATION
[...] (C) Summary: On 20 July, Hope Flowers School Co-director Ibrahim Issa met with Ministry of Defense Advisor Brigadier General (res.) Baruch Spiegel and officers from the West Bank District Coordination Offices (DCO) to discuss demolition orders issued against the school's cafeteria. Spiegel to [...]
2005-07-28 12:29:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV4780WB/G SITREP: GUNMEN KILL PA POLICEMAN, WOUND THREE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Armed men in Gaza killed a PA police officer August 1 during an apparent kidnapping attempt. Gunmen also wounded three PA intelligence officers in Gaza City on August 1. A Palestinian died and five were wounded when an explosive device detonated overnight August 1-2 in a villa [...]
2005-08-02 15:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV6972ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday, a Qassam rocket landed 2 km south of Ashkelon, in an area that comprises strategic installations, and another in a kibbut [...]
2005-12-16 11:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TRIPOLI209LIBYANS PLEASED WITH SAUDI DECISION
[...] (C) August 10 COM spoke at some length with Ambassador to the UK Mohammad al-Zway and his colleagues about the Saudi decision to pardon and expel three Libyans accused of an assassination plot again then-Crown Prince Abdullah (reftel). Zway had just returned from Sirte; he flew there August 8 [...]
2005-08-15 07:30:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPGOV PREL PTER LY SA
05VIENNA855AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH 15, 2005
[...] reads the front-page headline in mass-circulation provincial daily "Kleine Zeitung." After Sunday's district council elections in Styria, the SPOe is allegedly speculating that the OeVP-FPOe coalition government will fall apart, the daily says. For SPOe floor leader Josef Cap, whose party all [...]
2005-03-15 14:16:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
05ZAGREB679CROATIA WELCOMES NEW IRAQ GOVERNMENT
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA USA Desk Director Andrea Bekic on April 29. The same day, the MFA Spokesperson issued the statement in para 2. 2. (U) Begin informal translation of MFA Statement: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration welcomes the naming of t [...]
2005-04-29 15:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL IZ HR
06ABIDJAN1050COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIME MINISTER FORMS A NEW
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Banny has formed a new cabinet, replacing the former Ministers of Transport and Environment, dividing the Ministries of Justice and Interior in twoministries each, and naming two new Secretaries of State, a rank slightly below that of minister. Thus, the new cabin [...]
2006-09-18 16:35:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1253FRENCH ECONOMIC COUNSELOR ADDRESSES COTE
[...] (SBU) Econ Chief met with French Economic and Commercial Counselor Jean Dolle at the French Embassy on November 8. Dolle began by discussing French economic interests in Cote d'Ivoire, which, despite the political crisis and its resultant effects on the economy, remain strong. Economic act [...]
2006-11-09 14:52:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON IBRD IV PREL
06ABIDJAN779COTE D'IVOIRE: GOVERNMENT MISSES DEADLINE TO CLEAR
[...] (U) Cote d'Ivoire missed a July 17 deadline to clear its arrears with the World Bank in time for the Bank to approve its USD 100 million contribution to the funding for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) at its July 27 Board meeting. 2. (C) Cote d'Ivoire's arrears with the [...]
2006-07-18 16:14:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON IBRD KPKO ASEC IV
06ABUDHABI1401SCENESETTER FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND
[...] (S) Summary. Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on April 23. In the aftermath of the controversy of the Dubai Ports World acquisition of P&O, your assurances to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),your host for the visit, that the USG values the UA [...]
2006-04-10 14:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINS ASEC EPET MCAP KPAL AE IZ IR
06ABUDHABI1471UAE SHI'A AND THEIR LOYALTIES
[...] (C) Summary: With rising international tension over Iran's quest for nuclear power, and persistent reports of Iranian influence in Iraq's internal affairs, the UAE's Shi'a minority have been doing a lot of soul-searching, according to sect members and their acquaintances. While we have heard [...]
2006-04-15 11:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPHUM KISL PREL PINR IR AE
06ABUDHABI2127VISIT BY COUNCIL ON AMERICAN ISLAMIC RELATIONS
[...] (U) On May 21, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador to discuss the organization's issues, outreach strategies, and its visit to the UAE. The UAE press has reported that Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Ministe [...]
2006-05-22 14:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKISL SOCI PHUM PGOV KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI2470THE PALESTINIAN COMMUNITY IN THE UAE: A PROSPEROUS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MORE THAN 120,000 PALESTINIAN EXPATRIATES CURRENTLY RESIDE IN THE UAE, A GULF STATE WHICH IS A MAJOR AID DONOR TO PALESTINIANS IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES, PALESTINIANS HAVE COME TO THE UAE, BRINGING WITH THEM THEIR EDUCATION, KNOW-HOW, AND CAPITAL [...]
2006-06-17 09:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAL KWBG AE
06ABUDHABI2886UAEG AGREES WITH SAUDI STATEMENT ON EVENTS IN
[...] (C) UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed al Sha'ali is en route to Cairo to attend Saturday,s Arab League Foreign Ministers meeting. Ministry of Foreign Affairs acting number two Tariq Al Haidan told Ambassador July 14 morning that the UAEG had taken note of the July 13 Saudi Ne [...]
2006-07-14 10:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PREL LE AE
06ABUDHABI3089 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON
[...] Summary: Editorials remained critical of the Secretary's approach to the Lebanon conflict and most recent visit to the region. One editorial in "Akhbar Al-Arab" provided the outlines of a possible resolution to the conflict. Meanwhile two writers in "Al-Bayan" questioned her motives, with o [...]
2006-07-30 11:38:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3110 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON
[...] Summary: Editorials continued to portray the United States as responsible for the ongoing conflict in Lebanon. One columnist in "Al-Khaleej" attributed recent comments by a fringe Israeli group as attempts to assuage the American conscience. Another in "Emarat Al-Youm" urged Arabs to take a [...]
2006-08-01 11:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI335EX-BAGHDAD MAYOR EYEING FUTURE ROLE IN IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: During a February 2 meeting in Abu Dhabi, former Baghdad Mayor Alaa al-Tamimi told Polchief that Iraq "desperately" needs secular personalities and technocrats )- like him -- to run the government's ministries. Al-Tamimi, in Abu Dhabi in search of employment, recounted how he was [...]
2006-02-04 13:38:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KPAO IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3629IRAQ COMPACT PREPARATORY MEETING A SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 10, the United Arab Emirates hosted the Preparatory Group for the International Compact for Iraq (ICI). The United Nations (UN) represented by Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown, and the Government of Iraq (GOI),represented by a delegation led by Iraqi Dep [...]
2006-09-14 07:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN IZ PREL PGOV ECON AE
06ABUDHABI3709UAEG WELCOMES CONTINUED DIALOGUE ON INVESTMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-20 11:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN EINV AE
06ABUDHABI4474UAE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINAN TERRITORIES,
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: The UAE provides humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians, Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon primarily through its three quasi-governmental charities: the UAE Red Crescent Society (RCS),the Sheikh Zayed Foundation (ZF),and the Dubai-based Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Makto [...]
2006-12-14 13:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM KPAL IZ AF AE
06ABUDHABI7PALESTINIAN LEADER GETS UAE HELP FOR ELECTIONS
[...] (C) During his tour of the Gulf countries, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met January 1 with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ). The encounter, which received front-page coverage in both the Arabic and English press, centered on Palestinian preparations for legislative [...]
2006-01-02 12:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI942 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: P&O PORTS DEAL
[...] SUMMARY: A COLUMNIST IN "AL-ITTIHAD" IS SKEPTICAL OF U.S. OFFICIALS' NEGATIVE STANDPOINT AGAINST P&O DEAL AND WONDERS WHY THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION DID NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT WAS IN FAVOR OF THE DEAL. "AL-KHALEEJ" RAN AN UNSIGNED FRONT-PAGE EDITORIAL IN WHICH IT CONVEYED A MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE OF [...]
2006-03-12 13:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO
06ABUJA1076DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT SIGNED AFTER INTENSIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Sudan and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) faction leader Minni Minnawi signed the Darfur Peace Agreement on May 5 following days of intensive negotiations led by the U.S. and U.K. During a final all-night, early morning session led by Nigerian President Olus [...]
2006-05-09 16:50:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SU NI DARFUR
06ABUJA1079DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT: ABUJA AFTERMATH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan Liberation Movement faction leader Minni Minnawi remains under considerable pressure on number of fronts for signing the Darfur Peace Agreement. His followers are seeking assistance in bolstering his ability to promote the deal in Darfur. SLM's Abdelwahid Nur continues [...]
2006-05-10 13:41:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA119MEETING WITH THE NSA EVENING OF 18 JANUARY 2005
[...] (S/NF) On January 18, 2006, Nigerian National Security Advisor (NSA) Aliyu Mohammed told the Ambassador that he expected a quick resolution of the Delta hostage crisis. He said he would be a candidate for the presidency in 2007 if President Obasanjo steps down at the end of his second term an [...]
2006-01-20 15:39:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREF PREL NI HOSTAGES
06ABUJA1417OBASANJO WEAKENED BY THIRD TERM DEFEAT BUT STILL
[...] SUMMARY: The recent tussle over constitutional amendments stirred up Nigerian politics and has had repurcussions far beyond the National Assembly debates. While President Obasanjo never publicly endorsed the effort, he was reportedly personally involved in its failed prosecution. On the dom [...]
2006-06-08 15:41:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM NI
06ABUJA1427ON THE ROAD TO 2007: REVENGE OR RECONCILIATION?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Nigerian political environment has undergone a seismic upheaval in the past two weeks and the aftershocks are still reverberating through the political landscape. Three issues are at the center of this rapidly evolving situation: whether President Obasanjo will seek reven [...]
2006-06-09 13:33:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA1703PDP RECONCILIATION: TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
[...] (C) Attempts by President Olusegun Obasanjo and the leadership of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) to reconcile party members throughout Nigeria face serious problems. Incidents across Nigeria indicate that the reconciliation moves have only opened old wounds and created new suspic [...]
2006-07-05 15:01:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM NI
06ABUJA1846HUMAN RIGHTS MEETING BROKEN UP BY STATE SECURITY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 12, a coalition of human rights groups organized a meeting to discuss the removal of Bukhari Bello as chair of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Bello had been "redeployed" by Attorney General Bayo Ojo on June 19. Human rights groups vigorously denounced Bel [...]
2006-07-18 15:34:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM NI
06ABUJA1860PLATEAU STATE GOVERNOR CLAIMS VINDICATION
[...] (C) Summary. Plateau State Governor Dariye, in his first meeting with US officials since 2004, tried to put a positive spin on his last two years in office, dismissing the corruption charges against him as baseless and trumpeting his ability to remain in office despite his expulsion from the [...]
2006-07-19 14:01:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KCOR NI
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